Alphabet File page 243

McDonald, Dr. and wife, from New Orleans, last Monday paid a visit to Mr. J.W. Simmons, at Picayune, where they were pleasantly entertained.  (Boly)  (SCE 3/25/1893)

 

McDonald, C. C., 406 N. Beach Blvd., (Ph 48 thru 50, 55,  68)

 

McDonald, C. C.  Merged his company with that of his father and  brother in 1938 to become W. A. McDonald and Sons.

 

McDonald, C. C. - Laguiel, August, carried off highest honors in the 7th grade, as did C.C. McDonald in the 6th grade; but the girls are going to get ahead of them next time.  (The High School Idea, Vol 1, BSL March 1908, 6th and 7th grades)

 

McDonald, C. C. Jr.  Modern home on Felicity St.  Photo in (BSL 100 Years pg 56).

 

McDonald C. C. House - See "Perkins, Gertrude" letter from sister Mary Perkins Re: Hurricane 1947

 

McDonald, David, 1 Cedarlane (Ph 48 thru 50) N. 2nd. (Ph 55) Dave McDonald, Inc. Carpeting and Paneling.

 

McDonald, Edna Mrs, Wife of Wm. A. McDonald.  Handsome "Hannon Home" on Beach Road was sold to Mrs Edna McDonald for cash $5,000.  Richard Mendes Real Estate.  (SCE 5/11/1908 #22, col 1)

 

McDonald, Ellen.  504 N. Beach  (1968 phone)

 

McDonald, Mr. John E., has been engaged by THE ITEM as its business representative.  Mr. McDonald is well known in both this city and the country parishes.  He has had experience in the various grades of newspaper work, and as a planter has seen some of the ups and downs of life. His experience has been very varied, and calculated to render him able to cope with almost any phase of difficulties.  (TIMES-DEMOCRAT)

 

  Mr. McDonald is the able New Orleans representative of THE ECHO, and to his credit too much cannot be said.

 

  (SCE 8/19/1893)

 

McDonald, John J., 113 Bay View Ct., (Ph 48), 109 Bay View Court (Ph 49-50, 55)

 

   McDonald, John.  504 N. Beach.  (1968 phone) Became a partner in 1927 in W. A. McD. & Son.

 

  Brother C. C. joined in 1938.  W. A. McD & Sons.

 

McDonald, Mayor and Mrs. Jno. T. returned to their home in Pass Christian on Wednesday morning, after a stay of two days with Mrs. Taconi. (SCE 11/5/1892)

 

McDonald, Mayor and Mrs. J. T., of Pass Christian, spent Christmas with Mrs. McDonald's mother, Mrs. Taconi.

 

  (SCE, 12/31/1892)

 

  McDonald, Mrs. J. T. and children returned to their home in Pass Christian Monday morning.  (SCE 01/07/1893)

 

McDonald, Mayor and Mrs. J. T. and family, of Pass Christian, after spending a few days with relatives in the Bay, returned to their home this week.  (SCE 02/18/1893)

 

Taconi, Mrs. F., Sr., Mrs. F. Taconi, Jr., and Mrs. Clemens visited Mayor and Mrs. J. T. McDonald at Pass Christian on Monday. (SCE 03/18/1893)

 

McDonald, Mayor and Mrs. John T., and children, after a visit to relatives at the Bay, returned to their home in Pass Christian Tuesday evening.  (SCE 7/15/1893)

 

McDonald, Hon. John -  Mayor of P. C. Owner of the schooner, "CENTENNIAL" which wrecked during the hurricane of 1 Oct.  1893 (reference?) see: storms disk (SCE 10/7/1893)

 

McDonald, Hon. J. T., mayor of Pass Christian, and family, visited relatives at the Bay this week.  (SCE 10/21/1893)

 

McDonald, Mayor and Mrs. Jno. T., of Pass Christian, spent New Year's Day with relatives at the Bay. (SCE 12/23/1893)

 

McDonald, Nancy.  504 N. Beach (1968 phone)

 

McDonald Realty 301 Easterbrook (Ph 55)

 

McDonald, W. A. 

