davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1936-02-05
News of Virginia
MARYLAND Residents

Mrs. william FrieSs was hostess at
luncheon today followed by an after.
noon of contract at her home In Clar.
endon, Va, entertaining Mrs. w. G..
Welburn, Mrs. z. B. Groves, Mrs.
Homer Dougall, Mrs. Louis Carl, Mrs.
Arthur Dawson, Mrs. A. T. Stone.
Mrs. p. M. Chichester, Mrs. william
p. Ames. Mrs. Golden Dagger. Mrs. ].
G. Anderson and Mrs. E. X. Kloman,
0 group Of women associated with Mrs.
Friess in welfare work.
Mrs. L. M. Christie was hostess at
luncheon today at her home In Wood
side, Md, entertaining Mrs. Murray
Olds Of Cory, Pa. who Is visiting In
Washington, and Mrs. Dawson Ohm
stead and Mrs. A. G. Christie OF Wash
ington. Later in the afternoon Mrs.
Christie and her guests attended q
meeting of the woman's Club of
Woodside at the home Of Mrs. 8. j.
Solomon, where Mrs. Olmstead as
guest artist gave several piano selec-
tions.
Mrs. John A. Mcknight Of Lyon
Village, Va, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M. Braddock Of Washington,
motored to Tallahassee, Fla. Satur-
day, where Mrs. Mcknight will spend
the month with her mother. Mrs. @.
w. Syfret. Mr.. and Mrs. Braddock
will visit Crescent City. Fla, during
the month.
Miss Sara Jane Hutchison. who Is
making her home in washington this
Winter, has been the guest OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Barbour
Hutchison of Herndon. Va, for sew
eral days.
Mrs. John M. Evans. widow OF Capt.
Evans of Sunward. Addison Heights,
Va, with her three young daughters,
Patricia, Eileen and Elizabeth Evans,
left yesterday for Fort Benning, Ga,
where they will spend q few days with
friends before continuing on to Sa-
vannah to pass the rest of the Winter.
Mrs. H. H. Doty. mother OF Mrs.
Evans, who was her guest during last
week, left yesterday for her home IN
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Weaver have re-
turned to their home in Silver Spring.
Nd, from Westmoreland County. Va,
where they passed three weeks, having
gone there for the hunting season.
DR.. J. Frank Kendrick Of OakcreSt,
Va, Is spending this week In jackson,
Evening star., 1936-02-05
BY NINA CARTER TABB.

A T THE meeting Of the National
~ Steeplechase and Hunt Assoct-
~ alton. held last week in New
n York, dates were given for
most of the hunt race meetings held
In various sections Of the country and
which are followed with intense inter-
est from the start with the running Of
the Carolina Cup at Camden, s. c., on
March 28, coming Of the line to New
York and finishing each season at
Middleburg's second yearly meeting
on November IA.
These race meets have become so
popular and numerous in the last two
years that there don't seem to be Sat-
urdays enough to accommodate them.
The Maryland Hunt Cup, run over the
hunting country Of the beautiful Green
Spring Valley. Americas leading cross
country steeplechase, and the Vr-
Evening star., 1936-02-05

Miss, where he Is attending . con.
ference Of Agricultural Extension Gar
den Workers Of the Southern States.
In connection with his work In the
Dairy Bureau Of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. Mrs. Ken
drick and her young son. Jimmy. &C
companied by her mother, Mrs. Dora
Grifiith of Delaware, Ohio. who Is
spending the Winter with them, left
today for q visit of several Jays with
the Rev. and Mrs. p. G. Edwards OF
Washington Grove, Md.
Evening star., 1936-02-05

Mrs. Cassius M. Lawrence enter.
tanned at bridge tea Monday in her
home in Herndon, Va, when her
guests included Mrs. Bentley Harrison,
Mrs. Charles T. Rider, Mrs. Annie
Robey Walker, Mrs. J. 3. Franklin.
Miss Matilda Decker. Miss Edith
Rogers, Mrs. Harvey Earlton Hanes,
Mrs. Walter Q. Carter. Mrs. Allen II.
Kirk, Mrs. Arthur Hyde Buell. and Mrs.
William Meyer. High scores were made
by Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Buell..
Evening star., 1936-02-05

DR.. J. Frank Kendrick Of Oakcrest,
Va, Is spending this week in jackson,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
BUSINESS BEGUN
BY McNEECES =
IN DEC. 1919

