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Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
IT'S AN OLDCESTON

Only commentator has thus far been heard of the
Christmas Festival" idea introduced into Ell Centro
by the chamber of commerce, the suggestion having
been given fine start last Friday night when crowds
thronged the business section and Visited stores
guests of the evening" without making any purchases.
Designed TO stimulate Christmas activity, and to
to the people of this city that they do their
Christmas shopping economically and efficiently
here elsewhere the christmas Festival has had the
full cooperation of merchants and citizens
It's purpose is not altogether restricted to promoting
commercial activity. 1t also tends to create a
friendly feeling between buyer and seller and should
extend to the shoppers themselves
Those who have lived in the East will recall how
the salutation Merry Christmas, was given alike to
friend and stranger the holiday approached There
spirit of friendliness and good fellowship in the
air The salutation given by the rich and poor,
black and white, and of all social stations.
That statement may surprise many VINO have always
imagined the East cold and undeR0nstratiVe 1t is,
generally speaking, but paradoxcally hawed out at
Christmas time.
The salutation is not given generally in the valley
We recall having so saluted strangers several
years ago, and the funny look given made feel
that Kipling spoke the truth about East and West.
Why cant we revive the old custom at least for
Christmas Eve, and give Merry Christmas to those
we meet without creating the feeling are taking lib
erties2
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
More Property
Being Improved

Improvements to business proper
ties are becoming numerous just
now. John Brunner, owner of the
property at III North Fifth street.
is subdividing for small stores. The
property was originally garage,
then was used by the Clayton Furni-
tnre company. Brunner stated that
= first class shoe repairing estab-
lishment will occupy one of the
stores shortly after the frs of
january.
A permit calling for an expendi-
iure of 81 500 was issued yesterday
to the Red Front Grocery son Main
street, recently damaged by fire.
Alterations are contemplated by +.
y. Jacobs, owner, which will make
The building fire proof as well as
beautiful. Emery Girard is the con
tractor.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
Alterations To
Be Ready Soon

Improvements on the building soon
% be occupied by the Imperial Val
Icy Building and Loan association
at Sixth and State streets, arc fas.
rearing completion. Architcct's
plans call fos an alcadc aloag sixth
street TO the alley and part way
1'opg the rear of the binding, in
Fecp;ug with the general designs Of
thc whole structure. ia, building
viii he stGccpei.
Alterations within the building
cali for office space for the com
oany in the front part, the bacl; see.
ion to be occupied by the rolicc
department. with an office far the
,uief, and plenty Of room foc the
police court which finds itself great
=" cramped in its present quarter.
An archway viii connect tho new
court with the room it now occupies
and the old space will probably be
used for locker rooms.
1t is expected that everything viii
be in readiness for the chang be
fore Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
TERRIBLE FATE
AWAITS BURGLAR
IF APPREHENDED

Los ANGELES, Dee. 10. UP
The pants burglar is at his ne
furious work again and men residing
ia tie southern section Of the city
were gripped by fear today rs the
Gelredations of the maraudcr re-
niaincd unchecked.
Six males within a radius Of thee
blocks awoke to find the most es-
seutial part of their wardr 1bc miss
ing. Cries Of "where's my pants.
greeted the dawn. There was no
answer so the six donned bathrobes
and the hunt was on.
-Four found their much needed
garments, pockets rifled, in the vi
eiqity OF their homes. One suffered
the embarrassment of having his
trousers returned by woman in the
hext apartment who found them on
ler back porch.
But the sixth victim still is
searching for his.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10

