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36. Rube Barrow, Escambia County, Alabama Outlaw
The “Lone Bandit” as he was known in Escambia County, Alabama, Pensacola and Milton, Florida had robbed and killed for years throughout...
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35. WWII War Rationing in Pensacola
For the second time in the same century the world was at war. This time the magnitude of the global fighting had increased tenfold over...
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34. Old Pensacola Photos
Pensacola Bridge Over Bayou Chico c1900 Brent Brothers Grocery 1880 in Community of Brent, Escambia Co., FL Jadrievic's Bar and Saloon at...
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33. Adopted Pensacolian Killed in Crash Off USS Essex 1944
Sadly, one adopted Pensacolian never made it to the battles of World War II. Flying at any time was a dangerous profession but during...
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32. Pensacola's Attempt to Reduce "Husband Snatching" 1943
With most of the men away in the military service during World War II, there were fewer men at home to become eligible marriage partners....
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31. Pensacola's Sgt. John Sunday Jr., Union Army, 1863
John Sunday Jr. (below) himself was born on March 20, 1838 in Walnut Hill, Florida to the union of Jinny and John Sr. His mother was a...
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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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29. Pensacola High Grad of 1943 Killed on Peleliu with USMC
When World War II erupted with Japan Pensacolian Jacque “Jack” Warren Eubanks (below) enlisted in the Marine Corps right after graduation...
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28. Pensacola High Grad of 1937 Trains Actor Clark Gable
Following Pearl Harbor James Woodrow Ward reenlisted as a private in the US Army on August 19, 1942 and eventually wound up in the air...
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27. The World War II "Pro Stations" for the Marines
When not in training during World War II, the Marines would obtain their liberty passes and head to the nearest town for whatever...
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26. Pensacola High Grad of 1928 Killed Aboard USS Meredith
As the battle for Guadalcanal became desperate, more and more troops, aviation fuel, and supplies were being funneled onto Guadalcanal....
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25. Pensacola High Grad Fools the Marines on Guadalcanal
One Pensacola High School graduate in the Class of 1943 was Cary Carlson Ward. He enlisted in the US Navy on his 17th birthday of March...
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Mar 9, 20182 min read
24. Pensacola Visited by the USS Constitution and USS Langley
On occasion the U.S. Navy brought some of their ships into Pensacola Bay and would anchor them just offshore from downtown Pensacola....
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23. Pensacola Radio Entertainment in WWII
Pensacolians soon came to depend on their radios for their news as well as their entertainment. A full day of radio programming in 1939...
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22. Pensacola's Odd Laws About Women's Clothing 1929
On Sunday at 11:00 am, January 13, 1929 Police Chief William O'Connell (above) observed two odd looking men at the corner of Barcelona...
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21. Florida's Confederate State Pensions
As the old Confederate veterans grew older, petitions were made to the Florida legislators to provide financial assistance for the...
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20. Pensacola's WWII Air Raid Warnings
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was thrust into a war that it was totally unprepared. The military had to create a navy,...
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19. FSU versus Florida
Given the spirited rivalry between Florida's two premier colleges, there appears to be a fact that might be embarrassing to both. In...
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18. Pensacola's Early Hurricane Warning System
Without television coverage, citizens had to depend on other methods for notification of pending storms. So they developed a system of...
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Mar 6, 20181 min read
17. Florida State College for Women First WWII Casualty
Florida State College for Women contributed to the war effort of WWII in many ways to include those killed in the performance of their...
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