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(86, 'en', 'node_search', ' casinos gambling liquor and vice casinos gambling liquor and vice ray wed 6092010 1615  biloxi s gaming and casino history   time line   1899 marshal mosley and officer mckinley captured 10 white crap shooters  at point cadet yesterday they pleaded guilty in court and were fined 5 and court costs marshall mosely had started to break up gambling in biloxi without regards to who indulges in it  stir clear of alluring cards and fascinating bones if you do not want to appear in city court  the biloxi daily herald january 17 1899 p 8  the gulf view park  was active with  horse racing  as the steeds of am dulion felix borries john and william kennedy bud holliman joe aiken and mr henley competed the biloxi herald november 10 1899 p 8  1909 prohibition began in mississippi on january 1st the daily herald 1909 p and the sun herald october 2 2011 p a1  1914 police chief staehling issued instructions to his patrolmen  rm randolpn zudie hightower nee julius sablich and nat bolton  to arrest proprietors of liquor joints and bootleggers  public and private houses were also banned of alcohol staehling said there will be no favoritiism played hunt was arrested on main street with more than 300 quarts of beer and some whiskey he was fined 50 by police judge zt champlin  sheriff jc elmer related that as many as 60 blind tigers and bootleggers in the area  the daily herald july 22 1914 p 1  1917 biloxi seafood packers complain of booze joints  the daily herald january 4 1917 p 1  vester wentzell  owner of the gray goose on east beach  was arrested by chief randolph and officer bellande on april 20th they discovered that wentzell had seventeen half pints of whiskey in a basket on the wharf at his place of business judge elmer fined mr wentzell 100 and court costs  the daily herald april 21 1917 p 3  1919 prohibition was instituted with ratification of the  eighteenth amendment to the united states constitution  on january 16 1919 which prohibited the manufacture sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the importation thereof into or the exportation thereof from the united states congress passed the  volstead act  on october 28 1919 to enforce the law but most large cities were uninterested in enforcing the legislation leaving an understaffed federal service to go after bootleggers although alcohol consumption did decline there was a dramatic rise in organized crime in the larger cities which now had a cash crop that was in high demand in february 1917  police chief rm randolph and officer peter bellande destroyed six cases of confiscated whiskey valued at 75 by pouring the liquor into the gutter the daily herald february 24 1917 p 3  1923 countywide law and order mass meeting called  the daily herald april 20 1923 p 1  1925 on the eve of july 5 1925 the isle of caprice resort opened for business  fun seeking tourists departed for the resort from landings at the biloxi yacht club white house riviera pavilion and wachenfeld s pier the silver moon   commanded by ed l moran 18881951 the brother of ap fred moran 18971967 of ocean springs  jolly jack charles redding  and margaret  provided transportation in the new pavilion music was made by the buena vista orchestra  the daily herald july 6 1925 p 3    1926 the us coast guard patrol boat 250 seized a large cache of illegal liquor  from the schooner wanderer about 70 miles south of nola on the mississippi river  510 sacks of assorted liquors   90 cases of gordon s gin  and 110 gallons of alcohol were taken from the vessel the daily herald august 26 1926 p 1  1928 deputy sheriffs destroyed five slot machines at biloxi operating in the d aquin drugstore palace poolroom oasis soft drink stand and the hamburger king  judge george h murphy assessed fines of 25 and declared that slot macines in harrison county must go   the daily herald february 18 1928 p 1 and february 21 1928 p 1  1930 the  mercedes williams  a biloxi launch was captured near galveston texas in april 1930 by the uscg and charged with engaging in illicit trade and failing to heave to when challenged after 14 shots were fired  the vessel was built biloxi by ed lebatard and was licensed at gulfport in september 1928 in the name of dejean packing company the  mercedes williams  was found  stranded on a reef in galveston bay circa 1929 with liquor valued at 75000 in her hold  the vessel was sold by the federal government on december 23 1929 the daily herald april 21 1930 p 2  1932 us coast guard 301  a patrol boat from the biloxi base seized the freda  an auxulliary schooner owned by the bernard taltavull of the biloxi canning company off pass christian in late january the boat had a cargo of contraband liquor valued at more than 60000 arrested were captain robert mcdonald and benny frenefi of pass christian roy sconyern of hugo oklahoma albert boudreaux martin ross and james freche of biloxi henry latimer gulfport and arthur birou of nola the vessel had alleged been on an oystering trip to the pass christian reefs the us coast guard had recently captured alena  a rum lugger of nola with 900 cases of alcohol and liquer and grant r kidston aboard melvina seized the blanche   marie with 1600 sacks of liquor the daily herald january 28 1932 p 1  1933 prohibition became increasingly unpopular during the  great depression  as the repeal movement led by conservative democrats and catholics emphasized that repeal would generate enormous sums of much needed tax revenue and weaken the base of organized crime the  repeal of prohibition  in the united states was accomplished with the passage of the  twentyfirst amendment  to the united states constitution on december 5 1933 by its terms states were allowed to set their own laws for the control of alcohol the organized prohibition movement was dead nationwide but survived for a while in a few southern and border states 1935 raids on slot machine operators in early may netted biloxi citizens over 700 in fines  among the largest fine payers were martin s beer parlor 3750 union beer parlor 30 palace cafe 2750 joe randazzo 1750 martino s smoker 1500 and the hamburger king 1500 the daily herald may 9 1935 p 1 and may 10 1935 p 5  city raids on slot machines netted the biloxi treasury 83750 as city judge gb cousins fined a large number of businessmen for operating slots on their premises the daily herald july 18 1935 p 2  1938 governor hugh white outlaws slot and pinball machinees  in mississippi effected march 25th the daily herald february 26 1938 p 1  1940 slot machines not to be taxed by mississippi because they are illegal the daily herald april 16 1940 p 1  claude v bilbo jackson county ms state representative proposed that mississippi legalize the sale of alcohol  it was estimated that 3200000 in tax revenues could be collected during the next biennium if the measure passed the daily herald april 22 1940 p 1  1941 in midjune 1941  sheriff raliegh c edwins  18971960 and twelve deputies seized a large quantity of bonded whiskey and high volume alcoholic wine from an unidentified location on east howard avenue in biloxi  grover graham sr 18931964 was arrested in the raid which also uncovered slot machines dice tables and poker chips it appeared that gambling was in progress at the time of the breakin as money and other evidence were found on the premises  the daily herald june 16 1941 p 1   in late june 1941 at biloxi s justice court  peter martin  proprietor of the broadwater beach hotel  was fined 75 for possession of a dice table roulette wheel and faro layout and 150 for having six slot machines   tony fallo of the plaza club was fined 50 for operating a dice table and roulette wheel   mike emile of the plaza club was fined 225 for operating nine slot machines  the daily herald june 25 1941 p 3  1942   1943 the biloxi protestant pastors association endorsed a resolution to petition the mayor and city officials of biloxi to enforce laws within the city in reference to slot machines and liquor  the daily herald october 5 1943 p 1  1945 the embassy club  formerly the  henry piaggio  18741921 home at gulfport was acquired by anthony ingassia jr john l cox and james f porter of gulfport and  renamed the merry mansion  they planned to open in june the daily herald may 25 1945 p 9  joseph mattina and joseph ewing of the  biloxi police seized 30 slot machines  after  r hart chinn signed an affidavit against the owners and managers  of venues with gambling devices among them were park hotel bar cottage inn marietta cafe avelez hotel sports center and the brass rail the daily herald june 9 1945 p 3 in august  luther maples   18901971   district attorney ordered slot machines be removed  from commercial premises by late september the gaming machines were coming back to their former haunts slot machines were still rare to find in local grocery stores and restaurants the daily herald september 21 1945 p 5  1950 slot machines began to disappear in biloxi as judge norman quave renewed his demand for their exit from the city he had strong support from the biloxi protestant ministerial association headed by reverend douglass carroll of the 1st assembly of god  reverend gc hodge  1st baptist church of biloxi and reverend maynard miller  1st presbyterian church of biloxi  stephen l guice  attorney represented the protestant church leadership the daily herald january 9 1950 p 1 and march 30 1950 p 1  1951 two biloxi ministers the reverend douglass carroll of the central assembly of god and the reverend thomas albert carruth of the 1st methodist church testified before the kefauver crime commission at nola in late january 1951 that slot machines were so pervasive at biloxi that for each thirtyfive residents there was one slot machine   they also related that black jack dice and other gamblig activities were flourishing the ministers also said that the average age of soldiers at keesler field is nineteen an age at which they have not matured to avoid places of iniquity  the timespicayune january 27 1951 p 8  senator lester c hunt  18921954 dwyo  precided over a senate armed services committee hearing held at biloxi on october 22nd the senate investgators were researching gambling and its effects in the vicinity of military bases  biloxians and others who were subpoenaed and called to testify before the committee were mayor r hart chinn   aj creel  city commissioner  earl f wetzel  police chief  louis rosett i police captain  laz quave  sheriff  luther maples  district attorney  major general james f powell  commander keesler field  cp galle   griffin mceachern and pete leonetti  pinball machine operators  john bertucci   ec tonsmeire  bank president  val c redding  manager of the greyhound bus station  major charles r alexander  air police and  jp coleman  da state of mississippi  mayor r hart chinn and s heriff laz quave testified that they intended to enforce mississippi s antigambling laws and remove all slot machines indefinitely  the timespicayune october 19 1951 p 1 and october 23 1951 p 1  major general james f powell announced that coast gambling was off limits to kafb personnel   the gulf coast times december 6 1951 p 1    1952 in early march a delegation consisting of senator howard mcdonnell   ernest desporte   albert sidney johnson   william dukate   frank p corso   daniel guice   lynden bowring  and william e beasley went before state legislators to advocate and lobby for the local option liquor bill   the daily herald march 6 1952 p 1 the report on the biloxi gambling hearings  was released the daily herald april 15 1952 p 1  42 slot machines seized last winter were ordered destroyed by deputy us marshall jw daniels jr the machines were wasted at the i shemper company junk yard on back bay slot machines were valued between 250 and 350 the daily herald june 25 1952 p 1  1953   1954 broadwater beach hotel forced to cease gaming  on premises by hancock bank seaview inc owned the resort at this time  the daily herald february 19 1954 p 1    1955 the timespicayune    guardsmen hit coast taverns    january 1 1955 the mississippi national guard  chiefly made up of personel from jackson and hattiesburg  raided seven night clubs and hotels on the coast on september 7th  establishments hit were paradise point broadwater beach hotel the pines and ray s drivein both located in hancock county 5 o clock club shangri la and fairchild s the raid resulted in arrests and gaming equipment burned and liquor destroyed only the broadwater beach hotel was absent of illegal parapharnalia the daily herald september 8 1955 p 1  1956   1957   1958   1959   1960   1961 in december eleven business establishments in harrison county alleged to harbor gaming paraphernalia were recognized and action to close them was sought by joe t patterson attorney general these businesses were believed to be the running such illicit activities as dice tables roulette wheels black jack tables and slot machines  friendship house of je meyers mary meyers and jack dennis  fiesta club   trader john s   sea n sirloin restaurant  and the  cabana beach motel of jake mladinich sr jake mladinich jr and john mladinich  gay paree of guy uchell sam uchell et al  chez joey of ronnie eleuterius and mike illich possibly gillich  bennie french s at henderson point on us highway 90 of bennie french sr  shangrila of hershel dyer on us highway 90  ace of clubs of jewel garriga mrs ace garriga  key club of john romeo on us highway 90 west  eight day lounge of richard head on pat harrison avenue  beverly lounge of charles conway on old highway 49 north gulfport  hihat club of george andrews the daily herald december 1 1961 section iii p 21  1962 in midjune  governor ross r barnett  18981987  authorized a raid by the mississippi national guard  commanded by william p wilson state adjutant general  on three biloxi night spots on west beach   the gay paree owned and operated by bernard a blaize b 1911  the key club owned by john romeo 19312011 romeo and jack ns dennis b 1901 a patron also arrested and the spot james l porter b 1902 owner mr porter pleaded guilty to possession of gambling equipment and intoxicating liquor he was fined 138 but 7500 of his gambling devices and paraphernalia were destroyed and 3000 of liquor roger k d angelo 19311999 an employee was also arrested  the national guard raiders consisted of three teams of six men each they destroyed dice tables roulette wheels blackjack and poker games slot machines and liquor valued at 25000  harrison county sheriff curtis o dedeaux stated that this action was taken by governor barnett for the publicity the daily herald june 14 1962 p 1 june 15 1962 p 1 and november 6 1962 p 1  1963 irs agents destroyed fifteen pinball machines that had been confiscated on april 4 1963 the machines were valued at 10000 special agent john e montgomery related that these were some of the fortyeight machines that had been confiscated because the owners fail to pay annual federal tax of 250 per machine of the fifteen pin ball machines that were smashed and burned three were tken from the pink poodle owned by jj viator jr six came from sooky s lounge owned by sebastian a sooky acevedo 19151988 one came from kandy news and the property of united novelty five were taken from the archery arcade owned by aj lund the remainder of the pinball machines came from cecil s restaurant airmen news mickey s billiard center greyhound bus station geno s cafe star news and tobacco joe s elbow room and roy s news and tobacco store  the irs estimated that there were between 500 and 1000 pinball machines in harrison county  the daily herald november 2 1963 p 14  1964 the red carpet  a casinostyle  gambling venue situated in a former residence on the north side of us highway no 90 on biloxi s west beach strip  was declared offlimits for military personnel  buddy s ranch house on pass road and the b b blue room were included in the order the daily herald december 9 1964 p 1  1965 in late october  joseph asa garriga  19031973  testified as one of seven witnesses for the prosecution in federal court in a case that charged curtis o dedeaux  former harrison county mississippi sheriff with accepting graft from bar operators income tax evasion and giving false information to the irs in the years 19601962  joseph asa garriga stated that he and his brother edward garriga had opened the silver dollar lounge in december 1959 and that he ran a bar and brothel until 1962 when he was convicted of the breaking the white slavery traffice law and sentenced to the penitentiary garriga alleged that sheriff dedeaux had taken protection money from him to operate slot machines prostitution and illegal alcohol etc the daily herald october 27 1965 p 1 and p 30  1966 prohibition was abolished in mississippi  the last state in the union to formally finalize this punitive law prohibing the sale of alcohol and other spiritous beverages  1967 on december 16 1967 harry bennett  19021967  biloxi gambler and bookmaker was murdered gang land style outside of his apartment  harold donald diddlemeyer 19432007 an escapee from the mississippi state penetentiary was accused of his murder and in 1969 asked the court to take a lie detector test to prove his innocence of this crime the daily herald december 16 1967 p 1 and april 1 1969 p 2  1969 crooked dice sent to harrison county the daily herald march 5 1969 p 1  government rests case in gambling trial against marvin t stark 19111984 and norwood hedge 19061999 the daily herald march 6 1969 p 1    1973 the timespicayune   biloxi strip clubs licenses are withheld   august 2 1973   1975 biloxi police raided three night clu bs on march 1st and arrested 18 persons on 45 counts of bdrinking lester thompson police chief related that the raids were held after the mississippi alcohol beverage commission disclosed t hat their state crime lab had determined that the dream room golden nugget and the show club were selling alcoholic beverages the show club had lost its beer license last year during a campaign against the alleged bdrinking establishments the daily herald march 3 1975 p a2    1980   the europa star  a gaming vessel operated in federal waters and was moored at biloxi in the late 1980s at the point cadet marina  image by ray l bellande the europa star  a 167foot cruise ship that features dining entertainment and gambling  commenced operating from the point cadet marina on december 20th under protection of a court order  the sun herald november 14 1987 p 1 and february 20 1988 p 3  1988 in february  noel j jimmy skrmetta  19362004  announced plans to operate a gaming vessel in federal waters from his pier seafood restaurant on biloxi s waterfront opposite the buena vista hotel the la cruise began gaming cruises from his wharf later the sun herald february 20 1988 p 3  1990 state of mississippi passed the mississippi gaming control act of 1990 setting the stage for riverboat casino gaming on march 4 1990 the la cruise of dewayne williams moored at biloxi and the southern elegance  based in gulfport were allowed to sail into international waters to gamble and serve alcohol the sun herald march 3 1990 p a1  floating casino bill passes in mississippi legislatures the sun herald march 18 1990 p a1 the harrison county board of supervisors accepted a petition of 2036 registered voters to allow dockside gaming in harrison county an election date of december 4 1990 was tentatively set the sun herald october 17 1990 p a1  1991   the la cruise gaming vessel on july 1st  south sea cruises inc h dwayne williams president acquired a 40year waterbottom lease from the state of mississippi south of the buena vista hotel  harrison co mississippi 2nd jd chancery court land deed bk 244 p 549 see also buena vista and j puckett company to south sea cruises inc harrison co mississippi 2nd jd chancery court land deed bk 244 p 112 and bk 225 p 178  dwayne williams owner of the la cruise gambling ship in biloxi  aspired to place the first riverboat casino in natchez mississippi t he adamsnatchez riverboat company published its intent to apply for a state gaming license last week the sun herald july 28 1991 p b1  1992 the biloxi belle casino  owned by mississippi riverboat amusement corporation announced plans for a dockside gaming vessel at biloxi to open in late summer of early fall  operators touted that the enterprise would create 700 new jobs with a yearly payroll of 13 million  the sub herald may 19 1992 p a1  mavar inc situated at 1140 beach boulevard in biloxi leased their land in block 1 of the summerville addition subdivision to grand casino of mississippi inc  a minnesota corporation located at plymouth minnesota the 99year lease began in june 1992 harrison co mississippi 2nd jd land deed bk 251 p 588 on august 1st  dockside gambling commenced at biloxi when two riverboat casinos from iowa  the  diamond lady  and the  emerald lady  opened for business as the isle of capri casino  the biloxid iberville press july 22 1992 p 1 and the sun herald july 29 2007 p g1  1993 in january the  mississippi secretary of state signed a 15 year lease commencing august 1 1993 and ending july 31 2008 with grand casino of mississippi  the annual rental for the 222475 squarefeet of water bottoms was 405000 harrison co mississippi 2nd jd land deed bk 251 p 616  1994   1995   1996   1997   1998   casino gambling in america origins trends and impacts was published by  cognizant communication corporation new york it was edited by klaus j meyerarndt and rudi hartman of mississippi state university and the university of colorado respectively  1999 the beau rivage casino opened  at midnight on march 15 1999 the sun herald march 15 1999 p a1 on october 14th  beau rivage resorts inc acquired the 1st baptist church of biloxi sanctuary and lot on west howard avenue  tc waller was chairman of the 1st baptist church deacons at this time harrison co mississippi chancery court 2nd jd land deed bk 347 p 6  2000   2002 ralph l engelstad  19302002 from the sun herald january 3 1999 p c7  ralph l engelstad  19302002 expired at his las vegas home on november 26 2002 after batting lung cancer he was born january 28 1930 and reared in thief river falls minnesota ralph graduated from the university of north dakota in 1954 where he was a talented hockey goalie engelstad moved to las vegas in 1959 using the profits from his construction company and real estate investments to buy a strip motel on the site of what is now the imperial palace engelstad built and opened the new property in 1979 and the property now has 2700 hotel rooms and 2600 employees the secondlargest sole proprietorship hotel in the world engelstad opened an imperial palace resort in biloxi mississippi in 1997 and along with sahara owner bill bennett developed and sold the las vegas motor speedway mr engelstad was highly regarded as both a generous philanthropist and lightning rod for controversy a local resident of las vegas since 1959 he earned numerous awards for giving millions of dollars to various charitable causes however his alleged interest in nazi memorabilia and support of an athletic program whose name some deemed offensive to american indians helped make engelstad infamous as well following a 20month battle with lung cancer gaming executive ralph engelstad died november 26 2002 at his las vegas home the las vegas reviewjournal november 28 2002 p 1a and december 4 2002    2004 hard rock casino began construction in 2004  2005 hurricane katrina hit the mississippi gulf coast on august 30 2005   2006   2007 hard rock casino reopened in july   2008   2009   2010   2011 margaritaville casino and restaurantjimmy buffet and tom brosig put their margaritaville casino on fast track meeting with biloxi planning commission city council and mississippi gaming commission planned for february  the sun herald january 6 2011 p a1 and january 13 2011 p a1   planning commission unanimously votes in favor of margaritaville casino   the sun herald february 42011 p6a   the   53 million palace casino expansion was dedicated  on november 11th with mayor aj holloway cutting the ceremonial ribbon keith crosby is the general manager of the casino  the sun herald november 12 2011 p c6    2012 hard rock casino announced in midjanuary that it may build a 12story addition to their hotel tower the addition would add 154 hotel rooms construction started in late october on the 12story 325 million hotel with a completion planned for december 31 2013 the sun herald january 19 2012 p a2 and october 24 2012 p b6 the week of march 5th brought exciting casino industry news to the mississippi coast as  golden nugget announced that they were acquiring the isle casino biloxi  margaritaville casino held a job fair that attracted about 2000 individuals hoping for the 1000 positions that they were seeking to fill before their may 2012 grand opening the cancan casino later known as land holdings i llc was promised by the city of d iberville that 24m in tax increment bonds would be issued for infrastruture to assit their locating on biloxi s bay bay in addition rotate black officals announced a new casino for gulfport the sun herald march 11 2012 p a1 in early april  full house resorts announced that it would buy the silver slipper casino in hancock county mississippi for 70m the sun herald april 4 2012 p b6 in april the mississippi satte legislature approved the sale of beer with an alcohol content of 8 by weight governor phil bryant signed the measure which went into effect on july 1 2012 the sun herald april 10 2012 the mississippi gaming commission on september 20th approved the sale of the silver slipper casino in hancock county to full house resorts  the sun herald september 21 2012 p a5  2013 on june 21st  the golden nugget casino formerly the isle casino and isle of capri casino celebrated its grand opening of the completion of its 100 million dollar first improvement stage  the sun herald june 16 2013 p a1 and june 22 2013 p a1  casino magic property being cleaned caesars entertainment has dropped its lease on the casino magic property and crews are cleaning out the tower tyrone gollott  one of the owners of the property said they hope to lease it for a hotel or possibly sell it the sun herald july 242013 p5a  casino magic  owned by caesars entertainment  dropped its lease on the casino magic property on point cadet a local contractor was issured a permit to basically gut the building owners gollott family hopes lease the property for a hotel or sell it the sun herald july 24 2013 p a5  silver slipper  the first land based casino built in south mississippi seven years ago in november 2006 announced that it is planning to erect a 140room hotel to cost 175 million dollars acquired by full house resorts in october 2012 the sun herald august 9 2013 p a1 new rules deadline spurring casino action requirements for size amenities begin january 1 2014  regulations starting jan 1 will require new casinos to have at least 300 hotel rooms with a threestar rating a 40000 squarefoot or larger casino a restaurant that can seat 200 people a fine dining restaurant with seating for 75 people parking for 500 cars the mississippi gaming commission can relax some of these regulations if the developer builds superior amenities or supports an amenity in the community the sun herald september 82013 pa1  new hard rock casino biloxi hotel reaches new heights new 12 story hotel tower will expand the resort by 154 rooms 14 of them luxury suites for a total of 479 rooms the sun herald september 272013 p6d the developers of oyster bay casino say they will renew lease for fountain beach cityowned back bay land the sun herald october 42013 p2a  2014  casino  scarlet pearl  misses deadline   the sun herald april 1 2014 p a1  rotate black casino misses its deadline  the sun herald april 2 2014 p a1  rotate black wants 20day extension to complete financing and pay creditors to build hemingway resort and casino the sun herald april 32014 p1a warner gaming and hospitality selected to head management team for the 200 million biloxi board walk casino  the sun herald march 2014 and april 2 2014 p a3  diamondhead casino gets new chairman of the board  ted arneault former mtr gaming group chairman he will replace longtime diamondhead casino chairman deborah vitale  who is stepping down the sun herald april 3 2014 p1a images made november 13 2014 the  scarlet pearl casino in d iberville broke ground on july 13th  roy anderson corporation is erecting the 250 million structure on central avenue east of i110 the sun herald july 15 2014 p a1  margaritaville on point cadet closed it doors on september 15 2014  the sun herald september 16 2014 p a1 and september 17 2014 p a1  2015 the scarlet pearl casino opened its doors on december 2015  2020 dakia entertainment hospitality and broadwater development signed a formal letter agreement to develop a 12 billion casino music themedresort on the former broadwater hotel property on biloxi s west beach dakia will manage the resort as a joint venture with the universal music group  the sun herald june 18 2020 p a1  biloxi casino history general the sun herald s hips new house rules gamble first drink later march 3 1990 p a1the sun herald  are they barges or buildings june 27 1999 p a1 the sun herald   top ten largest jackpots august 7 2011 p a1 2012 the sun herald   casinos raise questions on offshore drilling february 10 2012 p a1 the sun herald   harbor town casino up for approval april 19 2012 p a1 the sun herald   gaming panel says bring back bigger plan for harbor town and rotate black for casino april 20 2012 p a1 the sun herald   editorialgulfport harbor deserves a casino worthy of location april 22 2012 p c2 the sun herald   caesars writes off unfinished casino may 3 2012 p b6 the sun herald  casino rotate black could be back on the table today august 16 2012 p a5 the sun herald   an end to coast s lawless atmosphere september 16 2012 p a1  2013 the sun herald   new casinos should grow not dilute market   january 27 2013 p b8 the sun herald   rotate black misses deadline on casino   april 23 2013 p a1 the sun herald   casino magic property being cleaned   july 24 2013 p a5 the sun herald   silver slipper casino hotel on the way   august 9 2013 p a1 the sun herald   island view expanding to beach   august 15 2013 p a1 the sun herald   judge dismisses 75 million dollar casino lawsuit  alcohol poisoning alleged at ip casino august 15 2013 p a1  the sun herald   island view doubles down with move across us 90  sun herald editorial opinion    august 16 2013 p c2 the sun herald   casinos ready to expand with road extension in east biloxi   august 21 2013 p a1 the sun herald    2014 the sun herald   coast casinos raising the stakes with new hotels amenities   january 2 2014 p a1 the sun herald   back bay casino appeal dismissed   february 27 2014 p a11 the sun herald   biloxi casinos adding green space parking   march 20 2014 p a11 the sun herald   casino  scarlet pearl  misses deadline   april 1 2014 p a1 the sun herald     gulfport will seek new developer for harbor casino   april 2 2014 p a1  the sun herald   bet doesn t pay off margaritaville closed   september 16 2014 p a1 the sun herald   wasting away   september 17 2014 p a1  beau rivage   prebeau rivage  left corner buena vista beach club pier restaurant baricev s and la cruise gaming vessel to federal waters center right corner biloxi small craft harbor  central beach biloxi   references  the sun herald   beau rivage traffic will be burdonsome police say   march 14 1999 p a2 the sun herald   a little vegas for the south march 14 1999 p a1 the sun herald   beau rivage opens in style march 15 1999 p a1 the sun herald   beau rivage blends intimacy commotion   march 15 1999 p a6 the sun herald   beau rivage courts vips march 16 1999 p a1 the sun herald   making cultural history or just another casino march 17 1999 p a6 the sun herald   beau rivage hires veterans through boots to business   september 6 2013 p a2 the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald   lines around the block 15th anniversary   march 20 2014 p a1 the sun herald      biloxi belle biloxi belle central beach katrina damaged image by ray l bellande made august 1993 original at bpl archives the  biloxi belle casino  owned by mississippi riverboat amusement corporation announced plans for a dockside  gaming vessel at biloxi to open in late summer of early fall  operators touted that the enterprise would  create 700 new jobs with a yearly payroll of 13 million  the sub herald may 19 1992 p a1 the  biloxi belle casino planned to build 800 parking spaces on the 55 acre site of the former buena vista hotel  the sun herald october 27 1993 p d5  references    the sun herald   last days of the buena vista   october 27 1993  the sun herald      biloxi boardwalk casino   references  the sun herald     the sun herald   biloxi boardwalk casino other development moving forward   april 2 2014 p a3 the sun herald     the sun herald      land holdings i llc formerly cancan casino  references  the sun herald    the sun herald   council oks up to 24m for cancan costs march 7 2012 p a11 the sun herald   longawaited casino nears for d iberville march 15 2012 p a1 the sun herald   what happened to mingling the new casino with d iberville s french market march 25 2012 p b3  grand casino   mavar inc  situated at 1140 beach boulevard in biloxi  leased their land in block 1 of the summerville addition subdivision to grand casino of mississippi inc   a minnesota corporation located at plymouth minnesota the 99year lease began in june 1992 harrison co mississippi 2nd jd land deed bk 251 p 588 in january the mississippi secretary of state signed a 15 year lease commencing august 1 1993 and ending july 31 2008 with grand casino of mississippi  the annual rental for the 222475 squarefeet of water bottoms was 405000 harrison co mississippi 2nd jd land deed bk 251 p 616  katrina   margaritaville2006 demolition2014 marchapril 2014   references  the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald      the sun herald    hard rock casino roy anderson iii whose company twice built the hard rock hotel casino transferred his stock in the casino the sun herald march 26 2013 p a9 references the sun herald the sun herald hard rock stock changes hand march 26 2013  the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald   hard rock may expand   january 19 2012 p a2 the sun herald    imperial palace bayview avenueback bay gaming era in august 1992 when the isle of capri opened for business on point cadet dockside gaming proved an immediate success other casino operators became interested in commencing operations on the biloxi peninsula the old biloxi canning company site was zoned for gaming by the biloxi city council on february 22 1993 when the entire back bay area composing waterfront district ii was zoned  imperial palaceralph englestad in march 1993 peoples bank of biloxi conveyed to the mississippi gaming corporation a delaware corporation a 1839 tract northwest of the old canning company tract harco ms land deed bk 53 p 378379 this was the beginning of land acquisition by a group to be called imperial palace of mississippi mississippi gaming corporation to ralph engelstad harco ms land deed bk 270 p 6921839 acres m l morris j smith to ralph englestad harco ms land deed bk 272 p 51 described as 985 feet x 197 feet see also harco ms land deed bk 272 p 106 durward dunn sold the old biloxi canning company site to imperial palace of mississippi inc on october 27 1994 harco ms land deed bk 277 pp 213214  demolition and site construction in 1994 after the removal of the remaining structures of the biloxi canning company construction began slowly on the site the general contractor was  the casino barge the imperial palace casino barge a threestory structure arrived at biloxi on august 19 1995 from morgan city louisiana construction was completed at a site near the head of oak street and moved to casino site in 1996 the imperial palace casino opened for business on december 30 1997  the biloxid iberville press february 25 1998 p 7  the hotel the imperial palace hotel construction commenced in early 1996 completion was planned for july 1997 but didn t open for business until february 6 1998  the biloxid iberville press february 25 1998   see englestad v mayor holloway controversies over upper stories of hotel references  the biloxid iberville press  imperial palace set opening july 1st december 11 1996 p 1 the biloxid iberville press  imperial palace biloxi hotel opened february 25 1998  the sun herald  casinos on the way to back bay february 23 1993 p 1 the sun herald   imperial palace chief all business december 14 1997 the sun herald  june 2011 p a1 the sun herald   boyd gaming ip execs meet junne 18 2011 p a4 the sun herald   another highquality marquee name has been added to coast gaming june 19 2011 p b8 the sun herald   ip casino now a boyd gaming property october 4 2011 p a1  the sun herald   ip casino wins award for philanthropy november 4 2011 p a2  isle of caprithe islegolden nugget the islegolden nugget during its makeover and renovation  image made midjune 2013 on june 21st  the golden nugget casino formerly the isle and isle of capri celebrated its grand opening of the completion of its 100 million dollar first improvement stage  the sun herald june 22 2013 p a1  references  the sun herald     20 the sun herald     20 the sun herald   golden nugget plans 150 m renovation of isle   march 6 2012 the sun herald   golden nugget will celebrate grand opening friday   june 16 2013 p a1 the sun herald   casino history still being made   june 21 2013 p c2 the sun herald   party opens golden nugget   june 22 2013 p a1  the sun herald   phase two brings fun to casino   september 6 2013 p d8 the sun herald     2013  lady luck casino row point cadet  references  the sun herald  proposed casino causes furor january 10 1993 p c1 the sun herald      the sun herald    the sun herald      the sun herald    margaritaville point cadetbiloxi bay  margaritaville casino construction lr mage made june 20 2011 and october 24 2011     margaritaville casino construction lr all images made december 1 2011 december 17 2011 march 1 2012 road into casinomarch 12 2012   land the margaritaville casino and restaurant is located on point cadet and the bay of biloxi in block 21 and block 25 of the summerville subdivision in november 2006 t mothers development companines llc a mississippi limited liability company acquired 446 acres in parts of block 21 and block 25summerville subdivision from ershigs inc for 27 million ershigs inc is located in pawnee county oklahoma  margaritaville casino and restaurant jimmy buffet and tom brosig put their margaritaville casino on fast track meeting with biloxi planning commission city council and mississippi gaming commission planned for february  the sun herald january 6 2011 p a1 and january 13 2011 p a1    approval the biloxi city council approved the margaritaville casino and restaurant at its meeting in midfebruary casino representative michael cavanaugh local attorney related that margaritaville planned a new year s eve 2011 opening the next step before construction could commence was approval by the state gaming commission which was slated for april 7 2011  the sun herald february 15 2011 and march 31 2011  at biloxi on april 7 2011 the mississippi gaming commission approved a gaming license for margaritaville casino and restaurant phase i of the project will consist of a 20000 squarefoot casino a margaritaville restaurant and lounge a store events center and marina the roy anderson corporation will begin soil testing at the construction site off 5 th street on point cadet in midapril  the sun herald april 8 2011 p a1 and april 9 2011 p a1     magaritaville casino and restaurant  september 24 2011  margaritaville on point cadet closed it doors on september 15 2014  the sun herald september 16 2014 p a1 and september 17 2014 p a1  references  the biloxid iberville press   the biloxid iberville press   gulf coast business  shark sighting september 2011 the sun herald   biloxi casino project on fast track january 6 2011 the sun herald   new margaritaville in the works january 13 2011 the sun herald   biloxi council ok s margaritaville plans february 15 2011 the sun herald   margaritaville goes to gaming commission on april 7 march 31 2011 the sun herald   margaritaville could be back on fast track april 1 2011 p a6 the sun herald   buffett cruises on back home april 8 2011 p a1 the sun herald   street to margaritaville   june 22 2011 p b8 the sun herald  road to margaritaville needed opening day september 21 2011 p a12 the sun herald    margaritaville s first party a topping out   2012 p a10 the sun herald    at the casinomargartitaville to open in may  january 24 2012  the sun herald    at the casinomargartitaville biloxi names department directors    januar 24 2012 the sun herald   margaritaville gm in magazine s 25 to watch   february 1 2012 the sun herald   margaritaville casino ready to hire 1000   march 1 2012 p b1 the sun herald   looking for jobs in margaritaville   march 6 2012 p a1 the sun herald   nearl 1500 apply for margaritaville jobs   march 13 2012 p a11 the sun herald   margaritaville casino closing in on ribboncutting   may 3 2012 p a1  the sun herald   casino s biloxi beauty still in hospital   august14 2012 pa2  the sun herald   casinos ready to expand with road extension in east biloxi   august 21 2013 p a1  the sun herald   stuck with margaritaville s tab   july 29 2014 p a2 the sun herald   bet doesn t pay off maargaritaville closed   september 16 2014 p a1 the sun herald   wasting away   september 17 2014 p a1  oyster bay casino d iberville references  the sun herald   d iberville to lease land for new casino   april 4 2012 p a7 the sun herald   oyster bay casino new design revealed   april 6 2012 p d6  palace casino  from 1st street view north1998  point cadetbiloxi bay  the palace casino opened in january 1997 damaged by katrina and reopened december 30 2005  20102011 addition closed on may 31 st for two weeks for upgrades and will be the first smokefree casino in mississippi when it reopens following the second phase of it 50 million dollar expansion on june 14 th three new restaurants will open directly onto casino floor and smokers may use the new 1 million smoking lounge  the sun herald june 1 2011 p a1    references  the sun herald   commission aiming for casinos that create jobs expand the local market april 9 2011 p a1 the sun herald   palace closes for upgrades will soon limit smoking june 1 2011 the sun herald   palace will reopen this morning june 14 2011 the sun herald   at the casinos insert palace casino reopens today june 14 2011 the sun herald   palace casino reopens june 15 2011 the sun herald   palace casino expansion nearing completion   october 16 2011 p c10 the sun herald   mission accomplished   november 12 2011 p c6 the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald      the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    scarlet pearl d iberville images made november 13 2014  2014 the  scarlet pearl casino in d iberville broke ground on july 13th  roy anderson corporation is erecting the 250 million structure on central avenue east of i110 the sun herald july 15 2014 p a1  references  the sun herald d iberville getting its scarlet pearl july 15 2014 p a1  silver slipper casino hancock county mississippi  references  the sun herald   full house resorts to buy silver slipper for 70m april 4 2012 p b6 the sun herald   silver slipper finanacing secured my 3 2012 p b6 the sun herald   silver slipper casino hotel on the way augsut 9 2013 p a1  choctaw casino jackson county mississippi land 100 acres situated in section 18 t7sr7w jackson county business the choctaw nation owns several businesses in jackson county mississippi  1992 deal compact between governor kirk fordice and chief phillip martin 19262010 that allows the choctaw nation to operate las vegasstyle casinos on reservation lands near philadelphia mississippi the choctaws pay 250000 annually to the state for promoting their silver star and golden moon casinos the tribe is also exempt from a 12 percent tax on gross gaming revenues  the sun herald june 11 2005 p a1    jackson county plan federal process requires five steps for an indian gaming project to come to fruition indian land must be placed in trust for the purposes of gaming environmental impact study approval of mississippi s governor interior department provides a legal review of the project bureau of indian affairs regional director will prepare a finding of fact brief that will be submitted to the department of interior s office of indian gaming management chief phillip martin leader and spokesman of the mississippi band of choctaw indians predicted that the process will take a minimum of five years  the sun herald june 19 2006 p a4    trust land conversion on november 15 2005 the choctaw nation submitted an application to convert fortyacres of trust land in jackson county mississippi into a casino site at biloxi the mashantucket pequot tribal nation is planning a 12 billion casino resort near biloxi as a private sector operation mashantucket pequot owns foxwoods resort casino at connecticut  the sun herald september 11 2006 p b2    tribal casino bill loses in midseptember 2006 the us house of representatives failed to pass an initiative by the republican party to deny indian tribes the right to build casinos off their reservation lands the vote was 247171 to pass but the measure failed since a two thirds majority vote was required to pass the legislation  the sun herald september 14 2006 p d8    2006 casino hearing on october 18 th the bureau of indian affairs planned to convene its first public hearing on the mississippi band of choctaw proposed casino on mississippi highway 57 the meeting was booked for the civic center in ocean springs mississippi and was the incipient action in the preparation of an environmental impact statement for the casino hotel and retail center planned for the site  the sun herald october 6 2006 p a2   although first american printing and direct mail a mississippi band of choctaws owned business had paid a deposit for the civic center in early august to reserve space for a public hearing for september 20 th a week before the rescheduled bureau of indian affairs midoctober hearing members of the ocean springs board of aldermen and john mckay jackson county district five board of supervisor whose district the proposed choctaw casino would open complained that their first notice of the meeting was when they had read it in the sun herald the sun herald   october 13  2006  p a13   prior to the first public hearing by the bureau of indian affairs chief phillip martin announced that his mississippi band of choctaws plan to build a 375 million casino resort in jackson county mississippi the casino proposal would be for 2230 slot machines 70 gaming tables and 15 poker tables the hotel would have 1100 rooms this new announcement is exponential compared to the choctaw s first proposal which was to only install bingobased slot machines in its existing factory building on the mississippi highway 57 site which is within the jurisdiction of the city of ocean springs the mississippi band of choctaws own and operate the silver star and golden moon casinos at their philadelphia mississippi reservation  the ocean springs record october 19 2006 p a1 and the sun herald october 18 2006 p a1   at the ocean springs civic center on the evening of october 18 th the proposed jackson county choctaw indian casino hearing was well attended especially by followers the baptist church the audience size was estimated at 350 people after opening remarks by representatives of the bureau of indian affairs environmental consultants and the mississippi band of choctaws the remainder of the session consisted of threeminute talks from people wishing to address the casino issue from the floor the overwhelming consensus from the people in attendance was that casino gaming is undesirable in jackson county mississippi  the sun herald october 19 2006 p a1 and ray l bellande an attendee    coast businesses for fair play in early october the public was informed that coast businesses for fair play a new pac a local politicalaction committee was being formed to be antagonistic towards the proposed jackson county choctaw casino in their first public comment coast businesses for fair play opined that the public had not been notified of the first public hearing by the department of the interior the bureau of indian affairs and the governor s office which opposes the indian casino  the sun herald october 7 2006 p a1   in february 2007 coast businesses for fair play filed litigation against the us department of the interior alleging that the federal agency had not complied with their request for the release of public documents concerning the proposed choctaw casino in jackson county interior through their legal representative retorted that that coast businesses for fair play has not used all of the resources available to them under the freedom of information act and that the us district court for the southern district of mississippi has no jurisdiction in this matter  the sun herald february 16 2007 p a5    sun herald s editorial opinions  on october 15 2006 the sun herald s editorial staff were very negative on the idea of the mississippi band of choctaws proposal to open a casino resort in jackson county  the sun herald october 15 2006 p b6   in march 2007 after mayor connie moran announced her conditional support of the proposed choctaw casino on mississippi highway 57 at ocean springs  the sun herald opined that   see the sun herald march 28 2007 p b4    biloxi investment delays  in late october 2006 harrah s entertainment announced that it was putting a moratorium on its proposed 1 billion dollar plans for expanding its gaming operations at biloxi among the reasons cited for their suspension of activity in the biloxi market were high cost of construction market volatility and the proposed mississippi band of choctaw s casino for neighboring jackson county the threat of an untaxed indian casino with its excellent location on us interstate 10 at ocean springs which would permit it to be first gaming site to available for the lucrative alabamaflorida trade has created an angst among casino operators to the west in harrison and hancock counties although haley barbour governor of mississippi has repeatedly announced to the public and bureau of indian affairs that he opposes the choctaw casino at ocean springs chief phillip martin leader of the mississippi band of choctaws is moving forward with an environmental impact study and desires a nonbinding referendum on the issue during the 2008 presidential election casino executives believe that this issue must be resolved now and that delay will curtail future investment and growth in the gaming and tourist markets along the mississippi gulf coast  the sun herald october 27 2006 p c12    governor haley barbour in november 2006 the biloxi city council passed a resolution requesting republican governor haley barbour to take  all measures within his power to oppose and prohibit   the mississippi band of choctaw indians to put a casino in jackson county the council asked the governor to  act quickly to end this threat to the economic recovery to the mississippi gulf coast  governor barber opposes the indian casino and has notified the bureau of indian affairs of his dissatisfaction despite the governor s negative position to the choctaw casino proposal the bureau of indian affairs has allow the mississippi band of choctaws to pursue and environmental impact statement  the sun herald december 6 2006 p a7    lawyer hired the biloxi city council higher michael cavanaugh a biloxi attorney to fight the choctaw casino project for jackson county mr cavanaugh will assist the biloxi casino market which is united to oppose the aspirations of the mississippi band of choctaws in neighboring jackson county cavanaugh s remuneration a monthly retainer will range between 1500 and 18000  the sun herald december 6 2006 p a7    2007 bible thumpers and casino crusaders more opposition to the proposed choctaw casino at ocean springs surfaced on january 22 2007 when jackson county united for families jcuf a group of pastors and coast businesses for fair play cbfp an association supported by biloxi casinos met to discuss means to negate the choctaw s plans for a local casino in defending the meeting the reverend carl king chairman of the jackson county united for families stated that his group was not an ally of cbfp but was wagging war against the native americans to protect the quality of life and moral values of the community one result of this conference was that the religious leaders may ask the jackson county board of supervisors to hold a nonbinding referendum on the public s desire to have a casino in jackson county at an earlier date than that proposed by the mississippi band of choctaws which was recommended for the 2008 presidential elections  the sun herald january 23 2007 p a5   a meeting of jcuf and two jackson county supervisors on january 31 2007 to request that a nonbinding referendum on the proposed choctaw casino in western jackson county be held this election year rather than 2008 resulted in the supervisors declaring that they were unknowledgeable about this particular election process shortly thereafter the mississippi attorney general s office released a statement which related that   a local government may conduct a nonbinding referendum pursuant to its home rule authority  tishomingo county mississippi in 2001 held a nonbinding referendum when the jena band of choctaw indians wanted to build a casino in this northeast mississippi county it was defeated by local voters 55 percent to 45 percent and consequently the jena band of choctaw indians ceased their pursuit of a local casino   the sun herald february 1 2007 p a   february 2 2007 p a7 and february 3 2007 p a3    vote decision jcuf met again with the jackson county board of supervisors and the county leaders decided to seek approval from the state legislature before holding a referendum on the proposed choctaw casino on ms highway 57 danny guice rocean springs offered to introduce the proposal for legislative action on a nonbinding casino vote to coincide with state and county elections to be held in november 2007 the ministerial group had hope for a quicker decision as they believe that the anticasino sentiment is stronger now than it will be in the future as they believe that chief martin of the mississippi band of choctaws will propagandize the benefits of the casino to the local populace  the sun herald february 16 2007 p a5 and the ocean springs record february 15 2007 p a1  on february 20 2007 the jackson county board of supervisors formally submitted to the legislature their request to have the legislature pass local and private legislation granting the citizens of the county the right to hold a nonbinding referendum on the proposed choctaw casino at ocean springs supervisors expected to hear from the legislature on the matter within two weeks  the sun herald february 21 2007 p a4   by midmarch 2007 jcuf leaders began to show frustration with the jackson county board of supervisors for their slow response to the pastor s demands for a november 2007 referendum the holy men felt that a november 2008 vote as suggested by chief phillip martin would give the choctaws more time to influence the outcome of the election chief martin is convinced in order for the mississippi band of choctaws to have a casino in jackson county the local populous must approve a nonbinding referendum to show the governor and secretary of the interior that casino gaming is desirable in the county  the sun herald march 17 2007 p a15    attorney general s opinion  on march 8 2007 the office of the attorney general of mississippi released its opinion concerning the nonbinding referendum on the proposed choctaw casino at jackson county in essence the opinion stated that the proposed vote  would be a proper subject of a nonbinding referendum   as long as the county determines the use of county funds to have the vote   is in the county s best interest   the opinion further noted that federal government does not ask for local approval when determining if tribal gaming is being considered also the county may take private donations to underwrite an election cost and the board of supervisors do not have to wait until 2008 to have this election  the sun herald march 9 2007 p a2   several members of the jackson county board of supervisors opined that the attorney general s opinion on the choctaw casino referendum might not be binding since the board of supervisors did not request it the request was made by representative danny guice rocean springs john mckay representing jackson county district 5 said   an attorney general s opinion has got to be specific to the entity requesting it danny guice got an attorney general s opinion if he has an opinion and holds an election he s free and clear it won t cost him a dime if the choctaw s challenge it in court if on the other hand the board of supervisors decides to do it we have not been given that green light if the choctaws overturn it we each are individually liable that s why you have to have an attorney general s opinion specific to you the sun herald march 17 2007 p a15   on march 23 2007 the jackson county board of supervisors asked the attorney general s office to expedite an opinion on whether the board of supervisors can propose a nonbinding referendum on the proposed mississippi band of choctaw s casino at ocean springs the supervisors anticipated having an answer to their request by april 2 nd   the sun herald march 25 2007 p a2    political opinions in early june john windsor a democratic party candidate for secretary of state for mississippi expressed his opposition to the mississippi band of choctaws proposed casino at ocean springs he cited the favorable tax situation for the native americans the expansion of inland gaming beyond the intent of the state legislature and the negative precedent of allowing tribal casinos to be build indiscriminately in the state as salient reasons for his opposition  the sun herald june 9 2007 p a6    choctaw elections in early june 2007 the mississippi band of choctaws held its election for a new chief chief phillip martin b 1927 the incumbent who has been the choctaw tribal leader for twenty eight years lost the first primary to beasley denson b 1950 who campaigned for change denson outpolled chief martin 1403 votes to 1347 votes opponents to the proposed choctaw casino in jackson county mississippi fear that if chief martin is unseated that his promise to abide by the results of the proposed nonbinding referendum which will poll the sentiment of the residents of jackson county as to their desire for the choctaw casino will be voided by the new chief  the sun herald june 14 2007 p a1   following the june 2007 primary election chief martin accused beasley denson of receiving support from protagonists the gulf coast casino lobby of his proposed jackson county casino a letter mailed to tribal voters was the vehicle of chief martin s allegation against mr beasley chief martin further added that a choctaw coast casino could generate 200 million in its first five years of operation to be spent on housing increased distribution payments and more jobs beasley denson rejected chief martin s allegation and criticized his for unilateral decision to erect the choctaw coast casino as he believed that the mississippi band of choctaws should have been polled on this critical issue after several attempts