II was shortly after their return
from Uncle Sans service in Dec
ember 1919 that John B. McNeece
and j. B. McNeece, established the
service station bearing their name
at the southwest corner of Sixth
and Broadway in Ell Centro.
Because of their identical ini-
tials and their same family names,
being cousins, and the fact that
they were always on the job to-
gether, the public soon found a
way to identify one from the other.
John Il. NIcNeece was dubbed Big
John" and j. B. McNeece was like
wise called Little John" In the
phone book however they are listed
under their wives names so as to
eliminate confusion.
Both John B. and j. B. can quail
ify as pioneers in Imperial Valley,
They first located at inland in 1911
coming over from San Diego where
they attended school. They were
engaged in ranching in the north
end of the valley until the war
broke out when they entered the
service after which they entered
their present business career.
John B. McNeece married Miss
Estelle Gies in Los Angeles. Their
home at 652 Wensley is one of the
most comfortable and modern in
the city. They have a daughter
Mary Virginia, 13 years old, and
two sons, Bernard, 9, and Paul, 5.
j. B. McNeece and Miss Angela
OMAHA were married in Denver,
Colo. They own a modern and
charming home at Get Wensley.
They have a son, j. B., jr, three
daughters, Sharon, 7, Patsy, 5, and
Constance, 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

appearance of this edition.
Nigg Manufacturing Company of
CoVina, California, did the steel
work for the new station. which is
abeclulely earthquake and fireproof.
This company is well known for its
seed in steel construction and for
the quality Of its work.
Frigidaire Sales & Service Co.
Of El Centro installed a Frigidaire
air-condiitoning unit in both the
new office and apartment for sum-
mer use which has been built over
the Offices by the MeNeeces. Frank
Morgan, manager of the Frigidaire
Sales & Service, declares an even
low and comfortable temperature
win be maintained by this unit
throughout the hottest weather.
J. M. rock wool insulation was in
stalled in the walls of the new
offices and apartment by Sones
Lumber Co, which has recently
purchased the most modern and
efficient equipment for the installa-
ton of this famous insulating ma
terial.
Tempered Masonic" a beauti-
full and modern insulating wall
board has been used to achieve
a charmingly decorative effect in
both the office and apartment.
Whtiing-Mead Co. furnished this
material and have furnished it for
various new jobs in Ell Centro dur
ing the past few months.
All concrete used in remodeling
the station was supplied by the Ell
Centro Lumber & Trading Co,
which is noted for quality concrete.
Extensive Plumbing
The extensive plumbing equip
ment and fixtures was installed by
the Blackman Plumbing Co. This
firms employees have been working
night and day to take care of the
McNeece job.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
TIRES OF BEST
QUALITY KEPT
BY McNEECES

McNeece and McNeece are I'm
perial Valley distributors for Good
year tires.
when we selected Goodyear
u.s." said John B., 1--WE had the
p.ok of almost any tire on the
market. We realized however that
we must have a tire particularly
adapted to the strenuous demands
made on a tire in Imperial Valley
and furthermore it must have be-
hind it a company big enough to
carry on the continuous research
work needed to keep abreast of the
rapid development in the tire in
dustry.
McNeece and McNeece are among
the leading Goodyear tire distrib-
utors in the nation. They top the
list among the tire distributors of
the coast and have repeatedly won
various prizes and trophies for their
sales performance.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

Firms supplying McNeece and Nc
Neece with auto accessories and
supplies, which are noted for the
quality of their products and the
eorvice which they give their clients
are the County Oil Company, Val
ley Auto Supply Co., and the Hobbs
Battery Co.
In connection with their many
services to the motorist who wants
one-stop service, McNeece & Nc
Neeces station has a motor repair
and machine shop reputed to be
second to none. 1t is operated by
c. E. Harris.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

OFFICIAL OPENING
OF UNIT ANNOUNCED
90

Six firms took part in the big JOB of making super
modern service station out of the old McNeece station at
Sixth and Broadway and made the many changes which
make it a beautiful and complete station McNeece and
McNeece formally opening simultaneously with the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
ICKES AND THE
POWER Project

