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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-04
ARTIST ESTIMATES APPEARANCE
OF CHRIST FROM STROUD STUDY

received in special audience by
Pope Plus in 1851. The Pope later
accepted reproductions Of the head
of Christ Scalptured By Ferri after
minute calculations of the image
face, with a powerful, dominant
brow, prominent nose, mobile lips
and two-tufted beard.
When the Shroud was exhibited
publicly in 1898 a photograph Of
il was permitted. There was i sen.
sation when il was discovered
that the Photographic negative
held a positive image. This prov.
ed that the image on the shr0ad.
IN effect. itself was negative.
Ferri. in his Stuales. uses life.
sized copies Of nc most recent
photographs Of the shroud made in
1898.
Meticulous study Of these photo.
graphs finally led to Ferris belief
Jesus Christ was considerably tall
er than first thought from prelim.
mary examinations Of the shroud.
These had conceived Of the figure
as having been straight and flat on
the cloth.
Ferri noted that lis folded hands
came 10 q point on the thighs they
could not normally reach II the
figure were erect or lying FIAT.
From this he deduced that Jesus
body was curved slightly ii the
shape Of the letter IS
Then. using living models and
placing them on a sheet that re.
produced the measurements Of the
shroud. be arrived Al bis c0mpuia
ton Of ChriSfs height. This. be
discovered could not be less than
6 feet / nor more than s feet ?.
Or Paul Yignon IN 1901 read 4
paper before the Academic des
Sciences IN which Re maintained
the impression upon the shrund
was a ''vaporigrspa' caused b
ammonical emanaslons radiating
from tie surface u CRISIS body
after 50 violent : death. Such
vapors, be said, we're capable Of
producing ! deep reddish hruRn
stain. varying 10 intensity with The
distance. upon a cloth impregnaled
with ellis and aioes.
ST. John, IN bis version q The
crueifiKion and death of Jesus.
mentioned the mixture wsih which
his body as anoinied ard Nhieh
students q the Sisd0ne nos BE-
lieve -produeed ne negative lfs-
preston 81 the fine linen mesh.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-04
Williom Neubcuer

scarlet flooding her cheeks and
turned his attention to more inn
portant matters. 1--we been wait
ing for you to talk, " he said quiet
~. I've been feeling it coming
on for the last week.
She sat down. She felt BREATH
less, and wondered why he didn't
open a window. Then she noticed
that all the windows were open,
and that disconnected her even
more. "Am I a fool?" she asked
trantically. sam I less an adult
than Nancy?"
He screwed the cap onto his
tountain-pen and laid the pen
away into its proper drawer. "You
are. he observed mildly, .swhen
you ask questions like that"
he seems a nice enough fell
low" MIR. Carlisle went on. "You
don't have to feel ashamed of lik-
ing him, you know. I'm sorry
about Bob. But if it just isn't Bob
then that has to be that"
She CROPPED for the proper
words. Once she'd thought she was
a highly articulate person, but
now she suddenly saw herself
fumbling and stumbling ike a
student who'd come to class with
out having prepared his lesson.
I'm all mixed up" she blurted
out. She pondered. I'm very fond
of Bob. came the admission. More
bordering. Sometimes wish I'd
been born boy, / really do"
This, overheard by her mother.
brought a chuckle from the hall.
In came Ellen Carlisle, quick and
light, her blue eyes twinkling.
What's all this?"
incidentally, Ephraim. YOU
could tell the convention that
you'll conduct a fighting campaign.
That always seems to please peo-
pie. remember listening to the
proceedings of the Republican
convention on the radio back in
1913. Mr., Dewey told the delegates
he'd do that, and everyone simply
cheered and cheered."
''Motherw
Ellen Carlisle took of her eye
glasses. She sighed. aDear, you
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-04
BY FRANK BRUTTo

