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,UDLERSvILLE
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Sudlersville, Md, Jan. 23.-At a
stockholders meeting of the Sud-
aersville Bank held last week, Dud-
ley G.. Roe, Jr., was added to the
directorate. Others were re-elect-
ed as follows: Dudley @. Roe, No
BILE L. Coppage, Levi Everett,
George I. Harrison, George E. Hig-
man, c. Percy Merrick, DR.. c. H.
Metcalfe, Dudley G.. Roe, Jr., and
John f. Stokes. The officers are
Dudley G. Roe, President; G. p,
Merrick, Vice-President; John r,
Stokes, Cashier; Miss Emma Gil
7eapie. Assistant Cashier, and Miss
Lillian Phillips, bookkeeper. At the
meet semi annual dividend of 15
per cent. was declared.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Walls OF
Astville, N. c., who have been Wis
sting Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Walls
left last week for weeks visit in
New York and will return south
from there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. George
were host and hostess at a fou1
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Mrs. Mary J. Young is i'll at the
home of her daughter and son-m-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond ]. Tay-
lor. Mrs. Young has passed her
goth year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ross, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ford Phillips, of Wilmington,
visited their sister, Miss Marie
Vansant and were recent guests OF
Miss Florence Bell, of Denton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Higman and
daughters, Edna and Marion, L. j.
mccarthy and Miss Helen Higman,
all of Wilmington, Del, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gleave, of Philadelphia,
visited Mrs. Belle Higman and two
sons last week.
Mrs. John H. Eilyard is on the
sick list and Mrs. John Slaughter
who was quite i'll, is very much i'm
proved.
Mrs. Harry R. Rasin is substitut-
ing in the Millington Elementary
School for Mrs. A. M. Hague, who
is on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs John McLain, OF
Baltimore, were recent guests OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lee
Gale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Burris anc
son, spent a recent visit with
friends in town
Mr.. and Mrs. James Griffin, OF
White Marsh, Baltimore county
Md, were recent visitors to friend;
in town over the weekend.
Mr.. Charles Jones, who has beer
on the sick list with a heavy cold
is better.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Conley anc
children, James, John and Jean, o.
Middletown, Del, were guests o.
her mother, Mrs. Mary King las
week.
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TAYLORS
BRIDGE ITEMS
Items of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
ThOrOughfare Neck
NEWS AND PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, Jan. %. : Mr..
and Mrs. Charles q, Dukes spent
Friday with relatives in Salisbury,
Maryland.
Mr.. Stephen Clendaniel of Dover,
is spending some time with his
daughter, Mrs. Robert Davidson
and Mr.. Davidson.
Miss Alice Council, a student
nurse in the Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, spent several days
last week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John O'Council.
Miss Mae Warner, a student
nurse in the Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, spent last Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker Warner.
Mr.. John D. Steller and son Lew
is, spent Monday in Wilmington
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Davidson,
Sr., spent Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Davidson, Jr., and Mr.
and Mrs. Vaughn CHM near st.
Georges.
Mrs. Roland Pepper and daugh-
ter, Of Belfonte, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Don
ovan.
Miss Ruth Council of MiddletoWn
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Shockley
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer David have
been recent Wilmington visitors.
Smyrna times., 1936-01-23

