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PAGE SIX SOCIETY : 00006 0c ens an 2ane000e eS OsSeSeesesensseeseecasees: MARINE UNIT TO HAVE FINE DINNER CHRISTMAS DAY MESS HALL DRESSED UP IN VARIED COLORS; CHRIST- ‘MAS TREE GAYLY DECOR- ATED FOR OCCASION Uncle Sam’s Marines at the U. S. Naval Operating Base are go- ing to sit down to a feast on Christmas day if the bill of fare released this morning by Com- manding Officer Captain A. G. Bliesener means anything. In addition. the mess hall is dressed up in Christmas colors, Christmas tree gayly decorated and table arrangements smartly fashioned with individual | specially printed menu to each | place. Mess Sergeant Robey C. Stew- | art is going to give thsee fighting men a right satisfying meal that} will make their Thanksgiving Day | dinner seem like a midnight re-} past. The menu: Cream of Celery Soup Mixed Pickles Hearts of Celery Stuffed Olives Toasted Saltines Roast Young Princess Ann Turkey Baked Virginia Ham Giblet Gravy Cranberry Sauce Snowflake Potatoes Candied Sweet Potatoes Buttered Sweet Corn Buttered Asparagus Tips French Peas Hot Rolls Butter Lettuce and Tomato Salad Thousand Island Dressing Sliced Pimiento Cheese Fruit Cake Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Apples Bananas Oranges Assorted Nuts Mixed Candy Coffee | Cigarettes an Cigars Mics Helen Pierce To Wed Carlton Beyer jsorted nuts, hard 146, both of Key West; Tilson S. jbil Lee Lane, 21, \CHRISTMAS PARTY ENJOYABLE KIDDIES PARTY PUT ON FOR | SERVICE CHILDREN service men in the last evening in the new theater of the Naval Operating Base at a Kiddie’s Party staged by the Recreation and Welfare Depart- ment. The children, ranging from six months to 17 years of age, many of whom were accompanied by jtheir parents, were treated to three cartoon movies in techni- color, candies, fruits and gifts and singing of the Christmas jcarols led by Miss Beautrice Mo- reno, secretary to the chaplain, and G. B. Dolan, 3rd class. Santa Claus, who was Zissen, boatswain mate, Ist class, gave out the presents of apples, oranges, pears, tangerines as- candies and toys. CAPT. CURRY HARRIS | PROMOTED TO MAJOR | Information was received here today that the former Captain W. Curry Harris, U. S. Army, has re-| ceived his appointment as major. | He is stationed at Fort Bliss, Tex- | as, commanding an anti-aircraft battalion. He is the son of Mrs. W. Hunt Harris, of 425 Caroline street. MARRIAGE MART Marriage icone were issued yesterday afternoon by County | Judge Raymond R. Lord to the following: Robert J. Whitehead, Jr., 32, | and Mrs. Marjorie G. Roberts, | Breakefield, 28, of Cullman, Ala., | and Pearl Ottolie Roberts, 21, of Key West; William L, P. Burke, 25, of Terre Haute, Ind. and Agnes Ryan, 22, of Westfield, N. J.; Joe G. Cano, 22, and Sy- both of Key West. AT RAUL’S TONIGHT An approaching marriage of much interest is that of Miss | Helen Pierce, daughter of Ms:| and Mrs. Emory L. Pierce, Carlton Monroe Beyer of Diego, Calif. The prospective bride from an old Key West family. ; Her maternal grandparents, Mr. | and Mrs. Peter H. Williams, and | paternal grandparents, Mr. and! Mrs. Charles R. Pierce, were pio- neers. in Key West. | She graduated from the Con- vent of Mary Immaculate, and| attended Woman's College at Tal- Jahassee. Mr. Beyer is a San Diego man, j son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bey- ; er. He is now Senior Instructor at the Fleet Sound School and; mémber of the National Research ; Council. He was formerly on} the teaching staff of the San! Diego High School. He gradu- \ ated from the University of} California, majoring in Educa- tion. The wedding will take place Thursday, December 31, in. Coral Gables, at the First Presbyterian Church, with a reception follow- ing at the home of the bride’s godmother, Mrs. M. P, de Boe, of Coral Gables. The