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Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

brary; and the acquisition of all
rights of way and property neces-
sary for the construction and COM
pletion of said building.
AND WHEREAS the estimated
cost of the proposed public i'm
provement is the sum of Thirty
Five Thousand ($35.00O.0O) Dollars.
AND WHEREAS it is further pro-
posed by said City to pay a part OF
the said cost of said municipal inn
provement by money to be obtain
ed from the United States from
relief funds administered through
the Federal Emergency Admins
tration of Public Works: and where
as an application is about to be
made to the United States for such
relief funds on behalf of said public
improvement, and whereas the
amount Of the principal of the
bonded Indebtedness to be incurred
for said municipal improvement is
the sum of Thirty-Five Thousand
1885 100000 Dollars; and whereas
the interest on said indebtedness
shall not exceed the rate of six
per cent (695) per annum, payable
semi-annually; and whereas said
amount will be too great to be paid
out of the ordinary annual income
and revenue of the municipality.
SECTION II: NOW. THERE
FORE, by virtue of the power vest
ed in them by law and by the Act
of the Legislature approved Febru-
ary 25, 1901, the City Council do
further ordain. that an election be,
and the same is hereby ordered and
called, to be held in the said City
of FL Centre on Tuesday the goth
day of April, 1887, for the purpose
of submitting to the qualified voters
of said city the said proposition Of
mourning a bonded debt for the
purposes set-forth in said Resolu-
ton No. 538, and hereinbefore re-
cited. In all particulars not recited
In this ordinance, such election
shall be held as provided by law
for holding municipal elections in
such municipality. The polls OF
said election shall be opened at
six o'clock AM. of said day OF
said election, and shall be kept
open until seven o'clock PM. of
said day, when the polls shall be
closed; provided however. that If
at the hour Of closing there are any
other voters in the polling place, or
In line at the door, who are quail
flied to vote, and have not been
able to do so since appearing. the
polls shall be kept open a sufficient
time to enable them to vote. The
ballots to be used at said election
shall be printed and in form as
provided by law; and in addition TO
any other instructions provided by
law. shall have printed on the top
Of the face of the ballot the fol-
lowing directions, MARK an X on
the ballot ONLY WITH RUBBER
STAMP never with pen or pencil.
No.
ITO vote on any question or pro-
position, stamp a cross (x) in the
voting square after the word YES,
or after the word mo-. All marks
except the cross (x) are forbidden.
All distinguishing marks or erasures
are forbidden and make the ballot
void.
"If you wrongly stamp, tear or
deface this ballot, return 1t to the
inspector of election and obtain
another.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
PROPOSITION: Shall |

PROPOSITION: Shall
the City of Ell Centro
incur a bonded debt
in the sum of Thirty
Five Thousand $685.
000.00) Dollars for the
purpose of the acquisi-
tion, construction and
completion by said city
OF a certain municipal
Improvement. namely,
a building for munic-
ipal uses, to-wit, the
housing, maintenance
and operation of a
municipal free public
library; and the acqui-
sition of all rights
of way and property
necessary for the con-
struction and compile
ton of said building.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25

SECTION III: Any qualified vot-
er may vote at said election in favor
of said proposition by stamping a
cross (x) on his ballot in the vot-
ing square after the printed word
YES" following the proposition to
be voted upon; and any qualified
voter may vote at said election
against said proposition by stamp
ing a cross (x) after the printed
word mo" following the PROPOSE
ton to be voted upon.
SECTION Nv: The City Clerk is
hereby authorized and directed to
prepare and cause to be printed
upon the proper kind Of paper used
at general municipal elections in
said city sufficient number OF
ballots for the use of the voters at
said election. The number of bal
lots so prepared shall be not less
than ten Q0) for every eight 90
or fraction of eight Cd electors
registered in said city.
SECTION v: For the purpose OF
holding said election the following
voting precincts are hereby created
and provided for; voting precints
numbers 1, Q. 3, and 4, established
for State and County elections, as
regular election precincts, shall be-
and the same are hereby consolidat-
ed into one precinct to be denom-
mated Voting Precinct A. The poll
ing place for said Precinct A shall
be. and is hereby established at the
Veterans Memorial Hall at 18th and
State Streets in the said City OF
Ell Centre. The following named
persons, residents and registered
electors of said City of Ell Centre
and of said consolidated voting
precinct A are hereby appointed
election officers, to-wit: inspector,
Judge and two clerks, to have charge
of said election, and to conduct the
same in their respective precincts,
namely.
AS Inspector, j. B. Hockett
AS Judge, Mrs. Alice Farmer
AS Clerks, Ruth e. Conn and
Mrs. Leona A. Beynon.
Voting precincts S, 6. 7. 8. 9, 10,
IL and IL established for State and
County elections as regular election
precincts, shall be, and the same
are hereby consolidated into one
precinct to be denominated Voting
Precinct B. The polling place for
said Precinct B shall be, and Is
hereby established at the City Hall
located on the West side of Sixth
Street between Main Street and
State Street In said City, the en-
trance thereto being No. 142, In the
said City of El Centre. The fol-
lowing named persons residents and
registered electors OF said City Of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25
TEN YEARS AGO
March IS, 1927