makes everything even. You don't
haze to pay me for the glass and
don't have to pay you for the pink
pills. How about it ?'
"Fair enough" said Or. Possum.
"Put Pm very sorry about that
broken window" he went on to
Nurse Jane.
at doesn't matter" spoke the
nuskrat lady housekeeper. "Somc
fresh air viii come in through the
broken glass and Uncle Wiggily
needs fresh air. don't you?"
"Indeed 1 do" answered the rab.
bit gentleman. .And pretty soon |
am going out of doors and kicl;
that football. I'll try not to kick
it through any windows" he added
with a sly, laughing look at DR..
possum.
"That's a good idea" checked
the animal doctor, putting his bag
OF powders and pills on his tail
again, and walking toward tn door.
"On my way down town." he said
to Nurse Jane, an stop at the glass
dogs place and tell him to come ~
here and put in new pane"
"That's all right" spoke Uncle
Wiggily. And then, taking a pink
pills which DR.. Possum had left for
Linn, the rabbit gentleman hoped
out in the fields near his hollow
stump bungalow and began Kicking
about the leather bag lAat wa
filled with wind.
"Plunk," went Uncle Wiggilv's
paw against the football.
Up in til air it sailed, turning
over and over like big, fat pan.
cake. Uncle Wiggily watched il
and felt better already.
"This is lots Of fun" cired the
rabbit gentleman, skipping about in
Joy and glee. lie watched the foot
hall come down, bounce around and
then he ran up TO it and kicked il
again.
"Oh, the poor football, getting
such terrible kicks!" chirped a spar
row bird picking up some crumbs.
"You don't need TO feel sorry for
that foOtball." chuckled Uncls
Wiggily. at likes being kicked
That's what footballs are for, and
l am doing it for my health"
"That's different!" chirped the
sparrow. Then as Uncle WiggiIy
was going 10 kick the football a
third time, all Of a sudden, out Of
The bushes popped the Fuzzy Fox.
lie elared and growicd and sad:
"What arc YOU kicking my foot
ball for"
"Your football" asked Uncle
Wiggily. "Why this is minel Al
least it belongs to two of my little
labbits and"
"Nonsense," 'growled the Fox.
'That's my football and Pm going
TO have IL" With that he made
a rush for the rabbit gentleman but
Uaclc Wiggily kicked the football
aght at the Fox. 1t hit the bad
chap on the head and then the
football bounced up into trc,
. where 1t stuck on a branch.
"Dcar me" thought Uncle Wig
giIy as the Fox rubbed his sore
lead. "Ilow am | going TO get that
football down." And if the littlr
snug bug in the rug will come op
! and play tag with the pussy cat
! III tell you about Uncle Wiggil,
! 3nd the surprised Fox.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
CENTRAL UNIONS
LIVESTOCK TEAM
SHOWS UP WELL

Central Unions livestock Judging
team has returned from the Fourth
Annual Christmas Livestock show
and contests, held at the Los An
geles Union Stackyards, Saturday,
December Z. Centrals team ranked
Both, which was not bad rating
considering the fact that the team
was made up of lower classmen, and
that they were competing with So OF
the best agriculture classes in Cali
fornia.
The animals used in the contest
were of very high type. The beef
used for Judging was OF the Aber-
dten Angus breed; the swine, of the
Duroc, Jersey and Hampshire breeds;
til sheep of the Shropshire and
Hampshire breeds, and the draft
Lorses of the Percheron breed.
After the various contests, which
consisted of livestock and dairy eat
tie Judging, and which were held in
the morning, there was Il large
parade of all the animals entered in
the show, several military academy
bands, those taking part in the
rodeo, and the 500 high school agri-
cultural students. The FL Centre
boys, carrying the large banner fur
Yished by the FL Centre Chamber
of Commerce, attracted a great deal
OF attention. \ copy of the picture
taken of all the students present
and their various banners, will soon
be on exhibit in the chamber of com
merce window.
All of the contestants were given
passes to The rodeo which was held
during the latter part of the after
noon. Saturday evening the boys
and their instructors were guests of
the show at a banquet given At the
Central Manufacturers District club
room.
Those members of the high school
agricultural classes who did not
take this trip have shown a great
deal Of interest in the reports
brought back by the Judging team,
and are looking forward to the next
contests, which will be held on
March !, at the Imperial County
fair.
Central's Judging team is com
posed of Spencer McElvancy. Odel
| Farmer, John Goss, and Russell
Wagner with Paul Thornton. in
| struetor.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10

swcrcd 1l-. Loagears. "ua' Ha!
Ha."
The way it all happened was like
this, a. I told YOU in the stor: last
night. Uncle Wiggily wasn't feeling
well ana he sent for DR.. Possum.
Tho animal doctor made the rabbi.
stick out his tongue and then said
that what Uncle Wiggily needed
more than medicine was to get out
and play a. kicking a football
around.
Nurse Jane brought in the room
4 football belonging to Tumble and
Bumblc, the two rabbit boys, ana
DR.. Possum said he would show
Uncle Wiggily how to kick IT. So
he did, only hc forgot about the
window and Kicked the football
right through the glass.
cha. IIa. Hal" again laughed Mr..
Longears.
'I don't see anything so funny"
spoke Dr. Possum. "Pve broken
your window glass and shall have
to pay cor it," He reached in bis
| pockct Tor Soi2e money.
"No, No. Don't" cried tnclc
! Wiggily, laughing harder than ever
Chats the funny part Of ii. You
don't have To pay anything Ha.
Hal"
"Why not7" asked DIR. Possu.n.
"Bccausc," said Uncle Wiggily
81 have to pay you for coming here
10 see me when / am sick, bringing
ne medicine and telling me 10 play
to1fball, which J am going ~ df
pretty soon. .Ngw / would have Il
pay you some money for that anf
for medicine, wouldn't ="
ooh, yes" said Dr.. Possum :"
nGst charge money for coming t
see sick rabbits and giving them ad
vice and medicine"
"Then that's where the JOKE
comes in" chuckled 'Alr. Loncears
"You see ] owe you money for com
ing 10 see me and you owe me none.
for breaking my window, thougl
you didn', mean to DO it. So tia
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
Hammer Slayer's
Husband Held

