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Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Randall Henderson Speaker for
Business Women S Club

Beauty spots in the desert were
described for the Ell Centre Busi-
ness and Professional Women's club
by Randall Henderson at the meet
ing Tuesday night in Imperial.
Mr.. Henderson gave a fascinat-
ing description Of various points of
interest to be visited in the valley
and told something of the history
Of the county for the group.
Musical numbers were supplied
by Mrs. Margaret Rau who played
an accordion solo, and by FRED
Dorrschuck, who presented a trum-
pet number.
Imperial members of the club
entertained the El Centre group at
dinner, the meeting being held in
the Imperial community club house
Hostesses were: Merta Thompson,
Carmen Gibson, Lucy Adair, Vera
Grant, Margaret Moore
The nominating committee made
its report but no action was taken
at this meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Calexico Meeting
Of Social Club

Luncheon and a game of contract
were enjoyed Tuesday by the men,
bers of the White Shrine Social
club who met that noon at the
Hotel Reeder, CaleXico.
Mrs. Tom Anderson of CaleXico
won the door prizes and Mrs. S. c..
Blackman OF CaleXico, high score
prize for contract. and Mrs. U. L.
Martin of Ell Centro, second.
Ell Centrans who ATTENDED were:
Mesdames A. N. Bucklin, Charles
z. Farrell, u. L. Martin, R. L..
Palmer. A. w. Knudsen, Duane
Stafford
Next meetino of the club will be
in BraWley, May II, with Mrs.
Mary Smith as hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Central Students Busy This
Week with Many Activities

already for graduation, following
the program outlined by Guy Wea-
kley This year a panel discussion
will be held at graduation on the
problems facing youth today. The
number in the panel will be from
seven to IS. Discussions have been
held in public speaking, English
", and history " classes. Those
that are outstanding in these pan
els will be chosen for the COM
mencement program, which will be
held June 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Jobs Daughters To
Attend Church

Go-to- church Sunday will be OBJ
served by the FL Centre bethel of
Jobs Daughters Sunday at the Ell
Centre Presbyterian church, the
girls meeting at that church just
before the IL o'clock service. These
plans were outlined at the bethel
meeting Tuesday night in the Ma
sonic temple.
The group also made plans for
the meeting in CaleXico May 10
at which time they will eXemplify
their work for the Calexico East
ern Star chapter
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Contest Plans Changed

Contrary to previous plans, Dor
othea Eiler, who won second place
for the state humorous declama-
ton at Redlands, will not go back
to Illinois to enter the national
contest. Since she is the only Cen
tral contest and not enough money
was raised to pay her expenses, it
was decided not to send a local
representative AS Dorothea is a
junior, she still has another high
school year of competition. The
money made at the benefit dance
last Saturday was turned over to
the student body.
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Graduation Preparations
Seniors have started preparing
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Arts and Crafts
HoSteSSeS

Mrs. Guy A. Weakley and Mrs.
A. r.. Tagg were hostesses to the
Ten Thousand clubs Arts and Crafts
section at the all day meeting Tues
day in the tea room.
Pomegranate blossoms centered
the table affording an effective
contrast with the pastel doiles
made by the group.
Mrs. Lille B. Shirk, Of Claremont
and Mrs. Frank BoWles were guests
of the group.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Ditch-Da,y Program

Senior Ditch-day is occupying
the main interest of the senior
class this weekend. Plans have now
been made by S. E. Allen and Joe
Burcham, advisers, for the food,
shelter, and the treasure hunt at
Jacumba. The seniors will leave
at 5 o'clock Saturday morning and
return at about Sunday night.
One feature of the weekend will
be a cake baking contest, which
was won last year by boy.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Tovnsend Club To
Witness Play

"The Secret Wedding" is the title
of a one-act play to be staged
Thursday night at 7:3O o'clock at
the Townsend Town hall, by the
Yuma, Arizona, Townsend club.
The performance is open to the
public, there is no admission charge
but a silver offering will be taken
to defray expenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Dramatics Glass Play

