Word: fla
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...driving from Pensacola to Jacksonville, Fla. when dusk halted me in the lovely old town of Madison. Going to the old red brick hotel, I was shown to a nicely furnished room with private bath. Being hungry, I hurried down to supper. The old colored waiter shuffled to my table and I asked him what was cooking. "Roast beef, baked ham, fried chicken and T-bone steak," he replied. I ordered the steak . . . and he shuffled out. Presently he set before me tomato juice and avocado salad. This was followed by the steak with French-fried potatoes, Golden Bantam corn...
Pensacola, Fla...
With good purses ($200 to $5,000) Wonderland attracts the fastest U.S. racing dogs. Fastest is Never Roll, a four-year-old owned by H. B. Diamond of St. Petersburg, Fla. Last summer at Wonderland, Never Roll won 17 of 24 races, broke four world's records at distances from 330 to 770 yards. Boston's dog fans expect even greater things of Never Roll this year. A few weeks ago, during a schooling race, he ran 100 yards in 5.275 seconds. World's record...
...roundabout routes, they flew to Eglin Field, Fla. Lieut, (now Captain) Ted Lawson picked up four men on the way. There was matter-of-fact Dean Davenport, co-pilot ("I liked the way he flew"), Charles McClure, navigator, Bob Clever, bombardier, and David Thatcher, gunner-engineer. "Without realizing it, I had picked my crew. . . ." The crews, swelled to 140 men, crowded the Operations Office to hear Major James Doolittle: "If you men have any idea that this isn't the most dangerous thing you've ever been on, don't even start this training period...
Lake Geneva, Fla...