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Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11

open the homes of sleeping Madri-
lenos Immediately after LoyahSt
militia men had dynamited a tenn
porary wooden briuge which the
rebels had placed across the Man
zanareS river 10 effect communica-
ton between the Casa de Campo
and inSurgent troops isolated at
University City.
The shells ranged from three to
eight inches in caliber. The Gran
Via. Madrid'S Broadway. was again
Uttered with bricks mortar and
broken glass, and pocked with
fresh shell holes large enough to
Submerge a small house.
Loyalist army reports today said
government troops had fought then
way into the streets of Toledo for
the first time since the siege OF
the Alcazar.
The advance guard crossed the
Tajo river southwest of Toledo
while a larger force moved up be-
hind them. the reports said.
Reports from tie northern front
said that two Italian divisions were
fighting with Gen Emilio MolaS
troops northeast and south of Bill
bao
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
MARCH FIELD
.ATTACKED'IN
SHAM BATTLE

MARCH FIELD Riverside, Cal.
NAV II. (U.P)-The March Field
army air base was attacked from
the sky today in a sham raid as
part of the air corps maneuverS
now in progress.
The attack was unexpected and
a note of realism was achieved as
guards sounded alarms which
brought officers and enlisted per-
sonnel OF the air base diving out
of their beds just before dawn.
The attacking party was COM
posed of 18 Nortnrop planes be-
longing to the second wing, sta
toned a; Visalia, Cal. The invad-
ers, led by Capt. Ernest H. Lawson
laid down gas screens which
actually were powdered lime to
stimulate gaSsing of the base force.
After the surprise attack, the
squadron wheeled and flew off to
return a few minutes later for an
other attack which also was sue
cessful. One member of the in
vading party, Lieut.. j. N. Bell, was
forced down by motor trouble and
landed on the field as a prisoner
of war
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
STRIKE RIOTS
DESCRIBED IN
SALINAS ROW

SALINAS. Cal, May II. (UP)-
Downtown street rioting between
armed deputies and pickets in last
September's bloody lettuce strike
violence was described today before
the National Labor Relations board
hearing of unfair trade practices in
connection with the strike.
j. N. Harding, a field man who
was leading a convoy of lettuce
trucks last September l6, testi-
fled the trucks used Main street,
normally not a city truck route, be-
cause a crowd of asserted pickets
were on the regular truck route on
the outskirts of the city.
He said the trucks were stopped
by a traffic signal and we're at
tackled by the strikers, who dump
ed Grated lettuce from many of the
| trucks.
Scores we're injured in the riot
ing which followed between state
highway patrolmen, deputies anc
farmers, on one side, and the Strik,
erS on the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
District Moves
To Speed Ballot
Continued From Page u

Continued From Page d
done by contract. July has been
set as the date for starting con-
Struction.
REA contract provides for 600
miles of rural transmission lines.
This job will be done by force ac-
count, the project to serve approx
imately 1900 customers.
Rural Lines
Force account means conStruc-
tion of the rural lines by the dis
trict on its own account. by its
own force and under its own super
intendence.
The lines to carry electricity to
the country are to be completed in
one year from date of starting
work, set by the government for
June 80.
All loans, both principal and in
terest shall be payable exclusive
ly out of the revenues derived from
the operation of the project"
First maturity date for REA
bonds is January l, 194l and semi
annually thereafter until July l
1856; payments from $4,000 in
1941 to $4,000 in 1856.
The engineers report shows the
PWA project, after paying interest
and principal on the bonds, opera
ton and maintenance and all
charges, will produce a net profit
of more than $350OOO a year.
Engineer Dowd asserted that
these two contracts represent the
next step in development of the
power program. The people have
won in the courts, he declared;
the Brawley diesel plant is operat-
ing successfully and the program
now calls for building up the pow
er load and increasing the electric
systems facilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
Mrs. A. w. Swanson
Pioneer Resident,
Of Valley is Dead

