Plew thought that a military payroll would boost the depression-stricken economy of the region.

"I traded me a nice plew for this up at Lapwai last summer," Buffalo said, running a finger carefully along the blade.

Plew hired Allan Loughead to convert the Montgomery glider into a powered aircraft.

And many active smokers, like Mr. Plew, rationalize that exercise might somehow counteract, or at least soften, the hazards of cigarettes.

Mr. Plew said he never minded settling for being slower and less efficient; he cared more about the thrill of setting goals and meeting them.

The first victim of a fatal airplane crash in the Chicago area was piloting a Curtiss biplane owned by Plew.

At that time, the price of a plew was already down to the disastrous low of one dollar, due to beaver hats at last passing from fashion.

Victor Loughead, who was interested in automobiles and airplanes, moved to Chicago, where he became associated with James E. Plew, a wealthy automobile dealer.

JOHN E. PLEW took up both exercise and Marlboro Reds when he was 16.

Plew became the agent in Chicago for the White Motor Car Company, and in 1909, opened a dealership to sell Curtiss airplanes as well.

In 1922, Plew relocated to the Panhandle of Northwest Florida where he became "one of Northwest Florida's pioneer developers."

"Other interests of Mr. Plew included the founding of the Shalimar Winery, which was established to use the surplus grape crop of the county.

Mrs. Plew was a charter member of the Valparaiso Community Church, and an honorary member of the Women's Club.

The headline in the Playground News announcing Nettie Plew's death in 1951, described her as the "Widow of [the] Valparaiso Founder."

A plaque was mounted on one of the stone plinths at the East Gate of Eglin Field, commemorating Plew's part in the founding of the installation.

"You're always justifying your existence," said Mr. Plew, who lives in Pleasant Valley, N.Y. "People I ran with routinely couldn't believe I smoked.

The Valpariso Inn was built in 1924 on the shores of Boggy Bayou in Valparaiso, Florida, by developer James E. Plew.

Victor Loughead and his half brother Allan Haines Loughead were licensed distributors of Montgomery gliders with Chicago auto dealer James E. Plew as a client.

A ceremony was held in June 1939 for the dedication and unveiling of a plaque honoring Valparaiso, Florida banker and businessman James E. Plew, as founder of Eglin Field.

In addition, he is known as a princely hunter champion at Plew, by which presumably his estate at Plau is meant, that has been demonstrated to have been owned Doberschütz family at least from 1490 to 1660.

This has disappeared over time, as have the stone gates, with further growth of the base, which the Okaloosa News-Journal correctly predicted "will be greatly expanded in the near future" in the front page story about Plew's death.

Chicago businessman James E. Plew, who relocated to the Panhandle of Northwest Florida in 1922, became "one of Northwest Florida's pioneer developers," and settled on Valparaiso "as the most likely spot for development.

The town dates back to the early 1890s, but the origin of the name is unknown (plew is a slang term for a beaver pelt, so the name may derive from the rich history of trapping and fur trading in Missouri).

"Funeral services were held for Mrs. Plew Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Valparaiso Community church [sic] with the Rev. Collie Seymour and the Rev. Ernest Partridge officiating.

When Plew withdrew from the aircraft sales business following the crash of one of his planes, both stayed in aviation, with Allan moving to California to co-found what would become Lockheed Aircraft Company with his other brother, Malcolm.