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Evening star., 1945-03-26

o'clock "curfeW''
in New York he
gets into both
personal and po-
litical hot water.
On the contrary,
there will be a
pret ty general
feeling that it
serves him darn
well right.
At the moment
there seems an
excellent pros
pect that the
water will be
very h o t a n d
that. he will be
Evening star., 1945-03-26
By Frank X. Kent

Few persons will sympathize with
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia if as a
result of his truculent action in re-
fusing to support the national II
Evening star., 1945-03-26
Answers to
Questions

reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau, 316 Eye
st. ne, Washington 2, D. c. Please
inclose 5 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1945-03-26
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Are there any countries in the
world in which the voting age is
higher than 81 years?-O. w. D.
A. There are a few. In the
Netherlands and in Denmark the
voting age is 25; in Norway and
Sweden, it is %.
Evening star., 1945-03-26

@. Is there any wood that is
stronger than steel?-P. o. r.
A. According to DR.. c. C. Forsaith
of the New York College of Forestry
cubic inch of white pine, weight
for weight, is stronger than common
steel
Evening star., 1945-03-26


Florida or Texas?-J. M. E.
A Florida extends farther south
than Texas.
@. Who was the architect of Co
logne Cathedral?-E. L. H.
A. The original plan has been at
tributed to Gerhard Won Rile Ac-
cording to legend, Meister Gerhard
wagered with the devil regarding the
completion of the building and lost
his bet, whereupon he flung himself
from the scaffolding in order to save
his soul.
@. When President Lincoln and
Secretary Seward met the Confed-
crate Commissioners, how long did
they confer?-R. B. S.
A. The conference occupied four
hours.
Q. How long has Lent been OBJ
Served?-O. A
A. The origin of Lent either as a
fast or feast is much earlier than
the Christian religion, though it is
one of the earliest fasts in he'Chris-
tian church. The word Lent comes
from the Anglo-Saxon lencten, mean
ing spring" The Pascal fast is first
mentioned by Irenaeus Q95 ADJ.
The appropriateness of a 40 days
fast is found in Exodus xxxiv, %;
Kings, xix, g. and Matthew. iv, 2.
The length has varied in different
ages.
@. How does the cost of Govern
ment life insurance for men In the
armed forces compare with the cost
of private insurance?-R. N. J.
A. National Service Life Insurance
costs slightly less than private in
Surance.
Evening star., 1945-03-26

@. Which extends farther south,
Florida or Texas?-J. M. E.
A. Florida extends farther south
than Texas.
Evening star., 1945-03-26
PLAY SAFE Get a
Safety She||ubrication Toda,

Wartime Stop -and-Go driving be-
comes even harder on your car as it
gets older!
Unseen parts-your steering assem-
bly,, brakin9 system, battery, gears
and many others-must be cared for
constantly for safety's sake! Shellu-
brication provides expert car care-a
35-point inspection and maintenance
system developed by Shell engineers
and performed by specially trained
Shell Dealers.
Far from being mere grease job"
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22

There is also the matter of prospective public grants
for major improvements in the postwar future especially
period of depressed employment after the
boom. Ho lay plans and make blue-prints for
these projects if not equipped town to
ourselves? Perhaps you opposed to the state,
federal government spending money in that way-whch
is certainly your rght-but grants will if needed
whether you like them not, only they won't come to
Coolidge but will be spent improve better organized
cities and towns where they ready to go ahead with
systems, paved Streets bridges libraries hospitals
schools and many other needed and useful things.
1t is only question of your faith in the future of Cool
idge. If you think have reached the peak of
growth that population here will decrease the near
future dismiss incorporation from your mind can
no doubt live with present problems until essened
population and decreased business solves many of the
problems now pressing
Surely, however, you haven't invested your money in
business, offices, home loS farm lands in this
with the idea that the future of decline Most
emphatcaly not You in business and living in Cool
dge because of faith in it's bigger better future
Ii that is there is but answer-ncorporate now
Ihe longer you wait the greater the population and the
more improvements completed underway, the more
pressing will be all of our community problems Just try
ITO picture this city following its haphazard DEVELOPMENT
of the past until 10 900 inhabitants live and do bust
ness in the city Conditions would become inoler
able sewege disposal. flies rubbish dust highways
drainage, policing traffic and garbage-the lack of cu
turai advantages) long before the OOOO-mark was
reached ~
Why then wait until the situation grows worse and
the problems harder to solve Help the community drop
he apron srngs OF county government and other
regulation and services here and now
Have faith in your home town Sign the netition 1or
and vote for the incorporation of Coolidge It is good
town. It's future is limited only by the vision and enerUv
OF us cltlzens Let's make bigger and betterthe future
Coolidge of all our dreams
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22
It's a Question of Faith
Continued from page one)

