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The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
RUSSIAN DRIVE
NEARLY ENDED
FINNS KILL. 5000 REDS AND
WOUND $4,000 IN
NINE DAYS
lny Assoc :a;cd Pressl 4

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 29.+Mili-
tary observers here today were
of the opinion that the nine-day
drive instituted by Russia
against Finnish defenses was
dying out, despite the knowledge
gained that more and more Reds
were being thrown into the at,
tacks.
Finland reported that advices
from the fronts, both in the mid
die sector and in the Mannerheim
Lire division, indicated that the
Russians had suffered losses ap-
proximating 5000 dead and 49,
900 wounded.
Needs for further defense of
Finland were listed today as
more planes to combat the air at
tacks, which daily are carried on
over Finnish cities, and large
quantities of general war sup
plies.
i Increased difficulties of de-
Tending their country will soon
be faced by the Firms if mate
rialS are not forthcoming.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
BY MRS. coRpELL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-
There is no higher social obliga-
ton than to aid in efforts to
eradicate preventable diseases.
In civilized nations there should
be no room for such scourges.
The long and brilliant record of
science offers hope that in time
humanity will Danish them from
its ken. But to accomplish this,
unremitting efforts are necessary.
And efforts of this kind become
effective only when the self-sac-
rifice of the scientists is matched
by the generosity of those who
are willing to contribute finan-
cially toward making possible
the work of science.
Infantile paralysis is one of the
terrible scourges of man, still un-
vanquished. Intensive research
is necessary to determine its
causes and to find means of its
cure and prevention. Pending
these discoveries. facilities must
be created for mitigating the
crippling effects of the disease
through appropriate care.
Both research activities and
the creation and operation of
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29

Legion Convention in the Windy
City, his former home, he broke
his vacation long enough to fly
down to Costa Rica, Central
America, to examine a number of
newly discovered gold mines.
The car he drives bears an
Alaska license plate and this has
caused lot of curious inquiry;
the explanation being that dur
ing the winter season some Alas
ka residents ship their cars to
Seattle by ocean steamer, to be
used in trips to California or 9TH
er states. In his case, the car is
used to visit some Idaho gold
mines, in which he is interested.
Mr.. Guise reports cold weather
encountered ever since reaching
the. New England States, and
only upon nearing Key West has
he shut off the heater in his car.
He will be visiting in Key West
for several days before returning
to Miami and the West Coast.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
DEADLINE NEAR
FOR AUTO TAGS
ONLY 75l OF ESTIMATED 1000
LICENSES SOLD TO
DATE

As far as the office of Tax Col
iector Frank H. Ladd is concern
Cd no word has been received of
the extension CT time to purchase
automobile licenses and as orders
now stand, the deadline is day
after tomorrow, January 81.
There will have to be a good
many licenses sold in order to
have Monroe County's number
come up to the estimated num-
Der of 1000, as but 781 tags have
been sold to date.
Of the $50 tags 10 have been
sold; SIS tags, 120; $40 tags, ATT,
and S. tags, nine.
Licenses for trucks. 120; cars
for hire, IL; trailers, six; demon
stration cars, two; school bus,
one; motorcycles four, and off
cial cars, 20.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
REPUBLICANS
GATHER FOR
KANSAS DAY
PARTY LEADERS EXPRESS
CONFIDENCE THIS IS
THEIR YEAR: coNvEN-
TION TO BE HELD IN JUNE
CBy Associated rr~xs)

Topeka, Jan. 29.-Leaders of
the Republican Party gathered
here today to celebrate Kansas
Day and all expressed confidence
that 1910 would be their year"
when count Of votes was made
nationwide next November.
Speakers on the program to be
given this afternoon and tonight
included Joseph w. Martin, rep
resentative from Massachusetts,
and leader of the Republican
forces in that body; Alf M. Ian
don, unsuccessful candidate for
the presidency in 1895; Don M.
Hamilton, National Republican
Committee chairman, and Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Jr
Repres sentative Martin an
that the Republican con-
vention would, in all likelihood,
be held some time in June.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
]. HENRIQUEz DIES
in VETS HOSPITAL

Word has been received in Key
West, advising of the death in
the Veterans Hospital in Augusta,
Ga, last Friday of Joseph Hen
riquez, formerly of Key West
He was a veteran of the World
War and had served two enlist
ments in the navy, and also had
received an honorable discharge
for disability.
Funeral services were held in
Augusta and interment was in
the cemetery for the hospital for
veterans in the same city.
Survivors are brothers Rafael,
Acadio, Enrique and Eduardo,
of Key West, and Roiino of
Tampa; sisters Isabelle, of
Tampa, and Josephine, of Ha-
vana.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
MAMIE STEVENS
DEATH REPORTED

