The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-10
CONCH
CHOWDER
by RAINIER


which he says is "cold and dirty
as usual and that he is enrolling
at Loyola for summer school. Joe
left Key West in June driving Bob
McQuain and Gretchen, Bark Hap
py Boxer dog as far as North Yer
| non, Ind. where they entrained for
West Virginia. BY coincidence, the
Indiana town is the home OF Mrs.
Helene Winningham, Betty
French's mother, who spent last
winter in Key West. Joe also wrote
that Betsy came through, as us
ual without a hitch" Betsy is the
carr and that on leaving here, no
stop was mad until they had
reached Rome, Ca, $50 miles north
of Key West. After arrival in Chi
cago to visit His parents, Joe, re-
ported Betsy had a good vacuum
ing and two tons of brown dog hair
removed from her upholstery. His
! address is $50 N. Menard Ave,
Chicago A, Ill.
When one of the officers wives
called in to report a list of hostess
60 and was giving the names and
initials, she was asked, SIS that
D. c. as in Washington" and she
replied mo. It's C. c. as in
Adell." Local code stuff! Inciden-
tai intelligence: Betty Buckley, the
Adells' daughter is still in Key
West. She answers the phone
sometimes when you call at the
Navy Yard. Miss Jennie of our Of
flee staff has a new permanent.
What other hidden talents does
Jaxson have anyway? Writes. curls
hair, fixes car motors, and last
night she helped lay tile for the
porch floor at her house. Comes
the day when the clock on the City
Hall will need fixing and | shan t
be surprised to see Jaxson up there
on the tower scattering pigeons and
going to work on the clocks me-
chanism.
Much fun with p. J. Ross the
other eve who got into the spirit
of laughter with vim. A group of
us were returning the funny hats
worn at a recent party and decid-
ed to wear them just to see what
people would say. p. J. immediate
ly donned the carrot colored HarpC
! Marx wig and top hat (Which sport
ed a waving yellow and orange
frond) belonging to Bob Pollock
He served patrons wearing the hill
arious headpiece and we practical
ly collapsed at the expressions on
their faces as he went abou
greeting each one. He also donned
the enormous sombrero from Nj
caraugua which / was wearing and
posed in Bagpipe Plaid cap be.
longing to Capt. Bob MCLEOD
Bagpipe Plaid means big and loud.
Originator of the Mad Halter idea,
pianist Buddy Young has returned
temporarily to Miami because of
the illness of his little son.
MAN ON THE STREET question:
asked by Cobb on his rounds con-
cerned the Taft Eisenhower NOM
nation. Jim says he won't take me
with him anymore since got him
involved in a two hour discussion
on the subject at La Concha with
a navy chief and after taking sides
with the chiefs opinion, walked off
and left him with the hot argu.
ment. Eddie Miller, on the side
lines. played Sphinx. In report of
Boys State given by young John
Mckillip. he didn't fail on the Sou.
thern Chiyalry legend. Said he,
There were $50 girls at dance
they gave and everyone of them
was beautiful" A visit TO the Pre-
view Lounge will send YOU off on
Cloud IS. the clouds" are deep
rose and are gadgets which sus.
pend from the ceiling as part Of
the indirect lighting. Susan Me
Avoy'S story on the alligator
brought up the old Joke about the
lnehriated character who walked
into a bar and involved the bored
bartender in n back .to-nsture stnry
about how the female gator lays
II. 100 eggs a year and how the
male alligator eats s,sss Of them
The barkeep finally shrugged and
asked, SO what7" The customer
raised a glass aud an eyebrow and
reared back so WHAT Why.
III il weren't for that good Of male
alligator, we'd be Up to Cur hips
IN alllgasars. that's what" And we
do agree with tie head which Susie
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