The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 6, 1940, Page 1

Che Key West Citizer THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. > KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1940 Associate 1 Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West country range of = To FOR. Toda 2239 caer 1877 BERLIN SAWYER Conceded —_ ths S82" 91 ts 215109 240 _—=«:167__=«107'_=—s127_—=s136 SS 51839 LEADS TICKET IN OCleck This Merninz- —...130 78 145 101 224 +120 248 157 135 130 142 #116 53 59 108 19806 MONROE COUNTY LE SS Repub..ae 120 226 = VOLUME LXI. No. 265. British Declare Complete, Unofficial Monroe County Election Returns NAME— TOTALS Ist Precinct 2nd Precinct 3rd Precinct 4th Precinct 5th Precinct 6th Precinct "th Precinct 8th Precinct 9th Precinct 10th Precinct 11th Precinct 12th Precinct 13th Precinct 14th Precinct 15th Precinct For President j +. } i : | | FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT - 315 256 374 219 415 357 61 70 116 4093 | WENDELL L. WILLKIE 4926 38 16 32 13 ree) aie ae i 117136 467 17753420423 Ss - —$—$—$_—_—$—$_$<$$_$ _ ss _ 8 8 SSS, | ___ For United States Senator = |CHARLES O. ANDREWS 216 92 240 ~=«*'126 = 245185 ES 1042138 ! For Congressman PATCANNON.. 190-116 302,—s«s189 346 «189-259-280 146313318 60 69 109 3163 BERT L. ACKER 8 33 36. 8 Ae 6 16 25 + Press Calls Roosevelt PARTY ESCAPES 12 S.:. th 98 a 38 180 For Governor SPESSARD L. HOLLAND ‘Churchill Of America”; | Overjoyed At Results a ae ee For State Treasurer For Secretary of State Indicated i] are MRS. BAKER. ARCHERS AND | 2 EDWIN LARSON R. A. GRAY ~ * For Attorney Gener J. TOM WATSON | For Superintendent of Public . { MRS. CURRY NARROWLY | Instruction of the State | MISS SERIOUS MISHAP YES- | COLIN ENGLISH 17169 121 85 205 111 238 160 . 98 119 141 #108 SO 50 96 1772 TERDAY w J ge a8 BR 139 87 180 115 251 128 264 182 136 (153 172 189 6 119 129 67 (143 98 223° 113 336 ~=171 99 139 159 118 48 59 93 90 162 97 118 137 SST 6 137252 | 6 __1738' necevep BIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES FOR COUNTY PO- a Be ay rege WASHINGTOS Ser iS SITIONS: ALL AMENDMENTS . i él Wik Bates oot | PASSED HERE 1753 cet: is presente emcees = H yesterday's “Battie Ge Wau conceded Preset 4 Sioueewei: Te-elechos fF ¢ Sor ae = 65 116 86-208 105 (ity Associated Presa) LONDON, Nov. 6.—The ish press was elated at the elec- For Comptroller J. M. Lee = Brit- Zs | For Commissioner of Agriculture this | NATHAN MAYO tion news from America * -. 129 iad 122 80 199 110 232 161 95 124 140 110 54 88 morning and, entoto, carried edi- ee | For Justices Supreme Court | ARMSTEAD BROWN OY H. CHAPMAN ‘ For Railroad Commissioner v. B. (RABE) DOUGLASS |B. GEORGE GRIFFITH A party of Key Westers, re turning from a wekend trip t the Keys, Ft. Lauderdale an Miami yesterday, narrowly es caped possible death when their auto burned up on the highway |For Representative in the State Matecumbe } Legislature lll 92 58 45 132 93 82 54 124 119 105 75 210 149 161 0 85 59 101 70 119 94 105 105 49 41 76 1549 | torials and ni tories totalli ews stories totalling 60 1104 Unofficial complete returns of ithe General Election held m Mon roe County yesterday gave 137¢ ;highest vote of any counts jcer to sheriff-elect Berlin yer, who received a total the returns for their readers. 95 = 22 53 12 140 20 69 1l 200 23 98 14 208 #86129 79 96 26 25 9 6 133 14 121 43 37 6 45 70 17 Victory for Roosevelt was de- clared by the press as a “smash at Adglf Hitler and the Nazis” Sew {260 of the One newspaper called the United States’ President the “Churchill of America”. ITALIANS CLAIM DECISIVE VICTORIES ROME, Nov. 6.