to unseat chief martin as tribal leader mr denson achieved his first success in the june 2007 primary his success was attributed to his door to door campaign to discover the salient issues to the voter the issue of a new chief for the choctaw tribe will be settled on july 3 rd   the sun herald june 21 20007 p a3    denson wins early returns from the july 3 rd election for chief of the mississippi band of choctaws demonstrated beasley denson the challenger leading 1528 votes to 1369 for chief philip martin counting of absentee ballots had chief martin with 94 votes and denson with only 39 on july 6 th chief martin the incumbent conceded the election to beasley denson unofficial returns had chief martin trailing his opponent by 211 votesdenson 1697 and martin 1486 he had until july 8 th to challenge the election results beasley denson is expected to be sworn in as tribal chief on july10th he would become the third elected tribal chief since the 1830 treaty of dancing rabbit creek  the sun herald july 5 2007 p a1 and july 7 2007 p a7    chief denson pursues jackson county casino chiefelect beasley densonwas sworn into office at the silver star casino and convention center near philadelphia neshoba county mississippi one of chief denson s first statements following his election as leader of the mississippi band of choctaws was to declare that outcome of the nonbinding referendum to be held in jackson county in early november 2007 as regards the construction of a choctaw casino in the county would be disregarded he said that the choctaw people have decided to build a casino on ms highway 57  the sun herald july 11 2007 p a1   in midjuly franklin leach district 4 supervisor sent a letter to chief denson to request a public hearing on the proposed jackson county casino mr leach expressed his desire that the choctaw leadership respect the results of the november nonbinding referendum proposed by former chief philip martin franklin leach is listening to his constituents as there is a high degree of certitude that they oppose a casino of any kind in jackson county he wishes that chief denson will development the mississippi band of choctaw lands on mississippi highway 57 in a manner that will please and appease the citizen s who live and work here it is generally held that department of the interior the ultimate deciding entity for the proposed casino will listen to the opinion of elected officials and not the results of the november 2007 nonbinding referendum the religious community opines that the local politicians will abide by the wishes of their electorate  the sun herald july12 2007 p a7    pascagoula powwow on august 28 2007 miko beasley denson miko is the choctaw word for chief met with mayor connie moran of ocean springs mayor xavier bishop of moss point gautier city councilman jeff wilson and a group of jackson county businessmen in pascagoula the choctaw group asked that the details of the powwow be kept confidential the community leaders were exposed to some of the casino plans and illustrations were presented miko denson and staff spoke of the choctaw printing plant and injection molding company that they operate on their ms highway no 57 property and how the revenues from these businesses contribute to the quality of life in jackson county they also spoke of their casino could benefit the county the jackson county coalition admonished the mississippi band of choctaws that if they are not more specific with their casino plans and more convincing about how gaming will better the lives of the counties voters their quest to win the november 6 th nonbinding referendum on gaming will be a total failure  the sun herald september 5 2007 p a1 and a7    pascagoula powwow ii melissa mullinax political advisor to chief beasley denson announced in midseptember 2007 that she had contacted tim broussard with the jackson county board of supervisors in regards to a future meeting the mississippi band of choctaws are poised to present their plans to build a 375 million casino to the board of supervisors at their public meeting in the near future the meeting time with the jackson county board of supervisors was set for september 27 th district 5 supervisor john mckay related that in order for the mississippi band of choctaws to convince the electorate in jackson county to favor a casino they must sell the people and provide them with adequate information to make a decision on their proposed gaming project mckay said that unless more information is coming forth the voters that participate in the november nonbinding referendum  will vote it down big time but they ll probably do that anyway   the sun herald september 14 2007 p a2 september 18 2007 p a3    public presentation on september 26 th beasley denson tribal leader of the mississippi band of choctaws and former resident of pascagoula addressed the ocean springs rotary club at its noon luncheon here the mississippi band of choctaws 375 million casino resort proposal for east ocean springs was unveiled to the public for the first time in addition to a casino the choctaw proposal includes a hotel movie theatre convention center 27hole golf course and retail shops and boutiques denson related to the onehundred plus audience that after 3800 construction workers complete their task that 2800 permanent positions will be created at the choctaw casino which will create 33 million dollars in state payroll taxes he also pledged that impact fees for roads fire and police protection and schools will be paid to local governments chief denson was assisted in the casino resort development presentation by john hendrix director of economic development for the choctaw nation   the sun herald september 27 2007 p a1 and a5    the ante meeting with the jackson county board of supervisors at pascagoula mississippi on september on september 27 2007 chief beasley denson offered 4 of the gross revenues from their proposed mississippi highway no 57 casino resort to the citizens of jackson county denson related that he expected that the casino would generate about 7 million for the county and local governments these funds could provide the money for roads and services that would be needed to support the increase in traffic and population caused by the growth and development from casino gaming within the county chief denson also told the supervisors that it is the casino operators in harrison and hancock county that are opposed to the choctaw casino and that future employment and revenues for the county are in jeopardy as well as the possibility that tax burdens could be lowered by the additional revenue generated from the choctaw casino resort  the sun herald september 28 2007 p a1    the aint s as the november nonbinding referendum approached several public came out against the choctaw casino resort at ocean springs in early october  the sun herald lashed out at chief beasley denson  the vote election held on november 6 2007  2011   2008 moratorium rescinded in june 2011 larry echo hawk assistant secretary for the bureau indian affairs rescinded the 2008 moratorium issued during the bush presidential administration which blocked an attempt by the mississippi band of choctaw indians to open a casino on their lands in jackson county mississippi mr hawk stated  the 2008 guidance memorandum was unnecessary and was issued without the benefit of tribal consultation we will proceed to process offreservation gaming applications in a transparent manner consistent with exisiting law    2011 elections on june 14 2011 the mississippi band of choctaw indians held an election for their new chief miko nine candiates ran for the tribe s leadership and a runoff between beasley denson incumbent and phyllis j anderson will be held in july 2011 mingo denson polled 1598 votes and pj anderson garnered 872 the sun herald june 18 2011 p a3 in early september 2011 phyliss j anderson b 1961 defeated beasley denson b 1950 to become the first woman elected as chief of the mississippi band of choctaws on july 15 2011 ms anderson defeated miko beasley denson and shirley berg garnering 55 of the vote in a runoff she had been named the winner but the results were declared void forcing the september 6 2011 election phyllis anderson was sworn in as chief of the mississippi band of choctaws on october 5 2011 the sun herald september 8 2011 p a8 and october 6 2011 p a5  center pointe nondenominational church pastor ted pagel trying to get the church building ready for an october 2 2011 worship service the sun herald september 21 2011 p a2 references  the bay press the bay press   choctaw casino gets a nogo at jackson county public hearing october 27 2006 p 1 the bay press   what now views on rebuilding the coast november 3 2006 p 3 the bay press   choctaw indian gaming hot topic october 5 2007 p 5 the mississippi press the mississippi press   jackson county pastors to consider casino concerns june 27 2006 p 1a the mississippi press   pastors put new spin on casino protest october 8 2006 p 1a the mississippi press   choctaws give details on 375 mm casino october 17 2006 p 1a the mississippi press   will vote on casino count october 17 2006 p 1a the mississippi press   casino opposition october 19 2006 p 1a the mississippi press   casino rejected november 7 2007 p 1a the mississippi press   choctaw casino action delayed november 14 2007 p 1a the ocean springs record the ocean springs record   good ole boys mississippi band of choctaws has arrived july 10 1997 p 4 the ocean springs record   choctaws may build but no casinos january 23 2003 p a1 the ocean springs record   choctaws eye ms highway 57 for casino may 11 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   tribe officials agree casino vote a must may 18 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   choctaws outline plans for os land october 19 p a1 the ocean springs record   local residents voice opposition to choctaws october 26 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   county to ask legislature for casino vote february 15 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   aldermen united in opposing jc casino march 22 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   ag says nonbinding casino vote ok to go march 29 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   choctaw indian casino hot topic october 4 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   sign wars november 1 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   voters say no to casino yes to byrd brodnax november 8 2007 p a1 the sun herald the sun herald   choctaw casino tax exempt may 18 2006 p a1 the sun herald   choctaw casino debated may 19 2006 p a1 the sun herald   choctaws should not use their tribal status to circumvent gaming laws in south mississippi may 21 2006 p b10 the sun herald   jackson county show us the dough june 1 2006 p f1 the sun herald   to the people of jackson county ms june 1 2006 p f4 the sun herald   92 deal may dictate choctaws coast plan june 11 2006 p a1 the sun herald   doing business in jackson county june 11 2006 p a1 the sun herald   choctaw plan faces long list of hurdles june 19 2006 the sun herald   ministers oppose casinos june 29 2006 p a2 the sun herald   choctaws deny donating to alabama governor race june 30 2006 p a2 the sun herald   other voices choctaws should adhere to same rules as all other state casinos reprinted from the clarionledger  jackson mississippi september 11 2006 p b2 the sun herald   tribal casino bill defeated september 14 2006 p d8 the sun herald   bureau to hold hearing on casino october 6 2006 p a2 the sun herald   choctaw hearing notice disputed october 7 2006 p a1 the sun herald   county raps choctaws on hearing october 13 2006 p a13 the sun herald   choctaws should abandon effort to place a casino in jackson county october 15 2006 b6 the sun herald   what is the law october 15 2006 b6 the sun herald   unfair competition creates uncertainty october 15 2006 b6 the sun herald   choctaw casino hearing tonight october 18 2006 a1 the sun herald   choctaw s hear casino opposition october 19 2006 p a1 the sun herald   the sooner the better october 24 2006 p b8 the sun herald   choctaw issue delays investment october 27 2006 p c12 the sun herald   lawyer hired to fight choctaws december 6 2006 p a7 2007 the sun herald   pastor group plans to oppose choctaw casino january 23 2007 p a5 the sun herald   officials gambling foes meet february 1 2007 p a the sun herald   county can hold election on tribal casino february 2 2007 p a7 the sun herald   officials gambling foes meet february 1 2007 p a the sun herald   vote on choctaw casino up in air february 3 2007 p a3 the sun herald   casino vote may be pursued february 4 2007 p a2 the sun herald   pastors relent on prompt gambling vote february 16 2007 p a5 the sun herald   casino group sues over records requests february 16 2007 p a5 the sun herald   county officially requests ok for casino vote february 21 2007 p a4 the sun herald   casino vote gets the green light march 9 2007 p a2 the sun herald   casino foes will push proposal in april march 17 2007 p a15 the sun herald   expedited ag opinion sought march 25 2007 p a2 the sun herald   a mayor is obligated to weigh all economic options march 25 2007 p b11 the sun herald   choctaw chief facing increased criticism march 26 2007 p a7 the sun herald   in a word ag says yes march 28 2007 p a8 the sun herald   officials in biloxi and ocean springs are sending out dangerous signals march 28 2007 p b4 the sun herald   jackson county will vote on tribal casino april 3 2007 p a2 the sun herald   a mayor is obligated to know the facts on tribal gaming april 4 2007 p b3 the sun herald   tribe is steadfast about casino project april 7 2007 p a2 the sun herald   choctaws provide some community support april 23 2007 p a1 the sun herald   offreservation casino rules may shift may 8 2007 p a1 the sun herald   candidate blasts tribal casino plan june 9 2007 p a6 the sun herald   choctaw s long reign over june 14 2007 p a1 the sun herald   chief martin casino foes backing my opponent june 21 2007 p a3 the sun herald   choctaws elect chief today july 3 2007 p a8 the sun herald   denson may be new chief july 5 2007 p a1 the sun herald   choctaws may not pursue casino july 6 2007 p a1 the sun herald   chief martin concedes july 7 2007 p a7 the sun herald   new chief vote won t affect plan july 11 2007 p a1 the sun herald   denson casino up to choctaws july 12 2007 p a7 the sun herald   students hear choctaw gaming chair july 25 2007 p a6 the sun herald   chief official meet on casino september 5 2007 p a1 the sun herald   choctaw chief supervisors to meet september 14 2007 p a2 the sun herald   supervisors to hear choctaws on sept 27 september 18 2007 p a3 the sun herald   choctaws present casino plan september 27 2007 p a1 the sun herald   choctaws offer share of profits september 28 2007 p a1 the sun herald   choctaw chief does not trust voters of jackson county so why should they trust him october 3 2007 p c4 the sun herald   board votes against casino october 4 2007 p a6 the sun herald   choctaw web site quotes disputed october 13 2007 p a1 the sun herald   ads promoting choctaw casino are offensive october 24 2007 p c4 the sun herald   choctaw casino vote like tivoli proposal divides us october 31 2007 p b10 the sun herald   retired general major general paul harvey wooed to lead tribal casino resort october 31 2007 p b10 the sun herald   choctaws press ahead on casino november 8 2007 p a10 the sun herald   antigaming resolution shelved by board november 14 2007 p a5 the sun herald   supervisors take stand against casino november 27 2007 p a6 2008 the sun herald   bureau rejects choctaws  january 8 2007 p a1 the sun herald   opportunities still abound for choctaws january 10 2008 p c2 the sun herald   opportunities still abound for choctaws january 10 2008 p c2 the sun herald   indian casinos warned february 28 2008 p d8 the sun herald   choctaws eye new ventures may 10 2008 p a1 2010 the gazette   martin s legacy s one of choctaw selfdetermination february 3 2010 p 5 mississippi history news letter   longtime choctaw chief vol 52 no 3march 2010 the sun herald   former choctaw chief hailed a great leader february 5 2010 p  the sun herald   martin s legacy as choctaw chief has been long and legendary february 2010 p  the sun herald   nearly 1000 attend exchief s funeral february 2010 p  the sun herald   february 2010 p 2011 the sun herald   luck could change for choctaw casino in jackson county june 18 2011 p a1 the sun herald   choctaw chief race goes to runoff election february 18 2011 p a3 the sun herald   choctaws dream is jackson county s nightmare june 21 2011 p a13 the sun herald   anderson 1st woman to win choctaw chief election september 8 2011 p a8 the sun herald   church will open on choctaw indian land september 21 2011 p a2 the sun herald   anderson takes oath as choctaws chief october 6 2011 p a5 the sun herald   choctaws ink 78m debt deal with trustmark   march 1 2012 p c6 the sun herald   choctaw casino in jackson couty still off the radar   july 6 2012 p a5  the sun herald   indian tribes opeing casinos far from home   july 6 2012 pa1  the sun herald   9159 views  ', 0);
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(87, 'en', 'node_search', ' movie theatres movie theatres ray wed 6092010 1615 biloxi theatres time line   1907 the  nickelodeon  an electric theater was located on lameuse street across from suter suter the nickelodeon occupied the space of a recently closed movie house operated by robert montamat the building was being remodeled and opened shortly under the management of  wh fudge  mr fudge had formerly been assistant manager of forest park the amusement venue in west biloxi  forest park  had balloon ascensions a high dive and other exciting attractions for its summer patrons  the biloxi herald september 27 1907 p 2    1908 the  palace of pleasure  opened in dukate s theatre on february 17 1908  moving picture show of biloxi as up to date as up to date as any in the country      1909 the  airdome  an open air movie and vaudeville venue opened april 19 1909 on the lazaro lopez property west of the tp dulion mercantile company it was owned by the vaudette amusement company a partnership of julius m lopez and frederick p abbley 18811941 mr abbley was an experienced theatre owner as he was operating the vaudette theatre at biloxi and scranton pascagoula he had recently sold his vaudette theatre in ocean springs to r anderson dancer 18781915 mr danser vended his vaudette movie house on washington avenue to ew illing 18701947 in september 1909 and went to lumberton mississippi with william willie engbarth 18821957 to open a movie house apparently things did not work as  the ocean springs news  reported that ra dancer sold his movie house and returned to ocean springs in december 1909 with charles engbarth 18851962 mr dancer married carrie engbarth 18891967 in november 1911  the daily herald april 3 1909 p 1 april 20 1909 p 2    december 1 1911 p 4 and the ocean springs news september 11 1909 november 13 1909 november 20 1909 and december 25 1909  the airdome lot was bounded by fayard street on the west howard avenue on the south and reynoir street on the east it was fenced and had one hundred twentyfive benches capable of seating eight people and two hundredfifty chairs giving it a seating capacity of 1250 people there was a stage and picture machine box probably the projector harry haise 18541954 did the carpentry work to erect the airdome the newly formed daily herald band under the direction of professor joseph dowling performed on opening day fred p abbley was the manager  the daily herald april 13 1909 and april 20 1909 p 2  the sky dome opened in july 1909 the daily herald july 1909 p  1910 the  bijou theatre  opened for business on west howard avenue on november 5 1910 the movie house was one hundred twentyfour feet long and twenty feet wide  st stephens  was the general manager  the daily herald november 5 1910 p    1911 the vaudette theatre now occupied by uncle fred s is being demolished to erect a twostory brick structure for joseph lawrence and charles redding on the corner of howard avenue and delauney tj rosell drew the architectural plans  the daily herald july 18 1911 p 8    1912 jd tam of lima ohio opened an air dome theatre on the corner of lameuse street and jackson in early may 1912  in october mr tam held a benefit for biloxi s charity hospital at the theatre the facility had an elevated floor stage and seating capacity estimated at 800 people the daily herald april 22 1912 p 8 and october 13 1912 p 8  1913 in january 1913  jh king  and  cb king  of mobile proprietors of the  crown theatre  there acquired the theatrical business interest of  st stephens  at biloxi at this time mr stephens operated the  bijou theatre  and the  air dome   the daily herald january 11 1913 p 1   in early march january 1913  charles king and joseph king of the bijou theatre began remodeling the airdome for the summer season the popular venue will be doubled in size with extensive improvents a new viewing screen will be ready for opening night  the daily herald march 4 1913 p 8    1914 the  crown theatre  formerly the  bijou theatre  opened in january 1914  the daily herald january 16 1914 p 2    1919 in october 1919  victor howard  a prominent motion picture proprietor of new orleans acquired the  crown theatre  and  big airdome  movie houses at biloxi from the  king brothers  of mobile cb king was the manager of the biloxi theaters for king brothers  the daily herald october 24 1919 p 1    1920 ao bourdon   18681959 manager of the  gulf coast amusement company  kept the crown and gaiety open during the recent strike  the daily herald february 20 1920 p 6    1924 the  strand theatre  was built in the lopez building on west howard avenue in the winter of 1923 it opened in early january 1924 with a feature picture comedy and high class vaudeville act and orchestra it was a modern theater with seating capacity of six hundred fifty its interior featured a modern finish with lighting appropriate for projection and illumination of the building the strand also was equipped with a modern projector  the daily herald january 4 1924 p 1   antitrust litigation filed in new orleans against the  saenger amusement company  and others was dismissed in early january since the saenger amusement company did not sell commodities it was not in violation of the louisiana state antitrust statue  the daily herald january 10 1924 p 1    1926   1927 the remodeling and redecorating at  saenger s gaeity theatre  is almost finished the improvements consisted of the following the facade of the theatre was remodeled and winging doors added a terrace was built across the front of the theater decorated with artificial roses the interior of the gaiety theatre was painted buff and green with paneled trimmings six hundred latest veneered theatre chairs replaced older seating new organ put in with new music rolls capable of playing seventeen pieces continuously four double and two single exists created for additional safety and ten new wall fans and two ceiling fans added to the interior the new gaiety opened for business in midapril with its same policies and no new admission charge for additional safety a security guard was put on night duty in the movie house  the daily herald april 12 1927 p 2    tom bautovich   19081990 native of new orleans and  new organist at the strand theatre  is becoming popular with his audiences tom is a graduate of the new orleans conservatory of music and played in the top theaters in nola before coming to biloxi he was a also daily broadcaster over wsmb in the crescent city   the daily herald october 11 1927 p 2    1928 martin j salvant 18691946 native of nola and manager of the  biloxi gaiety theatre  has been transferred to the anderson theatre at gulfport from where he come to biloxi over a year ago  the daily herald january 10 1928 p 2    1929 work was commenced to remodel the strand theatre into a modern store building in the spring of 1929 a ziegenfelder gulfport contractor was hired to conert the former movie house into a buildign with three store grant s drug store was to occupy one of the spaces the work was expected to take 60 days the daily herald march 20 1929 p 2  1936 saenger  officials said that the  buck theatre  formerly the  gaiety theatre  corner of lameuse street and jackson street will open soon the new theater has undergone extensive refurbishment and now has the capacity for over four hundred patrons the balcony for colored people had nearly one hundred seats modern western electric sound equipment and temlock wallboard for better insulation and acoustic properties has also been added to the structure  the daily herald december 17 1936 p 1    1940 odeus meyers  18841968 and  calus c meyers  19091999 his son operators of meyers grocery at 447 east division street announced that they were going to build a 600seat movie theater on the southeast corner of lameuse and division streets jack fayard biloxi architect was hired to draw building plans for the 11000 meyers woodframed movie house it was to be 40 feet by 110 feet and fireproof approximately 400seats were for white patrons and 200seats for colored viewers the colored entrance and lobby was on division street and their seating area was the balcony the white clientele entered from lameuse street and were seated in the main auditorium the meyers family had arrived in biloxi from erath louisiana about 1929  the daily herald february 10 1940 p 1    1941 the  harlem theatre  a  movie house for blacks  located on main street near division street  opened on july 5th   henry meyers  19142004  owner and manager  of the 40 feet by 105 feet steelframed building with a 525 person seating capacity and costing 15000 the daily herald july 4 1941 p 7  harlem theatre  negro main at division street children 10 cent adults 15 cent at all times open at 5 pm  1942   1946 the bay view theatre opened on november 30 1946 with caesar and cleopatra an english produced film starring vivian leigh 19131967 and claude rains 18891967 at the time this production was touted as the most expensive ever made costing over 6 million the building was designed by collins collins and its erection was supervised by sam starks and cost over 60000 the theatre area was 50 feet by 100 feet with a seating capacity of almost seven hundred persons the viewing screen was plastic and the sound system built by rca a brinkert movie projector was utilized the bayview theatre was cooled and heated with a 40ton air conditioning unit and a riznor heating system respectively  the daily herald november 28 1946 p 1    1947 the star theatre operated by henry meyers  19142004 of biloxi opened in north biloxi opened in january mr meyers also ran the meyers theatre on lameuse street and the harlem on main street the star theate had 400 seats in the 3000 sq ft building owned by madeline quave she had previously had a dance hall here and a silent motion picture house the biloxi area now had seven theatres saenger roxy bay view buck harlem and meyers the daily herald january 18 1947 p 4  1948 the  new 60000 gulf coast drivein theatre located 12 mike west of the biloxi veterans administration center opened on may 18th   chester a knight proprietor  who is from bogalusa louisiana was pleased with the opening night attendance the daily herald may 19 1948 p 1  ernest e summerlin   19211998 recent us coast guard serviceman is clearing lot in the 1600 block of east howard avenue  to erect a new movie theatre  the 28foot by 80foot wood frame building with celotex interior will cost 18000 and seat 300 people his brother robert summerlin will assist in the construction the daily herald may 24 1948 p 6  1949 the beach drivein corporation was incorporated in mississippi in late september 1949 by ernest v landaiche 18951966 and joy n houck 19011999 of new orleans and douglas i smith 19011979 of biloxi harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 458 p 471  1950 the new 125000 beach drivein theatre located on west beach boulevard near pat harriosn now veterans boulevard will open in april the daily herald march 22 1950 p 10  ernest e summerlin   19211998 recent us coast guard serviceman is clearing lot in the 1600 block of east howard avenue  to erect a new movie theatre  the 28foot by 80foot wood frame building with celotex interior will cost 18000 and seat 300 people his brother robert summerlin will assist in the construction the toy theatre opened at 1634 east howard avenue on 14 september 1950 with lawrence melvin a partner in the business the daily herald may 11 1948 may 24 1948 june 2 1948 september 14 1950 and seeptember 16 1950  references  journals the biloxi daily herald   city news   september 27 1907 the biloxi daily herald   new moving picture show   february 13 1908 the biloxi daily herald   another picture show   february 17 1908 the biloxi daily herald   moving pictures in biloxi   september 25 1908  the daily herald the daily herald   bijou theatre will open tonight   november 5 1910 the daily herald   new building for redding and lawrence   july 18 1911 the daily herald    dancerengbarth   december 1 1911 p 4 the daily herald    biloxi   march 4 1913 p 8 the daily herald      jd tam  will open picture show   april 22 1912 p 8 the daily herald   the new gaiety theatre   may 7 1912 the daily herald   popular young biloxian weds   september 14 1912 the daily herald   the new dixie theater   september 26 1912  the daily herald   tam has leased firemen s hall   october 1 1912 the daily herald      jd tam  benefit show for hospital  october 13 1912 p 8 the daily herald   new curtain at the bijou theatre   december 2 1912 p 8 the daily herald   mobilians buy biloxi theaters from stephens   january 11 1913 the daily herald   gaiety open air theatre open thursday   may 13 1913 the daily herald   jh king buys out two picture shows   july 24 1913 the daily herald   contest closes at the big airdome   august 7 1913 the daily herald   kings will open new theater in biloxi tomorrow   january 14 1914 the daily herald   crown theater opening triumph   january 16 1914 the daily herald   biloxi team is again victorius   july 20 1914 the daily herald   biloxi theatres changes hands   october 24 1919 19201929 the daily herald   both theatres  crown and gaiety  in biloxi operataed during strike   february 20 1920 the daily herald   open theater tomorrow   january 4 1924 the daily herald   court rules saenger company is not a trust   january 10 1924 the daily herald   fire loss is 75000 in early blaze   may 23 1926 the daily herald   biloxi business houses burned   may 29 1926 the daily herald   new gaiety to open monday   april 12 1927 the daily herald   tom bautovich   organist     october 11 1927 the daily herald   salvant transferred   january 10 1928 the daily herald   break ground for new saenger house   july 14 1928 the daily herald   saenger has new manager   martin j salvent     december 31 1929  19301939 the daily herald   buck theatre to open saturday   december 17 1936  19401949 the daily herald   new theatre   meyers  announced for biloxi   february 10 1940 the daily herald   starting work on new theatre   ee summerlin     may 24 1948  19501950 the daily herald   new drivein  beach drivein  to open at biloxi    march 22 1950  19801999 the daily herald centennial edition   films at saenger kept coastians in the darkness   october 7 1984 the daily herald centennial edition   gem of the coast polished   october 7 1984  the ocean springs news the ocean springs news    local news   september 11 1909 the ocean springs news    local news   november 13 1909 the ocean springs news    local news   november 20 1909 the ocean springs news   local news   december 25 1909  biloxi theatres   airdome the  airdome  an open air movie and vaudeville venue opened april 19 1909 on the lazaro lopez property west of the tp dulion mercantile company it was owned by the vaudette amusement company a partnership of julius m lopez and frederick p abbley 18811941 mr abbley was an experienced theatre owner as he was operating the vaudette theatre at biloxi and scranton pascagoula he had recently sold his vaudette theatre in ocean springs to r anderson dancer 18781915 mr danser vended his vaudette movie house on washington avenue to ew illing 18701947 in september 1909 and went to lumberton mississippi with william willie engbarth 18821957 to open a movie house apparently things did not work as  the ocean springs news reported that ra dancer sold his movie house and returned to ocean springs in december 1909 with charles engbarth 18851962 mr dancer married carrie engbarth 18891967 in november 1911  the daily herald april 3 1909 p 1 april 20 1909 p 2    december 1 1911 p 4 and the ocean springs news september 11 1909 november 13 1909 november 20 1909 and december 25 1909    abbley dancer abbley dancer was partnership composed of frederick p abbley 18821941 and r anderson dancer 18781915 frederick p fred abbley 18821941 was born in north biloxi the son of captain fritz abbley 18461905 a swiss immigrant and margaret harvey 18471886 the youngest daughter of french immigrant sailor pierre harvey 18101883 and zeline moran 18111883 in march 1905 fred abbley married viola caillavet 18841968 the daughter of francis arbeau caillavet 18561909 and marie dodart 18581942 they were the parents of three children francis abbley 19051905 eunice a brocato 19081996 and bernice a emile b 1909 in 1909 fred abbley was the manager of an  en plein air  movie theater the airdome the airdome was situated at 413 renoir street and occupied a large lot which extended to fayard street with a frontage on west howard avenue in late august 1909 mr abbley was brought to the court of judge elmer and adjudicated innocent of violating a city ordinance for showing a movie on sunday another trial was held in september in the court of judge zt champlin abbley pleaded guilty and was fined 10 and court costs which judge champlin suspended the people of biloxi were generally apathetic to the socalled blue laws  the biloxi daily herald august 30 1909 p 4 and september 10 1909 pp 12  mr abbley s associate r anderson dancer 18781915 was born at buenavista chickasaw county mississippi the son of john w dancer and carolina e bean he arrived at biloxi circa 1900 and was the brother of jessie dancer cousins 18741957 the spouse of joseph h cousins 18741917 mr dancer worked for lopez dukate at the rigolets in 1904 in november 1911 r anderson dancer married carrie engbarth 18891967 a native of rodney jefferson county mississippi and the daughter of emile engbarth 1855ca 1905 and magalene jeanette arndt 18561938 at the time the engbarth family resided on porter street in ocean springs dr chipman of the pascagoula episcopal church officiated  the daily herald   december 1 1911 p 4 and the ocean springs news    april 15 1915 p 1  circa 1909 mr dancer had come to ocean springs and opened a movie theater on washington avenue called the vaudette he sold it to ew illing 18701947 in september 1909 in november 1909 mr dancer went to lumberton mississippi with willie engbarth 18821957 his future brotherinlaw to open a movie house apparently things did not work as  the ocean springs news  reported that ra dancer sold his movie house and returned to ocean springs in december 1909 with charles engbarth 18931967 after their marriage carrie and anderson dancer ran a store at ocean springs probably on the southeast corner of porter and washington mr dancer expired on april 9 1915 he was buried in the evergreen cemetery ocean springs carrie e dancer remarried fred meyers and was residing at pass christian mississippi in 1962 she was at ocean springs in 1967 no further information abbley and dancer paid 3000 rent each month to charles redding the airdome lot was bounded by fayard street on the west howard avenue on the south and reynoir street on the east it was fenced and had one hundred twentyfive benches capable of seating eight people and two hundredfifty chairs giving it a seating capacity of 1250 people there was a stage and picture machine box probably the projector harry haise 18541954 did the carpentry work to erect the airdome the newly formed daily herald band under the direction of professor joseph dowling performed on opening day fred p abbley was the manager  the daily herald april 13 1909 and april 20 1909 p 2    charles king and joseph king in early march january 1913  charles king and joseph king of the bijou theatre began remodeling the airdome  for the summer season the popular venue will be doubled in size with extensive improvents a new viewing screen will be ready for opening night  the daily herald march 4 1913 p 8    references  the biloxi herald   city news   september 27 1907 the biloxi herald   new moving picture show   february 13 1908 the biloxi herald   another picture show   february 17 1908 the daily herald   biloxi   march 4 1913  avenue theatre the avenue theatre was situated on the south side of west howard avenue on a small lot 53 feet by 125 feet owned by uriah s joachim in may 1948 mr joachim leased his building at 322 west howard avenue to odeus meyers 18841968 who had launched the meyers theatre on the se c of lameuse and division streets in may 1940 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 310 p 550  b d theatres b d theatres was chartered in october 1960 by claude s bourgeois 19291985 of biloxi and edgar g doerr 19111983 mr doerr was domiciled at new orleans harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 263 p 132 in november 1964 b d theatres transferred their sublease and assignment from henry meyers to biloxi theatres inc this conveyance was approved by us joachim in december 1964 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 310 p 550 bk 556 p 68 and p 70  biloxi theatres inc references     bay view theatre 101 west bay view the tract of land that the bay view theatre was erected was acquired by terrance smith 18551924 an irish immigrant stevedore and resident of nola from ec joullian and charles redding in february 1921 for 8000 the smith parcel consisted of about 45 acres and was described as two hundredeighty feet on back bay and running south eight hundred fifty feet on the west side of lameuse street harrison co mississippi land deed bk 130 p 348 in october 1881 terrance smith had married sallie o harris 18621885 they had at least one son william smith 18831900 at nola mr smith remarried to katherine douglas 18691937 in february 1895 from this marriage at least two children were born in the crescent city probably on soniat street joseph smith 18971968 and douglas i smith 19011979 when terrance smith conveyed this late to his spouse in june 1924 it was described as having 280 feet on back bay and running south on the west side of lameuse street for 730 feet harrison co mississippi land deed bk 141 p 614 and 1900 orleans parish federal census t623575 p 23b ed 128 shortly after the demise of terrance smith katherine douglas smith sold the land to douglas i smith her son in january 1925 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 152 p 350 and bk 160 p 231  douglas i smith there is a high degree of certitudethatdouglas ignatius smith 19011979 while visiting biloxi with his parents met vera moran 19011979 the daughter of francis moran 18531935 and elizabeth vanderpool 18691940 they married at biloxi in october 1920 by 1930 douglas i smith was managing a restaurant and had his growing family domiciled on lameuse street the smith children were douglas i smith jr b 1921 patrick smith b 1923 gerard smith b 1924 m dolores kneale theresa e smith b 1925 m leon l tootle 19191988 and terrence smith 192720011930 harrison county mississippi federal census r 1146 p 22a ed 6  opened in 1946 the bay view theatre opened on november 30 1946 with caesar and cleopatra an english produced film starring vivian leigh 19131967 and claude rains 18891967 at the time this production was touted as the most expensive ever made costing over 6 million the building was designed by collins collins and its erection was supervised by sam starks and cost over 60000 the theatre area was 50 feet by 100 feet with a seating capacity of almost seven hundred persons the viewing screen was plastic and the sound system built by rca a brinkert movie projector was utilized the bayview theatre was cooled and heated with a 40ton air conditioning unit and a riznor heating system respectively  the daily herald november 28 1946 p 1  in addition the structure housed kay s flower shop bay apparel and bay drugs operated by alfred j claiborne 18951946 mr claiborne had been with katz besthoff drug stores in the crescent city gerard smith son of douglas i smith was the manager of the movie house  the daily herald november 28 1946 p 1    early management jack cameron was an early manager of the bay view theatre jack lived in biloxi as a child and later was stationed at keesler field during wwii he returned to biloxi after the war from bartow in central florida to manage the biloxi movie house jack left the bay view in november 1950 to open a grill and soda shop on porter avenue north of the biloxi lighthouse the restaurant had been carron s and he took a lease from the home milk products company to initiate this enterprise  the daily herald november 18 1950 p 3    whiz quiz probably to generate additional attendance in the theatre the bay view in late august 1948 commenced its whiz quiz program jack clark wlox crooner was the emcee and he was assited by lewis and sally nesman of portraits of sound a recording studio with a roving microphone they asked the audience questions which if answered correctly could lead to a jackpot of prizes  the daily herald august 18 1948 p 3    beach drivein corporation the beach drivein corporation was incorporated in mississippi in september 1949 by ernest v landaiche 18951966 and joy n houck 19011999 of new orleans and douglas i smith 19011979 of biloxi harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 458 p 471  ernest v landaiche  ernest valence landaiche 18951966 was born in st john the baptist parish louisiana on september 20 1895 his father passed when he was young and in 1910 he was domiciled at memphis tennessee with charles b buddecke 18721910 his stepfather and head conductor of the local street railway and lena l buddecke 18721910 his mother when he registered for the wwi draft in 1917 ernest v landaiche was employed as a booking clerk with southern delta pictures in new orleans during the great war he trained at pensacola florida with the us army aviation corps circa 1924 he married stella paletou 19012004 of nola and fathered three daughters gloria landaiche 19272000 m leon dawkins bultman janet landaiche b 1928 m leon f cambon 19282000 and joyce landaiche b 1930 m walter f gagnet jr in 1930 ev landaiche was the assistant manager of a movie theater in the crescent city and residing with his family and inlaws gaston lanata and marie lanata on north galvez street 1910 shelby co tennessee federal census t6241520 p 1b ed 209 and 1930 orleans parish louisiana federal census r803 p 11a ed 74 and the times picayune august 23 1917 p 3    joy theatres by 1942 mr landaiche was transferred from nola to dallas texas as the branch manager for the exchange of 20 th century fox he had been the manager of 20 th century fox at new orleans by the late 1940s mr landaiche had returned to the crescent city and had become associated with joy newton houck 19011999 a native of southwestern arkansas mr houck was raised on a farm in the buena vista township of columbia county arkansas he entered the movie business after 1920 and was very successful especially in new orleans arena by 1940 his joy theatres inc had forty movie houses operating in louisiana mississippi arkansas and georgia in the late 1940s and early 1950s mr houck began distributing and producing motion pictures with howco production company a partnership with j francis white owner of consolidated theaters operator of thirtyone movie houses in virginia north carolina and south carolina howco produced many blevel westerns starring lash larue 19211996 a native of gretna louisiana some of howcos other early releases were  kentucky rifle  1954  jail bait  1954  mesa of lost women  1956  the times picayune august 12 1942 sec i p 6  1920 columbia co arkansas federal censust62559 p 11b ed 74 heffernan 2004 p 73 joy n houck jr 19422003 son of john n houck a native of new orleans became an actor screen writer and bmovie director his best known works are  night of bloody horror 1969 women and bloody terror 1969 and creature from black lake 1976  the junior houck also acted in tight rope and the big easy among others in 1965 landaiche and houck built the 500000 westgate drivein theater on veterans and david drive in metairie louisiana  bay view bowling alley operated by the beach drivein theatre corporation this entity had been incorporated in mississippi in september 1949 by ernest v landaiche joy n houck of new orleans and douglas i smith of biloxi in december 1959 mr landaiche and sullivan installed eight brunswick bowling lanes harrison co mississippi land deed bk 458 p 471  opening the bayview lanes an eightlane facility opened on january 19 1960 with terry marlow as manager robert marlow her spouse was employed as a brunswick automatic pinsetter technician at keesler afb the lanes were dedicated on january 30 and january 31 1960 the jax beer bowling team from nola made an appearance during this commencement celebration mr landaiche already had plans to add eight additional lanes to bayview lanes he was also planning a 24lane bowling center on west beach boulevard in front of his beach drivein theater  the daily herald january 19 1960 p6 and january 28 1960 p 27    conflagration and destruction december 1962after the fire  courtesy of betty bellandetoland november 2011  bayview lanes  formerly the  bayview theatre building  was destroyed in a great conflagration on november 29th loss to structure and equipment was estimated at 450000  douglas i smith  19011979 opened a theatre flower shop and drug store here in 1946 in 1959 the  building was remodeled into a 20lane bowling alley  when owned by ernest v landaiche 18951966 the daily herald november 30 1962 p 1  leckich fayard in december 1968 the beach drivein theatres corporation stella p landaiche 19012004 president conveyed the bayview theatre lot 142 feet on the nw c of bayview and lameuse and south 197 feet on the west side of lameuse to smith street and west to pinsley 142 feet and north 197 feet to bayview avenue to robert a fayard joseph h leckich and james wayne leckich harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 1 p 339  ra seafood co inc in may 1994 ra fayard seafood co inc made a ten year lease with an option agreement commencing on june 15 1994 with mississippii gaming lp and the bayview yacht club inc their sole general partner for three parcels of land on the nw c of bayview avenue and lameuse street harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 273 p 21  boomtown casino parking lot   references  books kevin heffernan  ghouls gimmicks and gold horror films and the american movie business 19531968  duke university press durham north carolina2004  chancery court harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd chancery court cause no p1064b   estate of robert a fayard ii  april 1988 harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd chancery court cause no p1064b  estate of joan e fayard  december 1988  journals the daily herald   bayview theatre at biloxi will open saturday   november 28 1946 the daily herald   whiz quiz program   august 18 1948 the daily herald   cameron opens new grill   november 18 1950 the daily herald   mrs marlow is bowling manager  january 19 1960 the daily herald   bayview bowling lanes in biloxi have opening saturday and sunday   january 28 1960   the daily herald   flames destroy bayview bowling lanes at biloxi   november 30 1962 the times picayune   news of photoplay  august 23 1917 the times picayune   joy s theatres inc  advertisement     december 15 1940 the times picayune   change made along film row   august 12 1942 the times picayune     august 12 1942 the times picayune   society   august 23 1947 the times picayune   society   august 25 1954 the times picayune   amusements   april 28 1955 the times picayune   movie premiere set   december 18 1956 the times picayune   several stables arrive for fair grounds season   october 22 1957 the times picayune   500000 movie drivein ready  january 19 1965 the times picayune   deaths   january 3 1966 the times picayune   opening movies for joy s panorama ii   august 17 1967 the times picayune     19 the times picayune     19 the times picayune     19  beach drivein theatre beach drivein corporation the beach drivein corporation was incorporated in mississippi in late september 1949 by ernest v landaiche 18951966 and joy n houck 19011999 of new orleans and douglas i smith 19011979 of biloxi harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 458 p 471   bijou the bijou theatre opened for business on west howard avenue on november 5 1910 the movie house was one hundred twentyfour feet long and twenty feet wide  st stephens was the general manager and emma bolton the cashier and a antoine the doorman the deciding vote of the imp independent moving pictures company film company was the initial reel shown at the bijou theatre imp was founded by carl laemmle 18671939 a german immigrant and movie industry pioneer imp became universal studios and relocated from nyc in 1910 to los angeles and had its studio in hollywood on sunset boulevard  the daily herald november 5 1910  the castleden curtain company installed a pictorial advertising curtain in the bijou theatre in late november 1912 the center portion of the curtain had an ocean view with advertisements of biloxi s leading merchants in variegated colors and scrolled spaces framing the curtain the effect was that of a finely framed picture that might hang in an art gallery mr stephens was lauded for his appropriate addition of the curtain to his little theatre  the daily herald december 2 1912 p 8    refrences  the daily herald   bijou theatre will open tonight   november 5 1910  the daily herald      the daily herald   new curtain at the bijou theatre   december 2 1912 the daily herald      the daily herald      don drivein west beachbiloxi the don drivein was located in lot 52 of the la frederick survey on west beach at biloxi mississippi in 1964 wg solomon proprietor of the sunny south theatres inc of mccomb mississippi may have been the original operator of this outdoor venue in 1969 don b stafford president of dixie theatres corporation of nola became involved no further information  references   dukate s theatre   references    the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald       fad    buck theatre 1942   past time open air theatregaiety theatrebuck theatre 301 lameuse street located on a lot with a fortyeight foot front on the northwest corner of lameuse street and ninetyone feet on the north side of jackson street owned by the louis holley family from 1914 to 1961 in january 1879 louis holley 18411892 married louisa hahn 18471927 the daughter of john hahn 18061847 and elizabeth hahn 18121904 german immigrants who owned the magnolia hotel on front street at biloxi louis and louisa h holley were the parents of geneva holley 18791960 anson holley 18821967 m mary liliana caillavet 18831967 louis c holley 18841973 m mary agregaard 18931981 john benjamin holley 18861925 sarah louisa holley 18891931 and florence may holley 18921953 in midmay 1914 louis holley manager announced that he would soon commence an open air theatre on the site formerly called the gaiety theatre on may 27 1914 louis holley opened the past time open air theatre on lameuse and jackson streets his first movies were pierre of the north the golden path from the selig company and quarantined of the edison company pathe s weekly news was also shown  the daily herald  may 16 1914 p 2 and may 27 1914 p 2   the remodeling and redecorating at saenger s gaeity theatre is almost finished the improvements consisted of the following the facade of the theatre was remodeled and winging doors added a terrace was built across the front of the theater decorated with artificial roses the interior of the gaiety theatre was painted buff and green with paneled trimmings six hundred latest veneered theatre chairs replaced older seating new organ put in with new music rolls capable of playing seventeen pieces continuously four double and two single exists created for additional safety and ten new wall fans and two ceiling fans added to the interior the new gaiety opened for business in midapril with its same policies and no new admission charge for additional safety a security guard was put on night duty in the movie house  the daily herald april 12 1927 p 2   martin j salvant 18691946 native of nola and manager of the biloxi gaiety theatre  has been transferred to the anderson theatre at gulfport from where he come to biloxi over a year ago  the daily herald january 10 1928 p 2    buck theatre and 1936 lease in october 1936 louis holley anson holley geneva holley and florence holley leased to nl carter of the vicksburg amusement enterprise corporation of nola in december 1936  saenger theatre officials said that the buck theatre  formerly the gaiety theatre  corner of lameuse street and jackson street will open soon the new theater has undergone extensive refurbishment and now has the capacity for over four hundred patrons the balcony for colored people had nearly one hundred seats modern western electric sound equipment and temlock wallboard for better insulation and acoustic properties has also been added to the structure ao bourdon was the manager of the buck theatre harrison co mississippi land deed bk 212 p 272 and the daily herald december 17 1936 p 1    1942 in early august the paramountrichardstheatres corporation feted a retirement party at the triangle fishing and eating club for ao bourdon  manager of the buck theatre the daily herald august 3 1942 p 5  people s bank in january 1961 anson holley sr conveyed the lot to f walker tucei for 21000 mr tucei an employee of the people s bank sold it to his bank also in january 1961 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 474 p 284 and p 287  1966 the buck theatre laughran building and collins building burned on mardi gras eve february 22 1966 while the mardi gras parade was in progress firemen from four other cities and kafb fought the conflagration and two biloxi firemen guy green and george emile suffered smoke inhalation while battling the burning buildings damages were estimated to be as much as 50000 the daily herald february 23 1961 p 2  refrences  harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 42125   the estate of geneva holley  december 1960 the biloxi herald      the biloxi daily herald   mrs elizabeth hahn   october 5 1904 the daily herald      the daily herald   new moving picture theatre to open   may 16 1914 the daily herald   past time open air theatre opens tonight   may 27 1914 the daily herald   bourdon in new orleans   august 1 1919 the daily herald   biloxi thestres farewell party for ao bourdon   august 3 1942 the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald       jewel theatorium    meyers theatre 740 lameuse street in february 1940 odeus meyers 18841968 and calus canute cc meyers 19091999 his son operators of meyers grocery at 447 east division street announced that they were going to build a 600seat movie theater on the southeast corner of lameuse and division streets jack fayard biloxi architect was hired to draw building plans for the 11000 meyers woodframed movie house it was to be 40 feet by 110 feet and fireproof approximately 400seats were for white patrons and 200seats for colored viewers the colored entrance and lobby was on division street and their seating area was the balcony the white clientele entered from lameuse street and were seated in the main auditorium the meyers family had arrived in biloxi from erath louisiana about 1929  the daily herald february 10 1940 p 1  land for the new meyers was acquired in june 1938 theatre by odeus c meyers for 1000 from ruth elder collins 18991931 and hazel elder van court the heirs of lee elder 18641931 this 602 foot by 300 foot site had been in the elder family since 1914 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 220 p 598 and bk 108 p 108 the meyers family had arrived in biloxi from erath louisiana about 1926 odeus meyers had married elvena viator at delcambre louisiana in october 1905 their children were calus c meyers 19091999 albert j meyers 19111958 henry meyers 19142004 m eula marie meyers ena meyers krause 19201983 and ella meyers fayard  the building the meyers theatre was erected in the spring of 1940  opening night the meyers theatre opened on the evening of may 17 1940 with alias the deacon starring bob burns calus c meyers and ht fayard of picayune were the managers of the new movie house  management in october 1942 frank adorno collector for the o keefe burial association was named manager of the meyers theatre the daily herald october 6 1942 p 7 in may 1943 ben richards a former employee of the bradford funeral parlors was named manager of the meyers theatre the daily herald may 31 1943 p 8  sale  in january 1961 odeus meyers and calus c meyers conveyed the meyers theatre to b d theatres inc for 60000 b d theatres was chartered in october 1960 by claude s bourgeois 19291985 of biloxi and edgar g doerr 19111983 mr doerr was domiciled at new orleans harrison co mississippi land deed bk 220 p 598 and harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 263 p 132 in june 1976 henry meyers 19142004 ena meyers krause 19201983 and ella meyers fayard 18981988 to calus c meyers calus c meyers to lloyd t moon and barbara caillavet moon in june 1984 lot 602 feet by 170 feet harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd district land deed bk 66 p 316 and bk 146 p 39  references  the daily herald   new theatre  meyers  announced for biloxi   february 10 1940 the daily herald   may 15 set for opening of new theatre at biloxi   april 26 1940 the daily herald   theatre opening set for tonight   may 17 1940 the daily herald   advertisements   may 17 1940 the daily herald     frank  manager meyer theatre   october 6 1942 the daily herald     ben  richards meyer theater manager   may 31 1943 the daily herald   odeus meyers   june 6 1968 the sun herald   mr henry meyers   april 1 2004 the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald       palace of pleasure1908 pictorium      roxy theatre 1430 east howard avenue   1942roxy theatre  east howard avenue eastern section of city children 10 cent adults 20 cent at all times open at 130 pm judy broussard comfirmed that the roxy was owned by joe and katina smolicich it was later taken over by their son vincent nicknamed viccy edmond said the 1949 city directory shows citanovich as the owner i only remember the smolocichs judy thinks that katina was a citanovich before marriage the roxy was first owned by frances cvitanich 1949 city directory when i was at st michaels school in the 1950s sharon smolicich was in my class and her parents owned it then  joseph smolcich  joseph smolcich 18931967 married frances cvitanovich 19011979 both born on the dalmatian coast of croatia children matilda smolcich b 1920 joseph a smolcich 19222010 m anna kopszywa 19272010 vincent smolcich 19251981 anthony smolcich matilda smolcich barry melrita smolcich raesner steve smolcich sam smolcich 19342006 