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Pirat Artist To A ; GYOBGY first in the season's series ef Community Concerts, sponsor- ea the Key West Woman's igh, will be presented on Wed- yw evening of next week, J "& at 2:30 o'clock in the Convent Auditorium, with the of Gyorgy Sandor, career which has brought him concert trrumphs on three con- hy oy KK former piano student eo great Hungarian co! he dey the ‘toven: Soerp ered five fluently; his native|H. Futterer, USN, in a ceremony his debut as soloist Hungarian, sh, German,{perfarmed by County Judge Ray- symphony or-' byt and po aoa th mye: mond Lord at his home on Tues- pre wah hin that tt ig aR a4 99y, afternoon of this, week at 4 he waited until new language is to read one’s re-}" qy,, ‘bride wore a blue flower; before launching the career brought him fame the world. News of be traveled before hun States, and hist debut recegnition of his the press and public af After half a year fall of U. S. audi-| He has in his mind and heart and. 4 came cuneerta, att | Fe ae not only the standard native of Jersey (rs N. J, is was for the first time to BuMber of piano and orchestra] stationed in Key West aboard ; South where he created blending, but a repertoire which} the U- §. 8 Greenwood. . sustained in alter gPapen successes. From 1842 to 1844, Gyorgy Sander was in the service of the season United Stptes Army, in the Signal Corps, | telligence, and finally ine & » Service School before hae he e discharge. Out of khaki he immediately returned to the piano. Presenting two Car- Remie recitals, a coast-to-coast tour «and returning to Latin America for bis first post-war camerrt_tqur. the pianist found that bila@ilitary career had had Lette mn his previous ~~ music world. A peel @xanple is a statement jade by <1 Razon, a leading Buence.Aives newspaper: “Dur- ing his BPpearance here in 1939, Sandor proved himself the most @uelified piano virtuoso of our tome He reaffifme® that rank per his return here last even- ing © During the season thie Hungarian American fulfiited » mfusicianly trust whith eoused WW entire music world, as well as himneelf, mingled joy and sexiness With the Philadeiphia Grehestra under the direction of 1945- Busgene Ormandy, Gyorgy San- der presented world premiere ees: of Bela Bartok's bird and last Piano Concerto, written by the world-famous Hungarian composer on his death ted = At congerts in both Phila. @eiphia and New York City, one af which broadeast nation- wide over CBS, Sandor gave com- plete fidelity of expression to the imapiration of hw teacher, friend end fellow countryman A Colyabia artist, the pianist ees oo “evoreably received on “ Cee eg Gy0rgy Sandor, World-Famous Pianist, Hall, 1939, worn Vlarity with his audiences, as! pees fe In Series Of | 1 yf Vows were i @ candlelit altar, with the Rev. G. Leon Well, i while Not {music, and T, ¥; Moss was ist. : “Phe bride, who wes given in marriage by her father, had chosen white ily laee over satin fer her wedding gown. A sweetheart headpiece of satin and seed pearls held the finger- tip veil of ilugion, and she. car- ried @ e in the form of a white lace fan with orchids. Miss Patrieia Abrahamse, maid of honor, wore pale green satin. and carried a matching fan “fot rose wre | Return From Visit ~Mrs, Graee Crosby .and Mn and Mra. Barney Borntraeger haye returned froma trip to Uma- tilla, Florida, where the Born- traegers ba etary wen their son, Charles, who is a pati- ent at the Harry-Anna Elks Children’s Home in that city. Leaving on Saturday of last week, the party returned to Key SANDOR West on Monday evening, hav- ing stopped en route to visit two Pleasure from performances as | families in Winter Park who are his audiences do from listening | well-known an Bey Bisley having jto them. He refuses to consider previously res coh, SO his work in amy sense arduous. and Mrs. Larry seunaals Methodist, Church. themums, In her hair as the setting on Tuesday of she wore a this week, at 6:30 P. M. for the Edward Pease. is the daughter of officiating at the. Miss Lorraine and chrysan-' Se ett nner me en te = ‘half-wreath of matching “lace and carnations. * Carolyn Camalier and Joanne Knowles, Miss Camalier wearing ‘vose satin and i Knowles biue satin, Both exchanged before the ushers were Ben Lowe: Steve Boggs. the latter the er of the bride. Mrs. Pease, mother of the groom, was attired in rose crepe with matching carnations