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The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Ed Roche, Boxer
Passes Away

Ed Roche, IS years old, who
attended Georgetown University
in the sos and afterwards went
on to fame in the boxing world,
is dead. Long a Well-known figure
in Washington's sports, he died
early yesterday morning follow.
ing a paralytic stroke at his home,
1915 Otis st. N. E.
After leaving eorgeto n
Roche boxed exhibition bouts with
Dom McCaffrey and Jim Fitzsim'
mons here. For some time he
was boxing instructor to Edward
B. Mclean, Washington publisher
Before his retirement from the
business world, he conducted
dancing school and two restau
rants, one at Fourteenth Street
and Ohio Avenue Northwest, and
another at 18th and H SITS. N. E
Survivors are Skelly, James
and Ray, sons, and Virginia, Mrs
Margaret Spindler, Mrs. B. Finn
and Mrs. Howard Talburt, daugh
ters. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow at st. Francis de
Sales Church.
The Washington times., 1937-01-04

of sending contracts to the other
men will start today. Griffith ex-
poets little trouble in signing his
players despite the fact that the
club finished fourth, and the re-
ports of the club state that 1885
was the best in the last half dozen
years. 1t was a better year IL
nancially than 1888, when the
Griffs won the pennant.
In the lull over the holidays,
Griff has given little attention to
the proposition attempting what
might be considered advantageous
trades. 1t is pretty definitely
established now that the Detroit
deal for Pete Fox and Elden
Auker discussed at the major
league meetings in New York is
Continued on Page rs, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-01-04

Myer assured President Clark
Griffith that his health, which
kept him out of more than 100
games last year, had been COM
pletely restored. He will report
with the pitchers and catcherS in
Orlando on February %.
eve had no trouble in COM
ing to terms with Myer," Presi-
dent Griffith announced. Buddy
seemed eager to get into action,
and asked permission 20 report
with the first squad which will
start training on February 28 or
March 1.
"All reports on his condition
indicate that he has completely
recovered from the illness that
kept him out of action last
year. He is as strong now, he
says, as he ever was in his life."
With Myer in line, the business
The Washington times., 1937-01-04

I20th Century, in which Wild Bill
Donovan was killed, while both
were on their way to a baseball
convention in Chicago. At the
recent minor league convention in
Montreal, Weiss was stricken with
the grippe. st. Petersburg, Fla,
only town to boast of two major
league training camps, may play
host to three teams in 1888 :.
Rajah Hornsby is the only major
league manager who prohibits his
ball players from smoking in the
clubhouse New York baseball
writer's will show their apprecia-
ton of Eddie Brannick, secretary
of the Giants, with a testimonial
dinner next month Henry Fa-
bian, groundkeeper of the Polo
Grounds, has gone to Dallas to
worry the rest Of the winter about
whether or not the football play
ers ruined his hand-nurtured turf
The Washington times., 1937-01-04

) Johnny Moir Of the Notre Dame
basketball team broke his jaw in
a game with st. Mary's, of Win
ona, Mimi, but two games later
was back in the lineup Lew
Young, six-foot-six center of the
Wyoming University quintet, has
quit the team, saying he needs a
better job" to enable him to con-
tinue in college ). The Detroit
Lions have wired an offer to War
ren Huston, captain of the Spring
field College eleven, to join them
next season.. Johnny Summers
welterweight champion OF the A.
e. F., is now the head waiter at
Glenwood Manor, Ridgewood
Ed Young Lenny, who in his youth
fought Phil McGovern and acted
as Terry McGovern's sparring
partner in The Bowery After
Dark" now runs a restaurant in
Hudson, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Thursday Wrestling
Program Completed

