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Evening star., 1937-04-08
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3:15 p.m.-WMAL. Eastman
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400 p.m.-WJSV Westminster
Choir of Princeton
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Flashes.
Evening Programs.
500 p.m.-WRC, Rudy Vallee;
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Wagon.
$3.50 p.m--WOL. Guy Lombar-
dos Orchestra.
S:l5 p.m-WMAL, N. B. G.
Symphony Orchestra.
$500 p.mL-WRC, Show Boat;
WJSV, Mai. Bowes'
Amateurs.
1900 p.m.-WRC, Music Hall;
wJSv, Floyd Gibbons.
11:00 p.m.-WMAL Slum ber
Music.
Short. Wave Programs.
6:45 pm.-L NDON, Popular
Ballads, GSD, 25.5 M,
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Evening star., 1937-04-08
Coppolas Hosts.

The air and military attache Of the
Italian Embassy and Signora Cop
pola entertained at dinner last eve
ming in compliment to Capt. Jack c.
Hodgson, United States Air Corps, and
Mrs. Hodgson, who will sail tuesday
for Italy. Capt. Hodgson has been
appointed air attacne Of the United
States Embassy in Rome. Other guests
were the chief of the Air Corps and
Mrs. Oscar Westover, the assistant
chief and Mrs. Henry H. Arnold, the
military and air attache of the Ger
man Embassy and Frau Won Boet-
ticher, Col. and Mrs. Denham B.
Grafton, Col. and Mrs. William c.
McChord, Col. and Mrs. Leslie Mac
Dill, Col. and Mrs. Harrison Richards,
the air attache OF the Chilean En-
bassy and Sonora de Puga, Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. John B. Coulter, the air at
tache Of the French Embassy and
Nine. Champsaur, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
Howard c. Davidson, Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. William o. Ryan and Miss Mary
Allison, Lieut.. COL and Mrs. Robert
Walsh, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Ralph
Wooten, the counselor for emigra-
ton of the Italian Embassy and Sig
nora Bonardeli, DR.. and Mrs. Don S.
Knowlton, Maj. and Mrs. William F.
Freehof of Fort George C. Meade,
Maj. and Mrs. Aaron Bradshaw, Maj
and Mrs. Alfred w. Mariner, Capt
and Mrs. Luther S. Smith, Capt. and
Mrs. George v. McPike, Lieut.. and
Mrs. William c. Coe, Lieut.. Ralph
Rhudy, the assistant counselor for
emigration Of the embassy, Signor
Vittorio Bifulco, and Mr.. and Mrs. E
Gianturco.
The guests remained after dinner
for dancing and bowling.
Evening star., 1937-04-08
Luncheon Planned
BV Governor Nice

The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson and the Secretary
of Agriculture and Mrs. Henry A.
Wallace head a group of Washing
tonians invited to luncheon at the
Governors mansion April II, when
the Governor Of Maryland and Mrs.
Harry w. Nice will entertain in honor
of the Maryland Garden Pilgrimage
scheduled for April 80 TO May 8.
The Minister of the Irish Free State,
Mr.. MacWhite; Senator and Mrs. Mil
lard y. Tydings, Senator and Mrs.
Arthur Vandenberg and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur w. Hubbard are among others
in the party. The guests are invited
to meet the members of the Committee
for the Restoration of Colonial An
napolis, which is headed by Rear
Admiral Sellers Of the U. S. Naval
Academy; Gen. Amos w. W. Wood
Evening star., 1937-04-08
South Carolina State
Society Plans Dance

