The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 31, 1942, Page 5

THUPSDAY, DECEMBER 3 NAVY CROSS IS AWARDED TO LT. COMDR. BROWP PRESENTED BY CAPTAIN REORDAN FOR “EXTRA- ORDINARY HEROISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY” Captain .C.. E. .Reordan, com- mandant of, the Navah Operating Base here; today’. awarded the highly coveted Navy ‘Cross to Lieut.-Comdr, Thomas M. Brown, USN, of Cleveland, Ohio, who is now stationed in Key West, for “extraordinary heroism and out- standing devotion to duty” dur- ing a naval engagement with Cocmecreswoesecescecroses WEATHER REPORT Observation taken at 8:30 a. m E.W.T. (City Office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night Mean Normal _ : Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a. m., inches Total rainfall since Dec. 1, inches. }y1 22... Deficiency sinee inches? Total rajefall since Jan. inches Deficieney inches Relative Humidity 10% Tomorrow’s Almana Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Tomorrow's Tides (Neval Base) High Tide Low Tide 6:14 a.m, 11:46 a.m. 6:07 p.m. FORECAST Key West and Continued cool this and tonight. Florida Continued afternoon and tonight. Hatteras, N. C., to Apalachi-| cola, Fla. No small craft or} storm warnings have been is-| sued. | "Dee. rh since Jan. Vicinity: afternoon cold this * WISHING you much joy, goed luck, cheer, good health and hap- Piness throughout 1943, 'é And thanking you he r remem- ‘bered us so kindly in 1942. having Your First RESOLUTION for the NEW YEAR should be to let LEBH'S FOOD CENTER Duval and Angela Sts, Phone 94 HELP YOU SAVE on your FOOD BUDGET! 1, 1942 apace planes in the Pacific! ths Ocean: last Spring. Captain Reordan, making the the United States presentation in behalf of President of the and the Secretary of the Navy, awarded the medal to Com- mander Brown during a colorful ceremony in front of the Admin- istration Building in the Navy Yard as scores of Commander Brown's fellow officers and en- listed men of the Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps stood rigidly at attention. During the brief ceremony scores of civilians employed in the Navy Yard also witnessed the presentation. A portion of the citation which Captain Reordan read _ before making the award said: “For extraordinary and outstanding’ devotion to duty as gunnery officer . . . in action with enemy Japanese aerial fore- es. The conspicious courage, skill and resourcefulness dis- played by Lieutenant-Comman- der Brown during this engage- ment was directly responsible for the destruction of three ene- my Japanese planes and the ;damaging of at least four oth- vers.” The Commander said that! following citation also Brown. heroism ' attack, assumed and __ per- formed the duties of executive officers of his ship and’ that “his ently that of a fine and efficient seaman, in keeping with the highest tradition of the United States Naval Service.” During the past Commander Brown has been on duty in Key West he has made scores of friends, both in the service and in civilian life. While in Cleevland, Ohio, he attended East Technical High School, aft- er which he entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis. He graduated in the Class of 1924 and has been on active duty since that time. His naval ex- perience includes: One year with battleships; One year with destroyers; Seven years in submarine du- ty; One China; Three years aboard the U.S.s. Memphis; One year as instructor at the | Great Lakes Naval Training Sta- > tion before being assigned to the Pacific. Commander Brown is living in ie West with Mrs. Brown, the | and one-half years “The Shop of Quality” "(cea BERMUDA MEAT MARKET Just Received——A Large Shipment of PORKand VEAL and A LARGE VARIETY of SAUSAGE REMEMBER We Specialize in LIVE TENNESSEE POULTRY Our Prices Are the LOWEST in Key West and We Give You Extra Quality A VERY HAPPY ana VICTORIOUS 1943 BERMUDA MEAT MARKET JOHN COBO, Prop. - Cor. White and Eliza Sts. - TOI IO III IIIA: to have acqui community. new for that in 1943. FEISS IIA III III IIIS SOT IS II IAAI I III AS IIA IIS SIS ISAS SA IIIS IASI SISA ISSA SSIS. Fike