Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-28
Churches
Schools
Holiday Spirit
Prevails In
Valley

and all in all the holiday spirit
still prevails in the valley.
Mr. AMI Mrs. Donald C. Bransby
and children Donna Jean and Don
aid. ir from San Diego are spend
ing the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. B. Collins of Ell Centre. Mrs
Bransby is the daughter of the
county superintendent of schools
and his wife.
For Thanksgiving dinner Mr.. and
Mr.. Collins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Braneby and children were guests
r Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Merryman.
Other guests at the Merryman
tea'e were Mr.. and Mrs r. A. Rob-
rrts of Los Angeles and Needles.
Ne md Mrs. r. A. Chestnut and
Robert jr., Margaret and Doris
Chestnut. Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Bornt. Allen Hendricks of Los An
geles and Mr. A. Macdonald. Rob-
ert Chestnut returned home We'd
nesday from Los Angeles where he
Is going to school, to spend Thanks
giving with his parents.
Friday the whole group who had
dinner at the Merrymans took a
trip to Salton Sea.
Mr.. AMI Mrs.s Fred veliquette and
family entertained at a Thanksgiv-
ing dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Simpson and family of Mes
quite Lake and also Mrs. N. Myers
of Ocean Beach who is spending
the winter with the Veliquettes.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Ellington of
Lynwood. who spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. McNeece,
left Friday for San Diego and their
home. Mrs. Ellington is the sister
of Mrs. McNeece.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Goree. jr, left
Ell Centro Friday to attend the
Shrine ceremonial being held in
Phoenix this weekend. They will
return home Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Davis of Ell Centro
spent the holidays with her mother
and father, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
Bowland in Santa Monica.
Enroute to Tennessee during the
holidays was Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Shaw of Holtville. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Joe Station. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Station and Miss
Ruth Station from Eugene, Oregon.
Miss Maezelle Amstead, a sopho-
more student at the Pasadena junior
college, is home for the holiday
weekend visiting with her parents,
! Mr.. and Mrs. Robert AmStead of
Holtville.
P. v. Harrigan, brother of B. A.
Harrigan, agricultural commissioner,
is in town visiting relatives and
trends for the weekend. P. v.
Harrigan was formerly deputy agri-
! cultural commissioner for Imperial
county.
For the past year he has been act
ing in the capacity of the aggricul-
tural commissioner of Glenn county.
A lovely Thanksgiving dinner was
enjoyed by friends and relatives of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson at
their home on Dahlia Heading.
Guests attending were Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Thompson of Ell Centro,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Veazey of
San Diego, Mr.. and Mrs. H. K.
Roben and children of Imperial,
Mrs Myrtle French and Rockwell
French from Imperial, Eddie Col
lings of Ell Centro, Mrs. Carrie
Wright of Imperial, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Keith and daughter of
Brawley. Mr.. A. Gallup of Brawley,
Claude Hartzel of Ell Centre and
| John Bolton of Inglewood.
Morgan Rice of Ell Centro is
spending the weekend in Los An
geles. Miss Rosemary Rice is visit
ing with Miss Joan Mann of Indio
and will return to Ell Centre Sun
day.
Perry Burke, former resident of
Ell Centre and now of Ocean Beach,
brought his four daughters to this
city for visit with friends and
relatives. Sunday he and Mrs.
Burke will return to Ell Centro to
visit with Mr.. and Mrs Clair Burke.
AL Burke and Arthur Burke.
Thanksgiving dinner and a trip
to the Imperial Dam and All AM
erican canal were enjoyed by Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Phillips AMI three
sons of Yuba City, Calf, and Mr..
and Mrs. George Beck of Hansford.
The Phillips and BeckS are holi-
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
H. Law of ga Hamilton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Bates enter
tanned a group of out of town
guests at their home. 466 He'll ave-
nue., over the Thanksgiving holi-
, days, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Daniels,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r Grant Mrs.
Frank Yorman and Miss Agnes
Russell all of San Diego, The
guests returned to San Diego Fri
! day morning
Katherine and Leonard Stephens
| had the pleasure of their grand
fathers presence for Thanksgiving
as T. B. Buchanan arrived just
in time to enjoy the holiday with
them and their mother, Mrs. Au-
brey Calkins. He has been visit
ing in Texas and will remain here
for the rest of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wells and
small daughter. Gail, are making
.. y, alida,. I.icit ,.titla AI,.- IIL1all,s.