The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 12, 1945, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 65 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN VOLUME LXVI. No. 295 Supremé Court Deniés:, Petition Of Gleary Bros. For Refearing Of Casé In Suit For Damages OOTSESISSS |PATTON’S CONDITION ' SAID TO BE GRAVE (Ry Associated Press) HEIDELBERG, Dec. 12.— General George S. Patton's physicians issued only a brief bulletin about his con- dition today. They seid it wes still gteve but that the gentral was cheered by the presence of Mrs, Pation in the hos- ital. : y s, Armando Fernande DOID LID. BUTS O.B.Cvi2, C. 5. Raines PEARL HARBOR’ COUNTRY’ CLUB: REPAIR UP FOR ee DECISION SOON NAVY, COUNTRY CLUB ASSO- CIATION, GOLF CLUB, JUN- IOR CHAMBER OF COM- ; MERCE TO MEET JOINTLY Case Deals With Award- ing Of $35,000 Dama- ges To Nora Phelps In Circuit Court IN A CEREMONY recently vilian and naval pe onnel s safety lost though accidents in 1944. Sev |right are Lieut. Comdr. K. L. B jers, CPO C. L. Simpson, Lt. J. U. Florida’s supreme cour | nied the petition of Clea: =| | De rt ers’ Construction Company against ! Nora Phelps, suit against the company in which she was! awarded $35,000 damages by jury in circuit court in Key West,} according to an Associated Press dispatch The Citizen receved from Tallahassee today. tne company, several w yeeks! before, had asked: that the verdict} be set aside on the ground that it: was ex ive, but the motion wa denied. The company also com- | plained, through its rneys, that the stenographic notes had | been lost, but the court pointed out that they were rot taken by an official court repor but by! a stenographer er d by the company, and that, therefore, th Plaintiff could not be right blamed for the loss of the note In the petition for re-hearin the court said in part “We reach by every avenue e traveled the same con ion—that the loss is to be suf fered by appellant (Cleary Broth- in her a S. J. Beck, ‘ASKS EXTENSION | OF TIME TO BUILD RETAINING WALL WFRE MADE TODAY BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE INVES- TIGATING MATTERS ON JAPANESE ATTACK ated Press) WASHING ION, Dec. 12 tradictery ‘Ss were made day before senate Pearl Har- ers), not by appellee (Nora bor disaster committee regarding Phelps).’ | information this country is sup- : fics : Mrs. Phelps’ husband was killed’ Posed to have had of the Jap at-} Merce officials will be held to- at Sugar Loaf in October of 1943! tack before it was launched. | Morrow night at the Yacht Club by a truck owned by the com-| A former report, which criticis-; at 8 o'clock: Horace O'Bryant, pany. He was standing off the, Cd General Marshal and former’ president of the Golf Club, m sir fda ae n the ioe eb ged ary SC oaceeraaee oe this announcement today. or he road and struck and 1 ance Wat ppartments ‘he £, a 7 a He was employed ~gt December 6, 1941, The me€ting will aise time the State Road Depart- that an attack was to be made ; mient, which was rebuilding the Lieutenant Colonel Claus readway on Sugar Loaf. declared that there was not any HELD FOR JAN. 3 try’s knowing that the Japs hac decided to attack on the morning of December 7. RUSSELL SANDS CASE RE- SULTING IN POLICE INVESTIGATION Mceting Country Clu Club or rc po! o of Com- hamber therefor ion of ti in which to rer n the work. PAINTING NO PARK CURBS $ corganize goii_ cou: i greens keeping’ and 1 er repair of the Country Ci is in a dilapidated condi- by ents a - > Courtry Clubh: nt’ to tig Golf Course. The yerrow PAINT USED “AND freparing a quit claim dee: D BY PRISONERS: DIVISION The former report the Japs in a ecde mes the United States had said on December said that ge, which decoded, 6 that it ex var with the Britain and Netherlands. admitted that ich that message Id have been ke appeared. and that he had unable to locate it. BICYCLE RIDERS -waRN BoorBLacks [GNORING LAW UNLICENSED HERE | DEMERITT WARNS THAT Po- LICE WILL ARREST 53 EEEND EB Smee will have clear t erty and will be over to proper management. It is e: dete ae out of thi meet 2 ON abie pie in the “clu u tion better coi Case of Russell San will be held over unt 3, 1946, in city tod ing the arrival here Witness for the defense Russell Sa s accused lice officer Eugene H with being drunk and d using profane uage, resis and assaulting an office case attracted city atte is, col Jai y pend anothe 1ar¥ been co dis The TWENTY-FIVE OR THIRTY INF ONE LOCALITY, DE- i MERITT SAYS E thinsen< si ks through the in, Gpérafim® their v night without lights City 3 eritt said that police enforce this ter des te 8 citiz tion of the leged to have The City Com investigat Police Chief Loui ed that, he has w prosecution who prove that Sea against the law “x on & be made to hold WANTED 7 SECRETARY » Apply Manaz<e- La Concha Hotel nds acted ver y much there Mr. y alone i iginal warr bootblacks, time ago riders co 25 or Cemeritt were 30 said, ee BATTERIES CHARGED The