best man will be the bride’s brother, Emory Lowe Pierce; Miss Elizabeth Sawyer, daughter of Mr. and Yrs. Ross Sawyer, will be maid of honor, and Miss Betty Ann Pierce will be a bridesmaid. LT. DOPP COMMENDED FOR ACTION: IN TRAIN WRECK IN GEORGIA) According to advices received in Key West, Lieut. Robert A. Dopp of this city, who is now sta- tioned at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., with the Reception Center, has been highly commended by the Reception Center unit manner in which he conducted hi if following a train wreck sen| n| comes , for the; There will be a lovely Christ- mas ‘party at;Raul’s Club onthe Boulevard tonight. Thete, will be a. cover charge of $1.00. per per- ; Son. A door prize will be awarded \t0 the fortunate person. The clos- | 'ing hour tonight will be 2 a. m. Raul assures all a grand evening. | | Music will be by Barrosa and his | Upwards of 450 children of} Key West | area were gloriously entertained | storekeeper, | Morris | | Motherwell | city. Mrs, Motherwell resided in | Key West for a period of two orchestra. REAL BIG TIME AT SLOPPY JOE'S BAR The place to go tonight here in| Key West is Sloppy Joe’s Bar. | Joe Russo’s orchestra will be on the job with hot swing music and customers may dance all evening; j the closing hour tonight will be} a.m. Forrestal warns industrialists | ;end of war is not in sight. | } ORDINANCE NO. 428 COUNCIL SERIES AUTHORIZING THE SOUTH- ERN BELL TELEPHONE AND | TELEGRAPH COPMANY TO} USE THE PUBLIC STREETS, OF THE CITY OF KEY WEST,; FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ERECTING, CONSTRUCT- ING, MAINTAINING AND OP- ERATING LINES OF TELE-| PHONE AND TELEGRAPH THEREON AND THEREUNDER. Passed by City Council on first reading, July 28th, A.D. 1942. Passed by City Council on sec- ond reading, October 27th, A.D. 1942. | Passed by City Council on third and final reading, Decem- ber Ist, A.D. 1942. WILLIAM A. FREEMAN, President, City Council. ! Attest: j JOE JOHNSON, City Clerk. Approved: December 5th, A.D. 1942. WILLARD M. ALBURY, dec24-1t Mayoz. | aldosta, Ga. IsWisaid that Lieut. Dopp’s promptness of action is believed to have’ saved many lives since he took immediate command of the removal of all soldier and civ- ilian passengers from coaches of the train. Among those commending Lt. Dopp were the Post Commander, Col. Duncan G. Richard, Lieut.- Col. Charles M. Boucek, Medical Corps, Chief of Surgical Service, Camp Blanding. Fla. and Harry A. DeButts, vice president of the Southern Railway System. One out of three criticizes our war program, Gallup poll finds. PIAA ADAAAIAAAAAAAAAIA ARIS | STRAND THEATER LEWIS STONE in Courtship of Andy Hardy Coming: ORCHESTRA WIVES | MONROE THEATER Dorothy Lamous in “Beyond the Blue Horizon” and | “Secret Agent of Japan“ Coming “Confirm or Deny’ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MET 4) DEFENSE COUNCIL KEY WESTERS IN | MEMBERS ARE TAKING | GENERAL PLAN TO | FIRST AID TRAINING, CELEBRATE XMAS) veonara Curry has completed | the lessons he gave in first aid to! | Key West volunteer and paid fire-| | men, and is now giving instruc-j i tions nightly in the No. 1 fire sta-| Key Westers gen generally will take a day off in observing Christmas. In the Navy Yard and at the Army Bar- racks only key men will work tomorrow, and the day will be a holiday for all men working on defe: | tion to members of the Monroe} | County Defense Council and to} a | anybody else who may wish to be- ! mse jects. | | come familiar with approved re-'| _The bank, all:f é | quirements of first-aid work. fices and the county * All the paid firemen and many} offices will be ©n | | of the volunteers attended the; Friday, and some of the city | | classes that were held Monday! and county esa ree tag j | and Thursday» evenings. Last| ay is sa cowie ‘will be | | night a fairly Jarge class of de-| conducted