davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La gaceta., 1941-05-09
Ell Bale de MaHanG

Manana Sabado celebrara la
Secci6n de Recreo del Centre
Espanol su traditional Bale a.
nual de las Flores.
Este, como en- amos anteriO-
res, sera social, teniendo tam
bien derecho a la entrada los So
clos de la Ofnica La Benefica.
La fiesta empezara a las II
de la noche y terminara a las 5
de la maiana.
La parte bailable lie ha sido
encomendada a las orquestaS
ia Sonora" Y Don Francis
CO...
A las 1890 de la noche, y CO.
mo de costumbre de todas las
fiestas s~ocialeS, habra una re-
cepci6n para los representatives
de las sociedades hermanas y
periodistas.
La gaceta., 1941-05-09
De Inter6s

Aunque no hay NADIA de segu-
70, va Sc habla de la fiesta que
tiene Ell perspectiva la Juven-
tud Enthusiastic del Centre AS
turiano, para ell mes de JUNO.
Seg1n nos informara ell pre-
sidente de esta agrupaci6n, Sr,
Indalecio Llama, consistira Ell
un gran Picnic. De llevarse a e.
fecto, tendra lugar en- el edifi-
clio de la sociedad.
Con ell producto de esta fiesta
Sc empezara una gran obra en-
la casa de Asturias.
EsperamoS dA Sr. Llama o.
tros detalles.
La gaceta., 1941-05-09
Bale Infdntil

Ell pr6ximo domingo las her.
manas de eel Bien Pdblico', y
Goincidiendo con la TRADITIONAL
fecha "Dia de las Madres", ce-
lebraran en- los saloneS de la Lee
gi6n Americana de Ybor una
gran fiesta bailable para los nj
nos.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
Summary Of Legislative Activity


corresponding increase in those
in the upper brackets.
And the school lobby won't
like his recommendation that the
request for an increase of $3.50
per teaching unit for the next
two years be turned down. How
ever. most students of state af-
fairs recognize that an increase
as requested by the governor in
tag prices viii fill the hole left
in school finances by the repeal
OF the groSs receipts tax. that If
county finances are strengthened
according to has recommended
tons. more county money will
be available for schools, and
finally that under present finan-
clal circumstances in the state
the schools must look nearer at
home for any additional money
they may want or require.
. In other parts of his message
he followed the recommends
tons Of the BrookingS Institute
They include outright sale Of
tax delinquent land after one
year with homesteads being sold
after two years: assessments has
ed on full 100 percent valuation
instead Of varying assessments
IN various counties. limit or
homestead exemption 70 the part
Of the building actually used and
occupied for homestead purposes:
an improved method Of collect
lag intangible taxes. ard strict
er collection Of intangible taxes.
with Is peFcet going 70 the eoun-
ties 10 provide an incentive 90
the local tax collectors and as
Continued On Page Tuur)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
DENIES RUMORS
ABOUT TURNOVER
SAYS FRENCH WILL NOT
GIVE FLEET TO
ANYONE"
tny A~Nocrased rrc~al

VIcHY, Nay 23--Admiral and
Vice Premier Jean Darlan today
denied British intimations that
France is ready to turn her navy
and colonies over TO Nazi Ger
many.
Everyone, and the British
most of all, should know that
shall not give up the fleet to
anyone, Darlan declared to
newspapermen.
Darlan said France had been
faced with a choice between life
and death in the question of
collaboration with Germany. Eli
ther France would agree to CO.
operate, he explained, or she
would be destroyed.
in June, 1940", the admiral
declared, Hitler could have WHIP
ed France off the map of Eu-
rope"
Darlan denied, however, that
Germany had asked or received
mandate over any of Frances
colonial possessions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
Sponge Sales This Morning
Highest For Present Year


Sponge sales this morning set a
new high for the year, as buyers
paid total of $3,552.4 at a sponge
deck auction.
Ralph Thompson, state police
officer with the conservation de-
partment, said he found the
sponges of good size and shape,
except fer a few small lots which
had been attacked by the blight.
Thompson said ne found no small
spongeS in the lot and expressed
appreciation for the spongers'
cooperation with the conservation
department
Number Of punches and the
amount paid follow:
Twenty wool, S11635; Z wool,
$1L85; % wool, $500; 70 wool,
$50505; Z wool, S4429; 8 wool,
$1785; SO wool, S528.87; II wool
and | yellow and grass, $6608; II
wool. $5O30i 115 wool. .$t,471.17;
n wool, $3.50; II wool, $500; So
wool, S59410; 4 grass and yellow,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23

