''The Clewiston News'' was a newspaper serving
Clewiston, Florida
Clewiston is a city in Hendry County, Florida, United States. Its location is northwest of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale on the Atlantic coastal plain. The population was 7,327 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 7 ...
, USA, and all of
Hendry County and the surrounding area from 1928 to 2018. Historic issues of ''The Clewiston News'' are available in the
Florida Digital Newspaper Library
The Florida Digital Newspaper Library provides access to the news and history of Florida through local Florida newspapers. The Florida Digital Newspaper Library is supported by the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries and hosted i ...
.
Historic content
The early years of ''The Clewiston News'' contain critical primary source data on early Florida, Florida pioneers, Clewiston history, Harlem history, the Everglades, the Seminole Indians, and World War II aviation. The history of the Harlem Community before the 1960s is available through the ''Clewiston News''. There is no written history of Harlem, which used to include an area owned by U.S. Sugar called Townsite.
''The Clewiston News'' historic newspapers contain valuable information on the history of
aviation
Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' include fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air aircraft such as h ...
, because
John Paul Riddle
John Paul Riddle (May 19, 1901 – April 6, 1989) was an American pilot and aviation pioneer, best known for training Allied air crews in WW2 and co-founding what later became Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). He also founded an airlin ...
, a pioneer in aviation training, airplane manufacturing, and airline operations, operated a flight school in Clewiston during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. (He also constructed and ran bases in Arcadia, Daytona Beach and in Obion County, Tennessee.) Riddle-McKay Aviation School of Florida, a private contractor for the United States government, built and operated bases, training approximately 26,000 pilots.
In September 2018, ''The Clewiston News'' was merged with the ''Okeechobee News'', the ''Glades County Democrat'', the ''Clewiston News'' and ''The Sun'' (covering Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay, and Canal Point) to create a new title called ''Lake Okeechobee News''.
See also
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Clewiston Museum
The Clewiston Museum is located at 109 Central Avenue, Clewiston, Florida. It houses exhibits highlighting the local area, including: Fossils, Sugar, Cattle Industry First, Commercial Fishing, Flying Brits, Killer Hurricanes and Seminole India ...
References
External links
''The Clewiston News''freely available in full, searchable text and zoomable images from the
Florida Digital Newspaper Library
The Florida Digital Newspaper Library provides access to the news and history of Florida through local Florida newspapers. The Florida Digital Newspaper Library is supported by the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries and hosted i ...
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Hendry County, Florida
Newspapers published in Florida
Newspapers established in 1928
1928 establishments in Florida
2018 disestablishments in Florida
Defunct newspapers published in Florida