The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-02-05
CONCH
CHOWDER


zef che buxx taken oui ui my bsusss
ears. set q Cecil replaced 'sha's
technical stuff In . hearing add
and then maybe relax and forget
about Rock Fever and all the little
n<bbls engagements. But this iusi
doesn't seem to be my year Tor
mat sort of thing. FIRST Of oil. one
practically has 10 wear football
pads and . helmet 10 get through
the line Of people on Miami streets
ana the elevators They have Their
ups and downs. bui rs Ions time
between upsey daisies. ! made the
proper office. just IN time. almost
stymled BY . crowd of sieht-ssefs
All returning from . look oui over
the izsh floor fireseape. Curious
aboui curious people, ! asked. IN
they keep coming up here ever
since . little while ago, the opcr.
asor said. "A woman jumped off
the FIRE escape and they come up
10 see the spot. This IA the fifsh
time nox that some suicide picked
oar building In the last few years.
ovs In IRE street once more J
looked around N the mass OF lrai.
fsc. And right then saw two cars
smack each ether A passerby
commented. Ever since the bus
strike. there are too many cars
iammlng the place" A bss strike
40 that accounted for the very dlg
nificd woman IN a fancy hat had
seen thumblng . ride IN one Of the
nicer suburbs of the city. still op-
simisilc, decided on . look II
Hialeah. AZ least u would be nice
% see the flamingoes again. The
say looked q little cloudy. but u
was too warm Cor . coat. ! sas
several people ! knew including
lack stewart II Key West. Charlie
Block II me PARK Avenue club. Pa
ramounss publicity man. and then
the rains came The wind kept pok.
ma an ieey finger down my back.
had only = scrpne 10 wrap up IN.
TIE GROVES mnlled around. but
sometimes. they didn't even do
that. they just surged over instead
ri around. ! felt like q matador
doing fancy fooiowrk 10 keep from
being BOWED over. Who said re.
lax H
ksshs esms on. NJ did the wind
Ny braher. his Niis. and some
friend iuki baca from Arizona. all
st Around . fireplace listening 10
the howl a the Wind Safe and
SNUG. Al last. that blessed relax.
ana time. but no. A IS miles an
hour the wind decided 20 do san.
% Claus act. u kept diving down
the chimney aud the result VAS .
near thing 10 being smoked out
Bat | woke 10 a sunny morning
wondering Il u would be nice and
quiet back IN key West. The FIRST
thine ! saw in the sunday paper
Was the tragedy concerning my
friend George Hcpklns And sud
denly. the day wasn't bright and
clear anymore.
Nv sssning back on the range
scouting brought news that Betty
French and Hugh Harrison had un.
willingly entertained a visitor IN
their respective apartments Who
had walked OF ~ilh . lot 81 cash
Then heard about the sad demise
ol Phils Cadillac ! game les for
game say, and log more things
that pat ripped awnings and smash.
ed plate glass STERN damage In M
amt In the back ruW It's never
ql,iri 90 lhe key West front. side
or bach shink IN drop witch.
ersii and take up Noxi exercises,
mayhe sleep On a ace comfortable
bed u spikes when I'm not stand.
m on my head
And 20 cap i an. they tell me
that tourists oui near the city &C.
meirry waleha be husyhec Jun
lor Dcbs elvaninx NJ the place and
remarked. just look II me way
Key West makes their invcnlle dc
lnqnenls work Nlcc looking bunch
u girls. too.
foa see the sian ~ the safe
read IDS AT WORN
When one touches . surface wilh