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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-15
"S1,0oO A TOUCHDOWN" k NOW FEATURED as HIT Al COLISEUM THEATRE
A l. s O: Declaration of Independence CartOOn-News

new college comedy which, de- serves an-American rating on any selector's entertainment list ends at the Coliseum Theatre. It's Para mounts "S1 GOO Touchdown" which co-stars for the first time Joe F. Brown and Martha Rave, those vide -mouthed evokerS of the belly laugh. and 1t features such popular players as Eric Blore, Susan Hayward, John Hartley and Joyce Mathews in important supporting roles
 Joe and Martha elect joint ven- tlre into the field of higher edu- cation after both of them have become convinced that they are failures. Tn Joe's case, his trouble lies in the fact that he's a scion of a famous theatrical family, but cant get anywhere because he loses his voice when he faces an audi ence of more than ten persons. Martha's only asset is bankrupt college, left to her by her family.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-15
MRS. DUFRESNE AND CHILDREN
 SAILING SOUTH

Mrs. Frank Dufresne and her two children, Franklin and Vil- ginia, are sailing south Saturday to spend a few weeks in Seattle.
 Virginia Dufresne, who graduat- ed from high school here this spring, will enter nurses training at Columbus Hospital in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-15

One of several refugees to ar rive in New York from war-torn Europe, Zita Perzel, Hungarian film actress, is among the hap piezt. She told ship news re- porters .sat she expected a visit from the stor.- soon and that T hope it's a boy, but boy or girl, thank God it'll be born ta Amer
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-15
Host with Dinner
 Party al Baranof

Host with a dinner party last eve- ming, Cory Ford, writer and seen ariSt, entertained at the Baranof Hotel in the Iris Room.
 The guests included MT. and Mrs. Frank Dufresne, MT and Mrs. Hom- CT Jewell, Dr. Ira Gabrielson and Alastair McBain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-15
CARELESS TROTTING

SOUTH BEND, md.-Frank M
 Segety complained to police that a big dog ran right into the side of his car, and that the accident cost him SIP for repairs. The dog wasn't hurt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-15
Mrs. Ross Gives
 Informal Dinner

Mrs Grace Ross. who is visiting here from the East, was hostess last evening with an informal din her party in the Iris Room of the Baranof Hotel. There were eight guests asked for the affair.
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 TWenty-one Presidents of the United States. including Franklin D. Roosevelt, were lawyers.
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 QUEEN DESTINY" Anna Neage Anton Wal brook, c. Aubrey by Herbert Wilcox
 As in Victoria Great Miss Neage chartezaon the queen who a golden of British Empire
 Not plotted" movie but rather epsodic authentic of outstanding victorias the film pressive for pageany The with Albert Wabrook his through married life until his death make interesting portions
 Done in color in England with the royal castles at the films disposal it an interesting contribution biography
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 Based on cenlryod play The Fallen Saved and played straight this novelty which quite off The audience invited hiss the yruou just stage presentations revivng acting and scenery-chewng of that period.
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Hollywood Sighh find Soundt
By Robbin Cooss-

HOLLYWOOD Cal Aug 15.-"THE GREAT McGINTY." and directed by Preston Surges Principals Brian Donevy Angelus Tamiroff Allyn Joslyn William Demarest, Louis Jean Heyd Steffi Duna.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-15
To Celebrate with
 Anniversary Party

In celebration of their second wedding anniversary, MT. and Mrs Gordon France will be hosts this evening at their residence on Dixon Street.
 Invited to call are MT. and Mrs Bud Sherring ton and daughter Joan, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Green how, Mrs. Pauline Nicely and Wal ter Rolf.
 Gordon France, chief engineer for radio station Kiny, and Mrs France, came to Juneau about five months ago from Eureka, Califor- mia.
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The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
RUMOR EKISTAM
KEY WEST BARS
WINTER TOURISTS
CHAMBER OF CoRoEEzcE EE
CEIvES PRIZE MoUEY O
THEM ALL: SECRETARY d
FLATES ADVERSE STORY