cor- sage, while Mrs. Boggs, mother of the former Miss Boggs, had chosen aqua erepe and had a-pink carnation eorsage. i Following the ceremony at, thei ballroom number, Mickey will will be made at U ehureh, a reception homoring Mr. and Mrs. Pease was held at the Woman’s Club on Duval street; « After a short wedding trip, couple wiil return to Key S where they will make their heme, elheeammnemanty ‘| Mrs. Crosby Aud Borntraegers To Umatilla and Mrs and Mrs, Albert Lang are ‘maktag their home «in Winter Bass the Island They were all delighted to see the party from Key West, and send their greetings to their many friends here, states Mrs. Crosby. Mr. ang Mrs. Borntraeger state that their son Charles is making great progress at the Elks Home for Crippled Child. ren, and that he received a great number of Christmas gifts from his Elk.friends and well-wish- ers. Chief Futierer Married Tuesday Miss Esther Radice, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gross- man of Key West, became the | Next he places people on the list of ab Eo and. personal en- joyments. Sandor has of course met thousands of -people on his: transcontinental tours, but each aequaintance in exploring the personalities of tevery. nation..and every type. With music reigning .supreme as his .No. 1 hobby, Sandor still finds views. He looks forward to Portu- guese as his next lingual venture, beginning its study by - reading teviews of his concerts in Bragil. Much of Gyorgy Sandor’s pop-| ed crepe afternoon dress with’ black accessories, and had as her attendants Mrs. Florence Shaw and Mrs. Harvey Meir, while Chief Harvey Meir acted as best man for Chief Futterer. The couple will be at home to , well-as orchestra conductors, is jdue to his extensive repertoire of 1 Pres ecto \cemmranel vans gue, SNL: man avenue. Chief Futterer, a includes twenty-one piano-with- orchestra compositions, ranging in period from Bach to. Bartok. The whole he endows with the extraordinary gift of interpreta- tion which has made him “one of most impressive pianists. of this generation.” Sandor has re- ceived warm praise for his orch- estral appearances, notably with the New York Philharmonic, the Miami Symphony, the Ottawa Philharmonic, the National Sym- Pony, the Scranton Phitharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra ‘and the National Orchestra of Mexico. |For whenever and wherever. |Gyorgy Sandor plays -he rouses this audiences to enthusiasm and} return engagements are eagerly anticipated. South America reealls him each summer, and his fame in thei Latin countries is rivalled only by his prestige as a North Ameriean and European artist, Last season, in addition: to his ‘ppearances “in the United States, Sandor toured Mexico, Squth America _ and Europe, England, the. Low tries and Scandinavia: In London, he was the third artisto . ap jin the vast new Empress Hall near Earlscourt (capacity 14,000), Where he played the Tchaikow. |sky Concerto with the London Philharmonic. So great~ was the success of this performance that he was immediately re-engaged for the 1949-50 season, when “he will also be touring Holland and Spain. Trenchard Conniff Here Navy Wives Club Met Wednesday Night The La Concha Navy Wives Club No. 88 on Wednesday even- ing held their business meeting in the clubrooms of the organiza- tion in Building 178, U. S. Naval Station, this being the last meet- ing of the year for the club. Matters of importance to the Navy Wives Club were discuss- ed, and plans made for future events, One prospective member at- tended the meeting, Mrs. Dorothy Parkinson, whose husband is C. P. O. Robert Parkinson, station- ed here aboard the U. S. S. Sars- field. Members present included the Mesdames Madelene Taylor, lona ‘Aiken, Teresa Braxton, Eileen Behrens, Esther Cain, — Viola PY) Bzullak, Lorrayne McGuire and | Sudy Paulds. 3 |, The next meeting will be held | I A PER he ILLS oR ERPS cal al IS fat 7:30 o'clock in the clubrooms. ii lene Se Meg De ad 4 th a ee ates Bathe Bi P@ARAAABMAPR ORAM Hardens Have Son Mr. and Mrs. Hunter. Harden announce the birth of. a son, weighing «seven pounds, twelve and one-half ounces at the Jack- son Memorial Hospital, at 6:24 ta. m.; Deeember 16. The new ars rival has been named Gregory their. many friends at 1105 Tru-; | Wednesday evening, January 4,/ Visiting Father dee thi two aibuns of his from imerpretations, first “The} qyenchard Conniff, a student Nene ve of Liszt,” then Rach- . 