The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 31, 1938, Page 4

RAGEFOUR FOUR AMUSEMENT PARK |ANswans 70 TEN “COMPLETES PLANS | TO OPEN TONIGHT ELABORATE DEDICATION, CEREMONIES AT 7 O'CLOCK: | =WARIOUS ATTRACTIONS TO! BE. OFFERED | questions printed on Page. Brazil. Fernando De Soto. nia. One-third. Gray’-tis; not grat’-is. Both are red. Arlington National tery, Virginia. Six. ; 4. Virginia. | With everything in readiness;| 9. begutiful Key West Amusement | 10. Park, located on Trumbo Island, | will open tonight with an elab-| *Se0*s so 5 sees oe _ orate dedication ceremony. The! TRANSPORTATION | dedication, which is scheduled to! take place on the stage im front} ee of the entrance to the park, will | get underway at 7 o'clock sharp,! Sailing for Havana Thursday | ingtead of 7:30 as first announced, | afternoon from the Porter Dock anti will include city and county! where she had been moored for! officials as well as many popular| three weeks was Dahish vessel/| Once; by Southern Califor-} music, and with surroundings His (or Her) Royal Highness. | | a WARS 70 TEN, KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | Below are the answers to test Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken | From The Files bela || Marked by a brilliant array of; | beautiful costumes, with lilting | which lent a formality to those present, the opening of Casa Ma- | rina hotel last night was one of | the most conspicuous successes im the history of this great hos-. Comey) argiving at the din; rved «with a telry. ner hay meal, hte | epicurean dleights. The‘ dinner vas marked by special parties, a number of being feseryed | well in advan |Special music was rendejed. Jowing the dinngr dancing inf’ the | Spacious ballroom was enjgyed. | The dance room will this season | be the scene of many brilliant | social gatherings for the fashion- able clientele. Music throughout cae in} } White of this city, sailed this | e of the SF j morning for Havana to join her} THE-KEY WEST CITIZEN Of The Citizen The morning train arriving }yesterday came in in two sec-| tions, with a large number of Passengers on each section. The afternoon train also brought a j large crowd. Capacity crowds! are expected to begin arriving within the next 10 days, with | heavy. travel to Cuba announced | by the different agencies. Mrs. Daniel Bacon, of New| York, formerly “Miss Marguerite} husband for a brief’ visit, after which they will both come for a} short stay before returning home, | Yacht Sylvia, with the owner on board, arrived in port y. ster- EXTRA—SELECT CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTERS | | NEW YORK | BUSY-BEE BARBECUE OPEN DAY and NIGHT SERVING— Fried on, order and delivered anywhere town, and Short Orders... | Home- made Fruit Cake Refreshing Drinks. woe SOUSE Specialists in CONCH CHOWDER SANDWICHES —of every kind! ~ lotal citizens, among them being «~ Willard M. Albury, mayor of Key ~ West, who will present the key ~oftthe city to E. H. Philbert, “manager of the park; Allan B.! "Clare, Jr., county solicitor; Har- ~ zy: M. Baker, chief of the Key “West Fire Department, and in all| probability Ivan Elwood, chief of! £z E vetice. immediately - after the dedica- a and presentation of the key, “Miss Key West” (Bernice Brant- “le will: cut’ the! huge / ribbon | Pe > which willofficially :open the Spark. Music will be furnished . by= Lankford’s 8-piece ‘band. 7. Many Visit Park © Many interested spectators yis- ited the park yesterday and to- day to watch the “miniature & Coney Island” take form, and ex-' ~ pressed. delight, with: the’ many ™ begutiful shows, rides, fun hous- | »» eseand booths which make up this “{mg@mmoth pleasure zone—the ~ lapgest ever to be seen in Key West, it is said. < American Eagles To Perform The park, which is being spon- ™ sofed by the Key West Fire De- partment, will feature as a free! “atfraction for the first week, The ~ American Eagles, rated as the reese a ners its pind. in|: officials! of ‘the me a state. — this act there are! pedple: whol! perfotm’ ‘the ‘atti a Pana Restmor, Captain Peter Dohm, | Mrs. Dohm, their sons, Lars and The vessel arrived at this port} on December 8 after having been | almost five years coming from | Copenhagen, Denmark. They had visited many places before reach- ; | ing this city and during the time here made a host of friends. Before Captain Dohm said that it is pos- the “United: States, \or may : go) | around the coast of South Amer+ iea visiting the larger cities en-| route, STUCK IN MUD | ST. PETERSBURG, Ind.