To Receive Degree from U. of Florida
Gainesville (Fla.)
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University of Florida
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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University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Panama City, Florida
Letter from Percy D. Blunt to the Editor of The Winter Garden Times (April 1, 1966)
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Fishing--Florida
A letter to the editor of <em>The Winter Garden Times</em> from Percy D. Blunt, who served as the Mayor of Winter Garden, Florida, from 1963 to 1965. In the letter, Blunt comments on a previous editorial which called for rejuvenation of tourism and water sports on Lake Apopka. Blunt believes that for this to be possible, citizen advocacy groups must form to combat the special interests groups who benefit from the pollution of the lake. Blunt mentions several state legislators that he appealed to for help in restoring the lake, without success. He also mentions the polluted state of Lulu Creek, which flows through Winter Garden and carried citrus processing discharge into Lake Apopka.
Blunt, Percy D.
Photocopy of original newspaper article: Blunt, Percy D. "Letter to the Editor." <em>The Winter Garden Times</em>, April 1966: binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, <a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>, Oakland, Florida.
<em>The Winter Garden Times</em>
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Winter Garden, Florida
Lake Apopka, Florida