Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

The Evening Tribune from Cocoa, Florida • 9

Location:
Cocoa, Florida
Issue Date:
Page:
9
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

Register NOW! THE COCOA TRIBUNE THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER VOL XLI No. 95 Est. 1917. Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida, Wednesday, October 9, 1957. Published Fri.

5c a copy by carrier; $7.00 a year by mail New Island-Beach Indoor Theatre Will Open On Thursday Cocoa Registration Books Close Oct. 11 Indoor Theatre Causeways Largest Building With Seating Capacity of 1,090, And Costing $250,000. New Theatre Will Have Parking Lot For 600 Autos Vero Beach Firm To Paint Sign On Cocoa Water Tank The board of directors of the Greater Cocoa Chamber of Commerce, meeting Monday night, approved the recommendation of the advertising committee, submitted through John D. Bird, Jr, and E. E.

Maxwell, for a sign on the citys new million and a half gallon water tank on West Peach tree street The committee had recommended that the offer of Klinkeri I Signs, of Vero Beach, to paint the sign be accepted at a cost of $240. 1 The wording will be "Welcome to I Cocoa. The "Welcome to will be in four-foot letters and "Co- coa in six-toot The board suggested that the I lettering be in orange if it entails no additional cost cated. Rest rooms for the ladies and gentlemen are also provided at the east side of the lobby. Ft Lauderdale Firm Low Bidder On Rocklcdgc Job Juno Maskel, of Fort Lauderdale, was the apparent low When bids were opened in the office of City Manager Claude H.

Dyal Monday on the laying of a twelve inch and six inch water main to connect with the Cocoa system end extend down the highway to the south end of Rockledge. The Juno Maskell bid was $107,386.15 with the work to be completed in 75 days. The work includes approxl mately 10,000 feet of twelve inch main and 6,500 feet of six inch Second in the bidding was the Saine Company, of Orlando, with $109,291, with Joe Reinert-son, of Jacksonville, third with $114,427.50. Bids were received on both cement and asbestos pipe and cast iron pipe. On the cast iron the bids were Juno Maskel Saine, $125,320, and Reinert-son, $131,747.50.

Nine bids were received. The -others follow: John R. Cook, Inc, Augusta, The big new Island-Beach Indoor Theatre will open Us doors at 5:45 p. m. tomorrow (Thursday), Merritt Island's first indoor theatre, which will serve also the Beach and Cocoa areas.

It is sit: vated in front of the Island-Beach Drive-In Theatre on the Cause-' way Road. Work was proceeding at double time today to have the theatre ready for tomorrow night's first film, "Sweet Smell of Success, starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. The movie wiU start at 7 p. ni. so there will be more than an hour proceeding show time for patrons to look the new building over.

Randolph Ellinor, district man-ager of Prudden Co. Theatres, said that some of the finishing touches will remain to be done, that the building will be far along for comfortable movie viewing tomorrow night The new facility, including the and equipment cost $250,000, according to Mr. Ellinor. Admission' prices will be 75 cents for adults; 50 cents for students, and 25 cents for children 12. A parking lot to care for 600 automobiles will provide adequate parking space for patrons 'of the theatre.

The lot is located 1st the east of the new building. Entrance to the new theatre will be from the west side of the building, a long ramp running from the south end to the north end of the structure, where the box office 'and snack bar are lo Bill's Clothes Clean MERRITT CAUSEWAY SHOPPING CENTER ACROSS FROM THEATRE i Well clean your duds In our big Anniversary suds! Beautifully Finished SHIRTS 25c lANTS 40c hDay Service SHIRTS 20c PANTS 35c 3-Day Sercice Wash Day Specials! (10-LB. M1NLMUM) WET WASH In your container 5c lb. WASH Bluff Dry and Folded 9c lb. WASH Fluff Dry, unfolded 7c lb.

SHAG RUGS up to 9 12 15c lb. WE DYE ANY COLOR 35c lb. (No Commercial Orders at These Prices) planned "island Beach Recreation Center, which is to include also a swimming pool, picnic tables and other facilities. The theatre opens formally to the public Thursday night. Tribune newsphoto by Cavannaiigh.

Not only is this' new Island-Beach Indoor Theatre Merritt Islands first indoor movie house It also is the largest structure ever erected on the Causeway. Measuring 70 feet by 140 feet, it has seating capacity for 1,090 persons. The theatre is part of a Sue Bartlett Pledged Alpha Omicron Pi At Fla. State University Gretchen Sue Bartlett, of Cocoa, has pledged as a member of Alffiia Omicron Pi sorority at the Florida State University at Tallahassee, which she is attending this year. Rummage Sale The Ladies' Auxiliary of Four-Communities Fire Department will hold a rummage sale Friday and Satuday, October 11 and 12, in the tore building on Delannoy Ace, Cocoa, vacated by Mather of Cocoa.

Anyone wishing to contribute rummage please bring donations to the fire station at Williams Point Wednesday morning. Obvious Conclusions The city editor was lecturing the cub reporter again. "You use too many words, Wadsworth," he said. "You say here that he was poor but honest. Why not just say he was honest? "Again, you say that he was without money or friends.

You're wasting space. Simply say that he was without money. $118,324 and $129,044.75. Boyce Company, Inc, Clearwater, $122,349, and $119,256.50. Oraca Corporation, Orlando, $123,381.50 and $147,105.

Harry Popper Company, Jacksonville, $124,777.07 and Ellington: Construction Company, Inc, Cocoa, $114,701.50 and $129,444.50. Bumby and Stimson, Inc, Orlando, $144,541, nad $158,241. The bids were referred to Gee and Jenson, engineers on the water project, for tabulation and recommendation. -v Glades County was the fifty-eighth to be established in Florida and lies within the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District i You Are Invited To Our Grand Opening 5:45 P.M. WELCOME -To the new Island-Beach Indoor Theatre Our new neighbor.

When you come to sec the latest star, Stop and shop at the Armour's Cloverbloom odi How Theatre i-1 i med.doz. SEATING 1,100 COMPLETELY AIR-CONDITIONED RCA SOUND SERVICE LUXURY AND COMFORT Meat Department Farm Fresh Ga. Grade D. fir D. Whole Pound Featuring FIRST RUN PICTURES CINEMASCOPE AND THE MOST ADVANCED SOUND EQUIPMENT SWIFT'S CHOICE BEEF FRESH ROUND BEEF Chuck Roast 39' Hamburger 99' CHOICE BEEF ON THE SCREEN hort Ribs 29 -49 PREMIER NO OIL "Sweet Smell Of Success Starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtiss SNOW CROP Plenty of Free Parking Grand Opening Day Only -Open 5:45 Show Starts at 7:00 Open 2:45 P.

M. Daily Sat. and 12:45 P. M. French Fries 35 -65' VALLEY FROST 10-OZ.

SLICED trawberries19'.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the The Evening Tribune
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About The Evening Tribune Archive

Pages Available:
77,610
Years Available:
1917-1969