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$124,000 SALE MADE IN MAR Brooks Bateman Sells 25 Acres To Virginia Bu yer, A sale of $124,000 for) 24.5 acres of Key Vaca land | has been made by Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Bateman to Caesar L. Massei, of Rich-| mond, Va., according to a) warranty deed filed in the/ office of County Clerk Basi Adams last week. | This Marathon sale overshadow- | ed all other real estate dealings on the Keys or in Key West of the) week. Coming next was the sale for %$55,000 of Duck Key, northeast ‘ef Marathon, by Trubark cor- Gporation to Newkirk Realty cor- ration. z In Key West, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- | Yam H. Monsalvatge, Jr. sold to) ‘iss Alice M. Benham, 916 Eliza- | th Street for $15,000 land at the; eorner of Whitehead and Fleming | Streets. : | “*Mr. and Mrs. Chester F. Tingler | have ‘sold two properties both on} t. Key and each for $3,800 to, rothy Hartman, Stamford, Con- necticut and to RuthWinston, Mia- mi Beach, Fla. : Dee Jay, Inc., The Corinne Corp. | and the Hillary Corp, have sold! to Miss Irene Dorothy Reel and| Marie Music, as joint tenants, of| Nyc, a lot in North Marathon Shores for $4,000. © Mr. and Mrs. William L. Demp- | sey have sold for $12,000 to Ard-} moure Leroy Anderson, 1317 Ash- | by Street, lot 12 of Square 11, in Monroe County, The land is in Key | West. ‘Mr, and Mrs. Charley P. Top- have leased to the Key West | - p company for $2,500 land at Greene and Elizabeth Streets. ‘The. annual rental of $2,500 will be “Paid for the duration of the lease | The Changing Face Of Duval Street until February 1, 1959, Mr. and Mrs. J, J. Hall have! yi): ns 412 Louisa Street, Key West, land in Key» West at White- head and Louisa Street. ‘The Robertses have also sold for Sold for $1,800 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Monroe lot. four in| Hall’s subdivision, Marathon. Mr. and Mrs. John Arkema have sold for, $13,000 to Blakely Proper- | ties,.Inc., Miami, a lot on Key Largo; | Mr. and Mrs. Etnest A. Roberts have sold for $1,000 to Dorothy L. | |The Royal Palms is APARTMENTS _ Accepting Applications Now Forvished and Unfurnished 2 Bedroom Apartments _ ’ PATTERSON AVENUE | Louisa and White Street. ‘A tax deed was issued to Ray- mond Albury and Sybil Dexter, VENETIAN BLINDS EXCLUSIVELY WITH The MAXWELL COMPANY ‘Slats Easily Removabie! New Beauty With. ROLLAcHEAD. CUSTOM-MADE VENETIAN BLINDS Precision + made to fit your windows perfectly ... choose from decorator inspired colors ... either matching er contrasting tapes. “sree ee teen PHONES US FOR FREE ESTIMATE The Mexvwell Company 909 Flemirs St. DIAL 9 sng eos $1,500. to Virginia Davis a lot in) 1023 Southard Street, for $525 for ten acres at Big Torch Key. A tax deed for $660 was issued j to the Capé Sable Corporation for part of two lots also on Big Torch, with 25 acres. Lee’s Knotical shop of Mara- thon has leased for five years at $15,000 from owner Berta H. Weinberg, Marathon. The lease is payable at the rate of $250 a ~ month. ‘Leassees are’ Lee Pol- + fock of Marathon, Howard Ho- Mr, and Mrs. J. L. Bass have |}sold to Mr. and Mrs. | Parker lot 5 of Seacrest subdivi- | sion for $1,500. 'Roof Repairs \Bids Called For | Sealed Bids, Endorsed “Bids for repairs to Roof, Building No. 12,| | U. S. Naval Station, Key Wes,t | Florida, Specification No. 36879,” | will be received until 2 p. m.,| |EST, 13 May 1953, at the office lof the Resident Officer-in-Charge | [o£ Construction, ‘Bldg. 91, Front , Street entrance, U. S.\Naval Sta- j tion, Key West, Florida, and then jand there publicly opened. The work consists of removing all of (the existing roofing material, in- | cluding the roof ins jon and gal- | vanized: flashing, and replacing | with new insulation and a new four jply built-up tar and gravel jroaf; new galvanized flashing: re- | placing missing and-or damaged ) Screens at the roof drains; open- and ready for use. Spec! | No. 36879 and other biddi jmay be obtained upon appli to the Resident Oificer-in-Charge |of Construction, P. O. Box 1045, 'U. S. Naval Station, West, | Florida. Deposit of for $10 }payable to the Treasurer of the | United States is required feurity for safe retura of eac tof bidding data. J. F. Jeliey { Admiral, CEC, USN hee Rear » Chief of Bu- The accepted method an Eskimo Igloo is + + Job from inside be | made. the workma chop his way out. door is having David E.! to 2 $16,000 Store To Be Built By Wayne Corp. On. Blvd. | Building Permits | Show Activity | In Last Week . | Wayne Corporation. .hd& taken City Building Inspector “Knopp The store will be of CBS con- struction. | Mr. and. Mrs. C. G. Hernandez, |408 Grinnell Street are building a | $19,000 residence. B. C. Sweeting, 1609 Rose, is building a $9,000 house. Ray Knopp, 217 Ann Street, has taken out a permit for a $6,000 ; house, CBS construction. J. A. Valdez, 619 Duval has tak- en a permit to erect a sign on @ | building. i The following other permits have ; been issued: Ernest Hopkins, 1213 Catherine Street, minor repairs, $300; Chi- no’s Drive In, 1900 Flagler, sign; Mike Lanassa, 2911 Seidenberg Ave., $600, repairs; J. D, Roberts, | Jr., 317 Catherine Street $60; Kress ' Five and Ten cent Store, 500 Du- val Street, $625, repair roof; Lew- insksy Men Shop, 526 Duval Street, $650, repair. roof; Frank Wolkow- sky, 202 Duval Street, $60; A and B Fish Company, 700 Front Street, | erect sign; { Cleora L, Blanding, 809 Truman’ Avenue, $300, fninor repairs and) small back porch; Trinity Wesley | Methodist Church, 619 Petronia | Street, $300; build room in back of church. Ray Malone, 1331 White Street, repair porch flooring, $70; Chuck's staurant, Duval and Southard Street, $200, refrigeration system; gene Albury, 1311 Newton Street $380, new flooring and remodel | room: J. Pearlman, 417% Duval | Street, $1,000 add to existing build-! ing: ChiChi’s Bar, 1000 Truman, | conditoning; | 207 —Seiden- | 000, install rd F. Sawyer, air > berg Avenue, $800, build back! serch: Domingo E, Martinez, Jr., | 9 Fogarty, $75. car porte; Eu-} e Auheir, 2811 Seidenberg,: AUW School Calls For Sealed Bids | gan pf Dallas, Tex. and Lucia | out $16,000 permit forja store on| The Navy is asking for sealed Otis Hanna of Willoughby, Ohio. | Roosevelt Boulevard, ac: lg to} bids for the rz water andys: AUW School! Key W cepted pe: Bids will be a istrict Public Works Officer, Naval Base, Charles. ton. S. C.,.uptil 2:30 p, m., May 19. The project includes the remov- al of approximately 1305 feet each of 4-inch fresh water and 6-inch build car. porte, $350; Mildred L. Mills, 1401 Olivia Street, $500; J. A. Valdes, 619 Duval Street, $300 build shed; Wiliam W. Watkins, build car porte, $200; H. P. Wi low, 623 Dey Street, $200; build block wall; Robert W. Evans, Gal veston Lane, :$500, minor repairs; Thomas James, 512 Caroline St., $400, repair porch and fence; Max Marmorstein, ‘Pistol Range, Stock Island, $850. . S. L, H. Hazard, 1220 Georgia Street, $150, build fence around residence, $200, 6 MORE NIGHTS 6 Greyhound Racing DAILY DOUBLE Ist and 2nd QUINIELAS EVERY RACE Key West Kennel Clab ROBERTS OFFICE SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT 126 Duval Street Phone 2.5634 Royal Typewriters Portables and Standards SALES - SERVICE RENTALS vy ERA NS | Look at all the new homes, motels and business buildings tn Key West. You'll see only one in chatacter. A‘ a glance you will discover quality and architecturai exesilence. Yours should be { } a hundred which bas thet look of | ; } vne of these outstanding buildings! too, for we eugineer the job to fit your taste and your pocket boos. Difrass you building i& ar witht Ed Ambier now. AMBLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY <EY WEST, FLORIDA j i i ; | | ' 1039 Catherine Street / TELEPHONE 2-207 j 4 CHUCK'S, which has its grand opening today, was built on the site of the old S towers’ house, moved to Whitehéad Street last winter. The new building, which houses two other enterprises besides Chuck’s, was put up by M. E. Bennett, general contractor. Local sub-contractors, numbering eleven, took part in tie job. Chuck’s features snacks, beer, soft drinks, and an out-going delicatessen.—Citizen Staff Photo. . salt water lines and replacing them with 6-inch and 8-inch lines re- spectively. ; PIERCE BROS. Dial 2-5922 CORNER FLEMING and. ELIZABETH STREETS PAINT WALLS and WOODWORK the SAME COLOR WALL FINISHES —S— 11 beautiful shades ond white evel. ‘able in these three motghed finishes. VITA-CAL $435 ameaime 84a Meeds 0 priming. Covers in one coot, Wells ond coilings. VITA-VAR 65 INTERIOR ‘VELVET GLOSS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEES.ING SERVICES AVAILABLE .... FREE ESTIMATES OUR NEW .ADDRESS — 217 DUVAL DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM CLD ADORESS Phone 2-2333 See Us | j Soe eA ST HON THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 6 Saturday, May 9, 1953 Bids Called For By Naval Hospital Sealed Bids, Endorsed “Bids for Construction of Building for Mach- ine Shop at the U. S. Naval Hos- Pital, Key West, Florida, Specifi- cation No. 36881”, will be received unitl-2 p.m., EST, 13 May 1953, at the office of the Resident Of- ficer-in-Charge of - Construction, Bldg. 91, Front Street entrance, U. S. Naval: Station, Key West, Flor- ida, and then and there publicly opened. The work includes the con- struction of a one (1) story con- crete block; concrete floor; ‘con- Specification No. 36881 and other bidding data may be obtained upon {application to the Resident Officer- Charge of Construction, P..0. Box 1045, U. S. Naval Station, Key West, Florida. Deposit of check, for $10.00 payable to the Treasurer of the United States is required as sec- yurity for safe return of each set of bidding data. J. F. Jelley, Rear sinkal, CEC, USN, Chief of Bur- ——___. In Amsterdam, the Netherlands, ea Pele oe / CSL CL MEA WEATHERTIG ALUMINUM © >} MIAMI AWNING WINDOWS Rey West Venetirn Prd Co. _Topay's MOST. EXC/7IN3. DECORATING NEWS