4 are ooo ‘Second Piano Concey-|%* Riverside Military Academy, ue cleased by the recording |‘s visiting his father, Emmett F. ow: im two successive} Conniff, manager of the Casa g@eenthue fis most recent release} Marina Hotel, over the Christmas wer le @ UPillient interpretation of | holidays. Least» “Bupata in B Minor.” Se The Hobbies of Gyorgy Sander] Government statisticians esti- ere closely’ interlinked with his| mate that the rat population of career First of all he considers) the U,S,, ig at least 140,000,690, pavine the piano as much a hob-| about equally divided between ~ af & career, deriving equal farm and city. Joseph. — Duncans Have Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Earl Duncan, 1297 Duval street, announce the birth of a daughter this morning at 2:40 in the Monroe County Hos- ital, weighing eight pounds, ifteen ounces. : The new arrival has been given the name of Charlotte Ann. Mrs. Duncan was the former Orchid Lake of this city |Coming Events SATURDAY, DECEMBER Danee at VFW Home on beth Street, sponso! Southernmost Auxiliary. 3911. For members friends. No admission char Favors and_noisem Music by hillbilly band: * WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4— Regular meeting, La Concha Navy Wives Club No. 88, 7:30 P.M. in Clubrooms, Building 178, U. S, Naval Sta- tion. : Gyorgy Sandor, world-fam pianist. in first of Communit Concerts, 8:30 P. M., at © vent Auditorium. Sponsored by Key West Woman's Cluj INDIA RECOGNIZES (Continued From Page One) controls practically the whole of China. 2. There was no evidence that the mass of the Chinese people was opposed to the Communists regime, i! 3. The new agreed to abide by tional obligations. Nationalist China Severs Relations — With India TAIPAN, Formosa, Dec. 30,— (®).—The Nationalist Chinese government has severed diploma- tic relations-with India. ance of rélations with the jother big Asian fation came but a : hours afte India had rec ognized | the Communist regime i 1 4 j | | t government Thad. its intérna-| but lived here, in! a ‘ity during the war.| here with the Nayy,.will_coptri« Americana.” ylin her revue, “Streets of Paris.” few} in Miami Beach for | c DOROTHY RAYMER | t Entertainment begins at 10:30 . M. and: will be’ supplemented: , by a smorgasbord burfet’ supper | with initiat serving at, 9:00 pam Favors an deonfetti go with the celebracion. i Local and professional talent, | lined up for the gala affair will: | be headed by Paul Baron, Key West . daneing imstructor. Mrs. George (Mickey) Renna will ap- pear with Mr. Baron in a special wear a gown which i; an exact jcopy. of the lavish costume worn jby Jennifer Jones fog the ball- ‘room scene in, the movie, “Mad-} ame Bovary.” Another ieature of the hour and a half of entertginment is, the voice of Viola Veit, chan-} teuse, who sang at the Blue Anget” night club in “New York . City,. Miss Veit is a daughter late Conrad, Veit, a actor, She is a i 1s visitor to this city. John .White, tenor, © stati } bute modern ballads. Norman Kranich and his orchestra will play for the show and. for dane- Lighting effects. are being pre- }pared by Al Beenerts. Alfredo, conga drum player, is featured in the voodoo number starring Paul Baron. A spectacular cape rumba, tap is also part of Baron's pre- sentation. He will wear the origi- nal.castume which, he donned for the dance in the moyie, “Pan- t This movie was one of two which Baron made while in Hollywood with the Xavier Cu- gat orchestra. Baron has enjoyed -|a colorful career behind the foot- p/ lights, BY began dancing, or rather hooting, in amateur contests, t|back in Chicago when I was ‘eight years old,” Baron says. “I had vo uicvarn everything in the steps that I hal picked up and which were self-taught when I finally had the chanee to take professional. dancing lessons.” '? In 1933, Paul got. his first big break when Sally Rand spotted i ng. signed ‘him for a role An engagement at the Calony Club in Chicago and the Holly- wodd venture followed when Reron was under contract 10 Xavier Cugat. evn sd the dancing in theaters and night clubs and eventually landed in New York City. During the war wus country, |bond drives, ue personally sold a million dollars in bonds in! one night at tue St. George Hotel in Brooklyn, on a show 1m whicn ; famous comedians, Maury Ams-, Verduwii aba wus. menny appear- Back in Detroit, Sally Rand’ again asked