One of the most aggressive and
hard-boiled of present-day heavy
weights goes to bat in his familiar
role of trial horse at Joe Turner's
Arena Thursday night when Gino
Garibaldi faces Henri Peirs in the
evenings one-fall finish feature.
Matches otherwise bring to-
gether John John Katan VS.. Ed
Meske, Stanley Pinto VS.. Mayes
McLain, Hans Kampfer VS.. Lord
Albert Mills, and Ernie Powers vs..
Jack Hader.
The Washington times., 1937-01-04

how to give a
hot foot of dis
tinction a n d
whom do you
suppose P a u |
made his first
victim? George
Goodwin Per
ry himself
Jack Scott, for
mer Giant pitch,
er, is destitute
and in i'll health
at Warrenton,
N. C. Howell
King, the young
Detroit blacka-
moor who was
invited to leave
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Myer First Gri411an
To Sign Contract
Rv FRANK "RUCK" O'NEILL

The first signed and filed away in the cabinets Of
the Washington Baseball Club is that of Buddy Myer field
captain the Grfs Myer walked into headquarters this
morning dropped the sealed paper the table and started for
his home in Mississippi.
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Easiest on Team

HANOVER, N. H., Jan. 4.
Robert F. Bob" Macleod, 49,
year-old sophomore, is the fastest
man on the Dartmouth basketball
team. He's from Glen Ellyn, ILL.,,
and is 19 years old.
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Copyright. 1887, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc }

Here's crust for your Aunt
Sarah! George Perry, of the Yanks,
taught Paul Krichell. the scout,
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Recalls Earliest Days


Nearly 30 years after he came
into baseball, Walter is openly
amused over the circumstances
surrounding his advent there
unto. He was chatting with
friends during the Yuletide.
Humboldt and Coffeyville, Kan
sas. had been most of Walters
world until the family moved to
California, where, in 1906, he
received an offer to play semi
pro baseball with Weiser, Idaho.
Man and boy he had heard
that city people wore tailor-made
clothes and when he got the call
to Weiser, determined that was
the time to dress up, which he
did at the outlay of SIS for some
form-fitting duds.
Rolling his suit in an imita-
tion leather valise, he set out for
Weiser, deciding at Portland,
where he had to change trains,
it was time to get into his fancy
clothes. This sartorial transition
was effected in the mems room
at the station, the amused
wrinkles around Walters eyes
even now when he relates the cpl
sode, reflecting the wrinkles IN
his badly packed suit.
A One-Man Terminal
At Weiser he found a typical
frontier village where one man was
the station agent, train dispatcher,
express clerk and postmaster.
Inquiring where the man who
ran the ball team could be found,
Walter was appriSed that WelSer
had two ball clubs, town team
and high school team, and, after
q searching glance, that he must
want the high school manager.
Blushingly he allowed as how it
must be the town team. He was
directed to the drug store where
the baseball gang held forth.
Up to the moment of Walters
appearance at Weiser, the team
had never won a ball game in the
little loop composed of Caldwell,
Farmville and such scattered cen
tiers, but WeiSer didn't lose ball
game to a one of them while John
son was pitching his first IS in
nings during 1905 and part Of
1907.
1t was in the latter year that
Washington sent Cliff Blanken-
ship to Weiser to scout raw kid
reputed to have unheard of speed,
and Cliff bought johnson without
ever seeing him pitch single inn
ing.
Signed After Warnup
He did, however, ask Walter to
warm up for him, and off that,
. signed the twenty-year-old youth.
. "Washingt0n's a long way
from here" johnson reminded
Blankenship, 'Ill have to have
CONTINUED on Page 26. Col. II
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Barney I ellis
Of 1stGdn1e
He Lost
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

Walter J o h n S o n
reminisces of his very
first days in baseball
as though he relished
the telling.
Which, Of course,
sounds contradictory
to Walters far flung
reputation for self-re-
straint.
But a transition has occurred
in Walter. The mans whole
demeanor seems to have light
ened since he shed the ties and
responsibilities of baseball.
At last he seems easy of speech.
The most noncommittal man the
sport has ever known recounts
almost glibly some of the high
lights of a quarter of his century
In the game.
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Signed After Warmup

