The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 17, 1943, Page 1

Amoriated Press Day Service and AP Fe Por 68 Years Deve Best Interests .: VOLUME LXI\ N Wire ures i to the py West KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, The Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. JULY 17, 1943 ALLIES FANNING OUT OVE Jap Base On New Council Hear: Read For Pur Georgia Island, Said To Be On Point Of Falling Pierce Struggle Expected "pO SP" SO aa as. Betore Nipponese Garri san be Wiped Out; Allies Advance On Salamaua Pe Remertared Prone SLAAED HEADQUARTERS IN soutwersT PACcIFic Witleede the ep base on Bee George teiend cut off from ee (perted tedey to be on the point ot te tag Ameriwen end Austislan troops oer) eeched the the fag® tertified positions which eegh they bheve been shattered Se ee © mtact Cee here se thet « fence strug © emcwpeted belore Cag Pom & wived out Ja then dugout ere seme’ to July r anes cor the Jap bese. The corried cut in wes made today fiyers who dum: @ bombs into the Munde position Bienes te fi are ts € 4 ; participated | tt : i ' i MANY ENLISTED MEN GIVEN NEW RATINGS LEAVES FOR HOME Tie KEY WEST TRANSFER (0. 288) HOROO “ Pree pt and Reliable Nervuce Tucedey. | 2 _ AWARD CONTRACT FOR. MONROE COUNTY WORK (Washington Correspondent of The Kev West Citizen) WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17.—A contract of less than $50.000 for the purpose of excavating for structures. water service lines. etc. in Monroe County, has been awarded to Murphy Con- struction Company. West Palm Beach the War De- partment announced today. Bas. MF LS a PF. SOVIETS ENGAGING NAZIS IN BLOODY, DESTRUCTIVE FIGHT COMMENT IN MOSCOW SAYS NAZIS SPILL MOST BLOOD: GREAT DESTRUCTION IN THEIR LINES ciated Wrens) MOSCOW, July 17.—Radio Ber lin. recorded here, said today that < tne fighting in the Orel sector is berecterized by “streams of lood and en ogre of destruction.” «nd comment here was that most f the blood has been spilled by \xis forces and most of the de- struction has been caused in the Axis lines. Today's Russien communique eid that the Russians hi driven beck the Germans to their “hedge- strongholds in Orel. and that sian long-range artillery is ing those positions while wave etter wave of Russian planes see dropping bombs on the forti- ications thet hem in Orel Four At one point the Russians are vly six mules from that city and *! another point 10 miles away. The Russians report gains also the Kursk area. In a battle there that started yesterday efternoon nd lasted far into the night, the wssians claim they killed more nm 8.009 enemy troops and de- royed 6! enemy tanks. A Polish division is fighting inst the Germans in the Kursk *. The Poles chief weapons are eavy machine guns. which are ng carried to the front in horse- rawn carts. ANNOUNCE DEATH OF MILLARD C. PLOWMAN M i Oceanview Restaurant will be CLOSED until further notice ES A LIMITED NUMBER of copies of the song MY OWN KEY WEST” is ON SALE at The Island City Book Store 222 Duval Street ' quiring Re: chase Of Key West Electric Company * Several Amendments Of- fered; Document To Be Taken Up Again On Tuesday Night A resolution was presented and Tread at the special meeting oi the City Council held last night in connection with the city ac- the Company. Key West Electric Councilman Julio De Poo, wh> has been ill for some time. was in attendance, with the six other councilmen also present, making up a full membership. The resolution in question was offered in lieu of the ordinance that was passed some time ago for the purchase of the electric system, through negotiations with the John Nuveen Bonding Company of Chicago. Frank Car:. refresentative of the bond com pany. with whom the city is working. was present in the in terest of the matter. The resolution ¢rovides that 4 new method of adopted for the procedure of the that acquisition the property inesmuch as Supreme Court has ruled the purchase of the controlling | be + SWINGING DOOR OF VAN KNOCKS WOMAN DOWN MRS. MARY TOMSEY CHARG ES MIAMI DRIVER WITH RECKLESS DRIVING; FIRST ACCIDEN® OF KIND HERE A swinging door of a passing van knocked down Mrs. Mary A. Tomsey yesterday on Eliza beth street. Petronia streets, complaint charging Fred Burnett. 