The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-13
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago As
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
OCTOBER 10. 1884

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viii is working with the Sherman
Adler forces at Fort Jefferson,
had been injured. The Marine
hospital was given the message
and plane was sent to get the
injured worker.
j. Gerry Curtis, director of
parks and recreation, today asked
property owners to consult that
department before pruning their
trees or removing any shrubbery
and vines. There have been nu-
merous cases of valuable growths
being destroyed through lack of
knowledge of the value of the
trees.
/ Columbus Day was fittingly OBJ
served by the pupils of the Con-
vent and st. Joseph's school yes
terday. Appropriate songs were
sung and delightful readings were
given by the grade pupils, giving
them a more vivid knowledge of
the discoverer of our great coun-
try.
Prizes awarded at the Baby
Show given yesterday at Bay
view Park went to Clara Jean
Cleare, first; Mary Ann Matchett,
second; Ann Doughtry,, third, for
the prettiest baby. Billy Spencer,
first; lola Marie Camus. second;
Eloise Curry, third, healthiest ba-
bies. Vincent Molina, first; Cath
crime Moore. second; Jackie Ma
loney, third. best dressed babies.
Judges were Mrs. Harry Galley,
Mrs. E. Pangle, Miss Mary B.
Trevor, Mrs. Jerry Trevor.
Cad Coles, purser of the P. and
o. S. S. Co., who was out on a
fishing trip yesterday at Mascotte
Shoals, with Captain Paul De-
merritt, succeeded in catching the
first kingfish of the season. The
liSa WSlSIl6u 20 PoutluS.
OCTOBER Is. 1929
Mrs. Cora Russell, D.D.G.C., of
the Pythian Sisters of this dis
trict, has returned from a visit to
points on the east coast and will
be present at the meeting of the
Key West Temple 20 tonight. Past
Chiefs Mite will be observed at
the meeting.
With exports amounting to ST.
O57, SIT, Key West led all other
ports in the state during the
month of August, according to the
report issued by Sidney H.
Brown, collector of customs for
the State of Florida, with head
quarters at Tampa.
Identification program for the
city boulevard, including planting
of 1000 cocoanut trees, is making
rapid progress and the improve
ment this already has shown is
being the subject of much favor
able criticism. The plan is being
sponsored by the county commits
sioners.
| Privilege of paying poll taxes
for voting in the coming Novem
Der election has been extended to
October %, County Tax Collector
Vim. T. Maloney announced to-
day. The books were to have been
closed 5 o'clock Saturday after
noon.
| John McEntee Bowman, head
of the Bowman hotel interests
who was visiting in Key West
yesterday, stated that the business
for the coming season is expected
to be the biggest in years. He
predicts that Florida will enter
tain a record number of visitors.
OCTOBER 10. ls24 L ]
The three seaplanes which had
been in port during the San Car
los Celebration, left yesterday on
the return to Pensacola. Previous
to shaping their course the
planes circled around the harbor
several times for the pleasure of
the hundreds of spectators who
were watching the flight.
Transport Maxine Gomez, of
Cuba, left yesterday for Havana
with two companies of artillery
on board. The Cuban municipal
band and number of Cuban Of
ficials were also on the ship. A
short time afterward the SIS. Al
legheny left the port enroute to
Pensacola.
| Inability of the Key West play
ers to score runs and erratic sup
port resulted in Quintan Lopez.
Key West hurler, losing one of
the prettiest and most interesting
pitchers battles seen in many
moons, in the game between the
University of Havana and the
Key West team, the latter making
no score and the University five.
Joseph Hessmer, grand master
| of the Odd Fellows in Florida, is
scheduled to arrive in Key West
on October II and on the evening
of that day win hold a joint meet
ing with Key West Lodge No. ID
and Equity Lodge No. 70. The
evening following he win meet
with Cuba Lodge No. Is.
Mrs. Helen Stickney, who was
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