HOLLYWOOD, Dee. 10. U.P-Ar-
mour \. Phillips, husband of the no
torious "hammer slayer, Clara Phil
lips, was arrested early today and
held on Il charge of possession Of
liquor.
Officers said they found two gal
Ions of whiskcy in quart bottles in
Phillips residence. Phillips has
been taxi driver here since the
trial at which his wife was convict.
I'D of the murder of Alberta Mea,
dows.
Mrs. Phillips, now in San Quentin
was found guilty of beating Miss
Meadows 10 death with hammer
Her husbands attentions to Mis-:
Meadows assertedly lead to the muir
der.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10

specially artists from outside tho
valley.
The girls will bring the latest
song hits and dance steps to the val
ley and those in the know assure FL
Ccntrans that this act will long be
remembered for its beauty and masi-
cal charm. This is but one of the
many acts secured for this enter
.ainment, the proceeds of which arr
10 bcdoAated to some local worthy
charity.
Reserved seat tickets are now II
be had at Sehirers Drug store and
'tiose wishing the best seats are ad
vised to procure them as early as pos
Sible.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
Tuesday, December
Night Cough
Quickly Re
Famous Presc
Gives Almost II
Relief

Night coughs, or cou,
by a cold or by an irritI
are usually due to cal
cough syrups and patent
do not touch. But the
swallow of Thoxine is
to stop the most stubh
''most instantly. Thoxin
tors prescription, workin
tirely different princip
directly to the internal 4,
ThoXine contains n
drugs, is pleasant tastir
for the whole family. s
money back guarantee I
ter and quicker relief fo
sore throats than anythii
ever tried. Ask for Thos
ready for use in 35c., so
bottles. Sold by Cien
Store.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
Outside Talent
To Aid FrOlic

ITO Ze.gfaid's beauties and the
Sunkist Girls or West Coast circuit
fame will be outdone and outclasscd
hy the 20 dancing and singing girls
coming n III Ccniro for the kiwanis
club Junior chamber minstrel show
aud revue, scheduled for next Friday
night.
Those responsible for this catcr
tainment have not stinted Them
selves when it WIS matter of pro-
curing the best possible talent. Lo-
cal acts had the preference, Of
Curse, but when it was found that
certain blank spaces on the pro-
gram had to be filled in, the man
agcincat decided 70 secure high class
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
UNCLE WIGGILY'S LITTLE
TRIHK

"Aa, IIa. IIa," laughed Uncle
Wiggily.
The rabbit gentleman was stand
ing in the middle of the room look
ing at "A broken window through
which Dr. Pessum had just kicked
q football.
..Wil you kindly tell me what
Won are laughing at ?" asked the
doctor, who looked bit fused ana
nervous. And no wonder
.1'm laughing at the funny way
you kicked the football through the
window and broke the glass" an
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
Death Claims
Aged Pioneer

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 W.D-
John O'Conner, II year old Los Ang-
cles pioneer, died at the Georgia
Street receiving hospital following
a Daralytic stroke Sunday night.
The aged man was father of l.. j.
Hap" o Conner, well known sports
character, and is survived by an
other son, three daughters and a
widow, Funeral arrangements have
not been announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December 10, 1914

CARL +. Schadcr has started new
Industry for the Imperial Vallry in
the California Ostrich farlG in
Calipatlia. Six hundred ostriclIes
viii be unIoadcd there tomorrcsv and
the public is invited to visit the
farm. Associated with Schadcr in
this venture are Harry Chandler,
Gen: VI. II. Sherman, Max I,mscn,
II. II. Clark, Luther Brown, Herbert
Cornish, Walter Bowker, ~, argys
Lindsay, Rismark Dreyer, Dryer to
be manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
Wound Betrays
Young Bandit

