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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26

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Obtains necree-Elizabeth Muir
ray obtained an interlocutory de-
cree Friday from Eugene v. Murray.
She charged him with desertion.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-26
County Briefs

Final Decree Granted "A final
decree of divorce was granted Mike
Ortiz Friday in his suit against
Josephine Tillez Ortiz on the
grounds of Wilful desertion.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
INTERv vENTION
1 N WALLiE'S
DIVORCE HINTED
UndisclOsed Person May
Block Separation
For Wally

LONDON, March 18. UP)--An un-
disclosed person is intervening in
the divorce of Mrs. Wallis Simpson
tomorroWs cause list of the law
courts disclosed today.
The cause list announced that
the kings proctor will appear at
1920 am. tomorrow in chambers
before the president of the divorce
courts, Sir Boyd Merriman. in con-
nection with the intervention.
Mrs Simpsons divorce from
Ernest Simpson is not due to be-
come final before April 81. Under
the law. any interested person can
intervene to show cause why the
divorce should not be made final
There have been reports for some
time that intervention would be
attempted, perhaps because the
Archbishop of Canterbury, arch foe
of the Duke of Windsor's romance
with Mrs. Simpson. is determined
to prevent their marriage if he can.
The divorce can be annulled il
the intervener proves there was
collusion in obtaining it, or that
either party TO the divorce has
not behaved with strict propriety
during the interval before it is to
be made final
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
JUSTICES MAY
GIVE IDEAS ON
COURT REFORM
Senate Group Considers
Asking Judges to
Testify

WASHINGTON, March l8. Wp)--
Rep. William r. Thorn, D., O., foe
OF President Roosevelt,s court plan.
said today that a poll of house
! democrats showed 80 members
would support a proposal requir-
ing a two thirds supreme court
majority to invalidate acts of con-
gress.
Thorn announced results of his
poll as the senate judiciary com.
mittee considered inviting members
or attaches of the supreme court
to testify on Mr. Roosevelt's pro-
posal for enlargement of the
tribunal.
Today the committee continued
testimony by professional support
ers of the court plan. calling Dean
Leon Green of Northwestern Uni
versity Law school.
Thom said he had received writ
ten or verbal assurances from 80
house democrats that they would
support a proposal to require a
two-thirds vote by the supreme
court in invalidating acts of con-
gress.
Green told the judiciary COM
mittee that sit is not unjust" to
say that the supreme court majority
has assumed an attitude of intoler-
ance wholly out of keeping
with the respect accorded it by all
citizens
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
Nesbitt Elected
Valley X of c Head

Frank Nesbitt of FL Centre Is
the newly elected grand knight foi
the Imperial Valley Council.
Knichts of Columbus.
Other officers are: Peter Schart2
Brawley deputy grand knight, J.
Salomon. FL Centro. chancellor; j. A
Hernandez. Calexico. recording Sec
retary: r. dc Los Cobos CaleXicc
financial secretary: Norbert Scharta
Brlwley, treasurer Edward Cnrroa
FL Centro, lecturer: w. j. Meagher
Ell Centre. advocate; A. Cuenca Cal
exico. warden: j. M. Liznrraras. e.
Centre. inside guard; A. Fierrc
Mexicali, outside guard; v. de Les
Cobos. Brawley: J. G. Donovan
Brawley, A. Yturr1lde, CaleXico
trustees.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18

was instrumental in obtaining
much of the present air traffic
development in the coast city.
H. E. NORM, chief of the San
Diego publicity department, agreed
with Bomar that Imperial Valley
should have an excellent chance
to obtain supplemental base. The
proposal NORM said, should fit
in with the government program
involving several changes in air
base locations.
In line with the National Air
Defense program. NORM pointed
out, many planes are being moved
from South Field at San Diego
TO Sacramento.
Both Sacramento and March
Field, like most other air defense
bases, are located inland-a fact
which should provide the valley
with good reason for its applica-
tion, NORM added
by 1899, it is planned to have
1912 naval planes in commission"
Bomar said. These must be based
somewhere. There would appear
TO be every argument for having
a base in Imperial Valley to sup
plement the San Diego facilities
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
PRISONERS
FLEE COUNTY
CHAIN GANG


Two federal prisoners escaped
from a county chain gang Thurs
day mornisg by jumping from
a moving truck near the railway
tracks on Main street, Ell Centro.
They disappeared from sight be-
fore deputy sheriffs could be no.
titled Of the escape. City, county
and federal officers searched the
vicinity without success Thursday
morning. The men were being
transported to the Dogwood roao
for the days work.
Pedro Aguilar, %, committed for
l2 months for smuggling. and
Fausto Garcia, 23 committed for
10 months for illegal entry into
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
ARMY CHIEFS
TO MEET FRI.

