The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28

Did you have d nice Thanks
living? Mine was wonderful. Of
curse if you can, it's incest to
ave your own folks; if you can't
IS next incest to spend it with
omeone elSe's folks who have to
e away from home.
/ think l know some nice British
eople who will probably give
hanks the u. S, A. way from now
n they seemed to approve
earthly of our Turkey day, al
nough they were a little disap-
ointed | hadn't shot the turkey
b true Pilgrim manner with my
wn little BIB gun. Well, didn't
Miss getting buck shot in my teeth
ne bit, and prefer my turkey kill
d the newfangled way instead OF
" lead poisoning.
Now all we have to do is figure
ut what to do with the poor for
orn old carcass without letting the
amily know that it is leftover.
Df course we always wind up
licking the bones like vultures for
week!
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Attention ell Convent man,
masI There are navy blue Con.
venf sweaters at chlIdrsn's Cor.
ner. Lots Of folks have asked,
and now here they are.
Also don't forget TcyIsnd at
chiIdren's Corner and santa
Claus visit tomorrow night All
she kids are jumping for 10y and
! think Santa Is too. From seven
10 nine .. m. he will hold court
and ell ths good little Key West
kids and old Jaxon too will be
there 10 make their wishes
known. We intend TO open the
Christmas season In real mad
style this year.
We may not have SnowtIakes,
sleighbeIIs or misflsfoO around
here, but we have fhe same old
Christmas spirit that Is world
wide, and Santa comes here Just
like way UP north. Don't tell
anyone but ! have Q pFi.
vate theory that Fs rides down
on water skis no Iessl
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| always called 'em pigs in
blankets, but someone came up
Eith a .uch better name, angels
bn horseback, and that's just what
hey are food for the gods.
that's oysters wrapped in strips
IF bacon, fastened with a tooth
bick and fried. Pigs in blankets
mean everything from weiners with
biscuit wrapped all round to the
Polish "glumpkies" which is stuff
ID cabbage. I'll take the angels"
ny day.
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Most folks think they have 10
Journey 10 the FAR north and west
TO even see . Totem Pole, and 30
did I. Then found That out at
Baldwin's Nursery they grow
seml
The Horticultural (sst that
woFdl kind Of totem poles are
grown Of oil kinds Of climbing
vines that are evnnlnglY train.
ed TO grow Up and around Q
big anchored tree limb. You can
grow them 10 great heights cut
Of doors and keep them smaller
Inside. These shiny green leaves
make excellent inside decorations
anytime. You can also make your
own. Let Mr.. Baldwin show you
how TO irvine . wire around .
palm tree and train some Of these
big lsaVsd plants to grow around.
Key West Totem Polesl
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If | had one day to spend during
he next month anywhere in the
World l chose, for this Christmas
|easou I'D choose New York. In
hat city it's very special. and no
(ther place or time can be COM
barred with il. II this sounds like
lostalgia it is. Like nowhere
Use in the world Is II as Christ
|nasy, as one of the worlds largest
Iities leans over backwards to be
lracious. Bright stars shine from
be tall steeples Of her churches
Ind the streets glow like ribbons
u light crisscroSSing north. south,
|ast and west. The mammoth tree
h Rockefeller Center, that miracu-
|cusly always seems to top any
|ther In any other city by inches
)r feet, stands straight AMI tall
With It's balloon size lights CLEAN.
hg; the frs. tree Of the land. ..,.
Along the avenue other trees are
llight In memory of the boys who
|gon't ever see any more Christ
masses, their stars votive prayers
% souls departed and other little
boys grown up.
The stores are TANNED as in no
|lher city and the windows are
hlled with the treasures of the
|Forld. On the last day before
Christmas, the excitement reaches
Is peak. Everyone who still has
be strength is out on the streets,
rms filled with gay packages.
Even if my shopping is done, and
usually isn't. because | probably
|prgoi Aunt Minnie or cousin Eds
hteSt arrival, l have 10 get cat
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