The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 11, 1937, Page 1

“Associated Press Day Wite Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the VOLUME LVIII. No. 190. Best Interests of Key West Four Building Permits Issuediln | Past Week One Calls For. Erection Of Filling Station At) ' Corner. Of White And Divisions Street. Another service station is to be boilt within a short This will be at the corner of Division and White streets and application fot permission to build has already been given to the Standard Oil Company. ss While there are no specifica- tions in the permit registered in the office of Harry M. Baker, Shliding ipipecier, mate cost of the structure and appurtenances is placed at $10,- 000. Another permit registered} doring the pzst week was igsned | the approxi- tL ELLE EL LL TWO BUNCHES OF BANANAS IN ONE Frank Saunders at the cor- ner of Southard and Grinnell streets, recently cut a bunch of bananas from a tree in the yard, which is actually two bunches in o: The fruit on each of the bunches varies very much in size. Both of the bunches grew through the side of the tree. This is said to be the first of its kind ever seen here. YL di dhe dedkide ded NEWS NOTES Seeeesceecee eeesee BOY FALLS FROM CLIFF Fort Lee,,N, J.—Disappearing from a pienie, the body of Peter Pappas, Jr., 10, of Providence, R. I. was found by his father and a police officer, lodged against a rock on the face of the cliff, about one hundred feet below the summit of the Palisades. The boy. MRS. RUSSELL IS FOUND DEAD IN HOME HERE FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LO- CAL RESIDENT WILL BE ‘CONDUCTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON of Mrs. Susan dis The funeral Elizabeth Russell, who was covered dead this morning in her home, 611 Margaret street, will be held tomorrow afternoon from the Lopez Funeral Home to the Congregational Church. William L. Halladay will officiate Rev.’ at the services, Mrs. Russell had been suffering over a long period with an ailment: of the head and the position »in which. the body was found» this morning was indicative of self de- struction. Mrs. Annie Adams, a friend of long standing, was paying a call tat the'Russell home, and when she neared the entrance to the home to a contractor for a residence to |is believed to have missed his! Was conscious of the smell of il- Ye constructed at 1111 Varela street. Tha owner is H. R, Cowles; and the cos: will be approximateiy | $1,500. . Other activities registered eT General repairs to structure 216) Southard street, Owner, Seventh | Lay Advertists; cost $150. Repairs to porch at 713 Eaton | street. Ovrer Vernon Albury; | cost, $75. - { _ ATBOCA CHICA BIG EVENT SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE THIS EVENING Nothing has been left undone to make tonight’s affair at Boca Chiea Casino the biggest in the history of the club. A large at- tendance has been insured by the mumber of reservations already Mickey Cherep will present the well known Miami musical unit, Chet Brownagle and His Orches- tra, in a good program of dance rhythm. Chet will favor those at- tending by playing his own com- footing while playing near the edge of the cliff and fallen to his death, « DEMONSTRATION REAL {luminating gas coming from the interior. Several bystanders were called by Mrs. Adams to the scene and japon entering Mrs. Russell was ‘found lying on top of the gas The Kry West Citizen Scene s KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1987. (Complete Plans For Plant Donation Day “Cooperation of The et with the Key West Garilen Club etd arabada next winter as) - : 4 + {the result. and sited Guild, is producing x ‘Aigo, on this’ ang ak generous| . sults of incaleulable value to tue distribution, tomorrow, the Gar-| 0 city” was the statement made this’ den Club will have on hand ready! morning by S. C. Singleton, ex-jfor those who can use them, | ecutive secretary of the Chamber| Brazilian pepper Royal Poinciana, of Commerce. poinsettias, hibiscus, aurelia, yel-! Not long ago this paper pub-! low elder, marigolds and petunias. lished the fact that the Garden| ‘The club has many calls for) Club could place many more roses} oleanders and fruit trees, and per- ‘than seemed to be on _ hand.| sons having these to spare can add! 