table bridge dinner recently. The
guests were DIR. and Mrs Norman
Dudley, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Wills and
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Eastburn, of
Church Hill; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Walls, of Ashville, N. c., and Mrs.
Hayden Metcalfe, Mrs. Harrison,
Mrs. Alan Walls and Mrs. Austin
Roberts. Prizes were awarded to
Mrs. Metcalfe and Mr.. Wilbur
Walls.
Mrs. Annie Sudler and Mrs. Ad-
die Sudler were hostesses at a
turkey dinner Saturday. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rice, of
Lewes, Del; Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson
Grey, of Bridgeville, Del; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Morgan.
The Community Betterment Club
met in the Club room last Wednes-
day evening of last week with Mrs.
N. A. Johnson, the president, pre-
siding At this meeting it was de-
cided that the Club would have a
Valentine Social in February. Dur
ing the year the Club generally has
two or three social gatherings and
this one will be the first in 1886.
Senator and Mrs. Dudley G. Roe
entertained about twenty-five
guests at a Buffet Supper at their
home last Saturday evening, Janu-
ary IL. Later in the evening a
number of the guests enjoyed a
good game of Bridge.
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RLACKPIRD
Items OF Personal ana Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Items or Personal ana Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Blackbird, Jan 23.-The storm of
Sunday evening broke great
many telephone poles off along the
Delaware r. r. from Blackbird to
Townsend.
Mrs. Elizabeth Adams of near
town is in the homeopathic Hos
pital recovering from fall receiv-
ed recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith and
son, and Mr.. and Mrs.C. F. Heinold
and sons, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Cora Heinold.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mitchell
spent the weekend at Lewes with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Conner.
Mrs. Ray M. Sammons spent
Friday in Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nickle spent
Saturday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs A. T. Henderson.
Mrs. Emeline Fortner is spend
ing some time with her daughter in
Townsend.
Mr.. w. A. Watson, Sr., and Mr.
d. D Stats are on the sick list.
Mrs Theodore Ferguson was g
recent Wilmington visitor.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Watson Jr.
Miss Ethel Watson and Jesse Wat
son of Townsend, visited Mr.. ant
Mrs. ID. d Stats on Saturday.
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OAK HILL COMMUNITY
Items Of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About Eeighb0rhood

items oG FerSOnai ana SOCIAL inter-
est Cleaned About Neighborhood
Delaney's, Jan. %, The Oak Hill
Community Hall was visited Fri
day night, January II, by the
friends, members and those inter
ested in the Grange. The meeting
was called for the purpose of in
forming those who were interested
in the work of the Grange. Many
were present and every one enjoy
ed talk by Mrs. Robinson, wife of
Ex-Governor Robinson, who is State
Master of the Grange. Mr.. Bailey
Thomas, Secretary of Kent County
Grange, also gave a very interest
ing address Monday evening, jan
uary 20, the Community League
held their regular singing class
which was followed by league
business meeting. The evening was
terminated with informal singing
and dancing Farmers Union
journeyed to Oak Hill Tuesday ev-
ening. January 21, to hold their
regular monthly meeting. This
meeting also was for the benefit of
those in Oak Hill community who
might be interested in the work of
the Farmers Union. The speaker
of the evening was Mayor Levison
of MiddletoWn. Mayor Levison was
followed by Mr.. Vogel and Mr.. Cliff
ford Pryor, who gave very interest
ing aspects Of the Farmers Union.
After the meeting those present
enjoyed games and other informal
recreation for an hour or so. The
Oak Hill Community Hall is be-
coming a very busy center of COM
munity events.
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STATE CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their DOings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK

Dover. Jan. 23.-Dr. Benjamin F.
Burton, Jr., who has been with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Burton,
of F'rederica, has recovered from
the injuries he recently received IN
an automobile accident and able to
visit Dover. He was recently the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Nc
Donald. He hopes to be back to
his practice soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Hope,
who have been residing at the Hotel
+ Richardson, have left to spend the
remainder of the winter at Miami,
Florida.
Mrs. Frank H. Davis was among
those from Delaware who attended
the annual luncheon of the Nation
al Republican Women in New York.
j Mrs. Harold Mercer entertained
at luncheon and bridge last week
at her home.
4 Mrs. Mabel Lafayette of Roselle,
N. j.. former Dover resident, has
been spending several days with
Mrs. G. Herbert Smith.
Little Becky Scul, younger
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Carl B.
Scull, has been receiving treatment
at the Delaware Hospital Whining
ton.
Wilma Jean Derickson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer T. Derrick
son, was among the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall Townsend of
Milford, when they entertained at
a dance at the Community Hall,
Friday evening for their daughter,
Anne Townsend.
Mrs. Stanley D. Prouse of Will
mington, has been the guest of
Miss Minnie Schabinger.
Mrs. Richard c. Beckett was
hostess to three tables of bridge at
her home, Cherry Shade" last
week.
Mr.. Arley B. Magee, Sr., is re-
cuperating at his home from nose
Operation, performed at the Kent
General Hospital.
Mrs George P. Hudson of REST
mere" bis daughter, Mrs. John
Clark of New York City and Mrs
Charles DUPONT Ridgely of Cam
left last week for a months trip to
Jacksonville and Miami, Fla. While
at Jacksonville they will be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George p
Hudson, Jr
|, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Irving Bucksor
are receiving congratulations or
,. the birth of a daughter, Wednes.
day, at the Kent General Hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hodge ara
being congratulated on the birth Of
a daughter
Mrs. w. E. Holt entertained al
luncheon and bridge Thursday a
i. her new home.
!, Mrs. ]. A. Frear is recovering
from an operation performed re
Gently at the Kent General Hos
pital
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CHESWOLD
Items OF Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Items OF Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Cheswold, Jan. 23.-One of our
citizens. Daniel F. Loose, celebrat-
ed his S5th birthday with a reunion
at his home on : Sunday. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
r. Loose, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W.
Loose and children Betty, Harry,
Jr., and Jack, all of Wilmington; !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie D. Loose, Miss
Alma Loose, Mr.. and Mrs James
McClain and children, Jane and
Betty, of Smyrna; Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Marvel and Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Marvel and daughter, Peg
gy, of Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Emory are
on a extended trip to Florida, to be
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. l.
Smith.
Mrs. Lille Wright has, been on a
visit to her daughter and husband
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest " Keith an6
little son, Roger, in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Boyce, OF
Dover, Mrs. Harry Wilson, of Leip-
sic, and Mrs. Suma Boyce visited
friends in Church Hill, Md, last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gregg Of
/ iTalleyyil1e have returned from :
visit to Joseph H. Willis and fam
/ lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. w S. Stauffer anC
Miss Elsie Fritz, of Prices Corner
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Willard Barcus.
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Mr.. Samuel Wilson has recover IMrs ~
ed from a serious illness of pneI NJ BOya
rlonia and is able to be out again son r@ =" Ms n
Miss Frances Harris, of Whining Mic - 'Of Ms
ton, has been a recent guest with Wilrtsat d.
y llnngtOn ops =
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TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Rev. Walter z. Gunby, superin-
tendent of the Wilmington District
of the Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence presided at the quarterly con-
ference of the New Castle M. F..
Church Tuesday night at which the
Rev. c. Nadal Jones, who for the
past year has served the church as
its pastor, was unanimously invited
to return for another year, subject
to the approval of the annual con-
ference, and given a 500 increase
in salary. Rev. Mr.. Jones was for
merly pastor of Townsend M. f.
Church.
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RAT DAMAGE ENORMOUS

Damage by rats to produce and prop
nually in the United States, according to
an estimate by North Dakota official
who recommends the waging of a consist
ent and relentless campaign against this
pest
Measures recommended include keep
ing waste foods and garbage in covered
containers until de. trOyed; preventing ac
cumulatiOnS of trash and refuse; making
corn crib and granaries rat-proOf, and
adopting any means whereby the supply of
rat food may be reduced.
Among the mean: for destroying rats
the most effective is poisoning, for which
purpOse government experts recommend
powdered barium carbonate, which is in
expensive and has the added advantage of
being odOrless and tasteless, therefore
more readily eaten by the rodents when it
is applied to their bait. Care must be
taken, of course, that it is not placed in the
way of children or domestic animals
When poison can not be used trapping is
suggested as the next bet method to be
employd.
In addition to the property deStruc-
ton they cause, rats tend to spread disease,
and from every standpoint they are an I'M
mitgated nuisance
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POLITICS INFLUENCE DISCUSSION