Shades Of reverse publc-y
What have We here EeF Wez-
erS have long Deen irked zns-
adverse publicity gwen uuz zhuZ
the Island CIty-ab0uf the lack
of water and food. and Al rhe
rest But now CONES rhe Lz-eZ
and best (Or WORST q the knnckz
F W McBurnie- Puurz Co.
has heard rumOrs that the MI
tary authorities IN Key West hzz
ruled out all tourists II lez-
ter to the Chamber q Cummerce
he wrote
rs il true they don't aIuw
trailers 10 come % Key Wes- q
tourists We heard the roVern-
ment was working On TINS DeEense
Program and had forbade tuurlsts
in Key West Please le- M
know"
And what an opening thar u-o-
vided for Secretary SlnEle1un q
dash off one Of ms typical a.
swers He supposed thaf al tn
lies had been told about KEY
West that could be told-i1Ezf sTla---
letter opens up a new line
Then followed a complete d.
flatiOn of the latest Of rumu-s
about Key West
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
Legion Auxiliary
Heads Coming Here
To Arrange Farley
WILL BE HoNQRED AT DIN
NER RENDERED BY CON-
vENTIoN CORPORATION IN
LA CONCHA HOTEL

Mrs. Zoe Buzzell, department
president Of the American Legion
Auxiliary, and the state officers
of that organization, will be in
Key West Friday in connection
with details of the American Le-
gion's state convention here next
April 1926.
They will be given a dinner at
the La Concha hotel, and at 8
o'clock they will be guests of the
Key West Convention corporation
and executives of Arthur Saw
yer Post No. % of the American
Legion at post headquarters,
United and Whitehead streets.
Among those who will greet
them will be Lisle Smith, de-
partment commander of the
American Legion. who is return
ing from Havana with Al Mills,
chairman of the convention cor
poration that day.
Committee of the American
Legion auxiliary of Key West
will be appointed at the meeting
There will be several hundred
women of the American Legion
in the city next April and ar
ranging dinners and luncheonS
for them will be quite task.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
Lieut.. Craft Comes
AS Navy Chaplain

Key West Naval Station VIII
hold Sunday School and church
services next Sunday for the fEst
time since opening Of the station
on November !. 1893
Lieut.. 0g) Luther 2. Graz L
S. n. r, Of JOnesb0ro. Ca re-
ported TO Captain Walter 2
Jacobs, L S. n. station cun-
mandant, this morning. preparz-
tory 10 making snn0uncements
throughout the station concerulug
services 10 be held weekly. star
ing Sunday
Lieut.. Craft Is . Methods
Sunday School VII D. held faE
children Of all Officers snd en-
listed persOnneIs children -
hour viii be annnunced lz-f-.
Both this and the church serElce
will be held IN Movie Hal
Library Opens
Announcement Was mae IL
day that the Naval S1ztlun l5brz-g
has opened, situated II = uzrl-
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11

entertainment will start Featur-
ed will be the orchestras Of the
La Conga and Cabana clubs while
the food, drinks and smokes are
being served. Fred Marvil Of the
Cabana club, chairman of the
committee, is in cnarge He viii
be master of ceremonies.
Invited guests viii include
Mayor Willard NJ Albury, Coun-
~ Commission Chairman Carl
Bervaldi the members of city
council and county commission.
and the officers of the army.
navy, marine corps. national
guard and coast guard.
II was enormously stated IN
The Miami Herald that the party
was TO be a farewell for the
members of the national guard
National guard members viii be
entertained by Arthur Sawyer
Post at a later date
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11

Heads City
SerUiceCIub
BEE EXPERT IS GUEST OF
EVENING; PRAISES KEY
WEST CLIMATE AS GOOD
FOR APIARY

At the semi-annual election OF
the Stone Church Service Club
last night, Harold LaubScher was
made president; J. S. Daniels,
vice-president; Charles Ketchum,
secretary, and Jack Swift, treas
urer. The new officers will take
office the first of the year.
A petition was voted to be sent
to the City Council requesting
that body through its safety COM
mittee to see to it that stop signs
be repainted on street corners at
once in order to avert serious ac-
cidents resulting from the influx
of winter visitors.
The group recently voted to
start in motion a movement look
ing forward to establishing a
community mems bible class. non
Sectarian in nature. to be held on
Sunday afternoons in one of the
city parks.
Speaker of the evening was
Ernest R. Root, president of the A.
l. Root Company of Medina, Ohio.
Mr.. Root spoke in glowing terms
of the unrivaled climate of Key
West, stating that in his judgment
it was the most uniform climate
in the United States. The speaker,
who has had many years expert
ence in the breeding of bees for
honey gave a most interesting
and instructive talk on the sub
ject.
He climaxed his remarks by
saying that the climate, with its
uniform temperature. was most
ideally suited for the year-round
breeding of bees.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
NAVY AUTHORITIES
DENY SUB-CHASING
ERRAND US. ship
MISSION OF u. S. S. MacLEISH
KEPT SECRET: LEFT HUR-
RIEDLY YESTERDAY AFT
ERNOON

