The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-08
Key Vests 81
Still Highest
In u. >. "A.
LOVELY SUNNY
WEEKEND PROMISED
FOR THE PRESIDENT
~ SUSAN MeAvoY

hGy NcoISiS tuudy tAtenuSG d
warm hearted welcome to Presi-
dent Harry Truman in sharp con-
test to the cool wave which drop
ped temperatures here over night.
The combination OF the Chief
Executives arrival today and the
mercury drop overnight changed
Key West temporarily from a shirt
sleeve city to a jacket town.
City Manager Dave King sported
a cashmere jacket and even don
ned hat in the Presidents honor:
II always wear hat when the
President Games here so that I'll
have something TO take off when
I greet him.
Key Vests low of 81 was - de-
grees higher than any reported
temperatures in the nation and 81
degrees higher than the Washing
ton, DC, that President Trumdan
left this morning.
II was 81 degrees higher than
the nations low of six degrees in
Springfield, Ill, which broke all
November records in that city.
Atlanta, Georgia, Jacksonville,
Montgomery, Ala, Ocala, all had
frost this morning with tempera-
lures between 20 and 80 degrees.
Miami hit a low of 81 degrees.
The cold wave from the North
will lose its effect in Key West
tomorrow afternoon according to
Weather Bureau officials here,
with lovely sunny weekend pro-
missed for the President.
The Key West Police force don
ned their dark shirts for the breezy
day, They left headquarters at
1915 this morning to provide the
escort for the President.
The City Commission that well
coined President Truman at Boca
Chica today was not the same one
that viii speed the parting favorite
guest when he leave here.
Three of the city commission
seats are being contested for in
the election which takes place
next Tuesday. Yesterdays three
top men in the primary include
two men DR.. Delio Cobo and Jack
Delaney who are not on the Com
mission now. High man, c. b. Har-
yey is in the official city group
that welcomed the President to-
day.
Other Commissioners who rode
out to Boca Chica in the cleaning
maroon Cadillac convertible of
Police Officer Robert Garrison
we're Mayor Louis M. J. Eisner,
Louis and John CarbonelI and A.
Maitland Adams.
New President of the Key West
Chamber of Commerce, Edwin
Trevor went out on the welcoming
committee.
Meanwhile the city Of Key West
began filling last night with tour
lists who are rushing the unual
winter season to be on hand while
the President is spending his work
Ing vacation at the Little White
House on the Naval Base.
Women with hats, dark ones,
doomed on Key West streets last
night. Men with heavy Northern
hooking suits walking with them
showed they came from above the
citrus line of Florida.
The Police Department cleared
the streets OF the Presidents route
Of all parked cars and City Mana
ger King saw to IL that city en-
pioyees gave them good swab-
bing down.
Last minute laWn.mowing at the
Chamber Of Commerce, furnishing
OF shop windows matched the
sprucing up of Key Westers, some
of whom even wore gloves in honor
Of the President.
And Key West prepared for the
usual excitment Of the visiting
White House press who generally
make news along with the official
party. Their news, however. Is of
the less formal kind. Key West TO
them provides not only hard work
OF meeting headlines for wire SER
vices. national news magazines and
metropolitan dailies, it provides
them a chance to sun, swim and
partake of Key Vests other re.
creations. Among these are the
many informal parties at which the
versatile White House correspon.
dents, sing, give monologues. dance
anu perform other entertainment
functions for the benefit of the
tourists, residents and fellow mem
bcrs of the fourth estate.
First press party takes place
tAis evening at La Concha Hotel
where ]. D. MacAndrews is play-
ing host to the visiting newspaper
men and women, and local press
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