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The Washington times., 1938-03-11
The Punk
By SHANE o'NEILL

So seamng hot the small cubce called by courtesy
staeroom where lived slept with five companions
drpped the Punks onto the letter he
was writing this paper looks though somebody had
been crying -but don't Worry mother its just prspra-
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Mrs. Parton Mrs. Lewis
At Party

Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
wife Of Senator Lewis, was the
ranking guest at the luncheon
which Mrs. Laurence F. Arnold,
wife of Representative Arnold,
gave today at the Shoreham.
Other guests included Mrs.
Scott w. Lucas, Mrs. William
w. Arnold, Mrs Lewis M. Long,
Mrs. Edward E Cox, Mrs. Fred
Biermann, Mrs. Ralph Edwin
Church. Mrs. Chester Thomp-
son, Mrs. Edwin M. Schaefer,
Mrs. Lewis L. Boyer, Mrs.
Chauncey w. Reed, Mrs. Claude
A. Fuller, Mrs. Hardin B. Ar
ledge, Mrs. Laurence Clayton,
Mrs. Fred Nespit, Mrs. Cheney
Robinson, Mrs. Daniei F. O'Con-
nell, Mrs. Elizabeth Brink and
Mrs. Neal Fleming.
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GrOSnerS q. I.
Give eDinnei

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Gros
ner entertained a distinguished
company at a dinner party last
night when the Mexican Am.
basSador and Sonora de Cas-
tillo Najera were the ranking
guests.
The guests we're the Minister
# Guatemala, DR.. Don Adrian
2ecinos. Sonora de Pastoriza,
wife Of the Minister of the
Dominican Republic, who Is
visiting in his homeland at
present: the Greek Minister.
Mr.. Demetrios Sicilianos, the
Minister of Nicaragua and Sc
nora de De Bayle, the First
Secretary Of the Mexican EN-
bassy and Sonora de Fuentes,
Benjamin OuriSman and Mr..
and Mrs. Abner Drury.
Mrs. Kenna Elkins, is at the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York
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Wears Habit

They have been gathering a
lot of attention from New
Workers. In the Oval Room of
the Ritz Carlton at luncheon
several days ago, Princess Max
hide amazed the patrons by join.
ing her smartly dressed sisters
in a black riding habit.
The zogs went a-visiting in
Boston. The Albanian colony
there is perhaps the largest in
the country, and other parts of
Massachusetts,. They also paid
a call to the Albanian colony in
Philadelphia. And now they are
on the high seas bound for
home.
The three diminutive Prin-
ceSSes are by no means the
only celebrities on the deck of
the Queen Mary. Nine. Simo-
poulas, American-born wife of
the Greek Minister to London is
among those who will undoubt-
edly make the crossing gayer.
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Greatly Feted

Nine. Simopoulas, who made
innumerable friends when she
was chatelaine of the Greek
legation here, was feted at a
host of luncheons, dinners and
teas during her stay in Wash.
ington, which was too short as
far as her friends were con-
cerned.
Major and Mrs. John Jacob
Astor, of London, accompanied
by Michael L. AStor, are also on
board. They were in America
for the wedding of Lady Violet
Astor's son. George Mercer Maj
rene, to Barbara Chase. of Cali.
fornia.
Mrs. Charles S. Bromwell of
Washington and Lake Forest,
Ill, sailed yesterday on the
Manhattan to join ner son-in.
law and daughter, Admiral Sir
Sidney and Lady Bailey in
England.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Bird, of
Paris, France, formerly of Wash
ington, have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter,
Anne France Bird, to Thomas
Wilson, jr., of Baltimore, now
on the staff of the International
News Service in Paris.
MI. Bird was on the Wash
ington staff of the old New York
Tribune and later was one of
the founders of the Consolidated
Press with David Lawrence. He
has been for many years Paris
representative of the New York
Evening Sun.
Miss Bird was born in Wash
ington, but lived all Of her life
in Paris. She is at present with
the American Embassy there.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Quin-
ney, of Salt Lake City, Utah,
are at the Shoreham for several
days. Mr.. and Mrs. Quinney
are visiting the latter's brother,
Mr.. Mariner S. Eccles, Chair
man of the Board Of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System,
and Mrs. EccleS.
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Mercedes, Juan, AB0nSeca
To Wed Are Feted at Supper Dance

