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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-15
Chapter II

Chapter II
THE thug who had attempted
= to blackjack Harry Hawkins
sat in the detectives room at the
West 54th street station. A bril-
liant light glared into his face
as he squirmed nervously in the
chair. Six detectives and an as
sistant district attorney lounged
about the room, while two more
detectives fired questions at the
prisoner. ~ r;s =, ~ a
Don't hand US that con about
not being tied up with that
gambling mob" said a detective,
glowering at him. 81 suppose
you'll be telling us you don't
know thing about the guys who
snatched Dawson and Jean Saun-
ders!"
But I'm telling you I don't
know nothin' about that SNATCH"
he cried.
'This guys got amnesia bad,
Lieutenant" the queStioner told
him with ponderous sarcasm.
Cant remember his right name,
don't know what mob'S he's tied
up with-ain't even heard about
that snatch at the TN office.
Worst memory failure I ever
seen! Think little special treat
ment might help?"
'Take it easy, Garrityw the
Lieutenant advised him CURLY.
mo need for that stuff. I know
this punk-and who's he tied up
with"
"You can skip the amnesia
symptoms, Willie" the detective
told him. To the others in the
room, he added. "This punk is
Willie Kovacs. He used to be a
tin-horn bookie over in Hoboken.
The RaSkin-DeLuea mob brought
him across the river about two
years ago as a muscle man. If
some cheap sport welShed on his
gambling losses, the mob would
sic Willie on him. He's a black
jack expert; slugs them groggy
without humping them off,"
81 used to think I was a pretty
good hand with slug stick my
SELF" said Clarity pointedly.
maybe Willie'd like to try a
little of my stuff"
Kovacs, wincing, shrunk down
in his chair.
Don't let him slug me. I.ieu-
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Elisabeth Ayal0 Becomes Bride
.~.:e- OF Lt.-COmdr. John E. OdeU. .Jr.

Jamaica was the honeymoon,
choice of 1t. Comdr. and Mrs.
John E. Odell, Jr, who spoke
wedding vows Friday lin Our
Lady's Chapel of St. Pauls Epis-
. copal Church.
The former Elizabeth .Ayala,
daughter of Mrs. Emma Aya1a,
1921 Petronia street. wore
street length dress of white
crepe with gold embroidery. and
brown accessories. She carried a
white prayer book marked with
orchid streamers. Matron of hon
or and sole attendant was Mrs.
T. B. Logan, gowned in pale pink
crepe.
1t. Comdr. William Bates
served as best man and Rev.
James H. Mcdonnell read the
marriage service. Following the
ceremony the Odells were hon
ored at a reception held at Fort
Taylor Officers Club.
The junior Mrs. Odell was a
member of Kappa Delta sorority
at Florida State College for
Women, and until her marriage
was secretary to the Command
ing Officer of the Naval Base in
Key West.
1t. Comdr. Odell, flight Of
ficer of the VCN-2 at Boca Chica
Field, is a veteran of wartime
duty with the Navy in Iceland,
England, Africa and the Pacific.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Odell, ST., of Florence,
Alabama, and attended Mary
vile College in Tennessee. He
is a graduate of the University
of Tennessee and a member of
Delta Epsilon Delta.
After returning from Jamaica,
the newlyweds will be at home
at 429 Caroline street, for the
rest of 1t. Comdr. Odelfs tour
of duty in Key West.
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TO EXCHANGE GIFTS

Junior-Senior High School
P.-T.A. will meet tomorrow
night at 8. o'clock in the High
School auditorium. Fernando
Camus will be the principal
speaker.
All members of the association
are asked to bring an unmarked
gift that will be placed in a, box
and then each member of the
Parent Teachers Association
will be given an exchange gift
at the meeting.
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TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARIES
(KncH America)