in all the church- es. | meeting, conducted by. Mr. Car- | | ry, in the fire station. CSIIIIII IS ANNOUNCE DEATH OF | MRS. MOTHERWELL Birtho £3 | Ina recent | issue’ issue of a Miami | newspaper there oppeared an ac- \ count of the death of Mrs. Clara in a hospital in that DAUGHTER TO SAWYERS Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sawyer j announce the arrival of a 7 1-4 pound daughter Tuesday morning ; in a local hospital. Mother andi baby are getting along fine. The . | ew arrival has been given the} years some time ago. The notice | name of Judith Ann. reprinted from the Miami paper} Mrs. Sawyer before marriage follows: was Miss Marian Taylor. “Mrs. Clara Batol “Motherwell, | 60, of 929 S.E. 26M kive., Ft. Lau- | derdale, died in a Miami hospital |” Saturday followirig a ‘brief illness. = | She came here three years ago on | Mr. and Mrs. Vernon a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Lois|The new arrival has been Ham, Norman of 993 N. W. Fifth st. | Donna Mae. Mother was topfit'y She was a native of Philadelphia, | ly Miss Gwendolyn Borden. Her Pa., and leaves her husband, Har-| father is machinist’s mate in the} ry Motherwell of Ft. Lauderdale; | U.S. S. Coast guard. daughter, and four ie Mrs. Se ee Bob Hopkins, Mrs. William Peter- | man, Miss Elizabeth and hoe VISITING HERE | Theresa Bardol of Philadelphia. Sere anere | Funeral services will be conducted | _Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Wheel- i shapel | ef and daughter, Miss Helen of at 2p.m. Tuesday in the chapel : : of the Gautier Funeral home. with Anniston. Ala., are houseguests | the Rev. Daniel Iverson of Shen- over the holidays of their son and ri ;.| daughter-in-law, Lieut. and Mrs. andoah Presbyterian church, offi- C. Wheeler, Jr. USN, at thei jciating. Burial will follow in J.C. mel gia Ge | Woodlawn Park cemetery.” home on Alberta street. —— DAUGHTER. BORN A 6-lb girl was “6@ at 5:20 a. m. at a loc (| l wevwwwvvevervVvvve WPB cut December - January | output of ice cream 20 per cent. LOPEZ Funeral Service { 4 Established 1885 Licensed Funeral Directors <j and Embalmers 24-Hour Ambulance Service ¢ > PHONE 135 NIGHT 696 ¢ ‘MAAR AAAAAAABDABABES | , AT FIRST > > > SIGN OF A Oe. | The tall, green trees iG | They have their roots ;They cannot crumble. ‘RATIONING KEROSENE | , Osceola, Seminole Indian brave, | TSI SISES ISS NO PAPER TOMORROW & In accordance w with a cus- tom of long-standing, there will be no issue of The Citi- zen tomorrow (Christmas Day) in order to allow the force an opportunity to join in the festivities of the oc- casion. The Citizen observes three holidays each vear, the other two bein; Fourth of July end Labor Day. The Citizen wishes its patrons and the entire citi- zenry a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. IPI III SI OS Te TALL, GREEN TREES Must laugh at us. | ; Who stood beneath them. | | You, with your heart in your | eyes, And mine—in my hand... een leaves in emerald mirth, Chuckling at an empty Love. . Dissolved down moon-paths . . Broken like bits of star-light. 'Too well we loved— \ !Too lightly : | Not clutching ‘at something solid | ;But building dreams |Of foam .. . and star-dust. The tall, green trees |Must laugh at us. | | Imbedded in solid earth. | | TECHNICAL BOOKS Open 8:30 A.M. to 7 P.M. IF You'Re Looking For | Boots See PAut SmitH 334 SimontonsrT. | BARBARA GREENE. HURTS INDIAN BRAVES | Fort Myers, Dec. 24. (FNS) | —Among applicants for a gasoline | ration book last week was Johnny who had been getting along all right, it seemed, until the gov-} clamped down on kero- Merry C Chistes have you managed to get | bis time without a ra- | "peal officials asked|| A Rie ee Year Cc. R. KIMBALL and Ford kerosene, run} BRUCE SAYLES pies ®-good, ” replied Johnny. ; Now ie is obliged to use gasoline | jand advanced the opinion that | “Great