The final supper dance of the sea-
son of the South Carolina State So
ciety in Washington will be cherry
blossom ball in the west ball room
of the Shoreham Hotel, Friday
evening, April 16, at which time Mr..
James H. Pope, superintendent cf the
State Board of Education of Colum-
bia, S. c.. will be the honored guest
Others expected are the president of
the South Carolina State Teachers
Association and officials of South
Carolina. The congressional delega-
ton of the State and their wives also
will be in attendance.
The Committee on Arrangements
has appointed the following commit
tees: Reception Committee, Mr.. j.
Austin Latimer, chairman; Mr. Charles
M. Galloway, vice chairman; Admiral
Norman M. Smith, Mr.. James A.
Hoyt, Col. O. A. Hydrick, Mrs. Hamp-
ton P. Fulmer Mrs. Allard H. Gasque,
Mrs. James P. Richards, Mrs. Hay
wood Mahon, Mrs. Edgar Morris, Mr..
Thomas M. Ross and Mr.. Mendel
Rivers; Floor Committee Mr.. Edward
P. Hodges, chairman; Capt. Frank j.
Jervey, vice chairman; Mr.. Ben Scott
Whaley, Mr.. Eugene Parker, Mr.. Whit
ney Tharin, Mr.. Joe Cheatham, Mr..
Tanning Hearon, Mr.. Edgar Morris,
tr.; Mr.. Cecil Reed, Mr.. Thomas G.
Wall, jr.; Mr.. Dave B. Traxler. Mr..
Barnwell Aiken and Mr. L. E. Baykin:
supper Committee, DR.. Henry w.
Barre, chairman; Mrs. John S. Duon,
vice chairman; Miss Theresa Nc
David, Mr.. j. A. McCreary, MIR. T.
Il. Vogel, Mr.. L. G. Richardson, Mr..
Harry Mulkey, Mr.. J. A. Krentzlin,
Mr.. David l. Du Pre-, Mr.. J. Frank
Fooshe, Mr.. Julius B. Gay and Mr..
Buise G. Getsinger.
All South Carolinians and their
friends are urged to attend the ball.
Evening star., 1937-04-08
German Ambassador
Entertained Today
AtChinese Embassy

THE retiring German Ambassador.
Herr Hans Luther, was the guest
OF honor at luncheon today Of
the Chinese Ambassador and Nine.
SEE. The other guests included
Fraulein Luther, daughter of the
Ambassador, who joined him here
this week. Others in the company
were the new Cuban Ambassador
Senior DR.. Pedro Martinez Fraga; the
Bolivian Minister and Sonora de
Guachalla, the counselor of the British
Embassy and Mrs. Mallet, the mill
tary attache of the German Embassy
and Frau Won Boetticher, the naval
attache of the japanese Embassy and
Nine. Kobayashi, the commandant of
the Navy Yard and Mrs. George T.
Pettengill, Mrs. William R. Castle,
wife of the former Undersecretary OF
State; Mr. and Mrs John w. Davidge,
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Newbold, jr.,
and the second secretary the Chinese
Embassy, Mr. Tswen-ung Tsui.
Evening star., 1937-04-08
Gen., Mrs. Holcomb
Guests at Dinner

Maj. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, COM
mandant Of the Marine Corps, and
Mrs. Holcomb, were guests Of honor
for whom Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Clifton
Bledsoe Gates entertained at dinner
at the Shoreham last evening.
Mrs. Holcomb's sister, Miss Dora
Clover of Paris, France, who is visiting
the commandment and Mrs. Holcomb,
was among the company, as was Col.
Gates mother, Mrs. Willis ]. Gates OF
Memphis, Tenn, who is visiting Col.
and Mrs Gates.
Evening star., 1937-04-08

cock, remembered in Washington as
prohibition director, is member OF
this committee also.
Following the luncheon the guests
will be taken to visit the Hammond
Harwood house, the finest piece Of
Georgian architecture In the country,
and some Of the other houses Of
interest.
Evening star., 1937-04-08
Arts Club to Hold
Anniversary PARTY

