Key West Seeks Over seas Highway Bridge Feat
Special rep Dudley V Haddock notes Key West the Keys and Monroe County push a remarkable Overseas Highway from Key West to the mainland. He describes new bridges, long gaps, and cost estimates while highlighting tourism, sponging history, water supply limits, and robust local development around the Florida Keys.
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Monrer Coomy
Key West
Keys
Dudley ¥ V
Haddock
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
George Allan
England
Florida Keys
New Orleans
United States
Crescent City
Abgiers
Spanish Fort
the Keys
Stephen Crane
Kirk Monroe
Tortugas
Cape Florida
West Indies
Florida Straits
Coast Guard
Dade
Key Largo
Card Sound
Mon- Toc County
Florida East Coast Railway
An Ex Buck Private Returns to France on Shipboard Nostalgia
Read like a wartime travelogue on the Anchises, the author recalls eight years of war and postwar leisure aboard a ship. The piece contrasts old hardships with new comforts, celebrating modern travel, coffee, breakfast, and open smoking while musing on French memories and former loves along the Rue de Toot.
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Reilly
Land of
Cafe Nationale
Hermance
Celeste
Joan
Cherie
Legislature Prep Forces DMV Move to Temporary Quarters
The motor vehicle department of the state comptroller's office will relocate to temporary quarters to clear space for the House of Representatives which convenes on April 5 for the biennial session. Due to Capitol crowding the DMV has shared space with the House for years. a new state building is under construction but not ready, so the Masonic building and National Guard armory will serve as temporary facilities.
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Florida East Coast Hotel Company
Casa Marina
Atlantic
Florida
la Concha
Key West
Bahama Islands
Keys
Gulf
Pigeon
Tallarassee
State Comptroller’s Office
House of Representatives
State Capitol
Masonic
National Guard
Quakers Nickname Origin Tied to Derby Magistrate
The name Quakers was coined by Derby England magistrate Justice Bennett in derision of George Fox the founder after he admonished the magistrate to “quake at the word of the Lord.”
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Friends
Justice Bennett
Derby
England
George Fox
Palatka Man Tops Florida Bar Exam Results
Harold Henderson of Palatka ranked highest in the Florida State Board of Law Examiners test. About 160 lawyers sought license to practice in Florida, but fewer than 100 passed the Bar exam.
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Tallahassee
Harold Henderson
Palatka
Florida State Board of Law Examiners
G. T. Whitfield
Floreida
Cherry tree maul from historic Delaware dam to Alexandria Lodge
A maul carved from a cherry tree that grew over the Christiana Creek mill dam in Delaware was presented to Alexandria Lodge by Henry Galbraith, Grand Master of Delaware. The dam powered Col Thomas Cooch’s flour mill for Washington’s forces and the mill burned in September 1777. the engraving on the silver maul preserves this history.
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Alexandria
Christiana Creek
Delaware
Alexandria Lodge
Washington
Henry Galbraith
Grand Lodge of Delaware
Thomas Cooch
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Gulf of Mexico
Virginias
Spain
Uncle Sam
Wellington
New York City
Manhattan
Florida Strait
Pigeon Key
Africa
Mexico
Bahia Honda
Knight's Key
Smiteds
Arly Industries
Monroe County
Sey West Gazette
W. H. Wall
Key
Mobile
Pensacola
Cuba
Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company
Havana
Atlantic Coast Line
Flagler
New York
Duval Street
Atlantic Ocean
Buck
France
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