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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
KEY VESTS AIRPORT

Visit to Key West of the aviators who
races this week pointed up the necessity
for an adequate Key West airport.
While the visitors the other day ex-
perienced no great difficulty landing or
taking off from the ill-equipped field at
the head of the island there was a reason
that does not detract from the statement
that Key West needs better airport facii-
ties. The reason is that the planes landing
here were small individual pleasure craft.
They need little room for alighting and
leaving.
Key West will never become port of
call for large commercial airliners and
either t e large army bombing planes or
smaller, but faster, pursuit ships, until it
has an airport. 1t takes a minimum of
5000 feet for one of the large commercial
liners or army bombing planes to land or
take off. 1t is better if the runways are
even longer. Planes are getting bigger
every year. 1t may not be long before a
runway 10000 feet long may be necessary
for handling such cumbersome craft
Certainly the air field at the upper
end of the island does not measure up to
the modern requirements. That field can
be extended, of course, but the expense in
volved is obviously too great for this fl
nancially crippled community to under
take. The only way that field can be de-
veloped is by direct federal operation,
either through the army or the PWA.
There, again, the cost element may be too
great.
The obvious solution, therefore, is an
airport on one of the nearby keys where
land prices are low, where the land avail
able is sufficient to provide runways of at
least 5000 feet.
The Citizen hopes that the civic COM
mittee named some time ago to investigate
and report on the feasibility of establish
ing an airport on Geigers Key has not lost
sight of it's objective. Since no official an
nOuncement has been forthcoming as to
the efforts of that committee it is assumed
that nothing has been done about follow
ing this suggestion. 1t would seem that
some report by that committee is in order.
Key West must get back of any sound
program for providing an airport. Only
in that way may she become as one with
the other progressive cities of the state that
are listed on the nations airway maps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
THE LIGHT ON THE FLAG

All thru the zones of danger,
Thru storm and placid seas;
To identify our vessel,
Proudly, in the breeze.
There at the stern a searchlight
Shone all night, all night;
On our beloved National ensign
An emblem of power and might
Twas wartime in thirty-nine
The shore lights twinkled bright;
Slowly, we felt our way,
Up the Narrows, to the Light.
Nearer and clearer we saw it
A sight to go miles to see;
The light from that grand old
Lady
The Statue of Liberty.
Speedy ferries to Staten Island
Wended their busy way;
Liners were returning
Glad to dock that day.
Tow boats were noiSily footing
In spirit of vigor and joy;
Were we glad to see that statue?
Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy.
Past the Battery, up the Hudson;
Luxury liners LACED at pier;
But, two of 'em were hghtless,
Silently, stealthy, securely here.
Can you name that famous duo?
Any boy or girl can, with glee.
They're the biggest and fastest of
liners
The Queen Mary and The Nor
mandie.
| The precipitous Palisades
GloWered down gloomily;
But the finest sight of the whole
panorama
Was the light, on the flag, of
Liberty.
ALEC ALLAN.
800 South Broadway,
Baltimore, Maryland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
MISS WILDERNESS
GOES TO TOWN
APP Feature Service