U. S. S. MacLeish, flagship of
the Key West West Gulf Patrol,
commanded by Comdr. Wilder
Baker. U. S. N, left port on hur-
ried orders yesterday afternoon
at 400 o'clock for an unannounced
purpose.
Station officials denied the
story appearing in Miami paper
this morning which surmised that
the MacLeiSh was called to sea in
search of a German submarine.
That was not the purpose of the
hurried trip, they stated, but
we are not at liberty to state why
the vessel left.
U. S. S. Simpson left this after
noon for ordinary patrol duty
while the U. S. S. Mccormick
docked from a period spent on
patrol in this area.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11

At the same time. an order for
a speedy trial will be turned in,
following instructions to the
States Attorney, calling for open
ing of the murder trial on Mon
day, January 20.
Judge Gomez concluded the
preliminary hearing, at which a
motion for discovery and one for
a speedy trial came up, in court
house chambers in Miami yester-
day.
The habeaS corpus proceedings,
according to the order received by
Clerk Sawyer this morning. served
to obviate the necessity of a pre-
liminary hearing Accordingly,
McGrath, through his attorney,
has waived that. Judge Gomez
indicated that no order had been
granted on the motion for dis
covery filed.
MasSi'S body, bullet-ridden, was
found under Card Sound bridge
on September 23rd. Investigation
by the sheriff's departments of
Monroe and Dade counties, i'm
plicated McGrath in the case, and
he was indicted in secret return
by a Monroe County Grand Jury
early in November.
Special deputies from Dade
county travelled to Boston to
bring McGrath back for trial late
last month.
Hearings held last week before
Judge Gomez on the motion for
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
VIII Nal Gun Fodder Hold Out?
Experts Guess At Metal Supply

thing to use reserves efficiently"
That's what counted for the
Germans. They brought the full
weight of their metal reserves to
bear long before the war started.
They were going at top speed
when they struck But the Allies
had to fight and make war ma
chineryg at the same time.
How did the Germans do it
since their country lacks many of
the essential materials for fight
ing a war?
Materials Hoarded
The official reports of the
United States Bureau of Mines
as early as August, 1884, shows
the Germans were ID prohibit
ing to domestic manufacturers
materials that had to be import
ed, and o. doubling and trebling
the rate of Importation Thus,
German people had to do without
tin cans, good insulation, good
brakes on their cars etc, but all
the while great stock piles Of such
essential materials were being
built up.
Furthermore, the Germans were
developing substitutes for rubber,
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
X-RAY SPECIALIST
KEY WEST VISITOR

DE. and Mrs. Bernard II.
Nichols. of Cleveland and Ra-
VIENNA. Ohio. are visiting In
Key West. stopping at the La
Concha hotel.
Dr.. Nichols is a director of
the X-raY department at the
Cleveland clinic and is an
authority In his specially.
having published one of the
text books on diseases of the
kidneys.
He served as president of
the Pathological Society of
North America this year.
and Is now enjoying a much
needed rest. He and Mrs.
Nichols were guests of MIR.
and Mrs. Archie Thompson.
l00l Eaton street al a lunch
con this noon.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
BY MORGAN M. BEATTY
AP Feature Service

WASHINGTON. Dec. IL.
= Ex-Premier Tells Hun
garian Parliament Nazis MAY
Not Win!. Greeks Rout
Italians Again!. British
Win Mediterranean Naval
Victory. Italy Will Run
Out Of Cotton January Il!
Germany Seeks Oil in
Near East!. Turks Talk
Up to Germansl
Are these headlines the
symptoms of a major crisis in
war materials for the Axis
powers and their allies3
That's an all absorbing ques-
ton for the experts who measure
the natural resources it takes for
major industrial power to fight
a long, modern war.
It's particularly tempting for
wary DR.. c. K Leith, the Nation
al Defense Commissions metals
wizard DR.. Leith hazards no
ready answer. DR.. Leith is one
expert in Washington who admits
he's already made a serious error
in guessing the outcome of the
war. He picked the Allies for a
fast victory on the sheer weight
of the metals reserves they had.
He was wrong.
Assumptions Wrong
You see, some of US figured
the balance of power in basic raw
materials was too overwhelmingly
in favor of the Allies" he explains.
But our conclusion was based
on fallacious assumption. We
assumed the Allies would use
their reserves on somewhat the
same scale as the Germans. We
expected the Maginot line to hold
long enough to bring these re-
serves into action We were
wrong.
The Allies potential weight of
metal and other reserves was not
brought to bear at the right time.
We should have reasoned at
the start that it is one thing to
posses reserves, and still another
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
MRS. ALBURY DIES;
BURIAL TOMORROW

