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John

There was a gingerbread house in someone's backyard in the early 50's. It was out in the Northwood or Marion Park area. Where was it?

I don't know the answer. I'm asking. I think that Dent answered this earlier, but I've forgotten. How 'bout it, folks?

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Jeff "Corky" East
Class of 1960

I thank my God in my every remembrance of you, Meridian, and the wonderful childhoods some of us had.

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JUDY SPEED SCRUGGS
CLASS OF 60

Aspire To Inspire Before You Expire

Where were the boundries of Complete and Tuxado and why did they name these sections of Meridian as such?

Jimbob

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Class of '59

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JUDY SPEED SCRUGGS
CLASS OF 60

Aspire To Inspire Before You Expire

Thanks Jimmy; That takes care of Tuxado. Does someone know the boundries of Complete?

Jimbob

Jimbob..I am racking my memory re complete..It seems to me that the area close to the old creosote plant was called complete...I may be way off base but I do remember the complete name....

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Our greatest glory lies not in never falling;but in rising every time we fall.

No, Mike, that wasn't where Complete was. I'm not sure of the exact boundaries, but I know there is a marker, giving the history of Complete, across from East Mississippi State Hospital.

Actually, I think Martha Boswell has called the bus which used to turn from State Blvd. going up Royal Road the "Complete" bus. It was called the "5th Street/45th Avenue" bus by the time I started riding it to town when I was a teenager.

But, anyway, I think that end of town from Royal Road down State Blvd. to Highland Park was Complete.

I've always mispronounced it, and my mother always has to correct me, saying that "it's pronounced 'COMpleat' with the accent on the first syllable, instead of 'ComPLETE'." You'd think I'd learn. Guess not.

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Donna Jordon
Class of 1970
"The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed." -- Nicholas Chamfort

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Jeff "Corky" East
Class of 1960

I thank my God in my every remembrance of you, Meridian, and the wonderful childhoods some of us had.

Jimbob..I am racking my memory re complete..It seems to me that the area close to the old creosote plant was called complete...I may be way off base but I do remember the complete name....

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Our greatest glory lies not in never falling;but in rising every time we fall.

Oh well re Complete
Little known fact...Who played for the 1943 Moss Specials that began his career (selling comodes..hint)

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Our greatest glory lies not in never falling;but in rising every time we fall.

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JUDY SPEED SCRUGGS
CLASS OF 60

Aspire To Inspire Before You Expire

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Jeff "Corky" East
Class of 1960

I thank my God in my every remembrance of you, Meridian, and the wonderful childhoods some of us had.

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martha boswell
class of 60

life may not be the party we hoped for but we may as well dance while we are here!

1943 Moss Specials..Dough Rawlings,? McAllister,Pap Williams,Fred Stroble,Marcus Beddingfield,Joe Knight,Bob Key,Cecil Boswell,Malbry Holbrook,? Trent,John East,Monk Poythress,John Moss,?Snell,Ralph Mcnair,Sammie Davidson....

Frank Baker was a great baseball player as Johnny was a football player..Frank had quite a temper...or will to win..When I was coaching at West Lauderdale we beat Meridian and Frank was quite upset at the little country school beating them...We did have a great team and a great pitcher( Gressett ) that threw a one hitter against them..

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Our greatest glory lies not in never falling;but in rising every time we fall.

Martha...My mother and I lived on 31st Ave in a rental house owned by Mrs Shanks....A Mrs Boswell lived there and had a son named Cecil, Robert? and daughter Eloise...Where they the same Boswells as Sonny's......

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Our greatest glory lies not in never falling;but in rising every time we fall.

Well, I started posting a reply and hit the wrong key and oops, I was in Cyber Space..Anyway, I was going to say that the Joe Knight mentioned in the post about the Moss Specials was "Jug's" older brother. He was a great athlete in his time and was killed on Okinawa at the end of World War II. Joe Knight who played football and baseball at Meridian High in the late 50's was his son (also a great athlete). I think the ? Snell you mentioned might be Reese Snell who was called "Ape" when he was young. If so, he is still living and lives here in Hattiesburg. However, he has Alzheimer's now but Caroline, his wife, still brings him to all the basketball and baseball games at Hattiesburg High.

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Anne & Jug Knight
Classes 1950 & 52

Thanks Anne..I recalled Reese right after my post...I was trying to remember if he was related to Jerry that we attended school with...I played golf with Joe and Pap williams at Lakeview many years ago....Jug probably does not remember me but he was a favorite coach of mine...

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Our greatest glory lies not in never falling;but in rising every time we fall.

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Donna Jordon
Class of 1970
"The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed." -- Nicholas Chamfort