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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18
State Teachers Are
Holding Convention

The eighty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the Maryland State Teachers
Association is being held in Balti-
more today, tomorrow and Saturday,
and it is expected that 10000 teach
ers will be present. Harry r. Poole,
president of the association and
principal of the South Potomac
Junior High School, will preside.
At today's meeting DR.. Kenneth
Mcfarland, General Motors con-
sultant and lecturer with Readers
Digest" will be the speaker at the
afternoon session and DR.. Leonard
B. Elstad president of Gallaudet
College, will be the speaker at the
dinner meeting. His subject will be
Hearing Is Believing"
At the Friday morning session Ed
ward Weeks, editor of "The Atlantic
Monthly" will speak on Literature
at the Half Century," while in the
afternoon there will be several de-
partmental meetings.
The speaker at the Saturday morn
ing session will be Madame Vijaya
Lakshmi Pandit, Indian Ambassa-
dor to the United States, who will
speak on the topic india Looks at
the World"
The meeting will close with the
election of officers for the ensuing
wear.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18
Murnrners Parade
Seats On Sale Oct. Is
May Be Purchased At The AL
satia Club Only. Limit Of Six
Seats To Any One Person.

Reserved and bleacher seats for
the Alsatia Mummers Parade will
go on sale beginning 900 a. m. on
Thursday, October 25, it was an
nounced on Monday by Ford Bryan,
chairman of ticket distribution and
sales. The tickets will be on sale
at the Alsatic Club, 141 West Wash
ington Street, and that is the only
place at which tickets can be pur-
chased. There will be limit of six
tickets to any one person.
''Plans have been made that will
insure fair and equal distribution
of the limited number of seats for
the parade this year," said Mr.
Bryan.
AS in the past, all seats erected in
Public Square will be reserved seats.
These seats enable the holders to
not only view the parade from the
same vantage point as the judges,
but also to enjoy the coronation of
the Queen of the Mummers as well.
In addition, this year the Square
viewers will see and hear the famous
60-piece string band from Lans-
downe, Pa. give a concert.
Reserve seat tickets are priced at
$L80 including tax. Bleacher seats,
located at the Courthouse and at
Potomac Avenue and Oak Hill Ave
nue., will not be reserved and will
sell for 80 cents including tax. One
thousand folding chair seats will be
placed and protected along the West
Washington Street line of march.
These seats may be purchased for
$125.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18
.Ho1nemaker's Club
OF Halfway Meets

A large group of Halfway Home
makers heard Miss Madaline Der
mody explain the Blue Shield Hos
pitalization Plan, and discuss changes
in rates and benefits in Blue Cross,
at their October meeting in the Fire
Hall clubroom last week. Mrs. w.
L. NORM, Mrs. j. Lee MuIlendore,
Mrs. Frank Myers, and Mrs. A. G.
Newcomer we're hostesses for the
meeting.
An Illustrated talk on Color in
Your Home" by Mrs. Barber of the
Sherwin Williams Paint Co. was an
other highight of the program.
Mrs. E. G. Gunderman, Interna-
tional Relations chairman, conduct
ed quiz on United Nations activ-
tiles, concentrating United Ma
tons Day, which will be celebrated
October "a. This was the date the
United Nations charter was first put
into force to work toward bringing
about world peace.
Mrs. P. H. Priest, president of the
club, announced that the clubs Hal
lowe'en masquerade party will be
held October 20, at 800 pm, in the
Fire Hall.
Mrs. Max Smith and Mrs. P. L.
Russell have been received into club
membership, and Miss Ardath Mar
tin, county home demonstration
agent, and Mrs. Beulah Myers, coun-
| ty Homemaker's president, were Wis
itors.
The club will meet again on No
vember Is, at las pm, in the Fire
Hall.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18
Dog Tag Violators
Will Pay Penalty
Constables Instructed To Issue
Summons Against Dog Owners
Who Have Not Bought Tags.

