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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
TRAINING FIELD
BEING REBUILT
CARLSTROM FIELD WAS CEN
TER OF ACTIVITY DURING
WORLD WAR DAYS

ARCADIA, Feb. 3.-FNS)-
Carlstrom Field. center of air
training activity during the days
for the first world war, is being re-
built for service again and will
once more be the alma mater of u.
S Army pilots.
This school is designed to house
and train $50 students and will
probably have its enrolment in
creased to 500 within a year.
The Riddle Aeronautical In
stitute, in charge of training &C
tivities at the field, plans to estab-
lish college here which will be
the talk of the Army Air Service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
IMMINENT INVASION
IMPORTANT TOPIC
tuy Associated Pre.sI

LONDON. Feb. 3.-German
diplomatic pressure on uneccu-
pied France and the threat of an
imminent invasion of Great Brit
ain are the two most important
topics Of conversation here today
French naval officers are
known 10 have been called 10
Berlin for conference with
Adolf Hitler and the re-instate-
ment OF former Vice Premier
Pierre Laval is felt here To be
the German basis for further dis
eussions.
Exactly what position Laval
will be offered is unknown. but
German papers have commented
that no further talks with the
French government at vichy can
be- expected until the ousted dip.
lonlat is placed in an important
post. Rumors are that he may
he recalled 10 tho cabinet. may
be placed IN al executive tFlum-
verate with Premier Gen Henri
PHILIPPE Petain. or might be Of
fered post az Iiaison officer be
tween Berlin and vichy.
British householder are being
instructed once more in what 30
do in the event ~ an invasion
and high government officials ap.
pear 10 expect such an attempt
at almost any time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03

men; Of 10 scamcn and two off
GERS
Navy experts have been CON
Quoting experiments with the lit
tie vessel since 1t was built, about
three months age. and Lieut.
Heath doesn't know, himself. how
fast It will go when completely
equipped.
Il Will remain here indefinitely
according t. present orders, 10 b.
fitted out with armament and 20
make further tests The boats,
when fully armed. carry four tor
pedo tubes, depth charges and
machine guns,
The mesquite boats n Miami
attain q speed Of about 70 land
miles and are powered with two
Packard engines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
Tug Loses Propeller; Coast
Guard Goes To Assistance

West sighted. az 335 q. m. ar SOS
being flashed far 10 eastward ~
hes course and about 30 miles
north ri Key West. The Cubas
course was Immediately changed.
emergency llfehoat crew called g.
their stations and everything
rnsde ready for what wss to roFne
However. on arrival al the scene
il eaa found 70 be the tug T..
Dscky with tso barges in t0S. oslt
" New Orleans. hound fyF EFy
West. laying al anchor due 20 hay
.Dg ia@t 'ts prupsiier. TIE Cubs
flashed this message 70 the Coast
Guard in Key West. arsd s5ncs
thefe was 10 mare than could be
Gore fer the tug. proceeded Ca -
ia destination.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
Largest Type Of Mosquito
Boat Arrives At Key West

A hlgh-powcred grey specdboat
that reared into Key West late
yesterday afternoon gave water
front fishermen their first glimpse
of one Of the navy's much dis
cuSSed mosquito craft.
Eighty feet long and with
out armament the PIG which
arrived here IS an experimental
type, larger than the mosquito
boats now in Miami and re-
por;eily coming 70 Key West
The boat under the command
Of Lieut., Clinton J Heath. came
here from New Orleans where il
was built II IS manned Al pres
ent by only TWO men, f. Y Jester
and W NJ Brown, bat when IN
commission Will carry a ecmple-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
Fierce Attacks Made By
British And German Units
Twlaw ~. -. 49, - o. -.
JANUARY WEATHER
NEARLY NORMAL

Key West xper n C d
nearly normal weather dur
ing January with high tenn
perauire of 81 and a low of
So. OIL degrees cooler than
the average since 1871.
Precipitation for the month
was 0.79 lower than the aver
age. but there were five
partly cloudy days and IL
rated cloudy. The greatest
amount of precipitation for
the month in any 24-hour Pc
riod was OIL inch on Janu-
airy S and January s.
The normal wind direction
for Kew West. which is north
east. held fairly steadily on
due north during January.
with an average hourly ve-
locity of l0.7 and a high of
20 miles per hour.
Under miscellaneous phe-
nomena in the weather re.
pert. were recorded two So
lar halos. two lunar halos
and six thunderstorms.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
TWO TRIED IN
CRIMINAL COURT

