The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 24, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida, hes most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrent =*t ire re Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. : KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1943. No, 98. _, Biilishy First Army Crashes Through ° s bd | WASHINGTON, D. C., April one horse’ of the team that will Another Unit Seizes Range Of Hills wns ces scat anata VOLUME LXIV. PRICE FIVE CENT> “ons ron vost GQITUG Tift Kils Lester Newby | is And*Critically Wounds Divorced Wie On Watson St. Last Night se wifansa Sasuant| NEGRO BREAKS INTO ROBERTS’ ! eer BUILDING ON WILLIAM STREET: handie {necessary to make the wheels | at least 66 per cent of the re. turn, is private construction. | Public construction alone} 2 000 PLANES henste editor of Should put to itself the question | ? the ee {the war should not be planned 50 SAMPANS SENT TO BOTTOM| PROPOSE TO FORM AN ARC { CHUNGKING—The Javsareso; = ACROSS NORTHERN | tnesp re ihe homes, Mr.{iMdividual. ‘The house, the, - just a ‘babilitation and rebuilding of Se mot (be ackainte: Every minimum of 3,000 local dwelling! private company and corporation as to whether the construction architectural | that is going to be needed after magazine, “Federal Architect”.| said today. badly in need of shipping facilities | Sl irra The factory. d | i + y are Bx Aanoninned: Br sre) they are using all types. of ves-| AUSTRALIA | Morris says. which by 1944, will; important as the hospital, th: ALGIERS, April 24—Head- | sols in Chinese waters. Yesterday, | | % of Staking. ie 2 In One Of Clashes Be- tween Tanks, Axis Lost} Six. With Several Others | Damaged Edwin Morris, LATE BULLETINS (By Associated renn) authoritative Maria Rhodes, Woman In Case, Taken To Naval Hospital; . Life Hangs On Thread ilesser degree, applies to every} 3! >| in a river in South China, a ‘querters reported today that the| squadron of RAF ‘planes sank a’ British First. Army. small cargo. vessel end:50 sampans! a ape, Se that the Jans were using in con-) command of General Anderson, | veying supplies to the. Nipponese/| armies along the many, fighting | crashed through the hills that| fronte in Chine. shame gid flank Tunis to the swvst dnd hess jbe 35 years old and older They } 1909 back,.; (By Associated Press) wake “Gonstmicted sin MELBOURNE, April 24.+F..D, + Ford, speaking for the Austratian, PTF government, said today that the Japs have arranged to mass 2,000 planes in the fringe of islands that form ,n erc across northern Aus- and years—going Civil War. This is where, he | AGA! T K now reached the pl ‘dake JAP PROPAGANDA AT WOR roadway leading to that «city. This part of the first army is now 27 miles away from its ob- jective. Another column, operating farther north, has seized a part of a range of hills, after bloody fighting that extended over two days, and is now only 22 miles from Tunis. WASHINGTON. — Information reached here today that one of | the reasons why Radio Tokyo an- nounced thet Allied flyers will be executéd if they attempt to raid Japan, was to arouse the Japanese people to a fever heat of hatred | against Japcn’s enemies. The an- nouncer repeatedly tated that the reason or making the de- cision against the Allies is be- cruse the American flvers, in their reid on Javan, made it a point to mrchine-gun helpless Japanese women and children, whereas the fact jis that,.in evi-ry instance, tralia, and that the object of the enemy, when his preparations are completed, is not only to attack the Allied vositions in New Guinea and the Solomons, but to carry cut an offensive also against Australie itself. Meanwhile, General MacAr- thur’s headquarters reported, Al- lied planes are pressing home ef- fective bombings every day on im- portant Jap positions. Yesterday, in spite of the course of the raids, a squadron of American planes sighted two Jap ships off the northerly coast of New Guinea The fighting in the latter sec-| the ‘aiders attacked nothing ex- and nose-dived to the attack. Both tor was even more violent than that during which the other col- | umn captured a hill and: con- It, was announced that. de- spite the rough nature of the terrain, the second column and the Axis forces brought tanks into action. In one of the clash- es between tanks, the Axig lost six and had several others. bad- ly. damaged. The enemy with- drew from contact with the ad- ‘Tlatge from Floride. introduced & | cept military objectives. | PROPOSE CHANGING GAS | AREA IN FLORIDA | WASHINGTON.