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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
FIVE ARE DEAD
in FLOOD AREA
,ny A..ees.s.a Press,

PITTSBURGH, June 5.-Death
toll in the flooded region of SOUTH
western Pennsylvania and north
ern West Virginia today had
climbed to five with scores miss
ing or homeless.
Swollen by more than SO hours
of continuous rain, the Mononga-
hela river and smaller tributaries
have swept away houses, flooded
mines and uprooted trees.
Damage estimates. after a day
OF flood waters. now range above
the 81, 600, 900 mark.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
SCOUT BOARD WILL
PRESENT PROGRAM
TO BE GIVEN TOMORROW
EVENING AT HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING

The Monroe County District,
Boy Scouts OF America, Awarding
Court of Honor, with Isadore l..
Weintraub as chairman, will put
on program tomorrow evening,
Friday, June 6. beginning at 7:30
o'clock, at the Key West High
School building.
All troops and district commit
tees, and the parents and friends
of the members, are invited to at
tend. The program follows:
/. Opening: Pledge to Flag and
Scout Oath.
2. End Class Awards.
3. Entertainment Troop No. so.
4. LIST Class Awards
5. Entertainment Troop No. 81.
6. Merit Badge Awards.
z. Entertainment Troop No. 81.
8. Star and Life Awards.
O. Awards 20 Outstanding
Scouts of each Troop and Patrols.
10, Presentation of 10 year
service pin to Wilbert Moehrke.
I H. Closing announcements.
IL. Song, God Bless America.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
u. S. ARMY AND NAVY
WANT BLOOD BANKS"

WASHINGTON. - A blood
bank" of 100000 half-pint units
has been asked by the Army and
Navy beginning after July LIST.
Civilians are asked to contribute
to this supply of blood, which
will be dried to plasma form
which can be kept fresh without
refrigeration. The addition of the
required amount of sterile wa
ter to the plasma provides blood
for use in transfusions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
TOKYO Is OPPOSED
TO ADM. YARNELL
HUMoHED HE WILL BE GIVEN
HIGH posi- IN PHILIP
PINES

TOKYO, June 5.-Reports that
Admiral Harry Yarnell. former
commandment Of the United States
Asiatic fleet will be given the post
of high commissioner Of the
Philippines. today drcw fire from
the Tokyo newspaper, Times and
Advertiser.
YarneIl, said the paper, is more
in favor Of the Chinese Chung
king government than are the
Chinese.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
CLAIM BRITISH
LOSS OF FORTY
SEVEN WARSHIPS
my Associated PRESS

BERLIN. June s.--Military
experts here today questioned
Britain's ability TO hold out
much longer in the Mediter-
ranean area and declared the
British fleet had lost ~ war
ships of various types during
May.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
Circuit Court judge Arthur Gomez
Condemns Property For Airport Use
London Bombed Last NIGHT For
First Time In TWGnty-SK Days
sBy Associated Press,

London felt the crash of ex-
ploding bombs last night for the
first time in 26 days, as German
warplanes swarmed over the capi-
tai and reached far back into Eng
lands industrial midlands.
Royal Air Force bombers, after
giving Boulogne a terrific pound
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
GOOD SEASON
FOR FLORIDA

TAMPA, June 5.-tFNS) Word
from the Florida Exhibits at At
lantic City indicate that Florida's
summer season will be good one
Over 100000 people visited At
lantic City over Memorial Day
weekend and about 90 per cent of
them visited the Florida exhibits
which opened on the Steel and
Heinz Piers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
CITY COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT

There will be a meeting OF the
City Council held tonight. begin
ming at 3 o'clock.
This is the first regular meet
ng OF the month at which time
officers reports and other routine
business viii be transacted. with
poSsibly other matters coming up
during the session.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
GERMANY REFUSES
TO HEAR PROTEST
DEALS WITH U. S. PROTEST
IN DISBURSEMENT OF
YUGoSLAvIA
tnr A..oeinted pressl

BERLIN, June 5.-Berlin's for
eign office, in a sharply worded
note today, refused to consider
the protest of the United States
against the dismemberment OF
Yugoslavia.
Foreign office spokesman said
the United States provoked the
war, and was, herself, responsible
for Yugoslavia's present plight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
CHILD BONUS

