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CIRCUS HALL OF FAME officials, above, sign papers looks on. Looking on in rear, left to right, are. Jaypaving the way for construction of the $159,091 build- McAnulty of Bradenton, whose firm will do the con-ings to house a vast collection of circus exhibits. John structing; Andrew Roth, secretary-treasurer, WilliamL. Sullivan, president of the organization is shown ink- Zimmerman, architect, and Paul Thielen, secretary.ing the contract while Herbert J. Horn, vice president, Construction will start immediately.4AW r MffMMptovHall of Fame Bid to Bradenton FirmBy NORMAN BIRC1IAIXNEWS STAFF WRITERIPeron Back on JobBUENOS AIRES ft President Juan Peron has returned to work after a week’s illness with influ*Sarasota's Circus Hall of Vfema moved a step nearer to reality lastnight when the McAnulty Construction Co.. of Bradenton was awarded a $159,091 contract for construction of the project. Only a matter of a few dollar* separated McAnulty's bid from that submit-ed by the Ross Construction Co., of Miami. John L. Sullivan, president of the Circus Hall of Fame,said.rare displays to be shown will beworth more than one and one-half million dollars and will consist of some of the most unusual circusitems available anywhere.4th Major AttractionThe latest attraction will occupy three and one-half acres of landand will have parking facilitiesfor 500 cars.ienraa a aSerum TheftNEW HAVEN. Conn. /p -Cityhealth officials reported 140 vials of Stalk polio vaccine, containing enough far 1.260 shots, were missing. They were valued at $1,500but would be worth much moreon the black market. Police wereinvestigatingBoy, 9, Kills SellBANNING, Calif, ft- Nine-year-old Roger Deaeon Jr., whose father Is in jail awaiting sentence on a burglary charge, committed sai-cide last night, police reported.Police said the child pulled the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun witha string. Hi* mother, who had been away, found the body In abedroomIn addition to the cost of the building. to be erected on the North Trail In the Uplands area, an additional $100,000 will be spent in preparing the buildings and grounds.In announcing letting of the contract, Sullivan said that attraction will undoubtedly be one of the greatest In Florida when completed. Construction will start almost immediately and the Hall of Fame officials already are planning on a November opening.Completion of the project also will mean that four major attractions will be located within one block on North Trail. Already there are Rlngling Museum, the Ringling Home and Horn's Cars of Yesterday,The Ringling Brothers. Barnum k Bailey Winter Circus Quarters wUl provide much of fascinating Circus lore to be included, such aspress department clipping booksdating back to 1592, masses ofIaerial apparatus, costumes, floatsand ring properties.LateBulletinsiIIIIWASHINGTONAnimated Exhibits* Practically all of the exhibits to be Included will be animated and of action character. Outstanding displays from sjl comers of the world. Including Sweden, Germany, England and China will be represented.ALLY BEHIND IKE'S PROGRAM(AP) —Senate Republicans ralliedtoday in a desperate effort to stave off Senate passageof a Democratic alternative to President Eisenhower’s highway building program.♦ ai★★Late StocksAUis-Chalmers Amer Tel A Tel Anaconda Cop Beth 8tee!Boeing Airechryakw ■ i |Coca-ColaDome MinesDouglas Aire DuPontF.astman Kodak Fla Power Cor p Fla Power A Light Gen Elec Gen Motors Int Bus Marh I^iggett A Myers Montg WanJ Natl Cash Reg N Y Central Niag Mohawk Power Nor Amer Aviat Peninsular Tel Penn RR j .P.cm'to,i Rand Repub SteeJ,Be i'oway Storca Scars Roebuck Socony VacuumSou Pacific _~H'and Oil lt;NJ)Union CkC United Air UneaU 8 Steel HI I ;OpenNoon72%73%184184%60%60%129129%59%60%75%18%121%121%16%16%•768%190%191%80%60%43%43%ft70%51%51%96 ,96%416415%66%6777%77%40%40%39%40%3333%51%53%«%4126%26%4343%83%83%4544%•4%84%51%51%50%60%112%111%93%42%43 r82 AC 1/82%Old Dreamland Park, famed In history of Coney Island will provide exhibitions. Herbert J. Horn, owner of Horn’s Car of Yesterday and vice president of yie Circus Hall of Fame, was instrumental in obtaining much of the material to be included in the exhibits.With all of the exhibits described as being ‘'sensational” in nature, the outstanding attraction will be live circus acts, practicing and performing both days and eve*VACCINATION PROGRAMWASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts to get the lagging antipolio vaccination program back into full swing appeared to be nearing a decisive stage today as representatives of virtually all groups concerned assembled for a major conference here.T - “ 7r ★ ,, ,......HOUSE UNIT TO ACT ON SPECIAL SESSION BILLTALLAHASSEE (AP) — The House Resolutions Committee is scheduled to act tonight on a measure to call the Legislature into special session if the U. S. Supreme Court announces before Sept. 1 its plans for desegregating public schools.A A1ANEUTRALITYWASHINGTON (AP)Secretary of State Dulles,with special authorization from President Eisenhower,today totally rejected any policy of neutrality for GermanyThe m»ln building will be con* •tructed entirely of glass, a fitting background for the greatest of all circua bandwagon* (The TwoHemiaphereai being donated by Dr. B. J. Palmer, of Davenport. low's.$50 Awaits Solver ol PuzzleFifty dollars in cash is waiting at THE NEWS office to be pickedup for just a little effort.IxmviI Architect*Ralph and William Zimmerman, local architects, have designed the buildings for the Hall of Fame.Plans have progressed with almost unbelievable rapidity since outlined at a meeting held last October,Officers elected at that time, and who have been instrumental in progress made, were: John L. Sullivan, president; C. A. Selby and Herbert J. Horn, vice presidents; Paul F Thleland, secretary-treas-urer, and Cody Fowler of the Tampa firm of Fowler. White, Gillen. Yancey and Humkey, is the■Klip)!'';1 ' i ■ 1 ‘ I ’When formed, the group had a capitalization of $500,000.It has been predicted that theAll it takes to win this $50 is to be able to solve correctly the cashwords puzzle which appears on page 12 of today * NEWS.Last week no one was able to send in the correct solution so the $40 offered at that time was carried over to this week and an additional $10 added, bringing thisweek's prize to $60.Midnight Thursday is the deadline for mailing in entries in this week's contest. If it is more convenient, contestants may leave their entries in a box at Badger Drug Store where It will be picked up by a NEWS representative.One thing is ,sure: You can’t win if you don’t enter, so do ittoday.Senator Predicts Move at Big Four MeetU. S.-Britain Split Said Rifirm position on the eventual statusWASHINGTON ft-Sen. H Alex-1 This government has taken no ander Smith (R-NJ) forecast today a Russian effort at the prospective jop-ievel Big Four conference to split The United States and Britain over Formoaa.of Formosa, but has a treaty withChiang Kai-shek pledging to helpdefend it from any attack by theSmith, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in an interview he believes theSoviet* “will throw theChinese Reds.Britain has been cool also toward Chiang's claims to the off*ahore island* of Quemov and Mat.
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