Plans for producing the all
dramatics class play, Death Takes
a Holiday, were begun Tuesday.
A meeting was held at that time
to plan the ticket-selling cam
paign. All attention is being con-
centrated on giving an outstanding
performance for the public. This
will be the last school play OF the
year, and since all the best talent
in both schools has been cast in
the comedy, it will probably'be the
best play.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Assembly Friday

A meeting of the executive board
Of Girls League was held Tuesday
to plan the assembly for Friday.
Several musical numbers have
been planned and the convention
delegates will give reports OF their
trip to Pomona The feature Of
the meeting will be a talk by Mrs
F.. d. Jacobs. The girls only will
attend this assembly, the boys
meeting separately.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Dinner and Bridge
Party limitations

Invitations have been issued by
Mrs. r. p Moore and Mrs. B. E..
Lemons for a dinner and bridge
party Friday night at the Lemons
home, lib South Sixth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
NeuUs Items About
Valley Residents

Mrs. Z. b. Collins IS in San Diego,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. D. C.
Bransby. Mr.. Collins will attend
the San Diego Round Table ses-
sions this weekend and Mrs. Col
Inns will return home with him.
Mrs. Leroy Holt is in Los An
geles for three weeks stay.
TO-
Mrs. Hugh T. Osborne is in Red
lands enjoying a family reunion
with her three sisters. the first
time the four have been together
in some years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Pender-
grass and son, Curtis, who have
resided in Ell Centric for the past
five years left Wednesday for their
new home in Salinas.
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Mrs. o. G.. Horne is in San Diego
enjoying a visit with a friend from
Nebraska, Mrs. Charles Craft. Mrs
Craft is the daughter of Mrs. Eliz-
dDSJIl I1OelCI WHO has NlSlIeQ MIS-.
Horne several times and who has
many friends in the valley. Mrs.
Craft and Mrs. Horne went through
school together and it has been
some time since they have seen
each other Mrs. Horne hoped to
bring Mrs. Craft to Ell Centre for
a visit with her.
TO-
Mr.. and Mrs Ford CT. Smith are
to leave the valley within the next
week and will probably make their
home in Riverside, Mr.. Smith hay
ing been transferred to the Orange
belt district.
TO-
Miss Edna Martin. who under
went an operation this weekend. is
reported as gaining nicely She is
in the Hollywood hospital.
TO-
Mrs. Howard P. Meyer of Long
Beach, expects to arrive at her
cottage at Oakwilde May l and to
spend a month there.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Match Point Club
Tries NeW System,

Another system of duplicate, in
'lividual scores was tries out Tues
day by the Match Point Duplicate
club at the meeting with Mrs.
Charles p. Delp, 562 SandalWood.
Individual prize winning scores
were made by Mrs. Ford c. Smith.
high: Z. A. Nance second: r. d.
Jacobs, third: Ford Smith, fourth;
r. p. Moore, fifth.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Welfare Section To
Conclude Year

Election of officers ana conclu-
sion of the years business for the
Junior Ten Thousand clubs We'll
fare section will take place on May
10.
Plans for this concluding meeting
were made Tuesday night when
members met with the chairman.
Mrs. Dee Percival, at her home
1861 Vine avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
Yet this new kind OF gives driving pleasure lew
cars in America match the finest kind OF
CINE the last word in beauty and modern fea3ures

Saving isn't all that counts in Car!
This Thrifty go" not only puts dol
lars in your Pocket-but gipes yoH
more for what you spend! You enjoy
a smooth VS. engine, the type used
in the costliest cars. You get brakes
that ease you down to smooth sure
stops in a jiffy. You ride in Center
Poise comfort, offered only by Ford
in low-price cars You get an all-steel
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28

Dramatic and
utterly charm
ing is this
coronation
gOIUn of hand
iOOned Eng
Hsh satin in
antique iUOry
iCith gold and
SiiUer floral
appIiques.
Notice the
dropped shOui-
der line, slim
bodice, normal
tUuisiIiup and
fuU skirt, split
at the front to
ShOU q gold
and siiUe, bro
cdde slip. The
House of
ReUiiIe
designed it.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28

Mrs. Leroy Holt is in Los An
geles for a three weeks stay.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28
St. Paul's Choir
Changes Practice

