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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
Teachers Institute
To Be Held
Saturday

Imperial county teachers will at
tend institute to begin at 9:30 am.
Saturday at Wilson school with
Miss Florence Sprenger in charge.
Miss Sprenger is from the Man
ual Arts high school of Los An
geles and is president of the south
ern California association of teach
ers of English.
Other speakers will be F. l..
Weaver, Mrs Bankerd, Miss Evans
Mrs. Weida and Miss Helen Rogers.
Subjects to be discussed and ex-
planned will be magazine library
materials, class organization around
the theme of social living, visual
aids, use of radios in the classroom,
recreational reading programs, En-
glish skills, and a report on the
conventional Buffalo.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16

Virginia Jones and choir.
The program will be concluded
by a professional and the benedic-
ton. Girl Reserves with lighted
candles accompanied by the or
chestra and choir playing 20 Come
All Ye Faithful" will be in the
professional. Rev. Harold Stanfield
will give the benediction.
In the past the Girl Reserves
have presented the Vesper service,
but it was decided to have one
combined service this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
Child Conference
Held At Church

Feeding the Lambs" was the
theme of a conference on child
work at the First Baptist church
Monday evening and Tuesday.
The conference was led by Rev.
Oliver Cummings of Los Angeles,
director of Christian education of
Southern California for the Baptist
churches. Reverend Cummings was
assisted by DR.. Libby Ashcroft. Miss
Name Brockway and Mrs. Oliver
Cummings.
Approximately rs people were
present from all the Baptist church.
es in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
CIR. Advisors
Entertained
At Dinner

Girl Reserve advisors Of Imperial
county were entertained recently
at dinner by the county committee
Of the Y.W.C.A. at the Ten Thou
sand clubhouse.
Rev. Floyd Johnson of the Metho-
dist church showed several reels
of motion pictures taken in the
Holy Land while he was there last
summer Reverend Johnson ex-
planned the pictures and brought
a Christmas message to the group.
The musical program was fur
nished by group of Girl Reserves
who sang Christmas carols. The
girls were Mary Ann Riddle, Neva
Dowrd, Mary King. Mary Moore,
Ruby Manson and Virginia Jones.
The girls assisted in serving.
During the dinner group singing
was led by Mrs. J. S. Menvielle
accompanied by Mrs. Joe King.
A short history of the Y.W.C.A.
and its expansion up to the pres
ent time, was told by Mrs. Everett
Gullett.
Mrs. Percy Palmer of Brawley
conducted Round Table discussion
on how the county committee could
be of more help to Girl Reserve
advisors. She told about the Girl
Reserve conference to be held in
January at San Diego.
Tables were beautifully decorated
with many different Christmas
scenes, with snow. Santa Claus AMI
Christmas trees predominating.
Mrs. w. w. McEuen and Mrs.
M. j. Dowd were in charge of the
decorations and Mrs. A. @. Finney
and Mrs. H. G.. Jones in charge OF
tie dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16

With finals over and books closed
foi few weeks, Ell Centre students
are returning home to spend the
holidays with their parents.
Miss Rosalie LaBrucherie, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. LaBruch-
erie, has returned home from Ber-
kelley where she is attending the
University of California.
Miss Barbara Taylor and Miss
Mary Frances Hoppin arrived in
Ell Centre early this week from
the University of California at Los
Angeles.
They will return to Los Angeles
Jan. q
Miss Taylor is the daughter of,
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Taylor and
Miss Hoppin is the daughter of
Mr., and Mrs. II. H. Hoppin.
Bill Ceilings, freshman at Stan
lord, will leave Palo Alto Saturday
or Sunday to return home for
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
Money Earned
For Poor

With the Christmas spirit embed
ded deep in their hearts, seven chill
dren, some of them from Wilson
school, have organized a musical
group to earn money to help the
needy for Christmas.
The children had earned Sis up
% wednesday.
The children are Billy Clements,
Frank Nice, Everett Nice, Jack
Rentz, Jack Thornburg, Jimmy
Schiller, Marionette Rentz and Eli
So Nice.
The boys stand in circle and
play while the little girls stand in
the circle and sing.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
OF Interest to Women
Churches
Schools
Social Calendar
THURSDAY

