The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 10, 1941, Page 3

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3 3 4 g % DAY, DECEMBE’ 2-10, 1941 UP TO by Kelley sone Bid my “You mean it’s have to kill Miss nodded. I could hear a pell- ban aor z walked to windo: ite a crowd in front of the Es- idor. Police cars and I 't know many policemen.” es: Nellass doar be in the hotel just now. I hung up and for the “Wait a second! Please, just The woman was standing with her i _windo the 2A : one white through bon: stopped. She ce es its at me Her at her sharply. “Evi- Mean you saw like was when I hear to the ~oa4 One night I was sit- armchair — to me very dis- ; absolutely mone at alli mone at all. pened to overhear, that’s as ‘she Knew at once that she "t happened to overhear any- The woman was a chronic . 1 thought of some fate and spicy tidbits she have picked in my nt og the last year. felt myself reddening with ‘or a moment we must Deve ed like a couple of Indien ws. pp little friend, - there, We've spoken to times “iny thie and I itely. 10 Was + when I a Fly Be “PU Kill You” “VES. It was probably Tommy Neilso times.” “T don’t believe that anyone else was there because they were Tommy and Ca- “Ol x ite violently. They” cased “Tact wakes a talked loud. 's why overhear them, you “Yes, of course.” 5-7 all said ie oe when they're hear one thing ried me even then. Not people say ‘when MIAMI, SUMMER RATES Single Room—Bath—$i.50 ossible that he | ?' Siena Mr. Neilson at the ie, his first name is Tom... to th ‘with each hand. ! mn. He’s been up several He cause if I tt bse nfid hadn't ‘been sittin in with ws ™men who are ives and peopl: to fire bullets into the next to mine, I sup- fared i have to ‘make it my busi. Jinx le “Yes, I understand.” I thought that if she didn’t get to the ‘pomt would do her some physical Seuege. “What was this one thing 4 heard him say,” she sees, eB 3. ae you first!” ™must be mistaken? "egg =“ z She her iron-gray head. “No. are his.exact words. said ‘I will kill you first,he course,” she added with a re | ‘Rothing in it.” t af Alice McDonald’s story then laughed at myself. Of course there was nothing in it. If Tommy Neilson had threatened Carol she would-have told us. ”|She would haye been afraid of |him, and she wasn’t. | Yet why on earth should this woman, who was obviously re- lieving her conscience and would give her right arm to have noth- ake with this. mess, invent e? Totes at ‘her ‘suspiciously. haven't you said anything about this--before? The papers bave been full of the murdef for two days ig poe fs ’ '¢ want to, get mixed up in any vile murder case,” she said defiantly. “I'm a | schoolteacher. I have my work to think about, my job to take into consideration.” “Well, thank you very much. tell someone what you've just told me at once.” I started for the door but she caught me before I quite made it. “You ‘ou don’t have to tell i the_poli Te" | aturally, I do. Why not?” She fidgeted nervously. “They won't want to question me, wiil they? Detectives, I mean, and licemen. They won't be com- up here to my apartment?” ey won't hurt you.” Carol Clears It Up | i I LEFT her looking not at all re- assured and went back to my place. Jeff was sitting by the tele- Phone scribbling something on a Piece of paper and paying no at- tention to Carol who sat bolt up- | right on the couch and rubbed her chin with a tentative motion. “Well?” Jeff. “Wait a minute.” I went straight to the point. “Carol, did Tommy Neilson ever say that he would | kill you. or anything like tha Her eyes met mine, but she jeeen thy she had not recovered from the |table’s left uppereut to the jaw. | _ “What are you rattling about?” | Jeff cut in. ‘ | “I explained about Miss Tal- |madge and what she had over- |heard, “I think she is telling the | truth,” I finished in time to hear | Carol gasp, Carol sat very still and a strange j little sound burst from her lips. } She said slowly, “Yes, it’s true. But he didn't mean it. He was just talking the way you do when [you're hurt and angry. 1 swear that he didn’t mean a thing and I swear that Tommy never tried to kill T know he didn’t.” “Why?” Jeff was looking at her intently. “Because . - me. i Suppose you start right cut }now, Carol, and clear this whole ' thing up for id | Carol's clasped tightly in her Jap. She hesitated as, though she couldn't find a.way jto begin “It’s awfully hard. It | sounds.so terrible «ay and, | damaging. and rea s Silly and* |inmocent. What Tommy said.