Mrs. a w. Swanson. n mother
Of Mrs Gwen Clements and Henry
Swanson. and sister Of Henry J.
Burk of FL Centre, died in Los
Angeles Tuesday after an illness
Of approximately a year
She came to Imperial Valley il
1907. The following year she be-
came first president of the Wom-
ans Ten Thousand club a position
she held until 1911. She was author
of the organizations constitution
and bylaws. Mrs. Swanson was a
past worthy matron of Signal
chapter of the Eastern Star of e.
Centro During the term of H. C.
COe, she served as attendance super
visor in Imperial county schools
She was prominent in the cultural
and social development of Ell Cen
tro and closely identified with the
beginnings of the new community.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Forest Lawn Memorial park in
Glendale at 2:3O o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Her survivors are: husband, A. W.
Swanson, Los Angeles; daughters,
Mrs. Ella Cain, San Diego; Mrs.
Hazel Dries. Santa Monica: Mrs.
Harriet Shields. La Porte, Ind: and
Mrs. Gwen Clements, Fl Centre,
sons, Henry, FL Centre; Egbert J.
and Millard, Los Angeles, and PAU.
Pismo Beach; sisters, Mrs. John
Bouck. Tacoma, Wash, Mrs. Clara
Daley. Los Angeles. and Mrs Ella
Ross. Campo; one brother, Henry
J. Burk, El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
WATERFRONT
FIRE STILL
SMOULDERING

SAN FRANCISCO May IL. U.P)
Fire continued to shoulder on
a half-mile-long front in San
Francisco harbor today after caus-
ing an estimated loss of more than
S200,000 to two piers.
The fire broke out early yester-
day and was out of control for
hours until firemen succeeded in
breaking holes through the con-
crete deck of the piers and reach
ed the center of the blaze with
high pressure hoses.
More than $50 firemen were
overcome by dense, billowing
clouds of black smoke which came
from the creosoted piles and tim
bers under the piers.
Fire Chief Charles j. Brennan.
who said the fire had been brought
under control, added that it would
continue to burn for days as large
areas under the piers are inacces-
sible.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
MAN TO FACE
MORALS TRIAL

J. " Evans will go to trial in
superior court June 7 on morals
charges brought against him by
parents of two small girls in Win
terhaven.
He pleaded not guilty to the
charge when taken before Judge
r. D. McPherrin Tuesday.
Norman Remrick, arrested in
WinterhaVen on morals charge
involving small boys, was arraign-
ed and the date of plea set for
May 81.
Probation was granted j. A. Kirk
patrick for two years. If he violates
the terms of probation imposed by
the court, he must serve six months
in the county jail. He was charg-
ed with failure to provide for his
family.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
Heavy ARTILLERY BARRAGE TAXES NEW LIVES IN MADRID
Program Planned
For Farm Center

Rose Mesquite home department
is in charge of the farm center
meeting Thursday night in the Rose
school, Mrs c. r. Maynard being
chairman.
Jack Suttle will present a piano
solo; Majcr Lamb, Imperial Irriga-
ton District drainage engineer, will
talk on drainage problems; Frank
G. Beyschlag, farm advisor, on the
1887 agricultural conservation pay
ments.
Musical numbers have been plan
ned and Dan GrumbleS is arranging
a recreation program. The home
department will supply cake and
coffee and members are to bring
sandwiches for the reireshment
hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
Imperial Valley Press

Published every afternoon ex-
cept Saturday and sunday (Sat-
/urday afternoon issue now sue
ceeded by The Post-Press. Sum
days. by the Imperial valley
Publishing Company. 625 State
street. Ell Centro, California.
Entered at Ell Centro, California,
post office as second class mat
ter.
Paul Jenkins, publisher; A. c.
Johnston, yice-president n d
general manager; r. A. FitZ-
hugh. secretary and managing
editor.
West-Holliday Co., Inc. National
Advertising Representatives.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers ASS s1ciation.
Subscription Rates: &c per copy
In conjun ction with The Post
Press: per month 60c; Paid IN
Advances: 3 months, $1.65; 8
months. s3.2b; One Xsas. $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
LIQUOR CHIEF
INVOLVED IN
CHARGE, QUITS

SAN FRANCISCO, May Il. U,P)-
Don Marshall, chief liquor control
officer of the state board of equali-
zation, announced today William
M. Stafford had resigned from the
board.
Stafford, liquor enforcement Of
ficer, recently pleaded guilty in
federal court to technical charge
of withholding federal liquor taxes
and was ordered to pay manda-
tory penalty of $780,
The resignation, addressed to
Marshall, merely said:
Il hereby resign from the board
of equalization.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
CERTIFICATE OF BUSINESS
EicfilinuS Firm Name

The Undersigned does hereby Ger
tify that he is conducting whole
sale restaurant and fountain supply
business at 422 Imperial Avenue,
Ell Centre, California, under the
fictitious firm name Of Valley Home
spun Food Products and that said
firm is composed of the following
persons, whose names and addresses
are as follows, to-wit:
". p. SORLEI, 733 Broadway,
FL Centro, California.
Witness my hand this 9th day
Of May, 1897.
- tSigned) N. p. SORLEI.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
INCREASE IN DUES

