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SWING AND SWAY
AT SLOPPY UOE'S

Well, it's Saturday night again
and for the biggest time in
town, the place to go is Sloppy
Joe's Bar, where you can swing
and sway the Sloppy Joe Way to
the music of Joe Russo'S Band,
1.-THE Best Swing Band in Town"
There is never a dull moment
for those who go to this Key
West most-popular entertain
ment center, and there is never
cover or minimum charge.
first rehearsal scheduled for next
week.
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A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
an Amendment to Article z, Section
8. of the Constitution of the State
of Florida, Relative to Census and
Apportionment, by Amending Sec
ton 3, of said Article SO as to Desig-
nate Broward County as Senatorial
District and designate Calhoun
County and Gulf County as a Sena-
torial District.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG
STATURE OF THE STATE OF
amendment to Section 3 Of Article E
of the Constitution of the state 7of
Florida. relative TO Census and fp-
portionment,, designating Bro%ard
County Qas the )qthirty ninth u (3s1
Sena torial So, District, and Calhoun
County and Gulf County as the for
tieth (4O) Senatorial District be and
the same is hereby agreed to- and
shall be submitted TO the electors OF
the State of Florida for ratification
or rejection at the General Election
to be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1912,
as follows:
Section 3. The Legislature that
shall meet in regular session A. ID.
1925 and those that shall meet
every ten years thereafter, shall APP
portion the representation in the
Senate, and shall provide FOR forty
(40) Senatorial Districts, such D1s-
tricts to be as nearly equal In pop
ulation as practicable, but no Soun-
ty shall be divided in making such
apportionment, and each Districl
shall have one Senator; provided
that Broward County. Florida, shall
constitute the Thirty-ninth (SSthj
Senatorial District. and Calhoun
County, Florida and Gulf County
Florida. shall constitute the For
tieth (40) Senatorial District; and
at the same time the Legislature
shall also apportion the represen'
tation in the House of Representa-
tiyes, and shall allow three 80 KEEP
resentatives to each OF the five
most populous counties. and two ca
REPRESENTATIVES to each of the nexl
eighteen more populous counties
and one Representative. to each Of
the remaining counties of the State
at the time of such apportionment
Should the Legislature fail to appor-
| ton the representation in the Sen
ate and in the House of Representa-.
tives. at any regular session of ths
Legislature at any of the times
herein designated, IL shall be thu
duty of the Legislature or Legis
! lature succeeding such regular SEES
! sion of the Legislature. either II
Special or Regular session, to ap'
norton the representation in th'
Senate and in the House of Repre-
sentatives, as herein provided. This
preceding regular Federal or reg
ular State Census, whichever shall
have been taken nearest any appor-
| tionment of Representatives in ths
Senate and in the House of Repre-
sentatives. shall control in making
such apportionment. In the even
the Legislature shall fail to reappor-
ton the representation in the Legis-
| lature as required by this amend
ment, the Governor shall lwithir
I thirty days after the adjournment O.
/ the regular SESSION. call the Legis
| lature together in extraordinar.
| session TO consider the question o.
reapportionment and such extra
! ordinary session of the Legislature
/ is hereby mandatorily required II
reapportion the representation Al
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MURDER on the
| 06IAzlZ7<GAAA ;: :!6 '5s:1

