The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 14, 1943, Page 1

Amocisted Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Cittzern | THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER vou ME 1 XIV No. 193 IN THE U.S.A. | meant Seven Hundred Percent Increase In Individual os compared to only 312 for 1939 stroyed, and 11 zeros, which tried to intercept the Americans. were ton year. Meanwhile Monroe 213+) gown Two American planes County. in the seme period, *ere lost. jumped from 335 to 2313, an BIGGEST WHEAT CROP WASHINGTON. — The Depart- erence o 700 t approximately ment of Agriculture is trying to per cont have the farmers of the United States produce the largest wheat The Pieridae totel costed by crop in the histcrv of the country. Sixty-eight million acres will be pee wer boom times” but with- pianted to wheat. which is 26 per ent higher th ny plantings ab @e tin fate mx 2 Ser leat ele d th same ne mene — CUT IN MIDWEST GAS tremd climbing 0 per ceni wasHINGTON. — The cut of from T2STS individusl returns 25 ver cent in supplies of gasoline for motorists in the midwest and te @ total of 241.0 hwest which aoes into effect The metionsi tote! ako was after midnight Sunday. has not caused much complaint as had perted by Comm omer Of been anticipated, it wes stated Sntasns! Reverue Guy T. Hel. bere today. weving to have leaved from 7 RECIPROCAL AID 640.689 for 1999 to 2 grand tota ot PR871.249 for tox year 1941. ony of Fi note Gewerer, this is expected 10 0) tiie reciprobal’’ he “just @ drop in the bucket” /orte “mpered to those returned this a f veer tor | im face of the dras teally upped tex laws and semi OCEAN VIEW wer & you 9 tax collection RESTAURANT 520 UNITED STREET Where You Will Like To Eat LUNCHES and DINNERS Served from Noon to 10 p.m. a > RAUL'S CLUB NOW OPEN @STEAKS @CHOPS EVERY DAY 3 TO 12 @ CHICKEN Bervice As Usual and ALL KINDS of Bring Your Friends and SEA FOOD joy Yourselves! Proverly Cooked and Served Reservation Suggested in A Pleasing Manner PHONE 9287 REASONABLE PRICES NOTICE, WATER CONSUMERS! Water is expected to flow in the City Dis- tribution Lines betwen 5 p. m. today and mid- night. FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT COMMISSION A eT NO PART OF NAZI Tax Returns For 1941 SII RII IIR AIA IIIA IIA IAI DOMAIN NOW SAFE BASCOM GROOMS ENDS LONG CAREER FROM AIR ATTACK Started In ie “Motorman And Climbed Te The Top NOTICE SERVED FROM AIR WITH KEY WEST ELECTRIC COMPANY AS ALLIES RAIDED AUS- 6484440 EERE R EE EERE EEEEE EE EEEREEEEE SERENE ER ERE EE EE TRIA SHORT DISTANCE & L. Grooms, when he fil-! next shot likely would turn out . " ed t is yasterday in the t& dud SOUTH OF VIENNA ae eet er, his golfing experience - is ai : rictly in accord with that of > vears with the Key, cvery other local golfer, wit! Imereased Earning icine (Bs Associnted Press) West Electric Company or possibly two outstanding ex LATE BULLETINS. LONDON. Aug. 14.—The Allied The story of wee with ception And Lower Exemptions command today served netice the company reads something like — The traditions of company Facies tte isink neice Ais a at ‘ ee te wader its new ownership, will be continued on the ge course " ni pied countric t t Key We % and started) Mr. Grooms. Horace O'Bryant, a New Figures CHARTER'S “BIRTHDAY” tack, when American Lilx k for the company as a member of the Power Board of the WASHINGTON. — Today is the ombers. based the Midd n i plied that City of Key West Electric System, iain 4 second anniversary of the draw- East. raided Austria a! a pot a , of doing was asked yesterda The Citi ef Wee er Went ¢ ing un of the Atlantic Charter, short dis a te did, regardless zen, “Well, Horace W's yet WASHINGTON. D.C. Avg. 284 today another meeting, the Ope jyunciri to si lean sixth. is about to teke place be- m Drege GI » Imereased carnirg power in tween President Roosevelt and explosiv ere dropped on a bout wer to superin alled up the elec Prime Minister Churchill to dis- Plane factories, tha re turning tende a Mey West and lower federal in- cuss wer strateay. The time out Messerschmitt etints ae He heard eet when the conference will be held railway " Birctxie Company fume ton exemptions led 10 3 55 still an officiel secret. but’ 1), ; ot case mote them 700 per cont increase A™eFican. British and Canadian f t hill. ir tow iSong ae military leaders are still in session ! ceeerere | @ sts sasingger rege es t= the mumber of individual re- in Quebec. fire. and only few M ess. 7 pence: Hameed, ies ee on schmitts took to the air to try to mar Frecivus in the telepho turn: filed for tax year 1941 as FOUR TONS A MINUTE drive off the Libe One Ger- and Sr. Grameen is j man plane was sh 1 lent of t ing as well a eompered to 1939. ihe Bureau o: DARWIN. — The worst blasting ; |), Piiiee pues t today after he had file from the air the Japs have ever bases ss tried through which the intetns! Hevenue reported to- received in the Southwest Pacific és and has failed. and conveyed to Key West, he beg ow occurred today when American .,)_ . solf. Many « time he inquire for an outboard motor, flyers sremend four tons of bombs Risk teeth es a that