The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 3, 1945, Page 1

ted Press Day Wire. e and AP Features 65 Years Devoted'to the of Key West VOLUME XLVI. No. 106 City Of Rangoon ‘Captured Today By British Foreés Pihing Previow T0/CQRONER’S JURY Taking City Was‘ Re- ’ ported; To: Be,’ Very Slight |, i VESTIGATION OF DEATH, (By Associates Preas),, OF..ED ; THOMPSON LONDON, May 3.—The ; British Fourteenth Army captured Rangoon today. The coroner’s jury that inves- tigated the death of Edward ef) REPORTS FINDINGS... IN. IN,) r..the leadership. of Mrs. eral emotional and breath-taking The fall of the city was announced without any de- tails of the fighting, except Thompson, whose drowned body was found floating off Marathon last Sunday morning, concluded ; A | Russell Kerr and Charles sini jul that it was slight, that had|its inquest in Judge Lord’s office this morning, and reached the taken place before the Brit- Prileelng conclusion: i ish troops entered Rangoon,| “Deceased came to his death| by some unknown cause.” H When Thompson’s body was from which they had been) driven by the Japs three found, it appeared to be a clear} years ago. case of drowning, but the fact} British troops, who land-jthat-his body was floating a few 5) R hours after he had been last seen! ed from the Bay of Bengal) ive led Judge Lord to believe} on a beach 20 miles north of|that he had died in some other } Rangoon two days ago, met} way, as the body of a person who; with little resistance. Only }4rowns does not float for 48 to 72; spasmodic rear guard action} hours KEY WEST WOMAN’S CLUB HOLDS ‘ENJOYABLE MEETING ON TUESDAY The final meeting of the Key flowers were used to add to the West. Woman's Club, held on beauty of the club rooms. Tuesday, before adjournment for The clul st fortu- the summer, which was held in nate this id, in hav- the club room’ on Duval street, ing M. program proved to be oue of ihe most cen- chairman. Goddard, who: is joyable of the year. {a talented musi and dramatic Although many extra duties artist, has a background of radio have fallen upon the women of and stage experience which én- the community due to activities abled her to bring to public no- relating to the war effort, the club, tice heretofore hidden talent. has succeeded in sponsoring and! Mrs. Emaline Boder, who is véry iding in..various civic projects to well known as a mu: n, was in= iki et tor. ane et West a better place to, via as a surprise to the clib} Sa ee 2; ive, int postwar days, it is stated.}as a poct, and her reading of sev~/1941, to May 1, 1945, to 102,096, This ‘list includes only’ those. from Florida. si The Navy Department an- rounces for. the United States as a whole 345 casualties for May. 1, 1945, of the U.S. Naval Forees (Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard) not heretofore released on Navy Department total casualty lists, consisting of 224 dead, 76 wounded, and 45 missing. These Lee Goddard a M 3 Navarro,,a Woman's Auxiliary ofpoems of her own composition thie Municipal Hospital has beeni proved her worthy of this title, it] FLORIDA r Baggett, Graty ‘Bi S-Sgts hus. formed; also.a Book Club, which? was stated. cee band of Mrs. Guilda M. Baggett, meets monthly with Mrs, Charles}, Later Mrs. Bodler’s sister, Mrs.| , € FLORIDA Lawtey. K . Reberts, chairman; a number of Catherine Logan, played a piano| » Navy Dead | Bedoya, Steve E., S-Sgt., hus- new books added to the club-| accompaniment to several of the} Joiner, Jarnes H., Cpl., USMC.| band of Mrs. Amita M. Bedoya, sponsored library.