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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
TWO MEN AND
GIRL INVOLVED
IN SORDID CASE

Paralleling the Virginia Brooks
case except in its tragic end, IN the
opinion of local officers, Is the case
Of two men and a l3-year-old girl
returned here from Los Angeles by
Tom Sharp and Harold Gillett yes
terday afternoon.
One OF the men, Clyde Cummings
25, is held on a charge Of a statu-
tory crime against the girl, while
the other, Walter Fanchard, %. Is
held for possible filing OF forgery
charges.
Sharp and Gillett went to Los
Angeles TO bring the three back here
While in Los Angeles the criminal
investigator procured a full ora
statement from both Cummings anc
Fanchard, as well as the girl state
ment. In the Imperial county jai
last night Fanehard repeated his
statement in the presence of Haze
Livingston reporter for the district
attorney. but Cummings would make
no written confession.
The three we're arrested in Lo,
Angeles two days before the .indinl
OF the body of Virginia Brooks. Po.
lice of that city were called to 6
Los Angeles hCtel, where two mer
had left a small girl, whom hote
attendants thought to be the Brooks
girl.
The men Were arrested when they
returned TO tn hotel to get the cir.
In the Los Angeles jail they tolo
officers they were from Ell CenLro
Bit by bit they told the story OF the
girl abauction from an FL Centre
auto court.
Officers here had not known o
the disappearance of the girl. Tell.
ing her story to authorities, the CIR
stated that she and her mother ief
Ell Centro in company with two mer
but that her mother disappeare:
when they stopped in an auto codri
in Fullerton.
In Los Angeles Jne men left TIT
girl in one hotel, themselves regis
tering at another. They we're afraiC
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
TWO REAL HEN

Two aviatOrs are accomplishing great
things up in the wilds of Alaska and it
might be interesting to Press readers to
know that one of them is former FL
Centre resident
Joe Crosson, organizer of the Alaskan
Airways, is the aviator who has per-
formed heroic feats of flying this week,
to bring relief to the disease ridden vii
lage of Point Barrow, the most north
erly settlement in Alaska, several hun
dred miles north of the Arctic circle.
His companion on one flight, and his
right-handed man at all times, is S. +.
Robbins, known to a number of FL Cen
trans as Bob. who went to Alaska over
year ago to be with the greatest flyer
in the world-bar none" The quotation
is from one of Robbins letters
Point Barrow has about dozen white
settlers and several hundred Eskimos.
Diphtheria broke out there some weeks
ago and the small supply of anti-toXin
was soon exhausted.
In the old days relief could only be
obtained by means Of the dogsleds, re-
quiring weeks for journey to the out
side" if it could be made at all.
Twice this week CrossOn has made the
long trip from Fairbanks to PIT. Barrow.
On his last trip Robbins accompanied
him as far as Pt. Hope, Crosson contin-
uing on alone to Pt. Barrow with anti
toxin and food supplies.
In dispatches to the outer world the
flyers tell with what Joy the people
whom they aided greeted them. Oranges
and lemons which were distributed, were
hugged with Joy and it required long
time for some to make up their minds to
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
GLADSTONE and
C00DSELL TALK
TO KIWANlANS

Kiwanians had an unusually IN
teresting program at their MONDAY
luncheon today at the Barbara
Worth hotel when Paul Clagstonef
manager Of the western division OF
the United States Chamber Of Com
merce, and Roscoe a. Goodcel. rep
resentative of the Automobile CIun
Of Southern California. addressed
those present.
Clagstone told of the work OF the
national chamber and OF its connec-
ton with the international body.
He was especially enthusiastic re-
garding the contemplated confer
ence Of the national chamber at
Atlantic City the latter part Of April
and OF the international conference
Immediately following.
Business conditions from the
standpoint of the individual con-
stitute one of the main interests OF
the United chamber, he said.
Goodcell showed films taken on
the breaking trip over the
Alaskan Mexican highway.
The American Legion Auxiliary
double trio under the direction OF
Madam Katherine Ward Kupelian
sang several selections. Mrs. S. p
Williams accompanied at the piano
The personnel Of the double trio
follows. Mrs. Clair Burke, Mrs. He
bert Lee, Mrs. Harvey Kenyon, Mrs
Elton Christian, Mrs. Charles FER
rell and Mrs. P Ryerson.
Among the guests were directors
of the FL Centro Chamber Of Com.
merce and representatives Of the
Imperial Chamber Of Commerce oil.
rectOrate.
DR.. Sem Bacon was chairman Of
the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