Quintanilla, Senorita Erma Cas-
tillo Najera, Senorita Dora Boyd
and her brother, Sam Boyd;
Senorita Margarita Montero
and her brother, Antonio Mon-O
tero and Senorita Laura de Alba.
Also in the party were Seno-
rita Lolitin Paredes, the Seno-
ritas Graciela and Dalia Diez.
Senorita Maria Ester Arias, Seno-
rita Mercedes Guerra, Miss Noni
Campbell, the Misses Amy anG
Martha Watts, DR.. Enrique Car
los de la Casa, Andres Pastoriza,
jr., Monolo Sainz, Jose Ignacio
Smith, Rene Smith, Raoul Diez
de Medina, Miguel Moreno, En-
rique Gacitua, Ramundo Cuervo,
Salvador CaSteneda and Henry
Lewis ComaS.
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Girls Usher
AT Lecture

Acting as ushers for Miss
Janet Richards lecture at the
Sulgrave Club at AIS o'clock
this afternoon are Mrs. Win
throp Chandler, jr., Miss Yo-
landa Alfaro, Miss Mary Ellen
Carter, Miss Ann Mahoney,
Miss Mary T. Norris, Miss Stel-
lita Stapleton. Miss Betty Won
der Straten-P PonthoZ and Miss
Nancy woodward. A discus
sion of outstanding world prob
lens of the present day is to be
Miss Richards last talk for
this season. 1t is also h
twenty third annual lecture
given by this generous and en-.
tertaining speaker for the bene,
fit of the Society for Work for
Poor Churches.
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AS a farewell to Senorita Mer-
cedes- Alfonseca and her brother,
Juan, niece and nephew of the
Dominican Minister and Sonora
de Pastoriza, a group of their
vorng friends from the fami-
lies Of Latin-American diplo-
mats gave a supper party in
the Shar-Zad room at the Carl
ton last evening.
The Alfonsecas have been Wis
iting the Pastorizas here for
about a year and are return
ing to Santo Domingo. They
will leave Washington Monday
and sail from New York March
81.
In the group entertaining
Senorita Alfonseca and her
brother were Senorita Lulu
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On Concert Tour

Mrs. Reinald Werrenrath,
wife of the famous American
baritone, has arrived in Wash
ington to visit her twin sister,
Mrs. Thomas r. Shipp.
Mrs. Werrenrath, an attractive
brunette. formerly studied voice
and violin, but has given up
these interests to accompany
her husband on mis- concert
tours.
Mr.. Werrenrath will join her
here on Sunday ano will give
a lecture-recital that evening at
Town Hall at the Rialto Theater
on The Story of American
Song"
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Parmenter
of Palm Beach, Fla, are spend
ing a brief time at the Dodge
and have been Joined by their
son and daughter in,law. Mr..
and Mrs. Morrill, Parmenter of
Nantucket, Mass.
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Mrs. Henry Benning Spencer
is at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel In
New York City.
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Dolly Gam
Gives Dinner

Mrs. Edward Everett Dolly"
Gam entertained at dinner last
evening in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Hutchinson, who are
in Washington as house guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde M. Had
ley. The Hutchinsons, who will
remain in town until Saturday
before returning to their farm
in Brattleboro, VT, will also be
feted at dinner by Mr.. and
Mrs. William Stein tomorrow
evening.
They have been on a trip to
the West Coast and, en- route
East, have stopped in Kansas
and Kentucky.
Mr.. Hutchinson, who for sew
eral years was in newspaper
work in Washington, at one
time owned and edited the
Mexican Herald in Mexico City.
His father once published the
Topeka Capital, which Arthur
Capper heads today.
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TydIngS
1T Luncheon

