The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 14, 1953, Page 5

Toosday, SOCIETY — PERSONALS — NEWS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Writer Julie Tucker Likes Island And Underwater Sport Of Snorkling i z t PoE eh a lee iu L t i H | i i ‘Se if i Ha F if ? i ‘ i i i 1pese ty | i it Ba a eee AL a lik J 4 i a iF Hi i i Fi 3 ‘ | ts I 2 I F F i i é Ht i a ig ge i2e¢ et i il if it g & Be Bee Eq i 4 . é z 5 3 3 f t Rg i + 3 Pm vs Fy awarding of a Dis in Medal’ to Major at : nett rf i j ae Sek ZX-11’s C0. Gets Official Rank Of Captain States Naval Aca-' ees ig? Es Beetag Baers F ae § F- Z ai Be fp *Begele I j ih Gg) L. R. McGlone; Ledr. T. Ba . Submarine Squadron 12 will ha’ 18, , D. C. He was graduated! mutch Jr., aboard the USS Wiscon- es '? ficer, former Cmdr. H. C. Spicer, Jr., who received official rank of captain recently. Left to right: Lt. (j.g.) J. R. Mac- Intosh;: Cmdr. David Spirt; smiling proudly, Capt. Spicer; Lt. H. Johnston and Lt. W. H. Mc- Closky.—Official U.S. Navy Photograph. \Capt. Anthony L. Dropp To Return 4s Commanding Officer, SubRon 12 ve a new commander soon. Capt. Anthony L. Dropp will succeed Capt. Walter P. Schoeni about July Capt. Schoeni, squadron commander since the unit’s reactivation here last year, will report to the Industrial War College, Washington, D.C. Capt. Dropp, former command-|lege, Newport, R. I, He and his’ jing officer of the submarine tender GenerallHoward W. Gilmore during §1951- ‘W, Herren, commanding|s2, is a 1932 graduate of the Naval of the Korean Communica-| Academy. He served on board the was especially thril-\cruiser Cincinatti His first submarine was the USS S-12, He then served on board! said, “He has had ajthe submarine Pickerel for a year ifamily lived in Key West during @ previous assignment here and have a home of their own in the lof Milwaukee, Wisc. ‘STEAK DINNER, PARTY at the new club- Island ‘Coming Events CHOWDER By RAYMER Meant to make a note of it right after the new City Manager was lappointed, but forgot. The City “|Hall’s favorite song is not “‘Hoo- ray for Capt, Spalding,” but for “Auld Lang Syne.”’ Of course, Lang 'is not so old. Another bright note is ithe prospect of seeing the Dropps again, They have a lovely home here and left with backward glances. Capt. Dropp, known as' “Diamond Dropp” ever since the ‘minstrel show for Admiral “Sun- shine” Murray, went to War Col- e, For those who like to laugh ‘over items of not so long ago, I Te-hash a letter he sent from up yonder, It seems that his daughter| attended college after being gra- duated from CMI. Virginia was listed as being among the students from “‘outside the United States.” ‘Her father sent the clipping to prove it. Saw Johnny Hawthorne in town) week. His wife, by the by,| painted those cockatoos on the| the Fantasea Room cock- a story about trained birds. & BR . Her little baby is like her momma’ » but rapidly getting fatsy- doll-like. The Blounts Mexico the last of the Bob is to be with the Weapons Unit at FET Fee e: i git i gS g g ES SUMMER VACATION leave trips are:planned by Roger (The Lodger) Desrosiers who goes to Chicago to see his girl. They'll be ited from the list of new members, | iby the by, was Caroline Kirke who joined Tuesday last. She's very: good in pantomime in high school drama class and is a welcome’ member. It seems that Mrs. Bow-| iser, not Dr. Frank, is the ¢o-chair-) fee with Burt Garnett for the) Players party to-be. CONTENTED CLAUDE has “settled down” nicely in his new! {home with Chief and Mrs. Edward! special report on my ex-pet’s pro-| gress. He said that the dog was already proving his usefulness as years of age, as his favorite pla: mate so far. Irvin reported that Claude plays catch and chase with; the whole family: Ed Jr., who is! |seven, Iris, who is five, Shirley,| \four ahd even George, who is only Church, at ‘church, 7:30 p. m. ZX-l1 coffee, Aeropalms, 10 a.m. Adds Half Stripe Southernmost Pistol and Rifle club, Legion Post Home, s Novy ti Shop 9-11 a.m, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15— Gym classes for 0.W.C., Dance at the Jayteen Youth Center, Poinciana, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Special program at 8:30 p.m, Naval Air Station 0. W. C. lun- ehegn, 12:30 p. m. Ft. Taylor OWC book review, 10 a. 2. BPW Club, meeting at Sun and 10a, m.