The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 11, 1947, Page 6

PAGE FOUR ' Issue Of Army’s, Victory, Defense Medals To Start State-wide distribution of the Atmerican Defense Service Medal afid World War II Victory Medal for former Army personnel will Wegin this week, Colonel R. G. Howie, Commanding Officer of the Florida Military District, an- Mwunced yesterday in Jackson- ville. Nearly 500 posts and chapters of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled Amer- fean Veterans, Jewish War Vet- erans of the United States, and Military Order of the World Wars throughout the state, and the Na- tional Guard are cooperating with the District to make a rapid dis- tribution possible. “Records show that more thaif 200,000 Floridians are eligible for the Victory medal and for that réason we have asked the veter- ahs organizations and the Na- tional Guard to help issue the awards, rather than involve the véteran in applying by mail to the few Army installations in the sta Colonel Howie said. igibility requirements for the American Defense medal is ac- tive duty service for twelve months or longer between Sep- tember 8, 1939 and December 7, 1941. Personnel who served outside the continental limits of the United States and in Alaska, exew members of a vessel sail- ig ocean waters and flight crew members participating in regular and freguent flights over ocean waters are entitled to a “Foreign Service” clasp to be worn on the suspension ribbon of the medal. A bronze star is furnished for the service ribbon to indicate foreign Service. Requirements for the Victory medal is service between Decem- ber 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946. Service medals are awarded fot honorable service only. No individual will be awarded the Defense or Victory medal who has been dismissed, dishonorably @ischarged, or who deserted sub- sequent to specified duty. Veterans who apply in person must present their original dis- charge certificates, certificates in lieu of lost or destroyed dis- charges, certificates of service, or other adequate War Department authenicated statements of ser- vice in order to obtain either medal. Ex-Army personnel and the next-of-kin of ex-Army person- nel may make application for these medals to the Commanding Officer, Florida Military District, | P. O. Box 1170, Jacksonville, Florida. Letters of application mittst be accompanied by a pho- tstatic or notarized copy of either the discharge certificate, certificate in lieu of lost or de- sttoyed discharge, certificate of setvice, or other authenicated statement of service. Next of kin of individuals who | died while on active duty in the | Army who do not possess the | necessary documents to make proper application may apply to} the Chief. Demobilized Personnel Records Branch, Building 105, Re- eofds Administration Center, St. Louis 20, Missouri, for such doc- Mr, uments. Full name, last grade | held, and serial number of the Geceased personnel should be pro- vided. By next-of-kin is meant the first of the following who is living: widow or widower, eld- eldest daughter, father, eldest brother, eldest or other relative. sister, Persons who apply for the med- al by mail or who write the Per- sennel Records Branch should clearly indicate the complete re- turn address to insure rapid handling of the application. Colonel Howie stated this Dis- triet is authorized to issue the medals to ex-Army _ personnel, both ground and air, only. The Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard have their own issuing systems, the Colonel said. Colonel Howie requests letter applicants to defer inquiries as to action on their mail requests. The issue of the large number of med- als involved must be accomplish- ed by existin military personnel primarily assigned to other du- ties and the applicant will appre- elate that certain delays are to be expected. I eae Political Announcements FOR ELECTION OF CITY COMMISSIONERS OF KEY WEST, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 4, 1947 eRe RANT RRR RETRIAL For City Commissioner the near future, ee To New Hampshire; FORECAST | Capt. Carl A. Johnson, execu-/ Key West and Vicinity: Partly! tive officer of Key West Subma-) cloudy with widely scattered! ;ine Base, left here by automobile; afternoon and early evening | today bound for Portsmouth, N. showers and thunderstorms today H., where he will spend a vaca- | through Tuesday. Moderate south- | tion with his family. | easterly winds today through; Capt. Johnson's wife is in Ports- Tuesday. imouth and-his two daughters, Florida: Partly cloudy this aft-| Jane and Susan, have been spend- ernoon, tonight and Tuesday.