The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 13, 1945, Page 1

Ansociated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features Por 65 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of he ee camaean eco West OLUME XLVI. No. 89 Harry Truman Takes Over Presideney Immediately After Roosevelt's Death Took Oath Of Office "SIOOOITa Sa, At 7.09 Last Night; Asks , HOUSE. OF. COMMONS... Roosevelt Cabinet To! Stay On ed, eemen } LONDON, April 13.—Prime. | Minister Churchill came be- (My Asscctated Press) | ,| fore a hushed House of Com- | WASHINGTON, Apr. 13: mons téday and asked that | A dazed and questioning} it adjourn out of respect to world today watched Harry) a orm fas President Re- | noun,” s ' S. Truman pick up the ban-! Bari late President Roose- mers of war and peace that! Speaking with es ! slipped yesterday from the! able emotion, Churchill said: | lifeless fingers of Franklin It is not fitting that we | should costinue our work this | Delano Roosevelt. | day. | Stunned by the shock of its léader’s passing, a mourn- dehededeted ddd ing nation gave solid back- deta he gained ing to the gray-haired man ™ectings. in a gray business suit who . > The sorrowful duty of help- J oe ing arrange for a White House became President of the gincral at 4 p. m. Saturday for} United States at 7:09 o'clock his predecessor. ; last night. These transcended such impor-! Truman, who didn’t even want tant questions as the likelihood! to rum for President, went to that the new Chief Executive will| work in the White House today— want to meet as soon as possible & question mark for all humanity. with Churchill, whom he knows’ The new President himself an- slightly, ‘and. Stalin, whom he founced simply that he would knows not at all. try © carry on ‘as he believes Mr.: Domestic “problems, could’ “be Roosevelt would have done. pushed aside temporarily, too, or Then swiftly,:she asked © the .left ‘to. the cabinet that, stays on Roosevelt cabinet*to stay‘on.. He now, but may’ see’ sonie changes gave assurance that the ‘United fater. ' Nations conference would open in To our fighting men there was from cabinet! San Francisco April 25, on sched- reassu ce in. President’--Tru-} ule. He issued a statement that mar tement: the war would be prosecuted to’ “The world may be sure that, the utmost on all! fronts, east and! we west will both fronts, prosecute the war on! ast and west, with: Today, as international friends all the vigor we Possess, to a suc- and enemies looked on, as men! cessful conclusion.” high and low maneuvered to find! A man who knew the value of their place in a new United'a dollar, Harry S. Truman made States orbit, these prospects; himself a job fighting extrava- loomed {gance and waste in the United 1. Speedy summoning of Gen.'States’ frenzied preparations for George C. Marshall and Admiral ja global war. And the job he did made a na- | sional figure of the quiet, affable | Ernest J. King for the most im- portant fill.ins on a crucial mili- tai situation No or ‘a = + ‘ ry situation. No world leader Senator from Missouri: - Almost before so urgently needed such). = overnight he found himself tra! aid at so critical an hour ‘ported from obscurity into ranks! with Secretary of of household names. | 2. Confrence State Stettinius on pressing and ; complicated international situa-| Truman was beginning his sec- | ms demanding attention of a! pd term in the Senate when the! Whited States launched the big-| gest, costliest armament progr: } (Continued on Page Three) who kno “WANTED TELEPHONE OPERATOR | PRESCRIPTION : LA CONCHA HOTEL GARDNER'S aoa {Phone 177 Free Delivery! only the inside Naeadenneneeaannne Pure, wreak! Ingredients | Rc See ae RE, BATTERIES CHARGED The Modern Way Drive in. in 90 to 45 minutes and ++ ve ewewwvwwrwrwwes RADIO your cer can be on its way! | REPAIRS—48- Hour Service Smith AUTO SERVICE, ISLAND CITY RADIO | White at 3 o00 FLEMING, — Corner Margaret) ELKS FRATERNAL CENTER DANCE SATURDAY, APRIL Mth 8 P. M. FOR ELKS AND THEIR GUES At the Newly Decorated Club 313 DUVAL STREET KEY WEST LODGE NO. 551 — B. P.O. E. FREE EATS ‘ faith | ADJOURNS INRESRBQT: | TO LATE PRESIDEND);.i. } Mr. | Truman... was. quoted } would be permitted to apply pr sure on, him in the performance his dyty, as he saw it, for the best’ Hyde Park, N. Y. j where. liberty and, justice are PES oes - i ae ty a re me ee President Harry S. Truman, through the Department of State today declared tomorrow as a da. ‘of mourning wrougnout th lin