The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 18, 1953, Page 3

SOCIETY — PERSONALS — NEWS OF INTERES. TG WOMEN JO ELLEN KELLER, Editor ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE TELEPHONE: Petr, Comenine TE «Ten KeY west crrcan _S iReturns To Casa Marina Woman Writer Key Wester ANNOUNCEMENT CALENDAR ane RaenRaERT aa \Says We Retire Weds In | FRIDAY, December 18th 9:00—-Thrift Shop, at Naval Co sar i | . . 10:00—Gym Classes for offi 8 |Too Soon California | ; Kenneth J. Spencer, son of Mr é es is be Citizen Of fice 7:30—Sparkiing Wat America’s most prolific woman writer, still turning out best sellers Milton Spencer of Key West, was jin her seventies, feels that Ameri- married in Cotton, California on icans withdraw from activity too Saturday, December 12th, to Miss oo soon in life. \Derelene Reynolds, daughter of | “The xetirement age is altogeth- Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Reynolds of jer too early. in this country,” de- Cotton. |clared Mary Roberts Rinehart in a} The groom, who :s serving with recent interview. jthe United States Navy, is now at “We are no longer a nation of tached to a San Diego based ship. ditch diggers, where physical jstrength counts—but of engineers. We can’t afford to put our best) brains on the shelf, particularly at jthis time in the world’s history.” Mrs. Rinehart, who has triumph- sab ied cancer, fifteen operations LE REIDS ai ree heart attacks, holds a re- cord for word production. Now 76,, Sdlon of Beauty she has six books, six plays and/423 Fleming St. Phone 2-5263 innumerable short stories to her| LA CONCHA HOTEL credit. Moreover, she believes her technique, polished by years of ex- Pythian Sisters Grotto, Redman’s ns Complete Line of HALLMARK Greeting Cards EVERSHARP PEN AND PENCIL SET: $3.75 - $8.75 — $12.50 - $16.5 Genuine Eversharp Alligator You can feel the ex-jand trim it with your gayest orna- the air—kids coming/ments! REG school full of Christ- packages A timely tip to plant lovers, from Baidwin’s Nursery: Don't | keep their feet wet in winter. Let the ground dry out between drinks PAP If you kept putting off your con- tribution to the Community Chest,| there's still time to take care of, this little item. Take or mail your Pledge or contribution to Window One at the bank. Please, everyone, Subscribe To The Citizen COIFFURE DESIGNERS the Gift Stationery Photo Albums... Gift Camera Sets Cameras All Kinds Christmas Gift Wrap; + itribute. They’ve done everything ‘take a few minutes time and send what you feel that you can con- to make it easy. . .and you can earmark your pledge for any of the participating agencies. Don’t let our kids and old folks and needy down. PEP for taking much y Christmas bells. ey RE ts Hu 3 $2= zRz ear. . there's nothing like Cash- mn ges Aren’t men funny? They usually take a dim view of Christmas un- now, and you see them in the own one of these bewildered-males, it’s really very helpful if you men- a things you saw and , OF leave opened magazines | old Colonial designs are nice for ,/@ green desk blotter. Stud with 11's easy to find a gift for the most discriminating name on your list at the Old Island at the foot of Caroline St. Black iron trivets, or brass ones, cast from They can be used in so many ways. And The Old island has some miniature ones in black | iron, Perfect for a child, or for an invalid, are the new “nite lites’ that just came in. The long- lasting, neon-like bulbs are flow- ers oricandie flames encased in & globe of clear glass. Some of the flowers ere pink and some | blue. You really should see these because they are definitely dif- ferent from anything that’s ever been on the market. PEG. The kids will have fun doing a! Popcorn tree. Make a cone from MGM RECORDING STAR, Betty Madigan, America’s newest sing ing sensation, will headline at the Casa Marina Hotel in Key West, beginning Saturday, December 19, for a two week engagement. Miss Madigan received her first break at this hotel a year ago. 3 |word that implies a sort of deter- perience, enables her to squeeze| |more out of an idea than she could) | lin her younger days. She feels this'| | lis true of a great many older peo-| | |ple in all lines of endeavor. | | | Although she does not blink at her! lyears, Mrs. Rinehart resents being |described as “aged.” f | | “There is something about the ADELINE a \ioration,” she insists. “I think only | Yarns ... Materials \thoughtless people use it. I don’t] Free Instruction \think anyone is ‘aged’ who still has ja zest for life, and I certainly have jthat. I believe that has been my| Knitting «Crochet most priceless possession.”” / Houseguests, Young People Here For Holidays Make Christmas Merry For Navy And Key West Households Key West households and Naval|Miami to meet their older son, Wil- quarters alike are in a last minute|liam, who has returned to Key! bustle and flurry over Christmas West for Christmas from his New preparations made merry with the/England preparatory school at arrival of houseguests and youngiount Yerinon, Mass. His mother] people home from school for the). Pe ze holidays. is planning some festivities for him | Mayor C. B, Harvey and Mrs,|and for the other young people, as| Harvey will center holiday festi-|well as a great big family Christ-| vities around their ‘teen age son,|mas dinner. . .you guess it, it’s| “C. B.,” Jr. while at the Little|turkey. . .which Mrs. Truesdell White House on the Naval Station, /will prepare herself, as they are} pieces of popcorn and tiny Christ: | mas ornaments with the wire loops) iremoved. Use a good grade of glue/ and be sure to pop enough corn