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('page', 0, 60, 63, 'en', 0, '<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>JOHN L. HENLEY [1866]</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Lyman B. Holley [1868; 1870 see Harrison Co., Mississippi Chancery Court Land Deed Bk. 11, p. 372]</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>[No Records? from 1869-1875]</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<hr />\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1879-1880</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Caillavet%2C Raymond.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:255px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>RAYMOND CAILLAVET&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Raymond Caillavet (1838-1898) called \"Medeaux\" was born at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;in 1838.&nbsp; He was the eldest son of Francois Caillavet (1815-1883), a carpenter, and Euranie Fayard (1818-1895).&nbsp; Raymond Caillavet was the grandson of Louis Arbeau Caillavet (1793-1860), a native of the Opelousas Post,&nbsp;Louisiana&nbsp;and Marguerite Fayard (1787-1863) of&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; Louis A. Caillavet was baptized on March 31, 1793, with Louis Carriere and Marie Despaux standing as his godparents.&nbsp; L.A. Caillavet\'s father, Symphroen Caillavet (1746-1806), was born at&nbsp;Bordeaux,&nbsp;France.&nbsp; His mother was Marie Rose Carriere (1766-c. 1855), a native of&nbsp;New Orleans.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Caillavet family at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;was well respected.&nbsp; Louis A. Caillavet, the progenitor of the family here, had arrived in 1809, from&nbsp;Opelousas,&nbsp;Louisiana.&nbsp; His mother, Rose Carriere and brother, Adolph Caillavet (c. 1803-1842) joined him at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;later .&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">L.A. Caillavet (1793-1860) married Marguerite Fayard (1787-1863) circa 1811.&nbsp; She was the daughter of Jean Baptist Fayard, Jr. (1752-1816) and Angelique Ladner (1753-1830).&nbsp; These families are among the oldest at&nbsp;Biloxi.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">L.A. Caillavet was fluent in the French and English languages and acted as an agent-interpreter and representative to wealthy Creole families from&nbsp;New Orleans&nbsp;as well as his neighbors in land and legal matters.&nbsp; He was often called as a witness in Probate (Chancery) Court matters and his depositions in several court cases reveal something about his life.&nbsp; From Nap Cassibry\'s excellent two volume series,&nbsp;<u>Early Settlers and Land Grants at Biloxi</u>, the following has been extracted concerning L.A. Caillavet:</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1.&nbsp; was in&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;in 1809 and no later than 1812.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">2.&nbsp; sometimes he was the only one in&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;who could write.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">3.&nbsp; served as an interpreter and notary in legal matters.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">4.&nbsp; he was blind by 1848.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">L.A. Caillavet acquired much land on the&nbsp;Mississippi&nbsp;coast.&nbsp; In February 1837, he received a U.S. Government land patent on 71.85 acres at Jackson County, Mississippi described as Lot 1 of Section 32 T7S-R8W.&nbsp; It comprised the NE/4 and SE/4 of the NE/4 of that section.&nbsp; This land&nbsp;is located on the beach front at east Ocean Springs west of&nbsp;Halstead Road.&nbsp; Louis A. Caillavet was elected treasurer of the Harrison County Board of Police (Board of Supervisors) for the term 1841-1843.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 96, pp. 325-326)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">As a young man, Raymond Caillavet took the call of the Confederate cause and joined Company E (Biloxi Rifles), 3rd Mississippi Infantry, C.S.A.&nbsp; He served as a private.&nbsp; The Biloxi Rifles were mustered into State service on May 21, 1861, at&nbsp;Jackson, and Confederate service at Shieldsboro (Bay St. Louis) on October 5, 1861.&nbsp; They were originally expected to be sent to&nbsp;Virginia, but Governor Pettus thought they would be better utilized as a home guard protecting the&nbsp;Mississippi&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;from Union excursions. &nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Young Caillavet must have left the Coast during the Civil War for&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; Here he met and married Celina Joucheray (1841-1903) circa 1864.&nbsp; Their first two children were born at&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; They returned to&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;for birth of their third child in 1869.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Celina Joucheray</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Young Caillavet must have left the Coast during the Civil War for&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; Here he met and married&nbsp;<strong>Celina Joucheray</strong>&nbsp;(1841-1903) circa 1864.&nbsp; Celina Joucheray was born at&nbsp;New Orleans&nbsp;on November 24, 1841.&nbsp; Her father was&nbsp;<strong>Pierre Joucheray</strong>&nbsp;(1809-1842) and mother,&nbsp;<strong>Louise Denis&nbsp;</strong>(ca 1812-ca 1849).&nbsp; Pierre Joucheray was born at Chare sur&nbsp;Argos, Canton Conde, Department of Maine andLoire&nbsp;on March 16, 1809, while Louise Denis was a native of Sable, Department of Sarthe.&nbsp; The Joucherays were married at&nbsp;Paris,&nbsp;France&nbsp;circa 1836.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Joucheray, Celina</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Be it remembered that on the day to wit: the fourteenth of November of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two and the sixty seventh of the Independence of the United States before me, Alfred E. Farstall, duly commissioned and sworn Recorder of Births and Deaths in and for the Parish and City personally appeared.&nbsp; Mrs. Louise Denis, widow of the late Mr. Pierre Joucheray, a native of Sable, Department of the Sarth in France, about thirty years of age and residing on Royale Street No. 358 in the first Municipality of New Orleans who in the presence of undersigned witnesses , doth declare that she bore a female child Celina Joucheray, the legitimate child of the late Mr. Pierre Joucheray born at Chare sur Argoz Canton Conde , born at Chare sur Argos Canton Conde Department of Maine and Loire in France, on the sixteenth of March eighteen hundred and nine and since about six years ago married at Paris in France, in (illegible) Department.&nbsp; The child was born on the twenty fourth of November eighteen and forty one at half past eleven o’clock A.M. in a house on Louise? Street between Marigny&nbsp; and Mandeville Streets in the first Municipality of this city.</em></strong>(Louisiana Department of Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Birth Records Volume 7, p. 189)<em>&nbsp;</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Joucheray, Pierre</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Be it remembered that on the day to wit: the fourteenth of November of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two and the sixty seventh of the Independence of the United States before me, Alfred E. Farstall, duly commissioned and sworn Recorder of Births and Deaths in and for the Parish and City personally appeared.&nbsp; Mrs. Louise Denis, widow of the late Mr. Pierre Joucheray, a native of Sable, Department of the Sarthe in France, about thirty years of age and residing on Royale Street No. 358 in the first Municipality of New Orleans who in the presence of undersigned witnesses , doth declare that her lawful husband Mr. Pierre Joucheray, born at Chare sur Argos, Canton Conde, Department of Maine and Loire in France, on the sixteenth of March eighteen hundred and nine and since about six years ago married at Paris in France, departed this life on the twenty first of May last past at ten o’clock P.M. by falling accidentally into the Blind River Parish of St. Tammany in the state of Louisiana.</em></strong>(Louisiana Department of Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana<em>,&nbsp;</em>Death Records Volume 9, p. 383)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">After Pierre Joucheray’s death in May 1841, Madame Joucheray and Celina disappear until the Orleans Parish Federal Census of 1850.&nbsp; At this time, Celina is living in the household of Marcelin Effort (1828-1850+), a&nbsp;Louisiana&nbsp;born pilot, in the first ward of&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; It appears that her mother remarried or died before 1850.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Coming Home</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Raymond Caillavet and Celina’s first two children were born at&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; They had returned toBiloxi&nbsp;for birth of their third child in 1869.&nbsp; On February 26, 1869, Raymond Caillavet bought a lot fronting on&nbsp;North Street&nbsp;at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from his father.&nbsp; It was described in the land deed records as having a front of eighty-five feet on&nbsp;North Street&nbsp;and being two-hundred feet deep.&nbsp; It was bounded on the north by North Street, east by Mrs. Lefaure, south by lands of Cook, and west by a street or road (Cuevas Street?).(2)&nbsp; He paid $200 for the land.&nbsp; Here Raymond Caillavet reared his family and made his livelihood as a carpenter.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In June 1869, young Raymond Caillavet for $100 acquired another lot from his father.&nbsp; It had a width of sixty-five feet and was one-hundred twenty five feet in depth.&nbsp; The lot was bounded on the north by John Latour Caillavet, east by Charles T. Couave (Cuevas), south by a street, and west by an alley.(3)&nbsp; Caillavet conveyed this property to Phillip Lestrade (1832-1912) on January 5, 1876, as partial repayment for a debt owed Lestrade in a partnership that they had once participated.(4)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Public Service</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Raymond Caillavet also had a career in public service in&nbsp;Harrison&nbsp;County&nbsp;and as a city official at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; He served as Justice of the Peace District 1 (1873-1875), Corner and Ranger (1875-1877), Mayor of Biloxi (1877-1882), Corner and Ranger (1889-1891), and City Councilman (1891-1892 and 1894-1895).&nbsp; In the January 1879 mayoral election, Caillavet defeated J.R. Harkness receiving 151 of the 200 votes cast.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In October 1883, while serving as street commissioner of&nbsp;Biloxi, Raymond Caillavet was lauded in&nbsp;<em>The Pascagoula Democrat-Star&nbsp;</em>for his expertise in opening the beach road from&nbsp;Porter Avenue&nbsp;to a point near the&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;City&nbsp;Cemetery&nbsp;to connect with the shoreline thoroughfare from&nbsp;Mississippi&nbsp;City.&nbsp; Mr. Caillavet removed trees and stumps, but when completed, the road had the appearance of a&nbsp;<strong><em>“long avenue shaded on both sides”</em></strong>.&nbsp; It was said of Commissioner Caillavet that,&nbsp;<strong><em>“The city fathers could not have appointed a more efficient man for commissioner that the present incumbent.”</em></strong>(<em>The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, October 5, 1883, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Raymond Caillavet was elected as Secretary of the City of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;in January 1885.&nbsp; He defeated Thomas D. Bachino 147 votes to 72 votes.(<em>The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, January 9, 1885, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mr. Caillavet lost to John Walker in the&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;mayoral election of 1888.(<em>The Biloxi Herald, March&nbsp;&nbsp; , 1888)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Construction</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Raymond Caillavet built a large storage house for the Biloxi Artesian Ice Manufacturing Company.(<em>The Biloxi Herald, February 18, 1888, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On February 26, 1869, Raymond Caillavet bought a lot fronting on&nbsp;North Street&nbsp;at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from his father.&nbsp; It was described in the land deed records as having a front of eighty-five feet on&nbsp;North Street&nbsp;and being two-hundred feet deep.&nbsp; It was bounded on the north by North Street, east by Mrs. Lefaure, south by lands of Cook, and west by a street or road (Cuevas Street?).&nbsp; He paid $200 for the land.&nbsp; Here Raymond Caillavet reared his family and made his livelihood as a carpenter.(</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In June 1869, young Raymond Caillavet for $100 acquired another lot from his father.&nbsp; It had a width of sixty-five feet and was one-hundred twenty five feet in depth.&nbsp; The lot was bounded on the north by John Latour Caillavet, east by Charles T. Couave (Cuevas), south by a street, and west by an alley.(3)&nbsp; Caillavet conveyed this property to Phillip Lestrade (1832-1912) on January 5, 1876, as partial repayment for a debt owed Lestrade in a partnership that they had once partcipated.(4)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Raymond Caillavet also had a career in public service in&nbsp;Harrison&nbsp;County&nbsp;and as a city official at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; He served as Justice of the Peace District 1 (1873-1875), Corner and Ranger (1875-1877), Mayor of Biloxi (1877-1882), Corner and Ranger (1889-1891), and City Councilman (1894-1895).&nbsp; In the January 1879 mayoral election, Caillavet defeated J.R. Harkness receiving 151 of the 200 votes cast.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Raymond and Celina J. Caillavet reared their family at&nbsp;New Orleans&nbsp;and&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; Their children were: Marie Blanche Caillavet (1865-1940), John Caillavet (b. circa 1867-pre 1870), Aristide Bertrand Caillavet (1868-1898), Emma Rose C. Murray (c. 1869-1955+), Alice C. Bellande (1872-1955), Edward Caillavet (1874-1923), Clarissa Rita Caillavet (1877-1885), William (1879-1940), Lillian C. Holley (1883-1967), Louise C. Morgan (1881-1965).&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Raymond Caillavet expired on February 16, 1898.&nbsp; Mrs. Caillavet died on March 15, 1903.&nbsp; Both are buried at the&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Cemetery.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Marie Blanche Caillavet</strong>&nbsp;(1865-1940)-born December 12, 1865, at&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; She moved fromBiloxi&nbsp;to&nbsp;New Orleans&nbsp;circa 1915, where she resided at 830 Governor Nicholls in the Vieux Carre..&nbsp; Blanche never married.&nbsp; She kept house for her sister, Emma, before she married William P. Murray.&nbsp; Miss Caillavet died April 19, 1940 at&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; Mrs. Calvin Strayham and Alice Bellande, her sister, were with her when she died.&nbsp; Blanche Caillavet\'s remains were interred at the&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Cemetery.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>John Caillavet</strong>-born circa March 1867, at&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; Probably died before 1880.&nbsp; This may be the same person as Aristide Caillavet.&nbsp; No further information.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Aristide Bertrand Caillavet</strong> (1868-1898)-born February 10, 1868 at&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; Aristide Caillavet married Ellen Gannon on June 17, 1890 at Biloxi (BVM).&nbsp; She was the daughter of Patrick Gannon and Anna Pennel.&nbsp; Their children were:&nbsp; Celina (b. 1890), Arthur Aristide (1893-1893), Mary Winnie Mon (1895-1977), Edward Aristide (1898-1963).&nbsp; Aristide Caillavet died on January 19, 1898.&nbsp; He was buried at the&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Cemetery.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Emma Rose Caillavet Murray </strong>(1869-1955+)-born 1869, at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; Emma Caillavet married William P. Murray on May 19, 1891 at&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; Their children were: Edgar Murray (b. 1891) and Robert Murray (1893-1955+).&nbsp; Emma C. Murray\'s remains are buried at&nbsp;New Orleans.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Alice Louise Caillavet Bellande</strong> (1872-1955)-born October 7, 1872, at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; She married Peter Bellande (1871-1933) on August 19, 1894 at BVM.&nbsp; Peter Bellande made his livelihood as a bartender and a policeman.&nbsp; They resided at&nbsp;837 Lameuse Street.&nbsp; Children:&nbsp; Roy P. Bellande (1895-1964), Faye B. Davidson (1898-1974), Aristide C. Bellande (1901-1976), Elliott A. Bellande (1904-1977), Ruth B. Ragusin (1906-1993), Marcel J. Bellande (1909-1982), Alton L. Bellande (1912-1970).&nbsp; Alice C. Bellande died on July 10, 1955.&nbsp; Buried at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Cemetery.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Edward Caillavet</strong> (1874-1923)-born December 1874, at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; Edward Caillavet relocated to&nbsp;New Orleans&nbsp;circa 1896.&nbsp; He was familiarly known as \"Nig\" Caillavet.&nbsp; Edward Caillavet died November 15, 1923, at&nbsp;Jackson,&nbsp;Louisiana, after a long illness.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Clarissa Rita Caillavet</strong>&nbsp;(1877-1885)-born April 22, 1877.&nbsp; Died April 10, 1885.&nbsp; No further information.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>William Fernand Caillavet</strong>&nbsp;(1879-1940) born January 14, 1879, at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; He married Eulalie Rita Louge (1887-1941) on March 19, 1910.&nbsp; W.F. \"Grits\" Caillavet made his livelihood as a carpenter.&nbsp; The family resided at&nbsp;701 West Howard Avenue&nbsp;at the time of his demise on February 27, 1940.&nbsp; Rita Louge Caillavet was the daughter of Michael J. Louge and Mary Fayard of&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; She was born on July 17, 1887 at&nbsp;Biloxi, and died there on June 21, 1941.&nbsp; Their children were:&nbsp; William Caillavet (1911-1912), Irma Lucille Caillavet (1912-1994), and an unnamed son (1914-1914).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Lucille Caillavet, their only surviving child never married, and lived on&nbsp;Thomas Street&nbsp;most of her life.&nbsp; She was close to Arnice Sanders Wagner of Mobile, the daughter of her aunt, Mrs. T.J. (Eugenie) Louge Cox.&nbsp; All members of this family are buried at the&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Cemetery.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Louise Clemence Caillavet Morgan</strong>&nbsp;(1881-1965)-born February 3, 1881, at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; As a young woman, she worked as a salesgirl in the Julius Cahn establishment.&nbsp; Louise married Alvah Clark Morgan (1881-1979) who she met while he worked in&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;as the cashier at the L&amp;N freight depot.&nbsp; Their nuptial vows were taken on August 28, 1911, at&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; Al Morgan was born at Trilla near Matoon in south central&nbsp;Illinois.&nbsp; After leaving&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;in 1911, the Morgans resided at&nbsp;Memphis, Forth Worth, and&nbsp;Wichita Falls,&nbsp;Texas&nbsp;before settling at&nbsp;Denver,&nbsp;Colorado&nbsp;in 1917.&nbsp; Mr. Morgan worked for the Colorado Fuel &amp; Iron Company until 1931.&nbsp; Their only child, Trilla Morgan Reilly (1913-2004), was born at&nbsp;Fort Worth,&nbsp;Texas&nbsp;on April 25, 1913.&nbsp; She was named for&nbsp;Trilla,&nbsp;Illinois, the birthplace of her father.&nbsp; Louise C. Morgan died November 6, 1965, at&nbsp;Denver,&nbsp;Colorado.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mary Liliana Caillavet Holley</strong>&nbsp;(1883-1967)-born July 19, 1883, at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; She was known as Lillian.&nbsp; Lillian Caillavet married Anson Holley (1882-1967) at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;on January 29, 1907.&nbsp; They resided at&nbsp;139 Magnolia Street.&nbsp; The Holley children were:&nbsp; Anson Holley, Jr. (1908-1975),&nbsp;Lillian H. Maumus (1910-1981), Lionel Holley (1910-1993), Pat H. Daley (1913-1986), and Raymond Holley (1920-1940).&nbsp; Anson Holley built&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;schooners for&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;\"Lel\" Desporte and the C.B. Foster Packing Company.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Harrison&nbsp;County&nbsp;Land&nbsp;Deed Book 10, p. 614.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">2.&nbsp; ------------------------- Book 11, p. 522-523.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">3.&nbsp; ------------------------- Book 15, p. 24-25.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;Nap L. Cassibry, II,&nbsp;<strong>Early Settlers and Land Grants at&nbsp;Biloxi</strong>, Volume I, (Mississippi Coast History and Genealogical Society:&nbsp; Biloxi, Mississippi-1986), p. 48.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;Nap&nbsp; L. Cassibry II,&nbsp;<strong>Early Settlers and Land Grants at&nbsp;Biloxi</strong>,&nbsp; Volume II, (Mississippi Coast History and Genealogical Society:&nbsp; Biloxi, Mississppi-1986), p. 24, p. 50, and pp. 118-119.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;Nap&nbsp; L. Cassibry II,&nbsp;<strong>The Ladner Odyssey</strong>, (Mississippi&nbsp;Historical and Genealogical Society:&nbsp;&nbsp;Biloxi,&nbsp;Mississippi-1988), p</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Gladys de Villier,&nbsp;<strong>The Opelousas Post</strong>, (Polyanthos, Inc: Cottonport, Louisiana-1972) p. 25.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Grady Howell,&nbsp;<strong>To Live and Die in&nbsp;Dixie</strong>, (Chickasaw Bayou Press:&nbsp; Jackson, Mississippi-1991), pp. 30-3333 and p. 566.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre,&nbsp;<strong>The Caillavet Family</strong>, (Mississippi Coast History and Genealogical Society:&nbsp; Biloxi, Mississippi-1984), p. 30, p. 66, and p. 76.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre,&nbsp;<strong>Catholic Church Records Diocese of&nbsp;Biloxi</strong>,&nbsp;Mississippi, (Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi:&nbsp; Biloxi, Mississippi-1991), pp. 45-48.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;Harrison County,&nbsp;Mississippi&nbsp;Register of Commissions, pp. 22, 26, 28, 37, and 51.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;Harrison&nbsp;County&nbsp;Chancery Court Cause No. P-2781B, \"Estate of Irma Louise Caillavet\", August 26, 1994.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>\"William Murray-Emma Caillavet\"</strong>, May 19, 1891, p. 4 see also July 18, 1891, p. 4.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>\"F.W. Elmer elected\"</strong>, January 10, 1891, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>\"Uranie Cailavet\"</strong>, December 28, 1895, p. 8.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>\"Aristide B. Caillavet\"</strong>, January 22, 1898, p. 8,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>\"Captain Raymond Caillavet\"</strong>, February 19, 1898, p. 5.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald ,&nbsp;<strong>\"Zeline Caillavet\"</strong>, March 16, 1903, p. 6.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Holley-Caillavet\"</strong>, January 29, 1907.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Louge-Caillavet\"</strong>, March 21, 1910, p. 8, c. 2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Moran</strong>&nbsp;(sic)-<strong>Caillavet\",</strong>&nbsp;August 30, 1911, p. 8.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Edward Caillavet Dead\"</strong>, November 16, 1923, p. 3.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Blanche Caillavet dies\"</strong>, April 20, 1940, p. 7.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Mrs. Wm. Caillavet Dies\"</strong>, June 23, 1941.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Pascagoula</em>&nbsp;Democrat-Star,&nbsp;<strong>\"Elections at&nbsp;Biloxi</strong>\", January 10, 1879, p. 3.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Lionel J. Holley, Sr.\"</strong>, February 23, 1993, p. 2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">U.S.&nbsp;Census-Harrison County,&nbsp;Mississippi&nbsp;(1850, 1860, 1870,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1880, and 1900).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Personal Communication:</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Hazel M. Bellande-September 1995.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Fern Davidson Dubaz O\'Neal-September 1995.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Laura Thompson Creel-September 1995.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Trilla Morgan Reilly-September 1995.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Thelma G. Bellande-October 1995.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">______________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;<strong>F.W. ELMER&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1883</span></span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Frederick W. Elmer (1847-1926) was born at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;on January 23, 1847.&nbsp; He was the son of two European immigrants, Jacob Elmer (1812-1894) and Barbara Gettendorf (1823-1858).&nbsp; Jacob Elmer was born at Canton Glarus in&nbsp;Switzerland, the same area of the Hosli and Abbley family origination.&nbsp; Mr. Elmer came to&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;in 1836 and circa 1837, he married Barbara Gettendorf, a native of Winweiler,Rhein Kreis,&nbsp;Bavaria.&nbsp; In 1850, Jacob Elmer was a merchant at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;worth $15,000.&nbsp; His children with Barbara Gettendorf were:&nbsp; Helena Elmer Northrop (1838-1869+), Anna Elmer (b. 1839), Jacob Elmer (1843-1885), John P. Elmer (b. 1843), Henry M. Elmer (1844-1868),&nbsp;<strong>Frederick William Elmer</strong>&nbsp;(1847-1926), Augustus Elmer (b. 1848), Otho Elmer (1851-1926+), and Charles Elmer (1852-1926+).(1850 Harrison Co., Mississippi Federal Census&nbsp;&nbsp; )</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">After the demise of his wife in 1858, Jacob Elmer married Louisa B. Wetzel (1844-1894) in January 1863.&nbsp; She was the daughter of German immigrant, Jacob Wetzel (1802-1860+) and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp; Her mother was dead before 1860.&nbsp; Their children were: Coresta E. Bachino (1866-1900+), Effee Elmer Dulion (. 1866-193 ), Clarence Elmer (1868-1901), Percy L. Elmer (1873-1949), Edward Ross Elmer (1878-1934), and the twins, Albert (1881-1900+) and Arthur Elmer (b. 1881).&nbsp; Jacob Wetzel\'s siblings raised by Jacob Elmer were: Julia Wetzel (b. 1853), and Catherine Wetzel (b. 1855).( Harrison Co.. Ms. MRB&nbsp;&nbsp; , p.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Elizabeth Carson Maycock</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">F.W. Elmer married Elizabeth Carson Maycock (1850-1905) in May 1871.(Guice, 1968?, p. 19).&nbsp; She was the daughter of Captain James Maycock (1825-1892) and Mary Emily Carson (1827-1900), born atCape May,&nbsp;New Jersey.&nbsp; Captain Maycock was a native of&nbsp;Hull,&nbsp;Yorkshire,&nbsp;England&nbsp;and arrived atBiloxi&nbsp;on an English vessel in 1839.(Harrison Co.. Ms. MRB&nbsp;&nbsp; , p.&nbsp; and&nbsp;<em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald, March 19, 1892, p. 4)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Captain Maycock was a seafood pioneer at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; In 1881, he and Lazaro Lopez (1850-1903), F. W. Elmer (1847-1926), W.K.M. Dukate (1853-1916), and William Gorenflo (1844-1932) with a capital stock of $8,000 organized the Lopez, Elmer and Company which became the Biloxi Canning Company.&nbsp; This factory was situated on the Back Bay of Biloxi, at the head of&nbsp;Reynoir Street.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">F.W. Elmer and his spouse were the parents of ten children.&nbsp; Eight survived into the 20<sup>th</sup>Century.&nbsp; The known Elmer children are: Marie Ann Sichirich (1872-1946), Ida L. Elmer (1873-1891), Nina V. Scott (1877-1937+), Cora V. Enochs (1878-1962), F.W. Elmer II (1881-1948), James C. Elmer (1883-1920), Inez F. Ebersole (1885-1937+), Margueryte E. Cole (1887-1965), and Edward E. Elmer (1892-1900+).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;<u>The&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Daily Herald, Business and Professional Men</u>, (The Biloxi Daily Herald: Biloxi, Mississippi-1902), p. .</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>\"F.W. Elmer elected\"</strong>, January 10, 1891, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi</strong>&nbsp;Loses Noted Citizen”, December 24, 1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;________________________________________________________________________________________________&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>JOHN</strong>&nbsp;<strong>A. BOUSQUET&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>[Mayor in 1885, 1886, 1893, 1894]</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/37148071_0.jpg\" style=\"height:350px; width:206px\" /></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Jean Alphonse Bousquet</strong>&nbsp;(1845-1908)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">[from T.H. Glenn, 1893, p. 55]</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jean Alphonse Bousquet (1845-1908) was born August 2, 1845, the son of Jean Baptiste Bousquet, and Marie Caillavet, the daughter of Louis Arbeau Caillavet and Marguerite Fayard.&nbsp; He married in November 1867 to Marie Eugenie Sabourin (1852-1894?), a native of&nbsp;Canada&nbsp;and the daughter of Charles Sabourin and Jan Thurber.(Lepre, 1991, p. 38)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Family</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jean A. Bousquet and Marie E. Bousquet were the parents of four children: Joseph Arthur Bousquet (1871-1880+) m. Florence Savage; Edgar Gabriel Bousquet (1873-1962) m. Ella Mullen (1875-1900+); Lelia Marie Bousquet (1875-1936) m. James V. Hagan (18&nbsp; -1929); and Denella Bousquet (1878-1900+) m. S.L. Coward.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Children</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Edgar G. Bousquet married Ella Mullen (1875-1900+) at&nbsp;New Orleans&nbsp;on December 15, 1898. James E. Bousquet, first child, was born July 1900 at NOLA.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">Lelia M.&nbsp;Bousquet</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Lelia Marie Bousquet (1875-1936) married James V. Hagan (18-1929) of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;on June 24, 1897 at New Orleans.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, June&nbsp;&nbsp; 1897, p. 8 and The Daily Herald, November 30, 1936, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Danella Bousquet</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Daniella Bousquet (1878-1921) was born at New Orleans. She married Sidney L. Cowand (1878-1930+) at Biloxi on December 9, 1905. He was born at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. In 1920, the Cowands were domiciled at Ocean Springs, Mississippi where he owned a cabinet making shop. They lived on Porter Street with Ada Cowand (1907-1920+), their teenage daughter.(1900 Harrison Co., Circuit Court&nbsp;Ms. MRB 17, p. 275;&nbsp;Harrison Co., Mississippi Federal Census T623_808, p. 3B, ED 28; and 1920 Jackson Co., Mississippi Federal Census T625_879, p. 2B, ED 66) </span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Mrs. Cowand gave birth to another daughter on October 11, 1921 at Ocean Springs. She died on October 15, 1921 only four days after delivery. Her corporal remains were interred in the Biloxi Cemetery.(The Daily Herald, October 14, 1921, p. 6 and October 21, 1921, p. 2).</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">J.A. Bousquet expired at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;on December 12, 1908.&nbsp; Eugenie died at NOLA on June , 1898.&nbsp;&nbsp;J.V. Hagan expired on 12-7-1929.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">New Orleans</span></span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Screen%20Shot%202018-07-19%20at%206.27.58%20AM.png\" /></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">[The&nbsp;Daily&nbsp;Picayune, February&nbsp;27, 1876, p. 3]</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Bakery</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In December 1893, Mayor Bousquet acquired full interest in the Sun Bakery when he bought his partners vested interest in the company.&nbsp; Bouquet planned to operate the business himself and retain the services of Fred Quint, who managed the bread making department of the bakery.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, December 2, 1893, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>New Orleans</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Bousquet family left&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;for&nbsp;New Orleans&nbsp;circa 1895 and planned to return August 1, 1897.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, July 17, 1897, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Jean Alphonse Bousquet-Mayor 1885-1886</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jean A. Bousquet served&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;as its Mayor from 1885-1886.&nbsp; He defeated Emile Laudner 161 votes to 148 votes in the 1885 election.<em>(The Daily Picayune, January 5, 1885)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Other elected&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;City&nbsp;officials for 1885-1886 were:</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Secretary: Raymond Caillavet (1838-1898)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Treasurer: Edward Glennan (1854-1933)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Aldermen: E.L. James; R.M. Balius; Pedro Perez (1866-1927); and Phil McCabe.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Marshall:&nbsp;Cary&nbsp;Holleman</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;T.H. Glenn,&nbsp;<strong><u>The&nbsp;Mexican&nbsp;Gulf&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;on&nbsp;Mobile&nbsp;Bay&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Mississippi Sound</u>&nbsp;<u>Illustrated</u></strong>, (Delchamps: Mobile, Alabama-1893).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre,&nbsp;<strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of&nbsp;Biloxi,&nbsp;Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Diocese of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,<strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong>“Local Happenings”</strong>, December 2, 1893.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Latest</strong>&nbsp;City&nbsp;News”,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Latest</strong>&nbsp;City&nbsp;News”,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Latest</strong>&nbsp;City&nbsp;News”,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Latest</strong>&nbsp;City&nbsp;News”,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Latest</strong>&nbsp;City&nbsp;News”,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“James V. Hagan dies”</strong>, December 7, 1929?</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. Hagan died in&nbsp;Biloxi</strong>&nbsp;today”, November 30, 1936.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Picayune,&nbsp;</em>January 5, 1885.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Pascagoula</em>&nbsp;Democrat-Star,&nbsp;<strong>“Local News”</strong>, January 9, 1885, p. 3.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">______________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1887</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>EMILE LAUDNER [Ladner]&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor-Emile Laudner</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Aldermen</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">M.J. Grady, E.L. James, E. Bakeler, and Joseph R. Davis.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">REFERENCES:</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Biloxi herald, \'Town Council\', January 21, 1888, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>EMILE LAUDNER [Ladner]&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">[Mayor 1887]</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;__________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Walker%2C John (18-1908).jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:207px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>JOHN C. WALKER</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;Mayor of Biloxi 1888-1889</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>The City election at Biloxi for Mayor and City Council was held on March &nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John C. Waker, Mayor</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Kuhn</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Elmer</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">S.C.&nbsp;Stirling</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Gorenflo</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>The&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Daily Herald, Business and Professional Men</u></strong>, (The Biloxi Daily Herald: Biloxi, Mississippi-1902), p. 52.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Charles L. Dyer,&nbsp;<strong><u>Along The Gulf</u></strong>, (Women of the Trinity Episcopal Church:&nbsp; Pass Christian-1971.&nbsp; Originally published 1895).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em><strong>Journals</strong></em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;<em>Herald, </em><strong>\"Announcement\"</strong>, March 3, 1888.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;Herald, </em><strong>\"Official Municipal Vote\"</strong>&nbsp;March 10, 1888.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;<em>Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\" &nbsp;\"</strong>,&nbsp;March , 1888.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Captain Walker fatally shoots himself and wife”</strong>, June 8, 1907.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Captain Walker’s will\"</strong>, June 15, 1907.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">______________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Howard%2C Harry Turner.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:205px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>HARRY T. HOWARD</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi 1889-1890</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>F.W. ELMER</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of&nbsp;</strong><strong>Biloxi</strong><strong>&nbsp;1891-1892</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Frederick William Elmer was elected Mayor of Biloxi on January &nbsp;6, 1891. &nbsp;He defeated two opponents, Zachary Taylor Champlin and A.B. DeLamarre. &nbsp;Of the votes cast, Mr. Elmer received 392, Champlain 102 and DeLamarre 74. &nbsp;Mr. Elmer was lauded in the local journal with these words:&nbsp;<strong>\"</strong>[F.W. Elmer is]&nbsp;<strong>a man of sound ideas, liberality of opinion, energy and progressive tendencies, and during the years he has previously served his constituency, both as a municipal officer and state legislator, has proven fidelity to Biloxi, his interest inher welfare and displayued an executive ability which fits him for the office to which he had been called.\"</strong>(The Biloxi Herald, January 10, 1891, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1891 Biloxi City Council</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">F.W. Elmer, Mayor</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Treasurer-Edward Glennan</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Francis A. Caillavet,&nbsp;Marshall</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John A. Bousquet, Secretary&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alderman 1st Ward-Emile V. Laudner</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alderman 2nd Ward-Phil McCabe</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alderman 3rd Ward-Raymond Caillavet (1838-1898)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alderman 4th Ward-James O. Donohoe</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>The&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Daily Herald, Business and Professional Men</u></strong>, (The Biloxi Daily Herald: Biloxi, Mississippi-1902), p. .</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>\"F.W. Elmer elected\"</strong>, January 10, 1891, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Proceedings of the Town Council”</strong>, January 4, 1892, p. 8.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi</strong>&nbsp;Loses Noted Citizen”, December 24, 1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>JEAN A. BOUSQUET</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from 1893-1894.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In early January 1893, the new&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;city government took office.&nbsp; In the Mayoral race, Jean A. Bousquet beat challenger Zachary T. Champlin (1847-1924) in a very close contest sixty-six to sixty-three votes.&nbsp; Other elected officials were: W.K.M. Dukate (1852-1916), treasurer; Ward 1-T.H. Gleason; Ward 2-A.M. Dulion; Ward 3-Michael J. Louge (1847-1921); Ward 4-John C. Bradford.&nbsp; Phil McCabe (1867-1935) was city clerk and W.P. Murray, city marshal.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, January 7, 1893)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Biloxi</strong>’s new municipal officers”, January 7, 1893.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Latest</strong>&nbsp;City&nbsp;News”, July 17, 1897.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;<strong>1894</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1895</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Glennan%2C Edward-1.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:206px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>EDWARD GLENNAN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Edward Glennan Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from 1895-1896.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Edward Glennan<strong>&nbsp;</strong>(1911-1933) was born at&nbsp;New Orleans&nbsp;on February 13, 1854, the son of James Glennan and Anne Daugherty, both Irish immigrants. In October 1884<strong>,&nbsp;</strong>Edward Glennan married Mary E. Colbert (1858-1938), the daughter of Anthony Colbert and Bridget Kirby at&nbsp;Biloxi,&nbsp;Mississippi&nbsp;in the Nativity BVM Catholic Church.