The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 8, 1941, Page 1

VOLUMELXIL. No. 161. Goes To. penditures By Senate (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Senate passed, and sent to the White House yesterday authori- zations totalling $31,115,000 for Naval Public Works. The measure also would give the Navy authority to negotiate all Public Works contracts on @ cost-plus-fixed,fee basis, procedure now being limited to "projects ~~ beyond” colilinteial" United States limits. A limitation of six percent would be placed on contractors’ "feos. Among projects ‘was construction of a Naval Hos-' pital at Key West, calling for an expenditure of $1,000,000, Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Program Calling For Ex-, Public | Works Unit Passed By | July 8—The} this! authorized | Authorization For Key West Naval. Hospital ite SEES NAZI HAND } i ! | VOICING THIS COUNTRY’S | “most profound regret”, Act- | ing Secretary of State Sumner German conspiracy may have launched war between Peru and Ecuador. We! Spanish proverb: good in muddy waters”. i United States May Bring About War, (By Ansock LONDON, July 8—War §be- tween Russia and Germany, today was swept off the front pages of London newspapers as British leaders hailed the announcement of President Roosevelt that United to Iceland. Government spokesman called the President's announcement “the most important in sometime,” and military men quickly pointed out the advantage to Great Brit-‘ ain in the new setup, which will see an American military base al- | most in continental Europe. Ships carrying goods to En gland, they explained, now will have American protection almost three-quarters of the way across, while the arrival of the Americans | will permit a force of 18,000 Bri- | tish soldiers to leave for a more | active post. American fighter planes, pre- viously shipped to England be-; cause they could not fly the en- tire distance, now will be able to shuttle across the ocean under States marines have been ordered | Rome Declares lated Press) their owh power fromm n&fibund! land to Greeland to Iceland. ICELAND OCCUPATION: MAY OPEN WAR—ROME (Ry Associated Prews> ROME, July 8.—Occupation of ‘Iceland by the United States | means actual intervention in the | European war, Italian government | {spokesmen warned today. Italian leaders and newspapers in Rome said the extension of | American naval activities into the German war zone will result in “incidents” which might easily bring the United States into the conflict. HOW ABOUT SOME HAM? | BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Six- | year-old Joseph Arlo, Jr., of this j;eity not only rescued his two pet ; jhens when his chicken coop was | | destroyed by fire, but also saved a freshly-laid egg. Six Building Permits — Issued Here Yesterday terday by Building Inspector Yg tals by another $1300. Two of the permits were issued to L. P. Artman, $400 for general repairs to The Citizen building, | $100, general repairs, and to J. R.| ice on Monday, July 14. and $500 for general repairs to his | home at 1309 Whitehead street. Six building permits issued yes- nacio Carbonell boosted July to-| a yee) Others went to David Ogden, | 1406, Petronia, $100, general re- pairs; Mrs. V. Shepard, 449 ‘Southard, $100, general repairs; Ed. G. Griffith, 1302 Reynolds, Valdez, Louisa and Duval, $100, | general repairs. Welles last night intimated a | ry Weat Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1941 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE Cc ENTS i | BRITISH PLANES SWARMED OVER FRENCH COAST | ACTIVITIES DURING NIGHT CONSISTED OF ATTACKS! | ON GERMANY. FRANCE i | | “(By Anusoetated Press) LONDON, July 8.