The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-27
KEl WEST
In DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files of The Citizen

| IF you were born or this
date 10 years ago, your birth.
| day fell on Wednesday.
/ Governor-Elect ]. C. Whalton,
Mrs. Whalton and two daughters,
Judge C. II. Ruth and Mrs. Ruth.
with their official bodyguard who
have been spending several weeks
here fishing, left Sunday morning
for Galveston and from there will.
go to their homes in Oklahoma.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Curry returned from the movies
last night they found that their
home had been entered and sew
efal pieces of jewelry that had
been left ON the dresser were
found missing. Several otter OBJ
jeets stolen together with the
ijewelry places the loss at about
1880.
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An invitation is extended to the
public in general to attend the
Ipublic installation of Masonic Of
ficers to be held in the Stone
Church tonight.
| Miss Alfalfa Baker, formerly of
Key West, is one of class Of sew
enty-six bible students graduated
from the Moody Institute in Chi
cago this month. There were
thirty men and forty-six women.
Rumofs that the naval hospital.
in Key West is to be closed have
been denied by the surgeon gem,
eral. This information was re-.
ceived in "a letter to Dr. j. Y. Por-
ter in reply to one sent by him
to Washington asking for the
status OF the situation.
Coming as surprise to their
many friends in Key West and
ELSEWHERE was the wedding Christ
Imas morning of Miss Marie Russell
of Key West and Leon L. White,
formerly of this city but now a
PRESIDENT of Jacksonville. The cere-
lmony was performed at the parson-
Iage of st. PauPs church, Rev. G..
IR. p. Crittenden officiating.
| The Girls Friendly Society.
HEADED by Miss Lena Johnson,
made 105 youngsters happy Christ
lnas morning by distributing press
| ents to them. Candy, nuts, fruit
and toys were given the little
Jones.
| The force of The Citizen is in
debted to G. r. Nottingham, for
nier editor of the paper and now
editor of The Fort Pierce News
Tribune, for crate of the famous
Indian River oranges for which
Florida is famous.
| Miss Geneva Albury entertain-
led a number of friends last eve
ming at her home on Catherine
street in honor of the sixteenth
anniversary of her birth. Dancing
land games were enjoyed.
| Mrs. B. Hefflebower, of Gil
ICaroline street was the person to
receive the Christmas set of beau
ltiful silverware given by the Key
West Drug company. She received
the chest last night.
Arthur Sheppard, tax collector,
advises that city tax books are now
Iopen for the collection of 1922
taxes Five percent will be allow
ed on payments up to January 81
land two percent to February 28.
| The Christian Endeavor Society
entertained last evening with a
surprise party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lockwood Sawyer on
Fleming street in honor IF the
seventeenth birth anniversary of
Miss Grace Baker.
Miss Edelmira Mendoza and
Joseph Baiido were married
Christmas evening at the home of
the bride at Duval and Olivia
streets. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. SAM of the Cuban
Methodist church. They viii make
their future home with the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jose G. Men
doza
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