The Arts Club will celebrate its
2lst anniversary at a "coming-of
age" party this evening. Dinner
will be served in the gallery, with the
president, Mr.. Lewis Lotion Moneyway,
and Miss Clara Rossman Saunders as
host and hostess. Following the dinner
there will be a program including
tableaux, reviews of important func-
tions during the club life and cutting
Of the birthday cake.
Evening star., 1937-04-08

luncheon was Mrs. D. R. Dickson of
Minneapolis MINI.
Others attending the luncheon in
cluded Mrs. S. R. Smith, Mrs. P. r.
Taylor, Mrs. E. w. Braun, Mrs. E. w.
Browne, Mrs H. M. Cleaver, Mrs. VIII
liam e. Neal, Mrs. K. P. Bemis, Mrs.
r. G. Butner, Mrs. J. L. Wann, Mrs.
B. A. Holt, Mrs. G.. w. Muller, Mrs. M
G. Young and Mrs. Anne McDrew.
Evening star., 1937-04-08

Tickets which include the dance and
supper may be obtained at the en-
trance of the ball room on the
evening Of the dance or from any Of
the South Carolina congressional dele
cations or at room l174, National
Press Club Building.
Evening star., 1937-04-08
Miss Goss Engaged to
Mr.. Gardner GULL

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert s. Goss of
Chevy Chase, Md, announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter Betty
Jane to Mr.. Samuel Gardner GULL of
San Francisco, Calf, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. GULL Of Takoma Park,
Md.
The wedding will take place the
latter part Of this month.
Evening star., 1937-04-08
Luncheon Club
Feted Yesterday

Mrs. E. M. Grakam and Mrs, H. H.
Stippler were joint hostasses to the
members OF their luncheon club OF
the general club section OF the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administration ut
2400 Sixteenth street yesterday.
The out-of-town guest at this
Evening star., 1937-04-08
Mrs. West Hostess.

Mrs. Harlan F1ske Stone, wife of
Mr.. Justice Stone, was the honor
guest at luncheon today of Mrs.
Parker w. West.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-24

Fine quality, heavy gauge felt base floor covering in . wide selection of colofs and patterns, marked at exactly half in this salel
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
SIZE OF MAJORITY
IN VOTE DEBATED

ity of three-to-one or slightly bet
ter for the federal contracts.
Greatest weakness in the New
Cal campaign of opposition, out
side the structure of the power
Compsny's offer itself, experienced
observers of public reaction said,
was the SuddenneSs with which the
companys campaign took shape.
Had the company's offer and sub
Sequent campaign been made sew
eral months before federal con
tracts were approved at Washing
ton, instead of only IL hours be-
fore, 1t would have enjoyed bet
ter chance of at least partial sue
cess, one observer commented.
The last minute appearance of
the power company'S offer gave it
the aspect of campaign move. ir-
rigation district officials charged.
Side-Issue
Another school of thought. how
ever, viewed the Nev-Cal campaign
as a long-range program in which
hoped-for defeat of PWA and REA
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
FAVORABL HAY
PRICES FORECAST

Continued favorable prices for al
talta hay was the prediction made
by I. j. Cameron of he federal
state market news service at the
meeting Of the Federated Hav
Growers last weekend in Los An
geles at the agricultural extension
service headquarters.
Cameron based his prediction on
the heavy demand, pointing out
that favorable prices will be main
tanned on the whole throughout the
year; a possible slight decrease be-
ing anticipated for the next two
cuttings after which the market
will regain its strength.
j. L. Taecker of Brawley repre-
sented the Imperial Valley Hay
Growers association, George L.
Wlnwright, assistant farm advis-
or, also attending.
Representatives from the South
western hay growing districts were
present, including Antelope VAL
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14

cover up their retreat.
On two ridges / visited l saw
stark evidence of the precipitate
flight of the Basques. They had
abandoned bedding, rolls, rifles, un-
opened boxes of ammunition, cart
ridges and hand grenades.
They apparently had plenty of
ammunition because tens of thou
sands of unused cartridges were
StreWn over the mountain ridges.
In the midst of modern warfare.
in which swift planes, formidable
tanks and every form of mechanic
ed equipment is used, Gen. Davila
was employing one of the oldest
forms of transport for artillery and
ammunition over the narrow trails,
pitted with shell holes.
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
CRUMBLiNG IN
FIERCE ATTACK
CITY, ENvIRONS
All LOyalist Positions
Under Intense Fire
At Capital

