Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Personal Mention

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G. NJ. Alexander and family of San
Diego, came over Sunday to spend a
few days with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T.. Alexander at 4S6 Vine
street Mr.. Alexander is member of
the firm of Hibner Alexander Co. of
San Diego, widely known in the valley,
as they were former Samson dealers
and are owners of the Samson block in
El Centre.
j. G.. Jenkins, Brawley constable, is
The latest candidate in the race for
sheriff i'll Imperial county.
The Marsh Dry Cleaners of Ell Centre
have opened branch in Brawley, To-
Gated in the new Belvedere theater
building. a.
Manuel G. Parades, for the past five
years Mexican consul in Calexico, left
Sunday for Mexico where he has been
called by the Mexican government.
Mrs. j. w. McCorkle of San Diego
is house guest this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. N. Howard on Park avenue.
Miss Springer s Bible class will meet
as usual Thursday morning i'll the office
of the city library. 3o or
Mrs. George j. Phelps contemplates
attending the federation biennial to be
held at Chautauqua, New York, in June
Miss Kalah Rae Ames of Los Angeles
IS house guest of Miss Thelma McCarey
this week.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Skinner who formerly
lived near Ell Centre, are here this week
from their present home in San Diego to
visit friends. WE
J. C. Stint of Heber is business
visitor today.
Mrs. Jack Hackett and baby left yes
terday with Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Church
for the north. Mrs. Hackett will join
her husband at Visalia.
f. L. Page, prominent rancher of I'm
perial Valley, was attending to business
in Ell Centre yesterday afternoon.
Among the many Ell Centre people
who spent the week end at Salton Sea
were Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Gordon and
Frank Marable. The party made the
trip in M. Gordon's new Stephens and
report a delightful outing.
T. w. Slocum of Slocum g. Smith 5
Jewelry store, is back at business after
an illness which confined him to his
home for two or three weeks.
Walter G. Carey, county auditor, has
been in Riverside for few days Oh
business.
Mrs. Fern Barnham of Heber was
among Ell Centre shoppers today.
Mrs. William Fleming who has been
quite i'll is reported as much better to-
day.
T. A. Wood, superintendent, and Tom
Elliott, travelling agent of the American
Railway Express, are i'll Ell Centre for
a few days on company business. Boil.
express themselves as well pleased with
| present conditions in the valley and op-
timistic regarding its future.
| Mrs. j. Ahlberg returned yesterday
20 her home in Chicago after spending
several weeks with her daughter, Miss
Helen Ahlberg, of the Irrigation Dis
trct office.
w. M. Culp, special correspondent of
| the Western Journal of Education, is
in the valley this week to show publ
cations in school biographies by the
Harr Wagner Publishing company, de-
slgned to supplement the state series
which are adapted to the upper gram
mar grades only They will probably
be submitted to the county board for
examination.
G. d. Hartshorn of Holtvillc was in
the city today to attend court as a
juror.
j. A. Heitz, factory agent for the
Guitaraphone company OF San Fran
cisco, is III I'll Centre today.
David j.. Wilson of Pueblo, Colo, is
stopping in the city for a few days.
MoRosco BUYS THEATERs
United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, April lS.-Oliver
Morosco today announced the aequisi.
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