The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-16
KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY

Happenings Here just Ten
From The Files
At a regular meeting of the
American Legion last night it was
decided to authorize the pur--
chase by DR.. Lombard of radio
set to be installed at the Marine
hospital tor the benefit of the
patients of the institution. The
legion has been working on the
proposition for some time and
enough money has been raised
for the purchase of the instru-
ment. There have been a num-
Der of contributors to the fund
and the funds now total $225.2l.
Everything is in readiness for
the presentation of the Kid Snow
Ministries tonight at the Garden
Theater under the auspices of the
Key West Fire Department. Gil
making two hours of entertain
ment the same colored cast will
present that great afterpiece $780,
600 Reward. A laugh every
minute is the guarantee given
and as the admission is but IS
cents no one should miss this
show.
Tourist travel through Florida
this year will be the greatest in
the history of the railroad, said
H. N. Rodenbaugh, vice-presi-
dent of the Florida East Coast
Railway, who visited the city
yesterday with a group of Off
Gals of the road. The effect of
the recent storms has been more
than discounted and tourists are
already turning to the Sunshine
State, earlier and in greater
numbers than ever before, he
said. Key West will profit greatly
by the flow of traffic that is GER
tain to come to this city, is the
opinion of this high railway Off
cial who predicts that Key West
will be thronged with visitors as
never before. He anticipates
great travel.
Editorial comment: A street of
well-kept homes is defaced by a
blot of ugliness if one house on
that street is allowed to run down
and look badly. That one place
stands out like a sore thumb.
People are always conscious of it.
A slovenly-looking home or bust
ness building on a pretty street
is as much out of place as tramp
in the society of ladies and gen.
tlemen.
The third game of the Little
Worlds Series between the
Pirates and the Sluggers, which
will be played Sunday to determ-
inc the city championship, will
bring out a large crowd of fans,
it is said. The grounds at Fort
Taylor are said to be in excellent
shape for the contest.
Christmas Carnival and speed
writing contest, which started
yesterday afternoon, is reported
to have been a success so far and
is still in progress this afternoon
at the La Concha Hotel, expect
ing to end late tonight with a gala
program. The event is being
sponsored by the Commercial De-
pertinent of the Junior-Senior
High School.
U. S, S. Hannibal and two sub
chasers of the survey expedition
left this morning for Guanacab-
ibe, Cuba. The Nokomis will
soon follow with other units of
the survey group. The subchas-
ers had been stationed here
since the activities of the survey
were closed last season.
The bridge party planned for
Tuesday night, December 90,
which has been arranged by the
Red Cross Chapter, has been
postponed indefinitely due to the
various events which are sched-
uled to take place before Christ
mas. Announcement of the par
ty will be formally made before
the close of the year.
Being a member of a fishing
party yesterday which landed is
fine kingfish and 40 moonfish
and hundreds of others included
20 distinct varieties of the finny
fellows, State Accountant E. c..
Hauselt is today happily and en-
Enthusiastically proclaiming the
trip one of the most delightful
and thrilling experiences of his
entire existence. The visitors
prize catch was a kingfish three
feet long. This and a few of
the moonfish which fell prey to
his hook were packed in ice and
cnrnf 20 his hama hrr n..r-.--