The Board of County Commission
ers, at their Tuesday meeting, is
sued instructions to all county con-
stables to not only stop selling dog
tags Immediately, but also to issue a
summons against every dog owner
whose dog, or dogs, are not wearing
the necessary tags.
The 1851 dog tags were due July
l, 1851, and all through the month
of September the Board of County
Commissioners published advertise
ments in the press notifying all dog
owners that constables would be in
structed, on October 1, to issue a
summons to all who failed to COM
ply with the law
Dog owners may still purchase the
necessary tags Except from con-
stables) without having to pay a
fine, but if a constable comes across
dog not wearing the tags he will
Immediately issue summons
against the owner.
The tags can still be purchased
from the following:
Washington County Commission
ers, Washington County S.PC.A.,
Delpheys, Magistrate Jacob B.
Berkson, or Magistrate Martin L.
Ingram, all of Hagerstown.
VOLTS Tackle Shop, Williamsport.
Magistrate Edward P. Fost, Han
cock.
]. Roger Yeakle, Clear Spring.
Former Magistrate Elmer G. Mill
er, Boonsboro.
Magistrate Austin H. Bike, or
Lyndon Zecher, Smithsburg.
Mrs. Thomas Davies, Highfeld.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18
C55sz..1ty Organizes
For Chest Drive
Guy Angle, County Chairman,
Meets With His Aides And
Outlines Plans For The Cam
paign Which Begins Nov. 9.

What the eleven agencies united
in the Washington County Red
Feather Drive are doing for the
various communities throughout the
county will be brought home to
every household in the county by
the army of volunteer Red Feather
workers during the Drive, which be-
gins on November 8 and ends on
November 16. The goal for the Com
munity Chest, which supports the
agencies, has been set at $122, $1,000.
Guy K. Angle, chairman of the
County and Town Division of the
campaign, at a meeting with his
aides on Tuesday, emphasized the
fact that the organizations benefit
ing from the Drive are all local to
Washington County and money con-
tributed to them will be spent on
activities that are of direct interest
to this area.
For campaign purposes, the Coun-
ty has been divided into five dis
tricts, with leaders for each, who
will work under the direction of Mr..
Angle and his vice-chairman, Coun-
ty Agent Mark Miller These five
leaders, and the districts to which
they have been assigned, are:
Omar Carryer, Hancock area, with
Fred Elbin assisting; Herman L.
Stockslager, Leitersburg; Joseph c.
Grossnickel, Cavetown; Maurice
Snyder, Williamsport, and Allan
Poffenberger, Sharpsburg, These
five district leaders will each have
corps of volunteer workers, in
surfing that each solicitor will not
have to call on more than about ten
families.
"Just a cursory glance at what
the various agencies are doing for
the county will convince everyone
that the return on the investment is
1llllllCcloul dOly SlSdC, Nll 6AIlS1G JOIOl
his county workers at Tuesdays
meeting Agencies like the Vol
unteers> of America and the Saliva
ton Army, for instance, extend their
great work to every section of the
County, giving help where help is
needed; hundreds of boys and girls
throughout the County have learn
ed to swim in the YM.C.A.'s county
wide free swimming classes each
year; thousands of county children
benefit from the County Playground
program; and two other fine agen-
cies, the Boy Scouts and the Girl
Scouts, have troops all over the
County"
Roy Dancer, Sr., president of the
Community Chest; Odello M. Letter
general chairman of the campaign,
PAUL Shields, chairman of the 1856
campaign, and Massey Roe, county
chairman of the 1850 drive, also
spoke at the meeting.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18
Wanted: Information

More than 10000 letters and post
cards asking for information about
the State of Maryland have been
received by the Department of In
formation, at Annapolis, during the
past year An average of one in
quiry daily is received from foreign
countries by the department. Most
ly these communications are con-
cerned with citizenship require
ments, and economic, tourist and
trade data.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18
The Stork Arrives

The stOrk announces the follow
ing arrivals at the Washington COun-
ty Hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Vaverchak,
808 Virginia Ave.-a son on October
II.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl L. Grabowski,
Route 6, Hagerstown-a daughter on
October II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel S. Kara
dimes, 831 Maryland Ave.-a son on
October II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman C. Jones,
403 Ridge Ave.-a son on October IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Bartlett,
Route 2. Hagerstown-a son on Oc-
tober II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis H. Dellinger,
Route l, Williamsport-a daughter
on October TO-
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin E. Hatfield,
Route 5, Hagerstown-a daughter
on October 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Eddy,
9 Cypress Sta daughter on Octo-
Der TO-
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman E. NORM,
Funkstown-a son on October 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter R. Rossman,
646 Jefferson Sta daughter on Oc-
tober 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester L. Albright,
Clear Spring-a son on October 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton A. Bloom, Jr.,
Smithsburg-a son on October 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Cook, IS
E. Baltimore Sta daughter on Oc-
tober 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin S. Bennett,
Route 3, Mercersburg, Pa son on
October 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy E. Myers,
Route l, Clear Spring. son on Oc-
tober 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall S. Mellott
Mt. Vernon Apt, w. Antietam ST.
a son on October 8.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wallech, As
Harmons Alley-a son on October 7
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor D. Barnhart
Route 5, Hagerstown-a daughter or
October 7.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest L. Eastor
Rohrersville-a daughter on Octo.
Der 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold A. Baker
Route 4, Hagerstown-a daughter
on October 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester J. Titlow, 52{
/ Salem Ave.-a daughter on Octo
Der 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul D. Marriotte
/ 815 Summit Ave.-a daughter on DC
tober 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul D. Kitchen
Boonsboro-a daughter on Octo
Der 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Graf
Clear SPRING. son on October 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Norman
Route /, Shepherdstown, w. Va
a son on October 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin J. Mckee, Jr.
Hancock-a son on October 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis H. Benner, Mau
Fgansville-a son on October 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max A. Forse, Mar
tinsburg, w. Wa daughter on DC
tober 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M Hinkle
Route 2, Hagerstown-a daughte
on October 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Alaric Bowman
Route 4, HagerStown-a son on DC
tober 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul ]. Peterson
438 E. Franklin Sta son on Sep
TENDER 49,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18
Toll Roads, Bridges Urged