2O-3O dinner, Z, Barbara Worth.
Jr. 10000, 1870, clubhouse.
Townsend club, 1880, Wilson
school
Spinster's, $3.50, Barbara Worth
Country club.
FRIDAY
Acacia home department, 10, Les
lie Mcconnell home.
Kiwanis, IL, Barbara Worth
hotel.
Wilson PIT. A., 2, school.
Nev.-Cal. club, 7:30, 10000 club.
Jasper Center, 1880, school.
McCabe- Eucalyptus bureau, 7:45,
" school.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
Ell Centrans Attend
Bridge Meeting

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Page OF
Brawley were host and hostess to
bridge club members at their home
Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis OF
Brawley won first prize.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Crandall, Joe Stellc, Oscar Martin
and Mr.. and Mrs Belt Mitchell of
Ell Centro
At the end of the evening, deli
cious refreshments were served
from table beautifully decorated
using the Christmas motif
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
Catfish Dinner
Giuen

Proof that Jacob verburg can
catch catfish and plenty of them
was demonstrated at the catfish
dinner at Sherwood's Wednesday
night
Guests (the catfish were caught)
with silver bait) were DR.. Forrest
E. Kutz, Chester Collins, Frank
Richmond, Allen Nuffer and D. L.
Zinn.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
Newspaper Work
Explained

Paul Jenkins, publisher of the
Imperial Valley Press and Morning
Post, was guest speaker at the
Vocational Guidance class of Gen.
trail Junior college Thursday morn
ing, ON phases of newspaper work,
The class under the supervision
of Glenn Kieffer, is composed Of
freshmen students,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
Choir Rehearsal
To Be Held

Members of the choir of the State
Street Christian church will meet
for rehearsal at pm. Saturday
at the church.
Those who will sing Sunday are
asked to be present with their
Anthem books.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
Visitors Return
To San Diego

Mr.. and Mrs. r. v. Menifee OF
San Diego who have been spending
the past week with Mrs. Menifee's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George o.
Young of Ell Centre, returned home
Tuesday.
Before coming to Ell Centre the
Menifees spent two months vaca-
ton in Mexico City,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
Dance Program,
To Be Held

A program of acrobatic, ballet,
tap, ballroom and adagio dances
will be presented by pupils and
staff of the Leger studio III two
performances to be presented Sat-
lr1ay.
The performances, open to Nthe
public, without charge, will be at
2:30 and 8 pm. at the Central high
school auditorium.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16

w. D. Pollard, painting contrac-
tor, underwent an eye operation
Tuesday at the Cedars Of Lebanon
hospital. The operation was sue
cess and Pollard is recovering. He
will return to Ell Centre in about
10 DAYS
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16

Mrs. Mary j. McElwain of San
Diego is visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. Rollie Clark on South Eighth
street. Mrs. McElwain will visit In
Ell Centro until after the holidays.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-16
News Items About
Valley Residents

Mrs. Harold E. Doty Who has
been ill for the past ten days, is
greatly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Currier left
for San Diego early Thursday to
attend the AL Bahr Shrine men,
bership dinner at the Cuyamaca
club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
|JU NIOR SHE'LL
 M AY REPLACE VARSITY CHAMPS
Washington Coach NOt Satisfied With Varsity
 Boat; Navy Smooth

Poughkeepsie, N. r., June 18.-- (UP)-Coach Al Ulbrickson of the University of Washington, world champion crew, toyed today with the idea of substituting his junici boat for the varsity shell in the in- tercollegiate regatta Tuesday.
 The senior crew, despite the ex- perience of winning the collegiate Olympic and world titles last year has not come up to expectations while the Jayvees have advanced rapidly. Ulbrickson will decide to- night which of his powerful outfits will get the call. To date, the junior boat seems to have the smoothest stroking on the river, put the varsity certainly will not givG up without fight. River men ex- pect to see the best rowing of the pre-regatta practcie when Ulbrick. son stops the block on his boy; today.
 The varsity averages IFS pounds per man, one less than the Jayvees ard the average height is six feet PA in.-A of an inch over the juniors.
 Navy, hailed as the hope of the east" is spending most of the re. maining practice time in develop ing a smooth -stroking varsity shell While other crews may depend or power, Coach Buck Walsh will dc. pend on swift, clean stroking to bring his Middles home ahead. Ob- servers believe Navy the best form outfit on the river.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
SHER|FFS MEET
 ATTRACTSFINE
 FIELD OF STARS
Crosby Team to Be Among Seven Competing for.
 Slavin Trophy

