The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 26, 1951, Page 1

Warmest City in Nat Today Was KEY WEST 4 tenn Where Body. Was I VICTIM ry L(:) THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEONESDAY, PRcaMare 26, 1951 LONG UNDERWEAR 2 PAIR OF SOCKS WORN BY VICTIM WHEN BODY FOUND) By AL PALMER jury early this afternoon to in| vestigate the death of By-} ron Cochrane Houston, a| jbout 61, whose body was : own shortly after 8° 0’-| for the schools and copter with this morning on} James Garland, consultant for® ied Soy | the Pullding of ‘heals. The vietim has a wound! 5 * | behind the left e: aaenaapeameniin Tee phcasious about | Three Navy Men ‘eft of the | Bye | ss Are Stricken | ‘Aboard Vessels 'was dressed in lo Three men unexrectedly spent} their Chri U. S. Na- j | Architect Called To Key West To ' Draw School Plans A wire wes sent today to Or- ville Calhoun, State a tative for the building of sc at his office in Ta ee yes Horace O’Bryant, ere Coun. | ty superintendent of ii ‘iicociion here, requesting apelicaton forms and information on how to get critical materials need- ed to begin work on the new | | buildings at Poinciana. Since Key West is regarded #s a defense area, we will get | seme priority.” O’Bryant said. | “We are beginning to allocate | the funds granted us by Federal | aid at once.” He added that | the amount of $274,890 dollars was exactly what had been re- | questad, | William H. Merriam, archi- fect. is expected. in Key West today. He will, dew, the plans ound A coroner's niet ee and sev- the face. He North- a hea side ern-type underwea vy serge suit and we ‘ | pairs of socks. | The re two body was discover- ed by Juan Del Pino, 414 © stricken li aboard their vesse {Amelia street. who was vard their vessels !walking on the beach. It Cant of 1914% was partly obscured by | Street. Galveston, T L. ion of seaweed and was found ly ng face un. | L Berka of 1512 South | aH 5 re 12 Street Saint Louis, Missouri | t Cann, mate on the §.S. | to Edward R. Squibb, was removed ; by the Guard on Decem ber 23. He w H Geard amb Citizen Staff P' pital wher FOUND AMONG SEAWEED, Aduit Night WAS ABOVE 2n, -messman on the S. S. Mom, was removed , by Navy ambulance. tative diagnosis was ap ~—6 Che Ken West Cilisen FRE. U.S.A, | Fire the | She ali t dB 7s ge Si ar Me s Will & Start At HL S. The man’s wallet was empty leaving open the possibility of foul play in connection with his death. Five one dollar bills Navy Will of the S. 5S. Bent taken from his ship 2 to midnight of the 24th. A etcher case, Perkins was suf- fering from acute appendicities. $a ——— Small Building were found in his rear hip e Car Ai vege tees waten, Permits Issued ‘ : : _ t three: The following building permits ( Peinib | ¢ F : among | were issued from. the © of on A ___|Ralph Russell, buile inspect coe . eduction from a salary|or, for general repai i nin the name of the! One was to George John ak vi and issued the Hotel! con. 912 Whitehead re fe id Ellis, Waterloo, Io also was ah repaikas ow: bagi 10% peas mn fourid in his pockets with! § ; an Army di the Bees permit wa to H 4 nt to first We it-| Ramos and Compan ont » nd ¢ ‘n on stationery bearing the ME! street, for store repairs ate * a of Mrs. William Waters, 2845 Vani ing to $100. R Ness, San Francisco, Calif. lumbing fermits issued by Ir Bus ticket stubs led Coroner | piorry Alsing, plumbing i ct: Hamlin to establish Dec. 20th as the date Houston arrived in Key West. ere to Henry Housman, 3711 nue E; Theodore Russell, 601 street, and to J. A. Stock- Negr o Lez der Is t " Two names, possibly those of 2 Washington street p ir om his parents, were among the a8 So gin. Since ote bed To Death | 2 papers found on the body. The | names were: /*‘Elizabeth Has- | sam, born November 25, 1852, | Stratford, Vt. John Houston, ; born January 31, 1849, Hanover, * HL" The strip of beach on which the found is dotted