The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 30, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West ' VOLUME LXIV. No. 26. Red Armies Stead Driving Germans Back Russians Claim To Have Killed DENIES RUMORS OF iled Or Captured One "FRICTION BETWEEN Hundred Thousand Ger- ALLIED COMMANDS mans In Two Weeks iitpuaipeciniedimieaa) ALGIERS, Jan. 30.—Gen- eral Dwight W. Eisenhower, in command of Allied forces in North Africa, emphatical- ly denied today that the least differences exist between the American and British commands in that theatre of war. The rumors that there was “trouble” between the com- mands were entirely false, Eisenhower asserted, and edded the British and Amer- icens in North Africa are co- erdinating their wer-efforts without the least friction. “What we are doing is ap- proved by the whole works”, Eisenhower concluded, The American fifth army forces, which started an of- fensive in southerly Tunisia five deys ago that has almost taken them to the easterly border of that protectorate, have made further gains in the last 24 hours. Their ob- ject is to cut across the line that hes been chosen by the Axis for the escape of Rom- mel’s shaitered troops into Tunis bs Allied forces in Tunisia are seid to be prepared to launch an all-out offensive, but have been deterred from Starting the action by the heavy rains in North Africa. GID S ST PD DMs 100.000 Germans re bo tinder epoca in AWARD PENNANT 7 Coma ween mse w| FOR PURCHASES OF WAR BONDS te Russians are advancing along) PRESENTATION IS MADE BY \ Tailroad leading to Rostov. 18| CAPT, REORDAN IN BRIEF CEREMONY HELD THIS MORNING (BY Associated Press) | MOSCOW, Jan. 30—Russian | armies, formed into three mighty ¢clumns, are today steadily driv- | ing back the Germans toward | Rostov their gateway city in | i today’s H Russia, stated. commnuique In the Veronezh area, where | the Russinas are conducting their | most smashing drives, the battle | Was continued throughout last | night with as much ferocity as! hed characterized it in the day-| Thousands time. of Germans} tnd their allies were killed, the, | teport said. bu‘. because of the farkness only 600 prisoners aed sptured, The bcotv that fell to; he Russians included 38 motors, | 04 lorries and 24 supply trains. | "he trains were loaded with | quipment and other supplies, he report stated. that has not et been classified. West of Voronézh: thé com- aunique said, | ave been turned into a rout. | “In the southern Caucasus where ore villages fell into Russian| | ands. Twelve field guns and 17 ‘achine guns were included in| te implements of war that were | Captain C. E. Reordan, Com- | mandant of the Key West Naval jptured. ; Operating Base, this Four hundred and fifty Nazis | Presented the Commandan’t Pen- 'nant to Commander D. L. Con-} ere killed in Stalingrad last! jey, commanding officer of the ight. The communiaue assert- | U.S. Naval Air Station in connec- {tion with war bond purchases in ; a brief ceremony at the air base. | The awatd was made for the | splendid showing of civil service IRS. ELIZA YOUNG! NES THIS MORNING UNERAL SERVICES WILL BE| | CONDUCTED MONDAY ; | AFTERNOON Itrs. Eliza Hall Young, 81, died hs morning at 11 o'clock at a lcal hospital. Funeral servites ‘ill be conducted Monday after- bon at 5 o'clock: from the Cath- fic Church, where the body will p placed at 4 p. m. Rev. Thomas Atherton, S. J., ‘ill officiate at the funeral. Lopez Funeral Home is aarge of arrangements. Survivors of the deceased _in- dade five daughters, Mrs. Lillie} *allace of Key West, Mrs. Irene tirrup of Miami, Mrs. Geo. thlobohm of Miami Mrs. James . Malaney of Miami and Mrs. rocesso Cano of Key West; a gn, William Hall; a sister, Flor- te Michael of Key West; 26; jrandchildren, 29 great-grand- hildren and two great-great- jrandchildren. \BENEFIT- for Infantile ANC Paralysis