-_ poems. Mrs. Bodler and Mrs. Lo-| Father,. John. B. Joiner, 3671|Box 3692, Daytona Beach. { One of the most important ad-| gan had set McDowcll’s music to! Brentwood Ave., Jacksonville.| Burnette, Matt F., Pfc. hus-! ditions to the library is a new these lyrics. | Wife; Mrs. James H. Joiner, 310 set of “Encyclopedia See Another entertaining feature! p, 7th St. Jacksonville. At the meeting Tuesday, Mrs.|of the program was the book re- Navy Wounded W. R. Warren, public welfare! view given by Mis. E be chairman, spoke on the new juve-}In her interpretations w! ea s zi nile judge bill now before theling selections from Mrs. Run-|MCR. Mother, Mrs. Rebecca P. House committee. She suggested! beck’s “Our Mrs. Boo” ,Mrs.| Sanders, 1318 N. Magnolia ‘St, a wire be sent Representative! Stark’s dramatic ability was re- | Ocala. as Papy asking that Monroe county'vealed before an appreciative; Navy Missing be included im the jurisdiction of group. | Richey, Norton John, Jr., avia- bre Lae ; : Mrs. Carl Bervaldi had charge} tion machinist’s mate lc, USN. Miss_ Etta House Decorating Committee, had’ homemade sandwiches, cake andiey, 939 Ingleside Ave., Jackson- arranged floral decorations for ice‘tea were served. Mrs. Curry | ville: “Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nor- the president’s table, and at other Harris and Mrs. Aquilino Lopezi ton John Richey, Sr., same ad- : Stark. le read.|_ Sanders, Richard C., Pfc. US- was fought by the Japs, and}, Judge Lord said Thompson's it is believed that the bulk “fi gen irony atten roel of their anmy that had oc- - 4 ward Trailand, tack or a cerebral hemorrhage. The jury tomprised' J. Winfield 1 Francis {Barry, Charles Curtis,! { VISIT TO CITY, i} | . ¢ i PETITIONERS FOR NATURA- | LIZATION NOTIFIED TO APPEAR ve} Lit. and Mrs. Murray Projector } ‘and son, Lee Allen, are visiting in| Key West with Mi parents, Mr. and Mrs. }man at their home on Simonton {| District | street. | Lieutenant Projector is station- ed at Fort Blis: xas, and is here on leave. LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET TONIGHT The United States Court will convene in Key West) for the spring term on Monda; May 7 at 2 p. m., was the a nouncement made today by C. Rodney Gwynn,- United Stat Commissioner, who is also court} clerk. | Twelve petitioners for natural- ization have been notified by the clerk of the court to appear at that time for final hearing. | The postponed meeting of the} American Legion Auxiliary _of; | Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, will There will be no cases tried at|be held tonight, beginning at ees Isabel| Villar, Nancy Gela- o'clock, in the American Legion Home, White and Southard Sts. Mrs. Ralph ‘Sawyer, of the organization, states that business of much importance to jthe Legion will be taken up at | this meeting. Se eT LLL DIRS SGIRES TT EES, BINGO | i ATS POR CARS TONIGHT -snowe. ceo | eSeat Covers eGas Cap Locks! Auto Hi Yale Locks AND EVERY NIGHT es Sponsored by eBicycle Tires and Tubes Ask About Little Oscar ) ELKS CHARITY FUND DUVAL at SOUTHARD) ALL WELCOME POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION No Admission Charge Division and Francis Sts, Ph.9134 ‘gutnaeacceceatvarcaevannscasct sean: (Omriks FRATERNAL CENTER | DANCES AND FISH SUPPER Saturday Night, April 5th 8 O'CLOCK ee FOR ELKS AND THEIR GUESTS Dance On the Patio With An ORCHESTRA In Attendance At the Newly Decorated Club 313 DUVAL STREET ELKS IN SERVICE SPECIALLY INVITED KEY WEST LODGE NO. 551 — B. P.O. E. FREE EA T s | this term of court, but sentences! will be pronounced in