The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-16
The
OBSERVATIONS
OF A FOOL

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We were discussing hurricanes,
dry ice. the red tide. and atomic
bomb - all in one cluster. of
words.
"Personally, ! don't want to be
around when they dump any dry
Ice into 2 hurricane, said Will
ard M. Albury. Monroe, County
superintendent Of schools. 1.-THE
dry ice might make us too much
remit might flood US out
We offered the suggestion that
the dry ice might have the eff
feet Of speeding up the winds of
the hurricanes.
"YsG That possibility has hean
ev0eested to ne" Alhury re-
mlSked. IT sonaetinass dossn't
pey 70 msss ground with the
yinds and the tides. II might
have sens effect Nnen the sea-
CO.'S 81 The Yeaf."
Wander If they're going to try
the dry ice on the hurricane that
is lowering around in the Allan
tic right now, wondered Albert
COOPER, q member of the city
commission.
We ell looked at the newspaper
to see what they" are going to
do about the dry ice experiment
The newspaper reported the
Army flyers at Miami had said
they wouldn't be ready with the
dry ice for some time yet
'Yeur statement about the dry
ice and the hurricane reminds ma
that we are told some time ago
that when they developed the
atom bomb they would destroy
all Me". Cooper remarked. "But
the atom bombs dropped in the
United States and Japan without
that dire result"
Eyes. that's true, agreed AL
bury. "But still stick to my
original remark-fooling around
with tides and winds seems to
be. going too far.
"Yen take the red tide. II
dsstseys fish and spongss. !
have . thought about that. 1t
seems = me . sed tide may b
caused by an upheayal under
water. That, Is. by SOME vel
eaAie agency.
There are some people who
think the red tide may be caused
by the atomic bomb, suggested
Cooper.
That was about as far as the
conversation went But you can
see what the result was-just
about nothing-ef was it?
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IFS funny the snipss you'll hear
while roaming around the streets
to Key West.
"Papa's lit and mama's eating
matches; Pspa's lit and Mama's
eating matches; Papa's lit and
Marna's eating matches"
We looked around and heard
man singing this line, over and
over. He looked all right, but
somehow those words coming
out Of his mouth seemed to be
out Of place.
"Papa's lit and mama's eating
matches"
lie wandered off up the street
and we stood watching him for
some time.
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A prominent man was COM
planning about dogs.
I've been annoyed for two
niohts By = bunch Of about ten
deCs that had gotten undss my
house" ssid this cid man. They
fought and srowlsd and yam
mSsed Ter two nights. Then ]
called UP The city to send dog
cstshsrs 70 my house Il get
those hlastsd dogs. -. ,;..,;..-
Thatrdian't do me any good. I
pay takes and ,,dan,t$get any SER
vice from the city. So hired tive
men to come and catch. those
dogs. They rounded up about
eight of them and ! sent them
out to, the pound.
Key West is the darRest place
for dogs of all kinds. ] like dogs,
but I don't like them in droves."
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An oil heater had just been
moved into the coffee shop con-
Quoted by Charles dewey Man
uel in Fleming street. It looks
like q capable heater, but hard
ly necessary this kind of weather.
what's The heater tora" we
asked the loquaeious Dewey.
~ want to keep the taxi driv-
srs wssm." said Dewey. With |
q hyesd smils. They get Geld
On The corner ut night and !
want u nice and warm IN here
whsn hey come in for their
mosnin0 coffee"
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Another resident just returned
TO Key West-and glad to be back
again. is Cyril Marshall, the ar
list. who with his wife, went up
90 West Newbury, Mass, two
months ago.
you can't beat the climate