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Oct 10, 20181 min read

129. Leave it to the US Navy 1944

On October 17, 1944, a 28-year old sailor by the name of Russell D. Dils from Ohio was approached by Pensacola Police Officer L. W....

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Apr 21, 20182 min read

53. Tate High Grad Wins Two Distinctions in WWII

Tate High graduate John Earnest Gannon from the class of 1935 was born April 7, 1917, the son of William E. and Margaret “Maggie” M....

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Apr 7, 20181 min read

46. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Gets 2-way Radios 1945

The Florida Highway Patrol was formed on August 1, 1939 by the Florida Legislature and began with a full complement of sixty officers...

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Mar 10, 20181 min read

30. Pensacola Negros Threatened by Black Hand Society 1913

The Society known as the Black Hands was an extortion ring that used threats of violence to force citizens to pay money. "Typical Black...

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Mar 3, 20183 min read

6. Escambia County Sheriff Murdered

As the newspapers hit the street on September 26, 1923 everyone saw the broad black headlines announcing that Escambia County Sheriff...

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Mar 2, 20183 min read

1. Prohibition in Pensacola

The Prohibition Act was doomed from the moment of its conception. Alcohol has always been a part of American culture and society, but it...

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