BILBAO, June IA. W.H-
Bilbao and its environ S
crumbled today under a ter
rifle blast from Insurgent
artillery, aerial bombs, ma
chine guns and trench mortars.
Machine guns and bombs raked
the streets of the capital itself,
while a steady stream of refugees
poured northWards.
There was no let up in the at
tack and all Loyalist positions
were under fire. The Basques re-
sisted desperately the superior
mechanical equipment of the at
tackers.
The city was in the midst of an
inferno of noise, smoke, flames and
the dust of explosions.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14

one version OF her disappearance
last Wednesday said she left her
home with a middleaged man and
woman to show them through the
SammiS estate at Huntington, in
which she owns an interest. A few
hours later a note demanding $25.-
900 ransom was found in the Par
sons automobile.
Police went through the 13 room
residence and several out-build-
ings, searched two cisterns with
graphing hooks and examined the
grounds without finding any clues.
A similar search will be made
of "the terrain surrounding the
Parsons property" here, inspector
Earl j. Connolly of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
A Sad. True Story

A Sad. True Story
Weeks ago RR wrote the first
chapter of real-lifc story that has
gone echoinE down the halls of u.
S. immigration border patrol head
quarters here ever since. through
no fault Of RR'S.
It's no fault of this columns that
the request relayed oil behalf of
the j. b. D. boys Tor a female cat
who could catch her own dinners
waS answered by someone who made
sure all the numerous specifications
would be fulfilled The donor took
the simple means of leaving Min
NE on the border patrols door
step
Now there Is not one of the orig
inal specifications which has not
been filled In fact there are five
cats from which the i. b. D. can
choose. One of them is Minnie. The
others are very much younger and
more inexperienced than Minnie.
They arc, III fact, her children.
The ! b. p lads we're consider
ably put out when they found that
Minnie was firmly entrenched in
\ he conviction that one III her con-
'jition should be waited upon, in
stead of being required to catch her
own mice. Uncle Sans boys, how
ever compiled with Minnie'S wish
eS. merely waiting the, time when
Minnie should have returned to
normal. T'hcn-and the officers
were firm about it-then Minnie
would either have TO catch her own
mice-or get out!
Now Minnie is back TO normal,
but things haven't worked out.
The immigration patrollers are
still faced with the task of rid
ding headquarters of mice by them
selves. they still nave The addi-
tional burden Of catching more
mice for Minnie-and now there
are four more in Minnie's family.
1t still looks like an endurance
contest. The i. b. p, however has
given up any thought that Minnie
can be coaXed into catching her
own mice. The campaign is GEN.
tering upon the four new arrivals,
with the hope thai. someday, one
of them may be made to recognize
that a mouse is victim as we'll as
a meal.
So far, the little tikes don't even
know that meat was made to
eat, SO the campaign is off to a
bad start.
Of all this doesn't make sense to
you, neither does it to the immi-
grafton border patrol-nor to RR
for that matter It's just the wea-
ther)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
Train Prepared
= For Trip With
Man in Iron Lung

SAN FRANCISCO. June ID. UP)
Frederick b. Snite, Jr, 26, of Chi
cago, who is travelling from Pei
ping, China to his home in an arti-
ficiaI respirator, will board a special
train here upon arrival on the lin
er President Coolidge despite his
wish to make another ocean voy-
age, officials said today.
Snitc. who was stricken with in
fantile paralysis while vacationing
in China. said last week that he
was enjoying the ocean voyage so
much that he wanted his father
10 book return passage to Chino.
His father demurred. A special
pullman car is being prepared here
for him. An artificial respirator is
being built into the car and Snite
will be rushed from his iron lung
on the boat to the car while physi-
clans use portable respirators to
provide him with air while the
transfer IS made.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14

