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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED IN
CHARTER MEETING LAST NIGHT

regarding the proposal to estab-
hSh the commission manager
form of government in Key
West.
The committee worked for
many weeks in drawing up the
charter, but before that action
was taken copies of charters were
obtained from IL cities in Flor
ida that are operating under the
commission-manager form. The
best sections from those charters
as we'll as from the present city
charter, were embodied in the
new charter.
The Rev c. T. Howes, pastor
of the First Methodist Church,
said that, except for a very few
people, no other Key Westers had
seen the charter, and, therefore,
were unable to determine Wheth-
er it was good or bad charter. He
stated that the proposed charter
should have been published, so
that those Key Westers who had
wished to familiarize themselves
with its provisions, could have
done so.
Paul c. Albury said that, as
the proposed charter provides
for the most vital thing in the
operations of the city-a change
of government it Should have
been submitted to the residents
at the polls for them to decide
whether or not to adopt it. Should
they have voted in favor of the
new charter, then those Key
Continued on Page Three .
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PAPY STILL FIRM in BELIEF
+ THAT CITY NEEDS new CHARTER

the, charter and to appropriate
money to pay for. legal assistance
that would have been given him,
for the preparation of the charter
was more than a one-man job,
but the councilmen refused to ac-
ccde to my request. Had that
been done, they would have been
in position to keep in touch
with every provision that is en-
bodied in the charter.
"COnvinced that the new char
ter will provide us a basis for d
more efficient city government, |
will submit it to the legislature
in about Is days to have it vail
dated. Meanwhile, l shall be
pleased to have any Key Wcster
confer or communicate with nc
about the charter. Finally, | as
sure my constituents that, in the
new charter, they will get an in
strument of government that will
rebound to the benefit of our
city
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
ROOSEVELT'S BODY ARRIVES In
WASHINGTON; FUNERAL SERVICES
TO BE- HELD this AFTERNOON

& WASHINGTON, April IA.
The body of President Roose-
Welt arrived here at IL
o'clock this d morning, and
was taken to " the White
House through streets that
were lined with silent peo-
pie, many of them with their
heads bowed. .Goy W .. go
: Funeral services will be
held at 4 O'Clock this after
noon in the White House
East Room. The services wild
be simple, as those nearest
to the departed President be-
lieve he would have wished
them to be.
Officiating at the brief service
Will be Bishop Angus Dun Of
Washington Episcopal Church, as
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
No Decisive Action
Taken BY Bar Assn.
On Legislative Bill

No decisive action was taken
yesterday afternoon at a meeting
of the Monroe County Bar Asso-
citation to consider legislation
which would assure Key West
one of the judges and an assist
ant state attorney in this circuit
court district.
All attorneys in Key West were
present, and the proposal was
discussed at length. Finally, it
was decided to recess till S o'clock
this afternoon to consider the
matter further and probably pre-
pare such a bill for introduction
in the House of Representatives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14

sisted by the Rev. Howard $, VII
kinson of ST. Thomas Church and
the Rev. John G. Niece Of 81.
Johns Church.
A few hours later the funeral
party will entrain for Hyde Park
where the Rev. DR.. George W
Anthony, new rector Of ST. Jamca
Church, viii hold the private bar
ial service at 10 O'Clock Tomorrow
morning.
The four-tcrm President last
resting place is a flower garden.
enclosed by high hedge be-
tween the family home aaioilook
iag, the Hudson AMI, Pc Roosevelt,
library on the estalt'
Early this afternoon u Nas rC
ported unofflclally that Anthony
Eden, foreign minister of Great
Britain, and the governor genera.
Of Canada had arrived here go al
tend the funeral .orvio GOO
Roosevelt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
ENDORSE OTTO
FOR JUDGESHIP

AT the regular meeting of
Arthur Sawyer Post %, American
Legion, on Wednesday, evening,
resolution was adopted endorS-
ing the Honorable Joseph Otto
for re-appointment as Circuit
Judge of the Eleventh judicial
Circuit to fill the balance of the
uneXpired term of the late Judge
Arthur Gomez.
The adjutant of the Post was
instructed to send certified copies
of the resolution to Honorable
Willard F. Caldwell, Governor OF
Florida, Honorable Bernie c.
Papy, Representative of Monroe
County, Florida, and Honorable
D. c. Coleman, Senator of Dade
County, Florida.
The resolution read as follows:
BE it resolved by the Arthur
Sawyer Post No. %, American
Legion of Key West, Florida, in
session duly assembled: That
this Post does hereby endorse
Honorable Joseph Otto, Circuit
Judge of the Eleventh judicial
Circuit, for reappointment to fill
the balance of the unexpired
term of Circuit Judge Arthur
Gomez"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
Announced That Aiomen
tOus News viii Ife Civ
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ably In ThFee Ilomrs


