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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
MAN ACCUSED IN
WOMARS DEATH
FREED BY JURY

Stafford, Ariz., April H. WP)-
Ramon Acuna was free today be-
cause a superior court jury did not
believe sufficient the states web of
circumstantial evidence he killed
Mr., and Mrs. Danielo Calderon.
The jury deliberated two and one
half hours and took four ballots.
Foreman Ct. A Bryant said they
considered the evidence wholly in
sufficient"
Acuna, the state charged, killed
the young bridal couple and burned
their home in an attempt to hide
the crime because he was jealous of
the girl. Witnesses testified for the
prosecution that Acuna threatened
to kill her if she married anyone but
him.
The accused man, testifying calm
ly in his own behalf, declared he
was asleep at his sisters home when
the Calderon home was burned.
She corroborated his statement, as
did Estar Gonzales, his roommate.
Acuna admitted he and Lila Con-
treras Calderon had quarreled, but
declared it was because he had
transferred his affections to another
girl and ceased going with" the
woman who later was slain.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
DOGS GET ONLY
SINGLE BITE AT
MAIL CARRIERS

FRESNO, Cal, April IT, W.P)-
The concensus today was that
Fresno mail carriers will employ
the alternative offered them by
Postmaster Charles H. Wood rath-
er than invoke the old-time prin-
ciple of an eye for an eye, which
the postmasters said would be
okay also.
Last year." Hood explained, "3l
carriers were bitten by dogs. So
far this year, II were reported
attacked by the pets"
To remedy the situation, Hood
said dogs will be allowed only one
bite hereafter. Once bitten, he
ruled, the mail men either may
bite the dog back or quit deliver
ing mail to the home of the ami
mails owner.
In the latter case, householders
will have to call for their mail
at the postoffice.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17

Goldwyn's trumpeters blow a long
blast with the CHEEKY news D. E.
Iszard production accountant, has
gone to join the come and get it"
company in northern Idaho .
which goes to show that "a to
Iszard' stuff isn't just a gag after
all . Picture people are enjoying
an attack of circus fever - the
clowns Ann Southern is back
from New York, Irving Caesar has
a new dog, Caesar Romero has had
his mustache bobbed, and then
there's the story Fuzzy Knight
gets such a kick out Of telling aboot
the sad end of the Hollywood
gambler Seems he stood too
near his roulette wheel, and was
electrocuted
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
Safety Zone
BY f. RAYMOND CATO
Chief, California Highway Patrol

Question: Does the driver of
vehicle about to enter or cross a
public highway from a private road
or driveway have the right-of way
in traffic?-JK.
Answer: No The driver of Ve-
hicle leaving a private road or drive
way must yield to all vehicles ap-
preaching on the public highway.
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Question: Does a two wheel
camp trailer, weighing less than
5000 pounds, have to show green
clearance lights?-TL.
Answer: Yes, if the vehicle or its
load is in excess of 30 inches in
width.
Question: After notification
from a California Highway Patrol
officer that my windshield is I'M
safe, how soon must replace the
defective glass?-Mrs. Y.M.
Answer: Forty-eight hours.
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Question: I have been told that
following an accident all damage
expenses must be paid before I can
again drive my automobile. Is this
information correct?-W.E.P. eur
eka).
Answer: Under the financial re-
sponsibility provisions of the vehicle
code, all judgments granted by a
court Of competent jurisdiction must
be satisfied within Is days after
award by the court or the depart
ment of motor vehicles, on orders
from the court, must suspend driV-
er's. license or chauffeur's license,
together with registration card and
registration number plates, Rein
statement cannot be made until
judgment is satisfied and until the
offender provides proof of future
financial responsibility.
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Question: Can a person from a
foreign state operate motor We
hicle in this state without Cali
fornia license? e?-HP.
Answer: If the person is more
than 2l years of age and has valid
operators license from his home
state, he can drive vehicle in Cal
ifornia for a period not to exceed
one year without obtaining a per-
nit in this state. If the non-resi-
dent is more than 81 years old and
comes from a state which does not
require drivers licenses, the nom
resident can operate a vehicle in
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
Damage Suit Over
Desert Death Begins