When the Governors of Utah and Col
orado raised their voices against power
development on the All American canal
the feeble objections Immediately cast
suspicion on the Southern Sierras Power
company. There Is every indication that
the expressions were the result of the
Nev-Cal mother company. If this is true
(and few can doubt it) the company
injured its own cause in several ways.
Again it revealed itself as willing to
use any and every means and trick to
stop the program of the Imperial Valley
people for power development. This
occurs right at a time when other and
more open means are being utilized To-
cally. An success they might achieve
in the latter is offset by the damage
done by the former-which is poor STRAIT
egy, to say the least.
The governors expressions brought
forth the immediate antagonism of the
administration. voiced by Harold L.
Ickes. secretary of the interior who
barred again to public light the fact
that the success of the All American
canal depends upon district power de-
velopment and that the entire project
was predicted upon power development.
This only strengthens the concerted
stand taken by valley people and in
creased the morale of the very people
who are opposing the power company's
attacks.
The voters are not unaware that the
power company has forced the problems
into the political open. Ickes, a Demo
crat representing the New Deal is an
acknowledged friend of the project.
Many are asking themselves what might
be the attitude of new administration
of Republicans with which the Nev-Cal
has been closely allied. If the power
company wants the out-party to get in,
they are going about it mighty clumsily.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
News Behind the News
What VIII The Lehmke Vote Be?
Politicians Say 1t Is Small NO
Boom In Stock

WASHINGTON-The amusing and exct-
ing aspects of the Townsend movements con-
vention in Cleveland still gave little lndca-
ton as to the size of the vote the Lemke ticket
will roll up this year
Among politicians hardly anyone has been
heard of who is at the moment guessing totai
of more than 100000 Many estimates run
Despite the fact that DR.. Townsend him
self and the Rev. Gerald Smith have joined
Father Coughlin in supporting Lemke, there Is
no particular boom in the North DAKOTA con-
gresSmans stock.
One reason is that it appears to be mani
festly impossible to deliver the townsend
ties to any presidential candidate this year
Townsends hold on his followers is none too
firm When the impressvely large crowd OF
delegates cheered Conner Smiths pro-RooSeVelC
speech almost as Historically as they did cough
Inns vicious attack on the president, 1t oegan
to appear that the doctors dream OF control
ling millions of votes might be slightly Geek
eyed
further tp-off is that the three states
of the Pacific Coast, birthplace and chief srong-
hold of the Townsend movement, are generally
considered certain to go f0r Roosevelt TINS
year by big majorities.
Nevertheless, the Union Party will be back
ed by the most spectacular broup Of rabbe-
rousers gathered into a political party in our
time-lacking only the late Huey Long to give
it vital leadership-and predictions now are
likely to fall wide of the mark either way.
The ticket will get much or most OF what
cynical politicians call the nut vote" and no.
body really knows how big that vote IS.
You may have noticed interesting story
about the night flight of an army transport
plane to Jasper Ala. to get a bill passed in
the closing days Of Congress to Speaker Will
liam Bankhead for signature.
Then the plane took off to UValde, Tex,
where Vice President Garner also signed the
measure. The bill was supposed to be rather
inoonsequential one, overlooked in the last
minute rush Capitol Hill.
The inside story is this In the closing days
the administration pushed through a bill pro-
yiding that congressional committees might take
recalcitrant witnesses to court on contempt
charges in the summer and fall as well as when
Congress was in session.
The bill passed House and Senate without
amendment But someone on the Senate side
wrote on it passed with amendments" If that
had been correct, the bill couldn't have become
a law, as the House had no time tC pass on any
senate amendments.
The bill went on the wrong pile and con-
siderable miXup resulted. Finally everything
was Strengthened out and the bill was saved by
the quick flight to Jasper and Uvalde.
Significance oI the episode IS that import
ant Senate investigating committees will be able
to make things Immediately hot for witnesses
who refuse answer their questions, instead OF
being compelled to wait until after election
and until Congress reconVenes in January tC
be able TO start prosecutions.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
FREIGHT SLASH
AIDS GROWERS

LOS ANGELES, July 25. W.R)-A
$2,OOO,OOO yearly saving to growers
of this state and Arizona was pre-
dicted by the California fruit grow
ers exchange today as result OF
the agreements Of four western
railroads to reduce citrus fruit rates
to $1.35 per hundred pounds.
The agreement was reached July
after a two-day conference OF
citrus leaders and representatives OF
the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe,
Union Pacific and Western Pacific
roads. The rate becomes effective
when concurrence is obtained from
the interstate commerce commits
sion and connecting lines.
The matter has already been
docketed for early hearing by the
commission, said the exchange, and
no opposition is anticipated.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
>> Auction Philosophy 20
BY ID. l.. ZINN

Folks, | listened in Governor Landon's speech,
then read the speech very carefully, and more
convinced than that he isn't big enough for the job
believe he is very sincere man, but that speech
have. been disappointment to the real big shots in The
Republican party. 1t much overadvertzed and over
applauded In fact, think both parties overdo this
radio applause stuff Seems to that must haa IA
certain amount of guys, and they are guys spotted in
the audience to clap their hands and yell If you will
notice, In every big speech you will hear the hand
cappng and yelling start off wrong about oneourth
of the time AS golf player to another, would say
their timing is very poor Even the speaker gets all
bum-foozed He will hesitate for the yel-then no
yell. Then they look up, something wrong and
break out like a thunder storm But remember, folks,
the plan is new. The timing will get better they go
along | will be seein' you Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
MORE IMPORTANT THAN
RUTH BRYAN OWENS MARRIAGE

