The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 16, 1953, Page 10

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BRISKET aay PLATE STEW, u Take ’em Away! PRICES THRU WEDNESDAY Quantity Rights KEY WESTER CYCLING HIS WAY | ROUND THE WORLD FOR $20,000 Leg Muscles Like Steel; Wears Out 17 Pairs Of Pants An ex-Leatherneck now a “Steel Leg.” He is 27-year-old Bobby McAr- thur who gives his eddress 3s Key West, now cycling his way around the world for $20,000 and, as he told English reporters, “just for the hell of it.” The story of the bike rider who | was bet $20,000 by two car deal-! ers that he couldn’t keep up the pace for three years, appeared in a feature story in the Bertford- ghire Bemel Hempstead Gazette | and West Herts advertiser, an English newspaper, on February | Stevenson Gets View Of Fighting |ture of the fighting in Korea from ‘top Allied ground and air com- manders today after seeing South ;Korean President Syngman Rhee. Rhee told Stevenson the C'iinese | | Communist Army in Korea is tired | }and that a major Allied offensive ‘could break the prolonged stale- mate. Stevenson called on Rhee im- mediately after his arrival by air from Pusan. On tne way from the airfield to the presidential mansion, jhe received a rousing welcome |from thousands of cheering, flag- | se ; breeches (translation is pants), had been in hospital 30 times | SEOUL (# — Adlai Stevenson ; 18/ received an up-to-the-minute pic- waving Koreans, most of them school children. Large banners strung across | Seoul’s main avenues read “Drive Away Chinese Reds,” “Advance | North for Unification of Korea” and “Strengthen ROK Forces.” These were the same banners that flew during the three-day visit | of Gen. Eisenhower last December. Stevenson also was greeted with new banners reading: “Welcome Honorable Adlai Stevenson to .Ko- rea,” and “We Regard Mr. Adlai Stevenson Forever as our Friend.” On his third busy day in Korea, | Stevenson also toured a huge Ko- rean Army training base at Kwang- ju in South Korea, took a close look at the deadly American Sabre Hl jet fighters and met the leading American jet ace, Col. Royal N. Baker of McKinney, Tex. At an airbase near here, Steven- son received a briefing on the MIG- killing tactics of the U. S. Sabres. Later at Eighth Army headquar- ters he was given a briefing on the ground fighting by Lt. Gen. Max- well Taylor’s staff officers. Tomorrow, Stevenson will tour the battlefront. I Only self-polishing wax should be used on asphalt and rubber j tile floors. The composition of} |paste wax and liquid polishing wax does not permit their use on this type of floor. Page 10 PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the week of March 16-21 has THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, March 16, 1953 6. The clipping was sent to Doro-| for exhaustion and once for car thy E. F. Jones of Austin, Texas,| collision. by her sister who lives in Hemel, Citizen. | tors windscreen The British account of Mce- | (translation, and lights, a when interviewed at a cycle shop,/erican license plates. His equip- Description of the bicycle noted | England, and in turn forwared to the contraption had been built for | the Postmaster of Key West, Lee a carnival. It has a wireless set | Goddard, who sent it on to the | with a 10 foot aerial, 28 reflec- | windshield) —_air- | Arthur’s fantastic trip said that} speed indicator, dynamo and Am- where he was given free repairs to his “machine,” that Bobby had already covered 79,000 miles in two years and had journeyed through the United States, Cana- | da, Alaska, Mexico, England and Wales The British writer pointed out that by this time Bobby’s leg ‘are like steel.” The article stated that so far, Mc- Arthur had worn out 20 tyres Seotland, harpoon rog which does double duty as fish- | ing gear and tent pole. His other gear weighs about 100 pounds. The story concluded with “He |ment includes a was last seen proceeding at speed along Marlowes, ‘tis aerial sway- ing crazily behind him.” Anyone in Key West who knows | or about the | Bobby McArthur, \¢ | $20,000 wager please call The Ci- jtizen and ask for staffster Doro- (translation is tires) 17 pairs of | thy Raymer. PFC, EUGENE ROBERTS and his mother, Mrs. Eugene Roberts, look mighty happy now that he’s back from 14 months in Korea. Gene gained 43 pounds in his Army service. He gets his discharge in October.—Citizen Staff Photo. frite CITY LOAN COMPANY.” CITY LOAN CO. OF KEY WEST $24 SOUTHARD ST. DIAL 25681 been set aside as Hospital Observance Week to render appropriate honor to the Woman’s Aux- iliary of the Monroe County Hospital, and, WHEREAS, our Woman’s Auxiliary of the Monroe General Hospital has rendered invalu- able services to the County with their untiring ef- fort and undiminished enthusiasm in helping to maintain and improve the hospital, and, WHEREAS, it is fitting that our gratitude for the devotion of the Woman’s Auxiliary be given concrete personal expression, NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power vested in me as Mayor of The City of Key West, Florida, I, C. B. Harvey, do hereby proclaim the week of March 16-21, 1953, as Hospital Observance Week and call upon my fellow citizens in their homes and places of business to participate in every way in exercises expressive of our recognition of the unselfishness, gallantry and uncompromising de- votion to duty characteristic of these women who Like GOOD Peanut Butter? You'll Love Donald Duck PEANUT BUTTER | BIG c| 24-02. | JAR tl KRISPY CRACKERS DIRR’S QUALITY LIVER SAUSAGE |b. 49 U.S. Govt. Graded GOOD Heavy Steer Beef STA-FLO LIQUID STARCH LB. PKG. 19¢ Quart NU-MAID ke STALEY’S CREAM CORN STARCH TableGrade LB. OLEO ew. Family Loaf 12¢ DIXIE DARLING have with high honor aided our Hospital in every way. ; Witness my hand and seal of The City of Key West, Florida, this 16th day of March, 1953. (s) C. B. HARVEY, Attest: Mayor. VICTOR LOWE, City Clerk. Al —---— Ad USED CAR LOT PHONE 2-5881 RED BRICK GARAGE CORNER SIMONTON and GREENE STREETS SPECIAL... 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