Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
HOltville News

HOLTVILLE, June 10.-E. c. Bell
wood of Brawley, was a recent visitor
He used to live here and owned the
service station at Sixth and Pine
streets. He has 40 acres of water
melons at Brawley and expects to make
shipment Saturday.
Paul Durham has returned TO van
Nuys after pleasant visit with rel
atives and friends. He is with the
Hammond Lumber Co.
C. S. Reynolds left yesterday morn
| ing for the Methodist meeting at Ja-
kcumba where Methodist churches of I'M
| perial Valley are holding their second
annual assembly. \ number of Holt
Vile people are planning to go Satur-
| day afternoon and stay over Sunday.
| Mrs. G. w. Stevens of Calexico Is
visiting her aunts, Mrs. j. IL. Fahring
and Mrs. NJ. c. Blanchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Morford entertain
/ ed at dinner last night.
| The rest room was opened today
under eustodianship of the auxiliary or
the American Legion. Tea and waters
| were served this afternoon.
/ The first car load of cantaloupes
from Holtville went out yesterday
properly hammered to tell where it or
| iginated. Holtville is an active com
| petitor in the valley melon market now.
/ Purchase of new fire fighting ap-
paratus was discussed by the city
| trustees Wednesday, but no action was
/ taken. A petition was presented ask
ing the board to abate the nuisance of
so much SCOT falling over the city from
chimneys. The city attorney was in
structed to draw up the necessary ordi
nance. David Vencill asked permission
to lay pipe under the walk from an
artesian we'll to be dug to supply water
for two or three blocks. 1t was grant
ed subject to supervision of water com
missioner, B. L. Baker.
Fred Holmes, graduate of the 1872:
class, is clerking in Varney's.
Mrs. +. f. eleanor and Mrs o. r
Bannert with Miss Betty Harris at the
piano, are training the children of the
Baptist Sunday school for children ;:
service Sunday.
Miss Gentry, who has had charge o.
the kindergarten this year and tn,
music of the grammar school, has re
turned to her home in Los Angeles
She entertained the little folks Thurs
day with party. When the ice cream
arrived it was found no server ha(
been sent. \ little boy was sent mex
door to borrow a spoon. When til,
lady came to the door he said: ~ came
TO borrow a spoon please, and give m,
the biggest one you have because it il
to dip up ice cream"
Ross Hickcox, attorney of Ell Centro
greeted friends in Holtville lately. An
other Ell Centre attorney, C. L. Scott
was in town Thursday.
A number of cars came in from tht
desert yesterday. There is much trave
now over the Bankhead highway.
Mrs. Hayden Woodson and children o1
Brawley are visiting Holtville friends
The Woodsons formerly lived here wher,
Mr.. Woodson was associated with tn,
D. NJ. X. Co. He is now interested il
the cantaloupe business in Brawlcy.
i When the SO children of IA grad,
went to school yesterday morning t.
/ get their reports they were agreeably
surprised with a treat of ice cream fror
their teacher, Mrs. Lou T. Cuthbert.
Grave concern is felt over the condi
.ion of Professor Wardrip, who has beer
i'll with typhoid fever several weeks. Hi
two daughters, who have also been sick
arc better.
| The l.. U. b. A. society of the Chris
tian church will serve the banquet fo,
the Imperial Valley Bankers association
at their meeting in the city hall thi.
evening.
An all day meeting of the L. U. 3
A. society was held yesterday at Melo
land at the residence of Mrs. F. II. Hill
A potluek dinner and good time was
| enjoyed. 1t was the last regular get
| together of the ladies for this season
| The report of the year s work was made
by officers, Mrs. Sylvia Feldman, presi
| dent; Mrs. A. r. Underwood, treasurer
Mrs. c. u. Hartshorn, secretary.
The library continues to be a com
| ortable retreat for readers. The change
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