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ME wn - ~ + 8. arn & LS ES I DR SS ee ee Me ee Sy ty ine ais Lasers a3 FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1950 ——___ : THE-KEY WEST CITIZEN Be ot VY Rtv veweweveeve: see aeae KEY WEST Of Days VV VV VY VV TWWY. Gone By Taken From The Files Of The Key West Daily Citizen 224444 AAAADAAAADAABAAAAADADAAAAAADDAES 10 YEARS Aco Commander William C. Brook- er, Tampa, of the Florida de- partment of the American Le- gion, arrived in Key West at 9:30 P. m., Saturday for an Oificial Visit that will extend through to- morrow. * Captain Nelson Spencer was a passenger leaving this morning on the bus for Bahia Honda, ac- companied by his son Frank to join his sponging vessel which Was anchored there while the/| captain visited his family in Key West. i = 3 xk ok * Arrival of Rear Admiral Ar- thur B. Cock, commander of the | Aircraft Scouting Force, United States Navy fleet, and his staff of five offi from, the, air station} at Caco Solo, Canal Zone, at 3) O'clock “this “aHePROOH Wwe Hts nounced teday by Capt. Walter F. Jacobs. ; © | * ok aa s. Delia Weil) department} president’ Mrs. Cora Faulker-} berry, department past-president, and Mrs. Crystal Manson, depart- ment secretary of the United Spanish War Veterans Auxilia y,! arrived Saturday afternoon from! Tampa. | ~ * MM M } Veral Roberts, secretary of the Key West Charter Boatmen’s As- | sociation, has issued a call for a meeting of the group for tonight | at Craig’s dock | x ok * H Strand Theatre, which was par- | tially destroyed by fire on the morning of July 6, 1934, is to be; repaired, according to a permit} issued from the office of Build-/ ing Insptector Harrv M. Baker to Publio L. Carbonell. The. work to be done will cost $5,000. | ~~ * * { Today The, Citizen says in an, editorial paragraph: “The ayerage man’s goes—to. the average woman.” { ~~ + + Nearly 300 Cuban school teach- ers who will make a tour of the United States this summer will spend the afternoon and eve-j ning here on July 5. They will be entertained by local Cuban so- cieties, assisted by the Chamber of Commerce. | ’~ * * | G. E. Wills, New York broker. here several weeks ago 4 the Chamber of Commerc two of the big placards bearing the inscription. “All Roads End at Key West.” He wished, he ex- pleined to place both in offices, 20 YEARS AGO | in New York where they would! be seen by thousands of pri ms} annually. \ 5 eae 0 3 ij Florida has gotten and will continue to get a great al of; nation-wide notice as a result of the recent boat r from St./ Petersburg to Havana, Captain‘ Gidge Gandy, one of the prime | movers in organizing the ent, showed here this moyning. “s* ¢ rik 1 The first scotch ball ever staged in Key Wes witnessed by a record crowd evening at the Novelty Golf BOYS HELD AS HOSTA' JIMMY CHANCE (left). 3. are back home at lady for two weks as parenis. of the | (Warren met J. Lancelot and Messie Heidorn. | started to arrive "vanishes. GES FOR DEBT and his brother Joseph (right), 2, Weirton, W. Va.. after being held by a land- hostages for $19 back rent owed by their ties removed the children from the home _, pa hie Cross Creek township and returned them to their father and mother. Cour-e wher and Miss Nell Rose Knight partners, met Carl Thompson and} Miss Etta Gato as partners. In the second game Robert F. Spottswood and Miss Cornelia Lester xk *& Jack Thompson, son cf Mr. and Mrs. Norberg Thompson, has| been on active duty with the Air | ¢ gone to Wallingford, Conn., | Where he will take up his studies at the Choate School » Mo, eed 25 YEARS AGO Despite the fact that the win- | ter season formally ends in Flori-} da on March 31, there many tourists in K West. While a great many have