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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19
K. e.. Banner
Visits Herr
CAMPAIGN MANAGER ron
SMATHERs IN RACE
FOR CONGRESS

r. G. Danner of Miami. form,
special agent in charge of the p
B. l. in Florida, who Is at present
campaign manager for Goorro
Smathers, candidate for Congrcss,
spent the weekend in Key West
visiting friends Of Smathers IN
connection with The forthcoming
Congressional campaign.
Danner resigned from the p
B. l. in January of this year g.
enter the private practice of iaw.
but stated that PRIOR Ia entering
active practice, he was sufficient
ly interested in good government
to work for Smathfrs' clcctim.
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Fishing --- : = - -
Key West ChalterB oatmen
AreNow Out After Tarpon
by GEORGE DAVIS

Well, Miami metropolitan Tour
nament, hold on TO. your hats
Key West charter boatmen are
now going out after tarpon.
Last night 75-pounder, just i
baby, was brought in by Myron
Rugar of Hoboken, New York,
aboard Ted Canova'S SWitchtajl.
Three othr tarpon ranged down
o as small as 80 pounds.
Usually, in the waters close to
Key West a 150-pounder will top
the seasons highest, which in it
self is higher than tarpon in Mi
ami's tourney and off Bahia Hon
la, just to the north of Key West,
there is usually brought in a little
tcenie vicente 175-pounder each
year. The 200-pounders have
been hooked but not brought III
Ais Also 'fIhdStthe switchtail party
Tere I4eutenant- Commander and
Mrs Raymond IN. Reynolds of
Key West and John D. Van Ken
~of Ogdensburg, New York.
Yesterday afternoon, Teddy also
hooked into 10 grouper, two am
berpacks, a snapper, two mac
kerel and barracuda, with a party
composed of Mrs. Olive Knoll of
Key West, F. Smith of Science
lady, N. Y; H. Loffland of Noun
tain Lake, N. j., and Mrs. jam
Reggie of Bayshore, Long Island.
Aboard the Sea Raider, barra-
cuda, one dolphin and four and
one-half grouper were brought in,
the other half grouper going to a
big barracuda, which sliced it off.
The party consisted of R. F. Farm
er of Kalamazoo, Mich; J. S. Mac
Farland of New York City, Miss
Lucille Patterson of Spokane,
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Building Trades
Association Now
Organizing Here
NEIL SAUNDERS ELECTED
TEMPORARY CHI AIRMAN;
JORDAN TEMPORARY SEC
RETARY AND TREASURER

Building Trades Contractors
Association of Key West organlz-
cd al meeting held last night,
with temporary officers elected.
Neil Saunders was chosen as
chairman. w. II. Jordan treasurer
and secretary. Permanent Off
GERS will be elected at a meeting
Friday night. |..i-'
The aims of the association is TO
have proper supervision over COR
tracing work in the city to avoid
poor workmanship seen in severdi
buildings here. The association
will attempt to have a member
ship Of approximately 81 contrac-
tors. which will represent all con-
tracing thought in the city.
The new association is expected
to be a help to City Building IN
spector Enrol Sawyer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19
Iran-Russia Hitch
Going Before UNO
(By AssocGatea Press)

WASHINGTON, March 19.-It
was reported here today that the
Iran Ambassador to the United
States will request the UNO
Security Council, when it recon
venes next Monday, to consider
the differences between Iran and
Russia.
From Iran a dispatch was re-
ceivcd stating that Russia is few
erishly trying to obtain oil con-
cessions in Iran before the Secur-
ity Council holds its meeting.
Moscow reported chat reaction
airy interests in the Middle East
are trying to form an anti-Soviet
bloc, designed to curtail economic
interests of Russia in that area.
The conservative London Daily
Express said today that undoubt-
eddy Russia is striving to commit
Iran to make oil concessions that
are favored by the communists
in that country but opposed by
the present government.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19
Navy Awaits Appointment
OF New Naval Base Head
REAR ADMIRAL JOHN
WILKES IN JACKSON
VILE TO-DAY, MAY ~
HERE TOMORROW

