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PAGE TWO CITIZEN PU ING co. INC. INC. 1 Daily pt Sunday, by LTMAN. Owner and Publisher ALLEN, Business Manager From The zen Building er Gre and Ann Streets rin Key West and 2D PI entitled to use | Jited to alse the s dispatches ¢ n this paper an TAL, NOTICE f thanks, resolutioss of | will be charged for at nment by churches from which derived a 5 cents a line. rum s and subjects of local or gener: not publish anonymous commun SR = CIATION ASSOCIATION ‘Sl FLORIDA PR NATIONAL EDI THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and _ it thdut fear and tpopt PT Asad afraid to oat ae or t always fight for progress; never, be the or- gan or the mouthpiece ‘of ‘ny persori, clique, faction or class; always de: itsiutthostHor the public welfare; never ‘{oierate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions: print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never corn- vromise with principle. = | :MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVCCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airpurts—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. Pes G FOR WHOM AND FOR. WHAT Every American must decide, for him- self, or herself, whether to support the na- | tién in its wars, which means the ¢heerfnl | neceptance of sacrifices that give strengtn ind proieection to men who are risking their lives on the fighting fronts. - We are desperately engaged by cutn- | lesp € iies. We did not attack them; they anged up on us. Inevitably, the nation noved toward successful defense, even if ‘Droceeded slowly, ponderously and inef- ently, in tne manner of democracies. Inielligent Americans did not, and do t, expect a miracle in the management oi or of military matters. They that wher we go war, opposed by professionals. nen yernment we As and io ieurs, democratically , coptrolled, states, e were not organized_s pe litically - itt i uaq 00 Ametigans, ae eatey difdler of wak-time emergency, , ond, beeause of the boys on the bat- , postpone debaie, recrimination and naiienable right to contest any restric- tisn upon individual rights. Ine time will come for this later. To- , we Tomorrow may claim American lives if we divide our n seliish squabbles, and foolisk 2t home. Of what avail the death jungles and sea if all vhey umed in business as usual, Loyal ns, unacion Fula é iight a war. a laillion strength con. as usual? lor wottld willing- househoklex s usual and politics What *soldfer or eap his HY¥e ior blatant Lodiptaiie Ws that their Yooms. are | pHowimeny men shouldsdie io pro-s _celfistf people Who are unwilling to ac- jod wationing:ini order that.soldiers ni eat ?- Whe should perish hat arrog: Americans may continue .o complain o and other small sacrifices dealism associated with the name ent Wilson had a greater ef in Asia and Africa after the last war than hore. with the name of Roosevelt. et The reasonable man is reascnable in is demands and expectations. Richt the time to exercise that virtue. at now i | and invites discus- | ly, economixs. ame wie accept It is apparently going to be the same UNCLE SAM KNOWS very newspaper senses satisfaction in 1 being the first to publish an important news but that blatancy of the old days and “scoops” no longer ex- in newspapers that are pretty the “sticks.” alonz those lines “o¢eurred everal Key Westers pointeu 2 e stories about the proposed hos- } ey and the os by the story, | about “beats” except | dren, ie in The Citizen last Tee +day and were published two days later in a Miami paper. No newspaper demands that its report. ! ers get all the news. Send out three men or three boys, three women or three girls, to round up the news, and each of them will gei stories that the others missed. The rea- I use of the rush, rush, rush, newspaper, particularly aiternoon, re time to observe dis- crim aties in getting news nor i9 consult ail sources from which news may be obtained. The best local stories of the day be known only to one or two persons e not engaged in public callin iThere is no limit to news sources. The 0: gill on the way to é that would mak tis be getting out a led every Neither in cne may who j.so an interesting jlocal story. al were brought to are not unusual occurrences. iurday, The Citizen, among its lo- cal stories, had five that were important. will