The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 26, 1951, Page 10

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MUST BE ON Ne ISH MY STEAK AG I FINIGH MY SRO MY PIE, (LL GAUINTER OVER ANO SEE OF RUCKUS! AS WHATS : DNYTHING FOR YOU. At. NOF MISS ROMANCE, SHORE By George McManus -BY GOLLY-I DION'T SEE THAT BALL. COME OUT OF THE Tv. SET- { | { { } Lucky Sailor cell To Be Crowned King For A Day The lucky one will be smii- ing at the sun. he'll be KING FOR A DAY. And he should be smiling. Because the lucky sailor will be regally feted over the weekend in Miami and Miami Beach in a swank hotel and entertained royally by the best as a reward for being crowned KING FOR A DAY in the quiz-comedy show of that title to be given at 2000 (8 p. m.), Tuesday, 31 July in the Boca Chica Theatre at Naval Air Station. Key West. Flor- ida. The “KING” will be ac- claimed by audience applause from among four contestants fo appear on the stage in the rollicking comical and music- al show produced by the com- bined talents of personnel at the Naval Air Station. The contestants from the enlisted ranks of naval per- sonnel attached to Naval Air Station and the squadrons in the Fleet Air Detachment at Boca Chica Field will be sel- ected on the basis of their an- swers to five questions. All enlisted personnel who want to be KING FOR A DAY must submit their answers in a sealed envelope bearing their names, rate and duty station. The letters are to be addressed to Father Edward Riley. Chaplain. Naval Air Station, Key West and must be delivered to his office pri- or to 1200, Saturday, 28 July. in order to be considered for selection to appear on the pro- gram. Father Riley will noti- fy the commands of those selected. The glamorous Sans-Souci Hotel in Miami Beach will be host to the “KING” and guest. Two of the famed Bis- cayne Boulevard clubs in Mi- ami will entertain them. The Clover Club has arranged for their dinner and the Vaga- bonds will entertain them in their club. These are but a few of the surprises in store for them at Miami. $25 cash will be provided for inciden- tal expenses. Key West merchants have donated a veritable horde of prizes, too. The producers cf KING FOR A DAY are Dave Gor- don, Aviation Photographer, second class and Carl Brady, Aviation Photographer, third class. Both are atfached to the Photographic Laboratory at Boca Chica. The master of ceremonies will be Charlie Vallet. a well- known radio showman and quiz-master from New York. He will be assisted by smil- ing “Red” Ballard, Chief Boatswain‘s mate of the Nav- al Air Station. The musical entertainment will be provided by the Vin Dici Combo. a group of music- ians from Air Development Squadron One and Fleet All Weather Training Unit. Jack , Richards and Pat Ferro. the Harmonica Twins, will augu- ment the musical program. The “KING” will be grant- ed a seventy-two hour liber- ty to enjoy the all-expenses- paid weekend in Miami. The “KING” if married may take his wife is she is in this area or his best male friend. If the “KING” is a sinile man he'll be allowed to take his Buddy. Any enlisted member of the personnel attached to NAS, or the. squadrons of the ‘Fleet! Air ; Detachment ‘is el- gible to submit a letter if he wants to be KING FOR A KEY WEST NEWS Of Days Gone By Taken From The Files Of The Key West Citizen 10 YEARS AGO Uniforms, rifles, and equip | men} for Key West companies of the state defense force have ar | rived here, and part of the mater ial will be issued at a meeting Monday night at the national | guard armory, Capt. Fred Marvil { ( in | i lcourt, defended by the | Daniel i i announced toda. Uniforms for the men have been tailor made according to meas urements sent to the adjutant general's office at St. Augustine. Capt. Marvil said more equip grenades, tin ad gas masks will be issued t men after they have completed basie training in their use Monree county property ers making a belated rush to file 1al and intangible tax turns this morning crowded the office of Tax Assessor Claude A Gandolfo until the doors closed at noon. Statements from property owners will be accepted through the mail if they are posted today own pers! saborers, three Striking Key West idle since Wednesday on | government defense projects, to y appeared to have split on the tion of accepting compro se pay from the navy. A meet held at 10 a.m. to at Dixie Hall to determ » the outcome. Indicating that back-to-work — sentiment is growing in the union, about 200 men sought to resume their jobs today but were told to wait for the votes tomorrow Friends of Hastings Smith will be pleased to know that he is now recovering from an operation recently performed in acksonville will be orrow Rev. P. J. Kelleher, S. J., is to be tre erred to West Palm Beach as pastor of St. Ann's church here. The Rev. Thomas Atherton, S. J., will become pas tor of St. Mary Star of the Sea church in Key West. From editorial pages of The Citizen: “One way to A fuss in time saves ni —— ee had ta go to famous Webster against the bril liant Rufus Choate, to prove he was the sole inventor of vulcan ized rubber Charles Goodyear DAY. The questions he must answer are: 1. How long have you been in the U. S. Navy? 2, When was leave? 3. Are you married? If not, why not? If married, is your wife here? Any child- . ren? 4. How long have been in Key West? 5. Why would you like to be KING FOR A DAY? (No movies will be shown at BFC Theatre on Tuesday. July‘41; Seating for the show will be on a first-come, first- seated basis.) your last you Overseas Transportation Company, Ine. Fast. 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