— |Reuben Bement turned. a flock! \of chickens loose in his barnyard ‘in this city. When the chickens i failed to go to roost that night he ‘investigated and found them all | j Stucke fast in the mud, A Flighty Flivver | Denver ad—‘“Refined, rather | j attractive, forty-year-old widow, fond of a gay time, would like to! meet gentleman with car of like | ; inclinations”. — ‘the acquaintance of the editdrial staff at The Citizen office. ‘ Riding Devices and Booths The ‘many: riding: . devices. -in- elude the Octopus, Ridee-O, | ¢, Ferris... Wheel, Merry-Go-Round | na. Sipctertany Cr Streamlined ‘Whip, Kiddie Autos; Sener ot the, wie “the re pip ot #act will be performed each night. Z Outstanding Shows *“ Mabel Mack and her Wild West | "and Hippodrome returns to Key} sWest with a brand new show, * featuring “Blackout”, the buck- ing mule, and thirty other trained “wand wild animals. *""**** = “Public Enemies” is said to be © another show. which should prove _Jinteresting. In this show will be * seen life-like images of Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bluebeard and many other criminals and out- = laws, with a complete history of S the life of each. Leo Carrol and his monkey! » palace and circus is another fea- ture. There trained monkeys perform many interesting feats ~ that will be enjoyed by both the @ young and old. “J “Susie” Features Circus ~The feature of the monkey, *cireus is “Susie”, the trained | ichimpanze, who Ahrilled crowds A . during her shopping trip in town ® yesterday. Hundreds of young-| ~=sters and grown-ups followed ~ “Susie” through the streets, tak- < ing pictures and: shaking: hands with. this almdst -human’ animal, © who wound up her trip by making CELEBRATE THE j,and Roundhouse, while the fun- zoné includes -Ro-Lo Funhouse,} [Glaselana. and Betty Boop. In addition to the above, there | are many beautiful booths, in- cluding those owned by those | Poy popular boys, “Ham” and Ted- |dy Bear”. “Big-Hearted Ben- the affair was furnished by the; day. The owner, J. Mur bys] sis mesh einai iE | | ‘every Saturday | HOT BOLLOS i Per Alton, and daughter, Anna. | leaving for Havana, | sible he may go through the Pan-' ama: Canal to the west coast of! | hotel band under the direction of | Professor James O’Connell’s or- chestra. | Editorial comment: “He that | ruleth his own spirit is greater than he that taketh a city”, We do not know how hard it is to Union Co., completed the project! take a city but we do know that we have difficulty at times in controlling cue own Peper: The eigen last night which | Was pul | between"#et"Nebo, Key, West | favorite,, apd, ‘tommy Quinn, of Brooklyn, Was largely attended | and, proved to be one of the most | interesting exhibitions seen here in some time. There was __ six} bn of fast boxing with both contenders showing great skill jand speed: The preliminaries staged were alsu interesting. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. | Jenks and daughter, Miss Mero- | ba Jenks, who were visiting at points on the east coast, were re- | turning passengers on the eve- ning train yesterday. - Commander W. A. Benham, of | the Coast Guard Cutter Coman-| | che, snow stationed at Galveston, who came to the city several days | ago to join Mrs. Benham for a visit in Key West, has been trans- | } erred to the command “of the Cutter; Yamacraw, now. stationed Ke Savannah, Ga: The transfer } becomes effective on February. 4% Commander Benham said. Tug Warbler, which left here} seven. weeks ago yesterday, suc- ceeded in floating the wrecked| Steamer Haitien, which wag wrecked off the coast of Haiti.