appear later, under the guise of , in out-of-town papers. The expeit chasher puts a veneer on a story that makes it appear new to the uninitiated. Every good newspaperman knews or should know how to rehash well, even though experienced readers instantly recall when t hey have read a story before, regardless of how it | may be dished up again. Naturally, a local paper, with an ex- | ception now and then, publishes local news | first. It is right that such should be the case because of its importance in the local field. Uncle Sam is keenly aware of the fact, whether the local paper is ir Key West, Mi- ami, or any other city. | “Get it in the home paper,” ! Sam’s dictum when he wishes to mation that concerns that that r | West iwo two stories { tent Last rehast is Uncie ue infor- community. In ago, in which a secretary of a local government board, who is rot a Key Wester, gave an item to an out-oftown paper first. The chairman of that board, fair and just and a good man, liked by everybody who knows him, informed the secretary that orders from headquarters are that the be given first to the home-town paper. Uncle Sam knows how to reach the people. When he talks to home-town folks, he talks through the medium of the home- town newspaper. new ihe of j turn 9 secret weapon will win war; it’s the everlasting peoples of the world that will ude. free ihe cooperation t A -erack now making the. rounds of “Tfaly : “If we lose the war, we'll simply be Jésers; if we win, that is, if Germany wins, i we’ ll ‘be lost.” RED ARMY CHALLENGES NAZI TITLE Frederick Oechsner, American news- paper correspondent, who recently arrive in this country after internment in Germany, peaks of the German Army as “the might- iest army probably ever known.” Ex.couragingly, however, he wc thaf drastic shortages of labor, transporta- tion and raw materials, plus a gradual weakening of morale, wili undermine the resistance of Nazi arms. There can be little doubt ofepreparation*behind it and, consequently, HOR HS Adggrsaties at a disadvantage. oPheRed Army of Russia, it seems, may bé destiféago replace the Reith’s Army as ihe world’s mightiest. For more a year and a half, the Soviet has pelt | eh | to the full force of Hitler’s hordes, but the Red Army is on the offensive today, after retreats which are almost unparalleled ir the history of the world. The exhibition of courage presented by the Russian soldiers can hardly be excelled. Moreover, in view of present successes, one must conclude that behind the campaign in is a surprising military leadership art of Soviet generals. y school may know | ard, an incident occurred in Key | of ihe | strength of the German Army when Hitler | plunged the world into war. It had years | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN KEY WiST iN DAYS GONE BY! FROM FILES OF THE crtizen’ OF FEBRUARY 9 1933 ne gumcurs os RT OF — v Pet Lo! on ——- COUNTY. CHANG DA M ff, H “DIVORCE. ‘Winter Pays Vi: Nation. Today; Key West Snub-j bed”, reads a headline of an Ga sociated Press dispatch, publish-}| ed cn the front page of The Citi-} zen today. to Most of} The County Commissioners de- ci at a meeting neld last | night, to discontinue paying rent | for justices of the peace in Mon- | roe. (Sq) -Kathte Last night the County Com- | *" jmissioners deferred action again | on a prcrosal made by Thomas; A. Woody that he be given $500/ to get out a proposed magazine! that he will conduct in the inter- | ests cf the county and particular- ly Key Wes . aun tor for Piaintiff. f ATED AND POR WOyROE iN CHANCERY | eens The newly organized Key West navn Boys’ Club held a meeting last} night in the county courthouse. | It was decided to invite more|™ boys to join the club. | EVELIO. VALDES. efendant ORDER OF PUBLICATION EV Br. O VALDE | required to of complaint st you in the al n the first Mon¢ 9 otherwis! bill will he The Arthur Sawyer Post of the| American Legion will give a min- strel show tonight in the Palace | Av Theater. J. F. Busto, county solicitor, ; said that he will begin imme- diate action against all business men in the county who have! failed to = occupational | Ross ( Sawyer The proposed retrenchment program that was discussed at a/ special meeting of, the city coun- cil will be gone into further at} the regular meeting tonight. AX DEI e Rill No. 163) HEREBY GIVEN, rporation, holder