Funds! |Auspices of Key West Junior , Chamber of Commerce $ SATURDAY, JAN, 30 Admission & that that city practically has ten rid of the enemy. (Continued on Page Four) CAN YOU EAT PIECES. of Golden Fried CHICKEN Served in a Huge Nest of FRENCH FRIES with Creamed Chicken Gravy (Dunk If You Wish) Don’t expect to be conspicuous — Eat with your fingers. SERVED 11 A. M.to11 P. M. $7425 SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY INCORPORATED Prescription Druggists PHONE 199 Duval and Fleming Sts. Key West, Florida in LA CONCHA HOTEL | Air Conditioned Rainbow Room ; r Prize Time 9 to 12.p.m.' Che Key Wrst Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. Key West, Florida, hes the most equab!+ climate in the courtry; with 24 average rauge of only 14° Fahrenhe’t Ss. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1943 BEWAILS KILLING |Commerce Body Secretary Very OF NAZI WOMEN; | Much Perturbed Over Story In ALSO CHILDREN; “Miami Paper About Waterway ;|GOERING MAKES REFERENCE; IN SPEECH TODAY: BRIT-| The secretary of the Key West| | “Claude and Pete will introduce ISH COMMENT ON His, Chamber of Commerce was per- | Necessary legislation and entire iturbed today over a story that,| delegation will collaborate.” SHORT MEMORY 2 % fea: The Miarni paper said nothing about the introduction of a wa- bill by Representative under a Washington dateline, was | | (By Associated Press) published in a Miami paper. | terway/ . | LONDON, Jan. 30—“Whose ox. Representative Pat Cannon) Peterson, though it did say that jis gored” seems to make all the wrote to the chamber, stating that! Senator Pepper had introduced a ‘difference in the world to Reich-|@ bill would be introduced in con- | companion bill in the senate. It did imarshal Hermann Goering. In his speech this morning, he jbewailed the killing of German women and children by British jairmen. | “This most cruel, this most j barbarous act,” he cried in husky itones, “that is repulsive to every man with the least bit of hu- manity in his system, has result- jed in the murder of thousands sonville to Key West. | bill was for the depening of the The story in the Miami paper! inland waterway said that Cannon had introduced | sonville and Miami, a bill providing for the deepening | — Secretary Singleton wired Can- of the waterway only from Jack- | non and Pepper, telling them about sonville to Miami. | Further, in his letter to the| requesting to be informed if the chamber, Cannon said nothing; story is correct. The secretary about his sponsoring a measure } pointed out that Cannon had said | gress providing for the deepening ! not give the provisions of the Pep- | of the inland waterway from Jack- | per bill, but stated that Cannon's } between Jack- | the story in the Miami paper and } Our hearts bleed for them, while at the same time, we burn with jresentment to revenge this bar- of German women and children. | about the waterway rpoject. He stated destinctly that Sena- tor Claude Pepper and Represen- tative Peterson. would introduce barity.” {the bills. That paragraph of his Comment at the British Broad-' letter ~eads: casting station was that, either! _ Goering has a very short memory, ‘or that it means a world of dit- ference to him whose ox is gored. “Has he forgotten Poland, Bel- | gium, Rotterdam, Greece, Yugo-! siavia, Coventry, to mention only, {one place in England, where his planes killed tens of thousands of | inoffensive women and children?’ | was the question propounded by | a commentator in the British! Broadcasting station. z Murderer To L CALLED MEETING Circuit Judge Sentences N 2g | the waterway would be extended } In Goering Starting LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Presa) EARTH TREMORS AT CHICAGO CHICAGO.