°I jmean. ‘You see; wien: we’ first istarted rehearsals Tommy was | Mice to. me. He took me ta lunch ; times. and to dinner and | Bought me cigarettes. I think that Haila asked him to . . . to be kind to me.” | Over Carol's head I nodded at Jeff but didn’t interrupt her. “He was swell and I liked him lots. j was Rigor saying Lm gon | thi and acting crazy and we eae good time together. And {then all of a sudden there was | Steve, and Steve and I loved each other and everything was so beau- | tiful that I. . “I just forgot about | Tommy, I guess And then I saw | what had been happening to him jand 1 hadn’t even noticed. And I | was scared and terribly unhappy.” What had been happening, I take it, was that Tommy had - en in love with you.” Carol nodded. “I couldn’t help realize it, Jeff. I would have been a fool not to. I should have known it sooner except that I... I | wasn’t paying much-ettention to . because he loves rs|anyone or anything but Steve. ces then when I knew about |Ttomms vat last.I Bad‘to do some- j thin. le had been so sweet and ee HOTEL LEAMINGTON N. E. Ist Street at Biscayne Boulevard co i t Park and Biscayne Bay opposite oro in : Bus Station FLORIDA Qne Block from Shopping District. and Amusements UNTIL DECEMBER Double Room—Bath—$2.00 ALFRED SIMONS, Manager THE KEY WEST CITIZEN i ' i INVADE KEY WEST | TOMORROW NIGHT , “5° "| Pepper’s Plumbers 13 1 929} NavSta 11 5 688 NA 7 8 A467 ENGAGE CONCHS IN TWO Coast G 3 9ege GAMES; GIRLS IN PRELIM- Red Raiders 4.13 235; Navy 311 214) INARY FRIDAY NIGHT: SEE Se PLAYERS ANNOUNCED Island City Baseball League | - Club— W. L. Pet j Key West Conchs 4 2 7501 Redland high school’s varsity ites : - = basketball squad, the Diamond-! Reyulars 35 395! 3} t backs, will swoop down on this City tomorrow to do battle with the Key West High School Conchs in a pair of games. First “shots” in the will be heard at the high s gymnasium tomorrow night, fol- Today In History 1790—First census gives coun- try’s population as slightly un- lowed by the second phase Fri-. der four million. day night. Conchs, under Coach Robert 1817—Mississippi mitted to Grace, will be playing their first Statehood, as the 20th State. game of the "42 season. The locals —_——- have been put through stiff 1843—The Printon, first workouts the past few weeks screw vessel of war ever built, and they made a cre ing in the annual A clash a few days ago Coach Grace tod: lable show- launched in P’ i-Varsity eae delphia jounced | bi of Wyoming the first in his starting lineup agai the try to vote woman suffrage Diamondbacks, who have won'—feally done to embarrass the their only ga of the season. governor who was expected to Facing the invaders _at “play”! veto measure, which he didn’t. time will be: Ralph (Flash) Arnold, f George (Streak) Barber, 7; Macy, c; Harry (Handsome) Colgate, g Lysle McCown, g. “Key West has prospects of giving the Diamondbacks a hard York City 1896—N. iu fi such in first e Court de- and of y op- 1917—U. S. s Tights of organized labor- fight tomorrow night”, Roy Wat- eTate open shop and restrain son, Manager, said today. conspiracies to force employes “To back up our starters we! imto union; employes’ rights to have enough good second-string| organize for lawful purposes re- players. to keep the Redland affirmed. boys on the move at all times”. Members of the Diamondbacks, _ 1936—King Edward VIII of their position, number and grade, Britain abdicates throne 1869—First Territorial Assem- Pause... Go refreshed BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPAN KEY WEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPARY Marshall—F—22—Junior. Lindgrer—F—20—Senior. Hickson—C—29—Junior. Sweeting—G—27—Junior. Lopez—G—26—Junior. follow: LEGALS (Senate Bill No. 163) I§ HEREBY GIVEN, That Rotzke—F—25—Junior. ca =< Tax Orifici—F —28—Junior. 4 see ae (Karl) Greer—G—21 — Tenth ¢ , office and has G yf made applicatio Tr a tax deed to be issued therec Saie certificate Prothero—G—23—Junior. embraces te following Droperty in the Co Kelly or Greer (Ken).—24— | Btate of Florida, to-wit Tenth Grade. Lot 6, gar. 2 c. M | In a letter to Coach Grace, - D. R. Snyder, head of*the Dia-j. ¢ deseribed mondbacks, revealed he has potty, Records 7 f=: ¢ assessment of the said prop- three members of last year’s! erty under the sald certificate is- team on the squad coming here. “The boys are all young and fairly fast”, Coach Snyder wrote, was in the name of E. A. Warm- nless said cert! deemed aceording erty described th a y i ; rein Will be sol but only one boy is of any) ¢7'%, decribed therein a the court height”. house door on the first Monday The letter revealed Redland | the month of January, 1942, which Sth day of January, 1942. Dated this 3rd day of 1 AL) Ross C Sawyer Clerk of Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida. walloped St. Anthony of Ft. Lauderdale, 47-13, in the open- ing game of the year and that Miami Edison was to have been met last night. Coach Snyder’s letter follows: “We have three players from last year. The boys are all young, fairly fast, but only one boy is of any height. “We have only played one jgame. St. Anthony, Ft. Laud- erdale, 