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SOCIA ACTIVITI SOCIAL CALENDAR THURSDAY— ” Meeting Key West Lions Club, Stone Church Annex, 6:30 P. M. Rotary Club meeting 12:15 p. m. St. Paul’s Annex. Sea Scout Ship 3 meeting. 7:30 p.m. Golden Eagle Hall. penere Seats install officers for year at 8 o'clock, Scottish Rite FRIDAY— Girl Scouts Troop 1 meeting. 4 p. m. Golden Eagle Hall. Boy Scouts Troop 52 meeting. 7:30 p. m. Golden Eagle Hall. pe ase, Ses SATURDAY— a Annual formal opening Dinner and Dance of the Casa Marina} at eight o'clock. SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 5 p. m. Art Center Park. oe MONDAY— paren Canene: Club meeting. 8 p. m. Key West Federal Art enter. Shower honoring Miss Lillian Lujan, who will wed Aquilino Lopez, Jr., and given by Miss Fortuna Lopez, Mrs. Hilario Ramos, Miss Norma Garcia and Miss Ophelia Lester. 4 un- til 6 p. m. Armo! Boy Scouts Troop 51 TUESDAY— : of Stone Chvrch Service Club supper, open to winter visitors. 6:00 p. m. Church Annex. : Mrs. Ethel Murrell will deliver the first of a series of Florida lectures on women’s law before the regular meeting of the Key West Woman’s Club at 4 o’clock Woman's Clubhotsé: eS ry. meeting. 7:30 p.m. Wesley House Friday. picid aC L ES | Announcement Of Marriage The..marriage of Miss Mary. jane Lowell, daughter of the lat | | Geo. A.:Lowell, and Mrs. Lowell, | andAlbert Nelson, of Detroit, | | Mich,;took place this morning at | 10:30..0’¢lock jin the home of Mr.| | and Mrs. E.. M. Carbonell, the | bride’s- sister and brother-in-law, | |with Rev. Joe Tolle, of First’ Methodist church, officiating. | Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sawyer | stood with the couple. Only members of the immedi-| ate family were present. | | The couple will spend two) | weeks in Miami and then go to | their home in Detroit. | ee | Bank Official | Visits Here | | SS | | C, F. Shewmake, vice-president | of the Florida National Bank and, Trust Co., at Miami, was a pleas-| jant caller at the office of The Citizen today. a | ») The Florida National. Bank and | Trust Company is one of 11 banks| in the State of Florida which is| First Of FloridaSeriesOf Women’s |=." "=" * Law Talks By Mrs. Ethel Murrel At Women’s Club Meeting Tuesday Mrs. Stephen W. Douglass, Her columns on Florida mar- president of the Key West Wom-| ried women laws have appeared an’s Club, has arranged to bring| widely throughout the state, and Ethel Ernest Murrell of Miami have been published in The Key | West Citizen. Mrs. Murrell con- to Key West for a lecture Tues-| ducts a radio program over day at the regular meeting of the) WKAT, Miami Beach. She is a ne Woman’s Club 4 o’clock at the | graduate attorney who has won| TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 29.— Woman's Clubhouse. ;much recognition for her work.|(FNS) Florida’s state-wide min- Ethel Ernest Murrell is widely-| The story. of her invitation to at-|eral survey project, sponsored by known throughout the nation for| tend the Lima Conference, as ajthe state conservation depart- | her writings and her work for) representative of the Inter-Amer-/ment, was given impetus last women’s rights. She is the au-| ican Commission of Women, was| week at a conference held here} thor of a hook, “Law for the La-| carried, by newspapers through-|by Supervisor R. L. Dowling, dies”, which deals with the law/ out the country. {Geologist Herman Gunter and a} of Florida, and-is being used as| Mrs. Murrell’s Key West lec-| group of Louisiana geologists. | a supplementary text in the Flor- | ture will be the first in the series} The Louisiana geologists, head- | ida State College for Women, of talks she is to give throughout] ed by Henry V. Howe, director of | well as a book of “Practical Law”,' the state of Florida, advocating;the research division of . the) compiled for High Schools, which|a change in married women’s research division of the Louisiana is in use at Chevy Chase College | laws. {Geological Survey and head of in Washington, D. C. | The public is invited. the school of geology at the Loui- siana State University, came