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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29
BrRuFuS HEED

"a sound. Put that box on the
door"
Irene was trembling so she al
most lost her balance as she
leaned over and placed the box
at her feet The man Immediately
picked it up. It was black as mid-
night In the elevator. Suddenly a
bell rang IN the distance. The thin
streak of light she could see be-
low the car vanished. The second
floor was closed for the night
TN TERROR stricken silence the
1 two girls waited They heard
the click of metal as the man
flung back the Id OF the box. IF
only the lock had worked That
loek-uay money Irene thought
hysterically.
Suddenly she leaned forward to
see what the man was doing. Her
eyes were growing accustomed to
the darkness. Instantly he turned
on her. She felt the shsck OF. cold
metal through her thin summer
dress.
"Stay back there. damn you'll"
he muttered. Another move from
you and I'll drill you full of
holes"
Irene was beside herself with
despair II only she had waited
for Dickensant e only the lock
had been in working order II
II IF -. But what was the
use now2 For the first time In
her life she had slipped up on her
responsibility and it had to be at
a time when she mad taken in a
record IN cash receipts.
Sacands lcked themselves into
the lsxzgese minute Irene had ever
lived sar1agfl N all aer life. She
watched the shadowy outline OF
the mans 1asx as ne eulptied the
contents OF rsls hox Into some
dark onieex he aad under a cnaf
hung over his LETT arm. Then sne
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oapser TY

Chapter ~
uYTTH lightning speed. The man
w Irene had seen coming to-
ward her. was directly behind
her. pushing snan hard object
between her shoulder blades Be
fore the elevator couId move. he
had whipped out a handkerchief
and covered the lever part o. his
face. Only his eyes showed.
SHUT the gate and start down"
ne snapped out Keep your
mouths shut. This Is a stick-up."
As the car started down Irene
saw a small bIue-hlack pistol In
the mans hand. Il was pointed
directly at her. Then. second
later he swung 4 around and COW
cred the panicky operator.
Make il snappy-s he spoke IN
q low, tense voice. The elevator
door Changed shut and the car
drupped "a complete darkness
THROUGH the open grill work IN
the chr 4rene saw a lighted eie-
gator only five tiers away carry
ing clerks and cuStomerS-no one
aware of the sinister business be-
ing carried On IN the BACKED out
car now in control Of the man
with the gun
Stop the car between the Sec
ond and third foors.s he ordered.
Hold it-hefe-out Of sight Of
both d8urs. - Hold III You little
feel Higher. Higher"
The floor Of the car had slipped
a little below the ceiling OF the
second floor. a slender trickfe of
6ght lay across the bottom OF The
elevator.
Higher. damn you" marfed.
The car moved 4 few inches.
There. hold Il
The car ierked 10 a sudden stop.
III shnc< the first one VIVA makes
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Furthermore, DDT
Won't Faze I'm

fuy AsSoe1atea
PORTLAND, Ofe<The check
er bugs have inherited Portland
city parks more than ever this
summer.
They've crowded old regulars
and cfimed in with their kipftzS
ing until veterans OF many sum.
ners Of open air games protest.
thev can't concentrate on the ifn-
n1inesnt annual tournament.
After the tournament the Port
land chapter of the American
Checker Association returns TO
winter quarters downtown. usual
" with some new members trail
ing along. The park carpenters
then rip up the checker boards
nailed to the shaded tables each
spring.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

While complete losses have not been
announced by the Navy there IS no doubt
Of the fact that the Japanese suicide tech
nique. In the last months OF the war, IN
Eheted greater loss. damage and person
mel casualties 20 the Navy than IN any pre-
vfous period IN It's history.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29
PEOPLES FORUM

TAe CxAize1 WeEeomes EXPIRES
st8za q the VIEWS OF TIN rad
er2. hat the e<lk1ar reserves the
rfwAE 90 Re4e4e any items wh1e<z
rnnxesk.- The writers shusfi he
kMtE 1ad ezsnxfne the EeFxers to-
S9@ w0rsks. mnM write ga one side
9f the paper only. Signature at
the writers must aeEwmnamE the
leteEr8 and viii De p1kaiAlzeE Nm
aess reaueseezE otherwise.
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rEESE

a meek little man was walking
nome from the funeral OF MS ny
Iiasterftli wife. Suddenly 4 roofS-
ing tie Ssd amt struck MN On
the head
'GoSf. said he Sarah has 2c-
rtved already
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29
Gas STATION
SERVICES HORSES