gone away since the season ended, yet many others remained here and, during the last week, their num are ‘bers has been considerably aug- mented by new arrivals. a a ed General Dumont, French mili- tary attache, who had been th guest of Capt. and Mrs Clark D. Stearns.at their quarters in the Navy Yard, left last night on the steamship Cuba en route to Tampa. +t *F The City Council met in regu- lar session last night at the Ci Hall with Councilman Albury, presiding in the absence from the city is pr sident of the body. eoh oF Pineapples from Cuba have here in small quantities ranging from three to five carloads a day, but, by ril 15, there will be a decided increase in the shipments. They will be in fairly full swing by April 26, at which time about 150 men will be employed in handl ing them. “i! tr ehh wages Thurman W. Pinder, who had been. spending _ several weeks visiting in Kéy West" with rela- on the steamship Cuba last night en route to his home in Tampa Radio Money Held Taxable By Tax Court WASHINGTON.— (4). —It’s a tough old world. You reach for that pie in the sky and poof, it Radio giveaways, for insta You guess the right answer and they give you the tower of Pisa—and then: the tax collector carts away half of it Now we find that the tax court in Washington has stuck its thumb in just about the last loop-hole. This loop-hole was the scholarship gimmick. You write an ess on something and a radio pays off in research funds. One such prize—amounting to $3,000- won by Economist Herbert Stein. And he refused to pay..taxes on it. He claimed the money was a gift for scholastic purposes end not subject to taxes. y | But the tax court just waggled a finger and said the money was part of an advertising expense of a commercial compar The NEWS Robert B. Austin} still | of Councilman Kemp, who! [Benjamin Scribner Graduates From 'Air Force School {ner graduated this week from the Air Force j Illinois, it was announced by the eral John F. McBlain. Graduated as an Air Pie installation Force | Scribner | radio | will mechanic, perform | maintenance of ground und a borne communications equip. ment, thereby tegral member Force. | Pfc Scribner, 20, s and Mrs. Benjamin G of the U. S. Air | School, Pfe Scribner was statio led at Lackland Air Force Ba | Texas, at which time he comple }ed 13 weeks of basic training. DEATHS Walter Husten HOLLYWOOD, April 7.—(4).- one day after his 66th birth- | day. Huston gained fame as a stage and screen star and carried his popularity over inte television and | The ceiebrated actor was born | jin Toronto April 6, 1884 He co-starred with Humphrey Bogart in one of the best of recent years, “Treasure of j Sierra Madre,” which was direc- ted by Houston’s son, John his hotel suite late yesterday just before a surprise party plan- ned for him. Unable to go to the party, he celebrated his birthday at his hotel with his director son, actor Spencer Tracy and other | friends. Huston’s death apparently wa: due to complications from kidney eran actor returned to’ Holly- wood from New York only a few days ago, intending to start work incame tives, was an. outgoing passenger | next week on a new picture. He! finished Fur! his last picture, “The six weeks ago. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) s. gO. Dr. Martha M. Eliot, 7 {chief of the.U.S. Childre | Bureau, born in Boston, 59 ye ago. Bishop James P 2 ‘Protestant Episcopal bishop o | Long Island, born in Kansas City Kansas, 53 years ago. spending cf it was not entirely for the public good—the adver- tiser also had something to gain } in the deal. So get up that in- come tax, Mr. Stein. And the pie is still in the duc n the bth day of Mar. ALBURY, ROE COUNTY, PROBATE. and ea by notified : attorney demand not si First Class Benjamin H. Serib- | j Communications | |School at Scott Air Force Base, | base commander, Brigadier Gen- | and | = becoming an in- | Actor Walter Huston died today. | films| Walter Huston was stricken at |" trouble or a blood clot. The vet-|‘ "PLIER IS ACCUSED , OF BANK ROBBERY | maeeee 8 Point Lightface (Regular) Type t Days oo 3 Consecutive Days __ 9 6 Consecutive Days __ 8 15 Consecutive Days .