The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 8, 1945, Page 1

te bey Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 65 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME XLVI. No. 5? American First Army Said 10 Have Crossed Rhiné In Cologné Arca (By Ansoun Presa) PARIS (Flash), March 8, — Infantry: of the American First Army, under command, of. General Hodges, was reported, early tonight, to -have:crossed the Rhine in the Cologne area. only light opposition, and that the “climatic drive on powerful offensive launched against the Germans since D-D. Local policemen and Constable EXTEND THANKS TO Jue Eapinosa were still searching tire afternoon for a negro, known J. R. C, MEMBERS as “Squire” Allen, who is said to} have shot at a policeman at 6:15) The eelock fast evening on Thomas! pas eveing jman, Mrs. D. Porter wishes to Joaeph Valder, a negro police-| thank all the J. R. C. members man, notified Policemen Frank|who so> generously filled the Jolly and Frank Caraballo that/ twenty educational: gift boxes in he had been fired on by Allen 4), schools, supervised by their when Valdez attempted to arrest 4 hom. ft is charged further that) teachers. These gift boxes have GIVE GENEROUSLY To The WAR FUND DRIVE Thursday and Friday Nights of This Week | At 8 o’Clock Also Services All Next Week} LA CONCHA HOTEL COCKTAIL LOUNGE AIR CONDITIONED for YOUR COMFORT . Now Featuring DANCING EVERY NIGHT Music by Berens Orchestra The New Cocktail ‘LA CONCHA SPECIAL’ e BREAKFAST Served from . . . 7:00 A.M. to 1 ay from. . + «+ 12:00 Noon to 2:1 Seed from) 1 | 5:30 PM, to 6:90 PM HUGH C. HODGE: fe oes FETS WACK THR BATIUING ACH PROJECT, 4 THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER laa aa aan ies eeiemmanins oc Che Kry West Citizen IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1945 ‘Freatment Of Boy Figures In Divorce Bill Of Complaint Alleged mistreatment of a boy |who had been a member of the Swamp Gang figures in the bill| jof complaint in a divorce suit that ; was filed yesterday in the county | |eler 's office. { Mrs. Marie Kuby Arias, the plaintiff, is the mother of Ray-| mond Thompson, 17, who was ar- rested on a charge of disorderly ‘proceedings. preferred against ,him» by. his. step-father, William | J. Arias, who alleged that thei boy had “pulled” a gun on him. | Mrs. Arias denied that statement, | ,in testimony in city Court, andj * isaid she had “put the gunj | away.” Raymond was fined $25 *by City Judge W. P. Archer. The report said further that the Americans met: ‘one of the grounds cited in| ithe bill of complaint is that the! | defendant “hates” the son of the ‘ ; ' plaintiff, who alleges further that | Berlin” is under way and is backed by the most’ the aclendent. nan imistscatad !the son. \ The Arias were married on! | February 17, 1940, and Raymond | is Mrs. Arias’ son by’ a formev! mariage. i ‘MANY MORE NAZI | IN LATE REPORTS | \ PERDAY ON-THE WESTLAW! FRONT i (By Axsvetated Press PARIS, Mar. 8.—At least RED CROSS WAR FUND CAMPAIGN NEGRO WHO SHOT AT POLICEMAN. pRisQNERS TAKEN — | CLAIMED TO BE THIRD MORE| Junior Red Cross chair- | THAN FIGURES GIVEN YES-' to date, the volunteer workers WAR FUND DRIVE STAFF SERVING RED CROSS . U. S. Navy Photo SERVING 24 HOURS A DAY are these members of the field directczs office staff of the American Red Cross at the Key West Naval Operating Base. This month the staff is aiding the $24,900 war fund drive of Key West Chapter. Seated. left to right: Eugene B. Flanegan. Frederick N. Van Der Linden, Glenwood McComb, field dizector and James R. Phillips. Standing, Mrs. Jean Becker. Mrs. Joyce Dugan. Miss Margaretta Johnson, Mrs. Carrie Bleadow and Mrs. Earline Hilton. Hoe pa sees Gl ode Se ae ee COLLECTORS STEPPING UP THEIR EFFORTS TOWARD REACHING QUOTA: With only $4644.18 collected CAPM DIDS II ID, Japs Yielding Around Iwo Jima (Me Assncintes Proaey GUAM, March 8.—Japs are yielding on Iwo Jima. That seeking contributions to the 1945 Red Cross War Fund are step- ping up their efforts in order to reach the quota of $24,900 which has been set for Key West and Monroe County | | | | White Rabbit Pure Food EASTER EGG COLORS ; Beautiful Solid Colored present. ; And Rainbow Eggs di ane A | Eva Lee Ne S Colors 655 Greene Street I aeBttt PACKAGE 10c STUFFED EASTER RABBITS EASTER CARDS 25c - 50¢ - $1.00 SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. Prescription Druggists PHONE 199 Duvai and Fleming Streeis pose of making plans for the an-! nual banquet. 