The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1932, Page 1

Associated Pyess Day Wire Service VOLUME LIII. MIDSHIPMAN IS KILLED IN AUTO- TRAIN ACCIDENT FIVE OTHER CADETS ARE CRITICALLY INJURED IN SMASH-UP IN SECTION OF} GEORGIA No. 305. WRENS, Georgia, Dec. 24. —Midshipman J. A. Smith of the United States Naval Academy, killed and five other cadets were jured, some critically, on an auto-train collision here to- day. The party was en route to Albany, Georgia, Smith’s home for the Christmas holi- days. The exact details in con- nection with the accident whereby one life was lost was in- with others injured were not given at the time. An investigation will be made to determine as near as possible what was the actual cause of the acci- dent. COLONEL HOOKER DROPPED DEAD IN SHANGHAI TODAY REGIMENT U. S. MARINES; ONE OF MOST POPULAR OF- FICERS IN CHINA (Ry Associated Press) SHANGHAI, Dec. 24.— ! Colonel Richard Hooker, com- | mander of the Fourth Regi- ment of the United States Mari: stationed in the ai international settle- ment, dropped dead today of heart disease. Lieutenant Colonel E. P, Moses, who recently arrived fro San Diego marine base, assumed command of the marine regiment. Hooker was one of the most popular American of- ficers who ever came to China. The regiment's Christmas celebration has been cancell- ed. Announcement Made On | Delivery Of U. S. Mail There will be no delivery of ordinary mail after the deliveries are made this afternoon, until Tuesday. Monday the special packages will be delivered as usual. Regular deliveries will be Yesumed early Tuesday morning! it was stated at the postoffice to-| a. Christmas coming on Sunday} the usual procedure of, observing ; the day on Monday will be = in} foree as in the past. This observ-! ance will apply also to all gov- ernment activities in Key West. Turkeys To Be Given Away At Clab Dance The Cuban Club is giving away, at the Christmas Eve dance to-| night and the ristmas dance to-/ morrow night real live turkeys,} and guinea chicks, j attending the dance will! furnished with serpentines,| balloons and noise makers in or-! der that everyone will have aj good time, Howard Wilson and} his band will furnish the music. | i | j cease ‘morning, jstreet (SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN MONDAY: TO BE RENDERED DURING EVENING AT CONGREGA- TIONAL CHURCH; PLAN CHRISTMAS TREE ALSO The Sunday School of the First Congregational Church will hold| its Christmas tree and program at the church Monday night, Dec. | 26, at 6:30 at which time the fol-j lowing numbers will be rendered: Hymn—Congregation; Scripture reading—Rev. E. R. Evans; Prayer—E. R. Evans; Christmas Welcome — Seven girls; Merry Christmas——Robert Arch-} er; { A Happy Time—Beverly Curry; / A Little Girl—Betty June Cot- trell; A Little Wish—Ruth Rose Di-; Negro; Tie Key West Citisen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1932. A Question—Elizabeth Ann| Evans; The Happy Bells—Eloise Cur- ry; Christmas Joy—Yvonne White; A Tiny Girl's Part—Mildred| Evans; The Reason—Billy Burton; Greetings — Catherine Saund- ers; Christmas Roberts; Ring, Ring Christmas Bells— Anthony Boza; A Merry Christmas—Raymond Maloney; Quartette—James Moore, Jack; Cormack, Sydney Matthews, Ver- non Lowe; | i | Happiness—Shirley | The Day We-Love—Ellie Rae nn; Glad I'm A Girl—Louise Col- Can Give—Ellen Mae DiNegro; Christmas Day Is Here—Charles Ray Brandt; Happy Christmas To All—Rose Bethel; Duet—Barbara Jean Johnson { { | MANY ( ctric Co. Puts On MANY CHILDREN . Christmas Tree Event GET GIFTS FROM |_ on. ey CHRISTMAS TREE jthe American Legion Hall, begin- ning at 6:30 o’clock, was an en- eit HURORED ARE PROVIDED ote ‘event throughout with 26 FOR AT PALACE THEATER | children of the company’s YESTERDAY; UNDER Aus.! PICES P.-T. ASSN. West Electric. Com- pany’s tenth annual Christmas tree event given last evening at em- provided with gifts. The com. eccasion. The hall was appropriately dec- orated, present a ~beautiful gene: The epee ae their fam- gifts from a beautifully decorated 'jlies were in attendance, and all community: tree yesterday at the] joined in making merriment dur- joyed al ing the ocasion. atic issue satiate Sesaind { The tree was presented to the free show through the courtesy of! 4 nerican Legion ’ Post swhiey vill the management cf this theater, and cooperation of the Parent- Teacher Associations with mer- Six hundred.children. receiv | \Hospital for the benefit of the veterans there. and Ellie Rae Gwynh; Merry Christmas Again