The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-27
KEY WEST I'M
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago AS
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen

and Fifteen Years Ago AS
Taken From The Files
OF The Citizen
FIVE YEARS AGO
Raymond EinhoSn, of Key
West, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Elm
horn, senior in the College of
Business Administration at Flor
ida University, is one of the seven
seniors who have been initiated
into Beta Gamma Sigma, the ma
tional honorary business fratern-
ity.
Rev. A. L. Maureau, 81, is in
receipt of a letter from James A.
Vocelle of Vero Beach, Fla, ex-
tending thanks for the booklet
forwarded to him recently. The
writer states that the informa-
ton contained in the booklet is
very Informative and is excep-
tionally good.
Among the recent notable
catches by anglers in Key West
waters was a yellow jack which
measured four feet two inches
and weighed As pounds. The fish
was taken by Lieutenant M. c
Shattuck of Fort Moultrie at
Charleston, S. c. He has placed
it with Cecil Gray for mounting.
Exactly 100 boys and girls have
registered for the classes which
have been formed for the study
of musical instruments, it was
annouced today. Glasses get I'M
derway this afternoon at the high
school
Most Worshipful Fred w. De-
laney, Grand Master of Masons of
the Grand Lodge of Florida, is
scheduled to arrive in Key West
at noon tomorrow and will be
met at the train by delegations
from the local lodges. Mr.. De-
laney is paying his official visit
to the lodges.
/ TEN YEARS AGO
Two cars going abreast in the
same direction will be able to
pass two coming cars from the
opposite direction at any point
along the Overseas Highway
from Key West to Card Sound
Bridge. The road will be from
so feet to 100 feet wide at points
along that area.
Possibility of bringing a gov
eminent plane to Key West for
use in the fight against mos
quitoes will be brought up at the
meeting which will be held to-
night. c. H. Stuart, a winter
visitor. from New York, brought
the matter to the attention of the
Chamber of Commerce and it
will be discussed tonight.
Sam Snyth, alias George w.
Wilson, of Tampa, convicted at
the session of Criminal Court
last October and sentenced to
five years in the State Penitenti-
airy at Raiford, was taken to the
prison this morning by Deputy
Sheriff Everett Rivas to start
serving his time.
The navy's submarine S-4 ex-
perimental expedition, which ar
rived here last Tuesday, left this
morning for Sand Key, in the vi
cinity of which the experiments
will be carried on. This will be
the first tests of the O'Rourke
diving bell.
Judges for the bathing beauty
contest to be staged here Thurs
day night to select contestant
for a state contest at Miami, were
selected at a meeting which was
held last night. The contest will
be held at the Feast and Frolic
Of the Nations.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Support from all sides is being
received by Key Westers in their
determination to have the road to
the mainland completed, believ-
ing that the accomplishment of
the project will do more for Key
West than any other improve
ment which has been proposed.
Since January 90 when the
mullet season opened there have
been more than 100000 pounds
taken and brought to Key West
and it is expected that the half
million mark will be reached by
the end of the week. The fish are
salted. packed and shipped to the
markets.
Honest to goodness real circus