The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 17, 1945, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire a Service and AP Features Pl ies For 65 Years Devoted to the ‘ Best Interests of eee Say West | West " VOLUME XLVI. No. 92 War Housing Program For Key West Gets Approval VIIa aaa aa, Provides For Building Of Fifty Privately. Fin- anced Family Dwelling Units INTRODUCE BILL FOR / (By Annogiated, Press) TALLAHASSEE, ;April, 17. —Representative .B. .C. Papy today introduced, HB239, for relief of ‘Claude Gandolfo, It is said to contain the same provisions as HB190 and will be substituted for the earlier bill, because proof of publica- tion in the original measyre was wrong. He also introduced HB240, to guarantee payment of all office expenses of Monroe A war housing program provid- ing for the construction of 50 privately financed family dwell- ing units in Key West, to be oc-| eupied by officers and enlisted | personnel of the Naval Operating] Base and other local Navy instal- lations, has been approved by} Gueuit Court Apo oreal John B. Blandfyrd, Jr., adminis-| $6999 paisley commnnantion trator of the National Housing Agency, Robert K. Creighton,| OG MLa aaa DM 4 NHA regional representative, lanta, Ga. announced today. The program calls for the con-( SIX DEFENDANTS struction of all of these units by! PLEADED: (GUILTY. At- private enterprise. This program was approved by _ RELIEF: OF GANDOLFQ|: Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A ae KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUBSDAY, APRIL 17, 1945 NAZIS SAY REDS ONLY 23 MILES FROM CAPITAL ‘LIQUOR LICENSES APPROVED BY MONROE COMMISSION DISAPPROVED | BY STATE BEVERAGE COMMISSION RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE, HOW-| six applications for liquor; The applications he disapprov- | licenses, which had been approv-|ed were from: clay ee readeciee mo aul ed by the Monroe county com-| Antonio Trujillo, Tony’s Lunch TION OF POSITION OF mission, have been disapproved; Room, 701 Duval street. by James T. Vocelle, state Bever-; Bertram Scott, Oceanview Res- SOVIETS jage Commissioner, according to taurant, 520 United street. est point the Reds: have reached | announcer in ‘that city, in a! | i broadcast which was record-| led here, declared that the! Russians are now only 23) i miles ‘away at one point. He also asserted that the} Russians in Czechoslovakia OF ARMY-NAVY WAR CASUALTIES The Navy Department an-,Mrs. Della Green, 3405 32d Ave., ounces for the United States as Tampa. a whole 250 casualties for April ! seigisy ch ite tHeaNee urs Lowe, Milton, Pfc., son of Mrs. (Navy, Marine Corps and Coast;Mary E. Parks, 314 E. Market and the American Third|Guard) not heretofore released on! St., Fort Myers. : | Army are now only a few!Navy Department total casualty; Oliyer, Frank R., Jry S-Sgt.,’ miles from forming a junc-| is consisting of 72 dead, 143 husband of . Mrs. Dorothy S. wounded, and 35 missing. These ture. {casualties bring the total report- Oliver, 318 Tyler St., Hollywood. Stafford, William D., Sgt., hus- The First Ukranian Army, | *4 to next of kin and released for} | having advanced 27 miles in| 2UbIication since December 7,’ band of Mrs. Helen Stafford, 114 9 i the National Housing Agency aft- the last 24 hours, was re- Thin, fen iechidee, cult tigen, N- Church St. Starke. | er a careful investigation of the| IN COURT TODAY ported today to be 46 -milesj¢,om Florida. | Weinman, Thomas D., S-Sgt., housing situation in the area and} ‘from Dresden, capital of Sax-} FLORIDA husWand of Mrs, Helen A, Wein- @ study of the number of officers| ‘ony. 2 oe et 1340 12th Ave. S., St. Pet- and enlisted personnel of the| SPECIAL SESSION OF CRIM- avy iy ersburg. Navy in need of housing accom-} i § the Third Uktani oEN that! Beck, Thomas B., Sr., Pfgf Army Dead—Pacific Area modations, whieh study was}-INAL-.GOURT -WAS CQN-.