The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 16, 1943, Page 1

tC 7 “s a> --« _— - - need . Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests nf Key West Key West Citizen === THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. DIE” KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1943 Axis Prisoners Of War In Sicily Now Exceéd 20,000 Sixteen Thousand Of To-' tal Number Were Cap- tured By Forces American {My Awsociated Press) ALGIERS. Julv 16.—Axis Pris- ners of war in Sicily now ex- ceed 20,000. it teday. 16.000 of whom have been captured by the Americans. it was turther stated that. ex- was announced cept in one sector. tne Italians and the Germans are confining them- selves to rearguard action, The exception is along the coast of the Gulf of Catania. which lies between Augusta and Catania, “wp which the British Eighth Army is pushirg against stub- bern resistance. Despite the ‘Opposition, it was steted that the British have reached the out- shirts of the plains of Catania and thet paratroops and landed from gliders have pene ‘rated the plains and are driving beck the Germans and the lial jams. Those Allied fighters, it wes further stated. have been joined by the vanguard >f the Eighth Army troops | {Council w not! The British First Army has scored « victory in a tank bal tle. in which the enemy used many German super-tanks of 60 tems. The enemy formation was broken up by artillery fire and withdrew from contact with the British forces. The Americans sre plunging shead. and captured eight of the thet 13 towns have been taken by the Allied forces since yes terdey Americens and Canadi ems ere) = oedvarcing = withou meeting as much resistance either of the British armies. Allied airplanes today rangec 1 merth end south and east and west over Sicily attacking air-' fields ond enemy troop concen trations Allied planes have complete control of the skies. and only occasionally today en countered sny enemy = fiyers Messina the worst blasted spot om Sicily was raided this morn img end egein this DIES TRYING T AVE 7 rn Orn PRAY Your Fenders and Chassis—it saves you buying « set of Fenders. Lou Smith AUTO SERVICE White at Fleming St. Phone No. 5 Oppesite Army B. nat 'S SSS SS aa, ALLIES KILL 950 JAPS IN BATTLE FOR MUBO ALLIED HEADQUAR- TERS In Austrelia, July 16.— Americans and Australians, in capturing Mubo, an outpost five miles from Salamaua. killed $50 Japs, after having ccmpletely isolated them from their mein base. Allied forces are pressing on toward Salamaua, which has been bombed three times today. Two other forces are approaching Salamaua from the southeast and the west. Eighty Jaranese planes at- tempted today to raid Ren- dove, the Allied base five miles from Munda. on New Georgia Island. and in the ensuing dogfights, 45 Jap Planes were shot down and the others fled. BaD LDMS IS 2 WELFARE AGENCIES CONDUCT MEETING MANY SUBJECTS FOR GOOD OF ORGANIZATION DISCUSSED “wrth Board eeting of the Welfare Cross ang Defense as heid last evening at Red the City Hall with Gerald Saun from d member ing Mon Re CASE AGAINST SAILOR HAS BEEN DEFERRED THE GARDEN RESTAURANT vy El Pi 609 DUVAL STREET SERVING REGULAR DINNERS and A La Carte Meals CHEF MANAGEMENT of EDWARD A. SNYDER A sailor, charged with a statu tory offense, in which it is alleg ed he spent a night in a room in the Gibson Hotel with a 14-year cld girl. is one of the defendants ‘who will be tried at the session of the criminal court, which wiil be convened by Judge Thomas Caro at 10 o'clock next Monday morning. Kufeld Gottlieb will be tricd on a charge of burglary. with Mrs. Mary J. McKnight as She al- the complainirg witness. leges that Gottlieb broke into the Manegold home on Newton street and twice tried to choke her. More than 30 persons. some ‘SEVERAL IMPORTANT CASES SET FOR CAPT. JESSE ALLEN HAS BEEN TRIAL AT CRIMINAL COURT SESSION TRANSFERRED TO PHILADELPHIA of them Key Westers but most GETS NEW cae of them residents of Homestead where Gottlieb had resided many submitted state his good that he years, have ments testifying to character. He claims wes on White street. at o'clock et night. returning home after having bought a pack of cigarettes at the Horne Drug Store, corner White and Division. when he was arrested. A third case will be agains: three sailors and e marine. charg- ed with unarmed robbery. Mitch ell Albury 2 crivele. al 10:38 | UT TT CAPT. JESSE W. ALLEN that the sailors held him uv and = SCHOOL BOARD stole monev from him. ABSTRACT IS BEING PREPARED FOR STOCK ISLAND TRACT FOR HOSPITAL William H. Ellsworth, manager ; of the First Title Guarantee and *''“ Abstract Company. is preparing an abstract for the city of the tract on Stock Island on which the municipal hospital will be corstructed. and the turn. will send the abstract to the Federal Agency which has granted the city $300. Works 000 for the erection of the pro posed institution. LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Pressey