long it viii be until next Christ
mas
Oh, yes, that part IS alright,
meWed the cat. But now If you
are going TO help Uncle Wiggily find
his little lost Buster boy it is time
you started. I couldn t find Buster
nor could the kind dog. So hope
you have good luck. -
Thank you. I think l shall. -
squeaked the httie mouse boy, and
when the cat had walked off to go TO
the moving pictures with the dog
the little mouse in the hollow stump
said
Buster IS right here with me.
Uncle Wiggily -
He i s?o cried the rabbit
4" Where? -
Down under this moss keeping
warm" " was the answer. "A little
while ago I saw q rabbit boy run
ming through the woods as if ne
were lost and didn I know where l.
go. So invited him into my mossy
stump house and here he IS now.
Come on up, Buster. and sec your
daddyi' called the mouse.
A moment later, out from unoer
the warm moss, popped Buster Al
last Uncle Wiggily had found him
Oh, Buster. 1 am 50 glad - said
the rabbit gentleman. y must have
dropped you when I was running
with you to school so you wouldl
be late And / We been looking Tor
you ever since. -
! thought you would come LOOK
ing for me, Daddicums, so I stayed
IN the warm stump with the little
mouse - answered Buster. Ana
now will you take me to school?7
1t is nearly noon and time fCr
the recess, - said Mr.. Longears. q" So
you need not go back until aftec
lunch. The Lady Mouse Teacher
will not mark you tardy or absent. -
Hurray, Then everything is all
right!' cried Buster. Hurray!p
And if the can opener will please
pick some oranges off the maple
sugar tree, III tell you next aDout
Uncle Wiggily S founding.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD Z. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY FINDS BUSTER

Mr.. Longears hoped over to the
hollow stump, filled with soft, warm
moss and looked down a. a little
mouse boy who was lying there, cud-
dled-up into a soft, fuzzy ball
So you know where my little
lost Buster rabbit is, do you? - asked
Uncle Wiggily.
Yes, thank you, I Go. squeak
ed the little mouse. If you will put
me in your pocket 50 won u catch
cold in the snow Will tell you which
way TO 20 to find Buster. -
Well, I hope I find him this
time spoke Mr.. Longears. He had
lost Buster when ne was hurryirg to
take the little rabbit boy to school
so ne wouldn't be late. But though
a kind dog and 4 good cat had tried
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

to be seen on the streeLs with her
they told officers. Officers were
notified by the hotel clerk after the
men had gone Still working on
the theory that the girl was Virginia
Brooks, the officers laid IN wait iCr
the men. who soUn returned. They
were arrested and Imperial county
officers lat. weie notified
Cummings was arraigned before
Judge I. Mayfield this morning.
and ball set at $4,000. with pre-
limlnary hearing of evidence sched-
uled for March 20.
The mother OF the girl is in FL
Centre today. and has undergone
questioning by officers and repre-
sentatives Of the district attorneys
office. The girl is in local hos
pital
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
POKER PLAYERS MAKE UP Posl

PHILADELPHIA, (U.P)-It cost
six men just $3.50 each to sweet
en- the pot" in a magistrates court
as the result OF a police raid on n
poker game in a center city office
building. All paid and departed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Thieves Vent Rage on Eggs

NEW BRITAIN. Conn. UP
Thieves found only a few dollars
in the cash register OF the Morn
ing Star Doughnut bakery but
they had a lot OF fun with the egg
supply. The walls and ceiling were
covered with the results OF their
workmanship
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March Ia, 1916

T. j. Kelerer. representing the
independent fire insurance COM
panies of New York who are not
members of the Board of Under
writer's. is in town looking things
over toward a reduction in fire
rates.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

The charter members OF the Ten
Thousand club were pleasantly en-
tertained at the home OF Mrs. A.
II. Griswold yesterday afternoon.
Dainty refreshments were served
at the close of the afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

As a result of heavy damage 10
the lettuce crop in Imperial VAL
ley through rains. the prices i'm
mediately more than doubled.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

w. Fiske Hannaford, advertising
manager for Edgar Bros. Co, will
relinquish his position with that
concern and remove TO Santa Ana
In the near future TO live. Mr.
Hannaford has been in the valley
FOR many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Postal Receipts
Show Increase

Postal receipts in Ell Centre so
far this year show an increase OF
70 per cent over those of the same
period last year. according to the
local postmaster.
Last months receipts in so Sc
iected cities revealed an aggregate
decline Of 1896 per cent as COM
pared with the same month last
year, according to recent state
ment
The selected cities include New
York, Los Angeles, Boston, Kansas
City, Denver, New Orleans, Salt
Lake City San Francisco, Wash
ington, d. c., jacksonville. Dallas
and many others.
j. G.. Soares, Riverside, is growing
the tarO root (COlOcaSia) from
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

