The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen


j. A. Carraway, principal of
Harris school writes in praise of
a police officer of Key West in a
letter to Mayor Leslie Curry. ''In
behalf of the faculty and pupils
of Harris school / desire to ex-
tend thanks and appreciation for
maintaining the safety zone for
the school children at the inter-
section of Margaret and Southland
streets. The most excellent man.
ner in which this zone is conduct
ed by Officer Bertis Roberts be-
speak much praise and commenda-
ton for the mayor and Officer
Roberts for such intuitive judg-
ment and expediency of policy.
Please accept our sincere thanks
and intense appreciation for your
exercise of discretion and your
good offices in so doing"
Two hundred twenty-six dol
lars hidden under a mattress
would have been much safer if
hidden in a bank, is now the
opinion of Victoria Watson of
713 Chapman's Lane. She had
banked her money under the mat
tress until the above mentioned
sum had been accumulated. Then
Victoria turned Good Samaritan ;
took into her home one Anna
Roberts, another colored woman,
who claims to have come from
Houston, Texas. One night Anna
slept on the mattress. Next morn
ing Anna had $50. She gave it
back to Victoria and then had a
warrant issued charging her with
ENLIGHTENMENT. Victoria was
bound over in the sum of $3.50 for
the next term Of criminal court.
First meeting OF the Kinder
garten Club for the present
school term will be held in the
kindergarten building in the bar
racks tomorrow 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. All mothers of chill
dren of kindergarten age are in
vited to attend. A short program
will be rendered and refreshments
served.
Editorial comment: 1t is GER
tainly fine to learn that Key
Vests $6S4,OOO shore line boule-
ward will be completed earlier
than contemplated. A. double
force of men will be employed.
L. r. Daniels and crew of the
Coast Guard vessel 298. left on
the ship this morning cansying
supplies for the relief of the peo-
pie at Lost Mans River. The YES
sci carried a liberal amount of
stores supplied by the navy and
marine corps and sum of money
voluntarily contributed for the
people in that section. 1t is be-
lieved that with the addition of
today's relief offering the people
at Lost Mans River will be en-
abled to start rebuilding their
homes - - - ~
Battling Farnet was given the
decision over Oscar Pita in the
main bout at the Athletic Club
arena last night. The battle went
the full 10 rounds, Farnet being
the aggressor at all times. The
preliminary between two aspirants
for fistic recognition was pro-
vocative of much amusement. 1t
was declared a technical knock
out when one of the fighters got
a jab on the probosis and faded
away when the claret spouted.
The baseball game to be played
at the army barracks tomorrow
afternoon between the Outlaws
and the American Legion is ex-
pected to draw a large crowd as
it comes at a time when most of
the employees in the city are en-
joying their weekly half holiday.
The game one week from tomor-
row will end the first half of the
Island City Leagues schedule.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Ingraham. TIT Southland street
was scene of youth and merri-,
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