Old Post Files is a regular feature in the print and digital e-editions of the Vicksburg Post. This post takes a look back at some of the events of the last 100 years in the pages of the Vicksburg Post. Enjoy.

100 years ago: 1924

Lillian Mize returned from visits to Marksville and Alexandria, Louisiana. • Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Platte visited Dallas City, Illinois. • Martha Pinkston returned from a visit to Holly Bluff. • Mrs. FH Buchanan returned from Memphis.

90 years ago: 1934

Mr. and Mrs. EM Joel visited friends and relatives in Ohio. • Mrs. JH Ables recovered from an operation. • Dr. Kate Ely returned from Memphis.

80 years ago: 1944

Winnie Cole participated in the All-American Open Golf Tournament in Chicago. • Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hayman returned from a visit to Ocean Springs. • Corp. Mike George, U.S. Army Air Force, was on leave in Vicksburg.

70 years ago: 1954

Mrs. Laurence J. Clark has returned from a trip north. • Abe Meyer was a patient at Mercy Hospital. • A memorial service was held for Sammy Burkhalter, an infant from Anguilla. • Mr. and Mrs. MM Carlson and their children have moved into their new home on Edna Drive.

60 years ago: 1964

Rev. Frank Cocran, recently chaplain at Mercy Hospital, has left for his new assignment as vocations director in Ireland. • Annette Millett earned a master’s degree in education from Mississippi State University. • Mrs. GL Levy visited relatives in Denver.

50 years ago: 1974

Anthony P. Franco, retired captain of the Vicksburg Fire Department, has died. • The Vicksburg Boat Racing Association sponsored a benefit race for firefighters. • Sam Glasscock, retired Illinois Central Railroad engineer, has died.

40 years ago: 1984

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Leon Washington announced the birth of their daughter, Camelia Nicole. • Shelby Ray Palmer died at age 52. • Jean O’Neil, an ecologist at WES, was installed as president of the Mississippi Chapter of the Wildlife Society.

30 years ago: 1994

The body of an Issaquena County man was pulled from a private lake after he fell from his boat while fishing.

20 years ago: 2004

A white gold wedding ring and a white gold diamond engagement ring were reported missing from a home on West Drive after the house was burglarized.

10 years ago: 2014

County Clerk Greg Pelz and Election Commissioner Elva Tolliver were doused with ice water after taking the Ice Bucket Challenge. • Fans braved the heat at the Red Carpet Bowl.