20 YEARS AGO
Ann McDonald was elected president of the Florida Keys Dental Hygienists Society. The other officers were: Marilyn Miguel, treasurer; Karen Erbella, vice president; and Janice Ketching, secretary.
The Coast Guard cutter Shearwater was one of three Surface Effect Ships homeported in Key West with primary missions of maritime law enforcement, search and rescue and marine environmental protection.
Winfred Ouinquinio was installed as president of the Philippine Friendship Society at the induction ball.
50 YEARS AGO
Key West was boarded up and people in the Florida Keys were evacuating as Hurricane Donna approached. The manager of the Casa Marina hotel reported he had only a few rooms left in the main building and was converting the staff quarters for use.
Out-of-town newsmen were arriving with their cameras and transmitting equipment to report the damage that would be caused by Hurricane Donna.
Gerald Knowles left to attend St. Augustine's Minor Seminary of the Fathers of the Divine Word in Bay St. Louis, Miss.
Dr. Stephen E. Henderson, professor of English at Virginia Union University, was visiting his sister. He had graduated from Douglass High School as valedictorian in the class of 1943.
100 YEARS AGO
Lt. J.S. Dueenbury was relieved as quartermaster of the Army Barracks by Lt. Walter P. Boatwright.
The steamer Mildred, with Capt. Armeda at the helm, arrived from Fort Myers.
Compliments of the Key West Citizen
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