THAT she stumbled slightly. The
first clear thought that flashed
through her mind was that she
had never before been kissed like
that. @.:.-.2 ..-,yr
When shfI 5ecevered0 sbe0hel
one hand: aAghilystq sheyi 4ipa and
looked at him lq944leerlyv She didn't
say a WORD PEnrposely. she waited
for him to speak first sisuu2
Il expected to run away after
1 did that" he. said steadily. 81
won't be so naive as to say | don't
know why did it. but right now
it seems hard to say anything. l
just can't seem to collect all my
thoughts and stick them together.
Know what mean?"
She nodded her head. 81 know
what you mean. Todd. So you
want to let it go at that?"
She stuck out her hand again.
"And we can still shake hands,
can't we?" she added. He took
her hand then. When she went
inside she watched him through
the window as he walked on up
the street.
Seated in front of her mirror,
Susan brushed her hair slowly.
Amy sat up in bed and looked at
her curiously. ~ eG I1ooi2'
TT just asked you a question:
didn't you hear me. You look lost
in some cloud bank with slight
possibilities of making a landing"
Susan turned quickly. "Oh-I'm
sorry. Amy. No. didn't hear you.
What did you say?"
Il asked you not to wake me
tomorrow. Pm going to cut my
nine o'clock. but that isr't i'm
portant. What makes you so
dreamy?"
Susan glanced into the mirror
and took good look at what she
saw. "Just thinking" he said.
The Morning Paper
CHE snapped out the light and
climbed into bed. She lay
there for some time. her eyes open
in the darkness, listening to the
soft patter of the rain on the roof.
Todd had Kissed her. Somehow
she couldn't get over the galvan-
izing action of it all. It was much
too sudden to take in her stride
like any other kiss. 1t was the
kind to make a girl think.
It wasn't until she heard the
| chimes in the distance. striking
two o'clock that she realized how
long she had been awake. Final
ly she dozed off by forcing her-
self to sleep. After all she had to
get up for an eight o'clock class
1t seemed such a short while
later that her alarm clock went
off with tinkle Susan yawned
Isleepily, turned off the clock and
! stretched She took shower and
dressed. Then she looked at her
watch. Seven-forty-five Just time
to dash down to the kitchen for
orange juice, coffee and roll.
leaving ten minutes to get to class.
Susan ran downstairs lightly as
Alice Duncan came in off the
porch with the morning paper.
Alice unfolded it as she walked
into the hall. She looked at the
front page and let out startled
cry.
whats wrong?" Susan in
CURED. "Prexy's wife have trip
lets?"
Alice's face was white. "Sue,"
she gasped. phil HUMPHREYS
he's dead! He was found dead in
the lab early this morning. Look!"
1t hit Susan in the face like a
club. She snatched the paper
quickly. Phil HUMPHREYS picture
stared out at her. There was a
tbig, bold headline with it, 4
YOUNG CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTOR
FOUND DEAD IN LABORATORY:
| POLICE SCOUT MURDER THEORY
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IA JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
an Amendment to Section !, of Ar
ticle X of the Constitution of Flor
ida, Relating TO Homestead and BK-
enpt iOR,i So as to Permit the Wages,
Salary or Income from any source
N'hats6ever Due to any Person the
Head OF a B'amily as Provided There
in, TO be the Subject of Garnishment
to the Extent of not more than IS
per cent thereof in the Courts of this
State, as May be Provided by Law,
for the Payment of any Obligations
Arising by Express or Implied Con-
tract Subsequent to the Adoption of
this Amendment; and Further Pro-
viding Exemptions thereto in Cases
of Income of Less than Twenty-Five
Dollars per Week Except as to
Necessities'Of Life as May be Defined
by the Legislature.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEG
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA: That the following
amendment to Section /, Article X of
the Constitution of Florida, author
izing the garnishment of any wages,
salary or income due any person
who Is the head of family as pro-
vided therein, to the extent OF 20
per cent thereof, be, and the same
is hereby agreed to and shall be sub
in the General Election of Represen-
tatives in 1912 for their approval or
rejection that is TO say, that Section
l of Article \, be amended by add
ing thereto the following Section:
Section IA. That the salary.
wages and income from any Source
whatsoever due and 9YiRg, or, 10 be-
come due and. owing 10 any person
who rs the head OF a family residing
in this State shall be the subject of
garnishment. in the courts of this
! State as may be pr6vfdea BY law, to
the extent of not more Ahasa3g5 per
cent of such salary, wages and in
come, for the payment of any Obli-
| cations arising by express or i'm
piled contract subsequent to the
adoption of this amendment, pro-
vided, however, that the Legislature
shall not extend the right of gar
nishment as herein provided where
the salary is $500 or less per week
except to necessities of life as may
from time TO time be defined by the
Legislature.
Approved by the Governor. June
FILED in office secty. of State,
June IL. 1941-
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NOTICE TO APPEAR
TO: John Leonard Pelkey,
clio Householder Heating Corp,
Buffalo, New York.
You are hereby required to ap-
pear to the sworn Bill of Complaint
filed against you in the above styled
cause on or before the eth day of
December, \. u. 1912; otherwise the
allegations thereof will be taken as
confessed.
Done and Ordered October 10th,
1912
(SEAL) Ross c Sawyer
Clerk of Circuit Court of Monroe
County, Florida.
RAYMOND Il. LORD,
Solicitor for Complainant.
1912
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HEAVILY POPULATED

