davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
SPRING MODES
NOW OFFERED
At Johnson 'S

AT no time in the year do new
clothes seem so desirable as when
warm spring weather begins and
when the dark clothes of winter
seem 50 heavy and drab in the face
Of the bright, sunny, spring days.
Johnsons is ready to meet this need
with a fine new stock of spring
merchandise suita Bile for every
member OF the family.
Smart spring gowns, suits, sport
clothes. and lovely evening gar
ments are available for the women
Of the family. while equally pretty
and suitable clothes may be found
for the junior Miss. and even for
the still younger, but equally i'm
portant. members Of the family.
since women's clothes this spring
are almost riotous in their gay COL
ors and since prints are decidedly in
vogue. Johnscn's has complete
stock 10 meet the needs of FL Cen
trans. Spring wraps, lightweight
and smart. suits and dresses in the
lovely solid colors which are also
meeting with popular approval, may
pe found here.
Nothing so freshens up an old
costume as the new lingerie touch
es which never were more modish,
OF a gay spring hat, bag, new gloves
or bright colored handkerchief,
and costume jewelry. Suggestions
for smartening a frock or suit may
be obtained here while for those
who make their own clothes, the
new display of spring materials will
prove most intriguing.
AS for the men Of the family,
when warm weather comes, they
wish TO dress accordingly and spring
suits. good looking shirts, ties, socks
are stocked for their needs, particu-
larly the lightweight fabrics which
are 50 comfortable as the days get
warmer.
Particularly attractive fair week
/ specials will be found in this store
and shoppers are urged to visit it
TO see the fine stock in the new en-
larged quarters
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
4 MOST USEFUL LOT

Lot l, Block 81 Townsite of Imperial,
IS evidently a highly desirable piece of
land, according to a deed for its transfer
recorded yesterday in the county record
er's Office
The records show that Lot /, Block g.,
at one time belonged 10 the Imperial r.
rigation District. Sometime since it was
decided over, together with two adjoining
lots, to one S. A. Wilson and his wife.
Yesterday the Wilson's decided over Lot
/, Block 81, to 421 persons.
There are various rumors circulating
around to explain why one small city lot
should be desired by 421 persons. Some
report traces of oil have been found on
the upper surface, and the 42l see a
chance to become future John D. Rock
efellers Others declare there's gold in
that there soil" and plan to get it, for the
government offers a ready market Tor
gold, at a good price too.
A third rumOr, and It appears to be
the most likely one, declares it is votes
that are > Be found in the soil of Lot l,
Block g.
Our guess, though we admit we may be
wrong, is that the vote rumor is the near
est to being correct. There is too much
danger to All persons all seeking oil or
gold il such a small area. Somebody
would surely be hurt.
But votes are something else again.
They can be dug right out of the ground
without injury to anyone, except the poor
misguided boob who thinks that law Is
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE URGES
EL CENTRANS To VISIT FAIR

about the better breeding of live
stock.
The exhibits of Imperial Valley
products will be interesting to ev-
eryone, to the local resident and To
the stranger. The commercial ex-
hibits of those things which are
used and sold in Imperial Valley,
will be of interest to all.
Well-ROunded Program
The entertainment features and
the sporting events are of just the
right kind to round out the fair and
will furnish a thrill to young and
old alike. The Imperial County fair
has always been we'll coordinated.
There has invariably been the COR
rect proportion of exhibits and en-
tertainment to make the event per-
fectly balanced and this years fair
is going to prove equally attractive
I to all visitors.
| Visit the Imperial county fair.
take your family and the neigh
bors kiddies. Invite you relations
! to come down and camp on your
screen porch during fair week.
| Write to those organizations in the
! coastal cities with which you do
business and urge them to come
down and see Imperial Valley at it's
best and visit the county fair. We
want them to know that we have
an annual mid-Winter county fair
which is unequalled anywhere else,
and that we are very proud of it
and eager for its success.
To the out-of-town folks who
come to the center, to THE Heart of
Imperial Valley: Visit Ell Centro
when you visit the fair. Renew old
| friendships. We are proud of Ell Gen.
tro's stores; they are growing lar
ger and better with each success
i've year. Progressive merchants in
our city are doing everything pos
sible to supply the needs of I'M
! perial Valleys urban and rural pop
ulation. They are group of friend-
ly and honey merchants, whose
civic pride has caused them to build
! up establishments of which the COM
munity is proud. All valley resi-
dents will receive a friendly greet
ing in Ell Centro and strangers will
! find here the true western spirit of
! hospitality.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
BY w. III. TYLER, JR.

