The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 27, 1946, Page 4

PAGE FOUR B | Colonel Peter O. Knight, Well Known In Key West, Dies In His Colonel Peter O. Knight, well *————_—— known to many Key Westers, died yesterday in his home in Tampa. Colonel Knight was a frequent visitor to Key West until recent! years, and he was familiar with the early history of this city. He knew Key West when it had the largest population in Florida. Incidentally, he was The Citi- zen’s oldest subscriber. He sub- scribed for The Citizen in 1886, shortly after he was admitted to! the bar, and his subscription had continued without a break dur- ing those 60 years. When he was admitted to the bar, he began to practice in Fort Myers, and it was to that city The Citizen was sent to him. In 1889 he moved to Tampa, and The Citizen followed him there. Colonel Knight was general counsel in Florida for Stone and Webster, which controlled the Key West Electric Company from its organization tiil the time it was bought by the city of Key West. . Qn his arrival here, one of the first things he did was to call on his oldtime friend, the’ late Dr. Joseph Y. Porter. They knew each other before a Board of Health was organized in Florida, and frequently they discussed the | “gunshot quarantine” that the! counties in Florida put into ef-} | Higgs, Sr., to take place at 8 p.m., Home In Tampa Rose Sands Weds C. S. Higgs, Friday Announcement was made’ to- day of the marriage of Miss Néll Rose Sands, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sands, of William street, and T/Sgt. Clarence S. Higgs, Jr., son of County Com-j missioner and Mrs. Clarence Friday, at the First Methodist (Stone) Church. Miss Sands is a graduate of Key West High School, class of °45. She is employed at Sears, Roebuck and Co. Sgt. Higgs also was graduated | from Key West High School with the class of ’45. He entered the Army in June, 1945, and recently returned here after 17 months of | service, 11 of which were spent with the 560th ORD TIC Manit Co., Nurenberg, Germany. A reception at the home of the} parents, 517 Grinnell street, will) follow the ceremony, B.P.W. To Hold Breakfast Dec. 1 An installation breakfast of the | Business and Professional Wo- of Key West will be held Harold Laubscher and Miss Marchant Wed This Morning Harold Laubscher, well-known Key West young man, and Miss Adelaide Marchant of Port Jar- vis, N. Y., were married at 8 o'clock this morning at the First Presbyterian Church, Dr. Melrose Avery officiated at the early morning ceremony be- fore a floral altar, decorated with. purple bougainvillaea: The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burton T. Marchant of 262 West Main street, Port Jarvis, New York, and Mr. Laub- scher is the son ef Mrs. William H. Laubscher of 408 Eaton street, | Key West, Florida, Miss Gertrude Laubscher, sis- ter of the groom, was the bride’s attendant, and Jeff Knight was best man. A program of nuptial music was played by Betty McNeil. The bride was attired in a blue metallic gown with pink accessories and wore a corsage of orchids. Miss Laubscher wore a gown of grey with black acces- soriessand a corsage of pink car- nations. After a wedding breakfast at the Casa Cayo Hueso, attended by the family and_ intimate friends, the couple left via Aero- vias Q, for a wedding trip to Varadero Beach, Cuba. For trav- eling the bride chose a suit of grey and white with matching accessories. The bride is a graduate of the | whenev 1 'men a the cater lew fsver Pee Sunday morning, December 1, at “Counties adjoining the one| the La Concha hotel at 10 o'clock. where yellow fever was raging, | All members and guests who Port Jaryis High School, attend- |ed Miss Dayton’s School, Middle- !ton, New York, and was em- ployed during the war with the Federal Bureau of Investigation THE KEY WEST CITIZEN $1,000 Bail Fixed On Sunday Liquor Selling Charge Last night at 11 o’clock Chief Deputy: Sheriff Moreno served a capais, issued by County ‘Soli- citor Alan B, Cleare, Jr., on Mrs. Helen Wolfson, charging her with selling and serving liquor and allowing it to be consumed on Sunday at Sugaloa. State Beverage Department agents are the complainants. Chief Deputy Wallace Mrs. Wolfson at the Duval and Angela said that she and her husband conduct the Tropics and also Sugaloa, Solicitor Cleare fixed the bail at $1,000. The case will not come up before a peace ice but will go directly to criminal court. |\2 More Baby Prize Winners Annonced The committee in charge of the Baby Show held Monday in the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church patio reported today that the names of two children were in- advertently omitted in their re- port of the event