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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
Raj Strikes Heavy AT Italy
And Cerman-Occupied Europe

The thunder Of British bombs
rolled over Italy and German
occupied Europe today as Royal
Air Force formations struck with
increasing fury at both ends of
the axis partnership.
Hanover. object OF tbs most
severe attention from tbs RAJ,
was left a seething MAS Of flames
last night. Il is reported. and Rot
terdaTn. CherbourT. Ogtcnd and q
dozen other cities .eit the ssoek of
the bombs.
In Italy. official sources admit.
ted Sicily and southern italy as
far north a. Naples Rad suffered
heavy Casualties last night and
tisis morning
In all, nine German cities were
admitted bombed in Berlin. ard
British flyers told Of a smashing
day and night attack against pos
asble invasion points along the
channel
Berlin reported 80 British
planes had been shot dozn during
the night and shiH morning. while
British sources said they had not
yes made o complete count.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11

Westbrook Pegler, wild ely
known columnist, last week told
a tale of panthers. mosquitoes and
rubbery steaks about Key Largo.
S. c. Singleton. secretary OF
the chamber of commerce. has
prepared the following open let
ter 90 the columnist:
Mr.. Westbrook Pcgier.
go Miami Herald.
Miami. Florida.
My dear Mr.. Pegler.
Your article published on Sat
urday, Feb. 8. and tina, Of Hugh
Hough published in the Miaml
Herald just one day previously,
afford a most interesting study IN
contrast. Mr.. Hough was able 10
see a friendly. hospitsble little
city with much Of interest in Il.
Just why . man Of your ex-
perience and resources should
pick cut the sort Of place where
they would serve you something
that bears no resemblance to tur-
lie steak and otherwise take a1-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
LEGION UNIT To
MEET THURSDAY
MATTERS RELATIVE TO CON.
vENTIoN TO BE
DISCUSSED

A special meeting of the board
of directors of the Key West Con-
vention corporation is scheduled
to be held Thursday evening at
o'clock in the La Concha hotel
building.
This meeting was made neces-
sary by the failure of the corpora
ton to get quorum at last nights
meeting. 1t is DESTROYS that every
member of the board of directors
attend.
Every director must figure on
attending every future meeting"
Al Mills, executive director of the
corporation, said today "The
time before the convention is
growing so short that much inn
portant work must be done now
At last nights meeting the
board directed Mills to order
printing of cards to show that
local merchants have contributed
to the Legion convention fund.
Every merchant making a con-
tribution will be handed a card for
proper posting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
SINGLETON DENIES STORY ANENT
PAINTERS FOUND ON KEY LARGO

vantage of your trustful nature
by telling you about panthers on
Key Largo when chances are,
one hundred to one. that it was
just stray torncat going wild. Is
beyond my understanding Yoa
see, / have felt at home on Key
Largo for the last IS years and
believe that the last wildcat
was killed at least Is years ago.
and not in INV time has there been
a panther on the key. 60, you can
imagine the fun your hostess had
with a city greenhorn.
of course. you filled your col
urna az minimum Of effort BY
Fe-telling this tripe. but ! regret
II very much because you have
been doing some valuable work
n your column on various sub
iects and this pestiness detractz
from your cre6ibsIity Is com
mentator on any ard every sub
3ect. and 10 that degree reduces
your usefulness
Yours truly.
8. c. SINGLETON.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11

strange case. George A. Worley
state attorney, came here from
Miami TO direct the investigation.
Beer Tavern Owners Held
MIR. and Mrs. Marvin Griffin
owners and operators of the
Alice Reid" house where Mrs.
Turks lived and was employed,
were ordered held in county Jail
as material witnesses in the case,
Testimony of other girls and
employees of the house will be
brought out this afternoon at 400
o'clock when the inquest is re-
convened.
]. Lancelot Lester, Jr., assistant
state attorney, carried the bur.
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
URGES PASSAGE OF
'LEND-LEASE' BILL
SAYS 1T IS SUREST MEANS
OF PROTECTING AMERI-
CAN WAY OF LIVING
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Pres-
ident H. c. Conant of Harvard
University this morning urged
quick passage of the "lend-lease"
bill before Senate Foreign Rela-
tons committeeman as the sur
est means Of protecting the
American way of life.
Following New York Mayor
Fiorello LaGuardia to the stand,
the University president told the
committee he would favor any
measure to insure a British vic
tory in her war with Germany.
LaGuardia had previously urged
passage of the bill as a vital ne
cessity for American protection.
Wendell Willkie, returned from
a trip to England, is scheduled to
speak before the committee later
this afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
SPAIN, BALKANS
STATUS BRINGS
ON SPECULATION
GENERAL FRANCO TRAVELS
ACROSS FRANCE FOR CON-
FERENCE WITH MUSSoLINI.
POSSIBLY HITLER
(By Associated PressD

