The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-02

as President of the San Carlos In
stitute and learned many thing
of interest. First off, his position
is an elective" one, with tn
Cuban people of Our Town doin,
the voting.
Then, because the building i
one of the most interesting in Gu
Town-asked about the history O
the San Carlos. The Institute wa
founded in 1871 by Cuban emf
grants, and the first building wa
located on Ann Street.
The second was small struc
ture erected in the present loca
ton. When it was torn down, /;
three-story building was erected
This was damaged by fire an,
really fixed by the hurricane O
1919. Eventual condemnation b,
the city authorities caused it to b,
demolished.
The present edifice was built il
October 10, 1924. The previou.
building had been erected b,
funds raised from public subscrip
tions-donated by Key Westers ant
Cubans. However, the Cuban Gov
eminent financed the last "Sar
Carlos Institute" and you al
know the important part it plays
and the meaning it has for-Oul
Town.
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u you're in an elegant mood
and the exeheqvsr says you can
not dine out Of On avsning-by
oil means, don't forget the "A
and B Lobster House. Here
You can order . lobster. turtle,
shrimp-praefieaIIy any kind Of
seafood dinner and gaze at the
lovely view Of sky, water and
boafs-and the price Is astonish.
ingIy lowl And-fhe food but
good! Don't miss one Of Our
Towns most excellent "dinins
out" places!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to two oil
JOAN'S CHUMS: Linda Bruce and
Freda Wolf. The ripe old age Of
nine and twelve respectively has
now been attained!
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"cribbefte" at the Ideal Toys,
534 DUvaI is not q card game,
but . wonderful crib for those
who not only have budget wor.
ries, but have to save on space
tool II can be rolled through q
doorway - has closely placed
spindIes for safety and comes
in a natural finish. All in all
this is Ideal for your bambino!
II you are "infanfieipa fins",
the Ideal has oil the furniture
for the nvrsery-in all shades,
too, so whatever color scheme
you have in mind can be salts.
fled. There are cribs, playpens,
bafhineftes-a full line Of not
only good locking and "cvte"
(deeaI decorations, ete.) fvrni.
tvre-bvt everything there that
I've found, might be one thing
but Usually turns out to serve
two, or three different purposes.
You'll be amazed at modern
nursery fUrnitvre-see II all at
Ideal Toys. 534 Dvvall
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HEAD HANGING OR Apollo.
GIES TO: The people in charge Of
street signs. Still don't see that
Zone Way-Do Not Enter" warn:
ing which should be placed also
on the right hand side of Simonton
and Truman (going Gulfward),
However, do believe that the pres.
ent sign on the left hand side has
been moved into a better position
but am not sure! So, if it has
been changed and yours truly
didn't say thank you"-am real
sorry!
Leila Godfrey who. is also 60
ing to Europe-for forgetting her
first name! Understand now that
she and Yvonne Snidow might al
so include Brazil in their timer
airy.
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If your Popps is . Pilot buy
him one Of those dandy Snorkel
pens, with q humidor cap at the
Coral Keys Office Supplies. He'll
love II! Airlines recommend
pens with q "Serew.on-cap".
At l26 Qvval Street, Coral
Keys have eli types Of Sehasffer
pensl And as . Special for Faith
er's Dsy-fhe name is Imprint
ed without charge. Remember
-Sehaeffer is fhe best fountain
pen-Iasts longer and writes bet.
ter-and the price starts low
and never goes too high for this
excellent quality pen-ScHAEF-
FER at Coral keYsl
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KEY-noteS: Love seeing the
people using the swimming pool
at the corner of Simonton and
South! Other day, there were
three people, fully clothed-loung-
ing on the diving board-just
And this morning
someone was dipping a pitcher in
the pool-am still wondering why!