Martin Digital History

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  • -Mother Lamyra Williams Thomas, Vedder Thomas, baby Elizabeth held by her father Perle Thomas, and oldest son Otho Thomas.
    -Interior of the Thomas Grocerteria, located on the ground floor of the Crystal Palace in Fort Pierce (opened 1921).
    -Portrait of Perle Sylvester Thomas (1883-1927). In 1927, Thomas was murdered by U.S. Border Patrol Inspectors when they were conducting illegal search stops, saying they were looking for illegal immigrants. The agents were in an unmarked car, flagging down motorists on Dixie Highway at night. After Thomas did not stop, they followed him and fired into the car. Three of federal agents were arrested immediately and found guilty after a trial. Fred Brownlee of Hobe Sound, was given the death penalty (commuted to 8 years in prison in 1934 and he was released in 1938) and two others found guilty of second degree murder and given life in prison (they were paroled in 1930).

    Low quality scans.
  • Smith's Grocery on A1A in 1924 flood. Before it was Smith's, it was Earle's store, owned by Wade Earl, former mayor of Salerno.
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