This is what is known as a political
year, which means that issues are not dis.
cussed, studied or debated upon their
merits but upon their election value.
Men and women in the public eye
watch what they say about any subject
They fear distorted Interpretation in the
interest of political effect. Sometimes the
unexpected reaction comes from within
their own party although more often the
expression is seized by opponents for such
manipulation as may seem fruitful.
Even newspapers are not immune
from the attack Editors hesitate to say
anything good about the "other side or to
give publicity to what may prove bene-
fetal to the enemy. Like the politicians
editors adopt campaign tactics and play
the safe strategy" pralsing their par
ticular side and denouncing the oppos-
ton.
We wonder if it ever occurs to these
leaders of public opinion that the people,
after ALL have some sence and are able to
reached stage in the development OF
public intelligence that behooves a more
enlightened attitude on the part of press,
politicians and candidates?
AS an example of what we have in
mind let us call attention to our regular
feature, Looking at Washington writ
ten by Hugo Sims. This writer a lawyer
and trained newspaper man, attempts to
give his readers an accurate report on Fed
eral developments and, as far as possible
to reflect the political situation as it exists
regardless of the interests of any party OF
person.
Whether one agrees with his treat
ment of events or not is unimportaEt The
column contains much important data each
week It's conclusions may be often er-
rOneOuS but even 30, the reader will GER
tainly find facts intelligently presented
and will be better informed for reading it.
The Citizen, in publishing Looking
at Washington" does not thereby endorse
all statements in it. However, the column
is widely printed all over the United States
and is generally proving popular with
readers, although the author admits it can
never be entirely acceptable to what one
might call the 'red-hot partisans'' of the
political world
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imports and exports, car lOadln9S and
such other indications of good bust
ness, or bad. But this fellow who said
he found business by going after
it" had a pretty fair idea about bust
ness. He may not know much about
indexes" but he knows that bust
ness is transacted for profit and that
it is based upon confidence and that
when he has shown a prospective
customer the fair possibility of
legitimate profit he has fair chance
of getting the business.
Less than three years ago. since the
depression got going. indeed. small
manufacturer in an, eastern state
made up his mind he would 60
out after some business. He would
change his line rather radically to
meet what he thought were new con-
ditionS, start making d number of
very artistic and cheap but neces-
Sary articles of furniture to meet the
demands in this line. and see what
would happen. He thought he could
sell his product regardless of the de-
preston. Why not? He saw all about
him people spending money for pic
ture shows, hockey games. prize
fights. permanent waves and cock
tails. If these small items of furni-
ture could be made artistic enough
and cheap enough, he was sure he
could sell them.
What to do first in such an enter
prise? Well. regardless OF the fact
that the articles were to be. cheap in
(1ddrpSS 0up Sk;0DS In the IN
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price. he needed the best possible de-
Signer he could get. Since the price
was 10 be low. the manufacture of
the items was very important. He
would need new machines. He there
fore, procured the best machine de-
signer he could command.
The next step was to set the prices
IT which the various models were 20
be sold and this had 10 be cheap
enough 10 enable hundreds of thou
sands of customers TO buy them. Hav-
ing set the price. he then set for his
staff the task of making them so they
could be sold at a profit and leave
sufficient money TO pay his labor. his
taxes. and little over for his capital
expense.
The thing worked out as he planned
Il. He planned il on the theory of
plenty, not scarcity. He planned il on
the theory that if the article is USE
full artistic. and cheap enough the
public Will buy If. and so if will Vol
ume is the thing. This mans success
depended upon his ability to make a
needed article. an artistic article 4
such quantities as TO be perfectly sat-
isfied with so little profit on each a.
ticle that if il were divulged here he
would appear TO be in the five and
ten" business. Exactly. He is. But he
is making money. Just the same.
In spite of the fact that he had TO
design and redesign. make and re-
make his machines. speed up the
processes here and there. make econ
omieS where he could. and introduce
labor SGUing machines for many of
the operations. the plant is busy. the
output is moving. he employs some
$50 more men than he did tlCo pears
ago. and there is a little profit left
and wages have not been reduced, but
increased.
In talking with this man. you are
impressed with his feeling of asSur-
ance. his citation over being able to
employ more men. and his ability 10
supply thousands of homes with ar
tiStic items of furniture OF the luxury
type which were never before found
in these homes.
In working out this problem, this
man had no expert advice" furnished
him free Of charge" Being left alone
and working on sound basis. he has
started business up" in his little
corner.
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THE PUBLIC STOMACH ACHE