PHOENIX, Ariz., April II. (U.P)-
Trial of a $4,000 damages lawsuit
against the city of Phoenix as re-
suit of the desert death last sum-
mer of Antonio Acosta, jr., was
on in superior court here today
Young Acosta was one of four
youngsters who left recreation
camp at Camp Greek last August
to walk across the desert to Phoe-
nix. Two died from thirst and
heat exhaustion. Their parents
subsequently filed damages &C
tionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
Houghton Funeral
To Be Held Saturday

Funeral services for Patricia Ann
Houghton, who died in Ell Centro
Thursday morning, will be con-
Quoted from the B. E. Lemons
mortuary at $3.50 o'clock Saturday
morning and from st. Mary'5
church at 9 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Interment will be made at
San Bernardino.
She was a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren B. Houghton of 664
Holt avenue and was born in San
Bernardino five years ago. She
had been i'll but a short time prior
to her death. Her father is en-
ployed in the county farm advis-
or's office.
Her survivors are: her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Houghton; two BROTH
ers, Warren, jr., II, and Rodney,
7; and other relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
LANTANA
Mrs. J. c. Mealey

A. M. Mealey spent Thursday af-
ternoon visiting with Mrs. Susan
Harter of Point Iona She is
spending the week at the George
Austin home in McCabe district.
Mealy and Mrs. Harter attended the
same school in Burlington, Kan
DO
John Hamener purchased a new
combine this week.
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Mesdames A. M. Mealey, A. H.,
Sheldon and j. G. Mealey attended
the regular meeting of Daughters Of
Union Veterans held in FL Centre,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
POLICE SUMMONED

Ell Centro police officers were call
ed to Kenyons Plunge Thursday
night to "subdue" some roWdies who
refused to leave. Officers escorted
three men and a woman to the out
er air. according to report at po-
lice headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
SEELEY
Mrs. S. L. Robinson

Boy Scout Troop of Seeley post
poned their entertainment this
week. 1t will be held Friday eve
ming, April "a, in the Community
hall.
The boys will give several skits
and stunts and the community is
urged to come.
-OO---
william Schultz accompanied j.
E. Brock and Otis TippS on a bust
ness trip TO Temple City.
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A bridge party will be held Fri
day night in the Dixieland school
house.
o.
Mrs. Dorothy Anderson, principal
of the Lantana school, has her niece
from FL Monte spending the rest of
the school term with her.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
HEBER
Mrs. Laura Barnes

Miss Selma Journey and Laur-
ence Moberg were married in Yuma
Tuesday by Judge Freeman. Miss
Journey is a recent arrival from
Texas being a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Journey and a cousin of
Mrs. NJ. H. Gavin. Moberg is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Moberg of
Turlock They will make their
home in Heber for the present.
Mrs. Pat st. John underwent a
tonsil operation Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McCuen and
daughter Kathleen of Pasadena
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin Stooksberry. The ladies
are sisters.
MIR. and Mrs. Cleve Greenwood
of Wichita Falls, Texas, who have
been enjoying a belated honey
moon trip visiting her sisters and
families, Mr. and Mrs. Arch Nc
1IlIllo dIIO MI. anu MIS-. CIllSSJ
Auburg, left for their home Mon
day evening. going by way of Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Salt
Lake City.
Mrs. Jack Chandler and Mrs.
Jean Reavis received word OF the
serious illness of their brother,
Wilbert McGuinn of TonkaWa,
Okla, having suffered a stroke of
paralysis.
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Mr. Griffith, the Heber Station
master, visited in inland last week
end
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17

