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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-01

Inc road to the mainland VIII
be finished by December / say
members of the board of county
commissioners who have just re-
turned from an inspection trip
over the various projects. The
two mile fill between the Mate
cumbes has all been brought to
the proper height, levelled off
and rocking is now going on rapid
ly. j. Otto Kirchheiner, chair
man of the county board reports
that contractors, county en-
gineers and members of the
board are all of the opinion that
not more than 80 days will be re-
quired to complete the work. This
means that on December / the en-
tire road to the mainland should
be ready for travel except the big
water gap, and it is possible that
the ferries to be used over the
water may be ready by that time.
The Gibbs Engine Company of
Jacksonville has the contract for
building the ferries and while
they are listed for delivery De-
cember Is, he expects they will
be ready for delivery two weeks
earlier, The inspection party left
Saturday, returned last evening
and this morning. 1t consisted of
Commissioners Warren, Porter
and Kirchheiner, County En-
gineers Watkins and Bailey. They
were accompanied by Captain and
Mrs. r. w. McNeely, Senator VIM.
H. Malone, Judge jefferson b.
Browne and George Morris.
II am asking the people of Key
West to elect me" said Marion G.
Tucker, who today announces for
the office of Captain of Police
of the city. 81 feel that my police
record, that of a citizen and as
soldier, warrants them in repos-
ing in me their confidence. ! am
satisfied that all who know me
agree that my record as citizen
is unblemished." Mr.. Tucker said
that he was a member of the
328th Company S2nd Division on
the American Expe1itionary
Forces, was wounded and gassed
in action, and has the American
Distinguished Cross, the French
Croix de Guerre, and one gilt star
for heroism in the face of the
enemy. He also received a cita-
ton from President Wilson and
from General Pershing, and also
from the French General Petain.
The Chamber of Commerce IS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-01

The Chamber of Commerce is
out to get at least IS automobiles
and has appealed to the Woman's
Club for aid. The cars will be
used to show Key West to about
500 members of the Passenger
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-01

Bebey, of the Alacranes base
ball team, yesterday pitched what
it said to be the only no run, no
hit, no man to second baseball
game in the history of the city.
The Douglass school team COM
prised the opposition. During the
game of nine full innings 81 bat
tiers faced Bebey. Two of them
reached first base on infield err
rors. The others marched to the
bat and marched back again. The
Alacranes made one run, and the
game ended thus. Alacranes 1,
Douglass school 0.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-01

1918-Vienna hoists the flag {
Socialism over the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-01

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST
Member of the Federal Reserve II
Member Of the r. D. !. g
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-01

Editorial comment: Key Vests
fame is rapidly spreading. r. Jor-
gen Nelson, who represents a
Danish importing firm, has Just
shipped his company samples of
turtle canned in Key West and
believes his countrymen will like
If 81
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-01

1900-Census of this day gives
population of country as little
over 76 million.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

part Of the head Of the Screwlest advertising agency in the world, which is headed for the rocks be. cause he devotes al his time to thinking, not about business, but about the forthcoming Artists and Models Ball, Of which he is char. man. Jacks in . bad jam--he has sold Richard AFlen on the Idea of personalising Dicks silyerwaFe by creating . "eilveF dirl" for ell the ads, snd then finds that he's prom. ised the job Of posing for the "sil. yer Girl" to two gorgeous giTis-Ida Lupino, whom Jack has promised to marry, and Gail Patrick, Dicks fiance. At the same time, he's promised beth girls that the one chosen will be elected queen of the Artists and Models Ball.
 Comes the bail, with It's glittering show. featuring Foutines by Martha Kaye; Connie Boswell; England's most famous model, eandfa etorme; and the six great artists, Peter AFno, McCielland Barclay, Arthur William Brown, Rube Goldberg, John La. 0atta and Russell Patterson and his "Personettes," miniature animated marionettes.
 The companion feature will pre- sent Jack Holt and Mae Clarke In Outlaws of the Orient"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
Zovo Gets a Lift
 BY iDA RlklER GLEASON covvaeh. ss, NEA s.rs.. hs
copwlshe leS7, NEA Service; lNe.