ROME R - Jesus Christ was
more than 6 feet, longlimbed and
finely muscled.
This is the conclusion Of Roman
sculptor-artist Lorenzo Ferri after
q years of study of the Sancta
Sindone, the Shroud believed by
many scholars to be the white linen
cloth Joseph of Arimathea wrapped
around Jesus body after il was
taken down from the cross.
Ferri is convinced that the
shroud-preserved in q cathedral
at Turin and long the property OF
the former royal house Of Italy
is the cloth Of which both St. Luke
and st. John wrote.
st. Luke, describing Jesus pas.
sion and death, wrote that a man
named Joseph went TO PLATE and
begged the body of Jesus.
sand he took it down, and
wrapped IL in linen and laid ii in
a sepurcher that was hewn in
stone, wherein never man before
was laid" Luke Chap. q, v. So
Like yeronica's veil, with which
the holy woman wiped the sweat.
ing bleeding face OF Jesus as he
labored under the cross on the way
to Calvary, the shroud bears an
imprint. The imprint Is Of an en-.
tire body. both front and back.
Its history has been well known
for ages. In the past il was the
center of frequent and sometimes
bot debate over It's authenticity.
II reclaimed for she discovery Of
modern photography to bring about
new intensive study Of the Shroud
The first international study
group OF the Sancta Sindoue was
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-04
Peoples Forum

The Citizen welcomes expre.-
sions OF the views of its read
erH, bat the editor reserves the
right 20 delete any items which
are considered iibeious OF anwar-
Faated. The writers should he
fair and c0nfine the letters TO
200 words and write ON one aide
OF the paper only. Signature OF
the writer must accompany the
letters ana will be published un-
less requested Otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-04
Boy Scouts
Stress God
In Program

The Boy Scouts of America
maintain that no boy can grow
into the best kind of citizenship
without recognizing his obligation
to God"
The Boy Scout Movement stress
es the Importance of the Scouts
religious training and recognizes
that this training is the response
bility of the Church and the home.
The Protestant Committee on
Scouting, in cooperation with the
major Protestant denominations,
has developed this Church-center.
ed program fof Boy Scouts affi-
lated with Protestant Churches
and makes available the God and
Country Award to Boy Scouts who
have fulfilled specific standards
involving their active participa.
ton in the total program of their
respective church. ANY Boy Scout,
may with the approval Of his pas
tor or ScoutmaSter, participate in
this program whether his Troop
is connected with his own Church
or some other institution. Each
Scout carries on his Scout Pro.
gram in his Troop, and he car.
ries on the religious program in
his own Church under the direc-
ton of his Pastor.
The God and Country Award
may be presented to a Scout
under 81 years of age of First
Class Rank Cor higher, or with
a tenure of one year in Senior
Scouting who has fulfilled the min
imum standards outlined in the
Service Record.
In keeping with the twelfth part
Of the Scout Law: "A Scout is
reyerent He is reverent toward
God. He is faithful in his. religious
duties and respects the convictions
of others in matters of custom
and religion" The protestant
Church Leaders have set up the
requirements for the God and
Country Award.
For this award a Scout must
must follow these steps: (l) Sc
cure a Service Record Book from
his Scoutmaster: t2l enroll in the
program with his minister: f33l
fulfill requirements as directed
by his minister: t4) examination
BY his Church Board and Minister:
go interview with the Church
Awards Committee in this Dis
triet. (6) after approval Of the
National Protestant Committee on
Scouting, the award win be pre-
scented TO the Scout at a worship
service in his own Church.
The medal is a Crusaders
Shield with a red cross on q
white background, suspended on a
blue ribbon and attached to . blue
bar with the inscription God end
Country This medal will be ore.
scented to Scout Noble. Monday
evening at 3 o'clock. April s ser.
vice tn the LIST Presbyterian
Church by Rev. Ralph Rogers.
Arthur David NOhle. born Jan
nary 5. 1898. Star Scout member
Of Troop No. zss since September
ID, 1853. Is the first recipient ~
any religious Scout Award In the
Monrns District.
The Res. Ralph Rogers Is pas.
Tor Of The Presbyterian Cbareh to
which young Noble Is affiliated
Troop Nc IS. In which Noble ID
registered. is sponsored hy the
Holy Name Snclesy of S. Mar
Star Of the Sea Caihnlic chweh
Tany Martinez il Scoss master.
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aSAErsys, fsaff 10 eEaGg seats sas
pA-aoSA. aud pai pagers as6 boaka
eE games awaE TNea when
ersakfass Hn6 other ehorez keep
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-04
COWBOYS DUPLICATED