with Continved On Page Fite MIMS »mb explosion here ally injured POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman Phone 9134; Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires .. Tubes .. Batteries . . Accessories a Sheriff Moore 2ay of the was 2round —NOTICE— | Notice is hereby given that the Delinquent se Account List, showing the names of || ty owners in The City of Key West, Florida, more than three (3) months delinquent in ont of their sewerage charges imposed by y for the use of the public sanitary sewer ho are system of The City of Key West, Florida, is prepar- ra $ he showing the amounts determined to be delin- oa ; evant quent. Said list is of public record, and constitutes hen to the i é firs . notice to the public of the lien against the land so, |} rt bone were p be- | charged, and such record is open for inspection at |} wh eve shock the office of the, City Tax-Collector-Treasurer be- }} a tween the hours of 9:00 A. M., and 5:00 P..M., Mon- [] day through Friday of each week. i ——e I r was b nder the bed. T ther, that at 8:00 P. M., on the 7th day of ff BLES NG TICE i : é afro sh eels . 1952, the City Commission of The City }} 3 A A OG TT its’ were tulied Gah aid f Key West, Flcrida, will meet to hear and deter- | cial meeting 1] 1951. a ——-—-|] mine any obpections or defense that may be filed |} at th at 8 P.M. Information an against such eharges or the amounts thereof. } the i ow candidates, } > fee seviees, | @PPlication blan Palace Theaier Dated this 26th day of December, A. D., 1951. ff may be secuted: Donald O’Connor - Helen Carter in as f CLIFFORD J. RAINS. '1ihe City Clerk’s "Double Crossbones” Sd) ARCHIE ROBERTS, i Secretary. fie. . IN COLOR) City Tax-Collector-Treasurer. LS ee — 4 te ey nec = i} | draw at once and sha ; case will be acted upon at the next | Charles Matthews, J Carey, Charles Anders +R. Curry.” A year later, the company were | considering getting up subseriptions | { vere, D | and Thomas ¥ } men were John Down Offer Of Ci Pay $120, 000 ‘Red ALL SORTS OF PRIVATE OFFERS TO. WASHINGTON enn erate en 8 iC ionidelie 50 Years’ Service With Department By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER _ WASHINGTON @—Signs are that i] ~ Citizen Staff Photo ROBERTS John W. Rober : Ge mS, & 1 WwW. = +) Key Wee es Fifty years ago John W. Roberts ¥-———_—_— joined the hat was in N ment whe: ganized for Tiger HoSe Company No Roberts still has in his the City Hall, the finely record of the Jaws of the cor Fred Dions Sell Property For $22M | » A warrenty ceed tor the old Santella Cigar factory was is- sued in the office of County Clerk Earl Adams, December 23, for property sold by Fred J. Dion and his wife, Margaret Dion, of this city. to Suddeth Properties, Inc. of Jacksonville, Plorida. Bulity The land is located in an | of IMS | area at the southwest corner J of Staples avenue and Second street. " The Stete stamps on the docu- ment place the value at $22,000. | The soot will be used for a household storage building. the fire fighters only three of the articles under states, who shall “Any officer or 1 during meeting ade or use indecent prof: ane obse company But if a fireman of these ¢ "t get s state d_ to with- cease to be a member of the company and the 5 regular meeting.”’ Dues were ten cents the mon Fines ran. from a dime through 4 dollars * , i i The first meeting, held October 4, 1898.was presided over by ‘Fore- j man’ Phillip Henson | bers present were W Ramon Reseis, Albert Tift and | Clarence Pent. According to. the} record, “The following gentlemen | were elected and names pla the roll of membe to obtain uniforms. A number of new members had been added to the roster including Ralph Russell J. W. Pinder, R. Kerr, Ramon Re Jobn er, Fabie Oliveria hitmark 1901, new »berts By Novem) fire John Cruz and Leon Roberts. Key Westers Archie Shaw. 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