boring young folks or attend an occasional party at nome
church. i. -
and rubbish which either burned carried merrly
away by the wind fined ultimate Judgement in the vast
expanse of surrounding brushlands. Our methods OF
disposal have not greatly changed from the good old
days. but the amount OF papers and rubbish mas increased
more than hundredfold. Hence the accumulation OF
paper and rubbish in streets and vacant ots sWlrled
about CUTTERS sidewalks and into store entrances
with each passing wind.
Policing was for the most-part a simple problen-no
Saturday night crowds overndulgence in liquors.
public gambling problems Drinking and gambling
generally private affairs.
No need then for adequate fire protectionwhich for
tunaely has nearly kept with the growth of
the town than most public services.
Why lay sidewalks with to them? But
find paved sidewalks at all elevations and grades in
front of different business houses but with little thought
to the need of coordnated sidewalk levels in the future
a matter that now is pressing for attention.
developed public park of little value to the early
community, when it consisted mostly of wide spaces
but what of the future in town where the population
is definitely headed for 5000 in the future
Fortunately public schools such widely recognized
necessities that Coolidge school system has kept we'll
abreast of the growth of the community but even now
construction to take of increased attendance under
way.
Some of Coolidges problems are merely the growing
pains of rapidly developing city. Sewage disposal in
village of 500 is thing,-in the present community
of $500 people it quite another but what will happen
as 5000 people attracted by ideal site, bus
ness professional and farming opportunities? And the
years. if the people of Pna county and central Arizona
are alive to their opportunity and bring Colorado river
water into the Casa Grande valley
Then there cultural things to be considered-a
good public library for instance keep the growing town
uptodae on fiction and history and abreast rapidly
changing conditions and problems of the world TODAY
Plans for the future? Who will make them for us if
we continue to go several ways village style and
depend outsiders for solution of our problems We
Will commit engineering and other bunders that will cost
us heavily in the future-street sidewalk levels pro-
visions for proper drainage may often here
but the records will show considerable precipitation at
different tmes-rainfall that little in country
town, or small village but might do great damage in
closely built city and business district
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22

He is Mrs. Massan's brother-in-law
Mrs. Frank Watson, another sister
accompanied Mr.. Cudd back to the
coast.
J. b. Mitchell, of Florence was
a Coolidge visitor here Tuesday.
j. r. Storie of La Palma, was
transacting business here Tuesday.
Pete Ellington was over from
Casa Grande Tuesday, of this week
DR.. F. P. Glover and family
moved this week to Mesa where
they will make their new home.
X. K. Henness, county farm
agent, was looking after farming
interests around Coolidge, this last
week.
Miss Ruth Tribble, from Chand-
Ter. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Bill
De Lao, and expects to be here a
week
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22

is leaving for her new home in
Mesa. Those present were: Mes
danes j. J. Jones, Burchie Craig,
Lula Short, E. M. Ward, Jewel
Markham, Anna Harris, Juanita
Odom, Jesse Luthy, Dollie Wilborn,
Z. j. Moody, Doris Burt, Wilda
Johnson, w. Mandell and ]. ].
Butterfield.
The Valley National Bank opened
Tor business Monday morning in
their new quarters on North Main
and Central Avenue.
Uncle Tom Wall celebrated his
seventeen birthday anniversary
Tuesday and seemed to enjoy the
occasion very much He appears
to be much younger than his sew
enty years.
Mrs. F. Harris and daughter,
MRS. x. Mandell and son K. Jr.,
left last week to spend the sum-
mer in Los Angeles. She was ac-
companied by her son, Kenyon
Harris, of the firm Mandell & Har-
rls, who will return after a short
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Hoffman pic
nlcked Sunday at Oak Flats, Ariz-
ona.
Mrs. Mildred Hendry left last
week for Ell Paso for a few weeks
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Nassau had as
their guest Friday and Saturday,
j. c. Cudd of Fresno, California.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22