'Learning of this Mrs. George|/td Key West’s assets by placing} Hale, of 311 William street, of-} them with those who can use them. fered for plant donation day,}The donations will be received} ELECTED TEMPORARY OFFI- Thursday, August 12, at the pub-| and disbursed at the public library} CERS DURING COURSE lic library, 25 rooted rose cut-|rooms tomorrow between the tings and a number of daisy roots.! hours of 3 and 6 in the afternoon. OF MEETING It was said that the old Key} The Chamber- of Commerce will West custom of the exchange of rebel and forward any requests, plants between neighbors is being! or any offers of plants. | SteamenrCuba Arrives Se With 59 Passengers “o.oo. This‘ is a newly organized group and includes in its membership all Steamship Cuba, of the P. and Marguerite Idell, are Idell,' young women who are interested O. S. S. company, arrived yester- Mary Townsend, Mildred Davis,'. tt day from Havana with 14 first Gertrude Guito, Mary. B. Warner, |'" sapngeuicedet uke : “i Jose Munoz Villar, Elena Rod-| A devotional program was given and.four second cabin passengers righ j ane for Key West; 41 first and 10) The ship also brought 19 tons! onsting oa ee second cabin passengers for of freight antl five sacks of mail; Miss Lenora Whittaker and talks Tampa. given by Miss Elfzabeth Rosam, |for Key (West; 85 tons of freight Key West arrivals: Etta An-)and 162 sacks of mail for Tampa ‘Miss Gladys Russell, Miss Cath- The Young Women’s Circle of ‘Ley: Memorial Methodist Church nun FOr Program Of CHURCH CIRCLE | | held its second monthly meeting | Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Coast Guard Units Prepare Start Here Tomerrow REDUCED FARE Seven Vessels To Take ON OAD Be Held In Key West “FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN| Harbor TRAVELING TO OR FROM MIAMI | Officers aid men of the U. S. | Coast Guard's Jacksonville Divi- sion,are all keyed up for the pro- gram_of contests to be held Key West harbor tomorrow and ;college students traveling to OF) Friday. Seven vessels will be in \from Miami for the School season} competition and excitement will of 1937-1938 were announced yes-| be the order of the period. terday by the Seaboard Air Line! Seen on board the Cutter Pan- | Railway. dora this afternoon Commander The reductions are being ex-| H. C, Perkins said that practically other! *** routine of activities as pub- ' ynilroads throughout the use fo Th Se | 3 F Daten be carried out during the jand apply from all points to col | caatea ad jatast GON be etna, Hege cities. Thus Miami students! g. e¢; ient fund: inted | (Spectal_to The Citizen) MIAMI, Fla, Aug, 11.—Re- ’ in {duced round trip railroad fares for j tended in connection with Long Beach, Calif—The demon-} stove with the burtters turned on. stration of the “dead man’s float”| The sheriff’s office was notified proved too realistic to a group of|and a coroner’s jury summoned watching boys. The demonstrator, \by Peace Justice and Coroner Ex- {turn over and \ vealed that the minister was dead. (Blackwell, Eddie Albury, Rev, George Lohr, 65, failed a Oe Franklyn Atrenberg. investigation re- ENDS TOWER STRIKE San Rafael, Calif—After ex- acting a promise that he would not be put into solitary confjne- merit as*apunishiment for “his ae- tions, Meyer Golas, 32-year-old convicted burglar, ended a sit- down strike after clinging for ninteen hours to a brilliantly il- luminated 85-foot tower in San Quentin Prison, SEES MANY BERGS Woods Hole, Mass.—During its four months’ Spring patrol of the Northern steamer lanes, the Coast Guard patrol boat General Greene reported that the vessel sighted 600 icebergs compared with 100 seen a year ago. $3,000 BRACELET “JUNK” Atlantic City.—A $3,000 brace- let, set with 13 marquis diamonds was seen by many persons who, thinking it only “junk,” passed it » One woman picked it up and took it to a nearby drug store and said, ‘“Here’s somebody's imitation diamonds.” However, Mrs, Bllén Hicks, of Pittsburgh, Members of the jury are: John Sr., Samuel W. Thompson, Eugene Knowles, Robert Saunders and J. {Winfield Russell foreman. Wit- nesses summoned are: .W. J. Goss, John Roberts, Charles Rus- sell.and~Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Russell is survived by two ‘sons: Charles H. and John W. | Russell ; three brothers, Thaddeus Gates, Samuel Gates and Matthew Gates, one grandchild and numer- ous nephews and nieces. ARRANGE FOR ENTERTAINMENT | AFFAIR TO BE GIVEN FRIDAY EVENING AT CUBAN | | CLUB Pablo Fernandez, head of the recreation committee of Socieded Cuba, announces that arrange- ments Lave been made with Chet Brownagle and His Orchestra to play for the dance to be ziven ii Cuban Club Friday evening. This will be good news"t6' the! gier, James Angier, Nathan Tol- ing, Doris H. Donoho, Julio De port were: Mrs. Steve Alarton, Joaquin Cuevo, Graciela’ and D. M. Fennert, and several De Poo, Abelardo Rodriguez,\second class passengers. HARRY FITCH {RETURNED TO FOUND DEAD BODY DISCOVERED MORNING AT RESIDENCE | HAD BEEN VISITING UP ON ELIZABETH STREET EAST COAST ‘ Harry Fitch, about 65, was seen! this mornifig in his home at 220) Elizabeth