Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-24
BY AUDlNE ROGERS
Press staff Correspondent


Miss Esther Statler spent the
Armistice day holiday in Phoenix
visiting her parents.
Mrs. Dearbirn visited relatives
and friends in El Centro over the
weekend.
Miss Evelyn Burns returned home
Sunday after several days visit at
the Webb home in Yuma.
The Holtville Thimble club met
last week at the home Of Mrs.
Minnie Wade, with Mrs. Sara Mills
as hostess. Those who enjoyed the
day were Mesdames U. B. McKin-
non, Edwin Nilsson, Fred Buskel,
Red Buckel, Clarence Wade, Louis
Brodie, Sam Cole, John Mcqueen,
Cliff Gibbens, and Mrs. Odes who
Joined the club. Visitors were Mrs.
Block, Mrs. Kate Brodie and Mrs.
Terry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knight of Holtville
were host and hostess at a de-
lightful dinner last Sunday. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie
Deliver; Misses Villa Lee McKin-
non and Phyllis Spear, Ronald
Layton. Bill Kendall and Mr.. and
Mrs. Knight. In the afternoon they
motored to the All-American canal
project west Of CaleXico
Miss Mollie Mcbride spent last
weekend with her parents in
Claremont.
rr,ko -+o+o b;nI,u,oy de,,art ont
since taking the present BraWley
to Holtville road over has COM
pleted the oiling and surfacing
of that thoroughfare and it is now
one of the best in the county. This
road is six miles shorter than the
paved route by way Of El Centre
and so will be a time saver for
the traveller.
The Nazarene church was the
scene of the young peoples con-
vention last Saturday night. A
rally or convention is held every
three months by the young people
at designated valley or San Diego
churches. Many of the young peo-
pie who attended were from San
Diego. The program consisted OF
talks and musical numbers
Mrs. Emma Grow motored to
Holtville last Saturday from San
Diego. She was a visitor at the
home of Mrs. c. E. Acker leaving
Sunday night.
George Cordell of Pasadena, a
former resident of Holtville. was
in Holtville Friday visiting Mrs. J
Lewis.
Sunday morning at ll:30 the fire
department was called out by the
burning of the American Legion
hall. The building was practically
demolished and not even the fur
nishings were saved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Long. John
ME Mcneil, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Simons Of FL Centro and friends
of theirs from Los Angeles, took
picnic lunch to Salton Sea Sun
day and enjoyed a pleasant day
Mrs. Raab of FL Centro, will
give talk at the civic center al
t2:3O on November % sponsored by
the Holtville Women's study club
All women are invited.
The kindergarten, the first anc
second grades will give a circus foi
the pleasure Of the rest Of the
elementary school some day next
week.
Miss Pauline Ferguson returned
TO Holtville last week.
Misses Pauline and Mable Grab
er gave a candy pulling last Fri
day for their many friends II
Holtville and Imperial.
Mr.. and Mrs. william White
and Mrs. Arthur Townsend motor
ed to Ciaremont and Los Angeles
/ last Saturday. Mrs. White par
ents are residents Of Claremont.
City Clerk Ella M Carpentel
and Bobby Maxwell spent from
Saturday until Monday Of las
week in Riverside with Mrs. Car
penter's aunt, Mrs. M. Curran.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Carbolli Of OK
nard were weekend guests Of Z
r. Moleno Western Union operator
in Holtville.
M c. Meek has been promoted
from Holtville TO Calipatria a
manager Of the Union Oil compen.
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Marquanc
and Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Savage
spent last weekend at WestWood
Bonner williams and Hoyl,
Priest motored to Los Angeles las
Saturday where they attended tn
Oregon-U. S. c. football game.
Mrs. J. A. Isaacson, Miss Mar
garet Isaacson, and Miss Myri
McCliten of San Diego returned
home last Monday after spending
several days with Mrs. Z. S. Blak
who has been i'll the past wv,
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Hunt at
tended the football game in 10
Angeles last Saturday.
Mrs Mary G. Armstrong Of Sal