Delano Rooseyelt. In his short declaration, Pres dent Truman said of Mr. Roose velt: “ is not extinguishes marching on in'the he Americans. Tt. developed today that. Truman, mw “several, da} Roosevelt was dying, as having) said, at, that, time that, no on ‘ALL OF RUSSIA IS IN MOURNING FOR ROOSEVELT | NEWSPAPERS DEVOTE MANY; ‘DAY OF MOURNING FOR ROOSEVELT IS PROCLAIMED BY NEW PRESIDENT, (By Annovtated Prenn) WASHINGTON, April 13. —, int United States in honor of Frank- | o'clock, Eastern War E ‘ourage is not spent, hi: His courag pent, his 1.05 o'clock when un but go ts of all) a terrible headache | into | of ‘day morning in his home town at —% ‘MARSHAL STALIN - i ‘CCLUMNS TO CAREER « aD, DEATH OF UNITED STA12£5) PRESIDENT (ty Asnnetated Prexmd MOSCOW, April 13.—All Rus- sia ‘is in’ mourning tgday because of! the. death of President Roosc- velt,, and Premier Josef Stalin S Said What His "death wa8 “d"losd> to all of. the ‘millions in the world teemied, that he was'a-great lead- er anda great organizer and wags , devoted to the welfare of the av+ erage or ordinary man, Newspapers’ shere and else- where in Russia devoted many columns to the career and death of President Roosevelt, and Prav- da said that he was a “staunch and faithful champion of the lit- tle man.” ANNOUNCE OPEN PRAYER SERVICE The Congregational Church of! the Pilgrims, 521 William street, will be open for prayer and med- itation all day Saturday and Sunday. All are invited to come to pay tribute to the memory of our Great Leader, Franklin’ D. Roose- velt, and to pray for the guid- }ance of God upon our nation in this hour of destiny. PALACE THEATER SMILEY BURNETTE in “Firebrands of Arizona” News and Serial THE PALS 917 NORTH BEACH at Division St. FROZEN MALT Made the Way You Lik It with Pure ural Sweets, with Flay- or Added. AUTO PAINTING $7500 For First Class Job On Any Make of Car HERRING’S GARAGE OPPOSITE BUS TERMINAL The Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, @@*RIL 13, 1945 { ests of the country. He said ‘further that the war will be pros-' cuted vigorously until the cne-} nies of this country have been’ rushed, ’ Mr. Roosevelt died at Time, ye the ittle White! Warm Springs, ere he had gone to recuperat His last words were uttered at] artist was! aid “I have; and lapsed jy usness, in, which ¥ till the end sketching him. He unconsci te he remained ago” that; Came. rs Funeral, services will be in the White, House at, 4 o'cloc emorrow aftetrnoon, and burial j will take place at 10 o'clock PAYS TRIBUTE i | TO ROOSEVELT: . (My Associa MOSCOW, Aoril 13.—Pre- mier. Marshall Stalin led Russian people today in pay- ing tribute to President Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt is zegarded here es having been the Soyiet Union's greatest friend in America. In a mé@ssage expressing condolences to Mrs. Roose- velt.. Premier Stalin said: “The Soviet people highly valued President. ‘Roosevelt ¥~ as a great c‘ganizer of strug- gles of freedom-loving ma- tions against their common | enemy, and as a leader in | the cause df ensuring the | | | i security of the whole world.” + 0? iT AD 0 LP it FP BE MASS MEETING TO | At 7 o'clock last evening, May- DISCUSS CHARTER AT jer Willard M. Albury issued or- ders to close all\ saloons and CITY HALL TONIGHT jpiaces of amuscments in Key {West out of respect to Preidént Representalre Bernie C. Papy | Roosevelt. returned, early this afternoon,; Mayor Albury said that in 15 from Tallahassee, and said that! minutes or so all the saloons were the mecting, scheduled for: to-| closed and continued closed for night in City Call to discuss the|the night, and that motion pic- proposed new charter, will be'ture theaters closed as soon as held, beginning at 8:30 o'clock. | the first show had been shown. The Citizen today received| There was considerable many inquigies as to whether or'this morning about closing the not the meeting will be held be-!city hall and the county court- cause of the death of President!house all day tomorrow, but Roosevelt, but, as Representative} Mayor Albury said that, a if Papy must return to Tallah holiday is observed every § ovér the week-end, it was de- (day at city hall, and as the funer- cided to hold the meeting as an-'al services for Mr. Roosevelt will nounced Monday by Mr. Papy in not be held till 5 o’cléck in the The Citizen, ‘afternoon, the nall will remain NEW POLICY OF THE SIDEWALK CAFE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT By Request of Pleased Patrons » Are Open Seven Days A Week ~ FROM7 A.M. 101 A.M. We have very low 0. ‘P. A Prices — But We Serve The Highest Qualfiy FOODS. A Pleased Customer Is Our Best Recommendation COME In for A MIDNIGHT SNACK and Meet the Celebrities Duval and Fleming Stre “Let's All Boost for Key West” eoocce 1N- THE ; ce ‘Franklin D. Roosevelt ‘SALOONS AND OTHER PLACES OF BUSINESS CLOSED LAST NIGHT IN - RESPECT TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ier aae ene ee talk | | Next to The Tropics. 