— Te 39 Consecutive Days __ 6e (Display Rates Op Applicatio=* 8 Point LIGHTFACE CAPS The rate for 8 Point light- face (regular) caps is 1% times a line more than the cost for 8 Point lightface 27-1 Poinciana Place, Key West. . Florida, attending the Key West} : Regular *y2e: | h Schoo] of that city, and has |; |, gg 8 oles Force since his enlistment on (Py | ihe ea ste {4 March 1949. \ f i is « : | o face type is 1% times a line Prior to entering Scott Air JIM ROBISON, 28, Air Force Force Base Radio Mechanics | more : than, the: cost) foes ® veteran, crashed in a small plane near Guthrie, Okla., and now he’s in a hospital there, | | charged with bank robbery. | The FBI filed the charge after the president of the First State Ban kof Okarche, Okla., iden- tified Robison as the man who held up the bank at pistol Point lightface regular type. FOR NENT—APARTMENTS AND HOUSES point shortly before the plane The crash and took $4,000. | flier lives in Enid. artist, | any : TWO-BEDROOM furnished apt. Hot and cold water. Apart- | ment consists of parlor, two bed- rooms, dining room, kitchen, | bath, large porch. $74.00 monthly. ..| Yearly lease. Call 51. | LEGALS | NOTICE NOTICE Col Ds trict has i Ivy | Vay (1 [HT ’ Classified Ads ~ [INFORMATION FOR THE ADVERTISER Rates Per Line of Space for Single and Consecutive Days Is ACCEPTED | ing. transient or contract, The Citizen will be responsible only for the .irst inserticn in CLASSIFIED | ADVERTISING, and in DISPLAY ADVERTISING for only the actual amount of space occupied by the part of the udvertisement where the error occure. | apr?-tf) | Minimum Charge hh 3 . Minimum space to be | Poin charged for any one inser- TR CRTACE CAPS ,. tion will be for 3 lines. (Ga |]! timate 5 words per line.) face caps is 2 times a line mort than for 8 Point light- | | face regular type. Deadline | — Yo insure pubiication, | Displa: copy must be in the Adver- | 10 Point Type i tising Department office be- fore il o’clock in the morn- | ing on the day of publica- tion. 1% times rate for 8 Point lightface regular type. 12 Point Type 2 times rate for 8 Foini lightface regular type. 18 Point Type § times rate for 8 Point ‘ lightface regular type. 24 Point Type 4 times rate for 8 Point lightface regular type. Phone 51 Use your phone. Adver- tisements may be inserted in these columns by phone — { Office Lusiaess office in The Citizen Building, corner of Greene and Ann Streets. Door te the right on enter- ing building. | under the following conditions: In ‘he ent of error in advertis- | FOR RENT—ROOMS —| FOR SALE—PRINTED FORMS | CLEAN, well furnished bedroom. LEASES, 5c each. Promissary $8.00 weekly. 2800 Seidenberg! notes, lt: euch. Minimum chorge ave, Phone 1067-M. apr4-4tx 5c. Artman Press, Citizen Exdg. Phone 5L mar21-tf ROOMS and parking. Weekly tates. 900 Virginia St., corner; | Windsor lane. apr4-6tx SINGLE rooms, $6.00 weekly. 