13; Redland, 47. “We play Miami Edison Tues- tday. December 9. We play all to the Miami schools each year. We had runners-up for the District Championship last year. We will t | arrive around 4 p m. Thursday. [We will bave 12 or 14 in the party. City league will furnish {N THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, IN CHAN- STATE OF FLORIDA. CERY. Case No. 8-100 JOSEPH ViNCI, vs AGNES VINCI, ORDER oF appear r divorce e 5th her- n will be hed once a the weeks in fireworks. for the -preliminary ee Sawa Ret sn! : Jou] | Published in e game tomorrow night. Naval) ""hone and Ordered this 19th day of }Air Station wil battle the Ma- ; Tines. ‘ | Friday night. two girl teams will clash im the opening battle. LEGALS NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE = 1S HEREBY Gt dec3-10-17,194% UNDER FICTITIOUS x S STATUTE GIVEN that ring to engage ef name NOTICE IN THE COUNTY JUDGE eRe IN AND FOR MONROE CoUNTY,| > * FLORIDA. IN PROBATE. ¥ I oft NDO W. ROBERTS, Deceased ¢ is hereby given ta alL whom ¥ corcem that Lon Robots apa fe Pinter, s5 Execatriced Othe of Monroe Count, Dated November ) COTHRON, Will ame Testament < of) Her- ; io W. Roberts. deceased, have oS = FELTON. ifs a, with the Honorable Raymond | Rov26; dec3- Enh County Judge in “dnd” Yor NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that , a Mourne County, Florida, their Final Report and have made application for their discharge as Executrices e Last Will and Testament of > W. Roberts, deceased. Dated November 25th, A.D. 1941. (32) LOU ROBERTS. l register the said (S@) BIRDIE PINDER, | with the Clerk of the Circuit Court As Executrices of the Last Will and/ of Monroe County, Florida Testament of Fernando W. Rob- Dated November 26, 1941 erts, deceased GEORGE SMITH. nov26; dec3-10-17,1941 | now2$; dec3-10-17-24,1941 NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE NAME STATUTE NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN that! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned. desiring to engage | the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name | in business under the fictitious name of “Flori@a Keys Builders", intends| of “Triumph Coffee Mills”, intends to register the said fictitious name] to register the saic tictitious name with the Clerk of the Cireuit Court/ with the Clerk of the Cireait Court ‘of Monroe County, Florida. of Monroe County, Florida. Dated November 26, 1941. Dated November 26 1941. i ALONZO 6. [EL Gi “nov26; dec3-10-17-24,1942 mov26; dec3-10-17-24,1941 of Monroe, December, | 1941 j | ¥S. Marines (league game). NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ‘SPORTS TAX DEED CALENDAR SOFTBALL Bayview Park, 7:30 p. m. | @irst Named Tear TONIGHT Tod: and a s mind ical good tendency little to: there are some the T some genius, and the mode “Visiting”) x ee NM AR eet Today's Horoscope CHESTERFIELDS to HANDSOMELY WRAPPED AND E: READY TO GIVE AS Coast! life may be eccentric. The out GIFTs | this mind ma furnish g tS s*-ona Game—noe ‘arinounced, material, if trained into steadi- + fa PBs ness of purpose. Your Christmas shopping will be much easier and more pleasant | BASKETBAL =| it yon Ceegee mee of ae ae | High School Gym, 7:30 p. m. from the fine assortment pre- TONIGHT BASEBALL pit getad acgargge o First Game—Gas Company vs. Price Field (Trumbo), 1:30 p. m. and smoking tebacco. Among High School B. aan . these gay-colored holiday pack- Recisid: SGarse-<bien i tekatony SUNDAY you'll find just the thing to Line tb First Game—Red Raiders vs..5@¥ Merry Christmas to every TOMORROW NIGHT —_| Regulars. body - .. Velvet and Geanper ler | First Game—Naval Air Station’ Second Gathe—Tro Key | pipe = an School Varsity High School Va FRIDAY NIGHT First Game—Two girls’ Second vs. Key West MONDAY (DEC. First’ Game—/ Ga: West Conchs. DECEMBER 21 First Game—Key West Red Raider: md Game—Regulars vs wrapped DECEMBER 28 irst G Regulars vs it Conchs. Game—Red Raiders vs Key 15) vs. Lions Club. Trojans. Second Game—Gas Company JANUARY 4 1942 vs. High School B. First Game—Key West Conchs, WEDNESDAY (DEC. 17) vs. Trojans. . First Game—Co: Guard vs Second Game—Regulars vSil4e+ Hrekpensive Sound School. Red Raidersjs7 9 Lpour tebarer stare Second Game—Naval Air Sta- A Any ul Lnepdensie (hesteitiell tion vs. Gas Company. First Gam Ojatis Vs. Regu-" tons PRIDAY (DEC. 18) lars. aE esi : Yor"! also find tw First Game—Army. vs. Ma- Key West Gon gett & Myers smoking Tines. Second Game—Coast Guard! ‘Two—Conchs and Regulars WITH AN AUTOMATIC FOOD MIXER =" AMERICA’S BIGGEST CIGARETTE BUY! Copyright 1941 Larus & Bros POSTPONED GAMES brands all dre wrapping. There pipe smoker, or the man ON THE UP-To-236 Your gift nous Lig- tobacco up in holitay 's Velvet for the who likes

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