CAMBRIA. AusiraIia After
July l the Australian government
win paw five ahiIIings 700 cents
weekly endowment for each Aus
traiisn child under 10 III excess Of
one child in any family
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05

ing on the previous night, re-
turned to French ports last night
in a new series of attacks and
pounded bases in Belgium.
The air ministry today said
London damage had not been inn
portant, but admitted some un-
specified cities in the interior had
been heavily bombed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05

GIVEN RELATIVE
TO U. S. MAIL
FORM SUBMITTED IN ORDER
THAT MAIL MAY REACH
DESTINATION WITHOUT
ANY INTERFERENCE

Mail addressed to officers and
enlisted men stationed at any of
the Atlantic bases will travel by
ordinary means and be subject to
British censorship unless instruc-
tions for addressing, as issued by
the war department, are carried
out, Third Air Force headquarters
at Tampa have announced.
Mail properly addressed will be
handled through the war depart
ment and will reach the addressee
with minimum of delay and
without censorship.
The following specimen of a COR
rect form of address has been is
sued:
From: John B. Doe
2O15 Street
Key West, Fla.
To: Private Willard Jackson Roe
(army serial No. D.
th infantry
APO 80l Newfoundland
The following numbers have
been assigned to army postoffices
at the Atlantic bases:
Newfoundland, APO Dol: Ber-
muda. APO 802: Trinidad, APO
500; Jamaica. APO 804; Santa
Lucia. APO Dos: Antigua. APO
Apo BOG: British Guiana, APO
807, and Bahamas, APO BOB.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
MIME KILLS II

OSLO, Norway The expie-
sion III large mine which bad
washed ashnre was responsible
for ilse death ~ eleven persons
ard the injury 81 many others
AZ large crowd ~ civilians
pathered around 70 inspect whas
TREY thought ~ be . harmless
rhine
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
Senate Puts All Attention To
Passage Of Administration Bills
eny A..oc.a.ea Press,

(By Assoclased Press,
TALLAHASSEE. June 5.-The
working majority kept the Sen
ate. in session today 10 pass ad-
ministraiion bills tightening tax
assessment and collection pro-
cedure.
Thus the way is cleared for
action on the entire Holland pro-
gram before adjournment 9 p. m.
tomorrow.
The Senate agreed 10 delay
other measures and stay on de-
bate of controversial bills.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05

PERRY. Mos-CosninE aerpAs
biz timber wolf caught IN ferce,
Andrew TayIor grabhed : ham
uaer ard crushed the animals
SKULL wifh cra blow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
COMING EVENTS


City Council meets, 800 pm.
City Hall
County Commission meets 500
pm, County Courthouse.
Lions Club MEETS at $50 pm
Lions Den. Seminary Street
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05
Checks For Payment OF
Parcels To Be Sent To
Individuals Within Ten
Days

Owners of lssh acres OF Boca
chica property this morning were
granted purchase price of sas an
acre--the same figure paid other
landowners by the countY--as
Judge Arthur Gomez in circuit
court condemned their property
for use by the county as an air
port.
County Attorney Julius F.
Stone, Jr., announced immediate
" after the condemnation pro-
ceedings closed that he has re-
ceived telegram from r. e.
drummer and company, purchaser
of the airport bonds. notifying
him that a check for So nnn was
mailed last night for !. land pur-
chase.
County commissioners, meeting
tonight at B o'clock. will sign
resolution approving payment Tor
the condemned land. and Civil
Aeronautics Administration III
Washington Is expected 10 award
contracts for the airport job to-
morrow.
Bids for the airport constrnc-
lion were opened in Washington
Monday. and the inafGriaf tab
ulated SO a contract could be
awarded Immediately upon noti-
fication from the county that the
condemnation proceedings are
over and the land in county
hands.
Payment to the property own-
ers must be made within 10 days
from today. ard II Is understood
checks will 60 cut in less time
than that.
Stone, while In Washington last
week was told that $305.000 Is
available for immediate expendi-
ture on the airport.
Individual payments In the cone
domination proceedings today win
20 10 William d. Smith, $257 81.
Jane /. Smith, as administrators
in the estate Of Joshua B, Smith.
s257 60; Allan u. Cieare. Jr.. az at
torney for the John r. Geiger
heirs, S525: William q. Miller, ST.
go: Allan b. Cieare, Jr.. as at
torney for the. George Sweeting
heirs, $500. Allan h. CIeare. Jr., Is
attorney for The Laura r Gclger
heirs. S455: Julia Brooks. 81 76o:
FLORIDA b. Roberts. $500 Milton
w Curry S2625. and SvbiI 6.
Delaney IS administrators Of The
Joshua Curry estate. $40 rs.
Jurors. who viewed tiaf prop
erty yesterday Oh the firat day Of
the hearing. were Edgar 4
Sanchez. Nareisso Garcia. 1slnez
'E Duane. r T. WeatherfDrd
Joeeph ArIsas. Manuel Pena. Jelsn
A Collins. Roscoe Roberts. Esienre
r Pierce. Carlos Vidal. Eveiiu
Rodriguez and Paul Albmv
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- .4aw.4 ~. s
PASSES MEASURE
ON AIRPORT BONDS