New Haven, June 18-The out standing outdoor track meet in Con- necticut this year, the New Haven county sheriffs' second annual field gay, will be staged at Donovan field, West Haven, on Saturday. The Connecticut A.A.U. championships and the Connecticut interscholastic conference one-mile relay title will be decided for 1887.
 A field of 200 female and male cinder path stars, hailing from all sections of Connecticut and New York, will vie for honors. There will be nine events on the track program which will start at p. m.
 Seven high school teams have been entered in the relay, the winner of which will be awarded the Slavin trophy, cup which stands three feet high. It must be won five times before permanent possession is gained Hillhouse, Crosby, Warren Harding. Hartford public, Green wich, Norwich Free academy, East Hartford and New Britain will compete.
 The gates open at 6:30 a. m. and a childrens session will start at 8 a. m. Fifteen thousand youngsters will be the guests of High Sheriff J Edward Slavin in the morning. A band concert will open at the even- ing program at 6 o'clock, followed by 12 Broadway vaudeville acts two bathing beauty contests-mod- ern and old fashioned-and a fire works display.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18

Kenosha, Wis, June 18-(UP)- My final and official verdict on the condition of Joe Louis, and his chances to win pugilism's most cher ished prize from Jimmy Braddock, won't be ready for release until next Monday.
 had planned to make my esti- mate of Louis today, based on ob- servations made at his workout here yesterday. But circumstances pre- vented me from seeing enough of him in action to prepare the coldly analytical report for which this pillar of truth and light is famed.
 was in Kenosha, all right. And on time, too. My chaperone put me on an early train out of Chicago and placed me in the charge of a conductor who saw to 1t that I got off at the right stop. But rain drove Louis from the stadium in which he usually works, and into the fourth floor ballroom of the Moose hall. Up and Down
 My ascent to that Moose ballroom so unnerved me, my hand was much too unsteady to jot down notes. The ascent was made, along with thirty other journalists, in an elevator which started from tn basement and which constantly gave signs of re- turning to it's base of operations. We were somewhere between the third and fourth floors, jerking vio- lently along. when a sadist in the group decided to count the number of head of newspapermen in the lift. Just as he reached nineteen in his count. his eye caught a sign on the elevator door which read:
 Maximum weight 1900 pounds! Caution!"
 He gave a cry of alarm and if 1t had not been for the presence of several cool heads-the cool heads were cool heads because their own CTS still were wearing ice-packs as an aftermath of party thrown by Promoter Mike Jacobs-there would have been 8 panic. Even so, I had 8 private little panic of my own, and all during the rest of the flight I practiced rising up on my toes and jumping, because had heard that sucn business would help if executed just before fall- ing elevator hit bottom.
 The tension wasn't lessened when the ballroom was reached. The place was packed solid with very substantial persons, and had no more than eased into on of those cheerless chairs borrowed from the local mortician when Clarence Bud- dington Kelland, who was sitting next to me. said apprehensively:
 This durn floors shakingl Feel it?"
 As he spoke plank groaned and my heart skippd beat, because if there is one thing don't like 1t Is falling four floors through the hart of Moose hall. Tn fact. I am not particularly keen on falling through four floors of any hall, be 1t odd Fellows. Woodmen of the World. Knights Templar, or Sons and Daughters of Will Rise. No Opposition
 Louis was in there boxing by this time, but I couldn't get my mind on him. Every time the hastily constructed Ting sl1ock imagined
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
Today's Sport
 Parade
By HENRY McLEMORE
 United Press Stan Correspondent

the entire building giving way and turning me into unhappy debris. l did manage to take a few peeks at Louis, but they weren't very sat- isfactory because he was boxing an article that was so soft and flabby and rubbery you could have poured him from a pitcher. He was too scared to attack and too lazy to re- treat. So he just stood there and was 50 entirely helpless than even Louis, in whom the killer instinct IS said to burn with the lustre of a chafing dish, couldn't hit him very hard.
 Before the next opponent was brought In I ducked out and went around the corner where-if the Moose hall collapsed as I surely thought 1t must--no flying bricks or window-sills would bop me. I spent the remainder of the practice ses- sion browsing in meat market, where I picked up rare old first edition steak.
 Louis works out in the open Sum- day, and I will be there, pencil back of ear, pad in hand ready to make my final analysis.
 On Monday--in all editions-you will find my choice of the winner. Right now, with $700,00O in the till, Promoter Mike Jacobs appears to have the inside edge for the honor.
 Copyright, 1887, by United Press)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
BASEBALL FILM AT
 POLL SHOW JUNE 26