ST. Paul's choir has changed its
practice this week from Thursday
to Wednesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28

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beauty, rich appointments, big out
side luggage compartments on
sedans. This latest and greatest Ford
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q new Iow bricet
Ask your Ford Dealer for a Thrifty
go" demonstration today. Learn
how much you can get for a little!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28

Mrs. Hugh T. Osborne is in Red
lands enjoying a family reunion
with her three sisters. the first
time the four have been together
in some years.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-28

Mrs. Howard P. Meyer of Long
Beach, expects to arrive at her
cottage at Oakwilde May l and to
spend a month there.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
PIT. A. Will Have
Interesting Program

The public is invited to attend the
regular meeting Of the Parents
Teachers association which will be
held Wednesday, November 10 in the
high school auditorium at 8 o.
clock. The program will consist of
a Thanksgiving talk by Rev. H
Attenborough; a talk by Russell Rey-
more of his F.. F. A. trip to Kansas
City; talk by Victor Rogers on "vo-
cational Agriculture" and Miss
Sykes on vocational Home Eco
nomics";; Mrs. Hemingway will
have charge Of a demonstration In
first-aid in the grade school; Miss
Alice Brakel will talk on the bene.
fits of a county nurse within 9
county and Miss Virgil Hopkins viii
have charge of two musical numbers
given by high school students. Mrs
Herbert Misner is in charge Of the
program.
The members Of the PIT. A. board
will hold a meeting in the high
school Monday at Ills for the pur.
pose Of discussing the program fol
next month.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
A.A. Anderson to
Head the Local
Commercials

A. A. Anderson is slated to head
the Kennewick chamber of COM
merce next year, he being nominate
ed to that office this noon. He will
have as running mate, in the office
of vice president, Gene Spaulding
while T. r. Day was re-nominated
as treasurer.
M. M. Moulton was renominated
as chairman Of the irrigation and
land settlement committee; A. T.
Belair as chairman of the member
ship committee. The advertising
committee will be headed by Hugh
Copeland; q. II. Tilbury viii head
the transportation and industry
committee; Don Thompson, the
house committee; ]. r. Ayers, agri-
culture and markets; E. s. McDon-
aid, finance; II. G. Schmidt, road,
and tourists and trade relations w
j. Skinner.
Election will be held next Thurs
daV.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
Grand Officers
Visit MasOnS

More than q hundred members at
tended the annual Past Masters
night at the Masonic hall Wednes-
day evening. The sessions started
with q dinner in the banquet room,
which was followed by q short pro-
gram. Later in the evening the
third degree was exemphfied by q
degree team composed entirely Of
past masters. Members were pre-
sented from Grandview, sunnyside
Prosser, Benton City, Hanford
White Bluffs. Richland and Benton
City, as well as from Rathdrum
Idaho.
The evenings meeting was at
tended by four Grand Lodge off,
GERS, including the Grand Master
for the state, who installed two dis
trict deputies before the initiation
work was started.
The grand officers included
Grand Master Frank L. Poole o.
Tacoma, George p. Malcolm, Walls
Walla, past Grand Master Of thu
state; J. c. Haworth, of Toppenish
John A. Emigh, of Walla Walla
and M. M. Moulton, who is CRANE
orator for the state grand lodge.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
Kiwanians Select
|KOelker TO Weld
|Gavel Next Year

Urban Koelker will WELD the gavel
for the local Kiwanis club for the
ensuing year, being advanced from
the position Of vice president which
he held this year. . .a.
At the election Tuesday noon the
following were selected; vice pres,
Hugh Copeland; directors Glenn
FELTON,, Bentley Galligan, Walter
Knowles. Frank Maupin, Anon
Mueller, L. z. Scott and p. o. Stone.
e. G. Smith is the immediate pres
ident.
The club Is planning an entertain
ment for the latter part OF this
month, with a purpose Of raising
money for the school milk fund. The
entertainment viii take the form Of
q musical play and the cast has al
ready been selected from among the
best singers in the club and q few
outsiders.
The committee in charge Of the
entertainment is making some large
claims as to the merits Of their
forthcoming production which will
be staged In the new high school
auditorium.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
Hi-Y Club Re0rganizes
at First Fall Meeting