—Two distinct earth shocks were felt here this morn- ing, one that started at 8:25 and lasted three minutes and another | that began at 8:32 and continued for one minute and < half. Seismc’ | ogists believe the ice jam in Lake Michigan had something to do wit.. | the tremors. to Key West, and he,.the secre-! | tary, expressed the opinion that | probably some Key West. egro e Imprisonment i | Judge Arthur Gomez convened | ¢ireuit court shortiy before 10 ‘WILLKIE CAUGHT WITHOUT CARD | COSTS HIM THREE DOLLARS TO SQUARE WITH CLUB IN NORTH CAROLINA (By Associated Press) DURHAM, N. C.,, Jan. 30.— | Wendell Willkie, here for a speech, couldn’t produce his dollar mem- bership card in the Short Snort- er club and it cost nim $3. MONDAY EVENING o’clock this morning and sentenced Johnny Boswell, negro, confessed arian murderer of Willie Glehn, a negro TO ARRANGE FOR DRIVE To “Ph came to Key West to engage iin defense work, to life imprison- FUNDS FOR OPERA- | ment at hard labor. H “'O.7 OF USO Judge Gomez said that the testi- mony he had heard in the case A ..ecting will be held Monday ¢onvinced him that Boswell was| beginning at 8 o'clock, guilty of first degree murder, to! he had pleaded i | | | i | RAISE | evening iin the City Hall, to arrange for; Which charge a drive to raise funds for the | guilty. operation of the USO in Key) - Boswell, who said he is.25 years est. s ? .. pf age,.killed Glenn in a board- Paul. G. Atbury, who ras: bee ling house in Pauline Ave.. on the appointed chairman o. the com-| December 9. The| mittee, said today tnat Ke West | night of last SEARCHING FOR LOST AIRMEN WASHINGTON.—All available ships and aircraft : cre pressed | men, left San Juan, Puerto Rico, and has not been seen since. i ea ae j ROACH-POISON DEFENDANTS RELEASED SALEM, Oregon.—The grand jury, in session in this city, today reported that they had not found a true bill against A. B. McK ll'p, cook, and Mrs. Mary O'Hare, matron, who were arrest»d on cherges of manslaughter in connection with the killing of 47 patients in en insane asylum, who died of roach poison that had beea inadvertently mixed with refrigerated powdered egys. COMING BACK TO STALINGRAD MOSCOW.--Many of the residents of Stalingrad. who were driven from their homes when the Germans started their offensive to capture that city, have started to return to the city, now that it is Fractically free from enemy forces. Few homes were intact. and in most instances they were found to have been razed during the seigs. NIPPON BASE CAPTURED BY U.S. FORCES |\*P iD OD ODOS. oN (By Annoeiz:ed Press) WASHINGTON, President LOCATED WEST OF HENDER-' SON AIRFIELD ON GUADAL-| | * Jan, — | (fe tee the Stee and te PRICE FIVE CENF: RAF Raid On Berlin Causes Delay Reichmarsual Tells His People They Are Facing Darkest Hours In Ger- many’> History (Ry Ansectares Pree) LONDON, Jan. 30.—RAF mos- Quito planes began to raid Ber lin this mermng at the time |Reichmershsi Herman Goering n “censoring” had | into service today in searching for the plane that has Leen misrin; in’ W@5 to ©*ort Fis speech as a re- been done in leaving out Key! the Caribbean since last Sunday, The plane, containing nim. army sult of which he was delayed 63 minutes in making his opening remerks, Listeners to the Berlin radic. in the British Broadcasting Cor Fortion station. were emused by the excuse the announcer gave for Goering’s iclay in starting his address. The lateness. the tnMouncer said. wes due to Reich marsha! Goering’s being detained at a confecence where importen: metters to the ‘stherlend were being discussed. ow Geering’s delay struck tue Gesmen people the radic lisicmers he > vere unable to de- fact thet Le is the very man at Prench declared war om Ger- The club is made up of persons! has not yet held a czive for the | men had quarreled and fought in who have flown the ocean. Mem-! benefit of the USO, whereas, two | bership cards are dollar bills au-| drives have been held in each of | tographed by other club