The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-24

that it was a Turnip Day project
by a fellow named Truman.
Other notes on the side of
public servants: The bad habit OF
recreants of both former and cur
rent Congress of failing to show
up for Congressional committee
questioning. The unfailing ex-
cuse is always the same - i'll
health. This seems to completely
stop them from telling where
they got all their dough. Every
body must have forgotten how
the taxpayers have shelled out
plenty of same for the excellent
hospitals in most of our prisons.
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New news from Chic - that
smart store uptown. The
new party dresses are sparklY
as a Christmas tree. RUSTY as
fall leaves. and beautiful as
anything. They are mostly
made of heavy taffetas, black
predominates. and they are
completely spanked - all over
with ninestones. There are al
so accents of finely pleated NY
lon lace on some of them.
Good news for the big girls
is a whole new shipment of
large half sizes in real dress up
dresses. Chic has smart dresses
for the larger sizes. as stylish
and weet as a first kiss. No
more button down the front
small prints or plains in dress
maker styles for the stylish
stouts." These dresses are de-
signed especially TO make the
large figure look slenderer. and
at the same time pep up its
wearer with its originality.
Another item that might be
of interest busters. There
are faille. black or navy and
very nice too.
Then there is a shipment OF
new suits at Chic. and another
group of $3.95 wash dresses
that are pretty enough to go
calling - or shopping. Chic is
really getting ready for fall
and fall is certainly ready for
Chic.
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Every ninety seconds, every
day in the year, some American
Home is struck by fire. In 1851
there were over $4,000 such
blazes. This is no idle scare
story either. 1t is the sober cal
culation of such organizations as
the National Fire Protection as
ISOLATION and the National Safety
Council, based on annual records
kept over a long period. Most
fires that occur in homes need
never start. Faulty electrical
wiring and defective appliances
are at the root If one out ten
fires of known cause. That is
why we would like to warn you
in keeping with our own city
drive about these things.
Look for the seal or label of
Underwriters Laboratories Inc,
whenever you buy a new cleo
trical appliance or even a cord.
1t is your guarantee that the
article has been tested and pass
ed by experts as safe.
Be sure your electrical cir
cults are able to carry the load
you put on them. If a fuse blows
out it's nearly always a sign you
have plugged in some other APP
pliance which ought not to be
on that circuit. Be sure your
fuses are of correct amperage -
Is amperes are usually right.
Don't try to make your rooms
look more slightly if this means
you have to hang extension cords
over hooks or nails, or run cleo
trio wires under rugs hide
them. Either practice is likely to
break the fine wires inside the
cords and cause a short circuit,
which meanS danger.
To be sure your cords are not
worn, make a rough
check by pulling them slowly
through your closed hand. II you
feel broken wires or Il the cord
is frayed at any spot, set q new
one today Its much cheaper to
buy cord than q house.
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