Is Here —Annha Papy; Song—Primary Department; The Old Story—Howard Rus- sell; The Evans; No Christmas Till Jesus Comes | Helen Key; Christmas Blessings — Walter Robinson; If—Miguel Bazo; The Baby Jesus—Fannie Johnson; We Grow By Giving—Ray Wat- son; Solo—Edith Roberts; Christmas—-Louise Russell; The First Christmas—Florence | Sweeting; The Gift Jesus Boys; The Russell; Today Is Loaned To You—Ruth Rose Thompson; | Christmas Bells-——Delio Bazo; | Another Christmas Prayer—| Yulee Bethel; i A Christmas Prayer—Ruth Cur-! rie; In Closing—Marion Taylor; Charch Notices Are Crowded Out Of Issue The regular church notices were! crowded out of today’s issue of} Christmas Star—Ellyn \ Mae} Brought—Four | Christmas Story—Ruth; |The Citizen owing to the lage | aa Pa a amount of space consumed in the} printing of. advertising. The notices will appear in the Sunday! Morning Star tomorrow. } Owing to the additional ad- vertising making up the Christ- mas edition and the publication of the delinquent tax list, The Citi-} zen today consists of 16 pages. | Most Business Places To | Close Monday For Holiday Practically all business houses/ in Key West will be closed Mon-! day afternoon. This because of} Christmas day falling on Sunday.} All government activities will) for the day. Wholesale | houses will be closed. Auction! and commission houses will be! opened the early hours of the and stores on Duval! will practically all be closed after 1 o'clock in the after- i i noon, 4 {mittee members: Mr: | chants and others, who donated to- ward the cause. Faneral Services Today The. committees in. chatge® dis- For Mrs. A. Fernandez tributed 600 packages of fruit; and candy to children present and| , Mrs. Angela Fernandez, 21 years jold, died 3 o'clock yesterday other parcels were sent to those) astarnoon at the home 419 Amelia children who were unable to at-!street. Funeral services are being tend. The entertainment offered;held 4:30 o’clock this afternoon by the Palace management in-/from the residence, Rev. A. L. cluded a Western comedy which} Maureau, S. J., officiating. Ar- was greatly enjeyed by the chil-jrangements in charge of the Lopez dren, and was followed by a series of pictures of Santa Claus in Toy- Funeral Home. Mrs. Fernandez is survived by land. There was also a one act vaudeville. jher husband, Ishmael Fernandez; Those who arranged this en- one son Ishmael, Jr.; one daugh. ter, Rofena; mother, Mrs. Auror: tertainment for children who} Diaz; four brothers and four would. not have enjoyed any of the joys of Chrstmas, express ters. thanks ‘and deep appreciation to| Miramar Clab Dance all who contributed toward the great success which this enter- Takes Place Tonight tainment proved. : The ‘Harris school Parent-| The Miramar Club will be the Teacher Association: was jscene of much activity tonight sented by Mrs. W. P. where the Merry Christmas Eve chairman and the follo’ dance is being held at 10 o'clock. 1 Adams,}A good crowd is expected to at- Mrs. Carola Ketchings, Mrs. Irma}tend as many reservations have Henry Henriquez,/already_been mad ‘pitng | The Blue Devils’ will be at ion street school/their best tonight with a good chairman was Mrs. Viola s,Program of snappy dance hits. and the following members: C Hilda Sands, Mrs. Ruby Hyman,! Mrs. Pat Bussey, Mrs. Pau! Ladd,} Mrs. Gilbert MeKillip. | ng com-) HOLIDAY NOTICE Monday, Dec. 26th, Christmas | Monday, being a legal holiday. this bank will not be open for business on that date. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST. de 2t NO PAPER MONDAY ployes under the age of 13 being} pany played Santa Claus on the? 'Festical Tomorrow At L "Coral Isle Casino For (CHRISTMAS TREES Benefit Of Many Needy| FOR VETERANS AT ‘fit of the poor and needy of eal MARINE HOSPITAL ; West will be given tomorrow at} the Coral Isle Casino under the| p) ABORATE CHRISTMAS DIN- auspices of the Pro-Cuba commit-} See. | NER WILL ALSO BE SERVED; The program of events will be-; EXCELLENT MENU _ PRE- jgin at noon ending at 11 p. m.