The EIi-Y boys held their first
meeting this fall Monday evening at
which time the following officers
were elected: president, Erwin
Quasi; vice president Elgin Spreen:
secretary-treasurer Mervin Mitch
ner. Wayne Smalley Frank Visger
and Erwin Quasi are the only three
remaining old members Of the club.
The newly elected members include
Nelson quasi, Henry st. Laurent.
Philip Talbot, sophomores; Earl
Johns, Lester Liebel, Dean Yedica,
Mervin Mitchner, Philip Foraker
and Charles Anon, juniors; Russell
Reymore, Elgin Spreen, Torrance
Taylor, Mark Brown, Frank Mason
and Lewis Keene, seniors.
On Tuesday, November 9, the club
is going to Pasco to attend a joint
initiation and banquet with the
Pasco group.
Victor Rogers, who Is advisor Of
the group states that the fathers Of
all new and old members are IN
vited to attend this banquet and In
itiation ceremony.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
Stores Close for
Pioneers Funeral

Kennewick mercantile establish
ments closed their places Of bust
ness Saturday afternoon between
8 and 4 o'clock, during the hour OF
the funeral Of q. II. Shanafelt, for
mer postmaster.
The funeral, held at the Metho-
dist church, was In charge OF the
Rose Croix branch Of the local Ma
sonic order, with Rev. II. T. Atten-
borough officiating. The services at
the cemetery were In charge Of the
Blue Lodge Masons, who conducted
the impressive graveside ceremonies
of the order.
Mr.. Shanafelt was pioneer Ken
newick merchant, afterward serv-
ing for nearly twenty years in the
postoffice, the latter few years In
the capacity of postmaster. He had
a. wide acquaintanship locally and
was rather widely known through.
out the state Masonic circles.
Interment was in the local GENE.
terry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
Work on City
Hall to be
Started Soon

Alterations on the city hall are
about to be started for the council
has put out q call for bids this
week. The money for the project
was voted two years ago and was
obtained by q special bond election.
In the new plans the library will
be moved to the corner, where the
city clerks office now is, and the
police department will have its en-
trance on washington street near
where the present library entrance
Is. .-.. .,-
The new arrangement will give
the fire fighting equipment better
location in the building, will keep
the police department and jail clos
er together and will give the IL
brary q much-needed expansion.
The new arrangement will also
provide for sleeping quarters for the
firemen, one of the requirements In
having the insurance rate for the
city lowered.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
To Resume Labor Farley

Washington, D. CATER the M
zle of the preliminary meetings, DEL
egates from the American Federa-
ton of Labor and the Committee 1or
Industrial Organization plan to re-
sumo peace negotiations between
the two unions this week. One story
has it that william Green, president
of A. F.. of L., will be appointed am
bassador to a minor European
country, leaving the big-league Ia
Dor field open for John L. Lewis
CLIO. chief. Green's friends rloi-
Guile the idea of any retreat on MS
part, and plan to draw Labors at
tention to Lewis $5,00O-a-year per
manent apartment in New Yorks
swankiest hotel in addition TO hiS
luxurious home in Alexandra, va.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
F. f. A. Organize Basket
Ball Team Wednesday

Members of the F. F. A. met at
the school wednesday evening for
the purpose of organizing a basket
ball team. They have been invited
to Prosser to the Green Hand initia-
ton which is the first degree on No
vember IL. This group OF boys Is
also planning to have q father and
son banquet in the near future.
The new members elected into this
organization include, Quentin Nicer,
Rudolph Sebern, Roy Davis, Charles
Lewis, Chester Holdstock, Jim Dee
ter. Leo Elder, Ronald Pulliam, Gale
bennett, Robert Grimshaw, Ter
rance Taylor and Raymond Peter
son.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
MRS Anxious for
Complete List