Mrs. Minnie Gertrude Albury,
72, died this morning at 1000
o'clock at her residence, 615 Grin
nell street.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 400 o'clock
in Congregation church. where
the body will be placed at 200
o'clock by Lopez Funeral Home.
Rev E. S. Doherty, of that
church. will officiate.
Surviving Mrs. Albury are two
sons, Criminal Court Judge Will
liam ". and Joseph Mitchell Al
bury: a daughter. Mrs. Fay E.
Dickens. and four grandchildren.
Key West lodges of Knights of
the Golden Eagle and Knights of
PythiaS will attend the funeral
service in a body and pallbearers
will be selected from the mem
berShip of those groups.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
Lowest last Highest last

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Na-
tional defense has a brain trust.
Don't get the idea, though. that
it's anything like the group that
started the New Deal winging on
its way.
The national defense brain trust
is composed entirely of labOra-
tory magic dabblerS and work
shop genii. Official name of this
gray matter corps is the National
Inventors Council Chairman Is
DR.. Charles F. Kettering- There
are IS others in the group. And
theirs IS the darndest job in the
whole defense Set-up.
If there is something that isn't
on earth; if on one has ever
thought of it before; even if no
one knows whether it really ex-
ists-but it's needed-it's up to
the council 10 produce it.
What we need" says General
Hopeful. is a rocket torpedo that
can be fired to a height of about
five miles. and will level off.
chase down a bombing plane and
blow II TO Splinters.
And right away the inventors
60 to work.
If we could just make air
planes out of plastics". says Gen
eral Wisher, "and stamp them
out at the rate of a thousand a
day"
And another inventor either on
or under the direction of the
council, starts retorts steaming
and presses pressing.
These may sound like fictions
but the plastic plane is nearing
reality and some experts say the
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
LEONOR Nj. WARREN
In SOCIOLOGY CLUE
Especial to The CItiEen)

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. Dec.
1l.-Miss Leonor NJ. Warren.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam r. Warren of Eaton street.
Key West, and a member of the
senior class at Smith College.
has been accepted, along with l8
other new members, into the
Smith College Sociology Club.
The club is open to all Juniors
and seniors who are majoring in
sociology and who have shown an
interest and proficiency in that
subject.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
COUNTY BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

County Board viii assemble for
its second meeting of the month
in Clerk Ross Sawyer's office to-
night at 800 o'clock.
II was originally thought that
a revision Of plans to obtain Boca
Chica property for the projected
army sub-airbase would come up
for consideration al this meeting.
Announcement this morning,
however, was to the effect that
that subject will be delayed for
another meeting
A special committee is due to
report on whether or not one of
three bids submitted for purchase
Of dragline will be accepted or
not at this time.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
Inventors Work On Magic
Materials For Defense
tASSociated Pres. Feature Service,

aerial torpedo for defense against
bombing attacks is just over the
horizon.
Plastic Plane Is Near
These aren't the only duties of
this new brain trust. One of the
most important is sitting OF all
ideas and suggestions that pour
in from the public. Since the
councils creation, more than s.
900 such ideas have collected and
they are rolling in now at the
rate of 125 a day-all dealing
with methods for strengthening
and speeding the nations defen-
SeS They range all the way from
crackpOt schemes that must have
been conceived in a welsh rare
bit nightmare 10 practical Sug-
gestiOns from embryo Edisons
%Contlnued on Page Four
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
MRS. DECUIRE
DIED TUESDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby
Deguire. 80, who died yesterday
in a local hospital, are being held
this afternoon at 400 o'clock in
Pritchard Funeral Homes chapel.
Rev. h. S. Doherty of First Con-
gregational Church is officiating.
Surviving Mrs Deguire are a
son, Cleveland Del Pine. and two
sisters, Mrs. Emory Curry of this
city, and Mrs. H. G. NellS, Of Opa
Locka.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
LOAN COMPLETED
FOR ARGENTINA

