The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 6, 1945, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 65 Years Devoted to the Best of Key West VOLUME LXvV1. No. 135 Council, Orders Paving. Of Two Blocks On Grind St OLD KEY WEST PORT, TUESDA Board Of Public Works \ODODIOOLS, Instructed To Set Aside a BODY FOUND cage: TO BE THAT _ Of Funds For/op” FYEHRER HITLER * (By Associated Press) LONDON, June 6. — “A high Soviet official,” whose name was not disclosed, de- clared today that Russian troops had found a charred body which was believed to be Hitler's. He added that he himself felt confident it was Hitler's body. When asked why the So- viet government had not an- , BUSINESS At a meeting of the City Council, held last night, it was ordered that the Board f Public Works be instruct- ed to set aside a portion of its street repair fund, not to exceed $4,000, for the pur- used as a turth government does not act in that regard until it is positive what it says is true. It was recalled that Reichs- { and Eaton. ia action was taken fol- lowing a request made at the meeting by Captain of the Port J. A. Lewis of the Unit- ed States Coast Guard serv- ice, Captain Curtin of the Navy, and Colonel Turley of the Army. These three officers were pr ent at the meeting in the int save Berlin from capture. of the proposed project, rep Goering declared that Hit- senting the three different] t's personal physician, Dr. branches of the government; Morrell, had given the Fueh- forces. They declared themselves] Tet an injection of poison at as being much pleased with the| his request just before he en trips. Finally, local spongers disc when he was captured, that Hitler had died at 3;30 o'clock in the afternoon of May 1, when the Russians had de- molished the last defenses that had been prepared to en soles on their shoe: killed out young sponge. eral occasions they were arr ed were burned. of the oldtimers.” BURY, WHO HAS TENDER- ED HIS RESIGNATION a endered his ready action taken by the Council] Was seized with what appear- started as soon as practicable. ness. The Board of Public Works was! asked to set aside all other pro-! OO MM LMM MM 4 posed improve ts in the way ing in order that work may be started at once on the paving of ~<a ist| CURT POSTPONED | by the trucks i the government in their opera- tions in the vicinity of this por-/@THER CASES “DISPOSED OF tion of Grnnell street ir cht alec AT SESSION OF CRIMI. NAL COURT pert of Angela street bs Port street. The resabuti states: “The hereinafter de ed part gela sive wutting property! machines in his possession at his Albury who has owned by the City of Key West,!camp on Stock Island, scheduled | ination, a are hereby discontinued for use| for trial at this term of the crim- |? the city’s pension roll, as streets, and accordingly the! jnal court, was postponed this public in being used as streets.”) Gefendant’s presenting a certifi- cate and an affidavit that his son jwas suffering from pneumonia in} oo.e time after June 30. While In Swimming ¢, local hospital, and that the de-|""A” Jetter im ordering that this work be] ed to be uncontrollable mad- and ether vehicles operated by lution regarding t heresalt ibed part of An-'charged with having three slot ]}electrician, suci ame ave hereby closed to the’ jyorning by Judge Caro on the Jame |son if an emergency arose. The! ida from Edna P. {ceipts and e ond cla MeNatt, 915 We Bhw thy te { Monroe strect,’ continued ington, off the enlisted men's y at the Navy Yard. Tt has yy Deputy Sheriff Will Archer. jto the welfare committce. * MIAMI PORT IN TURTLE ‘The two-masted, 20-ton Stand- ard, which was built by the late Sam Gates for the late Walter J. Lowe, and the iasi of the old- time sponging ficet, which began its activities here more than 100 years ago, left port yesterday for Key Largo and from there will be taken to Miami, where she will be tions, boats came back with aaa n- } tinued going to the bay when marshal Goering had stated, {Greeks, out of Tarpon Springs used diving sults, with heavy lead- which Many | times since then the Greeks have} attempted to sponge in the wate of the Florida keys, but each at- tempt ended in failure. On sev-!