“7¢, © My Fa AS MCR: Wife, Mis. "Thomas’ *. ade jointly by the National in its drive through Austria, of Ernest P. Smith, Sr., 5710 | “attended by 347 news men,} \Soa nat « German odio ANNOUNCEMENT MADE HEREWITH = ondsais™* voren (SOIL IL IID § vnnen ost during oe ‘rule of which was that he} ‘TRUMAN HOLDS | FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE | PRESIDENT EXPLAINS RELA- TIONSHIP BETWEEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND NEWSMEN AT MEETING a letter read yesterday afternoon! (Cyril Griffin, Geo I. Bar, 1005] jat a meeting of the commissién-! Division street. 1 ity, Andeututed Puneet \By Ansociatea Press). ers. Oscar; (Pita) ; Milan,,. Imperial! | . MQSCOW, ‘Apr. 17.-—The| Mr Voccile said he based his! Cafe, 110% Whitehead street. | .. WASHINGTON, April 17. Russian .communiique today |disapproval on the “Limitation: 1. J. Tyson, 204 Duval street, || President Harry SrTruman id mothing about the,near-|/2”” in force in the city of Key |B. R. Tynes and T. E. Pratt, the held his first press’ confer- said nothing a Ars! West. Beach Inn, 800 Caroline street. , ence this morning, and it was).- He explained the relation- ship that would prevail be- tween him and the news men| at the conferences, the basic | should not be quoted direct-! ly, unless it was a writlen| atement or he gave permis- ion to be quoted Bees He said that he woul : pleased to hold a fin i , with the chiets of” Ube Allied ‘nations, and added that he! would confer with DeGaulle, | ‘if satisfactory arrangements | could be made. He said that, while he cual not attend the conference to be} held in San Francisco, he would| sl | «WASHINGTON, April 17. pos ‘Largest Number ‘Lost In That Time By Any Nation Since War Began * a VIGIL Daa AMD. Most Of The Vianes Were PATTON AND HODGES | Destroyed Om Grownd, NOW FULL GENERALS) si. continued Adb | vance In Germany (By Anseciated Preant Today », President» Truman nominated Lieutenant Gen- +eral George Patton, of the See | ‘ai ae ot |” PARIS, April 1, — Ger the First Army. to be full | many set an uneewinbile eee er ord yesterday in the musmber | day of warfare, Allied fty- ers, together with anthelr craft guns, destroyed 1005 Nazi planes, most of ther ow HEARING SET ON APPLICATION FOR RADIO STATION = LOCAL BROADCASTING STA-| It was reported that i TION WOULD BE ERECTED rs cases, the Germans, HERE BY JOHN M. sports. “hen they saw Allied teow rs and fighting equadron woop approaching, were unable bo get the pi s at the ground because of the be © (Washington Correspondent of The Key Went Citines) ;make an address over the radio |to the delegates, some of whom! he would confer with before the Smith, Ernest Ps -srSet; son conference is held!” Among’them| wood, Key West, for authority to WASHINGTON, D. ©., April 17 }'The application of John M. Spotts of — esterday ® record beret ing bag brought the guerh«+ of German planes destroy on this month te 4,121 ‘ will be Anth ing Agency and officials of| DUCTED HERE DURING has captured 21,000 German eee 1930 Redell St, Jack-j viami Ave.’ Tampa. Vninister “Cf ple Feaen,, (oman construct a radio broadcasting, As @ feault of the Gewese the Navy. MORNING ' prisoners since yesterday. |5°RVic |Army Wounded—European Area! Foreign Commissar Molotoff of ' nia , tion yesterday, fet a eee ‘Under the terms of an agree- Navy Wounded Austin, George W., Pfe, use, Russia, station in this city hes been sot 2S SE nee ment dated July 16, W042, execut-| Six defendants pleaded. guilty RACE TRACK FUND |, Burkhard, Frank L., Jr, Pfc, hand of Mrs. Vennie Austin, 613! (nk! dnfew dnd) the brqwn-out for hearing, Federal Communica gip today. ‘The (erm by the War Department, Navy|in criminal gourt this ‘morning, USMCR. . Parents, Mr: and Mrs. Greenwood, Ave.,; Orlando: | will bei cuitinued’ and: hor Ps h + epartment “and the National! Judge Thomas S. Caro presiding. +{Frank L. Burkhard, 905 E. Knoll-{ Bass, Otis A.,~ Pvt, /hisband | ing willsho,discgntinued untik alt-| US mi ofl powsr os Housing Agency, it. is provided|""T Suis C.. Philips, negro, for DISCUSSED TODAY Hwood Ave., Tampa. lot Mrs. Helen 'N. Bais, Plant | cr V-! Day. ~ tal the National Housing Agen-| discharging firearms. in: the’ cit : } Chapman, Arthur R., Sgt, US) City. Jae ers, so tar - ee eect none | limits, fined $50’ and ‘costs with AT COURT HOUS MCR. Parents, -Mr.. and. Mrs.|-. Brimmage, Silas E,, Pfc, son| BOTH MA JOR at this application coptuns aie, Ganaeiaa hag»been adhered Ad by the Na- the alternative of spending 90 eee R. Chapman, Sr., 1632 W.'of Mrs.. Nettie E. Brimmage, Gen. ; oe. M » wherever the tional Housing Agency except in|4@YSs in jail. His excuse was that » Hialeah ‘| Del., Hommosassa. FCC has not me endus where: tequests ‘have ‘beer the|pistol dropped from his pock- fe Sloae Floyd LPs Sgt., USMC.| Byrd, Quitman B., Pvt., son of | LEAGUES BEGIN hearing date, made by the Navy Department or/¢t and went off. QUESTION Pe OTT rng Mrs. Marie A. Sloan, 660 Mrs Maude Cu Route 2, Box ood ¢ f f the War Depratment asking that] Grifi Jackson, drunkenness, $5 ey op TURNING over ® Jackson Avenue, Bartow. lacksonville | GAMES TODAY Spot 9 an exception be made to the! and costs. Thompson, Monte Steve, eron, Ernest J., T5, son of| lieved agreement. Such a request was| Ray Fisher, assault and bat- RECEIPTS TO KEY WEST tion ordnanceman 1c rl Holmes, Route 2, Box 4 made by the Navy in connection] tery, $10 fine or 60 days in jail. |Mrs. Jewel Bern Thompson, | rasota, gree . ma with the housing provided by this) Elijah Gutman, non-support, GENERAL HOSPITAL ale aie Gonzale: Pensacola, | er, Robert F., Pfc., son| SCHEDULED GAME YESTER-| tions a rogram. | was put under $200 bail to pay ulliamson, z Clara A. Chesser, Green use of the WMMMibbity of military persoh-this child $7 a:week: i | USMCR, Wite, Iberta E.|Cove Springs DAY BETWEEN WASHING- leawa and materia ‘ nel ‘or occupancy of these units,”|; Newall H. Brown, for passing; At the courthouse this a a tas ssee, | Clark, Thaire U., Pfc. son of} TON SENATORS AND N. Y. Erosenine end of U Creighton said, “will be deter-|a worthless check for $50, fine of avy issing !Mrs. Kate Clark, 232 14th Ave., jerma “ mined by mowers designated of-|$250 or six months in jail. Shee eee | | Vellutini, Renaldo Aviation’ S., St. Petersbur YANKEES CALLED OFF Within seve ficials of the Navy in Key West) Samuel Dawson, negro, for county share of racetrack Ne eee achinist mate lc, USN. Wife,| Condict, Lawrence R., Pfe., sony} Ss wat io Bureg mn in cooperation with the National) breaking: and entering an auto- turned over to the Key West/Mrs. Norma Marie Vellutini,!of Mrs. Marjorie S. Condict, Box (Special to ‘The C-dzeny ape a . Housing Agency, mobile, one year in the peniten- General Hospital was discussed | Hillerest Apts., Bau Galle. | 382, Winter Park. NEW YORK, April 17. — The! G10 010M “ This program is to be carried|tiary. He admitted to the court py two attorneys, and they| York, Grady Alvah, Jr. Avia-} Dilmore, Melton W., S-Sgt.,| American and National Leagues! POS) POE | out under wartime conditions re-| that he had been int’ jail several greed that they doubted’ that|tion ordanceman 3c, USN. Par- son of Mrs. Fannie L. Dilmore,| will get