Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-27

! At l.. 4 s. Sunday-Sunday' pro
gram at the l.. 4 s. will include "Ihe
Oval Diamond, five-part Master
picture, and "Flooded With Trouble,
a comedy.
EpwOrth League-The usual meet
ing will be held Sunday evening at
Gas sharp. Leader, Rev. II. Z. Clark.
You will enjoy heraing him. Come and
bring friend
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nterlOcutcry Decree-judge Cole
granted Florence Hohea an interloc-
utory decree of divorce from Henry
3. Honea. J. Nj. Black was granted
an irterlocutory decree Of divorce
from Bessie Alice Black.
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Shower for Miss ThompsOn-Mem-
bers of the j. O. c. class of the Meth
odist church and other friends sur
prised Miss Vera Thompson at her
home last evening, bringing with them
a shower of many beautiful gifts. The
evening was spent in games and mu
sic.
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To Be Tried Thursday-The trial
of Anna Tetreau. charged with keep
ING disorderly house at the Wash
ingtcn rooms, is on City Recorder
Whitelaws calendar for next Thurs
day. When the house was raided City
Marshal Jenkins discovered and con-
fiscated a quantity Of beer.
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River Falls-The Colorado river,
which attained height of 25 feet
early in the week, had fallen to 22.S
last evening, and was still falling
steadily. 1t is believed the high wa
ter has done considerable toward cut
ting out the channel of the river and
thereby increasing its carrying ca
pacity.
Charlie Chaplin at L. & Sin the
uproarious photo-comedy, mabel at
the Wheel Charlie Chaplin will en-
tertain the patrons Of the. l.. & S.
theatre tonight Besides Charlie
Chaplin's two-reel performance, there
are five other reels of first class
screen action. including "The Dupe,"
a three-part drama deDictino the ten
tacles of the opium smuggling trade;
"Ain't He Grand?' and "a Leap Year
Tangle,' two comedies.
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Cell eather-With nights so cool
that heavy blankets are yet in use
and with only moderate weather in
the daytime. everybody is delighted,
from a comfort point of view, but the
cotton men would like to see warm
nights, to hasten the growth of the
plants. With very little hot weather
before the first of June, the summer
viii seem short, and there will be
more inclination to remain at home
this summer and take care of the
rush of work.
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Palace Monday-Illustrate lecture
by Albert R. Williams will be given
at the Palace theatre Monday night
as an added attrac action to the regular
Paramount feature picture. Mr.. Will
liams has travelled through the war
ring nations of Elrope, has been ar
rested as a spy by the French, Dutch
and Belgians, and given a military
trial by the Germans in Brussels. Mr..
Williams is highly recommended as a
lecturer and his pactures are authen-
tic. This will be very instructive
evening for all who are interested in
the worlds greatest war.
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Typographical Union Officers-The
Imperial Valley Typographical Union
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, A. F.
Neil of CaleXico; vice president, A. S.
Coles of Brawley; secretary treasurer,
G. A. Mcdonald of Ell Centre; execu-
tive committee, A. S. Coles of Braw-
ley, E. T. Thomas of Holtville and
r. c. Lott of Calexico; sergeant-at-
arms, T. A. Tunstall; auditors, F. M.
Davis, R. E. Schmidt, A. w. Howe;
delegates to Imperial Valley Trades
Council, R. f. Schmidt, G. A. McDon-
aid, T. A. Tunstall, l.. F. Brooks and
Paul Swanson.
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