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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-22

Silent Night" was presented by the combined Girls and Boys Glee Clubs, with the antiphonal choir composed of Harley J. Turner, Phil ip Harland, Luise Nelson, Virginia Worley Mary Jean McNaughton, Josephine Campbell and Harold Hanson.
 Another outstanding number was the Mother Goose Suite" sung by the Girls Glee Club, combining group of nursery rhymes, while of a different type were the songs sung by the Boys Glee Club, in- euding the well known Bells of St. Mary's,' T Got Shoes and Winter Song"
 Listen to the Lambs" was effec- lively rendered by the Girls Glee Club, following Gloria Patri'' in which selection the antiphonal quar- tette, composed of Virginia Morley, Frances Paul, Althea Bands, and Josephine Campbell, took part
 The A CapeIla Choir sang Its Me, o Lord and King Jesus Is a Listening and the Boys Guar tette, Philip Harland, Lyman Snow. George Alexander, and Ned Rowe sang Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride" and Sylvia"
 The final selection, "Adeste Fi- deles" drew an encore, following which the large audience gathered around the stage to congratulate the more-than-a hundred students singing.
 Decorations were arranged by students of Miss Marjorie Tillotson's mathematics class and by students of the manual training classes of Henry Harmon. Lighting effects, which were excellently planned, were in charge of Dick Aikens and Leonard Lowell. and the vestments worn by the girl singers were de- signed by students of Miss Dorothy Whittaker's home economies class es.
 The concert was presented in the high school gymnasium with Miss Alice Palmer, directing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-22
XMAS CONCERT IS APPL LAUDED
 BY HUNDREDS
Miss Palmer Directs High School Students in
 Program

Voices to blend with stained glass windows
 Not just a figure of speech, but an accomplishment achieved by stu dent singers at Juneau High School last evening, the Christmas concert an hour of music as effective as the setting against softly colored stu dent- designed Church windows
 Opening the evening program, the favorite of all Christmas carols
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-22
FINANCIAL REPORT ON SMOKER MADE BY
 PROMOTER LEE BOX

A total of $500 was taken in at the recent smoker held by the Ju- neau Athletic Club and after pay ing prize money of $450, hall rent of $125 and other expenses incl dental to putting on the show, in- cluding internal revenue tax, the net receipts were $17.98, it is an- nounced by Lee RoX, who promoted and managed the event for the club.
 With net receipts from the smok- CT and the dance, and membership and initiation fees, the club shows a bank balance of SlS435, Rox said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-22

FRESH HONTF. MADE CANDIES
 For Christmas at Glover's Candy Kitchen. adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

WASHINGTON, June II. UP
Sen. Joseph c., OMahoney, D., Wyo.,
assailing the administration court
bill, today attempted to place upon
the senate leadership responsible
ity for. delay" in action on legisla-
ton log jammed behind the judi
ciary measure.
Assailing administration tactics in
pressing the court bill fight, OMa-
honey faced Majority Leader Joseph
T. Robinson, D., Ark, with shout
ed challenge that:
Responsibility for delay rests on
the desk of the senator from Arkan-
sas and no place else"
Il think the people of the coun-
try-the farmers who see farm
aid bill blocked, and the employees
of the war department, who see the
department appropriation bill block
ed-ought to know that an attempt
is being made to drive this judi
ciary bill through without giving
senators a chance for full discus
sion"
O'Mahoney charged the leader
ship with invoking rules in this
body in which We have been taught
freedom of speech" in order to
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
MAN ACCUSED
IN BEATING OF
L. A. WOMAN

WATONGA, Okla, July IL. (UP)
Lee Vogt, %, of Los Angeles, Cal,
was charged with assault with, in
tent to kill today in connection with
the beating of Miss Jane woodward,
25, also of Los Angeles, near Hitch
cock Thursday. The charge was filed
by County Attorney Nelson Crow.
Miss Woodward was reported by
hospital attendants to be greatly
improved. She was suffering from
a fractured skull and her jaw and
nose were broken.
Vogt allegedly hit Miss Woodward
with Wrench.i Officers said he ai
mitted striking her because Il want
ed to get rid of her"
Vogt's wife, Irene former Los An
gelse waitress, is being hunted by
Oklahoma and California officers.
She has been missing for 10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