Inspector j. w. Greer of the
state motor vehicle department. ar
rived in Ell Centro yesterday and is
making tour of inspection
throughout Imperial county with
Captain Frank Oswalt. The Off
cials went as far as Fort Yuma yes
terday in checking over the terri
tories under aptain Oswalt. A dis
cussion over plans for the summer
was held, but no action of any kind
was taken. Two new traffic men
will probably be appointed to the
county squad for the summer sea-
son, it was intimated.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25


by remote control. The Carol win
dows overlook the route of the
kings parade. He husband, Capt.
Phillip Ashley. will do the honors.
Mrs. Gertrude Temple, Shirley's
proud mama, goes into a Santa
Monica hospital for an abdominal
operation She postponed surgery
month in order not to upset Shir-
lev IN the middle of picture.
$50 passes the glory Rum
maging a dusty harness bin, War
ner Brother prop boys came across
a tarnished silver-mounted bride
bearing a plate which read:
ITO Dan Patch. Greatest of Them
ALB. d. H."
Dan Patch, owned by M. w.
Savage in the early days of the
century, was probably the fastest
harness raceharse that ever lived.
90
Moment her current picture is
Claudette Colbert learned to ski
during a Sun Valley ddah0 loca-
tion trip, and can't forget it.
complete she'll off to cabin in
the High Sierras where snow re-
mains until May.
After almost year of illness w.
c. Fields posed for stills in his
Pasadena sanitarium, predicting
he'd be better in a month, and
told photographers that st have
been in the clutches of science, and
you may quote me is saying I am
astonised-nay, amazed at my
Improvement"
Victor Moore's two children, Ora,
l8, and Robert, Is, will screen de-
but with him and Helen Broderick
in 'Missus Ameica" The boy will
90 a pellpoy and the girl play a
scene with Ann Shirley. Moore
has been coaching them more than
year.
Cutting Room Scraps: Warner
Baxter eats a dozen hotdogs a
day while sketching models on
Walter Wanger's "Vogues of 1898"
spread Grant Richards, New
York actor plucked from federal
theatre project ranks here, drew
large gallery putting a horse over
five foot hurdles in Griffith Park.
When he came on the Paramount
lot next day he was handed front
office note advising him to stay
off horses or else. Joe E.
Brown can't pass a display of loud
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

Ell Centro, and of said consolidated
voting precinct B are hereby ap-
pointed election officers in their
respective precincts, as follows, to-
wit:
As Inspector, June De Wore
AS Judge, Mrs. Louise Finney
AS Clerks. Berenice Modem and
Eudora Swanson.
Voting precincts numbers 13, II,
Is and 16 established for State and
County elections as regular election
precincts shall be. and the same
are hereby consolidated into ono
precinct to. be denominated Voting
Precinct c. The polling place for
said Precinct c shall be, and the
same is established at Goodrich
Silvertown Stores, 4th and Olive
Streets in the said City of El
Centro The following named per-
sons, residents and registered cleo
tors of said City. of Ell Centre, and
of said consolidated voting Precinct
c are hereby appointed election Of
ficers in their respective precincts
as follows:
AS Inspector, Isaac Mayfield
AS Judge, Margretta Thacker
AS Clerks, Lillian Ehmke and
Mrs. Marie Scheniman. s
The compensation of said election
officers shall be Five ($5.0O Dollars
each for all services as such election
officers, and which amount the said
City Council deems to be just.
The said several persons have
been found, and they are hereby
declared to be qualified for such
respective positions as required by
law, and they are hereby appointed
as such officers to conduct such
election, and to constitute the cleo
ton boards for said election.
Said election officers hereinbefore
referred to, shall conduct, and they
are hereby directed to conduct, said
election as by law and this ordin-
ance provided, and to canvass the
votes given and cast at said election
and to make and deliver returns
thereof to the City Clerk of said
City; and it is further ordered that
said City Council of said City shall
meet at the usual meeting place
of said Council, to-wit, the City
Hall of said city, on the first Mon
day after said election at 730 o'clock
PM. of said day and proceed TO
canvass the election returns and de-
clare the result thereof
SECTION vi: That this ordin-
ance and the publication thereon
shall constitute notice of said cleo
ton.
SECTION VII: The City Clerk
shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance by a
vote OF two-thirds t2/3) Of all the
members of said City Council Of
said city at an adjourned regular
meeting of said Council and shall
cause said ordinance to be published
in the Imperial Valley Press, a
newspaper of general circulation.
printed and published in said City
of Ell Centre in each Of seven con-
secutive issues or said newspaper
prior to the said goth day of April,
1887, and thereupon, and there
after this ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force.
Passed, Adopted and Approved
this nth day Of March. 1887.
HERBERT w. FAWCETT.
Acting Mayor Of the City
of FL Centre.
ATTEST:
@. @. MOUsSEAU, City Clerk
Of the City OF FL Centre.
(SEAL) m1g-28-incl
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March 25, 1917