the smolcich family started the biloxi seafood company the roxy theatre at 1430 east howard avenue the roxy restaurant and owned much rental property on point cadet in east biloxi the sun herald october 12 2010 p a4  1960s fire the roxy theatre on east howard avenue which had been closed for nearly eight years burned on january 3 1965 a residence and trailer in the rear of the movie house were also destroyed resulting in total losses of about 26000 mrs francis smolich was the owner the daily herald january 4 1965 p 1  references  the daily herald   sunday fire destroys theatre   january 4 1965 p 1 the sun herald   anna kopszywa smolcich   february 13 2010 p a4 the sun herald   joseph smokey joe smolcich   october 11 2010 p a6 the sun herald   smolcich lived as mr biloxi   october 12 2010 p a4  saenger theatre norita lopez yerger inherited the large lopez lot on the northeast corner of howard avenue and reynoir street in march 1928 she and rucks yerger jr her spouse granted a thirty years lease to harrison co mississippi land deed bk 20 p 459  julian h saenger julian henri saenger 18731932 was born in norfolk virginia to rabbi israel saenger 18411900 an 1866 immigrant from germany and mrs saenger d pre1900 also a german immigrant julian graduated from johns hopkins university at baltimore maryland after completing their pharmacy school before 1900 the saenger family relocated from macon georgia to shreveport louisiana where he was a retail pharmacist and proprietor of the saenger drug company with abe d saenger 18761932 his brother 1900 caddo parish louisiana federal census t623560 p 4b ed 40 in 1911 julian h saenger joined with levi maurice ash 18801971 who had married florence saenger ash 18861932 his sister and abe d saenger his brother to organized the saenger amusement company they opened their first movie house in shreveport also in 1911 in 1917 the company had built the strand theatre at new orleans and in november 1926 with their two hundred movies houses in fifty southern cities in eleven southern states and central america and cuba saenger theatres inc was integrated into publix theaters corporation the premier american movie house proprietor whose crown jewel was the seven million dollar paramont theater on broadway the two and onehalf million dollar saenger theatre opened in the crescent city on february 4 1927 it was designed by emile weil julian h saenger married marjorie kent weston at gretna louisiana in december 1930 they were domiciled at 831 bourbon street julian was stricken by a heart attack on february 6 1932 he expired in an ambulance rushing him to a new orleans hospital  the times picayune december 20 1930 p 20 and february 6 1932 p 1    references  the biloxi daily herald   of religious interest   september 12 1900 the biloxi daily herald   jewish new year   december 21 1903 the biloxi daily herald   shebuoth   may 19 1904 the biloxi daily herald   personal   may 23 1907 the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald the daily herald   jewish passover   april 16 1910 the daily herald   jewish new year will be ushered in this evening   october 1 1913 the daily herald   stone county   october 13 1916 the daily herald   jewish services at the elks club by rabbi moses   july 20 1918 the daily herald   25 jewish sailors dr moses guests   september 7 1918 the daily herald   collecting for jewish relief   september 25 1918 the daily herald   dr and mrs moses return to biloxi   september 25 1918 the daily herald   jewish welfare board may send man home   january 6 1919 the daily herald   moses elected rabbi   february 10 1919 the daily herald the daily herald   bay st louis postmaster visits biloxi   march 29 1920 the daily herald          the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the timespicayune   new saenger theater is vast beyond belief and incredibly beautiful   february 5 1927 the timespicayune   theater is seen as realization of years of work   february 5 1927 the timespicayune   society   december 20 1930 the timespicayune   julian h saenger stricken dies on way to hospital   february 7 1932   strand theatre norita lopez yerger had inherited the large lopez lot on the northeast corner of howard avenue and reynoir street in january 1925 she made a five year lease with julian h saenger 18731932 of the gulf coast amusement company to rent the building formerly housing the l lopez company store at 418 howard avenue as the strand theatre  the rent was 250 per month on may 22 1926 a fire on the adjacent property did some damage to the strand theatre and the movie house was shut down for repairs by the lessor the lease was renegotiated after the fire and compromised and the lessee agreed to a monthly rental rate of 325 each month until january 31 1930 then it would be increased to 425 per month harrison co mississippi land deed bk 162 p 232 the strand theatre was built in lopez building on west howard avenue in the winter of 1923 opened in early january 1924 with a feature picture comedy and high class vaudeville act and orchestra modern theater with seating capacity of six hundred fifty interior modern finish with lighting appropriate for projection and illumination of the building modern projector  the daily herald january 4 1924 p 1   antitrust litigation filed in new orleans against the saenger amusement company and others was dismissed in early january since the saenger amusement company did not sell commodities it was not in violation of the louisiana state antitrust statue  the daily herald january 10 1924 p 1    tom bautovich   19081990 native of new orleans and new organist at the strand theatre  is becoming popular with his audiences tom is a graduate of the new orleans conservatory of music and played in the top theaters in nola before coming to biloxi he was a also daily broadcaster over wsmb in the crescent city   the daily herald october 11 1927 p 2   work was commenced to remodel the strand theatre into a modern store building in the spring of 1929 a ziegenfelder gulfport contractor was hired to conert the former movie house into a buildign with three store grant s drug store was to occupy one of the spaces the work was expected to take 60 days the daily herald march 20 1929 p 2   1907  the  nickelodeon  an electric theater was located on lameuse street across from suter suter the nickelodeon occupied the space of a recently closed movie house operated by robert montamat the building was being remodeled and opened shortly under the management of wh fudge  mr fudge had formerly been assistant manager of forest park the amusement venue in west biloxi  forest park had balloon ascensions a high dive and other exciting attractions for its summer patrons  the biloxi herald september 27 1907 p 2  1908  the  palace of pleasure opened in dukate s theatre on february 17 1908   moving picture show of biloxi as up to date as up to date as any in the country      1909 the airdome  an open air movie and vaudeville venue opened april 19 1909 on the lazaro lopez property west of the tp dulion mercantile company it was owned by the vaudette amusement company a partnership of julius m lopez and frederick p abbley 18811941 mr abbley was an experienced theatre owner as he was operating the vaudette theatre at biloxi and scranton pascagoula he had recently sold his vaudette theatre in ocean springs to r anderson dancer 18781915 mr danser vended his vaudette movie house on washington avenue to ew illing 18701947 in september 1909 and went to lumberton mississippi with william willie engbarth 18821957 to open a movie house apparently things did not work as the ocean springs news reported that ra dancer sold his movie house and returned to ocean springs in december 1909 with charles engbarth 18851962 mr dancer married carrie engbarth 18891967 in november 1911  the daily herald april 3 1909 p 1 april 20 1909 p 2  december 1 1911 p 4 and the ocean springs news september 11 1909 november 13 1909 november 20 1909 and december 25 1909  the airdome lot was bounded by fayard street on the west howard avenue on the south and reynoir street on the east it was fenced and had one hundred twentyfive benches capable of seating eight people and two hundredfifty chairs giving it a seating capacity of 1250 people there was a stage and picture machine box probably the projector harry haise 18541954 did the carpentry work to erect the airdome the newly formed daily herald band under the direction of professor joseph dowling performed on opening day fred p abbley was the manager  the daily herald april 13 1909 and april 20 1909 p 2  1910 the bijou theatre opened for business on west howard avenue on november 5 1910 the movie house was one hundred twentyfour feet long and twenty feet wide  st stephens was the general manager  the daily herald november 5 1910 p  1911 the vaudette theatre now occupied by uncle fred s is being demolished to erect a twostory brick structure for joseph lawrence and charles redding on the corner of howard avenue and delauney tj rosell drew the architectural plans  the daily herald july 18 1911 p 8  1913 in january 1913  jh king and cb king of mobile proprietors of the crown theatre there acquired the theatrical business interest of st stephens at biloxi at this time mr stephens operated the bijou theatre and the air dome   the daily herald january 11 1913 p 1    1914 the crown theatre  formerly the bijou theatre  opened in january 1914  the daily herald january 16 1914 p 2  1919  in october 1919  victor howard  a prominent motion picture proprietor of new orleans acquired the crown theatre and big airdome movie houses at biloxi from the king brothers of mobile cb king was the manager of the biloxi theaters for king brothers  the daily herald october 24 1919 p 1    1920 ao bourdon  manager of the gulf coast amusement company  kept the crown and gaiety open during the recent strike  the daily herald february 20 1920 p 6  1924 the strand theatre was built in the lopez building on west howard avenue in the winter of 1923 it opened in early january 1924 with a feature picture comedy and high class vaudeville act and orchestra it was a modern theater with seating capacity of six hundred fifty its interior featured a modern finish with lighting appropriate for projection and illumination of the building the strand also was equipped with a modern projector  the daily herald january 4 1924 p 1  antitrust litigation filed in new orleans against the saenger amusement company and others was dismissed in early january since the saenger amusement company did not sell commodities it was not in violation of the louisiana state antitrust statue  the daily herald january 10 1924 p 1  1926   1927 the remodeling and redecorating at saenger s gaeity theatre is almost finished the improvements consisted of the following the facade of the theatre was remodeled and winging doors added a terrace was built across the front of the theater decorated with artificial roses the interior of the gaiety theatre was painted buff and green with paneled trimmings six hundred latest veneered theatre chairs replaced older seating new organ put in with new music rolls capable of playing seventeen pieces continuously four double and two single exists created for additional safety and ten new wall fans and two ceiling fans added to the interior the new gaiety opened for business in midapril with its same policies and no new admission charge for additional safety a security guard was put on night duty in the movie house  the daily herald april 12 1927 p 2  tom bautovich  19081990 native of new orleans and new organist at the strand theatre  is becoming popular with his audiences tom is a graduate of the new orleans conservatory of music and played in the top theaters in nola before coming to biloxi he was a also daily broadcaster over wsmb in the crescent city   the daily herald october 11 1927 p 2    1928  martin j salvant 18691946 native of nola and manager of the biloxi gaiety theatre  has been transferred to the anderson theatre at gulfport from where he come to biloxi over a year ago  the daily herald january 10 1928 p 2  will probably let contract for new saenger theatre in june  the daily herald may 16 1928 p 2    1936 saenger officials said that the buck theatre  formerly the gaiety theatre  corner of lameuse street and jackson street will open soon the new theater has undergone extensive refurbishment and now has the capacity for over four hundred patrons the balcony for colored people had nearly one hundred seats modern western electric sound equipment and temlock wallboard for better insulation and acoustic properties has also been added to the structure  the daily herald december 17 1936 p 1    1940  odeus meyers  18841968 and calus c meyers  19091999 his son operators of meyers grocery at 447 east division street announced that they were going to build a 600seat movie theater on the southeast corner of lameuse and division streets jack fayard biloxi architect was hired to draw building plans for the 11000 meyers woodframed movie house it was to be 40 feet by 110 feet and fireproof approximately 400seats were for white patrons and 200seats for colored viewers the colored entrance and lobby was on division street and their seating area was the balcony the white clientele entered from lameuse street and were seated in the main auditorium the meyers family had arrived in biloxi from erath louisiana about 1929  the daily herald february 10 1940 p 1    1942   references    journals the biloxi herald   city news   september 27 1907 the biloxi herald   new moving picture show   february 13 1908 the biloxi herald   another picture show   february 17 1908 the biloxi herald   moving pictures in biloxi   september 25 1908  the daily herald the daily herald   bijou theatre will open tonight   november 5 1910 the daily herald   new building for redding and lawrence   july 18 1911 the daily herald    dancerengbarth   december 1 1911 p 4 the daily herald   the new gaiety theatre   may 7 1912 the daily herald   popular young biloxian weds   september 14 1912 the daily herald   the new dixie theater   september 26 1912  the daily herald   tam has leased firemen s hall   october 1 1912 the daily herald   new curtain at the bijou theatre   december 2 1912 p 8 the daily herald   mobilians buy biloxi theaters from stephens   january 11 1913 the daily herald   gaiety open air theatre open thursday   may 13 1913 the daily herald   jh king buys out two picture shows   july 24 1913 the daily herald   contest closes at the big airdome   august 7 1913 the daily herald   kings will open new theater in biloxi tomorrow   january 14 1914 the daily herald   crown theater opening triumph   january 16 1914 the daily herald   biloxi team is again victorius   july 20 1914 the daily herald   biloxi theatres changes hands   october 24 1919  19201929 the daily herald   both theatres  crown and gaiety  in biloxi operataed during strike   february 20 1920 the daily herald   open theater tomorrow   january 4 1924 the daily herald   court rules saenger company is not a trust   january 10 1924 the daily herald   fire loss is 75000 in early blaze   may 23 1926 the daily herald   biloxi business houses burned   may 29 1926 the daily herald   new gaiety to open monday   april 12 1927 the daily herald   tom 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railroad in 1881 he joined with lazaro lopez 18501903 f william elmer 18471926 william gorenflo 18441932 and james maycock 18261892 to form the lopez elmer and company their incipient cannery was situated on the back bay of biloxi at the head of reynoir street the initial efforts of the lopez elmer and company were crude but ready markets were available and the organization was profitable 1880 harrison co mississippi federal census t9648 p 8 ed 139  the pascagoula democratstar  reported on december 30 1881 that the company was installing its canning machines in the factory the proprietors had over one hundred local white men and boys on the payroll they were employed as follows fortyfour openers fortyfive men manning fifteen boats twenty or more canners and wharf men  the pascagoula democratstar december 30 1881 p  3 the lopez elmer and company was dissolved in 1884 and the biloxi canning company a corporation organized under the laws of the state of mississippi was chartered on march 23 1883 in rapid succession after the dissolution of the lopez elmer and company the barataria canning company william gorenflo company ec joullian company jt maybury lopez dukate and lopez dunbar s sons company were competing in the seafood packing business at biloxi by 1902 the factories of biloxi ranked second to those of baltimore maryland in canning american oysters twentieth century coast edition of  the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 20    lopez dukate company   lopez dukate cannery in november 1899 lopez dukate advertised for fifty boats to fish on the oyster banks and pay oystermen 40 cents per barrel of oyster they would pay for fifty boats to transport oysters from the reef to the factory wharf for 40 to 50 cents per barrel the factory also sought one hundred oyster shuckers  the biloxi daily herald november 10 1899 p 8  in may 1901 a special train consisting of three coaches and a baggage car and transporting about eighty  bohemians laborers  who were employed by lopez dukate left biloxi for their maryland homes to work in the seafood industry there in the summer months biloxi s oyster industry was closed until cooler weather in the fall  the biloxi herald may 5 1901 p 8  in july 1902 l lopez dukate contracted with  ola  sic  thompson  18741944 to build a large  oyster cannery  house store warehouse and bohemian camp at the  rigolets  in southeast louisiana tj rosell 18611923 biloxi builder and mill owner had crews busy at the rigolets erecting a catholic church which cost 1500 for the workers of the lopez dukate cannery  the biloxi daily herald july 16 1902 p8 and november 20 1905 p 1    houma plant   1900neptune plant in early 1900 the lopez dukate company began erecting a cannery at neptune plaquemines parish louisiana the cannery and auxiliary structures appear to have been situated on the south shore of quarantine bay just below the old quarantine station and about ¾ of a mile east of the mississippi river the village of ostrica louisiana lies near this site today the plant was in the vicinity of many commercial oyster reefs and was open to breton sound and the gulf of mexico the quarantine station was here as early as 1855 and was described at this time as being located on the east bank of the river mississippi and about seventy miles below new orleans the new orleans item january 25 1907 p 6 and the daily picayune june 27 1855 p 1  commencing in february 1900 the lopez dukate company contracted with oloff admon ole thompson  18741944 a native of bay st louis mississippi and domiciled at biloxi to erect their factory at neptune louisiana mr thompson and his labor force erected a 10000 squareft seafood canning factory and a twostory twelveroom dwelling for the lopezdukate company the biloxi daily herlad february 25 1900 p 8  1902rigolets plant in july 1902 l lopez dukate again contracted with  o a   thompson  18741944 to build a large  oyster cannery  house store warehouse and bohemian camp at the  rigolets  in southeast louisiana tj rosell 18611923 biloxi builder and mill owner had crews busy at the rigolets erecting a catholic church which cost 1500 for the workers of the lopez dukate cannery  the biloxi daily herald july 16 1902 p8 and november 20 1905 p 1    1902bay st louis plant in september 1902 messrs lopez and dukate took an option for a cannery site at bay st louis mississippi the tract was situated on front street and known as the marsh the land was owned by messrs dupre and rochon the biloxi daily herald september 22 1902 p 1  laz arnaud  and  julius  my sons to share and share alike 1 my interest in the canning factory business property and assts of every kind in the firm of  lopez dukate  2 my stock in the  neptune canning company  of neptune in the state of louisiana 3 my stock in the  louisiana oyster company  of rigolets in the state of louisiana 4  all boats and floating property  and undivided interest in any boats or floating property of which i may died possessed and herein specifically bequeathed  1907morgan city plant in late june 1907 the lopez dukate company s ent captain fred eaton aboard tom   a large powerboat to morgan city louisiana to open a canning factory  the biloxi daily herald june 29 1907 p 5    dunbars lopez dukate company in september 1908 the lopez dunbar s sons co name was amended and chartered as dunbars lopez dukate company  it was a copartnership of the following individuals george h dunbar james v dunbar f foucher dunbar t frank dunbar emerson a dunbar alice dunbar anna tourne william f gorenflo arnaud lopez julius m lopez lazaro lopez wkm dukate elbert l dukate sol brown emanuel samuels and sh lowenberg the new company had a capital stock of 15 million and was the largest canning company in america dunbars lopez dukate operated fifteen canneries in coastal louisiana and mississippi and owned over 200 boats the mcilhenny family was excluded the new orleans item september 8 1908 p 1  plants dunbar louisiana morgan city louisiana new orleans rigolets louisiana myrtle grove louisiana neptune louisiana bayou la batre alabama biloxi mississippi pass christian mississippi  dunbar molasses syrup company the dunbar molasses syrup company was chartered at new orleans in july 1912 george h dunbar was president emmanuel samuels 1 st vicepresident william km dukate 2 nd vice president solomon brown secretary george w dunbar treasurer board of directors consisted of the following solomon brown elbert l dukate wkm dukate george h dunbar james v dunbar emmerson a dunbar george w dunbar william gorenflo sim h lowenburg and emmanuel samuels the daily picayune may 19 1912 and july 25 1912  dunbardukate company in late september 1915 at a meeting of stockholders at 1011 maison blanche building in new orleans louisiana the name change of dunbars lopez dukate company to dunbardukate company was approved newly elected company officers were george h dunbar president wkm dukate vicepresident elbert l dukate secretary and james v dunbar treasurer at this time dunbardukate was actively refurbishing their plant and watercraft damaged by the recent hurricane its mississippi plant was anticipated commencing operations for the oyster season to commence about november 1 st the daily herald october 14 1915 p 2  pre1894 dukate home on october 12 1894  biloxi s commercial district was inflicted with losses of about 75000  when a large fire commenced in the twostory jw swetman building on pass christian street big losers were s picard 25000 jw swetman 8000 ge ohr sr 5000 wkm dukate residence 4500 and the pottery of ge ohr jr 3000 the biloxi herald october 13 1894 p 8  1895 dukate home shortly after the october 1894 the fireravaged dukate lot on pass christian street howard avenue and magnolia street was cleared to erect another 4500 residence for wkm dukate and family jh barnes the nola based architect and contractor was to start work immediately by midnovember carpenters and bricklayers were toiling at the dukate home in middecember mr barnes came from nola to inspect the dukate house as it was nearing completion henry lienhard painted the dukate fence in march 1895 framing the handsome structure for all to admire the biloxi herald october 20 1894 p 8 november 10 1894 p 8 december 15 1894 p 7 and march 9 1895 p 8 the 1894 dukate residence on howard avenue and magnolia street survived what was unarguably the most destructive conflagration to occur in biloxi s long history on november 9 1900 this fire commenced on the kennedy property on the east side of reynoir street near the l n depot and swept primarily south and west towards the beach when it was brought under control and damages and destruction inspected it was estimated that the inferno had inflicted 600000 in damages to the commercial district of biloxi the biloxi daily herald november 9 1900 p 1 in late 1922 edward l brady 18741939 erena lopez brady 18851940 and teresa lopez folkes 18731951 acquired the wkm dukate 18521916 residence property situated on the south side of west howard avenue bounded by croesus street on the west and magnolia street on the east the magnificent dukate home which cost 4500 to erect had been built here in the fall of 1894 with jf barnes architect and contractor from new orleans in charge the dukate lot on west howard avenue was leveled and prepared for construction in midoctober 1894 by middecember 1894 the dukate home was nearing completion in march 1895 local decorators white suter were lauded for the quality of their paper hanging painting and interior decorating of the dukate edifice henry lienhard a relative of mrs linda dukate painted the fence surrounding the perimeter of the dukate place  the biloxi herald  avelez hotel  in december 1922 it was announded that the 1895 dukate mansion was sold by beale yerger to a sydicate bradyfolkes descendants of laz lopez that had it demolished in junejuly 1923 to erect a modern hotel which would be called the avelez hotel in late february 1923 they with carl matthes a wellrespected biloxi architect had left biloxi to tour and inspect some of the finer resorts and hotels in florida with the purpose of generating ideas for their new biloxi enterprise a ground breaking was scheduled for midjuly 1923 and tallavest rigar builders from jacksonville florida were contracted by the syndicate to erect a fivestory onehundred room edifice at the cost of 60000 the hotel was to be the equipped with modern furniture and each hotel room to have a bathroom the daily herald december 6 1922 p 3 december 28 1923 p 1 february 27 1923 p 3 and july 10 1923 p 3  el brady hotel company the erena l brady hotel company was chartered in the state of mississippi in september 1923 by edward l brady erena lopez brady and william lee guice harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 28 p 545 and land deed bk 403 p 171  hotel lot the avelez hotel lot facing north of west howard avenue was situated between croesus street and magnolia street and described as follows from the point of beginning which is the intersection of the south side of west howard avenue and magnolia street thence south 202 ½ feet to a point which is the southeast corner of the hotel lot then go west for 80 feet thence south 13 212 feet to a point and then go west 70 feet to the southwest corner of the hotel lot go north along the east side of croesus for 239 feet to the northwest corner of west howard avenue and croesus street thence 163 feet along west howard avenue to the point of beginning harrison co mississippi land deed bk 235 p 267 the name avelez was chosen for the brady hotel lazarus lopez 18501903 the father of erena lopez brady had been born at aviles asturias province north western spain in october 1850 he left spain for cuba in 1863 and arrived in texas before becoming a denizen of biloxi mississippi circa 1870 lazaro lopez expired in rome italy on september 25 1903 as the result of an acute inflammation of his kidneys and dysentery earlier he and julia dulion lopez 18571918 his loving spouse with four of their youngest children julius m lopez 18861958 erena lopez rowena lopez 18951986 and noreta lopez 18961960 had departed biloxi mississippi via the l n railroad for nyc where they boarded an ocean liner for europe mr lopez had been ill at biloxi before they left for europe a telegram from rome reached biloxi on september 19 1903 notifying his family here that he was seriously sick  the biloxi herald september 19 1903 p 8    openingnew year s eve1923 when the avelez hotel opened on december 31 1923 philip columbus caldwell 18921951 was its manager manager caldwell had married rowena lopez 18951986 the sister of erena lopez brady on january 12 1917 in a small wedding ceremony at nativity bvm in biloxi father alphonse ketels officiated for their nuptial vows mr caldwell was manager of was the manager of the great southern hotel at gulfport mississippi   the daily herald january 13 1917 p 3    1905 dukate home in november 1905 mr dukate announced that he was erecting a 3000 residence on the corner of howard avenue and benachi avenue this structure appears to have been one of several that dukate built on benachi to accommodate company personnel and family this is corroborated somewhat by an announcement in the local journal of april 1906 that steve voorhies and family of nola will arrive here to reside permanently they will occupy one of the dukate cottages on benachi avenue steve voorhies 18751933 was the husband of marie zulma dunbar 18681945 the widow of ulysse jp laplace 18681906 and the daughter of george h dunbar 18441917 president of dunbars lopez dukate and marie emma pepin 18471870 the biloxi daily herald november 18 1905 p 1 and april 6 1906 p 4 in march 1915 possibly with the thought of growing older and in not the best of health wkm dukate bought a lot on east beach adjacent to his son s residence he paid julia k hagg 2000 for the tract the daily herald march 21 1915 p 2  dukate theatre in early november 1898 wkm dukate signed the building contract for his 40000 dukate theatre with ch owen and el suter building completed on june 15 1899  lopez dukate building located on west howard avenue and delauney street plans drawn by thompson eistetter in april 1900 the biloxi daily herald may 6 1900 p 8  winton touring motor car in july 1905  julius lopez and wkm dukate received their new winton touring cars  from winton s  cleveland ohio plant  this motor car had a 30 hp engine and could reach a speed between 50 and 60 mph mr lopez was in cuba at this time the sea coast echo bsl july 22 1905 p 2  philanthropist san francisco earthquake of april 1906  public schools the  back bay ward school  was donated to the city of biloxi on september 6 1898 the land for the back bay school was donated by william f gorenflo 18441932 the building was erected with funds provided by william km dukate 18521916 a school in this section of biloxi was desperately needed and sincerely appreciated by the back bay residents   the facility was located on bayview avenue and main street the biloxi daily herald september 7 1898 p 4  death dukate tombbiloxi cemetery  image made october 2013  wkm dukate s will wkm dukate wrote his last will and testament at biloxi mississippi on march 26 1912 it follows     this is my will i give and bequeath to my beloved wife linda r dukate all the property real and personal and mixed of which i may die possessed to be used and disposed of by her for the benefit of herself and our children in the manner which is understood by herself and me being sure that she will carry our my wishes in reference to the property hereby bequeathed     the daily herald july 15 1918 p 6 in 1918 vera dukate bond unsuccessfully contested her father s legacy which had been appraised at 700000 she asked for 16 th of the wkm dukate estate the daily herald february 25 1918 p 1  references   the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi mississippi2000 charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published 1895 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  chancery court causes harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no     june 1918 journals the biloxi herald the biloxi herald   mrs lienhard dies   january 3 1890 the biloxi herald   the flames   october 13 1894  the biloxi herald   local happenings   october 20 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings    the biloxi herald   local happenings   march 9 1895 the biloxi herald   a sad death  eula dukate     november 24 1894 the biloxi herald      the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald   local brevities   august 20 1898 the 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1908 the biloxi daily herald    merger of canneries   september 12 1908 the biloxi daily herald    factory owners face commission   december 8 1908 the biloxi daily herald    big gasoline boat burns at sea   september 10 1910  children of wkm dukate and linda rose lienhardt   william w dukate william wallace dukate  18791879 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 20 1879 he expired on september 17 1897 burial biloxi cemetery  elbert l dukate   elbert lester dukate  18811943 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 17 1881 he married corinne j desporte 18821973 the daughter of captain ernest desporte 18531931 and minnie schoolcraft 18581939 children  william kennedy dukate  19091993 m marjorie cousans 19142002  marjorie j dukate  19142002 m norman holmes 19102008  eula m dukate m howard bragg 19131983 and notley harris and  elbert l dukate ii  19191986 m gwynneth reader 19201990 lepre 1991 p 99 in june 1900 el dukate graduated from mississippi a m college at starkville mississippi his parents attended the commencement exercises he had also studied at soule college in new orleans the biloxi daily herald june 22 1900 p 8 and october 11 1943 p 8 in august 1900 elbert l dukate and eh mckeon intelligent young biloxians left nyc aboard the new york a steamer of the red star line for europe and the paris exposition elbert returned to biloxi with arnaud lopez in early october 1900 the biloxi daily herald august 12 1900 p 8 and october 2 1900 p 8  biloxi elbert l dukate was an integral part of the public and civic life of his native biloxi during his lifetime he had served as president of the biloxi school board president of the kiwanis club very active in the chamber of commerce headed the watson insurance agency and the biloxi building and loan association and was president of the biloxi library board at the time of his demise the daily herald october 11 1943 p 1 and p 8  new orleans circa 1938 elbert l dukate and family relocated to new orleans they made their home at 313 madison street where he was the general manager of the dunbardukate company a seafood canning concern like his father el dukate was an entrepreneur in addition to managing dunbardukate he was chairman of the board of the first national bank of biloxi president of the polar ice company president of the gulf coast warehouse corporation vice president of the new iberia canning company and alabama canning company at bayou la batre alabama as well as the pelican lake packing company at houma louisiana the daily herald october 11 1943 p 1 and p 8 elbert l dukate died at new orleans on october 9 1943 the news that lt elbert l dukate jr his son and a usaaf bomber pilot was missing in action after the infamous ploesti romania raid of august 1 1943 had left him in a state of shock and the resulting illness and depression probably shortened his life mr dukate s corporal remains were brought to biloxi for internment in southern memorial park the daily herald october 10 1943 p 8 circa 1963 corrine j dukate relocated to panama city florida where she spent the remainder of her long life with lester j dukate jr and his spouse and garndchildren she expired in florida on june 22 1973 her corporal remains came to biloxi for burial in southern memorial park the daily herald june 23 1973 p 2  children william k dukate william bill kennedy dukate  19091993 was born at biloxi on july 14 1909 circa 1935 he married marjorie cousans 19142002 the daughter of thomas a cousans 18751969 and louise agnes venus 18791918 children  marjorie corrine dukate  b 1936 m 1960 philip harvey lamb and william k dukate jr  b 1940 m 1966 judy ann webb the daily herald march 7 1960 p 8 by 1935 mr dukate and family were residents of memphis tennessee where he made his livelihood as a salesman for the continental can company the two dukate children were born in tennessee the family returned to biloxi in 19431940 shelby co tennessee federal census t6273963 p 2b ed 9897b and the sun herald march 14 1993 p a2 bill dukate was an opinionated man who loved biloxi and worked diligently even as his health was failing to make it a better place for all to live and work marjorie dukate lamb his daughter related that   he was pretty wellknown statewide as a man who had the courage of his convictions and he always felt that he should give as much as could to make things better i know he will be missed   mr dukate graduated from springhill college at mobile alabama and earned a master s degree in business administration from havard university at biloxi he worked with the desporte insurance agency and maintained his equity and other personal investment accounts bill dukate was a lifelong memebr of nativity bvm catholic church and in recent times attended our lady of fatima church in west biloxi he was past president of the notre dame father s club mr dukate was survived by marjorie cousans dukate his spouse of 58 years marjorie dukate lamb daughter at long island new york and son william j dukate jr of billoxi two sisters marjorie dukate holmes of corpus christi texas and eula dukate harris of panaman city florida six grandchildren and one great grandson william kennedy dukate expired at biloxi on march 12 1993 marjorie cousans dukate followed him in death dying on december 16 2002 their corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park in biloxi the sun herald march 14 1993 p a2 and december 20 2002 marjorie c dukate was named biloxi s shrimp queen in july 1956 she was a graduate of sacred heart academy and a junior at mississippi southern college majoring in speech therapy and elementary education marjorie and mary jane mcallister shrimp queen finalist from gulfport went to chicago to promote biloxi and its seafood they were accompanied by mr and mrs john mavar jr and mr and mrs joseph baricev the timespicayune july 29 1956 p 8 and september 25 1956 p7 wk dukate jr served the city of biloxi as its finance commissioner and announced to run for mayor of biloxi in 1969 but withdrew his name before the election the daily herald april 17 1969 p 23  marjorie j dukate on january 1 1933  marjorie j dukate  19142002 of biloxi married norman c holmes 19102008 the son of robert hays holmes 18691949 a native of new orleans and marybelle colquahoun 18871969 of canton mississippi under the aupices of the methodist church at the hersey house in gulf hills marjorie was the daughter of mr and mrs elbert dukate after high school graduation marjorie had attended miss mason s school for girls and young women the castle at tarrytown new york in october 1930 she was a guest with several other young ladies at the united states military academy at west point and attended the military drill and dress parade they returned to tarrytown that eveningwhere they took part in the 150th anniversary of the capture of major andreand other stirring events of the american revolution the daily herald october 15 1930 p 2 marjoire was the queen of the 1933 biloxi mardi gras and c bidwell adams was her king mr holmes was in the automobile business holmes motor company at biloxi  the daily herald march 24 1933 p 2   norman c holmes had married miss dinkelspiel at new orleans on march 17 1928 they resided at new orleans mr and mrs rh holmes also of new orleans were at biloxi at the time of the nuptials and had been frequent guests of the buena vista hotel  the daily herald march 26 1928 p 2    ford agency  in 1932 robert h holmes and sons acquired the ford motorcar agency at biloxi they incorporated as the holmes motor company in april 1932 their ford agency was relocated from lameuse street and the l n railroad to the northeast corner of howard avenue and caillavet street in october 1933 the holmes motor company had a curious demonstration in their lameuse street showroom to demonstrate the chassis and springs strength of their automobiles one ford had 3400 pounds of lumber placed on its top  the daily herald october 10 1933 p 3   in 1935 mr holmes sold the business to the pringlereagan motor company this organization was led by the pringle brothers lv pringle jr 19021974 robert h pringle 19041981 thomas n pringle 19061970 and victor b pringle 19091977 their other partners were a cousin frank pringle 19091957 and dewey r reagan 18971969   harrison co ms charter bk 52 p 123 and the daily herald june 2 1935 p 2   with the ford agency sold to the pringlereagan group norman and marjorie dukate holmes relocated from their residence at ocean springs mississippi to corpus christi texas between 1935 and 1940 here norman made his livelihood as secretarytreasurer and superintendent of the barq s root beer bottling plant the family lived at 310 katherine drive at corpus christi 1940 nueces co texas federal census t6274116 p 4a ed 17835a norman c holmes and marjorie d holmes had two daughters robin holmes and jennie holmes robin holmes m sam lightner and they reside in jackson hole wyoming jennie holmes m william clement walker in 1968 they reside in des moines iowa and are the parents of wendy sue walker who is engaged to mr batcheleder and will wed in may 2008 norman c holmes died on november 3 2008 marjorie expired on no further information note norman holmes was residing at sylvialand near vickburg mississippi at the time of his mother s death in august 1969 according to his niece mary hays holmes hopkins of vicksburg norman is in his nineties and lives in texas  eula m dukate eula may dukate 19 was born at she attended sophie newcomb college at nola where she studied art here eula met howard bragg 19131983 formerly of little rock arkansas and in business in the crescent city mr bragg was also an artist and his work was displayed in the rockefeller center at nyc the couple married at biloxi on june 26 1937 the timespicayune junr 27 1937 p 18 from the timespicayune august 18 1943 p 7  elbert l dukate ii elbert l dukate ii 19191986 was born at biloxi june 15 1919 he graduated from bhs in 1936 he completed his education at riverside military academy and the university of texas where he studied architecture the daily herald october 20 1942 p 7 elbert l dukate jr enlisted in the us army at fort bliss el paso texas on december 3 1941 as a private in june 1942 he graduated from the us signal corps program at camp roberts california and transferred to the us army air force and began cadet flight training in july 1942 and completed fifty hours of solo flying and was promoted to 1 st lieutenant at ontario california lt dukate was awarded his wings on march 10 1943 at la junta colorado the timespicayune august 15 1943 p 18 and august 18 1943 p 7 with photo  european theatre lt dukate served in europe and north africa with the 67 th squadron44 th bomb group of the 8 th air force he was sent to england in flew missions over frankfort and hamburg germany before being transferred to libya in july 1943 the timespicayune august 15 1943 p 18 and august 18 1943 p 7 with photo  ploesti romania on august 1 1943 lt dukate copilot of the available jones a b24 liberator bomber left libya to attack german held oil refineries in and near ploesti romania called operation tidal wave it became known in american military annals as black sunday this lowlevel attack proved very destructive to the usaaf losing 53 aircraft and 660 airmen the timespicayune august 15 1943 p 18 and august 18 1943 p 7 with photo dukate s plane was hit by antiaircraft fire and attempted to reach sicily but crash landed in the aegean sea off the coast of albania a german submarine observed the survivors but neglected to rescue them an italian red cross plane later rescued the american airmen and flew them to a hospital at brindisi italy they were interrogated at bari italy and then incarcerated at an italian pow camp chieti italy lt dukate escaped from his captors before the germans began sending pows to germany he was kept safely by italian partisans but was recaptured in rome on april 18 1944 on june 3 1944 dukate again eluded his captors shortly before allied forces liberated rome he was sent to england to recover from his ordeal behind enemy lines the timespicayune august 15 1943 p 18 and august 18 1943 p 7 with photo  67th squadron 67th sq 4240780 h jones available jones macr 2411 67th squadron crew jones fred h pilot 1st lt century asn 389988 pow florida dukate elbert l jr copilot 2nd lt new orleans asn 739924 pow escapee returned to base 31 july 44 louisiana sweet adolphus j navigator 2nd lt east northport asn 796622 pow new york bernard albert f bombardier 2nd lt brooklyn asn 734871 pow new york spann leo g engineer t sgt chapman asn 34330466 pow alabama paolillo michael a radio oper t sgt corona li asn 32403362 pow new york becker robert h asst eng s sgt lincoln asn 17077406 pow wounded nebraska savettierre anthony j waist gun s sgt brooklyn asn 32495641 pow wounded new york 1st lt fred h jones crew was the second 67th squadron loss on 1 august 1943  ploesti mission t sgt leo spann engineer from chapman alabama described the mission we approached the target down the railroad track at a very low altitude of approximately 100 feet our target was already on fire as some other group the 93rd had already bombed it we went through the smoke and fire dropping our bombs on our designated spot we then went down on the deck as low as we could as those picturesque hay stacks opened up and then revealed their guns and these guns started giving us hell they shot out the 4 engine and a shell exploded between the two waist gun positions wounding both gunners in the legs i was the engineer and operated the top turret and i had a complete view of what was going on i saw one plane that had gone in with the wheels up in a field and all of that crew was outside of the plane we broke one balloon cable and i was looking directly at it when we collided with it i saw another b24 climb straight up until it stalled and just as it fell out i saw one parachute come out and open just before it hit the ground i talked later to this boy bernard traudt as he came into the prison camp where i was we lost speed and dropped out of formation and the fighters jumped us with the two waist gunners out they came in so close to us it seemed we could almost touch them we figured that we had shot down four of them and they finally left us but the 4 engine had frozen up and with a flat propeller it caused a hellava drag the propeller would not feather we started trying to gain altitude to clear the mountains ahead threw out everything that wasn t tied down all of the guns ammunition equipment etc when we finally arrived at the coast our 3 engine was failing the oil pressure was almost gone and the temperature was much too high lt jones asked me how long i thought it would last and i estimated about 30 minutes at the most we decided to feather 3 engine and see if we could fly with the other two but they were on the same side if we couldn t fly we were going to ditch it on the beach i feathered the prop jones and dukate got the plane leveled out but we could not maintain our altitude so we began making plans to ditch we flew onward for approximately fortyfive minutes before we were forced to ditch the time was about 1840 at least that is the time that my watch stopped we all managed to get out of the plane and into our life rafts even though the tail gunner and the navigator were slightly injured in the ditching the next morning a german submarine came by started to help us changed their minds and took off leaving us then at approximately 1500 hours a threeengined italian seaplane sighted us landed and picked us up and took us to brindisi italy and to the hospital there later that same night jones dukate bernard paolillo and myself were put on a train and sent into the mountains to an old monastery much later both sigle and dukate managed to escape with sigle getting back to the states in about two months  wwwgreenharborcom rohpdf rohau43pdf   postwar elbert l dukate jr returned to new orleans after world war ii and became a radio broadcaster for wyld a timespicayune owned station his program was called told by dukate and he told stories over the airwaves he also married gwynneth reader 19201970 the timespicayune october 25 1948 p 30  panama city after 1949 mr dukate and family left new orleans and settled at panama city florida  eula t dukate eula tison dukate 18821894 was born at biloxi mississippi on december 21 1882 prior to thanksgiving 1894 she was brought to new orleans to have an abscess removed by a physician miss dukate survived the operation but died shortly thereafter on november 22 1894 her corporal remains were taken to biloxi for burial lepre 1991 p 99 and the biloxi herald november 22 1894 p 8    vera l dukate vera linda dukate  18861977 was born at biloxi mississippi on april 7 1886 on october 18 1904 at the wkm dukate home in biloxi she married brantley a bond he was the assistance cashier at the bank of biloxi at the time of their nuptials wh buck was his best man mr dukate gave vera a new home on howard avenue which was under construction her mother and elbert l dukate her brother bestowed on her a sizeable sum of money articles of silver cut glass and art were among the wedding gifts  the biloxi daily herald october 3 1904 and october 18 1904 p 5    brantley a bond brantley alexander bond 18801966 was born in harrison county mississippi on may 4 1880 the tenth child of thomas bond 18351880 and minnie e engmann 18481925 a native of new orleans and the daughter of peter l engmann 18161887 a dane and us mint employee and wilhelmina carolina barkhausen 1816ca 1853 a german immigrant thomas bond and minnie e engmann had married in harrison county mississippi in april 1868 when brantley bond was born the family was domiciled in beat 2 harrison county mississippi where thomas bond was the justice of the peace after the demise of thomas bond minnie e bond married in october 1887 john arthur 18431900 a mechanical engineer and native of ireland they had three children the arthur family resided on commerce street in handsboro harrison county mississippi she expired at san antonio texas on july 27 1925  bond home mrs wkm dukate sold vera l bond a lot on west howard avenue in early february 1910 the bond lot had a front on west howard avenue of eightytwo feet and ran south three hundred thirty feet harrison co ms land deed bk 91 p 566  bond family vera l dukate had two daughters with brantley a bond vera leola bond 19091989 m leslie baltar grant 19081986 and whillamene linda bond 19111998 m hawthorne eddy  separation and divorce when deposed on june 8 1918 brantley a bond stated that he did not want to dissolve his marriage vera l bond had initiated the separation in late december 1915 when she abandoned him mr bond averred that her reason for leaving him was that  she did not care for me anymore and did not care to live with me   by the spring of 1918 he realized that their union would not reunite and he took a position with the central trust company in san antonio texas their divorce became final on june 18 1918 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 5617june 1918 and wwi draft registration card brantley a bond lived the remainder of his life in san antonio texas where he made his livelihood in banking he expired there on february 6 1966  r hart chinn  lt robert hart chinn called hart married mrs vera l dukate bond 18861977 on november 11 1918 at camp sherman ohio she had two daughters with brantley a bond vera bede leola bond 19091989 m leslie baltar grant 19081986 and whillamene linda bond eddy 19111998   the daily herald november 14 1918    vera l bond vera bede leola bond  19091989 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 13 1909 on march 1 1934 she married leslie baltar grant  19081986 the son of  william jesse grant  18751932 married julia elizabeth baltar  18801968 their children were vera elizabeth grant m 1952 james guy martin marguerite bond grant m 1957 ernest lee cox and linda bond grant m 1963 james madison wells harrison vo mississippi chancery court mrb 45 p 48 bk 91 p 556 bk 109 p 187 and bk 125 p 144  leslie baltar grant  19081986 before their marriage leslie b grant and vera l bond ruled the les masque carnival ball at biloxi in february 1933  the daily herald february 15 1933 p 2   leslie was born at biloxi on january 25 1908 and graduated from biloxi high school in 1925 he matriculated to the university of alabama and graduated from the alabama law school and passed the bar examination in 1930 mr grant joined the law firm of wadlington and corban in june 1930 and named a partner in january 1932 when the group was named wadlington corban and grant the law practice began at biloxi in 1924 with walter j wadlington 18981989 and lawrence c corban 19011989   the daily herald january 2 1932 p 2    city attorney leslie baltar grant was appointed biloxi city attorney in september 1941 he was reappointed to the same position in january 1943 in 1942 and 1943 mr grant was also the city attorney for ocean springs mississippi the daily herald january 4 1943 p 5 judge leslie b grant passed on october 5 1986 his spouse expired on march 21 1989 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  whillamene l bond  whillamene linda bond 19111998 was born at biloxi on august 1 1911 whillamene l bond garduated from biloxi high school in may 1931 and matriculated to the university of alabama in september 1931 she married hawthorne eddy of new orleans on october 19 1931 hawthorne was a student at georgia tech at the time of their nuptials the couple set up house at atlanta where he continued is studies the daily herald october 30 1931 p 2 whillamene bond eddy expired at fort lauderdale florida on october 28 1998 the south florida sunsentinel broward metro november 10 1998 p 7b  leola m dukate   leola may dukate  1890 called ola was born at biloxi on january 19 1890 on october 9 1907 in biloxi she married william l ewing  a missouri native and the son of mr ewing and mary fleming ewing 18641910 a native of maryland after the wedding ola and william moved to his mother s farm at vincennes indiana their first child william l ewing jr was born here in 1909  divorce   harry warren ola dukate ewing married harry warren 18921920 of hibbing minnesota in december 1919 harry was a michigan native and sold auto supplies at hibbing the daily herald december 30 1919 p 3 and st louis co minnesota federal census t625860 p 20b ed 170 biloxi cemeteryoctober 2013 courtesy of kate cieutat penrose  maud irma dukate maud irma dukate 18911974 called irma was born at biloxi mississippi on november 26 1891 the daughter of wkm dukate 18521916 and linda rose lienhard 18591939 married daniel j gorenflo on december 27 1917 wkm dukate was a pioneer in the biloxi seafood industry with daniel j gorenflo s grandfather william gorenflo 18421932 who founded biloxi s first cannery the lopez elmer and company the lopez elmer and company was organized in 1881 with a capital stock of 8000 by lazaro lopez 18501903 f william elmer 18471926 wkm dukate 18531916 william gorenflo 18441932 and james maycock 18261892 lepre 1991 p 99 daniel and irma had linda dukate gorenflo 19272009 who was born at biloxi mississippi on june 22 1927 she expired on october 5 2009 at nashville tennessee  daniel j gorenflo  courtesy of kate cieutat penrose  daniel joseph dan gorenflo  18871965 was born at biloxi mississippi on october 15 1887 daniel j gorenflo was reared as a gentleman and sportsman as a young man he excelled in the social and political arena of biloxi dan competed in roller rink racing sailed fished extensively and hunted small game with passion dan gorenflo s advanced education had been at mississippi a m college now mississippi state university at mississippi a m college he had at least two years of college with some military training  1911 chandeleur island gale and a memorable year dan gorenflo had a very eventful year in 1911 his most exciting adventure occurred in late april when he went on a fishing and pleasure trip to the chandeleur islands aboard the arapahoe  a biloxi schooner owned by dunbars lopez and dukate with captain george duggan 18681916 at the helm and five crewmen aboard they were towing the choctaw  a launch valued at 1200 and owned by dunbars lopez and dukate bad weather sat in and the winds became so violent that the arapahoe s masts were cut out by the crew the choctaw was blown away for three days gorenflo and his shipwrecked mates waited for rescue while subsisting on boiled shrimp and rain water  the daily herald april 29 1911 p 1   captain george duggan would lose his life in early july 1916 when the emma harvey  a schooner owned by ulysses lel desporte 18611927 a biloxi oyster dealer was capsized in a hurricane while on a shrimp trip to the chandeleur islands the destiny of the vanished emma harvey was discovered on august 12 1916 when the lost schooner was located by two fishing boats from pensacola she was found floating bottom side up about twenty five miles from pensacola other reports point to a location of seventy five miles no sign of captain duggan or any members of his crew were ever found  the daily herald august 1 1916 p 1 august 11 1916 p 1 and august 15 1916 p 1   early june 1911 saw daniel f gorenflo elected vicecommodore of the biloxi yacht club he served with commodore edward l brady 18691939 henry janin jr rear commodore we kennedy fleet captain dr frank carroll fleet surgeon gj wiltz sec treas and ernest desporte sr official measurer  the daily herald june 3 1911 p 1   when biloxi grove no 2 of the united ancient order of druids was organized at biloxi in september 1911 dan was elected noble arch his fellow officers were w lee guice vice arch cm elfer recording secretary dr wr card financial secretary albert austin treasurer vester wentzell conductor the biloxi druids were kindly loaned the use of the knights of pythias hall for their meetings dan was elected treasurer of the beavers of biloxi in december 1911 he resigned as the local druids noble arch in january 1912  the daily herald september 9 1911 p1 december 22 1911 p 12 and january 27 1912 p 1    biloxi fish oyster company   politician daniel j gorenflo was elected with no opposition as biloxi s alderman ward 4 on december 21 1915 he replaced jc batton who had resigned the seat to accept a position on the harrison county board of supervisors young gorenflo was described as wellqualified for the office born and reared at biloxi and with a large social network at the time he was manger of the biloxi fish oyster company  the daily herald december 21 1915 p 1 and january 4 1916 p 2   also in december 1915 daniel f gorenflo was invited by mississippi s 39 th governor elect theodore g bilbo 18771947 of pearl river county mississippi to be on his staff mr bilbo an attorney after being elected to the state senate in 1908 had been elected mississippi s 11 th lieutenant governor serving with governor earl l brewer 18691942 from 1912 to 1916 gorenflo attended the gubernatorial inauguration ceremonies for governor bilbo at jackson mississippi in january 1916 with dr gf caroll who had also been appointed to bilbo s staff  the daily herald december 2 1915 p 1 and january 21 1916 p 2    r hart chinn before he got settled into his alderman s seat daniel f gorenflo had an unfriendly encounter with r hart chinn at a store on the corner of howard avenue and reynoir street in early january 1916 in 1913 he and chinn with chester arthur had been employed in new orleans alderman gorenflo pleaded guilty to fighting with chinn and was fined 250 by the biloxi police court it would not be the last altercation for hart chinn as he would become a future mayor of biloxi make a reputation for himself as a combative politician and fiery competitor  the daily herald february 17 1913 p 8 and january 10 1916 p 1    marriage and family  daniel j gorenflo married maud irma