The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 11, 1951, Page 1

ee Key West, Flexida, has the Most equable climate in the country, with an average | Tange of only 14° Faheenheit — Vou. LXXII. No. 164 Doubt That Mystery Be Mother Of Strangled New Born Baby, Inquest Witnesses Testify Alleged Husband Of Missing Woman * Sall Out At Sea, Hamlin hiss Serious doubts as to whether the woman who reg- al the ¢ istered eyhound Post House on June 28, two} re the discovery of a strangled new born baby, could have been its mother, developed at the inquest} days bef held by Corener Roy Hamlin, yesterday afternoon at 4! k. | Phe man alleged to be the husband of the woman | is still at sea, said Hamlin, and tould not be brought to Key West to testify becauseof the ‘expense involved. | His appearanée is expected sometime next week. Key witnesses testifying: be answer g by State ore the’ 6 man jury in Attorney J. Lancelot to question Lester, agreed: “She could not have been nine months pregnant.” | Florida Greyhound bus driver, J. J. Register, who| not only drove the woman to the Greyhound fost House | from Miami, but took her June 29 from Key | West back to Miami, was the most articulate witness. He saw the dark-haired, light complexioned wo- man. between 30 and 35, as soon as she got on ‘the bus | in Miami at 8 p. m., on Thursday, June 28. Register noticed that the nant, but swore yesterday that she could not have on woman was preg- been more than five months pregnant. “She was not big enough to be nine months pre S| nant. T noticed her jinmediately beeause she was wor- e Kev West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST. FLORI DA. . WEDNESDAY, JULY LL, WomanCould 1951 Navy ; Mov es ‘All Families From Park Dion Says He Charged Tenants 25°. Less Than OPA Rentals For 8 Years Vi dns = Naval authorities were inform-| - ed in d J. Dion, The Bride Is 84. pane af nt for the Southern Inn Trail- at would be t stated L ction over {civilian tenants but unless im- provements, including additional | showers, toilets and garbage dis- | posal faci were added that fall navy families in the trailer tract would have to move, The mavy based its demand on bi Board of Health ruling. Officials declared the evacuate families would be taken ‘care, by the navy. According to Fred J. Dion, 'of the 25 navy families have be * {moved to a trailer site provi jby’ the navy. The newly bitil¢ section is reported to be out on United street off White street. { Dion gave several reasons as to why the improvements were not | | added. } “The sts t bring the park up| sre too high, espec- } railer park is not’ a which will last Dion said. “The jin a | indefinitely, ow s did not give authorization ! # | for vements for these added |reasons,” } He stated that eventually the; ite would be made into a down- own parking area. isi at | “I also want to add that there | ea: as Ss ee were no complaints until the rents | r about her baggage. Also we pay particular atten-| ©3%. aalere aised at the ark The | . (?) Wirephote. se was er a e- | tion to pregnant women on our busses to sce that they; ephoto, raise w strictly under agree- don’t fall or anything.” The woman told Register that was £ Key West to meet her husband, that his boat was due in on Thursday. She said she had ridden from her home in Chattanooga, Tenn., and that she was a beautician. When the bus stopped at Greyhound Key, the | - woman came out to Register and said: “Lam going to stop here for the night—I amt too sick to go on.” Register asked Mrs. the Post House if there was a vacancy. There was and that was the last that Register saw of the woman unil the Friday morning at 11:30 in Key West Mrs. Edwards, a dark haired, erisp-mannered wo- she to} Ida Edwards, room clerk at ‘Set. Ready Tells Engineers. , ‘Weather. Enemy Problems ment with rent control. For eight | hve the park charged navy} i families 25 percent less than that! THIRTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SIDNEY KOCH and his 84-year: old bride, the former Mrs. Katherine Johnson Bruton, strike a cozy pose after their marriage in Philadelphia. Koch, a jeweler, j authorized by rent control. That} says "she's very lovable and a good companion.” Says the bride: | was in the spirit of cooperation} “We get along