The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
KEY WEST in
GAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago AS
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
OCTOBER 4. 1884

Robbers who committed de-
predations at Pine Crest in the
Chevrolet Corporation section OF
Monroe county had only a brief
period of pleasure after their
thefts and are now in Jail in Mi
ami. Sheriff X. o. Thompson
was advised yesterday by Sheriff
Coleman of Miami that the
thieves were captured and were
being held awaiting the arrival OF
officers from Key West. Mr.
Thompson left over the East
Coast yesterday afternoon and is
expected to arrive this afternoon
with the prisoners.
| Chairman c. B. Treadway of
the State Road Department was
today appointed and accepted as
the governors agent in Key West
in the program of rehabilitation
in Key West as financed by the
FERA. The new appointment
will not interfere with Tread
ways duties as chairman of the
State Road Department. Tread
way succeeds julius F. Stone,
state and southeastern District
FERA administrator.
Francisco Perez, who was ar
rested Tuesday for threatening
the life of Louis Bancells during
an alteration on Southland street,
was given a preliminary hearing
yesterday afternoon and was dis
missed for lack of evidence. Ban
cells had averred that Perez had
gun and had threatened to use
| it. At the hearing Bancells said
he did not know whether or not
Perez had a gun.
OCTOBER 4. 1929
Among the latest reports, which
are fakes, relative to Key, West
in connection with the recent
hurricane that swept along the
Florida Keys is mat published in
the New York Daily Mirror of
Wednesday, October 2. The main
paragraph of the article perput-
ing to be sent out from Pensacola
said that part of the twister
drowned 20 persons in the rivers.
1t might be said that this city has
been misrepresented many times
but this is the first time it has
been accused of beihg strr6ufided
by rivers.
H. B. Reed, field representative
of the American Red Cross, arriv-
ed in the city this morning to
complete a survey of the storm
situation from Fort Lauderdale
to Key West. Mr.. Reed says he
finds that much of the rehabilita-
ton work will have to be done in
Monroe, Dade and Broward coun-
| ties.
A Pan American trimotored
plane arrived this morning from
Miami bringing number of COM
pany officials who are spending
the day here on business. Austin
Drew of this city and H. B. Reed
of Washington were arrivals on
the plane and the officials expect
to leave about 4 o'clock this aft
ernoon. 49, 49,
OCTOBER 4. 1924
Information continues to reach
Key West, which indicates that
the coming winter season will be
the most successful in the enter
tainment of tourists in the his
tory of the state. Fun credence
lis given the information for the
reason that the Chamber of Com
merce has been receiving more
| inquiries lately than ever before.
Cuban Consul Domingo ]. Mi
lord received information today
that the Cuban transport Maximo
Gomez viii leave Havana on the
morning of October 8 reaching
here in. the afternoon with one
company of artillery, one of in
lfantry and the artillery band on
board. Colonel Bustillo is il
command of the Maxine Gomez
The U.S.S. Bayspring will leave
Havana on the evening of Octo-
her 8. having on board the Cuban