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Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Valley Experiences Earliest Autumn
Weather in Years, Charts Show

Temperatures scared as high as
ia one year ago on three success
sive days.
Maximum temperature of the
week this year was LOG, on Sept. II.
Minimum temperatures were also
CORRESPONDENCE lower Lowest tenn
perature one year ago between Sep
tember S and II was IA degrees.
Thermometers fell to 81 degrees
on Sept. of this year.
In 1886 the minimum tempera-
ture for the week Of Sept. 5 to IL
was 63 degrees but the average for
the week was considerably higher
than average temperatures this
year.
No unusual rain, thunder, light
ming or wind storms were recorded
during the month in any of the
three years included in the survey.
A light rain storm early in the
month was the only visible reason
for lower temperatures thus far in
the early fall season. Humidity fig
ures were virtually the same.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Buns Records
Sent to Sheriff

Criminal records of California
visitors fingerprinted during h e
Los Angeles pum blockade at
Yuma two years ago, still arrive
at the Imperial county sheriff's
office at the rate of one or two a
day Undersheriff Rodney Clarke
said
The fingerprint records in al
most every instance show that the
men had been arrested in other
communities in the United States.
In many cases they, before or
after the blockade, served terms in
jails and penitentiaries. The types
of crimes listed against some of
them ran from vagrancy to first
uegree murder.
The Los Angeles police depart
ment two years ago maintained
the bum blockade in an attempt
to stem the influx Of criminals
from the east. The department
was prevented from re- establish
ment of the blockade at the close
OF the heated controversy in the
coast city.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
SeeIeyFo|k in
LA. For SUNDAY
SEELEY NOTES

Mrs. j. P. Williams and Mrs. l.
Fippenger motored to Los Angeles
Sunday and Miss Elizabeth How
ard and Miss Irene Williams Who
Lave been attending Sawyer Busl-
ness school this summer returned
home with Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Nellie Dams visited her
daughters in Los Angeles anu
brother and family; was accom-
panied by her niece Betty Nc
Creary on her return home. Betty
started to school here Monday.
Mrs. p G.. Smith and daughters
Miss Betty Jane and Evereen en-
joyed a picnic with Mr.. and Mrs.
G. L, Allender and family in the
mountains Sunday week.
Bob Parrish returned Friday
from a business trip spent in Sac
:amento last week.
Miss Louise Grouleff, after
spending part of the summer with
her aunt Mrs. Frank Stockton il
Ramona, is home and her sister,
! Marie Grouleff remained with
her aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brewer and
family have moved back to See
ley and are living in he Eo
Campbell cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Rolls
moved from the Howard cottage
and are located seven miles south
on the Bright ranch
The Ladies Aid held their first
meeting Tuesay, only six present.
They meet again in two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Robinson
and Temple Robinson returned
Sunday from a week spent on the
coast. They visited their son, Wick
Robinson, at Berkeley, who is at
tending the university and stop
ped for a short visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Huson in San Francis
20 coming home by the Big Basin
and the new coast route from
Santa Cruz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Huff and
little son after Che summer spent
in Los Angeles and Santa Monica
are back home. Mrs. Huff is
teaching at Silsbee this year Mr..
Huff is principal of the Seeley
school another year.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Another Charqe
Facing Prisoner

Homer Beck, dapper Negro orgin-
ally charged with two counts Of
burglary and two morals offenses,
Tuesday faced an additional charge
filed against him by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney r. I. French.
The deputy district attorney
charged him with having a prior
conviction on three counts of bur-
glary in San Diego. Beck was ar
raigned in superior court Monday
before Judge Vaughn N. Thompson.
He will enter plea Sept. Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

Mrs. P. A. Murray and son Bur-
on, returned from Laguna where
they have spent part of their vaca-
ton. Mrs. Murray is now almost
entirely recovered from the effects
of an automobile accident early in
the summer.
Harold Erwin returned recently
from Texas where he motored to
bring his wife and small son Larry
home from month visit with rela-
tives. While there Mrs. Erwin Wis
tied many places of interest.
Mrs. Estelle Reid and Bobby and
Betty returned Saturday from La
guna. Mrs. Reid recently finished
summer school course at San
Diego State. Bobbie spent several
weeks at boys camp in Catalina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hays left
Ell Centre last weekend for VAN
couVer Wnere they will spend
two-week vacation. They will re-
turn via Twin Falls where they
will attend the annual convention
of the International Four States
highway association Sept. "a and
%. Hays is secretary of the inter-
national organization.
Judge John E. Simpson of Ell
Centre justice court returned early
this week after spending his vaca-
ton in San Diego.
Supervisor and Mrs. Hugh T. Os-
borne are on vacation in Los An
geles. They left Ell Centre Monday
night and will be away for two
weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
HoltviIIe Pastor
On Trip North

