Tag: Feb 1930

A whale shark is harpooned but escapes near Bimini. (26 Feb 1930)

Newspapers: The Miami News (weekly), Miami News-Metropolis, Miami Daily News or The Miami News

Page: 1, Section: N/A

An airplane crashes in the bay while taking off from the Venetian Causeway. (24 Feb 1930)

Newspapers: The Miami News (weekly), Miami News-Metropolis, Miami Daily News or The Miami News

Page: 5, Section: N/A

The Shadow K is jolted near Bimini by a behemoth of greenish color with a 5 foot head. (24 Feb 1930)

Newspapers: The Miami News (weekly), Miami News-Metropolis, Miami Daily News or The Miami News

Page: 1, Section: N/A

Hugh Matheson’s 43rd annual chowder party at his Virginia Key estate for the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club is a huge success. [Photos] (23 Feb 1930)

Newspapers: The Miami News (weekly), Miami News-Metropolis, Miami Daily News or The Miami News

Page: 1, Section: B

Captain Stiles assures his Se-Bot-M boat is unsinkable. (22 Feb 1930)

Newspapers: The Miami News (weekly), Miami News-Metropolis, Miami Daily News or The Miami News

Page: 16, Section: N/A

The largest ship to enter Miami harbor arrives. The 524-foot Blue Star liner Arandora Star brings in 326 passengers. [Photo] (22 Feb 1930)

Newspapers: The Miami News (weekly), Miami News-Metropolis, Miami Daily News or The Miami News

Page: 1, Section: N/A

Dinner Key is designated a port of entry for foreign aircraft passengers. (21 Feb 1930)

Newspapers: The Miami News (weekly), Miami News-Metropolis, Miami Daily News or The Miami News

Page: 2, Section: N/A

Wirth Munroe packs a .45 automatic pistol and charters a seaplane to find his dad’s [R. M. Munroe] stolen sloop Sunset. A few hours later he returns to Miami in Sunset with the thief lashed to the mast. (21 Feb 1930)

Newspapers: The Miami News (weekly), Miami News-Metropolis, Miami Daily News or The Miami News

Page: 1, Section: N/A

The New River founders off Fisher Island after striking a reef. [Photos] (16 Feb 1930)

Newspapers: The Miami News (weekly), Miami News-Metropolis, Miami Daily News or The Miami News

Page: 1, Section: N/A

The 70-foot glass bottom boat New River is sinking in Bear Cut after striking a bar. (16 Feb 1930)

Newspapers: Miami Morning News or The Miami Herald

Page: 1, Section: N/A