He did, however, ask Walter to
warm up for him, and off that,
signed the twenty-year-old youth.
"WashingtOn's a long way
from here" johnson reminded
Blankenship, "I'll have to have
CONTINUED on Page 26, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Josephine Schlatter
Weds Lloyd Searle
On Dec. 24

Miss Josephine Schlatter of CAL
exico became the bride of Lloyd
V. Searle of Stockton in a lovely
ceremony in the First Presbyterian
church of Stockton Christmas Eve,
with the Rev. Wilbur w. Long
officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ike Schlatter. She at
tended high school and junior COL
lege in the valley and was gradu-
ated from Stanford University in
1895. She took additional courses
at U.CL.A and is now studying at
the University of California at
Berkeley At present she is a re-
search assistant at the Child We'll
fare institute.
Searle is the son of Mrs
c. M. Medford Of Stockton and
was graduated from the University
of California. He is now a teach
ing assistant in psychology at the
university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Searle will con-
tinue their studies and will make
their home in Berkeley.
Mr. and Mrs Schlatter, who went
north to attend the wedding, re-
turned to Calexico the fore-part of
the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Neavs Briefs on Activities of
Valley Residents, Visitors

Bucklin, 53l North 10th street.
Mrs. Fitzgerald is Mrs. Bucklin's
sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F.. Nichols
spent Christmas with Mrs. Nichols
mother, Mrs. Kathryn Martin, in
San Diego. They returned to FL
Centro Monday.
Visiting her son and daughter
in-law for the holidays is Mrs.
Emma Hamburger of Los Angeles
and San Francisco.
Mrs. Hamburger arrived in Ell
Centro Thursday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. B. l.. Hamburger. She will
stay for New Years.
Hamburger is manager of Sears
Roebuck company in Ell Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex McRae of
Dahlia canal road entertained Mrs.
McRae's sister and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Carr Butcher of Altadena
over Christmas.
A family reunion in San Ber-
nardino attracted the Percie Thack-
ers over Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs Thacker. Percie jr.,
Bob, and Bill attended the reunion,
an annual affair, held at the home
of Mrs. Mary H. Eadie. Mrs. Eadie
is Mrs. Thacker's mother.
Mr. and Mrs. AL Volkart and Mr.
and Mrs. j. l.. Pace spent Christmas
at Lake Arrowhead.
Mrs. Volkart and Mrs. Pace are
sisters.
Miss Vandalyn Thompson of San
Bernardino is visiting with her
uncle and cousins, Truman Thomp-
son, Patricia and Rosalind of Ell
Centro.
Miss Thompson will remain in Ell
Centro over New Years.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Board of Commissioners For
1886 Holds First Reunion

The first annual reunion of the
Board of Commissioners of Central
high school for 1886 was held Tues
day night at the home of John Du-
Bois
Members of the board and their
guests celebrated the reunion with
a waffle dinner.
The Dubois home was beautiful
ly decorated in the fall colors and
the pottery taoie ware carried out
the color scheme. Large yellow
chrysanthemums, attractively ar
ranged in bouquets, served as room
decorations.
4olloWing the dinner and short
Ysiness meeting. those present
spent the evening playing bridge
and other games.
AT the business meeting, tenta-
tive plans for the second annual
reunion were made.
The committee in charge of the
dinner consisted of John Dubois
and Sybil Shypp.
Board members present were
Hall Longacre, president of Cen
tral student body in 1886; Sybil
Shypp, secretary; Dorothy Lou
Gillian, treasurer; Bob Fox boys
vice president; kathleen Stephens,
girls vice-president; Emogene
Blackard, publicity manager; Jack
Morgan, house manager; Ruth
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Christmas Work Done by Ten
Thousand Club Committees