well.” They've been courting for the last eight, {with the navy,” Dion concluded years. ‘Commies Are Cooperative ‘On 2nd Day Delegates Have Not Yet Agreed On Faced By Korean War Fighters ‘Over Thos The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services For 71 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS County Taxpayers Will Pay About 13% More’ In This Year Due To Sc Bandit Slain By Br salle pas (®) Wir phate | A POLICEMAN IN PLAIN CLOTHES Frank Piazza. one of two hoodlums sJain by gunf’re in their at- tempt to hold up a Brinks Express Company money truck in Chicago. The bandits were shot down by Julius Blanchard, 25, driver of the truck. One of the robbers used his jammed shet- gun to slug Blanchard on the head. examines the body of ity’ s Receipts ‘Rise 50 Pet. Of June, 1950 UNTIL TAXES COME. IN CITY INCOME WILL BE SLIGHT a : Hes . . An increase of 50 percent in nue receipts this, past June} 1950 is shown in the ort of City comptrol- eased to- eae) Bids Asked For ‘Big Pine Key lueslnn Line Raber percent June icial s Roberts re’ said that the increase when compared | ‘a Ri Commissioners Hold Line But Expected Needs Will Up Millage While last night's meet- ing of the County Commis- sion revealed that Monroe County taxpayers will be assessed one mill less in rt the pro- 80.75 budget during thé coming year, they will’ still pay three mills more in taxes, or about a 13° percent in- crease. At the same time as gen- eral taxes came down from 11.5 to.10.5 mills because of larger, personal and real estate available for taxs- |tion, anticipated school jtaxes went up from 11.5 to 14,5 mills and there is a new proposed mosquito \eontrol tax of 1 mill, mak- | ing a total tax rise of three mills, County Commissioners have j control millage |: faeumeencpemee | Sontrol board. A publi ted hearing on the budget submitted to the County Com- } Mission last night by Clerk of the | Cireuit-Gourt art R. Adams, and Frank Bentley, the Commission's finance committee chairtnan, wil! be held, at 8 p. m., July 20th in tle-County Court ‘House. +funds are as follows: |. General revenue, $267,334.25 ifine and forfeiture, $58,835: road {and bridge bonds, $134,256; inter- 202 on bathing beach bonds, $26,- 202.50; building certificate funds, | $35,359. Highest Road Budget Discussion at last night's mect- jing also revealed that the county man, testified: DECLARES C RATIONS BECAME Priority Of It Bids for the Big P fey ei ee us | will be operating on the highest saat . Nee a es) - riorily ems 130 mile transmission line wert rh y's balance of funds on! road budget in: its hi Es Pree : ee eee saa S : ZENS BURS > ) get. in: its history. This T saw that she was pregnant but he didn’t lo rk SOLID ICE; CANTEE BURST OPEN For Agenda Kafad (tow eine. City. Blect f June 30, was $377,914.) has been made possible by reve- nine months along. While she was registering she said ee McAvoy System Utility a ts stressed, however, that | nue from. new construction. . S x ” TOKY ly it r z - mount, $18 "2 - ilard W. Albury, administra- she was sick d ft abruptly for the rest room. Canteens burst vith frozen, TOKYO, July i meeting ay” at y of this amount, $184,829 was avail- | il Y, administra he was sick and left abruptly i 5 A z : : ree f n Mosphere cleared vhat dur- oe oe 1:30) able on July 1 for operating the) tor for the Monroe General Hos- Phe woman spent an hour in the rest room, ac- * ! ppomtments ete nicthe > seconivdae uth Jeouanee city. The rest is earmarked for} pital, made a strong plea for ad- cording to Mrs. Edwards. The room clerk offered to _ > tures the pped ane ; i \u pe . iget fees ‘Point Pads gio the, hasta ; : ‘ : aA lacakctiee ban | Made I { ar | BBE He tales Be teak and’ ust 14 or 3.800 deduct from that $$0,-;Pointing out that much of the help her, but all the vad wanted was her black suit- Made oY pOAre V delegates felt that progressi (oi, 3 phase delta electric trans-/ 000 4 month for general operating jeaulpttent Was obsoletey and the case. Mrs. Edwards said: > J Red being mace toward an armis- : : 7S gests,” he said hospital could not pay the usual F : : Serv icc mission line. 4 at _ “ she was having a miscarriage caused by f sp nt gineer Even more deductions .were)minimum registered nurse salar me TL thou Ps c - ha ne. ze € ed by). a Club-firstahnual banquet lest; However, the del have! Total cost of exte nade from that $184,829 immed-. i¢s, he said the Commission should the long trip she had been on, opeintn night at Raul’s club not yet agred on priority of items! to Big Pine Key, incl tabi! lately SNE Suly 9 keep in mind’ that the population Finally Mrs, Edwards showed the woman to her i a - bana agoke on"? ral and{ for the agenda. The negotiations) i. estimated at $150,000 in Cit Roberts senb-aub a check, for! has grown in these parts_and the A-T, at th t house. She carried the suit cases sub-Artic Warfare” in Korea be-{8t¢ being slowed considerably by) pectric’s budget $14,439 for the new, Fire engine, | hosnitel badly needs incréased reom, , at the pos se. i . r Brodhead was das © than 30 Key West civi-i the language barrier x Pe ite: another $2,105 fer the ‘hose, He | financial support. the sick woman carried a paper pi el. ed as-Police Patrol lian and naval engineers an dtheir! Us the gist of today's allied! , Bids were also ea ee f rt ¢ also sd the City's! cheek for; Représentative Bernie C. Papy Lhe woman was earrying several parcels in addi- wir c laborer: and,-wives {communique which says a bett get ers Y apy ean swe $11,897 to, the. Florida, National) (Continued 44) Page Seven, Me a ne Aer han |M ae rapa Geanel Arrangements for’ the highly ; understanding betwen the a from the new §: ae Seam 'bank, the second payment-en the! NP, 2a cea tion to her one suitease early Friday morning whe nM oe PPI dee seer panguet were made bei and the Reds developed mai: eee: en Date of closir&) sgo.o00 Idan’ made for Wickers® C d Il Sti bk a 23 the Post Hose. D. Jennette testified rk-tyy he of ; because of a change in attitude by, bids is July 28 eld That leaves $10,326 to be, LOFdCH STabbee - Manager of the Post: House, : fi City Clerk Victor Lowe. , stoned Warrant Officer Meanwhile the well-drilk { % i t t es ; “‘heraft, Sanitary Engi-| te five Red generals. The com-| be:wel ui » field. Total cost will thai he saw and talked with her, i cech, presided at : neray, Sanitary ENB! munique adds that the Com Fe rer rey ama oie NE WaPo, Here La t Nigl t Jennette said he did not notice that the woman |! bs Ready, the main speaker of the; Mitts showed less stiffness and pe REL Nich eo 00 of th { the $184,829 operating} S a ‘ ‘ : :. SCO AG Yr War Ra SROR Bee Moe | vanes kaa arid se 6) © pre.| Planned 150 feet on the iin wats pregnant, She looked kind of pale he said. She |, ; fr ening, was introduced by Lit.! Were es formal thar on the pre-| PAM te Kenneth \ : a sh ager ae red _ Stabbed is: the rignt ee M.A said Jennette: : Summons Given CM , public! “The offical communique <aid) Beck Tesident engince cine heduke 11 | Cordess 1504 Seminary street, rc su JE is : Dididitealen Was! ir Spee ae commmunigu tid) “" Well-dpillers of the Layne At v : n't ier eg Sree |fued to press charges against his “TP have been traveling a long time. TE didn't sleep Joth Drivers ‘ pa fur en Red de- ia cette ae pouking.¢ V an ee ay es wife when admitted tb the" Mes Out nt s reported in offici road- = ) expedite! a... . ~ ng a nera ospital early this all night.” casts by the Red radio, One of} Shifts, 12 hours a day to ext \ugust, or September,” said Rob- | °° © : > west x shor after i e way for ir ww . ava eect Soi boring through the hard cora pie : pats morning. The woman went into the {room hortly after ( ica Rrohes «Continued On Page Fiver petuitie toe Geaded::well an ee Binieres at its Patrolman -Nelson Davenport aT a.m. breakfast. By this time Janitor Vietor Price | ve! : i I Secretary! 4 @ oo All Board members were pre-| fap” |? SHORE. PFEEY was ented to the Cordell home at i y . Sar it th ¢ « j } as " 4 atthe el hich was} mm | 12:54 this morning to investigate had already given the rest room its every 21 hour c asurer H. 3.000 Home To sent at the meeting whic ‘| The collection of taxes will be-| 6 om dri H. H presided over by Board Chairman! 