Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-20
BY EVELYN HICKS
Press staff COrreSuondent

Carl Talmer and family had the
misfortune of losing their home
through fire Thursday night when
attempting to light an oil stove.
The house was completely burned,
no furniture being saved. Mrs.
Talmer received slight burns.
Hugh Oakley of West Tenth
street has been confined to his
home this week because of a severe
cold
The Imperial Lions club enter
tanned the Imperial Fire depart
ment at a dinner Thursday night.
The chairman of the evening was
L. j. Thomas and the principal
speaker, K. Silivera of San Diego
whose topic was on fire prevention
and insurance. A local male quar-
| tet gave five vocal selections and
were accompanied by Mrs. L. D.
Hanks. The members are Joe Hal
lowell L. D. Hanks, K. HickoX, and
Alfred Swinney.
M. Essey of San Diego was in the
valley Tuesday looking after prop
erty here.
Lon Ingram was in Syn Diego on
business Wednesday.
T. Boldera, John Lotes and Aus
tin were also San Diego business
visitors Wednesday.
John Fawlkes had a narrow es-
cape Wednesday when his car col
lided with a car driven by Filipinos
at a blind crossing on oath street.
| No one was seriously injured.
Sibbit is enlarging and reroofing
his house on South Eighth street
and is being assisted by K. Hickox.
The Lincoln and McCreedy build
ingS are being prepared after be-
ing damaged by an auto accident
recently.
Mrs. Joe Hackford and son Skip
pey of Los Angeles are visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Taylor of North E street
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Afford of San
Diego spent the weekend here
looking after property. The AL
fords were former residents of this
city and their son, Tom, who at
tended the Imperial Union high
school is now taking an electrical
engineering course at San Diego
State college.
Mrs. c. E. Bennett of San Bernar-
dino is visiting with her daughter
Mrs. A. Y. Preble. She plans to
spend the winter here.
Wallace Stevenson of Pasadena
is here this week looking after
property in the city.
Miss Virginia Bowman was the
weekend guest of Miss Winifree
Conley.
Wilbur Leach and Miss Anna
Belford of San Diego spent tht
weekend at the home of Miss Bel.
ford IS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
M. Belford of North F street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Canady re.
turned Sunday to their home in Lo'
Angeles after spending a week here
Jeff Myers, Mrs. Merta Thompson
and Miss Francis Erskine ATTENDED
the u. S. C.-Stanford football game
at Los Angeles last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. McChristey ane
daughter, Willie Alice, spent tht
weekend in San Diego where the,
visited his mother, Mrs. w. D. Nc
Christey and went aboard "Olc
IronsideS'.
Earl Templeton attended tn
meeting of the Imperial Radio clut
in Ell Centre Monday night.
A group of friends gathered a
the Preble home yesterday in honor
of Mrs. E. Bennett, Mrs Preble ,.
mother 18th birthday. 1t was {
surprise both to daughter ano
mother. A pot luck luncheon wa.
served. Mrs. Bennett S gifts Were
all handkerchiefs, with each bear.
ing a personal birthday greeting
Those present were: Mesdames H
V. Gray. S. F.. Loffer. Lawrence
Niles, w. J. Webb, H. O. Erskint
of Imperial; Mrs. j. F.. Bezdecheck
Ell Centro; and Mrs. Catherine
Niles of Los Angeles.
The Auxiliary card party was helc
at the home of Mrs. w. j. Sted-
man at J and Eleventh street We'd
danes D. V. Stewart, Phil Hoffman
w. d. Gott, d. B. Marchus, F.. L
Hudson, Frank Donaldson, Murphy
John England, and w. j. Stedman
High score was won by Mrs. Perry
Eaton and low by Mrs. Frank DON
aldSon.
| The newly organized "Treble
Clef Chorus under the supervis-
ion of Mrs. L. D. Hanks will sing
as a special performance during
church service next Sunday.
a1 Do 1,@I,
night guest of Miss Marjorie Miller
Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Conley OF
South E street celebrated their 36th
wedding anniversary last Tuesday
evening. They attended the thea
tire in Ell Centre and dined after
wards.
Miss Mary Miller who is visiting