— Representa. tive Lex Green. congressman-at- resolution in congress. calling on the OPA to take Florida out of, ‘the Eastern States area, in ra-| tioning gasoline, and placing her lin the Gulf States area. Green de- |clered “thrt. were that action taken, Florida would be in a po-' sition to obtain more gasoline, | many. thousands of gallons of | which reach this state from Gulf |potts by inside inland water | routes. Shies, loaded with oil in ships were struck, and one of them, an 8,000-ton transport, was left in flames and in a sinking condition. FROM PLANE WRECK ACCIDENT HAPPENED DUR- ING SOME TIME LAST SUNDAY | peared before) the, City, Council’ Restaurant wisich is rented by me! i equested that the Star Light | to Frank Fraga; and through per liquor license be tevoked,} sonal spite he has now. brought my | | the bulk of the need for construction will in West—either replacement or re- habilitation. It is job, he feels, for which it is the patriotic duty of private constructors to lie begin planning now. “From all points of the com- pass came requests, demands, resolutions, asking that prepara- tions ‘begin now for the survey of the public scene,” he says, “to determine what public works after the wi will be most urgently needed,| how many can be paid for with the tax money result in that will then be available. “But public construction, pay-|er in} Portant. some cases, as far as before the} propriated for hospitals, | reation |clearance would be matched by contends, |at least one dollar new | residences, stores and factori Key}; slum- j clearance: project. | “In fact, they are more im-| If legislators had the} assurance that every dollar ap- At 4 o'clock this morning, a negro broke into one of the apart- ments occupied Sy a woman in |the Roberts Building at 526 Wil- eee latter valuables, a driver’s license r jand a rationing card that were in rivate } " P her handbag. buildings and for FRANCIS: STREET HOTEL ENTERED with several other men _ in the building hurried out into the street to chase the negro, but he disappeared from sight in a mo ment. At 15 minutes of 5, three-quar- ters of an hour later, a negro broke into the Poinsettia Hotel on Fran BULLETIN At 3 oclock this afternoon. word was received from the Naval Hospital that Celerina had a chance to recover. Love, love for they would feel easier in their expenditure of public funds.” Ideal situation in Key West, Mr. Morris feels, would be for private constructors to finance all the work in replacing or r habilitating these old homes. However, he thinks not more than one-third would have to fall into: the category of build- ‘ings for low income groups, for whom normal methods of financ- ing are out of reach. For this construction, he believes the better economic situation will private construction, linsured by the Government, rath than outright government JOHN NEBO SENDS LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL RELATIVE T0~ STATEMENT: MADE BY ROGELIO GOMEZ ABOUT CAFE On April 20 Rogelio Gomez ap-|ing to have me ejected from the and Ca. ‘and he outlined” his reasons; as; personal business into the picture The body of the sixth flyer has ‘\yas published in The Citizen, for and according to the Press he has a crude stete. or with gasoline, | deily enter Port St. Joe, Green as- | Serted, TOKYO THREAT BOOSTS rs: BONDS SALES sp ripe se eget cascade WASHINGTON, — The Treas- day that the American army. | ury reported today that the Tokyo |threat to execute Allied airmen under the command of Lieuten- | that. exe cavtured in raids on. Ja- ant General George Patton, has/ can, has given a mighty impetus s ;¢ | in the sale of War Bonds, All over area of Tunisia, where the Brit the country “Bombs-for-Tokyo” | advenced quietly to the northern | sales of Wer Bonds ere being con- | ens | ducted. Such sales have. put Vir- area of Tunisia, where the Bri! | ginia and. West Virginia’ beyorid ish ‘First Army had been doing | their quotas, and Ore~on has de- wen sch ti: cided to increase