 

  Moved to BSL from Holly Spgs 1904.  Soon bought Bay Grain Co. from J. A Green.

 

  1925 built building Toulme and Easterbrook 1927 took son

 

  John as partner - W. A. McD & Son.

 

  1938 C. C McD joined firm.  W. A. McD & Sons.

 

McDonald, W. A. 502 N. Beach (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)

 

McDonald, W. A., owned the Red Hot stores W. A. McDonald died in January 1944.

 

  McDonald, W. A. and Sons -  One of Oldest Firms Is W. A. McDonald and Sons -  One of the oldest still operating firms in Bay St. Louis, W. A. McDonald and Sons, was started six years over a half century ago by William Albert McDonald as a feed store.

 

  Tennessee-born William McDonald had been living in the Mississippi Delta country around the turn of the century when he heard about the new blossoming town of Gulfport and came to investigate.  But while he was looking Gulfport over he made a visit to a relative in Bay St. Louis, Judge Will T. McDonald, fell in love with this Bay Community and decided to stay.  He was then 32 years old.

 

  The original McDonald buildings erected opposite the old L & N depot back there in 1902, mellowed by time and now memorable as Bay St. Louis landmarks, still serve the firm as warehouses and are still part of the present day McDonald operations which spread out all over the intersection of Easterbrook and Toulme, to which location W. A. McDonald and Sons expanded in 1925.

 

  Back in those early days a half century ago when the firm opened for business as a feed store it dealt mostly with the country folk, many of whom could not read or write- but who learned to trust the figures and fair dealing of William McDonald.  On this principle of business integrity and personal interest in the customer the McDonald firm has steadily grown and enlarged its activities (it still resembles and operates like a king size country store) until today it is the largest retail operation in Bay St. Louis with a constant payroll of between 35 and 40 employees.

 

  Over the years furniture, lumber, hardware, paints, building supplies, electrical and household appliances and millwork were added to the feed store.

 

  It is also one of the largest tobacco jobbers on the Coast, having been in the wholesale tobacco business for over forty years.  It also still maintains a small wholesale grocery department, which during the 30's was a huge operation doing business as far west as New Mexico on a drop shipment basis.  At one certain six-month period it was second only to the A & P in the sales of general food products throughout the South.

 

                       The firm is now operated by the two sons, John and C. C. McDonald, succeeding their father, founder of the business who died in 1947, together with the two nephews David and James McDonald and is now serving the second and third generations of its original customers.

 

                       When John McDonald returned in 1947 from three years in the Navy, coming out as a Lieutenant Commander, he opened the McDonald Realty Company, also headquartered at the main office of W. A. McDonald and Sons at Easterbook and Toulme. During this period of a little over ten years this McDonald Realty Company has built for sale and rental approximately 60 houses within a two mile radius of the Court House, ranging in value from $6500 to $20,000 - an excellent indication of the steady growth of Bay St. Louis.

 

   The McDonald Realty has also opened several small subdivisions ranging from 20 to 80 lots - including the Blue Meadow Subdivision which has been completely sold out; the Pine Wood subdivision between Bay St. Louis and Waveland; the Lakeside Subdivision at Waveland; and the Bay St. Louis Chartres street Subdivision just opened this year. (Sun Herald - 7/29/1958 )

 

McDonald, W. A. (Jr.?) 502 N. Beach Blvd., (Ph 48 thru 50)

 

McDonald, W. A. & Sons bldg, mtrl, 301 Easterbrook (PH 48 thru 50, 55)

 

Furniture Dept 301 Easterbrook (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)

 

Furniture Annex 214 Toulme (Ph 48)

 

(Since Sr., as shown above, died in 1944, this W. A. McDonald must be the son (his address, and now as the owner of the Furniture store)