dukate 18901974 the daughter of wkm dukate 18521916 and linda rose lienhard 18591939 on december 27 1917 wkm dukate was a pioneer in the biloxi seafood industry with daniel j gorenflo s grandfather william gorenflo 18421932 who founded biloxi s first cannery the lopez elmer and company the lopez elmer and company was organized in 1881 with a capital stock of 8000 by lazaro lopez 18501903 f william elmer 18471926 wkm dukate 18531916 william gorenflo 18441932 and james maycock 18261892 daniel and irma d gorenflo had linda dukate gorenflo cieutat 19272009 who was born at biloxi mississippi on june 22 1927 linda was an intelligent young lady who finished her high school education at st mary of the pines chatawa mississippi she matriculated to the university of alabama and acquired her phd degree from lsu linda retired to zachary louisiana in 1988 leaving the east louisiana state hospital at jackson louisiana as its chief of psychology at zachary she acted as a consultant in the field of psychology  the zachary plainsmannews october 2009   linda gorenflo dukate married victor j cieutat b 1932 they were the parents of four girls anne c williford susan c shannon kate c penrose and leeann cieutat linda expired on october 5 2009 at nashville tennessee her ashes were distributed at the gravesite of her parents in the biloxi city cemetery in july 2010  the sun herald october 14 2009 and july 9 2009 p a4    brunswick georgia in 1914 daniel j gorenflo s older brother william f gorenflo had commenced the brunswick canning company at brunswick georgia beulah l dukate child with her sister maud irma dukate circa 1908 courtesy of kate cieutat penrose  beulah l dukate beulah l dukate  19001983 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 27 1900 she was educated with josephine and anna folkes the granddaughter of laz lopez and the daughter of theresa lopez folkes and dr hm folkes the girls attended st mary s academy at chatawa pike county mississippi when mrs dukate and mrs folkes would visit their daughters at chatawa they were driven by henry treloar via picayune and bogalusa louisiana the biloxi daily herald september 29 1900 p 8 the daily herald october 12 1910 p 3 andjanuary 2 1917 p 3 during world war i beula l dukate was introduced to carl emil matthes  18961972 a native of chicago who was born in the windy city on july 28 1896 carl enlisted in the navy in june 1917 and served until may 1919 with his last duty post at the gulfport naval station beula and carl e matthes were married in harrison county mississippi on august 15 1919 their nuptial ceremony was held in gulfport mississippi at the residence of the reverend spengler the daily herald august 16 1919 p 2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 31 p 238  carl e matthes  18961972 carl and beula dukate matthes were the parents of three children  jane dukate matthes  19202010 m joseph edward owen 19152001 in november 1946  carl e matthes jr  19271964 m bernice wadlington 19272006 in december 1949 and lienhard lynn matthes  19292006 m samuel m browder in august 1950 following his marriage to miss dukate carl e matthes relocated to chicago and returned to biloxi in 1920 where he worked with various associates until 1937 when he joined with juan g landry 18921966 and they opened an office at hattiesburg mississippi in 1960 carl matthes jr joined the firm and carl matthes sr retired in december 1966 the daily herald august 29 1972 p 2  matthes buildings in october 1922 carl e matthes was situated in the office of beale yerger but planned a move to the gay building as j dulaney of jackson had joined him as an associate among the contracts that matthes was working at this time was that of his appointment as landscape gardener of the methodist seashore campground his duties here were to design and maintain the floral pulchritude of the grounds in addition matthes was charged with the location and design of a 50000 brick school and 50000 brick dormitory for the site the remodeling of the facade and entrance to the biloxi city hall when it was on main street was also on the books the daily herald october 6 1922 p 1 and november 23 1922 p 3 during his lifetime carl e matthes was an active coast architect among his many structures were avelez hotel hotel buena vista tivoli hotel trade winds biloxi city hospital biloxi public library first methodist church of biloxi mary l michel school and the biloxi high school in addition carl worked on many smaller projects such as the isle of caprice the 1922 front entrance remodeling of the city hall when it was on main street and many others the daily herald august 29 1972 p 2 carl emil matthes age 76 years died at 930 pm on monday august 28 1972 at howard memorial hospital in biloxi mississippi he had designed the hospital in which he expired carl had been admitted following a stroke at his home and he passed on shortly thereafter the daily herald august 29 1972 p 2  children   jane d matthes in 1930 jane d matthes was a junior in the school of interior decoration at alabama polytechnic institute now auburn university in march 1930 she was initiated into the gamma delta chapter of alpha gamma delta one of the leading sororities on the campus and ranked with the high national sororities the daily herald march 4 1930 p 10  carl e matthes jr carl emil matthes jr  19271964 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 31 1927 to carl e matthes sr 18961972 a native of chicago and beula dukate 19001983 carl sr was born in the windy city on july 28 1896 he enlisted in the us navy in june 1917 and served until may 1919 with his last duty post at the gulfport naval station carl e matthes sr married beula dukate 19001983 the daughter of william km dukate 18531916 and linda rose lienhard 18591939 in harrison county mississippi on august 15 1919 their nuptial ceremony was held in gulfport mississippi at the residence of the reverend spengler a catholic priest the daily herald august 16 1919 p 2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 31 p 238 carl e matthes jr was a graduate of the gulf coast military academy and matriculated to mississippi state university where he studied civil engineering like his father carl jr became an architect in 1949 was in the architectural program at illinois institute of technology from georgia tech in atlanta georgia carl jr was conferred two degrees in architecture the daily herald december 22 1949 p 8 and august 29 1964 p 2 carl e matthes jr married bernice wadlington 19272006 the daughter of walter j wadlington 18981989 a biloxi attorney and bernice taylor wadlington 18981996 in harrison county mississippi on december 21 1949 their nuptial ceremony was held in the wadlington residence at 1626 oaklawn in biloxi with the reverend thomas a carruth pastor of the first methodist church officiating miss wadlington was a june 1949 graduate of duke university out of town guests attending their wedding were mr and mrs juan g landry of hattiesburg mississippi mrs joseph owen of chicago mrs es taylor of gulfport and mr and mrs db shourds and misses mary alice and dalton shourds of gulfport the daily herald december 22 1949 p 8 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 81 p 19 after completing his architectural studies and training carl jr went to work for matthes landry an architectural firm at hattiesburg mississippi carl e matthes sr had retired from matthes landry in december 1966 the daily herald august 29 1972 p 2 carl e matthes jr died from leukemia in the forrest general hospital at hattiesburg mississippi on august 21 1964 he was a member of aia mississippi society of civil engineers kiwanis club and the presbyterian church carl jr had also been a member of tau beta pi and sigma chi fraternities after carl s demise on august bernice w matthes married george king probably in forrest county mississippi she expired at hattiesburg mississippi on september 20 2006 her corporal remains were interred in the roseland park cemetery at hattiesburg besides those of carl e matthes jr roseland park cemetery registraraugust 2 2013  references  books the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi mississippi2000 charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published 1895 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  chancery court causes harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 5617   ba bond v vera l bond   june 1918  journals the biloxid iberville press   bondgrant house restored   may 8 2008 p a1 the biloxid iberville press   new visitors center   july 3 2008 p a3 the biloxi herald the biloxi herald   mrs lienhard dies   january 3 1890 the biloxi herald   a sad death  eula dukate     november 24 1894 the biloxi herald   a sad death  eula dukate     november 24 1894 the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald   city news   august 12 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news   september 29 1900  the biloxi daily herald   city news   october 2 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news   october 3 1904 the biloxi daily herald   bonddukate wedding   october 18 1904 the biloxi daily herald   local brevities   august 20 1898 the biloxi daily herald   city news   june 19 1900 the daily herald the daily herald   biloxi society and personal   october 12 1910 the daily herald   death confronted men who weathered a blow at chandeleur   april 29 1911 the daily herald   brady is eelected commodore of biloxi yacht club   june 3 1911 the daily herald   grove of druids is organized at biloxi   september 9 1911 the daily herald   local news paragraph of interest   december 22 1911 the daily herald   thomas head biloxi druids   january 27 1912 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs of interest   february 17 1913 the daily herald   find valuable broach sic after considerable anxiety   november 8 1915 the daily herald   dan gorenflo on governor s staff   december 2 1915 the daily herald   dj gorenflo takes his seat   january 4 1916 the daily herald   citizens fined in police court   january 10 1916 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs of interest   january 21 1916 the daily herald   death claims wkm dukate one of the coast s most prominent citizens   march 29 1916 the daily herald   business house asked to close during funeral  of wkm dukate     march 30 1916 the daily herald   emma harvey reported found   august 10 1916 the daily herald   emma harvey lies wreck off santa rosa crew gone   august 11 1916 the daily herald   no sign of men of emma harvey found in wreck   august 15 1916 the daily herald    biloxi society and personals   october 12 1916 the daily herald   queen city barbershop purchased   december 4 1916 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   january 2 1917 the daily herald   gorenflodukate   december 28 1917 the daily herald   suit involves dukate estate   january 16 1918 the daily herald   chinnbond   november 14 1918 the daily herald   matthesdukate   august 16 1919 the daily herald   biloxi society and personals   october 12 1916 the daily herald    biloxi news paragraphs   december 30 1919 the daily herald    to break ground this week  for avelez hotel     july 10 1923 the daily herald    committee holds important meet   october 6 1922 the daily herald    has removed office   november 23 1922  the daily herald   miss  marjorie  dukate visits west point   october 15 1930 the daily herald   eddybond marriage   october 30 1931 the daily herald   grant now member biloxi law firm   january 2 1932 the daily herald   wm grant dies in new orleans   october 3 1932 the daily herald   reign as king and queen of les masques   february 15 1933 the daily herald     leslie j grant  reappointed   january 4 1941 the daily herald    initiate jane matthes   march 4 1941 the daily herald   dukate a lieutenant   october 20 1942 the daily herald   elbert dukate dies in new orleans burial at biloxi   october 11 1943 the daily herald   mattheswadlington   december 221949 the daily herald   dukatelamb   march 7 1960  the daily herald    carl matthes jr   august 22 1964 the daily herald    carl matthes biloxi architect taken by death   august 29 1972 the daily herald    mrs corrine d dukate   june 23 1973 the daily herald   widow  vera dukate bond chinn  of former biloxi mayor dies   june 8 1977 the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald     the evansville courier indiana   ewing divorce case startles vincennes   february 26 1918 the evansville courier indiana   evidence presented in ewing divorce suit   march 1 1918 the evansville courier indiana      the macon telegraph   plan another canning plant for brunswick   june 3 1914 the macon telegraph   prawn canning plant at brunswick planned   june 24 1914  the pascagoula democratstar the pascagoula democratstar   dukatelienhard   may 3 1878 the pascagoula democratstar    local paragraphs    december 30 1881  the south florida sunsentinel  broward metro   whillamine l eddy   november 10 1998  the sun herald the sun herald   mrs marguerite curtis   february 5 1988 the sun herald   mrs vera bede grant   march 22 1989 the sun herald      w illiam k  dukate remembered for wanting to make biloxi best it could be   march 14 1993 the sun herald   moving house may mean loss of oaks   february 6 2001 p a2 the sun herald   marjorie dukate   december 20 2002 the sun herald   biloxi main street honors couple for preservation   december 5 2006 p b3 the sun herald   bondgrant house will host reception   april 27 2008 the sun herald   linda dukate gorenflo cieutat   october 14 2009 the sun herald   linda dukate gorenflo cieutat   july 9 2010 the sun herald   jane dukate matthes   august 19 2010 the sun herald  the sun herald  the times picayune the timespicayune   howard bragg marries weds miss eula dukate   june 27 1937 the timespicayune      linda rose  dukate   october 9 1939 the times picayune   airmen missing in war sector   august 18 1943 the times picayune   deaths   elbert l dukate     october 10 1943 the times picayune   orleanian flees two nazi prisons   august 15 1944 the times picayune   officer escapes from enemy twice in italy   august 18 1943 the times picayune   radio highlights of the week   october 25 1948 the times picayune   shrimp royalty reigns at biloxi   july 29 1956 the times picayune   56 shrimp queen on chicago visit   september 25 1956 1355 views  ', 0);

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(110, 'en', 'node_search', ' marion family marion family ray thu 10142010 1506 marion family the marion family of biloxi mississippi had it origin with john marion  18301890 a spanish immigrant and the son of joseph marion and maria vica both spaniards on november 11 1871 in harrison county mississippi john marion married amelie or emelie fayard marsan 18291915 the daughter of jacque fayard and gertrude ryan and the widow of alexis marsan 18241869 a french immigrant who made his livelihood as a butcher john marion made his livelihood as a fisherman and had lived at biloxi since about 1870 he died at biloxi in late july 1890 his burial services were under the auspices of biloxi volunteer fire company no 1 john was also a member of the oyster protective association harrison co mississippi mrb 6 p 92 and lepre vol i 1991 p 211 and the biloxi herald july 26 1890 p 4   john marion and emelie fayard marion were the parents of at least three children  marie gertrude marion  18721919  eleonie augustine marion  1873pre 1880 and john joseph marion  18751936 lepre vol i 1991 pp 209210 john and emelie f marion also had an adopted son  john goodier  18551912 a native of new orleans he married josephine llado  18641911 in september 1887 john expired at 210 elmer street at biloxi on march 11 1912 josephine died on january 4 1911 at 308 lameuse street they left three children henry elwood and thelma goodier   1880 harrison co mississippi federal census r648 p 343b ed 139 and the daily herald january 4 1911 p 8 and march 11 1912 p 1    mary g marion mary gertrude marion 18721919 was born on august 6 1872 she married henry clay agregaard 18681928 the son of john agregaard and clementine fayard 18361905 on february 4 1890 their children were henry joseph agregaard 18921959 mary camille agregaard 18931981 m louis c holley 18841973 and elbert anthony agregaard 1895pre1900 harrison co mississippi mrb 9 p 29 mary m agregaard expired at her home at 446 magnolia street on november 9 1919 her corporal remains and that of henry c agregaard who passed on march 11 1928 were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald november 10 1919 p 4    john j marion john joseph brother marion 18751936 married rosa beneta catchot 18771924 a native of bay st louis hancock county mississippi and the daughter of joseph catchot 18481913 a spanish immigrant and marie fayard 18501929 the daughter of albert fayard and michelle favre both natives of hancock county mississippi harrison co mississippi mrb lepre vol ii 1995 p 134 and p 141 jj marion and rosa b catchot were the parents of  andrew j marion  18951936 agnes e marion 18961930  irene m marion  18971943  edward u marion  18991934  rose marion  19041930 and ralph marion  19071984 rose c marion died at her home at 339 nixon street in biloxi on june 12 1924 she was survived by marie fayard catchot her mother antony c catchot 18751933 and edgar catchot 18941920 her brothers domiciled at nola and robert f catchot 18891941 of biloxi  the daily herald june 12 1924 p 3   joseph catchot rosa s spanish father had passed in his sleep on october 15 1913 he was the cook aboard sailor s joy  a fishing boat anchored off shell beach st bernard parish louisiana mr catchot resided at 321 east washington avenue in biloxi he was survived by seven children and a brother at ocean springs  the daily herald october 17 1913 p 1    andrew j marion   andrew joseph son marion  18951936 was born march 15 1896 he married frances isabell stafford  18961985 the daughter of marion stafford 18711943 and madeline dean 1877pre 1910 on november 29 1915 the family resided at 209 maple street on point cadet andrew made his livelihood as the manager of a automobile service station but at the time of his demise he was employed with kimbrough quints drugstore frances and andrew had two sons born at biloxi before his untimely death on april 1 1936  rayford marion  19171979 and ronald andrew marion  b 1930 m martha emma brooks harrison co mississippi mrb 27 p 461 and the daily herald april 2 1936   after the death of his spouse  marion stafford  married  kate hammond  18871913 in march 1910  riley stafford  18391904 his father and native of meridian mississippi expired at biloxi on may 21 1904  frances stafford marion  married  leo v edwards  in june 1947 harrison co mississippi mrb 21 p 437 mrb 74 p 557 and  the biloxi herald may 21 1904 p 8    children   ronald a marion ronald ronnie andrew marion sr of ocean springs mississippi died wednesday november 16 2011 in ocean springs ronnie was born march 9 1930 in biloxi and graduated from biloxi high school in 1949 he enrolled in east mississippi junior college in the fall of 1949 at emjc ronnie began a life of service that spanned 60 years he was trainer and manager for the football and basketball teams in 1949 and 1950 following emjc ronnie served for four years in the us air force later he attended the university of southern mississippi graduating in 1957 he earned a master s degree from mississippi state in 1967 he was employed for 36 years with the mississippi employment security commission for biloxi and gulfport he was instrumental in starting the boys and girls club of the gulf coast and remained involved with that organization until his death ronnie received many service awards over the years he served in the biloxi jaycees and kiwanis clubs at the local and state levels and was recognized for his contributions with their highest awards he served as president of the international association of personnel in employment security mississippi chapter as well as many civic organizations on the gulf coast he was a member of american legion post 33 in biloxi he was a registered state soccer referee from 1978 to 1991 for recreational and high school players ronnie was named biloxi s 1965 outstanding young man of the year ronnie was inducted into the east mississippi community college sports hall of fame in 2007 for football and basketball 1950 1951 he was the 2003 recipient of the boys and girls club of the gulf coast shining star award for outstanding service and contributions and dedication to the youth of the mississippi gulf coast he is preceded in death by his mother frances stafford marion edwards father andrew joseph marion brother rayford joseph marion fatherinlaw coyt brooks motherinlaw moddie brooks sisterinlaw anna lene brooks and brotherinlaw dale brooks survivors include his wife of 53 years martha brooks marion son ronald andrew marion jr his wife melissa and their sons andrew joseph marion and johnjason brooks marion daughter anna frances marion albritton her husband david and their children ashley brooke albritton and david wesley albritton in lieu of flowers family prefers donations be made to the boys and girls club of biloxi 11975 seaway rd gulfport ms 39503 visitation will be held at 1100 am on saturday november 19 2011 at the ocean springs chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home with a 1200 noon service interment will follow in crestlawn memorial park the sun herald november 18 2011  ronald andrew marion  and martha e brooks had a son  ronald andrew marion ii who married melissa jaynell schloegel on april 29 1989 at nbvm harrison co mississippi mrb 185 p 102 after the death of his spouse  marion stafford married kate hammond  18871913 in march 1910  riley stafford  18391904 his father and native of meridian mississippi expired at biloxi on may 21 1904  frances stafford marion married leo v edwards in june 1947 harrison co mississippi mrb 21 p 437 mrb 74 p 557 and the biloxi herald may 21 1904 p 8    agnes e marion   agnes emma marion was born may 31 1896 she married walter e entrekin  18971930 native of alabama on july 2 1916 in 1920 at biloxi they lived on copp street and walter worked at a shipyard as a riveter circa 1926 the family relocated to mobile alabama where walter was employed as an engineer for a railroad they were the parents of  juliette e entrekin  19162006 m lt jg william j dohm and william c rampenthal  marian c entrekin  19191930  mildred e entrekin  19201930 and walter e entrekin ii  19252005 a birmingham alabama architect m daphine warhurst the corporal remains of this family appear to have been interred at the mobile memorial gardens mobile alabama harrison co mississippi mrb 29 p 68  irene m marion irene mary marion  18971943 was born on december 30 1897 she married george j collins  18911968 native of nola and biloxi building contractor on april 12 1914 they lived on benachi avenue and reared two children  george j collins ii and irene m collins m walker f tucei 19182000 irene m collins expired on december 22 1943 harrison co mississippi mrb 25 p 585 and the daily herald december 22 1943 p 5   edward u marion edward ulysses billie and buddy marion  18991934 was born october 6 1899 he married harriet oleva baker  19021936 the daughter of joseph baker 18651956 and margaret wilson 18621920 on august 6 1918 edward made his livelihood as bakery truck driver he had worked for the biloxi bakery l n and electric bakeries since 1927 buddy marion had been employed with the ellzey bakery the family was domiciled on east howard avenue where they reared mercedes marion 19201930 a daughter who was born on march 27 1920 edward expired at the biloxi hospital on september 8 1934 after an attack of appendicitis harriet baker marion married james h ford june 28 1936 harrison co mississippi mrb 30 p 282 and mrb 47 p 109 and the daily herald september 8 1934 p 10    rosa marion   rosa marion was born in 1904 she married george ladnier  19031971 in harrison county mississippi on may 19 1923 by 1930 they had relocated to herron bay mobile county alabama where george was an oyster fisherman at this time they were the parents of  joseph l ladnier  19261988  rosemary ladnier  19271930 and irene ladnier  19281930 it appears that this family remained in the bayou la batre area of mobile county alabama harrison co mississippi mrb 35 p 110  ralph marion ralph marion  19071984 was born december 15 1907 he married ophelia sperivich  19061981 on november 21 1926 in 1930 ralph and ophelia marion lived on washington street at biloxi he was employed by a paving company as a brick mason ralph died at biloxi mississippi in december 1984 ophelia preceded him in death expiring in june 1981 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery perpetual care section  the daily herald december 19 1907 p 2 and november 24 1926 p 1 and harrison co mississippi mrb 38 p 535  references   jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  journals the biloxi herald   local happenings   july 26 1890 the biloxi daily herald   necrologicalriley stafford   may 21 1904 the biloxi daily herald   city news  birth of ralph marion     december 19 1907 the daily herald   necrologymrs josephine goodier   january 4 1911 the daily herald   old biloxian  john goodier  died early today   march 11 1913 the daily herald   slept all night by dead boatman  joseph catchot  died last night   october 17 1913 the daily herald   collinsmarion   april 12 1914 p 2 the daily herald   aged biloxian  emily marion  died last night   december 28 1915 the daily herald   marionentrekin  july 3 1916 p 3 the daily herald   marionthorn   july 11 1916 p 4 the daily herald   marionbaker   august 6 1918 p 3 the daily herald   mrs aggregaard  sic  dead   november 10 1919 the daily herald   ladniermarion   may 22 1923 p 3 the daily herald   mrs marion  rosa catchot marion  died this morning   june 12 1924 the daily herald   marionsperirich   november 24 1926 p 2 the daily herald   betty marion   january 17 1931 p 2 the daily herald   edward marion dies   september 8 1934 p 10 the daily herald   aj marion dies   april 2 1936 the daily herald   mrs george collins sr dies at home today   december 22 1943 the sun herald    ronald marion sr   november 18 2011 286 views  ', 0),
(112, 'en', 'node_search', ' dalgo family dalgo family ray mon 10182010 1559  dalgo hidalgo family  the progenitor of the dalgo family formerly hidalgo of the mississippi gulf coast was  antoine hidalgo  b 1866    called anthony the son of  felix hidalgo  18371922  and emelie marie domingue  18461910 the daughter of manuel domingue b 1808 and armaline domingue b 1820 felix and emelie married march 10 1864 in st landry parish louisiana felix and emelsie were the parents of seven children anthony hidalgo 18661903 luc hidalgo 18681930 neome hidalgo w saul hidalgo 18771900 emanuel hidalgo 18791880 mozard hidalgo 18841910 by 1900 six hidalgo children were living and by 1910 only four of them were alive it appears that when the anthony hidalgo family migrated from southwest louisiana to the mississippi gulf coast circa 1910 in mississippi the family changed their name to dalgo from hidalgo  anthony hidalgo   dalgo  anthony dalgo   18661903 was born about september 17 1866 probably near youngsville lafayette parish louisiana he was baptized in the lafayette louisiana roman catholic church on february 2 1867 hebert 1977 p 251 anthony hidalgo married editha comeaux on october 20 1890 in lafayette parish louisiana a few days later their marriage was solemnized in the roman catholic church at youngsville lafayette parish louisiana hebert vol 21 1980 p 208 a son  laurent hidalgo  18931937 later called lawrence dalgo was born at youngsville lafayette parish louisiana on june 5 1893 hebert vol 24 1980 p  lawrence dalgo circa 1915 in jackson county mississippi lawrence dalgo married ethel tillman  18961978 the daughter of gideon n tillman 18721925 and laura toche 18821940 initially at ocean springs lawrence dalgo made his livelihood in the employ of anna louise benjamin 18481938 a wealthy widow from milwaukee wisconsin mrs benjamin owned shore acres a large estate situated on the fort point peninsula at ocean springs mississippi wwi draft registration cardjackson co mississippi by 1920 lawrence dalgo had found employment as a laborer in a shipyard probably at pascagoula mississippi at this time they had two children  merlin beverly dalgo  1916 2003 married sarah fuller 19171990 and beryl dalgo woodruff  19192010 married hubert c woodruff 192119951920 jackson co mississippi federal census t625879 p 14b ed 66  merlin beverly dalgo merlin beverly dalgo  19162003 called beverly was born on december 29 1916 at ocean springs mississippi he married sarah fuller  19171990 who was born october 31 1917 at gautier mississippi the daughter of fuller and they were the parents of linda dalgo bradford and lawrence fuller dalgo sarah f dalgo expired at mobile alabama in october 1990 m beverly dalgo died at gulfport mississippi on december 3 2003 there corporal remains are interred in the gautier cemetery at gautier jackson county mississippi  the sun herald december 5 2003   after the demise of lawrence dalgo ethel t dalgo married theodore d manuel 18781960 a building contractor mr manuel had lived at new orleans for many years they resided at 710 west porter in ocean springs mrs manuel was the organist at st paul s methodist church for twentyfive years t d manuel died in october 1960 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery ethel passed on march 12 1978 her remains were buried in the evergreen cemetery on old fort bayou  the daily herald october 4 1960 p 2 and march 14 1978 p a2    beryl dalgo woodruff beryl dalgo was born december 18 1919 at ocean springs mississippi she married hubert c woodruff 19211995 who was born january 10 1921 hc woodruff expired on september 25 1995 while beverly d woodruff died on may 28 2010 at ocean springs mississippi their corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi they had no children  clarice marie leblanc there is a high degree of certitude that editha comeaux dalgo expired in childbirth of shortly thereafter as anthony hidalgo married clarice marie leblanc  18731942 on september 2 1895 at the lafayette parish louisiana courthouse their marriage was designated cause no 5445 hebert vol p the children of anthony hidalgo and clarice marie leblanc were leon dalgo 18961953 felix j dalgo 18981953 isaac dalgo 19001967 and angelo dalgo 19031975 clarice marie leblanc dalgo expired at biloxi mississippi expired on march 22 1942 the daily herald march 23 1942 p 3   celestine abel   18981988  and leon dalgo  18961953   leon dalgo 1951   courtesy of debra dalgo fowlerraleyaugust 2011  leon dalgo leon dalgo   18961953 was born june 23 1896 in new iberia louisiana he married celestine abel  18981988 the daughter of joseph c abel 18681932 and ella mae ladnier 18731938 on may 6 1916 in harrison county mississippi in the 1940s they lived at 224 thomas street in biloxi their known children were  harold leon dalgo  19181990 m ila mae manuel lula forehand and patricia  ella mae dalgo  19202014 m kelly george weems 19151989  charles w dalgo  19212000 m lurlyn maxine bilbo 19221995  gloria a dalgo  b 1924 m mr osborne  rodney c dalgo  19261995 and herbert dalgo   the daily herald february 17 1921 p 3   in 1920 leon dalgo was a corker caulker in a shipyard probably mm flechas at pascagoula mississippi the family lived on foote street 1920 jackson co mississippi federal census t625879 p 16a ed 65 leon dalgo married ila mae manuel 19192010 on january 20 1937 leon dalgo expired on march 6 1953 in september 1952 ila mae married anthony j bertucci 19191999 she expired on october 25 2010 at little elm texas mrs bertucci s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi national cemetery  the daily herald january 29 1937 p 5 and the sun herald october 31 2010 p a12    children harold l dalgo captain harold leon dalgo  19181990 was born january 27 1918 at biloxi he married ila mae manuel in january 1937 at gulfport and  lula forehand hamm bond  19182007 in 1952 in harrison county mississippi harold made his livelihood on the sea he passed on july 7 1990 at melbourne australia and was survived by a wife patricia dalgo and a daughter patricia dalgo mackbee of new orleans harold was cremated and his corporal remains are assumed to be in australia the daily herald january 29 1937 p 5 and sun herald july 11 1990 p c2 ila mae dalgo gave birth to patricia dalgo in august 1939 patricia married  ella mae dalgo  ella mae dalgo weems 19202014 age 94 years of biloxi mississippi passed away on thursday july 17 2014 in biloxi mrs weems was a native of biloxi formerly a member of epworth united methodist church and was currently a member of heritage umc along with her husband they owned and operated kelly s upholstery and surplus store she volunteered at noahs ark kindergarten at heritage umc and at the biloxi va hospital mrs weems was a member of many clubs and organizations including the north bay senior citizens club and the biloxi red hat society she was preceded in death by her husband kelly george weems sr parents leon and celestine abel dalgo sister gloria and four brothers harold charles herbert and rodney survivors include two sons kelly g brenda weems jr and dan mary weems three grandchildren desiree mark and scott two greatgrandchildren sean and declan three nieces diane tracey and toy and three neighbors bubba teresa and mattie the howard avenue chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald july 20 2014 p a15  charles w dalgo charles william dalgo  19212000 was born february 13 1921 at biloxi he married lurlyn maxine bilbo  19221995 a native of tulsa oklahoma and the daughter of john wesley bilbo and verna flurry bilbo they were the parents of two daughters lyn dalgo jay of marble falls texas and cindy dalgo causey of austin texas charles w dalgo and lurlyn bilbo dalgo both expired in san antonio bexar county texas their corporal remains were interred in the fort sam houston national cemetery at san antonio texas  felix dalgo felix j dalgo   18981939 was born april 26 1898 in louisiana he married anna g lusk  18981992 the daughter of richard lusk 18751954 and anna e mccaleb 18751954 in the catholic church in harrison county mississippi on december 19 1918 their children were  joseph a dalgo  19201974 m ella mae saujon m kelly g weems and anna mae sandoz 19221993 m tiblier  roland andrew dalgo  19211922  anthony r dalgo  19231979 m iris eleuterius and felix junior j dalgo jr  19251989 m lilly c dalgo 19301977 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 30 p 463 roland andrew dalgo expired at biloxi on march 27 1922  the daily herald march 29 1922 p 3   in 1920 felix j dalgo made his livelihood as a tow boat engineer his family lived on east beach street at biloxi mississippi with richard lusk a ship carpenter 1920 harrison co mississippi federal census t625876 p 25b ed 39 felix j dalgo expired on christmas day 1939  felix j dalgo jr felix joseph dalgo jr  19251989 called junior was educated at st michael s parochial school and married he became an amateur boxer training st michael s cyo in the late 1930s by early 1949 he had fought in over 100 amateur bouts while in the us navy serving in the south pacific theatre during wwii junior won the southwest pacific bantam weight crown in 1944 and 1945 at honolulu hawaii by the winter of 1949 junior had turned professional and was awaiting his fifth bought at the colisuem arena in new orleans at this time he weighed 118 pounds as compared to his military pugilistic career where his fighting weight was about 126 pounds dalgo attributed his weight loss to his intense training and strenous labor while employed on a shrimp boat the daily herald february 15 1949 p 4 from the timespicayune november 6 1967 p 2  isaac dalgo isaac dalgo  19001967 was born march 18 1900 in louisiana in 1917 when isaac dalgo registered for the ww i draft he was living with his mother at 1026 pearl street at biloxi mississippi he was employed as a ship caulker at the diersksblodgett shipyard in pascagoula in september 1920 he married irma anna hebber or heffler 19061930 a native of louisiana they were the parents of a baby boy 19211921  george almer dalgo  19221922  donald earl dalgo  19231923  rita dalgo was born may 29 1925 and shirley florence dalgo  19311931  the daily herald september 16 1920 p 4 and june 30 1925 p 3 and bradfordo keefe burial bk 11 p 149 bk 12 p 29 bk 12 p 232 and bk 19 p 255 by 1930 isaac dalgo was working as a boatman in the biloxi seafood industry and domiciled on maple street with his wife and daughter rita dalgo 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 p 31b ed 2 isaac dalgo moved to louisiana and expired there on november 5 1967 he married marie richard 19182013 in february 1949 in orleans parish louisiana  angelo j dalgo angelo dalgo  19031975 was born october 10 1903 in louisiana in january 1924 he married grace canaan  19071929 the daughter of israel henry canaan  18761958 a native of michigan and catherine caldwell 18731943 the daughter of madison matt caldwell 18431900 and olina ollie ramsay caldwell 18471903 the daughter of daniel huey ramsay 18141867 and mahala holder ramsay 18141885 the nuptials of angelo dalgo and grace canaan were held in biloxi at the home of judge zt champlin  the daily herald january 18 1924 p 2   angelo and grace c dalgo were the parents of  george dalgo  b 1925 who was born january 10 1925 and jerry a dalgo  19272008 who was born january 18 1927  the daily herald january 10 1925 p 3    george and jerry dalgo  courtesy of debra dalgo fowlerraleyaugust 2011  george a dalgo george angelo dalgo  b jan 1 1925 married doris jones b 1929 the daughter of benjamin jones and d thelma rogers at baltimore maryland on april 19 1953 george and doris were the parents of three children  timothy albert dalgo  b june 1 1954 m shirley kachinski on may 3 1975  darlene may dalgo  b oct 2 1957 m edward spause on april 19 1982 and debra ann dalgo  b nov 4 1963 m robert fowler in september 1989 and james kenneth raley on july 23 2004 dalrlene dalgo fowler raley august 24 2011  jerry a dalgo jerry a dalgo  19272008 married mattie louise sumrall of perkinston mississippi in harrison county mississippi on december 13 1953 harrison co mississippi mrb 96 p 146 jerry a dalgo and mattie l sumrall were the parents of three sons angelo lance dalgo married loree lee noble on november 1 1975 jerry a dalgo ii married judy detoney and robert dalgo married grace c dalgo expired at her home on heidenheim avenue on january 12 1929 from blood poisoning her corporal remains were passed through the lutheran church with the reverend stock officiating burial followed in the biloxi city cemetery bradfordo keefe burial bk 15 p 242 and the daily herald january 14 1929 p 2    gladys v stanley dalgo garza  19132011 after the death of grace canaan dalgo  angelo j dalgo married gladys viola stanley  19132011 a native of hattiesburg mississippi and the daughter of frank stanley 18751931 and mary mattie stanley b 1893 gladys was born october 7 1913 at hattiesburg mississippi angelo and gladys s dalgo had two daughters  betty louise dalgo  19311932 and helen grace dalgo foretich  19342017 the spouse of alvah e foretich jr   19322010 the son of alvah e foretich 19081989 and bessie m griffin 19081990  children   betty louise dalgo   helen g dalgo helen grace dalgo 19342017 was born she married alva e foretich jr  in harrison county mississippi on july 12 1953 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 94 p 375  helen grace foretich  age 83 years of biloxi passed away on july 20 2017 at the ocean springs nursing center helen is preceded in death by her husband alvah e foretich jr daughter  sharon sue foretich nixon  19542005 m walter louis nixon iii  19542007 grandson  walter louis nixon iv  d 1995 and parents angelo and gladys dalgo survivors include her daughter angela soren grandchildren alyssa hannah and kayla soren and sisterinlaw mattie dalgo on bequest of the deceased there will be burial only at biloxi national cemetery on monday july 24 at 1000 am the ocean springs chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements  children sharon s foretich sharon sue foretich  19542005 age 50 years a resident of portland oregon died april 7 2005 of cancer sharon was born april 21 1954 in biloxi she was a 1973 graduate of meadowdraugan business college in new orleans and was employed in real estate as a commercial property manager sharon was preceded in death by her son walter l nixon iv in 1995 she is survived by her husband of 30 years walter l nixon iii parents al and helen foretich biloxi sister angela roger soren louisville kentucky three nieces she loved very much alyssa hanna and kayla louisville grandmother gladys dalgo biloxi special aunt mattie and uncle jerry dalgo ocean springs aunt dorris and uncle george dalgo baltimore md aunt neiani bennet gulfport ruby foretich ocean springs fatherinlaw walter l barbara nixon jr ocean springs friend jack forbes and many cousins and friends sharon was loved by all who knew her a memorial service will be held in portland the sun herald april 12 2005  angela foretich  in 1930 angelo dalgo was working as an oyster fisherman he and his two sons were living with the henry canaan family on heidenheim avenue at biloxi mississippi in 1918 henry canaan was a boatmen for the fosterfountain packing company 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 9a ed 1 and jerry dalgo november 19 2006 angelo j dalgo expired on june 28 1975 in march 2006  gladys stanley dalgo married fidel angel garza  b 1941 a native of laredo texas and retired usaf veteran she expired on august 13 2011 harrison co mississippi 2nd jd mrb 67 p 27 and the sun herald august 17 2011 p a4  luc  luke  hidalgo luc hidalgo  18681930 was born november 20 1868 he was baptized in the church point roman catholic in st landry parish louisiana luc married idea prejean  18701910 on november 11 1887 hebert vol 8 1977 p 251 in 1900 luke and idea hidalgo were farming in the 4 th ward lafayette parish louisiana their children were nila hidalgo 18911900 felix hidalgo 18911900 alcide hidalgo 18941900 willie hidalgo 18961900 ulysse hidalgo 18981900 and pierre dalgo 18991900 1900 lafayette parish louisiana federal census t623 567 p 9a ed 44 in 1910 luke and idea prejean hidalgo were farming in the youngsville lafayette parish louisiana section they had had twelve children by this time but only eight were alive in 1910 six sons were living at home felix hidalgo 18911910 willie hidalgo 18961910 ulysse hidalgo 18971981 cyrus hidalgo 19001910 saul 19031930 ellis hidalgo 19061977 and lucien hidalgo 19081930 1910 lafayette parish louisiana federal census t624516 p 7b ed 71 in 1930 luke hidalgo was widowed and retired and a resident of beaumont texas in his household were five children saul lucien essy 19121930 rene 19131930 and annie mae hidalgo carre 19152005 it appears that idea prejean hidalgo expired before 19201930 jefferson county texas r 2362 p 6b ed 32  neome hidalgo neome hidalgo  1871pre1910 married beauregard david  18621932 on february 14 1890 in lafayette parish louisiana they had two daughters lydia david 18911910 and odeide david 18981910 the daughter were living with their grandparents felix and emelie hidalgo and widowed uncle mozard hidalgo at youngsville in 19101910 lafayette parish louisiana federal census t624516 p 1a ed 71 beauregard david expired on september 21 1932  w saul hidalgo w saul hidalgo  18761900 was born october 1876 circa 1898 he married hallie a 18771900 a daughter  virgil m hidalgo was born in december 1898 in 1900 the family were residents of ward 6 in acadia parish louisiana where w saul hidalgo made his livelihood as a farm laborer 1900 acadia parish louisiana federal census t623 556 p 9b ed 8  emanuel hidalgo emanuel hidalgo was born circa  mozard hidalgo mozard hidalgo was born circa  references  reverend donald j hebert  southwest louisiana records  volume 8 18661868 hebert publications cecelia louisiana1977 reverend donald j hebert  southwest louisiana records  volume 21 1890 hebert publications cecelia louisiana1980 reverend donald j hebert  southwest louisiana records  volume 24 1893 hebert publications eunice louisiana1980  journals the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   september 16 1920 the daily herald     birthson of mr and mrs leon dalgo february 17 1921 the daily herald   infant buried yesterday  roland andrew dalgo     march 29 1922 the daily herald   child dead  herbert dalgo     september 23 1923 p 3 the daily herald   dalgocanaan   january 18 1924 the daily herald   biloxi news items   june 30 1925 the daily herald   mrs grace dalgo dies   january 14 1929 the daily herald    dalgomanuel   january 29 1937 the daily herald    lawrence dalgo dies   december 13 1937 the daily herald      joseph dalgo and ella mae saujon marriage september 24 1938 p 3 the daily herald     anna constance dalgo death     april 20 1940 p 7 the daily herald   dalgo   charles w dalgo  promoted   april 20 1941 p 5 the daily herald   mrs dalgo dies   march 23 1942 p 3 the daily herald   dalgo seeks fifth straight win in professional ranks    february 15 1949 p 4 the daily herald    theodore d manuel   october 4 1960 p 2 the daily herald    joseph jojo dalgo   december 27 1974 p a2 the daily herald   mrs ethel dalgo manuel   march 14 1978 the jackson county times    lawrence dalgo   december 18 1937 the ocean springs news   bradforddalgo wedding in mobile is interest to many in ocean springs   june 26 1958 the ocean springs record   dalgonoble   november 20 1975 p the ocean springs record   jerry a dalgo   march 2008 p a6 the sun herald   rodney c dalgo   february 9 1995 p a2 the sun herald   lurlyn maxine bilbo c dalgo   june 3 1995 p a2 the sun herald   joetta d abel   february 1998 the sun herald   charles william dalgo   january 18 2000 p a5 the sun herald   joseph a dalgo   march 11 2000 p a7 the sun herald   mr merlin beverly dalgo   december 5 2003 the sun herald   harold l dalgo   july 7 2007  the sun herald   jerry a dalgo sr   march 23 2008 the sun herald   alvah e foretich jr   march 16 2010 the sun herald   beryl d woodruff   june 1 2010 the sun herald   ila mae bertucci   october 31 2010 the sun herald    ms gladys dalgo garza   august 17 2011 the sun herald    ella mae dalgo weems   july 20 2014 the timespicayune    man  phil dalgo 19431993  sentenced in coast case   july 29 1964 sec i p 6 973 views  ', 0),
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(115, 'en', 'node_search', ' powjabo family powjabo family ray sat 10232010 1014 the powajbo family at biloxi mississippi had its origins in grodno poland with the birth of alexander powajbo 18951920 he came to america at the age of sixteen and settled probably in nyc here he may have met another polish immigrant marion 18941920 who had arrived here in 1908 by 1920 they were married and settled at amsterdam montgomery county new york here alexander powajbo made his livelihood as a spinner in the john k stewart sons knitting mill mrs powajbo was a puncher at a button manufacturer plant 1920 montgomery co new york federal census t6251126 p 16a ed 63  zigmund powajbo  alexander and marion powajbo had a son zigmund chester ziggy powajbo 19172000 who was born at amsterdam new york on october 17 1917 he attended st stanislaw s catholic high school at amsterdam before enlisting in the army air corps during wwii ziggy was stationed at keesler field in biloxi mississippi here he met and later married erena branecki 19222001 a biloxi native on august 30 1942 at st john s catholic church on lameuse street erena called boom booms was the daughter of john branecki 18831955 also a 1918 polish immigrant and mary branecki 18881951 native of baltimore maryland mr braneki made his livelihood as a fisherman and the family was domiciled in the back bay section of biloxi 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 29b ed 6 and harrison co mississippi mrb 57 p 35 and the sun herald february 17 2000  ziggy powajbo made his livelihood as a traveling sporting goods salesman he relocated the family to nola in 1968 and retired there in 1989 ziggy expired on february 15 2000erena followed him in death dying on april 6 2001  the sun herald february 17 2000 and april 6 2001  children  ziggy powajbo and erena branecki were the parents of five children  constance connie powajbo  b 1944 m mr maurer  linda powajbo m joseph a bosco 19482010  robbe powajbo m mr stillman  richard a powajbo  and john z pawjabo  19572004 m julie mellon linda powajbo  circa 1970 linda powajbo married joseph a joe bosco joe became a celebrated author and teacher his biography follows  joseph augustus joe bosco   19482010 author writer and college professor died on natural causes on july 8th in beijing china joe was born at biloxi mississippi on august 30 1948 to frank a bosco 19191975 and wilma annetta snyder bosco 19262006 he graduated with the 1966 class of ocean springs high school and left this forward in  the greyhound  the school annual   beware i may yet do something sensational  joe matriculated to usm and uno where he earned fine arts degrees in 1972 and 1976 respectively his published works were  the boys who would be cubs  a year in the heart of baseball s minor leagues 1990  blood will tell  a true story of deadly lust in new orleans 1993 and  a problem of evidence  how the prosecution freed oj simpson 1996 joe bosco resided in new orleans and los angeles before his demise in china while in los angeles he reported on the ludicrous  oj simpson trial  for  penthouse magazine  he had also written of the murder of ennis cosby 19691997 son of bill cosby comedian and actor as   in the face of death   for n ation a   magazine   june 2 1997   joseph a bosco a favorite son and friend of ocean springs is survived by linda powajbo bosco a former wife joseph a bosco ii a son and sylvia a bosco his sister and a special education teacher at oshs ray l bellande august 7 2010  references  the sun herald   sigmund c powajbo   february 17 2000 the sun herald   erena powjabo   april 6 2001 the times picayune   powajbo   may 21 2004 100 views  ', 0);
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(116, 'en', 'node_search', ' jewish community jewish community ray thu 12022010 1057   biloxi s jewish history contents   time line september 1853   frederick a renoir  sold for 50 to the  congregation of the hebrew society of nola  a tract of land on the west side of reynoir street it was to be used as a  jewish cemetery  trustees for the jewish cemetery were  leopold klopman  18101873 and  adolph s marks  17911867 of new orleans and  samuel friedlander  18131886 of biloxi harrison co mississippi land deed bk 6 p 518    april 1885 the barataria canning company was chartered to operate in the state of mississippi on april 4 1885 the incorporators were simon gumble 18321909 isidore heidenheim 18521918 william h lengsfield 18511925 isidore hechinger 18571927 and harry edwards 18601929 harrison county mississippi chancery court chattel deed book 20 p 462    september 1915 on 8 september jewish retailers  picard  gillen and mrs harry cahn  closed thier respective businesses for rosh hashanah the jewish new year the daily herald september 8 1915 p 4  september 1918 ip rau chairman of the drive being made in harrison county to aid jewish people suffering in the european war zone  stated that contributions are coming in satsfactorily and give indications that harrison county will subscribe the amount expected from it the daily herald september 24 1918 p 1  december 1925  rabbi alfred s moses of mobile who was at the gulport naval station in ww i met with biloxi jews to organize the jewish coast society   phillip levine  pres  ib rau  vicepres and miss sophie schwartz  sec the daily herald december 2 1925 p 2  october 1929 biloxi s jewish families observed rosh hashana beginning 4 october the following merchants closed their stores the next day hartstein company oasis gabriel jewelery morrison s economy store phillip w levine columbia tea and coffee company and handleman s these businesses will also close on the day of atonement which is eight days later the daily herald october 4 1919  august 1942 morris hyman of the b nai brith lodge of nola and dr david fichman representing the touro synagogue of nola loaned the jewish enlisted men stationed at keesler field a torah containing the five books of moses the daily herald august 10 1942 p 10  may 1943fred grossman of nyc arrived in biloxi to commence his duties as director of the jewish welfare board and associate director of the beach uso  mr grossman was a garduate of the college of the city of new york mrs grossman and children richard age 5 years and joanna age 10 months will come to biloxi when suitable quarters are found the daily herald may 17 1943 p 7  april 1944 over 800 jewish servicemen officers and their families celebrated the passover seder at keesler field in april chaplain sidney ballon assited by sgt abraham mashioff conducted the service the daily herald april 11 1944 p 7  april 1945staff sergeant miriam zauberman of the israeli defense army air force  was the  first waf from a foreign country to enroll in  t he school of electronic  as keesler afb the daily herald april 5 1945 p 9    september 1947 since keesler field had no jewish chaplin in order to celebrate the jewish new year and yom kippur in september 1947 jewish soldiers stationed at keesler field had the option of traveling to the orthodox synagogue at mobile 557 conti street and observing religious services with rabbi bernard gelbart or to the reform government street temple with rabbi samuel gup also at mobile alabama the daily herald september 13 1947 p 8    august 1953 a chapter of b nai b rith was organized on the mississippe coast in august 1953 with david rosenblum as it first president a charter night dinner dance was held at the broadwater beach hotel in midaugust with label a katz 19181975 of new orleans as the guest speaker the daily herald august 15 1953 p 2  march 1954 b nai b rith lodge no 1957 met in the east clubroom of the broadwater beach hotel and welcomed two new members aaron scherme of edgewater park and chaplain philip pincus of kafb president david rosenblum appointed abe herman as the organiztions represented to the biloxi uso committee the daily herald march 16 1954 p 6    december 1957sol frank 18891957  owner of several stores including a clothing store at biloxi  died december 8 1957 in san antonio texas ralph hirsch manager of the local store attended the funeral  the daily herald december 10 1957 p 2    august 1958 dedication of the beth israel community center on the corner of camellia and southern avenue in the greater biloxi subdivision occurred on august 31 1958 it was the first synagogue and community center on the mississippi gulf coast officers of the congregation were abraham h silver 19191997 president rubin goldin 18931989 vp gerald piltz treasurer and bernard horn sec trustees were george altbach 19021986 james rosenblum zondel katz and earl friedman 19081966   the daily herald august 30 1958 p 8    december 1974 on december 2nd  arthur weinberger  18961974  biloxi merchant and the proprietor of art s levis on howard avenue was distracted by willie reddix in order that larry catfish jones reddix s companion on that day could sneak up behind mr weinberger and kill him with repeated blows from a wrench  reddix and jones then took money and clothes from the store and fled the daily herald december 3 1974 p a2 and december 4 1974 p a2  august 2005 hurrcane katrina destroys original biloxi synagogue  may 2009 completed new beth israel synagogue and community center at 12277 three rivers road in gulfport  references  the biloxi daily herald   of religious interest   september 12 1900 the biloxi daily herald   jewish new year   december 21 1903 the biloxi daily herald   shebuoth   may 19 1904 the biloxi daily herald   personal   may 23 1907 the daily herald   jewish passover   april 16 1910 the daily herald   jewish new year will be ushered in this evening   october 1 1913 the daily herald   stone county   october 13 1916 the daily herald   jewish services at the elks club by rabbi moses   july 20 1918 the daily herald   25 jewish sailors dr moses guests   september 7 1918 the daily herald   chairman ib rau pleased with contributions for jewish relief   september 24 1918 the daily herald   collecting for jewish relief   september 25 1918 the daily herald   dr and mrs moses return to biloxi   september 25 1918 the daily herald   jewish welfare board may send man home   january 6 1919 the daily herald   moses elected rabbi   february 10 1919 the daily herald   bay st louis postmaster visits biloxi   march 29 1920 the daily herald   meeting being arranged  for the jewish coast society     december 2 1925 p 2 the daily herald   jewish feast   march 6 1944 p 7 the daily herald   jewish purim festival observed at keesler   march 9 1944 p 7  the daily herald   jewish soldiers observed passover seder at field   april 11 1944 p 7 the daily herald   israel waf is   keesler student   april 5 1945 p 9 the daily herald   plan jewish holy days  keesler field     april 11 1947 p 8 the daily herald    coast b nai brith charter night sunday   august 15 1953 p 2 the daily herald   plan dedication of synagogue in biloxi sunday   august 30 1958 p 8  the daily herald   arthur weinberger   december 3 1974  the daily herald   young biloxi man charged in murder of store owner   december 4 1974  the daily herald      the sun herald   beth israel is tightknit family   july 17 2010 p a9  the sun herald      the sun herald      the timespicayune   new saenger theater is vast beyond belief and incredibly beautiful   february 5 1927 the timespicayune   theater is seen as realization of years of work   february 5 1927 the timespicayune   society   december 20 1930 the timespicayune   julian h saenger stricken dies on way to hospital   february 7 1932  biography of biloxi s jewish community  harry bennett  harry cahn  18691910  abe frey  1910  earl b friedman   19081966  rose f friedman  19091990  samuel friedlander  18121886  i daniel gehr  18951959  moody grishman  19132008  henry gumble  18691950  isidore hechinger  18571927  isidore heidenheim  18571918  ralph hersh  19131985  vivian hersh  19171996  morris jacobs maurice moise levy  18401913  samuel levy  18641935  victor levy  18531935  phillip w levine  18891940  william henry lengsfield  18511925  nellie solomon  d 591940  arthur j mix  19231996  alfred g moses  18781930  bernard picard  18531896  samuel picard  18831964  abraham rosenberg  1940  david rosenblum  19121957  louis rosenthal  18511942  julian h saenger  18731932  henry i singer  18691920  adrian weill  19031971  arthur weinberger  18961974  william weinberger  18931976  rosa d weissenburger  18291910  harry bennett   harry bennett  19021967 age 65 years was murdered in front of the east entrance of the gallery apartments 4900 southern avenue in the early morning of saturday december 16 1967 at the bennett murder scene police counted eight bullet holes in the body and eight 32 caliber cartridges from an automatic weapon within 20 feet of mr bennett s body the fbi had identified mr bennett as a gambler and bookmaker mr bennett was in federal court on december 14th and december 15th 1967 where he was one of eight defendants under indictment on charges for conspiracy and interstate transportation in aid of racketeering the accused were charged with transporting a juice joint an electrical device for crooked dice gamesfrom tulsa oklahoma to harrison county mississippi and also used the us postal