sending her Q note saying, It's patricks Idea now indadO.
 Dear loidX that yer rint is
 paid,
 Maybe we can suggest 1t to him." His door banged shut.
 But although he resolutely sat down to his typewriter, 1t was not so easy to close the door of his mind, Certain black-lashed eyes of Irish blue kept coming between him and the villain. His own eyes stray. cd frequently to his clock without his being able to do much about ik, and in the back of his mind lay the warning thought that he was going to see her again soon.
 Studio one was feeling the eS. fectS of his visit, too. Kathleen tried desperately to think of her verse. But it was no use. In spite of the impending rent blll Q happy song kept bubhling from her lips, and the flavor of bean soup be. came much more important than how many rhythmic beats in q line might have. She kept jumping up and rearranging the gay dishes she had put on table in one cor. ner of the room, nauttering.
 Flair - fair -" Reading her rhymes out loud had got Kathleen Into the habit of talking to herself. What nice blond hair he had the way 1t waved back from his forehead-oh, dear, this hasn't c thiEg Irish about itl Bob McTavish that's Scotch. Almost Irish, but well, if I don't get in some checks soon, I'll not be here long anyway, so what the dickensl" She fiopped down into her chair once more and firmly reached for e sheet of paper.
 But if Kathleen was finding 1t distracting that Bob had taken the studio upstairs, the Duchess too was very much aware that the room across from her had been rented. Now she languidly knocked the ashes from her eigaret and re. marked to Q tall dark man with ex- aggerated sideburns, who was lean- ing over her easel:
 Rather c good-looking new ten. ant has just moved in. I must cer- tainly get acquainted with him"
 tT0 ne ContlnuedD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
MISS MILLER WINS
 PRIZE IN CONTEST
Successful Contenders in State Theater's Hidden
 Name Test Announced

"rhe Toast of New York;, that screen sensation which Is showing at the State theater today for the eios- ing performance, was the means of Lauretta 0. Miller of q Cooke street winning Q 9B prize In . hidden name contest, Twenty other people came in for prizes and are to receive a pair of tickets which will be good for performances today or next week ct the State.
 The contest provided fun and thrills for the hundreds who con- tested and 1t was surprising how well the people know their Movie Stars"
 Here are the correct solutions to puzzles:
 1. Frances Farmer.
 2. Jack oakie.
 3. Thelfna Leeds.
 {. Cary Grant.
 5. Donald Meek.
 6. Edward Arnold.
 The winners were:
 First prize S6. Lauretta c. Miller, q Cooke street. Waterbury, Conn.
 The following winners Of one pair of theater tickets:
 Marguerite Burns, iAS sylvan ave- nue; Berniee Sullivan. Girl Scout camp, Camp Wequapausett, Water. vile; Ernest D'Ambrosi, 1923 East Main street; Helene Perrier, 473 West Main street; June Lauryn, "a Wall street. Waterbury; Miss Violet Capone. ll2 Hawthorne avenue: Miss Anne T. MeEvoy, 2o4 Bishop street; Mary Dwyer, 66 Luke street; J. Agnes Bollard, 5i Ludlow street; Mary Berry. sl Rose street: Wini- fred 0. Walsh, bi Webb street; Mae Quill, sS Ia Stone street: Mary Me- Hale, 6e Chestnut avenue: Mary 0'Donnell. eoi Baldwin street; Helen Noonan, 9i Cole street: John r. Tehan. e42 Baldwin street; Phyllis Digimas. e5 Burr street; Richard Waters, 69 Woodtick road; Gladys Rembish. IF Dikeman street; Mary 4rene. 642 Hill street.
 All prizes were placed in mall Erie day evening and should be received by the winners today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
CAST or CHARACTERS
BY IDA RIElER GLEASON