. l793-Henry c. Carey, Phila-
sdelphia publisher, country's first
great economist, son of noted
publisher, born in Philadelphia.
Died October Is, 1879.
1837-George Browne Post,
famed New York original archi-
tect, born in New York. Died
November IS, 1913.
1845-Anne H. Wharton, Phil
adelphia writer on colonial days
and ways, born in Cumberland
Co., Pa. Died July 20, 1928.
1849-EdWin H. Blashfield,
eminent mural artist, born in
New York. Died October II, 49,
SO.
1856-Mary H. Willard, New
York founder of a new business,
prepared food for convalescents,
leader of women supplying sur
giCal dressings in World War /,
born in Jersey City, N. J. Died
March 90, 1926.
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BY Gene Gleason

tenant" he cried almost hyste-
rically. "Ill tell you everything
I know, honest! Only don't let
him work me overt"
"Okay, Willie" the Lieutenant
said. spill it."
This job on Hawkins was my
own idea," Kovacs admitted. Il
figured I'd dust him off little
and then maybe take a whack at
Dawson. I wasn't gonna beat his
brains out or nothin'-just crack
him on the conk a couple of
times. l coulda snuck up on Haw-
kins and let him have it, only !
wanted to let him know what he
was gettin' it for. Him and DaW-
son and that guy O'Reilly was all
in on that squeal that got the
Castillo. and the Biarritz raided.
I figured the head man would
slip me a little extra for the job
when he got out, but he didn't
know anything about it."
II didn't know about the
snatch, Lieutenant. Honest, I was
gonna work on Dawson after / got
through with Hawkins. Can't you
see I woulda pulled nothin' if !
knew that snatch was on, and
cops runnin' all over the place!
Some of the other boys was
talkin' about polishin' off Dawson
and them other newspaper guys,
but I figured they was just fan
MIN the breeze. They didn't get
no orders from the head man, !
know that"
THE Lieutenant was silent for
i a moment.
Gall right, Willie" he said.
Suppose we assume for min
ute that you're not lying as usual.
I'll bring in the elevator operator
from the TN building: he'll give
you a description of the two
mugs who made that snatch. II
you should just happen to tell
us who they are, maybe l won't
let Clarity demonstrate his ex-
tenSive repertoire on your thick
skull"
The elevator operator, looking
confused and uneasy, was
brought into the detectives room
He stood behind the light. hidden
from Kovacs' sight.
well, one of them was a little
guy, kinda gabby and a sharp
dresser. The other one was a
great big gee. He didn't say
much, but I noticed one thing
| he had big ham hands and arms
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Rainbow Girls To
Exchange Gifts

A regular meeting of the
Order of the Rainbow for Girls
will be held Tuesday evening at
z o'clock.
After the meeting a Christmas
party will be held, with Santa
present, and there will be an eX-
change of. gifts among the girls.
Refreshments will be served.
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DISARMED BY TRAIN

INDIANAPOLIS. = (AP). -
Thomas Delaney. detective for
the Belt Railroad, saw a man
lurking near a boxcar and called
out. The man fired at him once.
then stumbled and lost both his
gun and his right hand under
the wheels of a moving train.
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adian Nova Scotia) Christmas
trees. He says they are the fin
est Christmas trees he has seen
in years.
He suggests that those who in
to buy trees, see these trees.
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Daughter to Bells

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bell. 1908
Seminary street. announced to-
day the birth of a daughter yes
terday morning at Isl o'clock in
the Key West Municipal Hos
pital, The baby weighed seven
pounds, four ounces.
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In a natural state. tea plants
grow into full sized trees. but
IN cultivation they are held to
the size of bushes.
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CHRISTMAS TREES At
OVERSEAS MARKET

Frank Yaccarino, of the Over
seas Market announces else
where in. today's Citizen the ar
rival of a full carload of Can
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Some Well-knoWn brands of
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About So percent of the ply
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men.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-21
POPPY WREATHS ARE MADE BY AMERICAN
 LEGION AUX. TODAY

