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ie | ine. an forum “enn an subjects of local or pot publish apenymous More Hotels and Apartments. he ee —*ONE A MINUTE” It is an insuperable task to try to esti- mate the number of people wna they can get something for nothing. MA Key | West, for instance, any resident has the privilege of venturing a guess of how many Key Westers fall easy prey to slithering along the rainbow and. finally winding up disillusioned. about the pyramid , West a thumping told about the “era, of the bubble” up Mian with a moron population’ 's asa high a percentage ‘as that in *Los Angeles, residents, glamored to-get in the pyramid at a buck apiece.’ : But Miamians are not the only city dwellers, who should know better, who fed the kitty in the pyramid jamboree. Tens of thousands of residents of hundreds of cities throughout the United States had been nipped. And many more thousands ~| SHE-NAMES HIM-F4TE ss; soi tate es 3 ee THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— ® Wirephotos MIRA STEFAN (right), :26. former screen beauty of New York, | says Pastor P. Buenaventure (left). wealthy Ecuadorean trader. te 3 Re i ‘ a ae i ul i The moon. was late in raising.| satisfied Rive: groaned over a trail hardly de- serving the same of road. Mo quitces made the night.miserable| for the doad of humanity eramme@} within the wagon. Ruden drove, Sohne re ee possi ble. “Just what you got in mind’ ' i ad, i Pat ane i 1 i ; sie i fl f i 2 & i t t tl i E é 4 Beech and Bathing Pavilion. will drop their “mite” in expectancy of | is the father of her-five-month-old son. They appear outside ge eT aa that twelve Airporte—Land and Sea. reaping a bushel. the specal pase Pehsr in New York where trial of her | sounder from the wrecked lon all divin ? Consolidation of County and Pyramiding has been going on in th suai a re | ek : with pom Cay Governments. MED, e © | weman and they have a son three months old. He admitied he (| have it set up by daylight, with) c ty Auditorium. United States for several years. In crazes | once had a “passion‘-for Miss Stefan but denied he fathered— | foe See Pet nes tee of that nature, the chain-letter hoax, for | her son. i: ~ | “That accounts for the '| throated salut ee _ | imtance, Key West in generally the last to | — — a nt Bese pce re tage Ay peo ge - * * “le a rw get clipped. However, one did not have to |. Harry Agganis, Boston Univer-| like that ain’t enough to stop 4 j MONOGRAPH “fork over’ a buck to get hogtied by the ‘sity’s sensational freshman, grid- | shi ; President Truman, chain-letter. All he had to do was to lose Dead nag haat en pater aden ‘The White House, his sense of reason and quake when he }29 for 492 yards and five eee a Washington, D ¢ read what would happen to: him if he did ; downs. | plapation. a was a long: sh eisit 4 i ul inge on. frear Marry not keep the chain intact. { it offered a: fighting’ possibility. : Down bere we hope you will re- Gullibility is as widespread in the | Bet eee lifted at — = . sete fem te your statement net to go || United States today as it,.ever. has been. i joke “Don Fernando *had taken, i bey - 4 - i ee ‘3 iy give steerageway. they could ehrond te meet Stalin. We have gone to] | We, can’t understand the mental quirks | TRISTRAM SPEAKER, born! Tae eee At tie Dome Conan Fun, ‘The great question was Seeete before, let Stalin come to us now. |] that led the Puritans three centuries ago | April 4, 1888, at Hubbax } OF FLORIDA: EX CHAS*1 stip “upon ’ him undetected. Not] well E eae ek =” home in wite » |The “grey eagle” of basebal that there. was: much to , fear, others wi R's a fair proposition to believe in witchcraft. Yet the “sucker,” } 7 tee nicknamed fo {han his point of view. The shipstEven if i worked. they ; THE ORACLE one of whom, Barnum said, is born every his premature- | pr areca rena ae te ne minute,” is pust as difficient in reasoning ly . ‘whitened |‘ ss | } that he can get a bagful of money fora thateb, has) onpe if doctor said, * : SHAMELESS BEGGING buck, or for nothin re the Purit: seas Maan : : buck, or for nothing, as were the Puritans marly “experts “Oh ne, docter, Pes act \ — in believing in witches. Barnum was asthe <game's | ra at pro By Billy McIntyre * ’ The Seeremente, California, Union | right—“one is born every minute.” NN greatest.centér) don hin y y fieldeiy’ He he- { You a van. aS-a-right-| the Cour gan_as-a_right-) ( before ed on | your | mater limely comment on the degenera- A Sister, while on her daily errands of mercy. i Rade tthe, Gh ME AE Ak Ee thee of independence in many states due The average