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Vincent John Whibbs Sr. KSG (February 8, 1920 – May 30, 2006) was an American automobile dealer, politician and businessman who served as the 54th mayor of Pensacola from 1978 to 1991.
The Pensacola News Journal is a daily morning newspaper serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida. It is Northwest Florida's most widely read daily.. The News Journal is owned by Gannett, a national media holding company that owns newspapers such as USA Today and the Arizona Republic, among others.
Dorothy Earline Lorraine Hayes (December 1, 1935 – July 31, 2015) [1] was an American graphic designer, sculptor, and educator.She was the owner of the commercial design studio, "Dorothy's Door" in New York City; as well as an early Black designer in the field of graphic designer; and she was faculty at New York City Technical College (now New York City College of Technology) in Brooklyn.
During World War II, Evelyn Tucker was inducted into the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) on April 30, 1943. Per the Tuesday, March 2, 1943 edition of The Miami News, she completed her entrance examination at a local recruiting office, and "was sworn into the Women's Army Auxiliary corps Sunday after making the highest score, 141, in the mental alertness test of any applicant in this area."
Marilyn and Fred – 1967 Fred Levin (bottom right), with his parents and brothers in 1950. Levin was born in 1937, in Pensacola, Florida.He grew up in a conservative Jewish household, with his mother (Rose), father (Abe), and brothers (David, Herman, Stanley, Martin, and Allen).
Daniel James Jr. was born on February 11, 1920, to Daniel and Lillie Anna (Brown) James. Daniel James Sr. worked for the Pensacola city gas company, while his mother, Lillie Anna James, was a high school teacher who established a private school for her own and other Black children in Pensacola, Florida. [2]
Salvador T. Pons (December 23, 1835 - March 21, 1890) was a bricklayer and politician in Pensacola, Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives for Escambia County from 1868-1870 and in 1875. He served as Pensacola's mayor in 1874 and was on the city council in 1869, 1870 and 1874.
Sheriff of Escambia County James C. Van Pelt, after unsuccessfully trying to convince the mob to disperse, was quoted by the Pensacola News Journal: Gentlemen, here I am. You can kill me if you want to, but if you get my prisoner, it will be over my dead body. I have sworn to do my duty, and I am going to do it if I die for it!