&nbsp; Five children: Francis E. Glennan (1885-1914) m. Jennie Frees; Celestia Violet Glennan (1887); Ethel L. Glennan (1889-);&nbsp; Hazel L. Glennan (1891-1891), Roy O. Glennan (1894-1982); and Althea S. Glennan (1898) m. George R. Anderson.(Lepre, 1991, p. 136)Biloxi&nbsp;merchant since 1880.&nbsp; Resided on&nbsp;Howard Avenue.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The election was held on January 1, 1895.&nbsp; In the Mayoral contest, Edward Glennan and Thomas E. Gleason both garnered 103 votes.&nbsp; The City Charter required that the tie be broken by drawing lots and Glennan won.&nbsp; Other City officers elected were: T.P. Dulion, treasurer; J.R. Fowler, 1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Ward Alderman; J.B. Lemon, 2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;Ward Alderman; Raymond Caillavet, 3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;Ward Alderman; and John C. Bradford, 4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Ward Alderman.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, January 5, 1895, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Biloxi</strong>’s City Election”, January 5, 1895.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1896</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1896 City Officers</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor Ed Glennan</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Aldermen:&nbsp;</strong>1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Joseph R. Fowler (1840-1914) and Isidore Heidenheim (1857-1918).&nbsp; 2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;Ward: J.B. Lemon and L. Lopez. 3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Raymond Caillavet (1838-1898) and Nicholas Voivedich (1850-1937).&nbsp; 4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Ward: John C. Bradford (1855-1928) and William Gorenflo.<strong>&nbsp; Alderman-at-Large-</strong>Daniel A. Nash (1858-1904).<strong>&nbsp; Recorder-</strong>Thomas H. Gleason (1857-1935)<strong>.&nbsp; Marshal-</strong>Joseph C. DeLamarre<strong>&nbsp;</strong>(1855-1931).<strong>&nbsp; Street Commissioner-</strong>Joseph R. Fowler<strong>. Assessor and Tax Collector-</strong>Richard J. Lowery (1867-1939).<strong>&nbsp; City Clerk-</strong>Phil McCabe (1867-1935).<em>(The Biloxi Herald, February 18, 1896, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>Bradford-O’Keefe Burial Book</u></strong>&nbsp; No. 20A,&nbsp;<strong>“Edward Glennan”,&nbsp;</strong>(Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home-Biloxi, Mississippi-1933)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>The&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Daily Herald, Business and Professional Men</u></strong>, (The Biloxi Daily Herald: Biloxi, Mississippi-1902). P. 51.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre,&nbsp;<strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of&nbsp;Biloxi,&nbsp;Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Diocese of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“New Officers”</strong>, February 18, 1896.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“The new administration of the City of&nbsp;Biloxi</strong>”, January 4, 1911.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Glennan dies at&nbsp;Biloxi</strong>&nbsp;home”, December 18, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Howard%2C Frank Turner_0.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:197px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>HARRY T. HOWARD</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of&nbsp;</strong><strong>Biloxi</strong><strong>&nbsp;1897</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>City Officials</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1st Ward-F.H. McCaleb and Isidore Heidenheim</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">2nd Ward-Joseph W. Swetman and Charles Redding</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">3rd Ward-Lazaro Lopez and John McCormick</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">4th Ward-John C. Bradford and Raymond Caillavet</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alderman-at-Large-Edward C. Glennan</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">O.G. Swetman, Clerk</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">J.H. Neville, City Attorney</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">T.H. Gleason, Police Justice and City Recorder</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">R.J. Lowery, assessor and tax collector</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Charles Blake, Marshal</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">William T. Curry, Janitor</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;<em>(The Biloxi Herald, January 9, 1897, p. 1 and p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Resignation</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald, <strong>\"The City Officials\"</strong>,&nbsp;January 9, 1897, p. 1 and p. 8.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“City Officials”</strong>, January 28, 1898.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“City Council”</strong>, September 9, 1899.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">___________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Howard%2C Frank Turner_1.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:197px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>HARRY T. HOWARD</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of&nbsp;</strong><strong>Biloxi</strong><strong>&nbsp;1898</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor Pro Tem</strong>-Joseph W. Swetman</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Aldermen</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1st Ward-F.H. McCaleb and Isidore Heidenheim</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">2nd Ward-Joseph W. Swetman and Charles Redding</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">3rd Ward-Lazaro Lopez and John McCormick</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">4th Ward-John C. Bradford and William Gorenflo</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alderman-at-Large-Edward C. Glennan</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Attorney-James H. Neville</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Clerk and Auditor-O.G. Swetman</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Acessor and Tax Collector-Richard J. Lowery</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Registrar-W.L. Gilbert</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Physician-W.T. Bolton</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Marshal and Market Clerk-Charles W. Blake</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Street Commissioner-Raymond Caillavet</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Fire Department-Dan Markey</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;<em>Herald</em>,&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>“City Directory”</strong>, January 1, 1898.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;<em>Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>“”</strong>, .</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">____________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Howard%2C Harry Turner_0.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:205px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>HARRY T. HOWARD</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of&nbsp;</strong><strong>Biloxi</strong><strong>&nbsp;from 1899</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor Pro Tem</strong>-Joseph W. Swetman</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Aldermen</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1st Ward-F.H. McCaleb and Isidore Heidenheim</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">2nd Ward-Joseph W. Swetman and Charles Redding</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">3rd Ward-Lazaro Lopez and J.C. Clower</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">4th Ward-John C. Bradford and William Gorenflo</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alderman-at-Large-Edward C. Glennan</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Attorney-James H. Neville</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Clerk and Auditor-O.G. Swetman</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Treasurer-T.P. Dulion</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Acessor and Tax Collector-Richard J. Lowery</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Registrar-W.L. Guice</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Physician-W.T. Bolton</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Marshal and Market Clerk-Charles W. Blake</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Street Commissioner-Raymond Caillavet</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Fire Department-Dan Markey</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;<em>Herald</em>, <strong>\"City Election\"</strong>, December 14, 1898.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>“”</strong>, .</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;<em>Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>“City Council”</strong>, January 5, 1899.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;<em>Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>“Opposed to shell mountains\"</strong>, January 10, 1899.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_______________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Nash%2C Daniel A..JPG\" style=\"height:350px; width:244px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>DANIEL A. NASH</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of&nbsp;</strong><strong>Biloxi</strong><strong>&nbsp;from 1899-1900.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Dr. Daniel Arthur Nash (1858-1904) was born at Livingston,&nbsp;Sumter County,&nbsp;Alabama&nbsp;on December 10, 1858.&nbsp; His parents were Preston G. Nash (1821-1880+), a&nbsp;Virginia&nbsp;born attorney and later Chancery Clerk of&nbsp;Sumter&nbsp;County,&nbsp;Alabama, and by birth and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; , a native of&nbsp;North Carolina.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Marriage and family</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1900, he married&nbsp;Elizabeth&nbsp;‘Lizzie’ Carraway (1869-1935) of&nbsp;Jackson,&nbsp;Mississippi.&nbsp; She was the daughter of John Chapman Carroway (1843-1901) and Arcola Carroway (1848-1933).&nbsp; John C. Carroway (1873-1931), Mrs. Nash’s brother, was cashier at the Bank of Biloxi and later .&nbsp; The couple had a child born circa 1901 that expired at birth.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Professional</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Painless Dentistry</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Dr. D.A. Nash</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>DENTIST</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Office in the&nbsp;Picard</strong>&nbsp;Building&nbsp;opposite the Opera House</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Biloxi,&nbsp;Mississippi</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Teeth pulled and extracted without pain.&nbsp; My method is a simple discovery scientifically applied and perfectly harmless.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>(The Biloxi Herald, July 22, 1893, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Politics</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Elected Alderman-at-Large and served in this capacity in 1895? And 1896.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, February 18, 1896, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1900, the Carroway family lived on Front Street at Biloxi.(1900 Harrison County, Mississippi Federal Census T623 808, p. 1A, ED 31)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayoral appointment</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">With the resignation of Mayor H.T. Howard,<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Dr. Daniel A. Nash, Alderman of Ward 3, was appointed Mayor of Biloxi by Governor Anselm J. McLauren (1848-1909).&nbsp; After resigning his position as City alderman, Daniel A. Nash took the oath of office on September 5, 1899.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Yachtsman</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Dr. Nash was heavily involved in the Biloxi Yacht Club and Southern Gulf Yachting Association.&nbsp; He served as Commodore of the BYC and</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Urania</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Dr. Nash and William Via owned the swift racing, yacht&nbsp;<strong><em>Urania.&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></strong>At the 1903 Annual Gulfport Yacht Club Regatta, they decided not to sail&nbsp;<strong><em>Urania&nbsp;</em></strong>to defend the GCYA cup held by the Biloxi Yacht Club.&nbsp; The owners felt that their craft could win the upcoming Gulfport regatta, but were offended by criticism resulting from the Bay-Waveland race in which Mr. Via’s piloting of the&nbsp;<strong><em>Urania&nbsp;</em></strong>met with scrutiny.&nbsp; William Nels Johnson (1864-1903+), the builder of&nbsp;<strong><em>Urania</em></strong>, had sailed her to six wins in seven matches against all comers.&nbsp; The boat had new sails and the owners felt that she had no other rival on the Mississippi Coast except the&nbsp;<strong><em>Gladiola.&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></strong>Dr. Nash commented that the&nbsp;<strong><em>Urania&nbsp;</em></strong>was for sale.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, July 29, 1903, p. 1)</em><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Nash home and Fire</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In the spring of 1897, Dr. Nash let a contract to William P. Burke (1858-1924) to erect a six-room cottage in the Keller Addition Subdivision on the Biloxi front beach. &nbsp;John C. Carraway, his brother-in-law, was also having his residence built nearby by John R. Harkness (1827-1903).<em>(The Biloxi Herald, April 3, 1897, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Dr. Nash’s beach front domicile west of the Biloxi Cemetery was destroyed in a large conflagration on February 10, 1902.&nbsp; Faulty electric wiring was believed to be the origin of the fire.&nbsp; Dr. Nash escaped from the burning structure with a minimal amount of clothing on his person.&nbsp; The vacant Judge H.C. Turley home adjacent to the Nash place was saved by a volunteer bucket brigade.&nbsp; Dr. Nash estimated his losses at $5000, which included many painting and silverware.&nbsp; He carried $3000 in insurance with the Swan Agency.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, February 11, 1902, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">It is interesting to note that Judge H.C. Turley was appointed Postmaster at Natchez in April 1897 during the William McKinley (1843-1901) presidential administration.&nbsp; Judge Turley was Republican National Committeeman for Mississippi from 1900 to February 1904.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, April 3, 1897, p. 1 and The New York Times, February 28, 1904, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In June 1902,<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Dr. Nash and family took up quarters at the Montross Hotel on the Biloxi waterfront.&nbsp; They later relocated to a home on the corner of Howard Avenue and Couevas Street.&nbsp; In late August 1903, he planned to hold a fire works celebration at his home for the children of Ward 2, if James K. Vardaman (1861-1930) was elected Governor of Mississippi.&nbsp; Mr. Vardaman was elected and served one term as Governor.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, June 30, 1902, p. 8 and August 27, 1903, p. 6)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>D.A. Nash</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Doctor of Dental Surgery</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Hours 8:30 a.m-6:00 p.m.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Office upstairs Bank of Biloxi building</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, October 21, 1903, p. 4)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Accidental death</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Dr. Daniel A. Nash expired at his Biloxi residence in late March 1904.&nbsp; He was accidentally shot to death with his own shot gun.&nbsp; The funeral was held at his Couevas Street residence with the Reverend H.W. Van Hook of the Biloxi Methodist Church presiding.&nbsp; Dr. Nash was eulogized by&nbsp;<em>The Biloxi&nbsp;</em>Daily:<strong><em>in his death the City of Biloxi has lost a useful and progressive citizen who had the future of the place he had adopted as his home close to his heart.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></strong>His corporal remains were interred in the Biloxi Cemetery.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, March 26, 1904, p. 5 and The Progress, April 2, 1904, p. 4)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Elizabeth C. Nash and H.D. Lowd</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In May 1908, Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Carraway Nash married Howard Dickson Lowd (1860-1910) at Biloxi.&nbsp; Howard was her childhood sweetheart in Jackson, Mississippi.&nbsp; Initially, he made his livelihood in the newspaper business as a printer’s apprentice and bookkeeper for&nbsp;<em>The Clarion&nbsp;</em>at Jackson.&nbsp; In 1886, Howard D. Lowd commenced his own journal,&nbsp;<em>The Daily Advertiser.&nbsp;&nbsp;</em>It failed after two years and he went to Washington D.C. to work for the Government Printing Office.&nbsp; In 1907, H.D. Lowd returned to his native Jackson to become manager of&nbsp;<em>The Daily News&nbsp;</em>composing room.&nbsp; He became telegraph editor before relocation to Birmingham, Alabama to work in a similar post with&nbsp;<em>The Birmingham Ledger.&nbsp;</em>Howard D. Lowd expired in the nation’s Capitol in January 1910.<em>(The Daily Herald, January 12, 1910, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Lizzie Carroway Nash Lowd and her mother eventually relocated to St. Louis, Missouri.&nbsp; They were residence of the Washington Hotel in 1930 and of the Monterrey Hotel in August 1931, when John C. Carroway, her brother, expired at St. Louis on July 30, 1931.&nbsp; His corporal remains were sent to Biloxi, Mississippi for internment in the family plot in the Biloxi Cemetery.<em>(1930 St. Louis Co., Missouri Federal Census R1244, pp. 8A and 8B, ED 218 and The Daily Herald, August 6, 1931)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;<strong><u>The Biloxi Daily Herald, Business and Professional Men</u></strong>, (The Biloxi Daily Herald: Biloxi, Mississippi-1902), p. 53.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>&nbsp;</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“A Fish Story”</strong>, July 1, 1893, p. 8.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Advertisement”</strong>, July 22, 1893.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local Happenings”,&nbsp;</strong>December 28, 1894.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Woodmen of the World”</strong>. August 31, 1895.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“New Officers”</strong>, February 18, 1896.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ”</strong>, April 3, 1897.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>&nbsp;The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“City Officials”</strong>, January 28, 1899.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi’ New Mayor”</strong>, September 1, 1899.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“City Council”</strong>, September 9, 1899.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“John C. Carroway dies”</strong>, April 21, 1901, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Dr. Nash’s house burned to the ground last night”</strong>, February 11, 1902.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“City News”</strong>, June 29, 1902.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Senator McLaurin”</strong>, October 21, 1902.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Races Saturday”</strong>, August 19, 1902.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Bank of Biloxi”</strong>, May 2, 1903<strong>.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“<em><u>Urania</u></em>&nbsp;will not enter”</strong>, July 29, 1903.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Firework-If”</strong>, August 27, 1903.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Advertisement”</strong>, October 21, 1903.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Dr. Nash Killed”</strong>, March 26, 1904.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Funeral of Dr. Nash”</strong>, March 28, 1904.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Clarion&nbsp;</em>[Jackson, Mississippi],&nbsp;<strong>“Mortuary Notice”</strong>, April 27, 1887.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Howard D. Lowd dies at Capital”</strong>, January 12, 1910.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Weekly list of deed filed”</strong>, September 27, 1912.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“John Carraway&nbsp;</strong>(sic)<strong>&nbsp;buried”</strong>, August 6, 1931.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Arcola Carroway”</strong>, September&nbsp;&nbsp; , 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Lizzie C. Lowd”</strong>, June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; , 1935.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The New York Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Southern Republican quits”</strong>, February 28, 1904.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;</em>[Ocean Springs]&nbsp;<em>Progress,</em>&nbsp;<strong>“Personal News Interest”</strong>, April 2, 1904, p. 4</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>JOSEPH W. SWETMAN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Swetman%2C J.W..jpg\" style=\"height:200px; width:127px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi from 1901-1902.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Joseph William Swetman (1863-1937) was born at Handsboro, Mississippi on August 26, 1863 to Emery Swetman and Susan H. Long.&nbsp; On January 7, 1900, he married Sophie Pauline Schumann (1883-1965) in Harrison County, Mississippi.&nbsp; They were the parents of: Joseph W. Swetman II (1901-1937+); Evon Swetman (1902-1976) married Hazel Mattina (; Lloyd E. Swetman (1904-1992) married Louise E. Stewart; and Olga Swetman (1908) married Reginald H. Sewell (1906-1991).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Joseph W. Swetman was married twice before 1900 and had Mabel Beatrice Swetman (1891-1937), a daughter, who married Charles Dunbar Lancaster Hewes (1887-1917+) at NOLA in March 1917.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Business</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Began his long career as a railroader and became a passenger conductor.&nbsp; Circa 1890, he established Swetman’s Drug Store, a pharmacy at Biloxi, which he enlarged substantially over the next forty years.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Election</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Dual Government</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Charles L. Dyer,&nbsp;<strong><u>Along The Gulf</u></strong>, (Women of the Trinity Episcopal Church:&nbsp; Pass Christian-1971.&nbsp; Originally published 1895).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ,</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“The Quo Warranto”</strong>, January 13, 1901.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Jos. W. Swetman taken by Death”</strong>, May 31, 1937.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">___________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;<img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Elmer%2C W.F._1.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:187px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>F.W. ELMER</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi 1903</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor F.W. Elmer&nbsp;</strong>was notified by the&nbsp;<strong>Department of Commerce and Labo</strong>r that&nbsp;<strong>Chandeleur</strong>,<strong>Heron, North and New Harbor Islands</strong>&nbsp;were made&nbsp;<strong>bird sanctuaries</strong><em>(The Daily Herald, November 17, 1914, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ten years ago today”</strong>, November 17, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;_________________________________________________________________________________________________</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Bradford%2C John C. [older].JPG\" style=\"height:350px; width:235px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>JOHN C. BRADFORD</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi from 1905-1906.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John Comstock Bradford (1855-1928) ran with no opposition for the 1905-1906 Mayoral term.&nbsp; City elections were held in December 1904 with the following results:&nbsp;<strong>Mayor:</strong>&nbsp;J.C. Bradford. &nbsp;<strong>Aldermen:&nbsp;</strong>1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Edward S. Balthrope (1873-19 39) and Harry Edwards.&nbsp;2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Joseph W. Swetman (1863-1937) and Charles Redding (1857-1926).&nbsp;3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;Ward: T.J. Rossell (1861-1923) and C.M. Buckingham?&nbsp;4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Henry Latimer (1855-1941) and Judson C. Batton (1869-1943).&nbsp;<strong>Alderman-at-Large: Ed Glennan</strong> (1854-1933). &nbsp;<strong>City Clerk</strong>: O.G. Swetman. &nbsp;<strong>Treasurer</strong>: Percy L. Elmer (1873-1949). &nbsp;<strong>Tax Collector</strong>: Henry J. Meaut. &nbsp;<strong>Marshal</strong>: J.A. McKinley. &nbsp;<strong>Street Commissioner</strong>: Henry J. Guiterrez (1869-1953).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Board Appointments:&nbsp;</strong>Police Justice: Judge Thomas H. Gleason (1857-1935);&nbsp;Fire Chief: Louis E. Gill (1851-1919)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Superintendent of Water Works: Joseph O. Laska (1863-1911);&nbsp;Water Rent Collector: Edward L. Suter (1866-1943)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Health Officer: Dr. Walter J. Greaves (1868-1910+);&nbsp;City Attorney: W.H. Maybin;&nbsp;Street Sweeper:&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>The Biloxi Daily Herald, Business and Professional Men</u></strong>, (The Biloxi Daily Herald: Biloxi, Mississippi-1902), p. 53.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“The City Election”</strong>, December 14, 1904.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“The New Board”</strong>, January 14, 1905.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>\"John C. Bradford died last night\"</strong>, January 1, 1929.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">__________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Glennan%2C Edward-1_0.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:206px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>EDWARD GLENNAN&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor of Biloxi from 1907-1908</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Edward Glennan’s only opposition was George W. Grayson. &nbsp;In the first primary held in early November 1906, he garnered 245 votes to 159 for Mr. Grayson.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, October 20, 1906, p. 4 and November 7, 1906, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Aldermen:</strong> 1st Ward-Jacob D. \'Jack\' Covacevich; 2nd Ward- Edward H. Benedict (1868-1920); 3rd Ward &nbsp; &nbsp;; 4th Ward Jules A.A. Rousseau (1843-1913), Jacob D. ‘Jack’ Covacevich; Joseph Ott;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Chief: Louis Staehling</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Biloxi Daily Herald, <strong>\"Elmer\'s Sweep\"</strong>, November 14, 1906.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Municipal Candidates”</strong><em>,&nbsp;</em>October 20, 1906.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi’s new administration”</strong><em>,</em>January 7, 1907.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>THOMAS J. ROSELL</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor of Biloxi from 1909-1910.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Thomas Jefferson Rosell (1861-1923) was born on April 28, 1861, at Monroe County, Missouri.&nbsp; Married Kizzie Catron.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Expired at Biloxi on November 19, 1923.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Aldermen: Laz Lopez, John Reynoir, Thomas H. Gleason; Meunier; Judson C. Batton; Edward H. Benedict; Frank B. Castanera; and John J. Kennedy (1875-1949).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Clerk: William Gaston Henderson</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Tax Collector: Henry J. Meaut</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Chief: Louis Staehling</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Attorney: John J. Curtis</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>T.J. Rossell Manufacturing</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1903-new residence</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Nearly complete was the T.J. Rosell “pretty” cottage on Howard Avenue.<em>&nbsp;(The Biloxi Daily Herald, April 27, 1903)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1905 building boom</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The year 1905 at Biloxi was one of rebuilding and growth.&nbsp; Mr. Rosell’s company was a major player having erected since May 1905, the following: four residences for W.K.M. Dukate; a residential buildings for Daniel J. Gay and Charles Elarbee; a cottage for W.F. Swan; a cottage for Dr. Hiram M. Folkes; a residence for Mary Hunt; a $3000 residence for J.E. Swetman; a residence for E.L. Doyle; a $3500 residence for W.A. White; and a residence for T.J. Rosell.&nbsp; By late November 1905, the T.J. Rossell Manufacturing Company was progressing with the following developments at Biloxi: three buildings for W.A. White; one building for W.K.M. Dukate; a building for Dulion &amp; Rosell and Tony Benachi.&nbsp; In the planning stage were five cottages for William Watson on the Parson Property in the Avondale section.&nbsp; In addition, Rosell’s crews were busy at the Rigolets erecting a Catholic Church, which cost $1500, for the workers of the Lopez &amp; Dukate cannery.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, November 20, 1905, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1908 election</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Held on July 7, 1908.&nbsp; T.J. Rosell defeated J.W. Swetman, former Mayor, in an extremely close race.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1909-Commission form of government</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>The Biloxi Daily Herald, Business and Professional Men</u></strong>, (The Biloxi Daily Herald: Biloxi, Mississippi-1902), p. 55.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Charles L. Dyer,&nbsp;<strong><u>Along The Gulf</u></strong>, (Women of the Trinity Episcopal Church:&nbsp; Pass Christian-1971.&nbsp; Originally published 1895).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“”</strong>, , p. .</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“City News”</strong>, April 27, 1903.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi’s building boom”</strong>, November 20, 1905, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Recount asked for vote on Mayor”</strong>, July 8, 1908, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“To vote on commission form of government”</strong>, June 4, 1909, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“John J. Curtis is Biloxi\'s City Attorney”</strong>, January 19, 1910, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>EDWARD GLENNAN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi 1911</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Glennan%2C Edward-1_1.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:206px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>EDWARD GLENNAN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Edward Glennan ran unopposed for Biloxi Mayor in the 1910 election.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, August 9, 1910, p. 4)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>ALDERMEN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Edward Barq (1871-1943)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Edward H. Benedict (1868-1920)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;Ward: John J. Kennedy (1875-1949)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Joseph Venus (b. 1884)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alderman-at-Large: Isidore Heidenheim (1857-1918)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Clerk: William Gaston Henderson, $75 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Tax Collector: Henry J. Meaut (1842-1934), $75 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Marshal: Louis Staehling (1865-1938), $85 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Policemen: Peter Bellande (1871-1933); Nat Bolton; and R.M. Randolph.&nbsp; Each $70 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Justice: James C. Elmer (1888-1920)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Attorney: Louis Goldman, $50 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Health Officer: Dr. George F. Carroll (1885-1920+), $40 per month in summer and $50 per month in winter.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Street Commissioner: John L. Swanzy (1881-19&nbsp;&nbsp; )</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Waterworks Superintendent-Eugene L. Castanera (1868-1917), $75 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Janitor and street sweeper-Martin Cavanaugh</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Pound keeper: Delmas Seymour, $40 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Candidates; Announcements”</strong>, August 9, 1910.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Facts about retiring Biloxi Council”</strong>, January 3, 1911, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Last meeting of old Council”</strong>, January 3, 1911, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“The new administration of the City of Biloxi”</strong>, January 4, 1911.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Lively meeting Biloxi Council”</strong>, January 4, 1911, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Fix salaries of City Officers”</strong>, January 5, 1911, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>EDWARD GLENNAN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi 1912</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>ALDERMEN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>EDWARD GLENNAN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi 1913</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The term of Mayor Glennan</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Naval Reserve Park</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Under the aegis of Edward Everette Moore (1879-1947), Alderman, a cemetery comprising twenty acres was laid out in the Naval Reserve Park in early June. &nbsp;He was assisted by Aldermen John E. Lewis and John Eistetter, as well as W.F. Swan. &nbsp;By late August 1913, the City Council has accepted the $825 bid of H.E. Latimer &amp; Son to harvest and clear the standing timber on the cemetery lot. &nbsp;At this time, Alderman Moore presented the City Council a plat for the new cemetery prepared by Fred Voak. &nbsp;Approximately 1500 gravesites, several small parks, and pine tree preservation areas were depicted on the cemetery plat.(The Daily Herald, June 6, 1913, p. 8 &nbsp;and August 27, 1913, p. 8)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>J.R. Meunier resigns</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John R. Meunier resigned from his Alderman\'s post to accepted the postion of US Postmaster at Biloxi in early August 1913. &nbsp;He was replaced by Benedict.(The Daily Herald, August 6, 1913, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>ALDERMEN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Isadore Heidenheim (1857-1918); Jacob Tremmel (1876-1941),</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;Ward; Edward Everette Moore (1879-1947); John Eistetter; Hugh McCallum; John E. Lewis; John Meunier; Lee Elder; and Pascal Meaut.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Street Commissioner: John L. Swanzy (1881-19&nbsp;&nbsp; )</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Clerk: J.V. Hagan, $75 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Tax Collector: Henry J. Meaut (1842-1934), $75 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Chief: Louis Staehling (1865-1938), $85 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Policemen: Peter Bellande (1871-1933); Nat Bolton; and R.M. Randolph.&nbsp; Each $70 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Justice: Z.T. Champlin</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Attorney: Louis Goldman, $50 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Health Officer: T.O. Hunter, $40 per month in summer and $50 per month in winter.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Waterworks Superintendent-Eugene L. Castanera (1868-1917), $75 permonth.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Janitor and street sweeper-Martin Cavanaugh</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Sanitary inspector-Julius Sablich</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Pound keeper: C.C. Kirk, $40 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>&nbsp;</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi new City Council meets; officers named and pay is fixed”,&nbsp;</strong>January 8, 1913, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Will lay out cemetery”</strong>, June 6, 1913, p. 8.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Meunier resigns; Benedict seated on City Council”,&nbsp;</strong>August 6, 1913, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Plat prepared for Cemetery”</strong>,<strong>&nbsp;</strong>August 27, 1913, p. 8.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>EDWARD GLENNAN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi 1914</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Naval Reserve Park</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In the spring of 1914, H.E. Latimer and his work crew of eight men and mule teams began to cut a road into the Naval Reserve Park from Pass Christian Road. &nbsp;Called Glennan Avenue, the new road went north from Pass Christian Road for 1/4 mile and turned west for 1/4 mile to the site of the new cemetery. &nbsp;There were still virgin pine and gum trees in this area of Biloxi.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Glennan Avenue</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>ALDERMEN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Edward Barq (1871-1943) and C.J. Keller</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;Ward: John Eistetter and Theodore Desporte</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Everette E. Moore (1879-1947) and Jacob Tremmel</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Charles B. Foster and J.C. Batton</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alderman-at-Large: John E. Lewis</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Street Commissioner-John Swanzy</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Water Works Superintendent-</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Clerk: J.V. Hagan, $75 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Tax Collector: Henry J. Meaut (1842-1934), $75 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Chief: Louis Staehling (1865-1938), $85 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Policemen: Peter Bellande (1871-1933); Nat Bolton; and R.M. Randolph.&nbsp; Each $70 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Justice: Z.T. Champlin</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Attorney:&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Health Officer:&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Janitor and street sweeper-</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Pound keeper:&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Street Commissioner: John L. Swanzy (1881-19&nbsp;&nbsp; )</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Clerk: Tax Collector: Henry J. Meaut (1842-1934), $75 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Chief: Louis Staehling (1865-1938), $85 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Policemen: Peter Bellande (1871-1933); Nat Bolton; and R.M. Randolph.&nbsp; Each $70 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Justice:</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Attorney: Louis Goldman, $50 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Health Officer: T.O. Hunter, $40 per month in summer and $50 per month in winter.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Waterworks Superintendent-Eugene L. Castanera (1868-1917), $75 permonth.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Janitor and street sweeper-Martin Cavanaugh</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Pound keeper: C.C. Kirk, $40 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“E.E. Moore seeks reelection”,&nbsp;</strong>May 14, 1914, p. 2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Glennan Avenue now gives excess to the cemetery”, </strong>June 2, 1914, p..</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Staehling re-elected Police Chief”,&nbsp;</strong>July 1, 1914, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Walter Hunt is elected in Second Ward”,&nbsp;</strong>December 9, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>EDWARD GLENNAN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi 1915</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor Edward Glennan (1854-1933) started his final year as Mayor of Biloxi with turmoil in the Police Department.&nbsp; In January 1918, when it was time to reappoint patrolmen, Walter H. Hunt (1887-1961), 1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Ward Alderman, opposed that Frank J. ‘Zudie’ Hightower (1890-1976), Peter Bellande (1871-1933), and John W. Mabry (1873-1940) continue with the force.&nbsp; The Board of Aldermen<strong>&nbsp;appointed Joseph Mattina&nbsp;</strong>(1889-1969), a barber;&nbsp;<strong>Willie Ryan</strong>&nbsp;(1876-1958), Biloxi Yacht Club keeper; and&nbsp;<strong>Martin Green Jr.</strong>&nbsp;(1875-1951), a boat dealer, to replace the three men.&nbsp; None of the City Council’s new policemen had any law enforcement experience and they had to be trained by Chief R.M. Randolph. &nbsp;Chief Randolph further stated that he was greatly surprised and&nbsp;<strong>was unwilling to part with Officer Bellande.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;He declares that Officer&nbsp;<strong>Peter Bellande has always proven himself a&nbsp;very efficient Police Officer</strong>. &nbsp;Officer Bellande also has a large number of friends in the city administration as well as among citizens who are nor connected with the city.<em>(The Daily Herald, January 3, 1918, p.