In all this wide world there is little that can be finer than friendship, and we are happy friendship of so many in this We thank you pledge our greatest endeavors to be still more worthy of it WE WISH YOU and YOURS AHAPPY....VICTORIOUS 1943 HOLTSBERG’S “Your Most Pepular Shepping Center” UBEDEURUUUBURUUUUUU UU UL. THIS YEAR OF 1942 has been one of world tribula- tion, but nevertheless, many good things have come our Chief among them is your continued patron- age, for which we thank you. very earnestly now, way. and wish you. JOHN cozo, Prop. Phone 52 FI IOI IIA III ISK. red the lasting friendship and | conduct throughout being consist-* few months in} UUMRUIUU UUM UBUUMUURUL UR UE LUGO EEG UO OOO ARAL A THE KEY WEST CITIZEN NEGRO DECIDES TO GO TO WORK ARRAIGNED ON CHARGE OF VAGRANCY BEFORE JUS- TICE ESQUINALDO Hubble Davis, negro, who has a passion for sporty clothes—this morning, in the sheriff's office, ne had on hight-waisted trousers and a faney, shirt—, is going back to work or is going out of town, so Justice of the Peace Fariqu: ovinaldo, Jr., warned Davis morning. Davis was arraigned on a ;of vagrancy, to which he p) aded guilty and was held ix bail former Miss Dorothy May Strat- jton of Cleveland, O., and their 12-year-old son, Frank Brown. | pt weeeeseseseeeeee iAreher’s Grocery: “The Store That Serves You Best” > WISHES YOU and YOURS A Very HAPPY NEW YEAR anda SAA SAA DAALAGEA | ae ! for the criminal court. brought out in the testimony that, two and one-half Davis iost his civil service job on a defense project in Key West be- cause ‘work. Since then he has been drifting about only a sufficient number of odd jobs to keep in his pocket. At the conclusion of the mony, Justice Esquinaldo said: Davis, it is easy enough to see wine, liquors as a war measure. ee tials cpuacomaee : VICTORIOUS 19434 PHONES 67 and 47 814 Fleming Street a WIV VV VV VV VV VV + .f SCIOTO TTOTOTOTTTTET OOS, PP aA New Year’s Season’s GREETINGS —a— ee rr aaaane AARAAARRABNRAARAAAAL ABABA ARD PAGE FIVE It was! you are bent on having time in what ‘ou thir life. months ago; of his disinelination to town, accepting “spending change” to it when he got it. testi- —— Canada curtails sales of Greetings for a 1943 All of us have moved steadily forward through a trying year, with our heads up and courage high. Our sincere wish is that the New Year of 1943 shall bring new vision, new courage, new reason for hope and optimism, and that it will bring many unexpected rewards to you. A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND A VICTORIOUS 1943 Joe Pearlman’ s, Inc. “The Store of Quality” S we turn over a new and—iet us hope—brighter page for 1943, this organization wants to add its good wishes for peace and good will to the grand total. At the same time we thank you one and all for your generous sup- ‘port during the past year. Wishing You and Yours A‘Happy and Victérious 1943 Charles Aronovitz KEY WESTS ONLY DEPARTMENT STORE Cbd dd ddbdd dd ddd ddd ddd ididddeae that you don’t like to work, that an easy a sporty {o take this warning: either get out of Key West, and get out immediately, or go back to work.” Davis put un:his bond of $25 and told qhe justice that he would look for a job immediately, and stick beer, THIS IVMIOVIL ILL IDS Oy, HAPPY NEW YEA THE WORDS ARE FEW BUT THE WISH IS EVERLASTING: May 1943 be a happy year for you and all you hold dear . . . Thanks a million for your generous patronace. With BEST WISHES and A VICTORIOUS 1943 LEWINSKY’S MEN'S SHOP “Where Wcmen May Shop for Men” 526 Duval St. PHONE #6 Key West, Fla. 1x PITTI I OT ITO a TIP PPLODD SFFFFI ISS I IIOP PIT PTD PAR BR ABP RAL ALARA LP LB ARAMA PAR LL MLAB aR MRAM RMB ) N : \ ® a N NI . 8 \ \ \ ) N g | \ \) \ 4 % . \) ne LISI SS ELE ELS TODDS aM, N s : A) Ni y : . N NJ . N NI NF N a | | { Now, when all America looks hopefully to a new and better year, we pause to take stock of our assets, and find that chief among them is the good will of our many customers. So we renew our pledge to do every- thing in our power ‘o merit a eontinu- ance of your good will. 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