davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
County Fetes Workers
With Dance Monday

1t has been anticipated that
eventually, from such gatherings, a
county employees association will
be formed.
Telephone Party
Southern California Telephone
Co. employees of the valley are
anticipating a Christmas party Fri
day night. meeting the Ell Centre
club room for a dance Yuletide
decorations, a tree, refreshments are
to be the highlights for the affair
Last night the girls in the E
Centre office had turkey dinner
on the club rooms, exchanging gifts
Telephone operators sponsored the
party which was an attractive social
event, pretty decorations and a gay
Christmas tree making a delightful
setting.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18

fund or by an added legislative APP
preparation.
Assemblyman Martin declined
to discuss the purchase of Santa
Cruz Island other than to say he
considered the island a favorable
site for such a prison.
It is close to Los Angeles, where
a majority of the first offenders are
convicted, and, it is said, would be
as escape proof as Alcatraz Island,
in San Francisco bay
Governor Merriam plans to erect
the first offenders prison at least
i'm part with federal money. He
has informed Washington of the
need for a third prison and is re-
ported TO have received some en-
enlargement.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18

q cup brown sugar
tablespoon lemon juice
y teaspoon lemon rind
3 cups Drifted Snow Home
Perfected" Flour
Il teaspoon soda
Z teaspoon cinnamon
u teaspoon allspice
4 teaspoon cloves
2 tablespoons finely chopped citron
2 tablespoons finely chopped al
monds.
Warm syrup and molasses; add
butter, sugar, lemon juice and rind
and blend we'll. Sift flour and
measure. Sift again with soda and
spices. All citron and almonds last,
blending well Roll dough into balls,
marble size, brush with white of
egg, and bake in a moderate oven,
$50 degrees, for 20 minutes, or until
brown. dozen cookies.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18

Swedish Cookies
cup butter
l cup powdered sugar
l tablespoon vinegar
2i2 cups Drifted Snow Home
Perfected" Flour
Il teaspoon salt
l teaspoon ginger.
Cream butter and powdered sugar.
Dissolve soda in vinegar and add.
Sift flour, measure, sift with salt
and ginger. Work into first mixture
10 make stiff dough. Roll very thin
on Toured board. Cut in small two
or three inch cookies. Bake in mod
erately hot oven, 400 degrees for 10
minutes. Makes 5 dozen cookies q
inch in diameterJ
Pfefferneusse
Z cup corn syrup
= cup molasses
a cup butter
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
NAVAJOS BALK
PLANS TO KEEP
TRIBAL RECORD

WINDOW ROCK, CNavajo Cap
itaD, Ariz. WR)-.If anybody can
figure out a way TO identify Indi-
ans, let him step forward and win
thanks Of Officers OF the u. S. IN
dian Service.
They want 10 know how to tell one
Navajo from another.
Name please?' When confronted
With the query, the Navajos, ac-
cording 10 DR. w. w Peter, govern
ment Indian health worker, fire.
quenuy give the name OF someone
else, perhaps someone unfriendly.
Result of The Navajo vile is chaos
for vital statistical records.
Even i the Navajo gives his right
name he might give any one of sew
eral, USED az different ages.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18

liquor. She said she planned to
ship the body away in fear of be-
ing suspected of the crime.
Police however traced purchase
Of the morphine to her and in the
ensuing trial she was found guilty
of murder and sentenced 10 be
hanged. An appeal was taken and
a new trial ordered.
Soon after the impeachment of
a jury began Mrs. lie Doux sur
prised a packed courtroom by
pleading guilty. She was sem
fenced TO life in states prison,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18

Among the Christmas celebrations
this year are those planned by vari-
Gus firms and organizations for the
members Of the force.
One of the largest parties is that
planned for county employees and
which viii take place Monday night
in Veterans Memorial hall, begin
ming at 8 O'Clock.
All Eligible
Employees of the county from
every community in the valley are
eligible to attend the party which
viii feature dancing and entertain
ment numbers by local artists. At
II o'clock a Dutch supper will be
served. At least 200 are expected
by the various committees in charge
and it may be that even more will
be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18

offered Jne enClre island Tor
$1,000,000 to Finance Director A. E.
Stockburger. A similaI offer was
made for the island some time ago
by Wrigley interests, which own
Santa Catalina Island, but was re-
ported to have been refused by the
estate.
However, it is understood heirs
are now anxious to dispose of the
property.
Under a bill presented by Assem-
blyman Frank G. Martin of Alta
dena, an appropriation of 100000
was voted for purchase of a first
offenders prison site by the last
legislature.
Should more money be needed,
state officials pointed out, it could
be had either from the emergency
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
CHINA FLAPPERS
MEET DEFEATS