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. -
Secretary of Commerce Jesse
Jones, announced here this morn
ing that arrangements for a $780,
100000 loan had been completed
to be placed to the credit of the
Latin-American country of Ar
gentina.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11

discovery and speedy. trial were
continued to Monday of this
week, at which time eight wit
neSses who appeared before the
Monroe County Grand Jury were
heard. These were Kenneth Ar
cher, Alvin Costar, Freddy Ed
wards, G. w. Skies, A. Vincent
Armayor, Chas. E. Curry, Henry
Betancourt and Leroy Roberts.
1t was alleged that McGrath had
been taken into custody before
the indictment had been returned
by the Grand Jury, necessitating
the preliminary hearings before
the trial could be set.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
VATICAN WILL HAVE
new BOMB SHELTER

(AsSOcinted Press Feature Serviee)
VATICAN CITY, Dec. IA
gaS-tight shelter bolstered by 100
tons of steel is being built to pro-
tect Pope Plus XII from bombs
that may be dropped on Rome.
The shelter, Vatican circles say.
probably will not be completed
until the first of the year.
Vatican prelateS say the Pontiff
has declared that he would no:
leave Vatican City for ANY rea-
son..
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
VETERANS STAGE JAMBOREE
TONIGHT AT POST HALL

Tonight the jamboree and
roundup of Arthur Sawyer Post
No. %. the American Legion, will
be held at Legion hall, Whitehead
and United streets.
There will be a regular meet
ing of the post at 8 p. m In the
absence of Harold E Russell, post
commander, who is in Miami, Al
Mills. vice commander, will be in
the chair.
At approximately 10 p. m. the
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
MISSING PISTOLS
BRIGHTEN HUBBY

TULSA, Okla, Dec IA sec
ond hand dealer. reporting TO po-
lice that someone had stolen $3.50
from its hiding place, asked Off
GERS to search for his wife. She
disappeared at about the same
time as the money. :
why don't you look for her."
asked q detective.
There's two shootin' pistols
missing. too, said the complain
ant, significantly.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
FISH MARKET

JACKSON. Mo--Counfy Clerk
L. H. Schrader arranged a plc-
ture display Of all Missouri game
fish to illustrate MS list - open
and closed seasons He placed =
on the wall Along came . tax
payer and asked: Is II here ttzf
they sell those fish"
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
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LEGION COMMANDER
COMING TOMORROW

State Connzn6er Isis
Smith Of fhs Amerizz L.
gion VIII be arss1sd s1zzr-
row morning when he AZ
rives IN Key Wez. va 1ns
p. g. .. beat from Tzzpz ~
the members oE Ar1hzr SsE-
yer Post Nc "a i wAs AZ
nounred today bY n NLL
Mills. with several oznsr
members Of fhs orgzzzzzlrz-
viii meet the bo11 9n1 g-ss-
State Coznzndex SEA
who is coming here tr1z -
home. Haines City
They VIII take hiz .5 .sE
la Concha hc1el for Ez@zE-
fast and . ges-t0ss<hs- .zLE-
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11

petroleum. tin, mercury. and
many other materials. So when
the war came, their mite was
flung full force at the enemy,
while the Allies were still break
Continued Or Page Four)
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
NaSd NuTdeFSuSpeCt T0Be AITdgned
Before JUDGE Gomez Next Saturday
ORDER SPEEDY TRIAL In CASE OF ALLEGED
KILLER OF MAN WHOSE BODY
WAS FOUND ON KEYS

Mass will be arragned before Judge Arthur
according
information received Clerk Ross SawYer office morning
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-11
65 Officers And 800 Men
Are Summoned For Ac-
tive Duty; Sixty Million
Dollar Loan In Offing
WASHINGTON. Dec. IL. -
Navy Department announced TO-
day that 19 fleet divisions of the
Organized Reserves had been
called back TO duty.

The orders went out to IS of
ficerS and 1,540 men, and, carried
urgent necessity for all to report
for immediate assignment at
designated naval stations.
Previous indication of the
blanket-order affecting all re-
serves had been given out last
week, but the order today COM
pleted the move which will serve
to completely outfit new naval
units now being commissioned.