CAST or CHARACTERS
 KATHLEEN O'sHAN--hsrOlnA writer of greeting card vorye.
 BOB MoTAvISH - hero, detec- tive story writer
 PAT - Che jAnltor who played Oupld.
 The DUCHEsS--pAtrOn of sur- suYveallst art
 PROFESSOR BRACEY-Egyp- tologist.
 Yesterday, Pat decides that Bob's dog, Hchnatx, can be used as an excuse to bring the young couple together.
 CHAPTER III N
 Lifting the dog in hls arms, Pat rapped ct Kathleen's door. When she opened it, he managed Q wor. Tiod expression. Look, Mss Kathy, would ye be 90 kind as to keep him till his master gifts back. Ke belongs to the new man upstairs, Mir. Bob MoTavish. He's c writer or some. thing. Quito 6 likely young feiier I'd say"
 The girl held out her arms de. lightedly. "0f course I'll keep him. De glad to. [ sew him on the stairs when they were moving in up there. Isn't he cute7 His mass ter's away you sayp"
 "Wen eehmats couldn't git In. That's the dogs name" Pat an. Swered evaSively. "fll till him where the terrier is directly Rhymes goin' ell right9"
 T guess so." She sighed c iit- tie. "f've got down to green, queen, sheen. Maybe the dog can help. His eyes look bright enough to think up something"
 She shut the door and Pat shook his head and went back to his sweeping. After he finished, he trudged heavily up tho stairs and knocked on Dob's door. The young man stuck his head out.
 "0h, hello," he said. "say, seen anything of my degP lot him out quite c while ago."
 T see the gurl downstairs talk. In him in, I think" Pat answered gravely. She's got studio number one. Thought I'd jist toll ye."
 Thanks. I'll run right down and get him" Bob started for the stairs. Pat erinned. "ft's q grand little gurl she b now. Had that studio quite . while, Writes rhymes or something"
 "oh, q poetp
 "Well If green rhymes with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

whole turkey dinner oil at one time,
 A dimple showed ct tn e eor- ner of Kathieen's mouth, and she iished 0 pencil out of the pocket of her apron and inspected 1t closely. II can make good bean Soup," she remarked ifrelevently.
 Bob leaned forward eagerly. "Se what9" he asked.
 "YeS, do come tonight and bring Sehmats, Maybe he could find Q rhyme for hone,"
 And If he did of course that would be doggerel, wouldn't it9" laughed Bob, and made for the door.
 AS he ran up the steps, the jan. itor was still working in the upper hall, Bob reached in his pocket, Here, buy yourself some tohae- co, Pat You're discriminating person."
 The old man grinned. "Fow many rhymes do you think it takes to pay her rintp Too bad that agent don't have to try thinkin thin up himself"
 Bob waved his arm dramatically If he did he'd probably end by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
STATE

Performances this evening afford late corners c final opportunity to sec "The Toast of New York" with Edward Arnold, Frances Farmer, Jack Oakie and Cary Grant; also EIt Can't Last Forever" with Ralph peliamy, two splendid feature at. fractions now playing at Warner Bros. State theater.
 When you've got cast headed by Jack Benny, Ida Lupino. 0aii Pat. rick and Richard Arien, that should be sufiicient guarantee Of top.notch entertainment but when the producers add hundreds of the most beautiful girls in Hollywood. two smashing orchestras Louis Armstrongs swing orchestra and Andre Kosteianetg'g orchestra, the six greatest living artists and Q half dozen of the most sensational headiiners Of stage, screen and "a. dio that means Artists and Models" the top girl"and.Enusic film of the year.
 It begins its local engagement ct the State tomorrow.
 Artists and Models" is exactly as cock-eyed Q Tnelange of tunes, gags and girls as you would expect from Q Jack Benny opus. Jack plays the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