—Scores of! | British warplanes today swarmed | rover the French coast in a shat | {tering bomb. attack which ob-| leecuare said might be the greatest | | of the war. wal Returning to the sentlaeee) jearly this morning after a night} ‘of attacks spreading over Ger- | |many, France asd Holland, the | | RAF planes raked Brest and} | southern channels ports through- | | | Out the morning. | Residents of south England, a have been accustomed to hearing ! | the sound of the RAF’s bombs | bursting in France, today heard hundreds of explosions so loud i that it was thought a new and) larger type of bomb might be in; | use. The air ministry admitted nine ; bombers were shot down im last night’s attacks on the continent, | and six more were admitted down- ;ed in today’s’ daylight activities. | Gerlin claimed 23 RAF bomb lers were Gestroyed last night.) ‘JAS. GOMEZ HELD FOR COURT TRIAL | DEFENDANT WAIVED PRELI-' MINARY HEARING BEFORE | PEACE JUSTICE ' i | } James Eduardo Gomez, 25, to- day was held under $150 bond to await trial in criminal court on an assault and battery charge grow- ing out of the alleged shooting of Charles Roberts, negro, Saturday night. Roberts was treated for a wound at the back of the head which he said was inflicted by a_ bullet fired by Gomez. Physicians said the wound could have been caused either by a knife or by a bullet striking a glancing blow. Gomez waived preliminary Mearing before ‘Peace Justice | Branklin Arenberg last night. SAILOR HELD IN JAIL HERE ; “JOE WILLIAMSON HELD ON SUSPICION OF GRAND LARCENY | Joe Brown Williamson, sailor at the navy air station, today was \ held in county jail on suspicion of | dered all members of the organiza- | grand larceny in the alleged theft | of an automobile from Emerson | Russell, officer aboard the Willet. Williamson was picked up yes- } terday afternoon walking on Overseas Highway about five | miles north of where Russell'scar was found overturned ‘iri a ditch near Saddle Bunches bridge Franklin Arenberg, justice of | the peace from the district where | | the car was taken, will hold aj ihearing this afternoon at 5| +0’clock. H NOTICE, GUARDSMEN! | All members of the STATE} GUARD who have not yet under- | gone physical examination are! ordered to report to the Armory tonight, 7:30 o'clock. Dr. J. B.} |Parramore, examining physician. ; | You will be inducted into serv- | tug FRED MARVIL, | jlys-1t Captain. Cites. Existing 'a fine of $5,000, a five-year jail ‘ed commanding officer of Monroe | o'clock. jinspaction at the national guard , | | { { | { | ! i | i i | | ~—U. S. Army Air Corps Photo | Florida’s aircraft warning seryice was ettichutle eotaditebed when Bits Gen. Walter H. Frank, com- | manding officer of the third interceptor command, delivered instructions to the State Defense Council | headquarters in Tallahassee. Left to right, General Frank, George Burr, Jr., executive director of the | defense council; John Kilgore, chairman SDC Division of Information, Education and Morale; John M. | ee publisher, Tallahassee News-Democrat; and W. E. Culbreath, assistant secretary of the council: foreground, Maj. Olaf H. Kyster, Jr., anti-aircraft officer of the interceptor command. At the extreme | ction euieioee core of Malcolm Johnson, Associate Press man, may be seen. Law Which 4 rohibits Sale Or Lease Of f Any Vessel To Aliens NEW NAVIGATION i COURSE. PLANNED SOSTIMETMS \ PHILLIPS DONATES. ... USE OF HIS AUTO TO-HOME DEFENSE J. Ellis: Phillips, one of the purchasers of Boca Chica, has joined the county's home de- fense organization, and has of fered his 16-cylinder car for use by the organization, Capt. Fred Marvil announced to- day. Phillips said he would do- nate his car for any use to which the organization might wish to put it. voccnliligntie teks insiastiattionl pr a | } Boat owners who lease or sell their vessels to aliens are ppen to federal prosecution under the/ terms of the 1916 shipping act, | which again has become effective | through President Roosevelt's | —— proclamation of an unlimited na-; . Boat operators and owners in- tional emergency, the department! terested in a state-sponsored of commerce revealed today. course in coastwiSe navigation The law forbids an American will be registered at the office of | citizen to transfer to, or place un- I. L, Murray, state defense-educa- ! der any foreign registry or flag tion co-ordinator, it was an-| any boat owned in whole or in nounced today. part by him, or by an American} Murray, who maintains an of- corporation. fice at the courthouse in conjunc- | The law also forbids a citizen tion with Melvin Russell, county of the United States to sell, mort- | superintendent of schools, said en- gage, lease, charter, deliver, or .rollments for the navigation in any way transfer to a non-citi- course will be taken throughout zen any ship, dry dock, shipyard,; this