The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 16, 1949, Page 1

tue souratakeust ue Ss KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSD BE SET ASIDE FOR DUPLEXES Hearing Will Oe Proposal July 4 WD cweetel Chaser fem Vo Permit Boceer Merenes | TEARFUL WITNESS Te He Built Here \ Gable heering on the pro- ” eg of two areas in Rey Weet te permit the construct- tom of Geptes end four - family eereees will te before the City ' mon duly 4th, it was ane, 4 teotay Oe 0g the fret area is boun- . Mtientie drive, White nas reet and Geo- - 4 The ares is now Re- hme “i it is propased to tinmrg A © that euplex- ave vily dwellings may om Then eomatier area. It Seminole avenue, , “et Seminary street ‘ at 1° feet off the center line of Or ireptite ey ‘rt fh kee propos: | MRS, ALBERT BIRMINGHAM Residential A - 1, ‘ z - ~ 4 & Residential Al} Weeps on the witness stand in ’ we Reerd is said to; court at Milwaukee during the 4 ut the a — trial of Milton Babich, charged tee end tour family iwell- mae 1 wes stated today by Roy with the murder of her daugh- Seer of the Depart-} ter Patricia, Mrs, Birmingham “of Pehhe BSeewee, thet @) burst nto tears after identify- SEL SREY) feo acter belonging to mee eee form Reside-| Patricia whose body was found oe AY Reevtential A - 1. Ten Persons | As th adtine bor Pre co netoongs Nessinntions! Teenagers To fer Beeggeenen Seard by June 28th Play For shania Fund in the Milwaukee river. The feet qeeeting for the pur { eheetine Key West's most eH et Oho teen was held at 4 ae Legion Home last Sergio Milian, leader of the o am jowing mames|teen-age dance orchestra, “Los - nomination Cumbancher« will have his | band at Jegry’s Half-Acre on Di- Sie aren: Me | val street. ‘Thursday night at 8 Hane Naare Hartel, {o'clock for the purpose of con- hast 8 Pant Albury, Al. |tibuting to the “Let Antonia! Live Fund.” - ty. de uh Si . W E Powter ~— Vocals will be directed by Alei- ? eating wen well ot-| 42 Salivero. wot ' 4a OS ees gemma _ mito’ clubs! Mrs. T. R. Pritchard, hospital auxillary, Harold Laubscher, “ Chamber of Commerce, R. Belyu, . a gh we Junion Chamber; H. A. Demeritt, - ° Rotary Club, and Dorothy Dani-} ‘ els of the BPW club; Gretna Mc-| ted by the represen ws clubs pres }Clain, Legion Auxiliary. H {ine for present | Alternate selected were Ellie: sid be Tues.) R8€ Gwynn, Jr, Woman's Club; } Sam Silbe: Lions Club;} that nomina : hould be | Glenwood Sweeting, Christma: Nomi : / 7 ¥ y wniRHORE bers, the c ice of board mem-; “ey. June 28 and } bers was made by lot. ' teooey emived by be ! ot marked mot} 2%¢ award is to be an annual ed event of the American Legion and mat June 27 a large amount of interest has howd be accom oe e ss * af the accom. | 2&eP created as Key West eager- | quentnce ly awaits the outcome. The tro- | pby will be a beautiful silver and | gold loving cup which will be en- | graved with the name of the ger- | mutter compos re was chosen wl wiection. The son selected as the most ardent | committee are ‘ ond 3. ¥. Porter worker for civic betterment in‘ jm the American |e city of Key West. Key West | way, press, } citizens are urged to submit nom- | inations for the honor before the | June 28 deadline H TREN a SY i White Star Cleaners 822 Simonton Street Formerly Owned by Joe Medina Has Been Purchased by Paul E. Mesa and Marco Mesa, Jr. For $7,500 CUBAN CLUB 20 Games $1.00 > a the Womens Aun AF EA, '{copying ~secret Department sjthe , certificates without the usual col- EDDIE WAITKUS Cuban Ship Adrift In Ocean Off Daytona Uy The Associated prens) JACKSONVILLE, —June 16— A Cuban motor ship of 500 tons, whose engine broke down off Sombrero light on Tuesday, was still drifting this afternoon in the , Atlantic, 300 miles cast of Dayto- na Beach. A coast Guard cutter is now on its way to render assis- tance. Wednesday night crewmen from the-ship rowed. 