Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
CALIPATRIA
Mrs. c. A. Sperry


Mrs. c. A. Sperry
Work has begun on the new SER
vice station at the corner of Hola-
bird and Main streets which is to
be used as a distributing unit Will
liam Davidson, now assistant man.
ager of the Union Oil company at
Brawley will be in charge of the
plant.
A light rain fell about p M in
the Calipatria area Friday.
Mrs. p. N. Myers and Mrs. Frank
Burden were in Ell Centro Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Brownell re-
turned the first of the week from
Laguna Beach where they had spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with
their daughter and husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Blakeney. While
there they also helped celebrate
their son, Donald's birthday.
Mrs. H. j. Ingram attended the
meeting of the League of American
Pen Women at the Planters hotel
in Brawley on Tuesday. Mrs. In
the afternoon.
Two new school buses for the
Calipatria school district have been
ordered and will be delivered soon.
At Fremont grammar school Mon
day. CAT pupils were enrolled max
ing an average of over so pupils in
each room. Two new teachers have
been added to the teaching staff:
Miss Ruth Murphy is teaching at
Fremont and at present is commut-
ing from BraWley. Miss Marie Row.
land is assisting at Bonita chool.
Miss Rowland is staying at Mrs.
Grace McDonald's.
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The annual free motion picture
show for the high school and upper
grade students will be held at the
Poppy theater December II.
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An operetta entitled Ring Up
the Curtain" will be presented by
the high school glec clubs December
16. The cast has 25 important
parts and the theme is the inter
probation of the popular ballads be-
tween 1840 and 1900. According to
Mrs. Helen Williams, musical di-
rector, nearly every member of the
glee clubs will have a part in the
operetta.
Billy Gum was rushed to the
Brawley hospital Tuesday morning
suffering from what was thought to
be acute indigestion.
Roy Kuns is recuperating from
tonsil operation performed in San
Diego Sunday. He was accompan-
led to San Diego Saturday by Mrs.
Kuns, DR.. and Mrs. j. A. Wallace
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Wilkinson.
After spending the night at the
Wilkinson home at Point Iona, all
returned home Sunday.
Virginia Moore, who was seriously
injured in an automobile wreck
near Banning a short time ago, has
recovered sufficiently to be removed
from the Riverside hospital. She
is now at the. home of Mrs. D. P.
Brooks in Banning. Her mother,
Mrs. Fred Noble is with her
Mrs. Cecil Clouse and Mrs. Ray
mond Rose we're in Los Angeles the
first of the week.
Rev. j. Jasper Jones will preach
at the Little Brown church Sunday
morning at the usual hour. Rev.
Jones comes from Paso Robles and
is the first of several upply pators
who will fill the pulpit from now
until the time of the annual meet
ing in January, when regular
pastor will be chosen.
The l. V. Hardware is one of the
first Calipatria stores to decorate
its windows for Christmas They
have large showing of toys as well
as things that interest the older
people.
Richard l.. Greer, father of Mrs.
: j. w. Mckinney, died in Los An
: geles Tuesday noon. Greer was at
: one time prominent architect and
I builder in FL Centre and later was
: engaged in farming operations in
1 the valley Mr. and Mrs. McKin-
ney left Calipatria wednesday
e night to attend the funeral.
i
3 Mr. and Mrs. j. E. Russell were
: visiting in Calipatria Sunday. Mr.
! Russell's health has improved some
= what in the last two months.
D %
r Mrs. Virginia Cole Pritchard will
q be in Calipatria again next Thurs
day, December TO- to present the
third of her book reviews for the
season under the auspices of the
Woman's club.
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