2 Miamian, with reckless driv- ing. He was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Raul Car- bonell yesterday afternoon and the for was held in $100 bail criminal court. WILLIAM W. DEMERITT NAMED ACTING SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS William W. Demeritt. as anti cipated is The Citizen yesterday was named acting superinter dent of public instruction yes terday afternoon by the Loca! School Board at a special meet ing called by Allan B. Cleare. Sr., whom Mr. Demeritt will suc ceed on his receiving his com mission from the governor's of- fice. Carlyle Roberts, chairman of the board. is absent from the city and is not expected to re turn until the latter part of nex? week. He end Mrs. Roberts are GATO CAFETERIA 1100 Simonton Street A DEFENSE PROJECT The privileges of this teria are extended to the following : CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES of the Key West Naval Station CONTRACTORS’ PERSONNEL of Army and Navy Defense Projects PERSONNEL OF ARMY. NAVY. COAST GUARD and MARINE CORPS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FAMILIES OF THE ABOVE GROUPS cafe- recurerating from recent illness es. Mrs. Clarence Pierce wes chairman of the meeting and she and Dr. F. S. Carbonell sup forted Mr. Demeritt. Duval at Fleming PHONE between Angela and ! according to 3 SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. Prescription Druggists olution ‘COUNCIL APPOINTS FRANK FLEITAS [One-Tenth Of Territory Of Meat ELECTION COMMISSIONER REPLACING FLOYD DILLON, WHO HAS RESIGNED iro, resigned, as a city f was confirmed. The appointn of Paul A. Bethel as a fireman was also approved A letter was read The resignation of Floyd Dillon. city election was read at the meeting of the City Council lest night. and was ac- commissioner, from Raul cepted. J Frank Fleitas was ap- Alpizar stating that inasmuch Pointed to succeed Mr. Dillon in Augustin P: who made an the position. plane flight from this city to Cub A letter was read from Mrs. ye ago, was unable to Martha Alvarez, matron at the on July 4 as was plar Mercedes Hospital. requesting that resent him with a medal the city make 2 financial donation foward taking care of a part of ; the operating exepnses of the in- stitution. The kesvital is now un- ¢ der the sponsorship of a commit- wit tee from the Knights of Pythias. The letter was referred to the pudget committee for action. The avpointment of Waldo gements be on October th ing Board at queduct Venezuela as a svecial police by tin Mayor Willard M Albury was confirmed. rdere tigated “ A letter adjacen nt tax council de the r fu zation used vf $2,600 cash as grav The We mat fare C Ingraham succes ec BOND OF SAILOR WHO ATTACKED T. JENKINS CURRY IS RAISED the mmittee taken of injuries eq up punched Mr. Curry in th back and krocked him X rays e of T. Jenkns Curry in the Naval down, Hosp tal, where he was taken and, when he go up, struck hin efier he was attacked by a sailor a swinging blow on the chin . on Wednesday night, showed that and knocked him down again. he has two ribs boken. one oi It is thou7ht the ribs were brok- them near the spine. en by the first blow. Mr. Curry also thought that ‘It was fortunate thet Bul his jaw was fractured. but the Turner wes with Jenkins tie X-rey showed thet the jaw is Memter of the family seid ‘inact he might heve been killed dic; seaoibh cn ke neanee ese It wa id further that the tious condition. City Judge w. “ee w mice. St meee, aie > Netkine ties, incceaeed: tue Oe ee te ree ee sa'lor’s bond from $100 to $250, ‘Pat Mr. Turner recovered fror The essault was entirely un- “*? SUFOF EE Se RP lel: « amin of fen red for him to take ali th fight out of the sailor Curry’s family seid this morning. He was walking alonq Simonton ASSEMBLE ARRAY OF street. etween Southar ani eet = Se We Have A Complete Selection of HELENA RUBINSTEIN K BEAUTY PREPARATIONS > - Mat pier in Mebe-uf Helena Rubinstein RESTAURANT 609 DUVAL STREET fect and lovely letail. Helena Rubinstein Lipsticks... Glorious colors, lustrous texture, N W PEN lasting freshness. 1.00, 1.50. Seobest feck lenges. derher. 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Gener County. will remein closed Siy Bernard Mostyemery) aeee for the 1943 season. easvoned Exghth Armee bento LC ahtaiatiatitiatieall beck off opposition in « seme enemy counter etter®. = « LATE BULLETINS <= == 8 = Coteee weoet Greet ety (Ms 8 tates ¥ Stily ond the oot Geer bese on the conten eae FOUR COUNTRIES BOMBED LONDON.—RAF and American *her flyers. last night and 10487 Montgeeume _ bembed military objectives i France, Belgium Germany ana "*** od the plaime of Haly. RAF planes tiew over Rom®.| eng ane & an but insteed of dropping bombs susenaned they dropped leafiets. on which Sorthesst ont the me - s eri sitime ed was trinted the ultimatum teed > to dees = to the Itrlan people yesterday by President Roosevelt and Prime feeiwte prtered ae! ameos Minister Churchill eeu Ge ie tom PEI TS FROM ULTIM (UM posed chilly of tteteme LONDON —Radio Berlin re Ferted tcdev thet the Italians *” "eee? ge fate The ame have srurned the ultimatum ——, eee sued yestrrdey , Pres ter! a Reesevelt and Prin Minnte ve, ' atesres -y Churchill, but Swe reliable informet idedly lowered the mor the Italien geonle. The Swe port added thet the Italians do & consider the watning #5 4 n Nassa FOUR PROMCTED TO LIEUT-COMMANDER $1 PALACE THEATEK MARLENE DIE “PIT Tse RGH all RAUL'S CLUB OPEN EVERY DAY 1 EEE Rare ee ne Sa For Sale! For Sale GENERAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR Ir Apply 1034 Catherine e SLI RT ST ood Condit Sty