Construction of a system of toll
roads and bridges is the only way
Maryland can meet effectively its
highway problems, James C. Alban,
new chairman of the State Planning
Commission, said recently.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18

Don't mind criticism! If it is I'M
true, disregard it; if it is unfair,
keep from irritation; if it is ignorant,
smile; if it is justified, learn from it.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18

Frightening up the life of someone
else will put a fresh shine on your
own.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18

The reason some people find life
an empty dream is that they put
nothing substantial into it.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18

Self-respect is worth all the fame
in the world.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18

A temper is valuable possession,
so don't lose it.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-18

The stOrk announces the follow
ing arrivals at the Washington COun-
ty Hospital:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
Demonstrations
Break Out In
Appointee Protest

CAIRO iR--AnIi-palace and anti
Western demonstrations broke out
in Cairo and Alexandria today in
protest against the appointment Of
a pro-Western banker as chief Of
the Royal Cabinet.
Uneonfirmed reports said police
opened fire TO dispense dem0nstra-
tors in Alexandria Police there
announced a state of alert.
In Cairo, students at F'ouad Uni
yersity held a mass meeting at
which they shouted slogans against
the Kings new Royal Cabinet chief,
Dr. Hafez Afafi Pasha. whose ap-
pointment appeared to have halted
the dominant Wafdist Party. Squad
of police stood by for any emer-
gency as the students demonstrat-
ed.
Police later dispersed the crowds
both IN Alexandria and in Cairo.
but newspaper reports said d state
of emergency was already in effect
in this capital.
King Farouk's appointment of
Afifi and one other pro- Western
adviser to the Royal Cabinet was
described by qualified sources as
foreshadowing a royal effort to set
tie lgypt's bloody quarrel with the
British.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
Cage Tourney
Starts Tonight

KANSAS CITY tPs-Kansas. Kan
sas State and the guest Stanford
Indians rate as the Big Three
Of the Big Seven Conference Bias.
ketbail Tournament opening in the
Municipal Auditorium tonight
Paired in the first set of first
round games are Kansas (7-01 and
Colorado t2-5) and Stanford (S-cl
and Oklahoma tl-5).
Thursday night Kansas State
plays Nebraska and Iowa State
meets Missouri The title will be
decided Saturday night
IF any one OF the Big Three
rates an edge, it's Coach Phog
Aliens Kansas Jayhawks. And
that's because Of huge Clyde 10
vellette, the nations leading scor-
er. The 6-foot 9-inch Jayhawk has
scored 1871 points in seven games
or a 28.l average.
Only one college game was
played Christmas night Utah of
the Skyline Conference opened an
Eastern trip by beating Bradley,
So TO so, at Peoria, III
A hook shot in the last minute
provided the winning points to eli.
max Utah rally after Bradley
had led, 1922, at the half. # was
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
New Method For
Promotion OF
Officers Wanted

WASHINGTON, Pin a report
TO the Senate made public Tues
day night, the armed services
s u b C I'm m ttee on defense
preparedness suggested that pro-
motion for military officers be
based in part upon demonstrated
ability to conserve men. money
and materials
The group had previously crit.
cized what it termed waste by the
Air Force. Navy and Marines.
In a separate statement, the
subcommittee chairman. Sen. I.yn-
don B. Johnson (D.-Tex.) COM
mended Secretary of the Army
Pace for initiating cost CON
seriousness 2 program in the Army.
Obviously. anyone who tried to
eliminate waste from the armed
services has cut out a tough lob
for himself, " johnson said.
The report questioned whether
the Army has excessive recrea-
tional facilities, and declared it
has been guilty Of unnecessary
use of scarce aluminium on little
used buildings.
There was no immediate com
ment from the Army.
The report was based on staff
checks al eight Army eeuferS i
Camp Atterbury, Ind, Fort Bel
voir, Va, Fort Devens and Camp
Edwards Mass. Camp KiImer.
N. j., Fort Lewis, Wash, Camp
Mccoy. Wis. and Camp Rucker
Ala.
In general the Army was cred
tied with good job of feeding
clothing. housing and medical care
of its troops. Morale is generally
good, the report said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
George T. KEENAN,
Is Again Attacked
By Communists
Citizen Staff Photo