Miss Mamie Stevens, former
resident, who had been making
her home in New York City the
past ten years, died Friday, ac-
cording to messages received by
her only relative in Key West, a
brother, Paul Stevens.
While in this city Miss Stevens
was a dressmaker and had a
large number of customers among
the fashionable women on the is
land. She was the only daughter
of the late Roman and Petty
Stevens, pioneer settlers, and
granddaughter of George ]. F.
Clarke, Florida's first surveyor
general under British regime.
One niece, Mrs. Orville Oliver,
wife of DR.. Oliver of New York
City, also survives her. Funeral
services were conducted in New
York this morning. .8i
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
MONROE COUNTY
SCOUTERS MEET
ASSEMBLE AT c. OF c. HEAD
QUARTERS TONIGHT TO DIS.
cUsS IMPORTANT TOPICS

District chairman M E. Berko
WITT, of Boy Scouts, has called a
District committee meeting for
tonight at Chamber of Commerce
headquarters at 8 o'clock.
All scouters in Key West have
been notified of the meeting, in
Guiding District officers, troop
committeeman and scoutmasters.
E. A. Ramsey, Finance chair
man, will bring before the meet
ing the question of raising suf-
ficient funds in order to continue
membership in the council and
to carry on local functions.
Mr.. Berkowitz expresses the
hope that all who are interested
in scouting in Key West will
come out to the meeting.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29

UNION CITY, Okla. Jan. 20
When DR.. D. P. Richardson takes
a vacation, the town of Union
City, population so, virtually
closes up shop until he returns.
For you might say DR.. Richard
son is Union City and that its
residents are just members of
his family.
Since 1894, he has been the
only doctor in town, the only
dentist, president of the only
bank, the only druggist, the post
master and a leading retail bust
ness man.
And. to top it off, he operates
three farms and is interested in a
cotton gin.
In his As years of medical prac-
tice, DR.. Richardson has deliver
ed $500 babies, estimates he was
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
OFFICE FORCE
AT NAVY YARD
HAS ADDITIONS
ASSIGNMENTS MADE FROM
CHARLESTON PERSONNEL:
RATION QUOTA IS RAISED;
SHIPS TESTING coMPASSES

Recent additions to the office
force at the naval station were
made in the past two days from
other parts of the district, most
of the additions being assigned
from Charleston, c. c., Navy
Yard.
Victor D. Mette has arrived
and been assigned to the office
of the disbursing officer as chief
clerk; William B. Cooper, has
been assigned as chief clerk in
the accounting office; Jere S.
Mcgee has come to relieve James
A. Johnson as chief file clerk,
and George A. McEvoy has been
assigned to the position of chief
clerk, relieving Noel Cook.
Mr.. Cook, who arrived from
Charleston about the time the
naval station was reopened, will
leave for visit of about 10 days
at the office of chief of the civil
service commission in Atlanta
and will then proceed to Charles
ton to resume his position as
chief clerk.
Rations Raised
Captain Arthur S. Carpenter
announced today that the food
rations for all navy personnel
had been increased recently from
SOC per man to SIC per man per
day. This move was made, it
was stated, in that the existing
conditions here worked to dis
advantage, in comparison with
food costs elsewhere.
The destroyers Schenck Lea
and Mason were out today on
short trips in the vicinity of Key
West, celebrating their COM
passes, using the tender Gannett
as base, which vessel sent out
periodic radio messages used in
the celebrating work.
Five ships, the Twiggs, Evans,
Philip, Branch and Wickes are
still on patrol duty in the Carib-
bean Sea.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
ECONOMISTS VOTE
FOR TRADE ACTS
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
BELIEVES U. S. SHOULD
CONTINUE HULL PLAN
Cry Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. ga
poll of economists in the United
States resulted in almost unan~
lmous opinion in favor of contin-
uation of the Trade Reciprocity
Treaties, according to informa-
ton released here today.
Of all economists contacted by
independent agencies, a total of
$40 experts voted in favor of
continuation, while only ten vot-
ed against the treaties.
The QUESTIONABLE sent along
with the request for opinions
brought forth the response from
the majority that they were in
favor of reduction of American
tariffs, in an effort to bring about
world stabilization of prices and
commerce.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
HEAR OF DOMINGO
QUINTANS' DEMISE