ofifce-holder can tell handed ‘pitcher appearance to the pili of complaint | shabby looking fellow standing on the comer, so she slipped | ductor said, ‘the eerrent practice of focal govern- | you when he will run again. and’ bYdke his taken as conte “Gecree pro| Up behind him ond put a five dollar bill in his hand and whis-| you'll ha ents’ begging public funds from Wash- arm.” He ‘leagn- confens® wilt pered,; “God speed you man, God. .” and off she ea = boy. . _ fed to throw with his left. His!” This order to be published The fellow looked at the 1" id at the Si and - only three ae to pay ebtigaticns ne pencticn bs i by i a m blenly: recommend lifetime batting averags He ree or aeatet ate on him that 5 Page fromthe neighborhood | !#¢¥ glared and erelie’ te thet of a family that seeks to | ed let somebody else say the word. After 22 seasons with the Boston, pur publishe parish, so the next day he walked up to the rectory and asked | ¥°" understand spend beyond its means and then expects es and Philadelphia “Amie: | 15 for hey.” The priest said: “Sister Theresa is not in, she’s out on oar ag a the aeighbers to pay the bills. LOBBYISTS AND TROUBLE MAKERS her. messages to the poor.” The fellow said, “Well, look, Father,' pack, “Look, lady. The Union says: “Pederal grants are, ut will you give her. this fifty and tell her God speed came in first * * we WW ee, corropting state legialatures, President Truman made the rea] ANNIVERSARIES cneanesd sesute. coe? : ‘jg oe | | } | THOMAS 8. "CAR t | Sulteitor for the: P | mar. 21- Dix, } F x * s ‘ mee? --11,1939,4 What: m4 girls. of ~aitterent | tiful bird, that not only countries say the morning after} beautifully but spoke seven dif- estate lobby the principal’ target of a speech to the Conference of Mayors. In ad- (her Lewtieletere, in common with many others tries to milk the Federal Treasury (Know Amerzca) Sal ith his $ i i ul 1802—Dorothea Lynde Vitthe dete: ‘ dition, the President’ hit at the: “trouble- | heroic invalid, who traveled the IV THE oF THE] the night’ before: Italian - girl,| ferent languages. He bought the| his chest said to the Gal » w than ether dates Litionally | makers,” who tried to make it appear that country over demanding better! BE HAL CIRCUIT) “yoy will hate me. for this,” bird and sent it home. When he| “Gimme a shave” The ee ta : : ‘Care of the helpless is traditionally rs, . APPS ‘4U | conditions in prisons and insane! *| Spanish. girl: “For this I will love! arrived home, he asked his wife,| said, “Okay, but lift your Mest : © @ety of the state. No part of the duty, as | there is bad feeling between him and the | asylums, and getting it, born int you always,” French girl: “For | “Did you get the bird I sent} up.” The drunk said, “AR i H ae feeently painted out by the St. Louis | Congress. paneden, Maine. Died July 17, oe I caer heya new dress,” ! Saran She said, ae pp hell with it, gimme e hal ewt chi: i at “ cs } erman girl: “After we rest] it in the oven now.” He . — t PoetlPepateh, can be transferred to Wash- The chief Executive charged that “the |“ 1gi9 James Freeman--Clarke, | eorkng ease go to a beer; “What? In the oven? ‘Why that Clay tile has been used mer” ogtee Witheet plelding something more to | lobbyists” have been fighting low-rent | Boston's famed Unitarian ler; | garden, yah?,” Russian girl: “You| bird speaks seven different} the 17th centuy —_ =| man-writer, born in Hanover, walls in Hollaii, H. Died June 8, 1888 1821—Linus Yale, noted imven- ! housing and slum clearance, as well as rent control. He insisted that “it is a terri- may own my body for a moment} languages.” She said, “Well, itt 1 that the| but my soul will free some time,” ; he’s such a good talker why the! as filed a| Finnish girl: “You do this for ai hell didn’t he say so?” the erewth of the central government.” The Unten then pointed out that hard- bed the California state lobbyists de-] ble and shocking thing that the real |tor-manufacturer of locks and/ Anning | Finn,” Irish girl: “What will! x * : camped from Washington “to which place { estate lobby, which pretends to speak for eee oeae noted ive Court ot|Father Murphy say’,” American| Feeling rundown she went to bk Chey went te seek fonds from the Federal | those whose business is providing houses, | pec 1868. i , in” which coi SS eed SUR eT ae | si Se ha she com: | 126 DUVAL ST. + 4 dete pase A a eos aes of a pur- y bout be: nervous an z eorerement te pay for California's aged | has become the real enemy of the_Ameri-| 1824—Lewis Ginter, Confeder- | ported marriage between’ vou “and| wuz,” Jewish girl: “I knew it,| 20 = is Rental