The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 26, 1947, Page 7

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, Key West In Days Gone By OF THE CITIZEN OF | DECEMBER 26, 1937 “Christmas was quigtly and Reacefully observed here,” says | a headline in today’s Citizen. i Services were held yesterda: all local ehuvches. I All local charter boatmen were out yesterday with tourists | and many fish were caught, though only one sailfish, The | sailfish was landed by a tourist in Captain Jackie Key's boat. Overseas Bridge Commission will meet tonight to decide on the date of apening up the new stretch of road built on Key Vacas. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Otto and T. O. Otto, left this morning for their home in Miami. ° Edmond Sawyer, who was! seriously injured in an automo- bile accident on December 18, and was unconscious for several day. George and Dave Knowles, | brothers, of Miami, are in Key | West visiting relatives Mrs. George Gomez and daughter, Marjorie, left yester- day for Fort Lauderdale to visit the former's parents. Miss Ruth Figaro, who had pent the Christmas holidays as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elwood, Ashe © street, left this norning for her home in Miami. Today The Citizen says in an |} editorial paragraph: “One of the beneficiaries of the Murphy Act, grateful for having his taxes forgiven, sug- gests that it be called the Mercy | Act.” » TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS | 1 (Know America) \ Dr, Isiah Bowman, president ot Johns Hopkins University, Haltimore, born in Waterloo, Canada, 69 years ago. Bishop Arthur J. Moore, of Atlanta, Ga., Methodist leader, Bern at Waycross, Ga., 59 years ago. » Paul Bellamy, editor of the! Cleveland Plain Dealer, born in { Chicopee Falls, “Mass., 63 years ago. Robert V. White, president of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. born in Boston, 61 years ago. Brig. Gen. Edgar E. Hume, famed army medical officer, born in Frankfort, Ky., 5& years ago. Marion Telva, contralto, born in St. Louis, 50 years age. Judge Calvi Magruder, of the U. S. Emergeney Court of Appeals, Washington, Harvard Jaw professor, born Annapolis, Md., 5 . THURSDAY, DEC, 25, 1947 (Know America) David Lawrence, cotumnist- editor, born in Bhiledelehin: 59 years ago. Humphrey De Forest! Bogart, sereen star, born in New York, 48 years ago. ais Bob Nathan, ex-W.L.B. official, born in Dayton, Ohio, 39 years ago. Robert L. Ripley of “Believe It or Not” fame, born in Santa Rosa, Calif., 54 years ago. Paul Manship of New York, famed sculptor, born in St. Paul, Minn., 62 years ago. Gladys Swarthout, famed _so- born in Deepwater, Mo., ago. * Dr. Ernest Lyman Stebbins, director of the Johns Hopkins Sehool of Hygiene, Baltimore, } born in Iowa, 46 years ago. James C. Boudreau, director of the Pratt Institute Art School, Brooklyn, N, Y., born in Fram- M , 56 years ago. of the Virginia, noted . born at Belle Plains,| , 49 ye ago. The overall annual expendi- tures for running the United »s’ educational system ap- $5 billion. ae aa Na OFFICE Roberts Svrriies 126 DUVAL STREET . Directly Opp. Our Old Location REFILL CALENDAR PADS for 1948 Complete Calendar Pad & Stands We Can Supply You With All Sizes EATON STATIONERY EVERYDAY CARDS Complete Typewriter and Adding Machine Repair Department —— PHONr 250 ——; TTC NIT 1947 t e children, who had been | m visiting Mr. Otto's mother, el ACCOMPANIED BY A U.S. MARSHAL, Maj. Gen. Bennett E. | Brooklyn, N. Y., en route to a hearing on a bench warrant for was reported today to be| ittee investigation of wartime airplane contracts. amproving. | Z ig } (AP Wirepboto) Meyers (right) leaves the fingerprint section of federal court in . his removal to Washington to face a six-count indictment. He waived the hearing and posted $2,000. bond. He is to appear in federal court at Washington Jan. 7 on charges of perjury and inducing others to swear falsehoods in the recent Senate com- WILE YOU SMILE? |Famous Mis Not Confidential | In This Court In the middle of ‘the night; Pete was awakened by the ring-; ST. LOUIS—The bearers © of ing of the telephone. It was his; aprsols anarees ieee bs artner, Hi 7 e, | eourt of Circuit Judge Waldo : “C pri calling i Mayfield. Recently, Thomas Jef-' aie own to the store i gerson Campbell was sent to the KBE quick!” Harry urged. . “Some- i { penitentiary, while the day be- thing has happened!” i fore, two defendants were Ben- What's the trouble?” asked | jamin Franklin and Ulysses } Pete. Grant. The next defendant on “Can’t tell you over the tele-|the roster was: Theodore Reose- phone,” answered Harry. “Come | velt Means. Qn: down,” e | ae Business hadn’t been any too The average American used an good lately, and Pete had been! estimated 18 quarts of ice cream worrying about a lot of unpaid ; in 1947 which was lower than f hills that were piling up. the record 20.5 quarts in 1946, But the partners had lately aa heen discussing ways and means ee of improving their condition, “ and if this was what he thought: om — pit was, their worries would soon . . be over. He. made haste to verify Repaired and Rented his surmise. Half way down to the store,! Aine in Stoch—MEW_ Pete's car’ was overtaken by a} BICYCEES . TRICYCLES triffie cop, ; 1 3 } “What's the: rush, Bud?” the | WAGONS - SCOOTERS Gtticer demanded.-“Do you think | SKATES you're, going ta a fire?” : “E think.’ so!” gasped Pete. Overseas Cyc le Store “But, how in the heck did you | $20 Division St. _ Phone 1386 kno ____ev0e0e erecesecovceces Pepsi-Cola Company, Long Island City, N.Y. Franchised Bottler: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Key West CO GERISPSD (ee UREA By DAC TS Se Overseas Transportation Company, Ine. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service —— between —— .MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving ALL POINTS ON FLORIDA KEYS Between Miami and Key West Express Schedule: (No Stops En Route) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX- CEPT SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P.M. Ar. pin at Miami at 12:00 o'clock Mid- LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 12:00 o'’clock Mid- night and ee at Key West at 6:00 o'clock A.M. Lacal Schedule: (Stops At All Intermediate Points) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX- CEPT SUNDAYS) at 8:00 o'clock A. M. and arrives at Miami at 4:00 o’clock P, M. LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 9:00 o'clock A. 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