Observation-Disclosures is
one of the worlds most heavily
populated areas, with 100000
people living on its 166 square
miles.
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NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME STATUTE

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned. desiring to engage
in business under the fictitious name
OF The Stone Hotel, 923 White
street, Key West. Florida, intends
to register the said fictitious name
with the Clerk OF the Circuit Court
Of Monroe County. Florida
MRS. NELLIE GOMEZ.
oct10-17-24-3l: nOv7.1942
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

TO: Clyde Whatley Westmore-
land, Dunwoody, Georgia.
You are hereby required to sp-
pear to the Bill of Complaint, for
divorce, in the above styled cause
on the 9TH day of December, A. d.
1912, otherwise the allegations
therein will be taken as con-
fessed.
This Order is to be published
once a week for four consecutive
weeks in The Key West Citizen,
a newspaper published in Key
West, Florida
Done and Ordered this 10th day
of October, A. D. 1912.
fSFAI0 Ross G Sawyer
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Mon
roe County, Florida
BY SD Florence E. Sawyer,
Deputy Clerk
| SD ALLAN B. CLEARE, JRr
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
oct17-24-31: now, 1912
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Key West and Vicinity: Lit
tie change in temperature.
Florida: Little change in tenn
perature. tonight and, few light
showers at. M widely scattered
places this afternoon or tonight.
Hatteras, N.bC.pato Il Apalachi-
cola. Fla.t MOI small craft or storm
warnings have been issued.
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Plaintiff,
ss-ssss<ss ss~sssss7zs SD Two r. G. 4,
MARY VESTA QUARTZ GABIJAN,
Defendant
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
TO: Mary Vesta Duarte Gabijan,
sos Michigan Avenue, Ocean
side, San Diego County, Cali
fornia.
You are hereby required to ap-
pear to the Bill of Complaint, for
divorce. in the above styled cause
on the 9TH day of December, A. u.
l942, otherwise the allegations
therein will be taken as confessed.
This Order is TO be published once
week for four consecutive week S
in The Key West Citizen, a news
paper published in Key West, Flor
ida.
lone and Ordered this 23rd day of
October, A. d. 1912.
(SEAL) Ross c Sawyer
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Monroe
County. Florida.
By tSd.l Florence E. Sawyer
Deputy Clerk.
Esd } ALLAN b. CLENRE. JR.
Solicitor for Plaintiff
oct24-S1; nov7-I4, 1912
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required by this amendment before
its adjournment (and such extra
ordinary session so called for reap
portionment shall not be limited to
expire at the end of twenty days or
at all, until reapportionment is ef-
fected, and shall consider no bust
ness other than such reapportion-
ment) ~--~ 7li5
Approved by the Goyerpor, June
FledCln office Secretary of State,
June 8, 1871.
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Ohapter Ten
Confession

