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PAGE FOUR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1937. TOOTHPICK TOPICS. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN io Waves Race Around World Mid-Pacific O | ee iToday In History) 1537—(350 years ago) Virginia’ pase ee HAVE A SMOLE | Ra*t 2292000 COHSODOOEHSOLEOEE Today’s cean! ; ; | Anniversaries & Troy Brown, of the Raybro: Electric company of Tampa, who} was in Key West and the guest of your missus?” A. F. Ayala, sales manager of the; “I’ve _a splendid working ar-; Key West Bjectrie company, sail-) rangement with her. In the fore-! ed yesterday afternoon for Tam- noon she does whet she wants and! pa. in the afternoon I do what she! wants.” of WPA Women’s Work Proj To the End! | who arrived’ Monday morning Actor:,“Yes, yasvally my audi-) from Tampa to look over the<dif;|ence are glued to their seats.” ferent projects and take wp mat-| Pridya';’ “What h'taaint way of ters with the local supervisors, keeping them Ahere.?; left this morning. j Fifty-Fifty “And how do you get on with Mrs. Marte], Wilson, director i is Saving His Bank Notes Mrs, Mabel Acosta and daugh-| Nurse——Is this your pocketbook? | ters, Dolores; and Lorraine, left} Patient--Yes, hide it quick. this morning over the highway for'|Here comes the doctor and I’m Miami where they will spend a}too weak to stand another opera- vacation with relatives. tion. Mrs. Milton Sawyer was a pas-| senger on the Florida Motor Lines} bus this morning going to Miami} for a visit with relatives and friends. The Dreamer “Is Traumel as absent-minded as ever?” “Yes, yesterday he put his dothes in the bed and put him- self over the back of a chair and never discovered it until he Miss Barbara Hilton, who was awoke in the morning.” spending a while with relatives, | left this morning by bus for her| ! home in Miami. He—See that man over there? He’s a bombastic ass, a vacuous Mrs. Charles Hilton left on the bus this morning going to Miami for a visit with relatives and nonentity, a conceited humbug, a parasite, and an encumbrance to the earth, And Meet in 1 socvccenecessseseseseces| first white child born of ! 1774—Meriwether- Lewis, joint} English parentage—First colony commander of the historic Lewis-{:2ttled at Roanoke, Va. by Sir lee cece : Some parents understand theit business from top to bottom, but is no use bewailing the bent of a scion. Perhaps he has ‘seen ‘Clark exploring expedition to the} Walter Raleigh had disappeared! -.i) to understand the. aims. and| enough of the business, and get- | West, born in Albemarle Co., Va. | Died Oct. 11, 1807, { \colony. s’so disappeared and only jseven days’ life of Virginia Date 1807—Charles Francis Adams,/ known to history. ;among the great diplomats in our Le. : 1838—First history, son and grandson of Presi-| tion fitted out by. U. S, Govern- jdents, father of famed sons, born! ment set out for Southern polar lin Boston. Died Nov. 21, 1886.. |seas under Charles Wilkes of the | 'u. S. navy, 1818—William F, Barry, noted soldier of the Mexican, engine and comtiandof the army of the west |Civil Wars, born in New York’ entered Santa Fe and took over City. Died at Ft. McHenry, July|New Mexico in war with Mexico. |18, 1879. | : ; } 1896—New York City painter’s ‘ena: dtebaue lk welds Chicago's! “2? strikes for $3.50 per day. merchant prince, born near Con-/ 4933 Japan tls America her way, Mass. Died Jan, 16, 1906. \attitude toward China—‘. . .no : Be aps N et | apologies to offer, . .criticism ei- 1837—William. Baldwin Fletch-| ther indicates ignorance or un- - seen goog Rane in; | willingness to understand. . .” ianapolis’ no’ urg" \ specialist in the care of the in-! 1936—German officer who had jsane, born in Indianapolis. Died puilt Olympic village committed | 1846—Stephen W. Kearnp, in scientific expedi- April 25, 1907, “EE thee—Robley is | taint of Jewish blood. icide decarse dismissed for ,patips with life on his, She—Would you mind—writing {ithat dwon? 'You see, he’g my hus- ;band, and I should like “to use it on him sometimes. friends. Miss Hattic del Pino, Miss Hat- tie Sorensen and Bob Sorensen) left by bus this morning for Mi- ami where they will visit for a while with relatives and friends. An Apparent Failure She (at midnight)—So think you can read my mind He—I’m sure of it. She—Then why aren’t you home and in bed * you Mrs. Emery Harris left this morning over the highway for Mi- ami and will there entrain for Dawson, Ga., to join Mr. Harris, who is connected with the CCC administration. Mrs. Harris was before marriage Miss Rosemary Saunders, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Cleveland Saunders. Valuable By-Product “Has putting in that lunch counter helped your business?” asked Jones of the druggist. “Well, it has about tripled the sale of indigestion tablets,” he re- Miss Thelma Atwdll, who was| plied. spending a pleasant vacation with relatives at Fort Myers, was a returning passenger over the high- way last night. Entertain At Cocktail Party Lieutenant and Mrs. J. C.