to this news- paper. Two-year-old Georgia Barber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Barber, was judged third heal- thiest in the girls’ ‘group for } ages 1% to 5 years. Mary Ann Lopez, daughter of Golf Profes- sional Joseph and Mrs. Lopez, was named third prettiest in the same age group. Little Jill Mc- | Donough, named yesterday as her age group winner, w also named “Queen of the Girls,” the committee reported today. found Tropics, streets. He | | PTTL LULL. LLU LLU LLL LL MEETINGS STULL St. Mary’s Star of The Sea There will be a meeting at the St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Parish Hall, 1014 Windsor Lane, at 8:00 o’clock tonight for the purpose of organizing a Parish Sodality !of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Dance At Base Tonight An enlisted men’s dance will be held at the Submarine Base to- night at 8 o’clock on the newly- lighted tennis courts. | ELLINGSON RETURNS | (Continued trom rage Une» ing the state retarn revenue from | cigarette taxes to the cities. | The Association, which has long | supported a central state infor- | mation office for Florida’s cities, !also finally persuaded the League to join in this project and it was | decided that all cities, not only ‘those’ with city managers, would participate. Ellingson said both { measures would benefit Key West surably. expected a bill to return the cigarette taxes to the cities will be p: nted to the next leg- islature as a result of the joint action taken at Miami Beach. Thanksgiving TURKEY DINNER BLUE ROOM BAR-B-O 1207 WILLIAM STREET “WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1946 PLUGS FOR PENSIONS j city 20 years or more. One news- BOGOTA. —(AP)— An off paper commented that according bulletin shows that 18 of 57 to municipal horses in the garbage collection workers should be retired on @ department have worked for the pension after 20 years of service. COME—WORSHIP THE LORB WITH US FLENNG STREET. METHODIST and William St. REV. J. B. REID, Pastor Service Thanksgiving Tomorrow (Thursday) Morning From 10:00 to 10:45 o’Clock Everyone Invited to Attend COME and BRING THE CHILDREN PTrrrTTTTiciiii VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME Overseas Lodge MARATHON FAMOUS FOR TURTLE STEAKS | Marine Dining Room Now Open H Serving from 7 A.M. till 10 P.M. Make Up A Party and Have Y. Thanksgiving Dinner at the Overseas Lodge A REAL — THANKSGIVING DINNER With All the Teimmings THE BEST OF EVERYTHING volunteers, armed with: Plan to attend are asked to make me along the border to see | reservations before Friday noon | j, washington, D. C. Mr. Laub- that nobody passed into the ter-/| by calling Claire Arlen at 344 or | cher, a resident of Key West for ritory of the counties from the! 205-R, after 6 p.m. Officers of the | cignt’ years, is formerly from area where the fever was pre- | ganization will be installed. !Fyansville, Indiana, where he valent. } * graduated from Bosse High Bascom Grooms, former presi-| Fleming Street Methodist | School, and attended Eyansville dent of the Key West Electric! Church’s Thanksgiving | College. He is at present assistant bie: ay Ue aba aa Tenet | Service Begins 10 A.M. Sry anda West Cham- Gieptisne he care here during| A. special Thanksgiving ea ‘After a short honeymoon the J said, he Mr. Grooms’ presidency. eervice ye be hase aR aear couple will reside at 1224 Semi- poo pe to the limit. Ellingson | “One thing Peter never misses | the Sonne Fevas e' sail! nary street, Key West, Florida. | concurred and Roberts and his doing when he comes to Rey nee sae te putiech (ican A reception in honor,of the at- | fellow plumbers, who had enter- West,” Mr. Grooms related any | em re ee vite a Sted tractive bride was given last|ed Uae c ity ee Breuy well ired a fee, “and that thing was to| Rey 5. B. Reid, pastor, will| evening by Miss Laubscher at bas Ne ane ene one rece): 2 broiled deliver a short message on the; The Tides. erawfish, with butter and lime ‘ : ing. : ject, “ tical Thanksgiv- |!) oe Fee ee eee eae :| SUB CHASER OFFERED sauce, seasoned with hot pep-|°"™) Opec ei FOR SALE AT BASE ‘Back years.ago Colonel Knight informed The Citizen that in One Submarine Chaser, the 1884 the Democrats in Fort! Dinner At North Beach Inn former U.S.S. PC-464, located at) Myers nominated him as their! The North Beach Restaurant,!Ctaig Dock in Key West, is be- eandidate for representative in,711 North Beach, will serve aj ipg offered for sale on a, com: the legislature, but he declined} complete full-course Thanksgiv- | Petitive bid basis, the Submar the nomination because he was|ing Day Dinner with’ all’ the} Base announced today. The ves only 19 years of age at the time.