The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-19
.CONCH
CH0WDER
BY RAYMER

drain Saturday on the latest Cos
set gauge. But ! can salvage
the remark by M. Ignatius Leste'
atop East Martello Towers whe
he saw dirigibles over the sea,
"Ah Flying sausages!" ~
Toni Harms received a birthday
gift from her husband last week
which brings envy to the eyes of
beholders. 1t Is a finely wrought
necklace of tiny interlocking silver
rings, a marriage chain ornament
from Guatemala. Deedee Bessiere
Agricola had a birthday recently
too. And today is John Speziali's.
Yesterday was Pierre Duval's. And
also Napoleon Bonaparte's. My how
these Leos roar! Anyway, John
Wolley broke out champagne and
the crowd sang traditional birth,
day songs. Among the well wishers
were Mary Pearl, Bob Youmans
(not the attorney, Shop Hopper
Jaxon, Ed Giesbert, Jeanne and
| Ski Skewis, Morrill, Reynolds from
) Miami and dozens of others.
The shell game isn't always
something you see at a carnival.
Alemna Bettinger (Comdr. J. L.
Bettinger's wife) and Avalon Bige.
low (Mrs. L. M left kith, kin,
husbands and offspring for weeks
vacation on the island of Sanibel
over on the West Coast of Florida.
Avalon, vivacious brunette, report
ed that despite lack of interest in
shellcollecting (for which the island
is famous) they found themselves
looking avidly for small conchs,
turkeys wings and star-fish, end
| ing up with whole boxes of shells
to bring home. Says Avalon MAY
be the FULL MOON season had
something to do with it. Shrimp
boats could be seen coming and 60
ing at midnight and trucks driving
up on the beach scooping up shells
by the carload to be taken to fac
tories" She also found the Florida
bit of Paradise a cool, quiet, spot
"where one could sun-bathe,
read a book, or letter-write at lei
| sure"
my NEW HOME ha. . very
snug little patio. If I can find a
corner for a coconut tree I'll get
Gibson up on Big Pine Key. Was
chartered up there by Wally Vas
sar, with sound effects by Ski and
Jeanne Skewis, on Sunday, and
Gibson, p. o. address is Ram
rod Key but who runs the Halcyon
Beach fishing lodge said he had
palms available and could be in
Key West shortly with some,
A week ago journeyed up to Mara
thon to hear Bob Printz, erstwhile
partner of Bob Ellis, playing piano
at the new glittering lounge. Learn
ed that Ellis is now in Paris and
being pinned for by an heiress. In
fact, the romance made Cholly
Knickerbocker's column recently.
Those Gadabout Goddards have
left Spain and in the British Isles.
A card from Emily says that they
had a reunion with Bill Dickerson,
! former Key West Player who is
in London. Bill was the william in
the first production of "The Fill
busters" and in cahoots with me
as a gun-runner. In the play, of
course. The Goddards have been
seeing plays like Edward vi"
at the Old Vic. Writes she, There
is so much in the theatric line to
see in London that almost be-
grudge the trip to Scotland" The
card was from Lake Windermere.
"a lovlier spot you couldn't want.
Ask Wordsworth, Southey, Shelley,
ETC." she adds. Hmm. the picture
was that of / think a pub. It's
labeled Chester, The Cross and
Eastgate." Latest publicity for Key
West is the name of a wallpaper
manufactured by VARLAR, a di-
vision of United Wallpaper Inc,
Merchandise Mart. Chicago 81, H.,
in case Key Westers want to see
samples. It's one of their Travel
er's Collection. ! can't guess the Co
lors from the illustration, but the
design includes a Spanish galleon,
a sailing sloop, Martello Towers,
a house with. a tile roof, some
widows walk. some floral and
tropical fruit arrangements. Look:
interesting. and touts romance OF
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