street, ap-! games to be played by the | pearances it was determined that; West team with others on and from he was dead. This was verified | by Wm. McHugh, a neighbor, who and report a very pleasant trip. j and } entered the home investi- gated. : Dr. Harry C. Galey was in the'the heat, which as he said was | neighborhood and was asked Sailing on the Cuba from this’ Lowe, | Poo, Isabelle De Poo, Margarita Mrs. C. C. Price, D. H. Fennert; erine Knowles and Mrs. C. Sam B. going either to Curry about the early mission-| (aj, wii se athe calde Pere ines’ ge cities aries and the hardships they en- /Mmake this a very interesting event {dured in order td answer the call|in the State of Florida or to'and one in whch the contestants ‘of “Go ye into all the world and Northern college cities may take will vie not only for the prize jpreach the gospel.” ladvantage of the reduced sidawanes but also for the vessels to Tallahassee,! 4 the last session of congress, to CITY MONDAY THIS | MR. AND MRS. S. V. MCCARTHY ‘Mr. and Mrs. S. V. MeCarthy,! who left last week to witness the Key Elizabeth Rogar, Miss the Miss Catherine Knowles, Mes-| east coast, returned Monday night dames C. Sam~B. Curry, Lee Mr. McCarthy said the only un- pleasant experience they had was to} *terrific”, and had to get up early} | A business session was held im-| 2 ‘mediately after the devotions ana} While sgodents. in ‘the vig? wish , the ‘following were elected tem- ing to come to Miami likewise age 6 a . & Bowell, may:avail themselves of the re- | Secretary, Miss Lenora” Whitta- 2 Fo ager | ker. The reduced fare plan of the } Treasurer, Mrs. Lee Thompson, | paitroads authorize round trip Games were played including! {Bible Baseball after which re- fares for students going Nebr ges: | treshinatite ebb served: jthis fall on the basis of one a | aire. Lee Thonipson invited the|%e-third of the ohe way fare, ~ |good for transportation in Pull- i te t with hi ti t! scting in September, "°**! man sleeping or parlor cars for ‘Those present were: Miss Lenora | Whittaker, Miss Gladys Russell, jor parlor cars are used, the usual | charges for space oceupied will ap- pl y- |. Round trip tickets may be pur- jchased from home station for use |any day August 15 to October 5. This ticket may be used from sta- « | tion at which college is located back to home station at the close of schoo] in 1938, or the ticket ;may be used back during the ‘Christmas Holidays, December 10 to 25, or during the period Feb- | Thompson, Roland Weatherford, |Jr. and Tom Curry. i 'the round trip. Where sleeping) which they are assigned. Commander Perkins said that ,his ship, the Pandora and the and that the Mojave, Yamatraw, Nemesis, Colfax and Dix, are ex- jpected to arrive during this eve- ning and tonight. All of the ' ships are expected to be berthed in jthe submarine base, and Lieu. tenant Wm. Klaus, U. 8. N., of- ficér in charge was today perfect- ing arrangements to have the vee sels berthed at the finger pier. The Seven vessels will take part in the contests as follows: Yama- eraw, of Savannah and Mojave, i After alin th i , ti : g oe jim the morning, about 3 o'clock, €0/ seeNDING VACATION WITH brief examination of the body he! get a breath of cool air, by walk-} Sa : PARENTS AT HOME ON pronounded that death was caused t y acute aléoholisit: It was de-| They enjoyed the games,,.,.but| WILLIAM STREET make an investigation. jing the streets. | ruary 15 to April 15, 1938. If the return portion of the ticket is used during the Christ- crews, ono against the other. The mas Holidays, then another ticket 2 on the jean See of fare may bel seme routine will apply to the o” Port Evetgiades, ship and position, “The Johnson Rag.” proved ownership to the bracelet. | younger ¢oncing set of the cit; Gwen Williams will please the { is of the city who attend the purchased from home station any, Nemesis of St. Petersburg and day from December 25, 1937 to of Mi comprising cided there’ Was ‘tid reason for sum-| eT? glad to get back, home.and; paar Ha guests of the club with several vocal selections and will sing the! most popular tunes of the month.) Dancing will begin at 9:00; oelock and continue for five hours. Special attraction on tonight's program will dance by Gerald Louise Pritchard. PLAN CAKE WALK | AND BARN DANCE AFFAIR TO TAKE PLACE TO. MORROW EVENING AT GUARDS’ ARMORY Pinder Cake Walk and Barn Date will be given invthe Guards’A: ™mory on Thursday evening, August} 12, beginning, at 8:00 o'clock un- der the auspices of the “local ‘or- genization of Sea Scouts. A fine program has been ar- ranged for this event and a good time is promised for all attending. Young and old alike are expected | te come out and enjoy this affair. Those in charge state that good nrusical program is in store for those attending and an extra seven-piece orchestra will be op hand to pep up the program. 