SALIENT STRAIGHTENED OUT MOSCOW. — The salient that the Germans had made in the Russian lines south of Orel, has been completely straithtened out. today’s Russian communique re ported. It added that north and east of Orel. the Russians have ad vanced 28 miles. The German suffered another defeat in the Belgorod area, the communiaue re Forted. PLANES IN DAYLIGHT RAIDS LONDON. American planes based in England. took off this morning to raid airfields and reil 1oad stations in northern France and Belgium. WANTS NEW RUNNING MATE WASHINGTON President Roosevelt said today that, should he decide tc run for reelection in 1944. he wants a new running mate, That remerk was attributed to the differences of Vice Presi dent Wellece end RFC Chief Je Jones having been aired in pub tic The President has warned beads of departments if they have any disvutes to settle to tell n about them before giving them to the press. FRUIT FOR SOLDIERS ALGIERS. American, British and Canadian soldiers are varying their diets in Sicily with an cbundance of fruits and vege iebles bought cheavly from Sici lian farmers and grovemen. Peaches. watermelons and canta loupes are obtained for the equi valent of a few pennies in Amer SEE -22 0ncy. city, in | k Joe Johr ‘on. A good dea of the shape an JUBGE DENIES MOTION TC DISMISS JOHN’S SUIT ERNESTO HERCE, JR. IS MADE SERGEAN Veuve rer. PRESCRIPTIONS Pure Fresh Ingredients Com- pounded by Experienced Pharmacists. GARDNER’S PHARMACY Phone 177 224224 4444444444444 Take CONVENES TODAY : AFE IN SAYING DEMERITT WILL BE CHOSEN FOR SUPERINTENDENCY of Allan B. erintendent of W. C. ALEXANDER (MC), Capt. Jesse W 5 ot the USN, Officer U. S. Naval liespite was complet n-Ur ceived orders to report to Phila delphia, Pa., on or about August 15, where he will be Officer-in- Command of big U. S. Naval Hospital at Philadelphia Captain Allen. 4 nat af Kingsville, Ohiv, has been station iast year. He ssigned to Key West to sup vise the cuinple modern hospital here in Naval new as been active and ne he came to Key leave Key West, but expressed g being fF command of the Philadelp! of the at the pital which and most m tes. Aside from his duties in Key West as Commanding Officer the hospital, Captain / as presic of the Officer , creation Center, having been ' elected for a second term last De- rember He also is president of the Navy Relief $ Ailen ” graduated iversity of Michigan Capt from the U n 1915 ar eported to the DIES ON THURSDAY ~ KEEP YOURSE STRONG nd HEALTHY VITMAINS Every B COMPLEX CAPSULES 100 SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. Prescription Druggists PHONE 199 Duvel and Fleming Streets CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT MATVERS PERTAINING T PURCHASE OF co. TO BE ELECTRIC HEARD BRADY’S QUALITY LIVE POULTRY BRADY’S (Live) Poultry Market 1214 White St. Phone 540 Free Deliver! Qi” iy G » acatke Mr. F fact, stated 4 fac , Peoples of the world with re "Wesabeans From War Now Or uffer Horrors Of Invasion And Coabing Defeat ¥ Ps " RUEGG ADDRESSES LION AGGREGATION WORLD TRAVELER'S TALK’ MUCH ENJOYED BY MEMBERSHIP Guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Key West Lions Club, held last evening in the Den on Seminary street, was S lecturer and world of t n the Bible, that “tt bitten and ti fighter smitten,” and likened thi to the titantic struggle that Ko dark forces of biter shall be y and th and Fascism Having lived and traveled in most of the nations of the Mr. Ruegg« brought out several interesting facts in relation to the world, to their philosophies, living hat cte. In the course of his remarks the speaker said the German n tion is one without a soul and. b cause of this, cannot survive w the crucial test comes. He further st that the church has ne a Low of oo oe in th NELL ROSE VFLASQUEZ, INFANT, DIES TODAY GATO DORMITORY 1100 Simonton Street A DEFENSE PROJECT The privileges of this Dormitory are extended to the following CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES of the Key West Naval Statior CONTRACTORS’ of Army and Navy Projects $1.00 Per Day RATE $3.50 Per Week PERSONNE Detense Should arity Fail To Give In, Horror Of War Will Be Carried Inte Italy Proper (Dy Associated Press WASHINGTON, July i6.At 7 o'cock this morning an wits matum was issued simullaneous ly to Italy by Washington. Lee don and Algiers to withdrew trom the wear or to suffer the ultimetr consequence of » crushing de feat. President Hoosevelt end Prime Minister Churchill bluntly teld the Italian peoovle they had the “to die for Mussolini: and Hitler or to live for Itely and civilization. Allied flenes scattered millions of copies of the ultimatum over n| Italy, erd while if was mot sent so directly. the implication i thas’ tau is ihodest chemee thet Itely will be riven to eet out ches the war before her citi Fle ere killed. Shows choose to stick to Mus erd sturn the offer fr United Stetes and Great & M of PALACE THEATER = THE BLOCKED TRA' wit THREE MESOt NEWS ERIA