The directors and membership of
the Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce are solidly behind the I'M
perial County Fair. The adVertiS-
ing value to Ell Centre and Imperial
Valley of this annual mid winter
classic is tremendous. The fact that
in the dead Of winter America S
Winter Garden can hold a county
fair featuring Imperial Valleys
winter produce, is of immeaSurable
benefit to the lettuce and vegetable
industry Through the interesting
and varied exhibits the world learns
more of what we grow and of the
vast resources of Imperial Valley
and our own people learn new facts
about their own community.
Every man, woman and child
should visit the county fair during
the coming week. not once but sew
eral times. One visit will not suf-
flee for group of exhibits so var
led.
With improved business condi-
tlonS and a new awakening of ac-
tivity throughout the country, we
here must take more interest in our
Imperial Valley than ever before
We must do everything possible to
publicize it and to let all the world
know its desirable features. One
way of doing this is to support the
Imperial County Fair.
One of the great Things that the
fair can accomplish is to stim-
ulate interest in livestock breeding
and livestock improvement. Here,
each year, we have assembled some
of the finest purebred stock in the
Southwest. Better cows better
hogs, better sheep and better poul-
try result from exhibitions such as
this and from the friendly rivalry
and competition between growers
and breeders. That Imperial VAL
ley is recognized as the premier
place for livestock production is evi-
denced by the greatly increased
number of cattle and sheep in pas
Cure this winter. With steadily ad-
Vancing prices, Imperial Valleys
important livestock industry is GER
tain TO increase still more. Our
county fair, with its exhibition of
fine, purebred animals, will bring
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1888 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

she saw Uncle Wiggily standing
there and a strange tramp rabbit
peering at her from behind an ash
barrel, Mrs. TWistytail said:
ugh! Ugh! Ugh!" And then
she asked: What does this
mean?"
cit means,o said Uncle Wiggily,
Fthat I am locked out of. my own
bungalow -
"Oh. my goodness!" grunted
Mrs. TWiStytail. How did it hap
| pen?"
Uncle Wiggily told her how he
had gone off tramping with Raggie
and how they had come back to
find a strange pig lady in the bum
galow.
"'She is Mrs. Puff" said Uncle
Wiggily.
And what I'd like to KNOW
said Raggie, 'sis why Puff?''
Because that s what she does, -
grunted Mrs. TWistytail.
/ Please explain" begged Uncle
Wiggily.
! "Well, you see it's this way"
leXplained Mrs. Twistytail. This
Mrs Puff is my second cousin. She
goes about staying as sort of
helper in houses where the lady or
the housekeeper, like Nurse Jane,
must go out and can't be home to
open the doors if the children come
home from school a bit early When
your wife, Uncle Wiggily, told me
she and Nurse Jane wanted to go
shopping and that you wouldn't be
home because you were off tramp
ing with Raggie, I said to get Mrs.
Puff in to mind the bungalow for a
/ While'
$50 that how Mrs. Puff came
to be in my bungalow" asked MI
Longears 81 was wondering"
eyes, that s how" said Mrs
TWistytail. - was just coming
/ over to see how she was makinA
iout. And here I am
"And you re just in time, - said
Uncle Wiggily. "to tell this queer
! Mrs. Puff that I am Uncle Wiggily
and that Raggie and I would like
| to get in, get warm and get some
thing to eat.'
I'm tell her." said Mrs. Twisty-
tail. SO she knocked on the door
and Mrs. Puff, knowing the voice OF
her second cousin, opened the bum
galoW and Uncle Wiggily got in at
last, with Raggie.
II hope t's all right grunted
Mrs. Puff, doubtful like.
"Oh, yes, it is" grunted Mrs.
ITWistytail.
And then something else hap
lpened. I'll tell you about it tomor-
row night when the story will be
about Uncle Wiggily having fun.
And 1 think it will be very jolly
if the milkman horse will leave a
.oaf of bread instead Of an apple
pie at the shoemaker'S
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01