Increase in Ten Thousand club
dues of one dollar was made nee
essary to cover the club expenses,
the amendment to the bylaws
having been presented by Mrs. f.
d. Jacobs, chairman of the by
laws committee, composed of Mes
danes N. A. Contos, w. w. Nc
Euen, w. A. Vie.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
MARRIED BY JUDGE

Judge John E. Simpson of Ell
Centre justice court officiated at
two marriages Monday. The couples
were: James C. Boulter, % and
Delma Corean Kelley, 81, Yuma
residents. and Refugio Roldcn, 35,
and Jovita Jaurigui, "a, of West
morland.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
STATE OF CALIFORNIA;
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL }


On This 9th day Of May in the
year nineteen hundred and thirty
seven, before me, j. Henderson, a
Notary Public in and for said
County, residing therein, duly COM
missioned and sworn, personally
appeared N. p. Sorlei, known to me
TO be the person whose name is
subscribed TO the within instrument
and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same.
Witness my hand and official seal
(SEAL)
Notary Public in and for said
County and State of California.
j. HENDERSON,
MY commission Expires August
IS, 1899.
M,11-l8-25 J,1
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
SUCCESSFUL PARTIES

A reputation for successful par
ties has been de5ervedly earned
by the social committee of the
Junior Ten Thousand club headed
by Mrs. Rudolph FrowiSS, jr., that
group having arranged several
dances and a theatre party during
the club year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
NEW BOOK AT
LfBR AIRY

Graft" by Charlc, II. Garrigucs
of Les Angeles. is one OF the NV
books just received by the county
library. said Miss Lois Cosand, act
ing librarian. The author is the
brother of George GarrigueS of FL
Centre, member Of the county agrt-
cultural commissioners staff.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11

reported mofficially.
Today's bombardment began at
4 am. and continued at one min
ute intervals until II am.
An estimated $50 proiectiles
ranging from three to eight inches
IN caliber, crashed into the capi-
tai.
The cannonading began ripping
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
SHELLS RAIN DOWN
FOR SEVEN HOURS

MADRID, May Il (UP)-Fifty-five persons were kill
ed and I5o wounded IN sevenhour artillery lombard
ment of Madrid today
With todays casualties the nsurgent bombardments
OF Madrid during the last two months have killed $50 per-
yvaSA
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
SIX KILLED IN
EARTH SLIDE

SEWARD Alaska, May II. U.P)
Several road crews and all other
available men in this area were
rushed to the Moose Pass region.
about so miles from here, today
upon reports six men were killed
and others possibly trapped in a
mammoth earth and snow slide.
Early reports said all of the
missing men were employed by the
H. C. Cooper gold mine. 1t was
beliVed all were from Seattle.
Two Brown multi-stage walnut
dehydraters are being built in the
Puente district, Los Angeles county.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-11
Local TempFrat,IrcS

Local temperatures
data compiled by Howard En-
mons, observer for tbe official
United States weather bureau sta
ton at III Centro.)
Maximum Monday .............. 90
Minimum Tuesday ............ Sc
Reading at Neon Tuesday
Temperature ...........-. ......... 81
Humidity .......... .................... %
Reading at "A. m. Tuesday
Temperature ... .............=................ So
Humidity ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a
Reading at p. m. Monday
Temperature ................................. 81
Humidity ............ ........................ 10
Southern California: Fair tonight
and Wednesday; little change in
temperature; moderate northwest
wind off the coast.
Los Angeles and Vicinity: Fair
tonight and Wednesday; with little
change in temperature; gentle to
moderate wind, mostly from the in
terror
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

appeared up until recently in one
Of the SwankieSt Gotham night
clubs. The horses (there are two
of themD lift their hooveS to the
rhythmic beat of the drum, dance
around bit to the Merry
Widow" waltz and take a pretty
bow.
ImperSonationS and burleSqueS
of Bing Crosby, Eddie Cantor and
other radio and stage luminarieS
are done by the Radio Ramblers,
trio of talented performers. A
take-off of Charles Laughton is
a scream.
Leila Moore returns with her
well-known two-in-one act, where
in she gives the impression of
couple dancing. Very clever.
The Balahanow revue is pre-
sented by family of six acrobatic
accordioniStS.
A newsreel, another thrilling
Popeye animated cartoon and an
Edgar Kennedy comedy that will
delight housewives, round out an
enjoyable evening.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Waltz Opens
At Columbia