CANTON. W.D - PuritanS have
scored a major victory over modern
Chinese flappers here. Following
special instructions, police rounded
up scores of young women wearing
modern-S style dresses.
Those arrested were released after
a severe reprimand. They were told
that their gowns were contrary to
public morals"
Canton has banned mixing bath
ing, mixed walking and mixed sit
ing in movie houses.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
VALLEY TOWNS HOLD CHRISTMAS AFFAIRS

and there were in the
same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by
night.
And, 10, the angel of the
Lord came upon them, and
the glory of the Lord shone
round about them; and they
were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto
them, Fear not: for behold,
l bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be to
all people.
For unto you is born this
day in the City of David a
Savior, which is Christ the
Lord.
And this shall be a sign
unto you; Ye shall find the
babe wrapped in swaddling
clothes, lying in a manger.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
LODGES GIVE PARTIES

Among tine lodge and private
parties scheduled throughout the
valley for the holiday season is
the kiddies party at the Holtville
theater at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, sponsored by the Elks ledge.
Several hundred boxes of candy
and nuts will be distributed along
with apples and oranges.
Star of Hope" a Christmas
play. will be presented by the Holt
vile elementary school pupils in
their auditorium Thursday night.
Brawley children were entertain
ed at Kiwanis club party given
in their honor on Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
Xmas Party Taboo
For Trunk Slayer
by Central Press

SAN FRANCISCO-There will be no Christmas party
IN free world for CALIFORNIA; celebrated trunk murder
ess."
, Mrs Emma lie DouX' hopes for a holiday parole went
gmmeIng when the state board Of terms and paroles at
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
Island Offered as Site
For New State Prison

SACRAMENTO, Cal.-Cafornia state officials are
considering purchase of portion of Santa Cruz Island 30
miles off the Santa Barbara coast site for rst Oh
tenders prison. has been learned from authentic sources
The manager of estate which owns the island has
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
Swedish, German Cookie Recipes
Given i'm WOmen'S Club Bulletin Issue

Last issue of the Federation News, official bulletin
of the California Federation of Womens clubs, contains
the following recipes for those tempting holiday cookies
of Sweden and Germany contributed by Martha Meade:
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
NAA!ea.

And suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of
the heavenly host praising
God, and saying,
Glory to God in the high
est, and on earth peace, good
will toward men.
And it came to pass, as the
angels were gone away from
them into heaven, the shep-
herds said one to another,
Let us now go even unto
Bethlehem, and see this
thing which is come to pass,
which the Lord hath made
known unto us.
And they came with haste,
and found Mary and Joseph,
and the Babe lying in a
manager.
Luke 2 1915
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
CHURCH CHoIRs WILL SING

CHURCH CH0IRS WILL SING
Choirs of -Four Holtville churches
will sing Christmas carols in front
of the chamber of commerce build
ing as a part of the civic Christ
mas program being presented in
that city Tuesday night. according
to Paul Eggler. chairman OF enter
tainment
Methodist. Christian. Nazarene,
and PentecoStal churches will each
present a 15-minute program, the
affair beginning at p. m. A large
decorated Christmas tree, a gift of
the American Legion auxiliary.
will be lighted fer the occasion.
Candy and peanuts will be pre-
sented to all children by Santa
Claus through the efforts OF CO.
operating organization: American
Legion, Rotary club, legion auxil-
larry. Junior Womans club, and
the Woman's club.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-18
Gala Events
Set Throuuh
Xmas Week

A Christmas party with a real
Santa Claus, candy nuts. q tree.
and ali the trimmings viii be en-
Joyed by an anticipated crowd Of
400 children at the annual Calipat-
ria Christmas program in the Ere
mont school next Tuesday eve
ming. c. S. Huey viii have charge
OF the affair. which is sponsored
by the Union Congregational
church.
A White gift program, to which
Sunday school children viii bring
presents of food 10 be put in bas-
kets for the needy will be held
by the Sunday school of this church
Sunday morning in the Little Brown
church. Church officeri expect TO
fill more than 20 baskets. DiStri-
button will be made through the
Calipatria Red Cross, under the di-
rection of Mrs. w. c. Wilkinson
and Mrs M. L. McKendry.
Christmas carols and recitations
by the Sunday school children viii
comprise the Christmas eve pro-
gram which is in the charge of
Mrs. w. v. Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02
Behind the Scenes
I" Was1h,iimss !, isse.t gtom .5te,..

