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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

Mr.. Laemmel's parents are Mr..
and Mrs. C. H. Laemmel of Day.
ton, Ohio. He is stationed aboard
the USS Gilmore in Key West.
The couple repeated their vows
before the altar banked with ferns
and baskets of white gladioli. Four
large branched candelabra were
placed in the background.
Reverend Richard E. Coulter
read the double ring service.
The organist, Rosemary, Keller
played appropriate music and Don
Albin was vocalist. He sang 81
Love You Truly" and Because"
and Immediately after the cere-
mony, 1.-THE Lords Prayer. =
The bride who was given in mar
riage by Harrison Bloomfield of
Waverly, Ohio, wore a waltz length
gown of candlelight satin and Chan
lilly lace.
The nodded bodice featured a
scalloped neckline outlined with
seed pears and irridescents and
full length sleeves ending in petal
points.
The bouffant skirt was fashioned
with a full overskirt of the import
ed lace draped from the waistline
at the front and trimmed with a
feather design of seed pearls and
irridescents.
Her two-tiered finger tip veil of
illusion fell from a cap of Chan
lilly lace trimmed with lace ros-
cites with pearl centers. She car
ried a white Bible with a shower
spray of white roses.
: The matron of honor, Mrs. c. p.
Sohn of Rochester, New York, was
dressed in blue nylon tulle and lace.
1t was styled with fitted bodice of
lace and full ballerina skirt of the
tulle. She wore matching mitts and
halo headband trimmed with
pearls and irridescents and carried
a nosegay of white carnations and
yellow Tosebuds on yellow lace.
Miss Barbara Splain Of Key West
was bridesmaid. Her dress was
fashioned of champagne colored
nylon tulle with ruffled bodice and
full skirt with side draped ruffles.
She also wore matching mitts and
a halo headband trimmed with ir-
ridescentS and pearls. Her nose
gay was of white carnations and
yellow rose buds on background
of yellow lace.
Kerry Blythe, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Blythe of Key
West was charming picture in
yellow organdy with full ruffled
skirt and matching mitts and halo
headband with pearl and irrides-
cent trimming. Her basket was
blue and she scattered rose petals.
The groom chose Maynard Kauff-
man as his best man and his other
attendants were Thomas McKenny
of Dayton, Ohio and c. P. Sohn OF
Rochester, New York.
For her daughters wedding, Mrs.
Newlin chose a dress of gold
crepe with brown accessories and
a corsage of miniature orchids.
A reception was held at the home
of MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Womeldorf
at l7l6 Duncan Street immediate
ly after the ceremony.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dutton and her
daughter Miss Barbara Dutton and
Mrs. Walter Sheffield assisted with
the serving.
After a short trip north the
young couple will make their home
with the brides mother At roc
South Street. Mrs. Laemmel travaI
ed in a smart blue nylon print with
Impressed pleats and Queen Anne,s
aAllar. Her accessories were hlacl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
E. MARTELLO TO OPEN
EARLY IN NOVEMBER

East Msrfsllo gallery will
open early in November with
an exhibition Of paintings by
Key West artists.
Jeanne Taylor, curator, has
requested that ell painters who
wish 10 exhibit In fhis show
have their pictures ss HE gal.
lery by October Is.
The opening date o. HE cal.
iery will be annovnced later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

Since the organization Of the
council last year, Girl Scouting in
Key West has grown by leaps and
bounds.
There is a real need for leaders
and assistant leaders to assist with
troops already organized and to
help form new ones.
Nearly every troop in the city
has long waiting list and many
young girls are being denied the
opportunity to participate in Girl
Scouting because Of this lack Of
leaders.
Many women who are able to
take part in Girl Scouting hesitate
to do so because of lack of train
ing in troop leadership.
Anyone who is interested in
worthwhile work with girls and
would like to take the leadership
course is invited to contact Mrs.
Saunders or Mrs. Neil Knowles,
council training chairman.
The Florida Keys Girl Scout
Council is a member of the Key
West Community Chest and receiv-
es support from Chest funds.
Mrs. Sam 10th, vice president
of the Florida Key sGirl Scout
Council will attend, the regional
Girl Scout conference which vii.
be held in Jacksonville on October
Is and ID.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
ON VISIT TO KEY VEST