Wire received by Sebastian
Cabrera, Jr., this morning, told of
the death of Domingo Quintans
in New Orleans last Saturday.
Mr. Quintans was formerly
manager of the American Cigar
Company factory in this city and
had a host of friends who will be
grieved to hear of his passing.
Survivors. besides the widow,
who resides in New Orleans, are
two sons and three daughters, one
of the latter being Mrs. Sophie
Hauk, former resident in Key
West.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29

on hand for the arrival of half
the population of Union City.
Just out of medical school he
came here with 10 cents in his
pocket and ideas about making
money. al
He saved his earnings and
when the local druggist died he
acquired the business. Later, he
bought controlling interest in
the bank.
In 1914, he was appointed post
master. He has served as presi-
dent of the Oklahoma State
Bankers association, and in 1888
was appointed State Banking
Commissioner. When he went
out a year later with a change in
political administrations he de-
clared he was glad because ST
really couldn't spare the time
away from Union City.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
SUTTON LINES
NOT TO OPERATE
RUN THIS YEAR
CANCELS SCHEDULE OF TOR
TUGAS TRIPS FOLLOWING
INSPECTORS DEMANDS TO
PROVIDE STEEL ADDITIONS

Establishment of a passenger
line to Fort Jefferson by the
Sutton Line, using the Steam
ship Florida, as the means of
transportation, will not be put in
operation, it was announced to-
day by c. B. Sutton, owner of
the lines.
Some time ago the private
yacht of Barron C. Collier was
purchased by Mr.. Sutton and
was intended to be used in the
service, but the U. S. Steamship
inspectors, who arrived several
weeks ago, decided that the ship
could not be used in the service
unless provided with a steel
house and steel decks.
Mr.. Sutton said today that
while every part of the machinery
was in perfect working order and
ready for service, he decided
that as the season was nearly
over and it would take several
months to do the work ordered
by the government inspectors, he
would take the vessel north, have
the required work done and be
back again next season for the
service.
The houseboat Nirvana, which
was brought to the city earlier in
the season and placed at Dry
Tortugas for the accommodation
of visitors to the fort, and all
other equipment of the Sutton
Lines, has been brought to Key
West, arriving from Tortugas
yesterday.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
Wife of the Secretary of State

WIS Oh IuS secretary Oh 01d1e
such facilities are expensive un-
dertakings. Too frequently, the
dread disease strikes homes
whose financial resources are
woefully insufficient to provide
the victims with the necessary
medical attendance and care.
If the bright day is to dawn
when infantile paralysis will be
relegated to the category of
scourges forever conquered, and
if, in the meantime, the victims of
the disease are to have adequate
aid, the nation as a whole must
contribute generously toward
the accomplishment of this end.
The National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, unselfishly
supported by many outstanding
men and women of this country,
is a splendid example of such
generosity. It's work can grow in
effectiveness only if more and
more of our citizens will give it
their support. I am firmly con-
WINGED that such support will be
gladly given as the aims and pur-
poses of the Foundation become
more widely known.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
.UOydS Reports
2S5 Ships Sunk
In War To Date
BRITISH LOSE 1873 YES
Sells; AIRPLANES AC-
TIVE OVER BRITISH
EAST COAST
nv Associntcd Press.

LONDON. Jan. 29.-The Minis
try of War reported today that
Nazi planes had been sighted
over at least two east coast cities
of England today. but that. in
both cases. the invaders had
been driven off by counter-at-
lacking planes of the r. A. F.
Only one ship had been sunk
in the last twenty-four hours, a
Dutch vessel of unannounced ton
mage. No casualties were re-
ported.
Lloyd's of London issued a re-
port today listing the total tom
mage lost to date by all major
nations in the sea warfare
Two hundred and eighty-five
ships have been lost, divided as
follows:
England 1873; France IS, and
all neutrals combined, 113. Ger
many has lost a total of 26 ships.
Twenty-million tons of British
shipping was being mobilized to
engage in transporting of sup
plies to the Allies, following re-
lease of estimated needs for the
coming campaigns and home
consumption, it was reported to-
day.
At the same time, it was re-
ported that of assets now held in
the United States by England and
France. approximately 00,000,-
900 had been utilized in purchases
TO date.
Word from the West Front in
dicated that no big action had
taken place as yet. Mortar bat
teries were hammering away at
both lines, it was stated and air
Teconnoiters were engaged in by
both sides.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
GOOD ATTENDANCE
NOTED AT LOCAL
BIRTHDAY PARTY
AFFAIR STAGED SATURDAY
NIGHT AT LA coNcHA: RES
ERvATIoNs COMING IN FOR
DINNER WEDNESDAY