Miss Birkhauser's committee
consists of Shirley Barrett, Vivian
Port, Mae Thomas. Johnny Heiss.
Sylvia Parnel, Helen Marshall,
Alma Wolfe. Charlene Wolf, Kath-
leen Stephens, Ruth Johnson, LII
lian Shawley, Mary Brown;
Rheta Percival, Alto Percival,
Rose Labrucherie, Velma Sholder.
Elaine Bradshaw, Ethel Mills. Gil
tus Townsend. Katherine Won ALL
men, Verna Ruggles. Agnes PEN
nington, Vivian Harper, Ora Frost.
Hazel Frost, Janet Underwood. Ad-
cline Fraser, Claire Guthrie, JAG
ouelin Warner. Margaret Plemons;
Elsie Mitchell, Helen Bezdecheck,
Evelyn Hicks, Josephine Eady,
Meryal Fitzhugh, Marie Knudsen.
Harriette Cosby. Muriel Frowiss,
Martha Acker, Viola Gable, Maria
Rirkhauser, Grace Griggs, Evelyn
Jardin, and Loretta Ruggles.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29

During the week before Christ
mas members of the Women's Ten
Thousand club and Junior Ten
Thousand club did much in he
way of Christmas work
The members acted through COM
mittees headed by Mrs. c. B. Col
lins, chairman of the Women's Ten
Thousand club. and Maria Birk-
hauser. chairman of the welfare
section of the Junior club.
Mrs Warren Currier, club presi-
dent and Mrs. Winston Anderson,
president of the Junior club, wish
to express the thanks of the clubs
to Mrs. Collins and Miss Birkhaus-
er and their committees.
Assisting Mrs Collins was Mrs.
w. A. Swerdfeger, Mrs. r. C. Bart
er, Mrs Arnold M. Blackburn. Mrs.
r. W. Ware, Mrs. Carl Maupin,
Betty Ware and Edith Eicke, school
nurse
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Program of Christmas Carols
Presented at Society Meet

Trey. -.
Featured On the program was
John Bowring's spirited old carol,
"Watchman, Tell Us of the Night,
sung antiphonally by Joe Goff who
was in costume and the group.
Continuing the program, Mrs. q.
w. Thomas gave splendid read
ing of 20 little Town OF Bethle-
hem" with piano accompaniment.
Mrs. w. J. Clements led the de-
yotionals and Mrs. L. c. Hawk ably
reviewed Cnapier II of the. text
book. What Is This Moslem
World" by Charles r. Watson.
Hostesses at the lovely luncheon
were Mrs. G.. w. Sawyer and Mrs.
w. F.. Hart. The luncheon tables
we're beautifully decorated in the
seasonal theme.
A short business meeting preced-
ed the program and was attended
by approximately 20 members.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29

Visits to all the Christian coun-
tries through the medium of
Christmas carols were enjoyed by
members of the World Friendship
Circle of the Presbyterian church
at the luncheon meeting Tuesday
at the church.
Each carol of the countries was
described and sung.
Those who took part in the pro-
gram were Mrs. 2. A. Goff, at the
piano, Mrs. E. r. Trey, who gave
short history of each carol and
Mrs. James McKahan who sang
several of the carols with Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Narcotic Ring
Leaders Nabbed

LAS VEGAS, New, Dec. 20. CUP)
Three persons were arrested here
today by federal agents at the same
time two other persons were ap-
pretended in Los Angeles, charged
with operating one of the largest
narcotics rings in the west.
Eugene Cheney, asserted lieute-
nant of Black Tony Parmagini
whose narcotics ring was smashed
in 1881, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cheney were arrested here.
Il n
Filipino Jailed-Amos c. Nesperos,
%, Filipino, was arrested in Ell
Centre Tuesday on a charge of
driving an automobile while under
the influence of intoxicating liquor
He was fined $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Society
Clubs
Masonic Club
Holds Dinner

