The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-10

CHOWDER
by RAYMER

Coffee mugs labeled with the
titles Of columns written by the
staff were the Christmas gifts
which City Editor Margaret Fores-
man gave to US, with one for her
self. Mine Of course says "Conch
Chowdsr." Cobb's is Ear To The
Ground" and Susan McAvoy's
reads, "Key West Is Ny Beat"
Margaret's says "City Desk" Like
President Truman's cup over at
| Sebastian Cabrera's restaurant,
my cup has so far gone unwashed.
at least on the outside. I'm
afraid that the unglazed letters
viii rinse off. Is it true by the
way that Sebastian is going to have
to buy a baby mug in the not so
distant future, or has he? Avalon
Bigslow is also in the market for
baby cups any day. Louis Car
bonsll, now . grandpa, probably
bought a trophy cup with a base
ball symbol for his grandchild.
Mugs recall the recent cele-
| brants by a beer company at st.
| Louis when the sixth millionth bar
rel Of beer was made. That's the
first time in 100 years that Anheu-
ser.Busch hit that high mark. May
lbe there is more "suds-in-th-eye"
due to the budget just presented
| to Congress. According to the re-
| cord it is eight billion bucks less
than the, one Truman presented
last year. but it's still a big
gulp. Probably taxpayers are
drowning their SORROWS in schoon-
ers of beer. That ought to boost
the pretzel business, which ought
to boost the flour business, which
ought to boost the salt-for-pretzels
business, and give a rise to the
glass manufacturer who make
bottles and goblets, drinking glass
es and beer mugs, which might
give a lift to. oh well, maybe
you don't like beer. and there
goes the suds game. There's many
q sip twixt cup and lip. that
amt beer. .sarsparilla and lemon
soda for example.
PANTY RAIDS left this town
untouched until yesterday. Wonder
who the lady is who lost al. that
lingerie now hanging up at the
local police station7 Fancy pants
and three brassiers were carried
off before being retrieved from the
culprit. don't suppose they'll have
4 Cinderella contest. If the gar
ments fits. take it home policy?
The idea is 4 painting one any
way, though no one will go out on
q limb to carry through. Larry
Harms wrote q little opus the other
eve called Muse and Sixpence"
and how to get . foot into Mir
vana, as far as the writing field
goes. He added that the article,
| il sold, would be for the usual
rights, including the wastebas-
ket.". Gladys willing must have
been to q great many crowded
meetings, or maybe Longchamps
racecourSe. When she arrived at
the home Of the BeSts for the
Writer'S Guild, she brought along
her own camp stool. .Elvira
Reilly in talking on Toulouse-Lau-
tree, Partisan artist who was be-
friended by ladies of the evening
Cor any other time Of the day in
PAris), referred TO the demi-monde
damskIs a. habitues of a certain
local spot on Stock Island, and
the Woman's Club audience prac-
tieally rolled in the aisles. Elvira,
By the by, viii conduct Saturday
afternoon art classes at County
Beach and her husband, DR.. Harold
Reilly, who now has a handsome
tan, win pose. He's going to New
York Monday. Probably a fugitive
from q chain brush gang.
Sick list includes Viola Veidt
who has that tourist virus" at
least that's what doctors seem to
think causes the wide spread cpl
demic Of heavy sinus and chest
colds. which hit here shortly after
the annual fall influx Of Northern.
ers. Visitors from the north. where
colds are prevalent, evidently bring
in the germs and Key West people
who aren't used to bad weather
and the sniffles catch II with socko
results. I'm still wheezing and the
Geld began three whole weeks
ago! Nete from the manager Of
the Little White House at Warm
Springs, Ca. says that Miss Elaine
A. Cats Of this city was a recent
visitor to the national shrine.