WHEN I found out. 4 called
W Dad long distance" Susan
continued, hardly daring to look
at Todd as she spoke. ut preyed
on my mind. l didn't know what
you might think if you found
out"
Her spirit rose then and she
turned on him somewhat i:ercely.
$50 I called Dad, and he told me
the truth about it. He told me
your father didn't really deserve
to be in prison that he was
= framed by a sneaking police in
spector who had sworn to get him
because your father had pre-
vented him from getting away
with something shady. Dad didn't
tell me exactly what. But he said
he had orders to get this evidence
on Duke. Evidence that had been
planted. Dad tried to get out OF
the assignment but he couldn't.
ut was dirty business as far
as he was concerned and he
wanted no part of it. But he was
helpless. There were people high
up in the department who were
with this police inspector. So Dad
had to work on it. =. sft
"You know as we'll as I do
what it was" she said d little
desperately. They framed an ex-
tortion charge on him and made
it stick :. Said he was trying to
get large sums from city officials
on alleged gambling debts"
More out of sympathy than
anything else she took his arm.
1t was hard as steel and it jerked
slightly in her grasp. 1t was only
a reflex. but she let it go.
I'm sorry. Todd" she whis-
pered. 'That's how it is. It's a
rotten mess all the way around
but now that it's off my chest |
feel better"
The Kiss ,,..
MOT a word passed between
them for almost two hundred
yards. Finally they came to the
Delta Sig house. He. walked up
the slight hin with her. up the
stone steps to the porch, The wa
ter dripped over, the edge of the
roof and made a tiny .rivulet all
the. way to the ground. At the
door she turned around and faced
him.
IT won't blame you if you sud-
denly decide you dislike me-" she
said. %rBut I want you to know
Pm on your side. Todd. | think
you're a swell kid. and I'm sorry
I didn't get to know you better
before all this happened" -
She held out her hand. Let's
at least shake she said with q
small tired smile.
The light from a street lamp
across the street lodged hesitat-
ingly through the trees. sneaked
in across the porch and sent one
small beam across her face.
The pattern of light broke anC
reshaped itself as tree branche:
swayed back and forth in the
rain.
Todd looked at her hand, ther
her face. She saw a slight. trou-
bled furrow cross his brow ianc
one corner Of his cheek twitch.
Then in a sudden, quick SECOND
his hands had gripped her shout.
ders and swung her toward him
One arm slid around her. crush.
ing her, to his chest. and then HI
kissed her, full on the mouth
bard but short. The pressure o
his arm on her back was soJtigh
she gasped slightly.
He released her then, almost a
suddenly as he had taken her int
bis arms, and the physical reac
ton of his release was so grea
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A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
the Amendment of Section Is of Ar
ticle XVI of the Constitution Of
Florida. Relating TO Taxation Of
Property of Corporations, with Ger
tain Exemptions for Religious,
Scientific. Municipal, Educational,
Literary, Eraternal or Charitable
Purposes.
BE 1T RESOLVED By THE LEG
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ORDER OF pa BI.ICATION
TO: ANNE RITA BERRY,
1919 Eutcrpe Street.
New Orleans. Louisiana.
You are hereby required 10 ap-
pear to the Bill Of Complaint for
divorce filed against YOU in the
above styled cause on the first Mon
day in November. being the End day
of OVemher a u. 1912, otherwise
the allegations Of said Bill will be
taken as confessed.
This the End day Of October, A.
d. 1912.
CCircut Court Seal)
(SdD Ross c Sawyer
Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
JULIUS +. STONE. JR,
Solicitor for Plaintiff
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
TO: Samuel Kelly,
Residence Unknown.
You are hereby required TO APP
near to the Bill of Complaint TOT
divorce. in the above styled cause
on the goth day of November, A: ~.
1912. otherwise the allegations
therein contained will be taken as
confessed. -
October, A. d. 1912
(SEAL) Ross Sd
clerk of the Circuit Court, Monroe
County, Florida.
By: (Sd) Florence T.. Sawyer
Deputy Clerk.
THOMAS s. CARO-,
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
oct17-24-31; now, 1912
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IN THE COUNTY JUDGES COURT'
IN AND FOR, MONROE COUNTY
STATE OF FLORIDA. IN PRo-
BATE.
In re Estate of
LEWIS O. BIERNA, also
sometimes known as LOUIS
o. BIERNA,
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A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
an Amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Florida to be known
as Section 3 of Article XVII, Relate
ing to Amendments.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA: That the following
ton of Article XVII of the present
Constitution be and the same is
hereby agreed to shall be submitted
to the electors of the State at the
general election of Representatives
to be held in the year A. ID. 1942, to-
wit:
Section 8. If at any regular or spe-
cial or extra session, the Legis-
lature, by vote of three-fourths of
all members elected to each House,
shall determine that an emergency
requiring an early decision by the
electors of the State exists, an
amendment to this Constitution
dealing with the subject matter of
such emergency may be proposed,
and if the proposed Amendment be
agreed to by a three-fourthS vote
of all the members elected to each
House, the same shall be entered
upon their respective journals with
the yeas and nays thereon. There
lature shall provide for a special
election to be held not less than
ninety nor more than one hundred
eighty days after Adjournment and
for publication of notice thereof, at
which special election the proposed
Amendment, shall be submitted to
the ELECTORS of the State for approval
or rejection. provided, that if a gem
eral election of Representatives is
to occur within said period, such
Amendment shall be submitted to
the electors at such general cleo
ton.
If majority of the electors vot-
ing upon the proposed Amendment
shall adopt the Amendment, the
same shall become a part of this
Constitution. This Amendment shall
not be held to supersede or in any
wise affect any existing provision
of the Constitution relating to
Amendments, but shall be regarded
as an additional method of Amend
ment thereto.
Approved by the Governor, May
5, 194.
Filed in office Secty. of State.
May 5, 1871.
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NOTICE OF FILING FINAL HE-
PORT AND APPLICATION
EOR DISCHARGE