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Jan.
Inlay Larsen is a daughter
of the wilderness and she doesn't
react to dances like the ordinary
16~year-old girl.
With her two brothers, she had
her first look at civilization here
recently. The three had never
been out of British Columbia's
wild Cariboo Trail country be-
fore.
Taken to f1er first dance, May,
an expert horsewoman and rifle
shot, later confessed, Meeting a
cougar on the trail takes much
less courage than going to a
dance. just trembled all over.
May. with her brothers, Jack.
Is, and Leonard, Is, gaped and
gasped as they toured Belling-
ham. The youngsters got the most
enjoyment out of riding in ele-
vators. Invariably when the ele-
vator stopped they'd ask the op-
orator: did we go up or down
that timer"
The Larsens live at Roe Lake,
$50 miles north of here in the
heart of the Canadian Rockies.
Their father operates hunting
and fishing resort.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
LEG AIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY.
IN CHANCERY.
Case No. 7-2I2
ROBERT MARTIN THOMAS,
Plaintiff,
VS.. DIVORCE.
Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
1t appearing by the sworn bill
filed in the above stated cause that
the residence of the defendant,
but whose last known residence
was 70 Moulin Street, Boston,
Massachusetts; that she is over the
age of twenty-one years and there
is no person in the State of Florida,
the service of a summons in chan
Gerry upon whom would bind said
defendant.
1t is hereby ordered and you
Margaret X. Thomas are hereby
required to appear to the Bill of
Complaint filed in this cause, on or
before February 5th, 1910, other
wise the allegations of the Bill
of Complaint will be taken as con-
fessed by you and said cause be
proceeded with ex parte.
1t is further ordered that this
order be published once each week
for four (D consecutive weeks in
The Key West Citizen, a newspaper
published in Key West, Monroe
County, Florida.
Done and Ordered in Key West
this End day OF January, A. ID. 1910.
(Circuit Court SeaD
Ross c Sawyer
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
BY (Sd.) Florence <. Sawyer.
Deputy Clerk.
(Sd) Allan b. Cleare, Jr.,
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
jan4-11-1S-25; feb1 1870
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
A 10000, GOODYEAR ERROR
You've got to hand it to pa

You've got to hand it to paleontol-
Ogists!
They never mind admitting a little
mistake like 100000 years. Here we
had been thinking that fossil found in
Whitehall, Mont, last Summer indicated
that monkeys lived on this continent 35,-
100000 years ago. We had it on the word
of paleontologist
1t seems that it was a mistake. Dr.
John Clark, of the Carnegie Institute says
that the monkey lived on this continent
only 25,000,0 900 years ago. In sense, TO-
100000 years is long time, in the life of
man or a monkey, but not many years in
the history of fossil
Let's not spoil the New Year by say
ing nasty things about the psychologists.
After all, what difference does mere ten
million years make between friends?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Those Republicans who were invited
TO the Jackson Day democratic dinner
which was free to them and cost other
diners $780, certainly missed swell feed,
judging from the menu prepared by the
chef. whose piece de resistance was heart
of filet mignOn excelsior, and for the sweet
tooth there was real spumoni with spun
sugar. Fourteen other palate ticklers
made up the repast
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11


l. Into what body of water
does the Thames River
empty?
2. For what degree does the
abbreviation Pho. stand?
8. Name the coach of the Green
Bay Packers, champions of
the National Football
League.
4. Which countries comprised
the Central Powers" dur
ing the World War?
5. An automobile distributor
regulates the flow of gaSo-
line, oil or electricity?
6. From whom did Jess Will
lard win the worlds heavy
weight boxing champion
ship?
z. What does the legal term.
locus deficit, mean?
8. Under which government
department is the General
Land Office?
8. What is the. correct pronun-
citation of the word autop-
sy?
10. Historically, which is the
oldest alcoholic beverage?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
LEGAL NOTICE

FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUG
TION-At the p. & o. S. S. Com
pany freight house, Key West,
Monroe County, State of Florida,
the 10Th day of January, 1910, at
10 a. m, to the highest bidder,
the following described freight
shipment: One crate, Bakers
Cake Mixing Machine, consigned
to B. E. Brantley, Key West, Fla.
More fully described as follows:
Read Type A-Cake Machine, No.
AK. j. HI. COSTAR, Agent,
the P. g. o. S. S. Company, Key
West, Fla. jan4-11 1910
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
HELD
INSTALLATION
OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR
HoNORED AT DINNER
TUESDAY NIGHT

