The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 29, 1943, Page 1

Key West, Florida, hes the most equable climate in the county"; ‘ith an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe't Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West Che Key West Citizen American Bombers Stage Terrific Attack On Axis Base 'n Tunisia —* | | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1943 PARALYSIS FUND Russians Put Nine. Thousand CONCERT WILL BE) Nazis Out Of Action In Big GIVEN SATURDAY Drive Made Toward Rostov i PROGRAM TO BE ee (Ry Associated Press) AT LA CONCHA PARK IN| MOSCOW, Jan. 29.—The weal gains”. The prisoners taken| es ;, {in the eastern sector, it was] EVENING: WAR BOND OF- Office announced today that. inj stated, included two’ German| FERED AS PRIZE | the last 24 hours. Russien troops ;generals and many other officers | of lower ranking. VOLUME LXIV. No. 25, PRICE FIVE CENF: Alied Nations Will Shortly Begin Intensified Offensive Against U-Boat Operations | Drive To Be Conducted Inj) OO PIS SF IPs |heve wut 9000 Germans out of | | ectin in th i t a George O. Lucas, chairman of |* it sn ibe Grive, toward: Bos the Infantile Paralysis Fund Com-!t0v in the southern area. Stalingrad is all but cleared of | ithe enemy, the report continued. | \of the 220,000 Germans and their ! jallies who attempted to capture Military Objectives Of All Types Were Bombed And - LATE BULLETINS mittee, in connection with the| Of that number, ii was added, |Stalingrad, less than 5,000 of | Then Left In Mass Of celebration of the President’s|3,000 Germans were slain andjthem, the report said, are now; irt 7 ae 6,000 were taken prisoners. Thir-/in the city and its outskirts. | | ‘Plases Picthbay,jtodayy Baye be) Citizens) aac were .recaptined | They are being dug out of their) FIGHTING AGAINST GERMAN REARGUARD i an outline of the activities to be), |by the Russians in that sector in|hiding places, sometimes one by | CAIRO.—Crack German troops are fighting a rearguard action | j carried on which will be featured|the last two days, the report|one, sometimes in grours, and,} against General Montgomery's Eighth Army that is on iis wy ! | ? ; i ; with a musical program to be ren- | said. jas their supply line has been cut | the eastern border of Tunisia, an official statement said today. De- dered tomorrow (Saturday) even-|_ In the other two drives toward | for two weeks, they are well nigh spite the fierteness of the resistance, Montgomery is now only 32 | ing beginning -at 8 o'clock at a| Rostov one from the east andjon the point of starvation, a3! miles away from the border. (By Associated Press) .{ INTRODUCE MEASURES. Waiers Of Western Hem ‘TO DEEPEN WATERW. AY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.— Senator Cleude Pepper and Representative Pat Cannon introduced companions bills yesterday in the senate and isphere To Combat Ene-, my Vessels inn (Ry Associated Preas) ALGIERS. Jan. 28—The most devestating airplane attack in | } | (By Ansociated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan, 29.—It| wes believed in official circles here today that the Allied Na-| tions will shortly begin an inten- sified offensive drive against U-| boats in the weters of the west- ern hemisphere as a result of the | two-day conference between President Roosevelt and Presi- dent Vargas. of Brazil, at Natal. where the former stopped on his way home from North Africa. The menace to shipping in the South Atlantic was brought Allies the sinking. eerlv this month, of forcibly hcme tc the in four ships in a convoy off Bra- zil. It was anncunced today that’ President Reosevelt. before his errival at Natzl, stopped at a 150 miles south of Casa- blanca, and then flew to Liberia, where he hed a conference with point, President Edwin Barclay of that republic. Other questions, besides that Fertaining to U-boats, are thought to have been discussed bv Presi- dent Roosevelt and President Vargas, and what they were President Vargas is exvected to explain in an announcement, which he will make when he ar i |the other from the southeast, Rus-|many of them have shown, after jconcert to be held at La Concha sian forces have-also made “not- |Park on Duval street. A $100 war | ‘Bond will be given away as al } prize during the evening, with; ! Mrs. Eva B. Warner in charge of} the house. providing for the deepening of the waterway frcm Jzcksonville to Key West to an average depth of eicht feet. The waterway at present extends only as far south as Miami, though thy channel fa:ther scuth to Bahia Hon- da, in the Florida Keys, was deepened. though not to the depth recommended in the bill several years ago. LONDON, Jan. 29.