Col. Charles H. Mason, chief of
staff for the first reserve area. with
1t. Col. James A. Van Fleet of San
Diego will attend conference of
valley reserve officers Friday night
in El Centro. The group will meet
for dinner at Gas in the California
hotel, the Roal club members join
ing them for dinner and later en-
tertaining Mrs, Mason at the
Charles P. Delp home. Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
400 CHILDREN die IN Blast
SCHOOL HIT
BY TERRIFIC
EXPLOSION

OVERFLOW Tex. March 18. (UP)-Between 300 and
400 children killed late today when the new con-
solidated high school building at New London in the
heaft OF the East Texas oil field destroyed by
rflc explosion Mrs Joe Merka of the first persons
to reach the building reported
Mrs Merka, a telephone operator at the Humble Refin
cry company station the school, said that there
were 600 children in the building when the explosion oc-
CURED II am that so per them were killed
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18

and masy others were injured, u
she said.
"Mangled children hung against
the walls and were lying in the
wreckage of the building or on
the ground outside" she said.
Immediately after the walls
buckled and crashed, fire swept
the building, which stands on a
hilltop in pine forest. This
frustrated rescue attempts and
made accurate cheek OF the casu-
alties impossible.
The cause of the explosion was
not determined Immediately. FiEst
reports said that a furnace boiler
exploded and blew out the top of
the buildisg. A later report said
that the explosion probably was
caused by bursting gas line.
Radio station KOCA estimated
that 300 had been killed.
The small hospital here, the
only one in the vicinity, was filled
quickly and the Firsi E>aptiSt
church was made into as impro-
vised hospital. Several score of
victims were taken there.
Six if the more than a score of
teachers. including Supt. w. c..
Shaw. were missing.
The Rev. r. j. Jackson said that
he saw at least Is dead.
Thousands of oil field workers
fought to get near the building
in which they knew their children
were hurt or dying.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
Fisherman Gets
Motor Car OnLine

BRAWLEY. March Is. - Two
day. fishing for truck which
dropped off bridge into the
Alamo river at O'clock Tuesday
night. met with success Wednes-
day night when the machine
was located by graphing hooks.
A truck belonging To Edward
r.. Carr of Ca,ipatria missed the
bridge over the Alamo river near
Finney's duck club and disap-
pcared in the muddy water. Carr
went over with the truck but
maraged to get out OF the cab
and swim ashore without injury.
Tom Erwin Of a Brawiey
garage pulled the truck from q
spot below the bridge. n was
damaged by the craqh and its
immersion In river water.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18

- 'iiS AiiipCiid idi NullGy TISSS ant
the Morning Post, F.. It. Bomar
chairman of the aviation commit
tee of the San Diego chamber de-
clared it both feasible and prac-
tical.
The suggestion should be pre-
sented to naval authorities i'm
mediately, he said.
The present air base at North
Island, formerly Rockwell Field.
soon will be inadequate to accom-
modate navy planes and equip
ment, Bomar declared.
Need for immediate action, he
said, arises from plans to operate
600 navy planes from North Island
during maneuvers for three months
in the coming summer. Facilities
are provided for only 425 planes
at the base, making it necessary
to find another location Or a sup
Elemental base for the remaining
125 planes.
The proposal for locating such
a base in Imperial Valley would
meet with the approval of San
Diego leaders, Bomar said.
The aviation committee chair
man is an accepted authority on
aviation matters. With the San
Diego chamber of commerce, he
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
n
Saws