Rear Admiral John Wilkes.
USN, who was in Jacksonville az
IL o'clock this morning. is expect
ed in Key West tomorrow 90 max
an informal inspection of the sssD-
marine base here and should
bring further information a. q
the establishment of the new
Navy Base, which viii supplans
Naval Operating Base now in OPP
Grafton.
Captain willard A. Saunders,
USN. has been designated CON-
|rnanding officer Of the nevis. 81
tablished Submarine Base, when
supplants the Naval Station. Can
tain c. Z. Rcordan. who Is the
eoinmandant Of the Naval operat-
ing Base, was also commanding
officer of the Naval Station. Cap.
tain Saunders has orders making
him the commanding officer ~
the new submarine base and also
directing him TO report % the
commanding officer OF the Navy
Base when II Is established. NJ.
val Operating Base has not -.
been disestablished and will col
tinue pending further orders.
Under Captain Saunders now
command will be all military. m
dustrial. supply. medical. punir
Works. Accounting. DisbursLg.
Provisions and Commissary, va.
sells out of commission. Aqucddc.
to Florida City. Cato Storehouic.
Clyde Mallory docks. Officel.
Mess at Whitehead Street. VIZ
rant Officers Mess and Dredg rs
Key.
Not Under his command will bc
the Naval Hospital Naval Rcceiv.
ing Station, Commissary Stone
Naval Radio Station, Naval F,lel
Depot. Port Director and Roaans
Office. Craig Dock. AsDcsI.ant.
Orange State Oil Pier area. .Sa-
val Low Cost Housing, Mar ~
Barracks. District Actiyih,t.
Short Patrol intelligence. Pubic
Information. District craft anu
sub RPl0. I
1t is not known as yet WHICH
activity these groups will cone
under. They may come unl,r
the new Naval Base head When
he is appointed but this remains
to be seen, pending further order.
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Herman's, OF
Atlantic City,
Buys Oversee:
OWNER OF HERMAN'S RES
TAURANT OF ATLANTIC
CITY BUYS WELL-KNOWN
HOTEL HERE

Friday sale of the Overseas
Hotel to Max Herman who form
erly operated Herman's Restau-
rant at Atlantic City, New Jersey,
from Sam Cohen and M. Bonamy
was announced today.
The transaction was negotiated
by Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Wolkoff of
the Postoffice Inn who are close
friends of the Hermans. Mrs.
Herman is formerly of Schenect-
ady, New York.
Mr.. Herman did not indicate at
this time if he would establish a
restaurant similar to his business
in Atlantic City. ' ~
The Hermans were considering
investing in a South Florida city
when Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Wolkoff
talked to them about settling in
Key West. During the first days
when Key West began to exper-
fence tourists the Overseas Hotel
catered to many guests.
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Macy Plans
Old And
Expected Neao

Here are the old Naval or.
ganization chain of command
in this city. the ad interim
command. and the proposed
command:
OLD
Naval Operating Base and
Naval Air Station Separate
Commands under separate
commanding officers. Under
Naval Operating Base was in
cluded the Naval Station. the
Naval Hospital. Sonar School
and similar activities: Under
! Naval Air Station is Boca
Chica Field. Meacham Field.
SeapIane Base.
AID INTERIM a
There are at present in Key
West the following naval au
thorities: Naval Operating
Base. Submarine Base. Air
Station. Each of these are
separate commands with sep
arate commanding officers.
Under MOB are still the Hos.
pital and like groups.
PROPOSED
There will be established
only one head. the Naval
Base. which will have one
commanding officer. not as
yet designated. Under this
Naval Base there will be the
Submarine Base. the Hos
pital' and possibly the Naval
Air Station. The question of
the Air groups part in the
present Key West naval pro-
gram has not yet been de-
cided.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19
FavOrs Loan To
Great Britain

WASHINGTON, March 10. -
Ere Johnson. president of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce. testified today before the
senate banking committee in
favor of the United States lend
ina Great Britain S3.750,0O0,000.
Johnson declared that, il the
loan IN refused. foreign trade will
he reduced. in a great part, 80
barter. whereas, IL the loan is
granted. IL will result in enhanc-
inR foreign trade that win be Of
great benefit 90 the United States.
Refusing the loan. he con-
Cluded. would mean less employ
ment a. home: granting il would
mean an industrial growth for the
United States that would keep
employment az a high level.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19
Note
Made Public
(By Associated P-eSSI