Work OH the San Diego and Ari-
zona railroad is being rushed Be-
ginning April l, night shifts will
be added to the total of $50 men
now working on the road.
The second annual pig contest
proved even more successful than
the promoters anticipated. Brawley
high school won the silver cup, and
Don Weaver of that city was the
individual winner.
Mrs. F.. A. Wolz of $50 Orange
street entertained 26 guests at a
card party.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25

neckties. He buys them dozen
a throw. Jean Arthur and her
actor-husband Frank ROSS returned
from a seven weeks vacation in
New York and the Bahamas. !.
Herbert Mundin goes into comedy
spot for Marlene Dietrich's Angel" 7"
w. S. Van Dyke III, who carries a
theatre employees union card at age
of one month has been made a
"Son of the American Revolution" +"
Los Angeles chapter.
90
Cutting Room Scraps: Irene Her.
vey and Allan Jones bought a
Brentwood home and are moving
in next week. E. Radio has switch
ed the title of Jules Verne's mi
chael Stregoff" to 1.-The Soldier
and The Lady" Smell it? E. Scott
Cotton previously Kolk) can't drive
a car. Billy and Bobby Mauch
are off to New York on vacation.
Charles Boyer sticks around to
watch Carlo work even when he
isn't on the call sheet. Robert
Taylor spent a week helping Bar
bara Stanwyck fence her horse
ranch. Eagle-eyed Agent Robert
Richie saw Gustav Wally, Sweed-
ish actor, do a musical in Copen-
hagen a year ago. Recently he spot
ted his name in paper as visit
ing friends in Beverly Hills, and
hurried out and sold the guys
services to Paramount. That's how
great fortunes are made.
Cutting room scraps: Joseph
Schildkraut shouted himself hoarse
with 'I Am Innocent as "Dreyfus'
in STORY of Emile zola," and is
now laid up with laryngitis
Freddie Bartholomew is joining the
Boy Scouts Leona Roberts,
Josephine Hutchinson's mother, will
screen debut in Mexican Quarter"
at RKO =. Betty James, 15-year-
old Chicago operatic prodigy. ar
rived for Metro screen chores
Alfred E. Green is signed to direct
Mervin Leroy's "Mr. Dodds Takes
The Air" Green gave Leroy his
first directing job, which makes
them even :. Francis Farmer and
Bob Burns will go into Frank
Lloyd's wells Fargo" which is not
a western, but species of Ameri-
can "Cavalcade" Metro mailers
will welcome Lionel Barrymore ef-
fusively when he returns from a
New York vacation. Three kegs of
gift Goldfish arrived for him several
days ago, and they are becoming
a bit noisy.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25
LOOKING
BACKWARD.
What The Press Files
tell of Imperial Val
lev for This Date in
Past Years.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
March Is. 1912

A. B. Bland. expert apiarist of
Holtville, received carload of bees
for his colony. The bees were ship
ped in from Venice.
"A Box of Monkeys" produced by
the class of eight who will graduate
from Central Union high school
this spring, scored a decided hit.
Parts of the play were taken by
Inez Collier, Lenna Mayfield, A.
Huff, Hazel Havermale, Bertha
He'll, Mable Gillett. Hunter Clark
and Boyce Aten. The finale was
rs Everybody Happy?"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25