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Watterson Of
CT George Allen Apartments had
as their guest over the weekend
Mrs. Watterson's son, William Cur
tbs Sampson of Miami.
William graduated from Key
West High School last June and
was 10 years old on October Z. The
family celebrated his birthday this
weekend with an outing on the
Keys.
He is a private in the US Ma
rine Reserve and is presently en-
ployed at Burdine's in Miami.
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Apply To Wed

The following couple applied for
marriage license in the office
of County Judge Raymond R. Lord:
j. A. Paniccia, 20. U. S. Navy,
and Francisco Garcia, 20, 1113 Va
rela.
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DR.. Shepard To Speak
At Nurses Meeting

All graduate nurses in Key
West are cordially invited 10
attend the meeting Of District
Is, Florida State Nurses Assoc
citation at $500 p. m. ~ HE
Monroe County Health Clinic
on Fleming Street tonight.
Or. Alan Shepard will speak
on the "care Of HE Newborn
Infant"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
GRAY LADIES' COFFEE
THURSDAY MORNING

The Gray Ladies Corps October
coffee meeting will be held Thurs
ay, October IA at 1000 a. m. OF
the Red Cross recreation hall at
the Naval Hospital.
Mrs. Winifred LIGHTLY will pre-.
side and hosteSSeS will be Nancy
Mann and Edna Westfall.
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Juvenile Council Names
Upper KEYS Member

Mrs. Jack Wilkinson has been
appointed a member of the Ju-
venile Council of Monroe County.
Hereafter all matters pertaining
to juveniles in Upper Keys area
may be reported to her since she
will have direct contact with the
welfare work and the Juvenile
Court under Judge Eva Warner
Gibson.
This is the first time that a rep
resentative has been named in the
Upper Keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
HARRIS PTA TONIGHT

Harris School Parent Teacher
Association meets tonight, Tuesday
October IL, at 8 o'clock in the
school auditorium. An interesting
program has been planned, and all
parents are urged to be present.
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Truman PTA Meeting

Truman School PTA will hold its
October meeting tonight in the
school auditorium at 1880. There
will be movies for all children and
refreshments later.
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Girl Scout Leaders Training
Course Set For October 9th

training for Girl Scout adults will be held
auspices the Florida Keys Girl Council beginning
October. a..
class will be held 500 recreation hall
of the Congregational Church William Street.
Neil Saunders Girl Scout volunteer trainer the
E.hnarr
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Double Ring Ceremony October2
Unites Miss Ne,CIin, Mr.. Laen,neI

The First Presbyterian Churc the pref
test weddings of the early fall when Miss Aethea Newn
Robert Laemmel married 3O Octo-
Der g.
The bride formerly made her home in Indianapolis Indiana and
the daughter of Mrs Ava Loui Newn South Street
Mr.. L. D. Newlin Of Indiana polls
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

Kermit B. Roberts, son of MIR.
and Mrs. Eugene Roberts, 621 Ca
tholic Lane, is stationed at Amaril-
10, Texas, with the Air Force
where he is attending jet bomber
school. Roberts is a jet mechanic.
He entered the Air Force after gra-
duation from Key West High School
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-29

requires special meteorological
studies and treatment"
Two specialists in antibiotics
have helped as consultants. They
are DR.. Alan Wright and DR.. Fred
erick c. Fink of Brooklyn, NY.
Ihey are with Charles Pfizer &
Co, a pharmaceutical research
firm.
Dr. Fink was understood to have
returned to New York with speci.
mems for laboratory study in an
effort to determine what drugs
could be used safely in fighting
infections.
The hospitals report last night
SAID Truman had slept most of the
day and that "his chemical and
physiological balance his been
kept within norml limits"
He was able to take soft and
liquid foods, such as eggs, jello and
broth. His temperature fluctuated
during the day between 99.4 and
100 degrees.
Yesterday, Humans 35th wed.
Ding anniversary. a cake was pre-.
pared by the hospital. Mrs. Tru.
man visited her husband and said
ne seemed to be in good spirits
nd more alert.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-29
PEGLER MUST
PAY FOR LIBEL
OF REYNOLDS

