The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-15
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KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files Of The Citizen


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Charles D .Sneed, senior engi-
ne.er, and c. z. Swain, both of
the bureau of engineers of public
roads of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, who arrived by auto
mobile yesterday, bringing with
them plans and specifications for
the proposed long bridges of the
Oversee Highway, left at 6 o'clock
this morning for the water spans
to be bridged, their purpose be-
ing to check up on the details
and obtain final information to
complete full report to the
head department office in Wash
ington, which will be done early
in October, it is understood. The
visiting engineers are from the Of
flee of the Montgomery Division
headquarters. The survey on
which they have come to check
was made several months ago
by government civil engineers
who came quietly and had their
work completed before it was
generally known that the work
was In progress. Arriving with
the government engineers last
night" were Chairman Duncan OF
the Florida highway depart
ment;; George Derrick, also a
member of the state organization,
and r.. J. Morrison, federal engi-
neer of the Gainesville office.
They were met and accorded a
cordial welcome to Key West by
a large delegation of city and
county officials, who went to the
Lower Matecumbe slip, accom-
panied them on the return trip
of the. ferry and escorted them
to the city. The visitors were
entertained last night with fish
supper at a local cafe as guests
of city and county officials, local
engineers and Chamber of Com
merce members. The visiting
group left this morning on the
county yacht Mayflower, accom-
panied by county commissioners
and the county engineer and ex-
pect to return to the city this
evening"
The British Steamer Leven-
bridge, which had been at this
port for about one week loading
sugar, left yesterday morning
for England. The work of load
ing the sugar was completed last
night.
Enrolling an aggregate of
about 5000 pupils the four public
schools of Key West opened this
morning for the 1929-30 term
under the conditions and pros
poets that are most encouraging,
according to Superintendent
Melvin E. Russell, who says that
the enrolment las larger than
was anticipated and will exceed
the record of last year.
Charles S. Lowe has received
his appointment as vice consul of
Norway in the district compris-
ing Miami and Key West with
offices in Key West. The ap-
pointment was received from the
minister of foreign affairs at
Oslo, Norway.
Editorial Comment: Miami
crows" because the custom col
lector's report for once shows
that Miami exceeded Key West
in the total value of imports. This
same report shows that exports
from Key West for the same
month totalled $2,330, $50 to Mi
ami's $60,454 or more than 35
times as much, yet Key West did
not crow, for that is nothing un-
usual.
Cardinals and Sluggers @swere
the winning teams at the Phelan
grounds yesterday afternoon.
The first game scheduled be-
tween the Sluggers and the Pr
rates was forfeited to the Slug
gers by score of 8 to 0. The
second contest between Key
West and the Cardinals was a
SUGGEST, with the Cards coming
out winners by score of IA
to Z.
Belio Sanchez, manager of the
Pirates, has issued a challenge
to the Young Sluggers for Sc
ries of five games of baseball,
the winner to take three of the
five. Prize win be SO cases of
soda water. The games will be
played Sunday afternoon if the
challenge is accepted.
TWO TWO ALL AOUND
DURING AUTO TRIP
fBy Associated Pressl
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. Is
Joe Shockley, contractor, tells it
this way:
ssI r,aS, % Q miles from Muddy