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noon when a waa rwple8
unofficially that The Ames=
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ed the subuFba of nsFlia.
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confirmed noF demiea ~ lhm
Allied supreme hemaauss
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shortly. and a 49, NemNfa
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three hour.
Whether or uot "a wf
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definitely. but the Rset
belief IA that u wgli 49,
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14

Representative Bernie G.. Papy
declared today that nothing was
said at the mass meeting held last
night in City Hall that has chang
ed his sincere opinion that the
adoption of the proposed city
charter will promote the welfare
of the community as a whole.
Il am aware that there is OPP
position to practically every pro-
posal," Mr.. Papy said, and | am
aware also that arguments can be
advanced TO try to bolster up the
arguments. One of such argu-
ments last night was that the
charter should have been pub
lishcd, and | agreed with the
speaker, but who was going to
pay for the publication. He said
that the vast majority of Key
Westcrs did not know whether
the charter is good or bad, and
probably he does not know that
l requested the city councilmen
to have the city attorney prepare
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14

More than 200 attended the
mass meeting last night in City
Hall, and much interest was man
ifested, though the number of
speakers were not as many as
had been expected.
Representative Bernie c. Papy
presided, and the second man to
speak, Percy M. Roberts, pleaded
for the continuance of the Key
West Volunteer Fire Department.
He said that the volunteer fire.
mems organization was almost
as old as the city itself, and had
come to be something of an in
Stitution. He added that he felt
confident that its passing would
be deplored by residents gen
orally.
Charts Taylor, who was active
ly engaged in the preparation of
the proposed new charter, gave
a detailed account of the meet
ings that had been held to make
preparations for the drawing up
a charter that would change the
form of city government from
: councilmanic to the commits
He said that the Chamber of
Commerce had sent invitations
to all civic organizations in Key
West. asking that they be repre-
sented on the committee, and ex-
planned that a series of meetings,
called town meetings, had been
held in the courthouse in the
hope of obtaining the views of
as many Key WesterS as possible
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
RED CROSS WAR FUND CAMPAIGN
COMPLETED; RAISE S24,975.42

Key West has completed its
Hour of Mercy in raising $24,
975.42 as its portion of the l945
Red Cross War Fund Campaign.
The national goal to carry on
Red Cross operations all over the
world for the next year is $780,
100000.
At the rate Of ST. per second
the cost of Red Cross operations
in humanitarian aid to the most
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
Tense Excitement Prevailing
Among People I'm Great
Britain Over Rumor
Call is Issued For
Surgical Dressings

A call for surgical dressings TO
meet an emergency has been
issued and must be filled immed-
lately, Mrs. Louise ALDER, Chair
man of Volunteer Services, Key
West Chapter, American Red
Gross, said today.
The dressings will be made in
the workrooms at the Womans
Club on Duval street. All workers
interested are urged TO report
The work will con-
tinue each afternoon except Sat
urday from to 5 p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14

remote outpost as well as un thr
home front, the Key Wcst qIuta
Of S24. 900 enables the Rcd Cross
10 carry on ITS WOrld-wldo aC'lsI.
tics for one hour
Civilian residents and business
firms Of Key West and tho krtq
contributed Sl4.535.83 Of thc S2tt
1882 total while military install.
lations and war worker, ha go
n the area contributed Slu4i9 -.
?. ], Ross. WaT fund chairman
Continued on Pace Thrc,.
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Five Square Miles Of
japanese Capital De-
vastated by Fire And
Demolition Bombs