IN the Superior Court Of the State
of California, I'm and For the
County of Imperial
SUMMONS
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT Plaintiff
vs..
EDWARD p. JAMENSON, ct al.
Defendant
The People of the State of Califor-
ria Send Greetings to
EDWARD P. JAMENSON. SEA
BOARD BOND AND MORTGAGE
COMPANY. A CORPORATION
JOHN DOE. JANE DOE, RICH
ARD ROE. JOHN DOE COMPANY.
A CORPORATION, AND RICH
ARD ROE COMPANY, A CO
PARTNERSHIP Defendants.
YCu Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
EAR and answer the Complaint in
n action entitled as above, brought
,gainst you in the Superior Court of
he County of Imperial, State OF
california. within ten days after the
rervice on you of this Summons
f served within this county; or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plaint, as arising upon contract, or
{ will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
Olaint.
Given under my hand AMI the
-'eal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 18th day of May, 1887
(SEAL) w. j. McCLELLAND,
Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk
Harry w Horton & Geo. r. Kirk,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
July IL, 10, &c. Aug. 2, 9, 16, %, 30
Sept. 6, 13.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
WYOMING SENATOR ASSAILS
ADMINISTRATIONS COURT BILL

stifle full discussion of the court
bill.
Robinson, jumping to his feet.
turned to the Wyoming senator and
asked:
Doesn't the senator realize that
there is nothing unreasonable about
the rules in view of the fact that
any senator may speak as long
as he desires and that nobdy but
Almighty God can interfere?"
81 do not" O'Mahoney snapped.
why have these rules not been
enforced previously?"
The clash came after O'Mahoney
and Sen. William H. King, D., Utah.
blocked introduction of the admin
istration farm-aid bill and prevent
ed final action on the war depart
ment military appropriations
measure which must be passed this
week to provide needed funds.
The foes of the court bill, fight
ing stringent enforcement of senate
rules against filibustering, sought
to take advantage of every possible
maneuver. Sen. Arthur Vanden-
berg, r., Mich, stood over the
clerks desk during the calling OF
the roll to see that every man mark
ed present had answered to his
name.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
CONSOLATION
FOR VICTIMS
OF HAY FEVER


NEW YORK, July IL. UP)-
Hay fever sufferers had a word OF
consolation today from DR.. Benz
Faul, pioneer European allergist.
only cultured people, in general
have hay fever and other allergic
diseases" DR.. Paul said.
He explained that a university
degree did not necessarily indicate
susceptibility to allergic ailments
but that such maladies seemed to
be transmitted in certain social
groups. City people, he said, seemed
to be more susceptible than coun-
try folk.
This may be accounted for by
the higher cultivation of city resi-
DENTS" he declared.
The scientist is here to consult
with American allergists on new
substance which may be of value ir
treating all forms of pollen infec-
tion-histamin 1t is still in an eX-
perimental stage.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
sSsfs' c1as. .ooOf Interest to Women Churches
Society
Clubs
Barbara Horton
Guest At Party

Miss Barbara Horton was the
guest of honor at a no-host desert
party given in the Yuma sandhills
Sunday night in honor of her birth
day. After the supper was cooked
over bonfire, presents and a birth
day cake were presented to Barbara
Following the dinner the evening
was spent in dancing.
Those present for the desert party
weIe: Jacqueline LaVine, Mary
Kathryn Horton, Doris Cooley,
Dorothy Gregg, Bob Fox, Jack
Morgan, Kenny Kenyon, Lee Edgar,
Leonar1 Carey.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
BABOON BACK
IN CAPTIVITY
AFTER HOLIDAY

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July IL
CUP)-Myra, the 35-pound carnival
baboon who for six days roamed
happily through the strike-closea
Montgomery Ward and Company
plant here. here was back in cap
tivity today.
And Myra. never one to be pen
ned up without complaining, was
more angry than usual about it all
In the first place her freedom end
ed ANONYMOUSLY under a washtub
and then to cap it off she was Gagged
up in a doghouse.
Adding to Myra's woes was the
fact that the carnival from which
She escaped last Tuesday left town
and monkey friends were gone
Myra felt better, however, when she
was given a mirror so that she
could console herself by admiring
her image.
The baboon was captured when
she wandered into the basement al
the home of Dwight Martin, pat
rolman, after being chased out of
the Ward plant where she took re-
fuge while being pursued shortly
after her escape.
Mrs. Martin, armed with a broom
and several policemen, armed with
their night sticks, chased Myra
around the basement while Martin
stood by with the washtub, wait,
ing for the monkey to be cornereo
so that he could capture her under
the tub.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
Bishop DEGREES
Prayer for Rain