Modern drama Of the last de
cade is now the subject o! study
IN the fourth year English class.
Each student has made his own
choice. which has resulted in a
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

Much entertainmc..t was afford
ed the pedestrians on Main street
Tuesday when the first year draw
ing class were using the store
fronts as models.
This class under Mrs. Ray is
studying architecture So they
drew what they considered the
best looking building and the
worst.
Principal J. L. House announces
that he has been placed on the
legislative and resolutions commit
tees OF the Southern California
Teachers Association. southern sec
tion. Mr.. House is planning to at
tend a meeting of this organi7a-
tion this coming weekend.
These two committees are Two Of
the most important in the ass1-
Ciation.
Roscoe Goodcen is scheduled to
give a lecture on accident preYen-
ton at the hign school auditorium.
Thursday. March II, at 9 o'clock.
The lecture is free. There viii be
a musical program py the Central
orchestra.
The epidemic Of flu mas hit the
school severely. In some Of the
classes the absent students amount
to almost a third Of the enroll
ment
Fanchon and Marco have been
initiated By the Juniors or pro
gram. which is to be presented 70
the stLcent body n its weekly
meeting On Friday Miss Ross tas
coached the skit. the motif Of
which is The Old and New"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

great variation Of material. The
plays vary from the charming light
ness of "A Kiss For Cinderella by
Barrie TO Shaw's very serious
Saint Joan"
When the reading IS finished
there viii be a classroom report
from each student so that the
whole class VIII get tht benefit OF
each persons reading.
The er-scholastic tennis tour
nament will take place on Cen
trails courts Saturday. March IA.
Central's teams have been for
tunate in obtaining practice
matches. Last Saturday they met
and conquered for the second time
the Yuma teams. winning four out
of six matches.
The teams in the Yuma meet
were. boys singles. Melvin Wilby
and Renald Bassett; boys doubles
Munson Dowd with Parkman
Moore: mixed doubles, Charles
Birkhauser with Elizabeth Brom-
ley. girls singles, Lillian Ehmke
and Maria Birkhauser. and girls
doubles. Maria Birkhauser with
Renalda Belts.
Beautifully bound, fascinating in
material, the first shipment Of the
Junior Literay Guild TO the Gen.
tral library was received as a
small treasure by the librarian and
her assistants.
There are volumes on aeronau-
tics, on travel, on animals, on ad-
venture, on history, and one espec-
tally lovely book, Tales of the
Crescent Moon, which is about the
legends of Hungary.
Hereafter. the library will receive
two picked books month from the
guild
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
TEN YEARS AGO
March Ia. 1921

Miss Anna S. Bebb of Los An
geles was visiting in Ell Centro the
past few days. She will visit other
valley towns before returning TO the
coast
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
@1arketS

LOS ANGELES, March ID. U.P)-
Following arc today's market quo
tationS:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

The Los Angeles County fair
dates have been definitely set as
September 1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
InII
March Ia, 1911

Members OF the Imperial Coun-
ty Christian Endeavor Union met
last week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. Srack. in El Centro, TO
discuss plans of work for the en-
suing year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

L. L. Bowen, of Los Angeles, has
purchased from w I. Bill the 800
acre ranch generally known as the
Long property. located in the
north half of section %. township
Is. range l3.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

j. G.. Soares, Riverside. is growing
the taro root (Colocasia), from
which Hawaiians make poi.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
Information Department
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Army & Navy Variety Store

New and Used Furniture, Stoves Lnoeums, Hard
We buy and sell everything for less NJ. Marcot,
prop, 480 Main ST.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

