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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
JIMMY WALKER /.
APPRISED OF \
DIVORCE BILL
ATTORNEY FOR BETTY COMP
TON. HIS WIFE. FILED Pc
TITION IN KEY WEST LAST
EVENING

James John Walker, former
mayor of New York City and
/ the nations most widely known
playboy in the era of the gold
en- twenties', today was formally
notified by County Clerk Ross e.
Sawyer of the divorce suit of
Betty Compton, his wife.
M. H. Rosenhouse, attorney for
the attractive ex-muSical comedy
star, filed the divorce petition last
night at 6:l0 o'clock after a bus
trip here from Miami.
| Miss Compton is believed to
have been fishing in the Florida
keys somewhere near here when
her attorney walked into the
county courthouse last night to
file her divorce plea. The for
mer mayor, according to informa-
ton filed by Rosenhouse, is living
at an address on Seventy-second
street in New York.
Walkers marriage, after he
| had resigned his mayoralty and
refused to appear before the then
New York Governor Franklin d.
Roosevelt, came while he was
visiting in Cannes. Walker had
been bitterly attacked in a re-
port to Roosevelt by the Seabury
investigation committee and he
accompanied Miss Compton and
her mother to Europe at the
height of the probe.
The marriage occurred in April,
1882.
Talk of the divorce had been
current since Miss Compton came
to Miami early in December, but
when Walker arrived there at
Christmas. the pair posed for
photographs together and denied
any rift
RoSenhoase. in statement to
newspaper reporters, said:
MIR. and Mrs. Walker are both
sensible people and irrespective
of the divorce proceedings. real
ize that the welfare, upbringing
and happiness of the two chill
dren is of paramount import
ance". The two children. both
adopted, are Mary Ann, S, and
James John, Jr., a.
Miss Compton established her
legal residence in Florida Nov.
10 at Stuart.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
ETHIOPIANS ROUT
ITALIAN FORCES
DRIVE OUT GARRISON WITH.
IN It's MILES or AID.
DIS ABABA

CAIRO. Feb. ra-Ethiopiafa
rebels have driven out an Italian
garrison Within ITS miles Of Ad-
dis Abaha and are advancing on
the capital city from the south,
il was announced here today.
British forces. meanwhile re-
port they are driving back al
Italian resistance in Erltrea and
Gen. SIR Archibald Wavegl 3
forces in I.itya report they are
forging ahead.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
BIDS

Scaled bids will b. received by
the City Council. City Of Key
West, Florida until March ). ie4i.
400 p NJ at the City Clerks office
for making general repairs TO the
City Aquarium 4 copy Of Speci-
flcation for repairs may be OBJ
tanned from the office Of the City
Clerk
The City Council reserves the
right 90 reject any or all bids
ARCHIE ROBERTS.
tehls-lt City Clerk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
GREEKS ADVANCE
ON TWO FRONTS
nv Assaciated Pressl

ATHENS, Feb IA contin-
uing advance which has driven
back Italian defense lines on two
fronts in Albania was described
by Greek war communique to-
day.
Greek. sources report iheir
army has Taught rs way 10 noun
tain peaks covering Valona and
is nov ready 10 force its way into
the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
ANOTHER CLASS
TO BE TRAINED
MUssoLINI ORDERS SECOND
QUOTA FOR DEFENSE
OF COUNTRY
my Associated pressl

ROME, Feb. l8.-Premier Mus
solini today ordered the second
class of l94l into training and
failed to make the usual pro-
vision which allows university
students to graduate before en-
tering the army.
Some 100000 men are affected
by the order.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
COMING EVENTS
TUESDAY

Artists society annual show opens
at Art Center for two weeks.
Luncheon, Casa Marina, 100 pm,
Auspices Key West Woman's
Club.
Meeting. Key West Woman's
Club, 400 pm. Clubhouse, Di-
vision Street.
Stone Church Service Club. 900
pm.
Revival Meeting. First Baptist
Church.
WEDNESDAY
Artists society reception at Art
Center, 3 p. m.
Revival Meeting. First Baptist
Church.
THURSDAY
Annual Sock Social. Auspices
Fern Chapter. No. 81, O.E,S
Scottish Rite Hall. 800 pm.
Rotary Club meets 1918 in St
Pauls Parish Hall.
City Council meets at 7:30 pm
City Hall.
Lions Club meets at $50 pm
Lions Den. Seminary Street
Revival Meeting, First Baptist
Church.
FRIDAY
Red Cross Sewing Club meets a.
SI5 Duval Street, 400 pm.
Tourist Club meets al Art Center
$50 pm.
Revival Meeting. First BsptiS
Church.
SATURDAY
Cabaret, directed by Lillian Con
nally, auspices St. Paul's No
mans Guild. 10 p, m
SUNDAY
Revival Meeting. First Bap;ls
/ Church.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
WORKING ON
TAX RETURNS