ST. JOESPH. Mo, July IL. CUP}
Charles H. Leblond Sun
day ordered prayers said for rain IN
Ill Catholic churches in northern
Missouri during July and August
hours later it began rain
ing. it was raining this morning and
still more rain was predicted for
the next % hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
Three Leoue For
EndeaUor Meet

Nancy McCaslin, Warren Rhodes
and Jack Morgan left Monday
morning for the annual Presbyter.
ian Christian Enleavor conference
at Occidental college The thre.
FL Centro delegates will atteno
classes and lectures on subjects per.
tanning to the management of young
peoples societies as we'll as reli.
gious questions. The conference
will last until July l9.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
Prisoner Testifies
At Sanity Trial

ALTURAS, Cal, July IL. CUP)-
Harry French, convicted of the
murder of Claude McCracken, who
published a newspaper that fire.
quantly attacked the French fam
lily, testified today at own trial for
sanity.
Failing to prove himSalf insane,
French must die for pumping five
bullets into McCracken early in
March.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
Members of White
Shrine to Gather

The White Shrine members will
hold their meeting on Tuesday al
the mountain home of Mrs. Johr
Kuhn. near White Star. The meet
ing will begin at IL noon, a potluck
luncheon being served. During the
afternoon cards will be enjoyed
Anyone who does not have trans
portation to the meeting may make
arrangements by calling Mrs
Duane Stafford, at 279
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
VEGETABLES ROUT PELLAGRA

LAGRANGE, Tex. U.P)-A Cal
hourn county woman who two years
ago was confined to her bed with
an advanced case of pellagra now
swings a hoe in the garden whose
products brought her back to health.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
Junior 10000
Group Will Meet

Members of the Junior Ten Thou
sand Club art section will meet al
8 o'clock Tuesday night at the ice
plant. Designs for the block prints
they are making will be drafted al
the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
McCABE
Caroline Paine

Mrs. Wallace Branch and her
daughter Barbara Jean, left Sat
urday for Pasadena. After a brief
visit there they plan to go to Min
nesota for the summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
BATHING SUITS MORE STYLISH

PHILADELPHIA. W.P) - Bathing
suits this season will emphasize a
slim silhouette and mostly sill
houette, according to Richard Stein
way, stylist at the Knitting Arts Ex
hibition. The new beach wear, ac-
cording to Steinway, will show more
attention to style and design.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Mrs. Guy Beynon and her mother
Mrs. w. E. Smith Ave gone to SaL
Diego to spend a week with Mrs
H. w. Witt, former resident who
IS making her home there now.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Mrs. Fred W. Paine accompanied
her brother Bryan Lydick to San
Diego Sunday. They returned the
same day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Friends of Mrs. Frank Stock
alper will be glad to hear that she
is now able to get around after a
long illness caused by severe burns
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Richardson
and family returned Sunday aftel
spending a week in Orange.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Miss Juanita Kirkpatrick, former
valay resident, is visiting Miss Ema.
.ene Blackard here.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Mr.. and Mrs. James G.. Neeley and
Miss Ruth Neeley have gone to Tex
as to visit their parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Van A. Bittner, S. w. o. G. re-
gional organizer, is shown as he
testifies before the labor board
conducting a test case of the
Wagner labor relations act in
Chicago. Flat refusal of the In
land Steel company, one of the
Independent steel C ON pam / e s
strike bound, to sign wage
agreement with the Steel Work.
ers' Organizing Committee ION
any terms, was charged before
the board.
Central Press
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Lenore Kight Wingard shows
her record-breaking technique.
Notice the foaming "bow-wave"
she pushes up in front "a sure
sign of powerful swimmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12
NeUs Items About
Valley Residents