WASHNGTON-M assistant administrator
Federal Housing Administration about astonishing fellow
likely
max
Actually plays them Cupping palms and fingers to-
wind instrument from which he
melodies which approximate compromise
banquets everybody stiff with
table
with disturbing audibity such tunes
Home and How I Am
Dealers, Oddities with
that this the darnede thing they heard.
WalShS improvement
Charles Edison
formerly laboratories did good federal
and lately has been FHAs deputy
administrator in charge OF modernzation loans
81 federal agencies have "def
responsibilities housing Deal spared with the
problem the big thing
friends will grappe with in his second ad
minstrationn nearly all the outstanding
payroll
all those housing people whisper privately to your cores
parallels letter former
under anywhere Let quote:
through the of actually getting
These supposed be minimum houses not luxury
will
and house average family
can't be done for much less than $6OOO
they $50 month to them
According figures Brookngs II of the
can't afford that much for housing No wonder
a housing shortage.
Owning renting housing costs too
much"
reducing building material costs
problem expensive everything all adds
to make appreciabe cut it
anywhere - -, --
the
being about 1906 period poorer
by way, than 1890 construction
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02
STROLLS THRU HOLLYWOOD
By Leicester Wagner

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. /. (U.P)-Sex
no longer lures movie customers,
Mae West to the contrary with
standing.
The public is humor-hungry in
stead of sex-starved, in the opin-
ion of Mark Sandrich, RKO-Radio
director
"Movie-goers," he says, began
TO yawn about a year ago at heavy
love scenes and the long-count kiss
finale was swept into the discard
by surfeited public reaction.
Getting Involved
To-day, the essential quality of
a love scene is the playing down of
heavy-handed emotions, and the
playing-up of involved situations
which touch the heart and sense
of humor simultaneously.
Horizontal clinches, which came
in about the time of Theda Bara
and Betty Blythe, are no longer
necessary to convince an audience
that the principals are willing to
cast everything TO the winds in
order to prove their love. A wise
crack or a dance step suffices to
put the idea across"
Writers, Sandrich went on, aren't
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02

the ponies in San Francisco. Six
cutters are wading through 10000
feet of Captain Blood" to prepare
it for Christmas release. James
j. Braddock, the heavyweight
champ, studied fancy footwork of
Bobby Connolly's chorines, then
watched Leslie Howard do slow
fall. Connie Bennett will make
two pictures in London for Gau-
mont British after the turn of the
year. Pathe Newsreel probably
will be all color within year. 9.
Kay Francis and Deimer Dawes are
altar-bound during the holidays :.
Said Irwin Cobb to Mervyn Le-
roy: IF you can get all of An
thony Adverse into 10 reels of film,
then the fellow who carved the
Lords Prayer on the head of a
pin is a piker." Group of mo-
tion picture people, headed by Muir
ply McHenry, Jack Oakie, Jack La
rue and Vince Barnett circulating
petition to President Roosevelt to
prevent deportation of Duncan
Renaldo when he completes two
year sentence for giving false in
formation on his citizenship.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02
THERE MUST BE WORK IN PARADISE

Iahiti-an island paradise where men
and women pick their meals from the
trees and snare them from the ocean.
An island in the South Seas where there
Is no work, but only lazy amusements to
while away the time.
Such is the picture, in brief, given in
current motion picture relating the ad-
ventures of a ships company of early
day Britishers who were among the first
to sail to the island discovered by Cap
tain Cook. On the screen in a motion
picture house, the vista is a charming
one In reality, is it so desirable?
Life, after a while, would be dreary
sort of prospect without work. White
men cannot stand the stagnation of con-
stant leisure Unlike the contented is
landers, they would not remain for long
in place where they idled day after
day, year after year. Monotony is nev-
er so noticeable as in idleness. The race
which has spread its representatives to
every corner of the world, peering even
into places where man has never gone
before, would not fit into a picture of
unending leisure. For month or year,
perhaps, most white men could stand
the idleness even enjoy it. After that,
the monotony would become so deadly,
the sameness so pronounced that any
lDl0g WOulU De Deller.
On the other hand, there is no place
where a paradise has been fashioned on
earth. Always there is the human ele-
ment, and man is more than an animal
because he is equipped with mind to
think reason and worry. Whatever the
setting. where there are men there al
ways will be the human element of wor-
ry. If for no other reason, most men
would worry because the monotony is
too pronounced.
1t is noticeable that most white men
who have sought out the island para
discs of the South Seas, and who have
passed part of their lives there, re-
turn eventually to the civilization from
which they attempted at first to escape.
One of them, whose effusions between
book covers have painted Turing pictures
of the tropical islands, makes his home
on hill overlooking San Francisco har-
bor-where the good and evil of civiliza-
tion mingles every minute of the day.
Others in similar circumstances have
followed the same paths.
One of the greatest pleasures of life
for the average man is in planning and
building for the future. Through his
children he works for the good of gen.
erations to come seeking always to i'm
prove the race. No such planning and
building is necessary, nor is it in order,
on the tabled paradises of the Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02
United Press Hollywood Correspondent