champagne Waltz" the Zukcr
jubilee picture, moved down to
the Columbia Theater for a re-
turn F Street engagement yes,
terday.
This is romance and music
in a Viennese setting with the
lovely voice of Gladys SwarJhout
heard frequently in classical and
popular song.
The story concerns a Viennese
waltz palace which is prospecting
nightly until an American swing
band comes along and sets up
some killing opposition. Fred
MacMurray is the leader of the
jazz boys. and, you guessed it, he
soon falls head over heels in love
with the daughter of the Strauss
champion.
They have a lotta fun with a
bit of chewing gum, it even sticks
up the romance, and Jack Oakie
and Herman Bing are great aids
in providing more laughs. Also
a jazz and symphony arrange
ment of Blue Danube"
The supplementary program in
cludeS a series of selected shorts
and the latest issue of the news
reel,
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
'LIoyds' Opens
At Palace

Writing an insurance policy has
a lot of merit, but writing the story
of great insurance company and
how it had its beginning makes
better reading.
So "LloydS of London" comes to
the screen and if the authors of
this piece took liberties in the
dressing of the tale, their adher-
ence to basic facts is COM
mendable.
This is a story in which ro-
nance is depicted not alone in the
amorouS glanceS and soft words
of a pair of lovers, but in the max
ing of big business. There is his
tory in the telling of this tale, for
with the first sequence we meet a
chubby, courageous lad who later
becomes the heroic Admiral Lord
Nelson; we meet, also, another lad
who found fame and fortune in
underwriting His Majesty's mer-
chant fleet; the lives of these two
boys, who never met again after
their childish farewell, is told in
dramatic manner in "LloydS of
London"
Adventure, intrigue, hate, love
and glorious achievement find a
place in this screen-play which
has as locale, the London of a
century ago; which jumps across
the channel to France, touches
upon war and the need of protect
ing England'S commerce on the
high seas; tells, too. of the tragic
death of Nelson who died on a
tide of victory
Freddie Bartholomew and Doug
las Scott are the two small lads,
later played by Tyrone Power and
a Stocky young man whom we do
not remember; Tyrone Power does
an excellent piece of work, even if
the director and his playwrights
tried a little too much impersona-
ton; the young man is likable
and pleasant to look at, his acting
is little in need of polish. but
that will come. Lovely blond Made
leine Carroll is just exactly that,
doing nicely in a role which re-
quires not too much; Sir Guy
Standing is excellent, with Vir-
ginia Field and c. Aubrey Smith
playing less important roles.
The lad, Bartholomew, is charm
ing, as always, but the interest
in the play gains after the chill
dren are grown and action begins
in the famous house of LloydS.
There is a funny little Mickey
Mouse cartoon, Pete Smith
sportsreel and a newSreel to
round out a very entertaining
program. K. Y.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Hit Drama Due
FebruoY22

Another great novel to come to
life on the stage is Helen Jerome'S
dramatization OF Jane Austen'S
Pride and Prejudice" which Max
Gordon will present with a super
latlve cast at the National
Theater for one week beginning
Monday matinee. February %,
WaShingtons birthday.
Vitalizing Miss AuSten's delight
fully picturesque characters in
this production will be a typical
Max Gordon cast of 80 headed by
Muriel Kirkland, Molly Pearson,
Eugene RaWls, Evelyn Byrd, Rob
ert Comes. David Orrick, Philip
Tonge, StaSts CotSWorth. Lowell
Gilmore, Helen strickland, Esther
Mitchell, j. Plumpton Wilson,
Chouteau Dyer, Frances Brandt,
Leslie Dennison and Vera Fuller
MelllSh.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
- PAT O'BRIEN STARS
Nets F eoture
Has Three
Stars

