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LECALS
NOTICE OF MASTERS SALE
jan22,1t

NOTICE OF MATTHEWS SAtE
Notice is hereby given THAT under
and by virtue of a certain Order
and Degree of Foreclosure and
Sale made and entered on the 18th
day of January, A. n. 194S.t in and
by the Circuit Court OF the Elet :
enth Judicial Circuit OF the State OF
Florida. in and for Monroe County,
in Chancery, in 4 cause therein
pending wherein Navarro Inc, a
Florida corporation, is PLAINTIFF
and Claude W. F'oss is defendant
Foreclosure Of Chattel. Mortgage,
said cause being numbered $3.50,
the undersigned Special Master In
Chancery will offer for rSale and
will sell at public outcrS for cash
in hand to the highest and best
bidder at the front door of the
County Court House Of Monroe
County, Florida, in the City of Key
West, Florida, during the legal
hours of sale, to-wit. between the
hours of II O'Clock A. NJ and
o'clock p NJ. on Monday. the eth
day of February. A. ID. 1919. the
to-Wit:
One 1899 Dodge Tudor Sedan,
Serial Number 43025l1. Motor
Number Dl1-S3675.
Dated this 22nd day of January,
A. H. l949.
PAUL E. SAWYER.
Special Master in Chancery.
]. Y. PORTER, ",
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
jan.22-29; feb.5.1949.
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|NQqIAplGpgAiusll

while I sat there In the mlsA
of nothing, not knowing . d.
and not caring a terrible II
either. Fortunately, though. s.
bouncing back qualities are
good as the next mans, ana I
little by little ! began fa E
things a little straighter. Bslt =.
was all the good II did -
mean, I still didn't have An =.
I could open. or a muscle I 80.
move. Life for me was g0lux e
but I was halfway in bstwe<r
you get what I mean.
Anyway. l finally knew -
was in the front seat 0f 4
and that somebody on nv Z
was driving the car az a -
woodworking pace. also -
tell / was on a well-travs|.s
road. Other cars passed us as.ss
both ways. | felt sure. too, r.
was near water.
II only I could novel Jlsst i.
hand. Reach out with nv
hand and grab whoever ~
driving the car. l couldn't -
even a fingertip.
More time passed, but I dlss&
improve any. I even began a &
back a little. The tiny corns' E
my brain that was trying de-
ately To function with
amount of clarity seemea 4
break of and become al -
gled up by the wnizzing starr =.
comets. And then just whsm ]
seemed that nothing in the ws4
could save me from sinking ssf.6&
again for good. the persuF -
ing the car turned il sharnls u
the left and put on the brf.a1
My whole body jerked. bat / Il
not have anything 10 20 =
jerking il.
An instant later I could Il
that the driver was reaak I
across in front OF me. Reask 8
across and opening the doe 4
my side. I knew il. and that
/ just knew IL. But | was unal
TO catch what followed. Flnsez
fumbled at my neck. In the -
die of a sudden blaze ol ul.,4
light I thought tkat my neek@
was being palled tighter. / -
having the Lords own trouals /.
breathe. And then and n..
haps it's true that those wha =
about TO die see all and unAr.
stand all for one fieetlng -
second I knew that II -
not my tie being pulled slEAsH
and tighter. II Was thin slf4s
wire. And IL was digging dec
and deeper into the hesh q II
heck.
tTe be esaiinasay
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Chapter 20

