The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-22
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AValaucQe OF mali continues
with some very funny asides.
Comes a letter from George
Renna who is spending a vaca-
ton at a dude-ranch with his
wife, Mickey, out at Encampment,
Wyoming on the A-Bar-A Ranch.
He's in the spirit of rodeo and
roundup and begins his letter,
Hi, Podner." Renna may not be
a tall man in the saddle, but he's
giving the Lone Ranger a ride
for the money. ! expect him to
come back with legs like paren-
thesis and with a Laramie drawl
like Gary Cooper's. As for Mickey,
who rode on a four-day cattle
roundup, she may have to start
a new style in Key West of Lewis
with strategic pads. If she stays
in the mood, without becoming
used to long rides, George will
probably have to put mantel in
his motel So that Mickey can
enjoy meals. I used to do 40
miles a day in hill country, but
that was a long time ago and my
riding mare had an extra mild
gait, Tennessee Walker.
George continues, Fishing here
in stream, river and lake is Won
derful they tell me :. but
we use larger bait in Key West
than the experts catch out here.
Have shown our fishing pictures
to all guests and expect many of
them to come to Key West next
season. Climate is a delightful
change with days around rs de-
grees and nights down to As and
so degrees. Need a fireplace from
sunset and in early morning. Our
pool is streamfed and COLD
BRRR. No one ever uses it. We
20 to Saratoga Hot Springs 40
miles away to swim and the pool
there is delightful. Almost as bad
as Key West having to 60 to
Miami to take a shower :. or
has the water pressure improved!
'The Citizen has been follow
ing us and for some reason we
enpoy it a great deal more here
than at home"
WAY WEST, the Rennas took
IL days and all the sights. in
Guiding throwing a stone from
Pixies Peak. He said there was a
lot of news and inside dope from
the Republican Convention when
a large party arrived out OF
Chicago and that hot political
discussions took place every night
between Californians and Texans.
Would like to have been in on
the details of that 'Texas steal. "
Rustlers aren't confined to the
wide open ranges, Ell? Now that
it's all over but the echo Of the
shouting, and Eisenhower has
gone fishing, the dude-ranch dis
cussions must have Gained down.
POSTWAR ALWAYS RINGS,
not twice, but thrice these days.
Another buzz from Iggy Car
bonell notes that he is in Mexico
at Apapulco having wonderful
time and when he went fishing
snagged a sailfish eight feet and
seven inches long. weighing 30
pounds. Capt. ]. w. Davis, please
note and stop turning emerald
I'm still wondering when we'll
get that smoked sailfish tidbit
maybe come Friday at the
party in his honor at Echoasis?
Remember George Leavens, the
free-lance photographer who took
pictures for Holiday and Family
Circle in Key West? Just received
4 lovely token for small help
given him on his beat. It's
round jewelbox from Portugal,
all hand-embroidered in shades
of blue with clover leaves and
seuuins in the lovely design . +.
And in the same mail. a note from
Betty Garnett. S Vernon Terrace,
Alexandria, Va. Betty says she
shouldn't have the credit for that
salad story in This Week maya
xine. She explained this 10 the
editor, Clementine Paddleford,
but that the answer came back
@rm sorry If someone viii be
awfuliy mad. because the proofs
tof the story) didn't get back
here in tire TO make corrections
Betty adds 4 hope that some
one' isn't awfully mad at anyone
4 certainly was like the lisping
child who said she thertainly
wath thurprithed and more thur
prithed than piesthed, when tbs
story appeared In print Let's
Just call IL salad DAZE, ard pour
3 little oil On the case of the
troubled salad makers.
P.S.: Iggy iass returned today
with sailhsh picture More at his
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