of ugust, A. 931, has e in my office and has made Bes , ja ‘ation for a tax deed to be is- visiting Randolph Pinder and! suca thereon. Said certificate em- other 1elatives in West Palm} s the following described prop- Beach, returned home today. | * the County larcld Pinder, who had been : -se Key Largo City, Scbastian and Joe Cabrera left 5 today on a short business trip to Miami. Monroe County The assessment of the said prop- erty under the said certificate is- sued the name of E. Evi Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cochran e. Uniess said certificate shall be Singleton, who had been in Key} eauenonrnencce fei wn 1 Bune ccording to law, the West on a two weeks’ visit, left] property described therein will be yesterday for their home in Mi-| sold to the highest bidder at the ami: «court house door on the first Mon- | day in the month of March, 19: | which is the Ist day of March, 19 Lester | Dated this 26th day of Janua 94 where | (SEAL) Ross C Sawyer will remain several days to! CJerk of Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida. jan26,feb2-9-16,1943 Attorney J. Lancelot left yesterday for Miami, he attend to business. ! OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DE! (Senate Bill 21S ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Luciano Lopez} OTICE ‘and daughter, who had been vis-| iting in Havana, returned on the Steamship Cuba yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson, } 1122 Southard street, today an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Claudia Mae Johnson, to Earl C. Jackson, son) of Mrs. May Jackson, 1219 Pearl street. issued the A.D. 193%, my office and hi Pane application for a tax deed to be issued thereon. S2id certificate -mbraces the following described property in the County of Monroe, State of Florida, to-wit: The assessment of the said pro] erty under the said certificate was in the ne of T. J. Talty The Citizen in an_ editorial paragraph says today: “At a recent Christian Endea- vor convention among the aues- tions discussed was this: “Can a Christian Endeavor girl wear rolled stockings and use lip- stick?” The official decision was nct announced, but we suspect that in some cases she not only can but does.” LEGALS NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED (Sesate Bill No. 163) Nee IS HEREBY GIVEN rporation, holder of sued the 1931, has: fi Unless said certificate shall be re- leemed according to law, the prop- erty described therein will be sold} to the highest bidder at th court house door on the first Mon- day in the month 9 which is the Is Dated this Ross C Sawyer of Cireuit Court of Monroe 26,feb2-9-16,1943 RCUIT COURT OF THE NTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY. IN CHANCE! pe Plaintiff, DIVORCE ste. 1 UTISHA JORDA day of August, A. 1 same in my office and has mad | application for @ tax deed to be is. | sued thereon. Said certificate em-j braces the following described prop-; erty in the County of Monroe, State, of Florida, to-wi RIDA {A JORDAN, ve Street, nnsylvan ¥ ordered th: ppear on the Ist day of 3, before the entitled court to the Bill of a in th The Key It is here! Largo City. ey Largo, Plat | . Plat Book 1, Page | Monroe County Record The assessment of the si erty under the said cer i was in the name of Miami Bank rust Cp. said certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described therein will be sold tothe highest bidder at the court house door on the first Mon- month. of March, 1943 na he aper in which this order shall be published once a k for four Arthur the a this | (SEAL) Res C Sawyer | Clerk of Cireuit Court of Monroe County, Florica. jan26,fe 16.1943 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FoR TAX D Certificate No. . day of August, A. | tiled same in my office and has made application for a tax deed to sued thereon. Said certifi pembraces the following desc! property in the Cou of Monroe, State of Fjorids, to-w - . . buys his copies sale, sells them at retail. Largo City, in Montoe County Records. The assessment of the said prep- erty under the said certificate is- sued was in the name of Miami Bank & Trust Co. Unless said certificate shall be re- deemed accerding ‘to law, the prop- ty described therein will be sold to ¢ highest bidder at the court house door on the first Mon- day in the