When little boy eats too many green
apples, he gets terribly bad stomach
ache. He doesn't get rid of it until he gets
lid of the green apples.
Public extravagances are the green
apples which the public has been swal-
lowing in every corner of Our Country
they are so easy to take.
The people are now feeling the first
EARNING of coming tax stomach ache.
The only sound remedy will be stiff
dose of the castor oil of taxation to liqui-
date these obligations | won't be pleasant,
but it will be effective.
Nice tasting palliatives and more
green apples will simply bring on harder
cramps.
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The Citizen has said several time.
that il all women except those at the head
of families would turn in their jobs, the
unemployment problem would be solved,
and stated further that it is only thought
which could never be put into practice
President Roosevelt in his address at Balti-
more Monday practically made the same
observation when he said 'our working
population increases every year because
more and more women are working for
wage" AS this is the election year and
his speech considered the opener in the
campaign, the president was quick to add :
That is as it should be-
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KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

''Fit for service" is the motto
of the Monroe county branch OF
the Junior Red Cross in which
$500 children of the county hold
membership. These children work
in groups in the classroom. on the
Fairgrounds, and in fact every
where they may be, furthering the
idea of Red Cross work to guard
against all dangers and should
they come be in readiness to help
in every way possible. The prin-
cipal activity of the Red Cross in
this city this year is placing first
aid kits in all the schools and
delivering flowers and reading
matter to the shutins. Another
commendable branch of their
work is tree planting Each child
has been asked to plant a tree,
and thus help to beautify the
city.
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mander; Arthur Brown. secretary;
Samuel J. Wilde, treasurer. The
charter of the club was adopted.
Following honorary members were
elected: Colonel Robert o. ThOmp-
son, Peter Chase, Commodore
Prigg and w. j. Corners.
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[ n e following
reply. only by
going out after
it" He added
that his bust
ness had i'm
proved al per
c e n t in five
months o V e r
last year" and
t h a t he knew
his answer was
the right one.
Economists
like 10 use fig
ureS and terms.
T h e y run on
about indexes.
bank balances,
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The Key West Tennis AssOcia-
ton will hold meeting of members
this evening to discuss matters
pertaining to the tournament
which is to be held within the
next few weeks.
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All advertising of whatever nature
has some value. but advertising in the
newspapers is considered positively the
most rcmunerative by those who have
made ii their business to find out.
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Arthur Gomez was reelected as
Commodore of the Key West Yacht
Club at the regular meeting OF
the club held last evening. Luther
Pinder was elected vice COM
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The American participation in the
world war was to make the world safe for
democracy, but ii appears to have resulted
in making the United States safe for the
democrats, since the republicans haven't
got looR-in. So wag suggests
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-15

The earth is at a particular part OF
its orbit at the present moment; in six
months it will be on the other side of it,
orbit. the distance between the two points
being about 1876 millions of miles. This is
Il fast world. and we are going some
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-15

William r. Porter. president o.
the First National Bank. has
agreed to serve as one OF the di-
rectors of the Florida exposition
company. recently formed at
Tampa which has for its objective
a nation wide movement to ad-
vertise Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-15

An alumnuS is generally nuisance,
according in a college president And I'M
dergfa4uates perhaps feel the same way
about college presidents.
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tional League will attract more
attention during the next few
months than the league Of ma
tons.
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All men by nature" said an early
philosopher, ARE eager to know ure
the latest score the re ult of the race, who
won the fight?
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IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

/. Water and Sewerage.
3 Bridges to complete Road to Main
land.
a "r2e Fort
4. nOteIs and Apartments.
n. Bathing Pavilion.
6. AirpoIts-Land and Sea-
z. a. lsoiidaUion of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-15

Candidates hear more sounds in
the summer than the average boy can To-
cate in the middle of the night in dark
Cncd room.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-15

Bull pupils cheat more than bright
ones, says a teacher. But maybe the
bright ones were too mart to get caught
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-15

Everyone has the right to say and do
sequences.
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Few persons take as much interest in
their own business as their neighbors do.