The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 20, 1940, Page 1

Associate 1 Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West She Hey West Cttizern THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. VOLUME LXI. No. 303 Key West. Florida. bas the Mest equabie climate m the country; range of only 1 ah an sverage KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1940 Tourist Inquiries Sar As Key West S665 Wintér Boo me Of en ELECT WINTER Secretary Says Ques- PRESIDENT OF tions From Vacationers Up 200 Percent Key West is in for a boom! Statictics released yesterday by Secretary S. C. Singleton, of _ the Chamber of Commerce, re- vealed that inquiries from the * north about climate, living ac- commedations and other data which indicates the inquirers’ in- tentions of coming here are three times that of this time last year. JULIUS STONE APPOINTED HEAD OF PRESIDENT’S BIRTHDAY BALL ° <= TWO BARGES, THREE ° “=< TUGS OFF TO CUBA ~ Report Famine CONTINUE. In Rumania As J() WHIP PANAMA Cold Closes In ITALIANS Pritchard Fu 1 Home. e that ry is jtinuation of their desert blitz- fter - col many of t! ster Lord Halifax will be tkrieg, it was reported here today. j Bombers have flown 175 m Sinclair Lewis S Delighted By. Bread Said To Cost One : Nine Undersea Vessels CHARLES PEREZ 20,000 More Fascists Re- Dollar In Their Money; DIES SUDDENLY : Leave City After 24- : i ported Caught In Brit- : No Eggs, Little Meat a : ee Hour Stay; S-22 Re- Charles Perez, partner in the| ish Desert Blitzkrieg _ s Wholesale Grocery mains __(ily Ansociated Presa) gee this aft 150 NEW BABII Neted Nevelist Sees | BUDAPEST, I 40 years old. | ie eenca eon Nicht Clats ae ‘thoritative report ce some y : —British bomb- ME! ° ” ” qe eee children, Charles, Jr. and Mar-jers again were hammering at Bathing; Suns im- nine of the ten subma- Mass - guerite. iB sella aie ee Coco Food ae nisuneate care ti charge of | /*@lian defenses in Libya in a con- ; FOR FIRST TIME elf Despite the miserable nto Libyan territory and have yesttrday—the rare wonc we ee of the Marqu bombs 2 minsieeiniieash mimetics “Sociies st week in Washing- _— - gue relieved Ce = ee s had = good E. Kelbert at Ke es may rumored W* | fleeing across the deserts Tr = te om Goveeans = : trong detachm — ae teced tems “WILD BILL” DONOVAN | f 20,000 It mess man. he visited some the SAYS ENGLAND WINNING i s LONDON, Dec. 20. = jocal clubs enc expresses ers were a great Tt eae ae officers. t c b w mosphere” of Key West De 2 RUMOR HALIFAX = AS U.S. AMBASSADOR j ‘| Shades Of Allie Sitmeliel new British ambescador to the the pe oe Deputy Finds Honest Man. j TEMPERATURES Ne v Sh ff c C [_setin Beusi of Chevetand ie» ROOSEVELT TO sarees j Coming here from Lowest last Highest last ew erl ma ap } ama URGE DEFENSE night 24 hours = H s Pistol At Lions F rolic. J: SPEEDUP TODAY “ ) — Ge (By Associated Preas) WASHINGT 2» TRY, TRY AGAIN! a 65 , - KEY WEST 81 Lewis ©. DeLozier. 38. a Les Angeles 65 United States Coast Guard. Mi = was married yesterday to the Fa ee A ats 5 same wife for the second First Met A éi time. Mrs. Gladys P. De- ‘ 40 Lozier was the “double” t 49 bride. They were divorced Gr 7 some tim> ago and decided to rious 66 try again. act 46 Tt —$200. = sughrey f e ¢ ede e Lester. Br H t later. Bousi missed p th Reverend Reviere’s speech ad-|th€ $200, all the money he had eles vocated devoting one (Continued on Page Four) service of Christ. He re life to the} "TENNESSEE SHERIFF elected e John- (By Associated Press) SS Te Dec. Cc Sheriff Guy y he at the a 20 unty Joy- * meeting Thursday try-outs for thee cast Miss i get out”. be ill be a number » promised that “the going to light Guy Carle- he had received a let- Ww e will De Soto thanks from 75 citizer the directors. NOTICE! On and after January 1, 1941, the scale of wages for Union Car- Penters will be $1.00 per hour. jority of the count ) close their car Pre mpaign that led on’s action. rywide Il on January Pepper. Fi g celebra be decided upon t an, he said LOCAL NO. 655, CARPENTERS’ UNION. Joseph Watkins, Presi- dent. ir reanizing to Mr ng prom - SAMMY MANNING’S | ORCHESTRA Now Playing Nightly at BOAT BAR 503 Duval Street r: Phone 9165 for Free Delivery on y PACKAGE LIQUORS SS ah cording then — Good Health! Christmas Seals send thet greeting for you. SEES END OF GAMING ave thanking him fer! ~~ eral stories from the dividua and sacrifice Albury tc lfishne: Berlin A. Sawyer of Monroe county and Junior G-Man’s badge: a toy wash tub, wash board and a cake sheriff-elect f fulfilling offi- Mayor and with tion as Groceryman Hastings Smith drew s a toy carload of a meat product g card and Gerald Saunders, to further his forth from role of song leader. received a dec- package of canary seed. at our com- A'l gifts were appropriate to their recipients’ business or pro- fession. Carl E. Jackson of the Southern- most Pharmacy was presented with his Lion butten and mem- bership card Warren, city ed his approval Page Four) 616 Duval Street Phone 136 SOUTHERNMOST FLOWERS Quality - Variety - Expert Arrangement At All Times WHEN YOU THINK OF FLOWERS—THINK OF OURS JACK BEHAN Managers NORVAL K. READ ot a cap pistol | ristmas Se Real highlight of the meetin County however, was the exchanging of | Mayor : gifts. hereby endorse ,of soap went to Art Murray. ss SEAS is laundryman: Andrew. Pritchard, |C0Pefation from tax payer undertaker, pulled a toy ai the county tax collectors through- bulance; Adrian O’Sweeney got|out the state are credited by a pair of twin dol while | Comptroller J. M. Lee for a as 472 RELEASED BY STATE COMPTROLLER 10 TO PAY TEACHERS TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 20 gressive tax collections a possible a Christmas “d to creditors of the state Checks totaling a quarter m lion dollars and coverin, received in the Comptroller's of- fice during the month of May are ; EERIE TEI BIL LATE ARRIVALS Rubinstein’s and Lentheric TOILET SETS CHRISTMAS WRAPPED Key West Drug Co. needs a! checks fer t compietec The Fiect Reserve Auoce Scanian eee = Son Branch Sof Zoey Ser aa will bole Ss Solder io Monroe Theater Tonight Dance at the Cubes Cu Fa PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW | for YOUR CHRISTMAS TURKEY Turkeys, 7 Ibs. and up Capons — Soft Bone Roasters Fryers — Stewers 5 ¥« “TT HAPPENED ON ICE” Southernmes: Coy Puecmecs [ Brady’s (Live) Poultry “= Market 1214 White Street THE MARTI CLUB Jerry Collins and tis Hacei Le The Tth Rhythm Daw . — “STARS OF “THE cLus~ Cimicas ansmaibeionaosies Phone 540 3c tax. 28¢ : to attenc ths camce loc sromrneeamenentecnennt