its quota $1,000,- MD Gh the’ Hind Sighting sides tU* oni 'thy each’ Gt Rickonbecker's| invasion ‘of North Africa, and men who were murdered in Japan. has taken over the British Posi- | sraiKERS READY TO RETURN| ity TO WORK | announced, tho) ONTARIO—It wes offici-llv’ ‘ _ | 9Mmounced today that the 15.900, Americans have advenced six strikers in the Ford plants in Can- miles, in the face of fierce ene- 248 have declared they are ready 2 | to return to work, but that the my action, beyond Mateur, the Ford menagers xave kept the position that was occupied by Plants locked egainst the workers. i (Continued on Page Four) | vancing Britishers, and there has been a lull in the fighting today. to- tions. Since that was done, was further (Continued on Page Farr’ SQUIBB HIGH POTENCY t } FXII III III ISI IIIA IAA I A TONIGHT! 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This act on the as to theidentity of the naval part of Mr. Gomez was motivated flyers, but the following list of },, personal .gtievance,on, his, pa Army dead was released ‘atthe toward me. C3 4 Homestead air base: On the sarhe’ day, Apgile20th, | First Lt. Ralph B. Wilderhaus, 1943 he filed suit against me seck-| of Dayton, Ohio. fete rtiiae: i Lt. James B. Jollison, Jr., —_ IRL TT Denver, Colo. | Tech. Sgt. Andrew J. Moll, of | Staff Sgt. Jay H.. Fisher, of TID: Sisachton. Strent | Cleveland, Ohio. | | A DEFENSE PROJECT | | | A board of officers has been ap- | | pointed to make an investigation, The privileges of this cafe- of the tragedy. ! teria are extended to the i following : j CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES: LaCONCHA ccxttactins Ton! weeweewnra a. | of Army | Projects HOTEL | PERSONNEL OF. iY. NAVY, CHARLES M. SALAS, Mgr. | COAST GUARD and MAHINE pare ot CORPS §405 5 ) THE BEST | GOVERNMENT! 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DANCING Saturday Evenings Yesterday, John Nebo, proprie-| acter by f s afternoon ' tor of the cafe, mailed the follow-| (which is not the subject of his; The ; my business orderly and complied of with all rules and regulations laid ; down by the City, County, State It has been called to my atten-! of mv business, which he has com- : |combined to make removal of the tion through the Press of this city | plained to you about, but, Gentle- | and Miami: that Rogelio Gomez: men, the same does not hold true The bodies, accompanied by! appeared before ‘your Honorable; for Mr Rogelio Gomez, and the; military escort were sent to the City Body on April 20h; last,/ Council Members only have to Turner Funeral Home in Home-|sccking to have my liquor license! look across the street to find an/ ‘\ PHONE ‘9150 WITH OTICE Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 4;30 | , He awoke her and she scream- ted. He darted out of the room, through the hallway, down the steps and out into the street. The pams awakened J. Frank Roberts, owner of the building, and oth erts, barefoot and in his paja NAZIS TRYING 10 BREAK ENEMY LINE GERMANS ARE THROWING IN | COLUMNS IN RECK- LESS FASHION as, | i | | i {Special to The Citizen) |. .MOSCOW, April 24.-The Ger- ' recklessly throwing in column af- ter column of troops in the north- break through the Allied lines. The communique explained tha that the capturing of that area is essential to the launching of the Germans’ reporied great of- fensive this summer. But every attack, the communi 's in the house. Mr. Rob-! s |mans.are reported today to be west Caucasus in an cttempt to a three-year- old boy and love for a woman cis street, and he is believed to be the same one who burelarized the apartment in the Roberts building. The citv policemen from t time till an hovr after day rched for the t j trace of him was found 'MRS. H. C. KNOWLES DIES THIS MORNING | FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON resulted last night in the killing t- of an innocent man and im so seriously wounding the woman. the object of that love, her lif> hangs today by a burnt thread Tce name of the woman in the case is Meria Celerina Garcia Tift Rhodes. daughter of Jose Manuel Garcia y Cuervo. former Cuban vice consul in Key West. The name of the man who wes killed was Lester F. New by. and the neme of the slayer is Samuti Louis Tift. son Charles Tift. Those people who