The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-22
Personal Notes
BY PATRICIA

Heard a cute story the other
day about Commander and two
Captains that took visiting
ADMIRAL out fishing on little
boat called the Jane. While
out, foul weather came up and
small craft warnings were sent
out and, of course, the base tried
10 reach the Jane" with its high.
ranking dignitary. The Admiral
knew what the buzzing was all
about on the boat and gave orders
to ignore them and to keep fish,
ing.
When no one could reach the
Jane, blimp, two fighter
planes and eleven Phys were
sent out in search of the little
boat and escorted her back into
port, with a very nonpluSsed Adj
miral aboard.
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New residents here are MR..
AND MRS. ROLAND C. GOU-
LET, who say they are here to
stay During the war, Mr.. Gou-
let was in service and Mrs. Viz.
ginia Goulet came to Key West
to sit out the war. While here
she purchased the residence at
1914 Seminary Street and has re.
tsided here for two and one-half
years.
The Goulets are very much in
I terested in the city and would
like to work in a society to pie
serve the historical architecture
of the island.
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Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. Har-
man Brodowski are Mr.. Brodow-
skis mother, MRS. JOHN BRO
DOWSKI, and his sister, MISS
AGNES BRODOWSKI, -. i-,, - =.
4 The two will spend about two
weeks in this city before rtu2n-
ing to Trenton, N. J. They are
fascinated with the Island City's
charm.
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It is most pleasant to talk to
MRS. WARREN and MRS. MA
VARRO about Woman's Club &C
tivities.
These ladies and their husbands
have been identified. with Key
Vests growth for a long time.
Sometime I wonder how this
change over from the leisure!y
Key West of former days to the
hectic present time strikes them
Here's bouquet of our very
special red, red roses to MRS.
VAN DEURSEN, wife of the
manager of the City Electric Sys-
tenn Mrs. Van Deursen has been
a sparkplug of the Red Cross
chapter here ever Since She took
charge. This little lady, blonde
and lovely, has popped up pub
Illicity, has organized first aid
CLASSES, has met with her commit
ltee, chairmen and received their
reports and, all iii ar has been
la great help to the Red Cross
Chapter here . . A great deal is
said about City Manager Dave
King but what about the cute
blonde n1iddleW estenra11sesr who is
his wife, MRS. VIRGINIA KING:
Mrs. King is very friendly and
takes an 9aetiVef ff1fefeSd in the
city. Because of SINUS trouble up
in those cold, cold Michigan days.
lit was thought best by doctors
that she repair to a warmer clint
tate. Here's a little warning, Mrs.
King: When you first come here
your sinus will appear to increase
but give our DR.. Sunshine three
months and you'll note an i'm
provement MRS. JANICE
WHITE has her troubles with the
Humane Society. First of all, it
is not just dog catching" group.
All the fine principles of Humane
Society work as practiced over
the country are being put int }
practice here and there is even a
representative of the Society here
to carry out these principles.
Some folks have called her up
about the statement made to the
city fathers that 'tcat traps wal
be placed over4town. These traps
are not the steel variety at all, but
will consist of wooden cages into
which the tabbies will 60 and find
the door closed behind them.