1 All members are urged to be} and We Will Call for Your Paper SALVAGE YARD {mE TROPICS| 700 DUVAL STREET at ANGELA | “Key West's Most Beautiful Nite Spot” NEW MANAGEMENT | Continuous DANCING 8 O'CLOCK TO CLOSING | MUSIC and SPECIALTIES by THE THREE MOODS Key Westers To Drill For Oil In Alabama Area A group of local business and professionali men wand Navy Yard empioyes are | said to have secured a lease on 1,000 acres of land in Greene County, Ala., for the! purpose of developing an} oil-producing field. ; A contract has been made} with P. J. MacAlpine,. drill- ing contractor: of Amory, Missi, to: drill a well with ro- tary. drilling: equipment. This particular area has: been i geologists and experienced oil men, including C. Leslie Smith, } | formerly, of Oklahoma, who will ‘be in charge of operations. Equip- | !ment is now being moved in « i the location and drilling opera- tions should start within two! weeks. Raymond R Lord has been re-1 !tained as legal representative. It is planned to form a syndicate with J. K. Brady, J. L. Cates and | CANINE SITUATION \ 1 \COMMITTEE NAMED TO AS-| | SIST IN OBTAINING | 1 BETTER CONDITIONS i \ Key West is indebted to the, i“Humane Society of Greater; Miami” for -a visit madeyby its representative, C. W. Pusey in the interests of the people of Key West and aid in solving the problem presented by , neglected dogs and cats roaming the streets checked by several well. known). seer sen sme So Announced German Trans ocean News Agency Late This Afternoon * |Said That Reds Had By- | Passed Kustrin, Direet- } ly East Of Berlin, After | Artillery Fire { aa DL aw: American Criminal Executed In London) (Ry Assecisted Preand LONDON, March 8,—Pvt. Karl. Gustav Hulten, United . States , Army paratrooper, was,hanged at 9 o'clock this morning in the courtyard of (Ry Annectatrd Preset LONDON, Mar, 8.—Ger man Transocean News Ag London's Pentonville prison. . He .was the first American | ©R¢%, in & broadcast inte thi criminal executed in Eng- | afternoon, declared thet Hum land, With an 18-year old | sian forces that had beer girl he killed a taxi driver, | practically inactive im the but the girl, also sentenced Kustrin area for five weeks to be hanged, was given life | had by-passed that city and sentence by order of the | were now only 25 miles from ss | Berlin, III OLS SF Ae Moscow confirmed renew- - =e ——-| ed action on that front, but \ing Kustrin. Instead, the CALMER TODA Russian communique stated | that Red Forces, following geile a heavy artillery barrage, PALACE, HOWEVER, SAID TO, had breached the fortress at BE STILL UNDER | Kustrin at two pointe, and HEAVY GUARD that spearheads of the Ku» sian army had struck out i ‘the direction of, the German (By Associated Presa | capi ~ LONDON, Mar; 8.—Rome) ‘The news ageney ett thet is a little calmer today than| the area between Bertie aed it was yesterday, though the| Kusrtin is ablaze with « . : tillery fire by both the palace there is still under ny | tackers and the attacked. | heavy guard and troops aunt added that, before Kuetr NEW POLICY } GREASED and SPRAYED | The Rendezvous of Key West POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Division and Francis Sts. Ph. 9134 AR ROO A 8 A . LAOIES! You Are Invited To CONSULT ADRIAN VERHOVEN of New York City UTRASOL Ha and Scalp Counselor Who will be here Friday and Saturday of This Week Only | Regarding Your Hair Appointments Suggested, Call 128 No Charge or Obligation... ! NO COVER - NO MINIMUM - NO TAX OF ANY KIND | The Best of Nationally Known Package Goods | | Re e's RACK THE RATING BRACH PROJECTS | Qe | La Concha Hotel Bldg. La Concha Beauty Salon; et Jdly turned into Thomas, been sent to headquarters and * P. oe ‘om.| Was the report received to- {and detracting considerably from . “tres Allen shot at him three| Will soon go overseas to less:for-; ODE third more German P. J. Ross, war fund com- day from that island of vol. the reputation where quiet nights patrolling the streets. was by-passed, the Russe tues, but the bullets went wild|tunate children. { \P joners have been captur-|mittee chairman of the Key Be oth ‘are added to restful days. : A heavy guard is also, concentrated artillery whem Carabatlo pulled Jolly to! It is further stated that’ thd ed‘in the present offensive} West Chapter, today announced ic ‘ash. where meze than |” at the request of Mr. Pusey, stationed at the courthouse, | the fortress in that its the ground \fine posters displayed’. in the along the western front than};nat $277.65 turned in by the resi- 15-000 Japs have been killed. [the Chamber of Commerce offer- oe NOllahoba ' re) Was comparable with When the shooting stopped,'downtown windows with the had been announced up to) dential committee had brought The report said that today ed the facilities of its spacious “TCFe COaborationisis are) iin lttack since th Caraball after Allen, but he|regular Red Cross displays are’ yesterday, when it was said] 1 1) ga gaat "| showed the first’ indication reception parlor as a place tc being tried. Last might & jing or tp sealed « fence and disappeared. | submitted by J. R. C. members that they numbered 100,000. ty