The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-24
Editor, The Citizen:


The front page article in We'd
nesday and Thursdays Citizen
concerning the mother-in-law
from Bremerton, Washington
was interesting to say the least.
People are funny is not only
true on radio, but through letters
as well. / feel sorry for the young
Navy fellow who thought he
married wife and discovers he
has a mother-in-law to live with
thrown in. Perhaps this sailor is
smarter than his mother-in-law
gives him credit for. It is possible
that permanent chaperone
after marriage is no longer de-
sired by this navy man, so he re-
quested transfer to Rebel Coun-
try" hoping to shake off the
shackles of the staunch republic
can mother-in~law. No such luck,
Sailor, she's going to stick it out
if it kills her, but her letter to the
Bremerton Sun shows she's not
liking it. This mother-in-law
claims to feel the water shortage
in Key West. Bet her son-in-law
sailor at times would like to
remedy that. Yet there's a pretty
stiff penalty for drowning mother
in-laws.
This woman put in writing
that she despises Key West.
That's OK with us, but why is
she staying until July? Hasn't
anyone told her about the buses
leaving Key West every two
hours and the fast plane flights
out of the city? Since her daugh-
ter registered here as a democrat.
surely this mother-in-law can't
expect to turn all us Key West
ers into republicans if she can't
even convince her own daughter
on the republican doctrine.
In the following letter sent to-
day for publication in the Brem-
erton Sun, ! have taken the
liberty of an American Citizen
to give few true facts about
Key West, Florida:
Editor, the Bremerton Sun:
AS Key Wester for twelve
years, I, among many other Key
Westers, was greatly concerned
upon learning that false state
ments concerning Dur city was
spread before the readers of your
newspaper. One of your readers,
a friend of our Mayor, defended
us magnificently and /, along
with many other Key Westers
wish to extend our hearty thanks
to Mr.. Doll. Seems a mother-i in
law who has attached herself TO
a Navy man and wife here has
been spreading malicious gossip
about our fair city that she in
vented without foundation or
fact. Key West, with its frost
free climate, has rose to promin-
ence since many Americans, in
Guiding President Truman, dis
covered it to be an Island Pare
disc. Many former Northerners,
like myself. discovered Key West
through military service in World
War II. At the present time so
many people want to live in Key
West that there is temporary
shortage of water. Large storage
tanks are now being built that
viii cure this shortage Due to
the fact this island is located so
far out at sea, the temperature is
lower in summer than in most
northern cities. The ocean around
us that keeps this island cool in
summer also acts TO keep Il
warmer in winter. Sudden
changes in temperatures are not
prevalent here and Key West is
known to have the most equable
climate in the country, with an
average change of only 14' Fahr-
enheit. In every edition as far
back as | can remember our
local newspaper, The Key West
Citizen. has on its upper left
hand front page. stressing this
fact about our even year around
climate.
To set your readers straight
about mosquitoes in Kew West.
MANY homes here are unscreened.
as flies and mosquitoes are SO
scarce. On the outskirts Of the
City there are some mosquitoes.
but with the modern mosquito
control program now in effect
these few will soon be obsolete.
The woman critic Of Key West
claims we have continuous winds
here that often keep the small
boats locked This cool breeze in
the summer which conveniently
turns warm in winter is a bless
ing and marvel Of Key West.
Any Key West boat owner knows
certain coves where fishing can
be done better than nine out Of
every ten days. Naturally. the
ocean Is large and a very small /
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