Chapter 70
MY FRIENDS still WOULDN'T
1SI believe me, even if l put
both hands on a Bible. but it sc
happens that by nine-thirty that
night l was in my apartment. IN
my pajamas, and settled COM
fortably in my favorite chair. !
The jigsaw puzzle was now al
complete. That is, as far as my
interest in it was concerned. Al
that remained was Is make SURE
that the pieces remained stuck
together, and justice, prevailed
That would- not be determined
until tomorrow at the earliest
And so, brushing it all to one
side, + drank deep OF my cold
beer and, reached for one of the
And at that moment my tefe-
phone on the table in the corner
chose to ring!
I recognized Henri Baroness
voice!
"Tnis is Barnes" I said.
Il would like to see you,
Monsieur Barnes" he said. 81
would like to see you very
much"
what about?" I asked. "And
can't it keep until morning."
mo, l am afraid no." he said.
"Could you not come up here,
Monsieur? It is not so far"
where's here?" I asked quick
ly.
He gave me ar, address in the
One Hundred and Twenties, and
way over west by the Hudson
River. l got little sore.
"Are you kidding?" l snapped.
att so happens I'm ready for bed.
Why should / chase way. zap
there? If it simply can't keep
until morning, you come down
here. I'll wait up thirty minutes
for you"
Zone moment, I beg of you,
MonSieurw he almost cried down
the telephone wire. do not be
offended, but it is impossible for
me to come down there. l have
been hurt, Monsieur Barnes. My
leg. But I must speak to you
about about lara. You will
come here, yes?"
I didn't say anything. Instead
I did a lot of fast and furious
thinking. So Henri (of the dirty
face) Barone wanted to see me
about Goldielocks? Did the guy
think l was a dope? Did he think
that the Barnes was deaf
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NOTICE UNDER FTCTICIOUS
NAME STATE7qsE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned, desiring to engage
in business under the ficticious
name OF "Tavernier Acres Trailer
Court Tavernier. Florida, intends
TO register said fietici0us name
with the clerk Of the Circuit Court
of Monroe County, Florida.
Dated January 81, 1949.
JOSEPH +. GABRIEL,
MARY u. GABRIEL,
Sole owners.
jan.22-29; feb.5-l2, l949.
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ANTONIA A. CABRERA,
Deceased.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR FINAL DISCHARGE
Notice Is hereby given To all whom
ii may concern that Sebastian Ca
brera, Jr., as administrator of the
estate OF Antonio A. Cabrera. de-
ceased, has filed with the Honorable
Raymond r. Lord, County Judge in
and for Monroe County. Florida his
Final Return and has made applica-
ton for his discharge as such ad :
ministrator.
Dated this 2lst day of January,
A. ID. lS49.
(sd) SEBASTIAN CABRERA, JR., r
AS administrator of the estate of
Antonio A. Cabrera, deceased ,
w. CURRY HARRIS,
Attorney for Administrator:
jan22- 29Teb5-12 r949
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NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NANE, gTApIvTk,

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned. desiring to engage
in business under the ficticious
name of Keys Launderette," Tav-
ernler Acres, Tavernier, Florida,
intend to register said ficticious
name with the clerk of the Circuit
Court of Monroe County, Florida.
Dated January 81, 1919.
JOSEPH +. GABRIEL,
MARY u. GABRIEL,
Sole Owners.
jan.22-29; feb.5- 1919.
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ton of the name, born In c.
County, Md. Died Nov 10. -
i875-David Wark GfilfM
film pioneer. producer os IN
Birth of a Nation" born a \
Grange, Ky. Died July I
1913.
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mother took in
DO a rde.rs to
give the boy an
education. At
ter becoming a
lawyer, then a
judge, Vinson
was elected to
Congress H e
served several
terms in i'm
portant posts.
FDR ann0infed
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Your Horoscope

SATURDAY, JANUARY q
1894 steady and reflective ma
ture with a scientific and versa
tile mind. There is great indie
pendence of thought and it is
fixed to the point. 1t is day OF
the discoverer of hidden things,
and favors birth of an inventor,
who not only brings wealth to the
world but also to himself.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

There are many records of par
rots which lived to be 80 years
old and few, less definitely
proved, of birds reached 100.
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MONOGRAPH

Dear People: ... 80
This IL the time of the year when
everybody should remember that it
takes money to wage war on infantile
paralysis and do something about it.
And that something is to march along
with the March of Dimes with your con-
irritation.
THE ORACLE
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SUNDAY, JANUARY %, 1949
This is a degree of perseverance
under trial. You will be intel
lectual and inclined to the ar
tistic in literature. There will
be many and severe slips of for
tune, but there is a spirit of res
ignation that will bear up the
soul till success is attained.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

1t always seems so extraordinarily
easy in life to destroy to tear down, to be
an iconoclast; rather than to lift up, to ele-
vate, to be builder. Il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

The cult of equality has not as yet
spread to incomes and positions but, give
it time, it will.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