here ‘MINERAL SURVEY PROJECT HEARD | TAKEN UP AT CONFERENCE | HELD BY GROUP OF H GEOLOGISTS THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ' Three-Inch $1,000 Hat THE NEW CRAZE for tiny bejewelled hats is significant in the creation she says is a hat, “Hollywood's tiniest and dearest”. Less than three inches long, it costs $1,000 and is jewel-studded copper. IN KEY WEST Thursday Handicap Tournament’ with pro Eddie Bush officiating. Key West Southernmost Golf Course. U. S. Public Health Service anti-mosquito unit will clear off mosquito breeding receptacles in drive throughout city. Friday City Basketball league plays doubleheader at 7:30 p.m. High School Gym, Park Tigers and Army in first game and Seafood Grill and High School in second game. Sunday Monroe County Baseball league doubleheader at 1:30 p.m. Navy Field. Trojans and Cuban Club in opener and Key West and Pi- rates in nightcap. { BICYCLE PARADE NEXT WEDNESDAY LARGE NUMBER SEEK EN- TRANCE FOR EVENT IN AFTERNOON Cocececcovecveceseeocee: j CLASSIFIED | COLUMN | | STOLEN | | STOLEN—Rollfast Bicycle, Blue and White, with Chromium) Plated Fenders, also Light on Front Fender. Reward and no! questions asked if returned to 806 Southard street. | dec27-3t ‘SUSIE CHIMP’ HAS ARRIVED by the management of Key West Park that Susie Chimp, the edu- cated chimpanzee, has arrived inj} Key West. She will go on a shopping tour tomorrow, visiting the stores on Duval street, sfarting/at 1 p. m:, and will finish her trayels, at The | Citizen office. FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE OR RENT—Cabin Cruiser with living quarters to accommodate 4. All modern conveniences. Good for party fishing. 1014 Varela street. octl0-s FOR SALE TWO-STORY HOUSE, modern conveniences. Near Casa Ma- rina, lot 163’x98’. Apply 1125 Von Phister street. oct31-s | TYPEWRITING PAPER — 500 sheets, 75c. The Artman Press. may19-tt FOR SALE—Lot 8, block 5, Mar- | tello Towers, $3,500. P. L. Wil- son, 1722 Jefferson Ave., Mi-| ami Beach, Fla. dec10-1mo “ | FOR SALE—Cabin Cruiser, fully | equipped, engine and hull, in very good condition. Newly renovated. Reasonable for cash. Apply 506 South street. decl0s FOR SALE—Lot on Stock Is- land, waterfront. Also, lot cor- ner 5th and Patterson Avenues: | near Boulevard. Apply Box RC, The Citizen. TWO LOTS on | street, 90 ft. front, | deep. Reasonable. Pearl street. Washington Apply 1219 novll-s | CORNER LOT, 50x100 feet. Cor- | ner 5th and Staple Avenue. | Apply Box D, The Citizen. nov2-tf | |FOR SALE—11% acres Planta- | tion Key, 3% acres on ocean, 8% acres on Bay, on Highway, all high land, beach front on both sides. P. O. Box 23, Key West. sept7-s FOR SALE—Motor boat, 26 foot, 10 h. p. Palmer engine, cheap for quick sale. Inquire Rob- erts’ Hardware Store, corner Caroline and William streets. dec. 29-3t Accompanying Susie! Will’ be her tfainer, Leo Carrell; ‘Susie | will make daily appearances at Key West Park //starting New Year’s Eve whenjthe park opens. THE ANSWERS (See “Who Knows?” on Page 2) Peeccvcccoevlecesccee 1, The Chinese, 2,000 years | ago. 2. About 10,000,000 bales. 3. For 1938, about 64 billion dollars. 4. Four. 5. Estimated: 30,000,000 out of 50,000,000. 6. No; the 76th. 7. Four; the fifst in May, the last in December. 8. In 1937, $83,511,653. 9. About 1,400,000, 10. In 1921. ¥ One of the most important recommendations made by the THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1938 eenee | George M. Smith, of New York, who arrived from Havana on the Steamship Cuba Tuesday, ' and remained over for a_ visit yesterday, left on the morning bus for Miami today enroute to his home. | | ANSWERS TO TEN TEST QUESTIONS | Below are the answers to test questions printed on Page 2 tag Ornithology. Judas Iscariot. Dr. Emil Hacha. Green, white and red. Gon’-do-la; not gon-do’-la. A.D. 1000. Amelia Earhart. New Mexico. Queen Anne. In the Aegean Sea. LA CONCHA HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District Open The Year Around Garage——Elevator——Fireproot Visitors already registered at} Ocala and Silver Springs have) come from 30 states and