The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 1, 1954, Page 3

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} new cruise wear, so they push- |tree with its tomato fed blossoms. cy and noisemakers added fun to the festivities as 1953 passed into history and a new year dawned.—Citizen Staff Photo, | one-time only, while-they-last ed the price way down! Here’s |The picture created a sensation in) *!™°% 4 | event is Hollywood-Maxwell’s your chance to pick up 8 party [botanical circles—botanists refus- . | way of introducing more of you vor a pagan fe ed. to ve any such plant ex- |that these homely skills some day/Photographer Caught to the marvelous fit and feel of listed. They were wrong, of course, would win them enough cash to _ ~ ica’ More useless misinformation:/ang if you want to see one in| buy a house ‘and lot, a new car, Nees eeppaneay a i pee ‘America's most asked for bras ... Famous astrologer says the world)h\com, there's one on the corner’ a mink coat or college educations Biba seth SP aignels tec ca ¥-Ette Whirlpool. will come to an end in 1954. Butio¢ Reynolds and Von Phister. fo. their children. ts 5 Shop early — while they last ! ES | SOCIETY — PERSONALS — NEWS OF INTERES; TO WOMEN ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE JO ELLEN KELLER, Editor Pridey, Janvery 1, 1954 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN It's a brand-new year and Suzy| Their complete beauty service has a brand-new title. . Almanac) will suit you te a “T.” Editor... -having just received a ee} copy of “Ye Olde Fashioned Bally-| “Auld Lang Syne” is as much hoo. Almanac for January of Yeja part of New Year's as cham- 1954." Said Almanac being filled|pagne and resolutions and it’s spe- with useless misinformation suchicially nice. to have old friends in as ‘1954 cars have such goodjtown. Doris and Charlie Gossett erry-Makers brakes you can stop on a dime,|who live in Atlanta now flew but who wants a dime these days?” down for the New Years holidays. s ial . 4x % , [never forget their vist last spec: There's @ shiny new look at iyear. , .we had their pet hamster Mat-Ed’s these days— it’s the |“Pogo” for a house guest. He real- once-a-year sale favy. » white braid. For playing or per- tying there’s nothing, . . but nothing . .like handmade Ber- farde sandals with cushioned soles — so soft and flexible you x xk nel i: will walk like a Grecian God- | There’s an interesting story con- Yes, this is the famous original dess. . .a8 little as $6.95 and Inected with Audubon’s painting of Contiauous stitched cup Whirlpool Mar-Ed has some very special pure silk cocktail dresses that are being pushed around by the the trouble is he can’t guarantee it, * % *% Ge down to Donald, Your troubles to mend, With a new hairdo, That's really the “end.” * Me ¥ Overheard New Year's Eve: They say A. A. will christen their new club “Chez When.” * 4% * Make your lamps conversation pieces with custom made shades from the Old Island Trading Post on Caroline at Whitehead. De- sign your own from the colorful swatches at the Old Island. . . where you can find the size and shape you've been looking for. ee & It was fun shopping before Chrsit- mas, but you're usually concen- trating on gifts for other folks. A good New Year’s Resolution is to start concentrating on you! kokek The Adorable Beauty Salon, lyou could find ‘hot bollos” and|ther day just for baking a cake. 94 Simonton does just th “moyettes” and “sopa borracha”|7®at is a rate of pay that would J. REIDS | ——__ |... |8ll over town! Anyway, a Happy bes bard ee ore tore all Salon of Beauty | New Year to. all you lovely peo- pada aac he Sr ch cab Pe Phone 2-5263] WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS the United States collected other leming St. IN THE LINE OF Children’s TOYS ly had himself a time and went home slightly under the weather from a rose petal binge. The girls were bitterly disappointed when he didn’t come his time. “Uncle” ‘Charlie explained that “‘Pogo” is) getting to be quite an old man and ididn’t feel up to the trip. Then promised to send the kids a pair of Pogo’s children. Friends? ? ? Anyway, it’) be interesting to see how our greyhound pups react to hamsters! kx 1s surprising what a really good dry cleaner can do to keep your wardrobe up to snuff, Uni- versal cleans your garments so gently and thoroughly they come home as bright as your hopes for the New Year! Call 2-5051 for personalized service. ithe White Crown pigeon. He paint- ed it right here in Key West perch-| ed on a branch of the “Geiger” ¥ % *% ‘The folks at Baldwin’s Nursery on Simonton across from the Navy’s Commissary, wish you and yours a New Year as gay as @ Poinsettia and as bright as the Poincianas in June. xk *& Last night’s serenade by the Welter’s Cornet Band was a re- vival of an old Key West custom. Every New Year’s Eve, the band would serenade the city and bring in the New Year with the roll of| drums and the blare oi trumpets. I'd like to see these things that give Key West its very own charm and gaiety restored or continued. ‘We haven’t been here very long as years are counted on the Island, but it’s been long. enough to re- member a lot of things like the “pumpkin band” on Christmas i\Eve, the Conga Line down Duval Street with the big Farolas, the “Conch” man crying “Fresh con- chs, I got fresh conchs” and how ple! SUZY e tal—(Advt.) IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of our loved one, Corabell Gibson, who