has never been successfully sued
for libel. Previous libel cases have
been settled out of court with Peg.
Ter claiming he has never been as.
sessed a penny in settlements.
The jury divided its SITS, 900 levy
among the three defendants: $780,.
600 against Pegler; $4,000 the
Hearst Corp, which distributes
the Pegler columns to 1856 news
papers; and 5000 against Hearst
Consolidated Publications, which
publishes the local Pegler outlet,
the New York Journal-American.
Actually because of a protective
clause in Pegler's contract, the
Hearst interests and not Pegler
Will have to pay the $1OO, O0O
levied against him.
Neither will he have to pay any
part of the 81 which was allocated
to all three dependents.
There was an immediate motion,
however, by Pegler's lawyer to
set aside the verdict on the
grounds of excessive damages be.
ing granted. Judge Weinfeld, who
Will hear the motion Friday, mean.
while granted a 20-day stay in the
award.
The jury also announced if was
deadlocked in a cOunterclaim
filed by Pegler which alleged Rey.
notds had libeled him in a book
review published in the New York
Herald Tribune nine days before
Pegler wrote his Nov. 20, 194s
column.
In Pegler's column, Reynolds
said ne was depicted as a pro.
Communist, nudist and a man 50
unfeeling he would propose to a
widow on the way to bury her
husband. He said Pegler attacked
his World War II career as a for
eign correspondent for Golfers
and ian absentee war correspond
ent."
That column, Reynolds testified,
ended his H-year association with
Golfers and cost him $4,000 a
year, made him dead" in radio
and television work Che estimated
this loss at $4,000 a year, and
was responsible for his being cold.
shouldered in Hollywood, where he
once earned 100000 a year.
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Correct Identity
|Of Dead Woman
Received Here

The Miami Beach model killed
in an auto crash on U. S. l June
% was identified today by the
sheriff's department as Mrs. Ma.
RE Reiss, "a, of Jamaica Plain
Mass.
Previously she had been tenta-
lively identified as Debbie Mortel
and Debreka Marten.
The sheriff's office located her
husband, Richard, at the same
Jamaica Plain address.
Her mother, the department
said, Mrs. Alma Newman lives in
Ogunquit, Me.
The dead woman left three
children, the sheriff's department
said.
The Pritchard Funeral Home has
the body.
Two sailors and two women were
injured when the car overturned
on Cudjoe Key II miles north of
Key West.
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JUVENILE COUNCIL

Continued from Page Dne)
county Jail. ''It is a terrible thing"
Judge Gibson said.
Commission Is Hlndsrsd
The judge further pointed out
that the county commissioners are
held back from giving appreciate
help in the juvenile home project
by the fact that the county's build
ing appropriation has been largely
tied up in construction Of the
county Jail.
In response to a request for
more definite plans by the Coun-
Gil, the group discussed steps to-
ward making a positive approach
to the problem.
Cabanas reported on the Fiesta
Allegro y Beneficial which was con-
Quoted for the benefit of the Ju-
venile Council fund for the Stock
Island home. Profits from the play,
1.-THE Filibusters" were $751;. 02,
Cabanas said.
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VERBAL SOUABBLEs

