Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-26
By AUDINE ROGERS
Press Staff Correspondent

Councilman P. B. Brown repre-
sented Holtville wnen the 36th an
nual convention of the League OF
California municipalities met al
Pasadena last Monday, September
"a.
B. E. Daw, engineer for the SERA
addressed the Rotary club last
Friday neon at the civic center
DR.. l.. A. Bowman introduced the
speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Neidiffer be-
came the proud parents of a seven
and half pound baby girl last
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Neidiffer
is at the Holtville hospital and both
she and the new baby are doing
fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Taggart re-
turned last Sunday evening from
Los Angeles where they have been
spending the summer.
Mrs. Bill Carpenter, whose home
burnt down recently, was the re-
cipient of lovely surprise shower
last Friday afternoon. The shower
combination pot-luck and quilt
ing, was given at the home of Mrs
j. B. Lewis. Those attending were
Mesdames Carpenter, j. B. Lewis
Bill Williams, Bart Shifflett, Sarah
E. Keeble, Matilda Rodgers, G. c.
Gibbens, M. j. Casey, Joe Rogondi-
no, G.. C. Knight, Grady Arp, Rob-
ert Gates, O. Walker, J. B. Lewis
E. CASTOR, Jeff Mills. Ben Bpsh
c. S. Acker, Tom Rogers, and
Minnie Wade.
Coach Norval Walker has enter
ed his football team in the valley
league this year. This is Walker Is
first year here as coach and he is
much enthused over the possible
ties of this year s team.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Thompson
and daughter, Frances Jane, re-
turned last Saturday morning. For
the past seven weeks they have
been vacationing and have visited
Boulder Dam and Carlsbad Caverns
and other interesting spots, though
most of the time they were visit
ing in Versailles. KY.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Frost were
host and hostess at a delightful
dinner Sunday at their home
Guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
J. Mitchell, and Mrs. Mitchell IS
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Hoff-
man. Also Mr.. and Mrs. c. H
Hoffman, Jr., and Charles Simison
all of Wyandotte, Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cragg left
for San Diego last Friday where
they will visit relatives for a few
days before going to Santa Ana to
spend the rest of their two weeks
vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. John D. Keye have
returned from the coast and are
making their home at 581 Sandal
wood drive, Ell Centro.
VIM. J. Bourgoin spent the week.
end in San Diego.
Mrs. VIM. j. Bourgoin arrived
home Sunday night following a
two weeks sojourn at Santa Bar
bara, Ojai and Hanford.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hill enter
tained at dinner last Friday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Kent, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Mackey and Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Shaw. The dinner
was given in honor of Mr.. Hill
whose birthday it was.
John Mauldin suffered smashed
finger last Monday while repairing
tractor. A gear fell on the finger
Miss Alice Richmond registered
at Occidental college last week. She
was one of Is Southern Califor-
MIA students to be awarded fresh
men honor scholarships this year.
The Holtville Union high school
enrolment yesterday reached 284
slightly below last year at this
time.
The funeral services for Louis
Egli, local rancher who died on
Wednesday of last week, were con-
Quoted Saturday from st. Joseph Is
church. The Swiss band of which
Egli was a member marched from
the church to the city limits, play
ing appropriate numbers. They
played again at the cemetery.
Robert Amstead, city water su-
perintendent, received the sad news
last Saturday of the death of his
father, Conrad Amstead, at his
home in Los Angeles. Mr.. Amstead
was an old timer in the valley.
The funeral services were held on
Monday.
A. P. Shibley president of the
Holtville Rotary club, attended a
meeting of presidents and secre-
taries of valley Rotary clubs in Ell
Centro, last Wednesday night to
consider plans for the joint meet
ing Of San Diego and valley Ro-
iarians to be held about October
10.
Miss Gracia Boynton of Glendale