Speculation over possible po-
litical changes in Spain and the
Balkans occupied trouble Europe
today as General Francisco Fran
co of Spain travelled across France
for a conference with Benitc
Mussolini. and, perhaps, with
Adolf Hitler.
Rumania today severed rela-
tons with Great Britain in re.
taliation for England's severance
of relations yesterday, but reports
reaching London indicate Ger
many is attempting to avert an
open break which would lead to
possible war.
Hitler, according to rumors
throughout France, wants Spain
to allow his navy and air arms
the use of bases on the Spanish
mainland and in the Ballearic and
Canary islands.
The Spanish dictator, it is be-
lieved, will confer with Musso-
lini at Rome sometime this week
and may then, talk with Hitler
either in Rome or in Germany.
In Rumania, British diplomatic
and consular staffs have sent all
important papers to Turkey and
are prepared to flee the country
at word of command.
Balkan diplomats feel. how.
ever, that Germany will do every.
thing possible to prevent a wal
which would see British bomber:
blasting at Rumanian oil fields
the most important single source:
Of Nazi supply.
Bulgaria, appeased by British
retraction of a newspaper state.
ment that German soldiers were
already using the country. are re.
ported unwilling to break with
England.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
HUGH WILLIAMS
died this A. M.
FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE
CONDUCTED THURSDAY
AFTERNOON

After an illness of only a few
days, Hugh Williams, IS, passed
away this morning 800 o'clock, at
the family home, 400 Duval street,
Mr.. Williams came to Key West
four years ago and since that time
has been prominent in the real
estate business in this city. A
native of Springfield. Ohio. he
came to Florida 20 years ago and
entered the firm of Williams and
Pawley of Miami.
In that city he was an active
civic worker. He served as chair
man of the Dade County Repub-
lican Committee. president of the
Miami Junior Chamber of Com
merce, participated in various
other organizations and was ac-
tive in politics.
The four years which Mr.. Will
liams has lived in Key West has
seen him in various forms of civic
work including the Chamber of
Commerce. He was also a men,
Der of the Key West Housing
Authority.
Funeral services will be held
from st. Paul's Episcopal Church
on Thursday afternoon, 4;30
o'clock with the Rev. Arthur B.
Dimmick officiating.
Mr.. Williams Is survived by the
widow, Julia Stewart Williams,
one sister, Mrs. Willis ID. Booth of
Clearwater. and a brother, Roger
Williams of Louisville, Ken
lucky.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
COMING EVENTS

TUESDAY
Stone Church Service Club. 600
pm.
Revival Meeting, First Baptist
Church.
WEDNESDAY
Revival Meeting. First Baptist
Church.
THURSDAY
County Commission meets at 800
pm. County Courthouse.
City Council meets at 1880 pm.
City Hall.
Lions Club meets at $50 pm.
Lions Den, Seminary Street.
Rotary Club meets 1915 in St.
Paurs Parish Hall.
Revival Meeting, First Baptist
Church.
Fashion Show, Casa Marina. 900
pm. Sponsored by Senior and
Junior wonan's Clubs.
FRIDAY
Red Cross Sewing Club meets at
3i5 Duval Street, 400 pm
Tourist Club meets at Art Center.
7:30 pm.
Revival Meeting. First Baptist
Church.
SUNDAY
Revival Meeting, First Baptist
Church.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
Disturbed Conditions In
Cuba Have Gained Down