iContlnued from Page One)
motion of severance of the five
counts.
Jack Kehoe, prominent Miami
attorney who is assisting Albury
Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., and M.
lgnatius Lester in the defense
moved for the severance.
Dressler argued that such a mo.
ton should have been made be.
fore the jury was sworn.
Severance Denied
Judge Caro- ruled against the
defense motion for severance.
In his opening statement. Marsh
said the state would undertake to
show that Bateman was manager
OF the district when bids were LET
for the Toms Harbor project to line
the causeway east of Toms Har.
Dor with fill; that Cothron was
the successful bidder; that Goth
ron submitted invoices for ma.
chinery. rental and labor; that the
invoices were false; that Bate
man knew the invoices were false
but that he okayed payment Of
them.
''This, gentlemen, is the basis
for each of the five counts before
you at this time" Marsh said.
Invoices Described
Marsh said that the invoices
showed two three-quarter yard
draglines, six trucks, and two bull
dozers were used.
He added that the state contends
only one dragline, one bulldozer,
and not more than five trucks
were used.
Marsh also said that the in
voices showed the machinery and
labor were used for more hours
than they actually were.
Albury said the defense had no
opening statement at this time.
Under questioning by Marsh,
Demerritt said Bateman, as gen.
eral manager of the toll district,
was responsible for the entire op-
GRAFTON.
Minutes Identified
Demeritt identified the minutes
OF toll district commission meet
ings which Marsh offered in evil
dence.
Albury objected, saying a prop
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wood acting as witnesses. Roos is
Macmurray's business manager.
Also there were Miss Haver's
mother and stepfather, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Ottestad of Los An.
geles; Macmurray's mother, Mrs.
Meiita Macmurray of Bel-Alr,
Calf, and Mr.. and Mrs. Don B.
Burger. The wedding was in the
Burger apartment at the inn.
The bride wore a full-skirted
gown of champagne silk with a
panel of French corded lace down
the front. A hat of lace and silk
matched the gown. She carried
cymbidium orchids.
Alter the ceremony, the couple
telephoned Macmurray,s adopted
children, Susan, IA, and Robert, 10
at his northern California ranch
near Healdsburg. The youngsters
greeted Miss Haver with eli
Mom," and congratulated the pair.
The actress and her tall husband
then left by automobile for a
honeymoon tour of the Grand Can
yon and Brice Canyon and to visit
other scenic Western sites.
The couple became acquainted
last Christmas week at a party
given for Macmurray's friend, John
Wyne. The actress and Macmur.
ray went to the party stag" and
danced often with each other. They
began dating after that.
Miss Haver was twice married to
Tito when she was 20. The first
ceremony March 8, 1947, in Las
vegas, New, was a civil affair.
Fifteen days later in Los Angeles
they were married in a Catholic
Church.
A year later she obtained a di-
vorce on grounds o extreme
cruelty.
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er predicate had not been laid
for their introduction.
Albury was overruled.
The defense asked no questions
OF Demeritt.
Clifford C. Hicks, former as
slstant general manager and audi
tor of the toll district, was the
second witness.
Hicks Is Questioned
He told the court, under ques-
tioning by Marsh, that he lived
at Fat Deer Key, where he now
operates a little motel there"
He also testified that he had
worked for the toll district for IA
years but that he was sin the hos
pital when the district was aban-
doned."
Hicks identified an invitation
for bids on the Toms Harbor
Project and Bateman's signature
on the contract awarded to
Cothron.
He also identified the time
book, invoices submitted by Goth
ron, and cancelled checks made
out to Cothron. The checks were
for $8,30l.
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COMMISSION SETS

Continued From Page One)
necessary repairs and alterations
to the dock to make it suitable for
a ferry terminal and to carry in
surance coverage on the facility.
Starting Date
They promised to start actual
ferry service on or before Sep
TENDER l, or their lease would be
void and all money they pay to
the city would be forfeited. Porter
added that N. c. Hines, executive
vice president of the company had
agreed to an "escalator clause"
which would give the city more
revenue in the future If the ven-
ture is successful.
They further stated that, in the
event ship larger than the Ism
they propose to operate is placed
into Key West-Cuba ferry service
by any other company, they will
match it with a similar vessel.
The fact that they plan on en-
ploying an Ism (225 feet in
length, brought a blast from city
commissioner Paul R. Roberts.
who said that he didn't see why
entire city dock should be tied up
for this ship.
Roberts added that he believed
the vessel should operate from pro.
perry at the foot of Simonton Street
now leased to Sirugo. He added
that Sirugo has agreed to relinqu-
ish his lease to that property.
Sirugo was associated with the
Caribbean Ferry Service when he
negotiated the lease with the city.
A Ship Of His Own
He has since come UP with a
ship of his own and is fighting for
permission to operate from the
city dock.
Commissioner Jack Delaney pro-
posed that the city maintain con-
troll of the dock and operate it on
a first come-first served" basis.
The citizens committee which
met last Saturday, came to a ten
tative agreement that the first
company offering to start ferry
service to Key West should be
given preference. Even though
the Caribbean Ferry System has
promised a September starting
date, the city commission has not
agreed to their terms. The Gulf
Atlantic Company. which has been
in the picture for seven.years, is
right back where they started
from, negotiating with the Cuban
government for money with which
to repair their boat, the Carib
Queen.
Both City Manager Victor Lang
and Chamber Of Commerce Man.
ager Harold Laubscher told the
commission last night that "the
details of the lease are unimport-
ant compared with the good it will
do the city,"
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NEW YORK R-Author Quentin
Reynolds today won a $175,000 cash
award and token moral victory
in a federal libel action against
Pegler.
An award Of $175,OO0 levied
against Pegler, the Hearst Corp.
and Hearst Consolidated Publica-
tons, Inc, was believed to be one
of the largest, if not the largest
libel award ever made in US.
court.
But the jury also awarded Rey-
nolds only one single dollar to CON-
pensate him for loss of earnings,
damage to his reputation and men,
tai anguish suffered over the past
four years from defamatory
Pegler column on which the $780,
600 suit was based.
'I'm happy about the award,
but can't figure out how they ar
rived at that dollar" Reynolds said
after the weary jury announced its
verdict shortly before l am. Peg
Ter was not in court and the Pegler-
Hearst lawyer declined to COM
ment.
Reynolds in the course of the
seven.week case had claimed he
lost a fortune in the magazine and
entertainment fields because of the
Pegler column.
Federal Judge Edward Weinfeld,
in charging the jury, declared the
column, published in 1949, was de-
famatory and hbelous in itself as
a matter of law.
He urged them to fuse your COM
mon sense" in determining what
compensation was due Reynolds
for his principal claims of injury.
In effect, the jury, which had
been celebrating since noon yes
terday, decided he was not injured
gravely at all.
The $175,O0O was awarded as
punitive damages, which the Judge
had explained took in "actual
malice -. ill-will, spite, hatred,
intent to injure" and was also de.
signed to prevent repetition of the
offense and serve as a warning
to others.
For Pegler it was the end of a
carefully cherished claim that he
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June Haver, Fred MacMurray
Are United In Quiet Rites