the troops through the night on
the chance that We will enter the
beSieged city before dawn.
Under dazzling hot sunshine Gen.
Davilas troops began hammering
at the crumbling Basque defenses
at daylight and throughout the day,
with the din of battle on all sides,
relays of war planes made continu-
GUS round trips dropping ton after
ton of bombs.
The total absence of any retail
atory measures or artillery fire from
the Basques seemed to indicate that
they are evacuating, leaving their
guns behind and that their meag-
er resistance is confined to ma
chine gun fire.
The machine cunning appears to
be in the nature of an action to
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14

poration over control of hydro cleo
trio power to be generated on the
All American canal.
A cross section survey of opinion
among business men and farmers
left the conclusion that the voters
will approve Public Works Admin
istration and Rural Electrification
Administration contracts at the
polls Wednesday. Size of the ex-
pected majority was the only dis
puted question.
Estimates ranged from two-to-
one to five and six-to-one. One
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
Former Ell CentrO
Resident Is Dead

Mrs. Isabelle Hermon, 88 former
Ell Centre resident died Sunday at
her home, 4370 Trias street, San
Diego.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday morning at the Johnson
Saum chapel, the Rex Willis Gold
smith officiating. The body will be
sent to Clyde, Kansas, for burial.
Survivors include her two sons,
also former El Centre residents:
Rodney Hermon of San Diego and
James K. Hermon of Santa Ana,
two grandchildren; Elizabeth Her
mon of San Diego and Fred S. Her.
mon of Santa Ana.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14

ley, Imperial Valley Chino and 9th
er districts.
It was announced that the Wood
land and Yolo sections have gone
into sugar beet production quite
heavily, reducing the hay acreage
in that region.
A survey of alfalfa acreage is
now being made in Imperial VAL
ley and in Arizona.
Representatives OF the agricul-
tural extension service gave re-
ports on fertilizer tests for. alfalfa
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14

power company employe offered to
bet large sum that the majority
would not top three to one. Irriga-
ton district officials were con-
fident that 1t will surpass the
majority of more than five-to-one
that was given the AL American
canal contract itself.
Three-TO-0 One
In view of the heated campaign
waged by the power company in
opposition to the PWA and RE,A
contracts, a conservative estimate
seemed to be in favor of q major
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
FLIES
" TOWARD ASIA

AsMARA, t,ritrea, June ia. Up
Amelia Earhart. American woman
round the world flyer, left Msssawa,
on the Red Seq coast, for Asia TO-
dav
With Fred Noonan, he1 naviga-
tor. Miss Esrhart left Massawa in
her flying laboratory" plane at
6:15 am C9:t5 am Sunday CST).
She made for Karachi, India,
flying along the Arabian coast be-
tween the great desert and the
the Arbaian Sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
Photo of 'Attacker'
Identified by Girl

LOS ANGELES, June IA. UP
District Attorney Buron Fits to-
day announced that Patricia Dou-
glas, 17-year-old film extra, had
Identified a photograph sent here
from Chicago as that of the man
who beat and attacked her at a
Hollywood "Haymow" party May S.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
SUSPECT QUIzZED
IN MATTSON DEATH

QUITMAN, Tex, June IA. U.P)
"A man who said he was an ex-
sailor from France was questioned
today by federal officers about the
kidnapping and murder of 10-year-
Old Charles Mattson in Tacoma,
Wash.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
GIimpses on
u. S. Strike
Fronts
(Ry United Press