Mrs. Millard Tydings and Mrs.
James F. ByrneS, both wives Of
Senators, were the ranking
guests at a luncheon at which
Mrs. John j. Dempsey, wife of
Representative Dempsey, was
hostess yesterday in the Carlo
Room at the Shoreham.
Others present were Mrs.
Bennett Champ Clark, Mrs.
William Gibbs McAdoo, Mrs.
Carl A. Hatch, Mrs. Dennis
Chavez, Mrs. Bertrand H. Smell,
Mrs. Schuyler Otis Bland, Mrs.
Sam d. McReynolds, Mrs. R.
Ewing ThomaSon, Mrs. Richard
M. Kleberg, Mrs. John F. Dock
weller, Mrs. Heron Pearson,
Mrs. Ralph E. Church, Mrs.
Ralph o. Brewster, Mrs. Harry
B. Coffee, Mrs. Charles F. Nc
Laughlin, Mrs. D. Worth Clark,
Mrs. Phil Ferguson, Mrs. Samuel
w. King, Mrs. Bruce Barton,
Mrs. John Herrick, Mrs. Ray
mond Clapper, Mrs. Franklyn
Waltman, Mrs. Ring Lardner,
Mrs. Walter Wyatt, Mrs. John
F. Crosby and Miss Sara Louise
Smell.
Mrs. W. Harry Brown arrived
in Washington yesterday from
Palm Beach, Fla, and during
her stay of several days she
will be in residence at the Carl
ton.
Mrs. L. A. Murphy, of Chi
cago, is spending part of the
spring season in Washington
and is staying at Wardman
Park Hotel. Miss Elizabeth
Nicholas, of Chicago. accom-
panied Mrs. Murphy here, and
her sister. Mrs. Robert Rush
more, of Plainfield, N. j., is
also with her.
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Planned Visit

