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Golden Gate Fiesta
Bridge Opening ,
Was Big Affair
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AJariiu, Mexico, all California
and all Western America joined
'
in jubilation. One of the oldest
uf San Francisco’s dreams was
that of a bridge across the Golden
Gate, surmounting the last big
water barrier to an alJ-Pacifte
Coast highway.
After nr re than half a century
of wishing, decades of speculation
and planning and live years of
actua'l construction, that dream is
now realized—the bridge stands
completed and ready for the tra
ffic of the world. Universally re
garded as the accomplishment of
an unrivalled engineering achie
vement. the bridge .s the longest
and highest single span ever to
be built by man.
Joseph B. Straus, its desjgner
and famous bridge builder, re
gards it as the first of the world's
super-spans.
The en'ire United S’ates Fleet,
mere than 100 warships cf every
type, -teamed in line under the
Golden Gate Bridge on May 28,
the dav of ts opening to traffic.
Anchored in San Francisco Bay.
near the bridge, this great fleet.
most imposing display of Amer
ican naval strength ever assem
bled in peace time, remained for
the entire duration of the Fiesta.
More than 500 navy planes
thrilled multitudes with mass air
maneuvers, while the 60,000 en
listed men and officers the ships
carry, participated in parades,
pageants and other spectacles. |
From Canada, the Pacific North
west and California's famed Red
wood Empire, Cavalcades invad
ed San Francisco by rail, air and
highway. Similar caravans came
from Mexico and California's
1 southland. Still other great Cav
alcades of Fiesta participants
moved on San Francisco from
each of the Rocky Mountain sta
tes, following the historic trails
; f the Days of Gold,
j Those innumerable caravans ]
j merged at the Golden Gate Brid
i ge making an unforgettable spec
tacle of color and brilliance.
The Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta j
was a fore-runner of the Golden j
Gate International Exposition to <
be held in San Francisco in 1939.
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
(By The Associated Press)
CALCUTTA, June 17—Amelia Earhart landed her
round the world flight plane at 4:09 p.m. local time, or
2:16 a.m. PST., after a 1350 mile flight across India.
SEATTLE, June 18—John Holt Steenis, aged 31, a
government bird scientist from Madison, Wisconsin,
who was believed lost on Agattu Island, was found late
yesterday, well and uninjured. Commander H.R.Searles
of the Coast Guard’s Bering Sea patrol messaged Coast
Guard headquarters here, that the Biological Survey
boat “Brown Bear” had left him on Agattu Island and
that he had failed to rejoin them this week.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,June 17—Secretary Morgen
thau of the Treasury Department, opened the Congres
sional investigation on tax dodging when he was called
as the first witness, by saying he hoped “to continue
publicity” methods of alleged tax evasion, believing it
would help stop it. He read a long statement before
the joint committee of representatives and senators.
Chairman Doughton presided, but no names were men
tioned at this time.
TOKYO, June 17—Authoritative sources asserted
that Japan decided to refuse the secret proposal made
by President Roosevelt for limitation of naval arma
ment to guns of 14-inch caliber, taking the view that the
reduction of them from 16 to 14 inches will not achieve
real disarmament. Roosevelt's action is described as
his ‘last appeal” to curb the world armament race, whi
ch he is said to have initiated recently, through Am
bassador Grew at the request of Great Britain.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 13—Rear Admiral Ernest
■T. King, Commander of the United States fleet patrol
Here are four stages of construction of the Golden Gate bridge which opens to traffic Mav 28, providing a new link between northern
and southern California. Upper left shows the Marin county tower, which had risen to this height before the caisson for the south
pier was floated into place. The majestically graceful lines of the new bridge as they first appeared with building of the catwalks are
shown in the upper right. Below, left, is the virtually completed bridge, while the picture at the right, taken during a test of the so
ft dium vapor lights, shows how the bridge will look at night.
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