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Albert Paul "Bert" Krueger, c. 1940
Albert Paul "Bert" Krueger (1896-1973) standing next to automobile.
Speedboat Deterfel II in Stuart, FL, 1928
Deterfel II at top speed in Stuart, Florida. Owner and builder Albert Paul "Bert" Krueger. In December 1926, Bert Krueger and Ted Parsons each built boats with the same outboard motor, ten feet in length, but of differing design. Boat races on the…
"Nina" in Krueger Creek, c. 1955
Boat Nina (64 feet) docked in Krueger Creek
Clipping, "Bert Krueger Pioneered in Stuart and in the Sky," 1975
Published in The Stuart News, 14 Oct 1975, p. 54
Clipping, "A.P. 'Bert' Krueger Stuart's 'Mister Aviation' since 1917," 1964
Published in The Stuart News, 9 Jan 1964, p. 21
Ram-Jet Helicopter, 1959
Small helicopter parked in the yard of a home on East Ocean Blvd. Albert Paul "Bert" Krueger is standing to the right. Krueger acquired and taught himself to fly the Hiller YH-32 "Ram-Jet" helicopter in 1959 (Stuart News, 30 July 1959). It was…
A. P. Krueger and Madeline Hopkins, 1943
Madeline Hopkins Krueger (1909-1996) and Albert Paul "Bert" Krueger (1896-1973). They were married in 17 Nov 1942. Published in The Stuart News, 6 June 2018.
Madeline Hopkins and sister Virgie Hopkins, c. 1929
Madeline Hopkins Krueger (1909-1996) on left. Sister Virgie Telma Hopkins Knox (1910-2014) on right. Both women entered several beauty pageant. Madeline was Miss Florida in 1929 and Virgie Miss Fort Pierce the same year.
Bootlegger Virgie Osie Hopkins, c. 1915
Osie Virgie Holyfield (1884-1960) married George Hopkins at 15 years old in West Virginia; they may have divorced before his death in 1930. They moved to Fort Pierce in about 1907. Later, she owned a drinking establishment in Stuart and possibly Vero…
George James Hopkins, c. 1915
George James Hopkins (1880-1930) married Osie Virgie Holyfield in 1900. He was an upholsterer.