County Tax Assessor Claude A.
Gandolfo, IN accordance with
state law, will spend two days
visiting every precinct in Monroe
county receiving tax returns. he
announced toaay.
Gandolfo WI spend specified
hours at each or TIRE precincts
Feb. q and %.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
GIVEN PERMIT TO
BUILD RESIDENCE

Jennie c. Pierce has been
granted a building permit for ST.
900 to construct a one-story frame
building on Southland street near
Simonton. Building Inspector
Ralph Russell announced today.
The building will have a "a
foot front.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
CAN ROUT GHOSTS

BENTON. Hickman Whit
tington of this city states that he
can rid any house 81 ghosts by
reciting Biblical texts TO them
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
Military Highway From Pine
Key To Key West Lined Up
In First Defense Priority
May Be Completed With
One Hundred Percent
Federal Grant States Ju-
Illus F. Stone

Construction of military
highway over the 40 miles be-
tween Big Pine Key and Key
West has been placed in the first
defense priority and may be COM
plefed by q 100 percent federal
grant. Julius r. Stone. Jr. has re-
ported TO Carl Bervaldi. chairman
OF the county commission.
Stone, back from a weeks trip
to Washington and conferences
with federal authorities on Key
West problems of road construc-
ton, water. housing. electrified
ton and the Boca Chica airport.
had found complete knowledge
of facts concerning Monroe coun-
ty at each of the agencies he
visited.
Thomas Mcdonald. administra-
tor of the public roads admins
tration, assured Stone Of prompt
action In Improvement of high
way facilities from the mainland
of Florida TO Key West.
The Key West-Big Pima section
of the highway has every likeli-
hood of being completed solely
with federal funds, while the
road above Big Pine Key has
been placed in the second defense
category and probably will be
built with money supplied joint
ly by the state road department
and the government agency.
Stone said he was promised CO.
operation both by the Federal
Works Agency, parent body of
which the road bureau 10 q
branch. and by Senator Claude
Pepper.
Acting as county attorney in
the absence of w. Curry Harris.
Stone made the Washington trip
with B. NJ Duncan. general man
ager Of Overseas Highway. The
pair returned here late Sunday
night, just a week after their de-
parture. and conferred with Ber-
valdi today.
Major Lucius Cleare. head OF
the emergency airport division OF
the Commerce department aero
nautics authority. told Stone
work on tho Boca Chica airport
will begin as soon az preliminary
clearing Is completed here. Army
engineers arc ready for immediate
action. he said. and work will gel
under way within few weeks
as soon as money has been ap.
propriated to carry on the prof.
ret.
Key West. Stone learned. has
been declared an emergency
housing area. q status shared by
about 30 cities in the UniieI
nontinued mn Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

Roaring over the channel in
massed formations, the Nazi
bombers split up and flashed over
London and its environs singly or
in small groups.
Anti-aircraft guns hammered
constantly during the hour-long
raid and official reports today in
Dictated some of the invading
bombers had been hit
A casualty report issued today
for the month of January showed
reduction in civilian losses dur
ing air raids. According to the
report. ! 500 persons were killed
in England during the month, and
1000 were wounded sufficiently
TO be confined in hospitals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
Planes Drop Hundreds
OF Bombs Over London

my Associated pressD
LONDON. Feb. le.-German
bombers spilled hundreds of in.
cendiary bombs over London last
night and an explosive bomb kill
ed IL persons in an air raid
shelter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

Key West, Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 81 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
CE CE RENICK
 IN RETURN GO
and Hartford Sluggers Resigned for
 Arena Tuesday