&nbsp;</em>&nbsp;1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>ALDERMEN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Edward Barq (1871-1943) and C.J. Keller</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;Ward: John Eistetter and Walter Hunt</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Everette E. Moore (1879-1947) and Jacob Tremmel</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Ward: Charles B. Foster and J.C. Batton</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alderman-at-Large: John E. Lewis</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Street Commissioner-John Swanzy</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Water Works Superintendent-</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Clerk: J.V. Hagan, $75 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Tax Collector: Henry J. Meaut (1842-1934), $75 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Chief: Louis Staehling (1865-1938), $85 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Policemen: Peter Bellande (1871-1933); Nat Bolton; and R.M. Randolph.&nbsp; Each $70 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Police Justice: Z.T. Champlin</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City Attorney: Louis Goldman, $50 per month.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Health Officer: Dr. W.T. Bolton</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Janitor and street sweeper-</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Pound keeper:&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“E.E. Moore seeks reelection”, </strong>May 14, 1914, p. 2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“W.T. Bolton is chosen Health Officer bu caucus”</strong>, January 4, 1915, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Glennan certain of victory, say Biloxi citizens”</strong>, June 27, 1916, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>JOHN J. KENNEDY</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Kennedy%2C John J.-Mayor.2jpg_0.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:202px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi from 1919-1933</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">J</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">ohn Joseph Kennedy (1875-1949) was born at New Orleans on June 12, 1875, the son of Patrick Kennedy and Margaret M’Kenna Kennedy.&nbsp; J.J. Kennedy relocated to Biloxi from the Crescent City in 1897.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Patrick Kennedy (1845-1913) was born at Gaulestown, County Kilkenny, in southern Ireland.&nbsp; In 1866, he immigrated to America settling at New Orleans.&nbsp; Here he married Margaret M’Kenna (1845-1905), also an 1860s Irish immigrant.&nbsp; The Kennedys had eleven children of which five survived into the 20<sup>th</sup>Century:&nbsp; Katherine M’Kenna Coyle (1864-1952); William P. Kennedy (1873-1951) married Fantie Wright (1876-1969); John J. Kennedy (1875-1949) married Minnie Gilbert; Kennedy (1876-1900); and Mrs. W.W. Baltar, Mrs. K. Coyle.(<em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em>)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Sons who were born at New Orleans and became outstanding business men at Biloxi.&nbsp; John J. Kenndey in restaurant and hotel business, as well as politics.&nbsp; Kennedy Hotel on Reynoir.&nbsp; W.P. Kennedy engaged in retail drugs and oyster business.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Patrick Kennedy was in the hotel business at Biloxi.(BDH-pp. 57-58 and p. 64)&nbsp; On November 12, 1892,&nbsp;<em>The Biloxi Herald</em>&nbsp;announced that P. Kennedy &amp; Co. is the name of the new firm in Biloxi which will engage in the shipment of raw oysters.(\"local happenings\", p. 1, c. 1).&nbsp; Also selling beer in Gulfport.(Biloxi Daily Herald, March 11, 1903, p. 6)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Education and interests</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John J. Kennedy was educated in New Orleans at the Jesuit College, McDonough School No. 13, and Soule College.&nbsp; BYC, Biloxi Golf Club, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce.<em>(The Biloxi News, March 21, 1926, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Family</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1898, J.J. Kennedy married Minnie Gilbert (1876-1900).&nbsp; One daughter, Sarah Kennedy (1899-1990) who married Gustave Philip Bentz (1890-1977) of New Orleans. &nbsp;Gustave Philip Bentz (1890-1977), age 86 years, Santa Maria del Mar Apartments, Biloxi, died at 8:20 a.m. Sunday, January 16, 1977 at Howard Memorial Hospital. He had been a patient here for four weeks. &nbsp;Gustave was born September 18, 1890 in New Orleans the youngest of the ten children of Henry Bentz (1847-1915) and Margaret Poppe (1849-1932). He was a retired rice buyer and had lived at Biloxi for three years. Mr. Bentz was a member of Nativity BVM Catholic Church. &nbsp;Gustave Bentz married Sarah Kennedy (1899-1990), the daughter of John Joseph Kennedy (1875-1949) and Minnie Gilbert (1876-1900). J. J. Kennedy was Mayor of Biloxi from 1919 until 1933. Mr. Kennedy, also a native of New Orleans, became an outstanding business men at Biloxi with interest in the hotel and seafood industry.&nbsp;Mr. Bentz was survived by his wife and a sister, Lea B. Laub (1888-1987), of Roanoke, Virginia. &nbsp;Bradford-O\'Keee Funeral Home of Biloxi directed the Bentz funeral with services at Nativity BVM Catholic Church followed by internment on Biloxi Cemetery.(The Daily Herald, January 17, 1977, p. A-2)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Kennedy Hotel</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1926, Mayor Kennedy lived in the Kennedy Hotel with his daughter Sarah and Kate Coyle, his sister.<em>(The Biloxi News, March 21, 1926, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>THE KENNEDY</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Opposite L. &amp; N. Depot</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Member&nbsp;Mississippi Hotel Association</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Modern-Convenient</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Near Business Center and Beach Front</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Hot and Cold Running Water in Every Room</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Reasonable Rates</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>John J. Kennedy</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Proprietor &nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>(The Biloxi News, March 28, 1926, p. 19)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1918 Election</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Elected in 1918 with W.H. Hunt and M.L. Michel as City Commissioners..</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Commission Government-1919</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">When John J. Kennedy took office as Mayor of Biloxi on January 6, 1919, he became the first mayor to govern the city under a commission form of government.&nbsp; The citizens of Biloxi in a special election held in late 1917, voted in a landslide decision to replace their Mayor-Alderman method of representation for the Commission system.&nbsp; In addition, the only pave streets in Biloxi at this time were: Reynoir to Howard Avenue; Howard Avenue from Fayard to Nixon Street; and one block of Lameuse Street.<em>&nbsp;(The Daily Herald, January 4, 1918, p. 1 and The Biloxi News, March 21, 1926, p. 1)</em>&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1919 City Government</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor-J.J. Kennedy; &nbsp;Commissioner-W.H. Hunt;&nbsp;Commissioner-M.L. Michel;&nbsp;City Attorney-Louis Goldman;&nbsp;Pound Keeper-Baptiste Moran (1860-1927)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1921 City Government</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor J.J. Kennedy;&nbsp;Commissioner W.H. Hunt;&nbsp;Commissioner M.L. Michel;&nbsp;City Attorney: ?; Tax Collector- H.J. Meaut; Police Chief-George Bills; Health Officer-Dr. G. Frank Carroll; Commissioner\'s Secretary-Miss Josephine Marie;&nbsp;Waterworks Superintendent-Thomas Espisito and assistant, B. Villa; Street Foreman-William Cavanaugh; City Janitor-James Hunt; Pound Keeper: Baptiste Moran (1860-1927).(The Daily Herald, January 15, 1921, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Gulf Coast Canners Association</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor Kennedy was elected executive secretary of the Gulf Coast Canners Association in early November 1921.&nbsp; The seven member executive council consisting of: E.L. Dukate, Charles B. Foster; and Hart Chinn of Biloxi; J.B. Humphries of NOLA; J. McDermott of Mobile; R.R. Rice of Apalachicola, Florida; and H. Taylor of Brunswick, Georgia.&nbsp; There was some concern that John J. Kennedy might tender his resignation as Biloxi’s Mayor.<em>(The Daily Herald, November 8, 1921, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1922 Elections</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor Kennedy ran in the July 1922 Democratic Primary against three challengers: Edward Glennan; George W. Grayson; and Dr. Anthony Ferrer. &nbsp;He won handily garnering 771 votes. &nbsp;Grayson ran second with 376 votes followed by Glennan with 367 votes and Dr. Ferrer with only 6 votes. &nbsp;Commissioner W.H. Hunt was defeated and replaced by M.L. Michel while John Swanzy was relected. &nbsp;Other candidates for Commissioner were Ed Ott with 503 votes and David J. Venus with 195 votes. &nbsp;This was the first election at Biloxi in which were allowed to vote. &nbsp;The newly elected municipal officers took office on January 1, 1923 to commence their four years terms in office.(The Daily Herald, July 7, 1922, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Baton Rouge-1926</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In late May 1926, Mayor J.J. Kennedy was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to lobby against several bills in the Louisiana legislature that were serious impediments to the immediate future of the seafood industry at Biloxi.&nbsp; Sponsored by Senator Jules Fisher of Jefferson Parish and House Representative Allen J. Ellender (1890-1972) of Terrebonne Parish, this legislation sought to prevent person, firm, association or corporation that were not domiciled or residents of Louisiana from catching, taking, canning, packing, shucking, dealing in or transporting any oysters or shrimp harvested in the State waters of Louisiana.&nbsp; Mayor Kennedy was certain that the New Orleans’ delegation to the Louisiana legislature would oppose these proposals.<em>(The Jackson County Times, May 29, 1926, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Runs unopposed</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor Kennedy faced no Democratic opposition in the Democratic primary held at Biloxi on July 8, 1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Police Department-1928</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">By early February 1928, the new police station on the first floor of Biloxi’s City Hall was nearing completion.&nbsp; Chief George Bills (1867-1945) had just hired Felix Mattina (1886-1946) and Frank Hecht (1901-1981) to the work with the night force to fill the void in his ranks created by the death of Officer Jake Stanovich (1891-1927).&nbsp; Mr. Mattina had prior law enforcement experience and had been a deputy sheriff.&nbsp; Frank Hecht had no police experience as he had worked for Standard Oil and the City Bus Company.&nbsp; With the new hires, the Biloxi night force consisted of the following men: Charles Lowd; Omer Graves (1886-1933); Evon Swetman; Richard Grady (1891-1958); and Lawrence Stockton (1893-1956).&nbsp; Chief Bills and Alonzo Gabrich (1894-1948), City Detective, comprised the day force.<em>(The Daily Herald, February 8, 1928, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Old Spanish Trail dedication-1929</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Governor Bilbo appointed Mayor Kennedy as Mississippi\'s official represented to the Boulder dedication ceremony at St. Augustine, Florida.</strong> &nbsp;This historic event&nbsp;marked the completion of the \"Old Spanish Trail\" from San Diego to the east Florida Coast.(The Daily Herald, March 18, 1929, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Resignation-July 1933</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On July 1, 1933, Mayor John Kennedy resigned his Mayoral post to accept the post of Comptroller of Customs, New Orleans, Louisiana for the Gulf District, which included Mississippi, Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas.&nbsp; His recommendation for this Federal position had come from U.S. Senator Byron Patton ‘Pat” Harrison (1881-1941) of Gulfport, Mississippi and an appointment from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945). &nbsp;Kennedy\'s presidential appointment was approved by the US Senate on June 13, 1933.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 13, 1933, p. 1, June 14, 1933, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">It was decided that there would be no Mayor pro-tem or appointee named to replace John J. Kennedy. &nbsp;City Commissioners M.L. Michel and John A. Swanzy would manage the business of Biloxi until a new Mayor was elected. &nbsp;Some of the potential candidates to replace Mayor Kennedy were: John W. Apperson; Anthony V. Ragusin; John W. O\'Keefe; William Baltar; Dr. A. Ferrer; William P. Kennedy; Jacinto Baltar; &nbsp;and Arnaud Lopez.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 14, 1933, p. 1, June 15, 1933, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Kennedy Hotel</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Exalted Ruler</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In March 1940, John J. Kennedy was elected exalted ruler of the Biloxi Elks Lodge replacing Denny Wambsgan.&nbsp; J.J. Kennedy had been exalted ruler in the past and was holding the office of trustee during the hotly contested contest for the Elk’s leadership of the position in 1940.&nbsp; Mr. Kennedy was comptroller of Customs for New Orleans district.&nbsp; Other officers elected were: Clyde Campbell (1896-1954), esteemed leading knight; Chester H. Rose, esteemed lecturing knight; C.M. Drey, secretary; Eugene Lacaze (1869-1949), toiler; John E. Breaux, trustee; Joseph Lawrence, treasurer; W.F. Hubbell, Alternate to grand lodge.<em>(The Daily Herald, March 21, 1940, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Chinn’s election</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>The Biloxi Daily Herald, Business and Professional Men</u></strong>, (The Biloxi Daily Herald: Biloxi, Mississippi-1902).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>The Daily Herald 50<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Golden Jubilee Number Biographical and Historical 1884-1934</u></strong>, (The Daily Herald: Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi-1934).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“City News”</strong>, January</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>The Daily Herald</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“John J. Kennedy elected to important office by canners”</strong>, November 8, 1912.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>Commission form of government wins in Biloxi election”</strong>, January 4, 1918.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi Council in annual meet”</strong>, January 15, 1921.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi\'s Municipal election causes largest vote in history”</strong>, July 7, 1922.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Builders of Biloxi”</strong>, March 21, 1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“The Kennedy&nbsp;</strong>[advertisement]<strong>”</strong>, March 21, 1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“The Kennedy&nbsp;</strong>[advertisement]<strong>”</strong>, March 28, 1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Hard fight ahead on Louisiana sea food legislation”</strong>, June 6, 1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Cannery crisis safely averted”</strong>, June 6, 1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Kennedy’s re-election assured”</strong>, June 13, 1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Police chances”</strong>, February 8, 1928.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Bilbo chooses Biloxi mayor”</strong>, March 18, 1929.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Kennedy Brothers attend class reunion”</strong>, March 30, 1930.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“President nominates Mayor Kennedy to be Comptroller of Customs”</strong>, June 13, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Many to seek Mayor\'s post”</strong>, June 14, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Senate approves nomination of Mayor Kennedy ”</strong>, June 14, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“No Mayor to be appointed”</strong>, June 15, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxians to elect Mayor on Aug. 25”</strong>, July 3, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxians to elect Mayor on Aug. 25”</strong>, July 3, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Kennedy’s friends give him send-off ”</strong>, July 5, 1933, p. 2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ferrer makes announcement”</strong>, July 6, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Staehling is out of race”</strong>, July 31, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“City election will be August 18, 1933”</strong>, August 18, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Gabrich resigns as Police Chief”</strong>, August 18, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxians to elect Mayor on Aug. 25”</strong>, July 3, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Kennedy is new exalted ruler”</strong>, , 1940, p. 8.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“John J. Kennedy, ex-Biloxi Mayor dies at residence”</strong>, September 13, 1949.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“W.P. Kennedy Sr. is buried Sunday with Catholic Services”</strong>, December 24, 1951.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Committee to visit Gulf Coast towns”</strong>, January 30, 1926, p. 4.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor Kennedy fights for Coast Packers”</strong>, May 29, 1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Times-Picayune</em>, <strong>\'Women vote for first time\'</strong>, July 6, 1922.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>R. HART CHINN</strong>&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Chinn%2C R. Hart-1934_1.jpg\" style=\"height:320px; width:194px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of Biloxi from 1933-1934</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Richard&nbsp;Hart Chinn (1888-1972), called Hart, was born on April 9, 1888 at Vandalia, Audrain County, Missouri, the son of James Buchanan ‘Buck’. Chinn (1857-1912) and Martha Ella Hart (1857-1938).&nbsp; Buck Chinn was born in Salem, Virginia the son of Robert Chinn (1822-1880+) and Frances A. Chinn (1826-1880+).&nbsp; By 1880, the Robert Chinn family had relocated to Ralls County in northeast Missouri where they were farmers.&nbsp; Buck Chinn was married circa 1880 and had a son, Roy Chinn (1881).&nbsp; His wife died and he married Martha E. Hart, a native of Winchester; Kentucky.&nbsp; In addition to Hart Chinn, Buck and Martha H. Chinn had Mary F. Chinn (1891-19&nbsp; ); and Thomas Gill Chinn (1893-1953) who were born at Biloxi, Mississippi.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Biloxi Milling Company</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1890, Buck Chinn came to Biloxi to start the Biloxi Milling Company with fellow Missourians, E.G. Burklin, R.D. Chinn and Mr. Brewton.&nbsp; In April 1893,&nbsp;<strong>the Biloxi Milling Company,&nbsp;</strong>commenced operations making flour and meal.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, January 7, 1893, p. 8 and April 22, 1893, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Hart Chinn and Leo E. Ohr</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">R. Hart Chinn (1888-1972), who would become Mayor of Biloxi in the 1930s, and Leo E. Ohr (1890-1970), Biloxi’s master mechanic, were caught speeding on Ohr’s motorcycle and charged with a violating the bicycle law.&nbsp; They appeared at the City court and were discharged by the judge because the City had no ordinances applicable to motorcycles.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 12, 1911, p. 8)&nbsp;</em>&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Chinn Motor Car Company-Chinn Auto Company Inc.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Chinn Motor Car Company was organized at Biloxi in September&nbsp;1913.&nbsp; Initially Hart Chinn was the manager and often went to New Orleans to buy automobiles for the business.&nbsp; In September 1915, the Chinn Motor Car Company was incorporated as the Chinn Auto Company Inc. with Martha E. Chinn, Mary F. Chinn, and Thomas Gill Chinn as incorporators.&nbsp; The company was in business to buy, sell, and repair automobiles, as well as motorcycles and bicycles.&nbsp; The Chinn enterprise, situated on Reynoir Street between Howard Avenue and the L&amp;N Depot, was considered as one of the well established car dealerships on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and had shown an increase in sales since its commencement.<em>(The Daily Herald, September 29, 1913, p. 8, January 21, 1914, p. 2 and September 9, 1915, p. 2 and&nbsp;</em>Harrison Co., Mississippi Chancery Court Charter Bk. 15. p. 319.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Chinn Auto Company sold the Saxon, Hudson, Hupmobile, and Overland brand of motorcars.&nbsp; When the Biloxi Airdome, an outdoor movie theatre, burned in early May 1914, the Chinn Motor Company was damaged by water to its fixtures and tools from the nearby conflagration.<em>(The Daily Herald, May 5, 1914, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mississippi A&amp;M</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Lt. Hart Chinn married Mrs. Vera L. Dukate Bond (1886-1977) on November 11, 1918 at Camp Sherman, Ohio.&nbsp; She had two daughters with Mr. Bond: Vera Leola Bond (1909-1989) m. Leslie Baltar Grant (1908-1986) and Willamene L. Bond (b. 1912).<em>(The Daily Herald, November 14, 1918)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Foster-Fountain Packing Company</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Manager in 1922</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1928 School litigation</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1933 Election</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;R.&nbsp;Hart Chinn was elected Mayor of Biloxi at the August 25, 1933 general election.&nbsp; In the Democratic primary held earlier, Mayor Chinn ran against Walter H. Hunt and Dr. G.F. Carroll.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Chinn v. Swanzy</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">At a City Council meeting on August 22, 1934, Mayor R. Hart Chinn struck City Commission John A. Swanzy (1881-) in the head with a</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1936 Election</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Running for Biloxi\'s mayorial office were: Dr. A. Ferrer; Jacinto Baltar; Dr. G.F. Carroll; and Hart Chinn.&nbsp; Louis Staehling had dropped out in late July.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 31, 1936, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Chinn v. O’Keefe</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1936 Congressional run</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">R. Hart Chinn ran for the U.S. Congress in 1936.&nbsp; Was to speak with J.S. Easterling of Laurel at KC Bazaar in front of BYC in July 1936.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 10, 1936, p. 7)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>The Daily Herald 50<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Golden Jubilee Number Biographical and Historical 1884-1934</u></strong>, (The Daily Herald: Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi-1934).<em>&nbsp;</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local Happenings”</strong>, December 3, 1892.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi Milling Co.”,&nbsp;</strong>January 7, 1893, p. 8.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“</strong><em>&nbsp;</em>April 22, 1893, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn &amp; Carraway”</strong>, November 1, 1907.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“No law against speeding motorcycles”,&nbsp;</strong>June 12, 1911.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong><em>&nbsp;</em>“J.B. Chinn prominent Biloxian, succumbs to apoplectic stroke”</strong>, June 6, 1912, p.1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>J.B. Chinn will be buried today”</strong>, June 7, 1912.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“kk”,&nbsp;</strong>January 21, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Finds countryman in Biloxi concern”</strong>, March 26, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi Airdome prey to flames; Davis loses too”</strong>, May 5, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“New cars received by Chinn Motor Car Co.”</strong>, May 28, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn Motor Corporation”</strong>, September 9, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn-Bond”</strong>, November 14, 1918.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Government officials visit Biloxi to aid in dredging channel”</strong>, March 17, 1922, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Will secure some free attractions”</strong>, June 27, 1922, p. 4.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi School regulation is aired in court\"</strong>, January 14, 1928.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn holds big lead in Biloxi”</strong>, August 15, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Guice resigns as City Attorney”</strong>, August 15, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Guice resigns as County Attorney ”</strong>, August 17, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn wins Mayors office as Carroll and Hunt withdraw”</strong>, August 17, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn and Swanzy fight-gasoline bill argument encounter between two Biloxi officials”</strong>, August 22, 1934, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn, Parks make bonds-Biloxi Mayor and Secretary free under bond”</strong>, August 24, 1934, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Prosecutor charges Mayor Chinn with assault and battery”</strong>, August 24, 1934, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor Chinn hearing set”</strong>, October 1, 1934.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor Chinn is bound over”</strong>, October 3, 1934.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Siege at City Hall”</strong>, January 5, 1935.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Motion to quash Chinn indictment”,</strong>&nbsp;January 14, 1936.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Two political speakers”,</strong>&nbsp;July 10, 1936.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxians to elect Mayor on Aug. 25”</strong>, July 3, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxians to elect Mayor on Aug. 25”</strong>, July 3, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Kennedy’s friends give him send-off ”</strong>, July 5, 1933, p. 2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ferrer makes announcement”</strong>, July 6, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Staehling is out of race”</strong>, July 31, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“City election will be August 18, 1933”</strong>, August 18, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Gabrich resigns as Police Chief”</strong>, August 18, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxians to elect Mayor on Aug. 25”</strong>, July 3, 1933, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Hart Chinn taken by death”</strong>, February 3, 1972.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“”</strong>, , 19.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor O’Keefe takes office by force”</strong>, January 12, 1935.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>JOHN W.A. O\'KEEFE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from 19-19.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/O\'Keefe%2C John A._0.jpg\" style=\"height:350px; width:158px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>JOHN W. A. O\'KEEFE&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John W. Aloysius O’ Keefe (1891-1985) was born at New Orleans on February 24, 1891, the son of Jeremiah J. O’Keefe (1860-1911) and Alice Cahill (1864-1921).&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Education</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Attended local schools and the Jesuit College at New Orleans.&nbsp; In 1901, promoted from first sergeant to first lieutenant in the Jesuit Cadets.(<em>The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, December 3, 1901)&nbsp;&nbsp;</em>John A. O’Keefe graduated from Tulane University in 1911.&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Family</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John A. O’Keefe married Amelia “Nicki” Castanera (1905-2000), the daughter of Captain Frank B. Castanera (1870-1934) and Amelia Desporte (1880-1953), in December 1929.&nbsp; Amelia Castenera was the Queen of Les Masques, a Biloxi Mardi Gras krewe, in 1927, and taught school at Biloxi.(<em>The Daily Herald, February 12, 1927, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1937, John and Nicki O’Keefe adopted a Jackson, Mississippi born baby girl and named her Patricia Mary O’Keefe (1937-2009). Patricia M. O’Keefe was born on September 27, 1937.&nbsp; She was a graduate of the Immaculate Seminary at Washiington D.C. and a 1959 graduate of Chestnut Hill College at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. &nbsp;Patricia married Ensign Badger Conley Smith III on July 4, 1959 in the Walter Reed Memorial Chapel at Washington D.C. Ensign Smith had graduated from St. John\'s College, Washington D.C. and the US Naval Academy in 1959.(The Daily Herald, July 8, 1959, p. 8)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Patrica Mary O\'Keefe married Frank O’ Brimski in May 1965. &nbsp;She worked for the Library of Congress for fifteen years. Patricia died on September 20, 2009 at Garrett Park, Maryland. &nbsp;She and Frank Obrimski were the parents of Margaret Obrimski Bonacorda and Sharon Obrimski Portillo.(The History of Jackson Co. Ms., 1989, p. 302 and The Sun Herald, October 4, 2009, p. A)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Employment</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">He was employed on sugar plantations in Louisiana, Cuba, Haiti, Santo Domingo, and Trinidad as a sugar chemist until he entered military service during WWI. &nbsp;In late October 1916, O’Keefe departed Ocean Springs for Thibodeaux, Louisiana to work for a large sugar mill.(<em>The Jackson County Times, October 28, 1916, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">O’Keefe’s last assignment as a sugar chemist before entering the military was at a sugar mill in Trinidad, BWI.&nbsp; On his return from the Caribbean, he visited Washington D.C. where he took an examination to qualify as an officer in the flying corps.(<em>The Jackson County Times, June 2, 1917, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>WWI military career</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On August 23, 1917, John W. O’Keefe with several other young men from Ocean Springs boarded at New Orleans, the “Ole Miss”, a special train carrying Mississippi student officers to Camp Funston, Leon Springs, Texas.&nbsp; Here in December 1917, O’Keefe won his commission as a Captain in the field artillery.(<em>The Jackson County Times, August 25, 1917, p. 5, and December 1, 1917, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">By June 1918, Captain John O’Keefe had arrived in France, after an uneventful voyage.<em>(The Jackson County Times, June 15, 1918, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Cuba</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Left Ocean Springs in late October 1925, for Manoplea, Cuba.&nbsp; He attended the Georgia-North Dakota football game in Atlanta and made visits to Miami and Coral Gables before departing for Cuba.<em>(The Jackson County Times, October 31, 1925, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">“John O’Keefe? and E.W. Illing at Cuba on a large sugar plantation for last six months.”(<em>The Daily Herald, June 13, 1925, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Post WWI-Business and politics</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In March 1928, John A. O’Keefe became a partner in The Biloxi Laundry with John Wright Apperson (1862-1939), George J. Collins, Eugene Dowling (1880-1944), and W.L. Guice.&nbsp; This organization was chartered to acquire by lease or purchase or construction a plant or plants for the conduct of a general steam and hand laundry and dry cleaning business.<em>(The Daily Herald, March 21, 1928, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">After the European conflict in which he served as a field artillery Captain and flying observer in France and Germany, he went into business at Biloxi.&nbsp; He continued his military career as a Captain and specialist in the US Army Air Corps reserves.&nbsp; In April 1932, O’Keefe left Biloxi for New York to serve two weeks in the Air Corps headquarters in Gotham.<em>(The Daily Herald, April 11, 1932, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In March 1934, John A. O’Keefe retired as Grand Knight of the Biloxi Council Knights of Columbus.&nbsp; O’Keefe cited his active position as CWA aeronautics advisor for Mississippi and it was his third term as grand knight.<em>(The Daily Herald, March 20, 1934, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John A. O’Keefe was a leader of men.&nbsp; He was elected mayor of Biloxi in August 1934.&nbsp;&nbsp; and later appointed as Adjutant General of Mississippi by Governor Hugh White.&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>O’Keefe Airfield</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In November 1934, the town of Newton, Mississippi and the Newton County American Legion Post dedicated their new $12,000 airport to Major John A. O’Keefe, former CWA aeronautics adviser for Mississippi.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Les Ives, 266 O’Keefe Road. Newton, ms.&nbsp; (601) 683-0202</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Biloxi Mayor</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John A. O’Keefe was elected Mayor of Biloxi in August 1934 to succeed R. Hart Chinn (1888-1972).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Chinn refuses to leave office</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Hart Chinn, former Mayor of Biloxi, alleged that Mayor elect John A. O’Keefe and his two City Commissioners should have been disqualified from the municipal elections because of irregular tax payments.&nbsp; Mayor O’Keefe seized City Hall on January 7<sup>,&nbsp;</sup>1935 with a band of armed supporters<strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Siege at City Hall</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Car wreck</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In early March 1935, Mayor O’Keefe, spouse Nicki C. O’Keefe, Amelia Desporte Castanera (1880-1953), his mother-in-law, and Dorothy Daspit (1908-1937+), an Ocean Springs school teacher and native of Houma, Louisiana, were traveling west to New Orleans for a Mardi Gras&nbsp; celebration.&nbsp; While driving the beach road through Pass Christian, the steering mechanism of Mayor O’Keefe’s automobile failed and the vehicle struck a tree.&nbsp; Nicki C. O’Keefe broke her hip bone while her mother and Mayor O’Keefe suffered cuts and bruises.&nbsp; Miss Daspit was not seriously harmed in the accident.<em>(The Jackson County Times, March 9, 1935, p.1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Resignation-Adjutant General</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor O’Keefe announced in early February 1936, that he would resign as Biloxi’s Mayor on February 10, to take the position of adjutant general of the State of Mississippi.<em>(The Jackson County Times, February 1, 1930, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In November 1935, Mayor O;Keefe was tapped by Governor Hugh L. White (1881-1965) to served as adjutant general of Mississippi.&nbsp; Mayor O’Keefe succeeded Thomas Grayson, also of Biloxi.<em>(The Daily Herald, November 8, 1935, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Grand Marshal</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In September 1939, Adjutant General John A. O’Keefe rode in Chicago as Grand Marshal for the Mississippi delegation to the National American Legion parade.&nbsp; He was selected for this honor by Ben Hilbun of Laurel, the State Commander of the American Legion.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 31, 1939, p. 3)</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In January 1940, General O’Keefe’s term as adjutant general ended.&nbsp; He was praised by Lt. General Stanley Dunbar Embick (1877-1957), 4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Corp Army Commander,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Washington D.C.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">He went to Washington, D.C. in 1940, as assistant to chief of the National Guard Bureau.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>WW II Military career</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In September 1941, the O’Keefes were in Washington D.C. and were planning a party for friends at the Army-Navy Club.&nbsp; Lt. Colonel O’Keefe flew to Louisiana with General Williams, commander of the National Guard Bureau, to observe war maneuvers.<em>(The Daily Herald, September 22, 1941, p. 7)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">During WWII, Colonel O’Keefe served in North Africa with the Air Transport Command.&nbsp; In June 1945, he participated in the historic Yalta Conference.&nbsp; In addition to his US military decorations, O’Keefe was recognized by the Sultan of Morocco and the Bey of Tunisia for his accomplishments in the Allied forces desert campaigns against the Germans and Italians in the deserts of North Africa.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In the spring of 1945, the Westergard Boat Works at Biloxi launched a steel trawler named&nbsp;<strong><em>John A. O’Keefe,</em></strong>&nbsp;which was built for the DeJean Packing Company. &nbsp;In October 1946, John A. O’Keefe was recognized by Pope Pius XII of the Roman Catholic Church as he was made a Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.&nbsp; In retirement, O’Keefe was recognized as a Major General in the Mississippi National Guard.&nbsp; He passed at Biloxi on September 14, 1985.&nbsp; Interment followed at the National Cemetery in Biloxi.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 21, 1945, p.1 and October 15, 1946, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Colonel O’Keefe underwent a serious eye operation at Bethesda, Maryland in February 1951.(<em>The Gulf Coast Times, February 22, 1951)</em>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John W. A. O\'Keefe died September 14, 1985 at Biloxi, Mississippi.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>50<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Anniversary Golden Jubilee,&nbsp;<em>The Daily Herald&nbsp;</em>&nbsp;(1884-1934)</u></strong>, (The Daily Herald: Gulfport, Mississippi-1934).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>The History of Jackson County, Mississippi</strong>,&nbsp;<strong><em>“O’Keefe-Third Generation”</em></strong><em>,&nbsp;</em>(Jackson County Genealogical Society: Pascagoula, Mississippi-1989).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Fifth Annual Masques Ball Scene of Exotic Brilliance”</strong>, February 12, 1927.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“The Charter of Incorporation of the Biloxi Laundry Incorporated”</strong>, March 21, 1928.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“O’Keefe Leaves For East”</strong>, April 11, 1932.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Resigns, As K.C. Head”</strong>, March 20, 1934.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“O’Keefe Airport Dedicated Monday”</strong>, November 13, 1934.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Siege at City Hall”</strong>, January 5, 1935.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“O’Keefe and supporters seize City Hall after midnight march”</strong>, January 7, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“No requests for troops Conner says”</strong>, January 7, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn talks with attorney, declines to reveal plans”</strong>, January 7, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>““New officers hold meeting”</strong>, January 7, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“City Bastille falls”</strong>, January 7, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn talks with attorney, declines to reveal plans”</strong>, January 7, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“6New attorney”</strong>, January 7, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn’s plan for regaining office are not revealed”</strong>, January 8, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Vote authority to collect taxes and other moneys due”,&nbsp;</strong>January 8, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi quiet, books needed”</strong>, January 9, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Importance of missing books”</strong>, January 12, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Indict Chinn for assault upon Swanzy”</strong>, January 12, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Taxpayer’s petition sets forth need of records in conduct of Biloxi business”</strong>, January 12, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Judge delays decision as Guice disputes claim of fear for personal safety”</strong>, January 19, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Activities at Biloxi City Hall increasing; taxes being received”,&nbsp;</strong>January 19, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn fined $100 and costs on contempt charge; Parks freed”</strong>, January 24, 1935, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“O’Keefe back from Capital”</strong>, April 26, 1935.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi Mayor Will Succeed General Grayson, according To Jackson Announcement”</strong>, November 8, 1935.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Gen. O’Keefe Marshal of Legion Parade”</strong>, July 31, 1939.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“O’Keefes Plan Party”</strong>, September 22, 1941.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Westergard to launch trawler Friday morning”,&nbsp;</strong>June 21, 1945.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Col. John O’Keefe invested with St. Gregory medal”</strong>, October 15, 1946.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Speakers praise Col. O’Keefe at banquet held in his honor”</strong>, October 16, 1946.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Smith-O’Keefe”</strong>, July 8, 1959.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Gulf Coast Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Personal Items”</strong>, February 22, 1951.