They sat in their respective Of
fices, Herb Gerrish in Ell Centro
Singleton Hays in Calexico, check
ing by telephone on the record
of an immigration suspect. Re-
ceivers wese glued fast to the
ears of each. Something was said
about checking the record.
Gerrish, silent, sat with the re-
ceiver pressed to his ear.
Hays, silent, sat with the re-
ceiver pressed to his ear.
Time marched On. Finally:
"Hullo,' said Gerrish
"Hullo.' said Hays.
Say, do you know we're run
ming up a telephone bill?" asked
Gerri5h.
"Sure-I was waiting for you
to say something" said Hays.
And 1 was waiting for you to
say something" said Gerrish.
Well" said Hays. why don't
you say something?"
Alright" said Gerrish. Good
bye"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18

III w vi
Trailing her swift Lockh
two of the Giant Clippers of the
Pan-American fleet, one bound for
New Zealand, the other for the
Philippines.
| Miss Earhart, after three days
delay because of storms of the
Pacific, took off from Oakland,
Calf. at 4:38 pm, psf, yesterday
She made the 2410-mile flight
here in exactly Is hours, AZ minutes
After few hours rest, the famous
American aviatrix planned to take
off for Rowland Island. 1900 miles
southwest of here, the second leg
of her globe -circling flight.
However Capt. Paul Mantz, Miss
Earhart's technical adviser, said he
would suggest a careful overhauline
of the plane before the departure
for Rowland Island. This prob
ably would delay the takeoff until
late tomorrow since Miss Earhart
hopes to arrive at the tiny island in
daylight
Her average speed was 157 miles
per hour. Earlier she was averag-
ing ITO miles per hour but half
way to her destination she throttled
down so that she would arrive at
Wheeler Field, the Army's largest
air base on the island, after day.
light.
Accompanying her were Mantz,
Capt. Harry Manning. famed marine
and air navigator, and Fred Noonan,
former Pan-American pilot.
Miss Earhart brought her two
motored ship down ON the field at
8:25 am, psf. and TAXED down
the field.
Her plane was barely visible as
she flashed past Diamond Head in
the early dawn. The skies were
grey with large clouds.
Mantz was the first to step from |
the plane. Miss Earhart followed. |
She appeared fatigued. Her eyes
were trimmed and her hair tousled. |
Noonan and Manning remained
in the background
I'm afraid I kept everybody up
waiting Miss Earhart said as she
jumped from the ship.
She denied she was tired.
When photographers started snap
ping her picture. she stopped them
and refused to pose until all her
crew of three men were with her,
After the plane was locked in
the Army hangar, Miss Earhart and
her crew went to the home OF
Lieutenant Colonel John c. Nc
Donald for breakfast and a rest be-
fore taking off for Rowland Island.
With Miss Earhart in an aerial
parade" across the Pacific were
Pan Americas Hawaii Clipper, maxi
ng routine flight to Manila, and
the airline's giant new Sikorsky
Clipper, as yet unnamed. The lat
,er, with crew of six aboard, is
bound for Auckland. N. q.
The flight is one of long series
,f adventures for the foremost
pilot of the world, former
atchison, Kansas, girl who aban-
ioned social service career after
he World war for flying.
She has already flown alone
across the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans and set numerous speed ano
altitude records for fliers of her
ex. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
Leaders Confer
On Strike Strife

DETROIT, March 49, OP)-Gov
Frank Murphy, confronted with an
unprecedented epidemic of labor dis
turbances, today guided commit
tee OF civic. religious, business and
labor leaders toward what he hoped
would be an era of industrial peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
SAN DIEGO SUPPORTS
AIR BASE FOR VALLEY
FIVE LEAVE
FOR PRISON

Five prisoners left Imperial
county Jail Thursday in custody oi
deputy sheriffs for a trip to San
Quentin penitentiary.
The group included: Orlie Shaw,
o. j. Ring, and John Herbert, COM
mitted on bad check charges;
and John Masters and William
Anderson, committed for driving
a car without the owners consent.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
Suspect Walks
Into Laws Arms

When Chief Herbert Gerrish OF
the immigration border patrol was
aiding in a search for escaped
prisoners Thursday morning, Jose
Antonio Rodriguez walked down
the railway tracks near Ell Centre
toward the chief and was arrested
for illegal entry into the United
States.
He now is faced with a felony
charge as he confessed to having
been deported from Bakersfield ir
1882. A jail sentence and deporta-
tion are the usual penalties for
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
Roosevelt to Ask
For Permanent CCC