| The news reached Key West yes- the Athletic Club" | ny”, one of the largest bingo op-| terday and it was also stated in erators in the United States, will! the letter that the Warbler, ex» provide a double bingo game,) pects to leave the scene today which will be 60 feet in length} enroute: to this port and will ar- railroad equipment manufacturer, and party left this afternoon for! the fishing at Tortugas, SS, | The British Cable Ship Lord |; Kelvin, which had been operating | in the waters for the Western | and sailed yesterday for mopar work in other parts 6f the coast, | gr oa i Horoscope FOP PPI TI LD -Today gives.a benefactor to} the poor and one:kind to the | weak. A student of. the mys- | terious things of the world, you} should seek your vocation among | the abstruce professions, for you will not be interested in the ordi- nary employments, but will work best in the solution of problems that benefit mankind. Subscribe to The Citizen—20c weekly. MONROE THEATER Alice Faye -.Tyrone Power Don pmene RAGTIME B, i | Mattiiess Balcony, 10c; Orches- fre, 15-2007 Night, 15-25¢ r t oad wep tay eepsea and Reef Fishing of on the Charter Boat Phone ™. \ TT 9 a ee ie FIV IZ LL A 2 “—on ae way to South = Beach” 905 Simontr Street and MOLLETES | i TRY MY— VITA-SEALED POTATO CHIPS MADE. IN KEY WEST:!?°\:: GUARANTEED FRESH 37 -GREASELESS Orders ‘filled from 1 pound up, nl} Io onty, Tito ft ‘45e Also ‘it: ‘packages ‘at your Grocery J.P. McDERMOTT : i Phone 9085 1103 Fleming Street PERMANENT WAVE SPECIALISTS For Quality And Service SEE US! 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Among “e latest entrants are: James Larsen, 712 Caroline street, 13 years of age;, Donald Pinder, 1217 Petronia, 13; Bobby Sawyer, 1417 Pine, 14; Marion ‘McGinsey, 1609 United, 14; Leonard Key, 1010 Grinnell; Archie Potter, 1209 Petronia, 14; Junior Roberts, 1020 Olivia, 14; Doris Roberts, 806 Southard, 14, and Walter Robinson, 1320° An- gela, 14: ‘NEW YEAR AT CLUB LA CONGA A Toast te 1939 — With The Best Show in Town! SEE BEAUTIFUL MARGARET LEWIS FAN - BUBBLE DANCER Appearing for a limited engagement at La Conga— Fresh from the Everglades Club in Miami Beach. Whitey Pallock’s ORCHESTRA “Skeets” BEEBE BILLIE PALACE HARRY HARRIS BEBE DEVEAUX TEDDY and FRANK SABINI No — or Cover Charge Minimam Per Person CLUB LA CONGA _ The Home of the Real Cuban Rhumba r¢ IITIIIIIOLCLLOLL LL OT % 'N GREETINGS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR ' & from the N N Tropical Mattress Co. \ to our many patrons and friends in Key West FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY WE WILL BE N LOCATED AT THE OVERSEAS HOTEL aN | entender ahead dintrrshechhicdhaterh (Grand c Opening KEY WEST PARK’ (TRUMBO ISLAND) 7 o’'Clock Tonite Auspices Key West Fire Department a aeeree AMERICAN EAGLES MABEL MACKS CIRCUS PUBLIC ENEMIES “SUSIE” OCTOPUS—WHIP RIDEE-O—FERRIS-WHEEL MERRY,GO-ROUND KIDDIE ALSTOS—ROUND HOUSE > or Ledehhubehahededddhdediddededddded Lbddked vam a, oon BOOP MANY BEAUTIFUL BOOTHS With your old friends, “Ham” and “Teddy Bear” “Big Hearted Benny’s” 60-Foot Binge Spend New Year’s Eve With Us! FLORAL PIECES A SPECIALTY Office: 319 Duval St. Corsages, Etc. Plants and Vines STRUNK FLOWERS £ _ PHONE 597 - PHONE NO. 1 THE PORTER-ALLEN QUALITY DAIRY PRODUCTS Light and Heavy Cream Pasteurized Milk Butter Milk Chocolate Mill ADAMS DAIRY ‘PHONE 455 TREVOR AND MORRIS FRE. “Oldest Continuous Ford Dealers in the World” Watch The Fords Go By A SPARKLING, BRACING BEVERAGE— PEPSI-COLA ge a al oar SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1938 | Here’s. a. Representative List of Key West Merchants that Sell Practically Everything of Interest to the Average Family or Businessman. | The Shoppers’ Department IS OF INTEREST TO BOTH VISITORS AND RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY Merchants Represented Here Have Been Carefully Selected and Dealings with Them will be Satisfactory in Every Way. For Social Occasions . . . Be assured of the beauty that is naturally yours . . . avail yourself of our expert beauty service and. lower prices, THOMASINE MILLER BEAUTY SALON OVERSEAS HOTEL G. C. 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