is ust step up our efforts,”’ Of the continued softening-up ;which a number of representa- bomb exploded near a hos Immediat The ¢ a { i i pte in High School. Many thanks to Headquarters revealed to- Ste us : S epee : B aus _| Process by artillery, warship _ tive citizens could be invited and pital, in which several co r ane a S ae ee pole ane | Elsie Curty, Ling Tee Seribner, day, after compiling figures| icte this ee icdly. , Shelling and bombing from {While the notice was short, there Japor; aaa eaor ' Consta: Espinosa have been, Caroline Morgan and Joan Por- that had been received from complete this drive quickly. aber 'g Nd eatiuoodiitenssnce Cniwede laborationists were co search for Allen but, up tolter for their support in this War ‘hat hac been received from)" ““rveryone knows the tremen- Theil aa eatay BteUn Con: and there was consider u kK d-afternoon had found no trace!Fund Drive. The posters are the commanders of the first} qous roie being played by Red 4 poinraicagge scored by ("Mayor Albury addressed the Shooting in the streets, but| their ad ‘ . \effective and inspiring, and and third American armles,|Cross in this war. Every fath auaitieear ¢ were the most meeting and stated that at the NO casualties were reported. tall were with Jolly called up the were made under supervision of that the number of prisoners every mother, every son and pe daciutors peer tas than @ meeting of the City Council on’ The Belgian senate Ber te nd gave the keeper al yrs pildergard Russell. lis in excess of 50,000, with |daughter, every wife and sweet- Week while there was a dis- [10° evening he ap. fused to give the } rt description of Allen, but he had| “1s TH cereard Russtl. \ ie tee paar of th ; , tinct decrease in enemy fire. |‘ Previous evening he had ap- icity to stop black 1 t pst ge om * thet vienity,|. One J. R. C. member brought the roads in the rear of the|hcart knows. And those of us American Superfurtresses | Fointed Councilman Gerald Saun- thority to stop black mark a tat been se ao Bet visin in| Wagon load of comic books to Allied lines crowded webs 10 canna Heh ane solace today. for the first time, |4°rs 2s nanlot a iWeltare erations tote counts % cot Sa laa ; 1M’ the Woman's Club for the boys (Continued on Page Three) |the knowledge that the Red joiabog Wake Island. Besi ! Committe pnd thate thera. NOwaaom * . sides mu is of pe R Jat the Nawal Hospital. She had Cross is standing right by the Gamage caused to shore in. |(COUld be effective cooperation {thousands of pei din Da _ \two boys to assist her in pulling ” (ote of our loved ones On 1S sallgtieos ee. fae e 'BetWEaH the Council Committee pads ae ney neted hat ew fe Done on the |the wagon load of her treasured | Give to the Red Cross War pag | felting fronts all ove ths vooe: warships and 16 freighters |#"¢ an organization of citizens jo. of mac oid books. Many ‘thanks. | ‘We all know the Red formed to secure better condi- “oy id that Premises ih wieser ronet. wok. erigncd [Cross does so much for so many, Were sunk. ToneC aun anireaaterierins Swiss reports said th While You Wait |by a group of J. R. C. are | |and asks so little from so few of VID TID DS 8S | ‘The Mayor named the follow- Be ve ete . o CITIES SERVICE STATION | who are faithful Saturday work-| jus at home. We know that the {STAT AR AR ASAT AB AT A fae citizens as nieléGs of a Key ontrance into th , y axe fans White at Catherine Phone 423 ors at the Woman's Club new| dollars we give ave going to make Past. WORKING THIEVES | West Humiane Society.” miter tie, a ‘ Next to Smith's Grocery |members join the group every | it possible for our loved ones too Mrs. Gearge, Mills White, chuir- into § ; i] — turday and receive valuable | jreturn to us, and to enjgy the’ patas, Tex.—Driving a truck,man; Mrs. W. C. Chambers, Mrs. — \ — lsewing instructions from } |freedom for which they are fight-'j,.¢eq with cigarettes, Frank Robert F. Spotswood, Mrs. Eric he t b ial Servi by | Thompson. They are now sewing | iF ate residential commmitiee ios and, before the light changed,|Harris, Willis Fowler, and Jeff an hich Special Services by = {utility bags and bed jackets.) ections _ report ay Were 59 cartons of cigarettes were stol.|D. Knight. Those present agreed Aig Gr ' h | Most of Mrs. Thompson's girl| turned in by the following dis on, ito receive literature suitable for es a Tr j attendants. | Extra Value | Kind to Animals Week” which News and Serial nied OF MIAMI -| _ PAAS vure Food | igi aaueemmmmrerremnerea, NOTICE I eula he cheeived the week of aman tetnanas MEAN | | 5 . | April 15 and to take such further. ——————_____ . . sorts j EASTER EGG COLORS We are Now Collecting | Sa ae ete casei ica NEW | Will decorate more than 90° | ‘There will be.a meeting of, ~, pee Dare. 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