The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-27

her name and sayings and write
a. her friends-perhaps you all
wouldn't mind - If took this
means-of wishing good and
sweet girl very HAPPY
BIRTHDAYS
she Il nv daughter. Today she
enters the elpries, Joys and - !
trust not-Woes Of the-TEEN-
AGE. Some say this Is the best
time 0ihers the worse-lt depends
on what ones experiences and
memories we're.
NY contemporaries remember
the depression and us influence
upon their later years and
thoughts. World War II was the
maidr event which dominated and
shaped the lives Of the teen
ayers 81 that time.
And 50 il has been--in spans Of
seemingly ten years that, unfortu-
mately, catastrophe conditions
have been very potent IN shaping
the lives and personalities Of those
who have not reached twenty.
However, though Joan was q
tiny infant Al the inception Of
World War u-may yours truly
express the thought most deeply
and sineerely-that she crosses the
threshold cf adolescence into an
era cf world wide peace. and that
there win be no recurrence Of the
pattern Of turbulence and trouble
which has seemed to prevail in
times past.
All 81 which leads me to the
thought - that teen-agers have
enough problems In their approach
to maturity without political,
economic. etc. events making Il
more SO. Frankly. II should be the
time Of young fun and learning
and fFivolity-With Of course, the
everpresent, not-too-apparent firm
guidance Of the parents.
And 30, sain--HAPPY BIRTH
DAY to JOAN who Is thirteen to-
dayl
= y - 3 n
There we're large fat illvHli-
ndsad slsss pumpkins hanging
from Ire eelllns above the black
volves carpet. And On Ne walls
were empty reeisngulaFly ahap,
ed shedeM hoxes, Twas amsM
place. but absolutely exquisite--
with black me predomInans eel.
or.
Deep, excite, havniing, magic,
EnysteFieUs. hlsck--spue, Il was
freshly painted -bVl--li Was atlll
real hlssk--and Sc HE answer
to ials quesilen-ean nei teil--
for . shoFs SPELL ~ What Is
"TRINkETMRo''P BIrd9 DeAstq
--or-and nav ladies. and sen.
tlsWsn. tune IN rueadaY 10 hear
more Eft RlNkETERo and
meet Madame Blaekameor.
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KEY-notes: Seeing the nice
looking little man sitting content.
edly reading In front Of the hotel
on Southland Street, was immedi-
ately struck by his serene and re-
Taxed manner. OF course II might
have been . real good book be
was reading, but somehow didn't
think 50.
UnbeknoWnst 70 him, took notes
and noticed his neat white nous.
tache, royal blue sports shirt, the
small trimmed glasses almost
perched on hiS nose 1.-The yellow
kerchief and a grayish hat which
resembeld a chopped down COW.
boy one. Then on the side, there
was a peculiar looking Insignia
in the form 81 Z pin.
Started not to disturb him, but
you know yours truly-just had 10
chat. And SO II was that learned
he had arrived in Our Town few
days ago, after attending the DAV
Convention up yonder and then he
showed me q picture which had
appeared In the city papers and
he was Adolph SOnnehurg, 7S-
from Elgin, Oregon, who was in
the Army at the time Of the Span.
ish American War.
q b - %
e,,r,1aw u,sareatrsnn e. k.....G
ct she Sun end Sand Beech Club
--tdewn sinonton toward HE
Atlentiel Il en- especially dc.
lightfUl occasion. There are
many wonderful selaetlons on
fhe menv-Yev'll see lets 81 your
friends end then 81 course,
there's ihe hreeEe and ire view
Is . ihlng II rare beauty.
The t,We charming people
when ysv'll meet there are
GaeFoe and elsie Keyes who
nisnage Ne Sun end Send Beaeh
Club. On ihA ether hsnd-ihlnk
"a heller cell GeeFea ehaFmins
n en- Interesting wsy.
EUROPEAN ECHOES: The
cards from fer away have been
arriving. The Trevor girls, Judy
and Ellen win soon return from
an extensive tour Of many eoun-
tries. They saw London and went
cruising down the Rhine and took
in Holland, Switzerland and many
other countries. Sure can hardly
wait to hear al about it.
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