Hollywood - Short takes: The first employer. paid strike and Q sit- down strike ct that, was staged ct the Wanger studio the other day. Five hundred extras were hired to sit all over the lot for strike scenes in "stand-In."
 Supervisors on other companies, noticing 90 many idle people around, nearly went crazy until they learn ed that the extras really were work ing.
 The candid picture.snappers, together with hundreds of fans who also carry cameras all over Holly wood, are making movie players seif-eonscious to the point of dis traction.
 Arthur Preacher says he's
 among those who 90 about cons
 stantly registering carefully-re.
 hearsed "unguarded moment" ex-
 pressionS.
 Few actors are competent fencers, but George Sanders, English villain, was good enough to do his own dueling in Life of Lancer Spy" Went at 1t furiously until he was badly gashed by the saber of his op- ponent, an expert.
 But Director Gregory Ratoff made them do the scene again, after Sanders had been patched up. You bleed too fast my frand". he repri- f,ianded Sanders. "The shot didn't look real"
 Along Los Angeles Central Ave. nue, where live many of the Negro servants of flicker folk, are numer. ous converts of Father Devine.
 But they're changed the familiar salutation of "Peace-it's wonder full" to "Peace-ft's Colossal"
 Besides the Warner Brothers flicker about the loss of Amelia Earhart, RXo is planning an au- thentic iilm- biography of the avia- trix. If this is done, Katharine Hep- burn almost certainly will have the leading role.
 Miss Hepburn, by the way. may
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

queen, she b," answered the Irish- man Sagely and picked up his dustpan. He watched Bob knock at Kathleens door.
 Inside studio one, sehmats hurled himself delightfully."- at his master, while Kathleen looked on with q smile.
 "Pesitive proof that you're Mir. MeTavish," she said, Then went on to explain how she happened to have the dog, adding, And I'm Kathleen o'Shan, in case you Ing him"
 Bob smiled back at her, She made c pretty picture in her neat apron, Q ready smile playing around ruddy lips. Quite the pret- tiest thing he had seen since he came to the city, he decided, You say the janitor brought tho dog to your" he asked. When she nodded, T see. Pat seems to have tho welfare of hls tenants very much ct heart, He said you were Q poet"
 "oh, mo-" Kathleen hastened to correct him. "Nothing 30 arty as that. Besides I've got to Sup- port myself. do gretting cards for c living. You know, valen. tines, birthdays, mothers day cards, friendship cards and all that, Sometimes it's fun and sometimes it's an awful headache, especially about now when 1t gets near bill time. get to worrying, then I can't rhyme anything but due and blue"
 "You mean to say you actually make Q business of selling those eardSs ! always supposed they just printed them. Never thought about the people who must write them"
 "Well, you can think about me doing it now" Kathleen's tone held an edge. Pat said you were Q writer, too. I suppose you do books, or these stories that're all dressed up with pictures in the big magazines"
 Bob picked up the dog and leaned back against the kitehenet wall, smiling up at her, Pats e regular information bureau, isn't heS And of course I did ask for that last remark, after what I said about greeting cards, But you're wrong, lady, dead wrong. I've got to eat, too you know, That's why write for the pulps,"
 Kathleen looked nystihed.
 "You know the kill.'em- m-on- every.page kind. Sheriff's posses, master detectives, deadly crooks rampant in every paragraph. It's great life. My menus gov. erned solely by the number of words I sell In a month. Ten thousand words, bean soup. Twen. @ thousand, maybe c pork chop, and once when I caught one editor just after he had come out of an anesthetic or something, and he paid me 6 prize of $500, l ate Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
POLl,S

Khyber Pass, in the land of the Bengal Laneersl The last untamed frontier Of 6 great empirel Raid. Ing tribesmen, Highlands in plaid, cracking rifles and c little girl who won tho right to wear the colors of the regimentl
 The picture is Rudyard Kipling's Wee Willie Winkie" and the little girl is Shirley Tempio-with Vies tor MeLaglen As the valiant ser. geant--And the place to sec them is ct the Loew Poll theater today. Here k . story as eolorful As Indias jeweled and brasen hues .as strange AS the skirling bag. pipes on the roof of Asia. .as iieFee and bold aS the prose of Kip- ling.
 Youil sec in this picture c Shirley Temple whose power to stir your emotions will be tho wonder Of your life .a Victor MeLaglen whose performance as the grufiest, toughest and bravest Of tho troops who hold Khyber Pass will stand alongside his many notable screen ci.. "Aeterigations.. @ cast spark ling with such favoFite people aS o. Aubrey Smith and June Lang and Michael Whalen and Cesar Romero and Constance Collier and Douglas Scott.
 We are not exaggerating, we can truthfully say, that this Is one Of the greatest pictures ever produced, After oil it's the story of only one man could tell, and that's Rudyard Kipling. This picture will really go down h cinema history as the tran. seendent achievement of the year.
 Little Shirley Temple-at her best-full-fledgod little soldier Of the Queen .. marching in the plaid.clad ranks of f the gallant Aighlanders -. idol Of 6 thousand fighting men,"
 And Victor McLaglen, who gives another of his great jerformanees ..,.a brave, rough, tough, fight. Ing fool who bowed to none but Private "Winkie."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
STRAND

