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Amociated Press Day Wire . e and AP Features ‘or 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Cittz THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. VOLUME I KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1943 ED FORCES INV: Petition Is Filed In Cou To Determine Should Be Followed By Attorney Caro Mainiains 1939 Charter Became Invalid When Some Para- graphs Were Missing City Attorney Thomas S. Caro, who is in Tallahassee, sent telegram to The Citizen this aft- ernoon in which it is stated that he has filed a petition with the supreme court for a a rehearing im the matter of the Key Wes! charter to determine whether the charter of 1919 or of 1939 is the ome under which the city shoulc operate. In his petition. Mr. Caro has etteched the paragraphs fied by the secretary which were left out. imadvertently, of the proposed 1938 charter. and on the ground of those missing paragraphs. which were included charter when it wes fassed by the house and the but were lost in the engrossing room. or elsewhere. Mr. teins the proposed 1939 charter sutomatically beceme invelid. Should Mr. be upheld by the suprem then the 1919 charter wii! becom legally effective. certi of state. seemingly in the senate Caro main Caro’s contentior court EVICTION CASE IN COURT HERE TODAY A morning bet James RI Loutse Car Fe Cohen, th He was property treet, merly THE GARDEN RESTAURANT 609 DUVAL STREET WILL OPEN under the Persone! Manageemn* of EDWARD A. SNYDER TUESDAY, July 1 5:00 O'CLOCK REGULAR DINNERS and A LA CARTE Notice To Ou Commencing Monday price of The Citizen will b Increases in the payr costs in the producticn of t Which hater Gil r— LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) JITTERS IN ROME AND BERLIN LONDON. — Radio Rome to- day. in commenting on the in- vasion of Sicily, said that the Ital- ien high command is cware thai Italy is next on the list, and that Italy is prepared for “any attack.” , Radio Berlin said that the Allies 'Y are continuing fierce attacks from the air and that the skies over Sicily ere filled with umbrellas of Allied planes. RUSSIAN PEOPLE CHEERING LONDON. — Peoole in all of Russia's great cities today are cheering over the invasion of Si- cily. Commentators remarked that while it is not a major invasion, yet it is a good prelude of what to come. Informal celebrations were held in Moscow -and else- where, RUHR VALLEY RAIDED AGAIN LONDON. — Big RAF planes struck egein last night in Ger- many s Rubr Valley. This time the mein targets were synthetic gas- cline plants and iron works Oth er planes raided northern France. Holland and Belgium in daylight today. MUNDA IS DOOMED MELBOURNE. “Munda is MAN WHO THRIVES Another Favorable Avreement A NOVELIST IN ON HATE By ROBBIN COONS HOLLYWOOD. J H t Wo ye squat¢ urbulent he ably w » except for their re doomed.” That assertion has been 4 made reveatedly here today. The Japs at that base have been cut : off from receiving supplies or re- inforcements, and Americans and |; Australien troons sdvarcina toward the airfield at Munda. Seven tons of bombs were dro; ped today on that base, and aval guns and auns on Rendova ere continuing theid bombard ments. RAIDS ON INDO-CHINA CHUNGKING. — American and ere cautiously } hinese olenes made successful | aids yesterday on Jen bases on Indo-China. Ammunition dumps were blown un» and an oil refinery was destroyed. TO CHECK EXPENDITURES WASHINGTON. — Senate and house committees have not left the canital vet, but. instead. are checking up on expenditures made bv the Army and Navy. It esserted that money is being extravagantly, and that a eport will be made to congress as soon as it reconvenes in Sep tember. THE BENEFICIARIES MUST BE VICE-FREE (By Aw BARTOW, F w. ed trons , ; r Subscribers! , July 12, the subscription » 25c weekly. olls and continuing rising he newspaper make this in- crease necessary, at least for the duration of the war. THE MANAGEMENT. CHICKEN THIEVES ALSO GET PEPPERED ity tas LEDER GATO CAFETERIA 1199 Simont A DEFENSE PROJECT CIVIL SERVI of the Key \ CONTRACTORS of Army and Navy Defense Projects PERSONNEL OF A Y. NAVY. COAST GUARD MARINE CORPS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FAMILIES OF THE ABOVE GROUPS Reached In City’s Efforts To Refund [ts Remaining Bonds A ber tevorable agreement. $114,000, whic in the City of Key West's efforts & the fund up to dat to refund its remaining bonds, oc- it yesterday afternoon aiter The Citizen hed gone to press. 