 dairy and milk dairy and milk ray mon 2172020 1556 the january 2020 sale of the josette s building at 902 howard avenue by jacob leclaire locklar son of the late tex locklar 19362011 and josette mickey m jacob locklar 19382013 to 902 howard ave llc a mississippi llc led by jourdan nicaud and kent g nicaud brought memories of my distant youth when it was owned by borden s harrison co mississippi land 2 nd instrument 20101861dj2 vand instrument 202076dj2 and the sun herald january 26 2020 p 1 although tex locklar was born at new brockton alabama his parents in 1943 relocated to jefferson parish louisiana and tex became an lsu tiger completing his studies in mechanical engineering in january 1959 at new orleans on 1 february 1959 he married josette miriam jacob the daughter of joseph w jacob 19111987 and juliette leclaire born at cairo illinois and ohio respectively after working in the aircraft industry the locklars arrived in pascagoula in the early 1970s as tex was employed in the nuclear submarine program at ingalls shipbuilding the timespicayune january 1959 p the sun herald 1940 jefferson parish federal census r627 ed mickey locklar had established josette s a costume rental shop at pascagoula in the 1970s and moved from the former jc penney building to biloxi in 1988 after she and tex acquired their former borden s creamery on the nw c of howard avenue and caillavet in january 1988 harrison co mississippi land 2 nd jd 192 p 38  ott heirs the history of the josette s building commences in october 1931 when mamie z ott tremmel and the other heirs of the daily herald  arcadianness creameries the  biloxi milks products company opened in early june  in its new home on caillavet street officers of the company were rg irby of nola president and oglesby allen and lyndia allen secretary and treasurer the allens formerly operated the woodlawn dairy ice cream milk cream cheese buttermilk and cream will be processed by the company the daily herald june 1 1928 p 2  melvin g ness   18971975  ness ice cream company although the building was originally called ness creameries for melvin g ness   18971975 an ice cream and dairy products aficionado from kenyon minnesota his parents were norwegian immigrants and melvin saw europe as an army private during ww i melvin ness arrived at biloxi in the summer of 1925 and founded ness ice cream factory he had acquired the former baptist church on the corner of lameuse street and washington and converted the sanctuary into a modern dairy plant the daily herald june 14 1929 p 1 mr ness promoted his industry by speaking to civic groups like the rotary club and lions his competitor was the biloxi home milk products company on caillavet street near division it was owned by rg irby of nola and one could buy two large ice cream cones here for 5 the daily herald june 2 1925 p 3 february 24 1926 p 8 and october 20 1927 p 10  ness creameriesa merger in june 1929  ness ice cream company merged with the blue ribbon creamery of jackson mississippi the new company was incorporated as ness creameries also in june 1929 by melvin g ness roy t boteler 18961979 of jackson mississippi and walter wadlington a biloxi attorney their capital stock was 30000 the daily herald june 14 1929 p 1 and june 14 1929 p 8  sale in february 1930 melvin ness returned to biloxi from jackson mississippi where he had been supervising the construction of a new creamery and installing machinery valued at 65000 he announced that his future business would be conducted in meridian mississippi the daily herald february 25 1930 p 2 melvin ness sold his interest in ness creameries to the blue ribbon creamery of jackson mississippi and relocated to meridian mississippi and became associated with the lauderdale dairies the daily herald october 8 1931 p 1  new plant  in late january 1932 a 36  contract was let to wg stout son of jackson mississippi to erect a twostory reenforced concrete and brick structure on the northwest corner of howard avenue and caillavet street the 50000 sq ft edifice was designed by carl e matthes 18961972 biloxi architect the daily herald january 25 1932 p 1  arcadian creamery the arcadian creamery was established in the spring of 1932    arcadianness creameries   borden s   conveyed to the borden s company late june 1944 bk 266 pp 177182    borden s company   josette s josette m jacobs locklar 19382013 was born june 20 1938 in new orleans to joseph w jacobs and juliette leclere in february 1959 she married tex locklar 19362011 a native of new brockton alabama in 1943 tex s parents had relocated to jefferson parish louisiana and tex became an lsu tiger completing his studies in mechanical engineering in january 1959 closed after christmas season in 2019  references   the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald melvin ness tells of milk february 24 1926 the daily herald ness speaks on dairying october 20 1927 the daily herald the daily herald ness plant is incorporated june 14 1929 the daily herald charter of incorporation ness creameries june 14 1929 the daily herald the daily herald melvin ness returns february 25 1930 the daily herald many biloxians see football game november 3 1930 p 2 the daily herald the daily herald ness company buys new site october 8 1931 the daily herald ness plant contract let january 25 1932 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald creamery operating june 15 1932   the daily herald ness building is completed june 23 1932 the daily herald announce sale of creamery august 17 1933 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald    the sun herald  the sun herald  the sun herald  the sun herald  the sun herald    the sun herald a biloxi costume shop is closing after 47 years the owners blame amazon april 5 2019 the sun herald family known for dining has plans for josette s january 26 2020       1941   east howard avenue  1961  home milk products   incorporation george a cruthirds 18911964 holen h grantham 18921964 and ewell d irwin 19061977 the daily herald march 29 1941 p 7  melvin g ness   18971975  melvin g ness  the daily herald august 1 1941 p 7 1947  references  the daily herald home milk products incorporation march 29 1941 the daily herald the daily herald home milk products company advertisement august 1 1941 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald 30000 will be spent by home milk company february 18 1947 p1 the daily herald magazine article tells of home milk august 13 1958 p 14 the daily herald home milk and george barber are affiliated june 4 1962 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald 279 views  