GREYBULL- Wyo- - Noticing
that the horses they rude into
town from their ranch were very
muddy, Mr.. and Mrs Tom OF
finger gaIlnped up to a filling
station and asked for service. An
o6liging attendant hosed the
mud from the horses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

Customer. Last week bought
b tire cover from you and now
/ want my money back
Clerk: "Why7"
Customer: 4 put II on one Of
my tires and hadn't driven ten
miles before the blamed thing
were out"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

There IS no reason why you must
Spsffd your savings Immediately wait 4
vale and get more tor YOUR money,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

The prediction thar civilization viii
not endure another war Is widely heard :,
efvfiizaeoa. however Is a tough baby ami
wa Stand more than some people imagine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

MRS. EeTyf Curry ard son Een-
Meth. wfIa mad seen visiting the
TURNER'S sister Mrs Leon Mac
EEialld. N Miami returned yes
tErriay afternoon
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

Mayer William 4 Malone and
Sebastian Cabrera were the chief
speakers at the luncheon today Of
the Key West Rotary Club.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

. Mrs William Russell and daugh-
tar Betty Jane. returned yester-
day frgru a stay with relatives n
Miami
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

Tootav The Citizen says n al
editorial paragraph:
'ClGtilieTs view nudisn1 with
aAaz11 quite naturally
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29
KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BIZ
FROM FILES Of TIE CITIZEN
OF AUGUST "a 1875

The Misses Celia MARTINEZ.
Florence Smith and EeIia BIanc1l
were slightly injured yesterday
IN an automobile accident at DuvaL
and Eaton STRAIT They were
treated i local hospital and Left
for their homes
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

MTS- 4 .. Ham md TWO emil
dre7. sTIIrIe arLt 9Errtz- a-rs TIzEriE1z
Mrs ERu rartrer. NIE Eatt1es
SatFECferz.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

Wrs RsEiin Sands and daug7-
tar. Miss Elizabeth Sands return
Ell Yesterday from Miami,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

Z 4. TaI1ez zalef gUEav II 1zz
maize gEEzaEEEzInE# u GrTEzfrTIcr d
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

: Eaii employment seems %. 6s a pona-
la-slogan Il not q faet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

81 900 residence at DuxaI and
United streets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

! William Roberts Jr. Il son IT
HIr- and Mrs William Roberts,
formerly af Key West, died yes
serfav IN Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-08-29

Mr- and Mrs Bernard J. cruz,
announce tire birth af 4 aine and
duR-half 1aund daughter IasF
mgfrr II 8 asctsesE N their aUme
AZ r2TH Newton Street Tire aew-
cerner has heeE named EytIzs
ElzakseHff.
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PAGE FIVE

last fifty-seven unbroken miles leading to Berlin. The Fifth Ar mored Division reached the river at Seehuasen. The Eighty-Third closed up to the stream at Barby, outflanking Magdeburg fourteen miles northwest of Barby and fif- ty-eight miles southwest of Der lin. Merseburg lies on Sale, trib- utary of the Elbe sixteen miles due west of Leipzig. The Ameri- can Third Army on southwest ap- breaches stormed to within eight cen miles of Leipzig and fought into the streets of Jena coming within thirty-four miles of bi- secting Germany in a thrust to the Czechoslovak border. The British continued their siege of Bremen and fought slowly up the last fifty miles toward Hamburg, Germany's greatest port. Canadi- ans crashed into the Dutch city of Arnhem where hopes of an earlier Allied victory were killed last fall by the defeat of the British First Parachute Division.
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Americans Rapidly Advancing Across Germany

PARIS, April 13-(P)-Ameri- can Ninth Army pressed to within 48 miles of Berlin in a 69 mile armored dash to Tangermuende outflanking Denmark, Hamburg and Lubeck. in swift advance to Tangermuende where the Nazis announced they had blown Elbe river bridges plcaed the Ninth Army within 93 miles of Russian lines facing Berlin from the East.
 The Third Army in the center beat down the last eighteen miles ot the great Saxony city of Leip- zig in a drive east to bisect Ger many and join the Russians and bar access from the north to Ma tional Redoubt Bavarian Alps.
 Germans said American tanks are fighting in Halle, fifteen miles from Leipzig after bypassing the medieval cathedral city of Mers- burg. Simpsons Ninth Army closed pu to the Elbe along a ninety-five mile front. His Hell on Wheels armored division crossed the river in the Magdeburg sector yesterday putting tanks on the
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STALIN TERMS ROOSE- WELT ORGANIZER