When they arrived in
Union Station-and such a
furore as they created The
dapper Albanian Minister,
Faik Konitza told reporters
that the princesses would be
returning to Washington for
a much longer stay. But alas,
they have gone-and no par
ties here in their honor!
They wanted to return to
Albania to have ample time
to prepare for the marriage
of their brother, King Zog,
to the half-American Count
ess Apponyi. The marriage
will take place on or about
April q although this has
not yet been made official.
Minister Konitza who was
in New York yesterday to
bid bon voyage to the girls
may sail for his homeland to
attend the ceremonies. If he
decides to see the wedding,
Mr.. Konitza will sail on
April 10.
American shoes Gts usually
silk stockings that weight down
the luggage of visiting foreign.
erS) delighted the three chic
princesSes beyond words. On
one shopping tour alone they
bought 80 pairs! with a great
deal of emphasis on the high
heels
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only the screech of moving fur
niture, the clank of ropes and
pulleys and the slam of doors.
Finally everything was gone.
"And why didn't you send the
ice box" inquired our daughter,
frostily, looking over four pie
plates and q, bread box which
she was preparing for a ride in
Mrs. Hartz's regal motor. Sure
enough the ice box, which is the
pride of the house and took
months of effort to acquire, was
still standing in the kitchen
in solitary, white and shining
splendor. Frantic calls from
the windows summoned the
moving men back and to the
aid of the ice box.
THE phone rang again. It
l. seems that we had promised
to drive to New York on Satur-
day and were supposed to be
definite about it that morning.
Nothing was definite, at that
moment, but the moving, so we
hung up the phone, none too
gently.
MRS. HARTZ arrived, very
4V4 smart in brown and sable
and looking very bewildered.
What goes?" she demanded,
and promptly picked up a box
of brass candleStickS. Promptly
she dropped them. They weighed
a toni! "I'll take the linen, in
stead" she offered.
CONFUSED hours went on and
~ on. Our best hat vanished
and didn't come to light until
that night when it was discov-
cred between two mattresses.
Our Congressional Directory
has disappeared and a bottle
of perfume from Cuba is still
among the lost and found. How
ever, we have gotten our cool,
pale and green walls, we can
stand in the living room and
touch the stove in the kitchen,
take one step and be in the bed
room, but Spring is here, we are
entirely satisfied for the mo-
nent, and who could want more?
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IS A ND have you thought just
"A what we will do with the
grand piano" inquired the
daughter of our house, and con-
tinued sweetly and gently as
though talking to a person
slightly insane" After all, If you
move the piano in, we will have
to move out" We agreed and
promptly called up friend of
ours who has been wanting
that very piano for 10 years.
SO early the next morning it's
mahogany and ivory self moved
out and the moving men-came
in. We wished they had stayed
out, for between the earliness of
the hour, the sleepiness of the
moment and the ignorance of
what to move, we were in a
dither.
This confusion was caused by
a conversation of the night be-
fore with a Republican who pre-
dicted such dire things that we
decided to do what 40 years
living had never been able to do
keep a Budget. So we had
called up our pals and informed
them that they could bring
their cars down and move our
small belongings, books, pic
lures, silver, etc., thereby saving
no end of money. >a
X y 4
TWO hours passed, and only
l. four pieces of furniture had
been selected, four pots of coffee
had been consumed and the
Scottie dog had bitten one of
the moving men. Bette Hartz
phoned to say her Mother, Mrs.
Barge HartZ, had gone to the
dentist, on account Of an en-
counter with a hard piece of
candy, and would be later ar
irving with her Cadillac which
was to be one Of the impromptu
moving vans.
Mrs, Walter Hayes called to
say that she had room in her
car for all of the books and Sug-
gested that all the silver be tied
up in a sheet to handle it more
easily. Just then Jack Wilson
called to say that for the first
time in eight months he had an
item for the column, so every
thing was inmed ediately discarde;;
to get q bit Of news.
Then the other phone ranr
Somebody wanted to know VIII
was dancing the rhumba tn
other night at the Mexican EN-
bassy with our daughter. Ther
Bette Hartz phoned again-her
Mother had parted with a nerve
in her tooth and though COM
pletely dead from the head down
was now on her way to move
anything-from a bureau to a
cedar chest.
THE four moving men gave a
L despairing look and like a
male chorus sang out, What
we DO move?" Every large
piece that you see," instructed
our faithful retainer, Mary, COM
ing in with the fifth pot Of
coffee. For, an hour everything
was lovely and peaceful with
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Konitza MaySee
His King
Wedding
By Carolyn Bell
By Carolyn Bell
Something of a
,nub was dealt the

SOlneInlng OIL d
snub was dealt the
populace of our city who
Just Love to fete visiting
royalty, for the sisters Zog
sailed yesterday aboard the
Queen Mary with only SIX
hour visit in the Capital to
their credit.
The three petite Albanian
princesses with the unpro-
nounceable names-Maxhide,
Ruhije and Myzyen- on
their fleeting visit here made
a goodwill" call on Mrs.
Roosevelt. The girls were
evidently quite impressed
with the First Lady and her
accomplishments. They were
quoted as saying that they
had come to America not to
find rich husbands, but to
see Yellowstone Park, Mrs.
Roosevelt and other Amerl-
can achievements.
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viii Pour

The weekly Congressional Club
tea will be held tomorrow aft.
ernoon at the club with Miss
Elizabeth Cornell, humorous
monologist, as the guest artist.
Miss Cornell is from Philadel-
phia.
Those who will pour are Mrs.
Elmer Leatherwood, Mrs. Clar-
ence F. Lea, Mrs. James H.
Patton and Mrs. Heron Pear
son.
Among the ladies on the hos
pitality committee are Mrs. Roy
o. Woodruff, Mrs. Allard H.
Gasque, Mrs. CasSius C. Dowell
and Mrs. Milton A. Romjue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Shef-
field Cowdrick are spending q
few days at the Shoreham after
a trip to Florida. They are re-
turning to their home in New
York.
X
Miss Florence o. Ehrhardt is
stopping at the Commodore
Hotel in New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J Nc
Hugh, accompanied by their two
children of San Francisco are
spending a few days at the
Dodge.
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Country Fair May IS

