The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1953, Page 2

Page 2 (Frederick Herbert and Arnold Hu-'sini's “Largo Al Factotum Della ighes (featuring O'Connor, Miss Citta” from “The Barber of Se |Hughes and Hackett), “Down in ville” is sung by O'Connor, and the South” by Frederick Herbert... instrumental numbers come and Jelnny Seat fone and. Ss plete the list: “Muskrat Ramble” ; Miss Leig pose gad emperonp by Ray Gilbert and Ed (Kid) Ory and “Man's Gotta Eat, g by Scat Man Crothers who wrote the and “Liebestraum Jumps” an ori- ginal adaptation from the Liszt Of Songs In New Musical soe tetera carniletnedhn mppath Da Pron staged the dances Twelve song-numbers, many Of paces” is sung and Mrs. them big-scale song-and-dance Pro- iss Leigh, “Honeysu for the Ted Richmond productioa which Lloyd Bacon directed, ductions, are featured in the Uni- 4. andy Razaf and The versa. International Technicolor ig done by Crothers, “Hi Lee H musica: “Walking My Baby Back Lo” by Eugene West a Ir Home,” which stars Donald O'Con- gnuster is a Donald O’Conr nor and Janet Leigh, starting to aiy “Souht Rampart morrow at the Strand Theatre. rade” by Steve Allen, Ray Comedian Buddy Hackett, Lori gue and Bob Haggart is perform Nelson, Scat Man Crothers, Kath- 04 5. Connor, Miss Leigh and leen Lockhart, John Hubbard and tye \odernaires. Gioachino Ros Sidney er, O’Connor’s TV pal. are ntly featured in the cast. Heading the bumper crop of son; ded under the musical dir f Joheph Gershenson are the title song ‘Walking My Baby Back Home” by Roy Turk and THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, December 24, 1953\rest along the top of the hedge fror., The GLITTERING TREES | Last evening the Higgs showed| Sy outside second are alight with te ealor and toster|£¥ of eit white house fora seen of lights and ornaments on the [Friends and neighbors and visitors| many Christmas trees, while one|to Key West-were there in throngs, Dear Santa Claus, encom . were perched on pa- 1 wast a Tisy Teers doll and|_™rs. Harriet 1. Baker, 75, 920 , _|huge, beautifully equa tree jaad ee ae Says iets no ery main wing, ea. oat to get a clothes, with her and I want a bot- ee ae night a’ Key West and Vicinity: Occa: | from the Nativity is flood-lighted at better view. tle pot, cup, spoon and a brush. She is survived by a sis! jonal cloudy skies with some light/the entrance gate. Crowds of Kids _ | That's all and may your Christmas’ William W. DeMerritt drizzle but with clear skies also Per = By Higgs Be vey ire the ge gare pet be as bright as Rudolph’s nose and | Funeral services will be held and Friday, Low tonight about 68 entered in the Chamber of Com- le's,” or in~pajamas. They added bells! Bye, Santa, see you next we Rey, Charles Mecker officiat. degrees; high Friday about 74 de- Merce contest. It is at the home of a realistic touch to the scene as year. God bless you. ing. grees, Light to gentie variable County Commissioner Clarence ithe film showed the loved child’s Nellie Virginia Ramirez The body will be placed in the winds mostly southeast backing to| Higgs on Grinnell Street. The front |film of “Night Before Christmas. B-7 George Allen Apts. church at 2 p. m. and interment east and northeast and becoming S#7¢en has been turned into a There was the ever new wonder) meee jwill be in the family plot in the ‘ Christmas fairyland for boys and and enchantment of Christmas ma- city cemetery mo¢gerate to fresh. Conditions be-| : : ~*- Dear Santa Claus, y 3 ing at a critical stage this morn- girls with a life-size Santa sitting gic in the faces of every watching! i t a little doll and some Pritchard Funeral Home is ing the weather for Christmas Day|!" # rocking chair beneath a can- child as the film unfolded before byp walla bicycle. I am 8 years °h@Tge of arrangements may be cloudy occasionally. {0P¥» and he rocks away comforta- their eyes and they saw all eT ae a pod iri My Florida; Mostly cloudy thru Fri-| DY. nodding his head at the same beliefs of Christmas come true. name is Dana, I want some fruit;@94 a cowboy suit. I am 6 years : time. It was explained that Santa’ The Higgs began the charming old and v ‘ with some likelihood of occas- . - bs ¥. and I have been a good boy £2 iniale and light rain in south \n00ded because his answer to Chil- jeustom of their Christmas decora. “m4 muts and candy ‘Tracy Roy Bair and central portions, Slightly low. | 27e0's requests is always “ye tions and attractions for all to en- Dana Bair. Santa's Magic Bumper Crop Mail Box 'OEATH MRS. HARRIET |. BAKER Christmas Island in the Indiag Ocean is a British possession, a a- dependency of Singapore. Some 13 miles long by 9 miles wide, it