30 miles to Port Everglades to report the breakdown of the- engines and ask for help. Meanwhile, the ship continued to drift eastwardly in the Gulf Stream. At Port Everglades, the crew- men said that engine trouble de- veloped when the ship was cross- ing in the Gulf Stream off Som- brero. The engines ‘were fixed temporarily, and when they broke down for the second time, the crewmen said, they could not be repaired. Otherwise, the crewmen stated, the ship is in good condition. She left Havana Monday to come here for a load of lumber. Judith Coplon Says She’s Sure To Clear Herself (By The Associated press) WASHINGTON, June 16.— Counsel for Judith. Coplin, the Brooklyn girl, ‘charged with of Justice documents and giving them to a Russian, said today that she will shortly. take the Sera to testify in oe own be- alf She said’ that she is. confident that she will be able to. refute™ charges that have been brought against: her. Her motives have. peer misunderstgod, she and described herself as a,/"fit Natalie Taylor ¢ Weds Captain In Annapolis (Special to The Citizen) ey sgt ley Cooley, USN (retired) of W; dour, Annapolis, were married Washington by the Chief Chaplains, Rear Admiral Will ‘Thomas. ent. require about to ‘tell her’ story. Then she will’be. turned over to government at- torneys for cross questioning. Exams For Teachers On July 14 And 15 (Special to The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, June 16.— National. teachers examinations for Florida school teaghers who want to rasie their teaching ranks and qualify for higher pay will be held at four Florida, universities, July 14 and 15. Teachers’ passing the tests can qualify for rank 5, 4, or 3. teaching make their home in Wardour, Gideon Curry Died Yesterday yesterday afternoon at o'clock in his residence, 822 Flem- ing street, rear. Funeral services will be held today, at 5 p. m. in the First Con- gragational Church, with the Rev John M. Peyton of: iting. Burial will be in the family plot in City | ¢ Cemetery, with Lopez Funeral Home in charge of arrangements, Survivors: Widow, Mrs. Marga- ret. Elizabeth Curry; daughter, Mrs. Louise A. Hart; sisters, Mrs. Ella Demeritt, Key West, and Mrs. Laura Thompson, Palm Har- bor, and two grandchildren. Mr. Curry was a member of Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, Key West Volunteer. Fire De- partment, for 53 years. Pall- bearers will be selected from the fire department. LYNCHING SET FREE lege training. State School Supt. Thomas D. ! Bailey said the exams will be held at Florida State University, University of Florida, University of Miami and Florida A & M. col- lege. Deadline for applivations to the State Department of Education to take hte exams is June 25. SUSPECTS IN (®) Photo} DENNIS LAMAR PURVIS (left) and Malcolm Vivian Pierce walk from the county jail at Irwinton, Ga., to freedom after a grand jury refused to indict them for the lynching of a Negro. The victim, Caleb Hill, Jr.. was taken from the same jail and shot to death May 30 after his arrest for a disturbance in a Negro cafe. Purvis, well-to-do business man, and Pierce, an electrician,” had been held in ae pending. completion of the grand jury investigation. VEWSPAPER £asé for a psychiatrist”. ing a note from her, sexing was “éxttemely important” that he see her. ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 15,—~ Mrs. Natalie Hayman ‘Taylor, of Miami and Captain Hollis Mose® June 14 at the Navy Chapel in: Captain:and Mrs, *Cooley will Gideon Franklin Curry 74, died 2320 IN T AY, JUNE 16, 1949 GOT, GIRL ADMITS SHE DID IT {in 19, EDDIE WAITKUS (right), 29, si adélphia Phillies; was shot and ture of her was made just after Beach hotel. Simtilar Public Attitude Occurs After Each War; Excitability | Will Die Down } (Hy ‘The Associated Presey | WASHINGTON, June 16.