|ing the summer at a camp in Widely scattered afternoon and | Maine. early evening showers and thun-; Enroute to and from Key West derstorms. Few showers south-|Capt. Johnson will visit New east coastal section early Tues-!York, Washington and New Lon- day. don, Conn., renewing old ac- East Gulf and Jacksonville |quaintances.. He will return here through Florida Straits: Moder-|in about a month. ! ate southeasterly winds this aft-! Capt. Willard Saunders, com- ernoon, tonight and Tuesday.|manding officer of the Submarine Weather partly cloudy with wide-|Base, who has been at New Lon- ly scattered showers and thun-|don/Conn., on additional duty, is derstorms, expected back in Key West to- NO SMALL CRAFT OR STORM | morrow. WARNINGS are pains displayed Sa Wider Publicity anywhere in, the are For VFW Dances REPOR Key West, Fla., Aug. 11, 1947 (Observation taken at 8:30 a.m.,| Eastern Standard Time, | Wider publicity for the Fri-; City Office) |day and Saturday night dances, } iwhich has been a regular feature ' 90} for some time, was directed by |the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Temperatures Highest yesterday their meeting held Thursday 4 night. Lowest last ae een: Normal a ea eRatE Rildatisiane erecting | To assist at these dances the | 8:30 a.m:, inches p,| Was increased with the addition Relative Humidity jto two new members, Horace 0% ‘Young and Charles Riggs. ‘i Tomorrow's Almanac | In the absence of the com- (Eastern Standard Time) !mander, Junior Vice Commander ; Sunrise 6:00 a.m. Angel Alvarezx, Jr., presided at | Sunset 7:04 p.m.ithe meeting. Moonrise ~ 1:36 a.m. | . esa 3:92 pm. WOULD-BE SUICIDE | (Continued from Page One) TIDES he was despondent over family (Saceed matters. He is a World War I Naval Base veteran. ' » (Eastern Standard Time) ¥ 1 : The West Palm Beach man, ‘High Tide Low Tide = A nae 5 i Vernon E. Whitehead, 29, fishe 5:04 a.m, 12:52 p.m. : Randi id. w. 7:44 p.m. 11:28 p.m. iman, paid $100 bond and wa Additional Tide Data held on a charge of driving under Reference Station: Key West |the influence of liquor and hav- Time of| Height of jing an accident about 1 o'clock Station— Tide |high water | |this morning. Police said White- Bahia Honda = —Ohr. |head crashed into a parked car (bridge) ~10min. 0.0 ft. (owned by James L. Johnson, 616 Ne Name sve ae | Caroline et, near the Post- ae in. 1 i ry 12 Boca Chica aOtir, joffice, knocking it 10 or 12 feet (Sandy Point) 40 min, jand causing extensive damage to Valdes Channel +2hr. jit. : . (north. end) 19 min. +1.4 ft, | Jackie Bateman, a woman, was; 000 arrested on the disorderly house (NOTE: Minus sign—correc- |charge and 11 of the other women { tions to be subtracted. Plus’ |on vagrancy charges. Officials sign—corrections to be added.) {said the arrests are for routine | clinical check-ups. Personals Nn | Chief B. G. Perez picked up the alleged tomato throwers, P. A.} Toppino and Daniel Malone, 15, jafter D. E, Bader, J. E. Barry and AGNI | “1. McDowell of the Fleet Son- | Pleased With Island Visit ar School reported to police ‘that | Miss Mimi Renwick, who has|they were walking along White | been visiting with Miss Margaret |street near the high school about | morning for her home in New! men in a crean\-colored Car ,)aSS- | tia Smyrna. | ed “tick peltét them with ctoma- Miss Renwick was very pleased | toes. with her first visit to the Island Chief Perez had spotted a City and promised to return in| cream-colored car at the VFW jdance and quickly seized Top- ‘pino and Malone. When the lat- | ter was confronted by his parents, who were looking for him, the |chief said, the lad readily adngt- ted throwing the tomatoes. Birthe SS Daughter To Shepards | iY A daughter, weighing eight B R Ow N S pounds two ounces, was born at | Chi k Sh k 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon to | hi and Mrs, John E. Shepard, | $99 CAROLINE STREET Phone 9238 1402 Newton street. Delicious Golden Mrs. Shepard is the ita Faye Pinder, daughter of Mr. and | Mrs, Hamilton Pinder. FRIED CHICKEN amuses aol | Frenc Fried POTATOES HTT I OHTCKEN BASKET B To Take Out ace MEETINGS ‘SOCUOUULLUNLAAEQNUNALOOUUUUUALALAALACREGUEELEEECUUAUOUEA AA PAL Meeting Tonight | A meeting of the Police Athletic League officers and board of di- rectors will be held at 8 o'clock jones at St. Mary’s Parish Cen- RADIATOR ‘Sip Open Daily ‘til 12 P.M. EE ASE Neale | We Have ERVIC; St Engagement poy BD RADIA TCO NCE Announced | RADIA yoSER SS Nexe WHITEHE A Mr. and Mrs, Corando Benitez, | ex Dunet anOP 1116 Division street, announce the | ieee engagement of their daughter, Hilda, to Peter D. Valdez, 1310 Virginia street. The, wedding date has not yet been set. Mr. and Mrs. Benitez are i | former residents of New York. | | Apply To Wed Applications for marriage li- | censes were