The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 24, 1947, Page 1

tips of t. ,| the ° city-wide popularity contest ‘to decide the Queen of the Center “TOTAL 60c Occupants. Held Breath, wk ‘mountaintop ‘by: the ‘wing- Oe plane was the nearest an accident in alr Pilot Climbed To 11,000 Feet i It. was in the latter capacity that {develop radical: innovations’ for the exchange of weather re- [ee began his. travels to arrange | underwater photography. “Higgs, Key Wester, ‘ ports with. foreign countries. | The Whitmans, tall, blond and tangy, learned - ‘ ’ «He flew to‘each of the 20 Latin sountries st for:a’ two weeks’ va-j He\ was ‘accompanied ‘by ‘ iggs, their daughters, June '- ind They are‘ visiting at the home: of Higgs’ sister, Mrs. G. R, Stead-| mari. 82% \Elizabeth street. An-'on a mountaintop ya sister is Mrs. Sam E. Har- Taat area.‘ ris. 98 ‘ +Higes ‘entered © the: Weather asked; “when you: became aware Bureau ‘service 'in Key West in. the. plane was cutting through 1922. He served here. two and. treetops?” ‘ one-half and was trans-' “As anybody else would have ferred to Atlanta, where he re-> felt,” he replied. “Seven passen- mained six, years. From:there he gers and four crewmen were in went to Miami where he was in the plane, and I suppose we all charge*of the airport weather held our breaths. We were up station for 11 years. He was. 5,200 feet. The pilot instantly transferred to Washington in, pulled the throttle wide open “How did you feel,” he was{ iy, | brothers has. been. seriously in- American, republics one or’ more | -and , of; the other] £4 Their Se abe We ‘i We |Althougi they are rs their technique, the sport is a dangerous: one, as Bill Whitman can testify. Off Nassau. recently, he engaged in a fight with a shark which bit a chunk of flesh out. of his arm. It was the only time, however, that either of the pwere, sentenced ito ect. The decision was 4 to 3. Don’t Leave Fish July, 1942, where he became as- sistant’ to I. R. Tannerhill, chief of synoptic reports and forecast, and began to climb, and kept on! climbing until we reached 11,000 feet.” On Docks, Roads Their prizes, documented by f . photographs, ‘include a wide va-| Tourists and others. were noti- riety of marine life. Their big-jfied today by Joseph Knight, gest kill was a 375-pound jew- fish. Other victims of .their state conservation agent, that it/ of approximately lis against the law to catch ‘fish| feet floor space, The hed’ Beve;i;AFL | bosses, who prison for. extorting .sums.: from contractors on a waterworks proj- the work was the struction Company Gables. The . new about30 by 70 feet 2,000 new Edna Del Pino Retakes Lead In City _ Popularity Contest, Passing Amelia Acosta In Race For Queen Of Fourth: Petite Edna del Pino went back into the lead last night fl \Fourth of July Fiesta. The little: brunette’ turned up with 25,154; votes to give her a total of 81,629, compared with 76,088 for pretty Amelia Acosta, her nearest rival. Letricia Garcia soared into third place by bringing 24,477 votes ond a total of 60,454, which placed her above Onelic| Casado. 4 The standings after last night’s ballot-counting at the Blue Room Barbecue, on William street fol- 0} appearance tonight at a repeat performance at the Catholic Youth Center on Duval street in! the show which. packed the Drift- |wood Club Friday: night. Albert Boza’s excellent stage produc- tions and dances highlight the event and Gerald Pinder is: ex- pected to produce some numbers of rivaling brilliance. Fito Boza, director of the Fies- ta, in announcing the above scores The contestants will make their , (Continued on Page Two) Ednadel Pino NOTICE!! All‘ members of the Fleet Reserve ‘Avsociation and the Ladies Auxiliary, of the Fleet. Reserve Aséociation, are urged to be present at the installa- tion of Officers of Branch 56 and Unit 56, Ladies Auxiliary, of the Fleet Reserve Association, to be held in our Branch Clubrooms, corner of Front and Fitzpatrick Streets, on Thursday, June 26, at 8:30 P.M... _ Following the installation. ceremony, there. will be dancing and refreshments. ot ii ¢ | MARAAAAAAAAAAAAADALS and. then leave them. on - docks | struction will be adjacent to | which they expect | spears have been. a 46-pound: grouper and a 50-pound amber- pack, both. giants of. their species. The brothers could make a good income as commercial fish- ermen,,as they proved on a: trip to the Florida Keys, where. they\costs, It would be better for per- averaged. more than “$50..a day jsons catching small ‘eatable. fish from the sale of.fish they hadi throw back into the otean speared. But their consuming in-|, terest isunderwater photography.:drop, them where _ they Inventors of an underwater canght,” ey ured In F wpbepeair alam entdees J ‘oan| Man Inj Motor Accident the heavy. equipment ‘used ‘by others, the brothers are amassing a library of marine pictures to release in : * A. R. Deloach, 203-C Poinciana P S 1 Place, was slightly injtired when two automobiles : sideswiped on roperty Sales [overseas Highway on Steck Is hie aha Mrs. Lewience’ Mou: land. early oarved mone, i . ‘ was repor: toda: the enschwander, of Dade county,| sheriff's peottice, Deloach. was Sanolarres a lot at Merathon sais taken. to Municipal Hospital 0 6<Mr. an pleated ye and released later in the day. aid ve oaes pease The driver of the other car ‘anner, Mara‘ 3 was Don Hackett, of the U. S. a warranty deed filed yesterday! Wayy, who escaped. injury. with Circuit Court: Clerk Ross GROWNUP CHILDREN j KANSAS-CITY. — Believe it Gr not, but statistics show tnat ;adults have about’ as much fun as’ the ‘children riding a minia- c,j ture: train in Swope Park. Dure ing 1946, 100,041 sold’ to children, went to adults. and roadways.. “The other day I found 30:smalt grunts left on one of the’ bridges on Overseas Highway,” Knight. sdid. “It is against the law to do ‘so. Anyone caught: doing so is the future. Sawyer, dade county, -transfer- red a lot of, Big Pine Key to Mr. ind. | ¥. Potts for a nomi- nal ‘sum. “ Mr., .and-, Mrs,‘ Hastings Smith transferred to John D. Marks, Arlington, Va., property on Thompson street, for $900. while 79,182 | subject to a fine of $100 and! a, part, of, Building 57, which constructed for the Na' Charles Toppino & West constructors, is work on-a contract to relay 3,000 feet of bringing of water from land to Key West. The { being done on Grassy Key. | they: don’t t tl it i The old pipe line developed a any they don’t want than it *% suinbers tik largely be- cause it was laid underground. The new line ‘will be laid atop piles. FUNERAL HOME DIRECTOR DIES DRIVING HEARSE PITTSFIELD, Mass. — While driving ‘the hearse to the cem- etery for ‘a funeral, Mark V. Meechan, funeral. director, sud- denly fell ill, drove. to the curb and friends hastened to his aid. A doctor'in =the procession de- clared him dead of a heart at- tack. Az. Retire Your Old Electric Iron and replace it with a new time and current saving model SILEX STEAM tickets were|! CROCKER -00 to $2.00 Allowed for your Old Iron CDA. SUPPER |PALACE THEATER) =: tecs ton St. Mary’s Parish Center Ww. in |—TONIGHT 1S PRIZE NIGHT— ‘<Blondie’s Big Moment” HOME APPLIANCE CO.