table. Daughter's going to Donald's | Shop for an Eska Wave, she can | hardly wait, she has a date—to be a Curly- Rew mas! Suzy (adv) At Xmas Party For Harris Faculty Mr. and Mrs, Ned Simmons en- tertained the faculty of Harris Ele- {mentary School with a Christmas \party at their home 811 United ‘cause tomorrow | That does it for today! See you tion Chapel. The Towners’ son is around on Monday before Christ-}still in Korea, ; folk. A family Christmas dinner Simmons Are Hoste (er i ‘oe umemeres around, A little of this goes a long| street on Tuesday evening, De-| Rear Adm. Geo. C. Towner, USN, giving a vacation to their steward | and Mrs. Towner have already be-|as a part ot lis Christmas present. | gun their celebrating with the ar-| Capt. Frank Bowser, USN, MC, rival of the Admiral’s parents and|and Mrs, Bowser are trying to get} brother, Mr. and Mrs. Wellington|accustomed to the idea of 4 quiet} to allow for nibbling! Make these Towner and Mr, John Towner, |household at Christmas time, the! in miniature for your Christmas;from Fort Benton, Montana. |first in 28 years when one or all| Soon to join the family circle|of their daughters haven’t been! will be the the Towners’ daughter,|with them, Patricia, who is coming to Key! Capt. R. S. Simpson, USN, MC, } ‘West from Washington, D. C.,and Mrs. Simpson will welcome! where she is a student at George son John back from the University, Washington University, Plans in-|of Michigan where he is freshman, clude opening presents beneath a/for his first Christmas in the fami- particularly handsome Christmas|ly circle for three years. The Simp- tree on Christmas Eve, and the son’s will burn a yule log in their traditional family attendance at’ firepla¢eg and on New Year’s Eve] Midnight Mass at the Naval Sta- will follow the family custom of ighting bayberry candles in keep- and their elder|ing with the New England rhyme: jdaughter, married to a naval of-| “A bayberry candle { ficer, is with her family in Nor-| Burned to the socket Will bring joy to the heart turkey And luck to the pocket” and all the trimmings. | Key West young people return- The Earl Yates family are pre-|ing include the Holcomb’s son! Paring a big welcome for their twojfrom Duke Unive: Mrs. Wat- glamourous daughters, June andikins’ daughter, Nancy Brooks, Anne, who were beauty and popu- from the University of Georgia, Os- larity campus contest winners at car Orepeza and his new wife, Bill {Florida State University at Talla- Neblett, and from Barry College shassee where both are students. |at Miami are Virginia Dropp and Their mother admitted that her|her room-mate, Barbara Momm. The Citizen: A Family Newspaper 616 DUVAL STREET | Telephone 2-6141 ‘way—especially if you have a lot} folks around. One year I almost identical gifts from Father, my Dad, and my brother.| » . -but a gal can’t have too many electrical appliances. cember 15. The decorations carried out the jcheery greetings. During the eve- jning the group was favored with songs by Miss Faye Snider and Mr. Vincent Gehr. Later everyone SOS joined in singing Christmas carols, college-age daughters hang up Also at the home of Capt, A. H.| |their stockings on Christmas Eve Dropp, USN, and Mrs. Dropp will jalong with the three younger chil-|he .Lieut. Frank Camstra, USAF, | dren, and are usually among the|who will be their houseguest for! first to be awake on Christmas the holidays. morning to see what Santa left for —_———_. 1 ‘them, Turkey and fixings is again) Always wash and dry lemons and| the popular choice for the Yates’ oranges well before you grate off| Christmas dinner. Film Developed Here -Treasure Chest Open Till @ Evenings 10 P.M. " : their peel for use in cooking. When you've fergotten-any Christ led by Miss Martha Morris. Mrs./ “capt. William H. Truesdell, USN, |crating, take care to remove only | — Stinchfield’s larva sais Wikawe: eagsgol ina Gebace fo Mrs, Truesdell motored up to the colored portion of. the rind. | your problem i | | have everything for “Resolved That There Is No Santa) cal ==) Seem! Special Dance irs Th ‘en new life when it’s |the winner. Stinchfields. And you'll |" Mrs, Ned Simmons was assisted iy art resort wear— ‘in serving by Miss Helen Williams, Bermuda shorts, Cash- |Mrs. Magadele Huddleston and re sweaters, In fact, you can’t Mrs. Wilbur Franklin. wreng at 417 Duval. Every- | About thirty guests called during ing has quality and appeal. (the evening. i at See \Crisseys To Have 7 My mom and her favorite guy) b surprised us last night and drove Open House \ down from Marathon, They parked their trailer there for the season’ Mr. and Mrs. James D. Crissey, é Saturday Night and will “commute” to Key West.|1515 United Street, will hold open| They just came from California, house to their invited friends on 10 P.M. to 2 AM. | Music by JERRY PINDER here on the coldest night of the in honor of their houseguests, Mr. and HIS ORCHESTRA year? |and Mrs. Lloyd Kohler who are NO MINIMUM |visiting here from South Dakota. The Delicatessen on Truman | Delicious Food and Simonton has a complete Served from 5:30 to 10 P.M. | RAUL’S | i i17} 3% 5 } Thinking of a lovely lady? Please her most with a gift that will make her even lovelier! Find smart, flattering gifts among our wise-to-women ar+ ray. Our price range is equally wise to a man’s budget, @asy meals and all the “mak. | Ings” for snacks. They’re real proud of their shiny new kitchen and serve meals all day long— | from 6 a. m. til 11 p.m. It’s a pleasure to drop in at the Deli- , catessen any old time. StH This might take ‘a little getting used to, but if you have a “mod- ern” home, try spraying your NO COVER