Conditions in Cuba. upset last
week when President Fulgencio
Batista suspended civil liberties
and eXiled rebeliing army and
navy officers. are calm now, &C
cording 10 word received here by
the Cuban consular office.
President BatiSta appointed
Col Lopez Migoya and Gomez
Casas TO command of the army
and navy and in quick shske-up
Of his government exiled the lead
ers of the revolt AT the same
time Col \ Benitez was named
chief of police,
Discipline in the army and navy
were maintained, according 70 the
report reaching here. and the
president has been assured Of rom
plete loyalty, BatiSta has won IA
vcrable comment throughout the
nation on his moderation in par
hitting revolving leaders - fee
the country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
NAVAL THRUSTS
AGAINST ITALY
ARE EXPECTED
WILL FOLLOW BRITISH &C.
CUPATION OF RED SEA
PORT: ENGLISH, FORGING
AHEAD IN MANY SECTIONS
Try Associated Pressp

CAIRO, Feb. 11.-Vastly in
creased naval thrusis against Italy
were expected today to follow
British occupation of the Red
Sea port of Mersa Taclai in Fri
trea yesterday.
British forces, executing a
giant pincer movement, swept
into the Italian base yesterday
afternoon while another column
was reported fighting it's way
swiftly down through the center
of the country.
A flying column of the army
invading Libya, meanwhile, has
reported its progress as "satisfac-
tory" in the drive from Bengasi
toward Tripoli.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
Explosion Rocks South
Philadelphia; At Least
Five Persons Arc Dead
(By Associated Press)

Most residents of the affected
section were in bed early this
morning when the first of the
blasts shattered houses in the i'm
mediate neighborhood and blew
out windows for blocks around.
Firemen and police officers
rushed to the scene and were
searching the debris of wrecked
homes when the second blast
brought walls tumbling down in
many more homes. The third ex-
plosion again shook the neigh
borhood and started huge fires
which blazed for blocks.
All gas mains in the district
were turned off after the third
blast, but no information as to the
cause of the disaster has been
made public.
Firemen are searching the
wreckage now for a score or more
Of persons reported missing, many
of whom are believed buried in
their wrecked homes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
INTERVENE TO
SETTLE STRIKE
~, As~ses.s<s Press,

WAsHiHCToN. FEB. fi--De-
Tense commissioners William s.
Knudsen and Sidney Hiilnan to-
day entered negotiations with
union leaders TO end the weeks
old strike ~ the Alice Chalmers
plant a. Milwaukee.
Meat aeriass Of the five strikes
now la progress. the Chalmers
strike has kept 1900 men i6Ie
for nearly three weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
Score Of Witnesses Heard
In Death OF Mrs. Turks
NEW WITNESSES
ARE CALLED In

Two new witnesses believ-
ed to have knowledge of the
murder of Mrs. Cecilia
Thompson Turks Saturday
night were called in for grill
ing by State Attorney
George A. WorleY this morn
ing.
The witnesses are William
Acheson and A. ]. Stewart.
Jr.
A steady stream of witness
es has filed into WorleY's Of
flee all morning and this aft
ernoon for testimony behind
closed doors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
Marvin Griffin And Wife
Ordered Held In Jail AS
Material Witnesses In
Case

Before Il crowd that half filled
the cavernous Monroe county
courtroom last night. GraYdon
Plowman. local taxi company
employee. told how he kept 500
o'clock rendezvous with Mrs. &C.
celia Thompson Turks Sunday
morning and found her strangled
10 death in her bed.
First of more than 20 witnesses
whose testimony will continue in
Peace Justice Enrique Esquin-
aldo's coroner inquest this after
noon. Plowman described how he
climbed in the window of Mrs.
Turks room over Howe street
beer garden. He found the wo-
mans nude body on her bed. a
silken undergarment twisted
about her throat with a tooth
brush.
Taking personal charge of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
MRS. M'KEOUCH
dies in HOSPITAL

Mrs. Florence Elizabeth Nc
Keough. age 81. died in a local
hospital. Her body was removed
to Utica, N Y, for funeral serv-
ices and burial. II was carried
as far as Miami by a funeral car
of the Lopez undertaking estab-
lishment.
Survivors are one brother. Ben
jamin ]. Fisher. and numerous
nephews. "
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
Two BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED

Mrs. Mary Hanley. 500 South
ard street, yesterday was grant
ed building permit for $500 in
repairs to her home.
Benjamin NJ Russell. zoos Eat
on street. also received a permit
for 500 in general repairs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
FREIGHT VESSEL
COMES TO PORT

The Clyde Mallory freighter
Colorado put into Key West yes
terday with 40 tons of freight
for the city.
The vessel locked here en- route
to Tampa at $50 o'clock yester-
day afternoon and left at 8:l5.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
HOLDS Is HEARTS

WYTHEVILLE. Va. - Thirteen
hearts were held in one hand in a
contract bridge game played at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. NJ.
Johnson in this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
GEORGE M. FOX
BUYS PROPERTY

George NJ. Fox has purchased
from Mr., and Mrs William Boil
a lot on Albury street near Flor
ida.
The lot, which was sold for an
undiScloSed amount. is located in
tract seven on the southeast side
Of Albury street
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
Sheriff Sawyer Gets
Instructions By Wire
From Chief Executive
One-Arm Bandits Loaded
On Open Truck; No Ar
rests Reported AT Sher-
ifs Office

Every slot machine in down
town Key West disappeared this
morning.
Acting on direct orders from
Govern~r ssessard L. Holland.
Chief vold Russell Is
believed 10 nave ordered the ma
chine operators TO remove them
at once.
Russell, questioned this morn
ing about the disappearance of the
machines. denied they had ever
run in Key West Claiming he
was speaking for Sheriff Ber-
lin Sawyer. who Is i'll, Russell
said the sheriff's office had no
statement TO make
Sheriff Sawyer. asxed about
the slots by reporter who visit
ed his home. said: AS long as l
am sheriff of Monroe county.
can promise you there will never
be another slot machine In opera
ton here.
Sheriff Sawyer received the
following wire from Governor
Holland:
Berlin A. Sawyer.
Sheriff. Monroe County.
Key West. Florida.
"Heporfs received here from
reputable citizens indicate that
slot machines operating openly
In Monroe county. hereby d.
rect immediate action by you
10 enforce law by arrsstins OPP
orators and taking out slot
machines. Let me have imrne.
date report concerning your
activity.
lSignedl
"SPESSAnD L. HOLLAND.
In spite OF Governor Hollands
directions TO arrest operators, an
employe OF the slot machine dis
tributor this morning was making
the rounds Of local bars taking
down the slot machines and
emptying them of money.
Later, all of them were loaded
on an open truck and IN plain
sight were driven down Duval
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
BODY AT FUNERAL HOME

The body of Mrs. Cecilia
Thompson Turks. whose dead
body was discovered early Sun
day morning. is still al the Lo-
peg Funeral Home. Insfruc-
fions from relatives in Chat
tanooga. Tenn. is being await
ed before disposition is made.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11

Joseph Clark, Philadelphia
police officer, was killed when the
second blast caught him in a
house partly demolished by the
first of the shocks.
Residents of southern New Jer-
sey could feel the earth shake
beneath them as one main after
another was blown to bits.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11

Word of WPA's swift action in
approving money for immediate
work on the airport had been
heard here in a report from a
Washington news service.
Only the approval of President
Roosevelt now remains before
money will be made available to
begin work on the project.
Congressman Cannon, in his
wire to Singleton, said ''presiden-
tial routine approval expected
soon"
Monroe county will bring s340,-
900 to the project 100000 of
which is supplied by Civil Aero
nautics Authority.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. ll.-At
least five persons were dead.
many missing and 40 in hospitals
this morning as the Aftermath OF
three gas main explosions which
rocked South Philadelphia today.
An entire block of homes was
destroyed by the blasts and rag
ing fire which swept over the Sec
ton after the third of the ex-
blossoms.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11
WPA Approval OF Fund For
Airport Project Confirmed

Confirmation of WPA approval
for the Sl.477.oo0 Boca Chica air
port project here was received
this morning in a telegram from
Congressman Pat Cannon TO S. C.
Singleton. chamber of commerce
secretary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 81 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-11