There are over eight-hundred
species of native North American
birds reports the National Wild
life Federation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

him to vital war jobs and Tru.
man made him Treasury Secre.
tary, then Chief Justice. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

Any office-holder, who gets less than
a majority vote, has mandate from the
minority.
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rTODAY'S !
III b rl!9!iiiilts.s
Birthday
By AP Nswsfs ~

FREDERICK MOORE VIM.
SON. born Jan. a., 1880. at
Louisa, KY, son of the local jail
err. After his fathers death, his
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

What became of the man who sent
his cash for course in How To Make
MOney--in Five Easy Lessons?"
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Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph: +
Trade at home if you expect
hometown trade. and this lin
junction also applies to some. of
the merchants and businessmen.
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE!
APPLICATION FOR FINAL
DISCHARGE

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE
APPLICATION FOR FINAL
DISCHARGE
(PrObate Law 1889
IN COURT OF THE COUNTY
=, JUDGE, MONROE coz MY
STATE OF FLORIDA.
N PROBATE.
In re the Estate OF
Matilda MendeI,
Deceased.
To All Whom 1t lay Concern:
Notice is hereby given that Adela
KantOr filed her final report as Ad-
miniStratrix OF the estate OF Ma
.tilda Mendel, deceased; that she
filed her petition for final dis
charge. and that she will apply to
the Honorable Raymond y. Lord,
County Judge Of Monroe County,
Florida, on the 3lst day of January,
lS49, for approval of same and for
final discharge as Administrative
Of the estate of Matilda Mendel, de-
ceased. Dated this eth day OF jan
uary. l949.
(sd) Adela KantOr,
Administrators of the estate of.
Matilda Mendel, decease
janS-1j-2 2-29. 1919.
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Key West In
Days Gone By
AS TAKEN FROM FILES
OF THE CITIZEN OF
JANUARY %. 1899
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A hearing was held this morn
ing in the engineering office of
the lighthouse, service on a pro-
posal to deepen the inland water
| way between Bahia Honda and
Key West. Colonel Lewis H. Wat
kins, district engineer, presided
at the meeting. The deepening
and widening of the route was
| discussed in, detail, but no defin-
tie action was taken.
The Overseas Highway Com
mission, at meeting yesterday
decided to send one of its MEM
bers, John Kennedy, to Wash
ington, to try to obtain $l,638,00
to use in completing the high
| way.
City council has employed
Hastings Piodela to operate the
new street sweeper, which was
used here for the first time last
night.
The Misses Carrie Pierce and
Hilda Russell left this morning
| for Miami to visit relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Eugene Ashe, who had
been visiting relatives and
friends in Key West, left yestef-
day for her home in Albany,
ny 1.~-
]. Roland Adams left yester-
| day for Miami to attend meet
ing of the Milk Dealers AS
| ISOLATION of this district.
Eugene Demeritt, who had
been here visiting his family, re-
turned yesterday to Pigeon Key,
where he is employed by the
Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
| District.
Miss Emma Parks, former Key
Wester, who had been visiting
here two weeks, returned to
! Miami yesterday.
Edward Brigham, basSo, will
give a song and dramatic recital
in the Convent of Mary Immacu-
late tomorrow night, beginning
| at s o'clock. 49, go
/ Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph: = . +
Trade at home if you expect
hometown trade, =. and this lin
junction also applies to some of
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LECALS
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NANE aTA TlIIE

NOTICE Is HEREBY 'GiVEN that
the undersigned. desiring to engage
in business under the fictitious
name OF Casa Marina Hotel, in
tends to register the said fictitious
name with the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Monroe County, Florida.
Dated January, Z, l949.
Florence VI. Barnes.
janS-I5-22-29 l949.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

