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Thursday, October 20, 1960, page 12 (of 24)

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Dateline: Southwest High Concert Honors United Nations

By LAURA HENRY To honor United Nations Day, 35 members of the Southwest High School concert chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Margaret de Sola, presented a special program of songs at Hillel House on the University of Miami campus last Tuesday. The program was sponsored by the Coral Gables B'nai B'rith. The Junior Red Cross officers for this year are Jim O'Hare, president; Donna Fouch, vice president; Shirley Ades, secretary; Duanne Dickerson, treasurer. They will attend a Junior Red Cross Leadership Clinic at camp Owaissa-Bauer in Naranja, Oct. 21, 22 and 23. They have been chosen to represent the school and will learn more about effective Red Cross organization. Tour Of Herald Marie Moore, Lancer news editor, and Kathy Valletta, feature editor, attended the annual Miami Herald journalism contest Sept. 24. The program consisted of a three hour test both scholastic and psychological, an informal luncheon, and a tour of the Herald building. Barbara Wright, participating in the Distributive Education program, has agreed to do full time secretarial work at Trail Auto Supply after graduation. In return, Mr. George Chapman, owner of the shop, has obtained some much needed tools for the auto mechanical classes at Southwest. The high-flying Eagle football team met the Hialeah Thoroughbreds at the Hialeah Stadium last Saturday night. This was the first time that the two teams have met. Girls Sports Day The annual girls volleyball sports day was held at Southwest last Friday with six high schools participating. The schools included Miami High, Jackson High, Palmetto High, South Dade High, Coral Gables High and Southwest High. All the girls were treated to free lunches in the school cafeteria.

Completion Of By-Pass Seen By June 1961

Construction on the southernmost segment of the Palmetto Road By-Pass west of downtown Miami is now 50 per cent complete. William D. Singer of Coral Gables, State Road Board Member for District Four, said the $2,286,079 project extends from U.S. 1 north 2.7 miles to SW 60th St. In addition to construction of 2.7 miles of multi-lane highway, work on this project includes nine bridges with a combined distance of 2,693 feet. The bridges include two overhead crossings of the Florida East Coast Railway. Troupe Brothers, Inc., of Miami started work on this project in February and expects to have it completed by June of next year. This southern-most segment connects with a 3.013-mile link now 40 percent complete from SW 60th St. north to SW 14th St. These two projects are the only remaining portions of the 24.2-mile Palmetto Road By-Pass yet to be completed, Singer said. Construction was completed from SW 14th St. to NW Eighth St. on Aug. 5 and traffic is now moving on the entire By-Pass.

TB Group Sponsors School Press Projects

Editors of publications in junior and senior high schools in this area and throughout Dade County are participating in the 24th annual school press project sponsored by the Dade County Tuberculosis Association which closes Dec. 9. Joint sponsors of the annual competition are the National Tuberculosis Association and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Awards are made at local, state and national levels. Schools wishing to participate may get complete information from Mrs. Susan E. Hering, program director of the Dade County TB Association, 83 SE Eighth St., FR 7-2368.

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