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The DeFuniak Herald – January 1944
January 13, 1944 Weddings Miss Anna Knepper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Knepper, to Lt. Elvin Mason Gurnea, USNR, at Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina. The groom is a native of Goldsboro, North Carolina. Miss Audrey Miller, daughter of … Continue reading
The DeFuniak Herald – August 25, 1910
Miss Kate McKinnon died yesterday morning at her home in DeFuniak Springs after a lingering illness. She was a sister of Messrs. John L. and Alec McKinnon, and leaves many relatives and a host of friends to mourn her loss. … Continue reading
DeFuniak Springs Herald and the Breeze December 28, 1972
How DeFuniak Springs Acquired Its Name By Anna Reardon, Staff Writer The man for whom the town of DeFuniak Springs was named, was a Frenchman, according to his grandson, Colonel William Q. DeFuniak of Santa Cruz, California. He is thought to … Continue reading
The DeFuniak Herald
February 28, 1935 Three more arrests in the hit and run death of Judge Pearce’s death. Bascomb Guilford has been arrested for the second time, and the mail carrier’s father John H. Guilford was indicted for attempting to bribe Della … Continue reading
Posted in 1935-02 February, Local Notes, The DeFuniak Herald
Tagged Gillis, Guilford, Landrum, Massey, Morrison, Nixon, Parish, Pearce, Sallas
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The Breeze – March 5, 1936
Villa Tasso Seems to Be on the Up and Up
The Breeze – January 16, 1936
Cochrane Plane Breaks Coast-to-Coast Record
The DeFuniak Herald – October 4, 1923
Santa Rosa News Mr. Herman Weston moved his family into town last Friday so it would be handier or the children to attend school. He also moved his sawmill last week out on the Jack Martin place near the Gulf … Continue reading
Posted in 1923-10 October, The DeFuniak Herald
Tagged Butler, Camp Walton, Crookshank, DeFuniak Springs, Freeport, Garnett, Grayton Beach, Green, Hall, Martin, Mathews, Moore, Noyes, Paham, Santa Rosa, Shivers, Shunk, Stallworth, Stringer, Weston, Ziel
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The Breeze – September 21, 1905
Keep your eyes on Glendale, the garden spot of West Florida. The new railroad, the DeFuniak & Northern, is about complete, and especially low rates are in effect. For further information see W. L. Cawthon or A. L. Beach, at … Continue reading
Posted in 1915-09 September, Local Notes, The Breeze
Tagged Beach, Cawthon, DeFuniak Springs, Glendale, Murphy
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The Breeze – September 9, 1920
Mrs. E. W. Thorpe was the first woman in Walton county to register for voting under the constitutional amendment which gave woman the power to vote. Mrs. R. Buchanan, Mrs. J. C. Prescott, Mrs. H. Thornber, Mrs. Anna Vinson and … Continue reading
Posted in 1920-09 September, Political Announcements, The Breeze
Tagged Buchanan, Prescott, Tervin, Thornber, Thorpe, Vinson, Ward
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The Breeze – September 9, 1915
At a special election held for that purpose, the new county of Okaloosa was created from portions of Walton and Santa Rosa counties, Walton county voting four to one, and Santa Rosa two to one, for the division.