November 9
1932 – The local County Council for unemployment relief began a beautification project and mosquito eradication program on the sole stretch of county road in Key Largo, which ran from the highway to Anglers Camp. Sixty men were employed.
1932 – The following officials were elected in the general election: William V. Albury, state representative; Hugh Gunn, county judge; Karl O. Thompson, sheriff; Ross C. Sawyer, clerk of circuit court; C. Sam B. Curry, clerk of criminal court; J. Otto Kirchheiner, county tax assessor; Frank H. Ladd, county tax collector; Melvin E. Russell, superintendent of public instruction; F. O. Roberts, justice of the peace; Rogelio Gomez, justice of the peace; and Ray Elwood, constable. The County Commission winners were: Wm. R. Porter, Braxton B. Warren, Carl Bervaldi, Norberg Thompson, and Roy S. Fulford. Allen B. Cleare and Ralph K. Johnson won seats on the school board.
1937 – The following officials were winners in the Key West city election: Willard M. Albury, mayor; Wallace Pinder, clerk; Ivan Elwood, chief of police; Alberto Camero, captain of night police; William T. Archer, treasurer; Samuel B. Pinder, tax collector/assessor; Thomas S. Caro, police justice, and commissioners Earl Adams, William Freeman, W.T. Dougherty Jr., Will E.P. Roberts, James Roberts, Roy Fulford, and W.P. Archer.
1946 – The Marathon Chamber of Commerce printed 5,000 copies of a new pamphlet intended to acquaint tourists with the community’s lodging, attractions, yacht facilities, and fishing opportunities.
1966 – Key West High School homecoming celebrations were delayed for one week out of respect for the memory of 15-year-old Dennis Roberts, a student who was killed during a game of sandlot football a few days earlier.
Information compiled by Dr. Corey Malcom, Lead Historian, Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
Image: The Overseas Lodge in Marathon, 1940s. From the Louise White Collection. Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
