The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-19
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files of The Citizen


The Files of The Citizen
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The Cuban-American air mail
service has begun. Cy Caldwell,
pilot of the La Nina, a seaplane
belonging to a Cuban corporation,
took off from here this morning
with seven bags of mail destined
for all parts of the work.. There
were close to $4,000 letters from
Key West alone, and around 49,
600 which came in from other
points on the morning train. The
quantity was so large that Pilot
Caldwell had to leave his me-
chanic, Carl Rouse, in Key West
while the plane made the trip to
Havana. The Cuban plane was
pressed in service on account of
the rains of Saturday and Sunday
which made impossible the COM
pletion of the runways at the
Meacham Airport by yesterday
afternoon. This prevented the
big land plane being sent to Key
West to take up the run. Almost
squarely in front of the knot OF
spectators on the beach the plane
left the water headed north, into
the winil. Aviator Caldwell con-
tinued the plane in this direction,
gaining altitude, and then turned
about, passed squarely over the
watchers and headed for Havana.
1t was S:04 o'clock when the plane
passed out of sight.
Tentative plans for the Red
Cross Roll Cali which will begin
on November II were made at a
largely attended meeting of the
local chapter this morning. The
city will be diviled into districts
and these will be represented by
the various civic, fraternal and
other bodies of the city. Key
Vests quota this year is 1000
members but it is expected this
will be largely exceeded. Another
meeting is to be held on Novem-
Der 2 at which time representa-
tives of the organizations at to.
days meeting will report as to
what support may be expected
from these bodies. Miss Lyon
local secretary, showed that it re-
CURED about $4,000 each year to
maintain the local unit, and this
city does not often contribute this
amount. The hope is, she said
that this year Key West will not
fail.
Editorial comment: Before mar.
rage a man loves a woman who il
pensive. Afterward comes the real
test, when she is expensive.
The u. S. S. Humphreys COM
ing to take part in the Navy Day
exercises on October 81, is COM
parativeIy new boat, launched
June %, 1919, at Camden, N. j.
She was named in memory OF
Joshua Humphreys, naval con-
structor of Revolutionary days,
who was commissioned to build a
galley" which is said to have
been the first armed vessel built
during the war.
Mallory Line Steamship San
Jacinto, which came into port
early yesterday morning with fire
in her holds. sailed at o'clock
this morning for New York. The
fire was extinguished entirely by
the ships crew, Captain G. Avery
stated, and hail been under con-
troll since it was discovered Sun
day morning when the ship was
Is miles from Galveston. Part OF
the damaged cargo. among which
is IS bales of cotton, was left al
this port when the ship sailed.
The Mems Bible class of Key
West visited the county home and
there conducted services last eve
ming. Frank Fleitas had charge
of the ceremonial program and
the inmates of the home expressed
pleasure at the visit. The visit
ing group served ice cream at the
close of the visit.
A costume Halloween Party