The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
KEY WEST lin
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings On This Date Ten
Years Ago AS Taken From
Files OF The Citizen

Files OF The Citizen
Customs officials, raiding a
house on Thomas street, seized
1853 quarts Of assorted liquors this
morning.
The LIQUOR. valued at bootleg
retail prices at close to $1,000, is
believed to have been part of
cargo for which customs officers
here weren watching 1t consist
ed Of whiSkey, gin, Bacardi, wine,
champagne. and cordials..
Seventy-one Division street
pupils made the honor roll for
the six weeks period ending
Jan. %, a. list made public by
Horace O'Bryant, principal, re-
veals. - - n
Sixth grade students with aver
ages above 95 included Joseph
Richardson; Joseph Valdez, Gloria
Demeritt, 2 RQmelda Johnson,
Stephen Boyden, Eloise Quito,
Claudia Albury and Edna Riggs.
The Citizen, in an editorial, de-
plored the increase in appropria-
tons for relief.
Threats by senators to force
an extra session of congress I'M
less a 25,o0e00e relief measure
mainly for Arkansas farmers
is passed, shows how rapidly this
government is drifting toward
socialism and bolshevism.
%. Government support of
everybody, whether needed or.
not, is prodieally supplied on ru-
mored local discomfort without
an investigation. Ten thousand
dollars for drought relief in a
dozen Texas counties was denied
for lack of constitutional power
less than half a century ago. To-
day, $25,000,000 is eagerly voted
by an emotional senate because
of evidences of revolt are report
ed in one community.
1t. Francis LOOMS of the us.
Marine corps, and Mrs LOOMS,
who are flying from San Diego.
Calf, to Port Au Prince, Haiti,
flew from Key West to Havana,
yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by Pan-American passenger
plane sent here for that purpose.
Cancellation Of interest on all
outstanding city and county bonds
for a period of from two to five
years and compromise on prin-
cipal payments for similar pc
Rod would bring relief to tax
payers, making possible a reduc-
! ton of so percent in city millage,
and combined cut of sc mills in
state and cotinty assessments, the
city council was told by City At
/ -orney j, L. Lester last night.
T. T. Barr, F. F. Allen and c.
\. Pope brought in an unusually
! arge catch yesterday, topped by
! = 48-pound amberjack. They will
lave the amberjack mounted.
Miss Martha Louise Brady,
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis
Brady, 729 Love Lane. was mar
lied last night to Ray Owen FL
wood. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. E. r. Evans.
pastor of the Congregational
church
Key West firemen who had
threatened to leave the force
unless they received full January
pay today. announced this morn
ing they would remain on duty.
1T is all settled and there will
be no more controversy on the
subject. a spokesman for the
firemen said. we have decided
to be satisfied with such amounts
as the city may be able to pay
from time 10 time.
Miss Lillian Fitzpatrick, worthy
grand matrOn Of the Order of
! Eastern Star in Florida. will ar
rive here soon to make an Off
cial visit to Fern Chapter Mrs,
Carl Bervaldi. worthy matron Of
the local chapter. has announced.
Mrs. Milton Sawyer and two
children. who were visiting in
Miami with Mr.. and Mrs Edison
Archer, returned on the after
noon train yesterday.
Mrs. c. H. Bredin Of Detroit,
Mich. landed the largest sailfish
Of the season yesterday after
noon.
The fish was six feet. four
inches long and weighed ~
pounds,
a hke M.ariiv. far Success vdl de-
pend or vour own exerilous- 4
rather unfortunate day DO not
love money for itself