Ty .? ond seedy, then at least 10 of the dis- [can home.” sg eo Richman: Va:, ¢ 3 “S/T should have gotten the silver | pwwwvvwewvwwvevvvevvvvvy | 4ddding M: rette maker, when cigarett required to file first.” | . trtet’s equally reputable citizens reported Mr. Truman says that the real estate | were a “foreign produce boss igs miewetion ke Rig x» * | STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE | : m the Washington scene to get Federal | lobby, knowing that most cities have | in New York City. Died Oct. 2, To avoid costly mistakes and TRIUMPH ' fonds for (1) Poleom Dam, (2) the Deep | neither the “legal authority nor the fi- 1838. Vawreine OBA regrets consult with wife before | COFFEE Ps Weter Channel, (3) the Sacramento River, | nancial resources to carry out a stecess- | inent Shakesperean actor Deseaes ROSE TSE ican aie ee ‘. ad (4) the American River ful program of rent-control,” wants to Haaren crs son, N. brunette. But a red head—well, | a ‘tor Portable Adding iB Sow. the Administration wants to | turn it over to local authority—‘not in |?" » 1891, e deta vour conscience be your; dll Grocers | We Sell ithe Installment = : z a { , | gurde. et O250.000.000 « year of Federal money | order to strengthen local authority but| The American Chemiéal So- % * ESSE ai yi BRE SFE natn ae <é tete feeds for direct or ‘home’ relief. | in order to destroy rent control.” ciety has more than 58,000 mem-j A man walked into a pet_shop | s¥WWWYVVVVVYVVYVYVY¥YYYYY YY YY YY TYEE ' siert i ; apr4,1949 and.was impressed: -with @ beau- | again the belief that a system The charge made by the President is petlerts , «| matehing grants is the only in- | somewhat serious but, obviously, it is a aeRO es i eotive that « nduce the states to pro- not possible for people throughout the wo Cars In One 2 be deewntly for thelr enemployable citi- | United States to know the full facts as to oct as ce a 4 other persons who cannot earn | what goes on in Washington. There have gh to live been reports, before this, of a very active Commas le being asked to do for| real estate lobby, which successfully wnget peop © d@ietrese what it is al-| fought the effort of the government to <> deme for old people. Whenever the | provide the means by which the people Real leva eroment makes grants to | of this country could get adequate hous- whe tewleleters of that state are | ing following the shortage caused by the ICE a © position of spending money | War. - ; t had to raise—freedom with- Mr. Truman complained of “the Is enpreomadbility usual trouble-makers” who make it appear Ciscamieadl This state should exhaust every one | that there is bad feeling between him and ‘ eepeneibilities before turning, with | the Congress. He explained that many Pure etehed pales, toward Washington.” | “newspapers and columnists” charge dic- » — tation when the President makes a rec- PLACE YOUR REFRIGERATION ON 4 A LADY TO WRITE A BOOK ommendation to Congress and, in the event that Congress differs with the rec- RE A j ICE BA a « Strong, 69-year-old | ommendations, set up “a -gleeful~ chorus A : wee recently expelled | about how the Congress has thrown the and You Will Get GUARANTEED Refrigeration Service Russie as a py The lady, who has | whole Democratic program overboard.” went of the last twenty-eight years The President is on fairly firm ground j REAL IC Is More Economical! a, & im th country and admits | in making this observation. We have re- ; It Is PURE, t might write a book.” peatedly called attention to the fact that f Healthy and Safe We here eo eecwrate informati.n as | newspaper writers and radio commenta- j owe of Mins Strong do we | tors, inthe effort to highlight the news, i ~ ber for wetting on with the work | try to make a serious conflict out of prac- | SOMETHING NEW in the antomobile industry is the “Traveler,” a lower-priced “49 multi-purpose sedan being imtroduced by K ‘razer dealers. To all appearances it is a conventional four-door model. But the rear seat s fold away and the entire back opens to access to more than 130 cubic feet of cargo space. When not in use as a carry-all, the “Traveler” is a deluxe, six-passenger family sedan. The cutaway-view shows enough Ameri- to buy the Certainly, in this ~~. for whieh professes much she will find a freedom of expression wae get her privilege in Russia, Thompson Enterprises, Ine. (ICE DIVISION) TELEPHONE NO. 8 KEY WEST. FLORIDA tically every difference of opinion be- tween the President and Congress. This is apparent to anyone who reads the newspaper reports or listens to the voices on the air, ting if she can tind volume she