Logia Cuba, No. Is, LO.O.F.,
held installation of officers Tues
day evening in the hall at Divi-
sion and Elizabeth streets.
The following members were
installed:
Noble Grand, John Carbonell,
Jr.; Vice Noble Grand, S. V. Rod
riguez; Master of Finance, Joseph
Fernandez; Keeper of Records,
Ygnacio Medina; Treasurer, Fell
ciano Castro; Chaplain, Joseph c.
Fernandez; Vigilant, Mario P.
Role; Conductor, Enrique Bar
cello.
Board of Trustees, Enrique Es-
quinaldo, ST., Joseph Sanchez
and Ygnacio Perez.
Past Grand, ]. F. Fleitas.
Others besides the officers who
attended the banquet following
the installation were: Arturo Ar
mayor, Oscar MILAN, John Cobo,
Henry Barcelo, Alfred Lucig
mani, ST., Jose Menaya, Miguel
Mujica, Jr., Ernest Salazar, Theo-
dore Betancourt and Horatio
Pons.
Outgoing Noble Crank Frank
Fleitas was presented with
diploma in honor of his work
performed during 1889.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

= Recently this column quoted an ex-
change as saying that contented citizens
are a towns best asset, and doubtfully
asked the question where contented citi-
zens could be found. The Tampa Daily
Times, whether from experience or just
heresay replies these may be found in a
dead town, but discreetly refrains from
mentioning any particular place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
COMPETITION FLOWERS
ON TEXAS HIGHWAY
ely Associated Press

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Jan. II.
Residents Of the lower Rio
Grande valley hope soon to have
the longest flower trail in the
nation.
It will extend from Edinburg
to Brownsville and Port Isabel
with branches to Raymondville
and through McAllen to Mission;
thence parallel to the Rio Grande
along the Military Highway.
Millions of bougainvilleas, a
vine that blooms almost all the
year in this climate, will be
planted and the trail" is ex-
pected to be completed by 1941.
It will be rival for the famed
Azalea Trail of Mobile and the
Oleander Trail of Galveston.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

~ Successful in obtaining a daily ex-
press service between Key West and Mi
Cmi when the p & o. reduced its service,
the Chamber of Commerce has made a ten
strike, which should encourage it to make
vigorous efforts to obtain other major re-
quirements such as increased steamship
transportation between Key West and Ha-
ana. completion of the inter-coastal canal
TO this city, the establishment of an ade-
quate airport in this area and some lesser
projects toward which that civic organiza-
ton has focused its attention.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago AS
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
FIVE YEARS AGO

The recreation department Of
the Key West Administration has
arranged for lessons to be given
by members of the Key West
Hospitality Band to boys and
girls who own musical instru-
ments but who are without funds
with which to take courses of
instruction.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

This is the open season for the city
slicker or so-called "snowbirds", who will
talk you into this or that big quick money
proposition. These slickers are fast talk
ers, put up a good front and have often
what appears to be splendid recommended
tons. Don't be misled, be careful and
tay on your guard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes express
SiOnS of the views of it's read
erS, but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items
which are considered libelOus
or unwarranted. The writer's
should he fair and cOnfine the
letters to 200 words, and write
On one side of the paper only.
Signature of the writer's must
accompany the letters and will
be published unless requested
otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Attorney General Murphys appoint
ment to the Supreme Court was natural,
though we will never forget how flagrantly
he handled the sit-down strike in Detroit
when he was governor of Michigan. His
successor is rabble-rousing Robert jack
sen, an appointment no less distasteful than
that of Hugo Black, an ex., to the highest
court in the land
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Stern is the name of the new leader of
the Russian army in the war with Finland
From reports that's where the Firms are
kicking 'em, and further since the Rus
slams are wont to turn tail and run, it's
natural that the Callipygian sector gets
the works.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Jacob Baker, one of the three
assistants to Harry Hopkins, fed
eral emergency relief admins
traitor, will arrive in Key West
by plane to remain for three
days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Unless something unforeseen
happens to mar the schedule, all
FERA office activities will be
transferred tomorrow from the
building on Duval street to the
marine barracks in the naval sta
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Martin Key and Miss Anne
Barton, who were in the automo-
bile that tumbled into the water,
causing the death of Mrs. Edith
Botsford two days ago, will ap-
pear to testify before the coro-
ner's Jury.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

