A Glimpse.. Heroes From The Past

The 1937 Miami Springs Police Department consisted of a Town Marshal and four policemen, two on duty during the day and two at night. A police patrol car and a motorcycle. the patrol car was equipped with a radio which was operated on a contract with the Miami Police radio station. The patrol car would be at any point within the town limits within two minutes of placing the call. From left to right, Hugh Frank, E.P. Lott, Walter D. Kniffin (Town Marshall), L.J. Cropper, and Hoyt Buxton. Kniffin joined the U.S. Marines in WWII and was killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima. The photo is looking East with the Curtiss Bright Administration Building in the background. The Circle Theater and Holleman’s Restaurant complex would later be built in the space between the men and the building.