Devils Playground" at the
Metropolitan heater, boasts
three stars.
Cast as the Rover boys of the
Navy Richard Dix and Chester
Morris do their best by vehicle
so old that its very antiquity adds
to its enjoyment. If we hadn't re-
membered the team of McLaglen
VS.. Lowe or, further back, Jack
Holt and Ralph Graves, then en-.
forced comparisons would not
have been in order.
The once inSeparable friendship
of two loyal naval officers was
tested when woman and her
wicked wiles came between. Jack
Dorgan and Bob Mason were pals,
sharing, loving. and fighting
their way through life, when Jack,
the idealiStic romantic of the pair,
falls in love and marries a cheap,
pretty and designing siren.
Unknown to Jack, Bob engages
in a shore-leave affair with his
pals wife. The unfaithful woman
cares for neither man. The eli.
max comes in the story when Bob
Saddened at his friends misunder-
standing, returns to sea. A spec
tacular crash of a derelict liner
and Bob's submarine follows.
Naturally. the only one able to
save Bob and his trapped men is
the Navy's ace diver, Jack Dorgan
WE DIDN'T SAY JACK DAW.
SON, dear reader. Does Dorgan
go to his friends rescue? Well.
what d'you think? The following
events responsible for this dra.
matte situation follow in hurry.
up order.
The picture is trite and at times
hackneyed, however, its saving
graceS can be found in the truly
expert manner the technicalities
have been handled. These. coupled
with the one of stark. realistic ter.
ror, which is the hysteria of the
trapped men gone drunk on the
saving air save the effort on the
whole.
Many interesting added attrac-
tionS consist of a news feature, a
colored Popeye animated cartoon,
a Vitaphone Pictorial Review and
a musical affair called "Swanee
Cruise. ID. M.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Dead End Has
8P. M. Start

Norman Bel GeddeS' production
of Dead End" by Sidney Kings
ley. will play one week engage
ment in Washington at the Ma
tional Theater commencing Mon
day evening, February IS.
In conformance to the District
child labor laws, the play will start
at 8 p. m.
This play is now we'll into its
second year at the Belasco Thea
ter, in New York, and has been
hailed by the critics and public
alike as one of the most outstand-
ing American dramas of the past
decade. With a setting by the pro-
ducer, Norman Bel GeddeS, which
has been the recipient of almost
as much praise as the play itself,
and with direction by the author,
Sidney Kingsley, this production
has been heralded as one of the
most exciting in the American
theater.
Dead End" takes place at the
dead end of New York street at
the point where it runs into the
East River. There the towering
River Terrace apartment rears its
imposing heights Immediately next
door to dingy tenementS literally
infested with humanity. The audi
ence is theoretically placed in the
middle of the East River. and the
orchestra pit of the National will
become the river itself for the run
of this play. The kids who live in
the tenementS must use the river
for their swimming playground.
Unusual comedy and exciting
drama result in the juxtaposition
of such extremes in wealth and
poverty.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Music Battle
At Howard

Rhythm-jazz, swing and light
symphonic is being pounded out
in one of the hottest musical feuds
in many a moon between Little
Jack Little, king of the keyboard,
and his orchestra, and Barron Lee,
guest conductor of the Rivers
Chambers Band, at the Howard
Theater.
This unusual musical treat
opened yesterday at the T Street
house and will carry on for a week.
Lee and his boys swing a couple
of hot numbers and are assisted
by Miss Doris Rheubottom,
crooner, who has not been here
for an appearance for two years.
Jack Little swings Somebody
Stole My Gal' in grand style. His
demonstration of keyboard work
is brought out in this number. An
other number, giving tunes from
the most outstanding bands, also
gets a big hand.
Others in the revue include Al
vera Brothers, clever and good &C
robatiC artists; Norton and Marge,
ballroom dancers of class, and the
Stanley Brothers, tumbling and
acrobatic magicianS. The comedy
is being handled by those funny
comedians Sandy Burns and Dusty
Fletcher. A faSt-Stepping, dancing,
Sepia chorus concludes the bill.
On the screen, Cesar Romero
and Claire Trevor are featured IN
very entertaining film, "15
Maiden Lane" Special midnight
show tonight. w. R.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Tobacco Rood
Here Sunday

Tobacco Road" with Taylor
Holmes as Jeeter Lester, opens at
the Belasco Theater Sunday night.
In recent roll of the 10 favorite
plays of noted professional people,
Hamlet" and Rain" headed the
majority of the lists. Well up
among the selections was Tobacco
Road, the Jack Kirkland drama
of the share-cropperS of Georgia,
in which Taylor Holmes will be
seen at the BelaSco Theater start
ing next Sunday night.
Among those who placed "Tobac-
CO Road" among their favorite
plays were Paul MUM, Edward G.
Robinson, Herbert Bayard Swope,
Edgar Selwyn, Rudy Vallee and
Charles Chaplin.
Literary celebrities who have in
dorsed Tobacco Road" as ar i'm
portant American document in
clude Theodore Dresser, George
Jean Nathan, Marc Connolly, John
v. A, Weaver, Stark Young,
Brooks Atkinson and Carl Van
Doren,