The Rev Mr.. John Wesley Gram
de, pastor of the First Methodist
church of Holtville, left La Mesa
Sunday evening and with his FAM
lily, is enjoying short trip to
San Francisco and Sacramento. He
plans to return to Holtville in time
for services Sunday morning. The
Rev. Mr.. Grande has supplied pull
pits at both the La Mesa M. E.
church and at the Park Boulevard
M. E. church in San Diego during
July and August.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Former VaIIev
Man Kills Self

Ernie Hood, 49, former Ell Cen
tran, murdered a woman and
killed himself in Pasadena Monday
night.
He shot GlaGys Blankenbaker
30, and then turned the gun OH
himself. They were dead when
officers arrived at a room in a
hotel around the corner from the
police station Other hotel guests
heard a woman scream Ernie,
Ernie - Dont!" and then five
shots were fired. The woman
came from LaVerne.
Hood was a prizefighter in FL
Centro and widely known.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Sentence Hangs
Over Mans Head

Onnie Myers, Ell Centran, will
go to Jail for 60 days the next
time he or his wife call Ell Centre
police to untangle a domestic argu-
ment, Judge w. H. Lorenz ruled in
police court Monday.
Commitment to Jail was with
held pending good behavior, Lorenz
said at the time he sentenced My
ers on a charge of disturbing the
peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Osborne Speaks
In Favor of
Picket Law

Hugh T. Osborne, secretary-man-
ager of the Associated Farmers Of
Imperial county, spoke in the Bilt-
more Bowl in Los Angeles at noon
Tuesday in favor of that city's anti
picketing ordinance.
He explained that the farmers
OF the nine southern California
counties are interested in the ordi-
nance because they do not wish
to be harrassed and involved in
fights when they take their pro-
ducts to the Los Angeles markets.
He was invited to speak for SOUTH
ern California farmers by the
southern Californians, Inc, and
Afher organizations backing the or
hnance.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Imperial Valley Press

Estabrshed April 70. 1901.
published every afternoon except
saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon Issue now succeeded by
The POst-Press Sunday estabIish
ed 1856 by the Imperial Valley
publishing Company, 825 State
street, Eel Centre. Calf.
Entered mt Eel Cehtro, California
post office as second class matter.
PAUL Jenkins. publisher; A. G.
Johnston, vice-president and gen.
erela manager; Il. A. Fitxhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
West-HOl'iday Co., Inc, National
Advertising Representatives.
Members California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
subscription Rates; Sc per copy.
In contraction with the Post
Press tSundays), pcr month. 6Oc,
Paid In advancet 3 months xl.05.
mouths x3.:5i one year $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Canal Construction
Company to Use
Union Laborers

o. j. Fenum of the Atlas Con-
struction company, holders of
contract for All American canal
constitution, verbally agreed ito use
all union labor when the job opens
Oct. l, Charles Copperman, president
of the Building Trades council in
Imperial county, announced Tues
day.
Approximately 500 men in all
classes of labor will be needed dur
ing the progress of the job, Copper.
man was informed.
I'VE will use Imperial Valley
residents as far as possible" he
declared" in filling the orders
from the construction company"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

Temperature charts at the Ell
Centre weather bureau Tuesday
disclosed that Imperial Valley Is
experiencing its earliest autumn
in years.
Temperatures ranged five or six
degrees lower during the past week
as compared to temperatures dur
ing the same weeks in 1886 and
1897
Exceedingly cooler temperatures
this year were especially noted be-
cause of the mid-September heat
wave which hit the valley in 1887
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Scout Council to
Ne ct "Wednesday

Imperial county Boy Scout Coun-
ell will meet Wednesday night at
7:30 in the scout office at the court
house to discuss plans for next
year and a report on the Boy
Scout summer camp.
George Raney, chairman, will be
in charge of the meeting according
to Hugh Wilcox, scout executive.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Junior 10000
Club to Ne ct

The Junior Ten Thousand club
will hold its first regular meeting
after the vacation period Thursday
evening at 1880 in the tea room of
the Ten Thousand club.
Plans for the coming year will
be discussed, sections formed and
new members welcome. Hostesses
for the evening will be the execu-
tive board, Mrs. Cliff Fields presi-
dent, Mrs. Dee Percival, vice pres
ident; Mae Thomas, second vice
president; Ruth Sprinkle, secretary
and Mrs. Arch Bryant, treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
d Register First
Day at &c.