Administrator Harry L. Hopkins
sought to head off one avenue Of
attack by announcing he had dis
charged the WPA director in
Washington state and had started
federal Investigations in Pennsyl-
yania and Alabama.
Renewal of the controversy over
WPA found Republicans joined by
some Democrats in opposition to
President Roosevelt'S request for
81 500, 100000 to spend the next
fiscal year for WPA-type work
The chief opposition move is to
earmark $700,0O0,000 for public
works construction.
Hopkins fired George H. Can
non in Washington for political
skulldudgery in soliciting campaign
funds from our administrative
staff"
He said he was looking into"
allegations by Stephen RauShen-
bush, former senate munitions in
vestigator, that Pennsylvania WPA
Administrator Eddie N. Jones lis
using WPA mail franking privil-
eges to attack me-"
He announced IAN investigation"
of WPA labor trouble in Birming-
ham, Ala, where strikers stoned
other WPA workers. 1t was the
first instance where Hopkins ever
entered such a controversy.
Charges were made in Michigan
that WPA garment projects were
sitting private business; in West
Virginia that WPA officials were
engaged in politics; in Massachus-
etts that WPA was maladminister-
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
BAR SILVER UP
FOR FIRST TIME
SINCE AUGUST 23

NEW YORK, April II. U.P)-Bar
silver advanced here today for
the first time since August 30,
1885, Handy & Harmon, bullion
dealers, fixing the price at As
cents fine ounce, a gain of 4
cents over the years low level
which had prevailed since Janu-
ary 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17

Files Divorce Complaint - Lethia
Smith Hotz filed a divorce COM
plant Thursday against Olin o.
Hotz. She accused her husband of
cruelty and neglect, according to
the complaint. The couple mar
ried in Riverside Feb. 18, 1925, and
separated Nov 81, 1885. There are
no children and no community
property resulting from the union,
the complaint set forth. Mrs. Hotz
is represented by Hugh S. MacKin-
non.
LOta Recital of Music, songs and
dances. Sunday, 8 p. M, 10000
club house. Admission, so cents.
(A16P -A19A)
Visits Mother Miss Thelma
Blaschko spent three days at home
recently with her mother Miss
Blaschko is a beauty operator in
Banning where she has been locat-
ed for the past nine months. She
enjoyed the warm valley weather
during her stay here, saying it had
been quite cold in Banning.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
WcCABE
Caroline Paine

Mr.. and Mrs. Austin A. Grant
and their son and daughter, Andrew
and Jessie stopped with old friends
in the valley Saturday and Sunday.
The Grants are old timers in the
valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hudson were
host and hostess Friday night at
The Pinochle club. High scores were
held by Miss Mildred Frohly and
Elmer Forester, low scores we're
held by Mr. and Mrs. John Frohly,
Mrs. Evan T. HeWeS left Friday
for Long Beach where she will re-
main with her father who is under
going major operation. Mrs.
Hewes plans to remain there three
weeks.
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Misses Dorothy Paine and Betty
Upholt are visiting this week with
Miss Paines parents. The two plan
to return to WestWood Sunday and
resume their studies at UCLA.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
Phoenix Swelters
In Warm Weather

PHOENIX, Ariz., April II. UP
While some parts of the nation
shivered, male Phoenix residents
doffed even their light coats and
rolled up their shirtsleeves and fem
mime residents dressed in their
lightest cotton dresses today as max
imum temperatures hovered near
the 100 mark.
Forecasting what the real summer
will be, the mercury hit 100 late
yesterday, six degrees higher than
the 40-year average maximum for
April 16. Temperatures have reach
ed the high COS daily since Easter
Sunday, when the high mark Of SO
set a new record for that day
Some of today's BEST news Is
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
ISSUE BUILDING PERMIT

A building permit was issued at FL
Centre city hall Friday TO George
Jones for construction of a $50 hay
inspection platform at the corner OF
Adams and Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
. WASHINGTON STATE
EXECUTIVE FIRED

WASHINGTON, April IT, (UP)-Charges of political
grating partisan discrimination and rotous labor pro
tests battered the Works Progress Administration and its
S4000000000 work-relief program again today the
New Deal plunged into the political of 1886.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
CALIPATRIA
Mrs. G. A. Sperry

Guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. d. D
Brownell over Easter Sunday were
their daughter and her husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Blakeney, their
son, Donald Brownell, Miss Gus
sic Reynolds and Ted Cook all of
Laguna Beach Cook writes the
"Cook-Coos" column for newSpap-
ers.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17
HOLLYWOOD FILM SHOP

HOLLYWOOD. April II. UP) -
King Vidor, long-legged, shambling
film director, must race time, a
tribe of Indians and several thou
sand bleating mama sheep to COM
plete Texas Rangers Paramount
pioneer mesquite epic.
Vidor hired a tribe of zuni In
dians en- masse 10 go on the war
path before cameras against Gary
Cooper Jack Oakie and an assort-
ment of settlers and "U. S. Cav
airy" in the wild environs of Gal
lup, N. M.
At a poW-WoW Zunis agreed to
don movie greasepaint and war
bonnets. but sheepherders 10
man, declared shooting must be
finished before their ewes enter
the spring lambing sason, about
May l.
Whether the picture is finished
or not the hostiles will be finished
at that time their chiefs and medi-
cine men warned They'll bury
the hatchet and go home, and
Vidor and his troops can go to
Hollywood
To make the race closer. the
company can't possibly go on To-
cation before the end of this week.
Vidor said That will leave less
than two weeks to get the Indian
battles in celluloid.
Cooper, vacationing in Bermuda,
has been ordered to return to the
studio as soon as possible, and Jack
Oakie to curtail his honeymoon
with Venita Vardon, owing to the
urgency of the expectant Woolies.
Current odds favor the Indians to
win, Vidor to place, and the lambs
to show.
Flighty Margaret SULLIVAN and
former-husband Henry Fonda are
kittenish enough to kill with their
jokes these days. Fonda pursued
SULLIVAN about a sound stage arm
ed with two repeating water pis-
tolls, then La Sullivan DoWsed
Fonda fore and aft with a Seltzer
water bottle. 1t looks like romance.
TO
Tap-dancing Eleanore Whitney.
ordered to bed by physicians after
she sprained her back rehearsing
a hop, step and swing routine for
Three Cheers for Love" is back
at work all bound together with
adhesive tape. It seems superfluous
to add Three Cheers for Eleanore.
-OO-
Cutting room scraps Samuel
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17


Chapter CIV, P.E.O., of Calipatria
met Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
John Scott near Westmorland. A
yellow color scheme was carried
out in table decorations and flow
erS. After the regular business
session, Mrs Frank Hewett read
a paper on the San Diego Exposi-
tion. Those present were Mes
DANES D. D. B1ownell, c.. C.
BroWnell, J. j. Farmer, Frank
Hewett, H. J. Ingram, H. H. In
gram, William Corn. H. j. Harris,
Everett Gullett. w. B. Dixon, Vance
Wilson, John Scott, c. A. Sperry,
and Miss Adella Travers.
The American Legion dance last
Saturday night was quite a sue
cess. About siXty-five couples en-
joyed dancing to music OF the
Calipat Melody Five The dances
will be held each Saturday night
until the weather gets too warm.
A wedding of recent date was
that of Miss Lillian Dunson and
Mr.. James McCuiston. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Ar
thur B. Roberts, pastor of the
Union Congregational church in
Calipatria. The couple left imme-
diately for trip to San Francisco.
On their return they will be at
home to their friends on South
Lake street. McCuiston is the
agent of the Southern Pacific in
Calipatria.
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Mrs. j, A. Wallace and Mrs.
Wiley Manning went to San Diego
to see DR.. j. A. Wallace who is in
a hospital there recovering from
an operation.
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DR.. j. A. Wallace has sufficient
ly recovered from his recent oper-
alton to be at home.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17

Mr. Griffith, the Heber Station
master, visited in inland last week
end.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17

Some of today's BEST news is
in the advertisements!
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17

Mrs. j, A. Wallace and Mrs
Wiley Manning went to San Diego
to see DR.. j. A. Wallace who is i'm
a hospital there recovering from
an OncraIinn
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-17

