The Key West Citizen dated December 24, 1954

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Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average’ range of only 14° Fahrenheit A BRIGHT...

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GUNS LOBS Lobster House Wishes Everyone A Merry CHRISTMAS and Extends A Cordial Invitation to Our Family Christmas Dinner...

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Society — News Of Interest To Women SUE JONES, Editor THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— CHRISTMAS EDITION —— 1954 “WAITING FOR...

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‘ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— CHRISTMAS EDITION —— 1954 The Key West Citizen Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County

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... For Unto Us A Child Is Born... Children’s Service To Open Masons Will Lutheran Christmas Festival The blessed Christmas

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CBS Construction Co. General Contractors 517% Duval Street Telephone 2-2713 Extends Its Congratulations and Best Wishes To

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New Blue Marlin Motel Is Wired For TV Congratulations To The BLUE MARLIN Key West’s Most Uultra-Modern Motel Air-Conditioned

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| WHE KEY WEST CITIZEN — CHRISTMAS EDITION —— 1954 l oe Upon The Midnight Clea: ... “Colored Community News WINIFRED SANDS

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Barnes And Lott Capture City Doubles Net Title North And South Exhibit Optimism By MERCER BAILEY MIAMI, Fla. —Optimism was

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Outside The Iron Curtain, The World Knows When Christmas Comes EIEN Season’s Greetings To Our Key West Friends Towne Motel

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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— CHRISTMAS EDITION —— 54 Try A Quick Action’ Citizen Classified Ad - Dial 2-566] or 2-5662 LEGAL...

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~- The Little Tree That Was Chosen = High up on a rocky ledge on a big hill side in the midst of a great forest of evergreen

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Raoul Alpizar Henry Alvares Donovan Bethel Frank Boulton Donald Castleberry John Cellar Jim Cobb Perey Curry, Sr. Percy...

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| initial Ooi tc curer ceccoo tra rr rc tt] ! EEE MENE NEE OE AEE NE NE NN OO EN nee TO ALL OUR GOOD FRIENDS ° we bring you

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“Away In A Manger----” il oto TRADITIONAL FIGURES AND NATIVE FOLIAGE—are used in this delicate Nativity scene. It was...

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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN CHRISTMAS EDITION —— 1954 nereeremmee Poor Old Cr QQ prum puppine Is SERVICE STATION |TRADITIONAL DISH.

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Customs Of Other Countries Influence Christmz; In Key West By SUE JONES at home the difference in Christ- mas customs, Many

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rere Jolly old Saint Nicholas, Lean your ear this way! Yellow, blue and red; Don't you tell a single souk Now 7 thi "1 Me...

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DEEP BLUE, BRILLIANT RED AND BRIGHT GREEN—are the predominating colors in this Mexican Christmas arrangement. Designed by...

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HE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— CHRISTMAS EDITION —— 1954 gecObristmas Jaemoricseey ‘HRISTBAS trees came to this country from Ger-...

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The Ditty Box 832 DUVAL STREET DIAL 2-2971 Christmas In The Tropics By JIM COBB Felices Navidades! That’s the greeting that

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Story Tells First Tree Decoration Many of the well - known legend have been immortalized in Christ- mas cards. One legend has

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Legend Tells Origin Of Our Christmas Tree Legend has it that St. Winfrid) originated the Chricstm-~ * > | THE KEY WEST...

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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— CHRISTMAS EDITION —— 1954 Musie By Great Artist Was Long A Part Of American Yule Scene Christmas time

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Beloved Carol ‘Silent Night’ Has Fascinating Story THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— CHRISTMAS EDITION —— 1954 RG ACRE ERM EME EL EEE

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HALIDA ; a ae —by Peter Hofjman és - Waa vss A SMALL PLANE WHEW/... MISSION THE TRIP MUST HAVE BEEN ay / aero -. des NNNAT

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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —by Keats Petree ~ BEN BOLT —by John Cullen Merphy R ; ‘ | TH 3 y PULL UP OVER THERE— THATS Pood WV), en

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JE KEY WEST CITIZEN — cHRI 1ON —— 1954 . Chr . SSeS | ™ STMAS EDITION Everywhere... Christmas Tonight! os ’ | HEIGH HO, THE