The City Council of the City OF
Ell Centro do ordain as follows:
SECTION L: WHEREAS the City
Council of the City of Ell Centre.
at an adjourned regular meeting
of said City Council held on the
9th day of March, 1887, by vote OF
two-thirds of all its members, duly
passed and adopted a resolution
determining and finding that the
public interest and public neces-
sity Of said City of Ell Centre, and
the inhabitants thereof, demand the
acquisition, construction and COM
pletion by said City of a certain
municipal improvement, to-wit, a
building for municipal uses, to-wit.
the housing, maintenance and op-
Grafton of municipal free public
library; and the acquisition of all
rights of way and property neces-
sary for the construction and com
pletion of said building, and further
determining that said municipal i'm
provement. and the acquisition OF
said rights of way and property
therefor, are, and each of them is
necessary and convenient to carry
out the objects, purposes and pow
ers of said municipality; and the
cost thereof is, and will be too great
to be paid out of the ordinary an
nual income and revenue of said
City; and that said construction
work and acquisition of rights OF
way and property necessary there
for. will require an expenditure
greater than the amount allowed
for such improvement by the an
nual tax levy; and that the estimat-
ed cost of said public improvement
and acquisition of said rights OF
way and property, and each and all
of them is the sum and amount OF
Thirty-Five Thousand ($35. 100000
Dollars.
AND WHEREAS, it is proposed
by said City Council to incur an
indebtedness for the purposes set
forth In said resolution, and for
the following objects and purposes,
to-wit: The acquisition, construction
and completion of a certain munic-
ipal Improvement. namely. a build
ing for municipal uses, to-wit, the
housing. maintenance and opera
ton of municipal free public u
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 399

IN ORDINANCE CALLING AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE
CITY OF Ell CENTRO ON TUES
DAY THE 20TH DAY OF APRIL,
1897, AND SUBMITTING TO THE
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID
CITY THE FOLLOWING PRO-
POSITION, TO-WIT: THE PRO-
POSITION OF INCURRING A
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS BY
SAID CITY OF Ell CENTRIC IN
THE SUM OF S35,OOO.0O FOR
THE PURPOSE OF THE AC-
QUESTION, CONSTRUCTION,
AND COMPLETION OF A GER
TAIN MUNICIPAL IMPROVE
MENT, NAMELY, A BUILDING
FOR MUNICIPAL USES, To-
WIT, THE HOUSING, MAINTE-
NANCE AND OPERATION OF
A MUNICIPAL FREE PUBLIC
LIBRARY; AND THE ACQUISI-
TION OF ALL RIGHTS OF WAY
AND PROPERTY NECESSARY
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND
COMPLETION OF SAID BUILD
ING.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25
. Strolls Thru Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD. March 25-tUR)-
A film debut is set for four-year
old Nancy Clancy, Florida,s new
Shirley Temple rival, ending a
strange chain of circumstances
including death-which gave the
child a movie break.
The blonde curley-haired youngster
will face her first cameras in
Emanuel Cohen's Midnight Ma
DONNA
A year ago John F. Clancy, her
father and a Miami travel bureau
man. WAS talking to a customer
when the little girl came in.
The stranger seemed impressed
with tho child. played with her for
half an hour. then gave Clancy his
card. saying if she came to Holly
wood ne might be able to help
Nancy 10 get a start in pictures.
This winter the Clancys recided
to take him up on the proposition.
and Mrs. Clancy brought her
daughter to the coast.
Morning she was to visit the
studio she opened a newspaper and
saw the proposed benefactor's pic
ture on page one. He was Hum
phrey Pearson. M-G-M writer ac-
cidentially shot to death in Palm
Springs.
Mrs. Clancy was ready to return
To Miami. but gests in her hotel
learned her story, and it got about
town. as stories will in Hollywood.
At length it came to the cars OF
Cohen. who followed hunch and
gave the little girl screen test.
Nancy is still innocent of drama
tic training.
Louise Rainier has called a con-
sultation of veterinarians to devise
a means of lowering the tail of her
acting Scottie, Johnnie" Hound
is afflicted by some canine ailment
which has rendered his tail per-
pendicular and immovable for days.
He seems worried about 1T, but
not as much as Rainier is.
Best title of the month Three
Rooms in Heaven" Joan Crawford
will play the thing and Frank
par,,go d;rect with cameras spin
ming April Is. Story will have it's
work cut out to live up to the
monicker.
Madeleine Carol had to cancel
her coronation trip owing to pic
trre chores, but will entertain $50
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25
GRAB BAG
Onc-Minute Test

One Minute Test
/. Who is German ambassador
to the United States?
g. What is the EdelweisS?
3. Who wrote THE Shooting of
Dan McGrcw"?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25