Twenty-Five Central Junior coll
lege students registered for the
1938-39 term during the first day
of registration, Monday, Superin-
tendent Guy Weakley announced
Tuesday.
He suggested that junior college
students register this week instead
of waiting until after school opens
next Monday as school officials
will have more time to devose TO
each student.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
JAY GOULD'S WIDOW
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS

NEW YORK, Sep. 13. (UP)-
Mrs. Harold c. Stortz, widow of
the late Jay Gould and wife of a
wealthy Chicago and California
sportsman was found unconscious
from gas in her apartment today
and an emergency squad was called
in an attempt to save her life.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
EYLER RECEIVERS

John w. Tyler, who was operated
upon at Mercy hospital in San
Diego last week, is making such
satisfactory progress that he ex-
poets to be allowed to leave the
hospital Wednesday and will re-
main at Ocean Beach, where Mrs.
Tyler has been spending the sum-
mer, until able to return to the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
FUNERAL FOR SCHOOL
TEACHER TO BE WE'D.

Friends of the late w. j. Mitchell,
former Verde and Holtville school
teacher who died at Alpine last
week, received word Tuesday that
the hour OF his funeral was chang
ed to l pm. Wednesday at the
Erickson chapel in La Mesa.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Jr. Division of
Fair to Meet

Members of the junior division
fair board will meet at the I'm
perial county fairboard office to-
night at 7:30, according to Lee
Landerman, All club director.
Members of the committee are
Hugh Osborne, E. V. c. Northrop,
Dwight Thompson and Lander
man.
The group will handle all as
poets of the junior fair activity
next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
WRONG Way
RIGHT WAY
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page ,
ocean to Ireland. There were two
parades, and a wrong way" lunch
con, at which a green upside down
airplane was printed atop the menu
which was spelled "unem" and
began with "essat imed" and ended
with a "liatkcoc turf ainrofilac."
Asked where he was going next,
Corrigan grinned and said:
ITO Oakland, San Francisco and
Sacramento, for some more invita-
tionS."
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
SCOUT DIRECTOR
DISCUSSES PROBLEMS

Calvin McCray, regional scout
director, discussed scout problems
with Imperial county scout leaders
in Ell Centro Tuesday.
McCray will return to Los An
geles Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
Theft Brings
Six Month Term

HoLTVTLLE, Sept. 13.-Bill Gif-
ford will spend six months in the
county Jail for stealing hay from
the Fisher ranch near here, Judge
T. T. Mayfield ruled in justice
court, Monday. Clifford was arrest
ed by Deputy Sheriff Frank Raney
late last week and given a pre-
liminary hearing before Mayfield
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
DAUGHTERS OF UNION
VETERANS TO MEET

Anna Maria Ross Tent No. 72,
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil War will hold its first meet
ing of the new season Friday af-
ternoon, Sept. 16, at 2 pm. Mrs.
Faunna Cecil, secretary, urged all
members to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
FILE INTENTION

Raymond Benedict Fritz, 81, Win
terhaven, and Mary Louise Whaley,
ID, Yuma, Monday filed a notice
of their intention to marry.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
FL CENTRANS RETURNING HOME
AFTER VACATION TRIPS

AIkn vAVAIIVN
Wesley He'll left last week with
his son, Norman, for Arkansas
where he will join his wife and
daughter, Nancy, visiting relatives
there. Mrs. He'll and Nancy have
enjoyed a delightful trip in the
East and Florida. The family ex-
poets to return this weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Ridley and
baby daughter, Joella, we're in the
valley this weekend visiting Mrs.
Ridley's parents, the A. j. Browns,
in Brawley, and her sister, Mrs. G.
R. Evans of Ell Centro. Mrs. Ridley
was the former Cleo Brown who
has been living in Torrance since
her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. r. Evans and
son, Jimmie, returned recently
from a two months vacation in
Los Angeles and Mission Beach.
Mrs. A. c. Finney and daughter,
Mrs. Clarence Smith, plan to re-
turn this week from Oakwilde where
/ they have been occupying the How
ard P. Meyer cottage during the
summer.
DR.. Merritt G. Garfield will re-
turn early next week from Stan
ford where he has been doing some
postgraduate work. Mrs. Garfield
and son Merritt jr., will return
Saturday from Catalina where they
have been Summering.
Miss Aileen Hartzog left Sum-
day for Bakersfield where she will
teach this year.
George Winwright, assistant
county agent, returned to work
, Monday after spending a months
| vacation visiting relatives and
friends on the coast.
Albert Nelson of Ell Centre lett
Saturday for an IL day vacation in
northern California.
Mrs. Philip Knights, David and
Phillip jr., returned last week from
Sacramento. While there Mrs.
knights and the boys enjoyed the
state fair, returning by leisurely
stages visiting friends and relatives
en- route. Knights returned later in
the week.
Miss Jane Hartzog, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hartzog, will
leave this weekend for Redlands
where she will continue her studies
at Redlands university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Dilbeck,
Jerry and 10 Ann returned Sunday
from a fortnight's outing in the
mountains above Arrowhead.
Mrs. Annis Robinson returned last
week from two months vacation
on the coast. She also visited her
daughter, Doris in Arizona and
took pleasant trip which included
Carlsbad Caverns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Royce and son,
Howard, returned recently from
Long Beach where they had enjoy
ed a two weeks vacation.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest w. Manley
and daughter, Mona, spent pleas
ant vacation on the coast. While
| there they were joined by num-
ber of relatives from northern Cali
! fornia and Arizona, and together
i they visited Catalina and other
mountain and beach resorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan B. Mason left
for Santa Barbara where they will
| attend convention of Pacific
Coast Electric and Gas association
| representatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Rhodes and
children left last week for Strath-
more where they will visit Mrs.
| Rhodes mother. Mrs. A HlXable.
Mrs. Rhodes plans to return Thurs
day, but Rhodes ard the children
will remain until Oct. /.
Herb Norris, manager of the
United Artists theatre, left for Los
Angeles on business trip. He was
accompanied by j. M. Hill of the
Valley theatre and Ben DeDici of
Calexico. They will return the last
of the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13
DIVORCE GRANTED
ON DESERTION