} PARED FOR EVENT | There will be a Jitney Dance be-} ° tween the hours of 1 and 4 with jthe regular dance. starting at si o’clock continuing until 11 - at jmight. There will be a small ad- imission charge. The Grand Verbena given re- cently at the Coral Isle Casino | A Grand Festival tor the bene- Christmas tréesy with their ac- companying gifts will be a part of Christmas cheer for disabled vet- erans at the Marine — hospit | Beautifully decorated trees will j hospital and there will be one in the recreation room. In addition to. these, there will j be; an elaborate ‘Christmas: din- ner served on Christmas Dag, when the} following menu will be jen- joyed: : Bouillon Radishes Saltines Celery Dressing Olives |Roast Turkey Cranberry Jell; Giblet Gravy Rolls Coffee Mashed White Potatoes Candied Sweet Potatoes Creamed White Onions Mashed Turnips ‘English Plum Pudding Hard Sauce | Fruit Nuts Candy Through the eforts of the execu- | tive and nursing staff the day will {be @ memorable one for those in {the hospital. Included among those who have assisted in bring- “ing cheer to the many veterans in the hospital are Surgeon M. S. ‘Lombard, Medical Officer in Charge; Assistant Surgeon D. E. Elliott; Assistant Dental Surgeon i ty |J. J. Dunlay; A. A. Surgeom P. D. Holloway; A. A. Surgeon FE. R. Charlotte Bethel Weds | chapin: Chiet Pharmacist M. E.| Charles Leland Carry) Berkowitz; Acting Chief Nurse} 'Marie G. Peeples; Head Dietician . Sporer; Head Nurse Pearl |shore Colonial Hotel, Tampa, an-| West; | nounces the marriage of her|"edy, | Staff Nurses Birdie Ken- Agnes Dill, Luta Nicholson, daughter, Charlotte Williams Beth-|Jessie Smith, Lurline Hardaway, | el, to Charlts Leland Curry, on;J¢eannette Brown, Sadie Roberts,! Tuesday, November 1, 1932, at|Emma Hackett, Catherine C. | Bartow, Fla | Morgan. The bride is the daughter of the} gat orccang eee Charles | Mrs. R. Russell Leaves . Williams, of Wisconsin, an Peas has for the past year resided with | For California Owing To | Tilness Of Son, Emil R. her mother in Tampa. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mrs. Ralph Russell left over the; }East Coast yesterday afternoon 'sufferers of Cuba. The proceeds \from that affair was added to the, igeneral fund from which _ neces- |Sary articles were purchased and jsent to the needy in Cuba. \Mrs. C. L. Uhrbach | Dies Here Last Night | Mrs. C. L. Uhrbach, mother of ‘J. F. Uhrbach, died last night at midnight at the home of her \grand daughter, Mrs. C. R. Wil- |liams, 822 White street. Survirors are three children, J. F. Uhrbach of Miami, Mrs. J. Alvin Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. P. G. Ayala, Key West, be- sides 14 grand children: and 8 jgreat grand children. Funeral services were held thi: noon 3:45 o'clock, from Si Star of The Sea Catholic chureh, Rev. A. L. Maureau of- ficiating. Lopez Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. y | { i | Mrs. Charles R. Williams, Bay- | Rose Due to the fact that Christ- mas falls on Sunday this The Citizen will follow its usual custom by issuing no paper on Monday in order to allow its force an oppor- tunity to enjoy the festivities of the day. The Citizen will appear again on Tuesday afternoon. as usual carrying full accounts of the holiday happenings. ihe tad, hae half EAN ME RAITT Visit Our Soda F Our Ice Cream is rich in nd fine im flavor. It has tandards which make healthful. Gardner’s Pharmacy We a New Year that will be @ storehouse of new and WE WISH YOU A CHARLES texture quality: it most 1001 Division Street TIP PP LL LALLA LL ORIGINAL CPOTIPTOIAITIIIIIIIN, OUR WISH FOR YOU desire to extend to our customers and friends our sincere wishes for a Christmas and for AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR WHOLESALE GROCER AND SPONGE PACKER iBeecham Curry, of Key West. |for Los Angeles to be with ber! ‘itically ill. Mr. Russell, who is well known to numbers of Key Westers, is a chemist in the California _ city! where he has been for a number of years. He has undergone several sur-; gical operations for a malady that! has gradually grown worse until} now his condition is such as to warrant his mother going to his bedside. Ni continually opening to you pleasant experiences. MERRY CHISTMAS SAUNDERS Phone 86 ILLEGIBLE | ude uh dle ule dll ull ull dle dl For b2 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Hoover And Party Reach Georgia Coast — FINAL MEETING OF YEAR HELD BY P..T. ASSN. REPORTS PREPARED BY PRO- FESSOR DUNCAN HEARD; ALL ACTIVITIES OF OR- GANIZATION COVERED The final meeting of Harris school Parent-Teacher Association \for the year 1932 was held Wed- nesday afternoon in this school. {Reports made by Professor W. C. Duncan included the receipt and distribution of 98 garments from Red Cross; pairs of shoes from I. Appelrouth; parcels of clothing from parents and others interested in the needs of school children. A vote of thanks was ordered sent to Lieutenant G. A. Ford for a donation of $25 received from the men at the army barracks and others in connection