Try Associated PressD
TALLAHASSEE. June ST.
The Senate passed lib 1905
authorizing Key VESTS s4o.-
600 airporl bonds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-05

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
Navy Orders All US. Ships Out of Eastern Waters

WASHINGTON, Oct IT .P) - Authoritative quarters indicated that all American merchant ships were ordered out of Japanese and Chinese waters because of what the Navy called the situa- ton in the Pacific. Ships in the rest of the Pacific are not affect ed. 1t was included The Navy was reported by Manila sources to, have ordered the ships to pro ceed to the nearest American or British port and took this official position: Tn view of the situa- ton in the Pacific, the Navy De partment has no comment to make
 Reliable informants, however indicated strongly that the order was issued as the number of Am erican ships in Japanese and Chinese waters was said to be small" while a considerable number of American ships are operating in the rest of the Pacific.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
Russian Soldiers Hold Stubbornly To Battle Lines, Are Reported
 Broken Off German Spearheads

ton of the strategic cities of Ka- linin and Kaluga, the high com mand said. It was intimated that n important announcement might be expected soon. In the east, we are already fighting at several points of Moscow's outer defense lines, approximately one hundred kilometers from the So- viet capital" the communique said.
 The defenses of besieged Odes- sa were reported cracked and Kalinin, railroad center of the upper Volga, 95 miles southwest of Moscow and Kaluga, on the McscowBryansk rail line, 90 miles southwest of the capital, ''have been in German hands for several days" the command said.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
Highest g U s Court Meets for Session

WASHINGTON, Oct - The Supreme Court of the United States, seating a new Chief Jus tice and two new Associate Jus tices, met on October 6 in a pack ed court room to begin historic session and produce far reaching decisions.
 This was the first time since the Tribunal was organized in l790 that so many new appoint tees took their seats at the same time.
 Families of the new members and high Government officials saw blackrobed Chief Justice Stone and Associate Justices Byrnes and Jackson march slow ly down the marble-lined court room with their colleagues and take their seats.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
Army To Supply
 Leadership, Japan

TOKYO, Oct. IT (PD-The Elm peror ca led on the army to fur nish the leadership for the new government which must cope with the tremendous issues, over which the fallen Konoye cabinet admitted it's inability, chiefly the critical relations with the United States and Russia.
 Lieut.. Gen. Eiki Tojo, War Minister, returning to the cabin ct, combined with others to form the new government. He has, for long time, been an admirer of the German army. His most re- cent active service was in the Kjantug Army, Japan's powerful garrison in Manchukuo. facing Soviet Siberia. Four years age he declared that Japan must be prepared to fight China and Rus sia mu.taneously."
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
First us. War
 ship Since Start Of War In Europe

HYDE PARK, Oct. r tPt - President Roosevelt asserted that the torpedoing of the Kearny southwest of Iceland was clearly in the American defense zone, but declined. however, to discuss the incident in detail, telling the press conference he would leave that the Navy Department.
 Three minutes after reaching home this morning Secretary of Navy Knox was advised by tele- phone of the attack on the Kearny. Little evidence of alarm has bearing over the fact that an American warshjp was hit for the first time since the war in Europe began.
 In response to questions. KQox said he had no information about casualties or possible retaliation by the Kearny.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17