An enjoyable outIiIg was report ed by group of Legionnaires who went out last evening aboard Trevor Davis boat, the Cordelia D, to gather cedar boughs which the American Legion Auxiliary are today shaping into poppy wreaths.
 Making the trip were Gus Skin ner, Homer Nordling, Al Zenger, Joe Thibodeau, Leroy Jones, and Trevor Davis, skipper.
 Today between 15 and 20 mem bers and friends of the Legion Auxiliary have been busy at the Legion Dugous, fashioning the wreaths which will decorate shop and store windows about town. The wreaths are bright with the American Legion Memorial Poppy, and the general custom in Juneau is to keep them in the windows until after Memorial Day.
 Honor the dead by serving the living" is the slogan of the Amer ical Legion and Auxiliary, when they offer the Memorial Poppy for sale on Poppy Day, Saturday, May 24.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-21
LOCAL MEN GOING
 ON FLOATING COURT

[. c. Robinson, Deputy Com missioner of the Territorial De- partment of Education, and Robert E. Rice, Contact Representative of the Veterans Administration, will be on board the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Wachusett when it leaves Juneau early Friday morning tc make its annual court cruise to points on the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands.
 Robinson, according to Dr James c. Ryan, Territorial Con- missioner of Education, will be the first representative of his depart ment, to visit that area since be- fore the war. Ryan said that Robinson's trip will be of great help to the many schools in that region because of the personal con- tact He said there are schools at almost every port at which the Wacilusett will call.
 Rice said the trip will take him to many points which he ordinar- fly cannot reach because of trans portation and communication diff ficulties Rice pointed that there are many veterans at those points needing information and service or veterans benefits
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-21

YOU'LL FIND THE WIDEST SELECTION of furniture on Ju- neau Young's Mezzanine floor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-21
THREE KALIBUT BOATS
 SELL CATCHES HERE

Three boats landed their halibut catches at the Juneau Cold Stor- age today, all selling to Sebastian Stuart at Is and 13 cents. They were the Hyperion, under Oscai Oberg, with 26,OoO pounds; the Molly, under R. E. Lynch, 5000 pounds; and the troller Arctic with 5000 pounds.
 --~-~&-- YOU'LL FIND THE WIDEST SELECTION of furniture on Ju- neau Young's Mezzanine floor.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-21
pARENT-TEACHERS
 ELECT REV. BEYER
 AS NEW PRESIDENT
Rdath Dawes Selected as P-TA Fourth of July
 Queen Candidate

The Juneau Parent-Teachers Association last night elected the Rev H. E. Beyer as President for the coming year succeeding Mrs. Jack Popejoy. Serving with him will be Mrs. D. G. Taylor, Vice President; Mrs. Kenyon MacLean, Secretary, and Mrs. L. G. McDon- aid, Treasurer all of whom were elected unanimously.
 Following the election, Miss Elm fly Dean presented a gift on be- half of the Association to the re- tiring President, Mrs. Popaioy, with a word of thanks and apprecia- tion for her leadership during the year just ending Mrs. Popejoy responded with her thanks fol the support given her by the membership, and displayed the gift, an Alaskan nugget ring.
 The meeting had opened with an outline of plans for the Four tn of July celebration given by Henry Hogue, following which the P-TA voted to enter float in the parade, and also to sponsor 8 queen candidate.
 ! The candidate chosen is Rdath Daws, one of this years gradu- ating class of Juneau High School the daughter of Mir and Ms. liar old Dawes and niece of Dr. L. P Dawes.
 Volunteering to help on the ar arrangements for their float were Mrs. Popejoy, Mrs. L. A. Sturm Mrs Ronald Lister, Mrs. LG Me Donald, Mir and Mrs, Earl Estepp Mrs. Trevor Davis, C. l.. Winger- son and the Rev H. E. Beyer.
 The Juneau Concert Association tentative plans for next seasons concert were told by Mrs. Davis who said that since bookings must be made soon, the JCA wished to know in advance how many sea- son tickets or memberships they would have. Following her talk, the P-TA voted to buy student membership tickets, which will be given to students who could not otherwise afford to hear the con- certs.
 The business session was fol- lowed by brief talk by the Rev. G. Herbert Hillerman, speaking on the subject of the influence of movies on children. The type of entertainment picture companies provide, he said, depends entirely upon what the people demand, as shown by box office receipts, and in his opinion, the general public has more influence over the movies than vice-yersa.
 In the roll-call, the Eighth Grade parents and teachers had the larg- est attendance last night. It was announced, however, that the Second Grade had won the picture
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-21
COMEDY FEATURE
 OPENING TONIGHT,
 CAPITOL THEATRE

