Warren (APA 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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.SX The Warren HTaXi and Trucking Serv- ice are specialists in courteous and effi- cient Water-borne transportation for per- sons or property at any hour of the day or night. lX4ore often known as the boat group, this organization is proud to pro- we ff I ffl we ve gor me Rfgfvr UF Wu. f an e f-A ff-fNf'X Z-C551-IYA!-Ai-A 2-A-Av-i 1 -'lyk 'mss f W lg X-. l 4 4-' 1 ,f 5412 234 3 ,-,- L -'1 ., 192 ,, 0 fx,-,, ,-f,51'H ' gy i -i .,f- -3 Fl ,, N - - ' -- ' I f:-sf, '+ u s, fx- -.- A .XSD - T. kj ig -ix ii ' 5 THEY 70.40 U5 To Hfr 77-IE BEACH H.-4120! claim that there are no restrictions on the clientele to which its members may cater -one day it may be a load of armed toughs ready to fight, and the next day, just a happy group of playful sailors on a tour of island 'hot spots. Business for the Uboat goat -just as for his stateside counter-part, the cahby -usually is heaviest during the dinner hours and at theatre time, all of which makes him more than slightly unhappy. And also like the city cabby, each mein- ber of our boat group has had more than once the experience of taking home to safety those gentlemen who have imbihed freely and frequently at the bars in the island clubs. , ,,.,

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