The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 3, 1943, Page 1

BPE, oe yeas, Associated Press Press up Wire onan and AP Features or 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests »{ Key West Che Key West Cittzrn ee ee cE Age . a. . $$$ —$ $$ THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. vou ‘ME LxIV No 158 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1943 AXIS T Americans And Australians Were Closing In Today On Salamalia From NO PAPER MONDAY There will be no issue of The Citizen on Monday, due to the fact that Independence Day will be observed on that day owing to July 4th falling on Sunday this year. The Citizen observes three holidays each year. the oth- er two being Labor Day and Christmas. SS ee nee ee CONGRESS BLAMES quarters warned that the offen F. D. R. FOR UNREST wives heve not developed on « wage scat ana are oss ter com QN HOME FRONT fimed to clashes between Allied Not Developed On Large Scale As Yet, Reports Reveal (Ry Aanortated Presa ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Australia, July 3.—American and Austrelian troops a: today clos ung in on Salamaua. New Guinea. RAPID REVERSAL OF ANTI- STRIKE VETO REVEALED GROWING SENTIMENT OF REBELLIOUS HOUSES end Jap patrols. While the Allied troops are edvancing on Selamaua. can end Australian Ameri- flyers are By JOHN GROVER keeping up en aimost constant AP Political Writer bombing of Salemeus. Up and July ve WASHINGTON, President the anti- var) down the cosst the planes are Hapid-fire reversal of shuttling. dropping their isud of eon ct Pre ¥ bombs on Selamaua and return. —— img to their bases to refill their bombrecks. Allied troops report that the Japs encountered are plainly jit tery. @id im the early days of wartare Instead of fighting es they on New Guines when particularly MOSCOW. July 3.—Newspapers here today ran what was announc south side of the Owen-Stanley ed to be the first of several ar they started down the in ticles on post-war problems, and the writer, efter listing many mat ters thet will have to be settled at the peace table. maintained that should not Mountsins with the object view of attacking Port Moresby. they now are resorting to run- the Allied Nations give too much time and effort to ming fire while they continue retreating toward their bases. discussing those oroblems now. It was further reported tha’ as such a course mev result in the natives in the vicinity 0’ slowing up the war-effort. Selamaus are striving in every way they can to help the Alliec troops. been |, found to be of arcat importance The natives have im ecting as quides through the " winding jungle roeds or through SER RAUL'S CLUB Now Open Every Day, 3 to 12 PRE-4th DANCE of JULY TONIGHT advance toward Selamaus, sur Music from 9 to 12 by k JOHN PRITCHARD’S PALACE THEATER Never A Reservation Charge RAY MILLAND in PHONE $287 “CRYSTAL BALL” NEWS and SERIAL the unchartered woods. Jt was due to the help of this kind from and the natives tha American Australian soldiers, on several BI occasions since they began their TE: NOTICE! As we are under contract to a number of firms engaged in busi ness vital to the Wer Effort, we will be unable to give prompt service on cers not vital to the War Effort. ES: NOTICE! Subscribers to The Citiz are requested to call 51 be- tween the hours of 6 and 7 o'clock, if the paper has not been delivered by that time, and delivery will be made. IRA F. ALBURY, Circulation Manager. We. therefore. ask that you do not request time guarantee on de liveries, as priority must be given to the essentiel war jobs. Short age of labor necessitates this ac tion, which is beyond our con trol. SWEETING’S Auto Service Offensives, However, aptheemnenemanananel RUSSIA FEELS ALLIES SHOULD NOT LET POSTWAR PLANS SLOW (My Associated Press) AIT I COLORED BOY Entire Populace Scan Skies | DROWNED TODAY Looking For Enemy Planes Twelve Out Of Squadron Of Forty Or More Ital- ian Planes Shot Down In U. S. Officers Fight---And Die NO ONE ABLE TO LEARN NAME OF 12-YEAR- OLD YOUTH LATE BULLETINS ed Press) (By Ansort A 1 bout 12 yea DARGUE ome ic drowned while in{ITTL® FIGHTING IN RUSSIA Battle De ciauniice choc dnb MOSCOW.—Though Radio Ber ‘0 a bullet, a general and a private look alike. In this war this afternoon, in the sea off the a the asin sie aoe agllcs a the generols must be in the forefront of the fighting—and Eta of Stim dices i rar pongo aaa nage rl (By Ascartated Presses the casualty rate among general officers is heavy ‘ ee ~~ nen eeny eee | ION, ap 6 Not since 7 Alfred Sk er, colored, cal communique . mentioned only ce the Civil War have there been so many casual- i : ties among American general officers. In the 19 months in ered the boy's body after it bad @ctions, confined to small areas. lied planes, particularly those which we fought World Wor I, there were six casualties been t r water about 15 southwest of this city and 50 miles utes. The slice we min east of Smolensk. In the latter based in North Africa. striking among general offic Sigerfoos, died have been listed as dead. +, only one of whom. Brig. Gen. Edward In this wor 38 US. generals and admirals ly notife wounded or prisoners thus far Fire Depart Nine generals and five admirals have been killed. Pas The highest was Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, killed