Walter C. Bass, City Father
Orlando (Fla.)
Kissimmee (Fla.)
Gainesville (Fla.)
Walter C. Bass (1900-1973) was born in Kissimmee, Florida, on January 9, 1900. He had attended the University of Florida (UF) and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, a 32d Degree Mason, a member of the Grotto and the Elks Club. Bass belonged to the Methodist Church and the Orlando Country Club. Over his lifetime, he held a variety of jobs, working in a meat market and grocery store, and then coming to own the Bass Hotel, work as a real estate agent, and, most importantly, serve as Orlandos city commissioner from 1952 to 1954. He was married to Ethel Bass and had two children. Bass passed away on January 19, 1973.
Original newspaper article: "Walter C. Bass, City Father." <em>The Kissimmee Gazette</em>: <a href="http://orlandoremembered.org/" target="_blank">Orlando Remembered</a> Exhibit, <a href="http://www.downtownorlando.com/visitors/information-center#.VHxyGTHF_To" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Information Center</a>, Orlando, Florida.
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An article published in <em>The Panama City News-Herald</em> about the graduation of Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr., a native of Panama City, from the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville. Capt. Calhoun graduated from UF shortly before his enlistment in the U.S. Army Reserves and joining 92nd Field Artillery's 2nd Armored Division in Fort Benning, Georgia. He was a part of the Omaha Beach Normandy Invasion during World War II and played an integral part in liberating the town of Bresles, France. Capt. Calhoun died during his service in Northern France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. He is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "To Receive Degree from U. of Florida." <em>The Panama City News-Herald</em>, May 25, 1941. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/39103540/?terms=Calhoun" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/image/39103540/?terms=Calhounn</a>.
<a href="http://www.newsherald.com/" target="_blank">The Panama City News-Herald</a>
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