The History and Genealogy of Quitman County, Mississippi
Newspaper Articles
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, Sunday Morning, February 26, 1950
Refugees Dig Into Cotton Patch And Find The Promised Land
Mississippi Latvians Discover New Horizon, Sledge Furniture Plant Opened With Expert Craftsmen, Hope Buoyed For Future
New Industrial Life Brought To Sledge By DPs From Latvia, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, Sunday Morning, September 2, 1951
Callicott To Tell Rotarians About Latvians Friday, The Tate County Democrat, Senatobia, Mississippi, Thursday, November 25,1948Story of Martin Staks, One of A DP’s Successful Transition To A New Life, Daily News, Jackson, Mississippi, November 28, 1949Displaced Persons Display Gratitude To Their Sponsor, Special to The Commercial Appeal, July 3, 1949Mississippi D.P.s Tell Europe Work Brings Happiness In U.S., Special to The Commercial Appeal, August 27, 1949
DP Dream of Happiness in the Delta Dulled by Entry of Boll Weevil, Memphis Press-Scimitar, October 24, 1949, by Edward L. Topp, Jr., Press-Scimitar Staff Writer
65 Children of Latvian DP’s Get Delta Party, Jackson Daily News, Jackson, Mississippi, December 21, 1949
Latvian Children Xmas Party Guests, Jackson Daily News, Jackson, Mississippi, December 22, 1949
Precious Tribute Paid To U.S. as 74 Latvian DPs Donate Blood, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, Wednesday Morning, August 15, 1951
New Land of Opportunity Open for Displaced Persons As The Tate County Democrat, Senatobia, Mississippi, Thursday, November 25, 1948
Latvia 1918-1968New Arrivals Here, The Tate County Democrat, Senatobia, Mississippi, Page NineMississippians Find Pleasure Bringing D.P.’s To United States, The Commercial Appeal, May 8, 1949, by Rhea Talley11 New DP’s Enrolled At State College, Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, February 5, 1950
11 DP’s Are Enrolled At Mississippi State, Daily News, Jackson, Mississippi, February 5, 1950
February 25, 1950
‘Vali’ Finds Jazz, Cokes Good As Waltzes, Lemonade, by Bert Craig, Daily News, Jackson, Mississippi, August 31, 1950
Latvian Refugees Show Appreciation To Lions Meeting, Daily News, Jackson, Mississippi, November 5, 1950Delta Provides New Homes, Hope For War Area Refugees, Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, August 1952Latvian D.P.’s Will Dedicate Church At Senatobia Today, The Commercial Appeal, Jackson, Mississippi, March 5, 1950, by Dr. H. L. MartinPreparations for Arrival of DPs Are Made at Port
Groups To Leave For N.O. Today To Be on Hand for Arrival of Displaced Persons
Chief of Refugee Service in City, Says DP Camps Can Be Emptied in Two Years
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 13, 1949
Orleanians Welcome 843 DPs to America by Virginia Ellison, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LouisianaWanderings of 843 DP’s Happily Ended by Hal Yockey
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Monday, March 14, 1949
876 Refugees from /Europe Arrive on Second DP Ship, by Virginia Ellison, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1949Latvian Astronomer Among 1357 DPs Landing at Port, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, September 7, 1949Displaced Person Honored At City Hall, The Times-Picayune, Thursday, December 21, 1950Latvians Treasure Their Liberty Here, by Roland Smith, The Commercial Appeal, Jackson, Mississippi, June 21, 1953
These newspaper articles have been graciously provided by Mrs. Gale Cushman.
