The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 20, 1947, Page 4

Chapter 22 “IT DOESN'T look good, Bill,” said Harry Hawkins wearily. sted by two days of relent- futile effort to find Jean telephone receiver felt like a lead weight “The Inspector’s men have check-d every one of those tips you sent down this morning—and there’s not a glimmer of a lead in f them. Listen, Bill; have inything else? Any tip ali from the Lower East Side —even a ridiculous or improbable one?” Bill O'Reilly, hearing the des- perate anxiety of uis tone, did not ans for a moinent. Hawkins could r him shuffling papers on his d “Hang on a second, while I plow through this goat’s nest,” O’Reilly said. The shuffling, interrupted by frequent oaths, continued for ae eSK. a full minute. “Nothing else?” Hawkins plead- ed. “One other tip. A night watch- c ito a warehouse > yout 3:30 a.m. last time checks fairly well,” Hawkins said erly. “Did, he 9” e have any details? “Yes. but they pretty much knock the tip down. He says the same car often drives into the warehouse late at night. I men- tioned it to the Inspector. He told me two cops checkedythe ware- house Wednesday cay before the dragnet got und@@rwa_ Didn't find a thing; the/car belongs to the watchman.” “We'll give iYanother look, any- how,” Hawkirs said. “Thanks for trying, Bill.” He hung up without any real ground for hope. but as strong as ever in his resolve to exhaust all possibilities. Hawkins rode down te the South Street waterfront, where Inspector Ryan directed 75 men in a search of Pier 31. They clam- bered al] over the pier, while po- lice launches pulled in to the dock-side, peering into every cor- ner of the wharf. After an hour of it. they had discovered nothing suspicious. “Let's get over to that ware- Shower For Miss She Will Marry J A shower of Miss daughter a! Solano, 1227 at the Cook, on Wednesday affernoon. Miss bride John the deceased Mr. and Marzyke. Marzvke |jis a gra Key West High '!School of °43. He also is a graduate of Miami University. Miss Solano is a graduate of Key West High School Class of 1946. was given in honor E. Solano, and Mrs. Phister street, Willard F. Seidenberg Marion Mr. Von of Louis home Mrs. 3050 avenue, the of John Solano is’ to become ot Marzvke, son Mrs. ol Miss Irma Louise Given Mis On Thursday evening, ber 11, Miss Irma Marie Sands. bride-elect. was honored by a miscellaneous shower given by friends and relatives in the an- nex of the First Baptist Church. Miss Sands, Mrs. Elijah Sands, Misses Bobbie Mae Buckley, Nell Yose Archer, Peggy Collins, Nancy Fairfield, Mrs. Dorothy Terrill and Mr Charo Skaggs received the guests in a decor- ated room. Miss Lorraine Not- tage plaved a piano selection. The color theme and program were “White Christmas.” ca: rying out the traditional wed- ding colors of green and white. Bouquets of white chrysanthe- mums and green fern made attractive setting for the tiny namental Christmas a an Or trees, can- dles and a large lighted Christ mas trec The program was varied with a reading by M) Bronnie Nichols: vocal solos by Misses Bobbie Mae Buckley, Faye Ber- 4 valdi, and Allene Speer: mu- sical romance, telling in’ story and song the courtship of Inna and Hugh, and a quiz contest Prizes were presented to Mrs. Lena Pind and Miss Bobbie Mae B KIcyV Guests were then invited to the dining room for refreshments and to view th Oo} which the ride t received Mi I Mi Elijah Sands A ne skillet liner for non- abso it luminu s used to liner he atter cook- ing 1 at inded € vt e grease and hand iks and drait } Abou It tlio ms 0 Witw n Sor Africe to xX t yout TO,000 tons of ers, he was so tirea that the} THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MANHATTAN EDITOR By Gene Gleason house,” the Inspector said. “And I'm getting a bellyful of those tipsters’ canards.” Inspector Ryan’s car rolled up to the warehouse, a block-long, three-story structure of sooty, weather-beaten brick, while near- ly twenty radio patrol cars, detec- tive cruisers and motorcycles parked all around it on four bor- dering streets. “Just checking the neighbor- hood,” Inspector Ryan told the warehouse manager. “Think we'll have a look around tk building.” The stolid manager, noticing the score of patrolmen and detec- tives behind the inspector, offered no protests. “Help yourself,” he said. “Any information you want, I'll be glad to give you.” oc PLITTING up in pairs, the pa- Y trolmen and detectives exam- ined every truck and cargo on the first floor of the building, while others climbed to the upper floors. Hawkins and Inspector Ryan descended a steep stairway to the basement, the warehouse man- ager at their sides. It was packed almost to the ceiling with stacks of crated merchandise. “Store any trucks or cars down here?” the Inspector asked. “Just the watchman’s car,” the manager answered. “It’s over there in the corner.” Hawkins and the Inspector walked to the car, observing that its hood was covered with dust. Hawkins lifted up the hood, peer- ing inside. “Sunercharger on it.” he said laconically. “Watchman must be a speedy driver.” “He’s a bug on motors,” the manager explained. “Fools around with them at night when there’s nothing doing. Sometimes he doesn’t bring it to work for weeks; then he’ll leave it here for a few days. Must be two days’ dust on it right now.” “That occurred to me, too,” said Hawkins