Employers and employees are
again being urged to use the ia
cilities offered by the MRS office
for this district, located at the
court house in Pasco.
Officers in charge of the work are
anxious to secure complete list Of
all available labor as well as all
possibilities for securing jobs, so
that local citizens may be placed as
rapidly as possible.
Another advantage offered by the
MRS, it is claimed is the data for
the social security department.
The offices are open mornings.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
Benton Term of Court
Costs County $1068.70

Benton county's jury term OF
court which ended last week cost
$1068.7o, records showed Tuesday.
Items of expense were: Fees OF
Jurors, S5l7.10; meals for jurors.
$41.40; witness fees in the case
against Don Towne, charged with
robbery $326.40; witness fees In the
case against Ildage LaCoursiere.
charged with carnal knowledge,
$l43.80; and attorney fees in the
case against Towne, $40.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
Anti-Nazi Move Fails

New York City-Attacking the
American naturalization OF Fr1tz
Kuhn leader of the German-Amer-
lean Bund, julius Rockefeller, q
LAWYER, tried to have Kuhn's citizen
ship annulled because OF pagan
PHILOSOPHERS" and desire" to de-
stroy Jews and Catholics" Federal
Judge Clancy, addressing Hochfelo-
er, said, This whole thing Is re-
voting. When did the people OF the
United States vest you with sucn
authority? The Department OF JUS
tice alone has the right to come
into a mater of this sort" Then nj
threw the case out Of court.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
Presidential Forecasts

Washington, D. Can informal
canvass Of q group Of leading polit-
ical writer's in the capital indicated
4 belief that President Roosevelt
would seek q third term, or, II not,
that the Democratic presidential
nominee in 1910 would be Assistant
Attorney General Robert Jackson.
All picked Senator Vandenburg OF
Michigan as the Republican con-
tender in sight. In q radio talk from
Topeka, Kan, Senator Arthur Cap
per urged Republicans to wage q
stiff fight next year for Congress-
ional seats: that with great re-
spect" for ex-President Hoover's
suggestion Of a mid-term conven-
tion, he doubted that it would add
to the confidence Of the people In
the party" Minority Leader Of the
House Of Representatives Bertrand
h. Smell favored the Hoover pro-
Jet because IF We are going to
have row, it might as well be now
as two years from now"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
Pauls0n Raises 137-lb.
Marblehead Squash

In the window at the Kennewick
Club is the biggest squash most peo-
pie in this section Of the country
ever saw. The monster is Marble
head weighing 137 pounds. 1t was
raised by Bill Paulson on the River
Road.
Some gigantic sugar beets raised
by w. J. Preston have also been on
display. One of the specimens
weighed over twenty pounds. We
hope to have a story about the pei
acre production on Mr.. Preston.
place shortly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
New Battleship Started

Brooklyn, N. Y.-Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy Edison, drove the
Iist OF 100000 rivets into the keel
. o. the new battleship North Caro-
una destined to be the most power
.ui snip ever built in this country
ana the first new vessel since 1923.
- heavily armored ships begun or
ssu.norlzed, United States now has
,vul, england five, France nine,
lay Two and Germany five. ia
pan Is unofficially believed to have
ts eun Two and Russia three. The
ra Apayers Of these countries will
~ neariy two billions for new bat
rssnlps and 100000 upkeep each
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
Have Fine Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Salmon, for
mer residents Of the Highlands,
have arrived at their former home
in Omaha, Ill, they write A. A.
Anderson. After selling their prop
erty here they determined to spend
the winter with Mrs. Salmon's IA
ther and they made the trip in q
new Chevrolet purchased locally.
They made leisurely trip back
East, going the southern route thru
California. In the entire $50 miles
they had not the slightest car Diff
ficulty. they report.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-11-04
License Total Reaches
New High for October

Benton countys marriage license
business last month set a new Oct
ober high, records showed Tuesday.
Sixteen permits to marry were
granted. This was double the num-
Der issued in October, 1896. Those
obtaining recent ones were: John
Alsen, jr., 81, and Bessie Warren, 81,
both of Whitstran; and Charles
Wood, 80, and Helen Morse, IL, both
of Lewiston, Idaho. Marriage IL
censes granted in other recent Oct
obers were: 1885, 8; 1884, II; and
1882, IL.