—The Nazis will celebrate the tenth annivar- {to power in Germany, but the i ent from what it has been in for- to an an- | IN CONNECTION | i . He has Minister Goeb- to the} bels to do the talking for him. Goering’s topic will be on the importance of .high morale at 590! home, an he will call on the Ger- 10.00 man people to make greater sacri- Tae fices with the thought in mind 5.00! on » Aque 5. 5. . 25.00 is ser TO REFORM SCHOOL | sary tomorrow of their coming in-' | program will be entirely differ-! ti duct Commission To Be. sueriFr Takes Boy | Given Additional Funds To Further Extend Water Line 2 ses 2 at: Fe their capture. Tenth Anniversary Of ‘Nazis Coming Into Power Will Be Celebrated Without Hilarity; (By Associated Press) i that, in doing so, they are help-; , ing the Germans at the front. Goebbels, according to the radio war, and will attempt to explain | Stalingrad. But the announcer did not refer to it as a “failure.” He! said that, with winter fast ap- | proaching, it was “a strategical | withdrawal” of German forces to | more secure positions during Rus- | Sia’s season of “severe cold.” It is believed that will announce also that, as a fur- ther protection to the Germans ‘at home, martial law will be de-! ,clared throughout the country. | be bedecked in flags, as was the case during other observances of ithe anniversaty. It was further said that a delegation of Italians had arrived in Berlin to partici- pate in the celebration. | Two hundred fifty thousand announcement, will talk about the | 2 failure of the Germans to take ; Goebbels | Berlin and other cities will not! Turisie was made Igst night by RUBBER FROM LIBERIA WASHINGTON.—It became publicly known today, 2s a result of “™*"ee" Fiving Fortresses on an President Roosevelt's stop in Liberia, that the government of that Axis base along the eastern bor- | Negro Republic has multiplied by many fold its production of rub- der of the French protectorate. | ber since the beginning of the war. A steady stream of latex is be- | ing brought to the markets in Liberit for shipment to Allied countries, } ‘ Militer- objectives of all types were bombed .ad were left in a ALGIERS RADIO PRAISES AMERICANS sini ieacaaiald Maal coatiiaie ALGIERS.—A commentator on a radio in this city lest night é said that one of the most successful and most brilliari campaigns *“®t*¢. Enemy fighter planes waged by the Allies since their invasion of North Africa is the be*- thet ettempied to isitercept the tle American forces are now waging against the Cermans ard lial- bo . - f ians near the east coast of Tunisia. That fight resulted frou: a ch i eahees een sek oe aa lenge by the Nazis to the Americans to “Come out and fight.” As Six of them had been shot down. a result of the “comting out,” the Americans are now only 24 mile: German flyers’ inability to find from the coast. ,@ weak spot in the fortresses wes acain demonstrated bv the return of all ?-ne-ican clanes to | HEARINCS ON LEND-LEASE WASHINGTON.—A movement was started today to hold hear- ings on Lend-Lease activities. One representative said he aad learned | Fositively that powder puffs and other things just as unimportant thei bese. had aay re abroad; that some countries were forced into ac-- American forces. which were cepting Lend-Lease goods, and that no agreement had been made! . . with Lend-Lease nations that they would not, after the war, use) nt ais mia nagaialieiel any of the Lend-Lease goods they still had on hand in competition in the week. today are only 24 with the United States in foreign trade. miles from the east coast of Tu- DEBT TO ADVANCE TO 210 BILLION ‘Ths* unit of Allied fight- WASHINGTON. — A bill has been introduced ia congress, <r: is one cf ‘three thet are trying Providing for the raising of the debt limit of the United, St: .°. from ‘a $125.000,000,000 to $220,000,000,000. oe ee ae end it appears to- |day that the Americans will be the fi-st «< the Allies fo contact OBSERVED BY UNIT |... susis-wos. FROM SAN CARLOS: ~,.whe-e in Tunisie there hes Teachers and pupils of Sar Carlos School proceeded to Bay view Park yesterday to honor Jose Marti, Apostie of Cuban In- The inclement weether has also dependence and a grat figure of inteferre with widesp-ead the American continent. Havana, plare activity. the announcement i ! from Tripoli. BELIEVE JAPANESE PLANNING ATTACKS (By Associated Presa) SYDNEY, Jan. 29.