The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-09
KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago AS
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
NOVEMBER 9. 1884

the immediate families, Miss Jo-
sephine Vial knight and Paul
Bernard Hyre were married 6
o'clock yestesday morning in st.
Pauls Episcopal church. Rev. A.
B.. Dimmick officiated. Mrs. Hyre
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. A. Knight and Mr.. Hyre the
son of Mrs. Frank Papy.
| Herbert Kahler, historical tech
nician for the National Park
Service, returned yesterday from
Fort Jefferson, which he had
been inspecting. Others in the
party were Harold Ballou, Mrs.
Ballou and Mrs. Kahler. Mrs.
Ballou is feature writer and
Mr.. Ballou is statistician with the
FERA.
Practically the entire sponging
fleet of Key West is away on the
beds, starting the pre-Christmas
activities. Operators expect to
return to port during the week
before the Christmas holidays.
The fleet captains also expect to
return to port with many bunch
eS.
Editorial Comment: AS children
we were told that Santa Claus
brought gifts from the clouds in
sleighs hauled by RENDERS, but
we were disillusioned in time.
The New Deal Santa Claus is
bringing the millions and we re-
joice. We will know there really
was no Santa Claus when we be-
gin paying in taxes and inflated
money.
NOVEMBER 9. 1929
First meeting of the L. P. Club
was held yesterday in the junior
class rooms of the Convent of
Mary Immaculate. Usual election
of officers was held and those
elected were: Esther Schrader,
president; Marie Giannone, vice
president; lima Johnson, secre-
tary; Anita Weatherford, treas
urer, and Bobbie Rice, reporter.
The fire department responded
to an alarm, which was sounded
at an early hour this morning
from Box 314 at the corner of
FLORIDA and Catherine streets. It
was found that a pile of trash was
burning on a vacant lot near
the home of T. A. Lumley.
Arrangements are being COM
pleted for the big Armistice Day
parade to be held by Arthur
Sawyer Post %, American Lee
gion, on November IL. The post
requests all business places in the
city to permit their ex-service
employees to be off from duty on
that date.
The street construction force,
under the direction of B. Curry
Moreno, is today placing the last
layer of rock asphalt on the sec
ton of Duval street between Di-
vision and Petronia streets. This
work covers the old car tracks
and extends IL inches past the
old rails on either side.
NOVEMBER 8. 1924
First of the delegates to the
convention of the Miami Baptist
Association to be held in this city
tomorrow and for three days, ar
rived here today. This evening
"a prelude to the convention
services will be conducted under
the direction of Rev. Edmund H.
Rice.
Arthur G. Watson, acting col
lector of customs for the State
of Florida, arrived on the Steam
ship Cuba this morning from
Tampa. He is to spend the day
here. in connection with his du-
ties and to confer with Deputy
Collector Louis T. Bragassa.
Board of Public Works has de-
cided to place White street in
good condition before the Hotel
Casa Marina opens for the winter
season. The street will be scarf
fled, refilled where needed and
rolled, and when finished will be
in acceptable condition for trav-
oilers to the hosiery.
Four-masted Schooner Lydia
M. Baxter, of New York, was
lowed into port yesterday by the
Coast Guard Cutter Saukee. The