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and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXIV. No. 200 LT. HERNANDES SERVES 15 YEARS, - Wearing Qn Key West’s ~ Bonded Indebtedness set MEMBER OF OFFICERS BAT- | i | TALION AT CARLISLE . | | BARRACKS For Tomorrow ee gee eg “= } CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pa.} as jAug. 23—Second _Lieute -want| [Claude Hernandes, of Key West, Fia., has been in the service of the | U. S. Government in one way or} ihother for 15 years. He served most of his time in | sarine Hospitals of the U. S. Pub- lic Health Service and last year enlisted in the Coast Guard. Now he is in the Medical tion Corps of the U. i> Lieutenant Hernandes Public Health Service in 192i clerk after graduatin, West High School. He thie Marine Hospital of Every Taxpayer Urged To! ‘ROD ove 78, Meeting To Be Held ‘In. City Hall The Shands senate sub-com- mitiee, comprising Senator John BR. Beacham, West Palm Beach, | FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE i CONDUCTED THIS AFTERNOON Casimiro Rodriguez, 78. chairmizn; Senator James A. Saturday afternoon at ; : - . o'clock, at his residence, 1119 Fior- |Health Servi t Key West until Franklin. Fort Myers, and Sena- jg, stre. 1935 when he was sent to the Ma : : rine Hospital at Cleveland, O} for J, Edwin Baker, Umatilla, Funeral services will be held in a supervising capacity. Late: will arrive in Key West some- ‘!'’ 4fternovn at 6:00 o'clock from he went to the Marine Hospita New York City and then to Hospital Division in Washin the residence of his granddaugh- 4 time this afternoon or early eve- ter, 1306 Division street, Rev. . > , ming for the hearing to be con- Guillermo Perez of the Latin Mis rs C. Be a pogrins = w rpc ea 3 jon, officiating. The Pritchard! SttVice “vork in Seattle, Wa Gested tomottow morning in CitY Funeral Home is in charge of ar={t0™ WHEN he enlisted in the ¢ a Lk . Guard in September, 1942 and t are the widow, Mrs came Chief Storely : debtedness. Ramona Rodriguez; one daughter, While in the Coast - oa 1 for the | Maria Rodriguez, and five grand- Lieut. Hernandes received a com Whiltalies, -counce! Admini mission in the Medic \trative Corps and received a dis children. committee, said today that it is tharge on June 15 of this y te f : fox every TAMPA GIRL MAKES hy the Medical ro ai ai of . otal daperorntoaiod, ns} THE, HIGHEST MARKS acm. she : benefits from | He is a member of the 33rd Of / She 'hewssieed ox- tspeciat to The ficers Training Batt at Car emption, to be present at the) ATLANTA, Ga. -It lisle Barracks and w got fell to a pretty youn, ; Tame. West Coast Army camp following ; meeting, which will be started | Pjorida, girl Marine rookie to. his graduation from the six ' at 9:30 o'clock. make the highest mark that has course at the Medical F : ch jever been made on the intelli-, vice School here } ‘lt means a saving of more) gence examination given to wo- plans to return te : than =m tmen Marine and WAVE apopli- Serivce work after the wa | | ene million dollars to the! - nis in the Atlanta Naval district taxpayers of Key West if all the) “e's Kathryn Hold 4, and DEMERITTS LEAVE TO ccording to Marine Lieutenant city’s bonded indebedness is re-) A idita Morgan, she didn't 1 VISIT AVIATOR SON funded,” Mr. Whitaker declared. single word of the stiff vocabulary, = = ——— a test, an unprecedented feat Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. De While the major part of the Miss Holden has been a meritt, 531 Francis street city’s bonds has been refunded, |#'aphical draftsman with the yesterday “for Mariann Coast and € s Survey in Tam-! where they will visit with to make that agreement opere- | pa son, Aviation Cadet R She attended Young Harris Col- Demeritt, winno t tive all the other bonds, totaling F in G Army Air 4 approximatly $440,000, must be P: rivate Ka t ected Center ne ft Ve soon t gin train The De t 4 ‘a a woman Marine at the over a few ir is not done, then the other bonds {a leatherneck base,, Camp fore proc de Lejeune tion. will revert to their former stat- us in the payment of interest. BERLIN ADMITS THAT NAZIS HAVE EVACUATED KHARKOV - refunding plan. | which ranges from five to six Under which was instituted by the R. E. Crummer Company but not completed, the the bonds, if bonds are included with refunded, will be the Ansocinted Press) 23.—Russia| was what the German was LONDON, Aus. spokes interest OM was quiet today about what 1s man said about the Nazi defeat the oulstaading those going on at Kharkov. but Radio at Kharkov. Berlin admitted thet the German It reduced to forces have evacuated the city. ‘ what will be the equivelent of three 30 years. "Withdrawal according to plan.” period of wes WANTED percent over 2 The first 10 years the interest will be two percent, the next : ‘ decade, three percent, and the IMMEDIATELY “ final one. four percent, which ‘ Middle Aged Married « WOMAN Must Be Key Wester TO MANAGE strikes an average of three per cent for the entire ceriod. In connection with the move- ment the bonds refunded is the matter of to have remaining f ; $30,000 yearly that was provid- KEY WEST ng movements. That en ed, in a legislative act in 1937. RETAIL STORE ~ Hace # eo (Continued on Page Four) on the Yo ae SALARY sian hands “WoTor TUNEUP $50 SAVES GAS A Week and 1% Commission Leu Smith Auto Service | ADDRESS YOUR LETTER to White at Fleming St. Phone 5 BOX H. F.. co Key West Citizen PALACE THEATER JOHN CARROLL in ‘HIT PARADE OF 1943’ NEWS and SERIAL COOH iiV_E }8 #4 ee " ct the ht iS Che Kry THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER THE BALKANS: Nazi House ( Of Card Cards. Blasted To Saturation Point, \ rss —— > a N fcosttuza LA erorons iy * CATANZARO TEXAS AND iN SAME SCALE 200 mane AP Features ARE THE BALKANS, tra cockpit cf Europe, next on the Allied Or will the Nazis’ jerry-built structure of satellite and cap- tive nations cellapse of interaal turmoil schedule of attack? and presage the downfall of rope? length of the war. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR J. M. LAWHON ARRIVE IN DADE CITY SIDEWALK CAFE DUVAL and FLEMING STS. . RE-OPENS TOMORROW Tuesday, August 24th HOME-STYLE COOKING OPEN 7 A.M. to 1 A.M. wenn ay ——e, | ey The answers may well decide the Today there are per- at BALKANS 300] Mediterranean Sea al stormy Fortress Eu- outside are helena rubinstein’s APPLE BLOSSOM CREAM DEODORANT Sy adie promi «= OC SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. Prescription Druggists PHONE 199 Duval at Fleming Key West IN THE U.S.A pss ' : 2 | hays 1,000,000 Axis soldiers in the Balk- ans but many « ity. Opposi ithi _ | mysteriously iefi bis office todey. their air rower from the west- y: Oundsing deste ate the suer I- i gud fis destination was not di ja forces of Yugcsiav Partisans and <sen- yuiged. He is believed to have © front fo the Malian area. eral Mihailovic, surrounding them on the been cetied to Quebec, and foie Some such decision must have twe imore Allied armies in Sicily, several others in North Africa and the British 9th and 10th in Middle MUCH SPECULATION AS TO TIME’ WHEN TAX BOOKS WILL BE READY Citizen In Face Of Terrific Opposition pportant enemy base, and beat ‘BUIf] back the Japs in several patrol * head. American and RAF) jonehee. Flanes struck in a dozen differ ent paces in Germany and italy CHUNGKING. — Squacvons of ‘ Jap planes, numbering 40, today suring Seturday end lest ught \ettempted to reid this city but ; i were driven off by Chinese and » ae American flyers betore they drop- called the invasion tempo from ped a bomb. Meanwhile, Amer- ican bombers raided Hankow and tke air. her enem: China. other eusany. pola. Laly was bettered from the PASSED “TRYING STAGE” “toe of the boot to Naples. and NEW DELHL. — The American sac command. stationed here, assert- 114 eneeny planes. were lest, duz ed today that the assistance now ing the ser.es of reids. In the going to the Chinese ‘rom the United Siates has passed the RAF reid on the Rhineland, not “trying stage, and is now flowing 2 single enemy viane was en- inio that country im greater vol- 5 | ume than ducing any other time Counlered, but in the Italian since America entered the wat. theatre the air was alive with Amzcican and Chinese Flyers, in the Chinese area. are now more enemy fighters, which have IeJ _ inna their own —, military critics here to believe + Os ‘that the Germans, convinced that the Allies will strike through Itely, have sw tched the buik of JAP PLANES DRIVEN OFF what may of < att WELLES LEAVES OFFICE WASHINGTON. — Under Sex retery of State Sumner Welles re ct dubious fighting a mussion ty been reached: if is argued. due. there may fly on 2 Muscow. to the terr fic opvos.tion thro FAVORS $1.30 RAISE WASHINGTON. — Thoma Kennedy. secretery -ireesure the Umted Coal Miners of Amer ica. tesiied today béfore the ence War Labor Board in behelf of an thiacite moal miners. He advoce! ed that the wages for each of them, three bombers were lost in th> day. ins into the air fights over Italy As a result of the RAF not untering envy enemy fight the Rhineland, ers over only be increased $1.30 a Le exctennis ids ov Jietrict oe cea ed ioe dectanded .t extensive raids over that district It is p k the time of the coal miners oo A vise The scle of the Italian boot 4 € vi Gand 7 a = ‘ n W. D DRAFTING OF FATHERS was blested from end to end. and . WASHINGTON. — The pro- the ort hav. Py lescnal to dentt fathers was diecuss-|‘h* Tait: wes: sepetten: 8 _39"6 : heaving @8\ eq furthe: here today. It was been among the most successful said @ survey is being made of the ‘ 4 and piter situation, and that it will be c¢ in Italy. desvite the fact that Aeg8 Mat be and after| cleted about the middie of 130 enemy fighters tried to best led on. Then) lack the bombers. Thirty-three : : LADY OAKES ARRIVES lialien end German rlenes were Jestroyed in that area. others in Salerno. cthers in the Naples ; rea and still others between the latter city end the instep of the 3 ple rted that Navies is ent.sely off from the of Italy so ut fer os trein service is concerned ~“e ~ All the trackage that led to that city hes been torn up by the STEER. ies iso, Nast night, concen return ro city GATTO DORMITORY fo" er" ee 1190 Simonton Street a : : thet bad not been blasied be ehter, Clarice. A DEFENSE PROJECT | fore. ‘The seturation attecks om the The privileges of this Dormitory are extended to the sole of the Itelien boot have following: militery circles to surmise tha CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES hon Pag of the Key West Naval Station wewvwevevwrr rrr ree | ee eeepc ome PERSONNEL PRESCRIPTIONS Pure Fresh Ingredients Com pounded by Experienced $1.00 Per Day Pharmacists. $3.50 Per Week GARDNER’S PHARMACY Phone 177 Free Deliver, AAALABAAAAAL AOS « of Army Projects RAT and Navy Defense CASA CAYO HUESO The Old South 1400 Duval at South as LUNCH and DINNER SERVED DAILY