The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-24
CONCH
.CH0WDER
BY RAYMER

A bunch of us were talking about
being absent-minded and it occur
red to me how funny it would have
been at the inaugural if Ike had
done the opposite of what he did
right after the administration of
the oath when he kissed his wife
and shook hands with Truman.
Sunday a week ago one of the
funniest animal pictures series to
hit the print appeared in Miami
paper with shots of monkeys riding
greyhounds in steeplechase, In
bronchdog busting and in a min
iature stagecoach. But / hear
Julian Volshin was upset. In one
picture, the most amusing in fact,
there's head-on view of a mon
key sticking his fuzzy pate out of
the coach window like Marie An.
toinette snarling "Let them eat
cake" at the common people. I.
but the grimacing simian, showing
all his fangs, is named Julian.
JOHNNY MEYERS, crooner at
the Trade Winds who reminds me
Of Jimmy Steward in a lean lanky
lovable way, is back in town and
all his friends gathered round the
other eve. Kay Hanskat and spouse,
Mary Beth Cox and Ernie McCord,
Ann Vermette and Bill Brady, the
Ed Amblers, Betty Buckley and
escort, Johnnie Pritchard, Ski
Skewis, Jim Cobb and Marianne
Cavanaugh, Hugh Harrison, Earle
Johnson, Jack English. and doz-
ems of others were to- there to ask
for old favorites like Cecilia, I"
September Song" ''These Little
Things Remind Me of YOU" and
others delivered in that intimate
style. Meyers sometimes. sits on
the bar a la Helen Morgan and
her piano, or cruises along sing
ing to individuals. It's all very
flattering and fun, too. Jack Ira
vers at the piano seems to enjoy
the accompanying job.
THE NIGHT the guy named Jes-
sic from the USS Seadog shot him
self, Medical Corpsman Roger Des
Rosieres driving the ambulance
broke some speed records, moi
only in getting the wounded man
from the sub to the dispensary,
but on doctors order, to the Naval
Hospital. They went out the Marine
gate at around As and hit IS to 80
en- route to the hospital. that's
one time in which speeding saved
a life instead of taking it. .Vir-
ginia Komlos is back and when ]
get breathing time without cough
ing), we'll have to have a CAB
fest. She's in charge of the ward.
robe for 1.-The Bat" which by the
way is coming along well under
Pollock's direction. i haven't
been to a rehearsal but ! have
spies.
CLAUDIA MIcHAELs will oper
her water color exhibit at the
Harms Studio, 22O Duval Street or
January % through February Z pre-
ceded by an open house introduc
ton at $3.50 the night of January
%. Rita Wayne postcards from
Cuba that she is having swell
time and seeing many sights" The
picture is entrada al Castillo de
MORO. Riddles fashion show
sponsored by the Mothers Club o.
CMI and st. Joseph's Schools j:
called "Preview of Easter Vaca
ton Days" and it's for children
The Mad Hatter's Hat Elk
change Bar is being given at the
st. Paul's parish hall Monday dur
| ing the oyster supper. and that
ought to be one Of the headiesi
doings in town although did you
! ever note that very few Key West
ers wear hats. except TO church
and for special occasions
FOUND an old handbook sent By
Mrs. H. d. Norveil called 1.-THE
| Love Life of the Shrimp" or
"Where Do All Those Big Stirring
Come From 1t goes on TO say
that Sonora Shrimp lays 500 900 Il
l ,O0O, 900 eggs at a time. It doesn't
say how many times she repeats
this phenomenal exercise, but i
does say in the booklet that the
spawning period lasts for siz
months. II it weren't for thousands
of shrimp eaters, well thai
reminds me Of an alligator story
which can't tell just now.