The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-15

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Well like / said, stores amt al
ways like they seem. read about
a drugstore in Virginia that has
a very conspicuous sign in the win
down Of just two words. Sand
wiches Jewelry. "
OF course If you are ever in New
York and on Madison Avenue, il
is worth the ride to take an ele-
vator up. 1t doesn't matter where
to up, but turn around and take
another elevator down. Repeat I'M
ill you've ridden every single ele-
vator, and you can't help but
notice that all the operators are
lovely redheads. / hear that the
building retains a professional
beautician to keep their heads
blazing.
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Have you visited she Sylvia
Appliance store out a. 1873 Flag.
Ter Avenue yet? II you haven't
you don't know what wonderful
bargains in appliances you will
find there. Sylvia has already
earned her reputation and well,
Of having the most Of the most
name brands Of any electrical
appliance you can think Of. and
probably good many you never
even heard Of. These are brands
that are old, tired and true, and
that are backed by their manu-
facfurers.
What do you care Il This cute
little store is standing behind
stacks Of old driftwcod. That
isn'f their fault 81 all. IFS the
fauIs Of The man who Is busy ovt
back making those beautiful
drifswood lamps. These are sold
at Sylvia Appliance too. and
judging by the way they are
going. the man out back is doing
all right.
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I'm happy again. | have . cause
and it goes like this. Last
night / was minding my own bust.
ness buying a Saturday Evening
Post over on Truman Avenue
when the sound Of sirens sent me
and everyone else along the Ave
out onto the street to gawk and
wonder what goes now. Well il
was the Paddy Wagon and he was
barreling up the street at 80 miles
an hour with the siren screaming
like everything. Right through a
red light at White Street and an,
other at Palm Avenue and woe ID
anything trying to get across
Right after him came the Police
car, and two private ambulances
Well | bought the magazine and
got into my car and rode out to.
ward Sigsbee. Only a little ways
past First Street, came upon the
cause Of the hullabaloo. Some
stupe had run off the highway into
the bushes. BY the time | got ouI
there, cars were lined up fol
blocks and small wonder. II
sounded and looked like 4 small
riot. Well, the ambulance turned
disgruntled noses homeward, and
the Police took over. Finei Righi
on the job Attending to business
they were. ALI I want to know Is
was II necessary to send all these
cars and amhulances out there al
% miles an hour7 Suppose some
poor bumbling tourist who doesn'
know the custom around here
should have taken advantage Of
his green light and proceeded OF
through. What a bloody mess tina
would have been, and we NIGH
have killed or manned several o.
Key Vests finest Gee Whiz guys
II It's that bad. let the amhulance'
get there first and you can TAXI
the names after.
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Here's 70 NE Reno Widowi
AiteF each divorce she feels like
. new mani Let the man in
your life zeal like Ne has ) new
womsn sftsr you've been 70
ponaldss.
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II was nice towing you AROUND
today. Oh yes. on the last hunl
81 stuff We got of the hoppel
chest, we'd like to mention tina
81 course the flashing light ans
the siren meanS get she heck GA
81 the say III ans language, ans
thaf clss cars ~ this nature ans
aEnhalances loo always have d,
right 1t way. hua does exeryon'
knou i and eouldn't il make d
asvful nsss al that speed W,
ANT complainin we're inst sup
poxin
See yeu around again on Frida,
and isn't this week rushia hy JUS
Ike the rest IL EN- vaeation TIM
b alnsoss here againl Lsv an