Driving Pilings Poured In Place For Stronger Foundations
Maryland builder Bill Harris unveils Hi Cap Piles to pour concrete pilings rather than hammer them. In Destin for La Princesse, 30 foot deep 16 inch diameter piles are poured into sand to improve bond and hurricane resilience. Harris claims pouring yields a 3 to 1 production advantage.
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Tina Harbuck
Bill Harris
Harris
Maryland
Destin
U.S. Highway 98
Ings Harris
Local fishermen to honor boat with Coast Guard boarding pass noted
Primrose Aubrey Herman Jones and other fishermen will attend a ceremony honoring the vessel they joined as youths. Buck Melvin Jr provided unseen papers, including a U S Coast Guard boarding pass dated December 9 1941. Coast Guard boards all boats entering East Pass during World War II.
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Aubrey
Herman Jones
John W
Buck” Melvin, Jr
U.S. Coast Guard
East Pass
Coast Guard
Bill Burleson
Foreman dedicates Primrose site with historic licenses displayed
A 1942 World War II era ration card and a 1943 Primrose operating license are shown at a dedication. The license warns it will be voided if enemy aliens are aboard. John Wesley Melvin originally owned the Primrose, built by John Maltero, with wood from the seine boat to be offered as a donation. Hard tack will be served courtesy of the Donut Hole.
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Primrose
Buck Melvin
John Wesley Melvin
John Maltero
Burleson
Obituary of Merry Beth Dickson in Destin
Merry Beth Dickson, 55, died Friday at home in Destin. Born in Massachusetts, she moved from New Hampshire five years ago and is survived by her husband Ted J. Dickson and her mother Stella R. Caldon of Meredith NH. Cremation followed and remains were spread over the Gulf of Mexico from the charter boat Miss Diana.
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Merry Beth Dickson
Willow Street
Destin
Mrs. Dickson
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Ted J. Dickson
City DWA To Review Septic Tank Hookups
The Destin City Council Environment Committee weighs authority to enforce state law on septic to central sewer connections if available. Council members press DWU for enforcement power while county health officials cite existing rules requiring new and failing systems to connect when possible.
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City
Dwa
Steve Humphries
Florida
Theo Shaw
Council
Bill Phillips
Okahosa County
Doug Sims
Sims
Phillips
DWU
Eric Smith
Okaloosa County
Gus Roseman
Environmental Committee
County Health Department
Roseman
State Department of Environmental Regulation
Bob Kriegel
DEA
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Jeff Harris
Milton Phillips
Stella R. Caldon
Merideth, NH
Ruth Bailey ‘ Antiques
Miracle Strip
Fort Walton Beach
Clifford Stack
Donna, Pam and
Brandy
Ing Commission
John Himes
Charles B
Barniv
Ronald B
Caulton
Desti
NG Sportswear
Sun Shell
Laws, Inc
Sun
Miss Chen
Gulf Baecte
Mary Esther
Oven
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