criminal eases in which pleas of guilty | have been entered District Judge John W. Holland will preside at the session. ed. sbet Bhat condition could have a been tetiged ether bya heart‘at-tMr. and” Mis. APBehO “Atwaréz, wisest and O8caf Molina,” {celebrated | her fourth birthday Russell, Millard B. Gibson, S. anniversary, on , Wednesday ‘with Ay, and Aida Campo, Patsy and presi@enty Farfand he: vantage points baskets of spring presided at the tea table. ‘ j dress. pa wae oe anne picteieeny. < ‘ eee at 34 « NOELIA ALVAREZ CELEBRATES WITH [rea A iglee ite Binh BIRTHDAY PARTY. HERE WEDN espay|*: Seti Carol P. Pic, hui- fs . Bre 4 ki Noelia Alvarez, daughter of, Perez, Jean and Eugene Sanckez, joe Parrish. ;Patterson, John, Jr 2nd »Lt., husband of Mrs. Lillian L. Patter- son, Box 208, Route t, Byooksville. Turner, Milton O., 2nd Lt.,.son of Mrs. Lyda.O. Turner, 508 South Dakota, Tampa. | “ Whittington, Herman W., Pfc. lson of William Perry Whitting- ton, Box 97, Ferndale. Williams, Carl, Pfc allen Williams, Sande: Army Dead—Pacific Area Lewis, Sherrod, S-Sgt., brother of Mrs. Lillian K. Johnson, Box les Garcia, Jr., Jessie Allen Biggs, ' Matilda Vargas, Manuel Acevedo, Sonza Ferfiandez, Richie *Sevia, Juan . Avila, Martha Acosta, George © Roberts, Reinaldo - Al- varez, Anola and Dolores Yebar-; na, Gracé and Lydia Orapazo: Mrs. Leroy Biggs, Mrs. Chas. a, Mrs. James Craft, Mrs. io Garcia, Mrs. Pablo Or pazo, Mrs. Domigo Martinez, Mrs. Farland Guzwitch, Mrs.} Jack Delaney, Mrs. Ralph Gon- a party, given at ‘her home, -1113 Varela, street. Prizes were won by Alice Campo and Paul Mar- rero, Jr._Refreshments, consisting of ice cream, take and ‘candy were seryed. ‘ ‘Those, present. were: Peggy Tift, Jacqueline Craft, Lorraine. .Torres, Frank “and ‘Ar- mando Cobo, Eloy and Selvio Garcia, Gladys, Amelia and How- ard Barawell, Jr., Yolando Crop- ton, Migdalia Villalonga, Maggic and Papi Acosta, Grace and Hel. |Z2!¢ Mrs. Fedilo Hernandez, 940, Lake Alfred. on “Gadales, Cevalio; Hopkins, (Mim, (Rene Alyarez,. Mrs. Lida) Ange qvounded—European, Area Parle TOradidal medbick, and Gonect Mrs Pepin Garcia; Mra) amy Shomas fy Bvt, “son! of orila, Orguida, Redolph and) antonio Estenoz, Mrs. Lydia! Thomas W. Bates, 717 Marictta Fedilo Hernandez, Jr., Eloy |“ : Eee Ding. Lopes, Jats Aibqey’ Mavtha uej|C2mpo, Mrs. Albert Monticino,| St. Lees : am pez, James Albury, Martha anc Beckham, Hoyt W., Pfc Mrs. Jennie Barcello, Mrs. Man- uel Acasta, Mrs. Joe Mira, Mrs. | Paul Marrero, Mrs. Manuel Ace-| : bps be : © Mary Brake, Munson. er. ES ee es; Brangon, Emmett H., Cpl:, hus- delia, Salinero, Mrs. Margareti pind of Mrs. Jean C. Brannon, 3urchell, Mrs. Leduvina Molina,! paidwin, Mrs. Felicia Molina, Mrs. Magia! “Cychrane, Tt A., 2nd Lt., Ferez, Mrs. Albert Acevedo, Mrs.| gon ‘of Mrs. Clara H. Cochrane, Olga Vargas, Mrs. Alice Murray,| Route 2, Wauchula. Mrs. Frances Ramirez. J. L. Collins Is, | NEON SIGN ON DUVAL eae STREET FOUND AFIRE Back Here On Visit s, who left here 16 The fire department was called] J, L. Colliz to a buile % on Duval street! years ago after a residence of 18 about 7:30 o'clock last evening,' months, returned today for a visit next door to the Cabanas saloon, of a fe " where a neon sign was found to be on fire. Idilio Salinero, Louis and Robert Villareol, Violet Louise Martinez Jackie and Claudette Delaney, Mirta De Valle, Norma and Dora Martinez, Ernestine Valdes, Ar- leen Hinton, Orquidia Garcia, !Mrs. Ethel Beckham, Haw Brake, F. C., Pvt., son of Mrs. bert;., Roberto Vargas, Onelio, Guzwitch, Grace and ydia, Luerdi- and