The wind should have some OppOsi-
ton; so far everything has gone with it.
While the airplanes start against it; they
soon give up the struggle and are gone
with the wind.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Approximately 800 more work.
ers will be added to the force
now employed on the bridge op-
erations at Lower Matecumbe,
bringing the total up to about
875.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

An event of much interest to
Key West is the coming marriage
of Miss Angela Baldwin of this
city to Peter Vaughn of New
York, which will take place or
January 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

What has become of the old-fashioned
editor who thought everybody who dis
agreed with him was :? (Designa-
ton deleted.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2 Comprehensive City Plan (zoning).
g. Hotels and Apartments.
1. Beach and Bathing Pavilion
S. Airports- and Sea.
6. Consolidation of County and City
Governments
= A Modern City Hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
TEN YEARS AGO

C. E. Smith, local Mallory SIS.
Co. agent, has force of men at
work in repainting the main Of
flee building and other struc-
lures on the property.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Trial of Rewis and Anderson,
alleged bad men" of the Ten
Thousand Islands region, is
scheduled to come up before the
session of Criminal Court open
ing here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
rTrrEEN YEARS AGO

Within a few days, Superin-
tendent w. w. Demeritt of the
Seventh Lighthouse District, will
have work started on the first
of five wrought-iron structures
that will be built in Key West
harbor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Weather report advisory told
of a disturbance of moderate in
tensity northeast of the Bahama
Islands.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

The Three Way Committee, be-
sides enumerating golf and 9TH
err attractions in Key West, will
devote a great deal of its adver-
Using of this city as a winter re-
sort and to the incompatible
game fishing in local waters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Roughly three-fourths of AL
geria is desert.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Among the many visitors in
Key West are Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Stroll of Akron, Ohio, who will
remain for a months stay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

charging violation of the immi-
grafton laws.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Deputy United States Marshal
Andrew Lopez placed Keysee
Russell under arrest today on {
warrant received from Miami
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Rev. E. r. Evans, new pastor
for the First Congregational
church of this city, with Mrs
Evans and their four children,
arrived over the highway today
following a leisurely trip from
Galva. Ill.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

The All-Americans. baseball
team. handed decisive beating
to the Regulars. 9 to 4, at the
army barracks, marking the first
time players on the winning side
had played as a team.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Dissatisfaction was noted city
wide with the manner in which
the FEC. R'y. was running the
thrice weekly excursions from
Miami. Separate trains had beer
run before-the new arrange
ment was to attach excursion
coaches to the regular trains.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ

Can you answer seven of these
ten Test Questions? Turn to
Page 4 for Answers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Don Orester Ferrera, Cuban
ambassador to the United States,
and Jose A. Sera, attache of the
Cuban embassy at Washington,
arrived here by steamer from
Havana and entrained for the
trip to Washington.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-11

Deputy Sheriff Lawrence of
West Palm Beach arrived here
to take back with him as prison
er. Tom Higgs, alias Nassau
Slick. wanted in Palm Beach
county on an assault charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-14
NO LOCAL BOYS
 IN NAVY BAND
s everaI Waterburians
 Planning 10 Hear Hart- ford Concert Wed.