3 BUILDINGS STOLEN Cincinnati.—A real estate brok- er was chagrined when, on taking a p¥ospective purchaser out - to inspect three buildings, he found only three vacant lots and saw a Negro truck driver hauling away an exhibition| the last of the bricks which had! came here to fill gone into the buildings, valued at $12,000, for $131, but insisted that another man had instructed him to raze the structures. GRABS WIRE; DIES Cranston, R. 1—Grabbing a high-tension wire to save himself from falling froma pole, James McDonald, 19, was fatally shock- ed, dying shortly afterwards in a hospital. ARRIVED OVER HIGHWAY ' ELM. Singleton, son of Mr. andl Mrs. S.-C. Singleton, arrived over ‘the highway last night and will Spend a few days in Key West. He was atcompahied by his daughter Anne and his mother, who was visiting in Miami. WE ARE CAREFUL! tn Filling Your “PRESCRIPTIONS Exaetly as your doctor orders Gardner’s Pharmacy “The Rexall Store” Phone 177 Friday night dances gion. at this’ popular dance ha!l, Preparations are being made to enieriain a: capacity crowd at this affair, Dance at Cuban Club will be the last of the series of enga-re- ments which et Brownagle last Monday. Orches‘ra is composed of some of the rest musicians in Miami. Elmer Novak, Mickey Cherep and Sam Keen picy saraphones. Don Antonio Lopez, piano; Bi) Lewis, drums; Clyde Burge, bass; Gwen Williams, yoealist; Chet Brownasle, trumpet. COUNTY BOARD MEETS TONIGHT Second regular meeting of the jcounty commissioners for the jmenth of Avgust will be held to- night in the cierk’s office ‘n the |eounty court heyse. } As usual at the sceond monthly meeting checking of the deposi- tary accounts comes first after which other matters are discussed tonight. ; RETURNS TO CITY | Miss Lee Thrower, bad jbeen spending a vacation in New who Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Goshorn! January 16, 1938, and the return| Pandore, moning a coroner's jury. jenjoy the delightful breezes which; Funeral sérvices and other ae-|at sila sinie 08 the poems when | were arrivals, over the highway tails will be announced tomorrow | Most needed, are continually com’ this week and)are enjoying a brief by the Lopez Funeral Home,'ing from across the water. | vacation at the home of Mr. Gos- which is in charge, of arrange-} |horn’s parents at 326. William | street. ‘O’BRIENS | Also in the patty was Miss Mar-' | guerite Goshorn, who is enjoying } IN FROM CUB. Ae vacation and will spend the time with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. portion of this ticket may be used} i4,4 second section, and the Dix at the close of the school or may in be used back to the home station|of Panama City, Vigilant of during the period February 15 - ‘ deston. | April 15, 1938. Pieres and Colfax, of Chey ‘TWO PLANES — } | Gilbert Goshorn will leave the lat-| ; s jter part of the week for their | Ed O'Brien, publisher of the|home in Miami. Miss Marguerite Pan American) wil} extend her stay for a while formerly Times of Cuba,) before returning to Tampa. jaccompanied by Mrs. O’Brien, ar-} . |magazine P. A. R., Friends of Mickey Cherep,| Review, popui.r saxaphonist in Chet Brownagle’s Orchegtra, gathered at Boca Chica Fishing Camp last evening to help celebrate Mickey's twenty-first birthday anniversary. Atiendiny were a lar.e number of musicians from Key West and Miamic who participated in a “jam session”, favorite stunt when masicians get togeti ELLE TEI, MICKEY CHEREP Presents CHET BROWNAGLE AND HIS ORCHESTRA —with— GWEN WILLIAMS and this routine will be followed) | i | ; | Admission SOc Ladies Fi Free Delivery York, has returned to Key West. Oe ‘rived on the Cuba yesterday on {route to Tampa, where he will en- iter a hospital. 4 Mr. O’Brien is suffering from }% stroke, the second one he has | experienced, and was not in con- |dition to come ashore. DR. LOGIE T0 Dr. A. J. Logie of the State | Board of Health, will give a lee- jture on the subject of tuberculosis tomorrow afternoon 2 o'clock at the Harris School building, ac- jcording te announcement made. | Street and Harris School P-T. A. jmembers, and parents, are re- Jenested to be in attendance: , RATS AT SCHOOL LEARN TO OBEY i TRAFFIC LIGHT: { |faney tr'eks, but | tience. He’ 'meir show that rats can '“stop-go” lights after a certain | amount of light—and dinner. 4 i ONE BRINGS IN MAN SUF- JURIES Coast Guard Plate V-128, pilot- ficers of the se-eral ships with Commander €. ti. Abel, head of Fe, ¢ Lat I Soe ee FOR STORM SHUTTERS. EASIEST TO MAKE, EASIEST TO HANG—-HALF INCH CYPRESS CEILING. CALL SOUTH FLORIDA, PHONE