month of March, 1943, which is the Ist day of March, 1943. Dated this 26th day of January, j 1943. (SEAL) - + . is embarrassed Ross C Sawyer |Clerk of Circuit Court of Monroe | “County, Florida. | Jan26,feb2-9-16,1943 Clerk of the Circuit | of Monroe, State ( + property YOUR NEWSBOY TU =SDAY, FEBRUARY $. ' Yodag’a Horoscope Today In Fi listory ‘Today's Today’s native gains success through (patient application. A long life is indicated. The nature is patient and plodding, wise in a simple way, content with sim- ple life, and enjoying the esteem of many friends. LEGALS or PLICATION TAX BEED (Senate Bilt Nori: — 163) BY GIVEN, That hoider of Tax? issued the ALD. 1938, has vffice and has a tax deed to fellowing tie County of Monroe, | t ‘cels all air mail contracts. 7 r Records f the said pr. sud cert'ficate is- f Richard W ‘land's capital. > Sawyer of Monroe eb2-9-16,1943 | j On COUNTY, STATE OF FLORL Cane No. : | ANNIE LAURE HISHOP DEGGANO, intiff, DIVORCE ACTION »orn in Iowa, 52 years ago. |humorist, D. therein | 25th day C Sawyer | urt of Mon-| (Sd.) Florence E. Sawyer, | Deputy Clerk. HOMAS S. CARO, Solicitor for Plainti jan26, feb2-9-16.1943 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED (Senate Bill No. 18%) NOTICE, 1S HEREBY: GIV Corporation,’ | holdér 989, issued th b. 1932, and has made ap- ax deed to bé issued ate, embraces property id State of Flor: Largo City Key . a1, Twp. 69, , as revorded Man¥oe unty Records. Phe assessment of the said prop- under the said certificate 1s- 1 was in the name of Charles D, in id certificate shall rding *"to ~ law, described therein will be old to the highest bidder at the rt house door on the fi day in the month of March, which is the Ist day of March, Dated this 26th day of Januar: redeemed Ross C Sawyer « of Cireuit Court of Monroe he jan26,feb2-9-16,1943 vvvvvvvv ewer. KEY WEST BEDDING CO. >1S Front Street Phone 66° The Southernmost Mattress Factory in the United States @ MATTRESSES RENOVATE: @ FURNITURE UPHOLSTEREL tarts tt tet seeeees| Help a man in uniform enjoy his leisure hours. Give your good books to the 1943 VIC- TORY BOOK CAMPAIGN. Leave them at the nearest collection center or public library. ‘through tunnel, in historic-esca {Dutch Netherlands er oe ident, born Rossville A. EN CHAN-| sponde CERY, { | England, 52 years ago. |werker, born Le Roy, of The Citizen at whole- . + + pays cash for his papers. . loses if a customer fails to pay. - if a customer is slow pay. had < ane the Rest Soe Be ene, on a ee rates: hme asks customers to cooperate by paying him promptly and regularly. THE CITIZEN Circulation Department 1838—Mormons at independ ence, Mo., so harrassed that their leader, Joseph Smith, leads the 10,000 cut of the State. ‘William H. Harrison. api- senater, 9th Pres- Va Died 1864—Col. Thomas E. Rose on, Apri leads 110 Union officers out « Libby Priscn, Richmond, V 1814—Samuel J. Tilden. New York governor. President catid® Gate in 1876, born New Lebanon! 1870240on¢gress ‘orders U.S.°N. Y. Died Aug 4 1886 Signa? ‘Cérps ‘td'take metecrolog a6: ical observations 2t military posts E. Pinkham —markirty birtir*of the Weatr=r- pn a rang vegetable —59‘réach Union lines. Lydia the her Ly 55 1883 1819 inator of pound 1871—Act of Congress pr Fish and Fisheries. 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Sweep eweweveuwers , LOPEZ Funeral Service Established 1885 Licensed Funeral Directors and Embalmers 24-Hour a wm Service |} PHONE 135 NIGHT 636 COTTe- ln em amaneaeeeeeeee i Ronald Colman, actor, born in William Harve ‘Allen of New York City, noted social and civic | Minn., 69 > > years ago. Frank Smothers, war WHEN IT’S JOB PRINTING REMEMBER There is no JOB Too Large and No Bags bee Small THE ARTHAN PRESS The Citizen Building PHONE 51 The heating unit in your electrical appliances, such as Irons, Ranges, and Toasters, is the Heart of that appliance. Take care of it, as it is made of nickel and chrom- xt?emely scarce. Most of our sre ah ace taccrted and sang soon be saavellvile for replacement units. 1. DON’T leave heating units on when not proto eereenreeeeroas Ve ey 4 10v, , a tees tt 4. DON'T use makeshift fuses for appli- ances. Use the fuse that is recommend- ed by the manufe-turer. REMEMBER—Thcre are no new heating appli- ances being manufactured. 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