cryptically. “Think I'll take a lock at the inside, Inspec- tor.” Hawkins made a careful in- spection of the interior, examin- ing a pair of folded blankets on the rear seat. Picking them up, he detected a faint odor of perfume on one. The scent struck an in- stantly responsive chord, Marion Solano: ohn Marzyke Soon An enjoyable afternoon was spent by all. The wedding will take place in. the near future. Among those at the party were: Mis. Jack Aguero, Mrs. Eliza- beth Roberts, Mrs. Edgar Stark, AP Newsfedtures Ne “T’ve just smelled some perfume on rhting «nein like a kind that Jean Saunders used!” he told the Inspector. “It’s not a rare brand at all—but I won't leave . this building until we’ve covered every inch of it.” “Did that watchman have any kind of an office or locker space in the building?” he asked the warehouse manager as he’climbed out of the car. “We gave him a little room on the second floor,” the manager said. “Like to look at it?” “Let’s go!” said Hawkins ur- gently. s a “Can’t see too much in this place,” Inspector Ryan said, after the most minute examination. He dusted off his hands gingerly. “Quite a dirty spot, though, if you ask me.” ; Hawkins, meanwhile, was study- ing a massive set of shelves that covered one wall of the room from floor to ceiling. “What are these used for?” he asked the manager. “They stored auto parts on them a few years back. This used to be a tru garage, you know. No good fo us, now: but they’re ‘just too big and heavy to move.” Harry tapped the rear wall of = ey which gave off a dull thud, “What’s behind the wall?”: he asked. : “Just an abandoned tenement; hasn’t been occupied for years. i tried to get into it from the street last year to check some sewer trouble, but I couldn’t locate the owner. No chance to break in; the doors and windows are covered with steel plates an inch thick.” Hawkins, scrutinizing the floor intently in front of the shelves, i alia a footprint -.. the thick ust. “Take a look at that, Inspec- tor!” he burst out excitedly. He pointed to the print of a sole— half of it hidden under the’ bot- tom of the shelves,-which fitted tight against the floor. ©. “Y’'ll be double damned!” , said the Inspector. “Those shelves must swing back from the; wall—or that print could never have been made.” He walked to the’ room door: “Get the crowbars, Clancy; we've got a crackerbox to open! (To be continued) ey to to Robertses A daughter was born in Key West Municipal Hospital ‘at 6:42 p. m. yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Roberts, 81412 Fleming "street. The baby weighed seven { pounds, two ounces. | | | | Mrs. Schuler, Mrs. Vernon De} NRE / Leon, Mrs. Walter Acosta, Miss Tigughees ito Paxeiegs Ruth Stricker, Mrs. Thad Gas} A daughter was born at 3:10 kins, Mrs. Don Wiley, Mrs. Ird o'clock this morning in a_ local Thompson, Mrs. Millan Roberts! hospital to Mr. and Mrs. J.C, Mrs. Bradley Sweeting, Mrs, And Hartley, 1522 Catherine — street. thony Johnson, Mrs. Reginald|| The baby weighed seven pounds, Roberts, Mrs. Adolphus John-\} son, Mrs. Darnell Pinder, Mrs, | Wanetta. Atwood Sands, Miss Hacaliea Mrs. Hartley is the former ‘Albury and Mrs. Robert Mercer. Sands cellaneous Shower invites friends and relatives to be present at the marriage of thcir daughter, Miss Irma Marie Sends to Hugh Sanders of Thy- er, Mo.. on Monday evening, De- cember 22, at 8 o’clock, in the First Baptist Church. Rev. Bron- nie Nichols, pastor, will perform the ceremony. Miss Sands will be attended by Miss Nell Rose / Archer and Mrs. Dorothy Terrill. poo e z Briain aisisaniccpenisctencasavsee Pe TA 1RS, ROBENA BECKNER (let Ken Beckner, respectively Ar W ‘hte: | Eugenia Rosam, daughter of -Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rosam of Key West. BBC OUT-BROADCASTS | “VOICE OF AMERICA” | MOSCOW.(AP).—The ‘Voice ;of America” continues to «be heard in Moscow but it still lags | behind the BBC’s Russian lan- | Suage broadcast in the opinion of ‘many listeners, in volume and | quality. The United language broadcast originates in New York, is picked up in the American zone of Germany and then relayed. The BBC broad- casts directly~from London. v Subscribe to The Citizen. | HERE'S A STODY IN) PARALLEL rerrerreoreemerencntwetowempeieipy ta ho decech thin t), 27, and Mrs Virginia Becknel larried to Brothers Arthur and . are in White Memorial Hospital three hours apart. Mrs. Arthur . Sandra, and a son, DeWayne. It was the first child for ; 7 ——— i | ‘1947 Mercury convertible coupe, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20; i947 Flips Coin | For Office HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.—For; the second time in four years! the flip of a coin was used to! decide whether Cornelius Lus- j ardi, a confectioner, was to be al member of the City Council. In 1943, Lusardi again tied his op- ponent. Lusardi won the toss; and took the job. This Novem- | ber 4, Lusardi again tied his op- | ponent with the same number ' of votes, 123. This time, how- | ever, Lusardi lost the toss. | Newofundiand is slightly larg- | er than Ohio. CLASSIFI nn, cavenger Service Xmas The city scavenger depart. ment will enjoy a_ holiday ‘on Christmas Day, Robert ‘Dopp, director of the department of public service, announced today, There will be no pick -up. of garbage on Christmas Day. 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