Ruth Bryan Ovens marriage to the
Danish Mr.. ROhde is less important
than several statements she has made
recently. These are to the effect that
Denmark has made very interesting
progress with respect to solving the
problem of agriculture through cooper
atives, and supplying the kind of social
security which seems to protect old age
without putting too big a load on the
public. This country is deeply immersed
politically, economically and otherwise,
in the agricultural problem, the social
security problem and the unemployment
problem If Mrs. Rohde believes we
might get some pointers from Denmark
which she says. has accomplished much
without breaking the backs of enterprise.
and business, it might be worthwhile
making a closer examination.
Girl sues a London dentist who pull
ed almost all her teeth when he was sup
posed to extract but one. Still, he had
to warm up.
If news gets out than drouth makes
lawn moving chOre unnecessary and wa
ter scarce for the Saturday night bath,
small boys will be for it.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
MOTORMAN DIES
WHEN CAR HITS
OAKLAND TRAIN

OAKLAND, CAL, July 25. WH
james E. Mcdowell, motorman
on an Oakland street car was killed
and three passengers injured this
morning when the street car COL
lided with a Southern Pacific in
terurban train here.
Nontfort Was thrown from the
street car and killed under the
wheels of the train.
The passengers, taken to Berke-
ley General hospital were Mar
guerite HerWick, Berkeley; Ruth
Brown 38, Berkeley, and Felix
Hollis, 55, Oakland.
The street car apparently ran
through wooden signal arm,
hit the train at right angles
and was dragged for 80 feet be-
fore being overturned.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
DIR STATE SENATORS

In contemplating the candidates. for
nomination of Messrs. Law Stone and
Dunn. and the task which will be as
sumed by the winner, it is worth while to
consider the case of State Senator Davis
of Cleveland who publicly declared that
the Ohio state senate had sold out to
special privilege" and then proceeded to
resign from that body. Il am ashamed
of the senate and ashamed of my record
here" the Salinas Post quotes him. III
course you are all good fellows, but
when the peoples good is placed in your
hands, it is placed in mighty poor
hands"
Is this the key to our state tax and
legislature ills? Are our legislators all
such good fellows that they endeavor
to keep the goodwill and back-pattings
of the lobbyists? To keep their good
fellow" regulations must they knuckle
to this and that clique, give in to the
ponderous lobby pressure, and so get
by-but neglect the best interests OF
the people?
This reminds us of a fevered appeal
voiced not long ago by Senator Ben
Hulse who put his finger on fact when
he said For heavens sake do not bind
a candidate with all sorts of promises!
Leave him free to act for the good OF
the state and county. If you expect
him to comply with every demand from
every group, you cannot expect good
government"
Senator Hulse was saying by inuendo
that a legislator can be a good fellow
and be well liked, or do his duty and
probably make enemies. After ALL we
want reduced taxes, efficient govern
ment and elimination of waste more
than we want good fellows"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
illegal ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY AT PRIVATE
GAIN
No. 6S69S-Dept. 8

No. 68698-Dept. 9
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT q
THE STATE OF CALIFORNI
IN AND FOR THE CITY q
SAN FRANCISCO.
In the Matter of the Estate of
BERNARD LEE,
also known as Bernard w. Lee,1
Decease|
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVF|
that r. l.. CHAMBERLAIN, admi
istrator with a will annexed of II
estate of Bernard Lee, also know
as Bernard w. Lee, deceased, wi
sell at private sale, to the hight|
bidder, for cash, subject to col
firmation by the above entitll
court, on Monday, the 18th day
August, 1896, or thereafter all II
right, title, interest and este
which the above named decede|
had at the time of his death,
well as all the right, title and il
terest which has by operation
law or otherwise accrued g u
estate of said decedent sir II
date of his death, in and ~ t
following described real proper
situate, lying and being in the @
of Ell Centro, County of Imperi
State of California, descrihR
follows, to-wit:
All that certain property NoWI
and designated as Lot 8, Bloc|
33. First addition, Hamilton-Pos
ton Subdivision, situated at 81
Hamilton Avenue in the City q
Ell Centro, County of Imperial
State of California, together witt
improvements thereon.
All offers must be in writing al
may be delivered or mailed to u
undersigned at $40 State Buildii|
San Francisco, California, or M
be filed in the office of the Cour|
Clerk of the City and County
San Francisco, State of Californ|
at any time after the first publid
ton of this notice and before dd
of sale.
Terms and conditions of sal
Cash in lawful money of the Uni
ed States of America, ten per cd
of purchase price to be paid on d
of sale, balance on confirmation
sale by court. Taxes shall be pl
rated as of date of delivery of d
ministrator'S deed.
Dated: July %, 1886.
r. L. CHAMBERLAIN
Administrator with the VI
annexed of the estate of Bd
nard Lee, deceased.
w. r. AUGUSTINE, GAO Stj
Building, San Francisco, Califorr
Attorney for Administrator.
! (J26-A10 ind
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26

