The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-19
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files of The Citizen

Inc flieS or Ihe (1tixen
This being Cuba Day, flags
flying in celebration of the little
Island Republics Fourth of July
are bending their colors with the
banners and emblems adjoining
the streets of Key West for the
Red Mems convention, which
opens here tomorrow morning.
The program prepared for Cuba's
independence Day in Key West
was published in full Saturday
and will be presented at San Car
los theatre this evening.
Earl arrivals for the Forty
Sixth Great Sun Council of the
Improved Order of Red Men and
Degree of Pocahontas, which is
to open in Key West tomorrow
are being entertained with a fish
fry at No Name Key today, where
conventionists coming in over the
Keys may stop and join in the
festive occasion; then all form a
motorcade and come to the city.
1t is expected that all members
and accompanying friends will
reach the city by tonight or early
tomorrow morning.
Roy Everett Giles, 12-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. David B.
Giles, 1922 Fleming street, who
was taken with cramps while
bathing in the surf Sunday aft
ernoon and died, will be buried
this afternoon at o'clock. The
funeral will be from the residence
with services at the First Baptist
church. The tragic manner in
which the youth persisted is at
tributed to the fact that the boy
went in swimming soon after eat
ing hearty MONDAY meal,
causing acute indigestion.
Editorial Comment: A gener-
Gus display of advertising in the
home town paper gives the COM
munity good front to the
stranger in our midst, for the
outside world sees the communi-
ty through the local paper.
Yesterday the Chauffeurs de-
feated the BARRIERS by a score of
IL to 8 in. one of the most inter-
esting games of baseball played
at the American Legion grounds
in long time. During the first
of the game it was nip and tuck,
but gradually the stickwork of
the Chauffeurs began to tell and
by the time the game ended the
motor drivers had forged ahead
to the extent of four runs.
The Key West team and the
Sluggers were the winning clubs
yesterday afternoon at the Amer
lean Legion grounds. The first
game was an old fashioned con-
test in which the Key West team
won in the eighth inning. 1t was
pitchers battle all the way.
The second game was a walk
away for the Sluggers and they
practically knocked the opposing
pitchers out of the box. The score
in the first game was a to 3 in
favor of Key West and in the
second game the count was ID to
2 in favor of the Sluggers.
Eighty-nine cars of pineapples
were shipped over the Florida
East Coast lines today. The fruit
arrived on the ferries from Ha-
vana last night and was contain
ed in 40 cars consigned to dealers
in northern cities. ,,@.-'
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| Marriage licenses for three
couples were issued from the Of
flee of County Judge Hugh Gum
during the week just ending. Is
sues were made to William A.
MCGEE and Gladys G.. Adams;
Jose Mendares and Marie Gomez;
Hilton H. Roberts and Onelia Her
nandeZ.
Joseph Ramirez, 13-year-old
son of Abel Ramirez, while fish
ing yesterday from the P. and 0.
dock at the foot of Duval street,
cast his line and the hook caught
in the flesh of his forehead. He
was taken to the Marine hospital
and the hook removed.