The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 26, 1947, Page 5

eA I AR A er ey "runs and aes watdahckal | we ot Hola ot oe eng ) E teee ap tt 2hr. a ‘ota vet ent Sten Core inn. }14,% atte ah on-wed st ae I RETIREE {Contestants Bepected At Show For Fiesta Tomorrow Night A super-duper show by Alfred Boza,. Key. West .impresario, and the: appearance , of the leading contestants in the City-wide pop- ulgrity contest to choose the Queen of the Fourth of July Fiesta, , will highlight tomorrow night’s dance at the De wood Chib. Receipts will be’ used for the Fiesta, which is taking on the “out the: PALs Pi Sen ‘Corrections'to~be} proportions of a “gala three-day erty ee Wak ths: aimpire, | ’ ithe i ni "Caroline "Street; Craig Dock, north end of Grinnell Street. Suhday afternoon, at Munici- oe rocked in‘his ‘grandfather's arms; 15-month-old baby” Was ee celebration. Last _ Friday’s event es the: head. -by i packed the club to the doors and | which apparéntly >. many were turned away. ‘Tomor- | out “of the:-nearby river | row’s show is largely a repeat{ and imibedded itself ‘the. performance by popular demand.’ “S. Among the contestants in the'? contest expected to appear. sii: Edna Del Pino and Amelia Acosta, first and. second-place holders, respectively; Letri Garcia, Onelia Casado, Vivian Garcia, Carmen Puebla,’ Mer-} ons Font and Mavis Bethel. i al ce F Hear “The St a 20:15 Tomotr. "FACTS and FIGURES By PULLER WARREN able ‘members. Some were unsuc- c candi wdbee Wen ot were pac ceytate ability in ‘many oc: cupations © comprised ‘its mem: bership of 133. Many of them The 1947 Legislature had ea | Jature. Several had. extraordin- 8) Jane yHopkins,, who|BASEBALL—Games, ‘usually 6n/had long experience in the Legis- the -event, wi per. Roller Skating ‘Party To Be.Held Tomorrow tot Bavview* Park ‘ lor the Roller Skators’ * | party’ oar 4 night, at. Bayview |’ from 7 ‘to 9 o’el¥ck, are ‘fect completed. - )BaND! of the peg pret a ¢un,: gam 8. .jtarge for gg cece ie PLAYED AT U.S.O. Singo-Birigo, “a “musical varia- tion. of ,the. game that tests the ear andthe memory of the play- efs, ‘was..conductéd at the Jack- -+son- Square USO: last night with service..men. and. .their wives participating, by! Mrs, © Eloise \ become wit John Pritchard at the=piano: ‘The game featured fun and en- -jtertainment as the oe are. Duck Avenue “Jeonr stamina Golf - Course, stock Island. Tennis Eegeiow Park on Di- vision Street (day and ‘night facilities). BASKETBALL—Outdoor courts at South Beach and Bayview Park. | BALL—Bayview Park. SHUFFLEBOARD — Bayview ‘Park and South Beach. - . PICNICKING—Tables at Bay- view Park, rg mai eR UATGROUND, coMroRt STATIONS —Bayview LOSCES RACE FOR LiFe! WOODSTOCK, Va.'-+ -Cajight on a railroad ‘bridge, Douglas Mitchell Mumaw, 7, lost his'race to reach solid ground and— frightened—made a 70-foot leap to his death in the face of an on- coming passeriger train. He was dead when his two older broth- ary knowledge of the state’s business. But. mone possessed the most useful .equipment for service in a legislative body, that is excep- tional ability to.speak pursua- sively. Many ..members.. could He. had a physical vigor that many young men. envied. .He commanded an array of colorful of} language’the like of “which ‘has’ seldom: been heard anywhere. When sepaking, Uncle Lonnie’s arms flailed the air in all direc- tions. On one occasion he spoke with such explosive -force that his false teeth were catapulted’ from his mouth and hurtled ‘thru space into an upturned derby hat on a nearby desk. Pat Whitaker, former. senator from Hillsborough County, both as. member of the House’ and the speak logically and the power | Senate, was one of the most ly, but-none -possesed the power | persuasive spéakers ever to sit in to change other members’ minds | the Legislature. He usually spoke by speaking. The vote on_no bill! to a full chamber and a_packed was decisively influenced by .a/| gallery. speech.of any member of the} The late W. C. “Homestead 1947 Législature. Very few mem-! Bill” Hodges of Leon County was bers succeeded in saying any-!a remarkably effective speaker. thing ‘sufficiently noteworthy to | He probably made more speeches be quoted in the newspapers. Nojthan any other man who ever! member made -a speech that/ caused any considerable com- Pient; on'‘jits excellence as -a speech. ‘No meniber had suffici- eit skill asia speaker, to fill ms gallery. There were few who could even hold the complete at. tention of their fellow members. This was not always so in the Florida Legislature. During the past 20 years the Legislature has| had members who were widely| regular ; ers and ‘two sisters reached his} celebrated for their extraordin- | tle cad evening program at side in’ the gully below a few|ary ability as speakers. Some} minutes 1 later. (STILL BATTING ‘EM our at i at | errs moo: 50,- Ruth. prese: val seu to. kids who are being vation Army. ee old: Bambino do- aangraepa from. his. ‘Make It a Case for a —s he personal wardrobe. to open the drive. were such surpassing © bres | that. the galleries filled to over- flowing and every member was | in his seat when they “took the/ floor.” i One such was the late, lament- | ed Dr. W. A. McKensie of Lake!» County. He was a poet, philoso-; { pher afd orator all rolled into | one. When he spoke everybody} within ear-range listened—and! learned. Frequently, when it was| Pers Known in advance that Dr. M Kensie would spéak at a certain time, délegations of girls from} the Women’s College would: gather in the House-gallery andj; listen with rapt attention to the; exciting oratory that rolled mi jestically from his eloquent lips.! I myself was several times put! almost into-a trance by Dr Mc-! Kenzie’s mesmeric oratory. I} have _séen strong men tremble | afd sedate women almost swoon} under the spell of Dr, McKen-; zie’s- exciting eloquence. | Another legislator who héld his! hearers spellbound was the late; A. W. “Uncle Lonnie” Weeks ot Holmes County. Though far ad- vanced in years, Uncle Lonnie! had a. powerful, piercing voice: capable of being distinctly heard on the back row of any audience. served in the Florida Senate. It} ‘was hard to pass a bill that he opposed. He talked many a bill into a law. é It will be a better day for Flo: vida when the power of persua-, sive speaking returns to the Le- gislature. PACK NOT STUCK HASTINGS, Nebr. — When Jack Berggren, graduate student lat the Hastings College conserva- tory of music, arrived early to practice for some piano solos dur- jing the college chapel period, he \found one of the piano keys was stuck. Nothing daunted, when chapel time arrived, Berggren presented, instead, a program of vocal solos. The amount of nicotine in to- bacco range from two to five percent. BROADWAY CIGAR - STORE 610 Davat Street : | OMPLETE | | | { It Tastes So Creamy and Delicious Only Because It’s Made of the Choicest' Ingredients SELECT oe ead nadie FLAVOR ae sori, See aia a Butlerscetah ee truit Salad = CREAM for WHIPPING “-@W ‘Adams: Dairy. Lunch 901 White St. Phone 9198 BASEBALL SCORES POPULAR BRAND® of Cigars and Cold Soft Drinks