4.) jp September which will bring Herc ype Cordell, a man clean ml nlt, e ser who just returned Louis M. J. ner, rnar Wcadditiocal<clers Seating ten of al suffering from a Price. a tall, older man with a crew cut and blue , Ff bat duty! De ul t tlere s, Emest Ramsey, Horace |" additions 3 » Re) knife wound and bleeding badly. Fe ae ee ? : nt, told the engi- nt and C. B. Harvey were} *"oo0 z Dayenport administered fir: eyes, is handy-man at the Greyhound Post House, ; , ey Givicuibica Ghat | Georee: Pease” will! nuild ani pleas Sah Goard chai ap on te asics oles aid applying a pressure bandage, He swore yesterday that there w:s no body in the ethene i happened ai 1 warfare $8,000 frame house at 33800 Duck! man Eisner on matters discusse a eH padlivA soy ak = then took Cordeli to the hospital trash ean on Friday morning when be cicaned at 6 a.m. bane a ee rea : t izing of Inchon in Ko- my init Building uuaoes ‘or Ralph| and payment.of he A counted for ronestoures ‘of the to- te — Sat after the, man. xe 3 | BOusevar Wa ¢ age. 08 ep tain 1 Russ announced today. ‘ ew portable Diese! en us go in an ai 3 Tt was Saturday at 6, that Perec discovered the) motor vehicie i aul (eatveoged se hoa saan neal ental amount of money disbursed | . mbulance arines’ rele in amphibious! Pease obtained his permit yest body of the newborn baby in the bottom of the metal) Neither dr if warfare. This presented no new- andy fouitiie new. Welding. lice cer wit cr he is xe ther permits we Ss < trash disposal cau, under the removal) burlap trash) who investigated the acc e-|P 2 ai oe eee gaa ad eal Ase radies, 805 Thames eet sack, | ported that Norveil claimed Jack ntered at Guelaleanal, Em.-/ for minor repairs to her home am- he baby conld not have been there Friday, Price!52™_ Passed him on the ~ insid Bay, A ta Bay, Tarawa,| ounting to $100; and also for $100 z lane, then tried to mak Ut : and Okina lin repairs at 8164 havers Lane. declared. else he would have seen itas he bent over the! (Contin On Pave Seven sie Harold Laubscher, 1224 Seming burlap bag after emptying it in a cardboard box, “P noticed some hair—sticking out from a newspaper.” Price said. “L poked it gently to see if it was a doll or a puppy dog. It was a baby.” Price told the manager, Jennette, a few minutes later about the discovery. They notified Coroner Roy Hionlin immediately and Hamlin arrived at 8:30 Sat- ty morning Price testified that the paper was wrapped care- fully are baby. “When the paper was unwrapped T didn’t see any Seven} und the ntinued On Pag took out a permit for a $100 car porte Piumbing Inspector Harry Al- ng i permits to Luigi, Duy et; George Pease 3400 Duck avenue and Said Haddad, 1211 Staples avenue. differe )/ tric plant is expected to be gine whieh is being rented until the completion of the steam clec- ship ped from California to Key West out of operating funds, in June, the report shows. The C ‘ity Comptroller also paid | $31,640 in principal and interest panleoi prior eoge the requirements on municipal re- si letter from J. F. Pritchard, | f40ding bonds and sewer. certifi- contractors for. the -r plant, | “ates during June: This was paid tating that construction. crews ‘* rough the interest and sinking will arrive August .,. was also | ‘4s. he said, on July 4. read Merville Rosam, Assistant P; ; T Manager and Comptro! f ayment 0 Electric was the staff member L: sate A Present. Lawyers pproved| Food | froze in the containers Presented an ever increas- COSTS LESS POOR OLD “CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman Phone 9134/ Your PURE OIL Dealer ‘Tires .. Tubes . . Batteries . . Accessories ed. Vehicles froze and were difficult to start. Icy roads made travel dangerous,especi- ally in this mountainous coun- nued On Page Seven) “FOLLOW ME QUIETLY” |""Relecdthenter’ City Commissioners approved ala payment of ce eater City ttor ney Ignatius M. Lester, William Lundigan and associate counsel Curry Harris; Dorothy Patrick and Miami attorney Stuart’ Pat- ton for their services in the “sue- cessful prosecution” (Continued On Page Seven) of the City's | Dr. J. Lancelot. Lester; dr: ex amined the wound, said it was sc- jrious ahd could be fatal if not j treated: properly... Cordell demanded to Jeave. the hospital at once. Davenport im- mediately called Lt, Ray Atwell as a witness when a release was ; Signed. | Witness to Cordell's statement | that his. wife had stabbed him | but that he did not want her ar- | reskiils was a Mrs. Judge,- 2811 | Staples a¥enue, nurse on duty at the Monroe General hospital. AN AEE ANN RICO AAT ROT oma