nOuHCeIneIJ OF Jne DlfIn OF tnelr
daughter Sunday night in San
Diego Mrs. Furbass and the baby,
which weighed eight pounds, are al
the home of Furbass' parents, MI
and Mrs. John Furbass. The name
for the baby girl has not yet been
chosen.
Mrs. Furbass was the, former
BERTHE Printz, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Printz, and was employ
ed for some time in the office OF
Central high school The Furbasses
now make their home in Andrade
Charles Childers and his daughter
Eleanor visited in FL Centre over
the weekend. The former residents
are now living in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.. Horne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Weakley and family, and
Mr.. an1 Mrs. II. r. Anderson and
family went up to the Boy Scout
camp at San Felipe Sunday. They
enrolled their sons. Bob Horne, Bob
Weakley, and Reed Anderson, for
a stay at the camp.
Mrs. w. j. Clements and her
daughter Kay returned Saturday
night from San Diego, where they
spent the past week.
Mrs. d. c.. McChristy plans to
start work soon with the Imperial
post office.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Pennington
spent Sunday in San Diego.
Mrs. Arno C. Yaeckel is enjoying
her vacation in New York. She left
short time ago, flying across the
country. She expects to return in
October.
90
Mrs. Louis McManus and her son
Ronald are spending the week in
San Diego with Mrs. McManus
parents.
90
Miss Mary LaBrucherie and Miss
Rose LaBrucherie are visiting their
brother in Tracy.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. James G.. Neeley and
Miss Ruth Neeley have gone to Tex
as to visit their parents.
Miss Juanita Kirkpatrick, former
valley resident, is visiting Miss Ema.
aene Blackard here
90
Mrs. Guy Beynon and her mother
MRS. w. f. Smith s.lve gone to San
Diego to spend a week with Mrs
II. w. Witt, former resident who
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Miss Mary LaBrucherie and Miss
Rose LaBrucherie are visiting their
brother in Tracy.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Mrs Arno C. Yaeckel is enjoying
her vacation in New York. She left
a short time ago, flying across the
country. She expects to return in
October. ...
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Mrs. Louis McManus and her son
Ronald are spending the week in
San Diego with Mrs. McManus'
parents. .s#...
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

This picture gives you a good
idea of how a champion does
the crawl. IGNORES leg drive,
pivoted at the hips, is in perfect
rhythm with her vigorous arm
stroke. The result is smooth,
streamlined speed-record-b break
ing speed!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Mrs. Furbass was the, former
Bertie Printz, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Printz, and was employ
ed for some time in the office OF
Central high school The Furbasses
now make their home in Andrade
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Mrs. w. j. Clements and her
daughter Kay returned Saturday
night from San Diego, where they
spent the past week.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Pennington
spent Sunday in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Mrs. d. G., McChristy plans to
start work soon with the Imperial
post office.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-12

Charles Childers and his daughter
Eleanor visited in Ell Centre over
the weekend. The former residents
are now living in Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1937-02-22
Fountain .Teo Room

Our Fountain Teo Room features Shoppers
Speeiol Luncheon at 35c and q Club Luncheon
at 55c. APPetizing food is pIeosinely served.
Fossfais Tea Room Z. . Basement Store
Evening star., 1937-02-22
Letter of Credit

Books are now closed All purchases made to-
doy and through the remainder of February will
be entered on the March statements
Credit Office {. {. . Fifth Floor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16
Illustration by Ed Cunder

painting devil in her imagina- tion, Amy had been up on that terrifying roof alone-locked outl CILLY jumped out of bed, slipped O on her shoes without her, stock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16

ings, and took her coat out of the closet. She'd go right up and un- latch the door. Poor Amy ....
 cilly stopped, clutching the coat in her hands. Her heart turned to ice in her breast. For the still night air was suddenly shattered by a wild, terrifying cry n the deathly, agonized cry of a human being. 3
 | Shrill and high S- pitched, it pierced the midnight quiet for an eternal second, then died down to a rasping, choking murmltr. A moment of silence followed = a silence so intense that 1t could be felt in every nerve.
 Then there was a duIl thud out side Cilly's bedroom window = heavy, swift thud, as If something had fallen long way. ... In an instant, Cilly was at the window, and as she looked out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16