system in a check cashing agency harry bennett was born at opelousas louisiana to bernard bennett  an englishman and fanny bohrer  18811981 a native of austria he was survived by ora cormier bennett 19141990 his wife two sons robert bennett 19402014 and bernard j bennett 19252000 two brothers noah bennett m gertrude bernstein biloxi and arnold jerome bennett 19182016 m teal freedman 19232004 nola four sisters miss evelyn bennett covington louisiana ruth bennett 19082006 m nathan katz 18991974 lillian bennett 19122005 m sydney e morais 19091992 and miss sadie bennett 19001984 all of nola his mother mrs bernard bennett nola and four grandchildren in august 1924 harry became engaged to rebecca bernstein 19051939 the russian born daughter of solomon bernstein 18771942 and pauline bremer bernstein 18801935 also russian immigrants they had a son bernard j bennett 19252000 the timespicayune august 24 1924 p 11 bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi with rabbi mb eisenstat officiating directed the funeral of mr bennett internment was in southern memorial park mrs bennett expired at biloxi mississippi on may 10 1990 she was born october 11 1914 references the daily herald bulletriddled body of harry bennett found december 16 1967 p 1 the daily herald bennett rites december 18 1967 p 2 the sun herald ora c bennett may 12 1990 the timespicayune social and personal august 24 1924 the timespicayune bernard j bennett september 25 2000 p 4 the timespicayune lillian bennett morais december 14 2005  harry cahn harry cahn  18691910 was born at greenville washington county mississippi the son of bonhomme cahn 18311885 and julia hirsch 18461908 natives of lorraine france his siblings were selig cahn 18681936 m yetta cahn josephine cahn 18711943 m leon bloch julius cahn 18731943 m florence baer joseph cahn 18761936 henry cahn 18771936 mose cahn 18791936 m bertha goldberg and barney cahn 18801936 in october 1903  harry cahn married hettye levy  18801952 the daughter of judge samuel levy 18541932 and brunette levy 18521936 of 335 slidell street at algiers louisiana  the biloxi daily herald october 19 1903 p 8    cahn singer in september 1903  harry cahn and henry ivan singer  18681938 opened their dry goods and mercantile store in biloxi it was situated on west howard avenue in the bolton building opposite the dukate theatre  the biloxi daily herald october 7 1903 p 8   in october 1901 p j gillen and bert c gillen contractors from birmingham alabama began erecting the bolton building at 138 west howard avenue for dr walter t bolton dr bolton had his offices and residence here until about 1920 when the family relocated to west beach and porter avenue by may 1902 the gillens had returned to alabama the biloxi daily herald november 28 1901 p 8 march 20 1902 p 8 and may 9 1902 p 8 the original facade of the bolton building has long disappeared from the streetscape of west howard avenue mrs wt bolton after she became a widow sold the structure to phillip w levine a russian jewish immigrant in january 1924 for 15000 through the years the building has been utilized a woolsworth variety store a hardware store and other commercial enterprises the daily herald february 16 1940 p 1 and harrison co mississippi land trust deed bk 35 p 187 and bk 55 p 445 in may 1981 the bolton building known as 759 vieux marche at this was acquired by biloxi attorneys lyle m page 30 fred manino 30 ronald g peresich 30 and paul j delcambre jr 10 from nathaniel b rosenberg and a charles rosenberg mr delcambre sold his 10 interest to the other principals in january 1989 2nd jd land deed bk 114 235 and 2nd jd land deed bk 205 p 483 they advertised as follows  cahn singer dry goods notions clothing furnishings goods hats and shoes    the biloxi daily herald october 7 1903 p 8    singer sells in may 1909 hi singer sold his interest in cahn singer to harry cahn his partner cahn continued in the mercantile business in the bolton building and was shortly joined by julius cahn his brother and former proprietor of a gentlemen s store on dryades street at new orleans the daily herald may 15 1909 p 4 and may 17 1909 p 4 mr singer would marry dorothy hebard 18981991 and have three children henry i singer jr 19182008 m audrey talbot 19152012 robert linfield singer 19211997 m alice hart phillips 18981991 and dorothy f singer leaving biloxi he would establish himself in business at shreveport louisiana and in 1928 retired to baton rouge where he died on august 9 1938 most of this family is interned in the roselawn cemetery in baton rouge louisiana the morning advocate august 10 1938 p 7 and 1930 east baton rouge parish louisiana federal census r792 p 6b ed 24 harry cahn expired at his residence 437 east howard avenue at biloxi on august 29 1910 he had been in poor health for about a year mr cahn s corporal remains were sent to new orleans for interment in the hebrew rest cemetery no 2 the daily herald august 29 1910 p 8 in 1911 after the death of her spouse mrs harry cahn hired t sparkes vignes 18851942 to manage her biloxi dry goods store mr vignes was a native of new roads pointe coupee parish louisiana he was educated at the poydras academy in new roads lsu and soule s business college in the crescent city sparks and emma hebert 18891939 his wife came from nola to biloxi where thomas sparks vignes jr was born in 1909 the daily herald april 3 1942 p 1  sells out and relocates sparks vignes resigned from his position with hattie levy cahn in august 1914 he joined with henry i singer at this time to open a new dry goods business in the mckee building at west howard avenue and delauney street they called their business the specialty store sparkes vignes acquired the business interest of mr singer in 1919 the daily herald august 5 1914 p 1 and april 4 1942 p 1 in the winter of 1916 hettye cahn who had been in biloxi since 1904 and in the mercantile business which was situated in the bolton building on west howard decided to retire permanently in late january 1916 she sold all of her merchandise to the samuel brothers of gretna louisiana mrs cahn left biloxi in midfebruary 1916 for new orleans to reside with judge and mrs levy her parents hettye cahn had many friends in biloxi who regretted her decision to leave she planned to visit her sister in new york  the daily herald february 3 1916 p 4 and february 19 1916 p 2    hettye levy cahn expired at new orleans on october 17 1952 her burial was in hebrew rest cemetery no 2 at new orleans the timespicayune october 18 1952 p 2  references  the morning advocate baton rouge   funeral service to be held today for henry i singer   august 10 1938 the biloxi daily herald   among herald s advertisers   june 6 1903 the biloxi daily herald   among herald s advertisers   october 7 1903 the biloxi daily herald   cahn singer  advertisement     october 7 1903 the biloxi daily herald   cahnlevy   october 19 1903 the biloxi daily herald   cahn singer  advertisement     january 2 1905 the biloxi daily herald   cahn singer dissolve partnership   may 15 1909 the biloxi daily herald   city news   may 17 1909 the biloxi daily herald   personals   may 28 1909 the daily herald   harry cahn   august 29 1910 the daily herald   mrs harry cahn  advertisement     april 3 1914 the daily herald   vignes and singer to open store in mckee building on howard   august 5 1914 the daily herald   bolton building front work plan   september 24 1914 p 8 the daily herald   mrs cahn retired from business   february 3 1916 the daily herald   mrs cahn goes to new orleans to reside   february 19 1916 the daily herald   sparks vignes merchant of biloxi dies   april 3 1942 the daily picayune    mrs julia hirsch cahn   may 13 1908 the times picayune    selig cahn   january 19 1936 the times picayune    mose cahn   july 5 1936 the times picayune    julius cahn   march 27 1943 the times picayune    hettye levy cahn   october 18 1952  abraham frey abraham abe frey was born december 25 1910 at louisville kentucky came to winona mississippi to work in retail sales with an uncle stationed at camp shelby mississippi but discharged from military duty because of a punctured ear drum found himself as an artist south mississippi living march 2012 pp 2931  references  south mississippi living    young at art   march 2012  samuel friedlander    the daily picayune march 26 1886 p 4   samuel friedlander 18131886 was born in wurtemburg germany and educated in heidelberg he arrived in the united states in 1840 and settled in mississippi where he was active in commercial ventures in 1850 mr friedlander relocated to new orleans and established himself as a commission s merchants his business acumen allowed him to accumulate a large fortune in the next thirty years he was  the daily picayune march 26 1886 p 4   he resided at new orleans at 197 girod street with his lena friedlander 18191881 his oberndorf germany born spouse samuel and lena were the parents of eight childrenthree son and five daughters the following are known  henry friedlander  18481902 emma friedlander 18541927  nathan friedlander  18561880 m mariam friedman ida i friedlander 18581900 m benjamin hart 18421900 sophia freidlander 18601882 married william winter and julius friedlander  18621925 m ophe kendall  biloxi house in january 1851 the daniel goos 18151917 family sold their biloxi residence at present day 138 magnolia street to samuel friedlander of new orleans and moved to ocean springs the selling price at this time was 5000 it would appear the biloxi home was built by mr goos and sold to mr friedlander basis for this postulation is the doubling of the property value and that kendall brick was used in its construction the kendall brickyard existed from 18491854 at back bay now d iberville harrison county ms land deed bk 5 pp 480481 on february 27 1850 the goos family had acquired their biloxi residence from louise alexandrine leocade hatrel fourchy 18121886 and alexandre fourchy 17871854 of new orleans for 2500 mr fourchy was a lawyer and native of france the creole cottage now situated here is known as mary mahoney s old french house an utilized as a restaurant harrison county ms land deed bk 5 p 256 and 1850 orleans parish louisiana federal census m432235 p 139  biloxi s jewish cemetery in september  frederick a renoir  sold for 50 to the  congregation of the hebrew society of nola  a tract of land on the west side of reynoir street it was to be used as a  jewish cemetery  trustees for the jewish cemetery were  leopold klopman  18101873 and  adolph s marks  17911867 of new orleans and  samuel friedlander  18131886 of biloxi harrison co mississippi land deed bk 6 p 518  death and estate lena friedlander died at her girod street home on september 28 1881 like her husband she samuel friedlander expired at nola on march 25 1886 his heirs a midapril 1888 auction at new orleans of mr friedlander s property resulted in about 5000 in sales for his estate in biloxi all of his furniture and household belongings in the friedlander home on the corner of magnolia street and water street were sold on april 30 th   the biloxi herald april 14 1888 p 8 and april 28 1888 p 8    references  the biloxi herald   city news   april 14 1888 the biloxi herald   city news   april 28 1888 the daily city item   factors and traders insurance company   november 8 1878 the daily picayune   died  mrs samuel friedlander     september 29 1881 the daily picayune   samuel friedlander   march 26 1886 the daily picayune   the great sale today   april 16 1887 the   city news   april 28 1888 the   city news   april 28 1888  earl b friedman earl benjamin friedman  19081966 was born september 5 1908 the son of jacob simon friedman 18781937 and mamie klein 18871973 in the 1940s he married rose frohlich  19091990 the daughter of koppell frohlich and fanni sporheim their children were jeffrey kent friedman b 1944 m barbara lynn robins in july 1965 and dr ann r lorentson in october 1992 both in houston texas and shirley marlene friedman m gary martin ericksen in harrison county mississippi in july 1970 before he enlisted in the us army in february 1943 earl b friedman had made his livelihood in the port arthur texas area southeast of houston texas as a floorman and floor manager of stores he finished high school at port artur and had graduated from columbia university during wwii earl served in the eto with the tank destroyers the friedman family relocated from texas to biloxi mississippi in 1946 and settled at 2230 west beach boulevard at biloxi mr friedman operated morrison s mens shop until 1950 when he commenced kent s men s store in the old folkes building on the se c of west howard avenue and reynoir street when the building was damaged by fire on christmas eve 1964 earl b friedman did not reopen  the daily herald april 14 1966 p 1   rose f friedman was a member of the biloxi school board from 19671975 she also served on the board of directors of the mississippi gulf coast chapter of the american red cross selective service board and the biloxi american revolution bicentennial commission both she and earl b friedman were renown for their philanthropic civic and volunteer activities mrs friedman was a charter member of the temple beth israel congregation and first president of the sisterhood of beth israel  the sun herald march 22 1990 p c2   earl b friedman expired at biloxi mississippi on april 14 1966 rose frohlich friedman passed on march 21 1990 their corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi  references  the daily herald     earl b  friedman stricken dies today   april 14 1966 the sun herald   mrs rose f friedman   march 22 1990 the sun herald      i daniel gehr i daniel gehr   18951959 was born at alexandria louisiana on july 19 1895 to gustave carl gehr 18581945 a german immigrant grocer and sarah rosenthal 18681945 i daniel gehr was a contractor at alexandria in 1917 and arrived at biloxi mississippi before 1930 he was a graduate of tulane university in 1930 mr gehr resided on west water street as a tenant of mrs cousins and remained single in 1954 he was domiciled in the earle hotel avelez and had an office in the old people s bank building 1900 rapides parish louisiana federal census t623577 p 16b ed 124 and 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 12b ed 3 at biloxi in the 1940s i daniel gehr designed homes in bay terrace and planned the biloxi cash store of peter cerinich 18941951 and alena sekul cerinich 19082002 on west howard avenue and seal avenue in 1941  i daniel gehr  supervised the construction of the warehouse fabricating buiulding loft and drafting buildings general offices and work sheds for the westergard boat works on back bay he was credited with planning the 1959 negro high school nicholls the west end elementary school and its 1959 addition and an addition to the perkins negro school john t collins 19041985 biloxi architect took over mr gehr s school projects after his july 1959 demise the daily herald april 27 1940 p 3 april 29 1940 p 2 september 20 1941 p 3 and july 22 1959 p 2 i daniel gehr expired at biloxi mississippi on july 22 1959 his corporal remains were interred in the jewish cemetery at pineville rapides parish louisiana he was survivied by two sisters bella gehr 18901983 m eugene levy rose gehr 18871975 m harry simon and miles carl gehr 19041993 a brother all lived in alexandria louisiana the daily herald july 22 1959 p 2  references  the daily herald   modern plant built by biloxi port commission   september 20 1941  moody grishman moody grishman 19132008 was born at houston texas on october 20 1913 his parents were benjamin grishman and annie grishman he married elizabeth cowan 19142002 on march 20 1942 she was the daughter of decatur douglas dd cowan 18501929 and mary hermina jonte 1819 the daughter of joseph h jonte 18441935 and mary harriett delmas 18481906 of pascagoula mississippi the history of jackson co mississippi 1989 p 174 moody grishman and elizabeth cowan met in the romantic vieux carre at new orleans where she had gone to complete her training as a nurse anesthetist her prior education had been at mississippi city high school and perkinston junior college shortly after their wedding the young couple relocated to the mississippi coast where moody established moody s tradewinds restaurant at mississippi city the september 1947 hurricane destroyed his business which led his entree into real estate and insurance at biloxi here four grishman children were reared melanie hermina grishman m nedro g parker and herman j flax david benjamin grishman m kay ellen kulman naomi grishman and milton charles grishman m roberta jean avila the sun herald march 22 2002 p a7 and january 8 2008 p a4 hurricane camille in 1969 led moody grishman to focus his resources on real estate brokerage opportunities and abandon insurance as proprietor of moody grishman agency incorporated he earned the respect of his clients and the community for his integrity and service mr grishman seved as president of the mississippi association of realtors in 19671968 named realtor emeritus by the national association of realtors for his fifty years of service served as president of the biloxiocean springs board of realtors from 19561961 and served on the biloxi planning commission from 19661977 the sun herald january 8 2008 p a4 moody and elizabeth c grishman were fouding members of the congregation beth israel where mrs grishman served as president of the sisterhood moody served on the first building committee and was later selected as president of the congregation the sun herald march 22 2002 p a7 and january 8 2008 p a4  references  the history of jackson county mississippi  cowan family   jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989  the sun herald   elizabeth cowan grishman   march 22 2002 the sun herald   moody grishman   january 8 2008 the sun herald   grishman leaves legacy of synagogue green beer   january 8 2008  isidore heidenheim isidore heidenheim  18571918 was born at new orleans louisiana on december 2 1857 to moses heidenheim 18251907 and babette fertel 18301900 his parents were immigrants from hessedenmark in 1847 and 1849 respectively moses heidenheim made his livelihood in the 10 th ward at new orleans as a retain dry goods merchant by 1900 moses and babette had relocated to jackson avenue and he continued in the sale of notions here he and babette reared a large family carolina carrie heidenheim 18511913 m cerf sampson 18391900 josephine heidenheim 18531929 m heymann celestine heidenheim 18551932 isidore heidenheim 18571918 august heidenheim 18601914 m sarah marks simon heidenheim 18641934 daniel heidenheim 1865pre 1870 emmanuel heidenheim 18661927 and sarah selma heidenheim 18711916 m emmanuel levy 18611900  home and family isidore heidenheim married anna eve riego 18741931 in harrison county mississippi in august 1907 she was a school teacher and the daughter of pedro riego 18461895 a spanish immigrant and anna c ortiz 18481922 of new orleans miss riego was reared on spain street in the crescent city where her family made and classified tobacco and cigars harrison co mississippi mrb 19 p 174  the biloxi daily herald august 15 1907 p 1    politics isidore heidenheim was elected to biloxi s city government from along the gulf ca 1895  barataria canning company jewish principals the barataria canning company was chartered to operate in the state of mississippi on april 4 1885 the incorporators were simon gumble 18321909 isidore heidenheim 18521918 william h lengsfield 18511925 isidore hechinger 18571927 and harry edwards 18601929 harrison county mississippi chancery court chattel deed book 20 p 462    in april 1915 the charter of the company was amended as the capital stock was set at 100000 and preferred stock at 125000 7 dividend paid to preferred stock holders at this time daniel j gay 18701949 was president and lazaro j lopez 18771918 the secretarytreasurer of the barataria canning company harrison county mississippi chancery court chattel deed book 15 p 181     the initial incorporators of the barataria canning company were primarily jewish businessmen from new orleans louisiana  simon gumble  18341909 was a cotton factor and broker in the crescent city operating as s gumble company his office was situated at 192 gravier street and his home address was 264 prytania street simon had married sophia lengsfield 18621916 they were the parents of  horace gumble  18651916  florence gumble  18671916 m isidore hechinger 18571927  henry e gumble  18691950  cora gumble  18721930 m simon moses  ophelia gumble  18731916 m edward i godchaux 18671926  beulah gumble  18791916 m eli joseph  joseph gumble  1882  lester gumble  18821916 and elsie gumble  18841900 simon gumble had been born in april 1834 in bavaria and immigrated to the united states in 1848 by 1860 he was a merchant at livonia pointe coupee parish louisiana and holding real estate valued at 9000 relocating to new orleans he married sophia lengsfield in in 1895 charles l dyer wrote along the gulf for the l n railroad while at biloxi mississippi he wrote the following about the barataria canning company    this company was organized about ten years ago by new orleans parties the officers being hr gogreve president i hechinger vicepresident h bentz treasurer i heidenheim secretary and h edwards manager of these only the two later gentlemen reside in biloxi mr edwards having the active management of the operating department of the business while mr heidenheim has charge of the office in addition to that of already stated of secretary to this company biloxi is indebted for many ideas regarding the profitable upbuilding of the canning industry the barataria canning company makes a specialty of shipping raw oysters in lots to suit to all parts of the united states and also handle large quantities of picked shrimp they are also packers of oysters and shrimp putting up many brands which are favorably known throughout the country and portions of europe one of those brands of pickled shrimp known as ready lunch is a departure from the old methods of canning shrimps dry these being put in a liquid of delicious flavor and making them very popular both for table use and for picnics lunch parties etc another brand called pride of the gulf put up dry in the muslin bag has a large sale also these being used primarily for salads mayonnaise etc the pickled shrimps are prepared by a process entirely their own in addition to this the company cans special and private brands of oysters during the busy season this factory employs about 400 hands 200 of which are employed upon the boats handling the raw products while 200are kept busy in the factory many of these people are brought from baltimore and are returned to their homes at the close of the season should they wish it at the expense of the company the barataria company however has built a large house capable of accommodating 35 families or 175 persons when the workmen wish to remain in biloxi between seasons they are given rooms rent free many families as a matter of course avail themselves of their privilege the barataria canning company were the first to introduce shell culture for the propagation of oysters in this part of the country and have been successful in their venture which affords fresh stock for raw trade this company has an oyster plant under cultivation in this manner of about 100000 barrels and it is from this plant that the major portion of their supplies are drawn in the oyster department of this business alone this factory has a capacity for handling 800 to 1000 barrels per day and as their pay roll runs from 3000 to 4000 a week during the greater portion of the year some idea of the magnitude of the business done may be obtained as well as from the picture of the plant taken by our artist    1891 new factory the  barataria canning company completed their new plant on point cadet in july  it was 37500 feet in area 750 long and 50 feet wide which included living quarters for fifty families the facilit had a shrimp house boiler house and coal shed labor quarters shucking house and packing room the factory at this time had about 600 employees with 400 working directly in the cannery and 200 on the water the plant hoist had the capacity to lift 2000 barrels of oysters each day the company board consisted of hr gogreve president isidore heidenheim vicepresident and secretary h bentz treasurer august heidenheim and h aron h edwards jr was plant superintendent the biloxi herald july 11 1891 p 4  1891 fire the engine room of the barataria canning company burned in early september 1891 damage was estimated at 1000 and the plant was disabled for a few days  the biloxi herald september 12 1891 p 4    baltimore labor in late october 1892 harry edwards and wkm dukate of lopez dunbar s sons company left biloxi for baltimore they were seeking migrant workers for the coming canning season edwards and dukate anticipated some three hundred workers to return with them  the biloxi herald october 22 1892 p 4    1902 this is one of the largest industries on the gulf coast and its product has a worldwide reputation the company s plant is 200x1500 feet the buildings covering 30000 feet of ground space this company employs 400 to 500 people and have ample room for every business purpose they are large shippers of raw oysters and pickled shrimp their oyster capacity being 150000 cans per day the following are the brands of oysters they pack and ship barataria favorite eureka excelsior and the pride of the gulf shrimp the product of this company is handled by the principal jobbing firms of the united states and they guarantee all of their goods to be equal to any in every way   the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  1902 pp 2122  1906 coast concrete construction company the coast concrete construction company was incorporated in june 1906 by i heidenheim pres gm tappan the biloxi daily herlad june 23 1906 p 2    figs wanted in july 1906 the barataria canning company had the following biloxi merchants acquiring figs for their summer canning operation e glennan js wentzell tony raymond wh gilder walter gillen henry diaz and john skinner peter lepre was their buyer in north biloxi  the biloxi daily herald july 4 1906 p 4    1910 in midjune 1910 henry r gogreve 18531910 vicepresident of the barataria canning company expired at new orleans isidore heidenheim 18521918 left biloxi to attended his unreal which was held in the crescent city on june 18 1910  the daily herald june 17 1910 p 8    1912 seafood company of biloxi isidore heidenheim resigned as manager of the barataria canning company in september 1912 he planned to remain in biloxi and as a manufacturer s agent commercial adjuster and realty and insurance agent with henry e gumbel 18691950 of new orleans as president edward glennan 18541933 vice president and louis goldman 18831920 attorney both of biloxi isidore heidenheim founded the sea food company of biloxi in may 1913 mr heidenheim served as manger and secretary of the new cannery which was located on the point of biloxi  the daily herald september 19 1912 p 1 and may 26 1913 p 1    henry champlin almost immediately after the resignation of mr heidenheim henry c champlin was hired as the accounting manager of the packing company mr champlin had the daily herald    izard at handsboro  the daily herald october 16 1912 p 8    1913 in july 1913 the barataria canning company advertised for figs they offered to pay the highest market price   the daily herald july 31913 p 8    1914 louisiana labor in july 1914 the barataria canning company made a radical change in the migrant labor practices of biloxi by bringing in a small group of louisiana strawberry pickers primarily of french ancestry to labor in their plant on point cadet seasonal workers were normally brought to biloxi from the baltimore area the newcomers were domiciled in the barataria factory camps  the daily herald july 25 1914 p 2    references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men    barataria canning company   the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published in 1895  journals the biloxi herald   court notes   january 11 1890 the biloxi herald   circuit court   may 31 1890 the biloxi herald   warning   june 7 1890 the biloxi herald   barataria canning co   july 11 1891 the biloxi herald   new officers   february 18 1896 the biloxi herald   chancery summons no 799   december 5 1896 the biloxi daily herald   ott bothers win   february 9 1904 the biloxi daily herald   heidenheimriego   august 15 1907 the daily herald   second cannery for alabama    the daily herald   barataria company desires no law suit   november 15 1910 the daily herald   the new administration of the city of biloxi   january 4 1911 the daily herald   heidenheim resigns as manager of the barataria canning company   september 19 1912 the daily herald   henry champlin at the barataria   october 16 1912 the daily herald   orleanian dies  august heidenheim   prominent in insurance field   february 26 1914 the daily herald   known in biloxi  joseph e generelly    december 9 1914 the daily herald   biloxi loses well known canner   october 28 1918 the daily herald   funeral  anna c riego  held this morning   august 9 1922 the daily picayune   personal and general notes   april 4 1889  hersh ralph hersh  19131985 owned and operated the sol frank company a clothing and shoe store on west howard avenue he married vivian 19171996 and they resided at 146 iberville in biloxi mississippi with their children iris hersh b 1943 m mr stansfield and seth hersh b 1945 ralph hersh was born february 19 1913 and vivian hersh may 26 1917 vivian hersh was credit manager for the sol frank company and later worked for mary mahoney s old french restaurant ralph hersh expired at biloxi on february 29 1985 while vivian lived until july 10 1996 they both worshiped at temple beth israel and their corporal remains were interred in the south memorial park cemetery in biloxi mississippi  the sun herald july 11 1996 p c2   iris hersh graduated from biloxi high school in may 1961 and matriculated to trinity university at san antonio texas her business career with the exception of a year with the pan american oil company in texas was in government service after eighteen months with the fbi iris attended the foreign service institute at washington dc in february 1967 after graduation in july 1967 she was assigned to the american embassy in paraguay she married mr stansfield and they later resided in springfield virginia no further information  the daily herald july 15 1967 p 10   seth hersh also attended biloxi high school and in 1970 graduated from the university of alabama in petroleum engineeering where he was president of the engineering school seth was employed with the atlantic richfield company in djakarta indonesia in the early 1970s here he acquired an extensive holding of rare indonesian textiles from the late 19th century to the 1940s and marketed it as batikat after his career in the petroleum industry closed seth relocated to the greater new york city region and became involved with largescale database and website design working with ghiek and insight out of chaos no further information  references  the daily herald   sol frank   december 8 1957 the daily herald   new secretary for embassy in paraguay   july 15 1967 the sun herald   vivian hersh   julu 11 1996 the sun herald      phillip w levine phillip william levine 18891940 came to the united states from east prussia now a part of russia arriving at nyc in june 1900 from hamburg germany he married jeanette alexander 18921940 at nola in august 1912 they were the parents of arthur levine 19131940 norman levine 19171985 m imogene clifton 19302006 freeda b levine 19192002 m erwin crabtree 19141986 louis levine 19201975 leonard levine 19201981 and bellman levine 19251972 phillip w levine came to biloxi about 1912 as a peddler and by 1917 had settled at 123 washington avenue and was in the junk business arthur levine his eldest son was born in the crescent city by the fall of 1919 mr levine had two shoe stores operating on the mississippi gulf coast at biloxi and gulfport his slogan was  we do not believe in profiteering   levine s entrepreneurship continued unabated as by february 1930 he had stores at biloxi bay st louis poplarville and magee mississippi the magee store was his latest addition as he acquired the stock of the df hilburn general merchandising store ernest henley 19081984 of his biloxi store was sent to magee to manage that enterprise  the daily herald february 16 1940 p 1 october 3 1919 p 2 and february 5 1930 p 2    bolton building in october 1901 p j gillen and bert c gillen contractors from birmingham alabama began erecting the bolton building at 138 west howard avenue for dr walter t bolton dr bolton had his offices and residence here until about 1920 when the family relocated to west beach and porter avenue by may 1902 the gillens had returned to alabama the biloxi daily herald november 28 1901 p 8 march 20 1902 p 8 and may 9 1902 p 8 the original facade of the bolton building has long disappeared from the streetscape of west howard avenue mrs wt bolton after she became a widow sold the structure to phillip w levine a russian jewish immigrant in january 1924 for 15000 through the years the building has been utilized a woolsworth variety store a hardware store and other commercial enterprises the daily herald february 16 1940 p 1 and harrison co mississippi land trust deed bk 35 p 187 and bk 55 p 445 in may 1981 the bolton building known as 759 vieux marche at this was acquired by biloxi attorneys lyle m page 30 fred manino 30 ronald g peresich 30 and paul j delcambre jr 10 from nathaniel b rosenberg and a charles rosenberg mr delcambre sold his 10 interest to the other principals in january 1989 2 nd jd land deed bk 114 235 and 2 nd jd land deed bk 205 p 483 phillip w levine also acquired commercial real estate in biloxi and gulfport at one time he was a partner in the hotel biloxi ownership eventually the levine proprietorship had retail stores at pascagoula moss point woodville centerville greenwood and hammond and independence in louisiana at the time of his demise on february 15 1940 mr levine was in business in bay st louis and was involved with fur and pecan enterprises rabbi alfred moses of mobile alabama held services for mr levine and magnolia lodge of masons also conducted graveside services in 6th addition at the biloxi cemetery  the daily herald february 16 1940 p 1    references  the daily herald   phillip w levine  advertisement     october 3 1919 the daily herald   levine buys magee store   february 5 1930 the daily herald   levine succumbs to short illness   february 16 1940  maurice m levy maurice moise levy 18401913 was born at nancy france on june 2 1840 he came to america in 1865 settling at louisville kentucky relocating to nola mr levy worked as clerk and in june 1888 married zelia lopezsilva 18591926 a louisiana native maurice and zelia were the parents of four daughters dephine levy 18901926 m emmanuel steeg 18821926 clely levy 18921926 alice lervin levy 18941926 m marx cohen 18941926 and louise levy 18991926   the daily picayune may 5 1913 p 6 and 1910 harrison co mississippi t624740 p 3a ed 35  red star storebiloxi as early as march 1900 maurice m levy began advertising the red star store in the biloxi daily herald  it appears that the levy family came to biloxi in early 1900 and opened their red star store on west howard avenue next to dukate s theatre he was the agent for the new home sewing machine by the fall of 1903 its stock had grown to include clothing furnishing goods and a complete line of dry goods during the brief yellow fever scare in the summer of 1905 mr levy sold mosquito bars ranging in price from 50 cents to 398  the biloxi daily herald september 7 1905 p 1    relocation maurice m levy moved his store location at biloxi in january 1910 it is assumed that the red star store went from its site on west howard avenue next to dukate s theatre to its new home on west howard and delaunay street there was more floor space at this locale this building may have been the tucei building which was occupied by the morgan furniture company in may 1913  the daily herald january 24 1910 p 8 and may 5 1913 p 4    close out sale in january 1911 maurice m levy s health began to fail and he advertised to sell his business including the entire stock shelving and silent show cases at a bargain for a quick sale the levys retired to the crescent city with their children and settled at 2707 carondelet street  demise maurice m levy passed on may 4 1913 at nola he was remembered at biloxi as an active member of the commercial club and a mason mrs levy lived to september 22 1926 and died at her home on carondelet street their corporal remains were interred in the dispersed of judah cemetery at new orleans  the daily herald may 5 1913 p 5 the daily picayune may 5 1913 and the times picayune september 23 1926 p 2    references  the biloxi daily herald   the red star store   march 31 1900 the biloxi daily herald   among herald advertisers   october 6 1903 the biloxi daily herald   the red star store   september 7 1905 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs of interest   january 24 1910 the daily herald   a good business opportunity   january 25 1911 the daily herald   former biloxi merchant dies   may 5 1913 the daily picayune   maurice m levy   may 5 1913 the times picayune     zelia  levy   september 23 1926  samuel levy samuel sam levy 18641935 was born at nola in october 1864 he married theresa levy 18651941 also a native of the crescent city in february 1887 in april 1903 sam was employed as a salesman with kahn weil company of new orleans and came to biloxi to take orders and make sales  the biloxi daily herald april 22 1903 p 8  children carrie levy 18891973 m jake marks leo levy 18891965 lazar levy 18921976 and selma levy laser 18971976  references  the daily herald      the daily herald      the biloxi daily herald   city news   april 22 1903  victor levy victor levy married pauline rosenthal 18531935 a native of paris france father gates rosenthal former world chess champion children albert levy wolfe levy leon levy alex levy josephine levy green and bertha levy m dr leon block buried orthodox cemetery at nola services by rabbi goldberg  references  the daily herald   mrs victor levy dies   february 28 1935 the daily herald   leon levy   july 4 1976     austin h moritz and john r moritz in late march 1949 austin h moritz 19171991 and john r moritz 19212008 two brothers born in rural nebraska established austin sa ladies infanys boys and girls apparel store at 212 west howard avenue austin moritz had managed the rosenblum store for the past 2 12 years john moritz had established tot s and teen s at 212 west howard in 1948 and this store was remodeled and opened as austin s on march 31 1949 the daily herald march 29 1949 p 8  references  the daily herald   new store  austin s  to open thursday    march 29 1949 the daily herald      rabbi alfred g moses alfred g moses 18781930 was a rabbi located at mobile alabama with congregation shaari shumayim he served the jewish community of the mississippi gulf coast for many years  references  the daily herald   stone county   october 13 1916 the daily herald   jewish services at the elks club by rabbi moses   july 20 1918 the daily herald   25 jewish sailors dr moses guests   september 7 1918 the daily herald   collecting for jewish relief   september 25 1918 the daily herald   dr and mrs moses return to biloxi   september 25 1918 the daily herald   jewish welfare board may send man home   january 6 1919 the daily herald   moses elected rabbi   february 10 1919 the daily herald   bay st louis postmaster visits biloxi   march 29 1920  bernard picard bernard picard 18531896 was born in the alsacelorraine region of northeastern france he immigrated to louisiana and in march 1878 at new orleans bernard married sarah levy 18591927 she was born may 25 1859 at new orleans the daughter of moses levy 18091897 and henriette oury 18281907 both french immigrants the bernard picard family came to biloxi circa 1889 here mr picard opened his first store  picard s cheap cash store  vending clothing for men women and children as well as hats and notions  the biloxi herald december 21 1889 p 4   by 1892 mr bernard had named his mercantile enterprise  the mammoth store   in april 1892 mr picard planned a three month business venture to europe he had aspirations of acquiring items and goods that would be of utility and interest to his biloxi clientele mrs picard would operate the biloxi business in his absence the biloxi herald april 23 1892 p 8  1893gulf hills   the felix rodrigues place in march 1893  felix rodriguez  18421897 sold his two acres in present day gulf hills to sarah picard  18591927 and relocated to new orleans where he passed on january 15 1897 after her husband passed mrs picard conveyed this tract to in march 1904 to eugene lonlier jackson county mississippi land deed bk 15 p 18 and deed bk 27 pp 588589  1894 fire the october fire of 1894 resulted in the complete destruction of the picard store and merchandise bless tucei allowed the picards to utilize onehalf of his large store space on west howard until they rebuilt on their former store site mr s picard had left for nola to acquire new stock for the temporary quarters the biloxi herald october 20 1894 p 8 in 1895 sam picard opened another dry goods store at gulfport and was alternating his time between the two cities the gulfport store opened in early october 1895 picard by this time had established picard s emporium a dry goods store located in the eistetter building on howard avenue at magnolia street  the biloxi herald december 14 1895 p 8    entrepreneur bernard picard was aggressive and active in investing his profits in other business venturesa branch of the american building loan and tontine savings association of memphis opened at biloxi in 1890 sam picard was president and on the board of directors of the biloxi branch serving with him on the board were al pilsbury sec treas antoine bellande 18291918 peter dejean and e delamarre john l henley was the attorney and thomas h gleason served as vicepresident  the biloxi herald june 21 1890 p 4   in march 1896 just before his demise bernard picard was a charter member of the people s bank of biloxi mr picard expired on may 23 1896 of stomach cancer at his 128 main street residence his remains were interred at new orleans  the biloxi herald may 23 1896 p 8    picard s emporium picard s emporium a dry goods store was located in the eistetter building on howard avenue at magnolia  128 main street the picard family established their biloxi residence on the east side of main street between front street beach boulevard and water street injanuary 1894 at this time sarah l picard acquired from john wesley treloar 18461897 and marie josephine devaille treloar 18521928 the daughter of aristede devaille and adele aline quere 18141900 a lot and improvements with thirtyseven feet on main street and running east to grand jack alley or elmer street which today is called dukate street the consideration was 1400 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 29 p 558 in november 1894 mrs picard acquired from the treloar family another lot and improvements on main street south of her january 1894 acquisition this tract had seventythree feet on main street and ran east to elmer street it would become known as 128 main street and the picard residence mrs picard s paid 2500 for this property harrison co mississippi land deed bk 32 p 28  picard house  128 main street biloxi mississippi courtesy of larry cosper and kathleen scholtes cosper  new house from the difference in the 1893 and 1898 sanborn maps of this area of biloxi it appears that a new house was erected at 128 main street during this time interval  sarah l picardretirement and demise sarah levy picard managed the picard commercial enterprises until her retirement in august 1918 for thirty years the picard family business had been considered one of biloxi s most profitable she died at the french hospital at new orleans on march 7 1927 mrs picard was lauded for excellence in commere by the biloxi press as  the mercantile business in biloxi known as one of the most profitable of the howard avenue enterprises   her corporal remians were interred in the gates of prayer cemetery no 2 on joseph street at new orleans with those of her spouse the daily herald march 8 1927 p 1  sarah s will on january 8 1927 sarah levy picard executed her will at biloxi mississippi as follows to julius m picard fernandez 19161983 a grandson 6000 to be kept in trust until his 24 th year to reine picard and ruby picard her home and a small cottage in biloxi known as 128 and 124 main street respectively to gertrude picard newman and ruby picard her jewelry to granddaughters freda a schwartz and hermine levy each 200 to purchase jewelry to bernard m picard a grandson 200 to reine picard all furnishings fixtures linens draperies silverware constituting the furnishings of my home in biloxi the remainder of my estate is to be divided equally between sam picard my executor gertrude newman blanche levy and sophie schwartz at the time of her demise mrs picard possessed eight tracts of land primarily in biloxi she also owned seven shares of the biloxi b loans co five shares of reliance homestead association of new orleans and one share of bethlehem steel harrison co mississippi chancery court will bk 6 p 23  picard children bernard and sarah levy picard were the parents of seven children reine picard 18791943 sophie picard 18811979 m kassel schwartz 18621921 gertrude picard 18851949 m jacob jack newman and blanche picard 18871975 m simon e levy 1882pre1927 were born in louisiana their only son samuel picard 18831964 m minnie meyer 18831974 was born in france it appears that the picards resided in france for several years before returning to louisiana by february 1885 two daughters florence flossie picard 18911916 m dr julius raymond fernandez of nola and thibodeaux louisiana and ruby picard 18931984 were born in biloxi a niece of french birth sarah black 18781900 resided with the picards in 1900 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 5a ed 30  reine or rene picard reine picard  18791943 was born at new orleans on march 16 1879 she expired at thibodeaux louisiana in late august 1943 while under the care of dr julius m fernandez 19161983 her nephew at this time her siblings were situated as follows sam picard and sophie p schwartz were at birmingham alabama mr jack newman and mrs sol levy were domiciled at philadelphia and ruby picard was at biloxi managing the gulf view inn on east beach  the daily herald august 25 1943 p 8    sophia picard sophia p sophie schwartz  18811979 a new orleans native was the daughter of bernard picard 18531896 and sarah levy picard 18591927 she married kassel schwartz 18621921 of st martinville louisiana on march 10 1903 at her mother s 128 main street residence dr max heller of new orleans officiated after a wedding trip to pensacola and other florida points the newly weds resided at st martinville were mr schwartz was a leading merchant  the biloxi daily herald march 11 1903 p 6   kassel schwartz was born october 18 1862 at jarostan austria he immigrated to the united states in 1880 and had settled on main street in st martinville st martin parish louisiana in 1888 where he made his livelihood as a retail dry goods merchant two children freda schwartz 19071981 m hyman rosenberg 19031988 and bernard schwartz 19111930 were born of this union kassel schwartz passed at st martinville on august 19 19211920 st martin parish louisiana t625631 p 2b ed 60  biloxi after the death of her spouse at st martinville sophie p schwartz returned to biloxi mississippi in march 1923 she acquired for 8500 from mary e watt the widow of john c watt d1922 a retired presbyterian minister the everettblessey house once popularly called the fabacher house and known today as chateau blessey harco ms land deed bk 41 p 694 the everettblessey house is located at 1012 west beach boulevard on a 39 acre lot 68 feet by 250 feet which is situated east of the biloxi lighthouse in section 32 t7sr9w this lot was originally part of the nm benachi tract nicolas marino benachi was the greek consul at new orleans his summer home which was destroyed by hurricane camille was located a few lots east of the robinsonmaloney house also known as the dantzler house in march 21 1925 sophie picard schwartz sold her home which fronted on the mississippi sound to lawrence b fabacher for 13500 harco ms land deed bk32 pp 727728 this event was chronicled in biloxi s local journals as  mrs sp schwartz who has been making her home at 948 west beach this week closed a deal whereby lawrence fabacher of new orleans becomes the owner and he and his families have moved back to biloxi to reside this is an eight room modern home which will be improved by mr fabacher and is located in one of the best residential sections of biloxi  the daily herald march 11 1925 p 3   walter j blessey iv and katherine tarzana blessey his spouse purchase the everittblessey house in june 1987 the structure was damaged by hurricane katrina in august 2005 in december 2007 walter and catherine t blessey announced that they would be opening a bed and breakfast in their newly remodeled home in the summer of 2008 the blesseys now have three suites to let   harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 185 p 392 and the sun herald december 16 2007 p g1    gadsden alabama it appears that mrs schwartz relocated from biloxi to gadsden alabama to reside with bernard schwartz her son who was employed as bookkeeper and assistant manager with the hersbergloveman company the largest department store in that city freda schwartz her daughter and the spouse of hyman rosenburg also lived at gadsden with their baby daughter mrs sophie schwart returned to biloxi circa 1929 to live indefinitely after 1934 it appears that sophia p schwartz left biloxi again for gadsden alabama where freda schwartz rosenberg 19071981 her daughter was domiciled with her family freda had married hyman rosenberg 19031988 a pennsylvania native of jewish russian parentage hyman was a salesman in a shoe store he and freda had one child born at gadsden alabama before 1930 called jeanne rosenberg 19291930 kay ellen rosenberg b 1934 another daughter was born at gadsden alabama circa june 18 1934 sophie s son bernard schwartz 19111930 was also in the rosenberg household in 1930 working as a salesman for a mercantile store 1930 etowah co alabama federal census r16 p 1a ed 7 and the daily herald june 25 1934 p 6  demise sophia picard schwartz appears to have passed at gadsden alabama in december 1979 hyman and freda rosenberg also died at gadsden alabama  sam picard   sam picard was born august 25 1883 in france the only child of samuel picard and sarah levy born out of the country the 1900 federal census indicates that he entered america in 1885 at biloxi in 1900 sarah block 18781900 a niece of mrs sarah picard was domiciled in their home on main street 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 5a ed 30 in his youth sam picard attended miss austin s school with sophie picard his sister the children of the lopez bradford gorenflo harkness champlin carraway and desporte families were also in attendance in 1905 in real estate business as biloxi as sam picard company and situated at 155 west howard avenue  the biloxi herald september 7 1905 p 1   by september 1899 sam picard was a student at mississippi a m in starkville mississippi the biloxi daily herald september 9 1899 p 8  gertrude picard gertrude picard  18851949 was born on february 17 1885 at new orleans she attended biloxi high school and won a scholarship to elizabeth college at charlotte north carolina gertrude left biloxi in september 1903 to commence her university studies she graduated from elizabeth college in may 1905 completing the ab course miss picard returned to biloxi and is known to have worked in december 1909 as a reporter for the daily herald  gertrude reported on biloxi society and personal happenings  the biloxi daily herald september 15 1903 p 6 may 3 1905 p 5 and the daily herald december 2 1909 p 8   gertrude picard married jacob jack newman and they had two sons julian newman and ralph newman she passed on at philadelphia pennsylvania on january 3 1949  the daily herald january 3 1949 p 7    blanche picard blanche picard  18871975 a native of new orleans graduated from biloxi high school in may 1904 and elizabeth college charlotte north carolina she married solomon edward sollie levy  18821927 a native of newborn georgia at biloxi on august 27 1908 in the presbyterian church rabbi mose bergman of new orleans performed their nuptials phil riser of demopolis alabama and florence picard sister of the bride were best man and maid of honor respectively in their wedding sollie e levy was a successful traveling salesman the couple made their home in or near st louis missouri  the biloxi daily herald may 31 1904 august 14 1908 p 1 and august 27 1908 p  1 and harrison co mississippi mrb 21 p 38  queen blanche picard1908 mardi gras blanche picard was selected as the first queen of the biloxi mardi gras which was held in march 1908 her king bienville i was john carraway 18731931 mr carraway came to biloxi in 1893 he was born at jackson mississippi the son of john c carraway 18431901 and arcola carraway 18481933 natives of the magnolia state in 1900 he and mae litel carroway 18781930 his spouse a native of albany wisconsin were domiciled on front street at biloxi where he made his livelihood as cashier for the bank of biloxi mr carraway matriculated to the university of mississippi at biloxi he was active in the elk odd fellow woodman of the world and masonic lodge john was the first president of the byc his parents and tennie carraway moreland 18801905 his texan born cousin were also domiciled on front street at this time  the biloxi daily herald  1902 p 51 1900 harrison county mississippi federal census t623 808 p 1a ed 31 and the biloxi daily herald july 29 1907 p 2   family blanche picard married solomon edward sollie levy 18821927 sollie e levy was born at newborn alabama at biloxi on august 27 1908 in the presbyterian church rabbi moses bergman of new orleans performed their nuptials phil riser of demopolis alabama and florence picard sister of the bride were best man and maid of honor respectively in their wedding sollie e levy was a successful traveling salesman the newlyweds home was at or near st louis missouri  the biloxi herald august 14 1908 p 1 and august 27 1908 p  1 and harrison co mississippi mrb 21 p 38  world war i sollie e levy went to officers training at fort logan h root at north little rock arkansas in may 1917  the daily herald  related that    mrs s e levy of this city will go to new orleans to visit her mother mrs s picard before going to little rock to join her husband at camp fort logan h root   the daily herald   may 31 1917 p 3   in july 1918 he was stationed at waco texas   at this time sol e levy also lost a brother h levy a resident of uniontown alabama  the daily herald july 18 1918 p 3    philadephia  the philadelphia jewish exponent march 21 1975 p 60  hermine levy greenberg montefiore cemetery at jenkintown pennsylvania   florence picard florence flossie picard  18911916 was born in june 1891 at biloxi mississippi she attended biloxi high school and the university of mississippi flossie picard taught school at biloxi before she married dr julius raymond fernandez 18901963 of new orleans dr fernandez had also attended ole miss and was a 1913 graduate of tulane university their nuptials occurred on december 7 1915 at the home of her mother at 128 main street rabbi moses of mobile officiated at the ceremony the couple lived in the crescent city where dr fernandez was an associate of dr bell he became an accomplished ent specialist  the daily herald december 8 1915 p 8 and january 7 1949 p 2   flossie p fernandez expired at hotel dieu on november 17 1916 in the crescent city she had given birth to a son julius m fernandez 19161983 on november 16 1916 mrs fernandez s funeral was held at the home of mrs j mcdermott at 4901 daneel place her corporal remains were interred in the jewish cemetery at new orleans next to those of bernard picard her father  the daily herald november 18 1916 p 1 and the new orleans states november 16 1916 p 10   dr jr fernandez married agnes eulalie pedeaux 18901976 and relocated to edgard st john the baptist parish louisiana he had several children with her julius m fernandez his son with florence picard became a doctor and lived at franklin st mary parish louisiana ralph fernandez his son with agnes e pedeaux also became a physician and was a resident of lafayette louisiana dr julius r fernandez was elected to the louisiana house of representatives and served three terms from 19401953 he had also been a police juror and coroner when he lived in jefferson parish louisiana dr jr fernandez expired at edgard louisiana on december 31 1963  the timespicayune january 2 1964 p 6    biloxi clinic on january 10 1949 dr julius m fernandez opened a medical clinic at biloxi in the picard buuilding a twostory structure on east beach and kuhn street dr fernandez like his father was a tulane graduate class of 1940 he had practiced medicine in lafayette lousiana before coming to biloxi miss ruby picard his aunt and a registered nurse worked in the clinic  the daily herald january 7 1949 p 2 and january 10 1949 p 2    ruby picard ruby picard was born in june 1893 at biloxi mississippi she became a nurse after training at the jewish hospital at philadelphia pennsylvania in july 1926 miss picard was appointed a nurse superintendent at the french hotel in new orleans sheexpired at biloxi on november 29 1984 the daily herald july 2 1926 p 2 and december 2 1984 p a2  hard timespicard homes sold the great depression of the 1930s resulted in the loss of the picard family homes at 124 and 128 main street the smaller dwelling 124 main street was lost by default when ruby picard et al failed to pay notes on a mortgage valued at 1818 in november 1935 eustis mcmanus special commissioner vended this property to the homeowner s loan corporation for 1600 it was acquired by kos j jackson and jessie m jackson in march 1938 for 2000 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 207 p 307 bk 207 p 571 and bk 219 p 597 the picard family residence 128 main street was also lost ruby picard reine picard gertrude picard newman and sam picard defaulted on their loan made in october 1934 and aj mclaurin trustee sold the picard home to the homeowner s loan corporation in june 1936 for 4400 they in turn conveyed the property to dr william d hooper 18871949 a north carolina native and chiropractor and alva witt hooper 18941949 his spouse for 3750 in july 1938 mrs hooper was born to the reverend robert f witt 18531920 and emma r witt 18611920 in mississippi probably claiborne county harrison co mississippi land deed of trust bk 89 p 469 and land deed bk 210 p 269 and bk 221 p 204 and 1930 pike co mississippi federal census r 1162 p 10b ed 14 and lauderdale co mississippi t625882 p 2a ed 45 the picard home remained in the hooper s possession until william j collins and george j collins acquired it from basil f witt 18881975 lynn e witt 18931953 and ava lee witt ansardi 18901985 the heirs of alva witt hooper in december 1953 for 12500 dr hooper had died at biloxi on october 28 1949 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 376 p 503 leo l joe scholtes noted photographer and local historian acquired the