Bahamas Boom Draws Yankee Dollars and Growth Pains
Land boom from Florida travels across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas, bringing rapid hotel construction and tripling land values. Nassau anchors a swell of American, English, and European investment with tax advantages, while housing shortages and higher living costs rise. Local officials forecast 250,000 visitors by 1960 as prosperity reshapes the islands.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Florida
Christopher Columbus
Bay Street
Islands
Miami Beach
Atlantic City
Nassau Development Board
U. S
Foreign Minister Fujiyama Sidelined by Illness in Tokyo
Tokyo reports Aiichiro Fujiyama aged 60 is confined to bed for a week with his second Asian flu attack. In Formosa, a derailment near Taipei killed 19 and injured over 100 after stones were placed on the track by children, marking the worst wreck there in nine years.
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Tokyo
Aiichiro Fujiyama
Taipei
Formosa
Detective Grabs Suspect From Bed In Forgery Case
Pittsburgh detective George Weidl, while hospitalized for a checkup, spotted a familiar face at the door and leapt from bed to seize William Swindell Jr., 28, in a dramatic arrest tied to forgery and bad checks. The pursuit had been paused due to the detective’s illness.
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Pittsburgh
George Weidl
Weidl
William Swindell Jr
Brother Oi
Ready to Read DALLAS P-Little Ann Griber
Six month old Ann Griber from Dallas wears specially fitted plastic glasses as doctors monitor persistent crossing of the eyes since birth. Surgery could be considered if corrective lenses fail to improve the condition.
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Little Ann Griber
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Gulf Stream
Hal Boyle
Farmers Broad Farm
Chanute
Earl A. Scott
South Highland
Farmers Insurance Group
Global Briefs
Tulsa
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Chicago
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Chicagoan Ly
Santa Fe Ticket Office
Lincoln St
Chanute, Kansas
the Chief Ly
Tulsan Ly
Santa Fe
Knoehwler
Kroehler
Krochler
Koch Bros. Furniture
W. Main
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Siak
First National Bank
F.d.1.c
Philco-Bendix
Philco Corporation
Duomatic
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Philco
East Main
Johnson Furniture CO
Neodesha
Harold's Furn. & Appl
Humboldt
MIX Mercantile Stake
Shultz Hardware
Thayer, Kansas
Shannon Hardware
LOLA
York Chore
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