03966cas a2200553 a 4500 15502031 20251107124430.1 841027d18951943fludn ne 0 a0eng c sn 84027621 995203673 1943-8869 1 1943-8869 1 AU@ 000043578046 NZ1 16071177 (OCoLC)11319113 NPU eng NPU FUG OCLCQ DLC FUG OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ FUG OCLCL OCLCQ pcc nsdp n-us-fl Newspaper The Ocala evening star The Ocala evening star. Evening star Star Ocala, Fla. : Porter & Harding volumes ; 61 cm Daily (except Sunday) text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Began in 1895; ceased in 1943. In 1895, the Ocala (FL) Evening Star [LCCN: sn84027621] surfaced as a rival publication to the Ocala (FL) Banner [LCCN: sn88074815]. These two titles subsequently merged into one publication on September 1, 1943. The resulting Ocala (FL) Star-Banner [LCCN: sn78002071] has remained the daily newspaper in Marion County (FL) since that time. The Ocala Evening Star was also published from 1897 in a weekly edition, the Ocala (FL) Weekly Star [LCCN: sn84027622]. R.N. Dosh, editor of the Ocala Evening Star in the 1920s and 1930s, gave an address to the Ocala Rotary Club, recalling by-gone editors and rival publications, chiefest of whom was Col. Frank E. Harris of the Ocala Banner in the 1890s. He also remembered that the "Star first saw the light of day in the press room of the Florida Baptist Witness ... the first editor was A.H. Harding ..." The Florida Baptist Witness (Ocala, FL) LCCN sn95026767], which began publishing in 1884, was the weekly newspaper of the Florida Baptist Convention, an organ of the Southern Baptist Convention. A variant edition of the same title continues (ca. 2008) to publish. Ocala (FL) is the seat of Marion County (FL) government. The Freeze of 1894 dramatically changed the Ocala into which the Ocala Evening Star was born. The Freeze devastated the citrus industry in Marion County. Between 1895 and 1943, other forms of agriculture took the place of citrus while tourism in the area grew. The Silver Springs theme park, known for its crystal clear waters, would do its part like no other attraction in pre-World War II Marion County. The County remained primarily agricultural until after the war, when its character would again change dramatically.--E. Kesse, University of Florida Digital Library Center. Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection. Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 5 (June 24, 1895). Latest issue consulted: Vol. no. 46 (Aug. 28, 1943). Ocala (Fla.) Newspapers. Marion County (Fla.) Newspapers. Florida Marion County. fast (OCoLC)fst01204301 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJh8M7QDfJd3hqjvwxCYT3 Florida Ocala. fast (OCoLC)fst01215855 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJf8y8tFxBwRkGjpRymGHC Newspapers. fast (OCoLC)fst01423814 United States Florida Marion Ocala. Ocala weekly star 1897-<1902> (DLC)sn 84027622 (OCoLC)11319138 FU http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/lccn/sn84027621/issues http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00075908 University of Florida Digital Collections, Full view 7 cbc serials 2 ncip 19 n-oclcserc Acquire 1 shelf copy policy default 2008-10-28 db39 2008-10-28 xf14 2008-11-10 telework LCAP batch update 2025-06-01-04:00: LCAPM-893 serpull/chronam ndnp