Nurse Jane, whom I had the pleas
ure of meeting when I stayed with
you for a few days. Unless my
eyes are playing me tricks, I see a
pig lady coming this way
"Oh, my goodness exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily. Can it be this
strange Mrs. Puff who has jumped
out of a WindoW?'
ITS a pig lady with o green
hat that has red flowers on it, .
said Raggie.
"'Then it must be Mrs. Twisty-
tail, the wife of TWisty, my fat
gentleman Pig said Uncle Wiggi-
ly.
"Who else may Mrs. Twistytail
be?" asked Raggie, as the second
lady pig came Waddling through
the snow up the side path TO the
back door of the hollow stump bun
galoW
e'For one thing" said Uncle
Wiggily, "she is a second cousin to
the strange Mrs. Puff who is inside
my bungalow and who will not let
me in though 7 have told her L am
Uncle Wiggily."
/ And what did she say when
you told her you were Uncle Wig
gily?" asked Raggie.
''She said 1 couldn't be- spoke
+ Mr.. Longears, because 1 was of
on a tramp with YOU"
/ . She didn't know we had come
back because you didn't like beg
ging for food or being chased By
cogs!" laughed Raggie. well, VIC
shall see what Mrs. Twistytail has
TO say"
Mrs. Twistytail Waddled arounc
to the bungalow back door. Wher
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
Fighters Father
Must Stand Trial

LOS ANGELES, March l. UP)-
Herbert c. Hansford, father OF
George Hansford, local prize fight
er, must stand trial on assault
charges in connection with stab
bing affray in which a ring critic
of his son was seriously wounded.
The father was bound over for
trial at a preliminary hearing in
which he was accused Of stabbing
James O'Brien because the latter
1eered a referees decision which
gave young Hansford a verdict over
Tommy Paul in a recent bout al
Hollywood Legion stadium. The al
fray occurred outside young Hans
fordS dressing room.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01

depend on health certificates for
human beings arriving from Europe
Each one of the 5,987 incoming pas
Sengers was fumigated by the trea-
sury department during the fiscal
year. It must have been a real task,
too. what with ladies insisting that
they didn't need TO be fumigated
The report doesn't mention this as
pect Of the fumigation business, but
q little Imagination indicates that
the treasury departments official
tumigator must be somewhat OF 4
diplomat.
The report, which is signed by eX-
Secretary Of the Treasury William
H Woodin, covers 420 pages. The
preceding years report was 490 pa
ges long. That indicates TO the eX-
pertS that the money, rat. parrot
and immigration situations are not
so complicated as they once We're.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
SWEDEN HAS HUGE TURBINE

VENERSBORG. Sweden U.P) -
The largest water turbine in the
world has been installed at the Var
20 hydraulic power station near
here. 1t has a wheel which measures
26 feet in diameter. In a few months
a second turbine Of equal size will
be ready. Each turbine will be fed
1854 cubic -et Of water per sec
OOd
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
Educators At
Coast Meeting

c. B. Collins, county superintend-
ent OF schools; Mrs. Grace Ferrel
instruction supervisor; Roger NJ. V.
Walton, attendance supervisor; and
number Of valley principals are
attending the supervisors and prin-
cipals meeting in Santa Ana this
weekend.
Educators from all the communi-
ties in Southern California will be
present, discussion groups n d
teaching demonstrations viii be fea-
tured
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc 625 State street,
Ell Centro, California. w. c. Costello, business
manager Telephone &c, business office: 700. edi-
toral department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
DON MOE TO RETIRE

PORTLAND, Ore. (UP)-Don Moe
Youngest member Of the 1890 Walk
er Cup team, has decided TO retire
from competitive play for the mex!
few years. He is an attorney and be-
Leves his practice comes first.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
TEN YEARS AGO
March 1. 1924