The Marx Brothers in "A Day At The Races" and Midnight MAdon- na" with Warren William and Mady Correll conclude their engagement at Warmers Strand tonight.
 Tomorrow's new show will be headlined by that grand comedy success Easy Living" with Jean Ar. thur, Edward Arnold and Ray Mil- land.
 The story concerns e stenograpV. or, played by Miss Arthur. who sud- denly and unexpectedly gets a sable coat valued ct $50.000 and then has to live up to 1t, Like the man in Mark TWain's story who found he didn't have to have any money as long as he had e check for mile lion pounds, Miss Arthur finds the town wide open to her,
 Hotels. fashionable shops and dealers in expensive cars shower her with gifts. She becomes the talk of the town, All doors are open to her. There is only one drawback she hasn't the money with which to buy herself a square meal. She goes to the autemat and tries to "snag" e meal and meets Midland, e millionaire playboy trying to make e go Of 1t on his own as a bus boy. He is the son of Arnold, the man who unwittingly bestowed the coat on Miss Arthur. and with whom her name becomes linked as an aftermath. It is love at first sight.
 The splendid cast also boasts of Luis Aiberni. Mary Nash and Q score of other well-known charac- ter and featured player, all of whom perform splendidly in this outstanding picture.
 The companion feature will be 'The Great Gambini" with Akin, Tamiroff. Marian Marsh and John Trent. An amazing man who reads minds like books solves an excit- ing mystery thriller In e new. sur- prising way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
Paul Harrison i'm Hollywood

have a closer interest in aviation soon. There are persistent reports that she and Howard Hughes are about to take of for an altar some where, or Q justice of the peace.
 Joan Fontaine had her first date in months the other evening. With Cary Grant.
 Errol Flynn didn't have much
 to say about LII Damita and their
 marriage after he returned here
 from Spain. But she's In France
 making . picture, and writes Moi-
 lywOOd friends that she won't Dc
 back. Plans to build . home on
 the other side. maybe In Morocco.
 Brian Donlevy owned . German shepherd which was 50 ferociouS that 1t frightened all his guests. So he hired an expensive trainer to take the dog and teach it some manners.
 When the animal was returned two weeks later 1t jumped ct his throat and wouldn't let him into his own house.
 The Way of Some Fans
 Margaret Sullivan (Mrs. Leland Hayward and . brandnew raana) tells film friends that she has de. cided to retire from acting.
 Warren William hates radios, but he has compromised with modern ism by having c small electric phon- ograph installed in his car ... Bing Crosby, who used to be incorporated, now Is merely the productive ems ploye of Q concern known as Everett N. Crosby, Ltd. Everett, one of Bing's brothers. is the actor-croon- CTS manager.
 The whole colony is chuckling over the story of c man named Adolph stinker, who went into court to have his name changed. The judge was sympathetic and said the petition would be granted. What new name have you decided upon7' he asked.
 Said the man: "Abe stinker."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14
HAWAII BALKs CHILD BRIDES

Honolulu (UP).-Following revel- ation in the United States relative to "child brides" the territorial leg- islatuTe has passed and act raising the minimum age for brides from IS to ie years. The romantic Ha- waiian moon and sprlnglike air, the legislators reasoned, neeeSsitated ad. ditional precautions against nasty marriages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-14

4 Frenchman, Nicolas Appert Is known as the father of the tin can. The dramatically sealed con- tainer was invented by him in 1909 in order to feed the Fronch army,