Key West, Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
WARNING

BUT MO-" warns Tom Daily
OF Birmingham. Ala
Love IL essential 10 happy
married life but II II not the
whole answer. Like the home
Mary and Bill hope 10 have,
their love must have a stable
foundation and proper support.
"One Of the main ingredients
81 love IL respect. Bill will lose
part ~ his self respect " he
must depend on his or Mary's
parents for support until he
gets q job. and Mary will III
nally lose respect for her hus-
band. II their love IL strong
enough for them to want tn
marry. II should he strong
enough 10 wait until they are In
. position To marry.
They cannot have their cake
and eat II. too. While u IL sd-
mirable 10 have supreme con
fidence In themselves and their
love, II Is foolhaTdy to tempt
fate. believing their love will
survive privation. poverty and
humiliation. All the world NAV
love a loyer-but not his credi-
tors"
Tom Daily age %,
6l3 Alabama ave. w =.
Birmingham. Ala.
$500 prize.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
NEITHER

To Mrs. James Donohue Of
Kalamazoo, Mich, marriage is a
fifty-fifty proposition where
neither gains or loses more than
the other.
you get just as much out Of
marriage as YOU put into it,"
saws she. THE world wasn't
set up on a gyp basis. IL wasn't
arranged for either man or wo-
man 10 become a slave or he
unhappy for another human be
ing. Marriage was set up on a
perfectly simple, yet sensible
basis. that requires courage.
thoughtfuIness, kindness and
willingness 10 do what IL ex-
pected. the most important
qualification being the readi-
ness To forgive.
Each receives blessings II he
Is willing To bestow blessings.
Each will be happy IL he il will
ing 10 give happiness. Marriage
is a partnership. therefore gains
and losses should he taken to-
gether--not alone"
Mrs. James Donohue-age 20
l25 Den Bleyker Pl.,
Kalamazoo. Mich.
so 90 prize.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Should
Football
Be
Abolished!

DO football heroes paw too
high a price for athletic glory?
DR.. Clifford Sweet Of Oak
land. Cal, in a statement be-
fore the American Physio-
therapy Association said they
do. THE athletes who give
their all for dear old Siwash
-. are buying ther temporary
glory at the cost Of their
health. They may paw for II
with premature arthritis,
muscle and bone damage, and
other painful diseases"
DIR. Sweet charged. among
other things. that II IL vir-
tually impossible to produce
that last bit OF effort. the
winning squirt, without dam
aging some part Of the body.
Should Football. Then, and
other Strenuous Athletics,
BE Abolished From Our
Schools?
SIS prize will he given for
the best letter on this sub
iect. and other awards for all
letters published. Send your
answer lin not more than $50
words IN Elsie Robinson In
care Of this paper. Include
full name. age mot over 30)
and address. Contest closes
Aug. %.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10

A mans work is done when
he comes home from his Job.
hut woman. working hard
all day. probably has 10 work
even harder after he comes
home. She still has Ia serve
the meal. wash the dishes. put
the children to bed. mend
and darn.
For the husband there are
holidays and vacations. The
wife. on the other hand. prob
ably has 10 work harder on
her husbands holidays and
has none NJ her own. II they~
20 on a picnic. who hut the
wife has Ia hustle and make
the picnic lunch? Or, II they
have guests. Is II not she who
has Ia plan a special meal and
entertain them?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10

Murel Gilkes, rs. ~ Mer-
rick. L. l., Is convinced that \
woman loses most IN mar
rage She writes
In the first place. a girl
loses her independence In a
greater extent than a man.
She must rely on her hus-
bands income. whereas be
fore she made her own money
and spent il az she pleased
After marriage she must use
the money her husband gives
her "a ne tells her To. for,
after all, he's the one who
earns IL. A man does not
seem Ia understand that n
wife more than earns her
share II her husbands salary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
EXPER FENCED

And here's a girl whose IN
happy experience prompts her
70 vote NO-Sarsh Anderson,
CT Lead. 8 d. speaking
NV mother and father mar
Red with practically nothing but
their love for each other. Their
love was strong. but when the
bills began TO come in. along
came worries and in time they
almost became frantic. There
were quarrels and they began 10
forget their love.
Soon nv brother and ! were
born. At first mother and father
were 40 happy. But father still