Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Guide
Thursday, December 7, 1961, page 8 (of 19)
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Lucky Santa
Have you sent us your children's letters yet for publication to Santa Claus? All letters received by Monday are printed the same week in The Guide. Send them to: Santa Claus The Guide Box 580 Coral Gables 34, Fla. Please be sure your child's name is printed legibly and that your address is given. DEAR SANTA: My brother and I are being good boys. We can't wait till Christmas. We love you Santa. TOMMY AND FRANKIE SPURLING 7230 SW 62nd Pl. South Miami DEAR SANTA CLAUS: am eight years old. For Christmas I want a transistor radio and gloves! And that is all, thank you. BARBARA ROBERSON 10325 SW 41 Terr. Miami DEAR SANTA CLAUS: Please get me marching ts, I will leave cookies and milk on the table for you on Xmas Eve. Don't forget baby Kim. Thank you. STACIEANN YUHASZ 2931 SW 67th Ave. DEAR SANTA CLAUS; I have been trying to be a nice girl each day. I would like 1 have some toys. These are the toys I want: a deluxe dream kitchen, Barbie doll, cowgirl suit. I love Santa Claus. Love, LEILA CROWELL 6841 S.W. 50th Ter. DEAR SAINT NICK; I'm trying to be a good girl. My name is Kathy Crowell. I at 6841 SW 50th Terrace I would like to have these toys that I am going to list. 1. I would like a Chatty Cathy. 2. I would like a new baton. 3. I would like a wrist watch. See you next Xmas Eve. KATHY CROWELL DEAR SANTA; I am a good boy. I want a magic set and other toys, a cannon and football suit. Bring Mommy a sapphire ring and Daddy a new lighter. CHARLIE CROWELL 6841 SW 50th Terr.
Ex-Cop Awaits Sentence For Attempted Burglary
TIMES 2-23 FF Ex-cop awbmf An ex-cop turned robber is awaiting sentence on a charge of attempted burglary following entry of a guilty plea in Criminal Court last week. The former Gables police officer is John Richard Head, 25, of 11020 SW 43rd Ter., charged with a year-old attempted break at Howard Johnson's Restaurant, 1450 South Dixie Hwy. Head, according to Police Chief William Kimbrough, was dismissed from the Police Department by him for an unsatisfactory record Nov. 13, 1958. The former officer resumed working for a South Dixie gasoline station after his dismissal from the police force. Approximately a year ago, the south end of Coral Gables was hit by a series of breaks and the finger of suspicion pointed at Head, Kimbrough said. Various business establishments were kept under observation and one night Officers Charles W. Skalaski and Walter E. Stathers spotted Head attempting to break in Howard Johnson's. As they approached to make the arrest, Head threw his break-in tools in nearby bushes. The information and evidence were turned over to the State Attorney's office and charges filed by them. Head, for whom County Clerk Jimmie Reagan testified last week, blaming liquor for his troubles, is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Gene Williams Dec. 19.
We'll Meet Our Queen Next Week
"Storyland" - this is the theme of the Junior Orange Bowl festivities for 1961-62. A whirlwind of activities begins Saturday, Dec. 16, with the climax of the contest, the finals. Winners of the 23 preliminary contests will compete for the queen's crown at Coral Gables Youth Center, 2 p.m. On Wednesday, Dec. 27, the Service-to-Youth Award Luncheon will be held honoring Dr. James. W. Parrish, vice president of Stetson University, at Coral Gables Country Club, 12:15 p.m. The second event on the 27th is the Junior Orange Bowl Football Game, 7 p.m. at Coral Gables Stadium. The event is a doubleheader matching the winning 95-pound teams and 115-pound teams of the Inter-City Athletic Conference against corresponding winners in the Optimist Athletic Conference. Thursday, Dec. 28, has as highlight the annual junior Orange Bowl Parade through the Gables at 2:30 p.m. This is the 13th annual parade of South Florida youth. The last event on the agenda, on the 28th, is the Annual Youth Ball for all the contestants in the Junior Queen Contest. It will be at the Gables Youth Center, 8 p.m.
WISE WORDS
He who rebukes the world is rebuked by the world-Rudyard Kipling A poet can survive everything but a misprint.-Oscar Wilde Conscience and cowardice are really the same things.-Oscar Wilde Conscience makes egotists of us all.-Oscar Wilde
800 Bulbs Equal 1 Steak (At Least for CG Lions)
Does a Lion eat steak? You bet he does and 21 did yesterday (Wednesday). Members of the Coral Gables Lions Club who sold more than 100 bags of light bulbs in their annual sale were treated to a steak dinner during the weekly meeting at the Coral Gables Country Club. A bag contains 8 bulbs and sells for $2. While the top salesmen ate steak, other members who did not reach the '100' mark ate cold cuts. The Lions' leading salesmen were Raymond Barr, C. M. Ballard, T. E. Carter, Edward W. Collins, Elmer Day, George E. Gabler, Vernon Hill, Oliver Hoover, Willard Hubbell. Bent H. Kaaber, Ervin J. Lewallen, William H. May, James L. Mooney, Herbert O. Morris, Dr. Frank H. Pearce, Frank B. Rolfes, Edmund P. Russo, Charles Seaman, Jack R. Washer, The Rev. Lloyd N. Whyte and C. Dana Woodman.
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