OJAi, Calf. R--June Haver and
Fred Macmurray last night
achieved their goal - a quiet wed.
ding after one of the most pub
licized OF recent Hollywood TO-
mances.
They slipped away from the film
capital for double-ring, civil cere.
mony at the picturesque Ojai Val
ley Inn.
The civil rites, churchmen have
said, will deprive the actress of the
sacraments Of the Roman Catholic
Church, Of which she is a devout
member. This is because she was
wed previously-in the church-to
musician Jimmy Tito and the brief
marriage ended in divorce. Mac.
murray is a Presbyterian.
For both Miss Haver, %, and
Macmurray, As, the marriage cul-
minated a romance each had en-
tered after heartbreak. The actors
Wife Of IL years, Lillian, died a
year ago.
Miss Haver became engaged to
DR.. John Duzik, Beverly Hills
dentist, after her divorce from Tito,
but In 1889 DR.. Duzik died. Friends
said grief over his death was one
of the reasons June entered a con-
vent early last year to study to be-
come a nun. After seven months
she left the convent and returned
to Hollywood.
The film colony had expected
Macmurray To marry the blonde
dancing star about July 8. Last
nights quiet wedding, attended by
only seven relatives and friends,
emphasized the couples desire to
avoid a lavish CEREMONY.
The rites were performed by Su.
perior Court Judge Charles F.
Blackstock OF nearby Ventura, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Boo Roos of Holly
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Truman Reaction
To Drugs Worries
His Physicians

KANSAS CITY R-Harry S. Tru.
mans condition was listed today
as improved although doctors still
indicated concern over his reaction
to drugs.
The former Presidents recovery
from an emergency appendix and
gall bladder operation June 20 has
been hampered by his hypersensi.
tivity to antibiotic drugs needed
In the treatment. His condition
still was serious and he showed
fatigue, Research Hospital re-
ported.
A hospital spokesman said last
night that there was general agree.
ment among DR.. Wallace Graham,
Truman's physician, and other
doctors assisting in the case that
AiS condition is quite unusual and
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hours that club members viii ride
with them.
I'VE are only asking these
members to take the opportunity
to learn by actual experience
something Of the nature Of the
problem with which we are faced. |"
Operation Holiday" has been
conducted locally on one previous
occasion-last Labor Day. Club
members then reported back to
their fellow members the exper.
fences they had on the highway.
A full list of participants in
Operation Holiday" will be pub
lished.
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CARABALLO BROTHERS

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last night, Jesus Caraballo's was
the first to be opened. City Clerk
Victor Lowe looked at it in dis
belief.
No Charge
1t stated that there would
be absolutely no charge for towing
service at any hour of the day or
night. The letter added that he is
licensed by the state, fully insured
and has a large parking lot at his
Simonton Street garage.
Frank Caraballo's, bid did not
even come close to matching his
brothers. 1t stated that between
the hours of 8 a. m. and 6 D. m.
there would be a two dollar
charge for the first mile and a
dollar for each additional mile.
Between the hours of 6 D. m
and 8 am, the bid stated. the
minimum charge would be four
dollars for the first mile and one
dollar for each additional mile.
Bid Accepted
The commission then accepted
the bid of Jesus Caraballo.
"This is the first time the city
ever got something for nothing
we'd better grab it," said COM
missioner Louis Carbonell. "Now
We won't have any more COM
plants that people are being ov-
ercharged."
"IH go along with this just to