MADRID, March 19.-Contents
of the Spanish note TO United
States, in answer to one received
from that country, charging that
the Franco government had been
pro-Fascist during the war, was
made public today.
In it, Franco charged that the
United States planned for an in
vasion of the Iberian peninsula in
1914, and denied the United
States assertion that the Franco
government had opposed the
Allies and helped Germany by
sending her vast quantities of
raw materials that were urgently
needed in the Nazi prosecution
of the war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19
BOGa ChiCa Officers Leave
For Washington Conference
CAPT. SUTTON, COMDR.
RUSSELL. OF NACTU,
WILL HEAR ACTION
On PLANES HERE

Leaving today ~ plane for
washington and interviews with
the Navy Department there will
b. Captain p. {. Sutton. COM
nanding officer Of the Night Air
erati Combat Training Unit at
Boea Chica and executive officer
Commander II. Russell.
Asked n rumors that the scores
of ntght fighter F6Fs and other
planes would be transferred from
KEY West. Commander Russell
aaid thai nothing would be done
h~fore the next sixty days. Com
manaer Russell also said that the
present trip Of Captain Sutton
end himself 10 Washington was
haT the purpose Of discussing
Naval plans in this matter.
Commander Russell would not
commit himself as 20 the posi-
bility of another training unit of
SIGHT fighter planes coming to
key West.
County Commissioners today
said that in the lease agreement
they have with the Navy Depart
H1eut The present location of the
mammoth flying fiel6 at Boca
Chiea h. stu owned By the county
wtth all existing improvements
kiN muhths after the President
aeciares the National Emergency
over. The National Emergency
has not yet been declared over.
The grounds the county owns
dues MT include the hanger and
the niF control lower which is
on ihe south side Of Highway
One Nor docs the county own the
lard north Of the Highway ON
Which huge permanent concrete
barracks have been erected to-
Rpther with a mammoth theatre, |
huaaoia tltftx Cor uavai pzrsonncl
sfsd officer Families. ammunition
aui1E, gpounds. galley and small
80 mAfxhnuseN fl
The ieaae with the county could
b. fnnawea nv the Navy Depart
memk providing the county gives
eHanAent and with the added in
centlve 81 keeping such a large
GFoup 81 naval personnel and
such an important program as the
nHvai night fighter training pro-
Rrarn this Is not expected 20 be
difficult 90 obtain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19

WASH, and Miss Mildred Ruzcelly.
also of Spokane.
Aboard the Greyhound, a party
of nine brought in with a cattn
of As fish, a G5-pound grouper and
three mutton snapper ranging be
tween 1915 pounds. The rest
were yellowtail.
Captain jake Key went out
Sunday after tarpon, fishing in
the full of the moon. The party
had couple of strikes, only two
of which were hooked and land
ed, both around 35 pounds. In the
party were Mrs. c. S. Draper Of
Belmont, N. j.; Foster, and Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Trainer of Hing
ham and Duxbury, Mass, and
Colonel and Mrs. Draper.
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Car Lot OtUners
Offer Reward For
Finding Car Thief

Early Saturday morning the
office on the grounds at Put
camp Alexander Motors. Du-
val and Division streets. was
broken into. according to Bill
and Luise Putcamp. and all
keys off the board stolen.
along with a key from a 1)4l
Mercury Convertible Coupe.
in which the thieves then
proceeded 10 drive off.
The theft of the keys was,
discovered by Special Police
Officer Willie CwYnn and Po-
lice Officer John Nelson Sat.
uxdaY morning.
The Mercury was later
found abandoned with a flat
tire on Angela street.
There is an advertisement
on the front page of The Cit.
zen today announcing that a
$50 reward is offered by Put
camp Alexander Motors for
information leading to the ar
rest of the person or persons
who broke into the office and
stole the car.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19
B29 Overdue AT
Hamilton Field
Photo by Evans Studio