Isabel Gon- zalez, Elviv® Perez; Rose. Mary Perez, Anne Shirley, Vinson, Ray- |" mond and Laudelina Garcii, Tony Estenoz, Jr. Alicia Vargas, Ella and Con- dido Barcello, Margaret and Paul Marrero, Jr, Bobby Garc Jackie Murray, Connie Varg: Vicent Perez, Jr., Rosalie, George Jr. Mira, Alicia and Yolando Garcia, Linda Burchell, Cergio days. changes in Key West, and was B. ASHMORE Operating SERVICE (Not Incorporated) ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE YVONNE BROWN Seminary and George Sts. Chief Clerk, Ration Board PHONE 669 the use of the booster chemical, would note far greater changes art of the county road and saw Mg NEW , | Oecrcrexesmcemeenoas |). rious developments in that PIONEER HOTEL, PALACE THEATER | :'0'i?°:.0%5 207058 t's | West generally before he left the Ip the Heart of Miami “Sheriff of Sundown” | ane vous of Key West | News and Serial : | CIVILIANS “BEST FOR A NIGHT'S REST* i one nice wert os bux eat PUBLIC NOTICE EEE z will be closed all day every, Johnnie Nebo’s Wednesday and also the first, 713 Duval St | Effective Wednesday DANCING | May 9th, 1945 x *| and Until Further Notice Johnny Dias “and Orchestra Penny Cocktail Hour from the No. 1 fire station. 1 if he took a ride along the upper He remarked that 151 N. E. FIRST STREET ALLAN LANE in ee - The Ration Board Office STARLIGHT CLUB working day of every month. Nightly—7 to Closing | 7 to 8 P, M. Daily Signed ANNOUNCEMENT MADE HEREWITH OF ARMY-NAVY WAR CASUALTIES casualties. bring the total report-} Hall, Carl B., Pvt. son of G. S. Hall, Winter Garden. Hancock, Lemual W., Sgt., son of James A. Hancock, Fort Meade: Jobnson, Harry D., Sgt., son of Clarence M. Johnson, Mercantile Co., Port St. Joe. Joseph €, Powell, Pierson. Reed, Odell, Pfc., son of Mrs. Flora P. Reed, Box 653, Apopke. Sumner, William C.,'Pvt., hus- band ' of “Mrs. ‘Lillie Sv Sumner, 1406 Laura St. Jacksonville: my Wounded—Pacific Area. band of Mrs, Rachel E. Burnette, Dunnellon. ' Peters, Joseph B., Pvt., hus-[ a * : : ’ 8 : Expects Prime Minister To Make - Report About Cessation Of Hostilities od — Powell, Jobn L., S-Sgt, son | eeerTeeess Kenney, WEATHER SUMMARY . FOR PAST MONTH The following is the month- ly meteorological summary ofthe weather for the month i of April as ‘issued by C. 'S. Kennedy. » meteorologist in ) ceharge “atthe “Key West ‘Weather Bureau: *<"‘Bhe® Highest temperatuze _ for the month was 88 degrees © on thé 29th} with the lowest ~ reading being 70 on the 7th. The greatest amount of Precipitation wes 0.97 inches on the 30th, while the pre- vailing wind during the Radio Brussels Declares 200,000 Nazis In Hol- land Have Surrendered (By Aanocinted Presay ‘. expecitt an announcement from Prime Minister Church- ill before the day ends, that Germany has unconditional- ly surrendered, eH That expectanoy is sup- Patterson of the of the tea, hour, during which! Wife, Mrs. Dorothy Thelma Rich-: pon. Ea Pfc),..son he Gur: Leo J. Pre, husband ef, PARIS, May-3.—It was re- statements have been made ona C. “Partish, Box 15,!a\o Pampa. nid that he had noted many ; The fire was extinguished with told by Sheriff Sawyer that be | he} _ ISLAND ELECTRIC, band of Mrs. Helen Peters, 1020; month was from the east. Roselee Ave., Lakeland. There were 25 clear days, | ported by a statement issued Sexton, Angus G., Pfc, hus-! with 5 partly cloudy. | by Radio Brussels that 200;-. band of Mrs. Beatrice E. Sexton,j Socei, Michael ‘TJ, Sgt. som! —-— | land _ unconditionally !of Mrs. Louise Socci, 447 2ist St. | surrendered. Sear ‘PRAGUE IS NOW n |Standard published