Combining the talent of three top stars, sparkling with refreshing dialogue and boasting a modern, believable story, Lover Come Back" for which Universal Pic lures is currently taking bows, will open at the Capitol Theatre to- night.
 George Brent, Lucille Ball and Vera Zorina are starred in the comedy, which is hailed as the outstanding motion picture yet to come from the writing production team of Michael Fessier and Er- nest Pagano.
 The story concerns the return of war correspondent from Europe with a oamerawoman who had covered his stories pictorially. Brent plays the writer, while Zorina is the feminine lens wizard.
 The correspondents wife, who has fought off batch of highly eligible wolves" during her husbands absence, soon discovers that her mate hadn't devoted all his time to the typewriter while travelling about the Continent. In- cidents involving him with several gorgeous girls at first lead to jealousy, then an earnest desire to teach her husband lesson. Miss Ball is seen as the embattled wife.
 All of this ends in a quarrel and a threat of a divorce in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the story reaches it's hilarious conclusion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-21
THREE STRANGERS GRIPPING MYSTERY
 AT 10TH CENTURY

Warner Bros, those past masters in the art of screen melodrama, have scored again with Three Strangers their newest drama of murder and intrigue at the 2oth Century Theatre. Co-starring Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Peter Lorre as the trio of the films title, the new picture is executed with superb excitement and mounting suspense.
 Played against background of intrigue-ridden London just prior to the outbreak of the war, the film relates the most extraordinary circumstances which develop around Crystal Shackleford Ger aldine Fitzgerald). Jerome K. Ar butny Sydney Greenstreet and Johnny West (Peter Lorre) when their lives become inextricably en- tangled with a mystic idol, Kwan Yin. the ancient Chinese goddess of human destiny, to whose pow CT Crystal is a devout subscriber.
 Embittered over her unhappy marriage, it is Crystal who on the Chinese New Year seeks out Arbutny and West and persuades them to enter with her into joint supplication of the idol For, she explains, according to legend, if three strangers come together un- der certain special conditions, the idol will grant them one wish, no matter how inordinate the request.
 They organize and then the thrills really start.
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POSTAL FIND

HANFORD. Calf. May 21-tR- J. H. Murphy found three $100 bills in his mail box yesterday-part of S380 stolen from his home Satur- day night.
 Murphy's wallet also was return ed, but a watch taken at the same time is still missing
 Police said they believed the burg lar returned the three bills because the denomination would attract at- tention if he tried to use them.
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for keeps" as they had shown the largest attendance the most times during the year.
 Delicious homemade cake and coffee were served in the Domestic Science rooms, by Mrs. Sturm, Mrs. Glen Oakes and Mrs. Carl Weld man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-21
SARD!NE SE!NER 10
 TAKE HALIBUI SOUTH

Sardine seiner Ambassador, of Seattle, was loading 25,000 pounds of fresh halibut in ice today at the Juneau Cold Storage for southern markets. The fish will go to Whiz Fish Company in &c., attle. Also on the Ambassador is 65,C00 pounds loaded in Pelican City.
 Skipper of the packer is H, Wakefield, with E. Johnson, mate 1; A. Harold, engineers; N. Wake field, cock; Ed Gudbranson, deck hand Mrs. Harold and son are also aboard for the trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-21
.H. 1. FAULKNER TO
 BE SPEAKER AT C
 MEETING THURSDAY