From present indications, the
land colonization plan founded by
the Brawley Chamber of Commerce
is to meet with success.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01

This is moving day for the Ell
Centro Chamber of Commerce
which has taken possession of its
new location at the Barbara Worth
hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March 1914

The entire basement floor of the
Barbara Worth hotel has been
practically completed, workmen be-
ing engaged at this time in arrang-
ing for construction on the ground
floor.
w. T. Bill of RedlandS has been
in the city for few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press

WASHINGTON. March !. - The
treasury department announces mo
destly that during the fiscal year
ending last June 80 il captured and
killed 60S8 rats.
These rats were herded by the de-
partment from incoming ships. The
rat chasers examined 1859 Of the
6,088 rats to see whether they were
in good health.
The department did not announce
how it arrived at such an exact rat
total. Extended research on the part
of Don't Quote Me" also failed to
reveal how the counters counted
rats down to the last whlsker. Only
information available was general
ized-to the effect that the treasury
department is used TO counting
things. from dollars to rodents.
The treasury also put out some
new regulations during the yeaI
concerning parrots. Every parrot
coming into the United States must
have a health certificate, supplied
by an official from whence the par
rot came. That is tough on parrot.
and officials, necessitating lot OF
extra work on the part of the lat
ter, and a certain amount Of dis
comfort on the part OF the former
but the treasury is happy to revea'
that only one shipment Of parrots
consigned TO this country last year
was suffering from psittacosis.
The department, however, did not
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March /, 1919

Copies of the new county book
let just issued from the press, will
be placed in the hands of every
member of the California legisla-
ture and the national congress at
Washington.
A move for an Associated Cham
Der of Commerce was launched at
a conference held at the Hotel Dun
lack at BraWley last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01
AndorYo Wants
American King

ANDORRA, March l. UP) = An
unnamed American has offered a
large sum to be made king of this
little mountain republic between
Spain and France, the council of
ministers said today.
Efforts to learn the identity of
the American in question failed.
A rumor that it might be Samuel
insult, fugitive Chicago utilities
operator, who must find a haven
somewhere when he is expelled
from Greece, was met by officials
with silence.
Andorra, by treaty, is supervised
Jointly by the president OF France
and the Spanish bishop OF Urgel.
They intervene when Andorrans
can not agree among themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-01

1t would do the country more good if
foreign radicals were barred from entry
instead Of FOREIGN actors and actresses.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20

Community Presbyterian
Church and Sunday School In
combined service, 1000 to HIS q. NJ
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
4 Christmas Suggestion

half cup milk, one cup cream and
two tablespoons butter, and boil to 246
degrees, or the firm ball stage. Pour
into buttered pan, let stand till cold,
remove the whole slab of candy to a
board and cut into squares. Wrap in
oiled paper if desired. Makes one and
one-eighth pounds.
Chocolate Caramels: Combine one
cup sugar, three-fourths cup corn
syrup, one-half cup cream, one cup
milk, a pinch of soda and one-fourth
cup butter, and boil to 238 degrees, or
a soft ball. Melt two squares chocolate
and add, then continue boiling to 246
degrees, or the firm ball stage, stirring
constantly to prevent burning. Add one
teaspoon vanilla, pour into buttered
pan and proceed as for molasses car
amels above. Makes one and one
eighth pounds.
Cocoanut Caramels: Combine one
cup sugar, three-fourths cup white corn
syrup, one cup of evaporated milk and
one-half cup milk and two table
spoons butter, and boil to the firm ball
stage, 246 degrees. Add two teaspoons
raspberry flavor and one cup canned
moist cocoanut, and pour into a creased
pan. Let stand till cold, remove the
whole slab Of candy to a board, and
cut into squares. Wrap in oiled paper
if desired. This makes pound and
quarter.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20
HANFORD HAPPENINGS
(By Mrs. M. r. slavens)

