Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-25
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM HEBER

from Salinas.
Mrs. Helen johnson and son
Theodore of Brawley spent Sun
Gay with Mrs. Florence Holcomb.
Mrs. NJ. Denham is staying in
Ell Centre with her son w. c. Den
ham and daughters, while Mrs.
Denham, Jr., is at Indian Gap,
Tex, being called there by the SER
ious illness of her father.
A joint birthday party was held
at Holtville at the Manly Bovee
home celebrating the birthdays of
Mrs. Jennie Bovee and daughter
Frances of Heber, also Mrs. Manly
Bovee's. Frances and her aunt IS
birthday occurring on the same
day and Mrs. Jennie Bovee s two
days later. A delicious chicken
dinner with all the trimmings was
enjoyed by the 18 present The
men folks enjoyed game of base
ball in the afternoon. All voted
, they had splendid time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Robert
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
Gumm attended the Elks charity
ball in Ell Centre Saturday eve
ming, Mrs. Gumm winning the
handsome evening gown.
Evelyn Robertson is i'll with the
measles.
The Thursday Study club met
with Mrs. Fred Maurer on Thurs
day afternoon when a dainty lunch
con was enjoyed after the reports
were given. Mrs. George Thomp-
son gave report on Tom Sawyer,
by Mark Twain. Mrs. Maurer dis
cussed Joaquin Miller and Mrs.
Winter Whitcomb Riley and Mrs.
Miller, Bret Hart. Those present
were Mesdames Bruce Miller, Geo.
Thompson, James Holcomb, Arthur
Vogel, Lloyd Winter, Nathan Pull
sifer, T. w. Fishburn and the host
ess, Mrs. Maurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Holland and
daughter Henrietta of Highlands
were over night guests Saturday of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Wagner.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Wood have
as house guests this week Mr..
Woods mother and sister from
Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. WilkenS were
evening callers at the Hamerson
and Barnes home Monday, having
just returned from a very success
full prospecting trip to the desert.
Mrs. Elsie Fisher and daughter
Joan of McCabe were Sunday Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
Gumm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gauman Thomp-
son attended church services at
Calexico Sunday, later having din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Thomp-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lane were
evening visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Miller Saturday.
Mrs. j. C. Boone visited Mrs.
Orr S room at school Thursday.
Mrs. H. D. Poor spent Monday
with Mrs. C. j. Boone.
r. E. Baker left last week for
Kansas City taking car load of
sheep to market.
Mildred and Patty Ann Wood
spent Friday afternoon with Ruth
Boone.
On Tuesday Mrs. Baker. Mrs.
Boone and Mrs. Poor attended the
home department of the farm bu-
.reau at Acacia.
A surprise party was given Mon
day evening honoring Lorna Ham,
erSon on her fourteenth birthday.
Ice cream and cake were served as
refreshments. Those present were
Kayre and Argyne Cheser, Nadine
Miller, Helen Terrence, A. G.. and
Jim Speegle, Raymond Barnes and
John Mabry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat st. John and
children Buelah and Elwood made
very interesting trip to the petri-
fled forest Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip McAndrewS
and daughter Lorraine of Calexico
visitors at the HamerSon home
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Maurer re-
turned Monday from Barstow where
they went Friday to visit Mr..
Maurer S father who recently suf-
fered broken leg in an auto ac-
cident.
Mrs. r. Knapp and Mrs. L. w.
Knapp attended Nazarene Ladies
Aid at the home of Mrs. Isaac