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Interests”</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Interests”,&nbsp;</strong>October 28, 1916.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Interests”</strong>, June 2, 1917.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Interests”</strong>, August 25, 1917.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ocean Springs Boys Win Commissions at Training Camp”</strong>, December 1, 1917.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Items”,&nbsp;</strong>June 15, 1918.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local and Personal”</strong>, October 31, 1925.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor O’Keefe Takes Office by Force”</strong>, January 12, 1935.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor and Mrs. Jno. O’Keefe Injured In Auto Wreck”</strong>, March 9, 1935.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Gen. John A. O’Keefe”</strong>, January 25, 1936.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“O’Keefe to resign as Biloxi Mayor, Feb. 10”</strong>, February 1, 1936.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“General O’Keefe and family take Jackson apartment”</strong>, February 1, 1936.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“O’Keefe praised by General Embick”</strong>, December 9, 1939, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Col. John O’Keefe accompanies the Secretary of War”</strong>, October 12, 1946, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Speakers praise Col. John O’Keefe at banquet in his honor”</strong>, October 19, 1946, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>&nbsp;The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News”,&nbsp;</strong>July 4, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Prest-o-lite Tanks”,&nbsp;</strong>July 4, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;&nbsp;</em><strong>“Patricia O\'Keefe Obrimski”</strong>, October 4, 2009.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>__________________________________________________________________________________________________&nbsp;</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>LOUIS J. BRAUN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from 1897-1899.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Braun3.jpg\" style=\"height:350px; width:133px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>LOUIS J. BRAUN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Louis John Braun (1890-1951) was born at Biloxi on July 1, 1890, son of Louis Edward Braun (1858-1915) and Gertrude Fayard. &nbsp;Louis E. Braun and Gertrude F. Braun acquired the Fountain home on Reynoir Street in February 1915 for $2800.(The Times-Picayune, February 15, 1915, p. 10)&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1911, Louis J. Braun married Katherine Jones (1892-1983).&nbsp; Children: Russell J. Braun m. Louise Ruiz (1913-1992); June Elizabeth Braun (1915-2010) m. John Clark Sinclair; and Wallace Vogt</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Braun Packing Company</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In May 1924, Louis J. Braun acquired for $2000 from Foster and Fountain, R. Hart Chinn. President, and V.J. Olivari, vice-president, the Foster-Fountain Canning Company?, on Back Bay of Biloxi.(Harrison Co., Ms. Land Deed Bk. 141, p. 472)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In September 1933, Louis Braun’s Gulf Foods, Inc. was packing an average of 200 barrels of shrimp per day.<em>(The Daily Herald, September 26, 1933, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Replaces R. Hart Chinn</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Tourism</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor Louis J. Braun (1890-1951), John T. White, Ross L. Fickes, and A.V. Ragusin went to Marianna, Florida to convene on the promotion of tourist travel on&nbsp;<em>The Old Spanish Trail.(The Daily Herald, November 26, 1936, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Elected in 1937 and 1939.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1936 City Government, p.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Louis J. Braun (1890-1951), Mayor</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Frederick A. Tucei, Commissioner of Finance and Education</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John A. Swanzy (1881-&nbsp;&nbsp; ), Commissioner of Public Works</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Frederick A. Tucei (1889-1954), City Clerk</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Charles H. Sentell (1884-1951), Fire Chief</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alonzo Gabrich (1894-1948), Police Chief</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1940 City Government</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Louis J. Braun, Mayor</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Frederick A. Tucei, Commissioner of Finance and Education</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">John A. Swanzy, Commissioner of Public Works</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Frederick A. Tucei, City Clerk</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Charles H. Sentell, Fire Chief</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Alonzo Gabrich, Police Chief</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>U.S.S. Biloxi launching</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On August 1, 1942, Katherine J. Braun and Martha Burnett, daughter of Dr. Riley Burnett and</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Former Mayor <strong>Louis J. Braun suffered a stroke </strong>in mid-October, which <strong>paralyzed his right side</strong>.(The Daily Herald, October 15, 1943, p. 5)</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><u>Biloxi City Directory</u>&nbsp;(1936)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><u>Biloxi City Directory</u>&nbsp;(1940)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“L.E. Braun dies at early hour”,&nbsp;</strong>January 7, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi group visits Florida”</strong>, November 26, 1936.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>Mayor Louis Braun wins Biloxi’s Outstanding Citizen for Cup”, J</strong><em>anuary, 1, 1938, p. 1.</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. Braun to christen new cruiser”</strong>, June 3, 1942.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>, <strong>\"Braun suffers stroke\"</strong>, October 15, 1943, p. 5.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Long illness is fatal to Mayor L.J. Braun”</strong>, March 19, 1951.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Times-Picayune,&nbsp;</em><strong>“News Item\"</strong>, February 15, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>CHESTER&nbsp;A.&nbsp;DELACRUZ&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of&nbsp;</strong><strong>Biloxi</strong><strong>&nbsp;from 1943-1947</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/37108574.jpg\" style=\"height:228px; width:200px\" /></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Chester&nbsp;A. Delacruz</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Chester August Delacruz (1889-1964) was born on December 22, 1889 at or near Violet, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, the son of Simeon Delacruz (1869-1900+), sometimes spelled&nbsp;<em>Delacroix</em>, and Florence Heno (1871-1900+).&nbsp; He was the eldest of their surviving five children, as Florence Heno Delacruz had eleven born.&nbsp; Romaldo&nbsp;<em>Delacroix</em>&nbsp; (1835-1900+),&nbsp;Chester’s Spanish born grandfather, was living with them in 1900.&nbsp; There is a high degree of certitude that he Delacruz family was&nbsp;<em>Isleno</em>immigrants from the&nbsp;Canary Islands.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Delacroix</em>&nbsp;is the French equivalent of the Spanish, Delacruz, literally “from the cross.”(T623 579, p. 23A, ED 45)&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Los Islenos</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Like the French Acadians who located in southwestern&nbsp;Louisiana, Los Islenos came to&nbsp;Louisianawhen it was a European colony. They stayed, and today they\'re a cultural island.&nbsp; The French get all the attention in&nbsp;South Louisiana. But the Islenos -- literally, Islanders -- have just as rich a history and culture. The colonial government of New Spain brought some 3,000 of them here from the&nbsp;Canary Islandsbetween 1778 and 1783, to colonize the wild swamplands of St. Bernard Parish and serve as a frontier militia against British encroachment.&nbsp;&nbsp; For the next two centuries, they survived hurricanes and epidemics, and became expert shrimpers, crabbers, oystermen, muskrat trappers and bootleggers.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Marriage and family</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Chester A. Delacruz married Julia Adele Brown (1891-1958) on May 17, 1908 at&nbsp;New Orleans.&nbsp; While residents of the&nbsp;Bayou&nbsp;State, Alice L. Delacruz (1908-1973), the young couples first child, arrived on December 18, 1908.&nbsp; Chester Louis Delacruz (1911-1996) was also born in&nbsp;Louisiana.&nbsp; Edna Mae Delacruz Moore (1915-1999), the third Delacruz child was born at&nbsp;Biloxi,&nbsp;Mississippi. &nbsp;She married Warner Oland Moore (1922-1994) in March 1942.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Before relocating to&nbsp;Biloxi,&nbsp;Mississippi&nbsp;circa 1914, Chester A. Delacruz provided for his young family as a fur trapper in the marshlands of St. Bernard Parish,&nbsp;Louisiana.&nbsp; At&nbsp;Biloxi, he found employment with the C.B. Foster &amp; Company seafood processing and canning factory on&nbsp;Biloxi’s&nbsp;Back Bay.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chester&nbsp;rose rapidly in the company becoming assistant superintendent by 1917.&nbsp; He was promoted to superintendent of the C.B. Foster operation by 1920 and in 1930 was the manager.(1910 St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Federal Census T624_527, p. 2A, Ed 60; 1920 and 1930 Harrison Co., Mississippi Federal Census T625_876, p. 23A, ED 42 and R 1146, p. 21B, ED 6)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Charles B. Foster</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Charles B. Foster (1877-1931), a native of&nbsp;Pascagoula,&nbsp;Mississippi&nbsp;became a good friend and business partner with Chester A. Delacruz.&nbsp; On several occasions they speculated in commercial real estate at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; Mr. Foster was reared in the seafood packing business at&nbsp;Pascagoula, as his father John Foster (1826-1903) founded in 1884, May bury &amp; Foster, successor company to the Mexican Gulf Canning Company of Joseph T. May bury (1841-1894).&nbsp;&nbsp; Lillie O. Foster (1865-1924), C.B. Foster’s half-sister, married Edward C. Joullian (1863-1931), who owned and operated the E.C. Jouillian Packing Company at&nbsp;Biloxi.&nbsp; In November 1903, at&nbsp;Biloxi, Charles B. Foster married Miss Mary E. Caillavet (1877-1951), the daughter of John Latour Caillavet and Georgiana Dees.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 27, 1931, p. 2 and The Biloxi Daily Herald, November 16, 1903, p. 6)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1914, the&nbsp;<strong>Foster-Fountain Packing Company was commenced by Charles B. Foster,</strong>Martin Fountain Jr., Gussie Fountain, and Louis Trochesset (1878-1933).&nbsp; Located at 278 East&nbsp;Back Bayin 1922.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1916- Charles B. Foster Packing Company-</strong>founded by Charles B. Foster (1877-1931).&nbsp; Located at 224 East&nbsp;Back Bay&nbsp;in 1922.&nbsp; When the capital stock of the company was increased in 1920, from $5000 to $60,000, the ownership of the organization was revealed as follows:&nbsp; C.B. Foster, chaiman-20 shares; Chester A. Delacruz, secretary-10 shares; Mary E. Ford-20 shares; F.J. Ford-1 share; and W.H. Foster-20 shares.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 7, 1920, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>I did a good bit of research on CB Foster Packing Company when I was doing my thesis. The company was founded by Charles B. Foster in 1915. He had previously partnered with the Martin Fountain Sr&nbsp;in Foster/Fountain Packing Company. Charles Foster\'s father John had owned a seafood company in&nbsp;Pascagoula</em></strong>&nbsp;back in the late 1800s and Charles Foster\'s brother in law was John&nbsp;Joullian. In 1915, when he opened his own company, Charles hired another in law, Anson Holley, to run the packing operation and to build boats for the company. Foster and Holley were married to cousins. Foster also had another relative doing his legal work him,&nbsp;a lawyer named Ford. CB Foster Packing Company was sold to Southern Shell and Oyster in 1934. Charles B. Foster died in 1931 I think.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>I&nbsp;believe&nbsp;Chester</em></strong>&nbsp;Delacruz II was manager at Southern Shell in the 1950s. My grandmother worked shucking and picking there at that time and she remembered him to me many years ago. When I talked with&nbsp;Chester&nbsp;II many years ago, he recalled working there, so I am pretty sure it was he that my grandmother remembered.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1922-Biloxi Oyster Shell Grit Company</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Biloxi Oyster Shell Grit Company was organized in August 1922 by Chester A. Delacruz, Anson Holley, Charles Redding, C.B. Foster, and Mary E. Ford.&nbsp; The company was in business to crush and handle oyster and other shells.<em>(The Daily Herald, August 24, 1922, sec. II, p. 11)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em><u>Julia A. Delacruz</u></em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The&nbsp;<strong><em><u>Julia A. Delacruz</u></em></strong>&nbsp;was built by Anson Holley for the Charles B. Foster in 1924.&nbsp; Her official number was 224378 with registered dimensions: 58.7 feet long x 19.4 feet at the beam x 4.5 foot hold depth, and of 34 gross tons.&nbsp;&nbsp; Russell Barnes,&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;schooner historian, relates concerning the&nbsp;<strong><em><u>Julia A. Delacruz</u></em></strong>&nbsp;that: &nbsp;<strong><em>It’s just my opinion, but looking at the photos of this schooner, she was one of Holley\'s more impressive efforts. She had a beautiful sheer, a very fine sailor,&nbsp;and was a very good work boat. I have her tonnage and measurement in my collection as well as a photo of her from the 1928 race. &nbsp;The<u>Julia Delacruz</u>&nbsp;was built by Anson Holley for the C.B. Foster Packing Company in 1924.&nbsp; She was one of the last pure sailing schooners built for the local fisheries.&nbsp; I believe that&nbsp;Chester</em></strong>&nbsp;<strong><em>Delacruz was working in some capacity for C.B. Foster at that time. That would explain why a boat was named for his wife. The&nbsp;<u>Julia Delacruz</u>&nbsp;worked in local waters for many years. She was converted to power in the early 1940s and survived until Camille. At that time she was owned by a man named Schmidt over inBay St.</em></strong>&nbsp;Louis and was named for his wife Carrie Schmidt.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Family home on&nbsp;Lameuse Street</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In May 1918, Chester A. Delacruz acquired at&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;a lot with improvements on the northwest corner of&nbsp;Lameuse Street&nbsp;and&nbsp;Division Street.&nbsp; This became his homestead until his demise in March 1964.&nbsp; The consideration to Elias H. Chisolm of&nbsp;New Orleans&nbsp;was $900.&nbsp; In November 1934, Julia A. Delacruz, his spouse, acquired for $800 and additional lot to the north of the family home from Sarah Kennedy.&nbsp; This gave the Delacruz family one hundred feet fronting on the west side of&nbsp;Lameuse Street.(Harrison&nbsp;County, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 121, p. 573 and Bk. 203, p. 471)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mrs. Julia A. Delacruz sold her&nbsp;Lameuse Street&nbsp;residence to Chester L. Dealcruz and Lettie H. Delacruz, her son and daughter-in-law, in December 1957.&nbsp; The home was damaged in Katrina and torn down in 2006.(Harrison County, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 430, p. 7)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1934 trip</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In the fall of 1934, Chester A. Dealcruz and family took a combination business-pleasure trip to&nbsp;Florida,&nbsp;Georgia, and&nbsp;South Carolina.&nbsp; As a president of the Biloxi Oyster Exchange, he was interested in these states where packers and shippers of seafood were situated.&nbsp; He found on this week sojourn that with the exception of a low shrimp catch, the packers were doing alright and expected business o improve during the winter.&nbsp; Mrs. Delacruz and Miss Edna Mae Delacruz also enjoyed their visits, especially to&nbsp;Jacksonville&nbsp;and&nbsp;St. Augustine.<em>(The Daily Herald, October 15, 1934, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Chamber of Commerce</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Chester A. Delacruz was elected head of the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce in October 1935.<em>(The Daily Herald, October 5, 1935, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Delacruz Oyster and Shrimp Company</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Demise&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Chester A. Delacruz died on March 8, 1964 at&nbsp;709 Lameuse Street.&nbsp;&nbsp;First&nbsp;Methodist&nbsp;Church. Buried Southern Memorial Park.(Bradford-O’Keefe Burial Bk. 47, p. 193)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Chester&nbsp;L. Delacruz</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Chester</strong>&nbsp;L. Delacruz married Lettie Gloe Hendrix (1914-1999) of&nbsp;Gulfport&nbsp;at&nbsp;Pascagoula,Mississippi&nbsp;on December 19, 1932.&nbsp; Daughter of Mrs. C.I. Hendrix of&nbsp;Gulfport.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chester&nbsp;expired July 6, 1996 and Lettie on March 7, 1999.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1942 Election</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Bradford O’Keefe Burial Book No. 47</strong>,&nbsp;<em>“Chester</em>&nbsp;A. Delacruz”<em>,&nbsp;</em>p. 193.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Harrison County,&nbsp;Mississippi&nbsp;Chancery Court Cause No. 48806,&nbsp;<strong><em>‘The Estate of&nbsp;Chester</em></strong>&nbsp;A. Delacruz”-March 1965.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Death of a Prominent Citizen”</strong>, June 1, 1894.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Funeral Notice”</strong>, June 6, 1894.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Foster-Howe”</strong>, July 13, 1902.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“City Items”</strong>, September 25, 1902.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“Capt. John Foster”</strong>, September 26, 1903.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The&nbsp;Biloxi</em>&nbsp;Daily Herald,&nbsp;<strong>“City Items”</strong>, November 16, 1903.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Foster Ready”</strong>, June 25, 1925.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Foster-Clark”</strong>, November 15, 1927.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>, <strong>\"Delacruz new head of C. of C.\"</strong>, October 5, 1935.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Foster-Holzner”</strong>, July 10, 1937.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Chronicle-Star,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. Olivia Elizabeth Foster”</strong>, April 20, 1928.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Chronicle-Star,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Charles B. Foster”</strong>, July 3, 1931.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Chronicle-Star,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. Rourke Dies After Long Illness”</strong>, June 2, 1950.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Chronicle-Star,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. Eva F. Ford Taken By Death”</strong>, August 11, 1959.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“C.B. Foster Packing Company”</strong>, July 7, 1920.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi Oyster Shell Grit Co.”</strong>, August 24, 1922.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chas.</strong>&nbsp;B.&nbsp;Foster&nbsp;Passes&nbsp;Away”, June 27, 1931.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Charles B. Foster Funeral Sunday”</strong>, June 29, 1931.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Delacruz-Hendrix”</strong>, December 20, 1932.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Returns from trip”</strong>, October 15, 1934.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>TDaily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Delacruz is next Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi</strong>, July 15, 1942.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Former Mayor C.A. Delacruz taken by death”</strong>, March 9, 1964.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald,</em><strong>&nbsp;“Delacruz rites”</strong>, March 11, 1964</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald,</em><strong>&nbsp;“Chester</strong>&nbsp;Louis Delacruz”, July 8, 1996.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>GEORGE B. COUSINS JR.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from 1947-1951.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">George Barrow Cousins Jr. (1909-1966) was born at Biloxi, Mississippi on September 10, 1909, the son of George Barrow Cousins<strong>&nbsp;</strong>(1883-1969) and Margaret ‘Maude‘ Clare Hannon (1890-1919).&nbsp; His mother died in early January 1919, shortly after she delivered their third child, baby boy Cousins (1918-1918).&nbsp; At Biloxi on April 20, 1908, George B. Cousins had married Maude Clare Hannon, a native of Louisiana and the daughter of Irish immigrants, Peter Hannon (1837-1889) and Mary Leaghy, Lahey or Leahey.&nbsp; Before her early demise, Maude had bore two sons: George B. Cousins Jr. (1909-1966) and Peter H. Cousins (1910-1979).<em>(The Daily Herald, April 21, 1908, p. 1, January 1, 1919, p. 1, January 2, 1919, p. 3, and January 6, 1919, p. 3&nbsp;</em>and Harrison Co., Ms. MRB 19, p. 379)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">After the demise of his spouse, George B. Cousins married Alma Elizabeth Brander on December 23, 1923.(Harrison Co., Ms. MRB 35, p. 440)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">G.B. Cousins Jr. was educated in the Biloxi Public school system and matriculated to the University of Mississippi where he received two degrees-Liberal Arts [1932] and Law [1934]. &nbsp;Mr. Cousins commenced his Biloxi law practice in 1934 and was appointed City Judge on May 15, 1935 and served as such for three years until he became City Attorney in August 1939 until he returned to the private practive of law in September 1941. During WW II, he served in the US Navy from 1943 until his discharge in June 1945. &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Marriage and family</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<h2 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1936, George B. Cousins Jr. married Muriel Mead, the daughter of Walter R. Mead, a native of Mobile and Emelie Calogne (1887-) of New Orleans.&nbsp; Mr. Mead was a postal employee at New Orleans.&nbsp; He resided in Ocean Springs with his spouse and three daughters: Elaine Mead, Muriel Mead, and Audrey Mead. &nbsp;Two children: Patricia Claire Cousins m. William Wallace Weatherly in January 1958 and George \'Rabbit\' Barrow Cousins III m. Jean Ahern (1941-2013).</span></span></h2>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">G.B. Cousins Jr. was elected Mayor of Biloxi on July 16, 1946 by beating R. Hart Chinn in the general election. &nbsp;Mr. Chinn lost the election, but filed a complaint to void the contest. &nbsp;He claimed that one of the election commissioners</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor Cousins and A.J. \'Tony\' Creel and Gordon A. Dacey, newly elected City Commissiners, were sworn into office on January 6, 1947 by Circuit Court Judge Lawrence C. Corban. &nbsp;Creel was relected to his post while Dacey replaced John A. Swanzy who retired from politics after serving the City of Biloxi for many years.(The Daily Herald, January 6, 1947, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1947 September Storm</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Following the catastrophic 1947 Hurricane, which delivered strong winds and a thirteen-foot storm surge to the Biloxi shoreline, Mayor G.B. Cousins declared to property owners on Biloxi’s strand that&nbsp;<strong><em>“we are going to build a bigger and more beautiful city and not hurt a soul.”</em></strong><em>(The Daily Herald, September 23, 1947, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor Cousins appointed a committee of Biloxi citizens to aid in the planning and rebuilding of Biloxi following the 1947 September Storm.&nbsp; Judge Lelslie Grant was named committee chair and A.V. ‘Tony’ Ragusin, secretary.&nbsp; Committee members&nbsp; were: H. Mendum Dees, James Love, Anson Holley Jr., Dr. Riley Burnett, William Lee Guice, I. Daniel Gehr, Mrs. Sophie Desporte, George Collins, and G.J. Wiltz.<em>(The Daily Herald, September 23, 1947)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Demise</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>G.B. Cousins Jr. expired circa April 4, 1966.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Sr. expired circa 7-30-1969.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Cousins-Hannon”</strong>, April 21, 1908, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxians elect Cousins, Dacey Creel”</strong>, July 17, 1946.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Asks suggestions for rebuilding of Biloxi Beach Front”</strong>, September 23, 1947.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Election of Cousins as Biloxi Mayor declared valid\"</strong>, October 5, 1946, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Formal order is entered in Biloxi election contest”</strong>, October 17, 1946, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor G.B. Cousins Jr.”</strong>, January 6, 1947.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi\'s new Mayor and Commissioners take office”</strong>, January 6, 1947.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Citizens Committee is named at Biloxi”</strong>, September 23, 1947.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Cousins, ex-Mayor dies today”</strong>, April 4, 1966.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Showers and parties honoring Miss Mead are numerous”</strong>, August 29, 1936.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald</em>, <strong>\"Jean Cousins\"</strong>, September 30, 2013, p. A-4.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>R. HART CHINN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from 1951-195.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In October, 1950 Mayor-elect, R. Hart Chinn, related to the Episcopal Men\'s Club at their dinner meeting that a salient feature of his administration would be to monitor that Biloxi\'s citizens got full value for every dollar expended by his administration. &nbsp;As an example of Biloxi\'s past government fiscal irresponibilities, he used the city of Meridian, Mississippi as an example. &nbsp;Meridan, although larger than Biloxi, operated for $770,000 each year, while Biloxi\'s operating expenses were $996,000. &nbsp;Chinn also stated to his attentative audience &nbsp;that certain conditions in reference to law enforcement in Biloxi would be corrected within two weeks afetr he was sworn in as Biloxi\'s Mayor.(The Daily Herald, October 11, 1950, p. 7)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor-elect Chinn addresses&nbsp;church club; elect officers”</strong>, October 11, 1950, p. 7.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Williams enters race for Mayor”</strong>, March 25, 1953, p. 7.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Hart Chinn taken by death”</strong>, February 3, 1972.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Gulf Coast Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Chinn accuses ministers of accepting financial aid from Coast gamblers”</strong>, February 14, 1952, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>LAZ &nbsp;QUAVE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Quave%2C Laz Sheriff_0.jpg\" style=\"height:147px; width:117px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of&nbsp;</strong><strong>Biloxi</strong><strong>&nbsp;from 1953-1961</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Laz Quave was born on October 31, 1910, in rural Jackson County, Mississippi, near Vancleave,&nbsp; the son of Joseph Quave (1859-1928), a farm laborer, and Della ? Quave.&nbsp; In 1930, Laz Quave was a seaman stationed aboard the USCG Cutter&nbsp;<strong><em>Tallapoosa</em></strong>, near Annapolis, Maryland.(1930 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland Federal Census R 844, p. 29A, ED11)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Returning from his military duty, Laz Quave married Bernice S. Thornton (1908-2000) on June 6, 1934.&nbsp; She was the daughter of Arthur Thornton (1880-1922) and Sophronia ? Thornton (1883-19200+).&nbsp; Laz and Bernice T. Quave were the parents of three children:&nbsp; June Rose Quave m. Eugene L. Martino; Leon J. Quave m. Peggy Ann Cook; and Laz Quave Jr. m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Harrison Co., Ms. MRB 45, p. 210)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Police Chief</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Served as Chief of Police at Biloxi from January 4, 1943 to 1947, when he was appoined by Mayor Delacruz.(The Daily Herald, January 4, 1943, p. 5)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Sheriff Quave</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Laz Quave was elected Sheriff of Harrison County, Mississippi in August 1947 when he defeated Aubrey Beeson of Long Beach by about fourteen hundred votes.&nbsp; He succeeded Maxie M. Broadus of Gulfport.<em>(The Daily Herald, August 30, 1947, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Biloxi Canning &amp; Packing Company</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In the 1940s, Laz Quave had been a director and vice president of the Gulf Coast Shrimper’s and Oystermen’s Association.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Rosalis Inc.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On September 9, 1968, Charter of Biloxi Canning &amp; Packing Company amended and name changed to Rosalis, Inc.&nbsp; Roy Rosalis (1909-1984), president, and Rena LeBlanc Rosalis (1917-2004), secretary, 300 shares issued.(HARCO, Ms. Charter Bo. 2, pp. 175-178).&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Venus and Quave</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On September 4, 1968, the Biloxi Canning &amp; Packing Company was chartered by D.J. Venus III, Gordon D. Venus, and Laz Quave.&nbsp; 150,000 shares par $1.00.(HARCO, Ms. Chancery Court Charter Bk. 2, pp. 179-182)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On October 10, 1968, Rosalis, Inc. conveyed to Biloxi Canning &amp; Packing Company for $610,000, all improvements, buildings, warehouses, docks, wharves, with riparian and littoral rights.&nbsp; (go 413.4 south along east side of Anglada x Landers x 253\' x Chartres (332.9) x 136\' (Stanovich) x Bay to Point of beginning on Anglada).&nbsp; Sale included the following brands:&nbsp; Negro Head, Biloxi, Sea Beach Canned Shrimp, Mobile Bay, Danny Boy, and Pueblo.(HARCO, Ms. Trust Deed Bk. 535, p. 47 and Bk. 535, p. 50).&nbsp; Mr. Rosalis then retired and resided at 872 Central Beach Boulevard.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Hurricane Camille</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Hurricane Camille of August 1969, according to company president, D.J. Venus, caused losses estimated at $1 million.&nbsp; There was doubt as whether the U.S. Pure Food and Drug inspectors would approve canned shrimp damaged by the tempest.&nbsp; Production was possible in two months.<em>(The Daily Herald,</em>&nbsp;<em>August 28, 1969, p. 18)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Loans</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">April 12, 1971, company under Venus borrowed $12,000 from Peoples Bank and bought more land to the west.(HARCO, Ms. Trust Deed Bk. 3, pp. 64-65).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">January 3, 1973, Venus-Quave borrowed $319,000.(HARCO, Ms. Trust Deed Bk. 49, p. 425).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In October 2, 1974, Henry Slay Guiterrez, president, and Pete Elder, secretary got a SBA loan for $500,000.(HARCO, Ms. Trust Deed Bk. 72, pp. 287-293).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Lease</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On January 15, 1975, Henry S. Guiterrez leased a portion of the building to the Douglas-Guardian Warehouse Corporation of New Orleans.(HARCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 55, pp. 377-378).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Default</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In May 1976, Venus and Quave defaulted on payments to Rosalis and the Biloxi Canning Company was bought from Substitute trustee, David Cottrell Jr., for $200,000.(HARCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 65, pp. 486-488).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor Quave</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">When Laz Quave placed his name in the race for Mayor of Biloxi, he was in competition with R. Hart Chinn, incumbent, Norman Levine (1918-1953+), poultry marketer, and Elmer Williams, owner of the DeJean Packing Company..<em>(The Daily Herald,&nbsp; April 13, 1953, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Supervisor Quave</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">From July 1962 to December 1971, Laz Quave served the people of Harrison County, Mississippi Beat 1, as their County Supervisor.(Sullivan, 2002, p. 581)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Laz Quave expired at New Orleans on December 20, 1985.&nbsp; His corporal remains were interred in the Biloxi City Cemetery.&nbsp; Bernice Thornton Quave followed her husband in death passing on February 26, 2000 at Gautier, Mississippi.&nbsp; Her corporal remains were also buried in the Biloxi City Cemetery.<em>(The Sun Herald, February 29, 2000, p. A5 and December&nbsp; , 1985, p. )</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Charles L. Sullivan,<strong>&nbsp;<u>Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College: A History</u></strong>, (McNaughton &amp; Gunn, Inc.: Saline, Michigan-2002)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Quave is elected in Harrison”</strong>, August 30, 1947.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>, <strong>\"New Police Chief\"</strong>, January 4, 1943.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“May 12 ballot at Biloxi will have 19 names listed”</strong>, April 13, 1953.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em><em>The Daily Herald</em>, </em><strong>\"Coast Mayors take office\"</strong>, July 6, 1953, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Quave Grand Marshal, Ross East End Marshal”</strong>, July 8, 1954, p. 23.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Quave enter councilman race\"</strong>, March 23, 1981, p. A-2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Biloxi leader Laz Quave dies\"</strong>, December 22, 1985, p. A-1 and p. A-12.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Bernice Quave”</strong>, February 29, 2000, p. A5.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>DANIEL D. GUICE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Guice%2C Daniel -1964.jpg\" style=\"height:200px; width:128px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of&nbsp;</strong><strong>Biloxi</strong><strong>&nbsp;from 1961-1973</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Daniel ‘Danny’ Dicks Guice (1925-2017) at Biloxi on December 1925, the son of&nbsp; William Lee Guice and Lee Dicks.&nbsp; Danny was reared on West Beach Boulevard in Biloxi. &nbsp;He graduated from BHS with the Class of 1942. &nbsp;Danny matriculated to Ole Miss, but after one year in Oxford, Mississippi, he transferred to Tulane University in New Orleans. &nbsp;He Danny studied the pre-law curriculum and graduated from the Tulane School of Law. &nbsp;In August 1947, he was licensed to practice law both Federal and State law. &nbsp;While at Tulane, Danny was a KA and president of the Pan Hellinic Council; a member of Phi Delta Phi, the honorary legal organization; and on the Moot Court board.(The Daily Herald, April 3, 1948, p. 7)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Guice%2C Margaret Barrett.jpg\" style=\"height:150px; width:118px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Margaret Carolyn Barrett&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Danny Guice married <strong>Margaret Carolyn Barrett</strong>&nbsp;(1927-2006) in the Main Street Methodist Church on June 25, 1948. &nbsp;Margaret was born April 16, 1927 at Chicago to Clarence Burton Barrett and Margaret Hoy. &nbsp;She was a 1945 high school graduate in LaGrange, Illinois. &nbsp;Miss Barrett attended what is now Southeast Missouri State College at Cape Girardeau, Missouri and was an English and Music major. &nbsp;Their children were:&nbsp;Carolyn Lee Guice m. John W. Bode Jr. and Joe H. Singletary; Daniel Dicks Guice Jr. m. Janie Sue Bertrand; and Barry Guice.(The Daily Herald, April 3, 1948, p. 7, Harrison Co., Ms. MRB 77, p. 330, Harrison Co. Ms. 2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;JD MRB 5, p. 237, MRB 12, p. 485, and MRB 7, p. 323)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Congress</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In April 1972, Mayor Guice became a candidate for House of Representatives from the 5th Congressional District.(The Ocean Springs Record, April 13, 1972, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Margaret Barrett Guice expired on October 1, 2006. &nbsp;Her corporal remains were interred in 6th Addition of the Biloxi Cemetery. &nbsp;Mayor Guice died on April 13, 2017.(The Sun Herald, October 3, 2006 and April 14, 2017, p. 6A)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Miss Margaret Carolyn Barrett\"</strong>, April 3, 1948.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor Guice named&nbsp;</strong>[Firemen’s Day]&nbsp;<strong>parade Grand Marshall”</strong>, September 14, 1962, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Name Guice member of A&amp;I Board</strong><strong>”</strong>, July 23, 1964, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Ocean Springs Record,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor Guice plans North Biloxi annexation”,&nbsp;</strong><em>August 3, 1970, p. 1.</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Ocean Springs Record,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mayor Guice seeks Congerssional post ”,&nbsp;</strong><em>April 13, 1972, p. 1.</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Ocean Springs Record,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Guice qualifies as candidate”</strong>, March 3, 1983, p. 6.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald</em>, <strong>\"Margaret Barrett Guice\"</strong>, October 3, 2006.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The Sun Herald, <strong>\'Former Biloxi Mayor Danny Guice dies\'</strong>, April 14, 2007, p. 6A.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The Sun Herald, <strong>\'Funeral services set as Coast remembers for Biloxi Mayor Danny Guice\'</strong>, April 15, 2017, p. 6A.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; JEREMIAH J. ‘Jerry’ O’KEEFE III</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/O\'Keefe%2C Jeremiah J. III.jpg\" style=\"height:250px; width:186px\" /></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from 1973-1981.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Jeremiah J. O\'Keefe III</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Jeremiah Joseph O’Keefe III</strong>, called Jerry, was born July 12, 1923, at Ocean Springs, the son of J.J. \"Ben\" O’Keefe II (1894-1954) and Teresa Slattery O’Keefe (1894-1995). The Ben O’Keefe family relocated to Biloxi in late August 1937. (<em>The Jackson County Times, September 4, 1937, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jerry O’Keefe attended parochial schools at Biloxi and graduated from the Sacred Heart Academy in Biloxi with the Class of 1941.&nbsp; In February 1939, he was named Mr. Sacred Heart Academy with Mary Katherine Peresich Nourse (1924-2003), as Mrs. Sacred Heart Academy.(The Daily Herald, February 25, 1939, p. 2)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In his youth Jerry was a Boy Scout in Troop 213 led by Louis J. Endris (1902-1988) and J. Kline Coquet (1911-1969), a legendary Biloxi scoutmaster.&nbsp; Jerry competed in sailing regattas at the Biloxi Yacht Club and starred as left halfback and left end on the Sacred Heart Academy Galloping Gaels football team led by Coach Joe Hudson.&nbsp; On the gridiron, Jerry was a good rusher and receiver, dropkick field goal specialist and was elected football team captain in 1940.&nbsp; In the Gaels game against the Ocean Springs varsity in mid-October 1940, they held their own fighting to a 12-12 tie.&nbsp; Robert Mohler of the Greyhounds scored the tying TD on a 45 yard sprint.(The Daily Herald, August 20, 1938, p. 7, October 12, 1940, p.&nbsp; 6, October 26, 1940, p. 7 and May 26, 1941, p. 5)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Like many young Biloxians, Jerry O’Keefe attended Soule College at New Orleans to further his education and skills for his entrée into the business world.&nbsp; On his nineteenth birthday, he enlisted in the US Navy and was granted his naval aviator’s wings at Pensacola, Florida in June 1943. Jerry made 1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Lieutenant in April 1944, a month after he married his Ocean Springs sweetheart, Rose Annette Saxon, at Camp Pendelton, California. They were blessed with seven daughter and six sons born between 1945 and 1962.&nbsp; (<em>The Daily Herald, March 13, 1944, p. 7 and April 22, 1944, p. 4)</em>&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>WW II-USMC aviator</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In the Pacific Theatre during World War II, 1<sup>st</sup> Lieutenant, Jerry O’Keefe flew in April 1945, his first aerial combat mission over the skies of Okinawa.&nbsp; During this mission O’Keefe destroyed five Japanese aircraft, which earned him the \"ace\" designation. (<em>The Daily Herald, April 25, 1945, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Before the Pacific theater hostilities with Japan ended in August 1945, Jerry O’Keefe&nbsp;was credited with two additional kills. For his valiant military service, he was bestowed the Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and Gold Star. He received these medals on October 14, 1946, at New Orleans. (<em>The Daily Herald, October 15, 1946, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Marine Colonel Gelon H. Doswell</strong>&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ocean Springs also had another USMC pilot to reside here.