MOSCOW As-George F, KEENAN,,
American diplomat mentioned for
the job Of U. S, ambassador to
Moscow, was attacked today in
Pravda. the official Communist
paper.
1t called him supporter of anti
Soviet organizations and listed the
East European Fund Of the Ford
Foundation among these. tKennan
resigned as president of the fund
Nov. %. The Pravda attack APP
peared TO be geared to Russia's
current anti spy propaganda
campaign
Criticism Of Remnants work for
the fund was in dispatch from
Pravda correspondent in the United
States.
THE attack indicated KEENAN,, a
Russian-speaking student of Rus
sian life and widely recognized
Western authority on Soviet gov
ernment affairs, would moi be ac-
eeptahle as ambassador to Moscow.
president Truman said Nov 20
KEENAN, was being considered to
succeed Ambassador Alan G. Kirk.
The President commented that
KEENAN, had an important part in
developing the American policy for
containment Of Communism and
certainly ought to know his way
around out there
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
Lewis May Call
OF
Mine Work
Shortly
Rescued Miner Had
Written What He
Thought Would Be
Last Message

WEST FRANKFORT, III. P--
Speculation grew today that the
nations miners may stage work
stoppage in memory of the 119
men who died in the West Frank
fort coal mine explosion.
John l.. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers Union, would
not comment on the work stoppage
talk. however.
II have no comment one way
or another. he said Il will neither
confirm nor deny any rumors. .
The UNIV contract permits me
mortal period work stoppages of
up TO five days a year for mine
disaster victims. Speculation grow
ing daily in mining circles is that
Lewis will call a memorial work
delay around New Years Day to
tie in with the threatened steel
strike.
Lewis and other. UNIV officials
came here shortly after the violent
explosion ripped through the Orient
No mine last Friday, bringing
death 10 119 miners
One miner, Cecil Sanders, was
taken alive from the blasted tunnels
after virtually all hope was aban.
doned. He has been given a good
chance TO recover.
During his ordeal. Sanders ap
parently gave up hope of suryiv-
ing. Lying exhausted and lapsing
into intermittent periods of uncon
seriousness, he scrubbed what he
thought was his final message, In
il he told his wife
May the good Lord bless and
keep you dear wife. You and the
kids meet me in Heaven. (Signed)
Husband and dad, Cecil.
Investigations into the disaster
were scheduled to get underway
today Among those planning to
probe the wrecked mine were Lew
IS and Illinois UNIV President,
Hugh White. State, federal and
company inspectors, also viii be
in the party.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
Public Courts
Tennis Play Starts
In Jacksonville

/ JACKSONVILLE tR-The S6th
Florida State Public Courts Tennis
Tournament got under way today
with two South American champ,
ions among 1876 entries scheduled
to play.
The South Americans are Alberto
Daniel, Mexican Davis Cup mem
Der, and Eduardo Garcia, junior
champion of Chile Both are Rollins
College students.
Another Rollins student, siX-foot
six-inch Calhoun Dickson, viii de-
fend his mems singles and doubles
titles. Dickson and his last year 5
doubles partner, Jack Station Of
Orlando both were top seeded in
that division.
Another competitor viii be Sta
tons father. Jack Station Sr.
The only other defending cham
pion beside Dickson is Tom Mick
Ter, st Augustine, in the boy $
singles division.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
Aussies, u. S.
Tied All Tennis
BY CAVE TALBoT