Lewis Cobella and Arthur
Crosani, charged with petty lar
ceny in the theft of two bicycles
at Matecumbe key, entered a
plea of guilty in Judge William
v. Albury's criminal court this
morning and were sentenced to
As days in county Jail.
The court, which began its ses-
sion this morning, will convene
at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morning
for the trial of Sam Pritchard,
held on a grand larceny count,
and to set dates for remaining
cases on the docket,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
LICENSE TAGS
SOLD RAPIDLY

Motorists who failed to get
their new license plates before the
deadline Saturday night were
still forming long lines at the
county tax collection office this
morning and Sheriff Berlin Saw
yer prepared for drive to round
up car owners still using the 1910
tags.
Joe c. Mcmahon, county tax
collector, said this morning his Of
flee had sold 1850 licenses. 500 of
them in a rush Friday ard Satur-
day. Tax records indicate about
500 more cars are still operating
with the 1910 licenses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
ITALIAN BASE
TAKEN SUNDAY
tBy Associated Press,

CAIRO. Feb 3.-Barentou, inn
portant Italian supply base 40
miles within Eritrea, was captured
yesterday by the British Army OF
the Nile. it was announced here to-
day.
British forces were reported
moving steadily forward on the
heels of retreating Italians. who
were said TO be fighting an orderly
rear guard action.
Preliminary attacks around
Bengasi, meanwhile. were said 10
have placed the invading British
forces in position to launch a
full scale assault on the town.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03

The tag DIcky. which put out %
Pensacola . week ago wsfh two
barge& in toW wiil arrive IN KY
West sometime this afternoon.
but il won't bs doing the towing
Coast Guard headquarters yes
terday picked w q distress cali
from the Dicky which had just
host SIS propeller D. miles north
east If Smith stscal a Coast
Guard vessel NIll ioN both ire
Dscky ard It's bargea the rest Of the
way to Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
FALSE ALARM OF
FIRE ON SUNDAY

The fire department answered
a call sent in yesterday shortly
after noon from box 1872, corner of
Fleming and Simonton street, and
on arriving at the scene where
there was supposed to be a fire.
in the Jewish Synagogue build
ing, corner of Simonton and
Southland. II was found that the
occupants Ind been smoking out
mosquitosSi,
Someone seeing smoke coming
out from the building Immediately
sent in the alarm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
AQUEDUCT UNIT
GOES TO miami

William T Doughty. chairman
of the Kew West Aoucduct com
mission. left early this afternoon
for Miami with Earl Adams and
William Nj. Arnold 10 confer with
s. p Robincau. commission at
tOrney.
Robineau has reported unoffi-
cially that RFc funds will bc
granted for construction Of a
water system to Kew West. bat
members Of the commission will
get a full report from HIM to-
night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
GROUP CONFERS
WITH HOLLAND

Back from Mlaml today, julius
F Stone. Jr.. William r Porter
and Norbcrg Thompson an
nounccd they had made a person
al call on Governor Spessard L
Holland Saturday
The trio visited the governor
with Harry Hector. newy ap-
pointed state road board mem
Der. and State Senator EveTIti
Graham o. Dade county
Stone said they discussed Key
West ard we're told Hector would
visit the city IL the near future
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
For Purpose OF Passing On
Issue For Securing Funds
For Government Air
port

Property owners of Key West
and Monroe county will go TO the
polls tomorrow TO decide if they
will spend $4,000 for the pur-
chase of Boca Chica land desired
by the army for an airport.
The polls open at 500 o'clock
and will remain open until sun
down.
Voting places are:
Precinct County courthouse.
Precinct 2-Dixie Hall, White
head street.
Precinct 3-City Hall.
Precinct 4-52l Division street.
Precinct 5-33l William street.
Precinct 6-322 Grinnell street.
Precinct sos Ashe street.
Precinct 8-No. Fire Station.
Precinct Golden Eagle Hall.
Precinct 10-llll Divisi o n
street. j.
Precinct 11--High School Gym
nasium.
Precinct 12-1l00 Virgin a
street.
Precinct l3-Marathon Grocery
Precinct 14-Pinder's Garage,
Islamorada.
Precinct l5---C o. Garrett's
Packing House Rock Harbor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
Secs Too Much Power For One
Man In Aid-TO-britain Measure
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.
Stewart F. LaFollette, former gov
ernor of Wisconsin, told the Senate
Foreign Affairs committee this
morning passage of the lease
lend bill would place the power
of war or peace in the hands of one
Roosevelt.
The bill, he said, would "clothe
the United States in all the trap
pings of dictatorship, the very
thing it is supposed to prevent"
.LaFollette, first opponent of the
measure to testify before the COM
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
Royal Air Force Bombers
Blast Various Bases;
Nazis Make Surprise At
tack Over London
tBy Associated PRESS,