&nbsp; He was Gelon Hann Doswell (1920-1992), a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and the son of Menard Doswell II (1892-1927) and Zoe Louise Hann (1893-1979).&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">During WWII, Colonel Doswell was a naval aviator serving with Marine Corps Fighter Squadron 214 [VMF-214] in the South Pacific.&nbsp; VMF-214 was known as \"The Black Sheep Squadron\" and commanded by Major Gregory \"Pappy\" Boyington (1912-1988).&nbsp; Its moniker was earned since VMF-214 was composed of fighter pilots without a squadron, and replacement pilots from the United States.&nbsp; The heroics of VMF-214 were portrayed on television in 1977, in a series titled, \"Baa Baa Black Sheep\".&nbsp; In 1943, The Black Sheep Squadron performed well in the tropical skies over the Solomon Islands as they destroyed 97 Japanese aircraft in three months.(The Ocean Springs Record, May 29, 1986)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">For his military heroics in the Solomon Islands, Colonel Doswell was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses and six air medals.&nbsp; He flew over 1800 combat missions.(<em>The Sun Herald, August 6, 1992, p. A-2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/large_O%27Keefe%2C%20JJ%20%27Jerry%27-Corsair%20pilot.jpg\" style=\"height:180px; width:180px\" /><img alt=\"\" src=\"http://biloxihistoricalsociety.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/O%27Keefe%2C%20Jerry-USMC%20pilot.jpg?itok=tLVeRlRy\" style=\"height:100px; width:70px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Marine aviator WW II</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">J. J. ‘Jerry’ Keefe III (b. 1923)-During World War II, Ocean Springs native Jerry O’Keefe, became a USMC aviator.&nbsp; He saw aerial combat with Japanese aircraft over the skies of Okinawa in 1945.&nbsp; Jerry was credited with destroying seven Japanese fighter planes between April 1945 and September 1945.&nbsp; His military awards include the following: Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and Gold Star.During his first WW II aerial combat mission flown with the 2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;Marine Air Wing over the skies of Okinawa in April 1945, 1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Lieutenant Jerry O’Keefe destroyed five Japanese aircraft, which earned him the \"ace\" designation. (<em>The Daily Herald, April 25, 1945, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Before the Pacific theater hostilities ended in August 1945, Jerry O’Keefe&nbsp; had been credited with two additional kills. For his valiant military service, he was bestowed the Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and Gold Star. He received these medals on October 14, 1946, at New Orleans. (<em>The Daily Herald, October 15, 1946, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">It is interesting to note that J.J. \"Ben\" O’Keefe II, Jerry’s father, served in the Marine Corps during WWI, and his son, J.J. \"Jody\" O’Keefe IV, was a Marine from 1964-1967.Mr. O’Keefe resides in Biloxi today where he is active with fund raising for the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum, advising the O’Keefe Foundation, and supervising the management of his business enterprises.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>O’Keefe Funeral Service</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The O’Keefe Funeral Service was established by Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ J. O’Keefe (1860-1911) at Ocean Springs, Mississippi in 1892, the same year as the town became incorporated.&nbsp; The business relocated to Biloxi in June 1923 with Jeremiah J. “Ben” O’Keefe (1894-1954), John A. O’Keefe (1891-1985) and Joseph H. ‘Jody’&nbsp; (1946-2007) O’Keefe (1897-1932), sons of the late Jerry O’Keefe, operated the funeral service on West Howard Avenue opposite the Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Church.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ben O’Keefe was a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Embalming and licensed in Mississippi and Louisiana.&nbsp; In 1923, the company also commenced a burial insurance plan called the O’Keefe Burial Association.(The Daily Herald, November 19, 1954, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1929 Buyout</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Shortly after the October 1929 Wall Street Crash, Ben O’Keefe acquired the interest of his siblings in the O’Keefe Funeral Service of Biloxi which had opened in June 1923 at 601 West Howard Avenue opposite the Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Church and the O’Keefe Transfer and gasoline filling station enterprise on the southeast corner of Washington Avenue and Robinson Street at Ocean Springs.&nbsp; Ben O’Keefe assumed about $28,000 in mortgages and other debt.&nbsp; He also gave up his rights, title and interest to several tracts of land at Ocean Springs and New Orleans.&nbsp; Among them were: the J.J. O’Keefe family home at present day 911 Porter; the ‘O’Keefe Castle’, also called the-‘Saxon House’ and ‘Seven Gables’, present day 318 Jackson Avenue;&nbsp;the old livery stable on Porter Street; the White House tract on Robertson Street; and the Mary C. O’Keefe domicile on Porter Street, which was sold in February 1970 to the Catholic Charities Housing Association in to erect the Villa Maria.(Jackson Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 63, pp. 511-515 and Bk. 371, p. 506)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1948 Anniversary</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The O’Keefe Funeral Service celebrated its 25<sup>th</sup> year in Biloxi in early June 1948.&nbsp; At this time, Jerry O’Keefe, Ben’s son, was attending Loyola University at New Orleans and would graduate in July 1948.&nbsp; Jerry joined his father in the burial business after receiving his degree in business from the Jesuit University.&nbsp; At its West Howard Avenue location, the O’Keefe’s had a fleet of six automobiles and a 1948 Buick Flexible Ambulance.&nbsp; At this time, Mr. Ben O’Keefe employed four men: Frank L. Conway, D.J. Newman, Willie McKinnis, and Jeremiah J. ‘Jerry’ O’Keefe.(The Daily Herald, June 4, 1948, p. 9)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ben’s Demise</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ben O’Keefe died on November 19, 1954 at 823 West Beach, his Biloxi residence.&nbsp; Mr. O’Keefe had been ill for approximately two years prior to his demise.&nbsp; Circa 1953, Jerry O’Keefe was granted proprietorship by his father and became owner and manager of the O’Keefe&nbsp; Funeral Service Company.(The Daily Herald, May 19, 1954, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Bradford-O’Keefe</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In May 1957, J.J. ‘Jerry’ O’Keefe III acquired the “Bradford Funeral Home and all property, ambulances, etc.” from Paul S. Bradford and Ruth Gates Bradford.&nbsp; The&nbsp;merger of the Bradford Funeral Home and O’Keefe Funeral Service was not completed until July 1, 1960.&nbsp;&nbsp;The company now called&nbsp;Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Service was situated at the former Bradford funeral parlor&nbsp;on East Howard Avenue where improvements and additional parking had been acquired on the north side of the street.(Harrison Co., Ms. Land Deed Bk. 422, pp. 317-326 and <em>The Daily Herald, June 17, 1960, p. 12</em>)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Also in the summer of 1960, the&nbsp;former O\'Keefe Funeral parlor at 601 West Howard Avenue was demolished and a 6500 square-ft., Goodyear Service Center was built&nbsp;on its former location.&nbsp; In addition to selling new tires, the Goodyear enterprise performed frontend alignments and wheel balancing, as well as replacing mufflers and tail pipes.&nbsp; General Electric appliances were also sold.&nbsp; In May 1971, Mrs. Teresa ‘Tess’ Slattery O’Keefe made a 15-year lease with Goodyear.&nbsp; The O’Keefe building and land were sold in May 1994 to James E. Sablich et ux by Tess O’Keefe and sons, Dr. John B. O’Keefe and Joseph Ben O’Keefe.(Harrison Co., Ms. 2nd JD Land Deed Bk. 21, p. 271 and Bk. 273, p. 204 and <em>The Daily Herald, June 17, 1960, p. 2 and November 2, 1960, p. 12)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/large_O%27Keefe%2C%20Ben%20and%20Tess.jpg\" style=\"height:180px; width:180px\" /></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Jeremiah J. ‘Ben’ O’Keefe</strong>-This vintage image of J.J. “Ben” O’Keefe (1894-1954) and his bride, Teresa ‘Tess’ Josephine Slattery (1894-1995), was made at Shreveport, Louisiana on May&nbsp;&nbsp; 1921, following their nuptials officiated by Father Fields at St. John’s Catholic Church.&nbsp; The newly weds would reside at Ocean Springs and continue in several businesses with Ben’s brothers.&nbsp; The O’Keefe Funeral Service was relocated to West Howard Avenue at Biloxi in 1923.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1964, Bradford-O’Keefe built the Ben O’Keefe Chapel at Ocean Springs.&nbsp; It was located on the northwest corner of Government Street and Pine Drive.&nbsp; The chapel was later closed, but became the temporary City Public Library in 1994-1995.&nbsp; In August 1997, the structure was dedicated as the&nbsp;<strong>New Hope Center</strong>, a joint venture between the Gulf Coast YMCA and the O\'Keefe Foundation.<em>(The Ocean Springs News, August 6, 1964, p. 3 and The Ocean Springs Record, August 7, 1997, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/O%27Keefes-Willie%20Gary-3-Nov.%201995.jpg\" style=\"height:213px; width:250px\" /></p>\r\n\r\n			<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;<strong>Winning Team</strong>-This November 1995 image shows Annette Saxon O’Keefe (1924-1998) and spouse, J.J. “Jerry’ O’Keefe III (b. 1923), with Willie Gary, Stuart, Florida based attorney. &nbsp;The O’Keefes had just been awarded $500 million dollars by a Jackson, Mississippi jury. &nbsp;Jerry O’Keefe had sued Canadian based, The Loewen Group, for breach-of-contract and other allegations. &nbsp;Mr. O’Keefe settled the suit for about $175 million dollars and used some of the money to commence the O’Keefe Foundation.[&nbsp;from The Palm Beach Post, November 7, 1995]</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Bradford-O’Keefe v. Riemann</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The two largest funeral homes serving the Mississippi Coast are Bradford-O’Keefe and Riemann.&nbsp; Initially, both burial services were situated in their founding cities-Bradford-O’Keefe at Biloxi and Ocean Springs and Riemann in Gulfport.&nbsp; The two cities have many historical and cultural differences:&nbsp; Biloxi is much older, founded in 1718, and once predominantly Roman Catholic, while Gulfport was founded in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century with a predominant Protestant population.&nbsp; They were both built by a blue-collar, middle class citizenry with Biloxi having more immigrants and transients.&nbsp; The US military has been important to the growth and economic stability of Biloxi and Gulfport.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1985, the Riemann family opened it first Biloxi funeral home on Beauvoir Road making inroads into Biloxi, the traditional turf of Bradford-O’Keefe.&nbsp; Since then both organizations have worked aggressively to succeed in the mortuary business on the entire Coast.&nbsp; Bradford-O’Keefe now has two funeral homes in Biloxi [opened 1957 and 1979], Ocean Springs [opened 1987], Gulfport [opened 1979, 1989 and 2004], and Vancleave [opened 2010].&nbsp; In addition, Bradford-O’Keefe owns two cemeteries, D’Iberville Memorial Park and Crest Lawn Memorial Park at Ocean Springs and a crematory.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In January 1990, Riemann Funeral Homes, Incorporated joined with The Loewen Group International to form Riemann Holdings Incorporated of Canada.&nbsp; This action angered Jerry O’Keefe, president of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Homes, as he espoused that ‘local ownership is superior to foreign because money stays in Mississippi rather than being funneled outside the state and country.&nbsp; The Riemanns are deceiving the public by claiming that they have taken on new “partners” instead of admitting that hey have sold their funeral homes”</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>The Loewen Group</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In the mid-1990s, Jerry O’Keefe, president of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home and the Gulf National Group, an insurance company, filed litigation in Mississippi alleging breach-of-contract against The Loewen Group Incorporated, the second largest funeral service in North America and based in Burnaby, British Columbia.&nbsp; At this time, The Loewen Group owned 814 funeral homes and 179 cemeteries in the USA and Canada.&nbsp; The basis for the O’Keefe law suit was the claim that the Wright &amp; Ferguson Funeral Home located in Jackson, Mississippi, which Loewen acquired in 1990, broke an agreement with Gulf National to act as its exclusive provider of certain types of funeral and burial insurance.&nbsp; The lawsuit also alleged that Loewen was diverting funeral insurance business to one of Gulf National\'s competitors and had secretly gained control of an insurance company to compete with O\'Keefe.&nbsp; Jerry O’Keefe hired attorney Willie Gary of Stuart, Florida to represent his companies in the subsequent litigation held in Jackson, Mississippi.&nbsp; In the seven-week trial that culminated on November 2, 1995, Mr. Gary and his staff of attorneys were able to persuade the jury to award Jerry J. O’Keefe the sum of $500 million dollars. (The Palm Beach Post, November 7, 1995)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In lieu of an onerous appeal, the Loewen Group agreed to settle the O’Keefe lawsuit for cash and stock valued at up to $175 million.&nbsp; The settlement was smaller than an earlier $500 million dollar jury award that Loewen had said could have put the company out of business.&nbsp; Ironically share values in the Lowen Group increased 40 percent after the settlement with O’Keefe was announced. The Canadian based company said the cash and stock settlement will be phased in over 20 years and carries an after-tax value of $85 million in 1995 dollars.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In his closing remarks to the jury at Jackson, Mississippi, Willie Gary said, “the workings of the jury system speak louder than any fancy words ever written by any speech or given by anybody……louder than the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his famous&nbsp; ‘I have a Dream’ speech.&nbsp; The system speaks.”&nbsp; Mr. Gary and his Mississippi co-counsel were paid 40 percent for their efforts. (The Palm Beach Post, November 7, 1995)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Riemann-O’Keefe competition continues as in February 2015, the Riemann Family Funeral Home made its boldest move into the Bradford-O’Keefe ‘homeland’ when it opened a funeral parlor in St. Martin on LeMoyne Boulevard.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Jerry J. O’Keefe-Mississippi House of Representatives-1960-1964</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Following in his grandfather’s success in local politics as Jeremiah J. “Jerry” O’Keefe (1860-1911) served as an alderman in Ocean Springs, Jeremiah J. “Jerry” O’Keefe III in the summer of 1959 began his political career in his campaign to represent the people of Harrison County, Mississippi in the State House at Jackson.&nbsp; O’Keefe’s opponent was incumbent Representative Daniel D. ‘Danny’ Guice.&nbsp; Mr. Guice ran on the slogan “Re-Elect a Lawyer for a Lawyer’s Job”.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jerry O’Keefe was elected to the House and served his constituents well.&nbsp; While in Jackson, he worked diligently for a local option liquor bill, which was narrowly defeated.&nbsp; One of O’Keefe’s major successes resulted from his efforts to redistrict the legislature to provide substantially more representation for Harrison County.&nbsp; He was confident that the Coast would get its local option liquor law—and other important rights, now that it would have adequate representation in Jackson.(Maureen O’Keefe Ward-May 2015)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Gulf National Life</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1960 Jerry O”Keefe moved the main Bradford-O’Keefe funeral home to its&nbsp;present location on Howard Avenue in Biloxi.&nbsp; Naming Audrey Murray President of Bradford-O’Keefe, Jerry delegated management of the funeral home operations so that he could focus in earnest on growing the life insurance division of his business. &nbsp;He began to market the company’s legal reserve insurance to funeral homes throughout the state as an added means of coverage once their smaller limits had been met and or surpassed. At one point more than 100 funeral homes, owned by Caucasians and African Americans, were writing these policies and Gulf National Life became the largest provider of excess coverage statewide.&nbsp; As with everyone else in the community, the funeral business experienced the wrath of Hurricane Camille in 1969, which also devastated the O’Keefe family residence on Beach Boulevard in Biloxi.(Maureen O’Keefe Ward-May 2015)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In the wake of Hurricane Camille’s widespread destruction, Jerry in late 1969, acquired two vacant lots on Biloxi’s Beach Boulevard between Lameuse Street and Delauney Street.&nbsp; &nbsp;To spur redevelopment, he began construction of a three-story office building. &nbsp;One of the O’Keefe lots had been former site of a popular skating rink owned by George E. Egeditch (1907-1987).&nbsp; The Gulf National Life Building was completed in 1971 and served as the company’s headquarters.&nbsp; The edifice also housed a number of smaller businesses and governmental agencies and the medical practice of Jerry’s brother, Dr. John Bernard O’Keefe (1925-2004).(Harrison Co., Mississippi 2<sup>nd</sup> JD Land Deed Bk. 10, p. 69 and Bk. 28, p. 139 and Maureen O’Keefe Ward-May 2015)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jerry O’Keefe also maintained his strong interest in politics. In 1971, he persuaded his eldest son, Jeremiah J. ‘Jody’ O’Keefe IV (1946-2007), to run for the State Legislature.&nbsp; Jody served two terms in the House of Representatives from 1971-1979.&nbsp; Like his father earlier, Jody was named Outstanding Freshman Legislator.&nbsp; In a bold move, Jody introduced horse racing legislation in January 1976<em>.(</em>Maureen O’Keefe Ward, May 2015 and <em>The Daily Herald, January 28, 1976, p. B-1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">After Jody’s 2007 demise, the Mississippi State Legislature commended him for this, as well as the “notable, courageous vote” he had taken regarding civil rights, and his status as the only white legislator to stand with the newly formed black caucus.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from 1973-1981.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jerry O’Keefe was elected Mayor of Biloxi in June 1973.&nbsp; He had no opposition.&nbsp; Mr. O’Keefe was elected with City Commissioners, Frank Barhanovich Jr. (b. 1943) and A.H. ‘Lank’ Patterson.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In his quest of his second term as Biloxi’s mayor, Jerry O’Keefe had three opponents in the May 1977 general election: H.L. Kent, Claude Morgan and Harry Viator.&nbsp; He easily defeated his opposition garnering 4122 votes of the 6515 ballots cast in the May 10, 1977 election.&nbsp; Only Mr. Kent’s supporters demonstrated any resolve in defeating O’Keefe, the incumbent, as they cast 2235 ballots for him.(The Daily Herald, May 11, 1977, p. A-1 and p. B-2)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Incumbent Jerry O’Keefe was elected with Frank Barhanovich Jr. and Dominic Fallo (1911-1996), who were chosen by the Biloxi’s electorate as their City Commissioners.&nbsp; Also on the May 1977 election agenda was a referendum to increase the annual salary of the Mayor from $12,000 to $20,000 and raise the City Commissioner’s pay from $10,800 to $18,000.&nbsp; The last time that Biloxi’s governing body had a pay increase was 1965.&nbsp; The salary increase for Biloxi’s city officials was successful as the yeas said 3682 and the nays 2796.&nbsp; Mayor O’Keefe commenting on the voters’ granting them a raise related: “Everyone likes to get a raise.” (The Daily Herald, May 8, 1977, p. D-1 and May 11, 1977, p. A-1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Lt. Jerry O’Keefe awarded DFC, Air Medal and Gold Star”</strong>, October 15, 1946.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<div>\r\n			<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Open house for Lt. Jerry O’Keefe”</strong>, October 16, 1946.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n			<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Dominic Fallo wins Commissioner’s post”</strong>, May 8, 1977, p. 1.</span></span></div>\r\n			</div>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Biloxi Commissioner’s in Tuesday’s runoff”</strong>, May 9, 1977, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“O’ Keefe’s life is filled with service”</strong>, March 28, 1999, p. F2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_____________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1981-1989</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Blessey%2C Gerald Henry.jpg\" style=\"height:200px; width:135px\" /></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>GERALD H. BLESSEY</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Gerald Henry Blessey was born on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1942 at Biloxi, Mississippi the son of Walter J. Blessey III (1913-1987) and Geraldine Ann Fountain.&nbsp; Graduate Biloxi Sr. High School in 1960 and the University of Mississippi in 1964. &nbsp;Attended the University of Mississippi Law School (1964-1967) and was elected Class I president in July 1964. &nbsp;Harvard Law School. Married Rose Ann Joachim in July 1969 and Charlotte Paige Gutierrez in November 1984.(The Daily Herald, July 20, 1964, p. 16 and Harrison County, Mississippi 2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;JD Circuit Court MRB 1, p. 529 and 2nd JD Circuit Court MRB Bk. 29, p. 64)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Vietnam</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Gerald H. Blessey served in the Republic of Vietnam in 1967-1968 with the US Army as a 1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;Lieutenant.&nbsp; He was assigned to the 55<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Military Intelligence Detachment and in July 1968, he was awarded the Bronze Star with three citations for his excellence.<em>(The Ocean Springs News, July 24, 1968, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Representative Blessey</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Gerald H. Blessey, a Democrat, served in the Mississippi State Legislature as Representative from District 1 from 1973 to 1981.<em>(The Ocean Springs Record, October 18, 1973, p. 12)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Gerald H. Blessey</strong>, assistant to&nbsp;<strong>Mayor Jeremiah J. \'Jerry\' O\'Keefe III</strong>&nbsp;and counsel for Federal grant programs, resigned in September.(The Daily Herald, September 18, 1975)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Gerald H. Blessey was elected Mayor of Biloxi on June 23, 1981. &nbsp;He soundly defeated Frank Barhanovich (b. 1943), a former City Commissioner. &nbsp;Blessey\'s supporters gave him about 65% of the approximately 7700 votes cast.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1990 Extortion Trial</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Gerald H. Blessey and Michael Cavanaugh, Biloxi lawyers and business partners from 1979-1983, were accused of conspiring to extort 25 per cent of the bond fee paid to Page, Mannino &amp; Peresich, the Biloxi law firm hired by Blessey for the City of Biloxi\'s legal business when he was Mayor. &nbsp;The prosecution averred that Page, Mannino &amp; Peresich which were paid $2.8 million during Blessey\'s term as Mayor [1981-1989] and feared that it would lose the City\'s business if Mr. Cavanaugh were not paid. &nbsp;The Government siad that Cavanaugh did no work for the $134,267 &nbsp;he is alleged to have extorted from the law firm.(The Sun Herald, March 20, 1990, p. A-1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>School Board Attorney</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>In March 2004, Superintendent Larry Drawdy was verbally attacked by Gerald H. Blessey, newly hired Biloxi newly elected School Board attorney</strong>, alleging that Mr. Drawdy had mismanaged the school district and had kept salient infomation from school board members.(<em>The Sun Herald</em>,&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;March 2, 2004, p. A1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Katrina</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>COUNCILMEN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ward I-<strong>Laz Quave</strong> (1910-1985)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ward II-<strong>Michael L. Esters </strong>(1951-1983)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Michael Leverne Esters (1951-1983) was born on May 25, 1951 to Rehofus Esters and Barbara Carter Esters. He graduated from Notre Dame High School at Biloxi, Mississippi and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College and Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia. In April 1977, Michael married Gail Rose Tyler. They were the parents of Imari Esters, a son.(The Daily Herald, March 25, 1983, p. 2 and Harrison Co., Mississippi Circuit Court 2nd JD MRB 14, p. 525)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Michael L. Esters was employed by the City of Biloxi and was the first Black Councilman elected to the Biloxi city government. Michael was elected to represent the people of Ward II in 1981. He was killed in an automobile accident on March 24, 1983. Michael and his family were domiciled at 641 Fayard Street. They worshiped at our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church on Division Street.(The Daily Herald, March 24, 1983, p. 1 and March 25, 1983, p. 2)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Esters Boulevard was named by the Biloxi City Council in ? to honor Michael L. Esters It runs eastward from Bohn Street to ? and was formerly called Railroad Street.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ward III-<strong>Lewis M. Langlinais </strong>(1945-2012)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Langlinais%2C Louis (1945-2012).jpg\" style=\"height:80px; width:80px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Biloxi lost another son this week with the death of Lewis \"Louie\" Milton Langlinais (1945-2012) on September 23, 2012.&nbsp;&nbsp; Louie “Louie” Langlinais was born July 4, 1945, and was a life-long resident of Biloxi.&nbsp; He was preceded in death by his father Lewis V. Langlinais, a commercial fisherman, who taught Louie the value of hard work. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Donna Winney Langlinais; two sons Michael Langlinais (Cathy) and Matthew Langlinais; mother Mandeline Langlinais, all of Biloxi. Sister, Frances McNabb (Don) of Ocean Springs, MS, six grandchildren Michael, Samantha, Ally, Jeffery, Tiffany and Shannon Langlinais, all of Biloxi. &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Louie was the owner of Beacon Insurance Services along with his wife Donna. He has been in the insurance business since 1968 and was a member of the Million Dollar Round Table.&nbsp; He proudly served on Senator Trent Lott\'s staff for the MS Gulf Coast when Trent was a congressman and he served the city he loved as City Councilman from 1981 to 1985.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Louie was voted Outstanding Young Man in 1975 by the Chamber of Commerce, was a former American Heart Association President, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Gulf Coast Community Hospital, Knights of Columbus council #9409. As member of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/elks-lodge/?personid=160097672&amp;affiliateID=954\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Visit Elks Lodge Memorial Site to see similar profiles\">Elks Lodge</a>&nbsp;606, Louie enjoyed playing Santa Claus for five years at the Crippled Children\'s Party which he chaired. He started power lifting at the age of fifty-five, winning numerous state and national titles. At the time of his death, he was a member of the prestigious Southern Elite Power Lifting Team. He had a very fond affection for everyone on his team and their accomplishments. Louie initiated Morning Call Coffee club while active in the Chamber of Commerce and this has also been adopted by neighboring cities. He was Chairman of President Gerald Ford\'s visit to the Gulf Coast in 1976. He and His family enjoyed having lunch with the President at Fisherman\'s Wharf during his visit. Louie enjoyed Mardi Gras serving as Duke of Gulf Coast Carnival Association, Charter Member and President of Le Badineurs and other Carnival Groups. He always enjoyed having friends &amp; family on Mardi Gras for an open house at the office.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">A Mass of Christian Burial will be at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church on Wednesday, Sept 26, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. where friends may visit from 12:00 p.m. until mass time. Interment will follow at Southern Memorial Park.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ward IV-<strong>Mary Carpenter</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ward V-<strong>Roy Mattina</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ward VI-<strong>W.C. McManus</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ward VII-<strong>Margaret Joyce Smith Sherry</strong> (1929-1987)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Margaret Joyce Smith Sherry</strong> (1929-1987) was born in Mooringsport, Louisiana to Bernie W. Smith Sr. and Rubye Dyer Smith. She was the youngest of her two siblings: Bernie W. Smith Jr. (b. 1925) and Charles Raymond \"Red\' Smith (1926-2009) m. Ann Hall. &nbsp;Margaret was reared in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She graduated from Western Kentucky State College and taught school. On November 22, 1950, Margaret married Vincent Jerome Sherry Jr. (1929-1989), a native of Brooklyn, New York. They were the parents of four children: Margaret Lynne Sherry (b. 1952) m. Richard Sposito; Vincent J. Sherry III; Eric Smith Sherry m. Marian Venetia Bailey; and Leslie Anne Sherry m. Benjamin D. Miller III.&nbsp;&nbsp; Margaret Smith Sherry was active in politics on the Coast. She was elected to the Biloxi City Council; served as District V representative to the Harrison County Republican Executive Committee. Mrs. Sherry ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Biloxi in 1985.&nbsp; She was murdered with Judge Vincent J. Sherry Jr. (1929-1987) at their Biloxi home on September 16, 1987.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>HUD hunters</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Representative Blessey</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Served in the Mississippi State Legislature as Representative from District 1&nbsp;&nbsp; from&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1973 .<em>(The Ocean Springs Record, October 18, 1973, p. 12)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Edward Humes,<strong>&nbsp;Mississippi Mud</strong>, (Gallery Books: New York-1994), 434 pages.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Elect Blessey [president of Class I-Ole Miss Law School]”</strong>, July 20, 1964.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Barhanovich, Blessey await the final verdict”</strong>, June 22, 1981.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Blessey wins Mayor\'s race by landslide”</strong>, June 24, 1981.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Winners”</strong>, June 24, 1981.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“”</strong>,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Esters”</strong>,<strong>&nbsp;</strong>March 25, 1983.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Quave has change of heart, endorses Blessey”</strong>, March 22, 1985, p. A2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Blessey seeks land swap with lab in water front plan”</strong>, March 22, 1985, p. A5.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Bronze Star winner”</strong>, July 24, 1968, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;<em>The Ocean Springs Record,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Blessey to address Coast Sierra Club”</strong>,mOctober 18, 1973, p. 12.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Ocean Springs Record,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Blessey-Capers trial also had entertainment value”</strong>, September 28, 1989, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;<em>The Ocean Springs Record,&nbsp;</em><strong>“”</strong>,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun&nbsp;Herald, </em><strong>“Judge Vincent Sherry-Mrs. Margaret Sherry”</strong>, September 18, 1987, p. A4.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Jurors hold Blessey\'s fate now”</strong>, March 20, 1990, p. A-1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>“Lewis Langlinais”</strong>, September 26, 2012.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">_______________________________________________________________________________&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">1989-1993</span></span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/peter%20halat.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:209px\" /></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>PETER P.&nbsp; HALAT JR.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from 1989-1993</span></span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n			<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Peter [Pete and Petesie]P. Halat Jr. [1942- ] was born at Biloxi on July 27, 1942 to Peter P. Halat and Louella Mary Gary. &nbsp;He was reared&nbsp;up at 1150 East Howard Avenue in Biloxi.&nbsp; Graduate Biloxi High School in May 1960.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Jackson School of Law.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Pete married Sandra Dees (b. 1944), daughter of Joseph P.&nbsp; Dees and Dorothy Rita Eglin.&nbsp; Children:&nbsp; Sean Stefan McKinnon Halat m. Michelle Ann Holomon and Lynetta Marie Dobbins;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mayor</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Began office in July 1989.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Edward Humes,<strong>&nbsp;Mississippi Mud</strong>, (Gallery Books: New York-1994), 434 pages.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi-d’Iberville Press,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Peter Halat enters Mayoral race”</strong>, November 16, 1988.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“The Sherry Murders: 20 years later-Still stunning-Biloxi’s most notorious murders revisited”</strong>, September 9, 2007, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“FBI vet won 10-year fight”</strong>, September 9, 2007, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“The Sherry Murders: 20 years later-Not the best sort of witness”</strong>, September 10, 2007, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“House where Sherry\'s were murdered will be torn down”</strong>, September 26, 2010, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The Sun Herald</em>, <strong>\"Halat released from halfway house\"</strong>, April 25, 2013, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">____________________</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">Mayor of&nbsp;Biloxi&nbsp;from 1993-2015.</span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>ANDREW J. HOLLOWAY JR.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">.</span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Holloway%2C A.J. -Bridge dedication_0.jpg\" style=\"height:238px; width:300px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">[image made October &nbsp;2007]</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Andrew Joseph “A.J.” Holloway Jr.</strong> (1939-2018) was born at Biloxi, Mississippi on April 17, 1939, the son of A.J. Holloway (1919-1997) and Iris Gertrude Letort (1920-2015). &nbsp;He attended public schools at Ocean Springs, Mississippi until 195? when he transferred to the Biloxi High public school system. &nbsp;A.J. was an excellent athlete. &nbsp;He was selected a member of an All-American football team in 1958 and was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Mississippi following his graduation from Biloxi High School in 1959.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">A.J. Holloway married Miss Seymour and married Macklyn Janice Bond, the daughter of &nbsp;Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Bond in Nativity BVM Catholic Church at Biloxi on December 22, 1961.( Harrison Co., Ms. MRB 120, p. 463)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Obituary</span></span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">A.J. Holloway, who oversaw an unprecedented number of quality-of-life improvements during his unprecedented 22 years as Biloxi\'s mayor, died early Tuesday morning, June 5, 2018. He was 79.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">He was elected to the City Council in 1989 and elected mayor in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2013, before resigning in 2015.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Holloway became mayor a year after casino gaming was legalized. The industry re-energized the local economy, creating 15,000 jobs, generating $6 billion in development, boosting the number of annual visitors to the community from a million a year to between 8 and 10 million a year, and accounting for billions in new revenue.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">And Holloway, long known as a fiscal conservative, tripled the size of the Biloxi Police and Fire departments (he called them the \"best-trained, best-equipped and best-paid police and fire departments you\'ll find\"), built a $10 million Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center and new fire stations in east Biloxi, north Biloxi and Eagle Point; abolished fees for youth sports leagues and oversaw the construction of the Donal M. Snyder Sr. Community Center, the renovation and expansion of the Biloxi Community Center, and the construction of an 80-acre sports complex in north Biloxi that would later bear his name.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">\"He was a force,\" Mayor Andrew \"FoFo\" Gilich said. \"He was always in it, and that smile was infectious.\"</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">During Holloway\'s tenure, four new public schools were built, including a state-of-the-art high school, an $80 million investment in public education; tens of millions were invested in new municipal facilities such as police and fire stations, libraries, community centers, parks, playgrounds and ballfields; new roads were built and decades-old ones were rebuilt, a $35 million affordable housing initiative was undertaken in east Biloxi; and residents throughout the city saw their property tax rate drop by 50 percent.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">The mayor also tapped into state and federal revenue for major projects. He and the late Delmar Robinson, whom Holloway had appointed years earlier as chairman of the Biloxi Housing Authority, worked with Sen. Trent Lott, then Senate Majority Leader, to establish the $35 million Hope VI affordable housing initiative in east Biloxi. The townhome developments replaced barracks-style housing that has been constructed generations earlier.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">The mayor successfully lobbied then-Gov. Kirk Fordice to have the state transform the derelict Howard Memorial Hospital on Back Bay into the Department of Marine Resources and other state agencies. He also successfully lobbied the state for assistance on major road projects, such as the widening of Caillavet Street, which was part of a massive streets improvement project that saw the widening of Cedar Lake Road and Popp\'s Ferry Road, and the construction of Back Bay Boulevard.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">As Biloxi entered the 21st Century, the city was enjoying the most&nbsp;prosperous time in its 300-year history - that is, until Aug. 29, 2005, when Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster to ever strike the United States, decimated Biloxi and surrounding communities.</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">\"It was our tsunami,\" Holloway said in a quote that was republished around the world.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">KATRINA</span></span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Katrina claimed 6,000 of 25,000 homes and businesses in Biloxi, and more than 15,000 were left without jobs in the gaming industry alone.</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Holloway\'s staunchly conservative nature and small-business upbringing were steadfast before and after the storm. The mayor\'s memory of the city\'s economic challenges before casino gaming arrived prompted him two months before the storm to invest $92,000 in a business-interruption insurance policy that captured $10 million in gaming revenue that would have been lost to the storm.</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">He marshaled city departments, used state and federal aid and went about the business of clearing the city of debris in the days after the storm and set about a long-term recovery program.</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Six months after the storm, Holloway announced the \"Reviving the Renaissance\" initiative, prompting nearly 200 residents to step forward to help craft a blueprint to guide the city\'s rebuilding efforts in a way that recaptures the successes of the past.</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Holloway, along the way, has stayed on message. In fact, a State of the City address he delivered to Biloxians in 2007 included a line from a State of the City message he had delivered in 2004, more than a year before Katrina.</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Said Holloway in 2004 and again in 2007: \"Future generations are going to look back on this chapter in our history as a time when we made the right decisions, when we cherished and protected our culture, and we did things to improve and enhance our quality of life. They\'re going to see this as an historic time.\"</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Added the mayor: \"We were on the right track before this storm, and we\'re going to stay on the right track. The people of Biloxi have a unique opportunity. We are in the midst of something most people can only dream of. We were making history before this storm, and we stand poised to make history again. Imagine that. Some people are lucky to be a part of history once in their lifetime. We have the chance to be part of history TWICE in our lifetime.\"</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">The challenges of a post-Katrina Biloxi may define Holloway\'s public service career, which began with the Biloxi Public Schools, where he served as business manager for six years. He also served at the Mississippi Tax Commission for 12 years and attained the post of senior revenue agent. He was later elected to the Biloxi City Council serving one term before being elected mayor of Biloxi in 1993.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Holloway was a high school football hero, a fierce competitor on the field, and was later said to have thrown a punch that led to the longtime cancellation of the Biloxi-Gulfport football rivalry.</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">\"He was a legend,\" Gilich said. \"One of my first memories was playing football with his brother Donnie. I remember like it was yesterday. I thought \'I\'m playing football with A.J. Holloway\'s brother. Then there was that ballgame with Gulfport. The whole town was like \'All the Way Holloway.\'</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">\"He was a legend in so many ways.\"</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Holloway parlayed his high school year into a scholarship at the University of Mississippi, where he earned a bachelor\'s degree in education. At the same time, he excelled in athletics, having played in two Sugar Bowls and a Cotton Bowl while at Ole Miss and on the 1960 Rebels national championship football team (future U.S. Senators Trent Lott and Thad Cochran of Mississippi were cheerleaders for the team). Holloway brought that winning spirit to City Hall as councilman and later as mayor, promising fiscally conservative leadership and responsible government.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Joseph, Sr. and Iris Letort Holloway.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">Holloway’s survivors include his wife of 56 years, Macklyn Holloway; his children, Heather Holloway and her husband John Radicia and Jeff Holloway; his grandchildren, Destin Holloway, Jordan Holloway, Hannah Radicia and Abigail Radicia; his sister, Dale Steckler; and brothers, Donnie Holloway and Kenny Holloway.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Kare In Home Hospice, especially Patricia Reddix for the special care provided for Holloway.</span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			<span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Nativity BVM Cathedral on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 12:00 pm. Friends may visit from 9:30 am until mass time. Entombment will follow at Southern Memorial Park.</span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			<span style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 250, 250); color:rgb(54, 50, 45)\">The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.</span></span></span><br />\r\n			<br />\r\n			&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1993-1997</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>City Council</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Installed on July 6, 1993-Tullos-Toledano Manor</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Tom Ferrill</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Eric E. Dickey</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">James N. Compton</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Russell T. Bistle</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Dianne G. Harenski</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Tom Wall</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mickey J. Bellande Sr.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1997-2001</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>City Council</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2001-2005</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>City Council</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">James N. Compton, Ward III alderman, resigned on June 22, 2004. &nbsp;A special election on July 27, 2004 saw Arlene Canaan defeat Walter Blessey and Mike Hutter.(The Sun Herald, June 23, 2004, p. A9 and July &nbsp; &nbsp; , 2004, p. &nbsp;)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">James N. Compton replaced by <strong>Arlene Canaan</strong> in Special Election on July 27, 2004.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2005-2009</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>City Council</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>George Lawrence</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>William Stallworth</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Charles T. Harrison</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>William Michael \'Mike\' Fitzpartick </strong>(1938-2010)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Tom Wall</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Edward Gemmill</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>David Fayard</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Fayard%2C David-Councilman Ward 7.jpg\" style=\"height:150px; width:120px\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">David Fayard (b. 1954) was a 1972 graduate of D\'Iberville High School. &nbsp;He retired from the Biloxi Fire Department after 25 years of service. &nbsp;Ran for Ward 7 Councilman on the Republican ticket.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2009-2013&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>George Lawrence</strong></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>William Stallworth</strong></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>Lucy C. Denton</strong></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>William Michael \'Mike\' Fitzpartick </strong>(1938-2010)</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>Tom Wall*</strong></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>Edward Gemmill</strong></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>David Fayard</strong> </strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>* Tom Wall died on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2013 and Arlene Wall, his wife, was appointed to his post.</strong></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</strong></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Gilich%2C%20Andrew%20Jr..jpg\" style=\"height:250px; width:167px\" /> &nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>Andrew M. Gillich Jr.</strong></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><strong>Mayor of Biloxi 2015-</strong></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td>&nbsp;</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n', '', '2');
