The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-28

CHOWDER
BY RAYMER

6Y kAVMek
Some waggish person sent In
q note about the Guirkins- Morris
wedding with notes on the side
designating the groom as "vic-
tim" and the bride as winner.
Have bunch it was one of the
groom's chums. The more digni-
fled story was brought in by q
very nice girl who chuckled when
she saw the asdes. Wonder if
Frank Bardecki's comrades win
have a bachelors farewell for
him? The trouble is, most Of them
already "comrades-in-arms" and
haven't much razzing to do.
Checked with Jeanne Navarro's
father, who win be Franks IA
ther-in-law, about the reputed
SIC. 900 wager Bobby Macarthur
of Key West was supposed to have
made with two Key West car
dealers concerning his ability to
ride a bike for three years on
tour Of the world. Dan Navarro
says he didn't make any bets.
Earle Lindsey says, mot Guilty"
Check with other motor COM
panies in town brought equally
negligible results.
However, Manuel Villate Of
1701 Flagler Avenue sent The
Citizen a clipping which he re-
ceived from his son AureliO M.
Villate who is with the u. S.
Army in England in which ap-
pears the same story of two Key
West car dealers who are said
to have bet Macarthur all that
dough. This is the third clipping
we've had. Villate's was from the
Oxford Mail, and the account was
bolStered with pictures. Macarthur
looks like a rather solid stocky
guy with square features. He may
or may not wear glasses. The
newspicture was somewhat blur
red. Is there anyone in town who
knows him?
ONE TOE LESS, Claude NJ
Collie is convalescing after an
amputation done by DR.. Paul
Landum on Friday. The night the
prowler got into the upstairs
apartment where we live and the
search party famed out through
my patio, Claude caught q hind
leg in the patio's wire fence. ]
don't know how it happened and
didn't notice in all the confusion
that he was limping. Next day,
however, he was lame. I removed
sandspur and thought that when
the little wound healed he would
be okay. Instead, he started walk
ing like a string-halt horse, get
ting worse. So off to the clinic,
and off with the toe. II was frac-
tured far up in the foot at the
joint and couldn't be set. Last
night he had sympathetic callers
to the tune Of seven people, no
less, and received all the atten-
ton, kind words and praise with
regal bearing lying wrapped up
in a sheet and esconced on my
bed. ! "sho" got a resentful look
from the princely eye when ]
finally made him 80 to sleep on
his own mat under the table. The
only way can explain the wire
catching injury is that be was
trying 70 get over the fence In
line of duty as watchdog. /.
Other news from the animal
world Is that little Elby, the
dachshund owned by the Cedric
Chapmans. went to the Happy
Hunting Grounds after q month.
long fight against encephalitis
and Reilly the Red Persian
kitten owned by Shophopper Jax-
on is being treated for distemper.
Even with q toe gone, Claude 10
lucky.
LAUGH or THE MONTH
went round when DR.. Allen She
pard ribbed the Hospital Auxili-
| at the Ball, acting as me-, be said
Now that this affair is over and
some money brought in. I'll let
YOU In on q secr@t. NOW II can
be told. The real real reason
these ladies' worked 80 hard to
get money Is because they are
going 10 put in q swimming pool
for nurses and a bar for doctors. /"
Mrs. Jasper Walker received
another SIS gin for the Baby Jas
per Fund given by the members
Of the FAWTU Officers Wives
Group. who made q promise