A special showing of Heads Up Baseball" new official motion pie ture of the American league, will be held at the Loew-Poli theater, Saturday morning, June 26 at 10 a. m., 1t was announced by William J. Derwin, assistant superintendent Of recreation of the park department, which is sponsoring the event. There will be no charge for admis- sion. Tickets are now being dis tributed.
 Acclaimed an outstanding achieve ment from both the educational and entertainment standpoint, the film is being recommended by baseball authorities to all devotees of the national pastime, players and fans alike.
 Stars of the American league form the cast, and include the much publicized Iowa high school youth, Bob Teller, who in his first full year in the majors will draw as much salary as did Christy Mathewson in his prime; Tony Laz- zeri, voted the most valuable player" in the league: Rogers Horns by, the greatest right-handed hit- ter of all time; Lou Gehrig, the "iron man of baseball" and more than a score of others
 The Yankees sensational rookie Joe DiMaggio, whose batting aver- age and fine fielding established him as the find" of the year, has his swing compared to that ft Luke Appling, the American leagues acc sticker in 1886. Their contrast 1 ing for at the plate dispels the ago. Fold adago that "batterB are born
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
Photographs
Don't Worry About Feet and Hips, Just Swing Arms
 in Perfect Arc
BY ART KRENZ NEA Service Golf Writer

Mickey Gallagher, pro at the For est Hills Golf club, Augusta, Ga, was playing in mixed foursome, in which partners play alternate strokes, at San Andres, Buenos Aires, when his lady partner com pletely missed her tee shot on the fourth hole.
 Mickey, whose turn 1t was to play the next shot, stepped on the tee and sank the ball with a six iron for an ace.
 On the card the hole was scored as deuce.
 The player need not think of the position and movement of the feet, knees, hips, and shoulders at the some time. Tn doing so he over- looks the easiest and simplest met bod of obtaining the correct golf swing.
 All he has to do is swing the arm in the proper arc and the rest of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
The pAYOF:
JACK DEMPSEY'S FIGHTS WITH TUNNEY AND
 FIRPO SET PRETTY HIGH STANDARD

That wild first round Demp- sey, taunted into maniacal jeal- ousy over the experts utterings that Firpo-that any man alive, indeed-could outpunch, outrough, outslug him Dempsey throwing caution and both fists to the wind.
 Firpo, bouncing up and down off the carpet like "a burnt cork in the Red Sea, bloody, grimy, stum- bling back into the face of Demp- sey's fire.
 Dempsey hurtled through the ropes the blinded, wondering Firpo looking for him Demp- sey clambering back into the ring stunned, hurt, but insane with a hot desire for revenge.
 The Battle of ALL Time? The Greatest Fighter
 Will either battler show the fe- rocity this same Dempsey showed against Jess Willard under Toledo's burning sun? Dempsey was merci- less that day, as relentless as flood swarming over the bewildered Will lard.
 Perhaps the greatest fight wasn't seen in that sun -scorched ring that day, but the greatest fighter was.
 Will either of the participants n the Battle of ALL TIME show the gallantry which oozed out of the dead-game Jeffries at Reno when he kept plodding into the punches of Jack Johnson?
 A lot of feeble-minded gafers had persuaded Jeffries to forsake the peace and quiet of his rocking chair and do battle with the younger, stronger, faster Johnson because they thought that Nordic suprem- acy was endangered by happy-go- lucky Jacks ability to parry and to punch.
 Old Jeff took a brutal beating for 15 rounds before finally slumping down ito the floc.. of ring he never should have entered"
 Could either of the Battlers of ALL Time calmly step into the ring hIlQ IldVC lL OuL WlA1C OAAAAAAb AOPA ties stalked through the surrounding woods armed with shotguns and the governors permission to use them os did John l.. Sullivan and Paddy Ryan when they met in an outlaWed tussle outside Mississippi City in 1882?
 The Battle of ALL Time? Listen, John L. and Paddy never knew when they hit the ground whether they had been slugged by the other Or had been winged by some wild-eyed peace officer popping into the leafy arena.
 That Seventh Round
 Will the Battle of ALL Time pro- duce a round as thrilling, as de- batable, as the seventh at Soldiers Field when Tunney got the benefit , of Dave Barry's higher mathemat- ics?
 There were two great comebacks inside of three minutes, with the battered Dempsey staging the first one with his desperate lunge, and the dazed Tunney staging the second one by pulling himself of the floor after absorbing all of Dempsey's hate, stored up through IT rounds ot chasing him futilely. Will there be any rounds as ludi- crous, or as pathetic, as committed by Maxie Baer and poor Primo Car nera?, Will there be any such para lyzing punching as demonstrated by Bob Fitzsimmons at Carson City in 1897 when he whipped Jim Carbett with that solar plexus wallop?
 The Battle of ALL Time? Hmmmmm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
CHAMP NOT SURE HOW TO FIGHT LOUIS TUESDAY
Legs Still Strong But Forcing Fight May
 Bring Early K. 0.

