The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-25
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'CH0WDER
BY RAYMEH

A fingerprint decorates the
upper part or the postcard sent
me by my moonbeam friend t0
and has an arrow pointing TO it
labeled See law enforcement
body (pelice)." The message be-
gins addressing me as Mrs, Dix,
the lovelorn columnist, but on
the mailing side reads Miss
Dorothy McRaymer, The Atomic
Conchshell." After an apology
for mispelling the word "all
right" comes an invitation to
meet the Unknown Wit in, and I
quote, Shall we say Hibiscus
Alley-ll:3 0ish. you wear the
carnation - | get no discount). :"
Discount the whole thing, Hi
discus Alley was, until recently,
known as Billy Goat Alley, and
goat getting is not my pasture.
Besides my ancestors didn't play
trifling games.
CITRUS CIRCUIT: Al Palmer,
our new staffster is looking for
a bachelors apartment with a
package kitchen He's year
round tenant, single. and SO far
as ! know, quiet guy Al
Frizzell of the Red Cross has
orders for Japan with other or
ders to be given on arrival there
- Comdr. Robert Stafford and
his wife hauled for Washington,
d. c., early Friday morning
Address for about month will
be Go. Col. A, T. Lacey, 4707
Connecticut avenue, N. W., Wash
ington !. and after that Gay
Paree Harold Laubscher, lead
er of songs at the Rotary Thurs
day must have wondered why
chuekled over the song, Lii
Liza Jane" -. 1t happens to
have been the name of my great
grandmother who hailed from
Winchester, Va, and I've been
told she used to fly into a rage
whenever it was sung to tease
her Had visions of her irate
ghost lowering in ectoplaSmic
wrath over Harold's head as he
waved his directing arms.
PRIZE W1SECRACK Of the
week goes to the credit of Lit Joe
Reilly who learned that 1t. Har-
ny Phillips, RN., was given a big
star labeled Number One Hero,
after helicopter incident some
time ago Recently, Phil
dropped on the mat just at take
off. and Reilly came up with,
Now he's Hero One AndA Halfp'
Current tropical zephyrs lin
England, that's a lightweight
undershirt, Pm told bring ohso
hush-hush news of the plans of
two Miami dancers to open a
bistro on our isle :. Days Grow
Short When You Reach Septem-
Der Dept: George and Carlos,
boniface brace, are already plan
ming their staff's Christmas din
ner party Remember the
time local man with artistic
tendency recommended char
treuse cummberbunds for the
bar lads, but got his phraseologyI
all out Of kilter with hilarious re-
suits? Try that on your trip
ping tongue, then ask if the trip
was necessary
GLITTER AND GLAMOR:
Three bathing beauties are due in
tor a Key West visit on Sunday
Charlie Bolero is a big man
I've known for at least ten years
Over year ago, he confided
that he really wanted to operate
Sloppy Joe's and to return il to-
the status it enjoyed in the days
of Ernest Hemingway Now
he's set the ground plans and the
ball rolled for the first time last
night with Dorothy Berlin, enter
tainer, on the '38's More
about that later since it is just
the beginning of, a new vista ]
caftSoh chipping spn this desk
says stfiis might Be apropos forI
the S. and S. crowd" 1t shows a
skipper at the helm Of small
saiIboat ogfing a lady passenger /
and saying "and, of course, at
sea, the captains word is law"
That goes for air raid ward
ems too The Berezovsky trio, |
Helen, Karen and Bill practically
rolled in the aisles at the movies
the other night at the antics of al
cat who was locked up with a
fiendish liz mouse And Bill
almost leaped out of his seat
again when the mouse, dressed
in a cannibal's outfit twirled q
bone in his topxnot and took off
like a helicopter You see, |
Bill 3. is an agent for twol
motor job! Which he says is
much safer. Mrs. Irwin Hall |
gave me a lizard bag to lug /
about in It's big |