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Brockway and
John drove to Yakima Monday. The
former remained in Yakima to con-
tinue his work.
Current Events and History class
will meet Friday, Dec. 81, at 2 pm.
on account Of the P.-T.A. meeting and
the Christmas concert on Thursday.
At all other times It will mest Thurs
days at z pm. The class is very In
teresting and everyone is invited to
attend. The women's gym class meets
Mondays from Z to 8 and Wednes-
days from z to 8. The English class
meets from to g. pm. Mondays and
Wednesdays.
Both boys and girls basketball
teams went to Kennewick Saturday
evening for practice games. Both
games were very good, the Hanford
boys losing by a score of 20 to Is and
the girls losing, 20 to IA. Quite a crowd
of rooters accompanied the teams.
Miss Lucille Staples left Saturday
for her home in Post Falls, Idaho,
after fortnight's visit with her aunt,
Mrs. Miles Choate. Mrs. Choate left
with her and expects to remain I'M
til after the holidays.
There were ffty-two at Sunday
school on Sunday. The special feature
was an original story of Christmas by
Mrs. A. L. Brockway. AS she told the
story, Mr.. Backs played suitable
Christmas hymns. Most of the audi
ence recognized nine out of the ten
played.
Miss Dorothy Fenley is expected
home from San Jose, California, to
spend Christmas at home.
Mrs. Fred Vertner has not been well
for the past two weeks and expects
to leave Monday for Wenatchee to
consult physician.
The regular Grange meeting will be
held Tuesday evening, Dec. Is, at 8
o'clock. During the lecture hour, a
Christmas program will be given.
X X X
About 2:3O Sunday afternoon the
motor of the city water company's
plant burned out. Frank Clark and Jim
Needham who saw smoke issuing from
the plant, hurried to the spot and
pulled the fuse but the motor was
damaged A new motor has been in
stalled
X X
DR.. j. F. Devin left on Monday:
stage for Yakima and from there ex-
poets to go to Seattle to spend the
holidays with relatives.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-12-20

Are YOU one of those provident peo-
pie who put away the tinsel and
trimmings from the Christmas tree,
the toy trumpets and colored tissue
paper, the gay stickers and pretty
lengths of ribbon, all in big box
against next Christmas? If so, you
are sure to find, when you open that
big box, lot of little boxes that were
too attractive to throw away, tiny
boxes that contained trinkets, some
what larger ones that contained hand
l.erchiefs, gloves and ties, and gally
Autographed tin boxes that contained
all kinds of foods from plum buildings
to fruit cakes and cookies to vacuum
packed nuts. Such a pity not to use
them all again this Christmas. But
how?
The answer is very simple. It's lots
of fun to make Christmas candies,
and there is no box we know OF, large
or small, that won't hold home made
candies. OF course they won't hold
them long after the recipient has
opened them. But that's all part OF
the Christmas food and fun.
It's not hard to make homemade
candies. You just follow the recipes
closely. The only hard thing about it
is not to eat them all at once your
self. If you can trust yourself not to
do that try these:
Banana Cream Squares: Bring two
he OIL,
milk to boiling, add one tablespoon
corn syrup and two thirds cup mashed
banana pulp, wipe down edges of the
pan and boil without stirring to a
soft ball 234 degrees. Add one table
spoon butter, cool to 14O degrees, beat
until creamy, pour into buttered pam
cool and cut into squares.
Christmas Yule Logs: Boil to 234
degrees, without stirring, one and one
half cups sugar, one-half cup maple
syrup, one-half cup milk and one
tablespoon butter. Cool to 140 degrees
add one-half teaspoon maple flavor
ing, and beat until creamy Form into
small balls in palms of hands, Their
roll in hands into little long log-like
sticks. Dip each in maple syrup anc
roll in either chocolate shot or II
grated sweet chocolate.
Hawaiian Fudge: Boil two cups SUI
gar one-half cup cream, one-half cur
crushed pineapple and one Tablespoon
with vegetable coloring, cool and bea
butter to 238 degrees. Tint a pale greer
until creamy. Add one-fourth cul
chopped nuts, and pour into butteret
pan. Mark into squares.
Molasses Caramels: Combine one cul
sugar, three fourths cup nolasses, one