Continued from Page One)
 row. The Soviet people highly valued President Roosevelt as a great organizer of their struggles of freedom-loving nations against their common enmey and as a leader in the cause of ensuring security in the whole world. Signed, Josef Stalin.'
 Stalin also sent a separate note to President Truman, "On behalf of the Soviet Government and myself personally" Message said "I express our profound condol- ences to the Government of the United States of America on the occasion of the premature death of President Roosevelt. The Amer ican people and the United Ma tions lost in the death of Frank lin Roosevelt a great politician of world significance who pioneered the organization of peace security after the war. The Government of the Soviet Union expresses sin cere sympathy to the American people in their great loss. Their conviction that the policy of friendship between the great pow CTS who are shouldering the main burden of war against their com mon enemy will continue in the future" Signed Josef Stalin.
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PRES. S.ROOSEVELT DIES

Continued from Page One) dent looked thin and hagard. Mrs. Roosevelt said she also felt he was too thin and said the Presi- dent had been taking only gruel for several days.
 When death became known
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-13

President of the United States at 7:09 pm. eastern war time. With his hand on a small black bible whose pages were edged with red, he repeated the oath after Chief Justice Harlan Stone, with his wife and her daughter standing at his left. Then he shook hands with the group around him. All were solemn-faced and many with red eyes.
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several hundred people gathered outside the iron railing around the Whitehouse grounds.
 He will be buried from his Hyde Park home for which he said last year all that was within him cried out for.
 Vice President Truman was sworn in as the thirty second
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-13

PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN
 "I pledge: ONE-That will try carry President Roosevelt would TWO-The go April asked Cabinet stay FoUR-The will pressed successful conclusion"
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
| Dead, 3Hurt
In Factory Blast

One man was burned fatally
and two others, including an army
private. are in a hospital today
as the result Of an explosion and
fire al the plant of the Congress
Tool & Die Co. 1850 z. Outer
drive. A fourth victim received
minor burns.
Albert Mauro. 30. Of 24508
Colin Kelly, Center Line. died at
] d. IN. at Saratoga Hospital Of
third degree burns received in the
accident last night. Hauro, who
had been employed al the plant
a little over two months, was
married and the father OF a f.
year old son.
Still in Saratoga Hospital arc
Milton Schuh. "a. an army pri-
vate, who lives az 1884 Garland.
and John Splitter. so, OF 414i Nc
pougalI. Arthur SikorSki. 30. of
NlS0 Spencer. was treated for
minor burns.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
.JObIeSS
Boost Cp

LANSING. Feb. IA bill
llbersliziag unemployment benefits
and bringing more than 100, 600
additional workers under the
Michigan Unemployment Gompep-
Sstion Act was introduced today
in the Senate.
Proposed by The state unem-
ployment compensation commits.
sion and presented by Senator
Johnson tR) of Mt. Clemens, the
bill would:
Extend benefits from ~ 10
rs weeks and raise payments
from $50 10 SIS weekly.
Extend eoverage 10 firms
employing four or more persons.
The present minimum Is eight
persons.
. Increase contributions by en-
ployerx TO a maximum OF per
cent.
The bill bighlighted sessions in
both chambers OF the legislature
In the Senate q bill was passed
assessing a mill tax on every
100 pounds Of grain in lieu Of al
other taxes.
The House adopted measures
defining census populations rails.
ing homestead exemptions from
81 500 20 81, 800. Also advanced
toward passage was bin making
II o nlisdemesnor 20 carry OF dis
play false liquor Identification
cards.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
.BoW|es Hits
Court Politics