¥e¢tion,” sserted this morning. “What wili' A letter was read from ind once two of their boats ,the CITY ELECTRICIAN SUCCEEDS THLQDORE AL- : | The City Council last night Fort street and thal Case against Thorhas Weaver,! named George O. Lucas as city eeding ‘Theodore! It was ordered that Auditor ICharles R. Roberts prepare a fi- nancial statement of the city’s rea yenditures, and have same published in The Citizen) ‘society for the purpose of takir died while judge Caro advised Sheriff care of Key West children who nming yesterday afternoon iN’ Sawyer to hold the three slot|are being looked after at the machines that had been seized! home. The matter was referred Ch » K THE SOUTHERNMOST KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1945 COMMISSIONER BENTLEY COMPLAINS ABOUT HIRED MEN NOT PERFORMING SERVICE AT-COUNTY COURT HOUSE STANDARD, BUILT BY SAM) Frank Bentley, commissioner; Commissioners Bentley and GATES, TO BE USED AT: from the second district, eom-|Clarence Higgs form a minority dite need 5 g}on the board, anu on the majority {side are Commissioners Parrish, re °C. Gomez, chairman of buildings grounds, who rephed that’ Last night; at a meeting of he was aware oi the conditions, Z which Mr. Bentley cum- plained, but added that he refus+ to discharge. the ,men, and, Camus, requesting the beard to before he would discharge them, double the amount it is he would himself resign | Commissioner a and ‘to accept it. though not a sponger, has been| filthy plained last night at a meeting o! the county commission about the “filthy condition” of the court-} house and about the captain of | the prison guard, who, Mr. Bent- ley declared, “Spends most of his; re igh the: (auituse 1OvkeeD the| courthouse clean, he told the com- | missioners he had been informed time in his saloon on Duval! istreet.” It is a shameful condition of | jaffairs, Mr. Bentley said, for the county to hire men to do their work, and, when they failed to do it for them to continue to'pey draw their salaries. He advocated | ‘ that if they continued to neglect}, aC s their duties, they be discharged | AS Even in the carly days of the/and other men employed. Standard, local spongers used to go in the bay for their catches, re-! hired by Commis turning to port alinost always j of pa the two short] ounced the finding of the {With a full cargo. Once in Il street, be- body, he repiied that the | While, because of weather condi- men in question were d NEWSPAPER {Gomez and Valdez. Additional Contribution For sioner Kc county commissioners, a was read by Mrs. Gomez then his resignation, but 2 Work in Key West. Chairman W. A. Parrish refused #ount now given is $100 a ;month. The request was filed for condition demands cor-‘action when the next budget is Commissioner Bentley made up. people of Monroe county | Child Home Society of Florida, | plans, political or otherwise, jthink of us? And yet the chair-‘asking for contributions to its! put 1do know this: I have de- As the Standard pulled out of man of buildings and grounds fund, but Mrs. James Fort, head the harbor, Peter B. Roberts, who, {admitted that he is aware of the |of the local branch of the State condition of the court-|Welfare Board, said that that in the fish business for more than|house, when we have men em-;board was doing work here forj for,” a waved his hand and}ployed to keep it clean, and of, the society, and that she did not ed, “Good-bye to the last/the captain of the prison guard] think the contribution was neces- ; who spends more time in his sary. The letter was ordered saloon than he does on his jol, filed. I | | id who will be placed was read from the ndant wished to be near his! Gpiidren’s Home Society of Flor- Se aie evens at the R. 1. MeNatt, 18, seaman, sec-' case was set for trial at the nest! Mian elfice requesting that th on of Mrs, Christine’ regular term and the bond wasicity make a contribution to the not yet been determined ene The judge added that if the de-| The appointment of _ Eddie he was drowned or died OF 4 