Members of the Southern Sierra
Masonic club held a dinner Tues
day night at the California hotel
honoring Lloyd Loudon, superint-
endent of the Nevada California
at Calexico, who was installed as
the Master of the Holtville Masons
During the dinner snort congrat-
ulatory talks were made by some
of the members present.
Following the dinner, the mem
bers went in body to Holtville to
attend the installation.
Those in attendance were Lloyd
Loudon of Calexico, Bert Mitchell,
president of he club, r. P. Moore,
w. l.. Bennington, Gerald Lamp
kins, j. E. Plemons, Arthur White,
Robert Dinsmore, Mr.. Carrell, Will
liam Borisk, L. M Wilson, Joseph
o. Aduddell. and E. P. Pennybaker
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Eagles Plan For
NcU Years
EUe Dance

Gaiety and fun will rule at the
Eagles New Years eve watch
party and dance 9 pm. Friday at
$50 Broadway.
The committee in charge has
spared nothing to make this dance
the most outstanding social affair
of the year. The hall Is being re-
decorated and good music will be
provided.
Special door prizes for both the
ladies and the men will be present.
ed during the evening.
Favors of noisy noise-makers will
be given to each guest at the door
The committee in charge is DR.
R. l.. Palmer. Doyle Stewart. Carl
Hardy and Greely Vim.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29

What are valley residents doing
and who are the out-of-toWn visit
ors invading Ell Centro for a bit
of that winter sunshine?
Charles A. Newton, one of the
founders of the Rotary club, and
Mrs. Newton spent Christmas holi-
days in Ell Centro as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry A. Harris. Mr..
and Mrs. Newton live in Los An
geles.
DR.. Hurst Fitzgerald, and Mrs.
Fitzgerald, returned to their home
in San Gabriel Tuesday, following
a four-day holiday visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29

retiring associate guardian.
Honored guest at the meeting
was Billie Carr who was the first
Queen of the Ell Centro Bethel, No.
1l8. Miss Carr has recently gradu-
ated from San Diego State college
and is now attending the Bible
Institute in San Diego.
Other business of the meeting
was the initiation of new member
Prior to the installation and
initiation members and guests en-
joyed a pot-luck dinner, arranged
and served by the girls.
Election of officers for the next
six months will be main business
of the next meeting to be held on
Jan. II. Mary Louise Burk will be
the next Queen Of the Bethel.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Guardian Council Installed by
Jobs Daughters Tuesday

The Guardian council of Jobs
Daughters was installed in an i'm
pressive ceremony at the Masonic
Temple Tuesday night with Marcus
Bates of Calexico as installing
officer.
Members of the council Installed
are Mrs. H. r. Anderson, guardian,
Or. Goble Hurst associate guardian,
Mrs. John Cook, secretary;
Mrs. C.HH. Small, treasurer, Mrs.
Elsie Williams of Holtville, director
OF music, Mrs Herbert Holt, direc-
tor OF hospitality, Mrs. Leslie Nc
Connell, chairman of properties and
Mrs. Clifford Moore, chairman of
sociability.
Bates, the installing officer, is the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Training Course
Planned

Miss Eldora De Motto, field
worker from the Camp Fire Ma
tional headquarters, will conduct
training course for Camp Fire guar
dians, assistants and prospective
guardians in Ell Centre Monday and
Tuesday, JAN and 4.
The training course will start at
4 pm. Monday with a talk to all
Camp Fire girls. 1t will end Tues
day afternoon with personal inter
views with Miss De Motto for any
guardian having questions from her
own group.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29

Riddle, commissioner of halls and
grounds; John Dubois, commits
sioner of boys welfare; and Helen
Dowd, commissioner of girls well
fare.
Guests present were Archie
Drennen. Roland Hill, Herb Lee,
Bud Fitzgerald Mary Katherine
Horton and Marjorie Hovey.
Mr. and Mrs. d. w. Ketchen and
Mr. and Mrs. John Dubois were
also present Ketchen was the ad-
visor of the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Chicago Resident
Visits Valley