~ ‘THURSDAY, JULY 16— Navy Wives’ Bowling League, at 1 p.m.,N. S. Also open bowling Key West Lions, meeting, 6:30 poe Lions Den, Seminary Monroe County Hospital Wom- an’s Auxiliary Sewing group. 12:30 p. m. Martha Linda Franks Circle of * WMU First Baptist Church 10) a. m. Eastern Star Games party, Scot- tish Rite Temple, 8 p. m. Flagler St., 7:30 p. m. Cayo Hueso Grotto, Red Men’s Hall, 8 p. m. TURDAY, JULY 18— Youth for Christ Relly, Fleming Street Methodist Church, 722 Fleming Street. 7:30 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 20— 3 Gym classes for O.W.C., Sea 3p. m. } W. S. C. S. Ley Memorial Metho- Gist Church, 7:30 p. m. p. m. General meeting. Women of) DOROTHY RAYMER, Society Editor ITEMS OF ITERST TO EVERYONE DIAL: Citisen Office, 25661 July 14,1959 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN LIEUTENANT HARLEY C. OWENS, U.S. Navy, assistant officer in charge of the Navy Recruit- ing Station and Office of Naval Officer Procurement, Raleigh, North Carolina, has just been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, it was announced recently by Lieutenant Commander R. R. Davis, USN, officer-in-charge. Lcedr. Owens was formerly attached to the USS Howard W. Gilmore, submarine tender stationed here, and is remembered by many Key Westers are the senior Navy Shore Patrol officer in the Key West area between 1949 and 1952. A native of Canton, Illinois, Ledr. Owens first enlisted in the Navy in 1931 and received his first commission in May. 1943. During World War Il, Ledr.. Owens served in the submarine service. In addition to a Commendation Medal awarded for outstanding service during war patrols against enemy forces, Ledr. Owens also holds thé Navy Good Conduct Medal and wears ribbons for the Asiatic-Pacifie and Philippine Liberation campaigns. Upon completion of his naval service, Lieutenant Commander Owens ‘plans to return to Key West and establish perm- anent residence here. Admirals Wife Is Honor Guest _|At Bridge-Lunch THURSDAY IS DATE FOR 0.E.S. PARTY The Eastern Star order is sponsoring a games party on ‘The event takes place at the 'Special Program To Be Presented gallon | Rhythm Tap. . |! i First Presbyterian Church, an- nex, 8 p. m. APPLY TO WED A dance program will be present- jed at the Jayteen Center, Commun- lity Building at 8:30 p. m., Wed School Shriners Parade NEW YORK #—Thousands of ‘Shriners will march down Fifth ‘Avenue today in a five-hour pa- honoring their retiring im- perial potentate, Harvey A. Beffa of St. Louis. An estimated 100,000 visitors are Diin Mew ‘York for the-79th- annual national convention of the Anciet .,|Arabie Order of Nobles,of the Mystic Shrine. Incoming officers will be hon- ored by the gathering’s second big Fifth Avenue patade, a night march Thursday. “Brain” To Med School BALTIMORE (#—The “brain” is coming to Johns Hopkins Medical School. Frank Milligan, 21, of Victoria, B. C., will start studies here in ‘September. . He was graduated summa cum laude from Portland (Ore.) Uni- versity this year with a 3.99 aver-| age, the highest mark ever at- tained there in a four-year course. Perfection is 4.00 Milligan compiled 47 A’s and one B—in freshman physical educa- tion. The “low” mark resulted hen he failed a swimming test. ) Interiors ADELINE Custom Work Done in Our Own | Decorating Workshop COIFFURE DESIGNERS "J. REID'S Poll On Margaret’s Choice LONDON —The tabloid Daily \Mirror has asked its 4% million readers to say whether they think Princess Margaret should be allowed to marry divorced RAF hero Peter Townsend, Rumors of a romance betweeg jthe. 22-year-old princess and the /38-year-old group captain, until re- \cently an equerry to the royal fam- ily, have aroused intense excite- ment in Britain. Citing the Church of England’s opposition to remarriage of di- vorced persons, the Mirror print- ed a ballot with this question: “If Princess Margaret, now 22, so de- sires, should she be allowed to marry him?“ Ex-Conviet Loses Arm FORT WORTH, Tex. (®—Howard ‘ |Bigham Davis, 29, a Fort Worth lex-convict, had nis right arm am- putated last night after it was jshattered by a shotgun blast in a } 1114 TRUMAN AVENUE Corner Varela Street’ PHONE 2-764]