a_story Kirkland, Owen E., Ist Lt., hus- i re band of Mrs. Shirley E. Kirkland, ithat fleeing German troops, idden, Charlie H., Pfc, son! gorBR RED: \the British Second A ny of Bettie Ritch Whidden, sins LES PREDICTION ON sorted that the war is of War \ BORNE OUT ‘been. officially confirmed, Beasley, James W., Pfc., son of but neither have they been Route 4, Box 167, Marianna. | 77S ST MMT 4 000 Germans in North Hol- ‘Assay: Waslag: <Buropena, Aven.) The London Evening 1644 Talbot Ave., Jacksonville. AN OPEN cry who have been capt by php ci Some—arss -j WAR HAS BEEN ALMOST | None of the repatie’ have HL. Peasley, Lake Butler. denied. Since early morning D. (By Axnoviated Breany ‘ime. m.inist e the announce- x @ ment late today, but by early NW. 7th Ave. Miami. | radio announcement in Ber- evening, while commons was Judson, Charles J. Pfc., broth-| im tha: when that city and ¢tijl in session, Churchill had ¢ of. Mirs, Margaret H. Gabritsch, Prague feil. the war in Eu-' made no reference to the te- 3031 Aviation Ave., Miami. | rope wbuld be over. port. ty Saigh, Raymond M., 2nd Lt.;. Today Berlin, a city of Field Marshal Montgomery son of Mirs. Effie N. 34 ruins, is in Russian hands, General Divers quoted & NW at cay ae He rea and this afternoon a radio ‘ is ag that the war was prat aporto, Joe, Jr., Pvt. son of statement came from Prague. tically at an end, and five Ger ere aieeen as Senor 612 E. Jef- that it now is an open ci m Fy generals, among the ‘Woods, Lloyd, Pvt., son of Mrs. Which, is equivalent to say-' iq Ida Mae Woods, Gen. Del. East ing that the Allies will be jy , Palatka. able to enter it without re- Germ; , sistance, as had happened in | Hamburg, and that Prague, |° ‘therefore, practically had avoted a junene A Nazi si j fallen, dio’ in Ha city in Germé wily i} bers, MES hae ore ‘ROTARIANS HEAR it was captured by the British at | noon to id, “All of German ‘dell Cruz; 409-E...Oak called here today that Prop- that the aganda Munster “Goebbels, wiht mal Delgado, Gonzalo L., Pfc., hus- last Thursday, had made band of Mrs. Alicia Delgado, 2041 {er arsed Sritich te digemer has fallen 5 He add- | clared an open city, and what be i so. wid turned out to be true, for COMMANDER-ELECT OF LE-' jj. British entered Hamburg without, mecting with ‘any resi GION TALKS ON WORK. PROBLEM AFTER WAR h commanding — officers, ring the city, asked -y % located, b» aid he did Commander - elect | Jobn Winn of the Arthur Sawyer P tof the American Legion, was the ichief spea'ser today at the lunch eon’ of the Key West Rotary | Club, and he devoted his address od c : | to the probiem of providing work ome es nTime CORES 6 | for Key Westers as they return ‘hat Doenitz had intended to | _ : to réach I and other from the War He | He said that 175 had already nal pa ry to em jreturned and that the total num sin a Wa ! announcement of jber would be 1,200, for whom ; i urrender of the German a . | jobs would have to be provided. spe in. Sot aiid caine on naa DEODORANT _ [iv etforts to find ways and means’ wench News Ageney, but he cot | | to, provide those jobs, Comman- fiination by the Allies of t | 1 der Winn declared, he had called ‘statement has yet been received | CREAM la meeting to be held 10 o'clock | jor, ; , | Tuesday morning and requested Allied aix Anak See || a ; ¢ Allicd airmen reported th | jcould to attend the meeting. had been stationed at Sehle | SALE O¢ “It, is a condition we must Holstein were fleeing | PRICE plus tax meet, Winn said, “and 1 per of boats. 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