WASHINGTON, March l8. U.pl--
Civilian Conservation Corps Director
Robert Fechner informed Rep. Will
liam N. Citron, D., Conn, In a
letter today that President Roose-
velt is planning to send message
to congress requesting legislation
to make the Civilian Conservation
corps permanent agency.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18

orS OF blue and silver, the prizes
for the best appointments going
to Wapecoha group. Mrs. Louis
Slee. guardian in the high school
division, and to Woape, Mrs. j G..
Mattox, guardian in the elemen-
tary division.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
Central Arizona
Stores Up Water

PHOENIX, March l8. W.P)-Salt
River reservoirs today held more
than 100000 acre feet of water,
insuring plentiful supply for irri-
CATION in central Arizona this spring
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18

group was given second place and
Otyokwa and Wetomachick, hon
orable mention for the excellence
of their tables Judges were Mrs.
d. B. Roberts, Mrs. Fred Kenyon
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
POst-Press Editorial Stand Endorsed as
Coast Leaders Approve Proposed
Military Plane Station

Cooperation of San Diego in proposed plan to obtain
supplemental army navy air base for Imperial VAL
ley assured Wednesday by representatives of the San
Diego chamber of commerce.
Endorsing editorial suggestion of several days ago
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
FIRE GIRLS
OBSERVE CLOSING
OF JUBILEE YEAR

Camp Fire girls of FL Centro celebrated the closing of
the national organizations silver jubilee year with din
ner and program Wednesday night in the high school
auditorium 125 of the $50 members attending
Each group decorated table in the organizations col
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
Famed Aviafrix
Re SIS Up for
Next Long Hop
Flight From Oakland, First Leg of
ROund-the- World Jaunt, Ends on
Dot in Is Hours, AZ Minutes

HONOLULU, March 18. (UP)-Amelia Earhart Put
man, leading an aerial parade the Pacific landed
here at 25 am psf today, completing the first leg of
her round the world-fligh
Trailing her swift Lockheed Electra land nlane were
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
One Way Out

RR would like to suggest to the
public servants up around the court
house that one way to make some
body do something about it would
be to conduct sit-dows strike in
the slush and Semi-dust the storm
left at Main and Ninth streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18

And So II Goes
Or SO they go. Anyway, it was
significant of something or other
that the Brawley Spinsters, a
school ma'arms' club had a dance
Wednesday highland half the
men there were from El Centro.
BraWley-you should do something
about this.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18
Once In a Lifetime

OIICV HI Il IIItVIH1V-
Tonne Sue McChristy will never
celebrate her 18th birthday ami
versary on the 18th day OF the
month---as she did this monh. So
IL oleanders to Tonne Sue.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18

Butter: Los Angeles 38c;
Butterfat. Imperial Valley fob.
ranch, Grade A 46c; manufae-
turing milk 41c; route gathered
cream 37I2.
L. A. Hay: u. s. No. 1 extra
leafy S28-29; u. s. No. S28-
$3.50; U. S. No. leafy S27-27.50:
u. S. No. 2 S24-25. Minneapolis
flax S2.16-2.22H.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-18

BUILDING PERMITS
To Date This Year
S56.239.OO
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-01
Wife Preservers

To whip cream rapidly wrap
the lar in wet towel sprinkled
with salt. Keep close to ice for
short time before whipping, then
add q pinch of salt to the cream
and whip.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-01

Slayer Of Mrs. Elsie browne, 39-
year-old New York hotel house,.
keeper shot to death on the eve
Of a planned reconciliation with
her estranged husband, was
identified by one of Mrs. Downe's
six children, Kathleen, 16, shown
above. Police arrested the sus-
pect, Theodore Petow; 35, and
said he confessed to the Staying.
Central Press
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-01

Godfrey Dennis, author of Corona,
ton Commentary" is shown leaving
the court in London after the hear
ing Of a libel action brought by the
Duke of Windsor as the result Of
derogatory statements made in the
book. A. settlement, said to have
been $4,000 to be given to the
Dukes pet charity, accompanied an
apology by Dennis to the ex-King.
Central Press
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-01

plot of the
FLOODED Ones) French ana SCI Up
dictatorship Duke OIL Borgo
The Leflst press also e
spirited documents concerg vaier
One newspaper asserted Duchess di Borgo former
York, London with the compromising
shortly husband
leader Francois de Ia oque WIN rine
broke off in prison otner anege
leaders denied having plotted overthrow the government
ieaoers. uelneu AoAs f
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-01

