Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Guide
Thursday, December 14, 1961, page 1 (of 24)
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THE GUIDE
• RED-BIRD • KENDALL • SUNILAND • WEST DADE • WEST MIAMI • SOUTH MIAMI • WESTCHESTER • CHAPMAN FIELD • WESTWOOD LAKE Vol. 3, No. 27 24 Pages Thursday, Dec. 14, 1961 Price 10c BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Permit 742 Miami, Fla.
Miller Heights To Get 119 Homes
ARROW SHOWS NEW DEVELOPMENT AREA Purchase of a large tract of land for the construction of 119 new homes in the Miller Heights section was announced this week by Babcock Co. Builders Inc. The tract, located at SW 92nd Avenue and SW 44th Street, was bought from Aaron Wlenstein for a reported price of $300,000. Closing is expected in January. Babcock purchased and sold 495 lots in Miller Heights between 1957 and 1959. Four new models are expected to be ready in January. All models will be air conditioned and heated. Two-bedroom, one-bath, three-bedroom, two-bath, and four-bedroom, two-bath homes are planned. Price range of the new models will be from $15,000 to $18,000. All 119 homes are expected to be sold in 1962.
Latins 'Saw' Coral Gables Just Last Fall
Coral Gables got a nice splash in the fall edition of the quarterly magazine Estados Unidos (United States). The magazine is edited by Alfredo Jarrin and published by Giltraval Publications. It is distributed by Pan American Airways to 30,000 upper-level families in the Spanish-speaking countries of South America. The double-page spread illustrated the Spanish-Italian architecture in City Hall and the DeSoto Fountain. Venetian Pool was shown with this caption: "the most beautiful swimming hole in the world."
First Professional Building Planned In SM Home Area
South Miami Council Tuesday night of last week paved the way for the erection of a two-story professional building in a residential area through the use of the city's new RU-5 zoning category. Council rezoned two lots and granted a special use permit for the use of a third lot as a parking lot in a tract in the 7500 block of Red Road. The building, to be constructed by South Shores Properties Inc., will include 18 to 20 professional suites and some 70 off-street parking spaces. The building will take four months to construct and be ready for occupancy in May. This is the first rezoning application received by the city under the city's newest zoning category. The rezoning was from RU-1 (single family) to residential - type professional buildings in residential areas. Final reading of an ordinance setting up the new zoning category was in November. In other action, Council: ACCEPTED the low bid of Munroe-Zeder, Inc., to furnish two 1962 Plymouth V-8 patroller sedans at a net cost of $2,686.62 to be used as police cars. VOTED DOWN a resolution to purchase the Talcott property at South Dixie Highway and Ludlam Road for use as a city garage. Council last month turned down a similar ordinance calling for the purchase by the city of three lots at the location for $175,000. Under the resolution the city would have purchased but two of the lots with an option on the third for $150,000.
Prevent Signs?
A public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would prohibit commercial advertising signs within 600 feet of any expressway in Dade County is scheduled to be held by the Metro Commission 9 a.m. Jan. 9.
THE GUIDE
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For You
Starting on Page 16 in today's Guide, you will find a number of last-minute gift-giving suggestions. And the Home Decoration Contest entry blank is on page 4 this week.
Granada Likes Sunday Closings
The Granada Presbyterian Church, in a statement issued by Rev. F. A. Mathes, favors the closing of retail businesses on Sundays. The church is urging its 1,000 members to do their business and purchasing on week days to observe the traditional day of rest in America.
New Bus Route From CG to Baptist Hospital
Coral Gables buses will provide service from the Coral Gables Bus Terminal to the new Baptist Hospital, beginning Monday. The buses will run Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. There is no service on Sundays or holidays. Schedules and detail of the route may be obtained at the Bus Terminal. The fare is 25 cents from Coral Gables to points west of Ludlum Road; 20 cents east of that point.
Methodists Welcome 13 Members
The First Methodist Church of South Miami has admitted 13 new members. They are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Arnold and Donald Lee Arnold, 5830 SW 62nd St.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Crist, 9020 SW 48th Ter. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Gargiulo, and Linda Gargiulo, 8520 SW 43rd Ter.; Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Hargrove, and Michael Lee, and Linda Ann Hargrove, 8150 SW 92nd St.; and Rowland S. Holmberg, 5201 SW 74th St.
LOOKING AT SOME of the displays for the South Miami Lutheran workshop are, left to right, Mrs. Ernest Graver, 6700 SW 59th St.; Mrs. Helen Walter, 6706 SW 67th Ave.; Mrs. LeRoy Dietrich, 4811 SW 94th Ct.; Mrs. K. E. Amsler, 7440 SW 125th St.; Mrs. James Hunt, 7260 SW 125th St.; and Mrs. Arie Heerema, 10245 SW 37th Ter.
Lutheran Workshop Will Show Candy, Carvings
Everything from a hand-carved nativity scene from Germany to candy in gaily-wrapped tin cans for children at Kendall Hospital will be displayed at the second annual workshop in Albrecht Hall of South Miami Lutheran Church, 7190 Sunset Dr., today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday) 4 to 10 p.m. Theme is "A Birthday for Jesus." There'll be a table set for dinner and a cake, with 20 red candles for the 20 centuries since Christ died. In conjunction with Friday's workshop, the Senior Choir will present Christmas carols at 7:30 p.m. Program sponsors are the Women of the Church. Coordinator is Mrs. James Hunt, 7260 SW 133rd Ter. General chairman is Mrs. LeRoy Dietrich, 4811 SW 94th Ct. Two unusual exhibits will be the nativity scene from Germany, displayed by Mrs. Hal McNichol, 8215 SW 63rd Pl., and a miniature village, made by Raymond Winter, 5730 SW 46th Ter. Members in charge of putting up different displays are Mrs. R. Rigot, 10725 SW 73rd Ave.; Mrs. Ernest Graver, 6700 SW 59th St.; Mrs. John Uhle, 12500 SW 63rd Ave.; and Mrs. Karl Holder, 2030 SW 60th Ave.
Beach Laborer Forfeits $50 Bond
A 59-year-old Miami Beach man forfeited $50 bond in Coral Gables Municipal Court last week on a charge of doing general contracting without a license. Jack Joseph Paul, of 1450 Meridian Ave., Apt. 2, a tile setter was charged by the Building Department with performing work without the required license.