Yesterday's News

Goes ‘wet’ by a big majority in Jennings

THE DAILY TIMES July 25, 1902 After a long pull and a strong pull and a pull altogether, the prohibition forces yesterday lost to the whiskey men. The vote was light everywhere as a great many people had failed to get their poll tax receipts. The vote in Jennings was heavier than was expected, as there were 154 votes polled. Of this number, 98 were for whiskey and 56 for prohibition, giving the wet element a majority of 42 votes. In Lake Arthur, 13 votes were cast. Ten were for prohibition and three for license, a majority of seven for anti-licenses. Raymond gave eight out of ten votes for prohibition.

Women named new parishes just formed

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JENNINGS DAILY TIMES RECORD July 1, 1910 There is a strong likelihood that the state of Louisiana will have a Beauregard and a Jefferson Davis parish as well as a Grant and Lincoln parish, for such will be the case if the people of Calcasieu vote to divide their parish into four parts, and it is really believed here that they will.

Turn of the Century Travel

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Turn of the Century Travel

Old wooden coach which brought many pioneers to city, back for big celebration

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS Oct. 30, 1934 Old wooden coach which brought many pioneers to city, back for big celebration here Tuesday An old battered wooden coach, the very vehicle, perhaps, in which many of the pioneers made their entrance into Jennings, is already on the tracks on South Main Street, as the contribution o the Southern Pacific to lend atmosphere to the “Half Century of Progress.”

Horse and buggy not gone yet

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THE JENNINGS DAILY TIMES RECORD Aug. 29, 1923 Charles Miller and M. Kratzer of Roanoke were in town Saturday and bought a new buggy of the Cafall Implement Co., costing $90.

Jailed judge performs two wedding ceremonies

JENNINGS DAILY TIMES RECORD Dec. 5, 1921 Though still confined in the parish jail, serving a sentence for reckless automobile driving while intoxicated, Judge W.C. Diemer still continues to perform the duties relative to his office as justice of the peace. On Saturday evening, in the office of Sheriff Fontenot, Judge Diemer officiated in two marriage ceremonies.

Daly Williams writes of visit to historic Moscow

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS Oct. 5, 1944 Master Sergeant Daly Williams is probably the first Jennings soldier to visit Moscow and he has written of a visit to the Russian capital. The weather, he says, is not yet freezing, but not far from it, giving a foretaste of what Russian winters are like.

Future general store receiving renovations, facelift

JENNINGS DAILY NEWS March 15, 1991 The City of Jennings is hoping to bring tourists to Main Street with the opening of the Tupper General Store (museum) and Old Magnolia Gift Shop.

Elephants trapped in trailer mishap

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THE DAILY NEWS Nov. 1, 1973 WELSH — When the fire horn sounded in Jennings yesterday morning on a distress call from the Welsh area, few persons would had thought that it was to help free four stranded elephants.

Death car in which bandits killed to be shown in city

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS Feb. 3, 1938 The “Death Car” in which Clyde Barrow, once public enemy No. 1, and his sweetheart Bonnie Parker met their death, which ended the ghastly, bloody career of two of the United States’ most notorious members of the gangsters world will be on display at the McHugh Chevrolet company showroom Tuesday, February 8, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.