Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-07
HOLTElLLE
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HOLTVILLE, Feb. Fay Dobbs
Jessie Dobbs, Ludwig Hora and
Jake Neidiffcr spent the past Sun
day near Black Butte, Mexico. One
OF the interesting sights there was a
/ small volcano.
DR.. Harper, superintendent Of the
. Baptist convention of this part Of
the country, is a guest of Holtville
and spoke at the local Baptist
church Sunday.
Misses Donnie Robinson and Doro-
thy Hamilton and George Galloway
and Ronald Layton spent the past
Sunday at Jacrmba
Bill White, accompanied by his
sister Ruth and Miss Luella Hart,
returned to college at Pomona Sun
day.
Mrs. c. G. Ellis, Misses Helen
Swerdfeger, Bobby Baxter and Mary
Ellen Yeargin, mot9red to MeXicali
last Friday afternoon 70 invite some
of the MeXicali citizens to attend
the World Fellowship program,
which is to be given at the local
high school by the Girl Reserves
next Friday evening.
\ number Of the MexicaH teach
! crs and other people from that city
will be here on Friday evening to
furnish muse and other cntartain-
mont features for the program. Be
sides this, members Of the Girl Re-
serves Of this city VIII furnish other
Interesting numbers. Every one is
invited and urged to come aad en-
Joy the evening.
\ b. Y. p. L. convention was
held at Brawlcy last Sunday night.
Several Of the members Of the local
2. y. 2. /. organization attended
ana a delightful and instructive
evening was had by al present.
The student body Of the ;ocal high
school was very well entertained
Monday morning by talk from one
Of It's former members, Clifton Simp-
son. Clifton is a graduate Of this
Aig, school Of the class Of 20 and
is now a junior in the University Of
California at Los Angeles. Repre-
santing his college he gave a short
talk urging students to work for
god GRADES from the time they en-
ter high school as a freshman till
they Leave senior. He showed the
need Of having such grades IN case
one intended to go to any higher in
stitution Of learning. The entire
student body enjoyed and profited
by the talk.
Earnest Allen aad Bustcr Scrog-
gins both employees of the Imperial
Irrigation District have been trans
ferred to inland where they viii
say for some time.
Mrs. Julia Applewhite Of Cruce,
Oklahoma returned Monday after IN
( extended visit with Mrs. Laura
Dobbs of this place
The freshmen class entertained the
student body Monday morning with
a modern version Of Shakespeare $
! play "Thc Merchant Of Ncnioe.'
( Names of members of the senior
( class were used in several place.
! making a very laughablo contrast
The cast must be very highly com
mended for its stage appearance and
also Mrs. Ellis, freshman advisor
who conceived the idea and helped
pat it across.
The affirmative team of the local
/ debating team, Marie Edwards and
Rylc Huffman, debated against
Brawlcy at the local high school last
Friday night. The debates were
very interesting and both sides OF
the question were very well repre-
sentcd. The judges decision how
ever, was in Holtville S favor. Music
was furnished by the Senior Music
| club. The Holtville team, Mildred
Gallatin and Ruth Gallatin, debating
against Imperial at Imperial, were
not so fortunate. However it is re
! ported that the race was very close
The Pacific Northwest furnished
one half the apples shipped to New