several} | foreign countries. A quarter of | 'a million visitors from all over} | the world see this premier nat | ural attraction each season, states Horace Smith of the Marion County Chamber of Commerce, 1 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The heaviest holiday traffic in the organization’s history was re- ported by the Florida Motor Lines, Buses were run in several sections on many routes and all indications point to tourist travel during the next two months be- ing heavier than ever before. MONROE THEATER }} Dick Purcell—Ann Sheridan THE MYSTERY HOUSE —and— i KEEP SMILING |] Matinee: Balcony, 10c; Orches- | tra, 15-20¢; ht, 15-25¢ |] Be sure the Bread you buy is i Fresh! To make certain— -try— | ! BENJAMIN LOP! FUNERAL HOME Established 1885 Licensed Funeral Directors aug31-s | 112 feet} | National Association of Real Es- | tate Boards, in the opinion of; Florida realtors, was the resolu- tion opposing the enactment of any legislation, either state or na- | tional, which would put the! chain stores out of business.|% eeee. | Realtors feel that the chain| The Favorite In Key West stores, through their feared | — THY IT TODAY — “Aunt Molly’s Bread” Baked By methods of dispensing merchan- | dise, have not only occupied | | many buildings which would | STAR pS BRAND | have otherwise have remained | | | vacant, but have forced independ- | |ent merchants to improve not! CUBAN COFFEE | | only their properties, but also| ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS their merchandising methods. | eececccccccccsecccccccos| Ask Your Grocer For Strong Arm BRAND COFFEE Serving the Key West trade for over thirty-five years! RESOLVE TRY... ARNESTO ARNAMEL —is the World’s Finest 4-hour enamel. A pint will cover approxi- mately four chairs and a table. ALL COLORS SALE PRICE, per pint 50c Will Not Chip, Crack or Peel KEY WEST PAINT CO. 512 Fleming St. Phone 118 DIRECT “ARNESTO” FACTORY STORE TO MAKE IT A REALLY | Happy New Year | | |FOR SALE—Lot, 48'x50, corner|| Deepsea.and Key West Duval and Louisa streets; two| Reef Fishing —by shopping for your 1939 at the invitation of Supervisor | 9 Grocery and ‘Meat require- Dowling, to discuss the making | Stone Church: Sarvice Club Elects of a mineral survey geological | Entries for the Key West Park Charles H. Ketchum, Sr. President: harles H. Ketchum, Sr. was; elected president of the Stone Church Service Club at the reg- ular weekly supper Tuesday night at the annex. Archie Roberts is the new vice president, Prof. Emmet Walden secretary and Delmar Butler is treasurer. A nominating com- mittee with Dr. Wm. P. Kemp, chairman, presented the names. A talk was given by Peter Dohm, Danish adventurer who with his wife, two children, and map of at least two northwest Florida counties at a nominal t to the state conservation de- It took him a month to £0) cartinent. ;through the canal. He emerged|" The geological research work jon the Mediterranean. and went) }y the Louisiana group would in |to Spain. ._}no way hamper or conflict with Off the southern coast of Spain! pjans already announced by the he came very nearly starving/ WPA and the state conservation with the civil war raging there board to spend $100,000 on a and several times felt the uncom- | state-wide research project which ,forting whine of shells over his will include the eventual making jhead. With little provisions and'of a thoroughly accurate and bad winds he had a hard time!complete map and compiled re- getting through the Straits of port of Florida’s mineral re- Gibraltar. From there with gentle sources. The Louisiana offer trade winds behind him he had would merely augment the work j€asy sailing over the 3,000 miles and add to the value of all find- ' friend is cruising around the|“Columbus” route to Barbadoes ; ings, Supervisor Dowling stated. * world in a ‘small yaw! in which |off~ South America. Then to the outline of the trip up to the Porto Rico, Havana, Bahamas, present was presented. Miami. Going up to Savannah Leaving Denmark Dohm cross-|he was fined $100 for not having ed the Hellespont, then came the proper clearance papéts. down along the northern edge of ; While he was waiting for the Germany. He crossed the Bay of Danish consul to clear up thé Biscay, then went through the; matter the famous New England long, beautiful canal of centraljhurricane passed by. From that France which travels 200 miles. | port he came to Key West. Wilians Family Hese | Visitors Thorenghly | Enjoy Stay Here Christmas Reunion Annual Christmas reunion of! Mr. and Mrs. John Rast and the Williams family in Miami! Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sullivan, of took place last weekend at the | Anderson, S. C., were visitors in ‘ Key West today, arriving from residence af Mr. and- Mrs. M. | Miami to take the delightful ride Russell. lover the bridges of the highway, On Christmas Eve Shirley! and view the points of interest. Faye and Doriana Williams en-| After being direciea to one of tertained with a Christmas Party | the popular restaurants, the par- in honor of Beulah Lee and Min- | ty expressed a desire to be shown nie Williams. ja place where delicious season- In the party leaving from Key | ing, such as used in Spanish dish- ‘West were Mr. and Mrs. George ©, could be found. This was Russell, Miss Nellie Louise Rus-| done and they departed over the sell, Mrs. Sarah Ann Williams, highway on the return to Miami. Bertram Williams, Mrs. Jennie} a enero Butler, Allen E. Curry. | Former Pastor Here Those leaving from Tampa ° were Mr. and Mrs. Hersell wil-| For Holidays liams and daughters, Beulah Lee _ and Minnie Louise. | From Miami there were Mr. and Mrs. M. Russell and children, ' and Mrs. Norris, formerly Miss Shirley Faye, Kathryn Mae and | Cynthia Howanitz of Key West, Mansfield Russell, Jr.; Mr. and} were in this city for a visit with Mrs. Leo Williams and daughter,! parents and friends during the Doriana. |holiday weekend. — The Norrises will go to North Practical Answer Tazewell, Virginia, where Rev Teacher—Why should we keep) Norris will assume pastorial du- always in the straight and nar-! ties at the Church of God there row way? Motorist Son—Because most of! Intergration of Federal, State the auto accidents take place at; and local relief is urged at Pub- the curves. lic Welfare Association meeting. Rev. T. W. Norris, former pas- tor of the Church of God here,! | Accompanying Director Howe | i were his family, with..whom he) is touring Florida on, vacation, | ‘and Dr. A. N. Fisk, associate ge- | ologist, and Robert Vernon, grad- ‘wate geologist, also associated with Director Howe in research work at the Louisiana , University. | $$ } eeccccevccveccecoceocses| TRANSPORTATION | | Steamer Cuba Arrives ! Steamship Cuba, of the P. and 'O. S. S. Co., arrived this morning | |from Tampa with 99 passengers }of whom there were eight first } and one second cabin passengers i for Key West, and 89 first cabin , and one second cabin passengers ; for Havana. ; Arrivals at Key West were: Si- ;mon Krause, Walter Walsh, W MeDonaid, Mrs. L. Cheek, Alice Demford; Celestine Cuervo, Jen- nie Cuesve, R«.T. Barber, Ira Thompson. | Shown on the wessel’s manifest | were ;the following .items and | their destination: For Key West. }11 tons of freight-and one sack {Fines tor Havana, two tons of { ght, one automobile and three j sacks of mail. Vessel Berths At Dock Auxiliary Cruiser Viking, Homeport Cape Cod, which had been in the submarine base for several days, came up to the {Porter Dock Company main pier this morning for supplies and gas. The vessel is owned by Nor- man White, and Mrs. White was ja passenger on the vessel. Mrs. {White told The Citizen, before she sailed for Miami, that the trip to and visit in Key West has , been a delightful one, {best, one dollar each. | 12; |“Decorated Bicycle Parade,” | which will be held at 4:30 p. m. Wednesday, continue to pour in jat the park office on Trumbo Is- ‘land, and from the number of entries received to date, this event is sure to be a hugh suc- cess, it is shown. Twenty-seven youngsters, ranging from 7 to 16 years of age, have already been registered to compete for the seven cash prizes | which are to be awarded for the most