The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 9, 1949, Page 1

THE Body hey Night in -_— te oe ae Aka BNRRII 4b. ne Ao Sp et a) © ee ee Petes on Ol Let he. wie vest the k Seartemy ban |, ete eel —" \eX-POLICE CHIEF TRIED FOR MUR : 7s DER * The Key SOUTHERNMOST § Et NEWSPAPER IN TH Congressman Thomas Fined $10,000 And Sentenced From Six To 18 Months In Jail CHINA’S ACTING PRESIDENT IN U. S. E U.S.A. | With Truman At * | —Congressman J. Parnell Thomas | got his sentence today—six to 18 ; months in jail and a fine’of $10,- (#) Wirephoto & i. @URTON tight). former police chief at High Springs, Fie. eetere court ot Gainesville for trial on a first degree murder Walker. a Negro, 14 years ago. HM. Douglas. Burton is already corres © Mle eentense for the slaying of Miss Bonnie Collins, prosecution charges Burton it appear that Walker had for this trial so-that the | appeal for parole. Truman Will Answer | General Eisenhower | in Future Address —— iv = yeaeees ; City To Gotsider™ after the New Jersey Republican j had pleaded guilty | Judge Alexander Holtzhoff of WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—(4).— Labor Party 000, That was the penalty invoked to fraud charges. ° e Wins Again | But that wasn't all that hap- pened inthe ‘courtroom: ae InEngland was a dramatic announcement! from. the congressman's wife. Im-! mediately after the sentence was pronounced, Mrs. Thomas re- veaied that her husband's resig- the British pound was devaluat- nation is in.the mails. And she ed in this country. added: | Ina by-election in South Brad- “I intend to seek the congres-' ford yesterday, the Labor candi- sional seat about to be vacated by| date was victorious for Parlia- my husband.” | ment. Representative Thomas is 54 | He polled 1,140 votes more years old. His wife is 48. than his two opponents com- The veteran lawmaker was sen- bined. The election was the first tenced after an ear-burning lec-| test of the kind since the devalu- ture from the judge. Federal’ ation of the pound and the cam. i as 2 valu- Washington District Court pipet ex ee on she caret viewed Thomas’ record—his mili- | "The by-election was widely re- tary cerelen World War one, garded as a possible barometer and his seven terms in Congress. ¢, t $0, ‘ak: elections: But, said-the judge, “These can’t {OF next years genera’ © cvllols. properly be considered mitigating As such, the Labor victory _ rep- circamstances.” ,Tesents a sharp setback for ‘Win- The judge then pointed to ston Churchill’s Conservative Thomas’ important role as Chair- , Party. It was the 35th straight man of the House Un-American time the Laborites have defended Activities Committee in the 80s successfully in by-elections dis- Congress last year. As chairman (Continued On Page Three) of that committee, said the ji Thomas had a duty to set an ex- BRADFORD, Eng., Deé. 9.—(#) —The Britisn Labor Party has won its first by-election test since “J. Parnell Thomas, “itvis the judgment of this court that you be imprisoned in an institution to lemorial Talk At és =~ Mosquito Program te today Brie Publisher Save Sertaliom Bill Ruin Bagland Late Bulletins ... LATEST WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF fy The Associsted Press § NEWS SERVICE NS INFERENCE A TT, Paleoce Theater =» Fine Fishing Tackle Spe ah Kid ———_ em, 8 homes Leterorses Inc re rere Diviviee Phone BAR a a BOAT wr wet y TT Tht) eS oe pert Results Dalby GLUTEN ————— Health Bread yowsans ine ve «1% government eusuching Mon Fettening 30c Per Loaf PEREZ BROS. BAKERY aad Ss WHITE STREET ea ter’ Elks Club Sunday Hon. William C. Lantaff, state | representative from Dade county, | will deliver the address at the an- \nual Memorial exercises of Key West Lodge of Elks to be held 3:30 p. m. Sunday in the Elks’ |be determined by the Attorney General for a term of not less than six months and not more | than 18 months, that you be fined $10,000 and that you stand com- nitted until the fine is paid.” | As for Mr. Thomas, after tell- ling reporters she intended to run her husband’s congressional| annex in Duval street. seat, the convicted man’s wife! Lantaff is one of the gifted speakers of the state legislature (Continued On Page Four) SIRE Susi public |This will be his first | and a quartette of trumpeters . P m3 For Policemen The Rev. James MacConnell City