New Haven, Sept. 12-Your1g Ge Ge, stiff punching welterweight from Waterbury, and Al Renick, Hartford slugger, will meet in a re- turn match in the feature bout on Promoter Dick Gray's amateur fight card at the Arena on Tuesday night. The contest will be one of a program of ten bouts, with fight CTS from Providence, Worcester, and Connecticut, vieing for honors.
 Ge Ge and Renick fought a sen- sational battle on last weeks initial indoor card before the largest crowd to witness an opening anna teur show in recent years, and the decision went to Ge Ge after three rounds of torrid milling. The ver- dict was unpopular with many of the fans, as 1t was obvious that Renick administered the more se- were punishment in the last round
 Ten fighters, five from Provi- dence and the others from Worces- ter, will be showing here for the first time, and they will find places on the undercard.
 Johnny Cool of Worcester, and Mickey Devine of Providence, arc scheduled to meet in another oi the headline bouts. Their two boys are regarded as the top-flight 135- pounders in New England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
Horace Heidt
 Pulls For BAG.
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

youngstown oho September 12 = Renber sprinsnelds Frankie Care known thousands of Connecticut music Fank in town band and has already been eo pans of the country stopping a the Frankie had picture taken W some v well and said nothing would around town when the BrooKn O W the national champion
 Downstairs lobby dek there is displayed two trophy to be given to the out tournament and the other the federation president distinguished clzen o Pittsburgh to get that Wagner trophy know from "Yes" said the boss of the Ohio hOste must wait until the count is THREE and IWO
 If waterbuys Brooklyn into the finals and idle Benny Yoksa and Joe candidates for the Honus wagner their aaround play in the field ana at at Sce the ana against competition continues be more valuable by the minute
 After with the bags loaded in the Monday got curious as to why the conducted along those nes The pitcher said pitch to the home
 
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 Birmingham Acpcos defending champions three straight including to which plays at Oakland Field lighting system in the opinion of travelled all the country and seen many baseball possible Birmingham victories 43 Memphis the team which Waterbury beat Tuesday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
Naugatuck 7ean Threat L1 State Soccer Loop
DEFENSE BOND
 DAY TOMORROW
Washington and Cleveland Home Run Hitters to
 Benefit By Plan

Washington, D. O., Sept. 12-The Nations Capital will observe Base ball Defense Bond Day at Griffith Stadium on Saturday, September 13. Washington will be host to the Cleveland Indians on that date and elaborate ceremonies are being plan ned for the game.
 Arrangements by the Treasury De- partment call for music by the United States Army Band; military maneuvers by the Washington Pro- visional Brigade, and distribution of Defense Savings literature to spec tators by the Boy Scouts of Amer ica. Government officials will at tend the game.
 When Baseball Defense Bond Day was observed nationally on August 28, the Washington Senators were playing in Chicago. Like Washing ton, virtually all of the Al major and minor league clubs which were away from home on that date, are scheduling Baseball Defense Bond Day ceremonies for their home parks during September.
 In Washington, as in the majority of cities where Baseball Defense Bond Day will be observed this month, Defense Bonds will be awarded as prizes to players hitting home runs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
TORRINCTON HIGH
 OPEN WITH LEWIS

Torrington, Sept. 12-Three con- tests on foreign grounds and five home games are on the docket for this years edition of the Torring- ton high school football squad, ac- cording to the schedule made pub- lie by Athletic Director T. w. Carey.
 The locals will open their sched- ule with home game against Lewis high, of Southington, September 20.
 Other games on the schedule are as follows: September 27, New Britain, there; October 4, Crosby, here; October Il, AnSonia, there; October 18, Naugatuck, there; Oc- tober 25, Bristol, here; November 1, Wilby, here: November 8, Gilbert, here.
 The board of education has given permission to stage one night game. A suitable opponent is being sought for this contest. This game will give Torrington fans, who are working the day shifts on defense orders in the local factories, a chance to see the Red and White in action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
ZALE AND ABRAMS
 FIGHT CANCELLED
Former DeveIOpes 'Ath= lete's Foot POstpOning
 lO-ROunder Indefinitely
BY JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, Sept. 12.-(UP)-An aggravated case of athletes foot" caused cancellation of tonight's scheduled 10-round Garden bout be- tween Tony zale, the National Box ing Associations middleweight champion, and Sailor Georgie Ab- rams. Zale had the ailing tootsies.
 The call-off was not announced until after midnight, causing most New York boxing writers to get hot ter under the collar than zale's feet.
 When Promoter Mike Jacobs learned that tough Tony had been whisked away to Mt. Sinai hospital he ran such temperature that his store teeth began to melt. A fine thing, indeed!-coming right on the heels of the Buddy Baer-Abe Simon cancellation and the 10-day Louis Nova postponement.
 Jacobs is having more trouble readying his gladiators for combat than Sam Breadon has in getting a quorum of Cardinals on the field. We can expect Uncle Michael to come down with case of shingles any day now-like Singin' Sam.
 At first zale and his mentors thought someone had given him a hot foot, but they learned that Jack Dempsey was travelling with a cir GUS; so they brushed of this suspi- cion and phoned Dr. Alexander Schiff. Doc Schiff took a quick gan- der at Tony's barking bow-WoWs and immediately relayed the throw to Dr. Oscar Levin, skin special ist. E
 Dr. Levin took a deep breath and diagnosed the affliction as: Der mo-tophytosis, with secondary cry sipelas of both lower extremities and generalized ids" Which is a swell trick If you can do 1t.
 Returning to terra firma, Dr. Levin predicted that Tony would be confined in Mt. Sinai from one to three weeks. It seems that the champs feet and lower legs are cracked, swollen and blistered be- yond all get out.
 Abrams manager, Chris Dundee, was sleeping at his hotel when a newspaper man informed him of the postponement. Dundee yawned into the mouth-piece and said, "Cudd ida oudd-quidd kiddin' - le'me sleep" He hung up.
 Promoter Jacobs ha planned this non-title bouC as the opening step in A campaign to settle the 10-year dispute over the middleweight title. That's why he was so enthused over it, and so not at the postponement.
 Someone at Lindy's remarked, "Everybody's hot now-from zale's feet on up. But that box office was awful cold"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
BELLOISE BOXES
 FERNANDEZ NEXT
Bronx MiddIeweight in Eight=ROunder at Gar-
 den, Sept. l0