! Attorney Fl. L. Faulkner will ad- dress the Juneau Chamber oi Commerce at it's regular weekly luncheon meeting tomorrow noon in the Baranof Hotels Gold Room He will tell of his experiences in appearing before Congressional Committees on matters pertain ingsyto Alaska.
 In addition, pr. L. L. Policy, form CT EPresident of the SkagWay Chamber of Commerce, and now a resident of Juneau, will he pres entgias honor guest of the Cham bers
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-21
REMAP SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL, Korea-tR-U. $. Army engineers are remapping the Am erican- occupied southern half of Korea to correct errors and replace Japanese names with proper Kor- can terminology on existing maps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-14
u. s. ACTIVE /.
IN GREENLAND
Government To In.
vestigate For
Violations

Sept. 13.-tRJ
Danish government officials
today confirmed reports that an
American force in Greenland is
engaged in experiments in con-
nection with the establishment
of a station whose purpose has
not been disclosed.
K. Oldendow, director OF the
Danish governments Greenland
office, told the newspaper Aften-
bladet his office had Informal
ton similar to that which was
published in the Communist
organ, "Land and Folk" which
claimed competent Danish cir
cles believed the United States
was engaged in establishing a
radar system in Greenland.
The Communist publication
had specialized that ''this is PROB
ably an effort to strengthen the
United States air defense in
Greenland" and added that thus
far, U. S. authorities had not
notified the Danish government
of it's operations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-14
The National Red K
Program Announced

It was pointed out that the.e
still are thousands of vacationists
scattered along the East coast and
that it would require some time to
notify and evacuate them if the
storm does reach the mainland
The alert was sent to Red Cross
chapters in Florida, the North
Carolina shore in the vicinity of
Cape Hatteras, Virginia, the
Maryland East Shore, New York,
Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Warnings may be sent later to
Massachusetts. {
The New York and New Eng
land areas were alerted, the Red
Cross said, because hurricanes
hitting the Cape Hatteras region
sometimes bounce back to sea
and then hit the mainland furth-
er North. +,
Two assistant national direc-
tors, Henry Baker and Maurice
Reddy, have been sent into the
New York area to help with the
work Another, Clarence Row.
land, has been sent to Atlantic
City. Red Cross field directors
are moving into other costal areas
to advise local committees. q,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-14
BIG MO- SLOWS
TO BYPASS STORM
Presidents Ship Reported
Not In Immediate
Danger

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 13-P-
The battleship Missouri, bring
ing President Truman home from
the inter-American defense con-
ference at Rio De Janeiro, was
reported to have slowed her pace
today to permit the Atlantic hur-
ricane to move out of her path.
The great superintendent
radioed word from a point well
to the South of the storms center
that she was running through
scattered showers and moderate
ly rough seas. The skies were
partly cloudy.
He officers indicated that after
the storm has moved out of the
way, the Mighty Mo" will step
up,her speed to regain her sched-
ule.
Storm advisories were being
radioed to the Missouri, and some
additional weather details were
being sent to her.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-14

lem, adding that 1--WE do not
have all the features of a gen.
eral depression as yet.
Porter said in an interview In
Atlanta. Ca, that the country
would be lucky eff we don't
have a bust" asserting he be-
lieved it was too late for con-
oress to do much about high
prices now. ~
In Santa Cruz, Calf, Senator
Taft (R-Ohio) told a news con-
ference that President Truman
should exercise export control
over more effectively as a
means of helping to bring prices
down. H.
Meanwhile, the stats OF the
special congressional investlga-
tion into rising food prices issued
a study reporting that 1000
prices were nearly double pre-
war levels and might go even
higher.
The study, prepared for three
subcommittee of Senate-House
members who will conduct a
series of nationwide hearings
on the question, showed it re-