—Official jcircles' here believe that the Jap- anese are mobilizing forces with one of three objectives in view: First—To attack Australia it- self; secondly—to try to recapure |Guadalancal; thirdly—to try to been little ground activity since yesterdey due to the heavy rains. air- | Marti was born in Jauary 28, 1853, and died on May A aie ; dollars more shortly will be made jcut the lifeline of ‘supplies com- 19, 1895, after the beginning of * rives in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow. Recio, Joseph Flcitas, John Wil- ' | liams, Catherine Knowles, George n_ estate, Susan Williams es- | tate, Brown Properties, Inc., First National Bank of Key West, James PROPOSE MEASURE ing from the United States into | Australia. | Aware that the Japs are pre- |paring to do one of those things, jor something else’ that is just as the Independence War of Cuba, which he had organized The American and Cuban na ticnal anthems, other beautiful musical selections and the Jose GIVES WARNING ON LAXITY iN APPLYING TO ACQUIRE CANAL TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 29 (FNS) —A bill to permit the federal government to acquire the 5-mile Gulf county canal at a cost of not to exceed $200,000, was introduc- ed last week by Bob Sikes of Florida The action has been agreed up- on at a meeting of the Florida congressional delegation. Congressman ...for your Valentine February 14th CHOCOLATES The new $5 Sampler is « de- light to behold — a joy receive. i decorated $50" $5 and $7.50 Samplers 1.50, $3 . be Other Whitman's packages fresh from the makers — at ‘Sc up. SOUHTERNMOST CITY | PHARMACY, Inc. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS Phone 199 Free Delivery Service Duvel and Fleming Sts. Key West, Florida {the program. H |. The opening address will be | ‘made by Mayor Willard M. Al- ‘bury, with S. Steward, recreation i officer, U. S. N., master of cere- | monies. | | The Coast Artillery Band, inj | {charge of Chief Warren LS -- x i ed S. oar, i r ra! POS ti ID ST IB | EOS Bears will render seve \ 2 |__ Personnel from the Army, Navy, ‘SERVING NOTICES (Navy Choir, local taJent and Hill { Billy ensemble from the Navy will take part in the program. | Troop 52 will sell tickets on the; cea as | street tomorrow morning in con-| ™¢F Ye eccorne : WITH CON-: nection with the War Bond that nouncement made today by thi ‘will be given away. There will be | Berlin official radio. DEMNATION PROCEEDINGS |no admission charge to the con-} On previous anniversaries, Hit- = cert. j ler ranted loud and _ long, parti- IN FEDERAL COURT i Mr. Lucas states that in case | cularly so while Germany was jthat there are any who have not) scoring victory after victo ‘contributed to the fund that they! his voice will not be Deputy United States Marshal! can send in their donation by mail-| morrow over the rad Myrtland Cate notices ; ing it to P. O. Box 166. |delegated Propaganda |today in a case of condemnation|, William T. Fripp reports the] Goering and Field Me . ‘following contributions proceedings, instituted in. the fed-: ass | eral court of this district, on 21/ Volunteer Fire Department $50.00 | owners of iots, -omprising 2.97 | Tropical Park / acres, bounded by Amelia, Vir-! Order of Red Men ginia, Howe and Emma stre S,|Knights of Pvthias which is the site for Ng! Folix Varela Lodge — tat wiu be constructed by the! @nban Odd Fellows Federal Housing Authority of Marti Lodge Key West. |Carasce Lodge Those houses will be built for' BP. O. Elks colored people. In connection with ; the same project is the one for} white people on a site bounded by Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets, | Flagler avenue and the old rail-| road eat of ay A | Sheriff Berlin Sawyer left Key| ollowing is a list of the owners | west on the 1:30 o'clock bus this of the site for colored aaah \morning with Armando Machin, JUDGE WALDON ON urant Land¢Company, Bolivar} Jr, 14, who was committed to the | | ! reform school at Raa oe eee LEGISLATIVE BOARD |available to the Florida Keys P; + i uhette ete Se issi ea Juvenile Judge | OKEECHOBEE, Jan. 29 (FNS). ; Aqueduct Commission to further | Sheriff Sawyer said that, after) —T. W. Conley, Jr., chairman of /¢¥tend the distribution of the Dena an OB ey West ans | receiving complaints das eee the State Democratic Executive | Water system in Key West. | Dean, William Dean, William Led- i chers in the San Car-{ ‘ ¢: on ee Vee Se Ager Gee Se Piers |e he gambled | Committee, announced this week !James D. Roberts, Gomez andj in the schoolyard, he went there| the appointment of Judg J. I. Garcia, James A. Romer, Rose; and found the boy playing poker.