The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-24
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today AS Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

Efforts to remedy the condi-
tions brought about the embargo
placed by the Florida East Coast
Railway on shipments of lumber
from Key West to other points in
the state were started yesterday
at a meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce. Representatives of a
Pacific coast lumber company
met with officials and discussed
the matter from every angle. 1t
was pointed out that lumber ship
pers from the west coast sent
1893, 11O,596 feet of lumber
through Key West to Florida
cities during the past nine months.
During the next several months
number of ships were expected
but with the embargo on, it will
mean a great loss to not only the
shippers but the people employed
in Key West as well.
The Cuban anniversary cele-
hraticn got under way today at
the noon hour when a salute of
II guns was fired at the termina-
ton of a luncheon given on board
the Gunboat Cuba which is an
chored off the navy docks. The
government vessel was decorated
from stem to stern with flags and
stre2mers. The naval band play
ed for about one hour select
program of appropriate music. A
band concert will be given at Bay
view Park this afternoon.
Rev. William Stanton, S. j.. one
of the leading missionaries of the
Jesuit Order. is visiting at the
rectOry of st. Mary's Star of the
e. Chr~ch. Roy. Stanton, whose
- ~~'~--~ -" at New York.
Maryland and New York College,
HIS been in poor health for some
time and comes to Key West to
lecuperate. His stay will be in
definite, depending on the condi-
ton of his health.
Mrs. Alice Holland is in re-
ceipt of a letter from Miami an
nouncing the birth of a 10-pound
daughter to her son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph p.
Holland.
Traffic signs now on Duval
street are eliciting lots of praise
and favorable comment from visi-
tors as well as local folks. There
can be little or no excuse for
violations of traffic signs now"
said Chief of Police Cleveland
Mics. The bright yellow signs
placed on the sidewalks show
where and where not to park and
no one can possibly overlook the
"stop" and SLOW signals, unless
deliberately.
Editorial comment: You often
have to provide a meal these days
to get people out to hear lee
ture; which shows that many ideas
enter the human system by way
of the stomach.
The fleet of Yachts and other
racing craft will leave Miami 8
o'clock Friday morning and arrive
at Key West Friday evening to
be in readiness for the Regatta on
February %. Carl Fishers boat,
the Shadow H., will accompany
the vessels to Key Whst. Head
quarters fer the visiting yachts
will be the submarine base at the
naval station.
One of the largest passenger
trains arriving in many days
reaced Key West last evening
GAS o'clock. There were more
than $50 on the train. most of
them to remain for a. few days,
others to leave for Havana.
The corcner's jury empanelled
to investigate into the death of
G. C. Wimberly. of Shady Grove,
Fla, rendered a verdict today to
the effect that death occurred in
an accident on the county road
caused by the bursting of a tire
on the automobile in which VIM
berly and friends were riding.
The accident was unavoidable.
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