DR.. H. c. Galley, chairman of
the local Presidents Birthday
Ball events, reported today that
the first affair, the Ball given
last Saturday night at La Con-
cha Hotel, was a decided success
with approximately two hundred
IN attendance.
Dancing began shortly after 10
o'clock to the music played by
Jimmie Loss orchestra and a very
fine floor show was presented
under the direction of George
Mills White promptly at mid
night. Night clubs of the city
contributed headline acts.
One feature of the evening was
a short talk given by a visitor to
the city from Connecticut, a Mrs.
Manley, who had been a victim
of Infantile Paralysis, but who
was now cuTeu IOlloWlng a period
of seven years illness.
DR.. Galley stated thai reserva-
tions were coming in good for
the Presidents Birthday Dinner
to be given at the La Concha
Hotel this Wednesday night at
800 o'clock.
Attendants at the Ball last
Saturday applauded George Mills
Whites introduction of the floor
show when he came on the scene
in an overcast over which had
been sprinkled imitation snow.
He started off proceedings by re-
questing that all join in singing
Jingle Bells.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
IVY WILL BUOY
SUNKEN BARGE

Coast Guard Tender Ivy left
yesterday afternoon for the en-
trance to Tampa harbor to place
a buoy to mark the spot where
the barge Belmont was wrecked
and sunk last week and is now
considered a menace to naviga-
tion.
Radiograns received by Super
intendent w. w. Demeritt gave
the information concerning the
sinking of the barge and that the
scene was nine and a half miles
from Edgmont Key Light and in
about seven fathoms.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
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RESIDENT OF FARlNORTH FAIRBANKS,
Travels $4,000 Miles Enroute; In Gold Mine Business
ALASKA, STOPS In KEY WEST FOR VISIT

Merle N. Guise, gold mining.
engineer at Fairbanks, Alaska.
has just arrived at Key West,
having driven some $4,000 miles
in wandering over the country.
during the winter shutdown of
the placer gold mines in Alaska.
Mr.. Guise commented upon the
changes which have taken place
in Key West since his last visit
to the city-while attending the
Shrine Ceremonial in Miami, in
1928, and enroute to Havana as
a side trip.
While driving from Seattle to
Chicago to attend the American
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
NYA employees
TAKING EXAMS

All employees of the National
Youth Administration are being
called in for physical examina-
tion, was the announcement made
today by Victor Lowe, local SUI
pervisor of the organization.
The examination will include
X-rays of the chest and lungs,
and will be made in accordance
with the health educational pro-
gram which is now being put on
by the administration.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
MAILBOX TO Be
INSTALLED SOON

Postmaster Fred j. Dion told
The Citizen today that the mall
box ordered for a location imme-
diately outside the postoffice
building. is in transit and will
arrive in the near future.
The mailboX was ordered to re-
lieve the necessity of those de-
string just to mail letters leaving
automobiles parked and going in
10 the building.
According to Mr. Dion, the box
will be placed at the corner of
Caroline and Simonton streets.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
LITZ FAMILY s"'..
VISITS in CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. A. z. Litz, with
their son and daughter, A. 2. Litz,
Jr., and Ethel Litz, and niece,
Miss Katherine Smoop, of Taze-
well, Va, spent the weekend in
Key West, coming down from
their winter home in Fort Laud-
erdale.
While here. they visited their
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Har-
man Jr., 1920 Seminary street,
who are regular winter visitors
in Key West.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
Temperature Of 43
Was Second Lowest
In Bureaus History
READING IN 1886 WAS
TWO POINTS LOWER;
THOUSANDS OF FISH
NUMBED