Q Dinner guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mirkin Sunday
included their daughter, Mrs. Irv-
ing Landy of Phoenix, Mrs. Charles
Cohen, son Ben 10, and H. A.
Unger. Mrs. Landy remained over
the weekend
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22

9 Mrs. Jean Moore of Phoenix
has been visiting at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Clair Kennedy
and family, to be with her grand
son, Dick, who left this week to
report for military service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22

A luncheon was given Monday at
the home of Mrs. j. j. Butterfield
in honor of Mrs. Eta Glover who
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22
.9,c. on, -
90 ZTHEES
TEN YEARS AGO

Kermit Kyle and family, of Low
ell, Arizona, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Kyle's uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. R. Harding, at
Picacho Lake. Mr.. Kyle is on the
border patrol in the southern part
of Arizona.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
Chas. Mccullough
Assigned To Duty


THE 31ST AIR TRANSPORT
GROUP, Eng, April 30. - S-Sgt
Charles r. Mccullough, son of
Perry Mccullough, $500 Staple
avenue, Key West, is assigned to
the 31st Transport Group as a
line director of aircraft traffic.
Like a traffic policeman in Key
West, Sgt. Mccullough is respon-
sible for the parking of aircraft
as we'll as their take-off proceed
ures. Using a black and white
jeep known as Johnny Jeep," he
maintains contact with the con-
troll tower by means of radio and
meets planes after they come off
the runway.
Traffic is heavy on the field.
Planes land and take off in a
steady stream, either on their
way to Germany with war sup
plies or on their way in form
evacuating wounded.
Sergeant Mccullough is a grad
uate of Key West high school and
a former employee of the Thomp-
son Transportation Company in
Key West. He entered the Army
in February, 1912, and came over
seas in October, l943.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
EDDIE THOMPSON, FORMERLY OF KEY
WEST, FOUND DROWN OFF MARATHON
Official NAVY photograph

Eddie Thompson, former Key
Wcster, who had resided in Mara
thon several years, was drown
off that key sometime Saturday
night or early Sunday morning.
Thompson is said to have had
bank draft for $4,000 i'll d peck
ct when he boarded his boat Sat
urday night but no trace of the
draft has been found.
He launched his fishing boat
Saturday afternoon, after having
painted its bottom with red lead,
and an hour or so later several
friends from Miami arrived to
visit him. Saturday night. accord
ing to information County Judge
Raymond Lord was given,
Thompson told his friends that
they could occupy his home and
he would sleep on his boat.
1t is assumed that, while asleep
on the deck, he rolled overheard.
@ The back of his shirt was Smcarcd
with red lead, and it is supposed
tthc paint got on the shirt while
he struggled under the boat to
get TO the surface. His body was
found floating in the vicinity of
the boat.
Judge Lord, who went to Mara
thon Sunday morning in his ca
pacity as coroner cX-oificio, said
that there were no signs what
ever of foul play, and added that,
if nothing further deveIopeS, he
did not see the necessity of hold
ing an inuucst He said that Bcr-
nard and Hcrshcl Thompson,
brothers of the drowned man,
told him that Eddie Thompson
had not quarrclcd with anybody,
and that they thought his drown
ing had been purely an accident.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
Portrait Of Nathan
ArOnOvitz Included
In List Of Heroes

Nathan A.. Aronovitz, son of
DR.: and Mrs. Samuel Aronovitz,
formerly of Key West, and ne
SKEW of Charles Aronovitz and
grand nephew of Jake Aronovitz,
who lost his life while in action
with the United States forces in
France, has had his portrait paint
ed by Marion Terry for inclusion
in the portraits of war heroes
that the Living Memorial Asso-
citation of Miami is having painted.
, Thus far 1870 portraits have
! been finished, 1870 of them by
Marion Terry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
THOMPSON RITES
SET FOR TUESDAY