TALLAHASSEE, May 23.-Fi-
Rances, or the lack of them, was
the main topic of discussion in
the legislature last week and
this week and perhaps for the
remainder OF the session.
Governor Hollands long await
ed recommendations for raising
sufficient revenue to bridge the
S5o00,000 gap between income
and outgo were finally presented
to the legislature. They contain
ed no startling innovations and
were. on the whole, hailed by
legislators and taxpayer groups
as sound ana constructive.
His first recommendation was
an increase Of SO auto tags to
SIS which passed the Senate
yesterday AS 1t had previously
passed through the House, the
hlil was sent 10 the governor for
signature The governor called
ihls tax the favest and most Ger
tain tax available and pointed
oat That no new collection ma
chncry wuuld be necessary. He
also asserted that ia view Of the
TACT that FLORIDA levies no per
sonal property tax OF cars. the
increase would rot make the tax
paid Oh automobiles out % pro-
portion 20 these collected n 9th
eT states
The legislature adjourned over
las; weekend without talslag any
definite acsion on the proposal
Considerable opposition had been
advanced 70 tlse hike IN the coss
CT lower rEsce5 tags without q
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
SPONGERS DIVIDED
ON BED QUARANTINE

= Spongers gathered at the docks
for this mornings auction were in
sharp disagreement over the wis
dom of the proposal that they ask
conservation department order
closing the banks to prevent fur
Their fishing.
Milton Russell, veteran buyer,
earlier in the week disclosed that
Ii boat captains and owners had
asked him to petition Represen-
tative Bernie c. Papy at ITALIA
hassee for a quarantine order.
Many of the fishermen and
boat owners at the auction this
morning were of the opinion.
however, that it would be sense
less to close the beds. Those diff
fering with the idea of closing the
beds said it would be more profit
able to take what good sponges
can be found now. rather than
waiting for the blight to infect all
of them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
COMMENTS UPON
NEUTRALITY BILL
WHEELER CLAIMS RposE
WELT AND SECRETARIES
ARGUE IT OUT"

WASHINGTON. May 3D.
Senator Wheeler. Montana isola-
zionist, today suggested caustic-
ally that President Roosevelt
and his two cabinet members,
War Secretary Henry L. Stimson
and Navy Secretary Frank Knox
argue out between themselves
the question of scrapping the
neutrality bill.
Commenting on speeches In
which both Stimson and Knox
urged repeal of the measure,
Wheeler said the neutrality
measure had been hailed by
President Roosevelt as one oI
the outstanding achievements OF
the administration.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
GEO. VAN SAKE
LATEST TO JOIN
ARTIST COLONY
MAN CONVERSANT WITH SIX
LANGUAGES. ALSO AC-
COMPLISHED PIANIST
COMES TO KEY WEST

George r. Van Sake, a square
handed little man who built him
self an international reputation
as a restorer of paintings, then
scaled the heights again as a
portrait painter. arrived in Key
West yesterday to become the
newest member of this city's art
ist colony
Conversant with six languages
and an accomplished pianist,
Van Sake built his reputation
as a portrait painter on such
widely dissimilar models as the
late Andrew Mellon, former
heavyweight champion Max
.Schmeling and the beauteous
Marlene Dietrich.
His most widely known work
is the American Blue Boy, a
painting which has been exhibit
ed in many of the nations great
art museums, but the Amster-
dam-born artist is most interest
ed in his portrait of DR. Charles
Fl. Herty, "father" of the Georgia
paper-pulp industry-Whom he
never saw.
Van Sake painted the por-
trait from photographs, after DR..
Herty's death, using a model of
about the doctors age for skin
tones and other necessary de-
tails, The painting was praised
by members of DIR. Herty's fam
lily, and placed in the Herty In
stitute as permanent me-
mortal.
Van Saake's portrait of An
crew Mellon was the last before
the aluminium tvcoon's death.
Later, he won praise for his
paintings Of Goeta Ljungberg,
Swedish prima donna Of the
metropolitan opera, and of Car
men Costello, famous Mexican
singer and wife of Xavier Cugat,
the band leader.
Edsel Ford gave him permits
sion to invade the mighty Ford
plant at River Rouge for indus
trial paintings, where, from a
scaffold built for his use, he
transferred to canvas the step
by-step story of the automobile,
from molten metal in the giant
pots to the finished product. Only
Primo Rivera and Van Sake
have been permitted to paint in
the plant,
In the field of art restoration,
Van Sake studied in Europe,
worked at the Kaiser Frederick
tCentirued on Page Fourl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
BOATMEN WILL
MEET TONIGHT