Former Mayor Charles Bowles,
a candidate for recorders judge,
today addressed a meeting of en-
ployes and officials of the City
Pattern Foundry and Machine Co
at ll6l Harper. He said:
I'm this campaign I want tO
voice my emphatic objection %
our recorders court being used
as a political football. and that
Is Just what has happened.
During Mayor Jeffries campaign
Mr.. Dowiing, the prosecutor. but
since defeated, endorsed Mayor
Jenries. In order to pay the debt
the mayor evidently agreed 20
appoint him corporafien counsel.
To do that he had 10 give Dir.
krause. his former Law partner.
job somewhere else and Gov.
Kelly, who appa renfiy was In
on the deal. appointed Mr..
krause te the recorders court
bench. That II exactly what
happened and Mr.. krause was
not appointed because Of his
qualifications for the Job but
simply as . party 60 q political
maneuver and the effect on the
court apparently did not count
at all.
This Is the thing I object In
and I believe the people of De-
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
City Cutting
Youth Crime

Two years Of hard work have
Drought substantial progress in
turbing DetroitS juvenile delin-
|quency. the mayors advisory
|cormittee on youth problems re-
I'd today.
The report pointed out that the
committees outstanding job last
year was the area program. which
began in March, l943, in the
Dawson precinct and since has
been extended 20 six other areas.
MANY IN WORK
The advisory committees main
body k divided into several SUBJ
committees. including committees
On commercial recreation. child
labor. personnel. coordination of
services and postwar planning for
recreation.
The main bod - composed Of
81 representatives Of Detroit
public and private organizations
md three representatives OF
Youth.
CALLS FOR AID
Robert II MAeRae. managing
director Of the War Chest OF
metropolitan Detroit and a mem
Der Of The committee, summed up
fhe groups work with this state
nent:
The amused tolerance with
which the public met this new
idea has given way to q sus-
tanned interest aud what is
needed now IL wider endorse-
ment and more representative
groups"
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
Clio, AFL AssdiI
House Work Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA GNS)
The CIO and the AF'L today as
Failed the House-approved work
pr jail" bill in statements TO the
Senate military committee
Al the same time the Go en-
Drafted by Senators Kilgore %
bf West Virginia and Wagner
| d. Of New York The AFL linn
ted It's Statement: 10 attacking all
|abeF-aFaft proposals
The two big labor organizations
Fenewed their opposition m the
lace OF the warning Of War Mo-
biiizer ByTneS that more men will
be in combat in the next feW
weeks than over before
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
.G| Death Penalty
Cut to5-Yr. Term

WASHINGTON, Feb. II GNSl
The war department has re-
duced the original death sentence
imposed by an army court-mar-
ual on Pvt. Henry Weber TO five
years Imprisonment with dishon-
orable discharge. il was disclosed
today.
Weber was convicted for his
refusal 10 carry out orders be-
cause. he said. ne had a "revolu-
uonary' mind and was opposed TO
killing
II was disclosed that on a pre-
viouS occasion Weber was tired
for similar offense and SEN
tenced 10 hard labor for ak
months.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
.2More Victims
OF Traffic Dead

Louis Nyhus, 65. OF 3320 Will
liams. Nsnkin Township. victim
Of a hit-run driver. died early
today in EIolse Hospital. He was
injured Saturday night when
struck while crossing Michigan AT
Newberry,
Another traffic victim, William
Doxtater, 66, of 4223 Sixth, died
at Saratoga Hospital OF injuries
suffered Nov. 30 Al Van Dyke and
Tsppen. William NJ. Jones, driver
OF the car which struck DOxtater.
will be recalled for further ques-
tioning.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
Creamery Workers
Will Vote on Union

An election involving IT'S en-
ployeS Of the Detroit Creamery
Co. 10 determine what union. if
any. shall represent them in coll
lective bargaining. will be held by
the NLRB Tuesday, Feb 20.
The employees will be given bal
lots bearing the names of United
Dairy Workers. ClO; Milk Drivers
and Dairy Employees, AFL. with a
space where vote may be cast
for mo union"
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
Veteran Asks Aid
In Finding Discharge

Cpl. Bert F. Robinson of 1882
Delaw5re. wounded veteran Of the
khutians who received medical
discharge after four years Serv-
Ice. today appealed for help in
locating his lost discharge papers
His mother. Mr.. Lillian r. Rob
|nson. said the discharge papers
Earricd IN = leather case. are
litally necessary IN obtaining
medical aid for The veteran.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
NiIrlifZ Moves
Base To Guam