she forgot the six-foot drop 10 the ground, she forgot that she was clad only in pajamas and shoes. She jumped quickly; she knelt be- side that crushed, broken figure that had come, hurtling from the roof.
 "Amy!" she cried. "Amyl"
 But Amy Kerr was beyond all hearing.
 Vaguely, Cilly was conscious of windows being raised aIoI 2 the street, of heads craning out, in- quiring the trouble. She looked down at this twisted, broken body that had only a few minutes ago been lovely, lively girl. Amy. still clutched the blue dress in one hand. The other hand, clenched in the terror of death, slowly re- faxed; a. slip of newspaper fiut- tered to the ground. Cilly picked it up, minimizing, and tucked it into her pajama pocket. (TO Be COntinuedl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16

the bright idea of taking her blue dress up on the roof.
 If she had wanted to go up there SO badly, she'd have said to Harry: Come up on the roof for a min- ute with me, will you? I want to air a dress" That would be the natural thing to do, Instead of waiting around for Jim to leave, and following him out.
 So Cilly. was annoyed at Amy. Annoyed and not little hurt. They had gotten along so happily together. Up until tonight, Amy had never shown any trace of selfishness or pettiness. Cilly had really loved her. Was Amy at last showing her true colors? ''F
 ,! '' s-H tigg C1LLY walked wearily over to VI the bed and removed the spread. There was no sense sitting up all night to worry about 1t. If Jim really cared for her, he'd be back. And If he didn't, well. 1t was certainly much better to find him out before she married him. Much better. She wasn't foolish schoolgirl, She could face dis appointment sensibly. Quite sensi- bly,. Was ever woman in love sensible, she wondered. /,
 She brushed aside a tear say agely, and jumped into her twin bed.
 twenty, the tiny clock on the vanity said.
 Let Amy stay up there all night if she wanted to. Let Amy take Jim Kerrigan if she wanted to. Ciily was going to sleep.
 But of course she didn't. AS soon as her head touched the pil- low, she knew that she wouldn't get to sleep for hours. When you're unhappy, sleep doesn't come immediately to slip you quleCly lnCO OpHVlOn. xOu nave to smooth out your thoughts first. You have to banish ugly sus- picions, and bitterness, and jeal- ousy.
 Cilly tried to do that. She hon. estly did try to realize that Amy was dear, that she was honest and fair and altogether too kind- hearted to hurt anyone. Besides, Cilly told. herself sternly: You're pretty poor sort to build up such case against Jim the very first time another girl looks at him. What a jealous, nagging wife you'll be!
 Then, quite. unexpectedly, she realized what had happened, ;. She realized how utterly silly she had been. It was all so very simple. The big black door had slammed shut while Amy was /. hanging lip her dress. Sunday was MT. John-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16

You ran up the five flights of stairs that was all right, for there were lights on every landing. But from there on it was No-Man's- Land. You went up the other half flight to the roof, and pushed the heavy iron door out. As you stepped out onto the roof, that door swung shut behind you with a bang-a loud, terrifying bang against the lonely silence on the roof.
 Cilly was a courageous soul, but she had shuddcred that first black moment after the door slammed be- hind her. There was nothing ahead but dark emptiness. The clothesline was just 8 few steps beyond the doorway, but in the darkness it seemed a mile way. "-;r.
 You picked your steps carefully, expecting any moment to trip over the raised platform under the lines: you held your hand out in front so that you wouldn't walk blindly into radio aerials. At every step you stumbled over a clothespin or 8 piece of rope.
 There were the tall stacks, too: two from the furnace, and one from the incinerator which belched fire and birthstone into the black air above. At every step, you won- dered just who or what, lurked be- hind the next step. Not anything human, of course. You knew that
 If you met anyone on the roof, it would be poor old MT. Johnson, the superintendent, dragged from his bed to check up on someone's aerial And MT. Johnson was a harmless soul.
 But you didn't think of MT. John- son as you stepped out toward the clothesline. You thought of Dracula and at every step you expected tc see him before you, his black cape spread out bat-like, ready to enfold you. You thought of Dracula, anc uuickened your steps so. that yot stumbled, and as you stumbled you felt the monster upon you. "..
 You remembered all the stories you ever heard about. ghosts that rise in graveyards at midnight. You remembered them all in the 10 or 20 seconds it took to cross from the heavy iron door to the clothesline And because those 10 seconds seem- ed like 10 long, dreary years, you hurried as fast as ever you could;