members, | many cities in the United States. When a membership card cannot Mr. Albury stated he did not be produced upon call of another;know what measures will be (a bedroom, and, after the quarrel ; was over, Boswell went to the kitchen. Witnesses said that Glenn, concluding that the dispute was at morning | | ; an end, entered the kitchen a few | ‘minutes later, when Boswell; : sprang at him and drpve a butch- H ier’s knife eight and member, the offender must pay $1 | adopted to raise the money. Sev- \to the questioner and other pres-| eral.proposals, he added, will be ent whether members or not.| considered, and the one deemed to Three members hit Willkie. ibe the best will be followed. one-half } |inches into Glenn’s chest, sever- {ing the main artery of his heart. i ESTEE Ts Ree DINE ' Swing Shift Swings (hy Asxoctated Prexx) WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Early {morning hours have lost some of ltheir grimness for swing shift } workers in Dallas war plants. The | Park Board has approved the use | of community houses from 3 to 5 la. m., according to the Office of ;War Information. Rented juke \ boxes supply music for dancing. DELMONICO RESTAURANT anv BAR JOHN PRITCHARD and His Orchestra will Swing it for Dancing 9 P.M. to 12 P.M. Real Honest to Goodness | | | | IAI III III IIIA IAI IIISIISI IE | TONIGHT! For A BIG TIME. . .Try SLOPPY JOE'S BAR Largest Place In Town JOE RUSSO’S BAND “The Best Swing Band In Town”’ | COME. . HAVE A GOQD TIME ;Musie Starts at 7 p.m. Week-Nights‘at 8 o’Clock | ROAST CHICKEN DINNER ONCERT LA CONCHA PARK Next to La Concha Hotel TONIGHT, 8:00 O'CLOCK CANAL; ENTIRE JAP FORCE ANNIHILATED } (By Asne Press) ! DARWIN, Jan. 30.—It was of-| ficially announced today that the: Japs’ base west of Henderson Air- | field on Guadalcanal was capturéd ; yesterday by the Americans, who} annihilated aimost the entire Jap force that held that point. i Small detachments of Japs, as} they became convinced their | further fighting was futile, escap- | ed into the jungles, closely pur- | sued by American soldiers. The | pursuit was still under way when | the last report was received from } the front. if American and Australian sol-} diers have scored a decisive vic-} tory over the Japanese 135 miles up the north coast of New Guinea | from its southeasterly tip. Most! of the Japs killed there were rem- | nants of the forces that had held | the garrison at Papau since short- | ly after this country entered the war. All of Papau is now Allied! possession. | Bombings of Jap positions at! various points in the Southwest | Pacific was continued today. The most disastrous raid was made on Munda, the Jap airfield on New Georgia Island. i - a SOT wiz tty PALACE THE.TER | SHIRLEY TEMPLE in om | “MISS ANNIE ROONEY” | | + NEWS and SERIAL = by Helena Rubinstein “ Use these four famous make-up essentials to paint a portrait of YOU ARMY BAND NAVY. CHOIR AND OTHER TALENT PUBLIC INVITED $100 WAR BOND WILL BE GIVEN AWAY NO ADMISSION CHARGE The National, Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Feb. 9th and 10th PHONE 881-W or 874 for RESERVATIONS Benefit WOMAN’S CLUB Public Library Building Fund pecp’e tmat it was “impossible”. beccuse of p -parations thet had been made. ior ihe “enmy to reid Berlin fr-m the air”. Goering «4 the German peo- ple thst the should give “their last fall measure of devotion. in Cluding the'r wery lives”. to the fetherlard im “one cf the darkest hours of its history”. He did not |menuen the Jrite. States. or re | fer to that country even imdi- rectly. and be hed little to say in his denunciation of England tied o s of all Burope. It r he denounced E not joming Germany against th “Bolst would. if they could. impase (Contirued on Puge Two. SO United Street Key West SERVED DAILY from 12 to 10 p.m. land will begin a series of Evan- Selistic meetings at Gospe! Ha