picard home from the collins in 19 he demolished the old edifice as it was in illrepair mr scholtes erected a brick home on this site harrison co mississippi land deed bk p  rfefernces  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey the city of biloxi biloxi mississippi1976 p 119 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 10277   sam picard executor of the estate of sarah picard v julius m picard fernandez et al  september 1927 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 14242   homeowner s loan corporation v ruby picard et al  september 1935 harrison county mississippi chancery court will book 6   will of sarah picard  january 1927 journals the biloxi herald   picard s cheap cash store   december 21 1889 the biloxi herald   city council   april 12 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 21 1890 the biloxi herald   picard s cheap cash store   july 19 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   april 23 1892 the biloxi herald   local happenings   october 20 1894 the biloxi herald   picard s emporium   december 14 1895 the biloxi herald   charter of incorporation of the people s bank of biloxi   march 21 1896 the biloxi herald   mrs austin s school   april 25 1896 the biloxi herald   death of bernard picard   may 23 1896 the biloxi herald   latest city news   june 13 1896 the biloxi herald   local and personal   september 9 1896 the biloxi daily herald   schwartzpicard   march 11 1899 the biloxi daily herald   schwartzpicard   march 11 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news   september 15 1903 the biloxi daily herald   commencement exercises   may 31 1904 the biloxi daily herald   city paragraphs   may 3 1905 the biloxi daily herald   sam picard company   september 7 1905 the biloxi daily herald   among the candidates   july 29 1907 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi first carnival a success beyond expectations   march 4 1908 the biloxi daily herald   story of the big parade   march 4 1908 the biloxi daily herald   city news   august 14 1908 the biloxi daily herald   levypicard   august 27 1908 the daily herald   biloxi society and personal items   december 2 1909 the daily herald   biloxi society and personal items   june 3 1910 the daily herald   gulfport news paragraphs   july 1 1911 the daily herald   biloxi society and personal items   april 23 1914 the daily herald   mr  lazar  schwartz dead   december 3 1915 the daily herald   picardfernandez nuptials are held   december 8 1915 the daily herald   mrs fernandez dies in new orleans   november 18 1916 the daily herald   mrs levy leaves  may 31 1917 the daily herald   picard gillen   march 24 1916 the daily herald   capt sol levy in biloxi   july 18 1918 the daily herald   picard son   august 9 1918 the daily herald   local news paragraphs   august 16 1918 the daily herald   schartz home sold   march 11 1925 the daily herald   mrs s picard passes away   march 18 1927 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   may 24 1929 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   june 25 1934 the daily herald   miss rene picard dies   august 25 1943 the sun herald   b bs back in businessboutique lodging making a comeback   december 16 2007 p g1 the biloxi herald   death of bernard picard   may 23 1896 the biloxi daily herald   schwartzpicard   march 11 1903 the daily herald   mr  lazar  schwartz dead   december 3 1915 the daily herald   mrs levy leaves  may 31 1917 the daily herald   schwartz home sold   march 11 1925 the daily herald   mrs s picard passes away   march 18 1927 the daily herald     ruby picard  superintendent at french hospital   july 2 1926 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   may 24 1929 the daily herald   miss rene picard dies   august 25 1943 the daily herald   mrs  gertrude picard  newman dies    the daily herald   jm fernandez to open biloxi clinic in picard building   january 7 1949 the daily herald    dr jm fernandez  photo  the daily herald   miss ruby picard   december 2 1984 p a2  daily picayune   mardi gras at biloxi   march 4 1908 the new orleansstate   florence fernandez   november 18 1916 the times picayune   sarah levy picard   march 9 1927 the times picayune   exlegislator funeral today   january 2 1964  abraham rosenberg abraham rosenberg 18701940 was born at nola the son of benjamin rosenberg 18331917 and rachel woolf 18441911 in 1851 benjamin arrived in new york city from his native preusnitz russian poland after a short tenure in san francisco he came to nola via the isthmus of panama in the crescent city he sold shoes on poydras street until 1865 benjamin rosenberg then went into the wholesale shoe business as b rosenberg sons at 215 decatur street and erected one of the first southern shoe factories the rex shoe factory at bienville and burgundy before becoming a reformed jew he supported the chelbra thilim orthodox congregation at nola and donated the money for its brick synagogue at 822 lafayette street circa 1863 benjamin rosenberg married rachel woolf an english lady they were domiciled at 805 pine street and reared the following children adele rosenberg 18641917 m arthur abrams and samuel rubin edward rosenberg 18671912 m hattye goetz ephraim rosenberg 18681942 benjamin rosenberg 18701970 m claretta mayer 18801985 nathan rosenberg 18741916 m josephine coleman and lydia rosenberg 18751940 m samuel cahn abraham rosenberg married claretta mayer 18801985 a native of louisville kentucky she was the daughter of nathan mayer 18371907 an 1843 german immigrant and frances godchaux 18471926 a native of kentucky children nathaniel b rosenberg 19081991 and abraham charles rosenberg 19101985 abraham rosenberg died intestate on december 9 1940 near montgomery alabama on a train while returning from a business affair at martinsville indiana on december 9 1940  references  harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 17996   mrs claretta mayer rosenberg v the heirs of abraham rosenberg deceased  september1941  deed bk 243 p 531  orleans parish louisiana civil district court cause no 237870  the succession of abraham rosenberg  december 1941 the times picayune   from peddler to wholesalerbenj rosenberg is dead aged 83   november 12 1917 the times picayune   make charitable bequests 70 funeral is today   november 22 1917 the times picayune   a rosenberg 70 funeral is today   december 11 1940 the times picayune   100yearsold woman  claretta mayer rosenberg  still maintains her zest for life   january 14 1980  rosenblum   hillel rosenblum hillel or hile rosenblum  18751948 was born september 15 1875 at minsk russia he arrived at new york city on january 10 1906 declaration of intention no 24 southern districtsouth mississippioctober 17 1917  charles rosemblum charles rosenblum 19021963 was born in germany the son of hillel rosenblum 18751948 and leah rosenblum his parents immigrated to the united states in 1906 coming from minsk russia via belgium to ellis island the elder rosenblum was an itinerant jewish peddler who lived at mchenry mississippi and pascagoula mississippi in addition to charles there were four other sons and two daughters after his business career was over hillel retired to new orleans charles rosenblum married rachel rosemblum 19061930 a native of england and 1906 immigrant they had two sons sidney rosenblum b 1927 and alvin rosenblum sidney rosenblum attended the gulf coast military academy from 1939 to 1944 charles rosenblum lived at hammond louisiana where he was a merchant and operated rosenblum s department store at 314 east thomas street the building is now rented by the rosenblum family to the parish government and serves as the hammond branch of the tangipahoa parish library system sidney rosenblumdecember1997 prior to locating at biloxi mississippi the charles rosenblum family lived in alabama and at picayune mississippi in 1930 he was the proprietor of a dry goods store in picayune 1930 pearl river co mississippi federal census r1159 p 3b ed 7  fabacher house  the fabacher home at 1012 west beach in biloxi was acquired by charles rosenblum from lawrence fabacher on june 4 1941 mr rosenblum paid 10000 for the home in january 1942 he sold it to margaret k colby for 11600 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 240 pp 247248 and bk 246 p 204205 at biloxi charles rosenblum was in the jewelry business and other commercial ventures with his younger brother david rosenblum a well known merchant in that city charles rosenblum expired on february 23 1963 at hammond louisiana sidney rosenblumdecember1997  david rosenblum    david s in september 1947 david rosenblum acquired the guarantee shoe store from james oatis coleman 18861961 mr coleman had married mary lawrence 18941953 the daughter of joseph v lawrence 19671952 and tucei mr lawrence had hired his soninlaw after his return from ww i with the aef in europe coleman acquired the business circa 1935 mr rosenblum owned 18 stores in four southern states the daily herald september 29 1947 p 5  david s building the david s building on west howard avenue had a 2000 face lift in january 1949 a new modern front raised the display window three feet and made deeper improving visiblity and display room by 50 the daily herald january 5 1949 p 2  references   the daily herald rosenblum buys guarantee store september 29 1947 the daily herald david s at biloxi to have new front january 5 1949  louis rosenthal louis rosenthal 18511942 was born in prussia he immigrated to the united states in 1853  family louis rosenthal married brunette levy 18681956 at new orleans on february 19 1888 they were the parents of seven children and six sons survived to adulthood seligman t rosenthal 18891973 leon rosenthal 18901920 m fannie heymann aaron rosenthal 18931917 jacob rosenthal 18951972 marcus rosenthal 19021970 and ezra rosenthal 19041994  the biloxi blizzard louis rosenthal commenced the biloxi blizzard in february 1893 from comments about his newspaper in the biloxi herald  it appears that it s early months were difficult and there were times when the biloxi blizzard was not published  the biloxi herald  a competitor wrote in april 1894 that after a suspension of several months the biloxi blizzard made an appearance on april 1 st l rosenthal appears on the masthead as editor and proprietor it is neatly printed as a seven column newspaper  the biloxi blizzard advertised in 1893 as follows  the blizzard published every wednesday by the biloxi publishing company louis rosenthal editor and manager subscription 150 per year  th glenn 1893 advertisement    sale louis rosenthal sold the biloxi blizzard to austin m dahlgren 18561906 collector of the port in late january 1895 the conveyance occurred without consultation from monsieurs edward glennan 18541933 and charles redding 18571926 these gentlemen owned the physical assets of rosenthal s late journal the biloxi herald january 26 1895 p 8  the mandeville wave the rosenthal family left biloxi for mandeville louisiana before 1900 here louis found employment with the mandeville wave  a small journal as a journalist  references  charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published in 1895 th glenn  the mexican gulf coast on mobile bay mississippi sound illustrated  grahamdelchamps mobile alabama1893  the biloxi herald   local happenings   february 4 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   april 7 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings   january 26 1895 the biloxi herald   local happenings   may 25 1895 the biloxi herald   local happenings  the biloxi daily herald   city news   march 3 1903  julian h saenger  18731932  julian henri saenger  18731932 was born in norfolk virginia to rabbi israel saenger 18411900 an 1866 immigrant from germany and mrs saenger d pre1900 also a german immigrant julian graduated from johns hopkins university at baltimore maryland after completing their pharmacy school before 1900 the saenger family relocated from macon georgia to shreveport louisiana where he was a retail pharmacist and proprietor of the saenger drug company with abe d saenger 18761932 his brother 1900 caddo parish louisiana federal census t623560 p 4b ed 40  the saenger brothers  in 1911 julian h saenger joined with levi maurice ash  18801971 who had married florence saenger ash 18861932 his sister and abraham   abe d saenger  his brother to organized the saenger amusement company they opened their first movie house in shreveport also in 1911 in 1917 the company had built the strand theatre at new orleans and in november 1926 with their two hundred movies houses in fifty southern cities in eleven southern states and central america and cuba saenger theatres inc was integrated into publix theaters corporation the premier american movie house proprietor whose crown jewel was the seven million dollar paramont theater on broadway the two and onehalf million dollar saenger theatre opened in the crescent city on february 4 1927 it was designed by emile weil julian h saenger married marjorie kent weston at gretna louisiana in december 1930 they were domiciled at 831 bourbon street julian was stricken by a heart attack on february 6 1932 he expired in an ambulance rushing him to a new orleans hospital  the times picayune december 20 1930 p 20 and february 6 1932 p 1    biloxi s saenger theatre   1929    references  the timespicayune   new saenger theater is vast beyond belief and incredibly beautiful   february 5 1927 the timespicayune   theater is seen as realization of years of work   february 5 1927 the timespicayune   society   december 20 1930 the timespicayune   julian h saenger stricken dies on way to hospital   february 7 1932  henry i singer henry ivan singer 18681930 was born at rodney jefferson county mississippi in october 1868 to george singer 18201880 and margret singer 18291880 german immigrants george singer was from saxony while margret singer was a native of wurttemberg henry had two brothers albert singer and william singer 18621880 and 18591880 henry i singer left rodney mississippi after 1900 to join harry cahn at biloxi mississippi at rodney he had been a merchandise salesman and associated with daniel e moran 18791900 and henry l mackie 18791900 1900 jefferson county mississippi t623812 p 1b ed 89  family henry i singer remained a bachelor until at the age of fortynine when he married dorothy hebard 18991930 on october 25 1917 in harrison county mississippi  references  the advocate  baton rouge louisiana   robert l singer   july 31 1997 the biloxi daily herald   charter of incorporation of the harrison county bank   june 10 1905 the daily herald      the daily herald   the specialty store  advertisement     june 14 1917  sol stein sol stein 18551921 an 1873 german immigrant came to biloxi before 1920 to manage the new park hotel on reynoir street north of the saenger theatre he and spouse emma e stein 18761921 a missouri native of swiss parentage had one son sol stein ii during ww i young sol stein served seventeen months in the us army in france with the new york engineers he returned to new york after the conflict to continue his livelihood in sales in new york and new england   1920 harrison co mississippi federal census t626876 p 28a ed 41 and the daily herald may 17 1921 p 2  sol and emma e stein had left the new park hotel and biloxi in the winter of 1921 they spent it at st petersburg florida and returned to biloxi in may 1921 to visit friends initially they had decided to relocate to nola but by june 1921 they were back in the hotel business at point chautauqua south of buffalo new york  the daily herald may 12 1921 p 4 and june 16 1921 p 3    references  the daily herald   sol stein in biloxi   may 17 1919 the daily herald   here on visit   may 12 1921 the daily herald   located in new york   june 16 1921  adrian weill adrian weill 19031971 was born august 18 1903 in osthaffen lorraine france the son of leon weill 18701903 and hermine weill leon weill had come to the united states in 1886 by 1900 he was the proprietor of a general merchandising store in ascension parish louisiana it appears that he returned circa 1902 to alsacelorraine married and had two sons adrian weill and roger weill 19021988 the weill brothers immigrated to america in 1920 settling near lutcher st james parish louisiana with jonas weill 18771963 their uncle and a retail merchant jonas weill had immigrated to louisiana in 18961900 ascension parish la federal census t623 557 p 4a ed 8 and 1920 st james parish la federal census r815 p 19a ed 10 in 1930 adrian weill relocated to biloxi mississippi and opened a retail shoe store on lameuse street shortly he acquired the building that his leased space was situated which led to his life long vocation of acquiring and selling rental property adrian initiated the first drivein restaurant ferdinand s at biloxi which was located on west beach he also constructed biloxi s first shopping center weill s shopping center also on west beach  the daily herald february 22 1971 p 1   before 1943 adrian weill met and married jeannette l dees 19162002 who was born northeast of mobile at repton conecuh county alabama donna mae long dees mcmillan 18981930 her mother once served as postmaster of repton alabama adrian and jeannette d weill were the parents of adrian michael mike weill 19431976 jolene w manuel aultman donna lynn w minton green ludlow 19532012 and jacqueline w glascow bernstein d pre 2002  the sun he  5a ed 17  weill enterprises   avelez hotel company the avelez hotel company was chartered in june 1946 by adrian weill 19031971 uriah s joachim 18881977 richard r guice and albert sydney johnston jr harrison county ms charter bk 93 p 162  riviera hotel wilhelmina billie sewell roberts sherrill morse 18861982 vended the riviera hotel at biloxi to the avelez hotel company in december 1955 the old resort on the east side of lameuse street and beach boulevard had survived many hurricanes in its long history during the september storm of 1947 the storm surge at biloxi was measured at thirteen feet in the vicinity of the riviera hotel hurricane camille of august 1969 severely damage the structure and its derelict remains were removed and the lot sold the board of directors of the avelez hotel held a special meeting on march 18 1970 and unanimously vote to sell their old montrossriviera hotel lot two days later the avelez hotel corporation for 260000 conveyed the lot to the housing authority of biloxi harrison county ms land deed bk 403 p 171 and 2 nd jd harrison county ms land deed bk 8 p 473  ocean springs tract in december 1986 jacqueline w bernstein jolene w aultman and donna w green conservators and daughters of jeanette dees weill sold the former allman tract to loris c bridges jxco ms land deed bk 649 p 454 and bk 875 p 475 and p 478  references  the daily herald   adrian weill taken by death  february 22 1971 the sun herald   adrian michael weill   april 18 1976 p a2 the sun herald   biloxian found dead outside apartments   april 18 1976 p a2 the sun herald   jeanette dees weill   april 21 2002 p a8 the sun herald   donna lynn weill   april 22 2012 p a13 the timespicayune   adrian weill s funeral is set   february 23 1971 p 3  arthur weinberger and william weinberger arthur art weinberger 18961974 was born on may 11 1896 at chicago illinois to adolph weinberger 1868pre 1910 an 1876 hungarian immigrant and chicago variety store merchant and lena rottenberg 18721930 an 1885 hungarian immigrant adolph had married and been a widower before he married lena rottenberger circa 1892 his children with his first wife were henry weinberger b 1885 george a weinberger b 1888 rae weinberger 18901975 m joseph shanberg 18821920 and louis weinberger b 1891 adolph and lena r weinberger were the parents of william weinberger 18931976 arthur weinberger 18961974 m amy rush 19071991 emil g weinberger 18991986 and richard weinberger 190719821900 cook co illinois federal census r 258 p 14b ed 330 1910 and cook co illinois federal census t624262 p 7b ed 871 during wwi both art and william weinberger served in the us army art was a clerk at butler brothers in chicago before joining the us army in september 1917 he was discharged january 13 1919 by 1920 art and william weinberger were domiciled at savannah georgia where they retail clothes salesmen at savannah georgia by 1930 both men were in chicago where art was head of the household with his mother and brothers william emil george and george a weinberger jr residing at 207 winthrop art listed his occupation as an out of business merchant 1920 chatham co georgia federal censusu t625241 p 2a ed 74 and 1930 cook co illinois federal census r494 p 2a ed 1881  biloxi in september 1949 art and amy weinberger acquired lot 5block 2 of the bienville subdivision on biloxi s west beach boulevard from lc hicks he later moved to the gulf towers near the buena vista hotel harrison co mississippi chancery court land deed bk 325 p 24  sw c west howard avenue and reynoir street in august 1952 art weinberger took a sublease from genevieve lynn dyer on a building situated on the sw c of west howard avenue and reynoir street the consideration was 4000 and mrs victor b pringle was the lessor here he ronald weinberger his stepson and william weinberger 18931976 his brother operated and managed several businesses art s army store william s sportswear allan s mens store and the howard clothing company harrison co mississippi chancery court land deed bk 357 pp 418419  murder on december 2 1974 art weinberger the proprietor of art s levis    on howard avenue was distracted by john willie durengo reddix b 1954 in order that larry catfish jones b 1954 reddix s companion on that day could sneak up behind mr weinberger and kill him by striking him repeatedly with blows from a wrench reddix and jones then took money and clothes from the weinberger store and fled larry jones was convicted of murder and incarcerated at parchman prison and of march 2012 is continuing to serve a life sentence for this heinous crime the daily herald december 3 1974 pa 2 december 4 1974 p a2 and december 16 1974 p a2 the corporal remains of art weinberger were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi he was survivied by amy rush weinberger mrs donald friedman a daughter of chicago and ronald winters a son at atlanta georgia art had been a charter member of sunkist country club a 32nd degree mason and shriner and has formerly owned chain stores in the midwest the daily herald december 3 1974 p a2 william weingerger 18931976 was born on june 6 1893 at chicago illinois he was a veteran of wwi and settled at biloxi mississippi where he was a merchant operating as william s sportswear and howard clothing company he also resided at gulf towers and died at biloxi mississipp in may 1976 mr weinberger s corporal remains were also interred in the southern memorial park cemetery the daily herald may 1976 p 2  references  the daily herald   arthur weinberger   december 3 1974  the daily herald   young biloxi man charged in murder of store owner   december 4 1974  the daily herald   third man arrested in biloxi murder   december 16 1974  the daily herald   william weinberger   may 1976  the timespicayune   release of death row inmate halted   january 30 1983  rosa d weissenburger rosa d weissenburger  18291910 nee doller was born at landau germany she married charles e weissenburger probably alsatian who died before 1880 they were the parents of rose weissenburger 18521910 m charles e latten 18511880 and caroline weiseenburger 18591880 1880 orleans parish louisiana federal census r 462 p 3 ed 52 7th ward before 1888 mrs weissenburger opened in biloxi mississippi a ladies clothing store on pass christian road now howard avenue near delauney street she had an eccletic stock of millinery ladies fancy goods and notions in september 1888 rosa weissenburger advertised as follows  rosa weissenberger dealer in millinery notions ladies fancy goods pass christian street near delauney  the biloxi daily herald september 29 1888 p 8 in march 1891 mrs weissenburger returned to biloxi from a buying trip with the latest styles in ladie s and children s bonnets and hats she also had acquired the latest in ribbons trimmings embroderies and notions the biloxi daily herald march 14 1891 p 4 rosa weissenburger expired at 5950 magazine street in the crescent city on december 17 1910 she had been living with rose w latten her daughter gertrude arendt 18891910 a realtive and alden latten 18841910 her grandson and a medical doctor the daily picayune december 18 1910 p 8 and 1910 orleans parish louisiana federal census t624524 p 11b ed 219  references  the biloxi herald   local news   june 23 1888 the biloxi herald   city news   march 14 1891 the daily picayune    weissenburger   december 18 1910 2429 views  ', 0);
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(118, 'en', 'node_search', ' biloxi street railway biloxi electric street railway power company biloxi street railway biloxi electric street railway power company ray thu 12022010 1102 biloxi city railway company   1895 the biloxi city railway company was established  in march 1895 by dr jj lemon president jc bradford vicepres edward g burklin general mgr and superintendent col edwardw morrill 19391910 sec treas and wh maybin gen attorney laying of track was to commence shortly as cars rails ties etc had been acquired 8000 worth of company stock had been sold at 25 per share edward g burklin 18601931 had gone to nola and acquired at a heavy discount 15 rail cars six miles of track turntables switches and curves from the prytania rampart dauphine lines the biloxi city railway ran from the l n depot south to howard avenue and east to main street from main street south to the beach and then to point cadet the biloxi herald march 16 1895 p 8 and march 30 30 1895 p 8 the biloxi herald april 20 1895 p 8  biloxi electric power company biloxi became electrified with the formation of the biloxi electric power company in 1894 it was chartered in the state of mississippi on february 3 1894 by a large contingent of biloxi merchants coast seafood packers and other prominent businessmen among them were edward g burklin 18601920 ed glennan 18541933 jw swetman 18631937 jj lemon 18251915 ej buck lazaro lopez 18501903 walter a white 18541942 harry t howard 18561930 charles f theobald 18391903 john c bradford 18551928 sherwood bradford 18571937 lyman bradford 18631944 george e theobald 18731921 francis b dunbar 18461908 george h dunbar 18441917 wt bolton 18591923 sb mayers frank voivedich 18601930 john eistetter isidore heidenheim manuel perez john bousquet 181908 vincent voivedich 18501927 charles patton 18391922 casimir harvey 18461905 john johnson peter eskald 18561944 ta cleary tb cleary cm amare frank t howard 18551911 nicholas voivedich 18501937 jw elder charles redding a bousquet lizzie bradford and wkm dukate 18521916 the first board of directors of the biloxi electric power company was composed of the following edward g burklin ed glennan jj lemon lazaro lopez jw swetman ej buck and walter a white harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 2 p 116  edward g burklin edward g burklin  18601931 was born at vandalia missouri he came to biloxi in the fall of 1892 with the purpose of building a flour mill and an electric light plant near the l n depot he had erected several flour mills in missouri mr burklin returned to missouri and expired at carthage jasper county missouri on june 3 1931 at biloxi mr burklin founded the light and power plant first street railway horse drawn and telephone system  the biloxi herald november 5 1892 p 4   from along the gulf dye 1895 in april 1893 the  biloxi milling company commenced operations making flour and meal  it was founded by missourians edward g burklin 18601931 james b buck chinn 18571912 rd chinn and mr brewton   the mill was situated on the northeast corner of magnolia street immediately north of the l n railroad tracks  the biloxi herald january 7 1893 p 8 and april 22 1893 p 1    1902 incorporation the biloxi electric street railway and power company was chartered in the state of mississippi on the biloxi herald december 6 1902 p 3 the city of biloxi gave the  biloxi electric railroad and power company  led by wkm dukate the right to build a railway on reynoir street from the l n rr to howard avenue and from howard avenue east to main street this privilege had been granted to ec jouillian 18641931 in august 1902 harrison co ms land deed bk 67 p 247  1903  the biloxi daily herald march 14 1903 p 8 in early july the biloxi electric street railway and power company contracted to acquire 300000 bricks from the biloxi brick company to erect their power house on lameuse street the brick company agreed to deliver 75000 brick immediately with the remainder to arrive within thirty days the bricks cost 8 per one thousand it was anticipated that the power house construction would start in ten days also at this time six miles of trolley wire and the large steam domes of the big boilers arrived  the biloxi daily herald july 3 1903 p 6   the city of biloxi signed a new eighteen month contract with the biloxi electric street railway to furnish free city lights  the biloxi daily herald july 8 1903 p 5   two more car loads of boiler fixtures for the power plant have arrived  the biloxi daily herald july 8 1903 p 5   the biloxi electric power company was acquired by the  biloxi electric street railway power company  the transaction was enacted for 29500 in cash and 18000 in stock the biloxi herald novemebr 4 1903 p6 by early september crews were working feverishly on point cadet in east biloxi track was being laid on oak street from east howard avenue to the beach and grading was almost completed from oak street east to the barataria canning company archille chiapella 18621936 who resided on the east side of reynoir street between howard avenue and the l n railroad was demanding the biloxi electric street railway company place their tracks in the center of the street when it fronted his property chiapella s request was redundant as the company preferred to locate their tracks in the street s center in addition the street railway company had no control of where the tracks were placed on the street as the alderman of each ward in the city had this power  the biloxi daily herald september 3 1903 p 6   the stock holders of the biloxi electric light company sued the directors of the company for 416667 the pro rata due to the holders of 25 shares of stock from the biloxi electric street railway power company  the biloxi daily herald september 4 1903 p 6   the fountain situated at lameuse street and howard avenue had to be relocated to lameuse street and front street in order that the electric railway could pass unimpeded martin hass the city plumber was in charge of the project following the large conflagration of 1889 harry t howard 18561930 philanthropist donated an artesian well and fountain to the city at this location to provide a ready source of water for drinking and fire purposes  the biloxi daily herald september 9 1903 p 6    october 1903 the work of grading lameuse street for the electric railroad from howard avenue from the montross hotel was commenced on october 13 1903 contractor o beirne is building the transportation route  the biloxi daily herald october 13 1903 p 8 and october 19 1903 p 8  route the biloxi electric street railway ran from the western corporate limits of biloxi on front street now west beach boulevard to porter avenue here the tracks turned north onto porter and went to howard avenue where the line ran east along howard avenue to oak street the railway went south on oak street to front street and then east on front street to cadet street near the barataria canning company a spur also ran north from howard avenue on oak street to the l n railroad another short route from howard avenue connected the biloxi electric street railway with front street from lameuse street the back bay section of biloxi was reached by the line from howard avenue and reynoir going north to back bay and then east to the factory of ec joullian which was on back bay near main street harrison co mississippi land deed bk 104 pp 104105  gulfport and mississippi coast traction company1905 the  biloxi electric street railway power company was acquired  by j oseph t jones and the gulfport and mississippi coast traction company for 1 million  on 15 september 1905 the conveyance included the following the biloxi street railway and franchise biloxi electric street contract electirc plant at biloxi and ocean springs and desire to extned the railway to gulfport and beyond the biloxi herald july 7 1905 p 1 and harrison co mississippi land deed bk 70 p 109  1924  the daily herald june 12 1924 p 2  mississippi power company1924 the mississippi power company was organized when it acquired the gulfport and mississippi coast traction company on december 31 1924 jm barry president and frank n savage assistant secretary also reported the  gulfport and mississippi coast traction company  was acquired by the  mississippi power company in late december  harrison county mississippi land deed bk 151 p 340 and the daily herald december 29 1924 p 1  1926 in early january  barney e eaton  18781944 of the mississippi power company related that street car service between gulfport and long beach had been replaced by motor coaches and that the company had i nvested about 200000 in buses and ancillary equipment  the daily herald january 2 1926 p 1 in march 1926 the mississippi power company announced that a hydroelectric line paralleling the coast would be included in its 70 million development plan the companies hydroelectric plants were situated on the coosa and tallapoosa rivers in alabama and a 110000 volt line would be built from the alabamamississippi state line to a stepdown transformer station at gulfport permission had been granted to the company to construct power lines on the bridge across the back bay of biloxi from d iberville  the biloxi news march 28 1926 p 1   the daily herald december 1 1926 p 2  1927 john donzelli 18881950 native of sicily and spouse mabel roberts 19001982 born in wisconsin operated the golden fawn bus line for several years at gulfport they were victims of the depression and lost their gulfport home and in 1929 relocated to indianapolis where john cleaned busses for greyhound lucy a daughter was born at gulfport in august 1927  the daily herald april 12 1927 p 3 the teche transfer company was given the priviledge of transporting passengers by bus from new orleans to the coast with stops at bay st louis pass christian and biloxi teche was not permitted to pick up local passengers which were provided transportation by the city bus company  between pass christian and biloxi the daily herald october 13 1927 p 7  1932  the daily herald june 22 1932 p 8 the daily herald september 26 1932 p 1  1936 the icc reported in october 1936  gulfport and mississippi coast traction company  had accrued a deficit of 366688 total investment in the road and equipment was 390 686 the daily herald october 1 1936 p 1  1944  the daily herald december 13 1944  1949  the daily herald january 15 1949 p 1 the daily herald june 8 1949 p 9 the daily herald august 30 1949 p 1 the daily herald august 30 1949 p 1  references  the biloxi herald   electric lights   november 5 1892 the biloxi herald   local happenings   january 7 1893 p 8 the biloxi herald   local happenings   april 22 1893 p 1 the biloxi herald   lights for the town   september 30 1893 the biloxi herald   progressive biloxi   march 16 1895 the biloxi herald   the city railroad   march 30 1895 the biloxi herald   charter of incorporation of the biloxi city railroad company   april 20 1895 the biloxi daily herald   city council   january 8 1902 the biloxi daily herald   stock taken   november 15 1902 tthe biloxi daily herald   the charter   december 18 1902 the biloxi daily herald   electric street railway   january 16 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi electric railway company   february 24 1903 the biloxi daily herald   damage suit   june 17 1903 the biloxi daily herald   big brick deal   july 3 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi for biloxians   july 3 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi for biloxians   july 6 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city fathers   july 8 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi for biloxians   july 9 1903 the biloxi daily herald   the silver spike   august 13 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news   september 3 1903 the biloxi daily herald   want a receiver   september 4 1903 the biloxi daily herald   fountain to be moved   september 9 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city items   october 13 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city items   october 19 1903 the biloxi daily herald   deal closed   november 4 1903 the biloxi daily herald   let us have an electric line to biloxi   november 25 1903 the biloxi daily herald   the cars   december 15 1903 the biloxi daily herald   money makers   march 25 1904 the biloxi daily herald   work on coast railway to begin   july 4 1905 the biloxi daily herald   electric plant sold to jones  july 7 1905 the daily herald     eg burklin  wants to hear from biloxi   march 4 1911 the daily herald   biloxi promoter  eg burklin  of 1893 writes   october 4 1919 the daily herald   eaton makes statement    january 2 1926 the daily herald   tech sic bus line will not take up coast passengers    october 13 1927  the daily news   power line to coast included in companies program   march 28 1926 834 views  ', 0);
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1970 p 1  the ocean springs record   gulf seashore site positive for springs   december 2 1971 p 1  the ocean springs record   gins map   january 6 1972 p 1  the ocean springs record   seashore legislation introduced   february 17 1972 p 1 the ocean springs record   highway officials discuss seashore link   february 24 1972 p 1 the ocean springs record   seashore amendment moves towards house approval   march 23 1972 p 1 the ocean springs record   colmer s statement to the house interior committee   march 23 1972 p 3    the ocean springs record   a biographical sketch of congressman colmer   march 23 1972 p 11  the ocean springs record   cabinet officials to visit springs   april 6 1972 p 1  the ocean springs record   interior secretary  roger morton  dedicates gulf seashore project   april 27 1972 p 1  the ocean springs record   offshore islands for the birds   may 11 1972 p 2  the ocean springs record   federal government receives magnolia park   july 27 1972 p 1  the ocean springs record   ship island study started   december 21 1972 p 5  the ocean springs record   ship island under federal ownership   january 4 1973 p 6  the ocean springs record   ship island under control of gulf islands seashore   january 4 1973 p 7  the ocean springs record   gins hearing set   november 281974 p 2  the ocean springs record   gulf islands seashore has 350000 visitors   january 8 1976 p 1   the ocean springs record   park service accepting bids on roads leading into park   january 8 1976 p 1 the ocean springs record   gulf islands offers recreation for all ages   march 11 1976 p 9  the ocean springs record   supervisors told ocean springs did not lose headquarters   may 6 1976 p 1  the ocean springs record   gulf islands sets new information   september 23 1976 p e2  the ocean springs record   federal cutbacks can be felt at national park   july 23 1981 p 1  the ocean springs record   settlement reached on claims ro mississippi s barrier islands land   december 9 1982 p 8  the ocean springs record   gins wr colmer visitor center dedicated on april 1st   march 31 1983 p 2  the ocean springs record   thirty years old alive and well gins celebrates   january 11 2001 p 12  the ocean springs record   ranger bill retires after 32 years with park service   december 5 2002 p b3  the ocean springs record   gulf islands moving forward   march 6 2008 p a1  the sun herald   park service to ground personal watercraft   march 6 2001 p a1 the sun herald gulf islands among top ten parks april 11 2013 p a2 the sun herald coast tourism boominggins has 44 million impact in state  march 8 2014 p d6 the sun herald   us army corps of engineers  corps asking for comment on barrier island restoration plan march 8 2014 p a3 the sun herald officials seek input on safer roads in gulf islands park  august 31 2014 p a4    mississippi sandhill cranes mississippi sandhill cranes are one of six subspecies of sandhill cranes and are indigenouse only to the grassy savannas of south jackson county mississippi  references  the sun herald with a little human help sandhill cranes hang on december 15 1985 p a4  cat island colonial days   juan de cuevas   cat island harbor  see the daily picayune november 13 1873 p 2    cat island lighthouse built circa 1873 acquired by nathan v boddie son of george boddie harrison county engineer in december 1948 from the war assets administration for 440 he planned to dismantle it for lumber salvage  the daily herald december 8 1948 p11  1893 hurricane   quarantine station the  quarantine board of mobile county were visitors to scranton  pascagoula to inspect the quarantine plant at cat island and  found it suitable to make arrangements for its removal to mobile bay  the biloxi daily herald august 16 1898 p 8  lighthouse  the progress july 2 1904 p 4  syc annual cruise and long distance race  see the daily picayune july 5 1905 p 9  joseph h duggan joseph henry duggan 18341891 was born in virginia of irish parentage he married ida adele fowler 18461900 a louisiana native circa 1867 nine children adele ida duggan 18691957 mary francis duggan 1871 joseph h duggan jr 1873 m bertha mary lobdell 18741963 eugene f duggan 1876 edith bayer duggan 18781932 miriam gurlin duggan 18801955 m dr laurence r debuys 18791957 isabel duggan 18821970 m frank m dameron 18621938 lillian agnes duggan 18851907 m ashton hayward 18811963 louise mather duggan 18871963 m thomas dugan westfeldt 18871974 and philip r duggan 18901934 m elise r urquhart 1890  nathan v boddie nathan van boddie acquired the majority interest in cat island in march 1911 from benjamin m harrod 18371912 gertrude t duggan carnal 18791944 h gibbs morgan adele ida duggan edith bayer duggan miriam duggan debuys 18801955 isabel duggan dameron louise duggan westfeldt philip r duggan 18901934 and joseph h duggan jr 1873 the consideration was 9630 for the approximately 3000 acres island  the daily herald march 18 1911 p 1   nathan v boddie 18501920 was a native of mississippi he was reared in rural hinds and madison county mississippi as boddie his father and a native of north carolina made his livelihood farming nathan married sallie atkinson 18551920 in october 1880 they were the parents of two sons nathan van boddie ii 1885 and george r boddie 18911920  grazing lease   sawmill in late april 1915 db lemon an experienced mill man planned to harvest timber from cat island estimated reserves at 3500000 board feet mill could process 7000 board feet each day lumber shipped to gulfport for domestic and export utilization  the daily herald april 28 1915 p 7    1919 casino hotel company inc of cat island mississippi in early 1919 the casino hotel company inc a louisiana company based in new orleans had aspirations to develop cat island as a resort  the company was led by pres fa middletonnola vicepres rc herrengreenwood ms sec in wiseyazoo city ms treasurer george m footegulfport ms and board memeber hh casteel of pickens ms newspaper says that cat island owned by hernando money wm money and mr homason of alabama  the daily herald january 19 1921 p 1 and february 22 1921 p 3  wharves colonel thomas us engineer s office at mobile granted permission on june 12 1920 to the owners of cat island to build three boat wharves one each on the east north and south sides of the island   the daily herald june 14 1920 p 3    1929 pass christian goose point tarpon club c bidwell adam 18941982 lt governor of mississippi et als  30000 club house and electric power house at goose point was destroyed by fire in late march  the large club house and eight cottages was erected between may 1929 and august 1929 as a hunting and fishing venue for its members john a sutter local water well digger hit potable water in a well dug to 599 feet it flowed at the rate of 100 gallons per minute of clear fresh water construction was completed by midaugust 1929 but the formal opening was postponed as lt governor c bidwell adam was on business out of state the daily herald may 22 1929 august 28 1929 p 1 and march 28 1932 p 1  mrs bidwell adam landed a 94pound tarpon off cat island  in september 1930 she was the only goose point club member to catch a tarpon that day emile godchaux of new orleans and anglers from belzoni mississippi and pass christian mississippi were in the fishing party the timespicayune september 15 1930 p 17  iowa raccoons  mrs sallie a boddie leased the island to mississippi game and fish commission and in may 1933 they began importing raccoons from iowa these animals were considered to have a superior fur to the indigenous animals imported mink were planned for the furture as the state game commission was attempting to create a game preserve on cat island the daily herald may 10 1933 p 1  world war ii  us army trains dogs to detect enemy soldiers the sun herald january 11 2009 and december 19 2016  boddie claim confirmed in 1968 in march 1968  federal judge dan m russell jr opined that the boddie family s claim to cat island was valid  in the harrison county mississippi chancery court cause  mrs jw keen v nv boddie george r boddie and sarah e boddie buffington  judge russell determined that an 1837 deed from john quave aka juan de cuevas to judah p benjamin was valid he also recognized that the boddie clainm to cat island was proved by record of title and adverse possession and occupation from 1932 to 1968 the daily herald march 8 1989 p 1 and us district court  gulfport ms  case no 2561 and book 601 p 324 and book 609 p 285probably final records  see also eservicesarchivesgov servicesonline    gins cat island became part of gins in 2000  british petroleum oil disaster2010 occurred april 2010 with the explosion and burning of transocean drilling rig working for british petroleum on its macondo prospect deep water exploration well situated in mississippi canyon ocs block 2 off the coast of louisiana oil flowed continuously for nearly months and was transported by wind and ocean currents to the shores of louisiana mississippi alabama and florida the mississippi barrier islands were particularly affected  british petroleum acquisition in early april 2011 british petroleum acquired from the boddie family the eastward facing beach of cat island the national park service owns and protects about 1000 acres as part of gins while the boddie family still possesses some island acreage there are also about thirty private lots on the island ray melick spokesman for bp related that the oil giant acquired the eastern facing shore face to facilitate their efforts in its removal of residual oil and tar balls this work is facilitated when not privately owned the company released a statement in conjunction with the cat island acquisition as follows   the purchase of this section of cat island is in keeping with bp s commitment to preserve and protect the environment ecology and historical significance of the mississippi barrier islands for future generations   the sun herald april 8 2011 p a1    british petroleum vends cat island acreage in december 2016 the state of mississippi acquired the 492 acres that british petroleum had bought from the boddie family in april 2011 the federal mississippi coastal improvements program acquired the tract for 137 million and transferred title to the citizens of mississippi at no cost the us army corps of engineers planned to commence in february or march 2017 to renourish the eastern beach of cat island and restore goose point to its pre1998 configuration and adding 40acres the sun herald december 10 2016 p a1  east beach restoration2017 in september 2017 the east beach of cat island was being restored to its pre1998 size and appearance by a dredge boat pumping 50000 cubic yards of sand each day and eventually adding 40 acres to the island this 16 million dollar reenourishment project was funded by the mississippi coastal improvements barrier island restoration plan the sun herald september 29 2017  references  nap l cassibry ii  the ladner odyssey  miss coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1987 david l cipra  lighthouses lightships of the northern gulf of mexico  department of transportationunited states coast guard1976 john cuevas cat island  the history of a mississippi gulf coast barrier island  mcfarland2011 robin fa fabel  the economy of british west florida 17631783   university of alabama press tuscaloosa alabama1988 rd foxworth richard r priddy wendell b johnson and williard s moore  heavy minerals of sand from recent beaches of the gulf coast of mississippi and associated islands  mississippi geological survey bulletin no 93 university of mississippi1962 paul estronza la violette  sink or be sunk the naval battle in the mississippi sound that preceded the battle of new orleans  annabelle publishingwaveland mississippi2002  marine resources and history of the mississippi gulf coast    cat island   volume ii mississippi department of marine resources biloxi mississippi1998 richebourg gaillard mcwilliams  iberville s gulf journals  the university of alabama press university alabama1981 john d ware  george gauld surveyor and cartographer of the gulf coast  university presses of florida gainesville tampa1982  journals the biloxi herald the biloxi herald   cat island   january 25 1890 the biloxi herald   the recent great storm   october 7 1893 the biloxi herald   quarantine station at cat island   july 25 1896  the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald   is it fake   january 23 1897 the biloxi daily herald   resort for cat island   february 26 1906  the daily herald the daily herald   title to cat island   february 24 1905 the daily herald   cat island to be redeemed   march 5 1906 the daily herald   the cat island proposition   may 12 1909 the daily herald   the week s record of deed filed   march 18 1911 the daily herald   valuable property changes hands   may 17 1912 the daily herald   pine trees on cat island to be tapped   march 14 1911 the daily herald   fishing club for cat island   may 10 1912 p 6 the daily herald   valuable property changes hands   may 17 1912 the daily herald   cattle thrive on cat island   october 27 1913 the daily herald   db lemon to start saw mill   april 28 1915 p 7 the daily herald   abandon cat island as pastures   september 10 1919 the daily herald   cat island to be fully developed   december 3 1919 the daily herald   permission granted for wharves on cat island by war department   june 14 1920 the daily herald   deal is consummated to make cat island a popular resort   january 19 1921 p1 the daily herald   cat island will help the coast   january 28 1921 the daily herald   prospectus for cat island development   february 22 1921 p 3 the daily herald    make headway on club house  at goose poi nt    may 22 1929 the daily herald    6th annual tarpon rodeo   august 28 1929 the daily herald    30000 club house at goose point is destroyed by fire   march 28 1932  the daily herald    island to get iowa raccoons   may 10 1933 the daily herald   lift restrictions off cat island   january 24 1946 the daily herald   nathan v boddie buys 75yearold island lighthouse   december 8 1948 the daily herald   four rescued from cat island   september 7 1956 p 2 the daily herald      know your statewhen the seminoles were on cat island      august 18 1964 p 4 the daily herald      public invited to talks on island toll causeway     december 10 1964 p 7 the daily herald   judge russell sustains boddies claim to island   march 8 1968 the daily herald     individual land  claims on gulf isalnds lost   july 30 1980 the daily herald    cat island eyed for rocket launch   july 20 1983 p a1 the daily herald    plan to use cat island as launch site draws support   july 21 1983 p a1  the daily picayune the daily picayune   a day or two at pass christian   october 1 1841 the daily picayune   coast survey   january 27 1848 the daily picayune   letter from pass christian   august 21 1850 the daily picayune   body found   january 7 1851 the daily picayune   fifteen dollars reward   march 2 1852 the daily picayune   reminiscences of a trip to cat island   july 13 1862 the daily picayune   wayside notes   november 13 1873 the daily picayune   the white gods of cat island   may 22 1892 the daily picayune   a touchy tragedy by cat island light   july 9 1904 the daily picayune   southern yacht club cruise plan   july 5 1905 p 9 the daily picayune   on cat island   september 15 1907 the daily picayune   two washington artillery veterans dead   september 28 1911 the jeffersonian   fortifications and light houses   18  the progress the progress   ocean springs   death  dan mccall     july 2 1904 p 4  the sun herald the sun herald   congress passes bill for cat island sale   december 21 2000 p a2 the sun herald    family will keep its half   april 18 2004 p a1 the sun herald   the war dogs of cat island failed experiment used donated pets   january 11 2009 and decemebr 9 2016 the sun herald   bp buys east beach of cat island   april 8 2011 p a1 the sun herald   cat island helps create a bright legacy   july 16 2013 the sun herald   early christmas gift to mississippi more of cat island   december 10 2016 the sun herald   did you know that you owned an island off the mississippi coast well most of one   september 29 2017  chandeleur islands   references  the biloxi herald   quarantine station   february 15 1888 the daily herald june 4 1913 p 8  the daily herald   complete  jack valentine  third trip in study of island birds   june 6 1968  the daily herald    individual land  claims on gulf islands lost   september 30 1980  deer island   oysters salvador taranto 188119 was vending famous deer island oysters at his business at 701 west howard avenue in october 1908 the oysters sold for 10 cents a dozen on ice with all condiments provided taranto also sold the fienst fruits and vegetables the biloxi daily herald october 3 1908 p 8  1915 the  deer island island development company formally dedicated their deer island amusement center  on june 23rd meyer eiseman of the didc george w grayson of the biloxi commercial club mayor glennan of biloxi mayor foote of gulfport and mayor saucier of pass christian spoke at the ceremony ocean springs beat biloxi 52 in the baseball game the gulfport advocate june 26 1915 p 1  4th july 1915 visitors to deer island to celebrate independence day 1915 were treated to a baseball game a fancy skating exhibition by marvelous davis dancing and fireworks capped the evening festivities as crowds lingered until midnight on the sandy grounds the barn dance particularly enjoyed by the rural crowd was a novelty the daily herald july 6 1915 p 2  1937 fire in february several homes on deer island were spared damage from the recent fire the daily herald february 4 1937 p 5  nudist colony  sunshine and health  official magazine of the american sunbathers association inc announced in its december issue that a  new nudist organization is planning a nudist colony on deer island  the daily herald december 18 1947 p 16  hermit of deer island john r guilhot 18771959 the hermit of deer island died at latimer jackson county mississippi on may 27 1959 the daily herald may 28 1959  option extended the biloxi port commision extended the biloxi bridge and park commission s option on the west end of deer island for another 30 months  the port commission owns about 11 acres on the edge of the island the daily herald march 13 1968 p 19  2012 rezoned in april 2012 the biloxi city council in a 51 vote rezoned eight acres on deer island from agricultural to waterfront larry mitrenga owner and developer of this deer island tract proposes to erect eight threestory buildings with 96 units two of the structures would be condos the sun herald april 18 2012 p a1  references  the bay press   deer island now belongs to the people of mississippi may 24 2002 the biloxid iberville press   time traveler   the hermit of deer island   august 14 2008 p a4 the biloxi herald   latest city news  august 22 1896 the biloxi daily herald   tragedy on deer island   september 15 1903 the biloxi daily herald   fine fresh oysters   october 3 1908 p 8 the daily herald   negotiations started for purchase of deer island surveys are made   january 20 1915 the daily herald   planning to buy on deer island to make resort   january 23 1915 the daily herald   lynch was asked to go to island   january 25 1915 the daily herald   island project still hangs fire   january 25 1915 the daily herald   may build a city of tents on isle   january 26 1915 the daily herald   dance pavilion   may 2 1915 the daily herald   ferry service to begin to island   may 29 1915 the daily herald   deer island   june 15 1915 p 2 the daily herald   biloxi v ocean springs   july 3 1915 p 7 the daily herald   deer island   july 6 1915 p 2 the daily herald   deer island will continue as usual   july 14 1915 the daily herald   dance pavilion   august 2 1915 the daily herald   deer island lots with oyster beds sold to  james s  wentzell  october 29 1915 the daily herald   biloxi fertilizer to be used   september 13 1922 the daily herald   deer island added to shore as realty sales develop   april 24 1925 the daily herald   to improve deer island   may 19 1925 the daily herald    mass meeting last night  on deer island bar february 4 1926 the daily herald    lions  club  oppose  deer   island bar   february 11 1926 the daily herald   rules against  see wood v hd money and louis e curtis  made islands   august 24 1926 the daily herald   urges use of deer island   january 20 1931 the daily herald   fire on deer island   february 4 1937 the daily herald     113th observation  squadron starts ground firing off deer island saturday   may 16 1941 p 2 the daily herald   air squadron leaves biloxi  returns to meridian     june 2 1941 p 7 the daily herald    john r gulhart sic  reports wallet missing  august 5 1946 p 7  the daily herald   two homes are destroyed on deer island  september 23 1947 the daily herald   nudist colony being planned for deer island   december 18 1947 the daily herald   causeway to deer island   october 5 1951 the daily herald   board to enter contract for causeway study   june 29 1954 the daily herald   causewayspro and cons   november 27 1954 the daily herald   group will negotiate for islands   november 29 1954 the daily herald   desire new site proposed bridge to deer island   december 11 1954 the daily herald   biloxi causeway meeting tuesday   december 11 1954 the daily herald   group okays 300000 for deer island property   december 16 1954 the daily herald     guillhot  finds haven on deer island for past 35 years   april 5 1955 the daily herald   contract signed for development of deer island   january 22 1958 the daily herald   31 million to be spent of deer island   february 25 1958 the daily herald   amendments to deer island bill prepared   february 25 1958 the daily herald   court says no error in deer island matter   february 25 1959 the daily herald    hermit of deer island will be buried friday    may 28 1959 the daily herald   hear deer island protests   april 5 1960 the daily herald   city or county empowered to form agency to