MOSCOW, Oct. 17 (4oD - Rus sian soldiers fighting savagely against German attacks west of Moscow, held stubbornly to their battle lines, according to official reports. Newspaper dispatches asserted that they had in fact, broken two German spearhead thrusts at the defense in the VyasHma and Ka!inin sectors.
 A midday communique ack- nowledged no gains by the Ger mans but declared that fighting is particularly fierce west of Mos cow where the Germans are pound the Red positions with un- abated fury.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
konoye's Government Resigns Unable Cope With Great Issues
 Army Man Heads New Cabinet

eral days of intensive consulta- tions among the Empires highest and over some of which the Elm peror himself presided.
 Domei said they had informa- tion that 8 new government, whe ther under Konoye or someone else wi probably get under way tomorrow The outgoing cabinet was formed on July IS.
 The news of the cabinets fall reached the public when news boys ran through the blackout darkened streets, crying "Gogai, Gogai.' extra, extra.
 Japan's capital is undergoing intensive air raid precautions and naneuvers.
 The res gnation came shortly after an announcement made by the Foreign Office that the staff of the Japanese embassy in Mos COW, and other Japanese had left the German threatened Russian capital for an undis- closed destination. It was said similar withdrawals were urged by the Russians upon all other embassies and legations there, so Japan's action was not the result of isolated circumstances.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
House RepeaIs Provision Neutrality Act Prohibiting Arming Merchant
 Ships, By Overwhelming Vote

WASHINGTON, Oct. r (4oD - Voting soon after hearing of the torpedoing of the destroyer Rear ney, the House gave it's over whelming approval to arming of merchant ships with roll call vote of 259 to 138. The legislation now goes to the Senate.
 Under the legislation, guns and gun crews will be given to the
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
Germans Claim Capture Large Industrial Region

BERLIN, Oct. IT (P) The cap ture of an important industrial region was claimed by authoriz- ed German sources as Nazi troops battered Mosco s defenses. These sources also said the Ger mans had taken extensive Ignite mining feds but didn't further identify the section of the other operations on the front, including the battle before Moscow which was said proceeding according to plan.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
Guy Swope To Come to Alaska

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 lPt - Guy Sw6ae, Director of Terri ter.eS and In>ular Affairs for the Interior Department intends to visit Alaska next spring to obtain first hand knowledge of the Terri tory's problems. He told Delegate DLmond of his plans when Di- mond called on him to pay his respects and discuss territorial matters. D.mord and Swope serv ed together in Congress.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
CHINESE TO STUDY AVIATION IN [. s.

HONGKONG, Oct. - t was learned in Hongkong that l2O Chinese youths have been dis patched from Chungking, the cap ital of the Chinese central gov ernment, by Chiang Kai-Shek to study aviation in the United Stat es.
 The fledgling pilots left from Hongkong and will study all phases of aeronautics at the Pen sacola Naval Flying School in Florida.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17

ships for their protection against what President Roosevelt called modern pirates"
 Ignoring opponents warnings that the action was another long step toWar war, the House voted 10 repeal the Neutrality Actt pro vision prohibiting the armlng of merchantmen engaged in com mercial and foreign shipping.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
Red Resistance Can't Be Broken By Nazi Might

MOSCOW. Oct. Is lEP) - De- spite deterioration" of Russian defenses west of Moscow, Rus sian dispatches declared that the Red army's resistance is not bro ken and couldn't be broken by Germany, who they said is now
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17

TOKYO, Oct. Is (P) - The Japanese government resigned tonight, admitting the inability to agree on the great issues con- fronting the empire. Failure to reach an accord with the United States, growing military pressure for action and the crisis arising from the German successes az ainst Russia, were strongly indi- cated as major factors in the ministry's downfall Premier Ko- noye presented the en-b oc re- signation of the cabinet, his third, to the Emperor, amid in creaSing press agitation to end efforts to conciliate, as Konoye had let it be known that he would not take the responsibility of a break with America.
 The resignation followed sev-
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17

" 1OI l1ANN VI lO1S, StGl. II it} - The Navy announced that the destroyer kearny was torpedoed this morning while on patrol duty about $50 miles southwest of Ice and. The Navy said no cas ualties were indicated in the dis patches received by the depart ment and despite the damage the ship was able 10 proceed under her own power. It. Commander A. L. Danes is commander of the Kearney, completed only last year and is one of the navy's newest destroyers. It was armed with a standard fve-inch bat tery carried by ships of her class The Kearny Is 341 feet long, with a 35 foot beam and displacement of 1880 tons. No other details were available.
 Where Greer Was Attacked
 The Navy said the position giv en for the torpedo attack was in the same general area where the destroyer Greer was attacked un successfully more than a month ago.
 This $ the first torpedoing since the Presidents speech of September 1lth, when he gave the fleet shoot on sight orders, and barred all defensive waters"
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
Attack on Orel Is Slackened