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons that Gladys Bierna Roberts,
the undersigned Administrators OF
the Estate of Lewis O. Bierna, also
sometimes known as Louis o.
Rierna. deceased, has filed with the
Honorable Raymond r. Lord, Coun-
ty Judge of Monroe County, Florida,
her Final Report as said Admins
tratriX and has made application
for her discharge as Administrative
Of the Estate of Lewis O. Bierna, al
80 sometimes known as Louis o.
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IN THE CIRCUIPy COURT OFJgHE
ELEN ENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN
AND FOR MONROE COUNTY. IN
CHANCERY.
Case No. $500
EIFTAI1O GARIJAN
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Observation taken at $50 a. m,
E.W.T. City Office
Temperatures
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA. IN AND FOR MON
ROE COUNTY. IN CHAN
Gerry.
f- Case No. $3.50
Earl Irenus Westmoreland,
Plaintiff,
VS.. DIV c z
Clyde Whatley Westmoreland,
Defendant.
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L E G A L S

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH. JUDICIAL (1R0I
N AND FOR MONROE CoUNTt'
STATE OF FLORIDA. IN CHAN
Gerry.
Case No. S-3S6
IORENE KELLY
Plaintiff,
VS..
SAMUEL. KELLY.
Dafandant
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ELEM ENTH JUDICIAL. CIRCr'TT
OF FLORIDA. IN AND FOR Mon
ROE COUNTY. IN CHAACtskh.
NETTIE ethel. JONES.
Plaintiff,
VS.. DIVORCE
HARRISON JONES,
defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
TO HARRISON JONES,
PRESENT RESI- DENCE UNKNOWN.
1t is hereby ordered that you are
required to appear on the End day OF
November, 1912. before the above
entitled Court To the Bill of Com
plaint filed against you in the
aboVe-entitled cause, and The Key
West Citizen is hereby designated
as the newspaper in which this Or
der shall be published once a week
for four ca consecutive weeks.
Witness the Honorable Arthur
Gomez as one of the Judges of this
Court and the seal Of this Court in
the City Of Key West, Monroe COun-
ty, Florida this End day of October,
1872
! (SEALD Ross c Sawyer
1 Clerk, Circuit Court, Monroe County,
Florida.
BY: tSdD Kathleen NOttage,
/ Deputy Clerk.
ioct3-1O-17-24 1912
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A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
an Amendment to Article Sixteen of
the Constitution of Florida, by add
ing thereto an additional Section
Permitting the Legislature to vest
the Powers of making Rules and
Regulations Relating to the Con-
servation of Salt Water Fish and
Salt Water Products in Board or
Commission.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE LEG
STATURE OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA: That Article Sixteen of
the Constitution of the State of
Florida be amended by adding there
to an additional Section to he known
as SectionI 80 of said Article 16. au-
thorizing the Legislature to vest
the power of making rules and reg
ulations relating to conservation or
salt water fish and salt water prod
ucts in a board or commission, be
and the same is hereby agreed to,
and shall be submitted to the cleo
tors of the State of Florida for rati-
fication or rejection at the General
day after the first Monday in No
vember, 1912, as follows:
Section 80. The Legislature may
vest in such Board or Commission,
now created or that may be created
by it, authority to make and estab-
lish rules and regulations without
regard to uniformity of application,
relating to the conservation or salt
water fish and salt water products.
Approved by the Governor, June
II, 1941.
Filed in office Secretary of State,
June IL, 1871.
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L E G A L S

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IN
AND FOR MONROE COUNTY. IN
GHANCERk.
No. SOS
HERMAN II. BERRY,
Plaintiff,
VS.. DIVORCE.