Family trip through Memphis and Florida notes
A travel diary recounts a Florida family visit, Memphis stop to see a son in Naval Aviation Electronics School, and a highway journey via Kansas City and St. Louis. The entry highlights heat and humidity, mosquito-infested campsites near the Mississippi, and the humorous struggle with traffic and insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Keys
Naval Aviition Electronics School
Memphis
Tenn
Daytona Beach
Fla
Kansas City
St. Louis
Florida vacation diary with road trip to Daytona and Silver Springs
A traveler recounts a long Florida trip from Tennessee to Georgia then Daytona Beach. Highlights include the zoo and a 6-Gun Territory near Silver Springs with a glass bottom boat ride and Ross Allen show. Florida dining and golf. visits with friends Merle and Shirley Watters. plans to return to work next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Commission
Memphis
Silver Strings
A. R. Holts
Daytona
Banettes
Deerland
Florida
Auto Tapseum
DeValois
Bloomington
Merle
Shirley Watters
Chicago Special Olympics drive seeks private support
The piece urges private individuals and groups to sponsor transport for Chicago Special Olympics athletes and fund community events like dances, auctions, or ball games to raise money for hundreds of children. It mentions contact details at Chicago Park District and cites Robert Basquin as designer of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tansportacioa
Chicago Park District
East 14Th Boulevard
Illinois
Harrison
Robert Basquin
Gerald Basquin
Dave
The Good Life and Freedom in a Cautionary Note
A brief quotation stresses that true prosperity requires freedom from fear and oppression, whether from foreign or domestic sources, and guarantees of good health and daily bread for all. The speaker notes a need for broad liberty to secure basic well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hany
Truman
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