The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 20, 1953, Page 8

40 KEY WEST LU. SOLD IN ONE WEEK Duval Street's Changing Face ON THE SITE of the former Pearlman store and Joe Allen’s book store and print shop, Duval Street, goes this modern building. Rubin, Miami financier, has leased the site for 99 years. — Citizen Staff Photo. Page 8 Key West, Long THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, June 20, 1953 Key And Marathon Lead Realty Sales $18,000 Parcel Of Land And Bay Bottom Sold By Claude Gandolfo Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Beers have sold to Mr. and Mrs. David Naas, 2128 Flag- ler Avenue, Key West, a lot for $12,500, according to a warranty deed filed with Circuit Court Clerk Earl Adams last week. Mr, and Mrs, Claude A. Gandol- fo have sold for $i8,000 to Mildred Elbers of Daytona Beach, three acres of property on Long Key, Repairs Not Building Are Prime Activity Tile Council Says Monroe County To Spend More Than Million On Repairs Monroe county home owners will spend an estimated $1,002,000 dur- ing 1953 on repairing“and modern- izing non-farm dwellings. “As the great postwar home and a parcel of bay bottom Long | building boom’ begins to slacken, Key Bight, containing almost four|home repair and reconditioning acres. will assume major importance to F. P. Sadowski and Sons have |the building trades in every com- sold for $9,400 to Mr. and Mrs,/munity,” said Robert Bailey, Lawrence H. Campbell, Marathon, |chairman of the residential con. ye wags 53 of-Little Venice sub-| struction committee of the Tile Vv Other sales made last week in- that of Dr. and Mrs. Delio to Jphn A. Gardner and his 1206 South Street, of a lot ch Key for $1,000. and Mrs. Henry Biosca have 000 to Mr, and Mrs, Bennett, Mizmi Beach, a Beach, Planta- » ©. Russell White ir. and Mrs, Ralph $3,500 a lot in Tav- rmicael has sold for . and George L. Hol- Dee x the Hillary Corp have alsi-sold to William Parrish Jr., and Marion, his wife, for $2,000 lot 15 jn North Marathon Shoes subdivision. Sadowski and Son have sold to John C. Blake and his wife Alice, for $2,000 a lot in Little Venice Subdivision, Marathon. Dee Jay, The Corinne Corp, the Hillar Corp have also sold to Harold A. Clark for $3,000 a lot in Venice subdivision. The Riviera Corporation has fold to Mr. and Mrs. George T. Faulkner of Miami, for $1,800, a fot in Riviera Village, Bowen's Mary ©. Parrish and her bus- band W. A., have sold to Mr. and Mrs. Laurine R. Dien, Key West, for $14,000 four lots in Par. trish Subdivision, Marathen, Mr, and Mrs. Hy Altman have sold for $1,500 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Fuller iand at Semin- ery and George Streets, Key West Mr. and Mrs, Walter D. Kirtley have sold to Mr. and Mrs. Harold K. Evans, Lincoln, Nebraska for $5,000 a lot in Stratton’s Subdivi- sion, Key Vaca. Hudgins and Alfonse have sold te Mr, and Mrs. Alex J. Gilles- ple for $800 2 lot in Summeriand Beach Addision No. 1. The Atlantic Retining company hes seid te Mr. and Mrs, K. J. Pangburn of Marathon, for $4,008 land in Sombrere Subdivision, Marathon. Mr, and Mrs. SD. Austin have gold for $1,300 to College Park Im provement Inc. {3 kts in Rainbow Council of America, which releas- ed the estimate. Nearly two of every three home owners here will make some ex- Penditure during the year to im- prove their property, according to the report. Painting of either the exterior or interior will be the most common repair, with replac- ing or repairing roofs second, One of every 11 homes in the U. S, has water pipes repaired, a bathroom tiled or a shower instal- led in an average yéar, the report revealed. Six of every 100 have carpentry work done. ‘The kitchen is the area most fam- lies want to improve first. The re- sulting demand for new major equipment, clay tile for counter tops and drainboards, and kitchen cabinets means prosperity in the community for many concerns and for skilled workmen, the report points out, Home repair expenditures