tUy Associated rressf
Massed squadrons of British
bcmbers Numbered over the in
vasion points of north France
and BELGIUM esrlY this morning
and Nazi Germany struck back in
darling bomber attacks ranging
the full length of the British
Isles.
Small units bombed Scotland
for the first time in month dur
ing the morning and individual
bombers flashed over London so
quickly il was impossible for air
raid wardens to sound their 81
rens.
Employing new technique
which was predicted by British
air officers last week. the Ger
man bombers flew either individ-
ually or in twos and threes. Most
of the raiders were reported to
be light bonfbers and they Kept
up a constant bombardment all
through the morning.
Royal Air Force bombers.
meanwhile, sent the greatest
fleet they have mustered during
the war to blast at invasion bases
from Belgium as far south as
Calais. The attack started sew
eral hours before dawn and last
ed for more than four hours.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
WOODEN GOODS
MOSTLY DESIRED

Wool sweaters and children S
warm clothes are the most press
ing need of Bundles For Brit
aim, Mrs Mary H. Barker, in
charge of the project here, has
been informed from New York
headquarters
Mrs. Barker said TODAY she has
been receiving a flood of heavy
coats and warm clothes appar-
emily donated by visitors from
the north.
No one here would ever need
things as heavy as some | have
received, she said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03

mittee, said he believed the
measure would fool England into
believing the United States would
send men into the war, provided
shipments of munitions failed to
tip the balance against Germany.
Norman Thomas, Socialist can
didate for president, was expected
to testify this morning, but the
committee suddenly announced
LaFolette would be first to speak
Thomas is scheduled to speak in
opposition to the measure this
afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
COMING EVENTS
MONDAY

Criminal Court session opens at
Courthouse.
Joint Meeting, Junior. Senior
Chamber of Commerce. 7:30
pm.
TUESDAY
FrCeholders' Bond Election.
Stone Church Service Club. 600
pm.
Minstrel, "RolliG' Rhythm. Navy
Yard 800 pm.
Parent-Teachers Association. 7:30
pm, High School
WEDNESDAY
Army Relief Benefit Card Party.
Barracks. 500 pm.
Junior Chamber of Commerce
meets in Lions Den. Seminary
Street $50 pm.
Minstrel, Ship Alloy. High
School 800 pm,
THURSDAY
Social Meeting, Junior Woman 5
Club, Wo,uan'S Clubhouse. Dlvl-
sion street. 500 pm
County Commission meets at s 90
pm. County Courthouse
City Council meets at $50 pm.
City Hall.
Rotary Club meets al noon. Par.
iSh Hall. Bahama Street
Lions Club meets at $50 pm.
Lions Den. Seminary Street
FRIDAY
Tourist Club meets az Art Center.
80 pm.
Red Cross Sewing Club meets a;
SIS Duval Street. 400 pm
SUNDAY
Community FesperS a, BAyv.ew
PARK, 800 pm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
ALAMO CAME In
PORT YESTERDAY

The Clyde Mallory frcightcr
Alamo, arrived in Key West from
New York yesterday afternoon.
bringing 292 tons of freight for
this city
The ship left here late in the
afternoon for Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
GREEK FORCES
MAKE ADVANCE
Try Associated Pressl

ATHENS, Feb. 3.-Greek fore
es have pushed their advance to
the shore of Valona bay, about
eight miles from the Albanian
city, it was announced today.
The month-long siege of Va
Iona is being steadily pressed, ac-
cording TO the reports, with Ital-
ian forces in a slow retreat.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
PRISONER ship
HIT BY BOMBS

LONDON, Feb. 3.-Two dive
bombers Of undetermined nation
atty killed or wounded hundreds
Of Italian prisoners aboard a
British ship in an attack Friday,
it was announced today.
The ship was carrying prisoners
from Llbya to England when it
was attacked and several bombs
landed on the heavily loaded
decks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
VANDERBILT'S
YACHT ARRIVES