—Dispatches re- leased here this morning claimed that Italian troops were success- ful in strong Greek armies on the south sectors, * forces pushing further into Greek territory. Yugo-Slavian reports, however, tell of continued successes being enjoyed by the Greeks in their campaign on the middle sector that finds its armies pushing closer to Corriza, Albania. Thus, the new Balkan war ap- Pears to be about even, with both sides unable to capitalize on their victories to any great extent, ac- cording to independent experts here, in that flanks of both armies are in exposed condition Italian bombers returning to bases near Rome, declared that they had destroyed much prop- erty in the Athens sector. Other flights were reported over Sa- lonika. DEMS TO HOLD © ‘VICTORY BALL” CELEBRATION PLANNED FOR ‘ TOMORROW EVE- NING advances against north and with mechanized Celebrating the overwhelming majority of votes which Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt piled up country-wide and the results of their efforts in Key West dur- ing the campaign, Young Demo- cratic Club of Monroe Coun will hold a Victory Ball at Pen Garden of Roses tomorrow night, beginning at 10:00 o'clock. All Democrats of Monroe County are extended an invita- tion to join this organization in the celebration, which marks the end of the most interesting and intensive campaigns in many years. just south toll gate. In the car were Mrs. Rhoda Baker; her daughter, son-in-law and grandchild, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Archer and Robert Archer, and her sister, Mrs. Eva Curry. The fire that subsequently de- stroyed: the car, a Studebaker, was discovered by Mrs. Baker | BERNIE C. PAPY | Foz County Judge | RAYMOND R. LORD a | _ For Clerk Circuit Court ROSS C. SAWWEH H For Sheriff | BERLIN A. SAWYER __ x Tax Assessor . 138 149 199 145 ca 138 98 102 183 160 164 182 129 113 120 145 257 2A 252 269 136 137 137 138 277 263 257 280 158 159 160 169 183 170 333 177 125 165 191 252 185 186 239 135 125 135 115 46 58 52 59 71 73 74 121 117 119 - 113 2312 ‘votes. | Total vote recorded 2195 jcounty was 4664 | In the county commission rece 2226 Carl Bervaidi, present chairman jreceived the highest, 1960 | State and county officers, how- 2547 ever, ran far behind the presi- dential elector votes, a ratio of the Fo CLAUDE A. GANDOLFO _____ For Tax Collector shortly after leaving the toll gate about 10 o’clock yesterday morn-j ing. The back seat, on which! she was sitting, felt_uncomfort- | JOE C_ MCMAHON is ably hot, Mrs. Baker declared.|" Foy Clerk Criminal Court and an investigation revealed} tARRY DONGO = m flames engulfing the rear of the! . car. The party abandoned the| For County Superintendent of | Public Instruction car immediately. Many articles aoe left in the automobile in the | MELVIN E_ RUSSELL ———_— haste to flee from the flames! For Member Board Public In- were destroyed in the fire. struction, First District Mr. Archer suffered burned} CLARENCE H. PIERCE hands in the mishap, but none of ; 5 the others received any injury.|FoT Member Board Pablic In- _State patrolman Hancock | ALLAN B. CLEARE F sisted the party in reaching Key West, being met by Ellis Archer,|For Member Board Public In- brother of Paul, approximately | struction. Third District half way to Key West from the || CARLYLE ROBERTS __. scene of the fire. For County Commissioner. The car was removed from the} First District highway by a wrecking com-!FDUARDO C. GOMEZ _. pany. | a aceu ee | For County Commissioner, The party left Key West last |} $ 1 Distri . Friday to attend a P.-T. A. meet- | > | BRAXTON B. WARREN ing on the Keys, thence journey- | ed to Fort Lauderdale and Mi-| For County Commissioner, ami for the weekend. Third Distri | District |CARL BERVALDI "IO OOM SEM =o county Comminioner, LAW NO WORSE NORBERG ‘THOMPSON THAN HIS BITE} (Ry Associated Press) | NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Nov. 6.—Albert McIntosh of Chi- cago was haled to court charged with driving reck- lessly from one side of the road to another. His automobile swerved, he explained, when he took his hands from the steering wheel to twist himself off a chew from a plug of tobacco. “Why didn't you bite it off?” asked the judge. McIntosh opened mouth. He had no teeth. He was acquitted. Behe et) ee For Juvenile Judge JULIETTE RUSSELL For Justice Peace, Ist District FRANKLIN ARENBERG ______ Fo: Constable, Ist District RAY ELWOOD Ses For Justice Peace, 2nd District FNRIQUE ESQUINALDO, JR. - For Constable, 2nd District BIENVENIDO PEREZ _________ For Justice Peace, 3rd District E. R. LOWE For Constable, 3rd District CLEVELAND JOHNSON = COSTLY CAT his . 