They finished ball games on the same day recently. Johnson sent Masters in to pitch the ninth in- ming because Washington was so far ahead he could take 8 chance giving the young collegian a trial. Mack sent Peterson in to pitch the eighth inning against the Yankees and Big Jim did better than either of his predecessor, Mahaffey or Rpmmel, allowing no hits in his one round and striking out a bat ter.
 Both Big Boys
 Masters had had the more ex- perience and is able to give more finished article of pitching than Peterson. Masters was the star pitcher at Penn while Peterson did not draw the big assignments.
 Connie Mack, however, believes that in two years he will have bet ter pitcher. Peterson stands feet and weights 200. Masters is feet 10 inches.
 Masters was even more renown- ed as football player, being Pepn's star halfback for three years. Peterson might have won fame but he rebelled against the orders of the Penn coach. He had been a quarterback in his high school and prep days but the Penn freshman coach told him he was a tackle. Jim disagreed and decided that rather than play tackle he would quit football.
 He Knows His Bonus
 They tell a story that indicates Masters is much better than a green hand at selling his services. It seems that Masters, while not under contract, borrowed from the Shibes, owners of the As, to carry on at Penn, with the understand ing he would join the team after graduation.
 After finishing up at Penn, Mas ters went to Connie Mack and an- nounced he was ready to go to work. Mack offered $400 a month. Masters heard Jim Peterson was being offered $550 month to pitch for the As, so he went to Clark Griffith of the Senators and asked for terms. Griffith offered a higher monthly salary and bonus.
 With the bonus in hand, Masters went back to the Shibes, repaid the loan he had received In college and donned Washington uniform.
 Darn clever. these Penn pitchers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

The first match of the day pitted Johnny Doeg, national champion and No. l in the rankings, against one Jack Tidball, of whom you might or might not have heard For this 19-year old University of California sophomore proved in his triumph over Gregory Mangin yes- terday that he Is no great respecter of persons, and in addition, is one swell tennis player.
 IrOnical.
 It Is Master Tidball whose rating is ridiculous. He occupies perch No. 26 in the tennis register. Yet despite the difference in their paper standings, the coast young ster is our choice to bump off Doeg to-day. If he turns the trick 1t will mark the champions third de- feat in his last five tournament starts.
 The other semi-finals match California sensation, against Cliff ford Sutter, the curly-haired form CT intercollegiate champion from New Orleans.
 The other semi-fnals match tHIcW T<lloWOltH NlhCS, tnc California sensation, against Cliff ford Sutter, the curly y-haired form CT Intercollegiate champion from New Orleans.
 The women's singles moved into the quarter-tinal stage to-day with Helen Wills Moody meeting Bar oness Levi of New York; Miss Helen Jacobs opposing Miss Mae Ceurvorst of Wichita, Kan; Miss Josephine Cruickshank of Cali fornia, opposing Mrs Lawrence A. Harper, also of California; and Miss Marjorie Morrill, of Dedham, Mass. mixing it with Mrs Marion Jessup of Philadelphia. Keen Competition. The mems doubles also advanced to the quarter-tinal bracket with the team of George Lott and Doeg CO., favorites with the California outfit of Vines and Keith Gledhill. intercollegiate titleholder.
 The women's doubles saw Miss Virginia Hilleary. Philadelphia, and Miss Dorothy Andrus, Stamford, Conn, opposed to Mrs Harper and Baroness Levi in one of the semi finals match while the team of Miss Penelope Anderson of Richmond and Mrs Jessup met the California Philadelphia team of Miss Cruck shank and Mrs Johnny Van Ryn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

To this day old timers of Ike champ hear them horn in, for trained
 Weir The Belfast Calif in 89 s training b and was just about leave when Weir and several Mike Kelly ball player then known as the soooo beauty There
 
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 Ike fine shot with pistol always practns while Srolng his opponent rowboa Murphy trained Tiburon owd daily Weir The latter yelled pulling while Ike kept pumping lead into the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
[N)QKQN $'||':!! DE!
 MWilliam Braucher
HELLO, BIC BOY.

HELLO, BIG BOY!
 What happens to all the Big Boy Petersons the ElZear Riouxs and Leon Chevaliers? We'll. most of them drop out of sight after their brief hour of glory in diving to Primo Camera. Some of them go from town to town, taking punches for $200 a fight. One out of 100 survives; the others go back to the foundry.
 This sombcr reflection was oc- casioned when Big Boy Peterson, chosen as Carnera's first opponent In this country, appeared in St Louis the other day for fight.
 Big Boy was asked about Car nera.
 Not so hot" he said. "1f that guys a fighter, I'm John l.. Sul- livan in disguise
 Words to the same disdainful effect were uttered recently by Leon "Bombo" Chevalier, the col ored fighter Camera met on the coast in the bout that resulted in Carnera's being banned by the California and New York commis- sions. By the way. can you re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
The Broadway
 BugIe
STEVE HAMAs CHARLIE HARvEY's heavyweight won his
By DAN PARKER