Edward Brigham, basso, will
give a song and dramatic recital
in the Convent of Mary Immacu-
late tomorrow. night, beginning
at 8 o'clock. 49, -.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
IN Avn ENR MONROE COINTH.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Of THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
IN AND For MONROE COUNTY.
IN CHANCERY.
No. II-0S5.
HENRY PAUL HOFFMAN, JR.,
Plaintiff,
vs. DIVORCE
RITA EVELYN HOFFMAN, :.
y Defendant.
ORDER Of PUBLICATION
TO: RITA EVELYN HOFFMAN,,
Box 10,
Oneco, Connecticut.
You are hereby required tn APP
pear TO the Bill of Complaint for
Divorce in the above styled cause
on or before the 9th day of Febru-
ary. A. u. 1919. otherwise the alle-
cations therein viii he taken as
confessed.
This Order is to be published once
week for four consecutive weeks
in The Key West Citizen, n new spa
per published in the City. of Key
West, Monroe County, Florida.
DONE AND ORDERED this 9TH
day OF January, A. u. 1919.
(SeaD EARL r. ADAMS,
Clerk OF the Circuit Court,
Monroe County, Florida
BY Kathleen Nottage,
NJ. IGNATIt-s LESTER,
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
janS-l5-22-29,1949
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT. OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY.
IN CHANCERf.
Case No. 11-80a.
ANTONIO SIGEES,
Plaintiff
JULIA sIGNEs,
Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
TO: Julia Signes,
so Orowampum Street.
White Plains. New York.
You are hereby required 10 ap-
pear to the Bill for Divorce filed
against you in the above styled
cause on or before the 18th day OF
February, A. u. 1949, otherwise the
allegations contained therein will
be taken as confessed.
Done and Ordered at Key West,
Florida, this ltth day of January,
A. D. l94s.
Circuit Court Earl r. Adams.
SeaD Clerk OF Circuit Court.
BY: (sd} Anne G. Longworth.
Deputy Clerk.
Enrique EsQuinaldo. Jr.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
lan,l5-22-2s:teh, s.ls4s
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Miss Emma Parks, former Key
Wester, who had been visiting
here two weeks, returned to
Miami yesterday.
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Mrs. Eugene Ashe, who had
been visiting relatives and
friends in Key West, left yestef-
day for her home in Albany,
N. Y. .s.>-
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Eugene Demeritt, who had
been here visiting his family, re-
turned yesterday to Pigeon Key,
where he is employed by the
Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

j. Roland Adams left yester-
day for Miami to attend meet
ing of the Milk Dealers AS
ISOLATION of this district.
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IN THE COUNTY JUDGES COURT.
IN AND FOX MONROE COUNTY.
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.

IN re ESTATE OF
ANTONIA A. CABRERA,
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The Misses Carrie Pierce and
Hilda Russell left this morning
for Miami to visit relatives and
friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-18

wife, Portrait of Mrs. J. A. Mar
tinez with its solid green back
ground, the copy of the painting
of the red haired child by Renoir;
the portrait of the Spanish
gypsy and the copy of the Van
Gogh landscape Mr.. Martinez
uses lot of dark outlining CALI
graphy with which is more often
met with in water colors than in
oils, and 1t gives certain effect
of strength to the compositions.
All of the paintings could have
been improved by better framing.
The heavy gold covered plaster
and wooden frames suited bare
ly two of the pictures shown, but
/ believe as the young artist
works his way out of the photo
graphic realism to the impress
sionistic simplicity he is already
attempting, nell learn more about
how to frame his efforts.
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POil,ciund BrO,vnie
Troop Meets

The Poinciana Brownie Troop
(Junior Girl Scouts) met this
week under the leadership of
Mrs. A. Torbett, Jr,; Mrs. Garlic
ton Smith and Mrs. Edward Soles
in Community Hall.
The Troop activities at this
meeting included games and the
group singing of songs. High
light of the evening was the max
ing of fudge which believe it or
not, was not spoiled even with
the aid of so very many cooks.
Everyone, grownupS and children
alike participated in the eat
ing as well as the making of
the fudge, which was thoroly en-
joyed by all. Attendance for this
weeks Poinciana Brownie Troop
meeting was excellent with 10
of the twenty Brownies present.
Regular meetings of the Brownie
Troop will be held at 2:45 p. m.
Tuesday in Poinciana Commun-
ity Hall.
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Calendar of Events