filed Saturday with ;County Judge Rayniond R. Lord by Frederic F. Fischer, 35, of Mi- ‘tami Beach and Iota C. Gamble, |26, of 313 Elizabeth street, and by | William Y. Peters, 22, of the U.S. Navy and Marie Fernandez, 28, of 13 Thompson Lane. from tiny babies to high sch a home for us. Must we the: A divorce on the ground of de- sertion may be obtained in 42 states, The District Welfare Board LOUIS CARBONELL ALBERT B. COOPER A kangaroo almost 10 feet long has been recorded ‘ vocation.” Pettis, 1106 Eaton street, left this | midnight when a group of young ;. PERSONAL To Foster Mothers and Dads: We children of Monroe County appeal to you. Have you room in your home for one or more of us? We are of all ages, either dead or unable temporarily or permanently to provide care other children receive in their homes? in approved foster homes. Won't you apply to them to take care of us? For information telephone 491. No one interested in adoption need apply. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Capt. Johnson Off’ Key West In "Days Gone By AS TAKEN FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF __ AUG, 11, 1997 Two bunches of bananas in one is being exhibited by Frank Saunders in his store at South- ard and Grinnell streets. The ba- nanas were grown in the yard of his home; at 910 Southard street, and though the bunches fork from the same stem, the bananas differ in size and in shape. Key. West Garden Club and Tree Guild today thanked The Citizen for its cooperation in the movement for Key Westers to exchange plants, a feature of the ‘beautification campaign that is now undér way in Key West. The Citizen was informed that ‘hun- dreds of plants have been ex- chngedin*the last few days. Mr. and Mrs. S. V. McCarthy, {who -had=*been attending the games Qf baseball in citi along the east coast of Florida, in ,whigh a Key West team played, \ returned: home yesterday. Members of the Young Wo- men’s Circle of the Ley Memor- ial Church held a meeting Mon- day night in the home of Mrs. Tom Curry, 1405 Olivia street. Coast Guard unit in Key West ;will hold a variety of contests | tomorrow -in local waters. Seven ships will take part in the events, in each of which a prize will be awarded. Fire Chief Harry Baker and daughter, Ruth Marie, and Mrs. Godfrey Thompson and her daughter, Jane Moore, returned yesterday from a short visit in Miami. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Allen, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs, Eugene Pierce, Pearl and Pine streets, returned yesterday to their home in Miami. Today The Citizen says in an leditorial paragraph: “A supporter of law and order iwill not take the law into his own hands, regardless of the pro- Thirty-nine states will grant , divorces based on proof of drunk- eness. 4 The basic industries of New jZealand are’ farming and pro- cessing of farm products. 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TODAY IN HISTORY ~(Know America) cireulat- ing library founded in Philadel- 1768—A ‘Spanish force reaches present site of St. Louis and takes possession of the region in the name of Spain. MONDAY, AUGUST 11, ‘19at for the Allies, said he would per- mit Jap emperor to remain. 1946—Navy discloses it is de-/| veloping pilotless aircraft capable of carrying atomie bombs. i Java and adjacent Madera contain nearly 50,000,000 people. i Sree Quality Body Repairs Expert Metal Work William V. Albury. The couple — 1834—The Ursuline convent in is making their heme at the Charlestown, Mass., burned down White House, planning a honey- py a mob. moon trip later. E ° 1849—President Tyler warns Mrs. Jenna Badinelli. also of Americans to observe the laws as Coral Gables, a sister of the bride, rumor spreads adventurous Amer- was the bridesmaid. Dolpe Badi- jcans planning to attack Cuba and nelli, husband of Mrs. Jenna Badi- take her from Spanish. nelli, was the best man. | 1909—First radio SOS> in’ his- { After the ceremony the happy tory—the “Araphoe”, with her couple, with their friends, gath- engines disabled, radioes for help ered at the White House for din- off Cape Hatteras, ner. Among the guests were Mr. 1911—Harry N. Atwood of Bos- and Mrs. Errol Saw and Miss ton leaves St. Louis for New York Marie Ayres, Miami, who attend- by plane, winning $10,000 for the éd the wedding. feat and breaking world record to a ae aang = that date for flying. In New York QUESADA. FINED $250 the 25th—in air actually 28 heures (Continued from Page One) 1941—Pres. Roosevelt curbs in- are not supposed to go 50 miles stallment bu ing. an hour?” With that, Avila said, Quesada the Loir knocked him down twice, then 1945—' grabbed him and started punching him. 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