At a special meeting Of st.
iertrude's Guild it was decided
o have a Country Fair at the
school grounds on the after.
aoon of May Is weather per
mitting. The proceeds from this
entertainment will be used for
the work at st. Gertrude'S
School of Arts and Crafts.
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In New York

Mrs. Florence C. Morrison is
stopping at the Commodore
Hotel in New York City for
several days.
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Mrs. Samuel T. Clifford. Of
New York, and Mrs. j. Amory
Haskell, of Middleton, N. j..
have come to Washington by
motor to spend some time and
are at the Carlton.
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PETER CARTER
Says:

Once upon, time, a charming Cabinet
" wife told us that we were Gypsy and
not an awfuy elegant Gypsy-at that 1t seems that
had all the traits that the Gypsies don't want Per-
haps so and Spring just intensfes them Let the
with blaze of golden warmth occasional bird whistle
with high saucy note early dawn enterprisng
flowers spread their vivid shading against background of
tmid green and-we suddenly get filled with ideas For
years have wanted to live in whose walls
painted COOL pale green whose easement windows fling
wide open every sly breeze where space small enough
belong every bit and yet large enough to welcome
friends WE'LL have found and with the thermometer
practically 80 in the shade wemoved Moved for nearly
the hundredth time it seemed in just many months
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Dinner Party

Representative and Mrs.
Richard M. Kleberg, were hosts
at dinner last evening at the
Shoreham.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Whicher of Amherst, Mass. are
stopping at the Dodge while in
the Capital.
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Disappointing Capital Processes Sail Homeuand **+

No. 81 in q Series of Pictures of
Socidlites dnd Their Pdstimes
The Washington times., 1938-03-24
Whites Hosts

Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley White
entertained at dinner at the
Shoreham last evening. Covers
were laid for 26.
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Due to serious illness,
Igor CaSSini will discontinue

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column en-
t / t ! e d
"P e t i t
p o / n t."
which he
writes for
this p a g 9
d a / l y.
C o u n t
CasSini Is
expe cted
to resume
h 1 s col
U m n a {
the first
of ne xt
week.
Nogales international., 1938-01-08

We read that for pellagara has been discover
ed at the University Of Wisconsin. Probably Wiscon-
sin cheese
Russia prevented election frauds by allowing voters
to cast ballots for only the governments candidates.
Isn't it bit egotstica to think the fittest survive
because we happen to be among the survivors?
of old people who die
The average age of the whole population will be
higher. It is already ten years higher than it in
1900 This will doubtless affect in many ways The
important question is, however, whether our aver
age age increases our collective wisdom will increase
in proportion.
Nogales international., 1938-01-08
ALot Of People

UNLESS some great catastrophe kills off lot Of
people, the population of the United States will
reach the 13O million mark some time next May That
has been figured out by the Census Bureau the
basis of the average number of births and Deaths and
is probably accurate.
By 1888 there will be, then nearly fifty times as
many Americans as there were at the beginning Of
the Revolution four times as many as when the Civil
War began. This country has grown fast When Will
liam Mckinley became President in 1896, only about
40 years ago, there were barely half as many Amer
can people as there
If the United States keeps on doubling it's popula
ton every forty years, shall soon become
crowded China or the thickly-populated nations of
Europe But that is not in the cards. according to the
experts who make the study Of population statistics
their business. immigration has slowed down almost
to the stopping point and the deathrate is overtakng
the birth-rate. The annual rate of increase by
births is less than half what it in the 1905 The
outlook now according to the statistcians is that in
another 32 years, bv 1870, the American population
will number 148 million and that from then it viii
diminish, as fewer babies born than the number
Nogales international., 1938-01-08
Don't Let Frontier Fiesta Die!