Funeral rites for Charles
Edward Thompson, 81, who was
accidently drowned yesterday al
Marathon, will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Chapel of the Lopez Funeral
Homo, with Rev. Samuel p
Reinke of the First Congregation
al Church officiating. Burial will
be in the family lot in the City
Cemetery.
Survivors are; Four brothers,
Herschell Thompson, Walter
Thompson, Bernard Thompson
and Larner Thompson; three SIS
tiers, Mrs. Mamie Williams, Mrs,
Geneva BoWser and Mrs Lena
FELTON,.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill Sends Con-
gratulatiOns On Out
standing Feat
tRy Assec.mtes r,essl .

ROME, April 80, = Gen
eral Mark Clark, command.
ing American forces in Italy,
announced today that all
Italy has been cleared OF
German troops.
General Sir Harold Alex
ander, commanding the Brit
ish forces in this country, a
short time afterward, re-
ceived message of congrat-
ulations from Prime Minister
Churchill, in which he char
acterized the fir e eing of
Italy as one of the greatest
feats of this war.
The Nazis, he said, fought
stubbornly there, and be-
cause of the terrain, which
favored defensive warfare,
the Allies continued batter
ing at the enemy for Is long
months.
And then. three weeks
ago, the Allies reached the
objective for which they had
been struggling-open coun-
try where they could deal
devastating blows at the en%
envy. From that time, it was
q steady march forward, the
Americans on the west, and
the British on the east, with
Polish and Brazilian contin-
gents helping to rout the Ger
mans.
Today the last of the Nazi
troops in Italy, numbering
100000, surrendered, and as
the news spread over Italy,
celebrations were held from
one end of the country to the
other. II
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
Stockholm Reports Himmler Is
Ready To Declare Uncon-
ditiOnal Surrender
But United States, Great
Britain And Russia
State No Such Offer
Received Yet
,nv ss.assas.a rs.-.s


LONDON, April 30 Re-
ports came from Slockholrn
early this afternoon THAI
Heinrich Himmler. Gestapo
chief, would declare "with-
in a few hours, Cernany's
readiness TO surrender un-
conditionally.
On top of that report. il
was officially stated here
that neither the government
of the United States. Russia
nor Great Britain officially
had received any Statement
that Himmler or any other
German warlord was pre-
pairing to accede To the Al
lied command to surrender
Internationally, but, despite
that statement, il Is believed
here that such an offer will
be received i'm the next few
days.
With the exception Of Berlin.
fighting has been reduced "a sklr-
/ mishes elsewhere in Germany.
The American Seventh Afmv. in
the last three days, while 4 wag
advancing on Munich, has cap
ured $4,000 prisoners.
Most OF them were in the Mu-
Mich area. and, instead az making
a determined stand in dcicnsc ri
hat city, they stood with whitr
: flags appraised and sumendcfed te
the thousands. Besides the 1898
- 1gs far counted. many Utfc
nouaards, tho report stated af'
I"uitiug 90 hc prpco .,d ara a .
lo dcl0using stations and lister O.
prison camps.
! The American Third Army. POI
70 u.r'h INTO Austria. I.UuIt. d
.. .ri,aar of $1,000 Allied Do
puD.
! Itr Ihui s pushing uu '....a
! .. Br,uur Pass. - ml,. l..
| 'nn nearest American 'urr. g
| i'nu ,Ap,,.,d Go uHE uu .
| nu m force. iu Nus.Is ui...
hr org o. ug,i.
Ijpur. received tpn ,u .
| Today SAID that everybody 10 O..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
GARAGE DESTROYED
BY FIRE AT EARLY
HOUR THIS MORNING

a garage Situatedf'in the rear
OF the Aronovitzll 4Departmcns
Store on Duval street, between
Southland and Angela, was de-
stroyed by fire this morning about
5 o'clock. t.....0.
The blaze appeared 10 bc rather
threatening for d time tn ada
cent property, but was quickly
extlngulShed upon arrival of thc
fire department., with no other
damage resulting.
The alarm was sounded from
box %, corner of Southland and
DuVal streets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30