with a turkey shoot held recently. A vote of thanks was also ordered sent to the Rotary Club for a donation 6f $31 to be devided between the Parent-Teacher Association of Harris and Division schoo vote of thanks to William Vassie for a cash donation of $5. It was shown that 125 garments had been distributed to needy chil- dren since the previous meeting of this P,-T, A. Various committee chairmen re- ported on the activities of their groups. Mrs. Charles H.. Keteh~ um on a Christmas play; Mrs, Sam Kemp on a dance at the Cuban Club; Mrs. Cleveland Dillon on Series of diamondball gam results of which were eratitying to the association. The receipts to be divided among the Parent-Teacher Associations. Pennants were won by Miss have it-set up at the U. S. Marine 'was for the benefit of the storm) Placed on ‘each floor of the}Mary Pinder's and Mrs. Charlotte Haskin’s classes. Mrs, Milton Saw- yer was named chairman of the January entertainment committee, Mrs. Sawyer was chairman of the lunch committee: this week: When school ‘reopens after the holitlays, Mrs; W., P.) Archer will’ be in charge ¢ » lunch committee be- ginning January Mrs. Gerald Adams, January 16; Mrs. Willard Russell, January 23. The program ai wed for the social hour inciuded a talk by Rev: erend A. B. Dimmick on the spirit of Christmas in which was point- ed out the One Great Gift that commemorates the Christmas spir- it and season. Buddy Roberts gave a recitation, and the children of Mrs. Haskins room participated} in a playlet. These were Roy Rogers, Nell Rose Archer, Carlisle Bethel, Charles Sands, Betty Lou Reberts, Eugene Berkowitz, Agnes Pinder, Walter Robinson, Murdock Haskins, Gloria Suarez, Harold Wells, Fay MeDonald, Oliver Saun- ders, Sydney Lowe, Edna Mae Sterling, Charlie Albury and Ross Parrott. EXPLOSION IN MINE TRAPS 54 WORKERS TODA ESCAPE CUT OFF WITH FATE OF MEN IN DOUBT; CAUSE OF BLAST UNDETERMINED AS YET «ny hesotante, Press) MOWEQUA, Til, Dee. 24— Fifty-four miners were imprisoned ground shaft. Escape was cut off and fate of the men remained in doubt. Attempts were made to force a tube through @ barrier which a supply of fresh air ig to be forced. Fifty miners escaped, Glenn Shafer, owner, said who told fire-' President Has First Day Of Fishing; Party On Board Boat This Eve- ning (By Associated Presa) WITH HOOVER ON OS. SABAW SOUND, Georgia, Dec. 24.—Fresh and salt water bass were the presi- dential quarry today as the U, S. Sequoia, carrying the chief executive and Mrs. Hoover, steamed into this broad sound to allow Mr. Hoover his first of 10 days of fishing. During the three hour cruise from Savannah under sunny skies the president and the first lady and their five guests settled themselves in a polished 115 foot craft that A|will be their home for at least a week, A Christmas Eve party aboard after the day’s fish- ing was planned by Mrs. Hoover and half a truckload of carefully wrapped parcels. were packed in the Sequoia’s” a greeting reminiscent of ~ campaign days when he ar- rived at Savannah this morn- ing after an uneventful run the national capital. © Mrs, Olaf Soderberg - \ Gets Letter’ Telling OP R: Little's Death Mrs. Olaf Soderberg of 1118 Fleming street is in receipt of a letter from Mrs. Robert L. Little, a close friend of hers, telling of the death of her husband ‘at Jen- nings, La. Mr. Little, who was manager of the Kress Stores here for a few years back, will be remembered by many persons in Key West among whom he ang Mrs. Little made quite a number of friends. During their stay in Key West jthey resided with Mr. and Mrs, patente ni both of whom are ex- eeéedingly grieved over Mr. Little's demise, In the letter received by Mra. Soderberg, Mrs. Little asks to be {remembered to her numerous friends in this community. School Teachers Are Given Two Weeks’ Pay Approximately $3,200 was dis- tributed to teachers in the public schools of Monroe county this week, i Jechoot fund snd the general school ;fund and represents pay for two weeks in the school month ending December 9. All of the schools ¢losed yes- terduy afternoon and will remain inactive until the second Monday jin January which falis on the 9th. The Convent of Mary iIm- json, Emil R. Russell, who is|i" @ cooperative mine here today! macuiate school ¢losed Thursday |by @ gas explosion in an under-'¢or the holidays to open again on January 3. Some of the boarding scholars have left the city. to spend the holidays with their ifamilies in other cities. oeateaiinaaataammmemmeee STRAND THEATER through; } ;