Ponchatoula Volunteer Firemen, 1939, Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, La
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Article         The Enterprise, Ponchatoula, LA                 December 8, 1939

New Officers are Elected by "Ponchy" Volunteer Firemen

        Ponchatoula's community-serving volunteer fire department is now ready 
for another active year of saving lives and property-and, incidentally, assuring 
an equitable insurance rate-in this section.  The annual election of officers 
Monday night completed organization of the group for the ensuing year.
        Oscar Vitter, chief, and Cliff Drott, first-assistant-chief, were returned to their 
respective offices, as were Alvin J. Marmillion, treasurer, and James D. Sellers, secretary.  
Yunog Ridgdell, formerly a first-assistant-chief, was named second-assistant, replacing Dr. 
W. T. Miller.
        Selected to serve on the board of governors were: Dr. Miller, chairman; 
Cage Harriss, C. W. Lavigne, M. A. Cowen and W. C. Hawkins.
        The Ponchatoula fire department, one of the most efficient organization of 
its kind in Louisiana, was formed in 1920.