The strike situation at a
glance:
Washington-the Commit
tee for Industrial Organiza-
ton began flank attack to in
crease effectiveness of a strike
against large independent steel
companies by ordering a strike of
$500 miners in captive coal mines
owned by Republic Steel Corp,
Bethlehem steel Corp, and Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube John L.
Lewis, United Mine Workers presi-
dent and CIO head, bitterly de-
nounced Tom Girdler Republic
chairman, in a statement. The Nat
ional Labor Relations board ordered
a hearing in Chicago on a union
complaint that Inland Steel COM
pany refused to sign union con-
tract.
ASHLAND. O.-Five alrplaneS
took off at intervals from Re
publics new airbase here. carrying
food and bedding to non striking
steel workers in plants at Niles and
Warren.
JOHNSTON, Pa.,-Coal miners
went on strike in captive mines and
joined picket Ines around the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation plant. Un-
ion and company claims differed as
to effectiveness of the Bethlehem
strike. Company officiale said all
departments of the plants Wer in
operotion.
YOUNGSTOWN, O.-Threat of
general strike in Youngstown was
dispelled when the United Labor
Congress, Central Labor Union, met
but did not discuss the question.
The congress condemned the act
ivities of city and county autho-
rites during the strike, which af-
fects four Republic plants here,
three of which are shut down.
CANTON, O.,-The executives
committees of so unions affiliated
with the Canton federation of labor
voted unanimously to call a general
strike if a newly formed citizens
league attempts to aid plants to
reopen.
COLUMBUS, O.-Gov Martin L.
Davey of Ohio planned to confer
again tomorrow with steel company
officials and union leaders in an
attempt to negotiate a settlement
of the strike. A previous conference
failed.
%
WARREN, GA court hearing
was scheduled today on an ap-
plication for an injunction to pre-
vent picketing.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
SEARCHED
FOR WOMAN'S BODY
100 ATTEND
4-H PICNIC

More than 100, including 4-H
Club members, parents and leaders,
enjoyed the All Club Family Picnic
held Saturday at Ira Atens ranch
near Ell Centric
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
Guns, Bombs Rake Bilbao
CHILDREN PLAY NEARBY As
GUNS THUNDER IN SPAIN

webb Miller. veteran United
Press war correspondent, describes
today's fighting ip the last defenses
Of the beleaguered Basque capital
i'm the following dispatch relayed
by motorcycle courier from the bat
tlefront)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
Parsons Estate Fails to Give Up Clues in
Hunt for Victim of kidnapping; Use
Graphing Hooks in Search

STONY BROOK, N. Y, June Ia (UP)-Authortes
seeking TO solve the disappearance of Mrs Alice H. Par
from her husbands IL acre squad farm today
ed estate she believed have visited with two sran
gers. IheX believed that she might have been Slain
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
By WEBB MILLER

Copyright 1887 by United Press
WITH GEN. DAVILA'S ARMY
AT THE GATES OF BILBAO, June
IA. U.R)-The fall of Bilbao appears
to be imminent.
Correspondents here with Gen.
Jose Fidel Davila's Nationalist ar
my at the gates of the Basque capi-
tai believed that the "big break"
may come tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
BY EDWIN A. FITZHUGH

Not how the vote will go, but how big the majority
will be became the accepted question of the as opinion
crystalzed throughout the Imperial Irrigation District
Monday in the death struggle between the district and
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14
Citizens Arm to
Protect City in
Striker Invasion
Businessmen, Merchants, Join Army of
1000 in Michigan Under Mayor,
Too Drive Off Pickets

MONROE, Mich, June IA. (UP)-Mayor Daniel A.
Knaggs stuck sawed off billy club in his coat pocket to-
day and told the world that Monroe citizens would rise
as man" if to defend their community
against strike violence Pm running this affair." Knaggs
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14

ANDERSON, Ind, June IA. (U,P)
Police rounded up the last of
the principals in Sundays riot to-
day in an attempt to fix the blame
for the firing of two shotgun blasts
out of headquarters of the United
Automobile Workers union into
group of non-union raiders.
Seven non-union men and two
union workers were questioned and
released on their own recognizance
pending further investigation. Two
more non-union men were sought.
Mayor Harry Baldwin dismissed
immediate need for national guards.
At Indianapolis Gov. M. Clifford
Townsend announced peace and
order must be preserved in India
ma" and ordered an investigation
of the latest Anderson shooting.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-14

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