SAN FRANCISCO, March 49,
A B-29, on its way from Honolulu
to the United States, was reported
ovcrdue this morning at Hamil-
ton Field #e ...
A radio message from the plane
last night reported engine trouble.
Efforts to contact the plane by
RADIO since then have failed.
1t is believed the plane, with
seven aboard, plunged into the
Pacific.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19
Raid Made On
Palm Beach Inn
tBy Associated P,s..I

WEST PALM BEACH. March
l9.-Policemen raided the Dixie
Inn last night and reported they
found $4,000 in play at gambling
tables.
Thirty-five persons were found
in the inn, and all were arrested
This morning, seven. charged
with having operated the mn
were held in $3.50 bail each. an
%, charged as participants in
gambling, IN $50 bail each
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19
Temperatures
Highest

Temperature data for the "a hours
"nnj ja ending 1880 am.
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British Cabinet
Enroute To India

LONDON, March 10. - British
cabinet members took off in a
plane this morning for India,
where the British intend to estab-
liSh government that will meet
with the approval of the Moslems
and the Hindus.
Either it will be a self-govern-
ment, or a government forming
a commonwealth in the British
empire.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-19
NOTICE

There will be a meeting of the
Indcpndent Order of Odd Eel
lows. CUBA LODGE NO. IS. held
this evening at 1880 at hall on
Elizabeth street. All members
cordially invited.
LUIS ALFARO. Noble Grand.
SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ. Sec.
Ad-daleel., 1946-03-20

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-26

~houid The Oversee s
flixhwmy Commission decide
e. appropriate $500 TO 40
este : iund 90 advertise Key
VEL the coming winter, il
SIT ihen be up Co the city
commissioners 0nly 10 make
ne pKoposal effective.
Tee msmths ago the
soaHsH commissioners agreed
e. Mi&e N2.S00 Co a fund TO
aaVefllss key West. That
pFmpaai was governed by
tWo provisions. one Of which
waa that ne bridge commits
slnu and the city commission
N8sh contribute q similar
nmoWnf G. the fund. The 9TH
- provision was that the
m@net be spent In advertis-
ne hey West in newspapers
BAL flofi1m that are publish
"a ealNide II Key West.
The commissioners had in
FnBA the benefits that Key
Wet. after the winter sea-
SOD begins. would derive
fFom pablieity in Miami and
ether newspapers published
- f1eFissa cities that cater
Ca The Tourist traffic.
TuuKssts IN those cities
weuld learn Of the advan-
taWes 90 be- gained I'm COM
iuR te key West. particular
b oar frost-free climate
end excellent fishing. and
some 81 them likely would
GENE here before returning
81 their homes.
n j. 81 excellent move,
aHd The Citizen trusts that
the fund will become avail
able The object il TO add
vsftlse 10 West 10 per-
sans outside of Kew West.
Nethlng Is 10 be gained from
advertising Key West 30 Key
WesaerN. because We are fa-
mlilaF with conditions here.
Telling the home folks about
their hometown and paying
e. cell them. 1 a waste of
ulou9H
LIS pot the fund TO
waFk. Ia ne event that the
hfiase and the city commits
samera agree with the eoun-
e. commissioners. in cities
~ FloFitla o. tell the tour
- there about the whole
mae pleasures that may be
oitalmsd III coming Co the
Island Civ.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-26
WHY WORRY ABOUT
INDIA?

American new papers
continue to report COM
munal violence in India,
with copious details as to
the number of persons killed
and injured in the rioting
between the factions in that
country.
1t should be noted that
the number of Indians killed
in the strife up to this time
does not compare with the
number of Americans killed
by automobiles on the high
ways of this nation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-26