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team score 81 polnta il taeh II
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starters senFed exactly the aane
individual totals bssa fights.
Harry JoFgenSen ggt Is peints -
each eoniess. Ron Rivers 3. Boo
Burns S. ard ChaFiis winx 5
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-04

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

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

money could be saved. Taxes are
100 high now.
Sincerely,
PROGRESSIVE CITIZEN
Poinciana Place
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-19
SAYS ST. PAUL MAS THOUSANDS WITHOUT DFcEN
HOUSING

Editor Saint Paul building highway through the city
S15OOOoOOO compete Started 1895
be complete "a suppoSiton) in 1870.
Where has the money come fromH
ThreequArters from the Government
from P.WA.
WPA
Third from Government highway money.
Fourth from Stun Clearance money.
1250OOOOO TO date SO coming
This Stun Clearance gotten through false petenses
building
the unhoused 100000
Capitol Ap
proach and Park
The who responsible the misuse Of that SUM
Clearance and remittance with
track minds, who have control and Saint Paul
has
live Many families children
Several such families building with only bath
Of all Many Of the buildings built grandahers
10 odd families children living
families TO hut CKoean soldiers living quarters
win $3.50 OF the population Of Saint Paul live such and
places.
The five perceners and remittance with
minds who have control Saint Paul will allow
bedroom that built
and far substantial being
Paul for two times that money
That bunch Capitol
$50 $40 housing today
would be $65 n-Respectfuly
Haas slS West Ninth street saint Paul Minnesota June 1888
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-19
He look a Sfnnd

On account OF his ability leadership and daring John Hancock
was chosen president of the Continental
members of that on his
head the minute he put his independence
There reluctance sgner
the venture had not signing
their death warrants The document long
quill pens ready
In the presence OF the most important
arose walked to the table and the
center Of the When he Bull
can read my without specaS
Of 500 pounds for head That $ my defiance"
Then realizing the seriousness
must be unanimous There
all hang together"
later that must indeed hang
together most assuredy hang separately"
II took what they did and TODAY
daring on some important public
proposition but has been those they
thought country great onseO
city (KAR) Chronicle
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-19

This Newspaper enough support In advertising
from bulk Negro patronage In this
city Nevertheless continued improve the quality OF It's SER
and expression of common community
by the efforts of loyal group OF workers
who have up community by their extra ef
both mental physical to improve and maintain the quality
Of paper. This has meant much personal sacrifice
of the communities this paper
recognize principal motivation for the tremendous in
job opportunities Negroes and thereby the increased
living part from efforts Of this
Newspaper.
Rack 1884, Of Its existence the
paper Negroes and has kept up the
Boks4
circulation reached by any paper
its kind in this indicates general approval Of the paper as
approval spite of positive
militant editorial policy which has often taken sharp issue with the
dominant the community and often with the Negro COM
which the has deliberately chosen
pyfOr from has the most good for the people seeks
to
respect with which the held all the
respect helped people proof
SOundness OF the role IL has chosen to
As Negro community gains Jobs
education IN savings in housnga stimulated we have right to
the Of the city have found in their
colored customers a growing profitable patronage.
merchants observed the part this
played and have set aside portion of their ad budgets
advertising coumnstoo
Those merchants who have supported US usually have had three
thoughts mind First they business Second they
the patronage
have observed how the has helped its people get better jobs
thereby making them better customers for the the merchants
have o Sc
OF o described
above this throughout the but there s another
firms which Negro dollars
unwilling return part teven through their advertising
expenditures These the firms that readeespeCay
Negro readers asked to word two and
then
We ask this because pointed first paragraph,
have always the community better than
community splendid support
not quite enough the Of advertising dollars
stability enough to Justify continuing
and service by the paper
Few Negro papers in the nation have freely the
beyond the call duty that paper
upon community advertising readers who
know what have done tried do help
putting word with the they ade-suggest-
that support Of the community worthwhile
OF believe the merchants who
Using this medium have there
few advertisers who consistently
this unless they believe the principles
More than that such advertisers appreciate patronage
the Negro family
word Of thanks TO the merchants
order for this paper belongs TO all who
grow In service as long as its supporters want to
F. Newman
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-19
SECURITY BY SHOPPING