411, William Street. apr4-6tx f ee FOR SALE—TRAILERS MUST se?! 1948 trailer, like new Sleeps four, refrigerator, bottle and extras. Cheap. Snell, : : | Overseas Trailer rt, TWO large airy sleeping rooms. ee pes pradlers) Court Sn Apply 1104 Margaret. Phone i is 1418-XR. aprs-3t ee . | 1948 GLIDER house trailer, fully FURNISHED rooms, 626 Grin-! _ ¢quipped. Nelson Dolly. MPR nell Street: $6.25 single, $7.50 Smith, Mastic Trailer Park, 638 double, per week. ‘apr5-3tx | United St. apr4-6tx rv j-——- = NEW one bedroom — furnished NOTICE UN: apartment. No pets. Phone NAME | 296-J. apr7-tf NOTICE that the 4 =DROOM apartment. All electric kitchen. Also one room * for one adult. M&B hone | 1445-W. apr7-tf PAUL M | THRES.ROOM. -furnished apart- ment, private bath. $75.00 r} Lily, -; -incfudinig « _ utilities. | ARTs only. e02 Eaton St } | apr7-6tx j i ~ 4 2 one-bedroom house. , welcome, reasonable. ildren ie FOR RENT—HOTEL ROOMS | FOR SALE—HEAL ESTATE te OVERSEAS Hotel 917 Fleming, NEW two-bedroom concrete; St. Rooms from $10.00 weekly. | block stucco house on Laird Coffee shop, bar. Phone 798. j Ave. for sale. Ready for im- mar31-tf mediate cupancy. F.H.A. fi- nance arranged. For inspection, FOR RENT—COTTAGES apr6-3t | Phone 1148 or 1107. | COTTAGE, near beach. Garden.|FOR any kind of property, large Quiet adults. No pets. Every-| or small homes. Ocean frontage. ithing furnished. $30.00. weekly.| Motels, investments, building Without’ liners and _ utilities, lots, business property on Duval $75.00 per month. 1214 Duval Street, etc. Paul Boysen, 626 Street, Phone 243-R. aprl-tf Fleming Street, Box 303, K.W. CHARMING, newly furnished mant-S0tx one-bedroom cottage for couple only, $100.00 per month. Phone 1185-R, mornings. apr4-4tx COMPLETELY furnished home of three bedrooms, readily con- Walter Winchell, columnist- : izaboth Street apr7-tf broadcaster, bora in New York, | Soe z ‘ { three rooms, w kitchen, tile Washington. apr6-3t furnished Ele bath. Apply 807 | MODERN, nicely furnished , two- |, -bedroo.n, second floor apart-! }ment, downtown. Child accepted. a | $100.00 per month. Phone morn- H | ings, 1185-R. apr4-4tx es COOL two-bedroom apartment. On second floor. Child accept-. ed. $97.75 per month, plus utili- ties, Phone 1185-R, mornings. apr4-4tx “|. BEDROOM APARTMENT All-electric kitchen, utilities furnished STUTZ HOTEL 410 Fleming St. apr3-tf SEV TCE TI FURNISHED apartments, 3 rooms and bath. Everything furnish- ed: Coral Hotel Apartments, op- posite Post Office. mar26-30t APARTMENT, newly renovated, | private bath, all modern con- veniences. By week or month. Post Office Inn, Simonton St. mar27-tt VETERANS! OWN your 2 or 3 bedroom home. No down payment. $63 month- ly. Phone 598 from 1 to 7 P.M. | mar6-tf BRAND NEW all-electric effi- ciency apartments. Daily or weekly. Adults only. No pets, The Caribbean Hotel Apartments, opposite the Chamber of Com- merce, mar24-tf tance thenee | FOR RENT—APARTMENTS AND ROOMS tai t # his) the udverti | ONE-BEDROOM apartment, ev- 3 PR ‘| erything furnished, private |beach. Also rooms. Attractive weekly, monthly rates. Marine ! Motel, South and Simonton. mar29-30tx FOR RENT—TRAILERS | FURNISHED house trailer or comfortable rooms. Weekly or monthly rates. Young’s Tourist Rest, 1721 Flagler, Phone 1172-J. ' apr6-tf ONE shopping day until Easter. verted irito two. apartments, on landscaped ‘lot, together with ad- joining fruit lot on which another building can be cons! Price, $10,500.00. Liberal terms. :Johnson and Johnson, 419 Duval Street, Phone 372. mar25-tf , ONE-BEDROOM, {furnishe.. cot- 1 tage foc couple only. $75.00, jPlus utilities. Phone ‘ 1183-R, | mornings apr4-4tx | WANTED TO RENT or three: bedroom house, 4 GOOD BUY: Lot 92 ft. fronting furnished) or unfurnished. a on Duval Street and running Phone: 287, picid along Olivia Street 226 ft. to : : ‘Center Street, with one large two- TWO-BEDROOM unfurnished : house or apartment. Navy story house, three duplex houses and four small houses. Price, $40,000. Terms, $10,000 cash, balance payable $3,000 per year. The rent will more than pay off the deferred payment. Johnson & Johnson, 419 Duval Si Phone 