| trimmings from 12 noon to 9 p.m,| sel is a twin screw, steel hull} Many of his friends urged him| Their announcement appears| vessel with an over-all length of | to “forget his age,” but it was}elsewhere in today’s paper. This} 173 feet, an approximate speed! upeless to try to get him to/ is one of the better places to dine| of 20 knots, and two 2880 H.P.| change his mind when a question and is operated under new manh-| Diesel engines. of probity was, at issue. | agement. Bids will be opened December | Colonel Knight was born in| Se 11, 1946. For bidding papers and | Freeburg, Pa., and came to Flor-| Ramonin’s.To Serve Full | inspection of vessel contact the ida in the early ’80’s, and finally) Thanksgiving Day Dinner First Lieutenant at the Subma-| decided to reside in Fort Myers.| Ramonin’s Restaurant, 615 Du-| rine Base, Bldg. No, 124, between | Me said he visualized the growth | val street, announces elsewhere in! the hours of 9:00 a. m., to 4:00 of Tampa, and in 1889 went toj today’s Citizen that they will, p. m., daily except Saturdays, that city and made it his home-|serve a complete Thanksgiving ; Sundays and holidays. town for the remainder of his|Dinner with all the trimmings, life. from 11 a.m. till 9 p.m. at a popu- He was frequently referred to| lar price. @s the strongest man in Florida politics for many | years. From 1892 until Fred Cone was elected in 1986, he had never once missed predicting the candidate who; would be elected governor of Florida. _ Harris School Room Mothers’ Christmas Party December 13 A meeting of the room mothers of the Harris Public} School was held last evening at the home of Mrs. Lawton Watson on Southard street. Personal Direction of Thomas Edmonds Hotel Rooms and Cottages PHONE 4 “Always A Good Time at the Overseas Lodge” OPERATED BY THE HULL BROTHERS Formerly of the Whitman Hotel, Miami Beach Credit for the success of the Lees ey event which drew more than 200 entries, goes largely to Mrs. Wil- helmina Harvey, committee chairman. PLUMBERS INVADE (Continued trom Page One) ing Code, Warren said, he would dene re ete tt mentee tte etn tte a Old Waite Build- R e li Cecoee Down DOUBLE ACTING Appetizing Thanksgiving Strand Theater TYRONE POWER in “JESSE JAMES” Coming: “A Stolen Life” | ponte e Tone anon Relapse “Look here, Boss,” said a col- ored patron of an Alabama mar- ket, “dat ham you sold me last night was spoiled.” “Impossible,” said the butch-j er, “it was cured. in the best} way.” ? ‘ “Well, Boss, if dat ham was cured it sho’ done had a power- ful relapse.” wana eate at WON Old-fashioned BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM (In the Sealtest Pint Package Monroe Theater PORTRAIT OF MARIA Dolores Del Rio, Pedro Armendariz, Margarita Cortez y Alberto Galan | (Mexican Romance) pi Coming: “The Lonesome Trail A Rumford Product SAVE THE VALUABLE COUPON on every-can...redeemoble of all OCTAGON Premivm Stores WHEN YOU Borrow. ~~ use the PAY-WAY THAT FITS YOUR PAY DAY only) THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY Plans were made and commit- TONI tees appointed for a Christmas ! “YOUR FOUR BODIES” party to be held on the school }1013 South Street 8:00 P.M. grounds on Decémber 13, when! Santa Claus will be present to} greet the children. A social hour } was enjoyed after the business session. COMPARE OUR RATES, | BEFORE YOU BORROW To Beautify *Homes ‘Stores °Bars *Hotels Large Color Selection PREWAR 10-0Z. MATERIALS Finest Workmanship -ROBERTS Office Supplies & Equipment 123 DUVAL ST.—PHONE 250 LEE TTT EET. Murals and Music} ROYAL TYPEWRITER oe a Sales and Service Agency | BLIND PIG BAR Witt LT Se habla Espanol! ee INCORPORATED =e ning S Hotel Bldg. cake oie Venetian Blind Co.) 120 Duval, Jefferson Hotel Bldg. CALL 1042 for Estimates TWO HOTELS in... MIAMI at POPULAR PRICES Located in the Heart of the City Rates ROOMS Write or Wire Reasonable for Reservations with BATH and TELEPHONE Ford Hotel Pershing Hotel 60 N.E. 3rd Strect 226 N.E. Ist Avenue 80 Rooms - Elevator 100 Rooms - Elevator Solarium Heated 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION We Have Severat Reconditioned plYPEWRITERS inte Delivery EXPERT REPAIR WORK ,,0m All Makes of Typewriters and Adding Machines Southern Dairies. and JERSEY eaklior ICE CREAM Crunchy morsels of oven- browned, buttered pecans | —slightly salted—are smoothly blended all through golden cream to make a grand taste-treat for | your Thanksgiving dinner! . ' GARDNER’S PHARMACY, 1114 Division St., Cor. Varela | Phone 177 Free Delivery es | ‘Pepsi-Cola Company, Long Island City, N. ¥.. Tune in the Seaitest Village Store, starring Jack Haley, Thursdays, 9:30PM. Whee Franchised Rottler: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co, of Key West