into action today in the BLP aYiant ae Sales quiring maximum economy in the|times but that he had come. to such a bill would be constitu-|¢nts, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Alvah! Route 1, Box 94B, Cottondale. | opening games, of the paticgel| st \ TORRES use of labor and critical material) Key» Wast! tio ‘wdeks ago | to. tional. | York, St, 1058 Dyal St, Jack-| Dubose, Robert F, S-Sgt., hus-| basebil STE garcaichene Oo bad ) as also needed’ for direct production! « * . “reform.” » Judge Aro It was pointed out that it is} sohville. |band of Mrs. Johnnie E. Dubose, | ™ . Lhe aaa commenting on the’ *\ specifically provided that the : Navy Safe | Route 2, c/o J. M. Dampier, | needs of military personnel and) ¢XC¥S®, Said he was confident moneys received from counties| Bills, Otis Ray, Chie radio- | Plant City civilian war workers who may be! 'h@t Key West would be better from race courses must be divid-|™an, USN. (Previously reported} Goodman, Andrew S., Pvt., son required to reside in the tea) off without Dawson’s presence. eq equally between the county jen of vas ond epert of Rountree Goodman; Christal | Jatio! ous gen ae eer overnment and the school board |™ent prisoner list uly 30, River. | ik ee renters =i os CITY COUNCIL TO . epeatings in that county. |1943.) Wife, Mrs. Rose Bills, 1779 Hartwright, Jack G., Pfe., son: existing housing and requests lo- CONVENE TONIGHT As a rule, the amount r ived | NW. 22d St., Miami of Mrs. Isabel B. .Hartwright, | cal residents to aid the war ef-| by Monroe totaled $34,000, one-|4*™y Wounded—European Avea Box 54, Umatilla fort by sharing all available! There will be a regular meet-|half of which was given to the! Creel, Willard E., Pfe., son of; Leeper, James W., T-Sgt., hus- space, particularly family dwell-|ing of the City Council held to-! school board. |Mrs. Cora J. Creel, Box 111, Lake band of } Mary E. Leeper, A ing units. \night, beginning at 8 o'clock. At present the county is lev eM. M. I Bldg. 656, Room | This is the second regular meet- ing one mill for the hospital,| Green, Elbee M. Pfc. son of business to come before the meet. ing will be of a routine nature, Johnnie Nebo’s STARLIGHT que 713 Duval St. DANCING Nightly—7 to Closing Johnny Dias and Orchestra | Penny Cocktail Hour | | aueie | the course of the DALE EVANS in “HERE COMES ELMER” News and Serial 7 to 8 P. M. Daily Tonight Is Prize Night TA CONCHA HOTEL COCKTAIL LOUNGE AIR CONDITIONED ee YOUR COMFORT Now Fea turing DANCING EVERY. NIGHT Music by meres Orchestra The New Cocktail ‘LA CONCHA SPECIAL’ e BREAKFAST Served from . . . teas a base ae Served from. . - . 12: joon to « « « « $=6:30 P.M. to 6:30 PB HUGH C. HODGE, Manager ing of the month, and most of the providing an amount of $15,000; — 3 | while other matters may come up > adopted, ~ PALACE THEATER mee LETS BACK THE DATHING BBACM FROECT ey | IS (Continued on Page Four) NOTICE We are now in a position to give you one week’s service on all regular LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING Also 3 Day Special Service | | -a year, and it was said that] should the reported measure bet WDEEEDY one-half of is given to the hospital, then ihe levying of that one mill will be discon- tinued. RUMMAGE +5 A. LE No Extra Charge for Pick-up and THIS WEEK | delivering your bundles. The Entire Stock of The GOOD VALUE SHOP 425 Simonton St. Under New | | We are adhering strictly to O.P.A | Ceiling Prices. ColumbiaSteam Laundry PHONES: 57 and 56 re Management | uled yesterday between the Wash-( ington Senators and Ne York Yankees at Washir called off on account of The postponed game" be |played on Friday. 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