White Father is Ojus | Nuts.” ory Ges A Person | s KEY WEST BEDDING COMPANY 315 Front Street PHONE 669 LA CONCHA BEAUTY SALON Sincere Xmas Greetings to ALL OUR FRIENDS and PATRONS La Concha Hotel Bldg. | PHONE 128 ‘J. F. SIKES LICENSED PLUMBER 1306 CATHERINE STREET 666 TABLETS. SALVE..NOSE: DROPS ARCHER'S “USE YOUR CREDIT Buy the People’s Way and: PayEvery Payday SELECT 814 Fleming Street Po Lhe ed Ni z. POOP PCL OL LL COO TM @. Sincerely Extending: To All Our FRIENDS and CUSTOMERS BEST WISHES FOR A TRULY MERRY CHRISTMAS anda HEALTHY, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR tena a rh al all a ah ah al ahaha =| GROCERY | MEAT MARKET JOHN COBO, Prop. Wishes Ail Its PATRONS and FRIENDS a Genuinely MERRY YULETIDE Phones 47 and 67 PRACTICAL GIFTS for EVERYONE on your CHRISTMAS LIST We have a most complete stock of READY-TO-WEAR APPAREL ‘for LADIES, “MEN and CHILDREN and invite you to come in and make your selection. This Christmas you can use your credit—it is the easy and con- venient way to buy—at Peo- ple’s there is no red tape— just make your selection . . . then tell the saleslady, “I would like a credit account” Ve, BUY TODAY and PAY EVERY PAY DAY Open Evenings Til ae Christmas.” We say same spirit that we ha knowing that the full yor slr spe sh PEOPLE'S t:) CREDIT STORE “The Friendliest Credit Store in South Florida” OPEN - EVENINGS ———_eooeoeoororowsooo ss 2 rine PEACE ON EARTH GOOD WILL TO ALL MEN and PROSPEROUS. HAPPY NEW YEAR White and Eliza Streets PHONE 52 SELIMIIIIDOSTL OSES TSS Ss. POPP POT erry Christmas TO EACH and all of you we say “‘Merry it—yes—in the very ve said it in the past, enjoyment: of .Christ- mas is an affair of the heart and of the spirit: Pausing for a moment in the twilight of 1942 we look forward with our friends hopefully to the future. A MERRY YULETIDE TO ALL Appelrouth’s “The Store of Fashion” BERMUDA| ‘ BROADWAY Duval and Petronia Streets Soe bE EEA A A AA Abbé A Adhd hd bedbedead dtd THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1942 4 Cok kA LALA A Ad x \ THE ORIENTAL PHARMACY § =zes8 QUALITY DRUGS PRESCRIPTION STORE SEE Division at Duval Street Shae OO as Phone 379 (44 Ld bed PIPL LOCO ae. oon - Merry Christmas anda HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL GOOD WILL, music, happiness, health—a four- some without a peer—our wish for you and yours as Christmas comes in this fateful year of 1942. Your kindness has meant a great deal to us, and we thank you most cordially. pawn A hd hh hhh hh dh hd head headiakdedh Sper ss TOO PRPRIVFIFATIPPLOPOP OI In wisting you a Happy New Year we have all this in mind, and pledge anew our determination to serve you still bet- ter in 1943. “Joan” \ Joe Pearlman’s, Inc. “The Store of Quality” OMIT IIIIIIIIII ST & “All the Seema You Want On Credit” zz DIAMONDS the Distinctive GIFT Throughout the ages the most precious gift that could be bestowed on man or woman—has been the gift of jewelry. And diamonds lead all the rest in their true worth, desir- ability, and eternal beauty. So for this Christmas. when you want to express all the hope and love in your heart. give to the one who means most to you in this world, a diamond—long to be treasured and to reflect all that you want it to mean. It’s Time to Choose From Our Big Array of Exciting Jewelry Gifts of Quality “GIFTS FOR ALL ON EASY CREDIT” Open Evenings for Your Convenience JEWELRY DEPARTMENT PEOPLE'S CREDIT STORE “The Friendliest Credit Store in South Florida” OPPOSITE THE BUS STATION 514 Southard Street PHONE25 Key West, Fla. | SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN—20c WEEKLY. We thank you for your loyalty to us during the year. May you experience every joy during this blessed Yule- tide of 1942. The Management. MARKET Key West, Florida SUPER IALAALALELLLLALALLLAAALAALA ELL

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