Alva. William X Vanderbilt
il00-t ton luxury yacht. arrived III
Key West last night and Will
leave this afternoon for Havana
The yacht came here from
Tampa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
HALF-MAST FLAG
FOR WIN. M DOO

Flags over the Key West Coast
Guard station today were at half
mast in honor Of the death of
William G.. MCAdoo. former sec
rotary of the treasury, Saturday
The flags will remain at half
mast until McAdoo's funeral this
afternoon. The secretary of the
treasury is commanding officer
of the coast guard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
DEPARTS FOR
JACKSONVILLE

Carl Rom. Coast Guard radio
electrician and a resident of Key
West for the past 30 years, left
Sunday for a term of duty in
Jacksonville.
Mrs. Rom, with their two chill
drcn, is expected to remain here
until the end C the school year,
then join her husband in Jack
Sonvillt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
CUBA PICKED
UP sos CALI.

The s s. Cuba. under command
q Captain n II Noble. e the r
& o Steamship Company. en-
route from S.. Petersburg 70 Key
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
Bond Election To
Be Held Tomorrow
APPROVES RAISE In
NATIONAL DEBT LIMIT
tRy Associated Press

tBy ANHUcIIteU HEeSHI
WASHINGTON. Feb. g.
The House Ways and Means
committee today approved a
measure raising the national
debt limit from AZ to IS bill
lion dollars.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03
NEW YORK BUSY BEE

Specializing IN Seafoods. Spanish
CookinS-Coach Chowasr Daily
Best Sandwiches and Eats"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03

Community vesperS az Bzyvlew
PARK, 800 pm
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-03

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1941-11-02
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-The spotlight
of the National Football League will
be focused tomorrow on Wrigley
Field. Chicago. where the mighty
Bears answer the challenge of the
Green Bay Packers before packed
house of $4,000 customers
The league program cells for four
other games. two bearing on the
Eastern division title race. but the
Bear-PaCker clash has captured the
Imagination of the fans as has no
other pro game in Chicago. Several
thousand ticket seekers were turned
away.
Bears and Packers Primed.
The New York Giants and Wash
ington Redskins. twin leaders of
the Eastern circuit. are favored to
continue their winning ways tomor-
row The Giants are hosts to the
in-and-out Chicago Cardinals. who
usually outgain their rivals, but lose
anyway. The Redskins take on the
tough Pittsburgh Steelers. Detroit
plays at Cleveland and Philadelphia
at Brooklyn in the other tests.
Both the Bears and Packers are
at full strength for this pivotal
clash but the Weatherman cannot
promise a dry field Slippery under
footing would be a terrific blow to
Evening star., 1941-11-02
7. T.. j. Retains Slim
Title Chance With
Win Over Baylor
Nix HurIs Spectacular
AerioIs in Gaining
Margin Of % to II
By the Associated Press.

BY me ASSoClateu Press.
WACO Tex. Nov. I. - Texas
Christian threw too many long
bulls-eye passes for Baylor to cope
with today and retained slim
mathematical chance at the South
west Conference football title by
23-to-12 victory.
Emery Nix began clicking with
spectacular heaves in the second
period after scoreleSs first in
which Baylor's Jack Wilson took the
offensive. The Christians counted
first on a 25-yard throw from Nix
to Fullback Frank Kring. who ran
35 yards to score. In less than 2
minutes, the same combination
brought another touchdown. and
Phil Roach's placekicks for extra
points were good.
Baylor scored twice in the third
when Fullback Milton Grain basket
lateralled to Dwight Parks. sub
stitute for Wilson. who seated rs
yards for touchdown. Parks passed
a few plays later to Travis Nelson,
who galloped 80 yards for a touch
down.
The Christians scored their third
touchdown with Nix throwing in
the third period, this time to SUBJ
stitute End Ronnie Br,lmbaugh, who
went racing over.
Another 2 points went automati-
cally against Baylor late in the
fourth, when Parks threw an in
completed pass in the end zone
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Struggle for Y. N. !.
To Take 1871 Game
From Davidson
Cadets Muhu, Pritchord
Given Bottle in Mud
By Spencer, Hackney
By The Associated Pres