in clash, the communique cleimed the Russians killed 606 enemy sol- diers. Key West the fire d vy Yard. + at half e aozen different places and the 1 ent al Germany and Laly waited tense a plane crash in Ieeland with his aide, Brig. Gen. C. H. Barth of Simonton street, and SENATE FIGHTING ROLLBACK ly today for the olows thet are The other generals belonged to the Army Air Forces. Maj ailingly , WASHINGTON. — A determin- Gen. Herbert A. Dargue in December, 1941, and Brig. Gen more than half ¢d fight is going on in the senate ‘© be struck in opening up « Harold H. George, in April, 1942, lost their lives in airplane Nobody on the wharf knew against the roliback of prices on second front. As the noon hour accidents en route to battle stations. Missing and presumed . ne, the there various articles that come under per oe - igs cece L Tinker, off Midway, June. oe red propk . the subsidy vlan. It was stated 2pproached, at which time Redie ee Duncan, off the European coast to his name that. asa result of the house’s Berlin and Radio Re: hove vember, 1942; Brig. Gen. Kenneth A. Walker and Howard i that he-sustaining the Siesiiiats velo “ on K. Ramey, in the Southwest Pacific since carly 1943 Brig Gen. Alfred J. Lyon died of pneumonia incurred in action The Navy's casualty list includes three killed by the Jap- onese: Rear Adm. Isace C Kidd, aboard his flagship at Pearl Harbor, Rear Adms. Normal Scott and Daniel J. Callaghan in the Bottle of the Solomons. The Pacific submarine com- mander, Rear Adm. Robert H. English, died in a plane crash Rear Adm. John W. Wilcox was swept overboard. AP Features ! been saying for several day (Continued on Pa Four) -' would be the zero hour. through HOLD UP IN APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT CAUSES DELAY IN CONSTRUCTING BUILDING Twe weeks aqo today the Lo-| September. and we have no time cut Germany, Italy. the occupied countr.es and the Balkens, the weil as muti Fopulace. es leeders, scanned the skies waited for news of the expected altacks. In Italy it was thought for « time tat itree seperate reids om the heel of the Italian boot were the forerunners of the to lose to have the work statted.” The Citizen inquired at the of- fice of the superintendent cf schools if anything had been dene ccl School Board awarded the contract fer the construction of the schoolhoute for colored chil- cpemn ) |dren to the Mackle-Leach Con- about the matter, and was inform- i - struction Company, and not an- ed that the Schoo! Boang is weit- | of we necend fromt. The Ite! CALLAGHAN ENGLISH WILCOX other thing Les been done since Inf THT a déptity Sipermtentent™ aon ppoir it t ' command at that scoint sent ” —-. tten so that the work of erecting ip " the bui'ding may be started. me ant ' 4C fizhter «lanes to ‘ry to t ence Biggs. business agent for but n« er ? ; WAS DROWNED AT NILES CHANNEL i2s.c°s se i22" Ncara mpins | eee ee 4 learn if he bad heard anything \be the Allied flyers losing @ & , M iurther about it. and Mr. Higgs new er sin UP EFFORTS IN WINNING WAR = wes cbliged to. seply. “Nota given" Plene A telcaram received today } word.” Mr. Higgs added, “The Neither did the enem r Lamlin, superintendent of chcolhouse is supposed to be Bure { Investigation and ready for occuvancy when the uccecd in helding back ¢ ieee { the Kev W public schools are reopened in ssicliiin diay duane from J. Edgar jectives. wt w Sis EXCELLENT PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR 10 om om» establishe , es — INDEPENDENCE DAY AT ARMY POST tics. occ oes ne 4 that the of them three pla ween 4 caught tie tw bod ‘ t stroyed. The runway : r stolen arfelds were torr That “dete work” was d — R ain 2 ; Sicily was struck piienph oe: ‘ : Schedule of Event cozst. the southwest F northeest coast by wa ' t the t lied bombers, and Serd Feunded in two different Take Vitomins Daily CRYSTAL’S RESTAURANT 1. Simonton and Fler Home-Like Atmosphere Complete Sunday Dinner Choice: Roast Tur with dressing. Chick en Stew with Rice Roe Baked Virginia Har e Chore 2 Veartab Dessert: Banana Pudding Coffee or Iced Tea SERGE A PETA a TT WE WILL BE CLOSED OFFICE WILL ALL DAY MONDAY BE CLOSED JULY Sth Sweeting’s Auto Service ALL DAY 1943 ee JULY «Sth, a GATO CAFETERIA They Key West Electric Co. : ae : ot he Pas 1100 Simonton Street eee areaieoet on “WARE! ores manne fs DEFENSE PROJECT ; a ET ALT ST thern Fried Ch T Bone Ste mplete Datiy Dinner fe- cat being made upon digna at the our det imation to obliterate that threat fo zs ‘ i : rr! © se ity vi vege reemecior atic nr smc Vg sence evorees | COME On FOKS Let's Build that Stadium in our gates. to p ” of the Key West Naval Station july Sth, as far SONTHACTORS PERSONNE ——L— TT Effort. and to enj of Army and Navy Defense SOUTHERNMOST CITY ; Projects Only 8 more day: to vote for your favorite cand I vy. Cap ents. OF ARMY ee date for Stadium Queen. All funds go to build th COAST GUARD and MARINE | CORPS |GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FAMILIES OF THE ABOVE GROUPS PHARMACY, Inc. Prescription Dru PHONE 199 Duval and Fleming Streets Cast your votes at the Key West Chamber Ballot Box Stadium. aa: us and that the United State a Free Nation of Free Peovle. closes at noon Saturday of Commerce. WILLARD M. ALBURY. July 10. Mayor