GUAM. April Ia. Five
square miles Of Tokyo were
devastated this morning by
fire and demolition bombs
dropped BY Large numbers"
of American Superforts.
While the exact number
was not revealed officially,
q IL estimated that between
$50 and 300 Bass blasted
the japanese capital and
that vast damage was done
Co war and industrial plants.
Three large munitions and
chemical works were struck,
and resultant explosions
rocked SupeFfOrts from 81
600 o. 1000 feet in the air.
l.urid tongues Of flame of
an orange-eolored tinge shot
skywaFd several hundred
feet. A returned pilot, who
had been on other raids over
Japan. Snid that Tokyo look
ed like a vast inferno"
Radio Tokyo said that incendi-
ptcs. dropped BY SupCrforts,
started fires IN The Mikado's pal
sae grounds and also at his moth
efs palace Both fires, the Tokyo
spokesman stated. were extin-
stilahed in short order, though he
sainiiiod that elsewhere the con-
fksnratiun continued for more
than seven hours
fhuuah thc fire al the palaces
aeFp CKtingulshcd before they
had done much damage, the
hpokcsman said. the ShintC
Shfnc, $50 dear 90 the hearts of
tisV lapanesc was reduced tC
aahrn
Returned pilots said that among
&C. lap fighters that took 10 the
ah 10 trS 81 beat back the Super
ioris. vss a ict-propolled plane
that sifeaked through the air like
stream Of fare. and that one
burst frum a Supcrfort cut the
jap plano IN tao
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
Pvt. Joseph Hall
Visiting Key West

Private Joseph Everett Hall,
who was wounded in battle while
fighting in the Marine Corps on
Two Jima, and who was later
transferred to "a hospital, has ar
rived in Key West for a visit of
thirty days with his wife and
parents at ll18 Watson street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
GRASS FIRE ON ~. So
DIVISION STREET

A grass fire was discovered
this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Cactus Terrace, situated on
Division street, near the corner
of Windsor Lane.
No damage to property was re-
ported as the blaze was quickly
cXtlnguiShed.
The alarm was sounded from
box IS, corner of Margaret and
Division streets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
c. w. GOETHE SELLS
HOUSE AND LOT HERE

c. w. Goethe has sold a house
and lot at Olivia and Pearl streets
to Benigno Sanchez for $4,000, ac-
cording to deed filed this MORN
ING in the county clerks office.
The lot has a frontage of 56 feet
on Pearl street and SO feet on
Olivia street.
The sale was made through
the J. Otto Kirchheiner Agency.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14

(ThiS dispatch was filed in Tai
lahassee at l o'clock yesterday
afternoon, but did not reach The
Citizen until it had gone to press
Al 4 o'clock.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14
Tokyo Given Heavy Bombing
By i. S. SuperfOrtreSSGS
MRS. ISABEL FLEMING
GETS DISAPPOINTMENT

tBg Associates F.essl
TALLAHASSEE. April IA.
Governor Mihard F. Cald-
web today reappointed Mrs.
Isabel Fleming Of Key West.
Monroe County Probation
Officer.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

All members of the Knights
of PYthias are requested to
meet at the hall on Sunday
evening at 7:45 o'clock for
the purpose of attending the
memorial service for our be-
loved PYthian Knight Frank
lyn D. Roosevelt at the
Fleming Street Church.
BY order of the lodge.
B. A. LEWIS. &C.
J. Winfield Russell. KRIS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-14

Key West. Florida haa ths
most eQnabls climass - ths
country. with % mvmFnwa
range of only 10 Fahrsnheii
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Associated Press Day Wire
Service and AP Features
For Go Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
-- And Along Came Hank!

WASHINGTON, Oct I CUP)
- The Washington Senators
were on railroad trains today
bur They weren't making the
IMP they wanted TO.
They were going 10 their
homes instead Of to Detroit.
They almost started for De-
troit yesterday II was just 29
minutes until train time and
the St. Louis Browns led the
Detroit Tigers 3 to 2 in the
eighth inning. If Detroit lost
that game and tho second half
of The double-headcr, il meant
tie with Washington and a
playoh AZ Detroit Monday.
Jubilantly Clark Griffith.
the Washington owner. told his
players
Pick M your bags; well get
on the train and pull for the
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
Some Guy. Grimm

Leading the rivals into Detroit
will be Charlie Grimm. He rates
today as perhaps the most popular
baseball figure Chicago has ever
had.
For those who know the Cub
leader II II q soul-satisfying
feeling. Since 1885, Grimm has
been back TO the minors only
to return To his greatest tri-
umph In baseball.
No man ever rated this bet
ter than Charlie Grimm. And
isn't II shame he now must
20 against the Newhousers and
Greenbergs. Watson, my man.
fetch that crying towel. A little
sentimental music, please!
And especially do we want the
crying towel for the Washington
Senators. including Emil lDutch)
Leonard, who had arrived in town
for the playoff game that MIGHT
have taken place today.
IL was none other than Mr..
Leonard who took care OF all
situations a year ago I'm that
final game with the Tigers.
But now all is honey in the
honeycomb Certainly YOU
can sit back OF third base.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
Likes those Hitters