STEVE HAMAs, HARvEY's heavyweight his School basket telling nmates he'll patch up thrys with Dempsey hurer. wishes single prefer despite the wnchel corum to the contrary s; fS $s$ s soa % | P%s M s ss% ] sxn @ S saas .n ps % banning hasn't had ojSaa ys that saa % % ~s h the ossd oS I e ess the MIX 1e hs ss e a sr % a but the of the sells psps m ns o % of @ nS nf s ans %s nSs on at na ta' s"e % s " ;%ns Mickey Walker sa :ss S ~S SSsse Parkwo ould right
 TUESDAY thunderstorm showed schedule & as Ss I s S S' pat % hm on the back @ a h @ as Gs ssa than Chicago and with team that needs Kid Chocolate is jam with the over a n Daley are no on World Telegram staff
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
CALE LOOKS LIKE DEER

Penn Yan, N. Y.-(UP)-A calf, which possesses unmistakable qual- ities of a deer. is a curious freak in the vicinity and draws persons to a farm near Bath, to view 1t. AL though the calf's mother is a graded Jersey COW, the offspring has sharp, furtive eyes and can jump a fence as easily and as gracefully as any deer. The tail. also. is unmistak- ably not that of the COW, but deer family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
Jhe'AHf9
 
BY COL JOE O'GOOE'TY Author Of "rhe Hilarious ]

bn SOL cOE1 OSOoE Author of "The Hilarious Mir
 Hemingway"
 New York Max Schmeling told me his 15-round bout with Double Yell Stribling was no match at al land that he would like to go many rounds' with somebody. 1 have suggested to Tom McArdle, matchmaker for Madison Square Garden, that Max be tossed in there with a six day bicycle racer and flagpole sitter.
 Max Is the kind of q guy who, after being run over by a 1O-tOn truck would get up and puncturc the rear tire.
 Fifteen rounds Is just warm up for the Dutchman. 1t would be q good arrangement if he could pitch a double-header on the day when he is matched to flight.
 Max may he matched now with Camera. After that they are going to send him over to whittIe down the Alps to make travel easier.
 Sharkey and Walker are to meet to see who gets a crack at Schmel- ing. If 1 were either of those two lads, l wouldn't try too hard.
 Camera saw Max fight in Cleve- land. I think Primo would prefer Big Boy Peterson or Pat Redmond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
ThOmastOn Beats
 Lefty O'Dea 5-4

Harry Lynch's Knights of Columbus nine of Thomaston add ed the scalp of the Waterville All Stars to its list of victims at the Clock Town athletic field last night winning 5 to 4. Nick Serduck hurled for the winners and held the villers to 8 hits while Lefty" O'Dea, Hopeville Junior mound ace, was nicked for seven. Ragis. Gagain, Harrison and O'Dea of tho Hopeville Juniors were in the los- CTS lineup. Tomorrow night the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
Hole in One

John H. KedZie of Evanston, III, shot his first game of golf on the Waterbury Country club course yesterday afternoon and scored a hole e-in-one. The Illinois golfer who was playing with R. w. Hamp- son of Waterbury scored the ace on the eighth hole, a distance of 1d2 yards and is now a member of the hole -in-One club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
WINSTON MET CARNERA

North Adams, Mass, July % UPD-Primo Camera appeared in a four-round exhibition bout against Unknown Winston, Water bury, Conn, here last night.
 In a 10-round bout Chris Pinadi, Philippine Islands, beat Ruby Bradley, Holyoke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29

You have to be a Cronin to win letters in four sports in your junior year at Rutgers university. At least, none but the Cronins-Jerry top, and George, lower-accomp- lishod the feat in 1894 years of Rut- eers' athletic history. George grad uatsd this year but he won his letters in football, swimming, track and water polo during his third year. Jerry, senior this fall, made his phenomenal record in football, lacrosse, track and waterpolo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
Two Penn Pitchers : Walk Off Campus To
 Big League Berths
By WILLIAM BRAUCHER

New York; July 29-Two young pitchers walked off the campus at the University of Pennsylvania the other day. put on big league uniforms and went to work
 One Jim Peterson went to the champion Athletics The other Walter Masters after shopping around decided he liked best the uniform of Walter Johnsons Senator's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
BURNS BURNS UP.

BURNS BURNS UP.
 Perhaps 1t was the heat in St Louis or 1t may have been the stupidity. But after all his years of elfeffacement. George Burns, the Giants coach. finally created an uproar over a decision of Um- pire Clarke's the other day and was chased right out of the park along with his manager, rough fellow named McGraw. St Louis operatives relay the tidings that George really erupted in a big way. IL was long time coming,
 
 HAS HEAT GOT US, TOO?
 The palm for baseball rhymes goes to New York base ba II