| Waldon, Sarasota, a member of Fox, Cuban Lodge, Nellie Light-| The sheriff said further that | the Legislative Committce, which bourne, City of Key West, County; Machin not only resisted arrest,| will make recommendations to the of Monroe. | but also declared, “If you have me state legislators. Walden also Speen eEpaREee aoe sent to the reform school, when I| serves as_ secretary-treasurer of LOUIS A. HARRIS ‘come out I'll shoot you.” | the State Committee. CRITICALLY ILL, ——— | Attorney Louis A. Harris is re- | ported to be critically ill at a’ lo- ;cal hospital, where he was taken ja few nights ago when he was; \stricken suddenly with a heart; ! attack. | Mr. Harris makes his residence jat 217 Duval street. DANIA DeBOIE | | | Alterations and Fancy Sewing | 801 SIMONTON ST. { | iT | BATTERIES CHARGED j The Modern Way | | Drive in. in 30 to 45 minutes and, | your car can be on its way! Lou Smith AUTO SERVICE! |Phone No.5 White at Fleming! -BENEFIT- for Infantile H DANCE **perniysis Funds Auspices of Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce SATURDAY, JAN. 30 | Admission | per person | LA CONCHA HOTEL Air Conditioned Rainbow Room | Door Prize Time 9 to 12 p.m. ( SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST Duval and Fleming Street _Phone 194 Yesterday, in Miami, members lof the commission signed $250,- 000 of bonds, bearing interest at |four percent, in the First National }Bank in that city, trustees for | the commission. : The bonds were mailed today ;to the Reconstruction Finance ‘Corporation, and the $250,000 will jbe made available skortly. ;__The new grant brings to §$1,- ‘750,000 that has been loaned by the RFC to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission, of which sum $1,125,000 was turned over to the Navy Department. | ALL IN THE FAMILY | MOLINE, Ill — When Rev. Clington B. Meininger asked for a leave of absence from his church !to become a navy chaplain for the ' duration, the church appointed the | pastor’s wife, Mrs. Meininger, to | serve as pastor during her hus-| | band’s absence. | PALACE THEATER i GENE AUTRY in _ BELLS OF CAPISTRANO | NEWS and SERIAL } _ rene ao, ‘OCEAN VIEW RESTAURANT |520 United Street Key West ‘MEALS SERVED DAILY : from 12 to 10 p.m. SPECIAL 35¢ to 60< PLATES 65° .. 915 Complete DINNER Marti’s biography and _ po!’ ical compositions were parts of the patriotic school program that was. City held in front of the monument. Sam B. Pir The children also placed flow-| he was not ers,on the monument. The activities of the children at the park were under the di-! '” rection of Miss Benildes Remond| h¢ P and Miss Elva Esquinaldo. | wor Pupils who took part in the/ program were Blanco Leon, Dalia Alvarez, Yolanda Villalonga and | others. limportant to the Allied cause, |General Douglas MacArthur is ikeeping up a terrific bombing of | lapanese positions in the entire |Southwest Pacific. Again today Timor was sub- jected to a devastating raid, and many tons of bombs were dump- ed on Lae, in New Guinea; Ra- baul in New Britain; Munda air- field, in the New Georgia Islands, and the Jap base west of Hen- derson Airfield on Guadalcanal Hsland. Scouting planes are a-wing every day to try to find Jap shipping, and when it is found in-! formation is flashed to Allied! headquarters, and shortly after- jward a squadron or squadrons of jAmerican planes are on the way to attack the ships. FOR TAX EXEMPTION Tax r-c as fast which will taxpayers to dollars. “Do you know what ¢ est thing in this w d? asked, and then answe jon in one j STEAL 5,000 PENNITS CHICAGO. — Burgiars recent ly stole five thov-and Indiar bead Pennies, accumulated over a iod of 15 years, from the West £« i Cartage Company. word CONCERT LA CONCHA PARK Next to La Concha Hotel SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 8 P.M. ARMY BAND-NAVY CHOIR AND OTHER TALENT PUBLIC INVITED 5100 WAR BOND WILL BE GIVEN AWAY NO ADMISSION CHARGE re £01 jon procras til jay to file exemption app: at then? Those t 1 lave to pay the fu by lcsing many d rrrrrwr= wewevwevees ‘PRESCRIPTIONS | | | | Phone 177 Free Delivery |sanasenananennns- ; i | ee BRADY’S LIVE POULTRY MARKET Tennessee Milkfed ROASTERS Soft-Bone RR. L Red Battery-Raised FRYERS Our Chickens are received alive and we Kill and Dress Them Daily | Phone S40 1214 White Street