FRIDAY, MARCH 18-
Fashion Show and Dance, Casa
Marina Patio, sponsored by
Jayshees, public invited.
Tickets may be had at door.
Admission SIPS.
Lenten Movie Film, St. The
resa, the Little Flower, at $3.50
PM, USO-NCCS, 1921 Du-
val Street.
Exhibition, Oil Paintings by
ri Jose Martinez, Through the
4 23rd, 2 to 6 Pm. Daily.
SATURDAY, MARCH l9-
Box Lunch Social and Dance,
9 PM, Fleet Reserve Asso-
citation Hall, sponsored by
Ladies Auxiliary of Fleet
Reserve Association. Mem
bers and Their Friends In
vited but Ladies Must Bring
Box Lunch for Two.
Opening of Casa Marina Invi-
tation Tennis Tournament, 3
PM. Eight Opening Rounds
of Mixed Doubles to be
Played.
SUNDAY, MARCH 30
Finals, Casa Marina Invitation
Tennis Match with Miami
Saturdays Mixed Doubles
Winners Will Play Off Match
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Many gay st. Patricks parties
were held all over town on
Thursday. Perhaps the largest of
all was the formal shindig put on
by the Joseph Yates Porter Tvs.
The invitations read $50 o'clock
Elks Club Annex, but more and
cars kept arriving and parking
all over Duval and Caroline
streets, until 1880 there wasn't
an inch of parking space from
Front to Eaton on Duval, and
from Whitehead on Caroline.
1t was a gay and colorful scene
and many Key Westers who
seldom venture out into the
social whirl were there. In fact I
think all the old native Key
Westers were there and many
friends greeted others whom
they had not seen in years. The
dancing lasted well into the
small hours and the excellent
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-18

Giedzinski, James Wilson, Patri-
cia Soles, Sandra Pugh, Johnny
and Sherryl Bats, Billy Benson,
James Ward, Jane Rogers,
Judith Rogers, Marcia began.
Richard began, Larry Coleman,
Sally Phillips, Marie Schimmey-
er, Billie and Donna Heney, Dione
Nelson, Isabel and Edo Barto.
lene.
The children were very well
behaved even while pictures were
being taken and they thoroughly
enjoyed the refreshments con-
siSting of green jello, ice cream,
cakes and baskets of candy.
Prizes of guns for the boys and
batons for girls were given and
much enjoyed by the young fry.
When the guests departed at 800
o'clock the young hostess thanked
all the children for the beautiful
time and til the presents given
her on her birthday.
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Ancient Business
Machine Does Job

SYDNEY, iAustralia-tR - BY
using am abacus sH Sydney. clerk
can answer In less than 20
seconds a question like what Is
1874 percent of $262.46.
An abacus is counting frame
with colored beads strung on
wires. 1t was used by the Babyl-
onians, Greeks and Romans and
still is used in China. The Sydney
clerk, Mr.. c. T. Browne, uses the
abacus at his job and claims 1t
reduces his work considerably.
In test he multiplied two
four figure numbers by each
other and checked the answer
twice before another clerk, skill
ed in arithmetic, could get the
answer once.
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Southern
Disturbance
Moving enc

+ BOSTON, March 49, - The
southern disturbance IS continu-
ing to move OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and has already become very
energetic. Its center early today
was in Virginia. A strengthening
high pressure ridge that has been
building southwark thru the
Great Plains was crested north
and south from eastern North
Dakota to northern Texas at the
same time. 1r..-
Moderate to heavy rain has
been reported throughout the
Southeast from the Mississippi
valley almost to the Atlantic
coast, though no rain as yet has
fallen over the drought ridden
peninsula of Florida. Some of the
larger amounts of precipitation
reported were Knoxville, 1.66
inches, Nashville, 1876 inches,
Muscle Shoals 3.4 inches. Wash
ington D. C. and Baltimore had
slightly more than u inch. The
northern edge of the precipita-
ton during the night has become
snow and though this snow it.
self has been slow to spread
northward its eastward advance
has been very rapid. The snow
had overspread all of Pennsyl-
vania during the night and at an
early hour this morning had just
reached New York city and
southwestern Connecticut.
Temperatures are much. higher
in the extreme southwest than
they were yesterday but new
surge southwark of very cold air
from the northern Plains moved
into northern and central Texas
where temperatures are 20-30
degrees lower than they were
yesterday. Fort Worth and Abb
lene both reported minimum OF
81 degrees. Much below normal
temperatures still prevail in the
central and narthern Great Plains
with lowest readings still in
North Dakota and Minnesota.
Dry air, is air from which wa
ter vapor has been removed.