Nurse Alma Mceon of Hospital Windsor Ontario is shown
Sickle
of his rare blood to Weston Fletcher streptococcus
vrldans Fletchers chance of
blood from who had Infection Van
Sickle was chosen from 1000 volunteers
central Press)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-01

Suffering from what physicians
said is paralysis Of the arms and
legs. Georgia Coleman, former
Olympic diving champion, is in
serious condition in a Los Angeles
hospital.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-01

Marie Daughtry of New York.
neld In Jail at Statesboro, Ca, is
charged with completely in the
murder Of her father, Charles L.
Daughtry, q rich Georgia farmer.
Central Press
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-01
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Smiling cheerfuly Oyear-od Gloria Barton who has been plaster
cast September from celebrates
prospect final freedom from the machines which brought her back
life from paralysis She will be of the cast
time Christmas The little girl who lives in Staten Island
City, months in the ung before she placed
49, in cast. central Press)
Smyrna times., 1937-09-16

then put strong chain halter on
him and the animal evidently
thinking himself equal to the task
of swapping halters made heavy
setback and then a plunge for
ward, striking its head with con
force against post, fall
ing down dead, its neck being
briken. Mr.. Denney is not certain
whether the neck was not dislocat-
ed in throwing his weight back
ward on the chain. The animal
was not young but otherwise in
good condition, and valued at $50.
Smyrna times., 1937-09-16

ly four tons, which were procured
from Trenton, for the improvement
and enlargement of the Town Hall,
We're put in place last week by
Joseph Wright & Son, the contrac-
tors. A stage and two dressing
rooms are to be added to the front
of the audience room. Also a
place for an orchestra in front of
the stage, while at the other end
is semi-circular gallery is being
constructed. The seating capacity
of the hall will be increased about
$50. A belfry will be added and
the fire bell hung there which was
recently purchased. The larger
part of the carpentering work is
Smyrna times., 1937-09-16
Sentinel Features
THE TASK COMPLETED

On September II. 1887 - lust l5C
years ago this week - the Fedora
Convention meeting in Philadelphia S
historic independence Hall COM
pleted what has since been described
as the most wonderful work ever
struck off at a given moment by
the brain and purpose of man"
II was our Constitution - that
sound foundation of free govern
ment which proclaims the authority
and the power of the American peo-
pie in its now famous Preamble
WE THE PEOPLE of the United
states. in Order to form a more
perfect Union. establish Justice. in
sure domestic Tranquility, provide
Tor the common defence. promote
the general Welfare. and secure the
Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and
our .Posterity. do ordain and estab-
hSh this Constitution for the United
States of America .
Today every American knows how
great thing had been achieved in
that Convention. Few, however. of
the delegates who had labored
through a Sweltering summer real
lzed. that day, how nobly they had
builded Many were disappointed by
the result of their labors. A few
hesitated or declined to sign it.
But to one = the wise and vener-
able Benjamin Franklin-came some
vision of the glorious future which
the Constitution was to ensure.
While members of the Convention
were still affiXing their signatures.
Franklin spoke to a group of dele
gates clustered around him.
Pointing to the back of the Presi-
dents chair. where some obscure
decorator had pictured a half-diSk
OF the sun. Poor Richard said
i have often and often in the
course of the session, and the vicis-
situdes of my hopes and fears as to
It's issue. looked at that behind the
President without being able to tell
whether it was rising or setting but
now at length l have the happiness
TO know that it is a rising and not
setting SUM-"
Alexander Hamilton. of New York. |
joined Franklin in urging approval |
OF the completed charter. Although ]
Smyrna times., 1937-09-16

construction from Baltimore to
that city as to use up its surplus
and leave floating debt that could
only be met by loan. This was
furnished by the syndicate to the
amount of S1O,00O,OOO. The road
still remains an independent line,
the only change being that it will
be run on more economical prin-
ciples and with a new president.
The very fact that all this was
necessary however has sent the
stock down from 5000 to S125
share, which shows that it has
reached a crisis in its affairs that
only a bold move could save from
disaster.