throughout the nation will total al- most $4 billion in 1953, the Tile } Council report estimated. This will be one of the heaviest outlays in | U. S. history for such work, In 1952 Great Britain had 733,000 foreign visitors who spent 218.5 million dollars in the country. In 1952, 164,000 U. S. tourists vis- j ited Great Britain. i ii hesindtlieie- snes | Beach, Big Torch Key, and two} }lots in Poinciana on the Mainland, | | Mr, and Mrs. Bernie C. Papy | have leased to A. W. Dedge and | | Enoch H. Worker, land on Gree- | Be and Simonton Street, from | March 1952 te March 1954, with privilege of renewal for four | years. | | The tenants will pay to the Pa- ipy’s $4,800 for the two years, | | payable in equal monthly install. | iments of $200. If they renew for } four years, they wul-pay $10.900/ t MW $225 a month Sebastian Cabr d to Mr. and Mrs a | M. Bacon for $2,500 lot 3 of Bution jwood Shores, Key Largo. j Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Cabre | Jr. have sold to Mr. and Mrs. Hil; srio Ramos for $3,000 land at Ollvic § Street and Windwer Lane. Husband Misses Dog, Not His Wife LOS ANGELES (7 — Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Edrick have their marital troubles, not the least of which is Captain, a 2-year-old box- er dog. The dog can't stand to have his master and mistress separated. But Mrs, Edrick breaks out with the hives whenever her. husband is around, This all came out in court yes- terday when the two appeared in a custody battle over the dog. “P’m very ‘attached to the dog, but my wife won't let me see him,” testified Edrick, a 27-year-old writ- er. _ “The dog is very upset,” chimed in Mrs, Edrick, 24,-a nurse. “He has the same attachment for both of us, and he won’t eat after my husband’s visits.” “The dog was never sick until I left,” agreed the husband. Superior Judge Elmer D. Doyle Tuled that pending trial of Mrs, Edrick’s divorce suit Captain is to be in her custody, with the hus- band having the right to take the dog every other week end. French trade deficit for May is| put at $37,000,000. Porter-Wagor Leads In Number Of Small Lots Transferred Here The Saxony Motel on Key Lar- go with ll property and all fur- nishings was sold for $172,500 to | holder of the main mortgage First Federal Savings. and Loan Asso- ciation, Miami on June 10, accord- ing to a deed filed in the office of County Clerk Earl Adams. The motel was scld at a special master’s sale on. the courthouse | steps some weeks ago. Julius | Stone, Jr. served in that capacity. | First Federal Savings at that time | pid on the large property. The deed is now in their hands. Hudgins and Alfotiso have ‘sold | for $3,000 to Benjamin Bernstein, | three lots in Dobie’s Subdivision, | Summerland Key. ~ | Porter-Wagor-Russell has sold | for $2,000 a lot at 1621 Duncan } Street to Mr. and Mrs. John A. | Steadman. The company has also sold for $2,000 a lot in 1616 Duncan Street \to Mr, and Mrs, Joseph W. Dur- | bin. | Angela P. Vaughan has sold to | Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Pinder, | 1701 Johnson Street, Key West, jland in Nuevo Progresso subdivi- sion, Key West for $9,000. The property is at Ashyby and John- son Streets. ley P. Toppine and wife, C. Toppino and wife, and Benjamin and Miria mBernstein have sold for $43,000 to Porter- Wagor Russell, Inc. more than 24 lots. Mr. and Mrs. John A, Pearson, Jr. have sold to Anna R. Black- well for $2,200 land in Sunrise Shores, Flagler Avenue Key West. Sebastian Cabera Jr and wife have sold to Cabrera Wholesale Grocery, Inc, for $2,000 land at Ex- change Place and Front Street. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Parrish have sold to R. H. Hollers and W. L. | Trandel of Marathon for $2,500 two | }lots in Parrish subdivision. | Mr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Graves | | have sold the oil and gas leases} | to Commonwealth Oil company, to! some of their ‘and in Monroe, Collier and Dade Counties. Porter-Wagor-Russell have sold for $11,400 to Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Brown a lot in‘Key West, at 1715 United Street. Mr. and, Mrs. William H. Sut- cliffe have sold for $2,300 to Ma- deline Laubenthal, Miami a lot in Sunset Point addition. The Dee Jay, Corinne, and Hil- lary corporations have sold for $2,500 to Mr. and Mrs. William B, Bradley of Marathon, a lot in North Marathon Shores. The Sutcliffes have also sold for $4,500 a strip of land up the Keys Key West’s Most Dangerous Corner . THIS CONSTRUCTION SHED put up-by contractors ‘at Duval and Eaton Streets blocks motorists’ views across Eaton. Located right on the corner it makes seeing oncom ing traffic completely impossible. The shed despite complaints about it. Who would pay for the damage should a serious collision take place here?—Citizen an additional sale of land in. the same area for the same price to Lottie Downing. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Haggerty have sold for $9,000 a lot in Lime Grove Subdivision to Gretna Me- Ciain of Key. West. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Gibson haye -sold for $17,500 to William Randle of Hamilton, 0. land on the Keys. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cellucci have sold to Louis E. Signorelli for $12,000 land in Key West. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Sweeting have sold to Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Payne for $11,090 lot 3 in Strat- ton’s Subdivision, Islamorada. Mr. and Mrs. Daimer D. Lett have sold to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Moye for $7,500 land in lt 11 of MacDonald’s plat Key Largo, Porter Wagor Russell have sold to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin G. &. Lowe for $2,000 land in Key West, at 1608 Duncan Street. Ed Barry Sells Big Pine Fishing Camp For $40,000 By SUSAN McAVOY Ed and Helen Barry have sold The Old Wooden Bridge Fishing Camp Big Pine Key for $40,000 to Russell Oettle, Hardin, Ill., it was announced by Capt. Ed today. The developer of Punta Brisa subdivision, Big Pine Key, is now going back to his international fishing guide business. He told this reporter today that he and partner Paul Zimmer, former ferry pilot $2,000 was to Mr, and Mrs. Ray- mond 0, Greene; another to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Horton, at the same price; still another to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur George for the RCAF, will fly fishermen to the waters off Mexico, Gulf of California, Cuba and the Isle of Pines Cuba for bone and permit fishing. . The Barfys will base their op- erations frem Punta Brisa, where Capt. Ed built a 2400 foot landing strip last year. Barry and Zimmer are over- hauling two Howard commercial type singlé engine planes for flight at 175 miles per hour to the far flung fishing grounds of Mexico, Cuba and lower California. Cozumel, Yucatan and Guay- mas, in the Gulf of California, as well as the closer waters of Cuba t with the mission customers in short stays. In Isle of Pi 10,000 foot the U.S. has located stripes plane wherever he his fishing parties, iil Ff okt i é z § z i f E { Fe reel FE ‘Thompson, same price. will be the trips offered fishermen, near Southcliff estates and K. O.| They have also sold a lot at Thompson property. | 1605 Duncan Street for $2,000 to Buyer is Lottie S, Downing of | Mr, ant) Mrs: Celido Valdez, An- Hattisburg, Miss. They have made | other sale made by the firm for Mr. and Mrs. Mary A. Rainer have sold to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Iven Knowles, 727 Love Lane Key | West, a lot in Palm Villa. Barry is making arrangements with hotels in all these lands for his sports fishermen. Barry is making arrangements © ALUMINUM FRAME © STAINLESS STEEL © REMOVABLE SCREENS FULL VISION WINDOWS AND DOORS Here’s new lustrous beauty in America’s niost beautiful windows eluminum louver walls for your porch, breezeway or privacy partie — tions! 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