To hear Willie Wells and hash
Strube arguing ahout tEous asa
ing, yon'd think IA wan meFe ims
portant than the atem bomh
Willie favers dry aies. nasll
poOh-pOohs anything bat wss dies.
Willie swears BY q Royal 1oaeh'
man: Basii'won't hear " anytblnR
but a Silver Doctor. And - ths
time it comes ~ steel rods VERSES
bamboo rods EtX&s"lsi
But on Saturday. each SCI hask
from Stewards ereeh eth . sateh
that couldn't have differed - aess
than several oaRses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-26
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
TAX DEED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
Brown Properties, Inc, the holder
of the following certificates has
filed said certificates for a taS
deed to be issued thereon. The cer-
tificate numbers and years of is-
suance. the description of the prop
erty and the names in which it was
assessed are as follows:
Certificate No. 2155. Year of Is
suance 1888.
Description of Property: PIT Lot
> Sqr Book WV Page 81. as Re-
corded in Monroe County Records.
Name in which assessed: E. NJ.
Martin.
All of said property being in
the County Of Monroe, State. Of
Unless such certificate or ,certi-
ficattx shall DE redeemed according
to law the property described in
such certificate or certificates will
be sold to the highest bidder at
the court house door on the first
Monday in the month of October,
1916, which is the 18th day of Oc-
tober. 1916.
Dated this 9Th day of September.
1916.
(SEAL) Ross G Sawyer
Clerk of Circuit Court of
Monroe County, Florida.
sept 5l2-19-26, 1916
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-26
LEGALS
NorIcE NC cREnIg0Rs


tIsSS Prabate Act. Sees. lib. 100
JUDGE. NROE COUNTY.
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.
In re: Estate of
ROBERTA NEWMAN kNON, also
known as Roberta Newman, de-
ceased.
. no. ALI. CREDITORS AND PER
SONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DE-
MANDfS AGAINST SAID ESTATE:
You and each of you are hereby
notified and required TO present
any claims and demands which you,
or either of you, may have against
the estate Of Roberta Newman
Knox, also known as Roberta New :
man. deceased, late Of Fayette
County, Kentucky, TO the County
Judge of Monroe County Florida,
at his office In the court house of
said County at Key West, Florida,
within eight calendar months from
the time of the first publication of
this notice. Each claim or demand
shall be in writing, and shall state
the place of residence and post Of
flee address of the claimant, and
shall be sworn to by the claimant,
his agent. cor his attorney, and any
such, claim or demand not so filed
shall be void.
TOM o. WATKINS,
As Auxiliary administrator of the
Estate of Roberta Newman Knox,
deceased. Also known as Roberta
Newman.
sept 1925, oct $40, 1916
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-26

The Veterans Admins
tration budget for the fiscal
year l947 calls for a $40
billion outlay; almost So bill
lion for pensions, So and a
half billion for terminal
leave pay and one-half bill
lion for expenses. No coun-
try in the world treats it's
veterans in the grand man.
ner as does the United
States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-26
Kew West In
Days Gone By
AS TAKEN FROM PILES
OF TIE cITrzEH CT
SEPT. Is. ls1s

The Interstate Commercs Coin
mission today approved tne -
tition Of the Florida East Enasf
Railway to abandon - tFaek 49,
on the Florida Keys. according
to an Associated Press dispaieh
from Washington, published -
The Citizen today. The d@eisiafs
leaves the way open 20 call foT
contracts to construct the Over
seas Highway bridges.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
u9a3 Probate Act, Sees. 1IN. 12O)
IN THE COUNTY JUDGES C0uR4
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.


In re: Estate Of
CAROLINE CREMATA, deceased.
TO ALL CREDITORS AND PER-
SONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DE-
MANDS AGAINST SAID ESTATE:
You and each of you are hereby
notified and required to present any
claims and demands which you, or
either of you. may have against
the Estate of Caroline, Cremata, de-
ceased, late of said County, to the
County Judge of Monroe County;
Florida, at his office in the Court
House of said County at Key West,
Florida, within eight calendar
months from the time of the first
publication OF this notice. Each
claim or demand shall be in writing,
and shall state the place OF resi-
denee and post office address of
the claimant, and shall he sworn
to by the claimant. his agent or
attorney, and any such claim or de-
mand not so filed shall be void.
Dated the 18th day of Septem-
her, AID. LAG.
lsd) VINCENT Y. CREMATA,
AS Administrator of the Estate Of
Caroline Cremata, deceased.
sept 1925: oct 3-10, 1915
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-26
HuN OVER BY HELIcoPrER

MONTREAL. - While Je a n
Roger Reachernin, IL, OF Amos,
Quebec, was strolling along one
of the towns empty streets,
'.minding his own business, he
was run over by a heliccpter
which was landing on the high
way.