comical, unique or beauti- fully decorated bicycle in the pa- rade. The following prizes will |be awarded: First, $3.00 in cash; second, $2.00, and the next five Judging will be done by park officials, which assures each boy and girl an even opportunity of winning. Boys and girls wishing to enter this event need but call at the name, address and age, or drop a post card with the same. infor- mation to H. E. Wilson ,Key West Park. Among the entrants to date are: Charles Baker, 1121 South- ard street, 11 years of age; Mar- garet Russell, 906 Southard street, Mary Belle Archer, 1118 Southard, 13; Eugene Carey, 1116 Tigin, 8; Dennis Jones, 1001 Ea- |ton, 9; Billy Brandt, 3 Thompson Lane, 9; Curtiss Wiggins, Grin- nell street, 13; Donald Curry, 321 Grinnell, 11; Eloise Beccaise, 17; Adelle Beccaise, 15, and Ruth Beccaise, 11, all of 837 Olivia street; Fred . Thompson, 1425 Eliza, 10; Ray Bush, 1306 Vir- ginia, 11; John Ogden, 1107 Olivia, 8; Dencil Russell, 7; Pohal- ski, 10; Billy Kling, 315 William street, 12; John Owen, 315 Wil- liam street, 10; Edward Norman Torano, 624 Fleming, 9, and Rob- ert Pent, 1108 Olivia street, 11 years of age, and many others. The arrival of the monkey. dog, pony and goat circus, which will be one of the features of Key West Park, added much life to the many attractions which are now preparing for the grand opening this Saturday night. Another of the features, the big 60-foot double sized bingo game, is due to arrive tomorrow morn- ing, and will be under the m agement of “Big Hea nie,” one of the largest bi erators in the U: Sts Key West Park is sored by the Key W partment, an day night wi ebration. Ngo op- tes. lots, corner Bertha street and! Roosevelt Boulevard; two lots on Pine Key, 100’x100’, good location. Apply 1212 Olivia street. decl4-s WANTED TO RENT WANTED—Bedroom and kitchen | for light housekeeping. Rea- sonable, permanent. 607 Duval® street, Shop. Apply Novelty dec29-3tx FOR RENT FURNISHED HOUSES—all mod- ern conveniences. 1114 Grin- nell Street. nov3-tf FOR RENT—7-Room Furnished Apartment on Duval street. Modern conveniences. Apply at Mendell’s Men Shop. dec20-s eological park office and register his or her | URNISHED APARTMENT, centrally located, all modern conveniences. Apply 519 Duval street. decl6-s ROOMS ‘NEW VALDEZ INN, 521 United. Sixteen beautiful new rooms. Across South Beach. dec9-1mo RMA MBAABABL ABEL ADMD LL LDS B®. ROOMS with or without board. Sunny and cool. 419 Southard street. dec2-1mo STONE HOTEL, clean, spacious rooms. Hot water. Reasonable rates. White and Division streets. decl-1mo PLUMBING NATIONAL PLUMBING CO. has establishd a good reputation with? first quality work and reasonable charges. Estimates given free. 900 Fleming Street. Phone 581. decl-lmo HOTELS BRING YOUR VISITING frien in need of a good night's rest tc OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clear rooms, innerspring mattresses Under new management, 917 leming St nov18-tf The 3 Mesquiteers in PALS OF THE SADDLE on the ments at this leading store. Charter Boat ene K. W. CITIZEN—Phone 51 ARCHER’S GROCERY Phone 67 Free Delivery 814 Fleming St. | ay OMI DIILDIAIDAED AAA Lh dhe hdd diddhdhaded ANNOUNCEMENT... Key West, Florida rooms: with priva' modern steel furni bachs. . Restauran rates. We especial your convenience. COCOCS OOOO EOOOSOOOOSOOEOSOSOOOEOOOOOOD COSTE LOS SOS SOO OOO SS OOOOO OOOO OOOE OOOO OOO OOOCOOOO TRUMBO HOTEL TRAILER PARK DECEMBER 31, 1938 Trumbo Properties, Inc., takes pleasure in announcing the opening of Trumbo Hotel and Trailer Park, located in the City of relaxation and comfort. property and piers. Charter boats available from hotel dock for TRUMBO PROPERTIES, Inc. Ab hh hk dedddedk OPENING OF and $4A4 LALA AAAAA AL A ddd KEY WEST, FLA. on Lit ttitttd , upon the Gulf of Mexico, featuring large airy te screened porches. Rooms furnished with ture, comfortable beds, hot and cold salt waver t, sports, dancing, bathing beach. Reasonable lly cater to fishing parties and parties desiring Splendid bottom fishing from hotel R. E. FREEMAN, Manager. I AAAAIAALALLL A Oh hed dad didickdichidhdidh