believe = | fate cr destiny can poirt Newby’s death es am ect Hin=- tration of that beliel Newby | wes married to LaVerne Lowe | daughter of Mrs. Louis Nor |tisa. whose husbend conducts 2 culprit of Mrs. Helena 45, died this o'clock in the Hunt's Lane. The funeral, under tion of the Lopez Funeral Home, ! will be held tomorrow afternoon | at 4 o'clock from the Fleming Street Methodist Church, Rev W. B. Mundy, pastor, officiatin The body will be placed in the church at 2 p. m. Burial will be in the Knowles, 1:10 No. Cruz morning at residence, the direc family libeled my business and my chai labeling my business | que declared, was thrown back by the Reds, adding that in one see tor alone the enemy left mor than 500 dead on the field and 1: tanks that had been knocked out of action. In the suit for ejectment) as the “Bucket of Blood.” Gentlemen: I have always oper- } Kharkov area ground and Federal laws for the operation | but it was stated officially that a ried out a series of raids during the ground. (Continued on Page Three) fighting was reported at a lull.} squadron of Russian planes car-| Rivas, C. H. Becher, the night, and that, in one of them | 20 Axis planes were destroyed on | ——________ | TIME OF NEWBY |GRIFFIN FUNERAL lot in the City Cemetery Survivors are the husband Robert. E. Knowles; a son, Rob ert E. Knowles, Jr.; a daughter Mary Terresa Knowles; mother Mrs. Irene Cruz; three brother Bernard, Edison and Guy Cr two sisters, Miss Ethel Cruz and Mrs. Evangeline Jaycocks Pallbearers will be Everett R Ivan Rob- erts, Fred Key, Paul Roberts and Geo. Baughman. FUNERAL WILL BE STII II IIS S| HERE ON SUNDAY | The funeral of Mrs. Hannah} PAPER COMPLAINTS ‘tin. 73, who died early Thurs- | | day morning at her residence 1213 | Knowles Lane, will be held Sun-| | day atfernoon at 5:00 o’clock from| jthe Chapel of the Pritchard | Funeral Home, Rev. T. J. Dur-| ;rance of the Church of God, of- | ficiating. j Burial will be in the family plot,| lin the City Cemetery. WANTED PANTS and _ COAT | -PRESSERS 50c and 60c Citizen subscribers who heretofore called The Citizen office on failure to receive their papers are requested heretofore to call the Island City Book Store. Phone 9150, from which the service will be given, If you have not re- ceived your paper by 6 p. m., phone your address to 9159. Complaints will be accepted until 7 p. m. PALACE THEATER JANE’ FRAZEE!* } ‘GET HEP TO [3 Baa ANNOUNCED LATER Time of the funeral for “ F. Newby, 24, who died last nigh* at 11:45 o'clock, will be announce ed later, according Lopez Funeral Home, in charge of a rangements. Survivors of the deceased clude the wife, Mrs. Lavern= Newby, and a son, Richard Lew Newby. He was a member Lodge. of Masons. from which will be the funeral. COURT HOUSE TO OBSERVE HOLIDAY The County Court House force will take a holiday on Monday April 26, in observance of Com federate Memorial Day, which a Tegal holiday in the State of Florida. of Anche: pallbeare Fe seaman BIG DANCE TONIGHT RAUL'S CLUB On Roosevelt Boulevard : gerage on White street. adjcin And Mr. Norcisa is am uncie of the woman who wes shot Last n ght, shorfiy after $00 o'clock. Mr. Newby wes sittin; im bis bome. with his wile ani baby. when Celerime 9 Sbodes celled and told them that ber former husband. Semesi Titt had taken their three-year-old son to his home et Wateen end Div sion street and she moicz e@ Mr Newby te oo sieng with ber to cet the boy. Newby acceded to ber revues! When te and Mrs Bhodes resc ed the sidewslk cu Weto street. 19 feet ar so sate Divison. they were comfronte= by Samuel Tit with s sevcier- =a bs bend Theee Gmes te shot et Newby wte dropped oca- with « bullet through Bis beer nd three times fe shot at Stra Shodes. whe Pes woumds = = best and one ip ber shocit= Then Tift stuck the barrel af <= revolver to his temcie. and the chamber clicked eect cicee? (but all the cartridges bed Seco erprec Life bes been e@ vemut thine to Tit ever since his wile sta* ed divorce proceedings age ‘am resulting im 2 decree berms (Contmued or Pag> Feu" CLOSED Every Monday | OPEN EVERY DAY from 3 to 12, ALL EMIGHTS BOSE Ceomr SOUTHERNMOST CITY Until Further Notice MUSIC p. m., water will be turned PHARMACY. Inc. on HARMACY. In... 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