In Maryland Monday oicious special attorney
general himself
down the license persons
audience OF United World Federass
text for this hghhandd
lands
shock expressed by Theodore
United World Federasts thoroughly respectable
voluntary association Opinions
program but IL adhered TO by number thoroughly
law abiding American evening
held quite openly having widely pubciEed
cpal speakers addressing It three Clergymen
layman The shoppers
justified the act the
suspicious all
counter to the pattern voluntary assoca
tons Of just this kind have the
political action To suspicion
macay 10 discourage membership activity
and restrain their ACKNOWLEDGMENT Post
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-19

which provides only s5 per for in these days when
the cheapest accommodation hospital patient may is
around $175O in two bed il worth the paper is
printed on
In the coming months reporters going to check
what kind OF policies being offered in community
ascertain whether the people being offered the best deal
disqualification by the various companies which sell this type
Of insurance.
Every family should try carry type of cOverage
help pay hospital and doctor bills Today this is must but
this should be carefully scrunized that the
policy holder getting his moneys worth Certainly policies
have which pay only s5 per day hospital bed
totally inadequate for todnys medical
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-19
Letters TO The Editor
TRAINING EoR TRANSITION M SCHOOLS

Segregation public the sOuths number
problem challenge accepted souherners enrolling
Highlander woshps transition from segregated to
an unsegregAted school system.
rulings and geography
among discussed chief
phaS win be community action for migrated schools
workshops planned with the assistance Of farm
organizations Committee the
Service Committee the NAACP the Southern Regional
Council many organizations
people with practical experience the current fight for dem
ocradc schools
Scholarships
deep South communities.
$3.50 scholarship win full while at the school
the months Workshop starting July 18TH and $40 for the weeks
Workshop August 9th TO 18th
While the organization Of community for the fight against
in the community people
everywhere could help by contributing scholarship fund
Contributions to Highlander exemptStnoeFely, Myles
Horton Highlander School MOneAgIe.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-19
What Kind Of disqualification?

There is some evidence that large numbers of people are
being hked by Of the insurance agents and and
disqualification groups which sell policies that will take of
small fraction of present day hospital costs
Any person who invests money in plan of hOSpara.
ton and does investigate just what the policy offers
spending money carelessly.
Illness which requires capitalization is expensive and
those who thoughtful enough purchase disqualification
ought to be that the policy they buy sufficient
good portion Of the expense There
unwary policy buyers purchasing which rid
culouSly low that they could just well be without it,
II employed individual the member Of the fami
Of employed person from $25 eos per day for the
Minneapolis General hospital We imagine that same rate
plies in Aneker hospital in St. Paul disqualification policy
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-19
CALIFORNIA PAPER CALLS NEGRO
COMMUNITIES DERELIcT IN DUTY
Editorial In Los Angeles TRIBUNE)

Although degenoracy pretty
granted world wide the evil hallmark the dominant Characteristic
the unhappy 81 the ineaa the day unromanc
communities throughout the United States
would force the conclusion that population degn
possibly Man" than among any other segment Of the American
people
muniy children Another response
obligations Of community life citizenship respects
often parallel the Negro substantially
than tho white
ugly reality OF
it, brought home
by publicity
report
school, Ipth wadsWorh the Of Eastde
installation officers It two to install Nowhere in
the school could mother prcs
deney OF tho PTA Lacking be wAdsworth
begin September of
Checking condition at all un
common the Easts community In too many instances mothers
duty meetings
responsibility and extreme instances which
ed than one od thnk there ia No TrA n, nil bccaus. ~ lak
proper parental response.
the pre.war period might
often than not required tho combined efforts Of mother father
at outside work TO keep the family going
Today the economic outlook Of the Negro has SO improved that
safe estimate Of the improvement the situation
80 percent
Yet we do not assume our community and civic responsibilities
indifferent involving
Ba.cay IN the place the Negro has in
America his suhs"ndar citizenship the humhatonS
ment and blows the spirit which crippled
the living country.
Secondly the be thirdly although
Is difficult and probably these
priority Importance the be ignorance
Overall point staying criticism
until oVrrhaulng completed
the
Negro which should
ErR California 10 spirit
places n
whore the relatively.
Aidrran where theFr education
the Negroes cultural rVel
rruh merely Noad and
ahle dcgrncrarlea
Of US lax In our family
re artistic cultural political
phenomenon though we as
sghed minority gain healthy response
attitude
a undertaken on the upper levels
system con
tnue TO be made through education improve
msnt and militant Conscientious government
We a higher morality thar
our community a. heretofore enjoyed
Making adjustment must nigh
against the impulses attitudes
taking which In The
direction Of crCtahls ccmnnen
the Older Cshtornians
adopted their manners attitudes
fSesternEcd'' the migrants
To that the greatest
single advance initiative would b.
60 rid himself the 6ebop which
has TO Be- 81 makeup
We have suspect that the Inheritance
and that what prespon
to rhythm carthinSRs hotblone exub~rancs
merely the lack Of the civilization
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-19
QUART REFuRE THE HEARSE