New York, Sept. F -- The "hot- test" local match of the boxing sea- son is slated for Madison Square Garden next Friday night when Ray Robinson, undefeated Harlem light weight, clashes in ten-round af- fray with Maxie Shapiro, crack 135- pounder from New York's East Side.
 There has been talk of this match in boxing circles for months but all efforts to pair the two outstanding lightweights proved unavailing. Fin allyJ Matchmaker Nat Rogers, of the Twentieth Gentry Sporting Club, prevailed upon the managers of the two lads to sign on the dotted line.
 Robinson boasts string Of 23 consecutive victories, 19 of his tri- umphs coming by knockouts. But that streak is placed in real 1eop- ardy when the classy Harlemite squares of against the clever and hard-hitting Shapiro. Maxie has lost only a few times himself in some 60 trips to the post and during the past year, particularly, he has been UOWlllIS ONCA all OPPSoANASAA "AsAA AAA pressive regularity.
 There are many boxing men who contend even now that Robinson is the best 135-pounder in the business and perhaps one of the best in years. But his reputation doesn't awe Shapiro in the least. The East Slider has vanquished name" fight CTS an dlesser known fighters alike.
 On the same Garden program with Robinson Shapiro. two eight round events, a sixer and a pair of fours are scheduled.
 Tn one of the eights, Steve Bel 1oise, Bronx middleweight, takes on Antonio Fernandez, welter and mid- dleweight champion of South Amer lea. This bout is listed as the semi final The second eight brings to- gether Beau Jack, Springfield, Mass. lightweight, and Guillermo Puentes, Colombia, South America, These two waged a thrilling battle at the Gar den recently with Beau Jack taking a disputed decision.
 IzZy Redman, Brownsville middle weight, faces Harry Ginsberg, neigh borhood rival, in the six The fours have Johnny Aiello, Wilmington feather, paired with Diogenes Leon, Harlem; and Louis Casiano, Har- lem feather, meeting Dom Fiantini, Reading, Pa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
Fl, Crippled A Year Ago, She Shoots Par Golf
By NEA Service

Hay River, N. C., Sept. 12. - It's remarkable enough when a 7l-year- old woman plays golf regularly, but Mrs. John Archie Long does more than merely butter around. She's a match for most of this towns young men when it comes to wield- ing a club.
 A year ago Mrs. Long slipped down her back stairs, fractured vertebra and wrist, was in cast for three months and steel brace for seven. But she came back with a vigor amazing in one whose years are three score plus eleven, still makes par on three or four holes in almost every round m and takes 1t as matter of course.
 Her golf is consistently good enough for her to best her tour nament-playing husband on two out of nine holes. She has even made a hole in one.
 Mrs. Long didn't take up golf until she was 55, so she feels she still has plenty to learn about the game. That's one reason why she always caddies for herself. ri will help develop the muscles in my arm" she says. ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