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('book', 0, 63, 66, 'en', 0, '<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">NAVAL STORES</span></span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Turpentine%20orchard.jpg\" /> &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Charles B. Elarbee</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Charles Brooks Elarbee (1861-1917) was born February 26, 1861 at Waycross, Georgia.&nbsp; He came to Biloxi in 1903.&nbsp; Elarbee was engaged in the turpentine business in Harrison and Jackson Counties primarily with D.J. Gay.&nbsp; They operated as Gay &amp; Elarbee. In 1906, his Ocean Springs Naval Stores Company consisted of D.J. Gay, C.B. Elarbee, and George Robinson.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">In September and December 1904, C.B. Elarbee and D.J. Gay bought land east of the lighthouse on the front beach at Biloxi for $15,000.(HARCO Deed Bk. 63, p. 227 and Deed Bk. 64, p. 293)</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">After leaving the turpentine business circa 1912, Mr. Elarbee relocated to New Mexico where he bought a ranch.&nbsp; After 1914, he divided his time between the Far West and Biloxi.&nbsp; Circa 1915, C.B. Elarbee suffered a debilitating stroke at Biloxi.&nbsp; He expired on February 6, 1917, in the home of Daniel J. Gay at 1018 West Beach where his corporal needs were attended.&nbsp; C.B. Elarbee was a member of the Biloxi Elks Lodge No. 606.&nbsp; He was a Methodist and Mason.&nbsp; Mr. Elarbee’s corporal remains were interred at Ellabelle, Bryan County, Georgia.&nbsp; He was survived by, Zera Leon Cox, a sister, of Ellabelle, Georgia.<em>(The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<em>February 6, 1917, p. 3)</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Daniel J. Gay</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Daniel Judson Gay (1870-1949), the son of John W. Gay and Salida Lanier, was born in Emanuel County, Georgia, which is governed from Swainsboro.&nbsp; He came to Biloxi in 1902, from turpentine operations in Florida.&nbsp; Gay married Lee B. Champlin (1884-1964) on December 8, 1903.&nbsp; She was the daughter of Judge Zachary Taylor Champlin (1847-1924) and Virginia White Champlin of Handsboro.&nbsp; Their other children were: William Henry Champlin (1870-1931), Maggie Champlin, Nellie Champlin, and Walter Champlin.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">The children of D.J. Gay and Lee B. Champlin were: Louise G. Dantzler Duncan (1904-1975+), Daniel J. Gay Jr. (1906-1964+), John C. Gay (1909-1975), Edna G. Jenkins (1910-1975+), and Katherine G. Farrar (1915-1975+).&nbsp; D.J. Gay taught school and was in the naval stores, banking, and realty business.&nbsp; In 1905, Gay organized and was president of the Harrison County Bank of Biloxi.&nbsp; It merged with the Peoples Bank in 1914. &nbsp;D.J. Gay was president of the Peoples Bank for a number of years before the O.G. Swetman began the long reign of that family in banking at Biloxi.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Mr. Gay built the Gay Building on the southeast corner of Lameuse Street and Howard Avenue in 1913-1914. &nbsp;O.E. Thompson of Biloxi was the general contractor for the $20,000, two-story, brick edifice and laid its foundation on November 11, 1913. &nbsp;When completed in March-April 1914, the Harrison County Bank and Picard &amp; Gillen occupied the ground floor. (<em>The Daily Herald, November 11, 1913, p. 4, December 18, 1913, and April 9, 1914, p. 2)</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">The Gay family resided at Biloxi on the Beach east of the Dantzler House.&nbsp; They later lived on the Tchoutacabouffa River and at Ocean Springs, Mississippi.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">D.J. Gay was locally involved in the naval stores business operating turpentine operations in Harrison and Jackson Counties.&nbsp; His first partner was fellow Georgian, Charles B. Elarbee (1861-1917).&nbsp; Gay later worked with George L. Robinson (1848-1919+) and Robert W. Hamill (1863-1943) of Chicago.&nbsp; His son, J. Champlin Gay, and brother, Edward C. Gay, also were associated with Gay in the turpentine business.&nbsp; It is believed that E.C. Gay residing at San Antonio, Texas ran the family turpentine operation near Durango, Mexico between 1927 and 1932.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D.J. Gay was a philanthropist.&nbsp; In December 1926, he donated land for the erection of the public high school on Government Street at Ocean Springs.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">The Gay Turpentine Company was incorporated in 1911, and domiciled at Larue, Mississippi.&nbsp; Robert W. Hamill was the president and Daniel J. Gay, the secretary-treasurer.&nbsp; Stockholders were:&nbsp; Lyon Company-60 shares; D.J. Gay-20 shares; R.W. Hamill-15 shares; Frank Matlock-3 shares; and W.G. Beasley of Leesville, Louisiana-2 shares.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>The Daily Herald</em>&nbsp;of August 21, 1920, related in an article, \"Daisy and Vestry Thriving\", that \"the Gay Turpentine is doing a fine business with O.J. Cuevas as manager.&nbsp; The company was dissolved in May 1921.(Ex parte-Gay Turpentine Company, JXCO Chancery Court-Cause No. 4187)</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">In March 1945, Gay also donated ground for the Triumph Church west of Denny.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 88, pp. 495-496).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">In May 1926, D.J. Gay platted the Forest Hills Subdivision at Ocean Springs.&nbsp; It is located in the NE/4 of Section 30, T7S-R8W, and include the home of Mrs. W.R. Stuart.(Plat Book 1, p. 92).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Daniel J. Gay like most Americans lost his fortune during the Depression.&nbsp; He never declared bankruptcy and paid his creditors.&nbsp; In 1945, Mr. Gay moved to Tampa, Florida where his daughter, Louise Dantzler, resided.&nbsp; He passed on here in early December 1949.&nbsp; Mrs. Gay expired at Inverness, Mississippi in February 1964.&nbsp; They are both interred in the Southern Memorial Park Cemetery at Biloxi.<em>(The Daily Herald,</em>&nbsp;<em>December 5, 1949 and The Daily Herald,</em>&nbsp;<em>February 11, 1964, p. 2)</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Lee V. Pringle</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Lee Vernon Pringle (1866-1938) was a native of Semmes Chapel, Mobile County, Alabama.&nbsp; He was born February 28, 1866, the son of Frank M. Pringle and Corinia Yonge (1845-1920).&nbsp; L.V. Pringle came to Biloxi in 1908, probably from Latonia, Jackson County, Mississippi where he was associated with the Latonia Turpentine Company and Union Naval Stores of Mobile.&nbsp; These organizations were naval stores manufacturers and dealers in general merchandise.&nbsp; In 1901, Pringle served as postmaster at Latonia, which is about 12 miles northwest of Semmes Chapel, Alabama.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Mr. Pringle invented a turpentine cup, which was manufactured by the Pringle Cup Company in Daisy, Tennessee.&nbsp; In 1902, the Chattanooga Pottery Company of Daisy, Tennessee was formed by the&nbsp;<strong>Consolidated Naval Stores Company</strong>, to manufacture clay cups.&nbsp; Consolidated Naval Stores was formed by the merger of seven Florida and Georgia factorage houses also in 1902.&nbsp; They had offices in Savannah, Jacksonville, and Pensacola.&nbsp; It is very probable that the Pringle Cup Company was a name only and that the clay cups were manufactured by the Chattanooga Pottery Company.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">It is interesting to note that in October 1912,&nbsp;<em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em>reported that D.G. Zeigler, proprietor of the&nbsp;<strong>Petrous Manufacturing Company</strong>, was erecting factory on Lee Street in Biloxi near the L&amp;N Railroad tracks.&nbsp; Zeigler planned to make turpentine cups at his plant.<em>(The Daily Herald, October 16, 1912, p. 8)</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">L.V. Pringle was elected president of the Turpentine and Resin Association of New Orleans in January 1918.<em>(The Daily Herald, January 26, 1918, p. 3)</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">In addition to his naval stores operations in Mississippi, Mr. Pringle had turpentine and rosin at Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana.&nbsp; He was vice-president of the Gillican-Chipley Company of New Orleans for fifteen years and held the same position with the Pringle-Gay Turpentine Company.&nbsp; L.V. Pringle also had his own real estate company and held large personal land holdings.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">L.V. Pringle married Victoria Voltz (1885-1935).&nbsp; She was born at Perdido, Florida, the daughter of Robert M. Voltz and Elizabeth King of Selma and Montgomery, Alabama respectively.&nbsp; The Pringles had six children: L.V. Pringle Jr. (1902-1974), Robert H. Pringle, Thomas N. Pringle, Victor Pringle, Vivian Pringle Hewes, and Jackson Pringle (1919-1920).<em>(The Daily Herald, may 6, 1935, p. 3)</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Lee V. Pringle expired on October 8, 1938.&nbsp; He and many family members are interred at the Biloxi Cemetery.<em>(The Daily Herald, October 9, 1938, p. 3)</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Frank E. Pringle</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Frank Ernest Pringle (1872-1925) was born at Semmes Chapel, Mobile County, Alabama on August 18, 1872.&nbsp; His parents were Frank M. Pringle and Corinia Yonge.&nbsp; He came to Biloxi in 1908.&nbsp; F.E. Pringle was in the turpentine business in Harrison and Jackson Counties.&nbsp; He was president of the Jackson Naval Stores Company.&nbsp; In 1913, they were headquartered in the Bolton Building at Biloxi.&nbsp; George F. Mason served the organization as vice-president while A. Hadley was secretary-treasurer.(Biloxi City Directory 1913-1914, p. 154)&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">F.E. Pringle was highly lauded in May 1916, for the celerity in which he rebuilt the Jackson Naval Stores still at Florala.&nbsp; The fire still, located near the Florala Post Office, had been completely destroyed in a conflagration.&nbsp; Pringle brought in equipment and supplies from other company operations as well as sending damaged machinery to Mobile for repair.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>The Daily Herald</em>&nbsp;of Biloxi said of Mr. Pringle\'s efforts,&nbsp;<strong><em>\"this is the quickest work of its kind ever seen among turpentine producers in this section\"</em></strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Daily Herald</em>, May 30, 1916, p. 8).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">F.E. Pringle developed the Pringle Subdivison at North Biloxi, now D\'Iberville, which he acquired in February 1913.&nbsp; In 1922, he sold 2.12 acres at North Biloxi for the Methodist Church on Race Track Road.(HARCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 106, p. 285 and Bk. 130, p. 181).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">F.E. Pringle married Dellie M. Orso (1881-1927), the daughter of Joseph A. Orso and Mittie Williams of Alabama.&nbsp; Mrs. Pringle was a native of Malcolm, Alabama.&nbsp; The F.E. Pringles had eight children: Esther L. Pringle (1902-1926), Mattie P. Colson (1902-1982), Ernestine P. Drew (1907-1981), Cora P. Chinn, Mittie May Horton, Frank E. Pringle, Jr. (1909-1957), Woodrow W. Pringle (1914-1963), and Roland W. Pringle.&nbsp; F.E. Pringle expired on November 26, 1925.&nbsp; His corporal remains are interred in the Biloxi Cemetery.&nbsp; Dellie Pringle passed on March 19, 1927 at her domicile at 520 Seal Avenue.<em>(The Daily Herald, November 27, 1925, p. 1 and March 19, 1927, p. 1)</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n', '', '2');
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('page', 0, 64, 67, 'en', 0, '<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\">\r\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">BILOXI BOATS</span></span></strong></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Schooners%20moored%20on%20Biloxi%20Channel.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:636px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;<img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Biloxi%20catboat%20model_0.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:400px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><strong>Model Biloxi Catboat </strong>[Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Museum]</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Biloxi%20trawler.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:400px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><strong>Model Biloxi Trawler&nbsp;</strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:12px\">[Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Museum]</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Biloxi%20schooner%20model.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:400px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div><strong>Model Biloxi Schooner&nbsp;</strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:12px\">[Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Museum]</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Biloxi%20rowing%20skiff.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:400px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div><strong>Biloxi Rowing Skiff&nbsp;</strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:12px\">[Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Museum]</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Biloxi%20sailer%20%5Bsmall%5D.jpg\" style=\"height:300px; width:225px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Biloxi Sailing Skiff&nbsp;</span></span></strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:12px\">[Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Museum]</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">BILOXI SCHOONERS</span></span></strong></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Biloxi%20Schooner-H.E.%20Gumbel.jpg\" style=\"height:400px; width:485px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div><em><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">H.E. Gumbel</span></span></strong></em></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Biloxi%20schooner-Henry%20Clark.jpg\" style=\"height:400px; width:455px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Henry Clark</em></strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Screen%20Shot%202021-03-05%20at%204.15.39%20PM.png\" style=\"height:400px; width:803px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div><em><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">August</span></span></strong></em></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><u><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">BACK BAY SHIPYARDS</span></strong></span></u></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Screen%20Shot%202021-07-19%20at%2011.36.32%20AM.png\" style=\"height:250px; width:1072px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Screen%20Shot%202021-07-19%20at%2011.36.59%20AM.png\" style=\"height:250px; width:712px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:20px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><u>Biloxi Boat Timeline</u></strong></span></span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">1855</span></span></strong></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/IMG_5681_1.jpg\" /> &nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">[The Daily Picayune, February 20, 1855, p. 5]</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1880</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On Saturday, January 3rd, the <strong><em>Castelaro</em></strong>&nbsp;, a fine schooner was</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;launched at Point Caddie. &nbsp;It was built </strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">by Marsh Ridgeway for <strong>Messrs. Lopez &amp; Co., and is intended to be used in the oyster business.</strong> &nbsp;She is a fine craft, and the builder deserves credit for the workmanship manner in which the craft is built. &nbsp;Wine flowed freely and the launch will long be remembered. &nbsp;By May 1880, <em><strong>Castelaro</strong></em> was&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">employed in bringing oysters from outside and planting them on the bedding grounds of Lopez &amp; Dukate. &nbsp;These gentlemen intend to keep well supplied with oysters, and be ready to meet the demand when the trade opens again.</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Pascagoula-Democrat-Star, \"Biloxi Items\", January 30, 1880, p. 3 and May 21, 1880, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1890</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Captain John Boardman was running the&nbsp;<em><strong><u>Relief</u></strong></em>, a steamer, to Ship Island from Biloxi for daily excursionist.&nbsp; The steamer left Biloxi at 9:00 a.m.&nbsp; Visitors were given two hours to visit Fort Massachusetts and the Ship Island Lighthouse before returning to the mainland.&nbsp; A new Mathushek piano was on board the vessel for those who enjoyed music. &nbsp;The <u><strong><em>Relief</em></strong></u>&nbsp;could also be chartered to make trips to other points along the Coast at reasonable rates.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, June 28, 1890, p. 4 and July 19, 1890, p. 4)</em></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1891</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The old <u><em><strong>Keno</strong></em></u> has come back beating the <strong><u><em>Baucalache</em></u><em>&nbsp;</em></strong>and <strong><em><u>May H</u> </em></strong>this week. &nbsp;The <u><strong><em>Keno</em></strong></u> is a 16-foot, round-bottom, cat boat and is the fastest of her size on the Coast having won 51 races of 56 sailed.(The Biloxi Herald, June 20, 1891, p. 4)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Screen%20Shot%202020-09-24%20at%203.43.05%20PM_0.png\" style=\"height:300px; width:514px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Casimer Harvey [Herve]&nbsp;built the Emma Harvey in 1891.[from Russell Barnes-September 2020]</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1892</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Captain Charles T. Tuero&nbsp;</strong>(1834-1909), the well-known boat builder, has just finished a beautiful cat-rigged boat which was launched yesterday on Back Bay. &nbsp;The <strong><em>Nina</em></strong> is the name of the new craft, which is 26 feet [at the] keel, 11 feet, 4 inches beam, with a draught of only 18 inches</span>. <span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong><em>Nina</em></strong> was for sale in December 1895.</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Biloxi Daily Herald, October 22,1892, p. 4 and December 4, 1895)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1894</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In May 1894, the new, 18-foot catboat, <u><strong><em>Rosina</em></strong></u>, built by Frank Taltavull (1851-1930) was for sale by Wallace Montross of the Montross Hotel.&nbsp; Asking price $65.(The Biloxi Herald, May 26, 1894, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1895</span></span></strong></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rteleft\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The schooner <strong><em>Queen of the Fleet</em></strong>, owned by Biloxians, was <strong>conveyed for $1100 to Mrs. L.J. Bidwell</strong> of Pass Christian. &nbsp;She plans to use the vessel as a cruiser.(The Biloxi Herald, August 24, 1895, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><strong>1896</strong></strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">In early May, a sloop is launched and rigged at <strong>W.N. Johnson’s Shipyard</strong> in Biloxi and sailed to <strong>Southern Yacht Club</strong> as </span><strong><em>Joanne</em></strong><span style=\"font-size:12px\">.(The Biloxi Herald, May 2, 1896, p. 8 and The Daily Picayune May 11, 1896)</span></span></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Frank Taltavull </strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(1851-1930) well-known Back Bay ship buildrer </span><strong>has moved his plant to Deer Island</strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">.(The Biloxi Herald, August 22, 1896, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1897</strong></span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><em>Nydia</em></strong>, a 30-foot, cabin sloop with a 9-foot beam and built by <strong>William Nels Johnson</strong> (1861-1914) of Biloxi, Mississippi was at the <strong>Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans and owned by John A. Rawlins</strong> (1867-1944).&nbsp; The vessel was built with oak frames and planked with 7/8 inch, choice cypress.(The Biloxi Herald, May 8, 1897, p. 5)</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rteleft\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong><em>Rowena</em></strong>, a stern wheel steamer, built for <strong>Lopez, Dunbar Sons\' and Company</strong> and costing about $5000, was under <strong>construction by Frank Taltavull</strong>. &nbsp;The vessel was to be utilized as a steam dredge with the capacity for 150 barrels of oysters.[The Biloxi Herald, July 31, 1897, p. 8]</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1899</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(253, 253, 253)\">On 11 July, 1899, W. Nels&nbsp;Johnson launched <strong><em>Jean</em></strong> for Thomas Sully, New Orleans architect, at his Back Bay shipyard. The motor yacht had two masts and was 42-feet in length with an 8-foot beam.[The Biloxi Daily Herald, </span><span style=\"color:darkblue\">July 13</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(253, 253, 253)\">, 1899, p. 8]</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The <strong><em>Lillie W</em></strong> was launched on September 2, 1899 at the <strong>Johnson Shipyard</strong> on Back Bay for James S. Wentzell (1857-1936).(The Biloxi Daily Herald, September 3, 1899, p. 8)</span></div>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><strong>1900</strong></span></span></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Fabacher\'s</strong> yacht, <u><strong><em>Semper Idem</em></strong></u>, is here <strong>for the regatta</strong>.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, August 26, 1900, p. 14)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><strong>1901</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224); font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Two<strong> Frank Taltavull</strong> (1851-1930) built vessels, the schooner,<strong><em>&nbsp;<u>A. Gerdes and Brother</u></em></strong>, and the steam tug,&nbsp;<u><strong><em>Julius Elbert</em></strong></u>, became involved on May 29, 1901.&nbsp; Captain Antoine V. Bellande (1829-1918) was in command of the schooner in the&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224); font-family:monospace,lucida console,trebuchet ms; font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Mississippi Sound</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224); font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;en route to Ocean Springs.&nbsp; The seven-man crew was below preparing for bed with a green sailor at the helm.&nbsp; The weather roughened and his inexperienced allowed the vessel to capsize.&nbsp; Captain Bellande and his crew were found by the&nbsp;<em><strong><u>Julius Elber</u>t</strong></em>&nbsp;clinging to their stricken ship.&nbsp; They were rescued and having lost all their possession to the sea.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, May 29, 1901)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>Taltavull shipyard on Back Bay launched a large schooner for Lopez &amp; Dukate </strong>on October 1st. Yet to be named, the vessel was 62 feet in length with an 18-foot beam. &nbsp;This was the second schooner built for them this year by Taltavull.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, October 1, 1901, p. 8)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><strong>1902&nbsp;</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Tony Copaitich </strong>of Biloxi drowned when his skiff capsized on the Pass Christian reef. &nbsp;He was working for the Dunbar Canning Company of Bay St. Louis from the <u><strong><em>Belle Casino</em></strong></u> with <strong>Captain Toney Bunicich</strong> at the helm.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, March 29, 1902, p. 4)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1903</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Joe Fountain\'s <strong><em>Viola Rose</em></strong> was launched at North Biloxi in early September.(The&nbsp;Biloxi Daily Herald, September 3, 1903, p. 6)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <em><strong>Wilda L </strong></em>and <strong><em>Noretta L</em></strong> recently measured <strong>joined the fishing fleet of Lopez &amp; Dukate</strong>.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, September 14, 1903, p. 6)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Screen%20Shot%202018-06-17%20at%203.16.47%20PM.png\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Julia L.</span></span></strong></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Biloxi\'s boat carpenters built 21 large vessels</strong>&nbsp;in 1903. &nbsp;Among them were: <strong><em>Julia L.</em></strong> for Lopez &amp; Dukate by W.N. Johnson; <em><strong>Henry</strong></em> for Martin Fountain Sr. by Martin Fountain Sr.; <strong><em>Cayuga </em></strong>for William Gorenflo by Louis Gorenflo; <strong><em>Mayflower</em></strong> for Martin Fountain by martin Fountain; <strong><em>Noretta L.</em></strong> for Lopez &amp; Dukate by W.N. Johnson; <strong><em>Wilda L.</em></strong> for Lopez &amp; Dukate by W.N. Johnon; <strong><em>Anna K. </em></strong>for Lopez &amp; Dukate by Lopez &amp; Dukate; <strong><em>Kangaroo</em></strong> for August A. Bellias Jr. by P.B. Hand; <em><strong>Cairo </strong></em>for E.C. Joullian by E.C. Joullian; <em><strong>Ollie Ford</strong></em> for Foster Brothers by Mike Frazer; <strong>Oxalis</strong> for E.C. Joullian by E.C. Joullian; <em><strong>Oneida</strong></em> for William Gorenflo by Louis Gorenflo; <strong><em>Louisiana</em></strong> for G.W. Dunbars Sons by W.N. Johnson;&nbsp;<strong><em>Intrepid</em></strong> for G,W. Dunbar Sons by W.N. Johnson; <em><strong>Edna D.</strong></em> for G.W. Dunbar Sons by W.N. Johnson;&nbsp;<strong><em>Clara L.</em></strong> for Arnaud Lopez by Frank Taltavull; <em><strong>E</strong></em><em><strong>lbert D</strong></em>. for W.K.M. Dukate by W.N. Johnson;<strong><em> Nemesis</em></strong> for Elder &amp; Bradford by W.N. Johnson; <strong><em>Viola Rose</em></strong> for Joseph Fountain by M.J. Caperal.(The Daily Herald, November 17, 1903, p. 6)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1904</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Wyandotte%2C%20Casimir%20Harvey-1904.jpg\" style=\"height:350px; width:649px\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Wyandotte</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>[probably moored at the W.F. Gorenflo factory on Back Bay at Main Street]</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Another <strong>Casimer Harvey</strong> [1845-1904] built schooner depicted in this vintage postcard was the <strong><em>Wyandotte</em></strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;<strong><em>Wyandotte</em></strong>&nbsp;was constructed in 1903-1904 for William F. Gorenflo [1844-1932], pioneer Biloxi seafood magnate and philanthropist.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Gorenflo factor</span></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">y was situated on Back Bay near Main Street. &nbsp;The vessel was&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">measured by Vincent&nbsp;J. Tucei, Deputy Collector of Customs,&nbsp;in late January 1904. &nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Like the&nbsp;<strong><em>Emma Harvey</em></strong>, the&nbsp;<strong><em>Wyandotte</em></strong>, was a victim of the 1916 July Storm.&nbsp;&nbsp;She was capsized and beat to pieces in Back Bay while owned by O.D. Gunn.[The Biloxi Daily Herald, January 27, 1904, p. 6 and The Daily Herald, July 7, 1916, p. 7]</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51)\">The <strong><em>Indian Girl </em></strong></span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51)\">was&nbsp;</span>launched in July at Lazarus [North Biloxi] by the Trochesset Brothers<em>.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, July 19, 1904, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <em><strong>Tulip</strong></em> built by Mack Flechas for <strong>E.C. Joullian was measured</strong> at Biloxi in October.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, October 10, 1904, p.5)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Southern Yacht Club Commodore,&nbsp;<strong>John A. Rawlins, sold <em>Nydia</em> to A. Baldwin Wood (1879-1956) in December</strong>.(The Daily Picayune, December 14, 1904, p. 12)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1905</strong></span></span></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In late October, the <em><strong>Ethel Redding</strong></em> built by Jake Covacevich for Charles Redding and the <strong><em>Charles Buckingham</em></strong> built by Frank Taltavull for himself were&nbsp;measured at Biloxi.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, Ocotber 31, 1905, p. 4)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1905, the <strong>Taltavull &amp; Rerecich Shipyard</strong> was in operation at&nbsp;402 East Back Bay Avenue.&nbsp; It was sold by Bernard Taltavull to George Melvin in August 1908.&nbsp; Casimero Rerecish (1858-1918) was an 1896 Austrian (probably Croatian) immigrant.(HARCO, Ms. Chattel Bk. 10, p. 216.)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <u><strong><em>Sarah Kennedy</em></strong></u>, a Biloxi schooner, recently built by <strong>Martin Fountain</strong> departed for the Louisiana marshes on her maiden voyage.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, December 28, 1905, p. 1)&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1906</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In early September,&nbsp;<strong><em>Austrian Girl</em></strong>, a new schooner, was measured by V.J. Tucei, Deputy Collector of Customs. &nbsp;She was built by William N. Johnson for Nick Skrmetta.(The Biloxi Daiy Herald, September 5, 1906, p. 4)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Losses to Back Bay shiyards from the September 1906 Storm</strong> were as follow: Martin Fountain-$500; Bernard Taltavull-$400; and John Brander-$300. &nbsp;The <u><strong><em>Goldbug</em></strong></u>, a schooner owned by Peter Eskald sank in front of the ways of Brander\'s Shipyard.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, September 28, 1906, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>J.C. Brander &amp; Son Boat Builders </strong>was founded on Back Bay near Main Street in 1906.</span></span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1907</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">A late September storm caught several Biloxi boats shrimping in the Louisiana marshes. &nbsp;Those driven ashore were: the <strong><u><em>William Coates</em></u></strong> owned by Tony Rosetti and <u><strong><em>Dauntless</em></strong></u> of Louis Gorenflo. &nbsp;Other boats in the area were: <u><strong><em>Henry M</em></strong></u>.; <u><strong><em>Nels</em></strong></u> <u><strong><em>Johnson</em></strong></u>, and <strong><em><u>Indian Girl </u></em></strong>of the Barataria Canning Company; <u><strong><em>Wilda L.</em></strong></u> and <u><strong><em>Elbert D.</em></strong></u> of Lopez &amp; Dukate; <strong><u><em>Jolly Traveler</em></u></strong> owned by Willie Bullock; and <u><strong><em>Dorenza</em></strong></u> of Henry Diaz.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, September 30, 1907, p. 1)&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1908</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)\">The new schooner, <strong><u><em>Volunteer</em></u></strong>, built by Casmir J. Harvey for Louis Gorenflo measures 48.8 feet x 17.9 ft x 3.4 ft and 15 tons gross.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, August 12, 1908, p. 2)</span></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1909</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The power boat <em><strong>Jerry</strong></em> owned by Dunbars, Lopez &amp; Dukate and two days out of Morgan City, Louisiana sank in 70 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico while headed for Biloxi with 4000 cases of oysters. &nbsp;The <strong><em>Jerry</em></strong> was a duplicte of the <strong><em>Tom</em></strong>. &nbsp;The was 80-feet long and its twin-screws were powered by two 35-HP Globe engines. &nbsp;The <strong><em>Jerry</em></strong> was mained by Captain R.F. Gillen, master; Robert Nurse, enginneer; Julius Collins, cook; and George Foretich of Morgan City and Peter Harvey of Biloxi. &nbsp;The crew rowed a lifeboat to the Ship Shoal Light.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, May 14, 1909, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>J. Covacevich</strong> completed the <u><strong><em>Ernestine D</em></strong></u>, a gasoline screw, for <strong>Ulysse Desporte.</strong> &nbsp;It was measured in September 1909 as follows: length=51.5 feet; beam=17.8 feet; and depth=3.8 feet. &nbsp;The vessel\'s displacement was 19 gross tons and 10 net tons.(The Daily Herald, September 9, 1909, p. 4)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The September 1909 Hurricane destroyed seven schooners and three men drowned at Bay St. Louis when the watercraft were driven by strong windsy and trapped against the L&amp;N RR Bridge and smashed. &nbsp;Reported lost were: <strong><em>Clementine</em></strong> running for U. Desporte with Charles Lanston at the helm and Adam Kosczky drowned; running for Lopez &amp; Dukate;<strong><em> J.J. Cowar</em></strong>t owned by Bernard Taltavull lost with two negro crewmen; <strong><em>Faultless</em></strong> owned by Mrs. Dulion; <em><strong>Margaret Kennedy</strong></em> owned by Kennedy &amp; Kennedy with Captain J. Christ and working for Desporte; <strong><em>Sidonis</em></strong>, L.D. Byrd owner, and sailed by Cook Seymour; <strong><em>Fannie ?</em></strong>, V. Simonich, owner, running for Desporte, and the <em><strong>Champion</strong></em> working for Charles Torch proprietor of the Peerless Seafood factory at Bay St. Louis which was severely damaged.(The Daily Herald, September 24, 1909, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1910</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1911</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In September 1911, <strong>John Jelusich</strong> (1871-1945) was captain of the <u><strong><em>Apache</em></strong></u> and was working in the Louisiana marsh near White Grass Island for the Gorenflo factory when his crew discovered the corpse of a young man tied to a stake.&nbsp; They believed the body was placed there to be retrieved by Parish officials<em>.(The Daily Herald, September 6, 1911, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1912</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Jack Covacevich recently completed the<strong><em> <u>Nellie L.</u></em></strong> for Arnaud Lopez to be used in the shrimp and oyster industry.[The Daily Herald, March 7, 1912, p. 8]</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In early July, the <u><strong><em>Eveline Desporte </em></strong></u>recently built by <strong>Anson Holley</strong> (1882-1967) for Ulysses Desporte ran a trial race with the Jennie Johnson, a similar schooner. &nbsp;The Holley-built, Biloxi schooner did well and when fitted with top sails should be competitve in sailing races.(The Daily Herald, July 8, 1912, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1913</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Marine News</strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">-William Gorenflo sold <u><strong><em>Gladiola</em></strong></u>, a schooner, to Louis Gorenflo; New licnse issued to the <strong><em><u>Mercedes Baltar</u></em></strong>, owned by Martin Fountain Jr.; Rigging of the <strong><em><u>G. Frentz</u></em></strong> was changed from schooner to gasoline screw. &nbsp;George D. Long, master, and Edgar S. Balthrope, owner; Schooner <strong><em><u>Ida May H</u></em></strong>.-Matteo Surdich (1886-1973), master; Schooner, <u><strong><em>Clara LaCoste</em></strong></u>-Raymond Barber, master; and <strong><em><u>Gladiola</u></em></strong>-Frank Perez, master.(The Daily Herald, March 7, 1913, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Marine News</strong>-Schooner<strong><em> Ethel </em></strong>sold by D.A. Ramsay to Chris Lawrence and Walter H. Latimer.&nbsp; <strong><em>Austrian Girl </em></strong>sold by Nick Skermetti (sic) to Marco and John Skermetti (sic).