To insist before driving quart before The
hearse This fishing business SmpSan you rp
there when the biting planes passed the sp~~
OF sound and approaching gossip
Weather believe Irving progressing
postponed account Of AAxams
-CiArk County CASAlAnA Clipper
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Carl Sondburg Is Paid Tribute
In Chicago on 18th Birthday

prairies, the majesty of noun
aims, the anger of deep inland
SEAS" Gov. Stevenson's message
continued.
William H. Townsend Of Lex
ington, KY, also a Lincoln au-
thor and noted raconteur, COM
missioned Mr.. Sandburg a colo
mel in the confederate air force.
Famous Lines Recalled.
Many of Mr.. Sandburg's
friends at the party recalled the
famous lines in one Of his poems
-"Chicago"-that started him
on the way to literary fame.
Mr.. Sandburg described the Mid
west metropolis as "hog butcher
for the world, tool-maker, stack
er of wheat, player with rail-
roads and the Nations freight
handler; stormy, husky, hrawl-
ing, city of the big shoulders.
In later years he became bet
ter known as author of a six
volume Pulitzer Prize biography
of Lincoln. And as a part Of
his 18th birthday anniversary
celebration yesterday, his auto
biography always the Young
Strangers. was placed on sale.
Another birthday celebration
is planned for Mr.. Sandburg this
week end in his home town,
Galesburg, Ill. His present home
is in Flat Rock. N. G.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Jan. Carl Sand
burg returned to Chicago, the
city which he once called "big
shouldered" and proud to be
alive" and found it to be just
that at a celebration of his 18th
birthday anniversary.
More than 500 friends, ad-
mirers and contemporaries
jammed the crystal room of the
Blackstone Hotel last night to
honor the famous poet, Lincoln
blographer and novelist.
Self composed, serious and
witty. Mr.. Sandburg accepted the
many honors and gifts bestowed
on him.
It was a warm and hearty
tribute to the poet from the Illi-
nois prairies, the son of Swedish
immigrants. who first gained rec
ognition in the literary world in
1914 with publication of his
poems in a Chicago magazine.
Truman Sends Message.
Congratu1atory messages were
received from hundreds, includ-
ing European dignitaries and
President Truman.
The President congratulated
Mr.. Sandburg and thanked him
for helping Americans see their
forefathers. their cities, their
farms and themselves a little
more clearly"
Swedish Ambassador Erik Bo-
heman, on behalf of King Gustav
VI. presented Mr.. Sandburg with
the Order of the Northern Star.
Seated with him at the head
table with the Ambassador was
his wife Lillian.
Referring to his birthday
party, Mr.. Sandburg said at IS
ut would be hard to take. At
IS, impossible, at IS, unthink-
able. but at IS, when you see
the flickering rims and rays of
sunset, it's not so hard"
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of
Illinois, who was unable to ap-
pear as scheduled because of
pressing State duties. sent a
Transcribed message. which was
heard at the banquet.
Gov. Stevenson described the
White-haired poet as "the one
living man whose work and
whose life epitomize for me the
American dream"
His is the earthiness of the
Evening star., 1953-09-13
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