123 _ 126 125 a2 155 109 252 132 271 156 147 115 203 85 144 106 239 i126 264- 151 147 100 165 128 82 159 119 244 143 260 170 162 116 187 260 (151 139 99 173 156 138 RR 148 198 232 122 249 144 122 65 230 125 77 190 215 119 238 146 129 100 148 127 78 133 100 228 #127 #259 150 171 94 (157 204 116-231 140 119 91 135 114 __-219__—«133_—:128 88 Hig 234133187 77 121215 114 240 2058 |about 2 to 1 | President Roosevelt received swore than: #6 percent of Mon Toe County's votes, the fimal teb- { ulation giving him 4093 against 2070 | 464 for Wendell Willkie Even |so, many officials were surpris jed at the Republican candidates strength here Congressman Pat Cannon was next highest im the vole tabule tion with 3163, against his Re 1858 | publican opponent Acker's 188 ; Senator Charles Andrews rece! jed 2138 votes and governor-clect 107 53 59 100 2097 iSpessard Holland 2239. = j In onlv a few instances did j voters write in names Wm. Mon 1826 | Salvatge received one vote for commissioner; Wm. T. Dough itry, for Commissioner ome vote Karl O. Thompson, four votes 1912 itor sheriff; J. Otto Kirck \heiner. fovr votes for tax asses sor; Frank H. Ladd. three wotes 51 89 1833 for tax collector, and Filenes = Pellicier. two votes for constable |Second district 1960 | On the Keys, Marvin Thomp ison received 37 votes for justice | third district, in 2 ns ign there. and 85 ___1760 |Teceived 46 votes ‘third district Returns from “the 1714 |cinct. at Matecumbe complete in that ne 1761 'C. Papy was shown. of the peace justice and com stable races were omitted All of the constitutional amend ments, as explained elsewhere = 831 this issue, were passed 105 45 60 101 102 47 56 95 1950 103 52 48 96 112 50 59 110 1973 97 51 57 87 46 55 92 93 47 54 85 113 48 134 47 56 99 writen cam Harry Herr 52 37 for constabile 104 50 55 101 45 82 769 Se 137 190 go7/|COP KNOWS 1,008 98 113 jlicense number you'll 147; the accomplishment of Patrel- _ j|man Bill Curry. He knows the 101 RITES TOMORROW MRS. L. WILSON |license numbers and names of at least 1,000 drivers. j Curry keeps tab on parking |downtown. He knows from Young Democrats have sent President Roosevelt and Repre- sentative Pat Cannon congratula- tions on their great victory. : TE TONIGHT’S the night To make vour hav At the LIBERTY BALL The La Concha Way. Take down your hair And crv if you must, Rut before you leave. You'll laugh till vou bust. And We Da Mean You. 1A CONCHA Admission. $1.00 Couple Je-rv Collins Orchestra | SANTA ROSA, Calif—A leaky | lcat of Otto Shalich, farmer, while: | OKLAHOMA CITY.—Suspect-;memory where 2 car was when led of burglary, Detective Nathan he chalked the tire — whether | Baki it has been moved. takes mur lit slept under the stove. When |Baker handcuffed the " suspect j } : * = ‘and was tae: ; about a month to memorize num- Shalich lighted the fire, the oil! Mrs. Susan Roberts, 81, died at’ Mrs. Leuis Wilson, daughter of /° ™' about to put him in his . ~ bers at the end of the year. “ ; | police car when the man flipped ‘ignited and the cat burst into 12:30 o'clock this afternoon at Mr. and Mrs. J. Otto Kirchhein-|, jandkerchief under moire ct {flame. It darted out of the house the residence, 526 William street. ef, left Key West yesterday aft-|tive’s car. Beliewing it contain- \Suit, the barn the eat, a) tank’. Funeral services will be held co mek oes Segond paren fine The p >, “ ¥ is out Pick it up. prisoner house, a poultry house, 17 tons a afternoon . ‘st = under a Fellowship at the Uni-: hopped out of the car and disap- of hay and 40 tons of prunes clock at the Congregational ' versity of Pittsburgh. | peared, handcuffs and all. | were destroyed. |Church, where the body will be Mrs. Wilson visited here for a, = | ——————————— Placed at 2:00 o'clock by Lopez month, dividing her time between 3.x VICTORY BALL raneray ome, in charge of ar- her parents and “her _mother-in- STRAND THEATER Pena’s Garden Of Roses | Surviving are the husband,| ce ee | ponsored By ‘Samuel Roberts; three sons,| COPPER ANCIENT METAL | | Young Democratic Club Frank, Winfield and Webster ALL DEMOCRATS INVITED Roberts; four grandchildren, and | TO ATTEND two great-grandchildren. It’s News! 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