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Puerto Rico Notebook
By Julio Francis Edwards
Money In The Land
San Juan City Manager,
Felisa Rincon, v% was
%wen a colorful welcome
y some 6,000 (f)ai'tis‘ans at
the Isla Grande airgort on
herreturnfrom the States,
received acheck for
$6,326,605.83 from Rafael
Carrion, Banco Poi;u lar
vice president, which is
the loan she made in the
Continent for public wel
fare, including improve
ment of streets, sewer sys
tem, censtruction ofléze
Public'Works Center, the
Public Market at Rio Pie
dras, a new cemetery for
the capital; reconstruction
of the Recreation Park at Rio
Piedras. items for the San
Jose Plaza, and purchase of
construction material.
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Readers’ Forum
Editor, Home Journal f
My opinion may be con
sidered weak, but public
opinion is almost omnipo
tent. A single hole - who
cares for that? But a road
with a hundred holes which
threatens life and limb, and
destroys one’s m ea n s of
transportation - who does
not care for that?
If His Excellency Morris!
F. de Castro would brave a
ride over the road leading to
the ‘‘Hideaway’’ Ciub at least
onee, he would, it is believed
order the Superintendent of
Public Works (who would have
us believe he cares not a
damn about publie opinion) to
effect repairs iinmediately. The
condition of this road over a
p eriodof months indicates
Boreham’s utter disregard for
tax-payers money. How long
must we continue to live under
such conditions?
When is this investigation
of certain government depart
ments I hear so much about to
take place? I am most anxious!
F.E. de Lagarde
The Health Department or-}
dered closure of three slaugh
terhouses at Bayamon, Guana
bo, and Ciales because of ina
dequate sanitary condition.
He Goes to London
In a brief talk with this cor
respondent, Amadeo Francis
Jr., gr&,%fin&e of the Charlotte
Amalie Highk School, and of
w Polytechnic Institute at
2dn German, revealed that he
will be leaving on the 17th. to
take up post-graduate studies
at London (England). He was
awarded a scholarship by the
Government of Puerto Rico.
with which he works in an im
portant position in the Person
nel Division. (t is recalled
that he has been the first Vir-
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Urology Specialist Opens
~ Office '
Dr. V. McKinley Wiles, a Specialist in Uro
logy, announces the re-opening of his oftice
at No. 12 P Street, Bourne Field, at the in
tersection with B Street, at Bus Stop.
His practice will be limited to medical, sur
gical, and x-ray diagnosis and the care of
disease of the Genito-urinary tract. Dr.
Wiles is a Diplomate of the American Board
of Urology. .
Hours will be by appointment only.
Telephone number is 64 Bourne Field.
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The Home Journal
gin Islander to participate in
the World’s Olympiads at Hel
sinki, representing P.R. He
leaves for the English Capital
via New York. |
Gov. Comments
throughout the three-day
period. §
**‘l view this festival as a
bugle blast which should be
sounded again, and again, to
marshal ability to meet t h e
many urgent community needs.
You surpassed our best imagi
nation with the 1951 and 1952
March-of-Dimes marathons.
And 1 believe the Virgin Islands
Card of Thanks
We take this medium to ex
press our sincere thanks and
appreciation to all those who
showed us sympathy and
ioffered assistance on the oceca
sion o! the death of Mrs. A
della Potter.
l The Potter, George
and Fahie Families
can continue to look forward
again, and again, to receive of
your bold courage and expert
planning, Ron, as we continue
to share our best co-operation
in concerted effort.
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