Fun in the Sun Miami Prepares Gala Fete For 50th Anniversary Year
Miami celebrates its 50th anniversary with a year of attractions under the banner Fun in the Sun. The program features expanded beach and park improvements, easier travel options to the Caribbean and Americas, and a November 24 kickoff with a Bayfront park exhibition and a neon sundial landmark. The Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day anchors a sports line up. horse racing runs December 2 to January 16 at Tropical Park. Hialeah January 17 to March 4. Gulfstream March 5 to April 19.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean
Central
South America
Key West-Havana
Bayfront Park
Miami Beach
Army
Navy
Tropical Park
Hialeah Park
Gulfstream Park
Miami To Host Jai Alai At Biscayne Fronton This Winter
A new attraction Jai Alai will be staged in the United States at the Biscayne Fronton from December 25 to April 9. Dog racing runs November 15 to May 20 at Biscayne West Flagler Miami Beach and Hollywood kennels. The 23rd $10,000 Miami Open golf tournament opens the first week of December at the Miami Spring Country Club. Miami’s 10 golf courses are ready for visiting players as hunters seek game in the Everglades including doves ducks quail deer and turkey.
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United States
Biscayne Fronton
Biscayne
West Flagler
Miami Beach
Hollywood Kennel Clubs
Miami Spring Country Club
Miami
Florida Everglades
Veterans total reach 17.5 million in US survey
A Veterans Administration survey shows 17,499,000 veterans in the United States. World War II veterans far outnumber other veterans by about four to one, with 13,538,000 veterans from the last war.
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Washington
United States
Veterans Administration
Policemen Find Lion of Stuffed Variety in City Scene
In San Antonio Texas a caller reported a lion at large on Broadway. Officer Charles Weibacker arrived to find a stuffed lion displayed on a taxidermist lawn, puzzling residents and police alike.
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San Antonio
Texas
Broadway
Charles Weibacker
Women Veterans Fight Public’s Ignorance in Jobs
Washington reports a Veterans Administration survey of 1,800 former servicewomen finds two fifths work using service skills, many lack recognition as veterans, and women in technical fields face greatest barriers. Half sought unemployment benefits with 16 percent drawing them for over ten weeks.
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Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Interlakes Opportunities Unlimited aims to keep Calumet youth at home
In New Holstein Wisconsin Calumet county forms Interlakes Opportunities Unlimited a cooperative to prove to youth that home offers equal or better business and professional opportunities. E A Longenecker chairs an executive committee planning farm visits industrial plant tours university talks and mass rallies to encourage education and return to farm life.
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New Holstein
Wis
Calumet County
Interlakes Opportunities
Mulelic
Weir Nome
E. A. Longenecker
Longenecker
University of Wisconsin
Stubborn Indian Squaw Acquires $500000 Estate
Washington report notes Con-hei-sen-ney of Oklahoma, age 88, left $500000 to four descendants after refusing government allotment and enduring four 40acre tracts. Oil on three tracts boosted fortune. federal inheritance taxes will take about $125000 of the estate.
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Washington
Con-hei-sen-ney
Oklahoma
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tiger
Crying Room Ends Youngsters Wails
In Ashland Wisconsin Mrs. Dave Mackie installs a crying room in her home for her two sons young child residents. The room is for a child who wails for little reason with babies exempt. The child is left alone in the room until the crying ends, promising privacy and no disturbance.
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Ashland
Wis
Dave Mackie
Streamliner Pulls Money Wake Through Madisonville
A Louisville and Nashville streamliner sped through Madisonville Tennessee leaving hundreds of twenty dollar bills fluttering. About 50 students joined onlookers to gather the cash as suction tore a mail sack open. Postal Inspector R C Hornsby said the bills were en route from a Knoxville bank to a Madisonville bank and about 70 percent were recovered.
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Madisonville
Tenn
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
R. C. Hornsby
Knoxville
Justice Too Slow Cows Can't Wait
In Morgan county Ohio a grand juror left to milk cows delaying a case. The jury was reconvened to sign official court records after the juror departed during milking time.
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Columbus
Ohio
Morgan County
Scenic flight over Colorado Rockies by Civil Air Patrol pilots
Aviation article recalls a October scenic flight over the Colorado Rockies sponsored by the Civil Air Patrol ring, led by 20 mountain pilots. Highlights include Corona Pass, Grand Mesa, Cumbres Pass, La Veta pass, and a Grand Junction barbecue.
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Rocky Mountain Empire
Colorado Rockies
Colorado Ring of the
Civil Air Patrol
Corona Pass
Grand Mesa
Cumbres Pass
Sangre de Cristo Range
la Veta Pass
CAP
Grand Junction
California airport aid boosts state role in federal plan
State aid accelerates California cities toward full participation in a billion dollar federal airport construction program. The state planning staff coordinates information on planning, standards, construction, and regulations with a federal-state matching program expected to add 10 to 13 million dollars for airport construction within seven years.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
California
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Idaho
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Tex Rankin
Elliott Merrill
Boeing Aircraft Company
Silvaire
Luscombe Silvaire
Sherwin WiLliams Research
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