The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
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PATRICIA'S
NOTEBOOK


Key West High School Basket
ball team is PROBABLY still Won
dering who their GOD FATHER
was the night of their annual
banquet at the Orient Restaurant
last week. This very prominent
and generous gentleman happen
ed to be dining and asked the
cashier what was the occasion and
on learning what it was he
promptly paid the bill and asked
that his name not be revealed.
A friend of this gentleman SUBJ
mitted this item in appreciation
to him and as clipping for the
teams serapbook.
II r. r.
Ever see that car running
around town with Here Comes
John on one end and John, The
Fisherman's Friend on the other
with the letters painted in orange.
Well L. r. and ROD BETHEL,
two Key West boys. are owners
and operators of Johns place UP
at Rock Harbor and this is their
means of advertising. There is
also public address system on
the car whereby broadcasts are
made to fishermen along the
bridges. Their place at Rock
Harbor is familiar to their friends
and hundreds of tourists who
stop regularly for Pure Oil Case
line and service for their cars
They have quite an array of food
toog Soft drinks, sandwiches
cigars, cigarettes and beer anc
wine. The. Bethel boys invite
their friends and the public tic
call en- them regularly
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Here's little piece sent from
the Daily Herald of Biloxi by
MIMI HAYES, French Foyer
directrice to Key West Citizer
via her mother here. Miss Hayes
is well known for her work in
Key West: 1.-The regular Satur-
day night dance will be held this
evening at the Beach USO Clat
(Biloxi) Sgt. Gordon Arthur's
Sextet will furnish the music
All servicemen, servicewomer
and their wives and junior host
esses are cordially invited. :.
The movie for Sunday starting al
8 pm. will be "Once Upon A
Time. A loaf representing the
USO, and lis activities is being
designed by members of the
Beach USO staff to take place
in the National War Fund drive
parade Wednesday afternoon
USO cars will also participate in
the parade" 5
Md r. k9k &
Looks to- me as II this, column
today is a lot of plugs for adver-
tisers. But regardless of this
news is news. Do you folks know
HY ALTMAN? Hy was last in
Key West in 1912 where he was
connected with Maxwelps Furni-
ture Store. Then he left for
overseas duty and was in service
two years. He returned here and
replaced Sam Cohen who man
aged Maxewll's during the war
Hy says he likes Key West i'm
mensely. He will shortly get back
into civic work when things are
organized here. Meanwhile he is
getting ready for an anticipated
expansion of Maxwell'S. He has
been with the company for eight
years.
X \ X
BEN GROSS, radio common
tator, editor N. Y. Daily Mirror
is vacationing here in Key West
with his wife at their home or
United street.
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We were distressed to heal
that MRS. MARY JUNE MESAS
little girl broke her arm and had
to be taken to Miami for treat
ment. And Mrs. Nelly Louise
Russell and Mrs. Louisa Delaney
xre both tending sick children.
4 T. 4
ZETTA FRANCIS CABRERA
current boy friend from Missouri
is to leave shortly for Navy
training in Norfolk, and so she
wouldn't forget where ne wa!
going told her, "I'm going to
small craft school and il yol
can't remember that, just say
little boats"