Civil Service Board | t"® Rev. G Leon Wells } H e ae | speaking in this city. |Raise Ase Limit | The High School choral group . oY !from the High School band will | Teades the music. The age limit for prospective | will give the invocation and be- cemen was raised to 45 years | nediction will be pronounced by | neeting held last night, City Clerk Victor Lowe announced to- ip ‘Flames Destroy jay The new age limit is comput: 1 a] ei trom the-nearest birmaey”, Negro Cottage Lowe said. “If a man is 45 it} =~ © be 45 and a haif years to meet the| tage owned by Sam Roberts, col- re means that he actually can Fire destroyed a Negro’s cot- uirements of the police de-| ored, at 321 Amelia street at 5:- ent.” The former age limit | 45 a. m. today. The loss was esti- 40 years | mated by Fire Chief Leroy Tor- emporarily appointed _as| re embers of the Police Depart-| 1 and 3 fire vt were Everett Rivas and} stations answered the alarm and Johnnie Yates, a local boxer. Ray| stretched 2,000 Atwell got an extension for an-|reach the scene of the blaze. ‘ther 30 days of his appointment) They worked for 45 minutes be- the police force. | fore the fire was extinguished feet of hose to etretenacat stn ARCANE For the Good of Your Business, | aT Switch to | BOXING * mnt TONIGHT, 8:30 it NAVARRO. Inc. Simonton ani Greene telat heed Street Arena 10-Round Main Event VINCE GAMBILL vs. JACK LARRIMORE Four Other Bouts STOCK ISLAND INN Formerly WEAVER'S | Gen. Adm. $1.25 (Inc. Tax) Reserved Seats, $2.00 (Inc. Tax) SP $1.65 includes ‘Vegetables, Po- Seled. Veolls, Broad NOTICE PAT CANNON | Will Be At the || La Concha Hotel Friday and Saturday in the Interests of His Candidacy for Congress ON STOCK ISLAND BAR 4N0 GRILL OPEN ALL NIGHT | —— Air Conditioned —— |! f To Give | t ; it lt; aTEh? : " : - i 7ir ; DR, LI TSUNG-JEN, acting president af Nationalist China, gx - | Pudstt for this flecal year lp Some tives in New York in quest of medical treatment for his ailing Pace came down here, he-waith, stomach. His wife (left) accompanies him. They flew from | to confer with the President o& China. Dr. Li said he hoped to return to China and continue his covering the fight against “the Communist forces of aggression.” But while and tie fn he talked, news came from China that seemed pretty gloomy for He said they the Nationalisis. They shifted their capital to Formosa Thurs- sorven that day and virtually abandoned most of the mother country to Pressdent the Rede. : 1 conferred See oe Pace seit, ef of the budget deficit without higher taxes. not know whether the Present will ask for higher tases im te State of the Union memage * Congress next month.” Ross said the President ces downstairs at the Litthe Wihwte House at 7:35 am, and i mediately went out for his weuel walk around the Naval Steties This morning he was scee® panied by Pace and other early risers, of which Ross said he we not one. After a breakfast, the President went immediately the conference with . Schaub. At 9:10 a. m. until 10:30 @ the President went to work om of ficial papers received last ewes ing on the mail plane from Week ington. Besides Pace, there wee airplane arriving here lete terday, David K Niles. on ministrative assistant Rees LcDR CocoWnTe NAVAL SQUADRON y Lieutenant Commander Harry M. Cocowitch, U. S. Navy, son of" Mrs. J. F. Cocowitch, of Dunnel- lon, Florida, recently reported to |Development Squadron ONE | (VX-1), Buca Chica, for duty, ac- jcording to | today from the VX-1 | formation Office! | LCDR and Mrs. Cocowitch and | th n John Herbert, 1, are re- g temoprarily at Marine Mo- 3 information received Public In- vet ar | | tel LCDR Cocowitch was graduat- ed from Dunnellon High School } in 1934 and from the University of Alabama in 1940. He entered the Navy ‘n January 1941 and re- ceived his wings and a commis- mn tb bes | sion as an ensign at Naval Air} (Continued On Page Pow | Station, Pensacola, in June of a that year | His last permanent ‘duty was in (Continued On Page Five) \ —_—_—— 2 PAUANSEHAAUONOOULEUUOO ELLE OEE EAA Special Offer || Saturday Night | 5 ORCHESTRA New 1949 Willys Jeep : ppnpostiy Station Wagon $1650 9:00 Till “??” ! LINDSEY MOTOR CO. Admission Ste (Coupte! i) Wirephots 227 DUVAL STREET AMERICAN LEGION TRAICHO KOSTOV (above), * Kesoss! the. 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