Pat Higgs Monday was granted
final divorce decree in suit
against BERTHE Higgs on the grounds
of wilful deSertion.
A notice of intention to wed was
filed with County Clerk w. j.
McClelland Monday by George
Harlan Daily, %, FL Centro, and
Florence Brewer, 18, Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-13

Wesley He'll left last week with
his son, Norman, for Arkansas
where he will join his wife and
daughter, Nancy, visiting relatives
there. Mrs. He'll and Nancy have
enjoyed a delightful trip in the
East and Florida. The family ex-
poets to return this weekend.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
Numbers Of Kidnap
Ransom Bills Listed

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The Washington times., 1938-06-02
Levine kIDNAP
MURDER is LAID
TO AMATEURS"
Gang Panic-Stricken,
Evidence Indicates

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, June
MISREPRESENTATION amateurs
were blamed today for the kidnap.
murder of 12-year-old Peter Levine,
whose mutilated body was found
on the shore of Long Island Sound
last Sunday night.
Medical Examiner Amos o.
Squire, of Westchester county, ad-
vanced the theory that novice kid
napers had severed the boys head
from his body in an effort to fore
stall Identification. DR.. Squire
saw their amateurish touch in the
fact that Peters clothes. easily
identifiable, were not removed.
DR.. Squire discounted the theory
that the lads head might have
been severed by the propeller Of
a boat, and also secuted the be-
lief that the wire attached to a
weight and looped around the
boys neck had cut off the head
by action of the tides.
Federal investigators and local
police anxiously awaited today
outcome of a laboratory analysis
of a coil Of corroded wire found
among the rocks Of Davenport
Neck, about 10 feet from where
the body was washed ashore. The
wire, about IL feet long, appeared
to be Of the same type wound
around the Levine boys body.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02

. LOS ANGELES, June 2 (T.N.S).
The woman who would rather be
in prison in California than free
anywhere else got her wish today.
She was Mrs. Bernice Emme
and she began serving q one-to-
ten.year term for an assault with
a gun on her husband in 1881.
In 1882 she was pardoned by
the late Governor James Rolph
on condition she exile herself per-
manently from the State. 1t was
stipulated that should she ever re-
turn she would automatically be
sent back to prison.
Mrs. Emme said she returned
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The Washington times., 1938-06-02
SENATE ASKED
ITO PUT BAN ON
KIDNAP RANSOM
Two Bills Would Make
Payment Unlawful

0.N.SJ Expressing alarm ovel
recent kidnapings, a bipartisan
drive was started in the Senate
today for consideration at this ses
sion Of Congress of bills which
would make ransom payments un
lawful.
The bills are sponsored by Sena,
tors Ashurst CD of Arizona
chairman of the Senate judiciary
Committee, and Capper (RO OF
Kansas. Both Senators argue
that passage of the bills, which
are similar, would remove the in
centive for large ransom demands
and reduce kidnapings.
ACTION SOUGHT
IF those fellows knew they
would not be able to collect
large amounts Of money as ran
som, the chances are there
would not be as many kidnap-
1ngS," Capper SAID.
kidnapping is a terrible
racket, and I'm not sure that
my bill is a perfect answer to
the question, but it is something
along the line that is needed,
and I intend to press for action
this session in view Of the re-
cent kidnapings."
ASHURST'S VIEW
Ashurst also made it clear he
would ask for consideration Of his
bill this session. He expressed
concern over ransom payments
which have failed to produce the
kidnapped persons.
Both bills would simply make it
unlawful for any person to pay
ransom or reward for the release
Of kidnapped persons. They would
provide penalties for persons found
guilty Of paying ransom from S.
900 to $4,000 and imprisonment
from two to four years.