cut and he was advised to buy a @ minute for 45 minutes on Sala- tN » but the very motorboat Mey texpeyers. during the cal- maua on New Guinea. The Jap saan — t is dees ender i ied Been ip. {PETES Seece ween. fete From Bulgaria came a report 2 | plement great Seve: pees U8 set Allied act droppy<l POINCIANA: PLACE HABEAS CORPUS IN tvedua! on 1941 income, burning. Thirty-two out of 40 JEP} eaticts over untry.. but ! KING’S CASE NOW _— pene pty sigihinhdhe gba! eg COMMUNITY: CENTER ~ c was not any comment on the report from Allied source OPENED LAST NIGHT LONG STOCKINGS <°." sles J this morning MADE AVAILABLE “ ean to 60 to Mineo Let's G tute habe pus p tometer us bef Sb Judee Ro ORDERED FOR ONE HUNDRED ! ‘ tt f Wil WOMEN MORE THAN SIX ! ' t ae sae : eal FEET TALL ; ? ry Ww A ae H # (Bs Associnted Press) MINNEAPOLIS. 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On Page > COAST GUARD and MARINE CASA Cayo HUESO coven GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES | Key <t Restaurant FAMILIES OF THE ~ABOV: GROUPS oon sain Duval Street Noe | i KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1943 BEING FIGURED ON | ITALIANS AND = N NAZIS ARE NOW LEAVING SICILY DEPARTURE DEVELOPS INTO MAD SCRAMBLE BY CROSS- zis Reported Panic - Stricken As They Flee Southwardly Out Of City BURGLARIES IN Terie Planes And Heavy ING STRAITS OF MES- CITY DROP OFF Guns Blasting Enemy SINA ' ' | Troops And Vehicles in ee POLICE AND SHERIFI'S OF- (My Asscciated Press) | Traffic Snarl ALGIE Aug. 4—The dat-| FICE FORCE MAKE REG- | tle of Sicily was reported today > to have developed into a mad ULAR ROUNDS OF CITY (Bs Associated Press) cramble of Italians and Ger —_——— MOSCOW, Aug. 14.—Triump! mans to get out of that island ‘ by crossing the Stisite of Mes It has been 11 days since there | ent Russians are pouring smile sina to the Italian mainland. bas been s burglary or attempted | ihe streets of Kharkov from the Hundreds of small boats are } being used by the fugitives in DU®Slery in Key West, and the east, the north and the northeast crassing the Juncton ety of ds disposition over the city of the V1. the Germans end theu \ eparates Sicily from Te9War end srecial policemen. jii9, are fleeing. penic-sirnken It those boats were under Captain of Night Police through e narrow corridor lead unk today by American bomb ; ers and 16 others were damaged./¢Y Atwell, and the activity DY{in4 trom the southwestward Lat night British torpedo ’ cats eden ie SEM undoubtedly art of the city. today’s Russian sina and launched torpedoes at have had a greet deal to do With communique reported, shipping in the harbor of Mes-' checki h \e. : sia, These diet Me wee ee to anerow. ls ie comtées a8 made, headquarters reported The regular and specie! police ., many men and motorined ve The umbrella of fire started " ‘ two davs ago by enemy anti alternete in ell parts of the CilY- hictes are trying to use it at the aircraft guns, still hovers over and suspects, who can not give the Straits of Messina in oie ing em same time, the turbulence of the sufficient reason for their being gight are cad to be like people boats in which troops are escaping. cut Iste at night ere taken into * 7 Meanwhile, Americans on the tying: to eo ae ee north Sicilian coast, the Ameri- S4St°4Y- building. so fer as the in can columns that captcred Ran A special policeman told The ; ; } 2 , 4. I. othe dazz yesterday and the British (jtizen this morning is concerned. As men fell o y. going up the east és = men are reported to be struggling rue to draw nearer, "We tade it toa hot for | peace P to Messina, the final, *@m. We cover the city so over their bodies, end for mile theroughly that. if a man is bent on breaking into a house, we likely will catch him be- fore he has @ ckance to do the job. We don't vass up any suspicious/ooking characters, and a man bas cot to give us @ good re3son for being on the streets late at night.” point of ve WATER SUPPLY CUT OFF BECAUSE GF NEW VALVE INSTALLATIONS retreat for the enemy alcng the road are knots of licles tied um in traffic se Here end there elong the lie tanks kncoked oul by ofthe terks in collisions, or by Russ.« bemb; dropping from Plane shel coming { om the th titogett t P . SF ee , heevy cuns. The stete of confusion im + lo be the worst the Ge ‘have exper.enced ef eny ime during the war. W f men er than the numb@ the ‘h ‘ * Stalingrad, vet the cleme panic is fer more prom Kherkov. Only small end scatters lelons of Germans are USERS OF FUEL OIL ADVISED TO APPLY — Xtertor to usm ea cisa pce ame TO RATION BOARD ee A r mae ‘or Write P.O. Box 951, Key West or are fighting their } temris fo eacoue the ®& KEEP YOURSEL. RONG he romeun ss nd HEALTHY is ‘ take VITAMINS Every Day pains in the Beyanen ee ~~ SQUIBB B COMPLEX CAPSULES Highest CASH Prices Paid ARMY & NAVY for USED CARS ALTFRATIONS No Red Tapé NAVARRO Phone 364 Vi 901 NORTH BEACT! Opposite Bus Station DANCE TONIGHT ELKS CLUB for ELKS and THEIR INVITED GUES From 9 to 12M JOHN PRITCHARD’S ORCHESTRA Ji $339 SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. Prescription Druggists PHONE 199 Duval and Fleming Streets re