develop deer island   april 15 1960 the daily herald   urges deer isle tip to be developed   october 9 1963 the daily herald     public invited to talks on island toll causeway     december 10 1964 p 7 the daily herald   proposal given for development of new offshore islands   december 17 1964 the daily herald    say 436450 to be approved for deer island  november 13 1965 p 1 the daily herald    ok plans for deer isle plans  november 19 1965 p 1 the daily herald    make proposal on bridges to islands  december 16 1965 p 1 the daily herald    plan island urban trips during trip  january 28 1966 p 2 the daily herald    four objections to site of bridge  from oak street to deer island     july 13 1967 p 2 the daily herald    extend option on deer island area    march 13 1968 p 2 the daily herald   know your coast the summer deer island was the coast s top attraction   the daily herald   young biloxians plan to beautify island    february 28 1975 p a1 the daily herald   deer island are for spoils  us army corps of engineers     november 10 1975 p a2 the daily herald   individual land  claims on gulf islands lost   september 30 1980 the ocean springs gazette   volunteers help create habitat on deer island   june 15 2011 p 10 the mississippi press   island is dear to heart of biloxi bay   january 12 2002 the jackson county times   would build bridge to deer island   may 15 1926 the ocean springs news   deer island project practically certain   january 28 1915 the ocean springs news   deer island project benefits us   february 25 1915 the ocean springs news   to feature ocean springs   may 13 1915 the ocean springs news   hearing called on study of bridges for islands   december 10 1964 the ocean springs news   to construct deer island pier   april 8 1965 p 1 the ocean springs news    approval land transfer for island project      february 10 1966 p 1 the sun herald   owners envision 2 billion resort   april 4 1997 the sun herald   deer island lands in middle of president deal   april 1 1999 the sun herald   state to buy deer island   january 12 2002 the sun herald   musgrove signs deer island purchase   april 2 2002 the sun herald   island bill gains momentum but questions remain   march 15 2002 the sun herald   deer island purchase approved   march 22 2002 the sun herald   deer island deal gets closer   june 18 2005 p a6 the sun herald   planned oneyear restoration of deer island begins   september 18 2010 p a14 the sun herald   crews filling gap in deer island with sand   september 22 2010 p a6 the sun herald   wildfire burns part of deer island drought conditions blamed   june 2 2011 the sun herald   deer island now in  secretary of state  hosemann s sights   june 8 2011 the sun herald   mdeq deer island material not oil   august 18 2011 the sun herald   deer island landowner proposes building resort condotels   november 17 2011 the sun herald   editorialdon t build on an island we hold so dear   november 20 2011 p b8 the sun herald   proposed resort would not be the first for shifting sands of the  mississippi  sound   december 1 2011 p 2c  the sun herald   panel  biloxi planning commission  doesn t envision oasis condotel on deer island   february 17 2012 p a1  the sun herald   biloxi council rezones part of deer island   april 18 2012 p a1 the sun herald   port  of gulfport  dredging helping restore deer island   august 25 2012 p a1 the sun herald   hosemann deer island boat rides on the way   august 15 2014 p a1 the sun herald     2014 p  horn island  ile a corne horn island is a barrier island located in the gulf of mexico off the coast of jackson county mississippi the island is 16 miles in length and at its nearest point is about 6 miles south of the mississippi coastline two passes horn island pass to the east and dog key pass to the west separate it from petit bois and ship island respectively   topography   climate   vegetation   fauna sea turtles and turtle eggs throughout the late 19 th and into the 1950s reports of sea turtle hunts for meat and eggs are reported in local journals at horn island    mineral resources the mineral wealth of horn island consists primarily of it quart sand in the early 1880s quart sand was mined and transported to moss point where a glass factory existed for a short period although heavy minerals such as staurolite kyanite tourmaline ilmenite and many others are present in thin laminated sand deposits they are not concentrated in sufficient volumes to warrant commercial mining operations the space age metals titanium and zirconium are found in heavy minerals limited oil and gas exploration has occurred in the past and with the success of the industry in finding large reserves of natural gas in lower mobile bay to the east it is anticipated that oil hunters will search the waters near horn island in the immediate future shallow miocene gas is a likely target for these wildcatters  the colonial era 16991811  for over a century horn island like the rest of the american southwest frontier was in the possession of foreign powers france england and spain all ruled this area until the united states of america took formal possession in 1811 the french period 16991763  discovery after french canadian soldier of fortune pierre le moyne sieur d iberville 16611706 established a french beachhead in the lower mississippi river valley at fort maurepas on biloxi bay in april 1699 subsequent reconnoitering of the coastline of la louisiane by his brother jeanbaptise lemoyne sieur de bienville 16801767 resulted in the discovery of horn island circa 1700 called ile aux aigles island of eagles on august 24 1699 bienville departed fort maurepas with five men they traveled in two birch bark canoes exploring the region east and west of biloxi bay as well as the mississippi river delta this expedition discovered the pascagoula river round island massacre island dauphin island and mobile bay at an island south of round island a soldier in the bienville party lost his powder horn this event was described by andre penicaut a master carpenter who came to la louisiane with iberville in january 1700  while coasting from there along the island on our way back we crossed a pass about a half league wide at the end of which is another island called islea la corne because one of our frenchmen had lost his powder horn there this island lies three leagues off the mailand and is seven leaghues long like isle massacre and of the same width as it it is quite barren and has the same trees as this island when we reached the point of this island we sailed the three quarters of a league to isle surgere ship island where we had a big hunt after which we crossed over to our fort to rest for several days  mcwilliams 1988 p 11 pierre le moyne sieur d iberville 16711706 ordered his men to sound the pass between ship island and horn island on april 20 1700 he was searching for a better anchorage than that of ship island mcwilliams 1981 p 139  first owner  in october 1716 jeanbatiste le moyne de bienville was rewarded by the french crown for his service to the louisiana colony and given horn island en roture  a commoner s tenure he had hoped to receive it en seigneurie  bienville was named a knight in the order of saintlouis on september 20 1717 dictionary of canadian biography 1974 p 381    early shipwrecks in 1725 the saone  a french vessel ran aground on horn island to free the ship from its quartz trap the crew discharged 300 to 400 barrels of flour and several hogsheads of shoes into the briny sea the ship s pilot was blamed for the incident rowland volume ii 1929 p  in 1737  la marguerite  a sixtyton boat was wrecked off horn island the vessel was returning from cape francois at st domingue haiti to louisiana second journey that year to the west indies for the boat surrey 1916 p 66    first settler  there is a high degree of certitude that mathurin ladner dit christian  ca 17251787 was the first white settler of horn island he was the son of swiss emigre christian ladner 169917 and marie barbe brunel christian ladner arrived at new orleans in 1719 on the french flute  le marie  he was a young soldier recruited by the company of the west cassibry ii 1986 p 79 mathurin ladner married marie catherine anne berda ca 17301786 dit picard their children were catherine ladner carco b ca 1747 jacque ladner b 1750 angelique ladner fayard b 1753 louis ladner b 1755 and joseph ladner b 1758 nap cassibry ii an authority on the ladner family and mississippi coast history related the following about mathurin ladner dit christian in his magnus opus the ladner odyssey 1988  i have estimated that he mathurin ladner was born circa 1725 in the pascagoula area of the mississippi gulf coast we will also note as his line does progress that he spent his adult life on horn island off the coast of jackson county mississippi and that he died sometime between 1787 and 1800 there is no credible record of where he was buried and i will not hazard a guess in this regard  p 499 corroboration for cassibry ii s claim that mathurin ladner and family inhabited horn island during the french colonial period is found in the roman catholic baptismimal records of some of his children cassibry ii 1988 p 500  the george gauld survey of 1768 in june 1768 george a gauld 17321782 a scottish cartographer and surveyor in the employ of the british admiralty made a map of coastal mississippi he was operating from hms sir edward hawke  during his reconnaissance and charting of the region gauld made many observations about horn island he discovered that it was some sixteen miles in length but in width no more than one mile orientation was nearly eastwest as regards to vegetation gauld noted that there were uneven groves of trees on the westend of the island the middle was characterized by dense growth and the eastern end of the sand bar was fairly devoid of tree growth ware 1982 pp 105107  george a gauld charted an elevenfoot channel at the western tip of massacre petit bois island which led to a good anchorage today ships entering the port of pascagoula utilize the same water course albeit now dredged to a greater depth ibid p 105  from the perspective of history george gauld s most interesting observation was that of an old hut and old house on horn island the old house was situated in  john d ware  george gauld surveyor and cartographer of the gulf coast  the university presses of florida gainesville tampa1982  the spanish period 17801811  spanish west florida bernardo de galvez spanish forces under bernardo de galvez captured mobile in   madame catherine baudrau madame catherine baudrau 17151797 was born marie catherine vinconneau at la rochelle france she married jeanbaptise baudrau ii  17071757 the son of jeanbaptise baudrau dit graveline and an indian woman  four children from this union jeanbaptiste baudrau iii b ca 17351805 marie catherine mazurier louise catherine bosarge 17421806 and claud baudrau   jeanbaptiste baudrau ii  madame catherine baudrau 17051788 acquired horn island from spanish governor bernardo de galvez in august 1781 in 1778 horn island had an estimated 700 head of horned cattle fabel 1988 p 111112 corroborated by hutchins observation that inhabitants at biloxi made tar and raised cattle since horn island had been granted to their mother catherine baudrau by the spanish crown the heirs of madame baudrau filed claim no 51 to get title to horn island after its entry into the united states they attested that the island had not be inhabited or cultivated but that it had been utilized to raise cattle black slaves attended the baudrau livestock the american state papers volume 3 p 15 the heirs of robert farmar a british colonial military officer also issued a claim no 25 to horn island the basis for their assertion was that it had been acquired by a private conveyance from sheffield howard not inhabited or cultivated american state papers volume 3 p 34 the heirs of robert farmar also claimed dauphine island no 5255 p 15  enemy corsair attacks pascagoula september 4 1805 when the spanish governed louisiana and west florida from 17811811 the shipping and livestock of the colonials on the mississippi gulf coast were always under the threat of raids and harassment from english or american privateers operating in the mississippi sound horn island and petit bois island afforded shelter for these raiders and their deep water passes provided entry into the primary spanish shipping and trade lanes connecting pensacola mobile and new orleans in 1805 don vincente folch the governor of pensacola was responsible for the military defense of spanish west florida he divided the present day mississippi gulf coast into two military districts pascagoula and bay st louis the pascagoula district extended west from pascagoula to the old fort present day ocean springs the bay st louis district went west from biloxi to bay st louis these two military districts reported to the commandant at mobile who in turn was subordinate to pensacola in september 1805 at pascagoula captain don francisco bellestre commanded an infantry detachment while don juan bautista pellerin 17731815 was in charge at bay st louis both were responsible to don francisco maximiliano de st maxent 17621815 at mobile francisco bellestre 17641820 was born in louisiana he rose through the ranks of the louisiana infantry from soldier in february 1777 to captain in april 1800 bellestre had participated in the successful campaigns of general galvez against the english in west florida his superiors considered him a courageous obedient soldier of average ability holmes 1965 pp 9394 captain bellestre arrived at pascagoula from mobile on july 11 1805 his orders from de st maxent were to establish a militia and lead it bellestre was given thirty muskets with bayonets and powder with these small arms he was expected to repel any attack and incarcerate any suspicious transients to prevent trouble which had occurred at baton rouge agi pc 55 july 1 1805 immediately francisco bellestre realized the difficulty of his task the inhabitants of the pascagoula district lived a great distance from each other often 3 leagues or more in times of crisis it would be extremely difficult to timely muster enough militiamen to have an effective fighting force multiple attacks upon his district would only exacerbate the graveness of the situation to remedy some of his military problems captain bellestre requested that de st maxent send a minimum of twenty regular army soldiers to defend the three mouths of the pascagoula river agi pc 142a july 11 1805 captain bellestre and one corporal composed the regular army detachment at the pascagoula post they oversaw the formation of a local militia governor don bernardo de galvez 17461786 based at new orleans utilized militiamen while expulsing the british from west florida in his military campaigns at manchac 1779 baton rouge 1779 mobile 1780 and pensacola 1781 galvez 1978 p xiv and xv during these 17791781 military actions governor galvez concluded that militiamen recruited from the settlements were not suited for combat their significant concerns were for their families and professions and not soldiering miller 1978 p 46 as we shall see in the following engagement this same dictum could be applied to the local coastal militia utilized by the spanish to protect pascagoula in the early 1800s on september 4 1805 francisco bellestre commandant at pascagoula led the militia in their encounter and exchange of fire with the crew from an enemy corsair the enemy ship had entered horn island pass and captured spanish vessels the intruders armed one of the captive ships with cannons and proceeded to pascagoula they anticipated to attack the small poorlydefended settlement but the militia quickly gathered to defend the district agi pc 142a no 7 and agi pc 75 no 7 september 5 1805 during the battle of september 4 1805 captain bellestre and the following men defended the pascagoula post agi pc 142a september 9 1805 corporal jose dominguez louisiana infantry regiment don jeanbaptise nicolete captain of the militia carlos lachapeles lieutenant of the militia santiago white james white syndic jorge seragui george farragut luis gabriel mestizo pierre bufele pierre nicola mestizo bourguillon batiste nicola mestizo juan bautista ely jeanbaptiste ely alexy nicola mestizo jose duloran glaude nicola mestizo juan sims john sims labe estanabe indian jise rose jesse rose tapina oma indi jime wer james ware 3 slaves of jeanbaptiste nicoleteluis nicolette urcin fayar urcine fayard jacobo ladnere jacob ladner  jacobo bing jacob bang  sincir le blanc st cyr seymour  jaque fayar jacques fayard augustin glaude mestizo juan bautista adnere jeanbaptisite ladner of the biloxi district in describing the battle to his superior don francisco maximiliano de st maxent at mobile bellestre related that several of his men had fought gallantly at his side on the beach during the enemy attack he particularly cited militiamen corporal jose dominguez the elder captain jeanbaptise nicolete bourguillon bufele urcine fayard glaude luis gabriel augustine glaude and jacobo the mulatto slave of jeanbaptiste nicolete the remainder of bellestre s men sought cover in the woods agi pc 142a no 10 september 9 1805 the aggressors fired cannon and muskets at the spanish militiamen with little consequences although the intense combat lasted an hour and half the only damage sustained by the bellestre s force was a broken musket carried by one of its black soldiers his fire lock had been hit by a musket ball agi pc 142a no 7 and agi pc 75 no 7 september 5 1805 before the spanish militiamen protecting pascagoula drove off the enemy they killed one of the aggressors and severely wounded another attacker who suffered a broken thigh bone agi pc 142a no 11 september 9 1805 after the fierce encounter with the enemy force from the corsair captain bellestre requested reinforcements artillery and munitions of his superior don francisco maximiliano de st maxent at mobile captain bellestre desired one sergeant and ten soldiers of the spanish regular army these regular servicemen were required to defend the pascagoula district as bellestre could not depend on the local militiamen to muster with consistency a sixpounder cannon with its ammunition as well as a box of cartridges filled with the appropriate amount of gunpowder and gun flints were also requisitioned by the spanish captain agi pc 142a no 11 september 9 1805 captain bellestre also informed st maxent of several examples of the militiamen s dereliction of duty two days before the pitched battle the corsair had been observed at the tip of horn island captain bellestre summoned the men from the pascagoula river country to come and assist in the defense of the coastline only one man obeyed the order a haven accompanied by an indian came to succor but they left when they heard the enemy cannon fire agi pc 142a september 12 1805 in addition with great urgency captain bellestre had ordered francisco krebs who had been proposed as a sublieutenant of the militia to gather his men at pascagoula krebs refused to muster for the action which occurred on the 4 th of september krebs cited that as a representative of the local population he realized that they faced the same dangers as the spanish but that they preferred to fend for themselves and their own interests agi pc 142a september 12 1805 shortly after the engagement at pascagoula with the enemy corsair captain francisco bellestre in a letter to st maxent alluded that his health was poor he requested permission to go to pensacola at the earliest moment possible agi pc 142a september 12 1805 bellestre repeated his plea to st maxent to be relieved of his duties on september 15 1805 he cited pain fever and discomfort as his reasons to implore relief from his post agi pc 142a no 14 from the correspondence between these two men after the confrontation of september 4 th 1805 it is clear that captain bellestre was extremely disillusioned with the attitude and apathy of the militiamen and inhabitants of the pascagoula district his post at pascagoula lacked regular soldiers was poorly armed and its munitions were of inferior quality francisco bellestre was particularly displeased with his lack of authority in punishing those who disobeyed his orders not surprisingly he sought to leave pascagoula as he was a conciencious soldier and loyal to his king the commandant departed the pascagoula district in midoctober 1805 he and corporal f rodriguez and spanish regulars delivered seventeen english prisoners to mobile the englishmen had been captured by don bernardo prieto commandant of the galley  luisiana  on october 8 1805 captain bellestre his soldiers and the incarcerated english sailors traveled over land to mobile agi pc 142a no 24 october 16 1805 in 1820 captain bellestre was living in retirement at pensacola nancy gorman 17731820 a mulatto laundress occupied his residence she was a native of baltimore coker and inglis 1980 p 117 captain juan bautista pellerin of bay st louis temporarily replaced francisco bellestre at pascagoula until captain jose collins became commandant of the district on may 2 1806 jose collins was formerly captain of the militia dragoons agi pc 62 no 4 may 2 1806 it is interesting to note the presence of sincir le blanc in the spanish colonial militia this information corroborates the postulation of brother jerome lepre 19271998 that le blanc was later known as st cyr seymour 17881845 seymour and his wife mariejoseph ryan 17861876 were the progenitors of the large seymour family of the mississippi gulf coast at the time of the skirmish with the corsair st cyr seymour was single lepre 1995 p 56  epilogue many readers will perhaps be descended from the bang ely fayards ladners or ware who were members of this early paramilitary unit at pascagoula in addition these archival documents give some credence to the name spanish fort which has been used at pascagoula for generations to characterize the de la pointekrebs house one of the oldest structures extant in the lower mississipppi river valley perhaps captain bellestre s early military post or billet at pascagoula was on or near the krebs plantation and the term spanish fort was adopted by the locals as a guise to thwart marine marauders such as attacked the village in september 1805 the author is deeply indebted to dr g douglas inglis of seville spain who translated the spanish documents from the general archive of the indies at seville which were utilized in this essay dr inglis directed a threeday workshop colonial family history in the lower mississippi valley at william carey college on the coast gulfport mississippi from november 57 1998 the translated spanish documents were included in the course workbook especially prepared for this seminar  19 th century the united states of america 18111998    jackson county   whale strandings the daily picayune of 1829 and 1857 reports whales stranded on the beach at horn island   the biloxi daily herald april 1 1899 p 1  the waters family the waters family came to reside on horn island in 1845 and remained until 1920 raised cattle harry waters and hanna nichols lived on horn island their family was henry waters 1845 harriet w aken william waters and emma waters history of jxco mississippi 1989 p 388  the civil war during the civil war union forces from ship island took some of the waters cattle to feed federal soldiers at ship island they left some for the widow waters and family to subsist no compensation for cattle taken this anecdote is corroborated somewhat by union sources which record a raid on horn island in midmarch 1862 an expedition of soldiers from the 12 th connecticut infantry regiment who were bivouacked on ship island having arrived there on march 9 1862 from new york was sent to horn island in search of fresh beef they captured cattle so poor that although they were eaten gave little pleasure to foragers the history of jxco ms 1989 p 388 and croffut and morris 1868 p 145  pascagoula and horn island harbors   the anchorage discovered by george a gauld of the british admiralty in 1768   timber exports a paucity of markets curtailed the growth of the timber industry in jackson county prior to 1870 the timber market was limited to new orleans the caribbean region and mexico shipment was primarily by shallow draft coastal s   schooners as the water depth of the mississippi sound was not deep enough for lumber vessels of greater than 100000 board feet capacity to load at the mills in the pascagoulamoss point area    in 1874 george denny of moss point got an order for onehalf million board feet of lumber from the amazon river basin this event was the catalyst which opened the area to increased foreign exports large draft vessels many canadian in origin anchored at horn island lumber from the local mills reached the export ships by rafts and lighters having a capacity of 40000 board feet each hickman 1962 pp 4748   see port of pascagoula pdstar 8161901 p 1    horn island pass george a gauld charted an elevenfoot channel at the western tip of massacre petit bois island which led to a good anchorage today ships entering the port of pascagoula utilize the same water course albeit now dredged to a greater depth ware 1982 p 105   in june 1884 the swedish bark  vagoola   was towed through horn island pass and sounded water depths no less than twentyone feet it was anticipated that with congressional appropriations for dredging that horn island pass could be deepened to accommodate ships of great drafts  the pascagoula democratstar june 6 1884 p 3    channels into horn island harbor and to ship island a pass from the gulf of mexico into horn island harbor channel at outer bar 50000 cost of required dredging to secure an anchorage at horn island 20 feet in depth  the biloxi daily herald december 9 1898 p   in january 1899 the war department estimated that a dredged channel from horn island to ship island would cost 1089637 for a 23foot deep passage connecting the two barrier islands  the biloxi daily herald january 7 1899 p    accidents and drownings   the bar pilots pilot commissioners met in november 1881 and appointed sa dutch  18361894  thomas crosbie  and james napier for the port of pascagoula  the pascagoula democratstar november 18 1881 lp p 3    1884john davis   1889pilots sh bugge leonard levin olssen wh george william george  18401900 born england immigrated to us in 1870 a widower in 1900 1900 james p fox  18481900 born scotland immigrated 1860   the lighthouse service commenced in 1874 with construction of a lighthouse on the east end of horn island to guide vessels entering horn island pass on their way to the port of pascagoula martin freeman 18141894 was the first lighthouse keeper salary in 1887 was 630 and 400 for his wife per year with rations  the gulf coast advertiser april 29 1887  in 1880 the lighthouse service ordered that a new horn island beacon be erected westward of the original structure storms currents and tides had eroded the foundation necessitating a replacement a breakwater constructed in early 1880 had been rapidly destroyed by high seas putnam tobias were awarded the contract and commenced initial surveys prior to construction in july 1880  the pascagoula democratstar may 21 1880 p 3 and july 9 1880 p 3  william w bayly  18761955 son of william w bayly and lee verne davis born on a ship off of penscaola florida keeper at chandeleur horn sand and at the mouth of the mississippi river formerly with a fruit company in honduras brother benjamin bayly children robert p bayly betty bayly mrs russell v johnson duluth   the daily herald november 26 1955 p 2  charles johnsson a pole succeeded martin freeman in 1894 refused to leave his post in the september 1906 hurricane and perished with his wife and daughter their remains were never found mr johnsson s were interred at mobile higginbotham 19 pp 6164 fa schrieber 18711944 was lighthouse keeper at horn island in may 1918 jxcot may 25 1918 p 5  the moss point glass factory in 1881 white coarsegrained quart sand was mined from the north shore of horn island it was barged for 50 per ton to moss point where a glass factory had been established by judge orlando randall 18311910 and ww sullivan in december 1880 the glass plant cost 26000 glass blowers and other technical support people were imported from pittsburgh pennsylvania glass manufacturing at the moss point facility was shortlived the workers were unionized and two strikes curtailed production a fire then destroyed the entire operation after only six weeks of glass generation some of the glass had been sold to a party in bagdad florida who related that it was of the finest quality  the daily record tribune december 4 1907      whale sightings one of the earliest sightings of these large marine mammals occurred in the spring of 1877 when captain delmas aboard the escambia  bound for a lumber ship at horn island pass with a tow of timber saw a black whale delmas described the cetacean as about thirtyfive feet long and looked as large as a tenton schooner  the star of pascagoula april 13 1877 p 1 c 5   captain martin freeman of the horn island lighthouse observed a pod of large whales in pascagoula bay in february 1887 he postulated from the size of their fins and inability to maneuver in the ten feet of water of the bay that the whales must have been 6065 feet in length  the gulf coast advertiser february 11 1887  in march 1914  ambergris  the waxlike substance secreted by internal organs of sperm whale was found on horn island by ben bailey the assistant lighthouse keeper of cat island mrs william waters found the substance on the beach and threw it back into the water  the ocean springs news march 7 1914 p 5 c 5    early excursion boats surf and sunbathing shell collecting picnicking and the general excitement of a marine adventure were being enjoyed by tourists and locals on the sunbleached siliceous strands of horn island in the latter half of the 19 th century an example of an excursion party numbering about thirty people aboard the colonel ingalls  a steam tugboat captained by wt morrill that departed the port of pascagoula in may 1881 follows   at 6 pm we crossed the bar at the mouth of the river and within 45 minutes pleasant run we dropped anchor off the pickets at the island when all went ashore in small boats once on the island the party wandered up and down the beach hunting shells went in bathing in the surf and had a delightful time generally at about 10 o clock under the directing hands of the ladies a sumptuous feast was spread and the crowd gathered around and enjoyed a good supper by the light of the silvery moon ice lemons etc were carried along and to say that the supper was relished and enjoyed would hardly express the idea at 1 am we reembarked on the homeward trip under the superintendency of wiley green one of the best stewards that ever trod a deck ice cream was made and served with cake and strawberries to the entire party  the pascagoula democratstar may 20 1881 p 3   captain samuel a dutch 18361994 a native of frankfort maine and master of the pretty jemima   a sailing yacht ran excursions to horn island as early as 1877 in an advertisement in the star of pascagoula  captain dutch stated that his vessel left pascagoula on tuesday thursday and saturday of each week for the island round trip fare was 50 cents the pretty jemima  left port at 530 am  the star of pascagoula june 29 1877 p 4 and july 6 187 p 1   the schooner  scranton   probably owned by the gulf fish oyster company advertised in the local journal that on june 4 1899 it was departing the pascagoula wharf at 8 am for horn island and would return at the convenience of the excursionists patrons could expect plenty of ice water and foodall for a round trip fare of fiftycents  the pascagoula democratstar june 2 1899      james f veicich and the municipal park pier in the late 1930s james f veicich manager of the pascagoula municipal park began daily public excursions to the east end of horn island tourists sought the barrier island for recreation and surf bathing the bj larsen   an excursion vessel left the municipal pier at 5 pm every day except sunday the sunday schedule consisted of four trips to horn island the fishermen left the pier at 4 am and returned at 900 am when the first tour boat headed south for the island other sunday voyages departed the municipal pier at 200 pm and 600 pm the bj larsen returned to pascagoula from horn island at 930 pm on sunday evening joe stratton and troy tillman b 1917 operated the bj larsen   for mr veicich the large seaworthy watercraft was equipped with the following dressing rooms and rest rooms life preservers a 12 foot by 23 foot awning to screen passengers from the sun cold drinks hot coffee and sandwiches were served at reasonable prices  the chroniclestar june 10 1938 p1    other local vessels transporting private parties to horn island at this time were the  singing  river   snapper king  and mary joy   the municipal pier at pascagoula became effective as a base of operation for departing horn island pleasure craft after the jackson county dredge was perfected by captain adam gautier 18731963 in early june 1938 it dredged a one hundredfoot wide channel providing seven feet of water to the municipal pier the county dredge was also used to pump spoils from the mississippi sound to create a sand beach along the shoreline at pascagoula  the chroniclestar june 17 1938 p 1    ship wrecksgroundings in may 1884 the russian bark  iliana   under the command of captain engblom and piloted by john davis ran aground on horn island southeast of the lighthouse no apparent damage was observed but a diver was dispatched to ascertain the condition of the hull s bottom before loading commenced  the pascagoula democratstar may 9 1884 p    20 th century charles brash married anna c johnson on october 14 1900 the wedding took place in the lighthouse on horn island the history of jackson county mississippi 1989 p 35  the 1901 storm   the september 1906 storm   sand for sale see advertisement of builders supply company in the ocean springs news january 23 1909 p 4   uss mississippi 1909 the uss mississippi  a battleship  visited horn island on may 31st and june 1st the biloxi daily herald may 25 1909 p1 and may 31 1909 p 1  oil fever taylor gauche and paul jahncke of new orleans  the biloxi daily herald july 5 1909 p 1    channels and harbors in march 1915 the board of engineers for rivers and harbors improvement now corps of engineers recommended that congress appropriate 283000 for the deepening of the pascagoula river and harbor included in this plan was that the channel from horn island into pascagoula be 225 feet in width and 22 feet deep  the moss point advertiser march 19 1915 p 1 c 3    the 1915 hurricane   the 1916 hurricane   ww i thirtyfive to forty miles of communication cable was run from horn island to chandeleur island for coastal defense in august 1917 jxco times august 11 1917 p 3 c 5  prohibition  19191933  mississippi  issues first land patent in march 1925 the state of mississippi issued a land patent to nd thomas mr thomas acquired 160 acres in in october 1925 federal government would sell 1045 acres of land on horn island appraised from 125 to 250 per acre  the daily herald july 14 1925 p 5    ww ii biologicalchemical warfare research  in february 1947 the war assets administration offered for public sale the approximate forty buildings at the horn island chemical warfare service station the temporary quarters consisted of barracks officers quarters mess halls warehouses and other typical military structures in addition the island s electrical and water systems were on the sales block  the jackson county times february 15 1947 p 1    the mississippi press    horn  island  may pose danger because of ordnance chemicals  april 22 1993 p 3a the sun herald  editorial   a hazardous legacy   august 12 2012 p 11a  1947 hurricane   the islander walter inglis anderson 19031965  air crashmay 1953   1954proposed causeway the house ways and means committee of the state legislature approved a bill to authorize construction of a causeway comnnecting ship and horn islands with the mississippi gulf coast the daily herald april 16 1954 p 1  black gold search1954 oil and gas mineral leases acquired by gulf oil and melben in 1952 a 13000foot exploratory well bottomed in lower cretaceous strata and completed in june 1954 as a dry hole  silver city1955 in march 1955 paul mateo skrmetti 18951968 a biloxi realtor platted a subdivision on the west end of horn island called silver city jackson county mississippi chancery court plat book 2 p 74 skrmetti was a native of croatia  horn island national wildlife refuge1958 in may 1958 the us department of the interior created the hinwr book 296 p 194 in november 1959 ap fred moran 18971967 was authorized to buy tracts on horn island  the ocean springs news november 12 1959 p 1    gulf islands national seashore as early as 1980 the federal government was contemplating ways to protect all barrier islands along america s shoreline  the times picayune february 3 1980 p  new visitors center dedicated on april 1 1983 at davis bayou unit of gins dedicated to wr colmer us representative from pascagoula mississippi  hurricane katrina morning of august 29 2005  references  books the american state papers volume 3 18151924   reprint southern historical press greenville south carolina1994 donald muir bradburn  last barriers photographs in the gulf islands national seashore  university press of mississippijackson misssissippi2011 nap cassibry ii  early settler and land grants at biloxi  volume i mississippi coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1986 nap cassibry ii  the ladner odyssey  mississippi coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1988 croffut and morris  connecticutduring the rebellion 1868  dictionary of canadian biography    le moyne de bienville jeanbaptiste volume iii 17411770 university of toronto press toronto canada1974 david l cipra  lighthouses lightships of the northern gulf of mexico  department of transportationunited states coast guard1976 robin fa fabel  the economy of british west florida 17631783   university of alabama press tuscaloosa alabama1988 rd foxworth richard r priddy wendell b johnson and williard s moore  heavy minerals of sand from recent beaches of the gulf coast of mississippi and associated islands  mississippi geological survey bulletin no 93 university of mississippi1962 marcel giraud  a history of french louisiana the reign of louis xiv 16981715   volume i lsu press baton rouge1974  the history of jackson county mississippi  the jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989  marine resources of the mississippi gulf coast  historical background of horn and petit bois islands   vol ii mississippi department of marine resources nollie hickman  mississippi  harvest   lumbering in the longleaf pine belt  paragon press montgomery alabama1962 richebourg gaillard mcwilliams  fleur de lys and calumet being the penicaut narrative and french adventure in louisiana  the university of alabama press tuscaloosa alabama1988 richebourg gaillard mcwilliams  iberville s gulf journals  the university of alabama press university alabama1981 dunbar rowland  mississippi  provincial archives volume ii 17011729  1929 peter skrmetti  mississippi  coast  historical genealogical society  volume 31 no 2 july 1995   the skrmettiskrmetta family  nm miller surrey  the commerce of louisiana during the french regime  columbia university press new york1929 john d ware  george gauld surveyor and cartographer of the gulf coast  university presses of florida gainesville tampa1982  references  agi pc 142a no 7 archivo general de indias papeles de cuba legajo 142a letter no 7 william s coker editor  the military presence on the gulf coast  gulf coast history and humanities conference pensacola florida1978 w james miller   the militia system of spanish louisiana 17691783   william s coker and g douglas inglis  the spanish censuses of pensacola 17841820 a genealogical guide to spanish pensacola  the perido bay press pensacola florida1980 bernardo de galvez  yo solo the battle journal of bernardo de galvez during the american revolution  translated by ea montemayor polyanthos new orleans louisian1978 jack d holmes  honor and fidelity the louisiana infantry regiment and the louisiana militia companies 17661821  holmes birmingham alabama1965 jerome lepre  mississippi  gulf coast  historical and genealogical society   solution to a mystery leblancwhitemoorezamoraseymour vol 31 no 2 july 1995  archival documents archivo general de indias papeles de cuba legajo   journals the chronicle star   excursion boat from park to horn island to start on june 12  june 10 1938 the chronicle star   island trips were popular last sunday  june 17 1938 the biloxi daily herald   horn island harbor   december 9 1898 the biloxi daily herald   ship island pass   january 7 1899 the biloxi daily herald   channel buoys   november 23 1899 the biloxi daily herald   horn island be to welcome big battleship  uss mississippi     may 25 1909 the biloxi daily herald   battleship at anchorage  off horn island     may 31 1909 the biloxi daily herald   horn island be treasured island  july 5 1909 the daily herald   bidders seek island land   july 14 1925 the daily herald   coast guard target range on horn island   april 2 1927 p 2 the daily herald   propose gunnery range south of horn island   october 10 1941 the daily herald   horn island was bacteriological warfare station   january 5 1946 the daily herald   survive storm in army duck at horn island   september 22 1947 the daily herald   retired keeper of lighthouses dies suddenly   november 26 1955 the daily herald     public invited to talks on island toll causeway     december 10 1964 p 7  the daily herald   paul skrmetta sic   june 24 1968 the daily herald    land  claims on gulf islands lost s eptember 30 1980 the daily herald   horn islandpark service wants to preserve its wilderness   june 8 1984 the daily recordtribune gulfport   glass making  december 4 1907 the gulf coast advertiser  february 11 1887 the gulf coast advertiser    lighthouses and keepers in pearl river custom district    april 29 1887 the jackson county times   gov buildings on horn island offered for sale   february 15 1947 the mississippi press    horn island may pose danger because of ordnance chemicals  april 22 1993 p 3a the moss point advertiser   22foot channel to world s ports   march 191915 the ocean springs news   horn island sand  an advertisement january 23 1909  the ocean springs news   ambergris found on horn island   march 7 1914 the ocean springs news   moran named to buy tracts on horn island   november 12 1959 the ocean springs record   settlement reached on claims to mississippi s barrier island land   december 9 1982 p 8 the ocean springs record   fire may help horn island   july 3 1997 p 1 the ocean springs record   writer and photographer express passion for horn island   june 9 2005 p b4 the pascagoula democratstar   the seashore   may 21 1880 the pascagoula democratstar   local paragraphs   july 9 1880 the pascagoula democratstar    local news  may 9 1884 the pascagoula democratstar   local news  june 6 1884 the pascagoula democratstar   bark tevere was burned  april 8 1881 the pascagoula democratstar   on pascagoula s waters  august 3 1883 the pascagoula democratstar   moonlight excursion   may 20 1881 the pascagoula democratstar    detailed advantages of the port of pascagoula over that of ship island    february 15 1889 the pascagoula democratstar   local news   march 4 1892 the pascagoula democratstar   starbeams   july 6 1877 the sun herald   once an escape ranger returns to shell of island   september 21 2005 p b3 the sun herald    a hazardous legacy   august 21 2012 p a11 the sun herald      range r ben moo re  leaving horn island   june 30 2013 p a 1 the sun herald     horn island chimney area off limits due to asbestos   august 30 2014 p a 5 the star of pascagoula   starbeams   april 13 1877 the star of pascagoula   excursions   june 29 1877 the star of pascagoula   starbeams   july 6 1877 the times picayune   us frowns on island development   february 3 1980 the times picayune   tranquil retreat was lost to island s secret purpose january 3 1983 the times picayune   horn island research links it to us atomic project   january 3 1983 the times picayune    maps carte particuliere des environs du fort maurepas et de la baye des biloxys circa 1700  ship island   ship island1947  courtesy of kenneth fountain and august taconifebruary 2020 from a 16mm film shot by bay aero a seaplane flying school in north biloxi  ileauxvaisseaux iberville aboard la badine anchored here 10 february 1699  fort massachusetts ship island was set aside by the president for military purposes on august 30 1847  the daily herald april 22 1940 p 3    lighthouse   quarantine station   1887 dr robert drake murray  18451903 native of ohlton the surgeon in charge of this station know as the gulf quarantine has had sixteen years of experience in this service he was an ohio soldier during the war civil war and bears upon his face an ugly scar where a bullet crushing through his right cheek bone and putting out his eye left for twelve years a running sore half blind and never for a conscious moment free from pain he studied medicine these years of ordeal giving him diplomas from two leading colleges a surgeons commission in his present service in a competitive examination over forty four other applicants and a reputation for efficiency faithfulness and usefulness of which any well man might be proud there is no field of though and investigation in which he is not a student his career is a signal sic example of the triumph of mind over matter his family a wife and five bright children live with him on the island an excerpt from an 1887 article about ship island mississippi the quarantine station by his cousin moses folsom published in the marion weekly star marion ohio  lillie d bell murray  18631887  expired at ship island on august 16 1887  she was the spouse of dr rd murray of the us marine service and charge of the quarantine station on ship island she left 5 young children to her husband the pascagoula democratstar august 12 1887  1888 in january  dr robet d murray was ordered by the us marine hospital service to  key west florida as his service at ship island quarantine station had expired he died at laredo texas on november 22 1903 the biloxi herald january 21 1888 p 8 in february the mississippi house passed a bill authorizing the removal of the ship island quarantine station  it had passed the senate earlier 45  was appropriated for the removal project the biloxi herald february 25 1888 p 8  1890    excursions captain john boardman was running the relief  a steamer to ship island from biloxi for daily excursionist the steamer left biloxi at 900 am visitors were given two hours to visit fort massachusetts and the ship island lighthouse before returning to the mainland a new mathushek piano was on board the vessel for those who enjoyed music the relief could also be chartered to make trips to other points along the coast at reasonable rates  the biloxi herald june 28 1890 p 4 and july 19 1890 p 4    1897  the biloxi herald august 14 1897 p 5  1898    telephone the telephone company at biloxi had its central office connected with ship island on september 26th messages were received at ship island by captain dan mccall and delivered to the appropriate party the cost was 50 to call a vessel in the ship island anchorage and 100 to contact a person at the quarantine station the biloxi daily herald september 27 1898 p 4  1899 whale standed a whale stranded on the beach was towed by the vessel leo to antonio  pons wharf at biloxi prior strandings were reported in the daily picayune of 1829 and 1857 at horn island   the biloxi daily herald april 1 1899 p 1  1906 eaton j bowers   18651939 mississippi congressional representative introduced a bill on january 4th to appropriate   50000 to dredge a ship channel to be 26 feet deep and 300 feet wide from ship island to gulfport  a separate bill was proposed by bowers to survey a ship channel from ship island to biloxi the biloxi daily herald january 5 1906 p 4  1909 dr jacquelin a moncur marine hospital surgeon at ship island was registered yesterday at the breslow hotel at biloxi he spent his vacation one month vacation in february 1908 at washington dc the daily herald february 19 1908 p 1 and april 5 1909 p 4  1920   joe l graham american legion post no 119 the joe l graham american legion post was organized at gulfport in august 1920 it was named for joe l graham 18951918 a private in company 2 28 th us infantry of the american expeditionary force joe l graham enlisted in the us army on april 12 1917 and his ship left new jersey for combat in france on june 10 1917 he was killed in action while fighting german soldiers in france on may 29 1918 joe was the son of walter f graham and lucy d graham  the daily herald july 3 1918 p 1   houston hewes evans 18951930 gulfport attorney and representative from harrison county to the state legislature organized the founding of the joe l graham post 119 he was elected temporary chairman at its august 1920 meeting at gulfport with the following charter members fc selby cliff murphy lh myers cc gaston george p hopkins ee williams rc newby lee clark hh evans dean p woleben dr da hilton af franklin rc cottingim and ae kramer  the daily herald november 28 1919 p 3 and august 12 1920 p 1    1926   1930 the harrison county mississippi board of supervisors authorized the acquistion of 1200 acres at ship island in may 1930 for 1783750  the daily herald may 6 1930 p 1  1933 after public law no 6073 rd congress was passed in 1933 the joe l graham american legion post 119 acquired ship island in september 1933 from the federal government for 15000 at this time ship island was divided into three parcels and contained about 1260 acres harrison co mississippi land deed bk 119 p 197 acquired approximately 1260 acres excluding reservations of the light house and the quarantine station built a recreation facility in 1934 which was open to the public in april 1934 luther w maples was in charge of this project  the daily herald april 19 1934 p 8    excursion trips in june 1935 peter skrmetta began ferrying tourists to ship island on the president roosevelt  a power boat skrmetta ran to the island three times daily making stops commencing at the baltar pier at the hotel biloxi and white house piers twice daily the daily herald june 27 1935 p 2  pan american clipper the  pan american clipper  a 15000 diesel powered excursion boat recently completed by toche brothers shipyard on east beach has been operating for several weeks between biloxi and ship island with captain peter skrmetta at the helm the vessel was built for the mavar fish and oyster company and runs at 12 mph the boats runs from her main landing at the foot of delaunay street baltar pier and makes stops at the buena vista hotel biloxi and white house piers  on its regular schedule of three trips daily  the daily herald march 30 1937 p 3 may 29 1937 p 6 and june 25 1938 p 3  ship island memorial and playground development and luther maples in october 1941 joe graham post 119 named luther maples 18901971 as director of the ship island memorial and playground development harrison co mississippi land deed bk 389 p 458  ship island fort incorporated leased the west end of ship island to peter skrmetta in 1945 renewed lease in january 1950 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 389 p 40  gulf clipper   gulf clipper the  gulf clipper  was launched at the tony jack covacevich sy on back bay she was built by oral covacevich for  marko skrmetta  for the family ship island tour business the boat was 60feet in length with a beam of 23feet and of 63 gross tons with the capacity to transport 250passengers  peter skrmetta  was to captain the vessel this watercraft l was sold to  ben l herndon  of corpus christi texas in july 1952 it was used to haul tourists to padre island from corpus christi the daily herald june 1 1946 p 2 and july 31 1952 p 2 and the corpus christi callertimes august 17 1952 p 29  udc 1963 memorial united daughters of the confederacy acquired oneacre on ship island in 1933 selected memorial site in november 1963 sold oneacre to federal government in november 1972 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 530 p 475 and 2 nd jd land deed bk 45 p 319  1954proposed causeway the house ways and means committee of the  state legislature approved a bill to authorize construction of a causeway comnnecting ship and horn islands  with the mississippi gulf coast the daily herald april 16 1954 p 1  1964 in september the state of mississippi sought for 25000 to acquire 190acres on the east end of ship island from the federal government this tract had been used by kafb for recreational purposes of its military personnel by middecember the us   congress removed barriers to sell a portion of ship island to the mississippi state park commission   the daily herald september 18 1964 p 1 and december 12 1964 p 1  1965 mayor guice speaks out to save fort massachusetts  the daily herald november 13 1965 p 1  1967 save the fort inc founded circa 1967 by m james stevens et al to protect fort massachusetts from eroding tidal currents and wave action a wall was built circa 1968 around the fort to protect it from tidal and longshore currents in 1977 save the fort inc was lauded for its preservation effortd at the 11th annual military history conference held at fort monroe virginia the daily herald may 4 1977 p 2  1969 hurricane camille in august 1969 hurricane camille created the camille cut which divided the island into east and west ship island  lighthouse fire the 1885 ship island lighthouse caught fire on june 27th the 73foot wooden tower was consumed by the conflagration leaving only the concrete foundation the daily herald june 28 1972 p 2  gins in december 1972 joe graham sold ship island to federal government for 102000 three tracts containing to 67360 acres harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 34 p 117  references  books edwin c bearss  historic resources studyship island harrison county mississippi gulf islands natioal seashoreflorida mississippi  us department of the interiornational park service denver service center1984 annalena berg  blood on the oceanthe forgotten true story of the veronica mutiny  ship islandoctober 1902 countyvise ltd united kngdom2012 287 pages luther maples  camp fires of ship island  gulfport printing company gulfport mississippi1936 theresa arnoldscriber and terry g scriber  ship island mississippirosters and history of the civil war prison  mcfarland company inc jefferson north carolina2008  chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 33575 paul skremetta v joe graham american legion post no 119 ocotber 1953  journals the biloxi herald   quarantine station   february 15 1888 the biloxi herald   the future of biloxi   february 22 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 28 1890 the biloxi herald   the bar at ship island   july 12 1890 the biloxi herald   ho for ship island   july 19 1890 the biloxi herald   ship island harbor   april 23 1892 the biloxi daily herald   ship island quarantine   january 1 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   september 27 1898 the biloxi daily herald   ship island pass   january 7 1899 p 1 the biloxi daily herald   city news   january 5 1906  the daily herald   personal   april 5 1909 the daily herald   kiln sends five men to the ranks   april 13 1917 the daily herald   bar association holds memorial in honor fallen gulfport soldier   july 3 1918 the daily herald   maccabees hold memorial service   july 9 1918 the daily herald   american legion post for gulfport   november 28 1919 the daily herald   gulfport to have american legion   august 12 1920 the daily herald   american legion to meet tuesday   august 23 1920 the daily herald   american legion meeting postponed   august 24 1920 the daily herald   bar association holds memorial in honor fallen gulfport soldier   july 3 1918 the daily herald   memorial exercises at ship island   may 30 1930 the daily herald   harrison county purchase of ship island authorized by board of supervisors   may 6 1930 the daily herald   captain pete eskald dies burial set thursday   june 21 1944 p 7 the daily herald   favor island development   june 10 1933 the daily herald   congress approves bill authorizing ship island sale   june 14 1933 the daily herald   work starts on island   december 18 1933 the daily herald   maples tells island plans   april 19 1934 the daily herald   legion to open ship island to the public again this weekend   april 19 1934 the daily herald   legion to open its island resort to public sunday   april 26 1935 p 9 the daily herald   veterans go to ship island   october 5 1935 p 1 the daily herald   captain pete eskald once owned ship island gun but couldn t move it   july 8 1937 the daily herald   ship island bill passed by  ms  senate   april 18 1940 p 1 the daily herald   seek to clarify ship island title   april 22 1940 the daily herald   chinese casket found on ship island   june 16 1942 p 8 the daily herald   cg  coast guard  firing area off ship island   december 29 1942 p 1 the daily herald   hears report  american legion joe graham post development plans  on ship island      november 8 1946 p 1 the daily herald   ship island shore gradually moving nearer fort   march 31 1949 p 10 the daily herald   core drilling on proposed causeway get underway to determine foundation   august 13 1954 p 1 the daily herald   causewayspro and cons   november 27 1954 the daily herald   group will negotiate for islands   november 29 1954 the daily herald   development of ship island still in works   october 23 1961 the daily herald   ship island and recreation   august 14 1964 p 4 the daily herald   state seeking to buy acreage on ship island   september 18 1964 p 1  the daily herald   know your statenever has its  15 inch rodman cannon  bass voice been heard   september 18 1964 p 4  the daily herald     public invited to talks on island toll causeway     december 10 1964 p 7  the daily herald   congress actsway is cleared for sale of ship island   december 12 1964  the daily herald    make proposal on bridges to islands  december 16 1965 p 1  the daily herald    three persons rescued in gulf at ship island   july 18 1966 p 22  the daily herald      marine  usmcr 2nd amphibian tractor companygulfport  training on ship island   september 17 1966 p 10 the daily herald   wife s husband lived on ship island as boy   march 16 1968 the daily herald   family court judge  luther w maples  dies   january 4 1971 the daily herald      ship island lighthouse burns   june 28 1972 p 2 the daily herald      save the fort inc honored for efforts   may 4 1977 p a2 the daily herald     land  claims on gulf islands lost    s eptember 30 1980 the daily herald   the daily herald   the ocean springs news   hearing called on study of bridges for islands   december 10 1964 the ocean springs news   bridge to ship island should start at biloxi   april 1 1965 the ocean springs record   ship island study started    december 21 1972 p 5 the ocean springs record   ship island under federal ownership    january 4 1973 p 6 the ocean springs record   ship island under control of gulf islands seashore    january 4 1973 p 7 the ocean springs record     four generations  skrmetta family  span ship island    april 8 1999 p 14 the ocean springs record   renourishment protects fort    december 1 2011 p 2    the sun herald   islands resilient to natural