25 years ago — 2001
Like many teenagers, Lex H. 'Pops' Sewell got a part-time job at his neighborhood grocery in Eupora, Miss. The job was the beginning of a career that led to the largest independent grocery company in the Memphis area. Mr. Sewell, co-owner of Sewell-Allen Inc. retail grocers, died of heart failure Friday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. He was 64. While working part time at a Kroger store in Eupora, company officials gave Sewell a management aptitude test. That led to a full-time job with the company as he studied accounting at Mississippi State University. By age 19, he had three years' experience and was in the Kroger management training program.
50 years ago — 1976
Archie Manning, distressed that his ailing right shoulder
continues to plague him, yesterday said for the first time that he has "pretty much kissed off this season: with the New Orleans Saints. Manning, here to meet with Dr. Marcus J. Stewart, also indicated after seeing the orthopedic surgeon that there "is an awful good possibility I''ll have to have surgery again." The former Ole Miss quarterback had surgery on his shoulder for tendonitis during the off-season, but it has not responded as quickly as Manning had hoped.
75 years ago — 1951
What is the big "news of the 1951 millinery collections? Are hats big or small, worn straight or tilted, forward or back of the hairline? The answer is "'yes" to all questions. The big news is the free range of the designers' imaginations, the uninhibited use of their individual talents to make women look and feel charming, says the Millinery Fashion Bureau. You can express your personal taste and know that you are right, for the "look" this season is the highly personal chic any woman can achieve by carefully selecting a hat that is right for face, figure and costume.
100 years ago — 1926
The elimination of the medalist, Mrs. Ben Humphreys, from the ladies' city golf tournament furnished the feature of the second round of match play in the annual event being contested over the Colonial Country Club links. The fine fighting spirit of Mrs. Frank Dooley proved the leverage displaced Mrs. Humphreys, and Mrs. Dooley's 2 and 1 victory entitles her to a place in the semifinals with Mrs. Dave Gant, the defending champion, Mrs. Sam Hirsch and Mrs. S.J. House.
From the Archives of the CA: New cafe has entered the city's dining scene
Take a look inside Breadie's, a new cafe and bakery in East Memphis.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: What was happening in Memphis history on Oct. 14? A look back through the years