4. Lancelot Lester, who repre sents the city in this refinancing if ction, and he ag received a telegrem from 60-day exter mn pros i th enry L. Jollay. an attorney in cit r nmterhaven. in which the city given a 60-day extension re- ding a sinking fund to be rais- ~ ‘ ed through @ levy on local realty curred RUSSIA: COMMUNIQUE REPORTS NAZIS SUFFER BIG SETBACK oe ae eS FFs CHINA’S FIRST LADY CAME NEAR BEING A “GUEST OF JAPAN’ tity ® ed Press) MOSCOW, July 10.—lhe Ger mans in the Belgorod area cf the 165-mile fighting front. have been set back on their heels, to. i aeamaniaun ws day's Russien communique stai CHUNGKING. July 10. ed. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek ; disclosed today that she Yesterday's gains that came neer being a “guest of Japan.” While returning to China. her plane mistoc’ om Tiger tenks have been wiped out me omnes added. hn most sectors it was a Japanese air ie Burma for one in °d the Russ‘ans. elsewhere along —— ey kept on gcin7 the line. bave hurled the Nazis hunch’ that he wes back. : tnke & sn ee cae aig The ccmmunique said that : i towerd this city. more then 40900 Germans have Madam=> Chianz said that the plane had been 24,000 feet been killed during the five days alts . = . trat the bettle has been raging. a wa a nir-ah The number of tanks — ost r ed at more than i 2.000 mber of rlane 904 THEY WANT SPURS Mi ita x at th << aeen ee 10 SPUR THEIR WORK ke REPRESENTATIVE PAPY ENTERTAINS GROUP YESTERDAY VANTED Boy, over 13 years make himself useful around new pri ) Must bicycle. App! THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SETS NEW RECORD to hav atins nt DANCE TONIGHT ELKS CLUB ELKS and THEIR INVITED GUES From 9 to 12 P.M JOHN PRITCHARD’S ORCHESTRA eit aes A A A A nS SENET example, and yet a acy J f kt the | Germans made with their 60-tor ),.,., o” Up Process +s Preceded Move Toward Landing Troops WORK ON COLORED Americ, Brish And oT BEGIN MONDAY. Pa "= Sees THE “Softenin JUGGLER VEIN | By Plane By JOHN SELBY AP Arts Editor NEW YORK, July 10. Althe 47 this ve t 47-ye fu me of the r-old He is mature in his pecylia ve New WORK HAS BEEN DELAYED } (By Ansvctated Press) DUE TO HOLD UP IN OB-| ALGIERS, July 10.—Under the TAINING PROPER FOR CONVEYANCE TITLE | protection of bursting shells trom naval guns and exploding bomb: from umbrellas of planes, Amer “Number One” i ber " N | Work of constructing the Doug One can, British and Canadian forces 1. | less schoolhouse for colored chil dren will be started on Monday inveded Sicily at 3 o'clock ths morn ng. The Allies morning. Delay in was not due to lsck of action by Points 1 the school board or by the acting @md southeestern. Almost com aad Fe burned'| superintendent public stant airplane raids had beém eves prove | Sttuctor, but solely to necessary ‘#itie! out egeinst Sicily for | ects by the Federal Works Agen. ‘three days. and during the sight cy or more particularly to the Warships, including battleships. land Pounded the cosst end as fer ox the three , starting the work struck of in- acquisition of title to the on whicb the schoolhouse will be *W° miles inland strategic points on the that had been chosen for the in | built. sslanc The jand was owned by the ~ ‘ Brown Properties, Inc upsiew. s fo, DEP Lart Compare. and: tit es ~n i wie 5 The “softening” un proce executed bv the clanes we B. further advanced bv navel ans. end shortlv after two ‘clock landing barges. loaded with troops and equipment beqsn + 4 ; F hesd towerd the shore. The landing wes coordinate st fo the minute by iumns of aitacker G25 were described a eigh th mbardmer and making DID YOU EVER SEE A HORSE FLY? urred during the ness but intonsive fighting (Ms Asserinten tress be efter day At every point the Alles ma stubbor encountered Studied Architecture the southern rortheasterly verts Meanwhile. Allied vlan baie 3 ontinuing to atteck WANTED-PIN BOYS Avply 12 o’Clock Noon BOWLING ALLEY Duval end Angele Street MORE BOYS THAN G KEEP YOURSELF STRONG and HEALTHY! TAKE VITAMINS DAILY We Carry Ail Standard Makes of Vitamins SQUIBB’S - ABBOTT'S - LILLY - UPJOHN’S WALKERS and PARK DAVIS SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. Prescription Druggists PALACE THEATER RICHARD DIX in ‘AMERICAN EMPIRE’ NEWS and SERIAL Duval et Fleming PHONE 199 Free Delivery Serv