Several Waterbury war veterans and other Waterburians are plan ming to attend the concert to be given in Bushnell Memorial hall ir Hartford on the afternoon and evening of September 18th, by the U. S. Navy Band. The civic organi- zations of Hartford are cooperat- ing with the Unknown Soldier Chapter, Disabled War Veterans, under whose auspices the concert is to be given.
 According to Chief John w. Mc- Gibbon, of the local navy recruiting station, there are no local boys in the band, but Edward Strobak, of Beery street, Torringtony who was enlisted locally, is now at the Navy School of Music, and upon his grad uation from there, may be chosen for the band.
 The U. s. Navy Band was first organized after the World War by Lieut.. Charles Banter, who was also responsible for the creation of the Navy School of Music, the pur- pose of which is to develop young musicians to the point where they are judged proficient enough to fill vacancies in the bands of the var- ious ships and shore posts of the navy.
 The bands annual concert tour is now authorized by Act of Congress and approved by the President. Only since 1925 has the band been allowed to leave Washington, D. C., and in that time it has paid visits to thousands of cities all over the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-14
SWATA TO SPEAK
 IN NORTH HAVEN
Naval Quartermaster to Show Films Tomorrow
 at Baptist Church

A talk on the requirements for enlistment in the navy will be given tomorrow night at the Montowese Baptist Church in North Haven by Michael Swata, quartermaster, first class, and assistant recruiter at the Waterbury naval station. In addi- tion to the talk, Swata will show talking pictures of life in the U. s. Navy, and travelogs of various for eign countries.
 The local recruiting office has an extensive repertoire of moving pie lures on many subjects pertaining to the Navy, which are available for church groups or fraternal societies upon making application at the re- cruiting station, in the post office.
 Among the films in the collection are Repair Supply and Relief, the South American Cruise, Service in Submarines, Navy Wings of Gold, Modern Man-o-Warsmen, Gateway to the Pacific, Neptune's Realm. With the Asiatic Fleet, Sports of Sailormen, An Egyptian Adventure. Down to Dalmatia, and several others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-14
MRS WOODHOUSE
 TO SPEAK HERE.
State President of Women Democrats Coming to
 Elton Reception Tues.

The Women's Democratic CluE1 will present Mrs. Chase Goina Woodhouse, president of the Cor1~ necticut Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs and Democratic candidate for secretary of state, td the women voters of Waterbury aN a public reception Tuesday night al 8 o'clock at The Elton.
 Mrs. Henry A. Hayden, president of the local club and president o1 the county unit of the state federa- tion, is chairman of the arrange ments committee.
 Members of all local womenis Democratic organizations and all women Democratic voters are ir- vited to attend the reception.
 The reception committee win coTi~ sist of Mrs. Hayden and the followA ing:
 Mrs. William Keaveney, Mrs. Martha Zailckas, Mrs. George Corr coran, Mrs. Charles LaDue, Mrs. Belinda Mccoy Tracy, Mrs. Thomas ODonnell, Mrs. William Sutton, Mrs. Edward Mcdonald, Miss Cath- erine Burns, Miss Lucy Minahan, Miss Margaret Bowling, Mrs. Mary Kilmartin, Mrs. William Guilfoile, Mrs. Ellen Scadden, Miss Margaret Frageau, Mrs. Anna Hadden and Mrs, Louis Mango.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-14
ALIEN PROJECT SHOWS DECLINE
Only 6 Register With Post Office Staff on Fri-
 day the 18th

Waterbury's aliens must be super stitious. At any rate, after they had appeared at the post office in nearly constant numbers of from 13O to 160 every day, there were only 6S registered up, to three o'clock yes- terday, which was, of course, Friday the 18th. This was the Sharpest decrease since the project began on August 27th. Officials expected that 1t was only 8 temporary decline, and that the normal pace would soon be resumed.
 The total registrations today were expected certainly to pass the g. 900 mark, as the number was well up in the 19O0's before the office closed yesterday.
 Among recent events of interest in the local project were the appear ance of one old lady in the eighties, who had broken wrist in the bar gain. According to the man who took her fingerprints, it was very delicate process, but he succeeded In getting the prints. Another per- son showed up recently to be finger printed, with finger bandaged as the result of an accident. He tried to get the officials to skip the fing- CT, but was told he would have to come back. when it had healed, and the bandage had been removed, so that 8 complete set of prints might be obtained,