Baron to join her tryupe when the show came to} Key West, Baron decided that) the Island City was just the place | for a dancing school. ' He is now in his seventh year as instructor for children's ballet, ; ballroom classes for adults, how and than returns to the big} tuinje cireuit for. appearances. He | was starred at Kitty Davis’ Club. four years and also danged at ihe Compam- our and other theaters in Havana, government of, China. ’ A statement from the National- ist foreign office said the “goy- ernment had learned with pro. found regret” of India’s recogni- tion of the Communist govern- ment in Peiping. The government fled from the mainland as the Reds swept Chi- na. It pointed out that the Com- munist regime in China lacks many attributes of a sovereign Cuba. His dance recitals featur- ing students are weil known in Key West. Seeks Divorce A petition seeking a Civorce was filed yesterday in the office of Circuit Court Clerk Earl R. Adams by Susan Assunte Pisano against Harry Charles Pisano. | , hopes but means. the caravan, a halt (we hope). tanee of the uriye is. mites. The lead car wi a speed between 45 hour. “After leaving“ Commerce 7 ; : at ij : ; . i : * § £ 4 ’ the city, to, give Hl c @ plane chance ta, re "pase any able hoy Sever. the ctine a. c cars becyine separated by ‘twaffic , lees Crcehest veh emptied - — while driving through town, This’ Jacksonvite Field, Ana — stop is on Highway No, 1, dust ‘ Mtetened ft beyond Bayview Park, about one bday feet mile from the Chamber. office: ° | ax Praents. The divectar ‘The caravan -.wilh proceed | 70 cine for a © north on Highway"No. 1 (the only | srerigs one of tree highway) and halt ORY i Miami appeese! on minutes on Big Pine where 55 y betwewen May i a left turn is, nade leading together, so drive/on back, when you wish. Please « return cae San Antonio keep. your! tackle e you leave bridge and also soft drink. tles, You, of course, own fish, if you want them. “Keep track of alt you catch, charge of the trip. Next Wednes- day evening, a handsome certifi- cate will be presented to you at the Chamber of Cammerce “Fun: Night” party, Chamber of Com- merce building.” FERRY STOCK Continued From Page One) or underwriting, institutions are said to be interested in the. pus- ehase of the stock which will be issued by the company. From Washington it was stated by the Associated Press that Pre- sident Truman is hoping to see all the Caribbean ¢duntries link- ed with the United States by a ferry system from Key West. The President's hope -for the ferry system was quoted yester- day by.’ Former Senator . Warren R. ‘Austin, United States repre- sentative. ta the United Nations, after calling at the White House, : Austin said in the course of their conversation regarding Aus- tin’s proposal to visit Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puer- to Rico and the Virgin Islands, that President “revealed his dream for uniting by the ferry system all the countries of the Caribbean.” Austin added that the President to have the countries brought close together by a ferry system which also would link up the British possessions and others in the Caribbean area. Mr. Truman did not go into details as to how the ferry system would be financed, but Austin said that presumably he felt that it might be financed by private and report them te whoever is in ift tis llngs z ' ; a ‘t : : si Roanoke - St. Louis - : izisi “ Steteesreesesnesezsess! esas $i BleSscceees 3 ef Washington -. Apply To Wed An application for a marriage that license was filed yesterday in communionde the office of County Judge Rey-, the mond R. Lord by Monroe Bethea, ! 23, of the U. S. Navy, and Pran- ces Ann Fullwood, 18, of 1018 Truman avenue. When cooked, @ pound of rai- sins weighs two Friday and Saturday Only Children’s Corner Fleming and Simonton Streets Phone 1% TROPICAL TRADER 718 Duval Street Phone 1000 state and the full support of the Chinese people, The statement added that the. Indian government's act will tend to aid the spread of Communism in Asia. The foreign o*fice statement concluded “in view of the above the Chinese government is con- strained to recall its diplomatic mission to India in spite of the frinedliest feelings which the Chinese people always cherished and will continue to cherish toward the Indian people.” ROBERTS OFFICE SUPPLIES and EQUIPMENT 126 DUVAL ST. 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