SAWTELLE, Calf, Dee. 10. U.H
Traced through head wound suf-
fered in gun battle with police,
Theodore Jerke, 20, today confessed
to series of recent holdups, ac-
cording to police reports.
,Jerke was arrested at his home
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
newspaper Syndicate
Uenvright, 1928. by Mcclure

The Press is contemplating dis
continuing the Uncle Wiggly fea-
ture which has been operated for
several years, replacing it with some
other story for the children, or do
ing away with the feature entirely.
The editor would like an expression
from those who have been reading
the column as to their opinion. II
the feature is not desired it will be
eliminated.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
Looking Backward
Svhat the Press Files Tell Of In
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS ago
Tnca.nh hor 1O 0OQ

Imperial is making wonderful
record in business these days. One
If the evidences Of this fact il that
the freight business Of the local
staticn shows an increase of over
GJ per cent for November over thc
same month for last year, and
breaks all records Cor this and all
towns Of the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10
TEN YEARS AGO
1n fo1n

The largest enrolment in the his
tory Of the night school Of the Cen.
tral Union high school is now in at
tendance at the commercial slon
and Spanish classes. Between Is
and 100 attend classes every night.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-10

here after a physician
had treated him for the
The youth was said t,
shot as he fled from a
up. Police claim Jerk
he started a career of cri
after losing his job.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29

Azores and are coming to Gib- ralter." The news was later con- firmed by the British Admiralty at London which received wire less message from the Eagle. The time of the rescue was not stated but it believed -toS have taken place at night. Early today the assump-, tion had been that the Eagle com mander had wirelessed as soon as he affected the rescue. The posi- tion where they wre found scenes to indicate they had either flown or drifted for considerable dis tance after they were last definit- ely reported one hundred and seventy miles southwest of Santa Maria.
 Demonstrations began early this morning here and the vast crowds paid no attention to the steady
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29

NEW YORK, June 29, (P- Max Schmeling, sensational Ger man heavyweight, hammered out a decision in bloody fifteen round fight last night over Paolino Uz- cudson the durable Spaniard, be- fore a crowd of approximately for ty-five thousand people. They saw Schmeling rally after a slow start to slash and rip Paolino through out the last seven rounds. Only the Spaniard's remarkable game ness and his ability to absorb terrible punishment enabled him to weather Schmeling's blood thirsty attack.
 The first part of the battle was little slow because Schmeling was a little suspicious of his op- ponent and so they boxed until the fatal seventh when Schmeling cut loose with barrage of hooks and jabs which came close to put ting Uzcudson in the repair room for disabled fighters. As the fight
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29

progressed it became apparent to those present that Max was out to get the Spaniard Scrappy fighting ensued from round to round with Max always intlicting more punishment. Paolino came back blow for blow but he had lost his original sting and the German was able to take most of his blows and step in and deliver an almost overwhelming series of powerful blows and escape without any punishment whatsoever.
 Paolino was cut about the eyes, nose, and mouth and the blood, which half blinded him, flowed in a steady stream from his head under the Germans sharp blows. It is much to cha credit of Pao- lino that Max never did succeed in knocking him to the mat, it being accredited only to the Span iard's ability to stand up under punishment The last three rounds came close to being a slaughter,
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29

MADRID, June 2s, R-Major Franco and his three companions
 who started on transatlantic flight to America via the Azores more than a week ago, is now en- route to Gibralter aboard the Brit ish airplane carrier Eagle, which picked them from the water about one hundred miles Southeast Of the island of Santa Maria. The airman are reported all we'll and even the plane. the huge two-mot- ored Dornier-Wal, was salvaged, being very slightly damaged. The first news of the rescue was given out at the Spanish Ministry Of State which announced that word had been received from the Span ish Consul at Gibralter reading Franco and his companions were picked up by the Eagle near the
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29
BOXER EXPECTED IN
 SEATTLE JULY 4tll.

SEATTLE, June 26, R-De- layed by gales in Northern waters, the auxiliary schooner Boxer of the United States Bureau of Edu- cation, which is bound for Seattle with Dr. Jonathan H. Wagner aboard. Chief of the Alaska Divi- sion, is expected to arrive here July 4th with a cargo of furs and ivory After discharging she will head back for Pt. Barrow about July 10th on her last voyage of the season.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29
STORYTELLING GETS DECISION uzCUDSON
TRADER DISAPPEARS
 FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED

WRANGELL. Alaska, June 29
 Ho-Recent arrivals from Tele- grahp Creek reported that Oscar Anderson, a trader on McDames Greek brought news to Telegraph that Angus Mcdonald, trapper in the Laird section had disap- peared. Foul play is suspected as McDonald's effects, including all his furs. are missing from the cabin. Mcdonald was reputed to be worth fifteen thousand dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29
SchMEll ING DEFEATS
 SPANISH CONTENDER

with Paolino on the verge of a knockout, due to Schmeling s sharp uper-cuts and right hooks to the face. That boy Max has graph Creek reported that Oscar
 Paolino's defense at first pug Zled Max and he accepted a lit tie punishment from the Spania rd around the region of the body during the first part of the fight. Despite this hindrance to the Ger mans plans, his rival was the tar get for all his powerful punches during most of the fight. Schmel- ing proved himself a good hitter and capable boxer. He weigh ed in at 1S7 to the Spaniard' s 1922 lbs. The decision of Ref cree Art Donovan ' and the two judges was unanimous and mere formality at the close of the fight.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29

VICTORIA, B. C., June 28, (R An appeal on the decision aw- arding Wm. F. Harris, aged pros pector and free miner, one hun. dred thousand dollars, originally his share Of the Big Missouri Group Mining Claims in the Sal mon River District in B. C., will be taken to higher court. The case is to be heard in October. Sitting in Vancouver, Harris
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29
SETS NEW RECORD FOR
 IfsANS-CUNIINEN TRIf

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., June 29, (P-Capt. Frank M. Hawkes. broke his own record of nonstop trans-continental flight from west to east. Upon his ar rival here this morning he brought his plane to earth and taxied so fast that he struck a fense sur rounding the Meadow Brook Polo Club, that he wrecked his land ing gear and broke and stripped his fuselage, but did not hurt himself.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29

which he made from the sale of some mining claims. He went from Atlin years ago across the the boundary from Testline Lake to the Laird section where he built cabin one hundred and fifty miles back from Laird Post. In the past eight or ten years Mcdonald has appeared once a year at Laird Post. turning in his furs for a years supply of am intuition.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29
SPEAKS FREELY or
 SALVAGE OPERATIONS

JUNEAU, June 29. (P-W. F. Wiley talked freely to many re sponsible persons including naval officers regarding the operations in the raising the Islanders safe and about the discovery of it, to- day in the different places of busi
 ness here. He invited several to visit him and witness the work and how the operations are being
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29

WESTBURY, N. Y, June 2S, (Pl Jack Ashcroft, pilot, was kill ed, and Miss Viola Gentry, known as "the flying cashier" was crit ically injured as the biplane in which they were attempting to set a new endurance record, crashed into a tree, shortage of gasoline being thought the cause. Wit nesses said they heard a crash.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29
BUS CRASHES; TURNS
 OVER; MANY HURT

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June 2s. R)-Six were seriously injured and twenty-two others Received severe cuts andb ruises when the bus in which they were riding, crashed into culvert at the foot of a steep hill and turned over, tOppling into seven foot ditch. The driver said that another auto mobile blocked the descent of the hill.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29

only there was no motor noise, and upon Investigating the gaso- line tanks were found to be empty as was the carburetor. A heavy fog blanketing the field was be- lieved to have contributed to the cause. Ashcroft has been flier for number of years and Miss Gentry attracted considerable at tention to herself in 1926 when
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29

conducted in one of the most ue- ed water courses of Southeastern Alaska in broad daylight. Juss the other day Wiley was very mysterious and desired everyone to maintain the utmost secrecy regarding what he was doing, bu: for some unknown reason he has decided to come out in the press shNut it.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29

sistant Secretary of Treasury in charge of prohibition is going to retire from office Both the White house and the Treasury denied that Loman had resigned or had been asked to resign. bowman himself said that he had 10 in tention of leaving his post.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29
ENDURANCE fLlGnT
 ENDS N FATALITIES

she p.loted the plane known as the Answer, under the Brook lyn Bridge. Ashcroft and Miss Gentry were last seen over the field early yesterday morning by a mechanic who found a note on his way to work saying that the gasoline was running low.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29
OLD PR0SPECT0R
 APPEALS HIS CASE

claimed that he found the mines and gave interests to others to obtain a buyer for the property, retaining one third interest for himself, The money was paid in to the bank of which Harris claims one third. He now lives in Pokt Angeles.
The Nome nugget., 1929-06-29
SPANISH AvIAT0RS NOW
 ON WAY TO GiBRAl LITER

downpour of rain nor the for biding weather, but kept shouting "Tivo Franco!'