SYDNEY, Australia 4-Ameri-
can and Australian Davis Cup
forces battled to a standstiI in
the first two singles matches be-
fore crowd Of 1890 at White
City Stadium today and the con
sensus tonight was that the chal-
lenge round will be decided by
Thursdays doubles.
Vic Seixas sent Uncle Sam s team
in front with a dull 6-3. Cd. 81
victory over badly stage-stricken
Mervyn Rose, but Frank Sedgman
squared the issue with q brilliant
triumph over veteran Ted Schroe-
der, Ga, 6-3, 4-6, Ga.
Frank Shields, captain of the
u. S. team, announced after the
second match that he will stick
with his doubles pair. Schroeder an
Tony Trabert, against Sedgman
and Ken McGregor Thursday 'un-
less somebody comes up lame -
Schroeder figures to be a tired
3O.year old after the stirring battle
he gave Sedgman in the final two
sets today. Should Shields decide
to rest him for singles on the
final day. his place viii be taken
by Dick Savitt
Although defeated Schroeder
gave the big crowd the thrill it
had waited for by rallying to win
the third set and fighting Sedgman
to a bitter finish in. the fourth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
Sugar Bowl Week
Beginning Today

NEW ORLEANS tR-Sugar Bowl
Week begins today with the arrival
of Tennessee and Maryland at their
football training camps.
Tennessee is the national cham
pion after placing first in the final
Associated Press poll of the season
Maryland was the third ranked
team in the final AP poll,
Visitors are beginning to arrive
here for the week Of sports activity
which opens with the boxing tour
nament and first round of tennis
play.
Maryland Coach Jim Tatum says
this years Sugar Bowl football
game viii be an ideal test of the
single wing against the split I. .
Tennessee. using a power.p packed
Single-wing attack, ground out 1868 5
yards a game this season, with
All-America Tailhaek Hank Lauri-
celia of New Orleans the triple
threaten who spanked the way.
Maryland is a split T team which
gained an average of 1888 yards a
game, with power running Ed
mighty MOI Modzelewskt the top
threat.
In Thursdays Sugar Bowl events,
Tom Brown Jr., Gardner Mull0y
and Eddie Moylan head the tennis
stars. LSU will try for its fourth
straight Sugar Bowl boxing crown
against Wisconsin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
NEED FOR BLOOD
NOT EXAGGERATED"

Editor The Citizen
I Nish to express again the
thanks oi Toe Department Of De-
Tense for your continued interest in
the Armed Forces Blood Donor
Program
The need Tor blood has not been
exaggerated. Il Is Imperative that
a program Of give and give
again be maintained in order to
insure an adequate reserve supply
OF plasma We cannot let down I'M
I'll thus goal is reached
I'hsuk YOU again for your splen-
did cooperation and best wishes.
Sincerely,
PAUL GAYN0R
Coordination
Armed Forces Blood
Donor Program
DECEMBER Is. 1851
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
Bill Wade Pitches
South TO 35-7 Win
Over No. Au-Siars
BY GENE PLowpEn

MIAMI IN - Vanderbilt'S Bill
Wade, cagy quarterback with a
slingshot arm, pitched the South
to stunning 35-7 victory over the
North in the Shrine fourth annual
College All-Star charity football
game in the Orange Bowl Tuesday
night before 1885 spectators.
Wade, Six-foOt two.inch pos pound
er from Nashville. threw q passes
for Is compilations and $50 wards
to Shatter the old record of IL
competitions for l44 yards set by
Tex Furse of Yale in the 1913
game.
Three of Wade's passes Melted
touchdowns and he walked off with
all first-choice votes of sports wri-
ters as the most valuable player
IN the field. II was the South's
third victory in the series and the
most decisive of them all.
In the first 20 minutes of the
game, staged for the benefit of
the Shrine's Crippled Children Hos
pitals at Miami and Greenville,
S. c., Wade completed II Of ls
passes for 224 yards to give the
South a 21-0 halftime lead.
Given fine protection by an alert,
hard-eharging Rebel line, Wade
pitched pin,point passes to his
teammate from Vanderbilt, Ted
Kirkland, and Zippy Morocco of
Georgia One OF his passes to Kirk
land was good for So yards, in
Guiding IS gained after Kirkland
caught the ball over his shoulder
and outran two would-be tacklers.
In the final quarter Wade set up
another score with two runs of 1S
yards each. Florida's Floyd Hug
gins smashed over for the South's
last two scores and Alabama s
Harold Lutz kicked all five extra
points.
In the dying minutes of the game
the North managed its only touch
down. II came on 35-yard pass
from Colorado Colleges Bob Blaik
to John Turco of Holy Cross.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-26
Today S Birthday

STEVE ALLEN. born Dee. rs,
lg2l. ID New York, son Of vaude-
vile performers. and now teie-
vision comedian in his own CHS
show While 4 high school senior.
he decided 10 make radio his career
and went on the air as an amateur
ACTOR m 1912 he went TO station
X o y Phoenix. Ariz., as an an.
nouncer, eventually became o net
work disk Jockey and then come
dian lie has written a number Of
popular songs