The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-12-09
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY


The Files OF j ne CAttxen
Carter Marshall Braxton, of
Key West, was chosen as one of
the go appointees to the Rhodes
scholarship at the University OF
Oxford, England. There were S57
candidates representing Id Amer
lean colleges and universities. MIR.
BraxtOn took his bachelor degree
at the University of Virginia and
afterwand won the Harvard post
graduate course.
A pretty wedding will be ceie-
hrated this evening when Miss
Adelina NJ. Lazo, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Rafael Laso, WEEDS Ger
aldo La Re. Both of the high con-
tracing parties have wide circle
of friends who will be present at
the wedding. The ceremony will
be performed by Rev. Francisco
Boan, pastor of the Cuban Presby-
terrain church.
Captain Fred Thompson arriv.
ed from the sponging grounds to-
day with sone of the finest sponge
catches of the. season. There are
200 punches of sheepwool. dis YES
sci is the first of the large ones
| to arrive for the pre.Christmas
season. He reports that all of
| the vessels are making good catch
es. Counting the smaller boats
more than so boats are expected
! to arrive before December rs.
The opening of the Hotel Casa
Marina December 20 win be cele-
! ibrated with dinner dance in the
evening and win mark the, COM
mencement of the winter festivi-
tiles in Key West. Occasional
bridge parties win be given be-
fore the opening as win also the
i usual dances at Aronovitz hall
land the Athletic Club.
1t is the intention of the three
way committee in charge of the
/ concerts to be given in Bayview
Park by the local band, to place
placards in prominent places
] about the city announcing dates
/ of the events. The committee
. wishes to widely advertise the
musical programs in order that
strangers and residents may know
1 the exact dates and hours of the
concerts.
! A. Hops ad A. w. Fleck, men,
bers of the crew of the u. S. S.
Hannibal. were rescued yesterday
| afternoon from bouy to which
they were clinging after the canoe
in which they were capsized. The
Mallory ship Concho arrived $50
4 o'clock last night from New York,
/ reported the men ciinging to the
can. Boats from the Cutter
Saukee went out and brought the
marooned tars ashore.
4 Captains Ben Demeritt and Paul
lDemeritt brought the largest catch
of red snapper to port this after
noon that was made this season.
The catch of both boats totalled
.f2,127 pounds. Yesterday Paul
/ and his brothers, Benny and Dick,
caught 1850 pounds from one
boat. Most of the catches were
sold to the Rios Fish Company
and shipped to Havana. The price
paid was 10 cents the pound.
! Editorial comment: Though
key West is internationally known
as the cigar city because of the
excellent quality of cigars manu-
\ factured here, the waters about
there are also the rendezvous of
the cigar fish. appropriately NAM
j ed from its fusiform shape.
/ The Motorboat Ruth, construct
ed in Key West by Edward j..
Rayly for Newen Munson. who
towns die kay named Munsoss Is
land, has been brought to Key
West and will have an awning
constructed TO shade the decks.
! Jeptha Harris. brother Of the
late Judge w. Hunt Harris, is
v;sifinv in Key West. Mr., Harris