IT'S time to begin thinking about the annual From
tier Fiesta.
Sponsored by the Nogales Elks it was great sue
cess financially and otherwise in 1886 and 1887 and
each year there is why it SHOULD not grow
bigger.
Held last year in May several weeks too late to at
tract many tourists, hundreds of whom had returned
to their homes nevertheless it was a success.
The 1898 fiesta should be staged in March about
three or four weeks after the annual Tucson rodeo
which is held each year around the 22nd Of February
Then, tourists would still be in the state
There is talk Of the 1888 fiesta being sponsor
ed by the Chamber of Commerce If that organization
doesn't want to undertake it, then the Elks should
get behind it again If the Elks don't want it, some
other organization may come forward and take it
over.
The fiesta is big thing for Nogales project that
meant more for Ambos Nogaes in 1886 and 1887 than
any affair ever held on the border. It brought in
crowds put life into the town, and made cash regis
ters ring for every business house, and last but not
least gave Nogalians several days of real amusement
THE FRONTIER FIESTA SHOULD NEVER BE
ALLOWED TO DIE, and if held each year will ulti-
mately become famous as Tucsons rodeo and Pres
cott's Frontier Days
Nogales international., 1938-01-08
(Copyright 1888 By HI. Painter)

Copyright 1888 BY III. Painter)
Steady Job For Him
Convicted counterfeiter says he
was just whiting when arrested"
He'll whittle big rocks to little ones
for the nexS few years.
A Wireless Artistic
"Sky is the limit for Ford walk
out, says G. I. o. man." We'd like
to see him try to walk on the sky!
Looks Will Be Long
women will be seen bathing in
Nogales international., 1938-01-08
Help Fight Infantile Paralysis!

TICKETS were placed on sale this week for the an
nual Presidents Birthday Ball to be held at the
Elks Club on the night Of Saturday January 29th
Similar affairs will be staged throughout the nation
that evening.
The Presidents Birthday Ball each year is for one
of the most worthy of all causesto raise funds to
combat infantile paralysis.
The funds this year go toward the founding of
National Foundation For Infantiles Paralysis.
Each ticket that you buy will help combat a dis
that kills and crippes thousands of little chill
dren and hundreds of grownups each year.
On November 8, 1887 the President of the United
States-Franklin Delano Roosevelt-gave his birth
day in perpetuity- to the new national Foun
daton and he is asking the American people to join
with him in founding the Foundation to Fight Infan
tile Paralysis nfantie paralysis has spread its ten
tacles over the Countrywide Foundation will
strive to break these tentacles.
INFANTILE PARALYSIS MUST GO! Help make
it go by buying as many tickets to the Presidents
Birthday Ball! you possibly afford.
Nogales international., 1938-01-08
Peoples Freight
Line Purchased
By Pacific Motor

Purchase of the Peoples Freight
Line, Inc, trucking concern serv-
ing all Arizona and the Imeprial
valley, by the Pacific Motor Truck
ing company was announced yester-
day by l.. B. Young, of San Fran
cisco, vice president of the trucking
company.
The, Arizona Corporation Com
mission has sanctioned the purchase
which subsequently will constitute
a merger of the two trucking lines.
Young said that the move will af-
ford outlying communities daily
distribution from freight terminals,
instead of two or three deliveries
weekly.
New Officers Named
Newly elected officers of the en-
larged Pacific Motor Trucking COM
pany, Southern Pacific company
subsidiary, are: G. j. Mcdonald,
president, who also is president Of
the railroad company; Young, vice
president; R. c. Hillebrand, secre-
tary; G. M. Scott, treasurer, and F.
L. McCaffery, auditor, all of San
Francisco.
Nogales international., 1938-01-08
Joyous War

Japan envoy says Toxic wants to
be kind victor to China" She has
to be cruel to be kind, according to
news reports.
Nogales international., 1938-01-08

lists and theologians throughout the
world. Culled briefly from past com.
ments on his life work are these quo
tations:
"The truths passing out OF his
system into general circulation are
now met with every day, qualifying
the views and creeds of all churches,
and men out of the church. Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
Nogales international., 1938-01-08

shorts by 1940." They're pretty close
to that now.