Charter igcsfnleu ard other
BRAT operators interested IN
studying eoastwise navigation
wili meet tonight 7 o'clock in the
High School. room los.
The training. coming under
the direction Of I l. Murray
defense training esor6inator. viii
be given II enough Interested
men register for the classes
Lieuf. p L Emerson. USN
retired. viii BE- n charge 81 in
ssrucftons-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
SENATE PASSES
BRIDGE MEASURE
AUTHORIZES BOARD TO BOR-
ROW MONEY FOR CON-
STRUCTION WORK
Nny NsNnclatesI I,ressl

TALLAHASSEE, May 20
The Senate today passed and
sent to Governor Holland a
measure INTRODUCED by Monroe
Representative Bernie. C. Papy,
increasing the Overseas Road
and Toll Bridge district and au-
thorizing the district commits
Sioners to borrow money for con-
struction of new facilities under
the same terms on which exist
ing structures were built.
The measure. HB 1912. was
passed by the House Tuesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
JOHN COSTAR
new HEAD OF
LIONS CLUB
NOMINATED AT MEETING OF
ORGANIZATION LAST EVE
MING; OTHER OFFICERS Sc
LECTED TO SERVE

John Costar was nominated for
next president of the Key West
Lions Club at a meeting held last
evening in the Lions Den on Semi
nary street with Gerald Saunders
presiding.
Other officers selected for the
new year beginning June are as
follows:
John Simone-First Vice. Presi-
dent.
Victor Lowe - Second Vice
President.
Earl f. Third Vice
President.
Rodman Bethel-S Secretary.
Charles E. Treasurer.
Joseph Cramer (Suicide Zor-
sky)-Tail Twister.
Albert DiNegro-Lion Tanner.
Charles II. Ketchum, Joe Allen,
Hastings Smith and Andrew
Pritchard, Directors.
Ivey Murray, Coordinator for
National Defense. recently sta
toned in KEY West to direct the
work now going on here was guest
of the club and briefly explained
to the lions and their guests the
benefits which Monroe County
would derive from this program.
Lions unanimously pledged them
selves to the support of the prof.
ect
Plans were completed for the
entertainment of Lions who are
coming to Kew West SATURDAY. for
the Zone Meeting. Meeting of the
club will be held on Saturday aft
ernoon, $50 o'clock for this pur
pose.
Tail TWIster Joe Allen an
nounced as coming event ON the
Lions calendar a farce comedy 10
be sponsored hy the club in the
near future entitled From Hog
Hollcr to Hollywood" for which
] the following characters \ have
/ been selected.
| Hastings Smith--a Hollywood
movie star.
Albert DiNegro-the beauty
queen who wins a chance TO go to
Hollywood.
John CoStar-the boy friend
from back home.
Rev f. S Doherty-the villain.
| Sheriff Berlin Sswyer-the vii
/ Iage barber who lifted the queen $
face and shaved off her eyebrows
Date Of this show will he an
noanced in the near future.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
BOARD MEMBERS GET
CONFIRMATION

The Florida Aaueduct Commits
sion's three members were con-
firmed in office and their ar
rangements for water rates APP
proved in HB 1893, which was adj
vertised in The Citizen by the
commission, March 8.
The second measure, lib 1899,
authorizing the city to lease its
water system, was advertised by
Mayor Willard M. Albury for the
city at the same time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
TRUCK LICENSE
ACT is UPHELD
CONCERNS TRUCKS OPERAT-
INC FROM OUTSIDE
CITIES
1ny AeAoe..s.ed rressl

ny hSABs2ssASh l-AeNsB
TALLAHASSEE. May z3.-The
House refused today 10 prohibit
small towns from charging occu-
pationaI licenses against trucks
selling merchandise from ware
houses or plants located in other
cities.
The House also tabled an
amendment 10 the proposed re-
vision of a general occupational
license tax.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
EX-SAILOR TO
GET HEARING
MARVIN ROBERTSON. DISMISS
ED FROM NAVY. HELD :
ON THEFT CHARGE

Peace Justice Franklin Aren-
berg tomorrow Is expected to
hold hearing in the case Of
Marvin II. Robertson. 20-year.old
ex-saiIor who was dismissed from
the navy and arrested on charge
of stealing q check yesterday.
Robertson. whose birthday was
yesterday, was held on the cheek
count after he had been dropped
from the navy because Of '.un-
fitness
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
THREE BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED

Stanley Key. Baker lane. yes
tcrciay was granted q $1,000 per
init for constructiot Of a frame
bullllng.
George Gibson, ill0 Eaton
street. was issued a Sl00 permit
10 be used Ia construction ol a
kitchen and DR. ]. r. PaIramore.
Whitehead street, was autl}oriz-
ed 30 move a garage at a cost
Of Sll0
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
HOSPITAL SITE
IS SPECULATIVE
BELIEVED. HOWEVER. SOUTH
END OF ISLAND WILL
BE LOCATION


Navy public works officers to-
day could throw little addition
al light on the proposed navy
hospital to be constructed under
n S1,000,O00 grant. in a bill in
troduced yesterday by Chairman
Vinson of the House naval af-
fairs committee.
Although it is understood the
hospital may be- constructed on
q thfce-acre plot at the south
end OF the island, clerks in the
public works office said no site
has been decided upon defin-
ltely =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
REPORTS LOSSES
OF BRITISH SHIPS
BERLIN CLAIMS 1l4.oo0 TONS
SUNK WITHIN PAST
FEW DAYS

BERLIN, May 23.-German
submarines in the past few days
have accounted Cor ll4.0O0 tons
Of British merchant shipping. a
war bulletin said today. More
than half the total was said TO
have been in one convoy.
A bomber vas said TO have de
stroyed a 5,000-ton vessel off the
English coast yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
MISS CONCHITA
RODRIGUEZ DIES


Miss conchita Rodriguez. SIS.
Ger If Dr. z Rodriguez. 91s
Fleming street. and for many
years . RESIDENT 81 Key West
died this morning in Havana
Cues. Il eras learned b. the
family today.
Miss Rodriguez IL survived -
Der brother . lister. SIR Fer.
rssFsdo Cato. IEayana. ard - .
nephew. Dr.. Hamon Rodriguez
ReT Wezs.
Funeral arrangements hags
not hecn announced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
TO My CUSTOMERS and
FRIENDS

avn 0o~ operating only one
Service Station, corner White and
Fleming Streets Formerly Paurs
Tire Shop and do NOS operate the
other tao stations where / vas
foruerly located at Division ard
DUVal and White and Catherine
SEE YOU ID
LOU SMITH AUTO SERVICE
Phone Nc. S Fleming and White
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
GETS SUBSTITUTE

NEW YORK ferdinand HaF
cone ~ fhis citg whose egeatgtst
Is r.osr. had Trsing festes
ffisufe Tar hirn is9 III as1faa ssssf
drivers license tel poi3e be-
came sisp5eints. end tnsh efe
ssiisci.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
MURPHY SALES
ARE APPROVED

Murphy act sales made here
May 5 have been approved in
Tallahassee and County Clerk
Ross SAWYER has forwarded
deeds for the property TO the
comptroller's office, it was an
nounced today,
AS soon as the deeds have
been signed and returned here,
they will be forwarded to the
property buyers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
National Unit Interested
''IH Key Vests Park And
4
RGCrc3tiOn3I Facilities
Par1 Service Organization
ASKS Tor Detailed Re-
port On Recreation
Areas
lWaahlagton ceIgsapondeni