The big question in America OF
the moment is--Cubs or Tigers!
We1l go along with the men
of Steve O'Nelll. In any short
series I'll string with such long
ball hitters a. Cullenbine,
Greenberg, YORK, Cramer and
OUTLAW.
IL sounds swell in song and
rhyme 10 talk about the Cubs be-
ing three-deep in 300 hitters. And
you can't laugh Oft pitchers like
Borowy, Passeau and Wyse.
But there is a left-handed gen.
tleman named Hal Newhouser do
ing business for-the Tigers and
If you tossed all the pitchers in
both leagues on the market today
you might find that the bidding
for Prince Hal would top all the
others.
As every one knows by now,
the hrst three games of the
series will he played at Briggs
Stadium. The last four games,
II the series goes all the way,
are listed for Wrigley Field.
To win II. the Tigers must tend
their knitting in these first three
games befoIe the local, rabid fan
flock. They know this. They will.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01

Browns to win the second game,
too"
players pulled themselves
away from the clubhouse radios
and hurried to the autos They
switched on the car radio IS
they piled their luggage aboard.
The radio warmed up
"And there's ball four" said
the announcer. "Cramer walks.
The bases are filled and here
comes Hank Greenberg up 90
the plate. There's one out :"
The Washington players
stopped piling the luggage. in.
Tensely they listened.
ITS long -. It's a home
rum" shouted the announcer.
The Senators were quiet,
then some one said:
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
smart boy. This Trucks
TATTOOED A TIGER
ON PITCHING ARM

Trucks in one season struck out
AIS batsmen.- record that
stands unmatched IN organized
baseball.
He was purchased by the
Tigers for 800, Just S51 900 less
than Walter o. Briggs paid for
Dick Wakefield. On the advice
of Steve ONeill. the Tiger pitch
ing coach at the time, Trucks
va, sent 10 Beaumont
He came 10 the Tigers in l94l.
pitching but one game In l942
hr bagged IL games and lost
eight In 1913. his last season
with the Tigers before joining
the navy tho handsome curly
headed SoUthcrncr without
southern accent Chalked Up is
and lost 10. L. NJ
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
Wyse Like|y0pponent
In Opener Wednesday
By LEO MACDoNELL

Harold Newhouser will pitch the opening game Of the
World for the Tigers against the Cubs at Briggs Sta
dum Wednesday, announced by Steve ONeill the
ubant Tigers eaped off train here today their tri-
umphant from ST. Louis, where they cnched the
American League pennant by beating the Browns to in
the final game of the
Hank Wyse, righthanded ace was expected to pitch
for the Cubs
The Tigers and Cubs will meet again in what promises
be retake of their memorable series of 1885 which De-
in six games for their only world championship
After the Tigers clinched the pennant in the first game
the clubs tiny dressing jam packed with players and
well wishers of wild joy. Shouting wildly and
congratuatng each other Tigers slapped each other Big
Hank Greenberg sweating and smiling the center of
the biggest batch of congratulations.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
Edgar, Harris
Clash Tonight
ToNIGmT,s FIGmr LID

SISrt Edgar Detroit. w Oslr Ia.-is
Pittsburgh middleWtights Jlo..
Cpl PAT Thomas Detroit IS Bobby
Malouey Pittsburgh weItcrwceh's
Eddie Hrinz Pittsburgh. W.. Willie srfr-
son. Detroit hautsmwclllt co.
Martin DOYLE DCrult. 81. WHITE Ednmas
Grand Rapids woltcrUtlfhts ''.
Gene Boland Detroit ss. al Hsfdrs Dc
itoit, wcitcrwcirhts a.
s Sgt. Jimmy Edgar, Detroit
middlewcight now in the army.
faces OSSic BULLDOG Harris,
worlds ninth ranking middle
weight contender. in the lO-round
feature event on the Arena -G4r-
dcnS fight card tonight.
Edgar is confident ne viii OK
tend his overall pro record TO 22
victories against two defeats when
he meets the Pittsburgh Veteran
Fourteen of Jimmy $ victories
have been by knockoutS His two
defeats were at the hands of Jake
LaMOtta before Edgar answered
the call 10 arms.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
II Sports q
DR T Y VITIE y