In sixtY-eisht years of record
in atmospheric data. the local
Weather Bureau has. with but
one exception. never recorded
such low temperatures as those
occurring over the past weekend.
The record low of 43 degrees. Of.
ficial for Key West despite unot-
ficial recordings down TO as low
as 3s in various parts of the city.
was the lowest in weather bureau
annals since 1886. in which year
the lowest temperature of al de-
grees was listed.
During the past twenty-four
hours. ending at 7:3O o'clock this
morning, a variance of nine de
grces was recorded, from the low
of 43 degrees, to SO degrees high.
With the sun shining forth this
morning, temperatures were
slowly rising today, with the
forecast stating that continued
upward trends in line with ma
tIonal trends, will come from to-
day on until normal tempera-
ture levels are reached.
Statewide, temperatures were
severe over the weekend. A rec
ord CT 48 degrees low was noted
in nearby Havana, Cuba, the
lowest ever recorded at that city.
Crop damages throughout Florida
totalled over $8,OO0,00O as the
cold wave extended down to the
very tip of mainland farm lands.
Crop conditions in the state,
virtually total loss, caused in
credulous concern to one visiting
party in Key West. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Dworak, with their children,
Mary Rita and Joseph, arrived
here for a visit, Mr.. Dworak be-
ing on a business trip in connec-
ton with his position with the
Kansas City Food Herminal.
He was sstounded to learn of
the statewide freeze. the condi-
tion making null and void the
purpose of his trip. which was to
secure shipments of Florida fruits
and vegetables to the Kansas
City market.
Locally, much damage to the
fishing industry was attributed to
the sub normal weather. All
day yesterday hundreds of Key
Westers were to be seen along
the shores gathering in what was
estimated to be in the neighbor-
hood of total of 10000 numbed
fish-most of which, it was said.
had become affected by the cold
water further up the Keys and
had foated down to Key West
beaches.
Approximately forty different
varieties of fish were picked up
by residents.
]. P. Sapp, who is stationed
with the air service of the Coast
Guard at st. Petersburg, report
ed that he saw hundreds of
numbed fish along the highway
on a trip made here this week
end. He also stated that evil
dences of ice were seen as far
south as Tavernier in bitches and
along the shorelines. Mr.. Sapp
came to the city to enter the Ma
rine hospital for treatment of an
old back injury.
Quick action by Joseph Ro-
nero. caretaker at the Key West
Tropical Aquarium, prevented
severe loss of fish in that estab-
When it appeared that the
thermometer was going to dive
down to record low levels, Mr..
Romero issued orders to speed
up the pumping system in the
Aquarium's lines, thus causing
the temperature Of the water in
the tanks to rise sufficiently to
protect the fish from cold wa
ter. Out Of total Of $500 fish
in the tanks, only six or seven
were lost. according To the care
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
poLIcEMAN-BURcLAR

PHILADELPHIA. - After 1e
years service as traffic patrol
man. Harry Bennett was arrested
charged with burglarizing a
store.
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
Outstanding Women Write For
National Paralysis Foundation

The Citizen presents her ewith the sixth and final
article in the series infan lille paralysis written by
standing
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen., 1940-01-29
HERE'S A MAN Who IS REALLY
DR.. Richardson OF Union City Practically Gums Place
HIS HOME TOWNS LEADING CITIZEN
AP Feature Service

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-07

Jim Graham, of Melorse, was a
caller here on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonse spent Sum
day with Mr.. and Mrs. AL Inden-
den, at Greenwald.
Anna Schmiesing, of Minneapolis,
spent the weekend visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Schmiesing, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Hickman and
sons, Of st. Cloud, were visitors
here on Sunday at the home of the
formers mother, Mrs. Mary Hack
man.
Erwin Meyer and Andy Woeste
were st. Cloud callers Saturday.
Quite a number from this vic
Unity attended the card party held
at Greenwald on Sunday evening.
Wilfred Emmel was Spring Hill
caller on Monday.
Andy Zenzen, of Cold Spring, Wis
tied relatives and friends here
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Hickman and son,
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. AL
Hackman to st. Cloud where they
spent the afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Hickman.
Hubert Bonemeyer was a Mel
rose caller on Saturday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-07
Metre Grove

Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Zech and
family were st. Cloud callers on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben frisco and
daughter and Lillian Spehn, of
Greenwald. spent Friday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Lindner.
Freida Metzker, of New Munich,
is visiting with her brother-in-law,
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred
Emmel.
Mrs. VIM. Spaeth, of Freeport,
Mrs. Joe Klein, of st. Cloud, and
Mrs. Catherine Spaeth, of Melrose,
were callers here on Saturday.
Ben Haskamp and Jos. Lindner
were business callers at the Gill
bert Mayer home at Melrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Worms
spent Friday afternoon at New
Munich.
Work on Highway No. 4 from
here to join Highway No. So has
begun. It is making rapid pro-
gress.
Mrs. Sylvester Botz and daugh-
tiers, of Greenwald, spent Wednes-
day with her mother, Mrs. Rose
Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Korf were
Spring Hill callers on Wednesday
afternoon,