The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-26
EDITORS NOTE: The pro-
gram was heard in Key West but
only one person informed The
Citizen Of the broadcast.)

evening, l SWltcneQ 10 snort
wave and accidentally tuned in
a program dealing with Florida.
l did not know where it was
coming from and, curious, gave
it my closest attention. Through
sound effect the steady hum of
an airplane motor could be heard
and above it came conversation
apparently from occupants of
the plane. 1t went something
like this:
we are now flying down the
East Coast of Florida. Almost
directly below us is Palm Beach
where homes of Americas idle
rich line the palm-fringed coast.
Palm Beach is very beautiful and
world famed as AN exclusive
winter resort. To the east we
see the broad Atlantic, glistening
in the sunshine. The body of
water below us is Lake Worth
and the citv on its shore is West
Palm Beach, ''a
But fer the fact the voices pos
sessed a slight foreign accent, |
would have assumed that | had
tunCi in an American short
wave station which was broad
casting some sort of salute" to
Florida. | listened closely. ~.
The drone of the plane con-
tinucd as did the conversation,
and the speaker informed his
companions that they were now
approaching Miami on the shores
of Biscayne Bay He described
it in detail, spoke Familiarity of
such developments as Coral
Gables and Miami Beach. He
pointed out the Hialeah and
Tropical Park race tracks and
gave statistics as to the eitys
amazing growth.
Here musical background
drowned out both plane and
voices and the strains of Moon
Over Miami" could be heard. In
a contralto voice woman sang
the words in such perfect English
and with such true American
rhythm as to completely disarm
my belief that it could be foreign
in origin.
Then the song died away
and the plane journey over
Florida continued. Miami had
been left behind and the
speaker was describing the
Oversees Highway to Key
West. He pointed out Meta
cumbe Key and related the
tragedy that occurred there.
He icld the history of Key
West and impressed upon his
listeners its strafscic posi- ion
&C The souihernmost American
CITY.
Swi0aing about. the plane be-
. Ca0 its journey northward,
which gave the spokesman an
~r0 ertunitv to tell of the Ever
~1ade7 and he knew his subject.
H celled attention to the Tam
-~v-7 T~pi1. TO the canals. men,
il the agricul.ural develop
~, ~r% af0urd fhe Lake.
Turning west, his next ohjee-
fivr proved 70 be Fit MYERS
II raa'of Edison. he said: ''city
palms'' He could have been
ro7dir~ fro~1 a Chamber Of Copa-
uorc2 h7oA5le.1 Then Up the west
ccazt ho gave equally accurate
fcecrirtions Of Sarasota: Ring
~rs Rave their winter quarters
Fee. Won know. and that build
Ing On The right is the famous
f5~eli1e Art Museum. Now
-e cut arroes the bay to have a
'ook IT 81. pe.ersburPh. It is
called tne Sunshine CITY ard
ora 81 the newspapers here is
eivcn awav cverv day that the
sun feils to shine"
NV and then plane cor-
revioa would break in with an
.eolirY, ISr't that anoti1er
lavee citv acruss the water" The
So de OF this strange aerial
journey seemed &c know ell the
1~ewc~e for ne promptly replied,
thst is Tampa. famed for
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