VALUATION - Ed Stankey,
Brooklyn second baseman, set new
National League mark for bases
on balls in a season at las.
FOOTBALL-St Mary's power
ful Gaels rolled over Stockton
Commands, 26-0 Fourth Air
Force of California whipped Air
Transport Command of Nashville,
21-l4 Hollywood Rangers, Pa
cific Coast pro champs last year,
downed Hollywood Mustangs, POS.
IN PAREE-W William Dillart,
Cleveland, of 92d Division, won
three out of six events in interna-
-tienal track meet NikeiiorT,
only mare in PriX De L'Arc de
Triomph horse race, won over ia
vored Ardan, which finished sec
ond.
LIKE 1914 Army. Navy. and
Ohio State three pigSkin power
houses last season, stand at head
of football parade.
Bill Welch of Spokane, national
public links utleholder, won the
amateurs cup with 294
Hogan weighs IN at only l36
pounds.
COLONIES IN ouiSv ille,
which finished third in regular
American Association race. won
the right ts play in Little World
Series by beating ST Paul, 6-1
In International playoffs, Montreal
STAYED off elimination by taking
first victory after three defeats,
downing Newark, 5-4.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
Bob Tales
Our Sports Editor
Picks the Tigers
BY BOB MURPHY
Sports Editor

Well, kiddies, hold tight to your
hats. Here we 60 again
Tickets hotel rooms
airplane, train or boat transporta-
ton anything you want I.
the line forms 10 the left OF the
county morgue'
IL takes a big lug like Hank
Greenberg 10 get as In all these
headaches. Now why didn't that
guy stay over In Burma and
mind his own business.
Yes, sure, you can have gaso-
line Nothing is too good for
any of you And how about a
few autographs of the Cubs and a
parlor visit with Dizzy Trout
Everything is okay, and there isn't
a thing wrong with this corre-
spondent that a quick trip to
Switzerland won't cure.
There's nothing like having a
World Series in Detroit. Tickets
e certainly we have tickets . :.
all you want right back OF third
base.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
HrTsoN RACK. PACKERS WIN

NEW YORK, Oct. l tUPl-Don
IlutSon. holder of the worlds rec
ord for coming out of retirement,
WAS back on the Green Bay
Packer roster today, and unsur-
pfiScd National Football League
opponents marked the defending
champion Packers as the team TO
beat on the basis Of his and their
81 10 II conquest Of the Chicago
Bears Yesterday
in the only other league game
'crd9y. the Cleveland Rams in
dicatod they may be tho chief
challenger 10 the Packers by trim
ming the Chicago Cardinals, FL 10
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
Hetzetk-
Take Tennis Crown

Alex Hetzeck and Stanley Osa-
kiewicZ are the first prize win
ncrs today in the annual fall
Junior tennis doubles tournament
at Hamtramck Park. They de-
feated Crosse Pointe's Jim Ken
nedy and Andy Creamer, SO,
.11.9 in yesterdays final.
Creamer-Kennedy took their
semifinal from Hamtramck's Dick
Russell and Richard Zaborowski.
6-3 60. Osakiewicz HetZeCk
ouSted Clarence Skau-Alex Jemal.
Crosse Pointe's state high school
"A" champions. 60. Ga
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
PASsEAU SMART

But there are good reasons why
Grimm might select either Wyse
or PaSseau. The former has won
.22 games and that's more than
any Cub. hurler has won since
1898. Passeau, fast and smart, is
a former Tiger farm hand. He
won II games and lost nine in the
regular season.
Both Derringer and Prim have
made remarkable comebacks this
year. The former won IL games
10 have his best winning season
since 1941 and the latter included
some very important victories
among his 13 triumphs. DerringeT
had Worlds Series experience
with the Cardinals and Reds and
should be steady. He and Prim
will be 80 this month.
Grimm had other things TO be
happy about as the Cubs returned
home today after trouncing the
Pirates, So, in the seasons final
at Pittsburgh while keeping one
eye on the board carrying the
score of the decisive game between
the Tigers and the Browns in st
| Louis.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-01
Tim IS New Arrival
~ the Lew Walters

Latest reserve on The Detroit
Times sports department list is
Timothy Lewis Walter born TO
Mrs. Lewis II. Walter, wife of the
Times sports writer. al Grace Hos
pital Saturday.
Timothy weighs Z pounds II
ounces. and he and his mother are
both doing well. The Walters
have two other children.