fondant is convicted, the mach-| Stickney as a special police “er ore a rried the id A4ill be destroyed publicly. | Poinciana place was approved by The jury brought in a verdict] the counc Yard and used it on McNutt in an ‘Of guilty in the case of Virginia! A letter effoxt. to resuscitate him, bub | ooee negre though the lung was operated a {Brand larceny, jong tithe, he showed no sign o! firemen's-iron lung to the Navy! morrow morning. as read from M. G.! , charged with |Frich of the Monroe County Clin- but recommended |ic complaining about stray dogs f mercy. She will be sentenced to-}running loose in Key West. He| stated that treatments had been} aa [PE A, Beatty. charged with not ‘given to several persons who had | “.. ons, lhaving a driver’s license, testi-| been bitten by dogs, and request-| Dr. Clemmer Leaves Neeidc incl ucihed @ECGEhe ele that something be donc about H iami k : *\the dog situation. The matter On Trip To Miami license before he was arrested, | Mes ees i {and he was found not guilty. [ae ferred to the welfare com- Pr John K. Clemmer, manager | f the Southernmost Pharmacy, Ae ot ow ant decent, REPAIRS -48-Slomr Service| WANTED “ snd Mrs. Chubby James. br Cremmer is expected to re ISLAND CITY RADIO. | piniNG ROOM | WAITRESSES turn to Key We tomorrow poo I, ATTERIES CHARGED ‘| . ‘The Modern Way \ PALACE THEATER en 7 JANE FRAZEE in Len Smith AUTO SERVICE| “ROSIE, THE RIVETER” News and Serial Apply Mrs, Nelson La Concha Hotel Dining Room Phone No. 5 White at Fleming | eae ' EERE 5 | L CALL | { NOTICE _ W. B. 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But let me modify hin { Several other requests for fin- tance from the county ved, and in one case} eee amounting to $227.95, settied for) reunece t® money was granted to pay for| have the chairman of the board the care of a child in the mu-} refuse the resignation.” i Phone 782 or 123 U.S.A. Japangsé Contingents On Okinawa Are Practically Routed From Island e — od —-—— |Nippons Have Been Chas- | IN RANK BY FIRE CHIEF TORRES “! °“ ™ “* Se | Except In Pew Isolated mitted a list of new appointments 'CARBGNELL TO OPPOSE) wivic. tor members of the Pie . PAPY FOR ANY OFFICE eos all of whieh ie GUAM, Joe 6. = THAT HE MAY RUN FOR (re et pom { Charles Cremata at No, 3 Ste tion, whu was recently appoimted d te rear captain, making a “t we hity John Carbonell, president of city council, was asked this afternoon if the report was true that he was going to run for membership on the [on the excellent r city commission. made as a member of the fit “No, , birt Mr. Carbonell fighting force representative, if God: apes advanced in rank through the faithful services are Vietur Rass sell, now captain, Frank Curry,’ Owen Malone, better “' ere in de if as “Muni”, lieutenant perat S, cornered United | Cyril Griff, Leroy Roberts the tip of a peninsula and land Evilio Estevez, were con- hammered from three sides as leutenunt, has been & that statement. I'm going to run for anything that Bernio Papy runs for. even if it is presicent of the States. “Of course. I don’t know | ;; by the council as new! Besides, they s aa | " “ . apparentiy be) anything about Mr. Papy’s |, s of the department [abandoned hope uf receiving am } letter was read the ' assistance from the Jap army | Board of Public Works int {navy in the homeland. ‘The ree board had ‘cVuasary re- that two Jap navel taek foor had left their homeland w ete bent on suiekiel attacks agai the American feet m the OF cided. without anv ifs OF the council that t ands, that I’m going to run | decided to muke the for anything Mr. Papy runs ! pairs tu the cer y gute. A resobut adopted al ‘owing a redu yinent of nawa area, beve wot net SES SBP BM M Nixes wo three per i ——_—_______—————| ™: M. Pintado was per-| land paratroape behud | REPORTS INCIDENT mitted” tos taxes ty the) tines has been frustrate amount of $1, 57 for $500. | For those ary AT LIGHT STATION © w. J. if ‘Taylor estate, taxes; that head | ' ish, taxes amounting to! all of Obow titled for $00 that Adu Captain of the Port Ju A. Lewis, $49. 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