forces    may 30 1989 the sun herald   federal agencies try to save ship island   s eptember 29 2011 the sun herald   dredging to rejoin ship islands begins   s eptember 30 2011 the sun herald   ship island erosion worst in recent memory    march 2 2012 the sun herald   unidentified man s body found floating near ship island    july 30 2013 p a1 the sun herald     first mardi gras on the coast may have been on ship island    march 3 2014 p c3 the sun herald   ship island excursion contract extended 10 years   february 24 2015 p a6   mississippi export timber and the ship island bar pilots  18751902 sunset and evening star  and one clear call for me  and may there be no moaning of the bar  when i put out to sea  tennyson  although the early european explorers and adventurers failed to find gold and other mineral wealth in the strata of the gulf coastal plain of the southern united states there was indeed an inestimable natural treasure in the guise of virgin forests which waited to be exploited in particular was the longleaf pine which is also called the southern pine heart pine yellow pine and long straw pine this tree often grew to a height of 95100 feet with a diameter of 33 12 feet it was characterized by rising 60 feet without a single branch before expanding into its evergreen crown in mississippi most of the longleaf country is located between the pearl river and alabama border the northern perimeter of this sylvan expanse is copiah rankin lauderdale newton scott and kemper counties the longleaf pine tree grows primarily on sandy soils and thrives in terrain which has a generally rolling topography with broad dry plateaus cut occasionally by hollows and streams the early french colonist in coastal mississippi utilized the tall straight tapering longleaf and slash pines for masts and spars for their sailing vessels a few small sawmills were built to process lumber for export to their caribbean island possessions later the english and spanish developed lumbering and naval store industries before the civil war a thriving lumber business existed in hancock county early sawmill sites were at pearlington logtown napoleon and gainesville on the pearl river these sites were selected because at this time there was no railroad or roads in the area and logs had to be brought to the mills by water from the interior forest and shipped to outside markets by schooners and brigs the industry in harrison and jackson counties developed slower but significant sawmills developed on the pascagoula and escatawpa rivers in jackson and at bayou bernard in harrison county in the decades following the civil war the lumber industry expanded rapidly in south mississippi this expansion was due to the discovery of foreign markets by the mill owners up to 1870 the market was confined chiefly to mexico the caribbean area and new orleans with minor shipments to large atlantic seaboard cities and europe with this brief background as an introduction the role of ship island and the bar pilots who guided large sailing vessels and steamships into safe anchorage in the mississippi sound will be presented to demonstrate their role in the development of the historic mississippi lumber industry as pierre lemoyne discovered in february 1699 large draft vessels could not sail in the mississippi sound due to its shallow depth in fact one has to go as far east as mobile and pensacola to find natural navigational channels conducive for the navigation of large ships when foreign flag vessels came calling to mississippi ports to export timber in the decades following the civil war they were limited to two areas ship island and horn island because of water depth an insurance company in 1896 when rating gulf coast ports said this  pensacola is rate a 21 feet meaning that that is the safe depth of water mobile 21 feet and horn island 18 feet with no limit to ship island   the biloxi herald february 29 1896 p 8  also in 1896 a legislative committee from the state senate and house who were studying the advisability of each coast point as a potential deepwater port were given a thorough tour of the mississippi gulf coast one of their outings was the sounding of the mississippi sound from gulfport to ship island the results of this occasion were recorded as follows  the cutter headed for gulfport and reached there about 1130 am where preparations were made for soundings the gig was launched and a party among whom was louis bowen put off to about threequarters of a mile from the shore of gulfport where six feet of water was found the party continued sounding at intervals of a quarter mile and as they went on to six miles off gulfport they gradually found the depth at that point to be sixteen feet and this was in what is known as the pocket finally after running thirteen miles the last sounding brought the cutter into ship island harbor here the water was from thirty to thirty fivefeet   the biloxi herald february 29 1896 p 8  ship island became the principal port for the shipment of timber and deals from the coastal counties of mississippi biloxi was the official port of entry as the custom house had been moved there in 1852 from shieldsboro bay st louis permanent settlement of ship island was discouraged by the threat of hurricanes and the paucity of trees although some exist on the eastern end of the island ship island lies 1012 miles offshore in the mississippi sound the island is approximately seven miles long and about one half mile wide striking in an eastnortheasterly direction the beaches and dunes are composed of quartz sand with dune elevations ranging from 10 to 18 feet the western terminus of the island is reported to have a high concentration of heavy minerals principally staurolite and kyanite ship island harbor the salient physiographic feature which lends great value to the island is located at its extreme northwest end this natural harbor lies 4001500 feet from the northshore in the mississippi sound this subaqueous depression has an area of about 45 acres 3300 feet x 600 feet with a water depth greater than 30 feet entrance to this haven is reached via a fairly narrow channel known as ship island pass the linear axis of this channel is about 1000 feet west of the western bound of ship island the pass has an average width of 1000 feet within the 30foot isobath the primary obstacle to navigation in order to success fully reach anchorage at ship island harbor is the ship island bar this submarine sand dune is 1 12 2 miles long and generally strikes northwest it averages about 700 feet in width its location is 34 to 1 mile ssw from the western terminus of ship island water depth shoals to 20 feet from about 25 feet in the surrounding waters once this bar is negotiated entry into ship island pass is gained and a voyage of only 1 14 nautical miles is necessary to reach the anchorage at ship island harbor the ship island bar demanded only experienced seamen who knew the daily conditions of the tides currents and wave action that prevailed in that ship island local the men who performed the task of negotiating the bar were called bar pilots their charge was the safe navigation of large ocean going vessels from the open gulf of mexico south of ship island across the ship island bar through ship island pass into ship island harbor a safe return voyage to the gulf completed the nautical circuit the legislature of the state of mississippi on december 23 1874 approved an act titled chapter iii chapter iii read as follows  chapter iii an act to create a board of pilot commissioners for ship island harbor and mississippi sound section 1 be it enacted by the legislature of the state of mississippi that it is hereby made the duty of the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate to nominate and appoint three citizens of this state one of whom shall reside at biloxi one at mississippi city and the other at pass christian in harrison county to be named and styled the board of pilot commissioners for ship island harbor and mississippi sound who shall hold their offices for the term of six years and until their successors are appointed and qualified and they shall take and subscribe the oath of office required by the constitution of this state and file the same in the office of the chancery clerk of harrison county section 2 be it further enacted that two of said commissioners shall constitute a quorum for any business and they shall have power to grant licenses to pilots for ship island pass and all other passes leading into the mississippi sound and there shall not be less than four pilots for said pass and sound if such number shall apply for license and shall be qualified for such office and duty section 3 be it further enacted that every such pilot shall take and subscribe an oath as such pilot and give a bond in the penal sum of one thousand dollars with good and sufficient security payable to the state of mississippi for the faithful performance of their duties as pilots which bond shall be approved by said board of commissioners and such bond shall be renewed every two years such pilots when they board any vessel coming into ship island harbor outside of the pass shall if the vessel draws more than eight feet of water be entitled to half pilotage and any vessel going out of said pass drawing more than ten feet of water shall pay half pilotage if any pilot offers to take her out that for piloting vessels in or out of harbor or sound such pilots shall be entitled to not over three dollars per foot section 4 be it further enacted that said board of pilot commissioners shall make and publish such bylaws rules and regulations and impose fines and forfeitures for neglect of duty and revoke licenses of for incompetency or intemperance section 5 be it further enacted that any pilot removing any vessel from said harbor or sound while such vessel is in charge of any civil officer by virtue of process from any court of record of this state or the united states shall forfeit his license and be ever afterwards disqualified as a pilot and subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in a quitam action one half for the benefit of the informer and the other half for the benefit of the common school fund of this state section 6 be it further enacted that said pilot commissioners are authorized and empowered to elect or appoint a harbor master for said harbor and sound and it is made the duty of all vessels arriving in said harbor or sound in ballast to report to said harbor master who shall designate and prescribe what shall be done with such ballast subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by said pilot commissioners and any vessel failing or neglecting to make such reports and make such disposition of her ballast as the harbor master may direct shall be fined in the sum of one thousand dollars collectable by said pilot commissioners in any court of competent jurisdiction for the benefit of the common school fund of this state said harbor master shall be entitled to a fee of five dollars for his services in each case to be paid by the vessel making report to him section 7 be it further enacted that said board of pilot commissioners shall keep a record of all their acts and doings so that all persons may know the same and said board shall have an office at mississippi city section 8 be it further enacted that if any person shall act as a pilot without a license granted by said board of pilot commissioners he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars nor less than one hundred dollars for the benefit of the common school fund of this state section 9 be it further enacted that the fees of said commissioners shall be for every license granted to a pilot ten dollars for taking bond and affidavit and filing same two dollars and fifty cents and for copies of their records and proceedings for each hundred words twenty five cents and for certificate to same fifty cents section 10 be it further enacted that all laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed and this act shall go into force and effect from and after its passage with this legislation in place the ship island bar pilots began their duties in 1875 they were the first civilians to occupy former military buildings on the island when the pilot s station was established life as a bar pilot must have been interesting they were exposed to people from almost every seafaring nation of the planet ships flying the flag of great britain norway sweden germany france russia and the united states crossed the ship island bar to load timber the boats of norway and sweden hauled the majority of cargo for foreign ports while the coastal trading was handled by american vessels although the cultural exposure provided by foreign crews must have been stimulating the constant threat of yellow fever small pox plague and other contagious tropical diseases probably dampened social contact by 1881 a yellow fever quarantine station was operating near the center of the island to protect the mainland against all contagions an excerpt from the biloxi herald of july 7 1881 demonstrates the serious nature of those involved in the yellow fever battle  persons who do not wish to remain in quarantine five or ten days had better fight shy of the quarantine station on ship island dr carter s motto is absolute nonintercourse and he means to carry it out one day this week a party of four run into quarantine grounds and when ordered to come to an anchor by the quarantine officer they refused to do so they were promptly brought to by rifles and placed in quarantine for five days the captain of the yacht is known as red bill biloxi and the entire coast is to be congratulated on having such an able and determined gentleman in charge of the station at ship island it was standard practice for the crew of the ship and pilot to remain in quarantine for the prescribed time which could be as long as fifteen days the ship island bar pilots were well organized and regulated they had a pilot s association for the licensed members which was organized about 1880 the rules and regulations were provided by the board of pilot s commissioners for ship island harbor in a document titled pilots laws and regulations ship island harbor mississippi  hc james harbor master may 5 1893 the following rules for pilots is given rule 1 that any licensed pilot who shall take or bring a steamer or vessel into port shall be entitled to take her out and any other pilot taking out such steamer or vessel shall forfeit the full amount of pilotage to the pilot rejected and the captain owners thereof shall be bound to pay to the pilot rejected the fees established by law unless the master aforesaid shall show good cause tothe contrary which shall be satisfactory to the board of pilot commissioners that all vessels on being ready for sea are required to pay their pilotage on shore at biloxi rule 2 that all steamers or vessels entering said harbor or leaving the same shall be subject to pay to any licensed pilot performing on board at the rate of three dollars per foot or to the pilot who shall first speak to any steamer or vessel entering or leaving said harbor shall if the vessel draws more than seven 7 feet of water be entitled to half pilotage and any vessel going out of said harbor drawing more than eight 8 feet of water shall pay half pilotage if any pilot offers to take her out this rule shall apply to all steamers and vessels whether owned by citizens of this state or not that all steamers or vessels carrying the regular united states mail shall pay half pilotage only that all steamers or vessels drawing less than 7 feet of water and having a coastwise license shall be exempt from paying whole or half pilotage unless they employ a pilot rule 3 that pilots on any of the bars of said harbor in addition to the qualifications as pilots now required by law shall hereafter be required to have served a regular apprenticeship of two years on some pilot boat on any such bars provided that on such bars as have no regular pilot boats the provisions of this rule shall not apply rule 4 pilots shall forfeit their authority as such for more than 24 hours absence from their several bars except in case of sickness rule 5 that whenever any vessel is ready for the sea the pilot who brought her in shall have notice and if such notice cannot be given personally it shall be given by hoisting a jack at the foremasthead twentyfour hours before leaving when if the pilot signalized does not come on board the master may take the first pilot that may offer rule 6 no pilot shall be interested directly or indirectly in the earnings of more than two pilot boats or more than one partnership or pilots no combination or partnership of pilots shall exist unless sanctioned by the board of commissioners any pilot violating this rule maybedeprived of his license and forfeit a sum to be determined by a majority of the commissioners rule 7 any pilot bringing a vessel into the harbor who shall fail to bring such vessel to during the existence of quarantine regulations at quarantine buoy unless visited by the port physician shall be deemed guilty of misconduct and shall be either suspended from his duties as pilot or shall forfeit his license rule 8 the pilot commissioners shall have power to revoke the license of any pilot for misbehavior neglect of duty or drunkenness or any other cause detrimental to the interest or navigation rule 9 any person who shall act as a pilot for any of the passes leading into said harbor without a license from the board of pilot commissioners shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars for each and every offense recoverable before any court of competent jurisdiction in this state said fine to be paid for the benefit of the common school fund of this state rule 10 any pilot who shall be detained at quarantine station on board any vessel shall be entitled to receive three dollars per day for every day so detained which amount must be paid by the vessel he piloted into quarantine rule 11 section 2259 code 1892 provides that the charges for piloting at ship island harbor and passes shall not exceed four dollars per foot it is hereby ordered by the board of commissioners that all vessels drawing eighteen feet or more shall pay for pilotage four dollars per foot and all vessels of less draught than eighteen feet shall pay three dollars per foot rule 12 it is further ordered by the board of commissioners that the per diem of port wardens for ship island harbor is hereby fixed at ten dollars the bark was the most common sailing vessel employed in the export lumber trade it was a three masted ship with a square rig on the first and second mast these ships were 250300 feet in length with 4050 foot beams and drew 1520 feet of water when loaded an article appearing in the march 10 1900 issue of the biloxi herald told of a record set at ship island the british ship record  captain mcnutt for liverpool laden with limber broke the record at this port yesterday having went out loaded to a depth of 23 feet messieurs hc james and antoine bellande piloted her out and she was cleared by patterson and downing probably a tugboat firm the recordis 1722 tons burden and is the biggest vessel that has ever crossed the bar the fact is worthy to note because it indicates biloxi ship island has the deepest water of any port on the gulf coast outside of pensacola and shows great advantage and importance as a seaport the record is one to be proud of  in the early 1890s steamships began to replace sailing vessels in the lumber trade by 1895 twentyfive per cent of the export business was handled by steamers lumber shipping was a seasonal business affected primarily by the weather the dry seasons summer and fall were times for cutting and hauling logs the logs were stored on the banks of creeks and rivers to wait for high water created by the rains of winter and spring to float them to the mill the teredo worm a saltwater inhabitant which destroys lumber caused the sawn timber to be shipped before the waters of the gulf became too warm the condition conducive for their growth thus late winter and early spring were very busy times at ship island unfortunately this is the time of the year that extratropical fronts from the northwest and north pass through the area the winds and storms brought by these frontal passages created loading problems for exporters as the ship island harbor is exposed on the north this compelled merchants to insure their timber timber was towed to ship island on rafts or lighters large barges by steam tugboats the average size lighter cargo was about 42000 cubic feet and the round trip cost was 50 the barks and steamers in ship island harbor were loaded by stevedores using handoperated winches that often lifted timbers two feet square and sixty to seventy feet in length an example of a ship s cargo is given by this notice in the biloxi herald of august 11 1888  the british steamship hempstead 1440 tons captain e jones which sailed from this port this week for dordrecht carried the largest cargo ever taken from ship island the cargo consisted of 2240 loads of deals and timber equal to 14000000 feet of timber the freight and cargo being valued at about 50000  it was common for a vessel to remain at anchorage in ship island harbor from 30 to 90 days factors which determined this were loading time size of the cargo demurrage and amount of water drawn by the vessel ships which drew more than 21 feet of water had to wait for exceptional tides to float across the ship island bar at times a wait of 25 days was necessary for an appropriate high tide although the construction of gulfport at the southern terminus of the gulf and ship island railroad in 1887 signaled the future termination of ship island harbor as an important port it wasn t until a deepwater channel was completed in 1902 that this was a fait accompli the six mile channel to gulfport was dredged 300 feet wide and 19 feet deep by captain joseph t jones 18421916 the august storm hurricane of 1901 with its 85 mph winds deepened it to 22 feet when the italian schooner trojan docked at gulfport on january 24 1902 to load timber for export gulfport was born and activity at ship island began to wane although the exportation of mississippi longleaf pine climaxed in the years 19061913 gulfport has grown as a port today it functions as a leading gulf coast harbor for the importing of bananas from central america and the exporting of mississippi agricultural products to the world the role of the original bar pilot no longer exists but today ocean going vessels and gambling boats are still guided into and out of gulfport by ship pilots  references  henry w black  gulfport  beginnings and growth  bowling green kentucky rivendell publications 1986 traugott bromme  mississippi a geographicstatistictopographic sketch for immigrants and friends of geography and ethnology  baltimore maryland1837 cyril edward cain  four centuries on the pascagoula  volume ii spartanburg south carolina the reprint company 1983 rd foxworth richard r priddy wendell b johnson and williard s moore  heavy minerals of sand from recent beaches of the gulf coast of mississippi and associated islands  university mississippi geological survey bulletin 93 1962  the history of jackson county mississippi  pascagoula lewis printing service 1989 m james stevens collection  ship island  books 129133 and timber industry  book 149 biloxi public libraryhistorical and genealogical section the pascagoula democrat star    local paragraphs   may 20 1881 the pascagoula democrat star    detailed advantages of the port of pascagoula over that of ship island  february 15 1889  maps usdept of commerce national oceanic and atmospheric administration  chart 11372msladog keys pass to waveland  22nd edition june 2 1990 frank leslie s illustrated newspaper   ship  island vicinity  from the us coast survey january 4 1862  ship island bar pilot biographies about 1875 a group of men some foreign born began piloting ships from the open waters south of ship island to safe anchorage at ship island harbor in later years after the port of gulfport was opened in 1902 they brought vessels here the pilots were regulated by statutes established by the mississippi legislature and the board of pilot s commissioners for ship island harbor  shipisland harbor master in may 1881 captain george belfour 18221881 a dane and resident of biloxi was appointed harbor master for ship island by the harrison county mississippi board of pilot commissioners captain belfour was married to arabella belfour 18381907 a native of tennessee  the pascagoula democratstar may 20 1881 p 3 and 1880 pike co mississippi federal census t9  the following brief biographical sketches will investigate the lives and families of some of these maritime pioneers  fritz abbley abli  captain fritz abbley  18461905 was born may 2 1846 at ennenda canton glarus western switzerland his parents were fritz fridolin abli 1799 and margaret hosli 18041892 some of the fritz abbley sr family immigrated to the united states from switzerland in the 1850s probably 1854 and settled at back bay north biloxi to seek its fortune in the new world the 1860 us census states that fritz sr was a laborer although fritz was the only child listed in that census it is believed he had the following siblings catherine 1824 jost 18251826 jost 18271828 salome 1830 rudolph 1832 margaret 18351853 columbina 1837 and anna maria 18421917 all the fritz abbley sr children were born in switzerland at back bay the abbleys resided in the neighborhood of the pierre harvey family who lived on the back bay of biloxi in section 17 t7sr9w old timers refer to the site as harvey hill here young fritz met and courted margaret harvey 18471886 the youngest daughter of french immigrant sailor pierre harvey 18101880 and zeline moran 18111883 fritz and margaret married on may 24 1869 this union produced seven children margaret celina 18701945 imogene 1873 laura 18751956 rudolph 18781944 pauline 18801939 frederick 18821941 and emile 18841941 sometimes after 1880 the abbley family moved to biloxi from back bay probably 888 reynoir street unfortunately margaret harvey died on january 10 1886 at the young age of thirty eight years leaving fritz with seven young children on april 10 1888 he married sarah young a lady he had known for years as she was a neighbor at back bay her parents were captain james smith young 18181897 and virginia moran 1821 captain william young her brother was associated in the 1890s with the ferryboat sam  which plied the waters of the back bay of biloxi from reynoir street to steele s landing near the casimir harvey store at north biloxi captain fritz abbley had the reputation of knowing the waters in the ship island harbor area as well as anyone he is known to have been a ship island pilot as early as 1893 and held pilots license number six at this time after suffering with the flu for several weeks and apparently recovering he died suddenly on march 15 1905 at his reynoir street home surviving captain abbley was his widow sarah and their seven children mrs jpe mccabe margaret celina mrs harry haise imogene of mobile laura pauline rudolph frederick and emile captain abbley s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery references  ray l bellande   back bay ferry system 18431901  mississippi coast historical and genealogical society volume 27 no 1 february 1991 brother jerome lepre  gulf  coast genealogy   the santa cruz family  new orleans lepre 1990  the biloxi daily herald    captain fritz abbley dead   march 15 1905 p 8 us census 18601880  antoine v bellande antoine victor bellande  18291918 was born september 11 1829 at marseille france he was the son of jean antoine joseph marie bellande 17901874 and marcelline vezian 1790circa 1832 his father and grandfather were naval workers probably caulkers in a local marseille shipyard it is believed that antoine departed his native france as a deck hand on a sailing vessel at the age of twentytwo years he arrived at new orleans in 1851 shortly antoine joined his halfbrother joseph bellande 18131907 at ocean springs joseph bellande had immigrated to the united states from france in 1835 antoine bellande acquired the trading schooner  john randolph at new orleans he took it to pascagoula where he embarked in the lumber business transporting south mississippi timber to galveston texas for export during the early years of the civil war captain bellande ran the union blockade for the confederacy making trips to cuba for cargoes of food tobacco paper gin and munitions it was a lucrative business he once had 20000 worth of cuban tobacco stored at biloxi it was stolen from him but he later caught the guilty party it has been reported that captain bellande completed his last voyage with southern contraband just three days before farragut s naval forces captured new orleans april 1862 eliminating it as a viable port his schooner was commandeered and bellande found himself transporting brick from new orleans to ship island for the completion of fort massachusetts work on the island fortress had commenced in 1856 by the government but was interrupted by a hurricane in 1860 a confederate force seized the outpost in january 1861 naming it fort twiggs union forces recaptured ship island in september 1861 in 1864 the confederacy attempted to draft him but antoine bellande didn t approve of the idea he was residing in ocean springs at the time the conscript officer was invited to have a drink with him at the ocean springs hotel before they set out to join the confederate army bellande managed to get the officer drunk and slip away he offered his services to admiral farragut as a ship pilot bellande had become acquainted with the great admiral at pascagoula where farragut would visit his sister mrs gurley although serving as a union naval pilot in early 1864 antoine bellande at the age of thirtyfive officially entered the union navy as an acting ensign and pilot on december 16 1864 he served primarily on the us steamer  cowslip  the cowslip was a sidewheel steamer built in 1863 at newburgh new york as meteor  the steamer was 123 feet and transported cargoes of timber food tobacco paper gin and munitions to ports along the gulf coast he frequently made trips to cuba during the civil war bellande served as a pilot in the union navy aboard the us cowslip at the battle of mobile bay in august 1864 he was the pilot of the screw sloop  monongahela  which rammed the confederate ram  tennessee  on the following morning transporting the victorious union officers to receive the formal surrender of fort morgan he concluded his memorable duties at mobile bay with the dragging of the harbor to remove any torpedoes or mines captain bellande s share of the prize money was 800 for his one day work during the battle he was discharged from the union navy on february 19 1866 for his excellent service he was given a 450 bonus in the summer of 1866 antoine bellande married marie harvey 18401894 the eldest daughter of pierre harvey 18101880 and zeline moran 18111883 they lived at harvey hill at back bay north biloxi in section 17 t7sr9w here the five bellande children were born joseph arbin bellande 18681961 antoine bellande jr 18691924 pierre bellande 18711933 maria ida bellande gussow galle 18741948 and auguste f bellande 18761953 about 1882 the bellande family crossed the back bay of biloxi and settled at 254 reynoir street across from the l n depot this relocation probably coincided with the commencement of captain bellande s duties as a ship island bar pilot on march 17 1894 marie harvey bellande died and the family sold the reynoir street property in 1896 antoine bellande married an ocean springs lady mary catchot 18601931 her parents were antonio catchot 18281885 a spanish immigrant and elizabeth hoffen 18381916 a german immigrant antoine and mary had a son edward antoine 18971978 who became a national figure in the aviation and aerospace industry on september 24 1897  the pascagoula democratstar announced that captain a bellande was appointed the official fumigator for ocean springs the town was besieged by a yellow fever epidemic at this time and bellande s duties were to disinfect and fumigate places where yellow fever deaths had occurred on may 29 1901  the biloxi daily herald reported that captain bellande almost lost his life in the mississippi sound he was in command of the schooner  a gerdes brother  in route to ocean springs the sevenman crew was below preparing for bed the weather was rough and a green sailor was in charge of the watch his inexperience in boat handling allowed the schooner to capsize bellande and his crew were found by the large steam tug  julius elbert  clinging to their stricken vessel they were rescued having lost all their possessions to the sea both vessels were built by frank taltavull the julius elbert was owned by the lopez factory on march 17 1911 antoine bellande was elected president of the ship island and gulfport pilots association an article in the pascagoula democratstar of march 18 1911 stated  at a meeting of the ship island and gulfport pilots association held yesterday at ship island aboard the pilot boat edward d barret reorganization was effected and rules adopted for the ensuing four years captain a bellande was elected president ma scarbrough secretary and treasury fd moran manager captain bellande of ocean springs who was named president is 72 sic 81 years of age and has been a pilot in gulf coast waters for the past 25 or 30 years he is one of the bestknown nautical men on the coast his health is splendid he reads and writes without glasses and is active for his 82 sic 81 years as any young man of 30 he served as a pilot during the civil war under admiral farragut captain bellande is very popular among his brother pilots and the honor of the presidency bestowed on him is richly deserved in october 1902 a very special event in the life of antoine bellande commenced it was at this time that the threemasted bark  veronica  out of st john new brunswick sailed from ship island for montevideo uruguay with a cargo of mississippi longleaf pine the ship was destroyed by fire at sea the inferno was deliberately set by four german crewmen who murdered captain shaw and their shipmates the mutineers were rescued on the small island of tutoia off the northeast coast of brazil in december 1902 the rescue ship brunswick brought them to england for trial captain bellande was called to liverpool england in april 1903 he testified for the prosecution on may 12 1903 at the liverpool assizes since he was the last person to see captain shaw and the crew of the veronica alive at ship island at the time of his retirement in september 1915 antoine bellande was the captain of pilots for gulfport harbor he was eightysix years of age captain bellande spent his last years at his home on jackson avenue at ocean springs gardening and working on his house antoine bellande died on june 10 1918 at his home on jackson avenue in ocean springs he had been a ship island bar pilot for thirtythree years 18821915 antoine v bellande was buried in the evergreen cemetery at ocean springs mississippi  references  ray l bellande and heidi balje good  from marseille to mississippi   a bellande family history  18131990 biloxi bellande 1990 charles l dyer  along the gulf    biloxi   reprint women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian mississippi1971 gw keeton and john cameron  the trial of gustav rau otto monsson and willem smith the veronica trial  william hodge and company london 1952 charles l sullivan  the mississippi gulf coast portrait of a people  windsor publications inc northridge california1985 p 77 and p 82 dictionary of american naval fighting ships  volume ii   cowslip   p 200 the history of jackson county mississippi    captain av bellande   jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 pp 118119 mississippicoasthistory and genealogical society volume 27 no 3   ship island bar pilot biographies   october 1991 p 94 m james stevens collectionbiloxi public library archives biloxi mississippi book 25   cowsliphandsborobellande   the daily herald    captain peter bellande dies at 92  june 10 1918 p 3 the daily herald  know you state  the biloxian who was farragut s pilot in the battle of mobile bay   june 8 1961 the jackson county times    death of a pioneer citizen   june 15 1918  personal communication  letters of bruce wishart novelist and writer brandon manitoba canada letters of renee bellande wife of dr andre bellande marseille france  llewellyn r bowen llewellyn r bowen  18661946 was born at racine wisconsin on september 19 1866 he came to biloxi about 1890 captain bowen was married to johanna laage 18741949 the daughter of john h laage 18391918 and minna wittgrebe laage 18421947 the laages were married at lingen hanover germany her birthplace in 1866 they immigrated to the united states and resided at new orleans until 1884 when they relocated to biloxi mississippi the laages had nine children all natives of new orleans johanna and lr bowen reared a family in biloxi consisting of the following children james j bowen 18921893 lilly bowen 18931958 llewellyn bowen 18991960 and mrs anna may b beck 19081975 lr bowen began his tenure as a bar pilot about 1894 he retired in 1940 with over 45 years of service at ship island and gulfport llewellyn louis bowen was also active politically in biloxi he ran for city alderman in 1900 and 1902 losing both elections to heidenheim and joseph ott respectively captain bowen was very active in cultural and civic affairs he could list among his accomplishments eighteen years of service on the biloxi school board and a few years on the perkinston school board directorship of the peoples bank membership in the woodmen of the world patron of the eastern star and membership in volunteer fire company no 1 bowen also was a mason for 54 years lr bowen house july 2013 the bowen family lived originally at 222 lee street but later resided in a unique home at 606 east howard known as the bowen house its uniqueness was derived from the concrete blocks which were composed of crushed oyster shells  the biloxid iberville press march 27 1991  captain bowen died at 79 years of age on april 29 1946 his corporal remains were buried in the bowen family plot in the old biloxi cemetery  references  captain john walker s diaries  18541907 biloxi public library history and genealogy section volume ii p 7 and p 78 the biloxid iberville press    picture of the past   march 27 1991 the daily herald   biloxian is 102 years old today   june 8 1944 the daily herald    captain bowen 79 retired bar pilot dies in biloxi   april 30 1946 p 1 and p 6  francis a caillavet francis arbeau caillavet  18561909 was born in biloxi in 1856 his parents were francois caillavet b 1815 and euranie fayard 18181895 on september 20 1878 he married marie dodart 18581942 of new orleans this union produced thirteen children but five died in early childhood latour caillavet 18881891 clarence caillavet 18901893 ralph caillavet 18971899 louise and beulah francis a caillavet was survived by eight children laura caillavet married christian a thompson viola caillavet abbley 18841968 married fred abbley anita caillavet 18861975 married percy wetzel francis arbeau caillavet 18811946 sidney caillavet albert caillavet wilfred caillavet and hilda caillavet ackley 19001926 francis arbeau caillavet was a member of the pilot s association from 1900 to 1909 the caillavet family resided at 811 jackson near couevas street the last two years of his life were lived in poor health and he died from a heart ailment  references  the biloxi herald  may 6 1909 p us census 18501880 personal communication letter dated february 7 1976 from eunice abbley brocato  frank b castanera captain frank b castanera 18701934 was born at scranton pascagoula on january 16 1870 his father captain eugene castanera was postmaster at moss point from 18821885 he also had a pecan variety the castanera named for him which was later grafted by colonel stuart and john keller about 1892 and sold as the stuart his mother was estella llado the sister of louis llado who was also a bar pilot frank castanera attended spring hill college at mobile he settled at biloxi in 1893 and organized the biloxi and ship island tow boat company in february 1897 with jb roberts as stated in the charter the object and purpose of this corporation were  to run and operate one or more tow boats or other water craft to tow vessels timber or other merchandise and to transport passengers and merchandise between such points and places on the mississippi sound and its tributaries as the board of directors may determine and to do a general towing and transportation business for a profit the steam tug biloxi built by the taltavull shipyard for castanera was used in the towing operations along the mississippi coast in about 1900 he was in the retail lumber and general supply business in biloxi in 1905 he was appointed a member of the ship island bar pilots association and served as a pilot between ship island and gulfport until the commencement of world war i during the great war he offered his services to the government as a member of the us shipping board while at sea duty in the postwar years castanera met with a many adventures on the seas two notable events at this time of his life reported in the biloxi news of april 25 1926 were the saving of the life of an ill seaman by radio diagnosis with a land based physician and the rescue of the abandoned norwegian steamer johanne dybwad in the stormy north atlantic captain castanera married amelia desporte 18801953 daughter of captain ernest desporte they reared five children in biloxi  eugene ernest castanera  18981932  ursula c provensal  19001991 married sidney provensal  amelia nicki castanera married john a o keefe 18911985  delauney castanera married louise tremmel  theodore castanera  19051978 married bessie welch 1914 frank castanera led a full and adventurous life in addition to his seafaring he found time to participate in civic affairs serving on the biloxi city council under mayors tj rosell and ed glennan he died in 1934 and is buried in the biloxi cemetery  references  harrison county mississippichancery court chattel book 1 p 212 the history of jackson county mississippi    pecans   jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 p 19 and 83 twentiethcentury coast edition the biloxi daily herald  george w wilkes sons biloxi harrison county mississippi p 66 journals the biloxi news  april 25 1926 p 1 the biloxi news  may 2 1926 p 7 desporte family  biloxi public library history and genealogical section vertical files  ernest desporte ernest desporte 18531931 was born in biloxi in 1853 his parents victor h desporte 18271878 and elizabeth delauney geraud 18181897 were natives of new orleans victor desporte was a bricklayer he served in the confederate navy during the civil war aboard the gunboat selma desporte was taken prisoner by the forces of admiral farragut at the battle of mobile bay august 1864 he was incarcerated on ship island for seven months by his union captures as a young man ernest desporte went to montgomery alabama to work there he met and married a lovely kentucky lassie minnie schoolcraft 18581939 shortly after their march 1878 wedding the desportes moved to biloxi to be with his father victor who had become ill this marriage created seven desporte children amelia 18801953 mrs frank castanera minnie 18811939 mrs edgar beale corrine 1883 mrs elbert dukate peter 18841889 theodore 18851944 evelyn ingersol ernest 18881977 charlotte mcnulty and charlie 18921898 ernest desporte was very involved in biloxi community life he was a catholic elected to the office of justice of the peace and served on the biloxi school board he belonged to several social and civic organizations such as the biloxi yacht club knights of columbus biloxi benevolent association and the rogue and horseshoe club the ernest desporte home a twelveroom twostory residence on front street was built in 1892 by william kent  the daily herald april 30 1892 p 4  captain desporte was harbor master for about six years  the biloxi daily herald of december 16 1902 p 6 reported the following  harbor master ernest desporte was shanghied yesterday the tug loxley was going to mobile to go on the ways for repairs captains horn and james put the whole crew of the loxley under oath that they would not tell mr desporte about it he came aboard as usual to go to ship island and the tug was far on her way to mobile before he found out that a practical joke had been played on him he served as a bar pilot bringing vessels from ship island to gulfport for about twentythree years desporte retired about 1921 due to failing eye sight he died in biloxi in 1931 and is buried in the desporte family plot at the biloxi cemetery references  the desporte family  biloxi public library history and genealogy section vertical files the biloxi herald   local happenings   april 30 1892 p 4 the daily herald  march 23 1923  william j hursey william john hursey  18751935 was born at pass christian mississippi on april 11 1875 his mother marie amiel bertrand 18491925 was born in france she came to the us in 1859 and was the mother of four children wj hursey 18751935 rosa hursey 1878 m george leland haxelton joseph hursey 18791953 and jerome bourgot william j hursey married katherine blappert 18851983 at new orleans on june 19 1907 she was born in st bernard parish louisiana and her father was a german immigrant william j hursey and katherine blappert resided at pass christian with their five children daughter alice m hursey 19081935 william j hursey jr m virginia f bowes francis j hursey m jean grace horder charles p hursey 19181986 and arthur w hursey 19221998 captain hursey was a ship island bar pilot for more than thirty years he died aboard the american steamship  antinous  while piloting it into the gulfport harbor from ship island pass on january 4 1935 his death was attributed to a heart attack the daily herald january 4 1935 p 1 captain william j hursey was buried in the st paul catholic cemetery at pass christian paul bearers at his funeral were pilots george p favre and ar lingby harbor master ap bugge and jc wacker ca simpson and earl langford he was survived by his wife katherine and children alice goggin of danville kentucky arthur w hursey of new orleans charles p hursey of santa clara california and francis j hursey of pass chrisitian  references  the daily herald    vessel goes aground in gulfport channel after death of its pilot   january 4 1935 p 5 the daily herald  january 5 1935 p 5 the daily herald  january 7 1935 p 6 us census 1910  harry copp james harry copp james  18481923 was born in biloxi on august 7 1848 his parents were robert williams james  18111882 born at wilmington north carolina and jane ann nixon  18201898 of new orleans during the civil war robert w james was a colonel for the confederacy his primary task was to locate iron sheeting to be used as armor for the floating defense forces on western rivers command he probably met jane nixon the daughter of john nixon in new orleans before the war of the rebellion john nixon was a wealthy new orleans attorney who owned the nixon house hotel at biloxi a large portion of downtown biloxi and 15000 acres in st john the baptist parish he had immigrated from northern ireland and arrived in new orleans in 1806 harry copp james was a lifelong resident of biloxi and saw its growth and development from a village to a thriving city after clerking with his father until his early twenties he went to sea james was the master of a lumber schooner the captain of his own vessel for a number of years and was a charter member of the mississippi bar pilots association which was organized about 1880 captain james married isabella j roberts 18581879 she may have died from yellow fever he then married leila ogden malone 18571891 the daughter of captain edward malone sr a mobilegalveston cotton broker she died in childbirth on april 16 1891 they had four children el james b 1887 ruth e james mrs cy wootten b 1885 leila e mrs wg james b 1887 and hettie james pilots hc james and james maycock bought the sylph  a schooner from ct irving of pascagoulanew venice shipyard it was formerly a pilot boat at pascagoula they used their vessel at ship island for pilot duties  the pascagoula democratstar may 9 1984 p 3  harry c james remarried in february 1894 to mamie cooley and later married katie gary 18721905 of new orleans in 1901 harry copp james was a ship island bar pilot for fortythree years and is believed to be the first native american to receive his pilots license in the association he held license no 4 in 1893 and was also harbormaster  spanishamerican war in april 1898 captain harry copp james offered the federal government his personal services and those of his schoonerrigged pilot boat  moses h grinnell   if war was declared with spain captain james had recently retired from the ship island harbormaster post and was employed as a pilot for ship island and the mississippi sound  the biloxi herald april 23 1898 p 8  sanctions while captain john walker 18341907 was a member of the board of pilot commissioners from 1887 to 1907 captain james came under scrutiny he was suspended in november 1902 for thirty days and made to forfeit all earnings and profits because of the charges brought against him he fared better in january 1905 when he was exonerated for getting a spanish steamship grounded on the ship island bar and abandoning her in that position walker 1907 p 19  demise captain harry copp james died in biloxi on september 9 1923 he is at rest in the old biloxi cemetery  references  captain john walker s diaries 18541907   biloxi public library history and genealogy section volume ii p 71 and volume iii p 19 journals the biloxi herald  april 18 1891 p 1 the biloxi herald    a card from h c james   january 28 1893 p 10 the biloxi herald  february 3 1894 p8 the biloxi herald   a mississippi volunteer   april 23 1898 the biloxi herald    quiet marriage   august 22 1901 the daily herald    biloxi loses prominent man   september 10 1923 p 1 the pascagoula democratstar   local news   may 9 1884 harrisoncounty ms federal census 18601880 personal communication letter of james a miller of winstonsalem north carolina dated april 14 1991  joseph lewis joseph lewis  18331907 was born in england in january 1833 his family settled in pass christian he was a seaman for a number of years before going to ship island as a bar pilot about 1877 during the killer cheniere caminada storm of october 1893 he and pilot john nelson sr were in the sound aboard the pilot boat  chicora  the large hurricane came ashore at pascagoula the morning of october 2 1893 tides at nearby ocean springs and biloxi were greater than 9 feet the barometer fell to 2865 hg at moss point the chicora was driven onto cat island by the tempest the boat was found high and dry by a rescue party from biloxi in the days following the storm all aboard were safe and rescued joseph lewis and his irish born wife mary dunn 18351898 had six children harriet b 1855 joseph b 1857 martha b 1859 mary b 1866 laura b 1867 and john b 1869 he was named harbor master at gulfport in 1901 and moved there from pass christian joseph lewis died on december 4 1907 and was buried at pass christian  references  the biloxi herald  october 7 1893 p 1 the biloxi herald  december 4 1907 p 2 cheniere caminada storm  an unpublished proprietary report for jk lemon aaron williams jr university of south alabama october 7 1973 us census 18501870  john e lewis john edward lewis  18701920 was born at pass christian mississippi in 1870 his parents were bar pilot captain joseph lewis and mary dunn they were immigrants from the british isles captain john e lewis moved from pass christian to biloxi in 1899 he was married to zee bourdon they resided at 214 magnolia street and reared mamie john jrand stepson harry laughran lewis served as a member of the mississippi pilots association for twenty seven years his career as a bar pilot was meritorious having served at shipisland and gulfportcaptain lewis was civic conscious he was the aldermanatlarge under the glennan administration and was known for his devoted and energetic service to the city of biloxi lewis was a member of the masons elks biloxi benevolent association and volunteer fire company his body was interred at the biloxi cemetery  references  daily herald biloxi resident died last night august 30 1920 p 1  henry a llado henry albert llado 18851951 was born september 17 1885 like louis llado 18451920 his father henry was a ship island bar pilot he married charlotte g elder on november 16 1931 and they were the parents of three children who were reared at 521 seal avenue mary elizabeth llado aline llado and henry a llado jr henry a llado died at biloxi mississippi on january 5 1951  references  the daily herald henry llado former bar pilot dead january 5 1951 p 8  louis llado louis llado  18451920 was born in new orleans in march 1845 his spanish father francisco llado 18201869 and alabama born mother delphine fournier 18211908 moved to biloxi when louis was a baby he resided at biloxi the remainder of his life louis llado became a bar pilot at ship island about 1897 he had the reputation of knowing the waters of the gulf of mexico from florida to the mexican border in all weather and seasons he was a member of the bar pilots association for twentythree years captain llado was married to elizabeth ann dearing 18611919 of new orleans they reared five children in biloxi at 313 east water street francisco llado 18841966 henry albert llado 18851951 mary agnes llado 18881945 ida aline llado 1890 m john m grady and cora llado 1897 louis llado died on october 4 1920 and was buried in the biloxi cemetery  references  the daily herald louis llado died this morning october 4 1920 p 1 the daily herald henry llado former bar pilot dead january 5 1951 p 8  francis delmas moran francis delmas moran  18531935 was born august 2 1853 at biloxi his parents were francois moran 18151887 and catherine fournier ryan 18241886 the morans morin were of french canadian descent immigrating to the mississippi coast from quebec province in the late 18th century francis moran was called peter he married elizabeth lucretia vanderpool 18691940 on august 2 1887 she was the daughter of susan lucretia stratton 18421897 of rankin county mississippi and little berry vanderpool 18391928 of surrey county north carolina this union produced nine children edwin little berry moran 18881951 catherine ethel moran 18901907 joseph otto moran and francis arbo moran twins 18921892 silas warren moran 18931895 marinina moran young 18951973 alfred peter fred moran 18971967 vincent harold 18991972 and elizabeth vera smith 19011965 captain moran had a keen memory and like to relate the early days in biloxi his obituary states that he was a pilot at ship island before gulfport was founded and performed this duty for about thirty years his associates were captain antoine v bellande louis llado harry stilphen harry james john lewis francis caillavet ernest desport ma scarborough and louis bowen peter moran died at his long time residence 125 bay view avenue on january 26 1935 at this time he was believed to have been the oldest living native citizen  references  the history of jackson county mississippi    moran family of ocean springs   lewis printing service pascagoula 1989 p 291 journals the daily herald  january 26 1935 p 1 the daily herald    morin anglicized to moran   branches and twigs by regina hines june 10 1981 us census 18501880  john nelson sr john nelson sr  18201896 was a native of denmark being born in that scandinavian nation in 1820 as many young boys of his time he went to sea in his early teens as a cabin boy shipping out of the port of kahlenbur nelson settled on the mississippi coast where he became a steerman on steamers running between new orleans and the coast after operating the schooner  louisa  out of the delisle area for some years he obtained his own vessel and participated in the coastwise trade of the area in 1851 captain nelson married jane elizabeth marmion this union produced nine children ada mrs sam b nunn nellie mrs john h lang kate sister borgia metta sister ursula john p loretto robert paul and agnes mrs jc liversedge john nelson sr was one of the first pilots at ship island in the late 1870s and helped to organize the pilot s association he died in 1896 and is buried at st paul s cemetery in pass christian  references  john lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi 1936 p 164  m a scarborough marion a scarborough  18581930 was born in july 1858 probably in the pass christian area he married georgia georganne drew 18561932 in harrison county on july 4 1887 the scarboroughs resided in beat three of harrison county and reared two children purnell f scarborough 18881930 and hattie s greene 18911943 georgia s father was levi drew a native of georgia who served with company h of the 3rd mississippi during the civil war she is buried in the courtenay cemetery at long beach mississippi hattie scarborough 18911943 married clarence a greene 18871944 and died at oakdale louisiana she had eight children at the time of her death her brother pf scarborough who was once married to maud gangloff 18911921 resided in new orleans  the daily herald january 24 1943   in july 1930 ma scarborough was a resident of bosco louisiana his health was poor and he wasn t expected to live long at the this time pf scarborough miss mattie drew his sisterinlaw and niece mrs fm wilson were at gulfport  the daily herald july 9 1930 p 6    references  the daily herald   former harbor master ill   july 9 1930 the daily herald  january 24 1943 us census 1900  jh stilphen   john h stilphen  18421920 was born in new england at south dresden maine in 1842 he went to sea at the age of sixteen years after many years on the ocean as a captain in the international trade he settled in biloxi around 1887 in about 1900 he became a bar pilot at ship island and gulfport john stilphen retired in 1918 an example of his faithful service was exhibited when his only daughter sadie married william t harkness a biloxi architect and contractor it so happened that this was his day for duty as a pilot and he missed the wedding john stilphen died in september 1920 at his residence on west railroad street in biloxi he was survived by a son major henry stilphen who was a member of the army medical department stationed in north carolina henry stilphen may have been the quarantine officer at ship island in the early 1900s his daughter mrs wt harkness of biloxi and a brother and sister in new england leonard stilphen and mrs leonard dickenson were also listed as survivors in his obituary his son dr henry stilphen resided at new orleans he and his spouse came to biloxi for a visit with his sister sadie s harkness in june 1925  the daily herald june 10 1925 p 3    references  the daily picayune    dr stilphen quarantine officer lost his boat and possessions on ship island   august 8 1901 p 1 c 5 the daily herald    captain stilphen died last night   september 20 1920 the daily herald   stilphens in biloxi   june 10 1925    board of pilot commissioners 1893 fw elmer roderick seal john nelson sr  1897 wkm dukate henry lienhard handsboro joseph dempf or deempf roderick m mcintosh appointed dec 1897 upon death of mr deempf  1901 john walker fs hewes jr roderick mcintosh ej adam appointed march 1904 upon death of roderick mcintosh charles redding petitioned in june 1901 but rejected  1905 br clemens fs hewes jr ej adam  petit bois island references 3744 views  ', 0);