LONDON, Oct. IT (P) - The Moscow radio said the German at tack direct on Orel, POO miles south of Moscow, slackened.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
Striking At Defenses
 62 Miles From Moscow

BERLIN, Oct. 16 (4) - Ger mans are striking at Soviet de lenses approximately 62 miles from Moscow after the occupa-
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17

exerting her fullest offensive power. An official midday com mun.que announcing that the de lenders will continue to fight the enemy along the whole front, and said the action was partic- ularly intense in a western dir ection, the locale of where the deterioration was reported the night of October IA and 15. This might indicate that the breach was closed in the past 24 hours. A communique said the Germans continued to throw fresh units .,nto the battle, for break fraught with peril to Moscow.
 It was reported in a belated night communique and acknoW- ledged that German tank crews and motorized infantrymen blug eoned a path through the Rus sian lines in a night attack on the Leningrad front. Latest re- ports said the Russians captured a number of prisoners.
The Nome nugget., 1941-10-17
House Votes For Arming Of U. S. Merchantmen
US. Destroyer kearny Torpedoed But Not Sunk $50 mi. From Iceland
 In Area Where Greer Attacked

WASHINGTON, Oct. IT tP States to Axis war The Navy announced that the
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Funeral Services Today
For Miss Harriet lasier

Funeral services for Miss Harriet
E. LASER, retired District school
teacher, who died Friday in Boston,
were to be held at l pm. today at
the S. H. Hines funeral home, 2901
Fourteenth street NV. She was to
be buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Born in Michigan, the daughter of
Thomas and Harriet Chase LASER,
and educated In Washington public
schools, Miss Lasier started her ca
reer as a teacher in the grade
schools, later becoming a member
of the faculty of Central High
School. She retired from active
teaching in December, 1896.
Since her retirement, Miss Lasier
had devoted much of her time to the
District Chapter of the Red Cross,
working with the Junior Red Cross
and the Braille corps. She also was
member of the Washington branch
of the American Association of Uni
versity Women.
Miss LASER is survived by four
sisters, Mrs. B. r. Kennerley and
Mrs. j. w. Kennerley, both of Cali
fornia; Mrs. G. H. Fem of this city,
Mrs. Charles j. Huber of Ridge
wood, N. j., and several nieces and
nephews.
She made her home at 1878 Co.
lumbia road NV.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Charles N. Henneberger,
Retired Tailor, Dies

Charles M Henneberger. II, re-
tired dry cleaner and tailor of Wash
ington, died yesterday at his home,
602 Sligo avenue, Silver Spring, Md,
after a long illness.
Mr.. Henneberger, who was born
in Hagerstown, Md, was in business
in Washington for 25 years before
be retired 16 years ago. He had
lived in Silver Spring for lS years.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mary E. Henneberger; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. j. E. Smithson of Wash
ington and Mrs j. T. KidWen, Silver
Spring; two sons, Charles M. Hen
neberger, Greenbelt, Md, and
George E. Henneberger, selectee
at Aberdeen, Md; a brother, lit.
Col. j. B. Henneberser, stationed in
New Jersey, and four sisters, Mrs.
Maude Wilmer, Hagerstown; Mrs.
Beulah Sinclair of Newport News,
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Miss Persis Miller Dies;
Founded Key School

Miss Persis Kibbe Miller, founder
and for many years principal of the
Francis Scott Key School in Balti-
more, and widely known in educa-
tional circles, died yesterday at the
home of a sister in Homer, N. Y,
the Associated Press reported.
She was born at Truxton, N. Y,
and was educated at the Cortland
IN. " Normal School and Cornell
University. While teaching in Wis.,
consin, in 1902, she was called to
Baltimore and became director of
practice teaching in the Teachers
Training School. Ten years later
she was made principal of Public
School No. rs, position she held for
26 years.
She organized the city's first
open-air class for tubercular and
other physically subnormal children
in 1918 and also organized the first
mothers club connected with any