passed! jaway four years ago, Jan. 2, 1950: Life will never be the same. Women By Dorothy Roe AP Women’s Editor After all the recent hoopla about new horizons for women, it turns out that the best paying job still is one of the oldest—just being a' good cook, There are, of course, women who are pulling strings in the upper echelons of Wall Street, women} running banks and heading cor-| porations. Women have penetrated the male strongholds of railroad- ing and engineering with notable success. They are making good as doctors, lawyers and atomic scien- tists. But it was a hard-working house- wife from a small town in South prizes totaling close to $100,000 for their favorite cookies, cakes, pies or breads. The winners ranged in age from 12 to over 60, and included a_pink- cheeked nun who cooks for a con- vent in Honolulu. found themselves bundled off to New York, with all expenses paid,|Were fighting tooth and nail for] te cook their favorite recipes right|the right to do men’s jobs for in the red-carpeted ballroom of| men’s pay. Emancipation was the} the Waldorf-Astoria, in the spot-| Word of the era, and women went} light of national TV, radio, nws-|@Tound with large chips on their paper and magazine publicity. _ 7 Flustered but happy, they heard| them feminine. themselves described: by famous|. Now it’s suddenly become fash- stars of stage, screen and tele-|ionable to be a homebody once} vision as the “backbone of the/More. Today’s young brides start nation,” the keepers of the Amer-| ican kitchen, which is the heart of the country. Stirring up their cookies back home, they probably never dreamed, a few years ago, COIFFURE DESIGNERS Dakota who collected $25,000 the the LA CONCHA HOTEL Safer cough Relief FOR CHILDREN . + = SO pa iB baa etna $3.99 The gals who carried off these| For coughs and acute bronchitis due to x COME TO THE No one knows how much we miss|neavy bags of swag had, for the| colds you can now get. Creomulsion | trlisbe | Archi: Gccuor teas aaes Reg. Price $2.99 Each e TROPICAL TRADER sal most part, devoted their lives to Beeld erat nadte mre <| range in Sizes from Small 11 to L. 13 No one knows the bitter pain|the role of housewives and moth-| ™ (1) Your child J like it. ieee! Starti - ais $ 49 2 COTTON We have suffered since we lostjers, just as their grandmothers} (2) It contains only safe, proven ing a P 2 79 ru Duval oat a | We ae ers ust as thelr grandmothers} |G) Is anties2for 9c] DYSTERS a Tt contains no narcotics to dis- ture's processes. "(ay It will aid nature to soothe and cakes and TELEPHONE: Citizen Office, 2-5661 | ANNOUNCEMENT CALENDAR FRIDAY, January Ist As this is New Year's Day, please contact the chairman of your club or organization to inquire whether or aot meetings scheduled for itoday are to be postponed. } Apply To Wed Admirer Appointed | " : | WESTFIELD, Mass. u\—Mayor- poo Seas in elect Alice D. Burke appointed her lthe cffice of County Judge Ray- chief admirer and principal sup- mond R. Lord. They were Ronald Porter as her secretary for the next |J. St. Pierre, 20, of the USS Bush-|two years in City Hall. He's her jnell, and Sylvia LaBelle, 20, ofjhusband William, a retired post Salem, Mass. \office worker. event while they last bra... tops for fit, for quality, Dancing, for wear, for comfort. And this some pictures of shoppers taking Like millions of other house- after - Christmas wives all over the world, they simply liked to cook, collected recipes, an dtried out new goodies on the family. We have come just about full circle in this business of careers for women. Back in the 20s we! advantage of clearances. | Things were going fine until Hes- lop noticed a woman who looked familiar, rummaging through the racks in one of the less moderately priced stores. | It was his wife. Heslop ended up buying her two dresses. HERMAN'S YEAR-END i a ce oo SE collecting cookbooks and planning | families the day they get back from the honeymoon. Teen-agers | ‘shoulders, daring anyone to call|invite their boyfriends into the} kitchen and let ’em eat cake. | It’s smart to be a good cook) to day, and it also pays. Witness the bake-off. 100% Nylon Nylon Slips DUSTERS 2 ror 55% SES canvas sport shoes RAYON $1.99 heal raw, tender, inflamed throat and Reg. Price 2 for $1.00 bronchial membranes, thus relieving the cough and promoting rest and sleep. Ask for Creomulsion for Chil dren in the pink and blue package. CREOMUESION FOR CHILDREN evtieves Coughs, Chest Colds, Acate Bronchitis In our hearts your memory lin- gers, Always tender, fond and true. | IThere’s not a day, dear loved| one, We do not think of you. THE FAMILY. ADELINE in FAILLES Yarns... Materials $60 TAFFETAS Free Instruction MENSWEAR Values to $10.00 Sparkling One- and Two-Piece Styles Missy - Junior - Large Sizes Saturday Night, 7:30 P.M. IRWIN SYMONETTE LAYMAN FORMERLY WITH THE SALVATION ARMY Crochet | * @16 DUVAL STREET play Merete 729 FLEMING ST. BY BALL-BAND B LO U S E S 51 Guage CITY LOAN com AND 15 Denier For Casual ee ee ye T-SHIRTS | Nylon Hose Opening This Week Wii cargihi Golgi Tae ot viies 79¢ 3RD PAIR __._ 52c r/ G UP KEY ST" in Different Sizes, Colors and Widths ae irs 1ST PAIR = 70 ” od fia ee NEIL SAUNDERS ANNOUNCES “ abadead hag 0 eae eth sno PAIN ——— YOU SAVE __ 27c 520 Duval Street Complete Neon Sign Service Sleeves - COTTONS Making It A Complete Advertising Service 1117 EATON STREET Hobby Shop 1105 Truman Avenue PHONE 2-3961 TELEPHONE 2-6313

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