VII washington Correspondent
III u 4ae HeY West Citizenl
III I-4Sl4iNGAON. y. {. May 20.
clsssr coordination of Key
Sesis park and reereaiional ia
kilLies with the national defense
fTogrsm was seen here today as
Tie rcnaii Of a detailed report
On the cily's park and recreation
al facilities which has been re-
quested BY The National Park
Service.
In a letter 10 Willard M. AL
bury. mayor Of Key West. New
ten B. Drurv. director of the Ma
tiorsl Park Service, has asked
for 2 detailgd report on all the
city's park and recreation areas,
Tee XIV woq. roAart win bo
eo~9irato1 here with those Of
cthcr cities throuohout Tho conn
tvv.to rive = cop1nrehcnsivo nic-
t,ro IF avoi'abla rnuricinal roc
ra'ien facilities. Park Service
caieials said.
Altbmuh = somewhat similar
survey has been made every five
wears, beginning 10 1925, MIR.
Dprv said, this one is Of par
tit'iar inportance because of
TIE relationship Of ADEQUATE rec
rcation facilities to the defense
program, which win result in
greater demands on every park
agency in the immediate flu
furc"
Data collected ais the result of
the survey win he made avail
able at once TO Army, Navy and
= tense Agency officials, it was
stated n viii undoubtedly be
CIR idc,r1 if a program of gen
eel Federal assistance in pro-
vidiag municipal recreation fa-
ciifies is adopted
City park and recreation ia
ciliiies viii be required for the
use rot only of military and IN
dustrial personnel concentrated
ir and near tho citv for defense
purn0ses, but also for overnight
ar short period use of military
Groups and detachments enroute
frora one part % the country to
ana'hcr. Park Service officials
poiatcd out
Tho Park Service anticipates
that The records just requested
win show that there are many
more city mark facilities avail
ab'~ for immediate use than arc
indicated by data from the last
survey which was made in
1885
A. that time KEY West had
eieht CITY parks, with a total
scented 1852 acres This repre-
scented one acre of park space for
each So residents 81 the city,
Tn listing facilities in which a
travelling mibtarv detachment
would be most interested. Key
West reported at that time that
il bad one bath house, no camp
cabins. and no camp buildings in
IT'S municipal parks
Assisting the National Park
Service IN planning and conduct
ing thc survey Now under way
grs the National Recreation ASso-
citation and abe Anaerican InSti-
utc 81 Park Execativcs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
Nazis Triumph Over British
In Bitter Fighting At Crete ].
With Victory Clearly Seen
House Confirms Acts
Of Aqueduct Board
anx Associated rressl

TALLAHASSEE, Nav 2S,-The
House yesterday passed two bills
presented by Monroe Representa-
tive Bernie G. Papy, confirming
acts of the Florida Keys Aqueduct
commission and authorizing Key
West to lease its water distribu-
ton system to the commission.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
que. Is staggering.

German soldiers have capiur-
ed the island capital OF Cameo.
refuge of Greek King George IL
after his flight from Athens. and
unconfir1ned reports say The
British have been driven from
Crete's largest city, Gambia,
Present whereabouts Of the
refuge king have not been dis
closed.
a tiermah asivc "a a3xllag 10
London communiquc, is cutting
the island in half at its narrow
est point, near Malemi and the
British naval base at Suda bay.
Reports from London say Ger
man casualties IN the brief Cam
paign have been appalling, per-
haps as high as so percent, but
more than 10000 men are said
to have been landed by air and
ship during the three days. with
more constantly pouring their
weight into the growing Nazi
army.
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill yesterday admitted the
Royal Air Force has been driven
from the sky bv the destruction
of all available airdromes at the
hands OF Stuka dive bomber
pilots.
Military observers in London
admitted that conditions are Ear
more favorable for the transfer
of German troops % Crete nov
! than nj the start IF the struggle,
while even al the present rate
Germany could have an army ~
81. 600 men on the island III less
than another week. Thus the
| Nazi force would be ~ great a.
/ the combined Greek and British
army At the START III the battle.
and that force has been cut b.
csguslties without being reif.-
/ forced.
a Rome cfFnuuniutie hi
morning said Italian speefil'0ais
ard lorpedo-be8ring planes last
night DESTROYED one British eHuis
er nesr Crete and damaged lhtfa
others. Berlin said dive tssnb
eta wrecked three British re
siroyere during tire night
Denying the res0r's ef daFn-
sge 10 the fleet. prlrne Mlnistsf
Churchill today sid the navy
sheiiing Gernsn forces or tie
island ard last night destroy =
two haxi transports Iaased sish
troops
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23

j $2.44; 4 grass and yellow. S6.1O
and l glove, $1.65.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
Report Damage To British
Fleet Staggering" ;
Whereabouts OF Greek
King Unknown
tRy Associated rressl

tt1s - @~st.ntNA 1850
Three days siaer tew thou.
sand German parachuiists open
ed q seemingly impossible con-
quest Of Crete. the German high
command announced today that
the battle is entering its final
phases. and victory Is clearly in
righf'.
Damage to the British fleet.
according TO a r communi-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
Introduce Bill To Impose
Tax On Sponge Producers
eBy Associated Press,

TALLAHASSEE, May %. -
Senators Taylor and Johnson to-
day introduced Senate Bill TIC, a
measure imposing $50 whole
salers' tax and a one per cent gross
tax or sponge fishermen and buy
ers.
The measure would provide
$4,000 annually, to be spent in
state patrol of the sponge banks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23

A delegation of Tarpon Springs
fishermen last week agreed to the
measure, but Key West sponge
boat operators have protested the
measure on the grounds that fur
Their taxation of sponging would
force them to close down produc-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 81 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West