&nbsp; Change of Masters: Schooner <em><strong>Winchester</strong></em>-Lewis Ryan; Schooner <em><strong>Velma B</strong></em>-John Gabriel; Schooner&nbsp;<strong><em>Austrian Girl</em></strong>-Rudolph Santa Cruz; Schooner <strong><em>Annie Strong</em></strong>-John Jelusich; Schooner <strong><em>Eva Foster</em></strong>-Paul Fountain; Schooner<strong><em> Reflector</em></strong>-John Tapper; Schooner <strong><em>Lillie W</em></strong>-W.H. Williams; Schooner&nbsp;<strong><em>New Design</em></strong>-Tony Stanovich; Schooner&nbsp;<strong><em>Ethel</em></strong>-Emil Carron; Schooner &nbsp;<strong><em>Ruthie</em></strong>-Stip Mihojevich; Schooner <strong><em>Pawnee</em></strong>-Tony Rosetti; Schooner <strong><em>Foucher D</em></strong>.-Francis Ryan; Schooner &nbsp;<strong><em>Alina</em></strong>-P.J. Trochessett.&nbsp;Gas screw <strong><em>Tom</em></strong>-Harry Chatham; Gas screw <em><strong>Peerless</strong></em>-Perry Winchester;&nbsp;and Gas screw <strong><em>Mabel Nelson</em></strong>-Joseph Fountain.&nbsp; License renewals: Gas screws, <strong><em>Osage </em></strong>and <strong><em>Mattie J</em></strong>. and <em><strong>Sea Lion</strong></em>, a schooner barge.(The Daily Herald, April 13, 1913, p. 2)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>John Charles Brander </strong>(1843-1913), native of Nova Scotia and Biloxi resident since 1906, passed at his home at 421 Copp Street in June 1913. &nbsp;He came to Biloxi from Pascagoula, Mississippi where was engaged in shipbuilding.(The Daily Herald, June 16, 1913, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1914</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>William Nels Johnson </strong>(1861-1914), Biloxi\'s master boatwright, died at NOLA on June 26th. Johnson had relocated to NOLA circa 1909 and built boats in the Crescent City.(The Daily Herald, June 26, 1914, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/Biloxi%20schooner-Wonder.jpg\" style=\"height:231px; width:400px\" /></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Henry Brasher\'s <u><em>Wonder</em></u> </strong>on starboard tack passing the BYC</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">The Brasher brothers, <strong>Isom Brasher and Henry Brasher</strong>, ship carpenters in North Biloxi, completed two schooners, <u><em><strong>Miracle</strong></em></u> and<strong> Wonder</strong>, respectively in July. &nbsp;Both vessels were 57 feet in length with a beam of 18 feet and a hold depth of 4 feet.(The Daily Herald, July 16, 1914, p. 2)</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1915</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On July 2<sup>nd</sup>, <strong>Augustus ‘Gussie’ Fountain&nbsp;</strong>(1883-1926) registered his newly built&nbsp;<strong><u><em>Clara Fountain</em></u>,</strong> a fishing schooner, with Lewis E. Curtis, U.S. Deputy Collector of Customs.&nbsp; The large vessel was named for Gussie’s spouse, <strong>Clara Noble </strong>(1887-1939).&nbsp; The <u><strong><em>Clara Fountain&nbsp;</em></strong></u>was 53.7 feet long; 18 feet at the beam; and 14 feet deep.&nbsp; It went to work for the <strong>Foster-Fountain Packing Company</strong> who already had the schooners, <u><em><strong>Mercedes Baltar</strong>&nbsp;</em></u>and <u><strong><em>Leroy&nbsp;</em></strong></u>in their fishing fleet.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 3, 1915, p</em></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>.8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">In August, <strong>Fred Moran completed a 30-foot,&nbsp;motor launch for Dunbars, Lopez and Dukate </strong>to be used to tow vessels at their <strong>Brunswick, Georgia factory</strong>.(The Daily Herald, August 4, 1915, p. 2)</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span><u><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>American Girl</em></strong></span></u><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">sank with a load of oysters near Half Moon Island, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana in mid-December. &nbsp;Captain Peter Parker was fishing for the Desporte Brothers. &nbsp;He was accompained by Captain James Parker, master of the</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span><u><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>New Resident&nbsp;</em></strong></span></u><span style=\"font-size:14px\">when the incident occurred. &nbsp;The</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span><u><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Eccentric</em></strong></span></u><span style=\"font-size:14px\">, a gasoline boat, was sent to salvage the oyster catch, but she also sank. &nbsp;The</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span><u><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em><strong>American Girl</strong></em></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span></u><span style=\"font-size:14px\">was raised and working again in short time.(The Daily Herald, December 18, 1915, p. 1, Decemebr 23, 1915, p. 2 and December 30, 1915, p. 2)</span></span></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1916</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; </span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In June, the following schooners and thier masters were listed by the Deputy Collector of Customs: <strong><em>Ida May H</em></strong>.-Luka Kuljis; <strong><em>Esther Reddin</em></strong>g-Walter Seymour; <em><strong>Evelyn Desporte</strong></em>-Vincent Gospodonivich; <em><strong>Wonder</strong></em>-Jake Rosetti; <em><strong>Marvel</strong></em>-Sam Marinovich; <em><strong>Mercedes Balta</strong></em>r-Geroge Misko (1878-1971); <em><strong>Ocean Queen</strong></em>-Martin Fountain Jr.;<strong><em> Anne Mabey</em></strong>-Joe Benezue; <em><strong>Edna D.</strong></em>-James Spindler; <em><strong>Margerie D.</strong></em>-license renewed;<strong><em> Commanche</em></strong>-Peter Wescovich; <strong><em>Lillian C.</em></strong>-J.S. Creel;<strong><em> Irma D</em></strong>. [gasoline screw]-Rudolph Santa Cruz; <em><strong>Algonquin</strong></em>-Delmas Lattimer; <strong><em>Mettle-</em></strong>Arnie Blodenich; <strong><em>Regina Edna</em></strong>-Frank Barhonvich; <strong>American Girl</strong>-Joe Kriss; Apache-Eugene Tiblier; <em><strong>Clara Fountain</strong></em>-Augustus \'Gussie\' Fountain (1883-1926); <strong><em>Valley Reddin</em></strong>g-John Cox; and <em><strong>Winiford B</strong>.</em> Hudson Johnson.(The Daily Herald, June 10, 1916, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>J.F. Joullian filed suit requestins $3000 in damages&nbsp;against the L&amp;N RR</strong> for alleging that the company sawed his schooner in half and burned it after it&nbsp;was beached on thier tracks at Lake Shore by&nbsp;virtue of the September 1915 Hurricane.(The Daily Herald, November 24, 1916, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In December, </span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>J.D. \'Jackie-Jack\' Covacevich</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> (1875-1962) completed the </span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Young Champion</em></strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> for John Sumich of NOLA. &nbsp;The vessel was a gasoline screw 50.3 feet long; 15.5 feet at the beam; with a depth of 3.8 feet and valued between $3000 and $4000 dollars.(The Daily Herald, December 18, 1916, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1917</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>International Shipbuilding Company was chartered in January</strong> by Henry Piaggio (1874-1921) of Gulfport; Barney E. Eaton (1878-1944) of Gulfport; and D.R. McInnis of Orange, Texas.(The Daily Herald, February 3, 1917, p. 2)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Lewis E. Curtis</strong>, Deputy Collector of Customs, said that at least fifty boats have been built in Biloxi shipyards in the last two months. &nbsp;The majority of these vessels were constructed for the sea food industry. &nbsp;Among those building watercraft in Biloxi were: <strong>Francis Brander</strong> (1886-1965); <strong>Martin Fountain</strong>; <strong>Jacob D. \'Jackie-Jack\' Covacevich</strong> (1875-1962); <strong>Isham Brazier</strong>; <strong>Henry Brazier</strong>; <strong>Anson Holley</strong> (1882-1967); and the <strong>Moran shipyard</strong>. &nbsp;These new vessels are usually 25 to 30 feet in length and average about $200 per boat.(The Daily Herald, January 31, 1917, p. 1)&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>Brander Shipyard is negotiating with the U.S. Goverment</strong> to build a submarine chaser every two months. &nbsp;The 130-ton vessels would be 110 feet long, 15 feet at the beam with a depth of 14 feet.(The Daily Herald, April 5, 1917, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>Biloxi Shipyard and Box Factory</strong> was chartered in June 1917 by <strong>Francis Brander&nbsp;</strong>(1886-1965).&nbsp;<strong>Mrs. J.C. </strong>[Emma]<strong> Brander</strong>&nbsp;(1862-1925), and <strong>J. Frank Stuard</strong>&nbsp;(1866-1941) of Gulfport.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Chattel Bk. 18, p. 379)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Lewis E. Curtis,</strong> deputy collecor of customs, measured the<u> <strong><em>Sarah Ford</em></strong></u>, a schooner built by Anson Holley (1882-1967) for Mrs. J.I. Ford of Pascagoula as: 28 gross tons and 17 tons net; 58 feet long with a 19.4-fot beam; and depth of 3.8 feet. &nbsp;The vessel has been leased to the C.B. Foster Packing Companty to be used for shrimp and oyster haresting. &nbsp;The Seafood Company has four schooners being built by the Biloxi Shipyard and Box Factory, which will between $1800 and $2300. &nbsp;The Fountain Brothers are building a schooner for themselves and Anson Holley is constructing another schooner for Mrs. J.I. Ford.(The Daily Herald, July 7, 1917, p. 5 and July 12, 1917, p. 1)&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/Gumble%2C%20HE.jpg\" style=\"height:207px; width:250px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Henry E. Gumble</span></strong></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In 1917, the <strong>Seafood Company built four Biloxi schooners</strong> for their fishing fleet. &nbsp;These four, nearly identical watercraft were constructed on Biloxi’s Back Bay at the Biloxi Shipyard and Box Factory. &nbsp;The first three boats were:<strong><em><u> I.</u> <u>Heidenheim</u></em></strong>, <u><strong><em>H.E. Gumbel</em></strong></u>, and <u><strong><em>Louis Goldman</em></strong></u>. &nbsp;The fourth schooner was called <u><strong><em>Anna May</em></strong></u>. &nbsp;Their measurements were as follows: length-54.5 feet; breadth-18.8 feet; depth-4.4 feet; gross tonnage-28 tons; and net tonnage-19 tons.(The Daily Herald, September 13, 1917, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Russell Barnes, a Biloxi author, model builder and schooner historian, relates that these four boats “were designed by Jackie Jack Covacevich and were built right along side each other at the Biloxi Shipyard and Box Factory owned by the Branders. These were a bit different from the traditional Biloxi schooner in that they were all spoon bowed instead of clipper bowed. Otherwise they were fairly typical centerboard schooners. &nbsp;On the admeasurement &nbsp;papers I found in the National Archives, Jackie Jack &nbsp;is listed as the builder on two of the schooners, <u><strong><em>I. Heidenheim</em></strong></u> and<strong><em><u> L. Goldman</u></em></strong>, while Francis Brander is listed as the builder on the other two, <strong><em><u>Anna Eve</u></em></strong> and <strong><em><u>H.E. Gumbel.</u></em></strong> It is fairly obvious that Jackie Jack &nbsp;cut the half model and lofted the boat himself. He then created the templates for each piece of the hull frame and then cut four copies of everything so that four schooner could be simultaneously and to the exact same measurements.” (e-mail February 29, 2010)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">In September, <strong>Anson Holley</strong> completed the <strong><em>Edna May</em></strong> for the C.B. Foster Packing Company. &nbsp;The vessel was measured by Lewis E. Curtis, US Deputy Collector of Customs as followes:length=56.3 feet; beam=19.4 feet; hold depth=4.2 feet.(The Daily Herald, September 18, 1917, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1918</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In January 1918, <strong>International Shipbuilding Company at Pascagoula</strong> had <strong>four vessels of which the frames</strong> were nearly completed. &nbsp;They were <strong>driving piling to construct a new set of ways</strong>. &nbsp;International <strong>was building a company town on its land </strong>as fast as materials could be procured. &nbsp;The housing erected was for their employees.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>Dierks-Blodget Company</strong> also at Pascagoula also had the <strong>frames for four ships nearly finished</strong>. &nbsp;The first vessel to be launched would be called the <u><em><strong>Pascagoula</strong></em></u>.</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, January 22, 1918, p. 2)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In January 1918, the <strong>Gulf Ship Company of Pascagoula acquired the shipyard of George Frentz </strong>(1841-1928) for $7500.&nbsp; Mr. Frentz had decided to sell because he had reached retirement age.&nbsp; The Gulf Ship Company was owned by <strong>A.F. Dantzler</strong>, <strong>B.G. Boaz</strong>, and <strong>H.H. Colle</strong> (1879-1955).&nbsp; The L.N. Dantzler Lumber Company owned fifteen vessels which could utilize this shipyard for overhauls and repairs<em>.</em>(The Daily Herald, January 22, 1918, p. 2 and January 30, 1918, p. 6)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Devitt-Clark Packing Company borrowed $25,000 from Charles Redding</strong> and listed their boats as follows: Schooners: <u><strong><em>Joe Lawrence</em></strong></u>; <strong><em><u>Ocean Queen</u></em></strong>; <strong><em><u>Henry Clark</u></em></strong>; and <strong><em><u>Lilly Rose</u></em></strong>. &nbsp;Barge: <strong><em><u>Black Box</u></em></strong>; Motor Boats: Sunny Boy; Zuzudora; Hunter; Cuba; and Cracker Jack; Trawlers: No. 1 thru No. 5; Skiffs-fifteen and nine large seines.(The Daily Herald, April 23, 1918, p. 5)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong><em>Elizabeth Ruth</em></strong>, a <strong>193-foot schooner</strong>, was launched&nbsp;on June 15th. &nbsp;Catherine Lopez, daughter of Julius Lopez had the honors. &nbsp;The large vessel was built on Back Bay by the <strong>Mississippi Shipbuilding Corporation </strong>and&nbsp;designed by <strong>Zona W. Carter</strong> (1879-1953), a Biloxi resident, and named for the daughter of Englishman <strong>William Hasketh Lever </strong>(1851-1925), <strong>Lord Lever</strong>, founder of soap manufacturers, Lever Brothers<strong>.</strong>(The Daily Herald, June 12, 1918, p. 1, June 15, 1918, p. 1. and &nbsp;June 17, 1918, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1919</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In January, the <strong><em>Joseph Leopold</em></strong>, a four-masted, schooner built for J.F. Stewart of Gulfport was measure by Customs Agent Lewis Curtis as follows: length-180 feet; beam-38 feet; and depth-13 feet; gross weight-668 tons; net weight-573 tons.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong><em>Joseph Leopold </em></strong>was built by J.D. Covacevich at the Biloxi Shipyard and Box factory on Back Bay.(The Daily Herald, January 23, 1919, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In February, the <strong>first schooner built by the Biloxi Drydocks and Shipbuilding Company</strong> was sailed to Portugal with a cargo of lumber by Captain Frank Castanera for delivery. &nbsp;The vessel was 100 gross tons [700 net tons] and the first of seven contracted. &nbsp;The boatyard <strong>employed about 160 men</strong> and managed by Claude Daughdrill. &nbsp;<strong>H.D. Money</strong> was president of the company.(The Daily Herald, February 19, 1919, p. 1 and April 11, 1919, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>second ship launched by the International Shipbuilding</strong> at Pascagoula was <em><strong>City of Biloxi</strong></em>, an auxuliary barkentine.(The Daily Herald, April 22, 1919, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1920</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The following factory schooners were entered in the 1920 Annual Biloxi Regatta: C.B. Foster Packing Company: <em><strong>Edna May</strong></em> and the<strong><em> Sarah Ford</em></strong>. &nbsp;Dunbar-Dukate Company: <strong><em>Marjorie D</em></strong> and the <strong><em>Willie Ewing</em></strong>. &nbsp;Seafood Company: <strong><em>Louis Goldman</em></strong>, <strong><em>Henry Gumbel</em></strong>, and <strong><em>I. Heidenheim</em></strong>.(The Daily Herald, July 1, 1920, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1921</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>Biloxi Shipyard and Box Factory filed for bankruptcy </strong>on June 15th. &nbsp;The end of the shrimp and oyster season as well as a declining market for boats and lumber were blamed for the approximate $23,000 insolvency of the company.(The Daily Herald, June 16, 1921, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In July, the <strong>Frentz Shipyard </strong>had a large boat on the ways. &nbsp;The <u><strong><em>El Rito</em></strong></u> of New Orleans was in the yard for repairs.(The Daily Herald, July 26, 1921, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Henry Piaggio</strong> (1874-1921), 1882 Italian immigrant from Genoa and founder of <strong>International Shipbuilding</strong> at Pascagoula, Mississippi, <strong>expired at Mississippi City, Harrison County, Mississippi on December 19, 1921</strong>. &nbsp;Margaret Piaggio (1878-1955, his Ohio born spouse, died on March 7, 1955. Their corporal remains were interred in the Evergreen Cemetery at Gulfport.(The Daily Herald, December 20, 1921, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1922</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Fred Moran\'s shipyard launched the <u><em><strong>Biloxi</strong></em></u>, a 41-foot, 11-foot beam, <strong>cabin cruiser for a NOLA cotton broker</strong>. &nbsp;The vessel had a 60-75 HP Scripps 6-cylinder engine, six pullman berths, and the capacity for fifty people. &nbsp;The<strong><em> <u>Naomi</u>,</em></strong> utilized in the supper tourist trade, &nbsp;was overhauled for <strong>Captain Ernest Moran Sr</strong>. &nbsp;<strong>Ojo Ohr</strong> was having a run-about built powered by a Pierce Arrow automobile engine capable of 20-25 miles per speed and <strong>planned to be raced in the July Biloxi Regatta.</strong>(The Daily Herald, June 20, 1922, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1925</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <u><strong><em>Silver Moon</em></strong></u>, a 53-foot pleasure craft built owned by <strong>Edwin L. Moran </strong>(1888-1951) and designed by <strong>Jack Covacevich&nbsp;</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(1875-1962),</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;was launched in mid-June on Back Bay. &nbsp;It was powered by a 125 HP Sterling engine and was touted as the fastest pleasure boat on the Mississippi coast. &nbsp;The <u><em><strong>Silver Moon</strong></em></u> was moored at the Riviera pavilion and had the capacity to carry an estimated 150 passengers to the barrier islands.(The Daily Herald, June 22, 1951, p. 10)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"color:black\">On the eve of July 5, 1925, the <strong>Isle of Caprice resort opened for business</strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp; Fun seeking tourists departed for the resort from landings at the Biloxi Yacht Club, White House, Riviera Pavilion, and Wachenfeld’s Pier.&nbsp; The <u><strong><em>Silver Moon</em></strong></u><em>, </em>commanded by Ed L. Moran (1888-1951), the brother of A.P. ‘Fred’ Moran (1897-1967) of Ocean Springs<strong><em>, <u>Jolly Jack</u>, <u>Charles Redding</u>, </em></strong><em>and <u><strong>Margaret</strong></u></em>&nbsp;provided transportation.&nbsp; In the new pavilion, music was made by the Buena Vista Orchestra.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 6, 1925, p. 3)</em></span></span><strong><span style=\"color:black\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong><span style=\"color:black\"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em><span style=\"color:black\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></em></span></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Screen%20Shot%202018-12-31%20at%2010.34.06%20PM.png\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">[The Daily Herald, July 31, 1925, p. 3]</span></span></strong></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1926</span></strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In June,<strong> </strong><strong>Captain Peter Skrmetti</strong>, master of the<u> <strong><em>Pan American</em></strong></u><em>, </em>a converted Biloxi schooner, made excursion trips to the Isle of Caprice and the other barrier islands.&nbsp; The vessel had a length of&nbsp; 66 feet with a 22-foot beam and a seating capacity of 200 and a maximum passenger capacity of 300.&nbsp; There was also a small dancing platform on the boat.&nbsp; It made two trips daily from <strong>Desporte’s Pier for the Isle of Caprice</strong>.<em>(The Biloxi News, May 30, 1926, p. 1 and June 6, 1926, p. 20)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"color:black\"><strong>Captain Ernest L. Moran</strong> (1888-1951), son of Francis D. Moran and Elizabeth L. Vanderpool, and brother of A.P. Moran (1897-1967) of Ocean Springs, commanded the <u><strong><em>Iona Louise</em></strong></u><em>, </em>a </span></span></span><span style=\"color:black\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Biloxi</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> charter boat.&nbsp; In September 1926, he announced that his vessel would discontinue daily trip to </span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ship</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> </span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Island</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">.&nbsp; Instead, it would make the voyage to the Isle of Caprice departing at 1:45 P.M. from the </span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Buena Vista</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> and Biloxi Yacht Club piers.&nbsp; The <u><strong><em>Iona Louise </em></strong></u>left the islet at 6:00 P.M.<em>(The Daily Herald, September 1, 1926, p. 2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"color:black\">Additional marine <strong>transportation service to the Isle of Caprice </strong>was provided by the <u><strong><em>Silver Moon </em></strong></u>operated by Captain Ed Moran (1881-1951) and the <u><strong><em>Water Witch </em></strong></u>of Captain Foster Swetman (1893-1953).<em>(The Biloxi News, May 30, 1926, p. 1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Screen%20Shot%202020-02-17%20at%208.21.56%20AM.png\" style=\"height:300px; width:377px\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Schooner Helen</span></span></em></strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">,<em><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> </span></span></em>now </span></span><strong><em><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Lavengro</span></span></em></strong></div>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"rteleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rteleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">This is the schooner yacht <strong><em>Helen</em></strong>, built for the Denegre family by <strong>Jackie Jack Covacevic</strong>h in 1926. I will have to see who owned her in 1947, but I know she was still local.&nbsp;<span style=\"color:darkblue\">Today</span>, she is named <strong><em>Lavengro</em></strong> and is in Seattle, owned by the Northwest Schooner Society (I think that is the name of the group).[per Russell Barnes, February&nbsp;16, 2020]&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">1927</span></span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The <em><strong>Altha </strong></em>of the <strong>Desporte Packikng Company returning from the oyster grounds of Louisiana ran aground in the fog near Ship Island. </strong>&nbsp;<strong>Captain Caanan and his five crewman swam to the island and were provided food and warm clothing by Ship Island lighthouse keeper, Captain Clarisse</strong>. The <em><strong>Altha </strong></em>lost about 0ne-half of her harvested oysters.(The Daily Herald, March 8, 1927, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">When placed into service in May 1927, the<strong> <em>Nonpareil </em></strong>was the largest pleasure craft ever used in the barrier island service of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.&nbsp; The vessel had been acquired from the US government and had served as a pilot boat.&nbsp; The <strong><em>Nonpareil</em> </strong>was 100 feet in length with a 19-foot beam and had the capacity to carry about 250 passengers to the Isle of Caprice or for fishing charters.&nbsp; Power generated from two Wolverine, 4-cycle, full diesel 70s of the Ellis type costing $12,000 drove the vessel at about 15 mph.&nbsp; The <strong><em>Nonpareil</em> </strong>was captained by M.B. Spottswood and Peter Harvey while Captain Lee Bosarge located fish for the clientele.&nbsp; The craft was refurbished at the Frentz Brothers Shipyard on Back Bay for the Isle of Caprice Amusement Company led by promoters, Walter H. Hunt and Arbeau Caillavet.(<em>The Daily Herald, May 6, 1927, pp. 1-2</em>)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1928</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">After the 1927 tourist season had ended, Hunt and Caillavet had the&nbsp;<strong><em>Nonpareil</em>&nbsp;</strong>completely overhauled and refurbished at the Brasher Shipyard in North Biloxi.&nbsp; The Brashers created the <strong>“new&nbsp;<em>Nonpariel</em>”</strong> by removing the superstructure of the vessel and replacing it with new decks, glass-enclosed cabins and dance floor and a new pilothouse.&nbsp; The relatively new diesel engines were not replaced and the vessel’s passenger capacity was increased to 350 persons. &nbsp;<span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51)\">It appears that the Nonpareil was motored to the Frentz Brothers Shipyard on Back Bay at Biloxi for her finishing touches.&nbsp; When the Elmer Packing Company, which was situated to the east of the shipyard, burned to the ground on January 31, 1928, the</span><strong>&nbsp;<em>Nonpareil&nbsp;</em></strong><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51)\">was almost completed and fortunately was not damaged by the large conflagration</span><em>The Daily Herald, January 19, 1928, p. 2 and January 31, 1928, p. 2</em>)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" id=\"cke_pastebin\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1929</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Covacevich &amp; Sons</strong> at their Back Bay shipyard&nbsp;are completing the <strong><em>Mary Jane</em></strong>, a spoon model schooner similar to the <strong><em>I. Heidenheim</em></strong>, <strong><em>L. Goldman</em></strong>, <strong><em>Anna Eve</em></strong>, and <em><strong>H.E. Gumbel </strong></em>built for the Sea Food Company in 1917. &nbsp;The vessel was 69 feet in length wih a 19-foot beam.</span></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">(The Daily Herald, May 9, 1929, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Jack Covacevich </strong>(1875-1962) will launch a new schooner on May 29th at his shipyard on Back Bay near Oak Street. The vessel was 57 feet long with a 18-foot beam and was built for the Biloxi Canning Company and is the 217th watercraft built in Biloxi by Mr. Covacevich and his two sons. &nbsp;The boat will be rigged for the Gulf Schooner Championship race to be held at the Biloxi Yacht Club in July.(The Daily Herald, May 28, 1929, p. 3)&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Jack Covacevich</strong> (1875-1962) completed the <strong><em>American Beauty</em></strong>, a 48-foot, gas screw, for Vincent Rosetti. &nbsp;It was owered by a 25 HP Palmer engine.(The Daily Herald, August 17, 1929, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Jules Galle</strong> completed the <strong><em>Eunice C.</em></strong>, a 44-foot, oil screw, for William Cruso. &nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">It was powered by a 24 HP Lathrop engine.(The Daily Herald, August 17, 1929, p. 1)</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>A.I. Fountain</strong> finished the <strong><em>Thelma B</em></strong>., a 44 foot x 15 foot x 4 foot oiler powered by a 24 HP Lathrop engine at North Biloxi for N. Byrd.(The Daily Herald, August 17, 1929, p. 1)</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Peter Skrmetti </strong>was delivered On Time from a Pascagoula shipyard.</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, August 17, 1929, p. 1)</span></p>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mike Halat </strong>(1879-1929) drowned in Lake Borgne when fell off the <u><strong><em>Arcadia</em></strong></u> run by Captain Steve Rodolfich. &nbsp;Halat\'s body was found near the Rigolets by Captain Vincent Kuluz of the <u><em><strong>Annie Long</strong></em></u>.(The Daily Herald, August 31, 1929, p.1)</span></span></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1930</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The <strong><em>Mercedes Williams</em></strong>, 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. &nbsp;The vessel was built Biloxi by Ed Lebatard and was licensed at Gulfport in September 1928 in the name of DeJean Packing Company. &nbsp; The <strong><em>Mercedes Williams</em></strong> was found <strong>stranded on a reef in Galveston Bay circa 1929 with liquor valued at $75,000 in her hold.</strong> &nbsp;The vessel was sold by the Federal government on December 23, 1929.(The Daily Herald, April 21, 1930, p. 2)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The&nbsp;</span><strong><em>Jennie Johnson</em></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">, an auxiliary schooner, owned by Louis O. Johnson received fire damage amounting to $150 on April 20, 1930.&nbsp; Captain Hub Terrell was burned on his arm and torso from the fire which emanated from the ignition of gasoline vapors in the vessel’s cabin when Terrell lit a match.&nbsp; The&nbsp;</span><strong><em>Jennie Johnson</em></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;had just returned from the outside oyster reefs with a hold laden with mollusks and was moored at the Johnson Canning Company wharf.&nbsp; Biloxi firemen were called to the vessel and performed admirably saving the boat and its cargo.&nbsp; The cabin was burned as well as some of the decking and the mainsail was badly damaged by the conflagration. (The Daily Herald, April 21 1930, p. 2)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">On May 17, 1930, the <strong><em>Indian Girl</em></strong> owned by Kuluz Brothers Packing Company&nbsp;while&nbsp;fishing in Louisiana waters&nbsp;blew up and burned near Mitchell [sic] Island.&nbsp; <strong>Captain Vincent [Visco] Kuluz</strong> (1899-1987) was badly burned and the crew rescued by the USCG. &nbsp;Loss estimated at $5000.(Matthew Kuluz M.D on July 26, 2016, The Biloxi Daily Herald, July 19, 1904, p. 5 , The Daily Herald, May 18, 1930 and August 17, 1929, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1931</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1932</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><u><strong><em>Whilomena</em></strong></u>, a power boat. owned by Marko Skrmetti of the Deer Island Fish &amp; Oyster Company, and operated by Captain Henry Green, ran aground off West Beach between Fayard and Caillavet Streets.(The Daily Herald, May 6, 1932, p. 2)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1933</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1934</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In June, the <u><strong><em>Albatross</em></strong></u>, a $75,000, sailing yacht that had been designed and <strong>built for the USCG</strong>, was making daily trips to <strong>Ship Island from the Buena Vista </strong>pier. &nbsp;The <strong>recreation center on Ship Island owned by the Joe Graham Post of the American Legion </strong>at Gulfport, had a <strong>restaurant, casino, beer garden located on the parapet walls</strong> and in the interior of old Fort Massachusetts. &nbsp;There were also sleeping quarters in the fort.(The Daily Herald, June 26, 1934, p. 2) &nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">On August 12, 1934, <strong>J.J. “Ben” O’Keefe</strong> (1894-1954) christened the <strong>‘</strong><em><strong>Big Ben O’Keefe’</strong></em>, a 40-foot fishing vessel, built for the <strong>Cruso Canning Company of William Cruso.</strong>&nbsp; The boat was built by<strong> Adolph Toche</strong> (1900-1988) at the Parker Shipyard on Back Bay and was the seventeenth of the Cruso fleet.&nbsp; Big Ben O’Keefe had a 17-foot beam and could haul 175 barrels of oysters.&nbsp; Captain Pete Wescovich chose to honor Mr. O’Keefe.(The Daily Herald, August 13, 1934, p. 8)</span></span></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Adolph Toche</strong> commenced building boats on Biloxi\'s East Beach.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1936</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">About 100 boats were built at Biloxi in 1936. &nbsp;On <strong>Back Bay</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Jules Galle</strong> built twelve boats. &nbsp;Among these, his ship carpenters built one for Visko Viskorich of Empire, Louisiana and one for John Mixad. &nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">At the Fred Moran boatyard <strong>Joe and Hypolite Fountain</strong> built the <u><strong><em>Golden Hope</em></strong></u>, a 45-foot trawler. &nbsp;At the foot of Holley Street&nbsp;<strong>Ursand A. Parker</strong>&nbsp;(1878-1960) launched a 57-foot lugger for John Evonich. &nbsp;On Lee Street near Back Bay, Benney Yeager and J.C. Yeager, his son, completed the <u><em><strong>Elda Louise</strong></em></u>, for James Powell and W.K. Skinner. &nbsp;A 40-foot trawler for Lyman Yeager was to be launched in ten days. &nbsp;J.C. Yeager was building a 26-foot trawler for himself. &nbsp;The Yeagers were starting a 42-foot craft for P.E. Lamey and a pleasure craft for W.G. Gerrard was being built. &nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Oral \'Fatty Jack\' Covacevich </strong>on Back Bay at the foot of Crawford Street launched the <u><strong><em>Eva Marie</em></strong></u>, a 53-foot fishing boat, for Grego Taliancich (1912-1988) and Matteo Taliancich of 3rd Street and working for the Kuluz Brothers. &nbsp;On <strong>EAST BEACH</strong>, the Toche Brothers boatyard situated between Cedar and Pine Street was the largest shipyard on the Mississippi Coast. &nbsp;Presently building three shrimp-oyster boats. &nbsp;Maitre Pitalo was expected his 49-foot boat in mid-September and about the same time, Mavar Fish &amp; Oyster Company would get a 47-foot lugger. &nbsp;William Cruso had a two month wait for his 55-foot shrimp boat. &nbsp;The Toche Brothers had just completed the <u><strong><em>Buda</em></strong></u>, a 52-foot fishing boat for Peter Sekul, the <u><strong><em>Anna Williams</em></strong></u>, a 47-footer, for \'Peck\' Williams, and the <u><strong><em>Antonia Margare</em></strong>t</u>, a 52-foot boat, for the Mavar Fish &amp; Oyster Company. &nbsp;Louis and Sydney Manuel built a work-pleasure vessel on the lawn of Louis Manuel on Roy Street. &nbsp;It was launched into Back Bay at Holley Street.(The Daily Herald, August 29, 1936, p. 1) &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Collector Lewis Curtis, US Customs, registered the following boats at Biloxi in the first eight months of 1936: <strong><em><u>Annie</u> <u>L</u>.</em></strong>, Dudley Lang; <em><strong>Cecile</strong></em>, Miss Elizabeth Misko; <u><strong><em>Cal Williams</em></strong></u>, DeJean Packing Company; <u><em><strong>Doris M.</strong></em></u>, Martin Fountain Sr.; <em><strong><u>Dorothy T</u>.</strong></em>, Mrs. H.M. Toche; <u><em><strong>Della Moore</strong></em></u>, Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Moore; <u><strong><em>Evelyn K</em></strong></u>., P.F. Pevrie of Gulfport; <u><em><strong>Iris-Beverly</strong></em></u>, Dubaz Brothers; <u><em><strong>Lucky Bill</strong></em></u>, Henry Green; <em><strong>Mary B.</strong></em>, Mrs. Mary Braneki; <u><em><strong>Miss Roumania</strong></em></u>, John Cocojar; <u><em><strong>Milna</strong></em></u>, Philipich Brother;<u> <em><strong>Progress</strong></em></u>, Arthur Baker; <u><em><strong>Pearl S</strong></em></u><strong>.</strong>, Pearl Stanovich; <u><em><strong>Pete Pitalo</strong></em></u>, Mateo Pitalo; <u><em><strong>Queen Mary</strong></em></u>, Antonio Pitalo; <em><strong>Rose</strong></em>, Joe Berry; <em><strong><u>Ronald Boy</u></strong></em>, Ophelia Williams; <u><em><strong>Rose Marie</strong></em></u>, Mrs. Lillian Krohn; <u><em><strong>Rose Mar</strong></em>y</u>, Roland Creel; <u><em><strong>Sea</strong></em> <em><strong>Queen</strong></em></u>, Ralph Baker; <u><em><strong>Silver King</strong></em></u>, John E. Graham of Coden, Alabama; <u><em><strong>Wallace S.</strong></em></u>, Steve C. Sekul; <u><em><strong>Buda</strong></em></u>, Peter Sekul; <strong><em><u>Anna Williams</u></em></strong>, Carroll Williams Jr.; <u><em><strong>Anthony Boy</strong></em></u>, Tony Baricev; <u><strong><em>Antonia Margaret</em></strong>,</u> Mavar Fish &amp; Oyster Company; <u><em><strong>Eva Marie</strong></em></u>, Grego and Matthew Taliancich; <u><em><strong>Elda Louise</strong></em></u>, James F. Powell and William K. Skinner; and <u><strong><em>Golden Hope</em></strong></u>, Mrs. Agnes Fountain.</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, August 29, 1936, p. 1) &nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In late August, he <em><strong>Liberty Bell</strong></em>, a 38-foot by 11.4-foot, power boat, which took three months to build by Sydney Manuel and Louis Manuel, was launched and put into service for the <strong>Dorgan-McPhillips Packing</strong> Company. &nbsp;The <em><strong>Liberty Bell</strong></em> was powered by a Red Seal Continenetal motor equipped to burn parafin. &nbsp;She had a top&nbsp;speed of&nbsp;10 mph and hed the capacity to carry 80 barrels of shrimp and 150 barrels of oysters.[The Daily Herald, September 2, 1936, p. 5]</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>DeJean Packing Company launched</strong> a new type vessel, the <em><u><strong>Eustis McManus</strong></u></em>&nbsp;.&nbsp; The boat was built at the Covacevich Shipyard and was&nbsp;48-feet long with 15-foot beam</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;and was powered by a 24 horsepower Lathrop engine.(The Daily Herald, November 2, 1936, p. 5)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1937</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Pan%20American%20Clipper-May%201937.jpg\" style=\"height:400px; width:291px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">[The Daily Herald, May 29, 1937]</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">The&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><u><em>Pan American Clipper</em></u></strong></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">, a $15,000, 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. &nbsp;The vessel <strong>was built for the Mavar Fish and Oyster Company</strong> and runs at 12 mph. &nbsp;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&nbsp;</span><strong>on its regular schedule of three trips daily</strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">.(The Daily Herald, March 30, 1937, p. 3, May 29, 1937, p. 6, and June 25, 1938, p. 3)</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">On June 19th,&nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">the&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Covacevich Ship Yard lauched the <u><em>Seawanhaka II</em></u>&nbsp;</strong></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">for Eddie Keep, a retired NOLA banker. &nbsp;The vessel was 30 feet in&nbsp;length with a 7 foot beam. &nbsp;Buckingham of Biloxi made the sails for the Marconi rigged sloop which was to compete in local regattas.(The Daily Herald, June 19, 1937, p. 6)</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Francis Brander</strong> (1886-1965) launched the <u><strong><em>Catherine Pitalo</em></strong></u> for Alex Pitalo. &nbsp;The vessel was 54 feet long; 16.4 feet at the beam; and powered by a 36 horsepower Lathrop engine. &nbsp;This was the twelfth boat constructed at the Brander yard on Back Bay adjacent to the Southern Shell Packing Company factory. &nbsp;Mr. Brander and Willie Bowen are now laying the keel for a 54 foot by 16 foot power boat for John Mixad. &nbsp;They are also building a 40 foot by 12 foot vessel for T. Creel, which will be launched in ten days.(The Daily Herald, July 12, 1937, p. 5)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In September, the <strong>Covacevich Ship Yard began work on a new 64-foot yacht for E.W. Reed </strong>of Magnolia, Mississippi.&nbsp; The vessel to be called <u><strong><em>Mary Ellen II </em></strong></u>had a 17-foot beam and 5-foot draft and was powered by a 200 h.p. diesel.&nbsp; Mr. Reed sold the <u><em><strong>Mary Ellen </strong></em></u>to B.S. D\'Aantonio.&nbsp; Captain Eddie Cannette will sail and maintain the vessel for E.W. Reed.(The Daily Herald, September 30, 1937, p. 2)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Henry Fountain</strong> completed the <u><strong><em>Jean Fountain</em></strong></u>, a 56.5-foot by 16.4-foot, motor vessel, for the Biloxi Canning Company. &nbsp;The <strong><em>Jean Fountain&nbsp;</em></strong>was to dredge oysters with her 36 HP engine.[The Daily Herald, November 16, 1937, p. 2]</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1938</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ingalls Shipbuilding was organized by Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr</strong>. (1882-1951), Robert I. Ingalls Jr. (1906-1968), Monro Bannister Lanier (1887-1970), and W.R. Guest. The Ingalls\' yard was situated at the mouth of the East Pascagoula River on the site of the 1917 International Shipbuilding yard of Henry Piaggio (1874-1921) et al.(The Daily Herald, February 25, 1959, p. s10)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1940</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On New Year\'s Day, <strong>Felix Olier</strong> (1907-1940), native of Lafayette, Louisiana, <strong>drowned when he fell</strong> from the <u><em><strong>Clara Lopez</strong></em></u>, owned by Jack Lopez and working for the Cruso Canning Company.(The Daily Herald, January 2, 1940, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On February 7th, <strong>a fire at the J.D. Covacevich Shipyard on Back Bay</strong>, which was investigated by Alonzo L. Gabrich, police chief, and Evon Swetman, asst. fire chief, and determined to be arson<strong> caused $6000 damage to the hull and deck of a 64-foot, freight boat. </strong>&nbsp;The vessel was under<strong> construction for the Burwood Packing Company.</strong> &nbsp;The frame of a <strong>boat being built for Stamps Farrar</strong>, NOLA attorney, received about $100 from the conflagration.(The Daily Herald, February 8, 1940, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>Seajoy Corporation was operating three vessels from the Riviera Hotel pier</strong> for deep-sea fishing, boat rides, and swimming parties to the barrier isalnds. &nbsp;<strong>Captain L. J. Herrman</strong> ran the <strong><u><em>Sea Queen</em></u></strong>, a 58-foot long, watercraft which could sleep fourteen. &nbsp;Two Chris Craft deluxe clippers were also used for charters.