Floyd Gibbons changes his white
eye patch three times a day. I al
ways somehow want to laugh hys-
terically at funerals and cry at wed
dings. People I'd like to meet:
Rebecca West, Leon Blum and eX-
King Alfonso I have been in two
rooms where Napoleon is reputed
to have first met Josephine. The
Paul Whitemans named their
adopted four-year blonde Margot.
When we adopt, we have decided
on JOY. Tragedy for Paris gour-
NETS: Closing of Boeuf a la Mode
in the rue de Valois. My cousins
Sealyham prefers lettuce to meat,
barks her head off at anyone
wearing furs, and sits up during
an entire meal. One of my most
interesting columns was salvaged
from an evening chit-chat with
Katherine Brush.
No writer can carry me away to
foreign places like Somerset Maug-
ham. Or make stark poverty so
vivid as Dickens. There was a
time when Sinclair Lewis would
have signed a life contract for 500
a week. To numerous inquiries:
Gallipolis is pronounced Gal-i-po
lice. II was settled by five hundred
French artists and musicians who
fled from French royal tyranny.
True story: In a Dayton, o., board
ing house one morning the girl
drudge of all work uttered an eerie
Shrek and rushed into the dining
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
Accident Brings
Woman TO Court

PHOENIX, July rs. U.R)-Eveiyn
O'Daniel, 90, of Scottsdale, was
charged with driving an automo-
bile while intoxicated, in an in
formation on file today in superior
court.
Polce charged her automobile
struck and injured two children
here Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
One-Minute Test Answers

]. II is located of the coast OF
Spain about 1870 miles from Bar
celona.
2. No. They eat clothing only in
the worm or larval stage.
3. Paul V. McNutt.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
TOday's Horoscope

Persons born on this day are apt
TO be very sympathetic, kind, loving
and sensitive They are just and
generous in certain ways but may
be close in money matters.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
Horoscnne for Sunday

Persons whose birthdays is Sun
day may be loving but somewhat
secretiVe, given to mysticism in
thought and action They love
poetry and music.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

/. Where is The Island of Ma
jorca?
2. Do moths in the winged stage
eat clothing?
3. Name the governor of lndi-
ana.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
Hints on Ftiuuette

It is not considered proper to
thank people verbally for wedding
presents. A personal note of thanks
should be written to each person.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
Wnrds Of Wisdom

1t is good to see in the misfor-
tunes Of others what we should
avoid.-Syrus
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26

Keeping them to the ground is neces-
sary, politically, which perhaps explains
why both the Democratic donkey and
the COP. elephant have big years.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26

Never ask a New York waiter for
roastineers or butter beans unless
you want a blank look. Mark
Sullivan is the most dignified look
ing of the journalists. And Elmer
Davis is the only Rhodes scholar
I ever knew who never mentioned
it. AS a boy I lived near a covered
bridge and when a horse would trot
over it, the hooves seemed repeat
edly to say equally equitable"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26
D1k = ;
BY ED HOLDEN

One friend say to with sorrow-"What do
counting in this earth at my job l are only boot
smith," So thinking that one then of sud
den beautiful tree hit me in the eye. "Oh see that
beautiful majesty pine tree some day he Will be
mass of tooth picks!" And the handsome rubber
tree will be a hot water bottle some day or Maple
syrup as may be-" Then my friend he brighten
of eye ooh yes," he unburst "But if | are tree |
wish to become the flag pole up high supporting The
American Flag and feel proud" "But we cannot
ALL be flag poles" | rebounce to him. So he go
home feeling useful.
Thank you please
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-26

ALTHOUGH Great DANG indicates that it Is
origin that the dogs development due to
fancers In Germany the "Deutsche
Dogg adopted breed late the 10Th century, and
known in that country today.