Madeleine Carol had to cancel
her coronation trip owing to pic
ture chores, but will entertain l5o
children in her Piccadilly apartment
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25

One Minute Test Answers
1. Dr.. Hans Luther.
2. The national flower of Switz-
erland.
3. Robert w. Service.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25

Definiti0n-a-Day
An "opportunist" Is one who
takes advantage Of immediate cir
cumstances with little regard for
principles or ultimate consequences.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25

TOday's Horoscope
Persons whose birthday is today
nave an inflexible love for justice.
They seldom engage in quarrcls.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25

Words Of Wisdom
Man! Thou pendulum betwixt
smile and a tear.-Byron.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25
Thought for the Day

Enlightenment is the highest quality of the mind:
penetrating everywhere. as the unity of all.
Awakening of Faith PIP. 6l-2
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25

by remote control. The Carol WIN
dows overlook the route of the
kings parade. He husband, Capt
Phillip Ashley. will do the honors,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25

Roosevelt, who insists on having his own little
Joke oftener than anyone else, was saying re-
Gently to Senator George Radcliffe of Maryland:
George, remember when you and 1 were in
the fish business together?"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-25

Mrs. Gertrude Temple, Shirley's
proud mama, goes into a Santa
Monica hospital for an abdominal
operation She postponed surgery
month in order not to upset Shir-
lev IN the middle of a picture.
The Washington times., 1937-04-19
Spring Afterthouqht!

Basil Rathbone plays the role
created by the late Frank Vosper
in the film version of Love From
a Stranger" which opens at the
Rivoli tomorrow. Vosper, whose
death at sea is still unsolved, had
a dread Of ocean travel and for a
time although Vosper had written
the play, Alex Yokel was seriously
considering using Rathbone in the
part because he wasn't sure Vosper
would leave England and travel
across the ocean. Once he arrived,
the actor insisted he would never
go back to England-he was afraid
to make that ocean trip. Warner
Bros. arranged a test for him at
which he rebelled. insisting his
reputation as a British actor
should be sufficient. He was finally
persuaded, however, and at the ap-
pointed time brought q young
friend named Peter WilleS to
stooge in the test for him. The re-
suit was Willes got a contract. Vos-
per-disappointe d-boarded a ship
and went off to his death.
The Washington times., 1937-04-19

day?" is not q foolish question.
A deficiency IN iron means a lack
of pep. Food iron Is supplied in
eggs, beef, liver, spinach and
other green's, molasses and whole
grains. Your menus must include
an egg, one green leafy vegetable,
and whole grain bread every day
for iron.
Calcium and phosphorus, the
other important minerals, are es-
sential to nerve stability and
strong bones and teeth. You OBJ
tain these minerals in milk, eggs,
cheese, nuts and vegetables. Milk
heads the list. and even strong
men drink their milk.
If your daily menu supplies
these minerals, you may be sure
that you are getting all the others
you need.
vitamins, the newest contribu.
ton of science to the practice Of
eating for strength, are supplied
largely in dairy products, eggs,
fruits, fruit juices, vegetables.
whole grains and vitamin con-
centrates.
You will notice that while the
protective foods come in a varied
list, the three most important
milk, eggs and green vegetables
are always included in your diet.
The protective foods are not the
things that make you fat. IF you
| will cut out desserts and use
fruits, trim the fat from your
meat and delete the gravy. guard
against an excess Of such fats as
n1ayonnaise, cream and butter,
and place q reasonable limit on
bread and other starches, you can
get to normal weight without diet.
ing or affecting your health-ex.
cept for the better.
In short, a reducing diet can
be both satisfying and health.
building. You will find the Man
Size Reducing Menus" give the
feeling of comfort in the stomach
after each meal, and although
The Washington times., 1937-04-19
Spring Golf Story!

Most widely travelled Of golf
professionals is Ross Sobel (no
relative). He has taught the heart
breaking game all over the world,
but reports his most eccentric
pupil to have been the fabulously
wealthy Maharaja Of Cooch Bebar,
who has an immense estate out.
side of Calcutta. The Maharaja
wanted to learn to play golf, but
since there was no course for miles
around, he delayed his lessons I'M
til he had constructed an 18-hole
course on his estate. Then he
summoned Ross. With true regal
dignity, he refused to walk from
one hole to the next but had his
private elephant stand by, and
after each drive climbed aboard
and was carried lumberingly to
the lay. The elephants ponder.
Gus hooves wrecked fairways and
greens but the Maharaja solved
that. He had a crew Of men
walking behind to make irnmedi-
ate repairs!