By The Associated Pres
LYNCHBURG. Va, Nov. l-Vir-
ginia Military Institutes jolting Joe
Muha and Bosh Pritchard duelled
today on a muddy field with DASH
ing little Dave Spencer and Claude
Hackney of Davidson. and emerged
with a hard-earned l3-to-7 victory
before a scant l 900 spectators
V. NJ l., getting its second victory
in six starts. found it hard to halt
the fighting Wildcats throughout the
game, and boarded points garnered
by Muha on a 90-yard run-back of
an intercepted pass as the lone score
from the second quarter until the
fourth.
Pritchard circled end for Is yards
and the second touchdown in the
fourth period after Clyde Ellington.
Cadet tackle. had blocked Earl
Betleas quick kick and Julius Min
ton. stellar guard. fell on the ball.
Davidson. knocking at the touch
down door all afternoon in repeated
thrusts deep in V. NJ l. territory.
took the ball on its 20 after Muha
kicked off over the goal following
Pritchard's score. and marched 80
yards. mainly on pass plays. to count
late III the game.
Pat Williams. rangv sophomore
reserve end. took Spencer's perfect
O5-yard mass on the ooa1 line anG
lunged over. Capt Nelson Catlett
missed his attempted conversion by
place kick after Muha's touchdown.
but made good the point after
Pritchard's tally. Johnnie Frederick
converted for Davidson from place
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Improved California
Spoils Homecoming
For Bruins, III
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES Nov 1.-Staging
a grand three touchdown display of
power in the second quarter, Cali
fornia's Golden Bears Knocked the
props from under a cocky University
of California at Los Angeles eleven
today and went on to a smashing
27-7 triumph that wrecked the
Brother Bruin homecoming day
celebration
Feeling between the rival State
universities moved into high gear
after the game as players chose
sides in free-for-all fight for pos
session of the ball, but the scene
was quieted before there was seri-
GUS damage.
The Berkeley Bears, fast round
ing into a major threat despite two
conference losses and another nom
conference setback. sewed up the
game in the second quarter and
added one more touchdown in the
fourth to hand the Bruins the worst
defeat in the nine-year history of
their series.
Individual star for the victors was
16O-pound Al Derian. halfback. who
scored the first three touchdowns-
one on a brilliant 50-yard return
after intercepting a U. G. l.. A. pass.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Redskins With Toughest Road Win Over Steee Here Today
Titans Top Jaspers
As Madarik Plays
Sterling Game
Scores One Touchdown,
Posses for Another
In l5-to-0 Victory
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Nov. 1.-SophOmore
Halfback Elmer (Tippy) Madarik.
the Nations top intercollegiate
ground gamer, carried the Univer-
sity of Detroit Titans to their fifth
football success today when he ac-
counted for two touchdowns in a
l5-to-O victory over Manhattan COL
lege.
The l9O-pound dynamo from
Joliet. ILL.,. firing his passes into
strong wind and running on a soggy
field. dominated the play before
l0.l3l chilled spectators as Detroit
rebounded from an upset defeat by
Arkansas to whip Manhattan for
the fourth time in five starts.
Madarik darted through Manhat-
tan's line in a 77-yard touchdown
advance that required 10 PLAYS in
the second period. and when Detroit
sustained a damaging l5-yard
penalty the talented halfback faded
back from Manhattans 80 and shot
a scoring pass to Quarterback Art
Link.
In the third period Detroit went
81 yards for touchdown. and this
time Madarik ran the last - in
three tries. plunging over from the
l-foot line. On the fourth play
Of the second period. Center Vince
Banonis. Detroit captain. tackled
Halfback John Tiano of Manhattan
behind the goal for a safety and
Link converted one extra point.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Windy City Fondom Keyed High
As Bears and Packers Face
In Pro League Feature

the hopes of the Packers. who have
won six of seven starts Curly Lam
beau's attack is built around his
Cecil ISbell-Don Hutson aerial
battery and a wet ball would annul
most of their efforts
The Bears. undefeated in five
games and solid favorites to go all
the way without loss this season,
likewise have a sterling overhead
offensive. but can rely on a crush
ing ground game. The Bears have
averaged AZ points a game IN de-
fense of their title and l8 members
OF the squad of 33 have participated
in the scoring of 209 points.
Tough Going Seen for Skins.
The Giants 60 into their game
with the Cardinals. who whipped
Brooklyn recently. with three fine
rookie backs out Of action. Marion
Pugh has a fractured wrist, Howard
Yeager has a smashed cheekbone
and Frank Reagan. who has scored
four touchdoWns, has gone to the
Marines.
Pittsburgh figures TO press Wash
ington to the limit. but the Redskins
have beer winning the close ones
SO far. TIE Giants whipped Wash
ington il the opener. but since then
Ray Flaherty'S BOYS have won three
straight, none by more than four
points.