\ that? ‘Mathisson entertained with a] Surgeon—Serious? I shall say cocktail party at their home on'so! Another day or two and he Flagler street, Saturday night, in| would have recovered without it. honor of their house guests, Lieu- tenant and Mrs, R. A. Marshall. Why the Rush? The guest list ineluded: Lieu-} The building contractor on his tenant and Mrs, E. R. MeCarthy,/rounds found a gang of men dig- Lieutenant and Mrs. P. A. Web-' ging frantically in a trench near ber, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Roberts,{a new house. He walked up to Mrs. Julia Bean, Mr. and Mrs.!one of the men, Roy Lade, Mr. and Mrs, U. J. “Does the foreman know that Delgado. this trench has fallen in?” Dancing was later enjoyed by| “Not yet,” replied the man. the party at Raul’s. “We're just digging him out to tell hin.” Serious Surgeon’; Daughter—I’ve been so anxious, dad, to find out wheth- er your operation on Mr, Bullion was surressful. Surgeon—Yes, yes. But I was only in the nick of time. Daughter—Oh, so serious ay Arrange For Beauty Contest Beauty Contest will be sponsor- ed in this city on August 23 by. Miami Tribune which is now hold- ing a similar event in Miami. Arrangements have been made|¢linging gowns, for a dance to be held at the| Wife—Yes, the longer they Cuban Club on Monday evening.|¢ling the better you like them. August 23 at which time a Key + West girl will be selected the Key Likes Men West’s most beautiful and talented! Slink—Did Ginko take his bad girl. Winner of this title will go|!vck like @ man? to Miami to compete in the Miami Snoop—Exactly; contest to be held on Friday,|#l! on his wife. ec eioalieie a noi LEGALS Winner in the Miami FINAL ® will go to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to.compete ii - nig=y 7 ee ee IN THE COURT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, MONROR COUNTY, tional finalf of the American beauty event, September 6 to 12,| STATE OF FLORIDA. IN PRO-| itle OM) . BATE. for the title of “Miss America,/r, re the Estate of 1937. YVONETTE ADAMS, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the} undersigned will, on the 15th day of} October, A. D, 1937, present to the} Honorable County Judge of Mon- roe County, Florida, his final re Popularity “A good chef gets more than a ed@lege professor.” * “Why shouldn’t he? A lot more people take his courses.” in Husband—I like my wife he blamed it contest: Not So Stupid Visitor—“Did your craving for jineer H. J. Willan, of Britislr Chief E; Ere Philco pos i radio freak when he hears pe pa lh oe an 1o of same program almost simultaneously in International-Date Ling} in middle of Pacific Ocean. Radio waves raced in around world and program was repeated one sound echoing another. An amazing freak of radio, with waves chasing each other in 0) fous directions around the world rom their point of origin in Lon- don and meeting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean was reported to Phileo recently by Chief Engineer H. J. Willan, of the British freighter Troilus when it put into the Port of Philadelphia. _ “Our ship was on the Interna- tional Date Line, Longitude 180 in the Pacific Ocean, exactly half way around the world, when I tuned in my Philco on short wave and picked up a church service in England,” said Chief Willan. ‘he date line, you know, is a confusing spot at it. You never can be sure, without a bit of fig- uring, whether you are living in today, tomorrow or yesterday. | I was pope for oddities know- ing was going out to get a broadcast from East and West at aye 3 time. . “The program came over splen- didly, but the strange rei Page that each note, each sound, was echoed a fraction after it was heard the first time, virtually making an encore of each sound, “My explanation of the encores which ran through the whole ser- vice, is that the waves took ditfer- ent directions around the world one going East and the cther West. quickly that there was no over- lapping . . . more like an echa' THE ANSWERS | 1. By application your | county agent, | 2. There is a booklet available with such reproductions; apply} Superintendent of Documents,| Washington, D. C. 8. No; for exampfe, it much more costly to ship goods) from the South to markets in oth-| er parts of the country—where | the distances are exactly the} same—than it is to ship manufacturing regions of East and Middle West.” 4. Because Nanking, ently, does not to the | feel ting to what has happened. 5. The Old Testament, miah xiii, 23. 6. 7. Jupiter, for the and Zeus for the Greeks, 8. In the United States, about one-fourth, 9. Three. 10. No. (See “Who Knows” on Page 2) | | What They Say Whether Right Or Wrong es Robert N. McMurry, doctor: The repetition came se» VIEWS AND REVIEWS ‘inj Lion-izing Prophets {na 5 PEeOG | w: Hie colar BS ) officer, born, in Virginia. | | Die in Washington BSG, Jan, 3, 19R. i pape VE 'eréwd, but still. we're 54—James H, Hyslop, New money. Th> upkeep on the lions Yogk psychologist, teacher of, must be pretty heavy.” philosophy, psychical regearcher,| Second . Roman — “Yes, sir, born at Xenia, Ohio. Died June Thess lions sure do eat up the 17, 1920. | prophets.” PaLACE David Carlyle-Carol Hughes in MEET THE BOY FRIEND Comedy and Short Reel BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century 24-Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Embalmer Phone 135 Night 696-W 1 1 “There are