DR.. j. A. Wallace has sufficient
ly recovered from his recent oper-
alton to be at home.
Evening star., 1936-06-09
Coed Who Helped Lick Mems
Net Team That Spurned Her,
Is Tourney Dark Horse Here

assignment in the teams next match
against Carnegie Tech. Any opinion
the Skibo coach might have enter
tanned of the "propriety' of girls play
ing against boys was lost in the anguish
of his soul when he saw the candidate.
Stunned by his own school, easily win
her singles match of the day.
Dorothy is no tom-boy. Possessing
feminine charm to the nth degree, she
simply loves her tennis, and the more
competitive, the better. Quiet and un-
assuming of the court. she is trans
formed into a smooth hitting piece Of
tennis machinery, once she gets a
racket in her hands.
She has been in town only short
while, but already the favorites in The
Stars tournament are rating her the
real dark horse" of the competition
and eyeing the round in which she
would be a possible opponent.
This afternoon she is to play Peggy
Keyser Smith. stanch little top-notch-
er of not so long ago. returning to the
courts for the first time in two years.
Peggy had a long, drawn-out match
with Gladys Siegel in her first formal
competition yesterday. but came
through with flying colors and may
give Miss Anderson a real fight.
Evening star., 1936-06-09
ROOSEVELT MAKES
SO SPORTS AWARDS
Base Ball. Basket Ball, Tennis.
Track Teams Are Honored
at High School.

TH1RTY-EIGHT Roosevelt High
School athletes we're honored at
outdoor assembly Yesterday when they
received the "R" for achievement in
various branches of sport during the
year.
presented by Principal Allen Davis,
with Lynn F. Woodvorth. director of
athletics, presenting the track team;
Herman Littman. the base ball and
basket ball teams. and Ruth P Mar
tinez. chairman of the Students
Council, the tennis team.
Those receiving letters we're:
Track-T. Lancaster captain. L
Seaver. C. stauffer, E. Lyman. o
Atkinson, r. Buck, 7. Coleman. S
MAZDA D. Leahy, H. Moore. S. Koliu'
and r. Webster tmansgeD.
Base ball-G. Coakley (co-csptain)
F. Bailey (co-captainl. H. Tregano
van, L. Hannigan. G. Tessa. K. Blum
don, H. Silverman. H. Bowers, S
Gessford. S. Robertson, F. Coakle!
and w. Grier.
Basket ball-F. Beamer tco-cap
tain). S. Kelius tco-captain). E
Thompson, G. Coakley. F. Coakley
J. Conner. F. Bailey, w. Fogel. w
/ Mcpherson. H. Silverman and P
/ Scheinerman.
Tennis-D. Greenberg, D. Johnsel
] and r McNeill
Evening star., 1936-06-09
Yankees Seem Best Bets.

THE Indians seem willing to deal
only for Hudlin, and Griffith
doesn't want hin-at least not for the
price O'Neill is asking. The White
Sox, now that Monty Stratton will be
out for six weeks as result of an
appendectomy, are not believed will
ing to part with hurler. and the
Tigers certainly need all the slabbing
they can get from their slipping staff.
Weird as 1t sounds, it is this OBJ
servers guess that Washington's best
bet in trading way is the New York
club. which currently is leading the
league. Teams that are going well
rarely are willing to make deals, but
Manager Joe Mccarthy has been ex-
periencing a few pitching problems,
especially with his relief hurting staff
The Washington management on
the other hand. has been known to
have eyed big Walter Brown of the
Yanks for some time, and may decide
TO dicker for him. If Mccarthy is
willing to let Brown go. he probably
will demand an inflelder or cash and
q pitcher who has a chance to bolster
the bull-pen crew.
Griff1th denies having any irons in
the fire at the present time, publicly
preferring to cling to the hope that
Evening star., 1936-06-09