— President Truman said today at his press conference that “hys-! teria” is the cause of so many spy | hunts and public investigations, and added that that state of mind prevails after every great war. He pointed sut that a similar ; condition existed in the United States after the first World War. In those days the hysteria center- ed in the Ku Klux Klan which saw, or thought it saw, subver- | sive acts in American after Amer- ican in public life. That shaky attitude of the pub- ; ‘lic was as pronounced in first World War days as it is today, Mr. Truman asserted. It may ap pear to be more prevalent now}; than it did then, because we! SHOOTS EDDIE WAITKUS by a 19-year-old girl in her hotel room at Chicago. Police iden- tified her as Ruth Ann Steinhagen (left) of Chicago. This pic- Officers said she admitted the shooting and said “Iam a fit case for a psychiatrist.” ooo | have with us the present hysteria. {> | the report of J. Edgar {a good job.” | not perturbed over | the spy hunt, and added that he RE ON 2) SS HE USA.” (® Wirephotos EDDIE ‘wairus, first | ‘Pesian for the Philadelphia Phillies, is placed. in an ambulance | Station. shortly after he. was shot ‘and seriowsly wounded in a Chicago hotel Wednesday. At right is the 19-year-old girl identified by police as Ruth” Ann Stainhagen who fired the shot from caliber rifle in her hotel ag Sheé calmly told reporters she had an “urge to kill’ somebody” Waitkus' went to her room oan receiv- a 22 (@) Wirephotos tar first baseman for the Phil- seriously wounded Wednesday. the shooting in the Edgewater ‘Hysteria’ Cause Of Spy Hunts, Public Investigations, ‘President Truman Declares However, he added, it will die out as it had died out on every other occasion. A reporter asked him about! Hoover's resigning, and if he was satisfied with the work Hoover had done, and he replied that the report is untrue and that Hoover “has done The President said that he wa the acct tions and counter accusations in| is satisfied that the excitable! condition of a good many Ameri- cans will be quieted as time passes. TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES PRICE TOURS OPE 411 Fleming 5t. ND | | aiainerseieiaiiahediaiaaetenieematiiadsimmmntendene BEST | | | || SECOND DRINKS i} Don't Drive Out to SPIDER’S Till You've Tried Every Place Else Second Best Jumboburgers . . . Second ext Cement Shakes | | || secon Foon |! BEST | _ RAE NNER LETRA IEE Rummage Sale AE Se 510 Fleming St. Friday and Saturday June 17 and 18, 1949 Captain J. Farrell, ; hotel. Sponsored by Woman's Society of Christian Service of Ley Memorial Church ‘Jr, Made Talk ‘At Event Speaker Is Commanding Officer Of Naval Station’ In Key West _The United States Naval Avea at Old Fort Taylor was of- fic opened last night, with a span delivered by Captain J. A. Farrell, Jr, commander of the Approximately 2,000 persons attended the ceremonies. ‘The beach house and the recreation area were lighted, the scene like one of the prominent beach spots | on the mainland. : “The: Navy beliqyes that furn- ishing good clean sports and rée- reation is good for the men who make up the Navy,” said Cap- tain Farrell. “We have long need- d good beach facilities on this ‘station. The préparation for the de- ;velopment of potential advan- tages was considered very much in order. On February 23, 1949, after careful planning and much hard work expended.in carrying out the idea to perfection, we started the beach project. “We had to extend the beach by extensive refilling, and the|are blasting and hauling the sand to this spot. We planted palm seed Infant Dies In | County Hospital Penelope Jane Poppleston, in- fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Poppleston, 5 Nassau Lane, died Wednesday in Monroe County Hospital. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 p. m., in the chapel ef Pritchard Funer- al Home, Rev. Robert Weaver, of Ley Memorial Church, offiei: ig. oe will be in the city cemete- 'Would:Be Suicide Changes Mind MELBOURNE, Australia Tired of life, Sidney Charles Dy- er, dived out of his hotel win- dow, 40 feet above the street. In the air, he suddenly decided he wanted to live. He twisted in} the air and back-somersaulted | onto a shop veranda next to the fall knocked him uncon The ! i but he suffered only SOUTHERN CROSS. HOTEL 326 Duval Street Palace Theater DON “RED” BARRY in “TULSA KID” | |Come In and See the NEW 1949) HUDSON, 6 & 8 Cyl.—the smart- est design lines in body and its) economical model engine at... K. W. HUDSON CO. onton id Greene Streets Antonio Estenoz, Owner “One Of The Twins” PHONE 1696 Also Mr. Alligood Likes to Shoe yon You! the New Johnson Outboard a | . | cars Between Wages tee Production. 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