20 Years ago

[Ratickle]

Key Colony Beach 50 years ago and today

What an amazing difference. Is the entire thing fill?

 

[Bobcat]

50 years ago:

Southernmost Sign Service, Charles E. Childs Jr. and Louis Figueroa owners, was located at 913 Eaton St.(it still is !)

Monroe County tradition of absentee voting continued despite criticism that votes were being sold.



Key West Outboard at 96 Simonton St. had a special of a 1964 Aztec 17-foot cabin cruiser with a 40 h.p. Evinrude and a Rocker trailer for $1,986.95

 

[Ratickle]

Would that be an IMP Aztec?

 

[Bobcat]

Probably get it on e-bay for the same price !

 

[Bobcat]

Two men, sentenced to 20 years, used a hacksaw to escape from the county jail. One was captured within hours and a man hunt was underway for the other.

 

[Ratickle]

They still haven't found him?

 

[Bobcat]

50 years ago

Key West real estate operator Sam Hyman was on trial in Chicago with Teamster Union President James R. Hoffa for fraudulently obtaining $20 million in loans that involved the purchase and refurbishment of the Casa Marina and La Concha Hotels.

 

[Bobcat]

50 years ago

• A Swedish merchant seaman was taken to Galey Hospital where an emergency operation removed a one-inch fish hook from his stomach. The man could not speak English so the doctor did not find out how the hook got in ther

 

[Ratickle]

I'm thinking shark-bait he was used as........

 

[Bobcat]

They still haven't found him?

50 years ago:

Sheriff's deputies captured a convicted bandit that had escaped from the county jail a week earlier.

 

[Bobcat]

50 years ago

• The Boat Bar Tavern, Rene Zarate manager, was located at 503 Duval St.

(Trying to figure this one out:huh

 

[Ratickle]

Well???? Figure it out yet??????

 

[Bobcat]

Haven't been down there...I'll make a run by tomorrow after my first job.

 

[Ratickle]

Slacking, huh...

 

[old377guy]

Slacking, huh...

probably more important things to do like "snorkeling"

 

[Ratickle]

 

[Ratickle]

I'd be snorkeling too......:boobflash:

 

[Bobcat]

50 years ago:

Wide-open B-drinking and a strip show described as "depraved" resulted in the arrest of seven people when lawmen raided the Habana Madrid Club at 431 Front Street.

 

[Ratickle]

We need more information on the depraved part of that statement....

 

[Bobcat]

50 years ago.

• A defeated gubernatorial candidate claimed to have four stolen keys that were used to rig voting machines in the May Democratic primary.

(sounds familiar)