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Key West, Florida, has the { equuble climate in the |g g counuy, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit if _— THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN CHE U.S.A, VOL. LXxX No. 296 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1951 ee C ventury-Old eee Mais | Rune Over Box roe Gener lH Ost Lie Under Old Stone Church Critawes within SAR 426 7 For 1951-, "1 i ONE TOMBSTONE Mrs, Olive K, Bond, 222-F | i 4 WwW ' FRENCH- INSCRIBED Poinciana, yesterday at 6:20 ‘ 3 é i “ % p.m. struck a box on a Poin- | P ‘4 e 5 ‘ 2 + MARKED GRAVE ciana street, She thought os ae : ai a a x tm i. ; OF KEY WESTER \§ nothing of it and continued | oun om r ] rla g » a aes | on her way. e . — ? mee By AL PALMER When she arrived at the “g day noon we Selah ep ghey eo a et * ee So te * f| over a child who was in the | Py - about Le 1 T p ~~ f ¥ : Mrs, Bond’s husband im- | , , ‘ : anage it mediately reported the mat- ruman e ges r¢) on inue Ee 1c ° ter to the police department - sf ‘J and then went out to 203-D e . . . é ! as some- |} Poinciana to see the parents . : Ps ais Sars bee fferent. We not only ; of the child. Ac ] n T ft k Vaal +h—we went The child was the daygh- es | ‘ eect : ter of Mrs. Myrtle Bergeron. : ' . > ’ : g \q | oe Pointe aap — | PRESIDENT PLANS * ana mEEnETanI RET SNESiE ee aa 7 xk we * - it came : ed a bruised cl an - ; Sati t “ ~ . é 3 | Ikle, The child was taken to | ACTION EIN NEAR | K W a D | ee NEXT YEAR’S REPORT Paul Touches ! the Naval Hospital, No se- FUTURE TO CLEAR i cy est Ons | weve WILL BE FIRST | rious injury was apparent. 2 | | Firemen Walk Out z istor of The First: UP SITUATION ' . OAR; UNDER DIRECT Methodist Church, was in-| WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. _» Christmas While Carbonell, supervision oF ! e foundation the Citizen Stafi Photo | [Pye | President Traman's news confer- 129 Talks: Does COUNTY ‘Hit And Run ence was packed today. Newsmen Mantle ts Se | He : c ‘Dri er Inj crowded in to hear possible dra- : ij woe wane cor pg ts Lave The Monroe Gen- BURCLelY COV ee ie Vv jures | Spee suremeremserta neceeetae 30-Foot. Christmas ‘Tree 1a ee delivering, » | eral Hospital was op- ) years and Ay hat Makes Johnny Ru n? Bicyclist Wed. 1 Sar Gi Bideldent made it clear, Erueein saps bai yes ath ald erated sh $48,426.27 x when he came ici en paix old grave wally: {he has no plans to fire Attorney, Installed Next Week hi Bg ork ory sie Com- loss in 1951 as com- pared to a $30,706.65 $ that yours trul 1 under there and take kt ok * x * 7 W e | J Wilson is suttering @ General J. Howard McGrath or By Jayeees i possible broken foot after @ hit-| Democratic National. Chairman! as i pi agrecras John Carbonell ad-run ae knocked ites ae Frank McKinney. He pledged to\ With the chimes from weal | Sates it feels, bicycle last night at 8:20! continue what he called. drastic churches filling the tropical night Pista commissioner terday afternoon as . % po clack wolise Chief Joseph action to clean house in the gov- with carol music! and gaily-col- , ng eae nai We asked Reverend Touchton if ° ) ° u | Kemp said today ernment, Seed enkh Reina 4 ° ddr ] i) ] | ol Rete ee / ane ; é ua ee Ry ay... ored lights festooning its streets,’ af last. night's’ annual’ Ki he had met any scorpions or other | unm remieres ANC N tar Si. Wilson is in the Naval hospital , Mf. ‘Truman indicated bel sat: oy sco. Wait list night, dontied | Week Meck: @::Ladaae Fire such things during his subterran- jwhere he was taken by Frank}up a speeial agency to fight cor- rigs Company dinne ean expedition. SUR BR ORN eee eee eee Curry, taxi driver. Police Officer| ruption, Newsmen pressed for, ne Christmas mantle. Al of @ canton Es He said, “Didn't notice any." | By SUSAN McAVOY ) John ‘Santana investigated the acci-|details as to when the President!’ Of course there was no shOW.| pucatus speeded Fast’ the We let it go at that. After all Beter 3 : dent at the corner of Virginia will act. He urged patience and: But as Chtistmas :is .beamed , dining place, Benny's restau; Church. How safe can you get? ter sepr Levetenns and Packard streets. Wilson | promised they would. learn some-| jsmarily at the lallicop’set, and| rant, “ omens Paramount Promoter “Away From tt AW” On Keys | * s how we came to be under the Old Stone Church yes se Sa a absence At first it looked The at 2 ' 7 was riding a bicycle west on|thing later this week. | tacit 3 church is large and airy. The light | s He rland Key for a time.) vipginia street Aven he Wie Si Republicans in Congress “have! °° ™any loval kiddies have yet The whole. room - ‘emptied shines through those _ beautiful 4 t attended Lafayette Col-| yy ‘an unknown automobile. called for the ouster of MeGrath| to see that white, cold stuff, it] regen Poured out % ee dmawwe: seaninning | ssa eects : as a result of the disclosures. in| vasn’t missed. too, much. OS fa oe ha a : ul patterns on the ancient if . te i eaetapolte the Congressional bearing. Instead, it was tite red, yellow, | ““in back of the Elis’ floor | ! | w he is a big Lowe Suggested |, President Truman said the action green, © blué> and. ved lights ey After eres put softly « p 1 ‘be plans in the near” future will FE fi ‘around the ith all committm 3 be aimed at clearing up the pres:! stretched across Duval street and). ire. I eiiock tnere,st ppiiedslac tly busy days and nights ot Kop Defense Post . jot, situation, to. show: that. most Truman aveniie, ‘that, drew , the ; #y_promoter t ? * | govemnment” employees do theif ph’s* “and “agh's” from. the h : “come ; x He handles all the national | ‘The = resignation of: Albert J. dou and to see that’ ae ett salt try. | } should boss thet Mr.| publicity exploitation for Para- | Mills "as Civilian Defense direct- | Pployees are not smeared by the ~ f stay ae torre mount's numerous pictures. He |or for Monroe county was. ac-|aetions of others. * The City Elevtric staff worketd man- Wit! arranges for public appear- | cepted with regret by County; The President expressed confi- steadily ‘lust: Week on the ist: | ba coat he ances of the stars. He handles | (Commissioners at their meeting | denee that thé tax scandals will lation of the lights in order that ing room world premieres of films and | Tuesday night. fot be an issue in the 1952 Presj- the Igiand City’ would get that him a wd in general sits on top of the | Claude Lowe of Tavernier was | dential campaign. Wadetitte Welite Wa searty 4 ‘two of them ché publicity. }recommended by Commissioner| Mr. Traman told newsmen that SMBs MR fetly 88 Bos | Harry Harris as a possibility for |the public officials he ‘recently sible: The majority of the work a ; ‘ints Ww f t be on| the post. He said that Lowe is fired, including Assistant Attorney was done. by the crews last Sun- to intervie his last is now|very active in the newly formed General T. Lamar Caudle, had all cay. : ; s Ww a ver ried Civil Air Patro}. Since he has hi een under’ investigation.. News-: It is hopdd that by next week ‘own plane he can be in Key, men expressed surprise, since the |. : y West in a matter of 30°minutes, | Attorney “General told. the, com- ie ee a0 bpabR eg Harris ‘ead mittee last week that he snever be installed-at the corner of Du- The tigaity af sipeintine Ox had any suspicions about Caudle, 4!.and. Flepiing street. ie. tree wera C ~ , {doesn't Keep the books for Mc- Wie WAy=As.due to. alrive “here PaaS ee Another statement-was challeng blazing By the: following Satur- prilherg called "by the re¥iona | eq, that the collector in St. Louis, d¢¥ night ip order that vide- pa ae here ee Mi ie ucces- |2#mMes Finnegan, was among those eyed youngsters can spend a ie rte hades Civil “* | who had been asked to resign be-, weekend of wide-eyed wonder sor Wil De made Oy. ute jfore their shortcomings were spot- gazing at the spectacle before ley partn John | for inste: Lorre,” Elizabeth pre from it 7m Citizen . to Calais, Maine. | for theit anyhow Defense Board and the Commis- |1ieq" | Santer schaddies afrival MIAMI, Dee, 13. — Un, — Si Of N. H. At 33 he is not only top man | busy brai John Tassos, -|sioners in the near future, Finnegan had told investigators’ Meanwhile, the Christmas Senator Leroy Collins of “Talla- |. | im Paramount publicity at the is t subtedly wor ‘that he wanted to quit before but Home Lighting Contest sponsor- hassee says that 50 per the Connecticut i 7s \ ae | that the White House asked him to ed by the Key West Junior ithe polio chapters if Plorida’hi well as on Cook | litle Superv isor |stay on the job, That, said Mr.} Chamber ef Commerce is well, to appeal to the national founda-} 28 - Hi T morrow | Truman, is incorrect. j underway a — applica- ferethess infantile ‘paralysis for” : ached | Production on December aan | et er omo! { AAD Eo 5 ad j tions alrea éceived. | aid last year. 2 Mesa arnt cperelice|| The show is an adaptation of Ki o Fk; k P IS | Rot 4 hristie. tith | JAMAICA NEAREST LAND | Newell Pinder, chairman of Collins, state chairman ‘ot the | selbrtisegss Seem J illion.” writ- , ert C . title rvisor fr F is i oa ivi® ; $ | "A Girl and A Million.” writ- | ing arou uls ober" ristie, title supe! | CORAL GABLES, Dec. 13.—ip.— the committee, is urging resi- |1952 Murch of Dimes drive, said { sap between) on by Sidney Box. author of for the Motor Vehicle Commission- \dents to enter the contest fe-jat Miami that nationally only the pulpit is a low ! New York office, but he is a vacuum clean: |. ccessful film writer and has aning utensils F¢| seid one of his TV scripts for the fi 1 the floor of: the OX. “r’s office in Tallahassee, will be |The University of Miami’s Bureau i } ben “the Seventh Veil” the film = x er’s office in Tallahassee, : : i gardless of how modest their de-|one out of three chapters. needs : er | which thrilled James Mason | In Lay ette O1 der at the office of County Tax Collec- | of bi oo = Economic Re-, copations. He added that applies: | such assistance. if ‘See ck there ie caahere : tor Howard Wilson tomorrow. search says the center of popula- tion blanks are how available at! He addressed campaign. direct- © say seu diesen res { 3 : . ‘The supervisor will interview | tion for the Western Hemisphere sng tors roward, Monroe, Th John is visi t. an 5 PARIS, Dec. 13, ~# Egyptian ve ie 7 ‘ ere arthur’s News Stand, the Cuba!ors of Dade, Brow: : het narrow passageway | Sol fe Kin ne put in an order| #¥one who w ishes to discuss any- | is 700 miles southwest of Miami in Sh or by telephoning the Coea!Colier and Palm Beach leads to the markers. We'll have | Percy C« i ‘vette. A Paris store got the, tting having to do wit htheir auto- \ the Caribbean Sea. pe i La “¢ \Tuesday night he said vy to worm our way through the | sor lor vette at & mobile title Jamaica is the nearest land. | Col plant. iiltior ; ' goal will be one-million a el business, but just when the baby |clothes are to be delivered s | onito be a secret shated by Farouk, | og a Ae he Paris store, and Farouk’s wife. j NOTICE te Fane sere ot Yorsurs we) Palace Teoma | |, blectrie Trains As the Paris store manager €X-| whip Wilson end F Knight in| Fred Muffin is me longer con- lained: This “involves a King. Fe ee ae my ie | nected with the Albury Neon Sign.| HOBBY SHOP su know, and a very sensitive! “CANYON RAIDERS’ | ¢. 7. 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