consisted of Mcdonald, Stanka. witch, Antosh, Barrett, Mastri- giacomo, Hahn and Rokoski. The opposing firing line found McCar- thy, Hagerman, Dintaman, Craze vich, Denio, Kushnieruk and iBn- etti on tap. Ficzere alternated with Barrett at the pivot post with Mackaravage, Schmuhl and Fisher spelling of Binetti, Hagerman and Dintaman.
 Reilly has but scant fifteen days to get h si club ready for Herb Kopf's Jaspers at Randalls Island. After meeting that test, the Brown and White aggregation will not have any chance to relax" until the moleskins are back in the trunk. Every week finds the 1I1- dians out on the turf with St. Francis, Scranton, Niagara, Davis. Elkins, Canisius, St. Anslem's and St. Vincent's being faced in that order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
BOROUGH TEAM
 FACES LOCALS
 SEPTEMBER IA
Meadows in LOrdship to
 Be RecOnverted Into Z
 Modern Battlefield

The Meadows, in Lordsk 'p, Conn, old stamping ground of early Connecticut soccer players, will be removed of its museum existence and reconverted for use by a new tribe of soccerites.
 The Connecticut State Soccer league, which has increased its mem- bership over last year, has ar1- nounced that grass-cutting opera tions and other alterations have be- gun on the Lordship road field to handle the greater activity expect-, ed in the sport in this area.
 When all is done the Meadows" will be trimmed to lawn with dres- sing and parking facilities con" tributing to make it an ultra battle field for the boys with the cleated, blunt-nosed shoes.
 The new season officially opens on Sunday, but owing to the usual tar. diness of teams in registering, only one game will be played.
 Naugatuck Threat
 On that day the Waterbury Luso- Americans entertain the Portuguese Union, new team from Naugatuck. The Naugatuck eleven is by no means uninitiated. Last Sunday in an exhibition game at Seaside park the Vought-Sikorsky booters were thoroughly trounced by the Portu- guese.
 By Sunday, Sept. 21, all is expect ed to be shipshape with at least eight teams in this sector ready to, clash in the first round of state soc- cer competition.
 Efforts to. organize a Hartford league appear so far to have met with failure and it is reported that the teams in the affected area may be drawn into the surviving South- ern Connecticut league.
 Teams Registered
 Teams already registered or ex- pected to affiliate for the 1Sz1-42 season include Stamford United (last seasons champ, Norwalk St. Ann's, Portuguese Union, Luso-Arn- orleans and Vasco da Cana, Vought. Sikorsky, Swedish A. 0. and Jewish c. O., all of Bridgeport. a
 Late entries with leanings toward membership are: Electric Boat, of New London; Pratt-Whitney and United Aircraft, both of Hartford, and Bloomfield.
 Danbury, the only large Fairfield county city not represented, is re- ported making overtures for rein- statement. The Portuguese Amer jeans of that city were given a two- year suspension last May for mis- behavior. Not much hope is held for their readmittance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
MAURANO LOST TO HOLY CROSS

Worcester, Mass. Sept. 12-(UP) The Holy Cross football squad tem- porarily abandoned the 'T" forma- tion today and returned to the box formation which they successfully used for several seasons.
 The newer offensive. perfected by the professional champion Chicago Bears, was given a To-day trial by the Crusaders who hoped to use it in their opennig game with Louis- lana State university.
 coach Joe gheekeiskl shifted guards George Titus and Dick OFlaherty to center for replace meits after Pete Maurano was forced out for the season by Q knee injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
BROWN SCRTMMAGE
 PLANNED TOMORROW

Providence, R. l., Sept. 12-(UP) The 1941 Brown college football team will engage in a regulation game scrimmage tomorrow, accord- ing to an announcement made to- day by Coach J. Neil (Skip) Stah- ley.
 Stanley said the squad had be- come rapidly conditions and that he was anxious to try sophomores on signals and passing maneuvers under fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
DARTMOUTH ENJOYS
 INITIAL SCRIMlMAGE

Hanover, N. H., Sept. 12-(UP)- Head Coach Fuss McLaughry nor11- mated Johnny Krol of Waltham Mass, for the varsity blocking back position today after the Dartmouth college football squad participated in regulation game scrimmage.
 The "A" team ripped its ,ny through a combination of "B" teams as Krol slashed a path for half backs Bud Kast and Ray Wolfe.
 Krol was relieved at times by Bob Lining of Newton, Mass, whc has shown impressive progress in the blocking position since practice opened. Two others elevated to the "A team were linemen Fred Carey and Joe Crowley.