con. important deposits of phos+ Tts population when last recorded was 1159, es STRAND in Mat. 2 & 4:06 Night 6:12 & AIR CONDITIONED FRI. - SAT., |\Dear Santa, - | There is also a little revolving when their ‘andchil- er temperatures in most sections | -srrousel with sprightly reindeer ps Sane saiel Cte aly eet Fred E. Ahlert (sung and danced So little change in\(one has a red nose) prancing a ., | around it as it goes its merry round Jacksonville Thru The Florida inkli js Straits and East Gulf: Moderate to tinkling music. A revolving| to fresh north and northeast winds! and mostly cloudy weather thru) Friday. Likelihood of occasional) fight rain. | Western Caribbean: Moderate @asterly winds and partly cloudy weather thru Friday. showers, attractions, while life-size reindeer | HOPES FOR PEACE (Continued From Page One) | po Jewish-held part of Je- |rusalem, Very few) In Washington, the big commu- nity Christmas tree on the White! House grounds was readied for its} lighting early tonight by President | jand Mrs, Eisenhower. Just before} (5:09 p.m. EST), via television and radio, the chief executive was} 84)to speak to the world of his hopes! for peace and good will. The President and his wife} |planned to unwrap their gifts to- night and fly to their Augusta, G vacation cottage to eat Christm: _jdinner with their son, John, and| |his family. Booming Toy Sales | As other Americans hurried | through their last minute shopping and preparations for the holiday jollity, signs indicated children | would be especially happy. Toy stores throughout the nation re- ported a booming business. Carol singers already were spreading their traditional mes- ges of cheer in cities, towns and “| villages throughout the land. At the "|United Nations Headquarters in’ New York, singers from several countries serenaded workers and visitors with carols in English, Spanish and French, The unusual note in Pittsburgh symbolized the times. Steel mills will be closed tomorrow the first time since World War Iit Western Europe readied for its best Christmas since before World War II. More food and consumer TODAY'S STOCK MARKET crs ise counties roms NEW YORK —Narrowly mixed|youngsters could remember. prices persisted today in the stock)” Thousands of American service- market. men stationed in Britain, France, Changes either way seldom were) Germany and Austria pitched in to fore than a minor fraction, and help make it even jollier. Soldiers, | many leaders held unchanged. |sailors and Marines collected gifts Chere were slightly more gainers/for orphans, distributed food to the than losers in significant areas.|poor and gave i i Steels as a group maintained a Annual narrow margin of favorble prices. Pope Pius XII touched off world- All ither major groups were|wide spiritual observances today | eined, ith his 15th annual Christmas} Higher stocks included New York | broadcast to the world (5 a.m. Central, Sinclair Oil, U.S. Steel,/EST). The Vatican radio set re- General Motors, International Pa-|broadcasts of the message in 25 per, and United Aircraft. languages and beamed them 3 vi “ around the world. DR. KELLEMS DIES _ Britain's festivities will be high- BANNING, Calif. @®—Dr. Edgar|lighted by Queen Elizabeth II’s an- Eugene Kellems, inventor of the| nual Yule broadcast on Christmas cable grip manufactured by his|Day. The Queen, now on a world sister, Vivian Kellems, died in Con-| commonwealth - tour, speak necticut Tuesday. He was 53. jfrom Auckland, New Zealand, Kellems succumbed following a| In Moscow, Westera diplomats heart attack. Survivors include the| and their families observed the widow, a son, Sgt. Kenneth Kel-|holiday with receptions, house par- lems of the Air Force, afd a|ties and carol singing. U. S. Am. daughter, Mrs. Ross Andrews of|bassador Charles E. Bohlen and Pasadena. Funeral services will be his wife arranged a children’s par- held Saturday in Inglewood, Calif.|ty for this afternoon. ee The Russians themselves mus EISNER TO HAVE wait a few days for their pry (Continued from Page-One) —|brations. The Orthodox church’s| ing: “I’m not telling you what to\Christmas falls on the West's do, rap ee Led |Jan. 7. Gibb declared that he replied:, In the southern hemisphere, “You can do what you want to but)was summer as usual. poor 3 am only doing my duty as ajwere much like those above the Police offficer. You can fire me,/Equator, but the People of South if you want to.” America, South Africa, Australia The sole member of the ‘“de- and New Zealand also were enjoy- gency committee” who could be|ing the beaches, picnic grounds weached today, said that their next/and shirt-sleeved outdoor sports. meeting probably will not be held! wotfl after January 1. Key West, Fla., Dec. 24, 1953 Observations Taken At City Office at 8 A.M., EST TEMPERATURES Highest yesterday .. Lowest last night Mean . Normal . PRECIPITATION Total last 24 hours ... -13 ins Total this month Deficiency this month Total this yea: Excess this y: ar Relative Humidity, 7 A.M. 6% Barometer (Sea Level), 7:00 A.M. 30.