|COMD'R WASSELL
ARRIVES in CITY
WILL GIVE TALK THIS AFT.
ERNOON AT LOCAL
NAVAL STATION

Commander Corydon M. Was
sell, (MC), USN, arrived in Key
West this morning to relate his
experiences, in the Naval Station
ball park this afternoon, beginning
at sis O'Clock, 10 caring for
wounded naval personnel in Java
and getting them through. 10 Aus
tralla, de5pite the japanese ipa-
troll OF that island in the early
days Of the war in the Pacific.
On February 4, 1912, the cruis-
ers Houston and Marblehead were
IN action off the Java coast. Bad
ly battered by a much heavier
Jap force, they yet managed to
limp into port, and Doctor Was
sell, just arrived on the island.
was among those detailed to care
IoI the WOunQcQ.
DR.. Wassell remained with
these men, knowing that he would
be captured by the enemy, but
he decided to make a desperate
attempt to get the men out OF
Java.
He asked all of them if they
wished to take the chance and all
agreed. He first had to get the
IL men to the seacoast. The men
were suffering severely but Doc.
tor Wassell kept them alive with
his skill and inspired them by his
own courage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
SOVIETS MAY
HAVE DOUBLE
CELEBRATION
TOMORROW is DAY OF GEN.
ERAL CELEBRATING IN
5 RUSSIA IN PEACE AS WELL.
as IN WAR
nv A--aelntea rrrs.I

MOSCOW, Apr. 3O.--MaI
l is a day of general cele
brating in Russia IN peace a
well as in war, but headquar
ters limited today that tomor
row Russians may be- in a pO
sitiOn to celebrate also the
fall Of Berlin.
Fighting in that city, add
vices received here declared,
has crumbled to SO great an
extent that Nazis have to be
hunted in cellars or in the
rubble OF buildings.
Only a comparatively few
of the NaZiS are still battling
against the Eu sans, ,nc re
port said. Many thousands
OF them have surrendered,
including 10000 who are
said to have discarded heir
military uniforms and TO
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
THREE DIVORCE
SUITS ARE FILED

SUIT. for divorce flied in tHn
county clerks office.
John NJ HcrmCns against Ate
lima r. HcrmcnS. charge. cruelty.
Francis J Hodge against Bo3-
'rlcc NJ. Hodge, charge. dcs,r-
tlOn
Olive Ross against William
Ross charge, dCscrtiun.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
= UNREASONABLE RECON-.
t MENDATION 49,.

Lynchburg, Va. - Robert A..
Noel recently entered a Lynch
burg printing firm and handed
officials letter of recommended
ton which the same company
had issued him 81 years ago when
he left to take a position in, New
York. Noel wanted his old job
back again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
~ -. ~ ~ ~ wAwApz@.
SPONGE SALES TOTAL
MORE THAN $4,000

Sale OF sponge on the NUM-
ciPal sponge dock this morn
ing totaled more than $l4.-
600.
They included some of the
best sheepswool that have
been gathered in local
waters in several months.
The sponge were brought
to port by two boats owned
by Captain William Spencer.
one captained by Hamilton
Adams. and the fourth owned
by Eliza Gates.
mP .smnp Szzsr Say or1r aNsSr .sxCv- .-Szp xSuVS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
SULKS IN DOLLHOUSE

Olympic, Wash.-After an all
night search by relatives and po-
lice. David Vaughan. 5, was
found the next morning in
neighbours dog house The child
disappeared after being punished
for a bit of childish mischief.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
GOOD ADVICE

Chicago.-Judge J. M. Baude,
of the Boys Court, has a reminder
that good judges listen and talk
little. In front of his bench, out
of public view, he has a sign
which reads, Keep Your Mouth
Shut"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-30
THREE MARRIAGE
LICENSES ISSUED

Marriage licenses issued by the
county judge:
Kenneth Paul BranScombc, "a,
New York, and Alice Marie Bush,
"a, Montrose, Pa.
James Robbins Miller, 30, and
Ruth Meeker, 20, both of New
York.
Ralph Anderson, 40, Key West,
and Julicttc Saunders, 40, Key
West. ,.. .t.Ht.