smirking at love. They've merely
perfected a new technique to meet
the requirements of the purifying
influence forcibly thrust upon the
industry.
I'VE may gratefully thank the
churches for causing us to stop
writing S E x in tall letters across
every page of our scripts said
Sandrich. To prove this point, he
has turned out such pictures as
Top Hat" THE Gay Divorce"
and Follow the Fleet"
Dramas pinnacle is the narrow
cat-walk between pathos and
bathos. We're all tight-rope walk
ers now, and the public likes it.
Here and There
Two endings have been prepared
for Harold Lloyd's THE Milky
Way" One already shot is with
out Adolphe Menjou and Veree
Teasdale, who are i'll. If picture is
not released before pair can ap-
pear again before the camera, the
second ending will have to be
filmed. Charles Laughton's
first picture upon return from Eng
land will be Goodbye, Mr.. Chips"
Wynne Gibson cleaned up on
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By O. O. Mcintyre

Few enthusiaSmS SurpaSS CilaC Vi
the shoe string impresarlo for the
play he is struggling to proouce'
Richard Nancy heard one teeter on
a Broadway curb and yaWn: Wheh
I show this baby it will make JUN
bo look like charm on a mlogeCs
watch chain"
One of New York's most precise
bachelor diners is George Jean ma
than. A meal in public with MN Is
a astronomical drama magniflcent-
ly performed. On such occasions ne
is starched out in white-tied, top
hated elegance and squirting some
stage or screen beauty glowing with
the luminosity of celebrity. Head
walters say few men of his genera
ton know how to order a dinner or
make selections from the wine llst
so expertly.
Among other bachelors who make
an event of dining out are Frank
Crowninshield and Lucius Beebe.
The parctised gourmet usually seeks
the cosy, intimate places hallowed
by an old-world sedateness, such as
the Colony, Moneta's or Voisin.
Old Delmonico's as a gesture in
democracy tried in 1916 to serve
spare ribs and sauerkraut SWIM
ming with dumplings, but the aroma
so offended the champ siSsey, Harry
Lehr, that letter of apology was
sent to him and his guests of the
evening, attributing the blunder to
the chef. AT Dear Old Del's, too,
they would say they were out of linn
burger unless those who ordered it
were at an isolated table.
Hic Hysteria: A precise diner at
a Schrafft's this evening, attacked
by hiccups in the middle of her
meal, swallowed hard and valiantly
but was rocked by dandy. In try
ing for a quick exit she sailed
through swinging door to the
kitchen. And never came out again
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02
y
CONTRACT
q BRIDGE d
WRITTEN FOR oetlTRAL PRESS
By E. v. SHEPARD
THE THREE-TRUMP ECHO

ONE OF THE ingenious strata
gems used by defenders is the wide
ly known convention, the 3-trump
echo. When 3 useless trumps are
held, the middle one is played on
the first lead of trumps, followed by
the lowest trump on the second
lead, to show partner that just 8
trumps originally were held. The
play accomplishes two purposes: it
enables partner to count the num-
Der of trumps held by declarer,
sometimes showing that ruffing the
latter will weaken him and defeat
the contract; in case the echoer's
partner wins the second trump trick
and the echoer is able to ruff a suit,
the echo may enable the defenders
to defeat the contract. The hand
today shows an instance where
Souths 3-trump echo alone en-
abled his side to defeat the game
call. "
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02
Axe
vKQ875
<A7
&QJ95
497 764 ~ a. 10 8
W 104 :. ,.; "a 80
<K J10 <986
AKA - &A32
H532
v96
432
10 876