a very large num- ber of mild, as well ‘as ness at large.” Jeanne Gobeaux-Thonet, librarian: severe, ig | Unrecognized cases of mental sick- | Belgian “Most of the American homes from | We see in the cinema have twenty a servants, even if the girl is secretary.” REE =: From and To Boston, New York, Miami Jacksonville, Galveston Jere. New Orleans and Beyond) | From Key West alternate Fridays| This oldest of the Roman} From New York every Tuesday roads ran from Rome to Capua, | Romans, | ! ‘CLYDE-MA From Boston every Saturday From Jacksonville, Miami and New Orleans evexy’) oe L2i2 C. E. SMITH, Agent Key. West, Fla. - IT COSTS MONEY TO TALK TO YOU THROUGH PRINTERS INK-- <i RE TR AEE ES strong! enough to fight at this time and! seeks to avoid losses by submit-! } | } | ., nol "4 ~ Ge GASP GROILING, ROASTINGBAKING. FRYING, BOILING. + lc {First Roman ‘(at a Christian massacre) —We're got a capacity! losing drink bring you here?” Prisoner—‘“Do I look so dumb turn, account and vouchers as ad- ministrator of the Estate of Yvon- ette Adams, and at the said time,| But, how I enjoy it. It has been bringing me lots of that I'd come here for a drink?” then and there, make application to the said Judge for a final nettle-| {ment of his administration of said estate, and for an order discharging him as such administrator. } Dated this 10th day of August,| D. 1937 | | A. MAITLAND ADAMS, As Adminiatrator of the Estate of Yvenette Adams, deceased. A COUNTY JUDGE'S COURT < AND FOR MONROB COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN PRORATE. mre? ie of i ELIZABETH M CONDE also know as MRS. LIZZVE CONDE, Eey. Deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS To ail creditors and all persons having claims or demands against sald Estate ¥ and each a and required ef you, are hereby {not to present jany claims and demands which you, 7 jor either of you, may have against tthe estate of Elizabeth M. Conde known as Mrs. Lizale Conde, late of Dade Count » the Hon. Raymond ounty Judge of Monroe . at his office in the County house in Monroe County, Fior- alendar months he first publice- as j presented within the time and in the manner prescribed herein shall be barred as provided by law. Dated August Sh, A. DD. 1957. LF 1 suppose them sit-down strikers’!t be eatin’ themscives accordin’ to seniority next. And speakin’ of strikes, I'd say that the longer a longshoreman’s URRBACH, strike laste the shorter the long | 4% Administrator of the Estate of shoreman git j BBaabeth M. Conde, Decessed augil-18-25; septt customers and friends, too. To you, who, while reading this ad is enjoying his easy chair at home—if you have some old jewelry that needs fix- ing, or watches that you have been putting off getting re- paired, let me fix them now, before the winter rush com- I will repair them cheaper and better, and let you pay for the repairs as you can, and that will give me more money to spend with our Key West paper to get acquainted with you. 1 want everyone when they think of jewelry to think of Pollock's. When | am busiest and working the hardest, | am the happiest. worki fool. 1 put the best that is ir want my customers to be my 1 lowe my work, and I am what the world calls « me im serving everyone, and I friends, and with friends I can fight the world. So come om everybody find me work, | want work. You cam pay for it as you can, weekly or monthly. Just so I see my customers are satisfied with my work. After all I spent my life learning, and now I want to be serving and giving Key West people the finest jeweler and watchmaker the city ever had. All my work is guaranteed or | make good, you can't lose. 1 take your old jewelry towards new jewelry, and let you pay the balance weekly. POLLOCK, RELIABLE JEWELER S22 Deval Street j Phone 465-J | range. Trade-in-allowances are as as $15 .. . Terms as long as 48 Never was there a better time Don’t delay any longer. Come im to- day and make your selection. jocked and sadden- reba at al the” itnbitious . father ; theory that ithe “firm” show’d begin at bottom. : But the young man had ab- sorbed too much of the insides of books to sve the romance in type-| setting. He, like hundreds of} other rich men’s sons, had a hun-| ger for life and to test bis strength | against the world, So, he wrote, | “IT am off on my own and you will not hear from me until I! make good.” } I think that isa fine beginning’ for any boy, to want to come to , rather than er’s, terms. Had. ? less carfully, given opportunities, received a. bare yection, he might have been. + i to stick type and work fh fat fathers who want the best fo their sons must be prepared to go! the whole way and let their sons| enjoy the freedom of choice they have been brought up to. There STAR » BRAND CUBAN COFFEE Is Deliciously Fresh! —TRY IT TODAY— jBis | three years previously; this second] interests of their song and daugh-\ting away from it will do him good. *<Patentig> care can go 50 hen they" fifist say: “World, you finish ba have begun.” itead d Prouty-Shirley Deane in OFF TO THE RACES Amn 'Dvorak-John- Litel in MIDNIGHT COURT Matinee: Balcony, 10c; Orebes tra, 15-2060; Nighi: 15-25c » ee AINOL! CKSONVILLE FLORIDA GARNETT ANDREWS, Maneger cockrat tdi DINING: