Hill-billy Record Artist
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NATCHEZ, Miss.-Election of James H.
"Jimmie" Davis, Shreveport, La., song
writer, movie actor and recording artist
and his entire ticket in the runoff primary
by a large majority February 29th w£s
Big News among operators and otrers
throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. The
next Governor of Louisiana, who led the
ticket in the first primary, won by over
32,000 votes over his opponent Louis L.
Moman of the Old Regular group backed
by Mayor Robert S. Maestri of New Or.
leans and others of the Old Huey P. Long
regime in the neighboring state.
Jimmie, who is well known all over this
section wrote "Bed Bug Blues," "You Are
My Sunshine" and other songs and his
tunes are bein~ played overtime on audio·
phones now. And from all indications the
operators will have to get more Davis tunes
for the customers, esoecially in Louisiana,
where many of the Mississippians have lo-
cations. Congratulations Jimmie.
D. A. Biglane, operator of Tops Co .• has
been given his I-A classification and ex-
pects to leave shortly for the armed forces.
He is m"rried and has a son, James.
Mrs. Richard S. Sanguinetti and Mrs.
Frank Perrault, wives of Seamen Second
Class Richard S. Sanguinetti and FTfmk
Perrault, naw stationed in the U. S. Navy
at Pensacola, Florida, have returned from
a visit with their husbflnds, who expect
to be sent to sea duty in the near future.
Dennis Mulvihill, Jr., son of Dennis Mul-
vihill, Sr., of Service Novelty Co., has been
called t the armed service of the nation
and recently took his pre-induction phys-
ical examination at Camp Shelby, Miss.
Sheriff Noah W. Cross, well known offi-
cer of Concordia Parish, La., an'd close
personal friend of many of the Mississippi
and Louisiana operators, has been accepted
for service in the army and expects to
leave shortly to be inducted. He passed
his physical examination at Fort Humbug,
La., recently and has been classified as I-A
and is subject to call. Sheriff Cross, who
is married, and has two children, is 34 years
old and is the youngest sheriff in the state
of Louisiana.
J. M. Cooke is now operating the White
Ripple Co., with headquarters eight miles
north of Ferriday, La., on Highway 65. In
his advertisements he lists Mrs. Cooke as
owner-manager and himself as "Henpecked
Worker" and "Yes Man." His advertise-
ments which are cleverly worded are at-
tracting much attention and he states his
business is very good.
Staff Sergeant 1. W. ShepPflrd, who has
been stationed at the Columbia, S. C. Air
Base for some time past, expects to leave
soon for overseas duty. He is the son-in-law
of Ham B. Nelson of this city, having
married the former Miss Myrtle Ruth Nel-
son.
A. B. Chesser, well known traveling rep-
resentative of the F. A. B. Distributing
Company of New Orleans, La., exclusive
Wurlitzer distributor of this section, was
a recent visitor to Natchez an'd the trade
area.
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George "Shorty" L"9ng, repair man of
this city is recovered from his recent illness
and is back on the iob again, repair;ng
machines at his shop on the Liberty Road,
near Natchez.
Mrs. Frank Eidt is visiting her husband,
Private Frank Eidt who is now stationed
at Fort Butner, North Carolina. En·route
to the camp she paid a visit to her home
town of Huntsville, Alabama.
Mrs. Rufus Clark, wife of the former
operator of Natchez, now Private Rufus
Clark in Camp Wheeler, Georgia, has re-
turned from a visit with her husband.
Rufus writes local friends that he is get-
ting accustomed to army life and likes it
better, but that he misses being at his
locations and is looking forward to his re-
turn when the war ends.
Lieut. Neil A. McLean, of this city, who
has been recuperating from wounds re-
ceived in battle in Italy and who wears the
Purple Heart and other decorations. is
home again from the Ashford General Hos-
pital at White Sulphur Springs, West Vir-
ginia. After a leave of 30 days, Lieut.
McLean, who is credited with landin~ the
first tank in the Sicilian invasion will be
assigned to duty at Camp Croft, South Car-
olina, as an instructor in the armored
division. He was a former repair man of
this city.
After spending their furlough at home,
August 1. Stone and John M. Petkovsek
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