700 DUVAL | w: i U.S. A. — Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Succumbs At Warm Springs : (ty Asscetated Preset WARM SPRINGS, Ga, April --treehite Delano Roosevelt's long and colorful public career & at an end, \ A tragic though painless death halted it abreptly yesterday as the Nation’s 3ist President was about, to, see, fruition of his os! for iting, pace to a warridden world, He was 6 gue came ui Ty. furs ge, The cause: i} ‘Mr. Roosevelt came riodic visits to seek rest to bask | planned to stay another week, then return te jton, spend a day, and start out acain for a cress-eeert: > i trip to San Francisco to open the World Seewrity Comber ence on April 25. All this now is up to his succeser, Harry & Tree ‘of Missouri, with the aid of a sympathetic Compress ; The President's body, prepared during the aight, !to be taken back to Washington by special tfate eno | Southern Rairoad, leaving here at It a.m. (EWP) The ill reach the national capital at 16 a. mm. (WT arrived last night from Washi y plane to Fort Benging, secempenee rly, White House seeretery, aed ¥ Melutire, White Héuse phpeteiee “a s. Roosevelt {She flew in an A ye Stephen T Admiral Ross ‘ Navy surgeon ge b Funeral services are to be held at 4 p.m. (WT) Set urday in the historic Kast Room of the White Hees The body will not lie in state Burial will be at the family home ot Hyde Pert, © F at 10 a. m, Sunday. Presidential Secretary ye D. Hassett sand fener al services would be of the ~ an : late President decreed Tor } Re: " 7) aaa Members of the cabo and Supreme € lor federal neies, a rept {representatives, members of the family !accompany the funeral party (rom Wee Warm Springs village and it para het @ went oti ‘ img tess the diseas nation’s first Chief Exe He was elected te | months ago and was inau ‘ j fore his birthday ned t se, were stur open till noon, as is usual on Sat- nty Clerk Ross C. Sawyer said the county courthouse will n open till noon, which is Millions of Americans wt y closing time to him, today were emergi ' ‘ y further said that} of his death with plans for b ' all flags in the city will be flown) leader through 12 at half-mast for 30 days, and{ By memorial service t requestéd that memorial services| tary installations, by countle for the descased President and private and publie functions, tt ' Commander-in-Chief be held in! Gchopls in Massachu wtt i (Continued on Page Three) | Maine, Denver, St. Louis, New Or u ’ City and Chicago—to name ot 7 observances today, fol Tonight and Every Night Mr, Roosevelt i ELKS CHARITY FUND the people of thi B I N. G O unique place durit h Great Britain's 4 te th ° “EVERYBODY IS WELCOME stunned incredulity, whut ye yat the BINGO PALACE * {sense of deep tr 1 is as ireat a he at the Corner of Angela nation had ec Opening Game 7:45 P. M. London soo NO ADMISSION OF ANY KIND to review a reat MIDGET BAR PROCLAMATION j i | The Friendly Little Tavern j SIMONTON AND GREENE STS | This day the hewrts of the Met m heme dae ie Comelats Dine) Gs oown) Brew | Sorrow because. in the words of King Devid “Hew PACKAGE | mighty fallen in the midst of battle” and in every pine © GOODS j men dwell in this Nation and im the lands ortmes © Choice Wine, Whisky, Rum i the oppressed of al! Net ned nts - and Brandy { the hearts of men are bowed down vent \, Pi >; | the Divine Providence thet has taken ¢ Vy, F ae — Pints and Quarte j anpciakst | of our bettie tor survival amd thet zs | people. by the people and of the people may eet pe ! the Earth.” the Commander of ‘« | dent of the United States of A Veen | Roosevelt. LIVE POULTRY | THEREFORE, by virtus ‘ “ | City of Key West I call upon the etthe ‘ ROASTERS and Battery jo eur coat Commander would oe Raised FRYERS | humbleness ond proyer. ¢ “a prosecution of the business of th —— minutes during the Memorial Serv + we suspend all busine and hearts to God in this hour atiwitien, ont ot National deetres (Live) POULTRY and EGG MARKET Phone S46 | BRADY'S | 1214 White St. WILLARD M ALBURY Me April 13, 1945. me es a ce a