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atOpeniti^ uf Fourth Street Underpass IAttended by Large Crowd of DalliGrapevine Citizens ! new st•e-hewon«ser-v'tlsomrc-openecI he opening of the Fourth Street Audite underpays at Fort Worth was attend- | cess ii ed ! y tl. lame number of Grapevine he jur ht» Wizens Friday, October 10. Grape- 'death vine had an entry in almost every star o )rt contest. \ float designed by Mrs. Fair cFrank Hiweatt and M. H. Frank re- 1 Jaeksc ceived a complimentary letter from lt;and 1 one of the leading: decorative adver- Coke, tising companies in the city. Miss I Haley fh*.! Fathryn Willingham was awarded I their second prize in the style r* vue. Missj tion o Marie Benson was Grapevine’s re- 1 “IL ^he D’csentative in the bathing beauty Mr. Jted j contest. I pleaseTo say that Grapevine was well and h i^presented in this gala occasion is ' “Sons to put it mildly. About fifty trucks pictui and cars hearing; Grapevine banners j petite j were in tin' parade that started from suchrls m *r,)nt °f the Fort Worth Recrea- music tion building: at 5:30. Most of tin* j 130 ioat cars from Grapevine bore a banner feel s hev *n w^‘te and blue with the name a hit “Grapevine” painted on them. Among: Dona ‘^re | the special designated cars were: one Th ced faring banner “Grapevine Busi- tin* I ness Men’s C lub,” another “Grape- seen vine C ity Officials,” and one truck i chon Grapevine Rabbit Twisters Band.” ; show The Grapevine high school and will I grammar school each had a truck es- tioni enloser eo n das*rs.ligh^ r pecially decorated. The leading? poli- non,Oct I **c*an *n fcity had a special car ! and for himself. He was driven by a colored chauffeur, in a 11)13 model MFord, and was dressed in a stovepipe Dali hat and full dress suit. Large lettered ~ banners designated, the occupant as “Grapevine CL O. 1\ Boss” with the time honored elephant as his emblem.Those nearest the curb sav thev re-cognized our esteemed Postmaster,M. II. Frank, in the make up.A heavy shower immediately fol- » \k j?1 lowing the parade threatened to cut m ^port the festivities. But aside from Vun-am«'om-ionsentsd.imaris as/*n flheral drenching for some, whofailed to gain shelter promptly, only♦am-a short intermission was caused bvthe rain. As soon as the down-pour L checked, platforms were brushed offmet ■#e a for hichofti-i esi-vicetary;willdaysand the entire program was renderedin the presence of a crowd that was estimated to comprise some ten thousand persons. A battery of loud speakers carried the voices of the speakers to the outskirts of the large audience.The opening of thi underpassmar ks one of the major steps in the \Fort W orth and farrant ( ountvL L . ... I 4♦
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Grapevine Sun
Grapevine, Texas, US
Thu, Oct 16, 1930
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