-- ins.—1019.6 mbs. Tomorrow's Almanac 710 a.m. (Naval Bese) High Tide Low Tide 12:35 a.m. 7:04 a.m. 1:32 p.m. 6:56 p.m. \CITIZEN WANT ADS PAY OFF i Vy Satin St Caer, ty EL SALVADOR METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Manuel Figueroa 1011 VIRGINIA STREET MUCHAS FELICIDADES Deseamos A Todos En General A nuestras Autoridades tanto municipales, como del Condado. A todos los habitantes de Cayo Hueso y especialmente a la poblacion de habla espanola. Que el Principe de Paz que naciera humildemente en Belen cuyo natalicio cele- bramos, traiga alegria y prosperidad a todos. La congregacion de Ja Iglesia E] Salvador. CER, Tee? gee Ty? ager, 6 ’ E Poincia 2x 4No. 3 Fir Lumber cle. The grandchildren, Mike, 6, Dear Santa Claus, Pat, 5, are the children of Mr. and’ I would like a purse and parts Mrs, Frank Payton, while Marian for my bicycle. And I would like |Christmas tree is a third of the'Lee, 4, and Samuel 2, are the chiJ-'a storybook doll and a new bath-\ months old. Do dren of the Higg’s son,Clarence,|ing suit. And don’t forget all the Jr. poor children. My age is 9%. My There was an air of hush and mame is Carol Johnell Bair. I am expectancy over the city last eve- in Key West, Fla., and we are, ning as many families drove about living at the Santa Clara Motel. admiring the effective lighting and We are going to have you a sur- displays in the business sections of Prise. the city as well as the charming! * 1 effects that have been achieved in| P. S. Bring candy and nuts. | the residential areas. a aga | Dear Santa Claus, SOVIET UNION HAS I want a 3 wheeler bicycle, Lin- (Continued from Page One) Carol Bair coln logs and a big Lincoln log secret police chief in Stalin’s and |truck, little horses and a rabbit |Beria’s home state of Georgia; D. Z. Kobulov, ex-deputy minister rs aie affairs; S. A. Goglidze, ? h tern: fairs chief in the Soviet um) Far East; P. Y. Meshik, internal ri P fairs minister in the Ukraine, Coffee d L. E. Viodzimirsky, internal Mill STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE) at ALL GROCERS Your Grocer SELLS That STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE, and CUBAN —TRY A POUND TODAY — 4G RADIO and] CIFELLI S TY. Serves Factory Methods Used—_| All Work Guaranteed Marine Radios & Asst. Equipment, FOR PROMPT AND RELIABLE SERVICE — SEE... $115.00 M DAVID CIFELLI Strunk Lumber 920 Truman Ave. (Rear) 120 SIMONTON, near City Hal| TELEPHONE 2-7637 CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS Children’s Rockers, from ...... Children’s Table Chair Set Merry Christmas and Happy New Year To All Our Customers FERNANDEZ DRY CLEANERS 1107 OLIVIA STREET RAUL’S Proudly Presents ITS SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER SERVED FROM 12 NOON TO 10 P.M. Choice of One Cream of Chicken Soup a la Reine Tomato Juice Grapefruit Juice Orange Juice Pineapple Juice Roast Vermont Turkey ... . . $2.75 with Chestnut Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Cranberry Sauce Baked Virginia Ham. . . . . $2.65 with Champagne Sauce Child’s Order of Roast Turkey or Baked Ham . $1.50 Prime Roast Sirloin of Beef, au jus $2.75 Roast Long Island Duckling . . $3.25 Bigararde Sauce 5 Candied Sweet Potatoes Mashed Potatoes French Fried Potatoes Fresh Garden Peas Fresh Carrots Vichy Chef Salad with French or Russian Dressing Hot Rolls and Butter Pumpkin Pie Sherbet Hot Mince Pie Jello Ice Cream Coffee Tea Assorted Fruits and Nuts My name is Judy Sawyer, I am 5 years old. Please bring me a doll and bring my brother J. B. a small toy because he is only 1 lyri n't get too tired I love you, Santa; Judy Sawyer 1 Lincke’s music (sung by Miss Leigh and The Sportsmen). Three original tunes are featur- | ed. “Hop on the Bandwagon” by | TOMORROW THROUGH TESDAY TO STAY A Dp EYE FILLING HERE COME THE GIRLS IN COLOR BY Technicolor HOPE: MARTIN MHL CLOONEY [AND THR MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRIS IN THE WORLD!) starring esti, MILLARD MITCHELL + WILLIAM DEMAREST witn Fen cuarx » ROBERT stRAUSS Produced by Paul Jones « Directed by Claude Binyon » Screenplay by Edmund Hartmann and Hal Fanter « A Paramount Picture Ey HELD OVER TODAY ONLY COUAIRA PICTURES prmet “THE BIG HEAT" Fox News Cartoon Box Office Open: 1:45 - 9:00 P.M. 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