At 1 p.m. on July 31, 1936, WJNO-AM 1230 went on the air. Originally a CBS affiliate, WJNO played everything from classical music to Steve Allen. The station would survive the Depression, World War II and the advent of television and computers. WJNO-TV, Channel 5 (NBC), signed on Aug. 22, 1954; it became WPTV in 1956 and was bought by Scripps-Howard in December 1961. ...
My Nov. 28, 2001, column on Glynn Mayo brought a response from Byron Wakefield of Jupiter. Several articles during the years have said Mayo, who died in 1991, was named a constable for North County in 1955 and the city's first chief three years later. But Wakefield says the first chief was James E. Williams Sr., in 1926, a year after Jupiter was incorporated on Feb. 9, 1925. Wakefield cites Loxahatchee Lament, a collection of early...
2007: T-Coast Beaches Named For Diverse Group — Readers: We'll spend the next two weeks on the names behind some well-known "T-Coast" beaches. Capt. Francis Alexander Adams (Park, Stuart): The Spanish-American War veteran was...
2001: Site For Peanut Oil Terminal Became Today’s Peanut Island — Q: Why does Peanut Island have that name? Ann Harte-Durran Palm Beach Gardens A: The little island near the Palm Beach Inlet was formed...
