Category Archives: The Breeze

Excerpts from The Breeze newspaper

The Breeze – March 5, 1936

Posted on March 3, 2022 by WCGS

Villa Tasso Seems to Be on the Up and Up

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The Breeze – January 16, 1936

Posted on March 3, 2022 by WCGS

Cochrane Plane Breaks Coast-to-Coast Record

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The Breeze – September 21, 1905

Posted on July 10, 2018 by WCGS

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 →

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The Breeze – September 9, 1920

Posted on July 10, 2018 by WCGS

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 →

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The Breeze – September 9, 1915

Posted on July 10, 2018 by WCGS

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.  

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The Breeze – September 9, 1915

Posted on July 10, 2018 by WCGS

If Bob Sellars at the “Big Store” sells you salt for sugar, don’t think he’s crazy: It’s twins—a boy and a girl.

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The Breeze – September 8, 1910

Posted on July 10, 2018 by WCGS

Born – to Mr. and Mrs. Burruss Cawthon, a charming little daughter. All are doing well.

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The Breeze – September 3, 1925

Posted on July 10, 2018 by WCGS

Mrs. W. W. [Luella Helena West] Clark and son, William, were killed in their car by a logging train on the outskirts of Milton. Mrs. Clark was a sister of the late Judge T. F. West of Milton, and her … Continue reading →

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The DeFuniak Herald – February 21, 1946

Posted on October 29, 2016 by WCGS

Rev Pitt Mercer Scott Sr, 69 died Friday Feb 15, he was born in Washington Co. Florida. Services were held Sandy Creek church Sunday . Surviving are his wife, former Celia Jane Wilkes, 2 sons, Pitt Jr, & Clark Scott, 2 … Continue reading →

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The Breeze – November 30, 1911 – Page 5

Posted on October 11, 2015 by WCGS

[The following sayings were taken from an advertisement placed by One Cash Price House on the McCaskill Block on Baldwin Avenue in DeFuniak Springs.] “Trade here and get your money’s worth and then some.” ” A penny saved is a … Continue reading →

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