city throughout the afternoon. Those
two. involving Bobsy Turney and
Hazel Bishop and Eleanor Craven and
Ethel Shamer we're scheduled to be
played today.
All of Favorites Score.
EXHIBITING the form expected OF
them, all four favorites-Mlsses
Clarke, Cootes and Moore and Mrs.
Robinson-advanced without difficulty,
but unforeseen trouble may develop
in two quarters. Dorothy Anderson.
former member of Penn States var
sity, is more than likely TO cause dis
may on the part of any ranking
racketer she happens to meet, on the
basis of her straight love defeat OF
Anne Schultz. while Mary Ryans I'M
pressive 6-1. SO defeat of Willie
O'Steen. playground champion last
year, bespeaks latent power in her
racket
Miss Cootes trimmed Miss Ellis,
6-4, So: Miss Clarke eliminated
CSee REVIVAL. Page A-151
Evening star., 1936-06-09
Harris Is for En-.

RUCKY HARRIS cast of logical
~ outlook on the problem the other
day. why not play the rockies"
he asked. in answering the query.
IF Di Maggie or Lewis show that
they are the best at their positions
during the regular season they GER
tainly deserve to be named"
But, some one pointed out, they
haven't proved they can stand up
under the pressure a rookie naturally
undergoes in a game such as that.
"That isn't fair conclusion"
answered Bucky. "They haven't
shown they can't stand mp have.
they? They ought to be given
the benefit of any doubt"
However the questions OF the
worthiness Of Di Maggie, Lewis, Sui
livan and Stu Martin are answered,
one thing concerning the dream
game" Is certain. That Is. none but
old and tried campaigners will do
the pitching for both sides. A dearth
of young pitchers that day by day
is being viewed with fresh alarm will
take care of that angle.
ITS almost laugh" commented
Bucky, half jokingly, half bitterly.
that business of each league naming
five pitchers" Run down the list after
the five ore, selected and Ia the Amer
Evening star., 1936-06-09
Hunch OH CrOnin
Nets Criffs Coin

so YOU don't believe in hunch bets
on the races. hun? Well, in the
neighborhood of Seventh street and
Florida avenue it would be difficult
today to convince a lucky handful
that any other system compares
with it.
A few employees of the Washing
ton ball club. idling as rain washed
out the Nationals game with Cleve-
land yesterday, read of the ticker
tape where Joe Cronin had socked
a home run in the opening game
of the Red Sox-Detroit double
header to break %. Simultaneous
ly, some one noaiced that horse
named Frisco Kid was running at
Chicago.
Cronin and Frisco Kid (Joe's
from San Francisco and used to
own the tag here) formed the
hunch. A pool was drawn up and
Frisco Kid won at a SIS mutual
Evening star., 1936-06-09

Maggie went hit1ess for the first
time in 19 games. 80. The coast
papers which follow Joes big
league progress with s-column
banners must have been draped In
mourning Sunday Brevity
muffed another chance in the S29,-
800 Belmont Stakes and must be
written OF as the most over-rated
3-year-old of 1896. Bill Bon
thorn, running his first race of
the year, could do no better than
fourth in the New York A. c. games
three-quarter mile event.
Joseph E. Widener, owner OF
Brevity. paid plenty to hear the
Belmont run. : Before sailing
Friday night on the Europa, he ar
ranged for y shore-to-ship broad
cast Of the race. BY the way,
has any one seen or heard any-
thing Of Red Rain? ;. No?
Jimmy Braddock wasn't Kidding
Evening star., 1936-06-09

when he said he had started train
ing for Louis or Schmeling In Sep
tember. .. Manager Joe Gould is
in Canada looking over training
camp sites. . Probably will close
for either Alexandria Bay, Ontario,
or Clayton, NJ Y, in the Thousand
Islands district. Jack Bell,
Miami News; Tom Laird, San
Francisco News and Sec Taylor,
Des Moines Register, are the latest
out.of-town sports writing arri-
walls for the Schmeling-Louis affair.
Contributors to this chatter last
week included Freddie Russell,
Nashville Banner; Roy Shudt, Troy
IN. " Times-Reeord; Robert
Gamzey, Denver Post; Joe Horna-
day. Longpiew (Tex.) News! John
Degange, New London (Conn) Day
and Lem Houston, Fredericksburg
(va) Free Lance-Star. .. Come
again, gents.