Bidding went: North, 1-Heart,
third hand; East, 1-Spade; West, 81
Spades, enabling East to risk A.
Spades.
Of course the opening lead was
the of hearts, showing only lack
of cards of the suit. Dummy's 10
and North's @ covered. Declarer's
Ace won. East led the Ace of
spades, dropping North's @. 1t was
a clumsy method of pulling trumps,
which would have defeated the con-
tract had North held three trumps,
as then he must have won two
spade tricks. However, it did no
harm in this case. The j of spades
lost to North's K.
South had played the 3 of spades
on the first trump trick and the 2
on the next one, showing an added
trump in his hand, also enabling his
partner to count declarer's two
trumps left. It had not occurred to
North that East had bid a 4-card
suit The 3-trump echo set him
IISllb Oll llldG pOlllI, dllu oIlCWcu I'LL
a sure method of defeating the call
in case South originally had held
only hearts Without that hint
North would have led back a club,
hoping that partner held the miss
ing Ace of clubs, and so could again
lead through dummys j of hearts.
Now North knew that in case his
partner held the Ace of clubs and
also could ruff heart that the con-
tract would be down 2 tricks.
North led his K of hearts. East
played the 2. When partner played
the 6 it was questionable whether
declarer or South was void of the
suit, but there seemed no chance of
losing game by leading back the
suit. 1t was almost certain that de-
clarer held at least two clubs, SO
North led back small heart for
South to ruff. as North did not be-
lieve that his partner would use the
3-trump echo unless able to ruff
hearts. South's ruff was the only
method of defeating the call.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02

As result, the races there are deterior-
ating, drawing nearer to extinction.
They do not go forward, so they go
back. They do not build, so the thing
which has been builded is torn down by
the beating of time.
Work is merely another word for ad
vancement. Without continued advance
ment, any race is lost, and a lost race
cannot be happy one. Mans only par
adise on earth is the paradise he finds
in work we'll done.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Publishing Company, 625 State
street, FL Centro California. Telephone 800 Full
leased wire United Press Association. Entered at
El Centre California, post office as second-class
matter Member California Newspaper Publish
ers' Association NJ. C. Mogensen national aa-
vertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Diary: Out
in a whistling gale, walking hack
ward mostly to catch my breath, and
in a shop slapped fellow on the
back I thought to be Gene Markey.
But was a young priest and not in a
lifetime have l redeemed so furious
ly. Then to sit awhile with Joe
Moore.
A letter from William Faversham
today enthusing about the movies
recalled his vivid final scene in "The
Squaw Man" which affected me
emotionally more than anything 1
ever saw in the theatre. So with my
lady to Dobbs Ferry to see Somer-
set Vaughan, week-ending with
Messmore and Kitty Kendall.
Dorothy Welch, whose mother
made mud pies with my wife and
whose books I used to carry to
school, to dinner and a gay, hand
some colleen she is. To bed early
feasting on a book of Gaar Will
liams' cartoons that John T. Nc
Cutcheon sent autographed and for
which he wrote a fetching intro
duction.
Ogden Nash has become the most
financially successful of modern
poets. With an income reputedly in
excess of $25 900 a year and still
kiting He kicked off as a copy
writer in an advertising agency
where he developed his Semi-cock-
eyed style of versifying. He is con-
tributor to a half dozen magazines
and a newspaper syndicate and per-
hapS the only member of his guild
to have more orders than he can
fill. And has sold everything he has
ever written.
Sinclair Lewis's book title, 1T
Can't Happen Here" has come
nearest to attaining the most adroit
self advertising furore for which
publishers pray since Ray Long be-
slowed Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
on an Anita Loos manuscript of glo-
rious dumbells. Any title that be-
comes a catch line or target for bur-
lesQuing is an asset. Sometimes the
most innocuous do the trick. Such
as Michael Arlen's verbless THE
Green Hat" a peg upon which were
hung scores of gags, slangisms and
SymboliSmS. In England whiskey, a
razor and cigarets were named for it
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02

Stain suggests to aide that he
study u S. manufacture of hot dogs.
During the next election campaign
his assistant might get an excellent
grasp of bologna production.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02
BAG

Name one of the two colors of
Chartreuse.
With which of the arts is the
name of Paul Cezanne identified?
What land is the native habitat
of the kangaroo?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02
TEN YEARS AGO
December 2, 1925

Entertaining at her country home
southwest of Ell Centro, Mrs. Earle
Davis was hostess at a charming
bridge luncheon yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-02
TOday's HOrOscOpe

Persons born on this day are ac-
curate in design and detail, and
know what they want to do.