GUAM, Feb. Ia QNS)-Adm.
Nirnitz formally announced Today
that his advance HEADQUARTERS
were located on Guam, $500
miles west of Honolulu and only
1873 miles south Of Tokyo.
The great Pacific island, larg.
est and most populouS Of the
Marlanas. was recaptured from
the Japanese last July.
Also headQuartered on Guam is
the list Bomber Command, whose
dread B-29 -Superforts based on
Saipan have been rsiding the
Mlkado'S homeland.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
Bandits in Auto
Rob Produce Dealer

Police today sought two armed
andits who late yesterday robbed
'i~ Geha Of the Geha and
|da Produce Co of S7.oO5 in
ASH and checks
Geha told police that he wa
orccd into a car by two armed
nen AZ Pine and Twelfth and
obbed OF 81 in cash and
2.Sl3 in checks.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
Pdwnbfoker Freed
In Stolen Goods Case

Ed Schultz. rs. OF 1868 Blaine.
Who operStes . pawn shop al
2ols r. Dawson. was found not
guilty OF receiving stolen property
by a jury in Recorders Judge w.
Mckay Skillnan'S court.
Two Jackson prison eonvicts,
Irving Goddard. p. Of 1851
VickSburg, and Arthur Goldman.
30. of 20l6 Taylor, testified they
had stolen the goods and that
Schultz did not know they were
stolen.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
Killer Ruled insane

GRAND RAPIDS, Feb. IL tUPl
Carl V. Gilbert. IL. who ad-
mi,ted killing his 5.year old
daughter. Jessie Pearl. IN q fit OF
rage. was committed today 10 an
institution for the insane.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
MOrgenthau Urges
HiSh Postwar Taxes

WASHINGTON. Feb. "a (UP)-Secretary Morgenthsu today
told Congress that must
tanned "at far higher than expenditures The
public debt he added must be reduced rapidly possible
Mogenthau proposed these policies in report TO Congress
the fiscal 1914 which ended last June 30 For the first
time he record favoring reductions
encourage OF private enterprise but said that little
any could expected hosle
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
Hudsons Filing Record Aids Will Help
Increase Music Enjoyment at Home
From the Gift Shop

Relax and increase listening pleasure with your record
library the tips of your fingers. Consider these:
RECORD CABINET: Eight Of your favotc albums will f into
o-o this cabinet made Of cabinet woods with mahoS-
['OO any 1t measures 2lxl6x29 inches.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15

Last Year
15.94S,Sl2,o72.A
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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
The Army Will Buy
Your Band Instruments

BRING THEM TO HUDSON'S MUSIC STORE
from Wednesday, Feb. II, to Saturday, Feb II
Over 500 Army bands have been unable their require
because of curtaent of this type of production
The Army urgently needs and used band instruments and
will cash the spot for them with evaaons based the
present market value and condition of the instrument
Sell your idle band instruments the Army the money
War Bonds and after the them buy the latest
improved models. You'll help the Army and yourself
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
WAC TECHNICIANS
Are Urgently Needed

Call RAndol ph 5457 or go to the First
Floor of the Buhl Building for full particu-
lars about this interesting patriotic work.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-15
THE FINANCIAL BOX SCORE

Expenses
War Spending
Receipts
Net Deficit
Cash Balance
Working Balance
Public Debt
Geld Reserve
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-27
Press Group Told
Story OF Jap War
CONTINUED from FIRST Prge'

being required in order To WIN the
war with Japan They used charts
to show the added equipment need
ed for the transport of materials
to the Pacific theatre As compared
" ith the European theatre.
staff Sergeant Robert y. Gibson
and Pie Sidney pakula, both of
hum participated in the OkinaMa
campaign. gave intrrcStin& de
>,criptiumS OF their experiences ami
brought furcibly home the tanati-
cal attitude of the laps i'll li&htlnH
this wal
Numerous motion pictures We're
shown during the program, some
OF which pictured the action on
OkintWu and the Philippines.
lille another explained the task
OF keeping men and supplies roll
III" to the Pacific theatre of action.
The WSpaperlnen and their
sucStS We're treated to 'k ratlOns
Tor luncheon after their use WI,
rNpldiutd hN Il mess sergeant Who
also made a comparison between
tht American ratiuuS and the Jap
.'llrSr rHtiUnS
Al the conclusion of the program
state Senator Robert H. YtrkrS
Houston. president Of the press as
suciatiUn, Expressed the thanks OF
the a#Snriatiun to the persons pre-
,tnlin% the program.