Mrs. Alta Bowman of Chicago,
sister of Mrs. Henry A. Harris, will
leave Ell Centre Thursday after
spending the holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris.
She spent two weeks in Califor-
MIA during which time her host
and hostess took her to Boulder
dam, Death Valley, and points OF
interests in Imperial Valley. She
will stop in San Diego, Los An
geles and Grand Canyon before re-
turning to Chicago. Mrs. Bowman
may return to make her home In
the valley. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Dance Will Be
Held Jan. 7

The Central committee for fur
thering OF the alien initiative mea-
sure, Is sponsoring a dance to be
held at pm, Friday, Jan. Z, at
the Eagles hall, 500 Broadway.
This is one of the planned ac-
tivities to raise money so that this
initiative measure, dealing with
the regulation of alien labor, can
be put upon the next BALLOT.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Edna Morrison To
Visit With Son

Mrs. Edna Morrison will leave
the latter part of the week to visit
her son Frank Morrison in Pasa-
dena over New Years.
Morrison, who attended Centrol
high school and Otis art institute,
is working on seven special floats
with Everett PitZer for the Rose
tournament.
Pitzer is the son of Charles Pitzer
of Ell Centre.
For the past few years Morrison
and Pitzer have been working on
floats for the Rose parade.
The floats are for the cities of
Pomona, Alhambra, San Bernar-
dino, Coronado, South Pasadena,
Pasadena Light and Power and
the SafeWay stores.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Richard Maddux
Leaves For
Stanford

Richard Maddux, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Maddux, left the fore
part of the week for Palo Alto
where he is a senior student in
pre-medical work at Stanford uni
versity.
Accompanying Maddux to Los
Angeles were his parents and his
sister Shirley. He left Los Angeles
by train for Stanford
Returning to El Centre with
them were two of Shirley's friends
who will spend the rest of the week
here. returning to their homes Fri
day.
The girls are Virginia Loot
borough of Los Angeles and
Dorothy Lomholdt of Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Customs Agents
To Seize Five
Fishing Boats

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. (UP)-
Treasury officials said today that
customs agents in the Los Angeles
area were prepared to seize five
fishing boats allegedly operated in
Pacific coastal waters in violation
of the registration provisions of the
federal navigation laws.
The agents reported to head
quarters here that they had in
vestigated the boats and found
violations of the law. They said
the boats were operated by japanese.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Society society OF Interest to Women Churches
Schools
Churches
Schools
Social Calendar
WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY
Choir practice, 1880, State st.
Christian church
Eagles, 8, $50 Broadway
Jobs Daughters dance, 9, Ma
sonic hall
THURSDAY
Rotary club, IL, Barbara Worth
st. Pauls party, 4, church
20-30 club, !, Barbara Worth
Townsend club, 1880, Wilson
school
BP.O.E. No. 1925, 8, Elks hall
Rural Council dance, $3.50, Vete-
rams hall, Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Walter Bromleys
Have DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bromley of
Brawley are the parents Of daugh-
ter born early Tuesday morning at
the Brawley hospital.
Bromley is a former resident of
Ell Centro and went to school here
Mrs. Bromley is the former June
Montgomery of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Townsend Club
Will Meet

Members of the Townsend club
will meet at 7:3O pm. Thursday at
Wilson school for their regular
business meeting.
Plans have been made for an in
teresting program to follow the
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Neus Items About
VALLEY Residents

Lewis o. Barrows. governor OF
Maine, Mrs Barrow and their two
sons, Edward and Wallace, spent
Wednesday in Ell Centro en- route
to their home in Augusta, Me-, af-
ter a two-week tour of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29
Skating Party
Held

Christian Endeavor groups of FL
Centro were invited to join with
the Presbyterian group in skating
party held at Heber rink Monday
night.
A great many Christian Endeav-
or members attended and had a
fine time despite a few bumps and
spills.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-29

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