Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-08
Alamo Verde Section News

ments on the ballot. The speakers
included Mrs. Glasby and Rev
Fleisher from Calexico. DR.. Bow
man and Sam Robinson of Holt
vile. and c. G. Halliday who sub
Stituted for District Attorney Elmer
Heald. Margaret Maring rendered
piano solo and Hayden Law gave
a reading. Girls of the eighth
grade class sold ice cream and
homemade candy after the meet
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerld B. England
and Mrs. Ruth Hawk spent the
, weekend in San Diego visiting
Mrs. Jennie McClelland.
Among these from Verde who at
tended the tea given by the Holt
vile branch of the Women's Uni
versity club. at the Barbara Worth
Country club, Saturday, were Mrs.
Howard Vencill Mrs. Leroy Hawk,
Mrs Anne Dearborn, and Miss Es-
ther Stattler.
Mr.. and Mrs c. A. Magaw of
CaleXico were Sunday afternoon
callers at the Leroy Hawk home.
Mrs. r. A. Chestnut and Mrs.
Gerald England OF Alamo attend
ed the elementary school princi-
pal s conference held in San Diego
Saturday.
Friends of Mrs N. H. Hudson,
Of Highland, but formerly of Verde,
will regret to hear that she has
been seriously i'll in the sanitarium
Mrs. Hudson has sufficiently re-
covered 10 return TO her home.
Robert Hawk spent the weekend
ball with the Ell Centro Junior COL
lege team.
Through the courtesy of Mrs.
Dearborn the Verde school child
rem are enjoying the Standard Oil
school broadcast every Thurs
day morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Eshelman were
dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Dear
born and Miss Statler at the Verde
teacherage.
Helen Hawk was hostess to the
Associated Women Students of Ell
Centro junior college Monday eve
ming. The evening was spent il
making curtains for the new lounge
at the college. Refreshments OF
hot chocolate. cake and stuffed
dates were served. Those present
were Miss Nettie Bayley, advisor
for the girls, Cecile Rumsey, pres
iQent, Mrs. Mary Reid and Misses
Helen BeZdecheck, Inez McGahey,
Marie Knudsen, Marjorie Spear,
Mabel Wooliscroft. Evelyn Strick-
Ter, Billie McAfee, fynes Penning-
ton. Dorothy Holt, Dorothy Paine,
Regina Gianola, Guinevere Giano-
la, Maria BurkhauSer, Arlynn Hart
zell, Doris Gibscn. Clare Carr, and
the hostess, Helen Hawk.
Miss Shepp of Highline spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Miss Statler and Mrs. Dearborn OF
Verde.
Miss Helen Thomas, instruction
supervisor, visited at the Verde
| school Tuesday.
Verde School News 2
: The Sunshine club has held
| three meetings with Mary Val!
aSco as president Each week
she assigns some new topic
for discussion IN e folscling
week. The club committee has de-
cided to redecorate the stage in
the auditorium SO that plays can
he bettPr presented
The sixth grade children have
been studying Babylonia. They
have made a very interesting
scroll. depicting in story and draw
ings the life of the people in that
city. They are now studying Egypt.
The seventh ard eighth graders
have been reviewing the work in
"a History of American Civiliza-
tom and will soon start their
new book. "a History Of American
Government and Culture - Work
books will also be used. Most stress
has been placed on the westward
movement, and many colorful pic
lures have been displayed on the
! bulletin board. This week they are
discussing the industrial revolution.
Miss RPrtolOoiO'S e room is having