week; The new course is ex- or ship-building or ship-repairing pected to start Tuesday of next plant. week. Penalties for violation of the; .. Fourteen Key Westers last week ! law, attempt to violate the law,' completed the course eight weeks | or conspiracy to violate, go up to of study, and a new class of at least 10 members must be enrolled to continue the trainings. i And 38 Tanks (By Associated Bress), German losses. in; .men.. and} equipment i 9 sky-; rocket up today . as Ree er 48 units hurled themselves int | counter offensives along the en-| tire length ot their northern | fighting front. Moscow reports said 8,000 Ger- mans and 38 tanks were wiped | LITVINOFF ON AIR | sentence, or both. Physical Examination For Guards To Be Held Tonight 1:30, } | | | (By Ansoeiated Vreas) NEW YORK, July 8— Maxim _Litvinoff, former Russian foreign commissar Marvil explained that all men} = pn sae ee | must qualify physically before the | ith Berlin at the start. of ; arrival here Monday of Maj. J. B. the war, will speak today on Rousseau from the adjutant gen- a world-wide radio hook eral’s office at St, Augustine, who. it: was announced here Poy wilh muster in the guard members. | day. Guards who have passed their, i = Jeune physical. examinations are How- | an ba — Sse ‘e nat ; (Continued on Page Four) 3 sian alliance|\owith Britain — before the waz, — ‘will ‘be Hiaking public appeatance ae “owas bones at ns et i | Capt. Fred Marvil, new! Ae elect erainnd elect-; aminations, starting at county’s defense force, today or- tion who have not taken their phy- sical examinations to report for rmory tonight. 1 Dr. J. B. Parramore. county health officer, will handle the ex-: | i TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT | Direct from LOEW'S STATE THEATRE, New York. . . LATINS FROM MANHATTAN RADIO STARS STORK CLUB Key West. No Increase In Prices - No Minimum - No Cover —SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION— sss over the right field’ wall to win the ninth an |w | came after the Americans had | nines ‘had put the game on ice for the Moscow Reports 8, 000 Nazis Counter Attack, By. adn Triumph In ‘In All-Star Cue By S Score 7-5 7 (Special to The Citizen) BRIGGS STADIUM,| .5co%,P¥ ame ms Detroit, July 8—Ted "Sirune _ SS ee Williams, slugging star of |° National League the Boston Red Sox, with Eanes ere — re Ss [two men out in the last! owe a ee [Pete Reiser, Brooklyn Dodgers, ‘half of the ninth inning, | | centerfield, .360; — Mize, St. Louis Cardin- | als, first base, .348; two men on base and the si McNicholson, Chicago Cubs, rightfield, .256; i Arky Vaughan, pire Pi- rates, shortstop, . Lopnie Frey, rer en Reds, second base, .238; Mickey Owen, Brooklyn Dodgers, catcher, .257; hitlow Wyatt, Brooklyn Dodg- ers, pitcher, 13-4. nual All-Star game for! psa Po League ~ Bobby Doerr, Boston Red Sox, ithe American League, 7) tht Os ae. to 5. Cecil ‘Travis, Washington Sena- tors, third base, .357; Williams’ story-book homer !Joe DiMaggio, New York Yan- kees, centerfield, .357; Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, Come back from almost certain; leftfield, .405; Seff Heal Cleveland . I . defeat to fill the bases in the! ee au; — hit into a’ double Rudy York, Detroit Tigers, first base, .293; ll Dickey, New York Yanko catcher, .330; | Bob Feller, pitcher, 16-4, Play-by-play account of the game follows: First Inning ‘i | NATIONAL—Hack struck out, j Mationsla when be cracked out. cing:. Mound: filed 6h an homers in both the seventh and short center. Reiser struck out, eighth innings, each time with a oe No rus, 26 20 man aboard, to put ‘his team AMERICAN—Doerr flied tie “l, second. Travis flied out cues catcher. No runs, no hits, | errors. Second Inning | NATIONAL—Mize ‘centerfield. 0 out. Vaughan flied out to | fieid. No runs, ‘no hits, no— Tors, © oe : ‘illiams | National League leading | ; by a run, smashed a test | bases Play. so there were two men left | pj |for Williams’ drive, | Arky Vaughan, veteran short- | stop of the Pittsburgh Pirates, | in front by a five-two count. Wiped Out In AMERICAN — ‘ ‘edi Heath hit into: ¢ : FUNERAL TO BE HELD IN KEY WEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON The body of Tomas (Nene) Re-| nedo, 58-year-old Key West native | — grounded »