Grand Beach, Mich, June 18- (UPD-After five weeks of training Jersey Jim Braddock indicated to- day that he still hasn't the faintest idea how he will fight Joe Louis at Chicago next Tuesday night.
 T guess I'll just go out there and sec what he's got and then figure how to lick him." Braddock declared I'll have 1t figured by the eighth round at the latest"
 The likeable Irish champion, with his beaming smile and a childish confidence in his right hand punch, was more of puzzle than his en- igmatic challenger across the lake.
 He fought himself into condition as he did for Maxie Baer, but if he flies at Louis as he does in camp he may be knocked lat in an early round. In every workout, Braddock forced the fighting just as the Bomber-a counter puncher-loves it.
 Not So Good
 Jim's chin usually was wide open when he led. If he missed with a right hand, he was dangerously off, balance and a fairly easy target for blow from either sire. The chief point in his favor is the apparent strength in his aging legs.
 You've got to get hit to get close enough to do some punching your self" Braddock explained. "A cham pion can't hold his title by backing away"
 Braddock's ring work is virtually over. He will work four easy rounds Saturday and only two in his final session Sunday. He probably will move to Chicago Monday morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
CATHOLIC TITLE
 GAME ON TODAY Sts. Peter and Paul Fig ured to Win First
 Championship

With each team scoring six run rallies in single innings, SS. Peter and Paul Parochial league team won a seven inning thriller by 9 to 2 count yesterday afternoon. Each team got II hits, the losers being St Johns of Watertown, who knocked Thompson out of the box, while the winners came through in the final heat with a pair of runs that won the ball game. Cashin of SS. Peter and Paul and Pichette of St. Johns were the heavy hitters.
 Big Game Today
 SS. Peter and Paul team was ex- pected to win it's first Parochial league title this afternoon when they play St. Thomas at Fulton park. Today's schedule:
 Hamilton park-No. 1, St. Francis vs. St. Joseph Umpire Carney); No |2+Sacred Heart vs. St. Margarets Umpire Adamowitz).
 Fulton park-SS. Peter & Paul vs St. Thomas Umpire Hayes).
 Washington park-St. Ann's vs. St. Johns Umpire Kelly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18
2 Teams Dropped
 In Parks Circuit

Public Parks baseball league membership was reduced to six teams when the St. StaDs. de- lending champions and the A. B. c. cOlored team were dropped last night, because they failed Co turn in players lists as re- uuired. Sunday assignments given out by President Robert Kiersted at the "Y' meeting follow:
 The Fulton A. C. and C. X C Juniors will meet at 1:45 at Full ton park with St. Ann's league leaders facing the Mason Sup ply in the 1 o'clock feature. Charles Gerace will umpire and Len Block wilt do the scoring.
 St. Lucy's and the Wilson A. C., originally scheduled to meet the two busted teams, will face each other in previously rained out contest at ? o'clock at WaterviIle park. George Greece has been assigned to umpire the tilt by Pres. Bob Kiersted.