372. mar4-tf couple, two small children. Call P. J. DeRocher, Base Torpedo Shop, 790, Extension 349. apr5-3tx NAVAL officer, wife, two chil- dren desire downstairs, two bedroom furnished apartment or, house. Phone 667-XR. —_apr5-3tx | 300” by approximately, 275’\on,old | highway, Stock 1 a, FOR SALE—MISCELLANEOUS. terfront with. ce fs 000, Phone 600 (Dal Navalioy BABY CARRIAGE, acticany | i ‘ new $15.00. Phone 813-R., 727, Eaton Street. Ses FOR SALE—BOATS AND MARINE MOTORS CURTAIN STRETCHER, lava- |e tory, leg tub, sink—all cast iron| HIGHEST offer over $750.00, enamel. Apply 620 Elizabeth 1947, 17 foot Higgins runabout Street. apr7-at | Chrysler 115 HLP. First class con- dition. Must be sold by Satur- day. Key West Boat Yard. apr6-2t SHRIMP ‘trawler, North Carolina dragger-type, 50’ by 13’. 165 h.p. Grey diesel. Engine and gear ‘ae in first class condition. IDEAL TOGS 421 Fleming Street and COMMERCIAL BLDG., Poinciana FIREPROOF safe. Apply J. R. Stowers Co., 515 Duval St. mar31-tf Lewis, 287, or 1217 Margaret St., Key West, Florida. for fashionable clothing for the|SEA SHELL pram. 8’ x 0”. boy and girl. They’re reasonable,| plete with most, boom, sail, too. mar21-tf} paddles. $30.00. Phone mornings, 1185-R. ‘ apra-4tx HOCH marl, sand, top sail See as us 1850, Buster Cereaae Phone 51. mar21-tf FOR SALE—CANINES FOR SALE—Canines, Felines 2 BOXER pups, males, 12 weeks, flashy fawn and white, AKC,' IDEAL TOGS 226 B, Poinciana. apré-3tx 421 Fleming Streei between La Concha Coffee Shop MALE Cocker Spaniel pups. All and Key West Gas Company of-| black. Apply 1004 Eaton St. fice. mari5-té.- = os apr7-2t THE NEWEST fashions in rus- tom made Easter gowns for the} fastidious Miss from 1 to 16 on display at... PAGE FIV8 TAKING JOY OUT OF LIFE There would be fewer half- blind gents if glasses were fitted to the lips. FOR SALE—USED CARS 1947 FORD tudor sedan. 1006 Von Phister 4 Phone 224-M Apply 4Apt. 2) or apr7-6t —_———$—$$—$ $j e———— 1947 CROSLEY pick-up, new motor, $325.00, terms. Miller Photo, 1023 White *Street. apr.6-6t 1948 OLDSMOBILE, model 78. Perfect condition, “$1,475. G. Jones, Gill Motel. Phone 750-M. apré-3tx good running condition. New top. $206.90 cash. 527, Louisa St. apr6-3tx FOR SALE—-STORE EQUIPMENT SEVENTEEN counter stools with removable plastic .cover, one National register. White- house Restaurant, Phone 9280. apr6-3t BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITY YOU can earn $12,500 per year s on a $2,5QQn' fai t in small business ‘vahtatte ri Your town. te or wire A. TagVanHuisen, 552 Maltérd Drive. * St E., Granid Rapids, Michigan, for future ap- pointment ‘in’ “your ‘city. Give backgrounc and particulars. apr8-3tx FOR SALE—MOTOR BIKES, SCOOTERS & MOTORCYCLES 1946 INDIAN trailer. 25-fgot Sleeps four. Like new. Im- mediate possession.” Overseas Trailer Perk, Sheldon. apr5-3tx HELP WANTED—MALE FIRST-CLASS dragline operator. Steady work. Unless configent do not apply. Sunshine Construc- tion Company. apr5-6t HELP WANTED—FEMALE BAR MAID wanted....at Joe’s. No experience ne Call 9225. a» apré-2t eee GIRL for produce department. Must be experienced. mae Market. LADIES with car.. Ini work. Neat atiance. after 5 P.M, 24 nue, Phone 1587-R......., AMBITIOUS GIRLS LS who like fo work in PLEASANT . i ition of sonslbities poclal life of your ‘vommi a Ly 1 bhai FIND OPPORTUNITY AT THE perme sta SWITCHBOAI Pay ;aises at regulatty schedit-” ed intervals. The greates telephone ona sion in history provides uni opportunities for ad¥ancement . For The Pull Story, Apply Employment ‘Office — 530 ; SOUTHERN BALE PHONE, AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. - with balloon shrimp nets. Guy|> ta Phone 769-M.

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