Modern Way Drive in. in 30 to 45 minutes and your car can be on its way! Lou Smith AUTO SERVICE Phone No.5 = Whi stands in defin) ner than oeprate over the city and pestreing local folk, Mr. Demeritt said. Price $1.00 Price $1.00 ANNUAL ELKS’ CHARITY BALL | Friday, December 14 ELKS’ HOME, DUVAL -STREET Lots of Fun “Door Prizes FLOOR SHOW Music by Barroso’s Orchestra Personnel Relations Off were present adr. Moore, Official Navy toxra . present m their records of ne t the ceremony. From d, C Emick, ndr. O. E. Ga Lt. Li. Gomdr. Smith, srett Rivas, eKnt Biondin Goehring, WILL BE FURNISHED MACHINE GUNS AND TEAR- GAS GUNS IN EVEN RIOTING HERE riot d atened county _ commissioners last night. Sheriff Sawyer already sub-machine gun and some tear- as bembs, but the. comm felt his office should ! ON DUVAL ST. RANKS IN FIRST PLACE For the Beautiful and unusual Gifts THE OLD ISLAND TRADING POST Foot of Duval Street W. B. Underwood, Lt. H. D. Nicholas Oster- SHERIFF 10 BE PROVIDED WITH RIOT EQUIPMENT ey West, Florida. f2s <ne st equable chmate im the | mry, with an average ragige of only 14° Fahrenheit THE USA. PRICE eetion “Yesterday F ~ Construction OF Beach Was Carmied By 2 To 1 Malorily * ° LATE BULLETINS lated Pre __PRICE FIVE CENTS Majority For Bonds In Key West W: Only Key Couniy Board Denies Request For Helping Recreation Program eo ! Large; On d civ; » time | left to: Pal I ay Two Votes eerececoreceeses STEEL WORKERS MAY STRIKE WASHINGITON.—S2en_ hun- dred thousand workers « in cent. to rary steel atuminun and ore plants. ; numbtring 809 in the United States, ere expected to gd on strike January 14 unless indi- vidual pay increased $2 a dav. West Recreation Departr Favored Issue quested the last night to contribute ‘ | their fund. to continue their ac- ! tivities, but the }'voted enanimously ithe request Before takirg that commissioners — said they to take $6,000 fron fare fund to give it revtion department, mean that needy people the fund, KANTO APPLIES FOR CITY HEAD APPLICANT FROM VIRGINIA: COMMISSIONERS WORK- ING CAREFULLY w. H. Mac county comr 000 to Sasa In held the $250,000 bond yesterday the proposal ast, majc numbered 614, who f had qui bonds eeholders did not go to the FORD NEGOTIATIONS DETROIT. — Officisls of the Ford Mctor Company and union representatives are continuing their conferences, st which it is expected «n <egreement will be reached, so far as the Ford com Fenv is concerned. Ford officials are seeking assurances against wi'dcet wzlkouts. General Mo- tors cfficiels and union repre- sentatives wer2 repoted to be still deadiccked. a prepon voted of bonds. A coincident was tha We cell the upper keys, « vote in each precinct in favor of issuing bonc t Marathon 39 f ainst and one ‘avernier 31 oppc and one was slov afl the rfrecindts. fact that a sound truck the rounds of the town t registrants to ¢o to the for bonds. Even to. half an hour were closed, the loudspeake n appealed to freeholder ad not yet gone not to mjss, the. as. WITH against T OF me2sure n case Voting the lecided | Another applicant for city, has a manager is W. P: K-nto of Nor- ton, Virginia according to ceived the FORD OF CANADA OTTAWA.—The strike at the Ford Motor Company of Canada, which hed entered its ninety- first dey today, w%s continued when the employes refused to accept provosal made by cempeny officials. regarding in- cresse in wages. de: vote up in- n- formation 1 a Commissi _\ considering with! City to. in in city bat are actively ck appointme: - TRUMAN'S PROPOSAL WASHINGTON. — President Trumen said today he will shortly issue a statement about the fect<iinding board he has Mamed in the hove of settling the differences between General Mctors and its emgloyes. He edded that he will also appoint 2 similar board to deal with , the threatened steel strike. ity of voting {qr he The nexts neve! fowa issuing of, the Jporde, js legal’ tad edger circtfit’ Court lidation of the t is done, the man2ger but are inves g thoroughly to ensure a fully qualified best for the job. man f t MAKE TEST OF MILX HURLEY CHARGES FILED WASHINGTON. Charges made bv General Patrick Hur lev ageinst scine csreer diplo- msts whe, he sajd, had tried to undsrmine the country’s foreign Folicy et Iran and China were ordered rigeenholed teday by the committee, which takes the Fosition the charzes were not Proved. . teurized. > see ROASTERS and FRYERS - BRADY'S (Live) Poultry and Eeg Market f 1214 Wh: @eacseecdedas MASONIC NOTICE Special Communication of Dade Lodge No. 14 F. & A. M Thtrsdav evening. Dec. 13. 1945 et 7 o'clock. crk in the E. A. Degree. By tna MYRTLAND CATES, w.M. FRANK O. WEECH, Secretary. Foreign Influence ear Porter Dock In Lishon Fall Choieé of Enlistment Period 18 Months Bill_ of = Rights Benefits Go to Your RECRUITING OFFICE Today! “TICKETS ON SALE AT ELKS’ LODGE DONALD BARRY in -“THE CHICAGO KID” Reciid Now at t Your U.S. pom Recradien Station, P.O. 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