(The Daily Herald, May 13, 1940, p. 3) &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>August Carl Hartman</strong> (1912-1940) died suddenly on May 13th while aboard the <strong><em><u>June Rose</u></em></strong>, a 42-foot trawler owned by Laz Quave and Roy Rosalis. &nbsp;The vessel was located between Main Pass and Chandeleur Island when Hartman expired.(The Daily Herald, May 14, 1940)&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On June 8th,&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ingalls Shipbuilding&nbsp;</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">at Pascagoula launched the</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>&nbsp;<u><em>Exchequer</em></u>,&nbsp;</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">an 18,000 ton, an &nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>all-welded ship</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">.(The Daily Herald, June 8, 1945, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1941</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In early February, the<strong><em> <u>Louis Goldman</u></em></strong> with Captain Joseph Spanner (1899-1980) at the helm <strong>caught fire and sank in the Biloxi Channel west of the Biloxi Lighthouse.</strong> &nbsp;The vessel valued at $4000 was enroute to the Pass Christian oyster reefs with a crew of six. &nbsp;It had left the Biloxi Canning Company on Back Bay. &nbsp;The captain and crew were rescued from the water by <u><em><strong>Nettie</strong></em></u>, a boat that also belonged to the Biloxi Canning Compnay.(The Daily Herald, February 3, 1941, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Captain Eddie Ford and the<u> <em><strong>Bonnie Yvonne</strong></em></u><em><strong>,</strong></em> a power boat, again <strong>brought artifacts from a sunken vessel</strong> that he had disocvered <strong>fifteen miles south of Bay St. Louis in the St. Joe\'s Channel</strong>. Captain Ford had recovered in his trawl,<strong> a musket, 3\" cannon balls, and other relics</strong>, which he brought to Biloxi.(The Daily Herald, February 12, 1941, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Corbett Summerlin</strong> (1892-1941), native of Theodore, Alabama and crewman on the <strong><u><em>Lillian Holley</em></u></strong> which was run by Captain Joe Wilson,</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> drowned on March 7th </span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">near the Southern Shell Fish Company factory</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> on Back Bay</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">.(The Daily Herald, March 8, 1941, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Westergard Boat Works-aerial-.jpg\" style=\"height:168px; width:250px\" /></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>WESTERGARD SHIPYARD</strong> [far left]</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Biloxi Port Commission accepted the $43,322 bid of general contractor, Currie &amp; Corley of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to erect a steel building </span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">[$18,486]</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> to be used as a boat plant </span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">at the foot of Holly Street [sic] on </span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">East Back Bay. &nbsp;Albert J. Ragusin </span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">was awarded the</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> plumbing contract [$3549]; Ray V. Pisarich, electrical </span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">[$1522]; </span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">and roofing</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> [$1365]</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> to &nbsp;Biloxi Roofing and Sheet Metal.</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, April 16, 1941, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Elmo Kates </span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(1917-1941), son of Malisso Kates, </span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">drowned five miles southwest of Bay St. Louis when he fell from the<u><em> Maybelle</em></u>, </span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">a 12-ton, oyster schooner, <strong>working for the Johnson Canning Company. </strong>&nbsp;The crew consisted of Captain Jack Shoemaker, Walter Barnes, Carl King, and Edwin King.(The Daily Herald, April 21, 1941, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ernest Lee Jahncke </span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(1877-1960),</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> native of NOLA, former asst. Secretary of the Navy and former Biloxi summer resident</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;and well-known Gulf Coast yachtman,<strong> has accepted the post of special representative</strong> of the <strong>Bureau of Ships, Gulf area, for the US Navy</strong>.(The Daily Herald, May 19, 1941, p. 8)&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ingalls</strong> launched the <u><strong><em>SS African Comet </em></strong></u>on June 28th. &nbsp;The <strong>$4,099,000 vessel was four hundred eighty-nine feet long</strong>, had a sixty-nine foot beam, and a twenty-seven foot draft. &nbsp;It was built for the<strong> American South African Lines</strong>.(The Daily Herald, June 14, 1941, p. 1)&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">A <strong>twelve mile match race </strong>between the&nbsp;<u><em><strong>Bill Cruso</strong></em></u> sailed by Larney Summerlin (1897-1955) for the C.C. Canning Company against the&nbsp;<u><strong><em>Cal Williams </em></strong></u>with&nbsp;Captain Thornton of Dejean Packing at the helm, was contested on August 11th. The two hour contested ended with <strong>the Bill Cruso winning by 20 seconds.</strong>(The Daily Herald, August 12, 1941, p. 5)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ingalls Ship Building </strong>[A.J. Grassick, general manager]&nbsp;at Pascagoula <strong>contracted with the US Maritime Commission for $150,000,000 to build thirty-one ships </strong>in the next two years. &nbsp;The <strong>all-welded, steel vessels would be cargo, passenger, and a combination cargo-passenger ship</strong>s and finished by the end of 1943.(The Daily Herald, September 13, 1941, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In early September, the <strong>US Navy awarded Westergard Boat Works a contract to build two wooden vessels.</strong>(The Daily Herald, September 19, 1941, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>By mid-September, the 16-month efforts of the Biloxi Port Commission and from city officials and leading Biloxi citizens, were nearly realized with the completion of the Westergard Boat Works on Back Bay at the foot of Lee Street. </strong>&nbsp;<strong>I. Daniel Gehr</strong> (1895-1959), local architect supervised the construction of the warehouse, fabricating buiulding, loft and drafting buildings, general offices, and work sheds. &nbsp;The larger strutures were of fabricated steel construction with concrete foundations while the smaller buildings were modern, frame structures. &nbsp;</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Currie &amp; Corley of Hattiesburg, Mississippi was the general contractor while other employed to erect the shipyard were: Iron Steel Products Company; </span></strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Albert J. Ragusin-</span></strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">plumbing</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">;&nbsp;</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ray V. Pisarich, electrical</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">;&nbsp;</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">and roofing-</span></strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Biloxi Roofing and Sheet Metal. &nbsp;</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Jackson County dredge built the channel into the boatyard which had a 400-foot frontage on Back Bay</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">.</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, September 20, 1941, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In early October, a </span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">strike at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula was averted when AFL union welders walked off the job due </span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">to a disagreement in the pay scale. </span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;Shipyard management and the AFL union reached a quick agreement</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> and the shipyard lost little time working on</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> all-welded, cargo-passenger vessels for the American South African Line and the US Maritime Commission.</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, October 2, 1941, p. 1 and October 3, 1941, p.1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On October 21st, </span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Ingalls laid the keel for <u><em>USS Monitor</em></u>, the first of four submarine net layers, to be built at th eyard for $50,000,000. &nbsp;</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The vessels were about the same size as the</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> C-3 cargo ships</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> [496 feet in length with a 69-foot beam].(The Daily Herald, October 21, 1941, p. 1-article acclaimed that this was <strong>the first warship ever built in Mississippi</strong>)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Westergard Boat Works laid the keel for a US Navy submarine chaser on October 21st. &nbsp;The second submarine chaser&nbsp;</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">of the two boat Navy contract was</span></span><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;<strong>commenced in early November 1941</strong>. &nbsp;<strong>Frederick D. Lawley</strong> (1878-1953),</span><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> Boston naval architect,&nbsp;</span></strong></span><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">designed the vessels.(The Daily Herald, October 22, 1941, p. 1 and November 5, 1941, p. 1)</span></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1942</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ingalls launched </strong>the<strong> <u><em>SS Pass Christian</em></u></strong> on November 20th. &nbsp;It was the 4th vessel named for a Mississippi Coast community. &nbsp;The<strong><em> <u>SS Pass Christian</u> </em></strong><em>was renamed</em><strong><em> <u>USS Fred C. Ainsworth</u></em></strong> in 1943.(The Daily Herald, November 21, 1942, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On December 1, 1942, the</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Westergard Boat Works was recognized again for its excellence in building boats</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">and barges.&nbsp; 8</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><sup>th</sup></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">District Naval Headquarters awarded the plant with the Navy ‘E’ Pennant with two white stars.&nbsp; The boatyard was first lauded for its work in February 1942</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>.(The Daily Herald, November 30, 1942, p. 6)</em></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ingalls </strong>launched the<strong>&nbsp;<em><u>SS Sea Hound</u>,</em></strong><em> an all welded cargo ship,</em></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">on December 19th. &nbsp;It was the 17th C-3 ship vessel built. The <u><em><strong>SS Sea Eagle</strong></em></u> had been recently completed.(The Daily Herald, December 21, 1942, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1943</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <u><strong><em>USS Biloxi</em></strong></u> (CL-80) was<strong> launched 23 February at Newport News, Virginia by Katherine G. Braun&nbsp;</strong>(1892-1983), spouse of Biloxi Mayor, Louis E. Braun (1890-1951). &nbsp;Construction began 9 July, 1941.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In February 1943,&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">the Heirs-at-Law of Claudia G. Vick Dacey (1869-1937) and Marguerite Dacey (1900-1942) , <strong>executed a one-year lease with an option to purchase to officials of the Westergard Boat Yard, William P. Kennedy II (1873-1951), Victor B. Pringle (1909-1977), Thomas N. Pringle (1906-1970), James W. Pringle (1914-1971) and W.B. Goodman, a co-partnership, on three tracts of land situated on Rhodes Point on the Back Bay of Biloxi.&nbsp; </strong>These three contiguous tracts which were bisected by Bayview Avenue ran north for over 800 feet to Back Bay and were for the part 185 feet in width.&nbsp; The lease ran from February 20, 1943 to February 20, 1944 and cost $1200 per year.&nbsp; If the option were executed during the lease period, the Dacey Heirs would sell their three parcels for $8000.(Harrison Co. Chancery Court Land Deed Bk. 255, p. 69)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/USS Henrico [APA-45]-Ingalls March 1943..jpg\" style=\"height:132px; width:200px\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><em>SS Sea Darter</em></strong>, later renamed <strong><em>USS Henrico</em></strong> [APA-45]-image made during Vietnam era</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Ingalls Shipbuilding</strong> at Pascagoula, Mississippi <strong>launched</strong> the <strong><em>SS Sea Corsair </em></strong>and <strong><em>SS Sea Darter </em></strong>on March 31, 1943.(The Daily Herald, March 30, 1943, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On June 18th,&nbsp;<strong>Westergard launched its 2nd, composite oil barge.</strong> &nbsp;The <strong>$2,000,000 contract called for the construction of thirty oil barges</strong> to haul petroleum products from Texas-Louisiana to Jacksonville, Florida via the Intracoastal Waterway. &nbsp;The hydrocarbons were off-loaded to other barges for shipment to cities on the Atlantic Seaboard. &nbsp;The <strong>barges were 160 feet long, 34 feet wide, and 10 1/2 feet deep </strong>with the capacity for 6000 barrels. James W. Pringle was superintendent of the boatyard and Connie Collins supervised construction.(The Daily Herald, June 19, 1943, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <u><em><strong>USS Gulfport</strong></em></u>&nbsp;(PF-20), a 303-foot frigate, was <strong>launched on 21 August at the American Ship Building Company yard in Cleveland, Ohio</strong>. &nbsp;The vessel was christened by Mrs. John C. Chambers, nee Porter, of Gulfport, Mississippi, the ship\'s sponsor. &nbsp;Mrs. Pat Harrison Sr. was the matron of honor. &nbsp;During WWII, the vessel served convoy duty between America and North Africa. &nbsp;<strong>She was sold for scrap at Seattle, Washington in November 1947</strong>.(The Daily Herald, August 27, 1943, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <u><strong><em>SS Sea Owl</em></strong></u> was launched at Ingalls on October 29, 1943. (The Daily Herald, October 21, 1943, p. 7)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Ingalls-ship launching-1945 maybe.jpg\" style=\"height:202px; width:250px\" /></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>INGALLS SHIPYARD-1940s</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The </span><strong>Ingalls Ship Building Company at Pascagoula, Mississippi was praised for its war efforts</strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"> by the director of the US Maritime Commission.(The Daily Herald, November 4, 1943, p. 3)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>William L. Stallings</strong> (1895-1943), <strong>foreman at the Westergard Boat Works</strong>, died suddenly at his home on December 11th.(The Daily Herald, December 13, 1943, p. 2)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <u><strong><em>SS Sea Perch</em></strong></u> was&nbsp;christened and <strong>launched at Ingalls on December 17, 1943</strong>.(The Daily Herald, December 16, 1943, p. 10)&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ingalls Shipyard at Pascagoula was awarded the Gold Star for its production</strong>.(The Daily Herald, December 20, 1943, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1944</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In late February,<strong> Westergard Boat Works launched</strong> the<strong> <u><em>USS Pehewah</em></u></strong><em>,</em> a<strong> 110-foot Navy tugboat. &nbsp;Miss Elizabeth \'Betty\' Eileen Burns sponsored the vessel. &nbsp;</strong>She was a 1940 BHS graduate and was <strong>secretary to Warren B. Goodman</strong>, purchasing agent for the boatyard.(The Daily Herald, February 25, 1944, p. 1)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Westergard Boat Works launched</strong> another <strong>110-ft harbor tugboat </strong>on March 3rd. &nbsp;Betty Burns again broke the champagne bottle on the bow. &nbsp;<strong>About 75 workings days are required to fully equip these vessels</strong>&nbsp;before they are sent to NOLA for assignement.(The Daily Herald, March 2, 1944, p. 1 and March 4, 1944, p. 6)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Collen C.&nbsp;Scholtes </strong>(1917-1996), wife of <strong>L.</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Joseph Scholtes </strong>(1917-1994), </span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Westergard Boat Works employee, launched</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;another&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>110-ft Navy harbor tugboat in</strong>&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">March. &nbsp;Two more boats expected to be launched next month.(</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Daily Herald, March 20, 1944, p. 6)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On April 8, 1944, the <strong>A.W. Covacevich shipyard on Back Bay launched the <u><em>Matthew Kulu</em>z</u></strong>, a streamlined, cabin, type trawler, <strong>for the Kuluz Brothers</strong>. &nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">A 100 HP Caterpillar engine powered t</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">he vessel, which was 58-feet in length, had a 16-foot beam, and hold depth of 4 1/2 feet with the capcity of 180 barrels of shrimp. &nbsp;<strong> Marie Kuluz </strong>(b. 1933), daughter of Anthony Kuluz (1891-1956) and Annie Mozaro Kuluz (1901-1979), sponsored the shrimp boat. &nbsp;Covacevich has now has two boats under construction: a <strong>52-foot trawler</strong> for the <strong>Biloxi Canning Company</strong> and a <strong>55-foot vessel</strong> for<strong> Louis Thornton</strong>.&nbsp;<strong>Frank Broussard</strong>, <strong>Alex McCaleb,</strong> and <strong>Gene Ryan</strong> assisted A.W. Covacevich in the vessel\'s vonstruction.(The Daily Herald, April 10, 1944, p. 7)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Marjorie Mounger sponsored the<u><em><strong> USS Pitchlynn</strong></em></u> [YTB 283], a 110-foot, 400 ton, <strong>Navy harbor tugboat</strong> launched in May 1944 at the&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Westergard Boat Works.(The Daily Herald, May 23, 1944, p. 1)&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1945</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Ingalls Shipbuilding at Pascagoula planned to build a railroad locomotive.</strong>(The States-Item, April 30, 1945, p. 7-B and The Morning Advocate, October 3, 1945, p. 6-A)</span></span>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On its fifth annversary,<strong> Ingalls Shipbuilding </strong>launched its 70th ship, the<strong> <em><u>SS Sea Scorpion</u></em>.</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, June 8, 1945, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n<div style=\"font-family: monospace, &quot;lucida console&quot;, &quot;trebuchet ms&quot;; font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Westergard Boat Works </strong>on Back Bay <strong>launched </strong>the second<strong> 65-foot, all-steel, trawler. &nbsp;Two other similar trawlers are under construction at the yard. &nbsp;</strong>The trawlers are completed in six weeks from keel-laying to delivery. &nbsp;The<strong> shrimp hold </strong>for these vessels<strong> is 14 feet by 24 feet</strong>.(The Daily Herald, June 22, 1945, p. 5)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1946</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong><u><em>SS Mormacdawn</em></u></strong> was <strong>launched on January 4, 1946</strong>, the first ship of the new year, and the <strong>77th ship to be built at Ingalls shipyard. </strong>&nbsp;The <strong><em><u>SS Mormacdawn</u></em></strong> was the <strong>third in a series of seven vessels</strong> for the Moore-McCormack Line to be launched in two months.(The Daily Herald, January 5, 1946, p. 1)&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><u><strong><em>Del Norte</em></strong></u>, a 17,000 ton, all-welded vessel <strong>built for Delta Lines</strong> and the first post-WWII luxury liner, was launched on January 11, 1946.(The Daily Herald, January 7, 1946, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Screen%20Shot%202020-02-17%20at%209.13.08%20AM.png\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">[The Daily Herald,April 4, 1946, p. 1.</span></span></strong></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">After WWII <strong>Francis A. Brander</strong>&nbsp;(1886-1965), Master Ship Builder, returned to Biloxi from Galveston, Texas where he built many vessels for the US Navy and US Army. &nbsp;With <strong>Homer B. Fayard </strong>(1912-2004), his son-in-law, they began building the Brander Deep Sea Trawlers on East Back Bay and Lee Street in 1946.(The Ocean Springs News, May 30, 1957, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/inline/images/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-09%20at%2010.12.52%20AM.png\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><u><em><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Gulf Clipper</span></strong></em></u></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <u><strong><em>Gulf Clipper</em></strong></u> was launched at the Tony Jack Covacevich SY on Back Bay. &nbsp;She was built by Oral Covacevich for <strong>Marko Skrmetta</strong> for the family&nbsp;Ship Island tour&nbsp;business. The boat was 60-feet in length with a beam of 23-feet and of 63 gross tons with&nbsp;the capacity for carrying&nbsp;250-passengers. &nbsp;<strong>Peter Skrmetta</strong> was to captain the vessel. &nbsp;The watercraft&nbsp;was sold to <strong>Captain</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Ben L. Herndon</strong>&nbsp;[1912-2004] of Corpus Christi, Texas in July 1952. It was used to haul tourists&nbsp;to Padre Island from Corpus Christi.[The Daily Herald, June 1, 1946, p. 2 and July 31, 1952, p. 2 and The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. August&nbsp;17,&nbsp;1952, p. 29</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Kennedy-Moran Enterprises Boat Works moved into the abandon Westergard Shipyard on Back Bay in October 1946 </strong>and had built 830 boats during its first year of operation. Moran had nine basic boat designs ranging in length from eight to seventeen feet. &nbsp;The Joseph Moran et al <strong>built boats were distributed locally by Bel-Bru Sporting Goods</strong> at 112 East Howard Avenue.(The Daily Herald, November 1, 1946, p. 7 and September 13, 1947)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1947</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Lewis E. Curtis Sr.</strong>, Deputy Collector of Customs, announced that <strong>Biloxi\'s boat builders had completed 56 watercraft in 1947</strong>, as compared to <strong>68 in 1946</strong>.(The Daily Herald, January 3, 1948, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong><em>Roy Rosalis</em></strong>, a 50-foot fishing boat, <strong>owned by Union Fisheries of Biloxi, burned to the waterline </strong>in a fire which occurred March 22nd about ten miles south of&nbsp; Gulfport.&nbsp; Arthur Landry was captain of the vessel and Mr. Comeaux, his crewman, escaped injury.&nbsp; Roy Rosalis of Union Fisheries said that the boat was built for $11,000 and that its salvage value was estimated at $800.&nbsp; There was no insurance coverage.(The Daily Herald, march 31, 1947, p. 3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>Biloxi Boatwrecking Company owned by B.T. Jones</strong> of Memphis, Tennessee whose business was the dismantling and scrapping an LCI at the Moran Boat Works, Inc. suspended operations in mid-September because of his illness. &nbsp;Jones had purchased about 25 LCIs and 2 LSTs and they were in storage at Lake Charles, Louisiana. &nbsp;He planned to bring them to Biloxi for scrapping. &nbsp;Jones employed about 25 people in his operations</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, September 13, 1947)</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1948</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><strong>Anton \'Brother\' Francis Moran</strong> (1882-1948), lifelong <strong>Biloxi boat builder,</strong> died on February 12, 1948. &nbsp;He had been associated with the <strong>Moran Boat Works</strong> founded recently and during WW II was emplyed at the <strong>Westergard &nbsp;Boat Works. </strong>&nbsp;Anton was the brother of <strong>Fred Moran, Eddie Moran</strong> and<strong> Felix Moran </strong>and the spouse of <strong>Frances Bayer </strong>(1887-1967).(The Daily Herald, February 13, 1948, p. 5)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In February and March, <strong>Ingalls Shipbuilding acquired a $5 million dollar contract </strong>to convert a 24,000 ton, troop ship into a luxury liner and a $2 million dollar contract for &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; .(The Daily Herald, February 28, 1948 and March 19, 1948)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong><em><u>Wild Duck</u></em></strong>, a <strong>new 65-foot yacht</strong> owned by William P. Kennedy II, <strong>while on its shake-down cruise exploded</strong> and burned <strong>east of Ship Island about seven miles off Biloxi </strong>in early December. &nbsp;Mr. Kennedy and wife with their guests, <strong>Mr. and Mrs. William C. Gould of Detroit, Michigan, paddled a skiff</strong> from the derelict watercraft to Deer Island and saved themselves.(The Daily Herald, Decemebr 6, 1948, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1949</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>Arnold V. Walker </strong>(1912-2005) <strong>Shipyard at Pascagoula</strong> which was establised in 1944 has four vessels under construction valued at $700,000.(The Daily Herald, March 17, 1949)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>John Adolph Toche</strong> and <strong>Joseph Adolph Toche</strong>, his son, <strong>proprietors of Quality Boat Works of Biloxi</strong>, have began construction of <strong>all cypress skiffs</strong>.&nbsp; Their boats weigh between 60 and 80 pounds.&nbsp; The 80 pounders have a bait well and are&nbsp; about 8 inches wider than the 60 pound skiff.&nbsp; A.J. \'Tony\' Creel, City Commissioner, recently&nbsp;acquired an 80 pound skiff that was nine feet in length and thirty-eight inches wide.&nbsp; Quality Boat Works is also building a $22,000 trawler for A.O. Suarez [probably meant Armindo O. Soares].&nbsp; This vessel is 55-feet long and powered by a 165 HP GM engine.</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, April 7, 1949, Sec. 2, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1951</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In early June, <strong>Brander Shipyard completed</strong> the <u><em><strong>Henry Barnett</strong></em></u>, a 62-foot, deep-sea, trawler powered by a 165 HP GM diesel, for Crawford Packing Company of Palacios, Texas. &nbsp;Branderr</span><strong>&nbsp;planned to soon launch a 72-foot trawler</strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;and t<strong>wo, 70-foot trawlers</strong> for shrimp packers at Corpus Christi, Texas.(The Daily Herald, June 8, 1951, p. 8)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">In June, the <strong><em>Buccanier</em></strong>, a 42-foot, pleasure boat was <strong>completed for J.H. Rouse</strong>. &nbsp;The <strong>$10,000 vessel was built by Otis Eleuterius</strong> for $10,000 and was powered by a 225 HP diesel ebgine. &nbsp;Anson Holley built the cabin.(The Daily Herald, June 29, 1951, p. 11)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The&nbsp;<em><u><strong>Clara Foutain</strong></u>,<strong>&nbsp;</strong></em>owned by Carey Galle\', and&nbsp;<u><strong><em>Warren Galle</em></strong></u>, owned by Cecil Galle\', both sank in the Chandeleur Islands in mid-December, victims of a strong nortwester. &nbsp;The water pump on the&nbsp;<em><strong><u>Clara Fountain</u></strong></em>, which was manned&nbsp;by&nbsp;<strong>Carey Galle\'</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Cecil Galle\'</strong>,&nbsp;broke and the&nbsp;<em><strong>Warren Galle</strong></em>, with&nbsp;<strong>Moze Hebert</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Nickie Hebert&nbsp;</strong>aboard, went to her aid when both vessels got caught in a winter storm and sank in shallow water. &nbsp;The fishermen were rescued by the&nbsp;<strong><em>Nike</em></strong>, a USCG cutter.(The Daily Herald, December 17, 1951, p. 1)</span></span></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">1952</span></span></strong></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In October, <strong>the Covacevich Ship Yard contracted to build 7 boats</strong>-two&nbsp;55-foot party boats and and five&nbsp;70-foot deep sea trawlers. &nbsp;The party boats were for Florida and the shrimp boats for an Alabama client.(The Daily Herald, October 4, 1952, p. 6)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1953</strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Zona W. Carter</strong> (1879-1953), naval arhcitect and designer and a native of NOLA and long time Biloxi resident expired on November&nbsp;20th.(The Daily Herald, November&nbsp;20, 1953, p. 7)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1956</strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Toche Boat Builders and Repair Yard, Inc. chartered in Jackson County, Mississippi</strong> in June 1956.&nbsp; Four hundred shares of stock with a par value of $100 per share.&nbsp; Incorporators: John Adaulph Toche; Joseph Adaulph Toche; William Rogers Toche; and John Anthony Toche.(JXCO, Ms. Charter Bk. 3, pp. 93-98)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Robert Ingalls\' yacht</strong>, <em><u><strong>Rhonda III</strong></u></em>, one of the largest yachts to <strong>dock at the Biloxi Inner Harbor</strong> arrived in early July. &nbsp;The vessel was built at the Ingalls\' facilities at Pascagoula and Birmingham, Alabama. &nbsp;The vessel was 96 feet long and had a cruising range of 2500 miles and top speed of 13 knots. &nbsp;The <strong><em><u>Rhonda II </u></em></strong>burned in 1955.(The Daily Herald, July 6, 1956, p. 9)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1958</strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <u><em><strong>Socrates</strong></em></u>, a $40,000, 62-foot long and 19-foot wide, deep sea trawler built for the Liberty Fish and Oyster Company of Galveston, Texas was launched in late February at the Brander SY. &nbsp;This is the first of four vessel to be constructed for Liberty in Mississippi by Mr. Brander, but he had built boats for them in Texas.(The Daily Herald, February 25, 1958, p. 10) &nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1959</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong><em><u>Savannah</u>,</em> </strong>the <strong>world\'s first nuclear powered merchant vessel</strong>, was launched by 1st Lady, Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979), at Camden, New Jersey on July 21st<em>.(The Daily Herald, July 21, 1959, p. 1)</em></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <u><em><strong>S.S. James Lykes</strong></em></u>, the first of 53 new cargoliners to be built by Ingalls for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company at a cost of $500,000 each, <strong>was launched on December 12th</strong>&nbsp;at Pascagoula, Mississippi.(The Daily Herald, December 12, 1959, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1960</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In January 1960, the <strong>Covacevich Shipyard</strong> completed the <strong><em>Char-Ma-Ann</em></strong>, a smack boat built for Cook Fisheries of Panama City, Florida. &nbsp;She was 50 feet long with a 16-foot beam and was a snapper fishing boat. &nbsp;The shipyard also finished the <strong><em>Moreno Queen</em></strong>, a party boat, for C. Kelly of Destin, Florida. &nbsp;She was 65 feet in length with a 24-foot beam.</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, January 18, 1960, p. 14)&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/Biloxi%20boat-Covacevich%20%2522Island%20Belle%2522-DH%2C%20march%2016%2C%201960%2C%20p.%2019..jpg\" style=\"height:327px; width:400px\" /></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In March, <strong>Covacevich Shipyard completing the <em>Island Belle</em></strong>, a <strong>57-foot snapper boat</strong>, for Charles E. Hawkins of Palmetto, Florida .(The Daily Herald, March 16, 1960, p. 19)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>Maritime Administration was studying the bid of Ingall\'s Shipbuilding Company to construct four cargo</strong> <strong>vessels for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company at an estimated cost of $36 million</strong>. &nbsp;Bethelem Steel Corporation of Sparrows Point, Maryland &nbsp;was the other bidder.(The Daily Herald, June 17, 1960, p. 2)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1962</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">In July, <strong>Cabana Club Inc.</strong>, a Jake Mladinich family enterprise that operated the <strong>Fiesta</strong>, <strong>Sea &amp; Sirloin Restaurant</strong>, <strong>Trader John\'s</strong> and the <strong>Cabana Beach Motel</strong> on West Beach, acquired for $8600, a river boat from the US Corps of Engineers at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. &nbsp;The 158-foot long with a 30-foot beam, paddle-wheeler was built in 1925 at Charleston, S.C. &nbsp;The Mladinichs planned to use the vessel as a floating museum or touring boat.(The Daily Herald, July 23, 1962, p. 5)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1964</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Mrs. Joe W. Brown, nee Dorothy Dorsett&nbsp;</strong>(1896-1989)<strong>, had her new $100,000, 56-foot long, luxury yacht brought down the Mississippi River to her new $3.5 million Broadwater Marina in late August</strong>. &nbsp;The vessel was built by <strong>Roamer Yachts of the Chris-Craft Corporation at Holland, Michigan</strong>.(The Daily Herald, August 25, 1964, p. 21)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The <em><strong>Gemini</strong></em>, a 71-foot, snapper boat built by the Covacevich Yard for <strong>Quality Foods of Bayou LaBatre</strong>, Alabama was launched in late August.(The Daily herald, September 2, 1964, p. 9 with photo)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ingalls to build four cargo ships </strong>costing $55 million for American President Lines.(The Daily Herald, December 23, 1964, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1965</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Francis A. Brander </strong>(1886-1965), Master Boat Builder, expired on May 18, 1965. &nbsp;Burial in the Biloxi City Cemetery.(The Daily Herald, May 18, 1965, p. 2)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation planned to build for Litton Industries Leasing Corporation, six, super-container ships of 910-foot length</strong> with a speed of 27 knots.(The Daily Herald, October 27, 1965, p. 39)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1967</strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">Three vessels have recently been launched at Toche Boat Builders in Ocean Springs. &nbsp;All three boats are 72 feet long and 22 feet wide and are steel, shrimp trawlers. &nbsp;Owners of these watercraft are: L.E. and Fuller Childress of Fairhope, Alabama; Alton Fabre of Barataria, Louisiana; and the George Engine Company of Harvey, Louisiana. A 45-foot, wooden shrimp boat was also launched for John Martinez of St. Bernard, Louisiana. &nbsp;Two keels are being laid at Toche for two 75-foot steel trawlers and another 72-foot steel trawler is being built for Clarence Billiot of Marrero, Louisiana. &nbsp;W.W. Swan of New Orleans is having the shipyard build a 50-foot yacht.(The Daily Herald, August 3, 1967, p. 24)</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1968</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Toche steel-hull%2C shrimp boat-march 14%2C 1968.jpg\" style=\"height:186px; width:250px\" /></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>TOCHE INDUSTRIES-</strong><u><em>Cumberland Trail</em></u></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">[from <em>The Daily Herald, March 14, 1968</em>]</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">On June 12th. Toche Industries released the <u><strong><em>Blue Angel</em></strong></u>, a <strong>73-foot, $86,000 steel hull, shrimp trawler</strong>, to Stewart &amp; Stevenson of Palacios, Texas. &nbsp;She was the sixth vessel completed by Toche in 1968 with eight steel vessels and two wooden boats under construction in the shipyard.</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(The Daily Herald, June 13, 1968, p. 23)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The</span><strong>&nbsp;intial site work and dredging to build the new $130 million West Bank Shipyard for Ingalls at Pascagoula</strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">, Mississippi commenced in June.(The Daily Herald, June 14, 1968, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1969</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>A.W. \"Tony Jack\' Covacevich</strong> (1907-1997) launched two steel-hulled, vessels on March 1st. &nbsp;The <u><em><strong>David Hall</strong></em></u>, a 75-foot trawler, was built for the DeJean Packing Company, while <strong><em><u>Big Bill,</u></em></strong> an 85-foot fishing boat, was built for the Kennedy family.(The Daily Herald, March 3, 1969, Sec. II, p. 15)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Ingalls</strong> [a Litton subsidary] <strong>planned to enter the business of overhauling submarines</strong>.(The Daily Herald, April 16, 1969, Sec. II, p. 21)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1970</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Jules Jerome Galle\'</strong> (1882-1970), master boat builder of commercial fishing watercraft, died on July 16, 1970. &nbsp;Some of his vessels were: <em><strong>Deborah</strong></em> built in 1929 of 38-feet and ten tons for, Ronald B. Broussard; <em><strong>Miss Linda</strong></em> in 1946 for Henry L. Windham of 50-feet and 38 tons; <em><strong>Paw Paw</strong></em> in 1949 of 52-feet and 28 tons for Waletr Venoit Folse.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1975</strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Ingalls Shipbuilding Company announced the laying off of 600 management and production personnel </strong>commencing November 14th.(The Daily Herald, November 7, 1975, p. A2)</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1976</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Oral V. Covacevich&nbsp;</strong>(1902-1976), Biloxi boat builder, expired on April 11, 1976.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1977</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1980</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong><em>Mr. Cheramie, </em></strong>a 65-foot tug boat with a 22-foot beam and powered by two, 400 HP engines, and built for Manny J. Cheramie, Inc., Golden Meadow, Louisiana by Toche Boat Builders, Ocean Springs, Mississippi was delivered in early August.(The Daily Herald, August&nbsp;13, 1970, p. 25)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">1984</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Jim H. McManus</strong>&nbsp;(1929-2000) acquired a <strong>60-ft, cypress shrimp boat</strong>, which had been built in the 1940s by Jake Mladinich Sr. and called <u><strong><em>Freda May</em></strong></u>. &nbsp;McManus renamed the vessel, <em><u><strong>Jefferson Davis I</strong></u></em>, and planned to put it in service to conduct tours up the Biloxi and Tchoutacabouffa River.(The Daily Herald, June 3, 1984, p. C3)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1988</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>John Adaulph Toche</strong> (1900-1988)</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">, Biloxi and Ocean Springs boat builder and the son of Joseph A. Toche (1872-1960) and Olevia Ryan (1872-1953), died</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;October 16, 1988.&nbsp; Buried at&nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Biloxi</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">City</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Cemetery</span></span><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">. (The Ocean Springs Record, November 22, 1972, p. 7 and The Ocean Springs Record, October 20, 1988, p. 3)&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>1997</strong></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Anthony W. \'Tony Jack\' Covacevich</strong> (1907-1997), long time <strong>Biloxi ship carpenter</strong>, expired on February 3rd.(The Sun Herald, February &nbsp;1997, p. )</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">2011</span></strong></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Nelious Clarence \"Neil\' Covacevich&nbsp;</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">(1920-2011), last of a long time family of Biloxi boat builders, expired on April 6th. &nbsp;Neil\'s last vessel was the</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Mike Sekul</em></strong></span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">, a Biloxi schooner, created for the Biloxi Seafood and Maritime Museum.(The Sun Herald, April 10, 2011, p. A and April 11, 2011, p. A4)</span><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong><em><u>Sandy Point</u></em></strong>, a 163-foot menhaden fishing boat, working for <strong>Omega Protein</strong>, Moss Point, Mississippi sank in 25-feet of water off the west end of Ship Island after colliding with the&nbsp;<u><strong><em>Eurus London</em></strong></u>, a 660-foot container ship en route to Freeport, Texas. &nbsp;Three seamen from the fishing vessel were missing after the tragedy.(The Sun Herald, May 20, 2011, p. A1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><u><strong><em>Final Fantasy</em></strong></u>, a 54-foot, sports fisherman <strong>caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Mexico </strong>about 150 miles off of Biloxi and <strong>7 miles north of the Ursa oil platform</strong>. &nbsp;Ursa Field is located in Mississippi Canyou Block 854 at N 28.154 latitude and W 89.103 longitude in about 4000 feet of water and is<strong> operated by Shell Oil</strong> from a tension-legged platform.&nbsp;<strong>Edison Chouest Offshore Company rescued </strong>Jamie Sablich, his two sons, and Jordy Pitalo and his son.(The Sun Herald, June 20, 2011, p. A4)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Both the <u><strong><em>Glenn L. Swetman </em></strong></u>and the <u><strong><em>Mike Sekul </em></strong></u>were not sailing Biloxi\'s waters as they were both in dry dock for repairs.(The Sun Herald, June 24, 2011)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp