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Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
BRIDGE LUNCHEON
CHARMING AFFAIR

ars. W u. EezaecnecE cntcrtaiu-
cd recently at her home on He'll
avenue with q charming bridge
luncheon The color motif employed
was yelIow, the table decorations
consisting Of yellow candy tufts and
roses, and tile place cards. painted
By Mr. Bezdechaek. carrying ~, lie
same hue
At the close of tie at.era,ar FRS.
prize WAS presented to MIS-. +.
HiekcoX and consolation. to Aes J..
T. Meadows.
Those enjgy1nr Mrs. Egzd saegk S
Hospitality we.e Mas1ames f-.5
Gfanola, T. &. Kiuaa. ". 4. Nza,
n b. Hickcoz. i. j. Lomuoldt. II.
= Hopgeod. e. p. Hel Il. + Moore,
@..t Wilson, d. RaHeH ef ea.ea4se.
nd j. l.. Meadow IL I@ar.a..
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
irRS BERT FATCETT
HOSTESS TO CLUB

Mrs. Bert Fawectt entertained
her bridge club last evening at the
Fawcctt home on Commercial
avenue Spring flowers formed the
pretty decorations and after de
Hghtful evening of cards the guests
were served delicious refreshments
Hig score was held by Ronaine
Richmond, second, by Mildred
cole, and low, hy Dorothy Barron.
Guests enjoying Mrs. Fawcett S
hospitality were the Misses Maur
inc Mastick, sue Pope, Cecil Thatch-
or. Mildred Cole, Romaine Rich
mond, Dorothy Barron, Celia Young
and Violet MadduN.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
Close Harmony
A Real Show

Pictures often ou.cd as comedies
fail flat rs MANY a movie patron
can attest Others not billed eE
acslv rs comedies, are chuck III
q aluucr In the latter Category
cames 'tiase harmony. whte3
give plenty Of laughs = Jtas. Hho
sa# II last might ii FeH h2eglsi
Theatre.
It VIII b. repeated assee tonight,
and those wb9 fad 10 sea it are
passing " n opportunity for =
most enjoyable evening. Buddy
Rogers and Nancy Carroll s.@r ia
the picture. Buddy proves timsel
an exceptionally good musician, has
a pleasing singing voice, aud ean-
siderable dramatic ability. Nancy :
a clover dancer. and has one ii tn
comparatively few voices among
feminine stars that register we'll III
the .'talkies.
The laurel, "a Nancy AID Buddy
are always in dang taom JaeN
Oakie, " Skeets' Gaiaght. aad
Harry Green Iha first two are d
clever singing and comedy team
while Green Is whole slow hN
himself, il IS portrayal II 4 1aod
era Jewish theatrical manager
Green comes Fariion~.s Hear 't>teaA
ing the show
Close harmony is ''same-
thing different It gives good
idea Of What c4n ba dom WITH tn
.'tal}ie>, and taesa Who be.iese
the LATTER To b. inst "a passing fai.
vii have tie opinion changed after
seeing ard hearing Il.
Big Boy in . to@ady las
rattling good comedy, his dia4a-
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dances, Ciaudinc crane; costumes
Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Wilbur Garrick,
Mrs. MeCrory and Mrs. King.
High School and Junior College
High school brass trio addison
Carter, Gena Bibbins, Warren Wat
SOM: (a) "'Comc Where My Love
Lies Dreaming, Foster; CO Mas
sa in de Cold, Cold Ground, > Foster.
Junior college trio lWinifred
House. Martha Ryerson, Norma Ben
ton): (a) "Smilin' Through, Penn;
(b) "Old Kentucky Home - Foster;
Cc( I'm Old Madrid, = Nrotcrr.
Orchestra Selections from "Car.
men, Biget, arranged by Seredy.
High school and Junior college mum
bers under direction Of Miss Mar.
garpt Collins
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
Social Breyities

The nazt meeting of tbe W {. I.
[. VIII be he'd al the Methodist
church. Fr5day. April 26 1t g:S1 \
large attendance IS desired as final
arrangements mast be aade for the
eegety convention to be heic here,
ArriI =.
Tie Ats and Crafts section OF
tie Woata $ Ttn Thousand club
W.,l #eet tomorrow 1T the club
house. Ms Norman Deatan, chair
nan asks al members 10 be pres
aat since il will be the last meeting
- tire year The meeting VII be
an I'LL day one SO that members may
he a5,e to finish their work. and a
pot luck luncheon Will be served.
Tha lovaI Temperance Legion
ch.llreu from the Mckinley school
will neet 1t tie Methodist church
tomorrow ii o'clock. MI mem.
bers are reminded IA bring their
due.
TIN rhildraa from tic Harding
md Lincoln schools who arc mem-
trea OF the Loyal Temperance LIE
g.or viii meet 1t the Christian
church tomorrow afternoon At
30 and gre asked - ling friend
aud 9'sa their dues.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
DINNER PARTY
PRETTY AFFAIR

\ charming dinner party was
given last night by Mrs Jack Conn
= ner home on Hell avenue. Blue
md yellow wrrr the colors employ
ei In th. decorations and the
table MS LAY w.gh eenterp,eee
Of bright nasturtiums.
eae~a.#e the he-teas we're he
Misses Doris W5gler, Jean Stewart,
Eileen ArElyaney and Mrs. Ruin
Gem
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
SHFJIJEEA.G PARTY
GIIEN FOR CLASS

a ial u=iar raast and SWIM
ming party Was eH58Esd b. = q.
llngo's saa4a# se4a4 class rase8tls-
The group maa4red u .hc sand dunes
ar Holtrtla Eer supper and later
ent swimming At III iie.tvslle
4 afa.o1ium.
Cbaperaaes fae lie affair ware
aiesdanes ella Tyler Il. f. Daniels,
Brown, and $. C. Lingo. while mem-
bers present were: Ada Bess Eey-
non. Gcna Ebbins. Bertha Collins
Dorothy Merritt, Treo!a Mills, Elsie
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
Il car that simply
refuses TO gToO Old

YoU have surmised, perhaps, that
the reference is to the Lincoln.
This fine car seems to achieve.
if possible, even more dignity
and style with time = although
You really cannot judge Lin
coins age by anything but the
height of its owners regard for ii.
One reason why the Lincoln SO
bravely holds off wear is that ii
is, from end to end. precision
built car. In many manufacturing
operations accuracy must stav
within limits of 5000 of IN
inch! Such minute respect for
perfection is rewarded, naturally,
by years and years Of silent. care.
free motoring. Yet Lincoins with
only few thousand miles Of ser
vice can occasionally be purchased
at extremely advantageous prices.
A few such Lincolns are now to
be se,n on our floor. Every one
is in perfect mechanical condi-
ton. We are always glad to demon
ttrate them TO You, Hsi.hen. lAs
slightest obligation. Drop il today,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
Visiting Lawyer
Loses Wallet

Geor9 {. IIadley, prominent at
torner Of san Francisco reported the
loss OF his wallet and 50 II the
Ha'.et department this morning
claiming that sneak thief had On
tered lis room - q loea! hotel last
night.
Iad}ry also reported his raiIroaI
tickets missing as wrll rs his E1kN
card.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
IRIS. !. =. 1I'NEECE
CITES PROGRAM FOR
TWICE TOLD TALES

CSC ~ IL sza>a interesting meet
tr.< f the Twice Told Tales section
Il tH- Woman 5 Ten Thousand club
oas 5e.d yesterday afternoon y the
fame Il Mrs. Philip Hodg3.tn ~
HeaSfey avenue, with Mrs. j. E.
As>Neaea IS tAe#ssorE taller.
ttter brief business meeting AZ
WhleH ii WAS voted that the section.
uoa}a again present q program for
The mother eluh taa following year.
Ars V. J. Red, vice chairman. IN
tra5geed Mrs. j. 3. MeNeeee, Who
"A Ha>- charming fashion, retoId
Browning $ exquisite poem, "Pippa
EaSsa
Taa prose version, written by the
Story talle- herself. was beautifully
alnc anl told OF The little italian
-.rI WHa Lad Just one holiday year
z.M- Years DAY she wondered
what 10 90 to spend the day aud
aailE decided 10 pass the homes Of
the taar families she considered 10
= lie barp.cst IN this small town IN
northern Italy.
From then ON the tale is concerned
with ghe happenings in thu lives ef
-at>e four people At the particular
t.me She passes their door. and the
effect II her lovely songs on them.
Perhaps the best known pert Of the
poem is the little song closing wiz
lie Ines God : IN His Heaven,
AIS waA with de world
Current events followed the pro-
gram after which 3al.eioas retrtsl-
meats were served H. The hostess.
Mrs. H. G piller and Mrs. J. B.
NcNeeee rss5diHg q, IT, beautifully
appo5n+,d Tea Table.
Guests af t1le hostess were Mrs.
saaa Haean aud Ars John b Nj
N5aea, anu the mcHbers present in.
r0Qa8 II sdaEes u. B, Roberts, y.
A. Centas. !. +. Brock. Dan Scott.
II. j. Eail. f. j. Naarh, J. :. LgreW.
Fafrr>. Nusy. +. ii. 1ruveii. Il. T..
billie and the hostess.
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Mitchell Harriet Stafford. Ianr-
Underwood. Aileea Knight Louis
Brown, Lucille Harrison, Virginia
Ierz.!. isabelle Freddy. Celia Brown.
NaGelvH Horton
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23

Earl Weaver, Ontario Oregon, has
n healthy caIf that was born
without amy Srmblancc Of tail.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23

grading and the possibilities of ship
ping point inspection.
Among those speaking at the
meetings were: l., M. Jeffers, chief
of the bureau of field crops of the
state department of agriculture; Il.
+. Bair of the department, W. Nit
chel who assists Morgan in the grad
ing at Los Angeles, and Ncrn DeTar
of the extension service.
A $6o0.c00 hotel Will be started
within 30 days at Dana Point,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23

Tla san Diego tsanty farm bur
eaa wairh j. the second oldest in
iar state. held its 18th annual pic
n.r ou March with more than 800
persons present.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23

Consider be deHpcrcd price as wcH as
be list price Wbem eombariag @Afomo-.
bile paines Cadihae-LaSaiie dekiVered
prices mciade only reasonable charges
for deiipery and financing
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
Here is convincing proof
of judicious buying

and La Sale are built 10 last lifetime.
Not that you intend to drive any car
lifetime-but you may amass five years
OF hours or miles in two years. And,
whether you drive Cadillac or La Sale
year, or five years, or ten years in ..our,
or miles, that Cadillac or that La Sale
mHSt yield unin:erruptedly brilliant per.
formance-for the rery reason that these
care Gre built TO last lifetime.
Translated into these terms, an inYes:-
ment in one-year or two-year or three.
year car is no investment at all; it is be-
yond anyone's means no matter how littlc
expenditure it may entail.
Actual costs of operation covering hun
dreds of thousands of miles of usage
throughout the country by individual
owners and large corporations prove
conclusively that from a service and oper-
ating standpoint Cadillac and La Sale are
the most economical cars to own.
And it is an accepted fact that the owner
of a Cadillac or La Sale is always
assured of substantial trade-in value.
He has made sound, judiciouS financial
investment-and not just bought a car.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23
This impressive h0nsition in the bnying
tbongbt and buying practice Of american
wotorists urges careful consideration
and makes easy youy Immediate decision

A great white light of conviction has
quite evidently embraced the motoring
public of America within recent months
and has massed sales volume for Cad
lilac and La Sale necessitating expansion
of plants and properties greater than at
any other single period in the history of
the Cadillac Motor Car Company :.
When host of motor-car buyers register
a pronounced change in buying habit
and turn from any number of price classi-
dcations to the highest quality car on the
market, you may be sure there is pro-
found reason for that change.
All the world knows it to be true. Of
course, that the highest quality product
Is inevitably the most economical-and
the wisest investment. Yet even the
soundest buyers of rather modest income
have in the past been rather hesitant
about making a more substantial initial
investment in motor car, probably for
no other reason than the suggestion that
;ney might be buying beyond their means.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-23

Kansas Ci,y S -Sho
kcw Orleans - 10
CHICAGO 90 30
New York 1910
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01

happened to him That made people laugh. It
stin makes 'em laugh now that he's known
as the frozen faced comedian"
For nearly 40 years Marie DreSSler has con-
tributed to the Nations entertainment on the
stage, screen and circus. In spite of her weight
Of almost 200 pounds, she can kick higher than
many younger stars.
Since she had to begin to work very young
Miss DreSsler educated herself and created her
own comedy from observation Of what touches
the hearts laugh-strings that lie so close to
tears.
Her repartee is so swift and brilliant that
much Of the wit in her stage and screen roles
Is created by her on the set.
May Robson, q friend Of many years, tells this
story:
Marie and I were crossing the Atlantic
not together, but on the same boat. I'd done It
often but this vas Marie's first crossing. It
was . good many years ago, when people
thought very poorly Of stage actors. knew
the captain and he asked me to sit at his
table, an honor then IS now.
ST told him didn't think should sit there
unless Marie did, 50 he arranged for her to
have q place. too.
"'Now. Marie warned her, don't do any
thing to attract attention. Talk low and don't
laugh. Be q perfect lady
"'Oh, yes, indeed she promised.
1--WE sat down. The steward came to Marie
and asked for her order. The perfect lady re-
sponded in so low q voice that he heard Moth
ing. Your order, madam he demanded in q
raised voice. Marie repeated it. again SO deli
cately that her words were inaudible. 'WhatM
you haveT he roared. He must have been in
an awful hurry.
Marie looked up at him reproachfully.
Don't be angry with me- darling! she inn
plored"
Harold Lloyd and Louise Fazenda were not
naturally gifted with funny faces. Harold, in
private life, is a dark, good-lookng young man,
and Louise is q pretty girl.
Harold gets his comedy from situations. The
only makeup he uses consists Of q pair of
horn-rimmed glasses.
Louise rivals Lon CLANCY in the number and
variety Of her character roles. Each part she
son she has known or seen.
Polly Moran, who has played all the inpor-
tant music halls in England and South Africa,
as well as the important vaudeville houses in
the United States. was born in Chicago.
But I'm thinking of changing that to Death
Valley" she informed me earnestly; nobody
ever is born there, and love to start some
thing. Besides. could arrange to be 30 next
birthday. My favorite age. I've given it a
long run for its money!"
When Polly was playing in Los Angeles in
1915, the company was invited to a party.
At the affair Polly clowned merrily, as usual
much to the amusement of Mack Sonnet an
other guest.
Come over to the lot tomorrow and take a
test" he suggested.
She had never heard of q test, but she went.
She was SO funny that nobody waited to see
the screen record; they made her sign o con-
tract on the spot.
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pearance, but when Fanny, fearless and con-
hdent, stepped out gawkily-she was at the
awkward age-and began to sing shes the
Girl You Can't Forget" they took her to their
hearts and the management presented her with
o IS bill.
Being funny without being ugly is Fiji
d'Orsay's achievement. This young French.
woman, who vamped viii Rogers in his first
talking picture, manages TO garner the coveted
laughter by rolling her eyes. According to Fiji.
dancing, singing and rolling the eyes the
three sure steps to film fame.
VIII Rogers learned to rope well enough to
get on vaudeville circuit. However his was
silent act and he made little progress. One
night he failed to rope both hind feet of q
running horse. To cover the error, he turned
to his audience grinned sheepishly and
drawled: THAT amt the way to do it. Now,
femme show you how it should be DONE" The
Continued of Seventeenth Page
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FANNY BRICE is another woman who does
not depend upon . generous figure to
bring in the weekly pay check.
When Fanny was . small citizen of New
York's East Side, she yearned to be a trained
nurse. If her playmates had not broken limbs
or damaged skulls. they had to pretend to have
them so that Fanny could exercise her skill
But when the girl grew older. she turned
from nursing to play-acting. She watched
vaudeville performers eagerly, learned every
popular song Of the day and at length entered
herself as a contestant for amateur night A
restless audience had boOed each amateur ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01

SsT OOKNG like q million dollars" usually
applies to girls like Sue Carol and Billie
Dove.
But the faces that mean real and continued
coin usually belong to men like Buster Keaton
and women like Marie Dressler
Buster began life as one Of the Three
KeatonS handle ike that of suit case was
affixed to the child and his father used to throw
him around the stage. Buster learned to take
all manner Of falls and developed a trick Of
never changing his expression no matter what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01
Just HoeO Comedians and CUT Ups of the
Cinema Acqnire That Langh-Producing
Box-OfJIce Lure Many Spent Years
Trying to Be Dramatic Actors, only to
Find Their Faces We're Their Fortunes:

something that happened to me. chap In
sisted on leaving . washing machine at my
house: he was going to come and do all the
washing Tor nothing Is q demonstration. We
didn't want him to. We send our washing to
the laundry. But he would do 1t, and there
the thing was, standing in the back entry, where
We had 20 move it every time we came in or
out. couldn't help thinking we ought TO- be
washing machine statesmen who make pests Of
themselves"
The child OF an English theatrical family,
Stan Laurel. ct the age Of 10, was on the stage
In London In an English pantomime. He came
to America with the company playing "A Night
IN Q London Music Hail." in which Charlie
Chaplin was discovered by Mack Sennett and set
upon the highroad 70 fame
Sennett not being acute enough to discover"
the comic possibilities Of Laurel, he continued
show. It was some time later that he gained
. hearing IN hlmdom.
Oliver Hardy was doing singing and dancing
act in o small theater in Florida when a picture
company that included Edwin Carewe and Irma
HawIey found themselves in need of q fat man.
They saw me and signed me-" related Hardy.
Il worked with them awhile and the company
went I'D. Then went to New York. I'd get
something that looked good and then 1t would
play out was starred In short comedies once
-one-reelers- that went up, too"
He glanced up with the grave face of a pre-
posterous baby and the dining room rang with
mirth-
Expect we'd better be glad they think we're
funny" he sighed. Stan and have had lot
Of hard knocks. So long as people like US wen
enough to laugh ut US, we're willing to let em
Taught"
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mMoNG the last-named are Stan Laurel
III and Oliver Hardy, famous on the talk
? ~ ing comedy screen. Stan Laurel, slim,
small, fair, with wide gray eyes, up
standing, obstinate hair and an in
credible mouth; Oliver Hardy, tan, wide, dark,
with swapping black eyes, trick mustache and
any number of chins-two entries that judges
Of beauty contests would scarcely notice.
Yet together they have that certain some
thing" that draws at the box ONCE.
They sat on the sun porch of the studio cafe
Hardy in a long roSe-pink crash smock, Laurel
in purple satin doublet. with red flannel under
wear showing at neck and sleeves, two modest
gentlemen trying not to notice the bursts OF
sight of them.
We're not as funny as all that" muttered
Hardy over his mushrooms and ham.
They're just not used to u.s." Laurel offered.
"Over on the Hal Roach lot, where we belong.
they take us more for granted. We're borrowed
for Lawrence Tibbett,S picture. All color"-he
indicated his red hannelS-"and we are to
write In our own comedy.
oh yes we use the same characters We have
in our short comedies. Just couple of dumb
DfelloWs No wisecrackS Human sort Of stuff
that could happen to anybody"
'The minute you wiSecrack you're fresh" con-
tribUted Hardy. People resent it. Comedy
must be believable. We're two chaps without
too much sense; I'm the one that thinks have
more than Stan has-really I haven't as much.
That's all there Is to it."
THREE years ago the two comedians were
cast in Q picture called Detectives Don't
Think" They had never met before, but the
characters Of the dumb detectives" in the derby
hats made such a sensation that they have not
been parted since.
I'VE write our own stories and our own dia-
1ogue," said Laurel. Sometimes the picture just
grows from what happens. Sometimes it de-
veIops from an incident In our own homes. Our
washing machine-salesmen picture came from
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; BY ALICE L. TYLDESLEY.
There are those aOho look like Helen of Troy.
There are those Cbo frequent beauty pdTIof0.
And there are those sUltoSe faces are their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01

AONG the last-named are Stan Laurel
and Oliver Hardy, famous on the talk
ing comedy screen. Stan Laurel, slim,
small, fair, with wide gray eyes, up
- H.
The Washington times., 1929-01-07
ROBBERY
BATTLES

Shrewd safe cracksmen had Wash
ington police baffled today as con.
tinued efforts to unearth a clue
in the $1,000 robbery of a jewelry
store in the 500 block G st. n. W.,
proved futile.
The burglars. working like vet.
Grams. left no trace of their identity.
They were cautious enough to wear
gloves in order not TO leave finger
prints, They left two pairs behind
High explosives were used il
blowing open the door of the large
safe. The door to the third-story
shop was jimmied open. A supply
of burglar tools was abandoned IT.
the store by the yeggs. Pinch bars
augers, bits and rods were scattered
here and there.
The craCksmen also left stick
of dynamite. a fuse and a cake of
soap. They also overlooked. or
didn't want eight watches, valued
at $50 each
Loose diamonds. almost impos.
sible to identify, comprised most of
the loot A supply of rings and
watches also was stolen. The loss
was partially covered by Insurance.
The robbery was discovered early
yesterday by Arthur j. Dettmers,
an engraVer with an office nearby.
The Washington times., 1929-01-07
To ENTER
HIGH SCHOOLS

Approximately 1853 students will
enter Washington High Schools by
promotion on February /.
The new Mckinley High School
will take care of the highest num-
Der. as officials there expect to re-
ceive 2O3 students from the ele-
mentary schools and about 145
students from the Junior high
schools.
In probab BILE figures, Central High
School will register 107 students
from the elementary schools and
las from the junior high schools.
Eastern is planning to take in 143
students from the elementary
schools and 90 from the junior high
schools. The 1913 students esti-
mated to enter Western will be III
elementary graduates and u from
Junior high schools. Business High
School counts on "a students from
the elementary schools and SO from
the junior high schools.
Hine Junior High leads the list
of junior high schools in expecting
a number of new students, close to
242, this February.
In order of their approximate
registrations, the Junior high
schools are: Mcfarland, 149: Cor
don, 14S: Stuart, lis; Langley, 1O5;
jefferson. "A; Columbia. 81; Powell
81; BrightWood. Al.
The Washington times., 1929-01-07
Stubborn Cough
Quickly Ended by
Famous Recipe

Here is the famous old recipe which
millions of housewives have found to be
the most dependable means of break
ing up Q stubborn, lingering cough. 1t
takes but a moment to prepare and
costs little, but it gives real relief even
for those dreaded coughs that usually
follow the FLU"
From any druggist, get 21a ounces Of
Pinex, pour it into a pint bottle and fill
the bottle with plain graduated sugar
syrup or strained honey. Thus you
make O full pint of better remedy than
you could buy ready-made for three
times the cost. 1t never spells and
tastes SO good that even children like it.
Not only does this simple mixture
eoothe and heal the infamed throat
membranes with surprising ease, but
also 1t is absorbed into the blood, and
acts directly upon the bronchial tubes,
thus aiding the whole system in throw
ing OF the cough. 1t loOsens the germ
laden phlegm and eases chest soreness
in q way that is really astonishing.
Pinex il q highly concentrated com.
pound OF genuine Norway Pine. con-
tanning the active agent of creosOte, in
a refined, palatable form. Nothing
known in medicine is more helpful in
cases Of distressing coughs, chest colds,
and bronchial troubles.
Do not accept q substitute for Pinex.
II Is guaranteed to give prompt relief
o. money refunded