Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-11
Files Tell Story
Of Ore ates Day
In History

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ing at O'Clock Washington time. "
In regulation six point type, top
ped by a fancy headline reading
HUNS QUIT. the Imperial VAL
ley Press Of Nov Il told this story
10 is readers In an accompanying
dispatch President Wilson said:
My Fellow Citizens: Everything
for which America fought has been
accomplished. II now will be our
fortunate duty to assist by exam
pie by sober friendly conduct and
by material aid. in the establish
ment OF Just democracy throughout
the world"
Ell Centre Celebrates
TIE celebration that followed on
that Monday morning was describ-
ed as:
Ell Centro sprang 10 life Sirens
blew. bells rang and hundreds of
citizens rushed into the streets.
Hundreds of automobiles, toot-
ing claXons and blowing horns
quite a feat for an automobile
headed by the El Centro Municipal
band. paraded the streets for hours
/ Business houses closed and We're
not opened until 10 am.
The kaiser in effigy was dragged
through the streets with a rope
around his neck and consigned to
an ignominious death. A long black
coffin. prepared especially for the
eX-monarch was also a notable
feature OF the victory parade. At
o'clock but one oyerzealous victory
fan had been reported for disorder
" conduct. He was accused of ad-
ministering a too enthusiastic slap
on his wifes back"
Also OH the front page are:
A headline reading KAISER
BILL AND ELDEST SON FOR
SAKE HOMELAND" and another
WAR DEPARTMENT ASKS DE-
SERTERS BE APPREHENDED".
A story reading:
Today IS the last Honor Day in
the great ten day drive to raise
$4,000 in Imperial county for Un-
tied War Work fund
> There is a cablegram prepared
notifying the southern Califor-
MIA boys who are serving at the
front that their home subscribed
to the full quota in the three honor
days. This cablegram will be re-
leased tonight if the patriotic citi-
zens Go their duty today
The Band Plays
Another story ordering all men,
bers Of the band to meet, ready to
play. al sis pm.
On an inside page is a fading
picture Of a number of dignified
gentlemen surrounding a bell. The
outlines read: Representatives OF
Europe,s oppressed nationalities.
Enjoys from Rumania, Czechoslo-
yakia and the Ukraine are named.
Also on the editions inside pages
are stories subtly urging the con-
tinued reduction in using candy and
a story on rigid health restrictions
at Camp Kearney. There is an
other quoting letter from Tulman
G. Mabrey from over there. Ma
brey said:
This letter leaves me fine, only
I'm rather cold and damp Say,
I guess III be a tickled boy to get
back home and crawl into real
bed Youu about have to hitch
the "fliv' on me to get me out
I've strung about two miles OF
telephone wire today and I'm just
about al in. I sure would like TO
De back IN the valley 10 take that
caterpillar job at So per. Boy but
I'm sure going TO be some truck
driver when get home. Think you
could take a three -tonner out of
a narrow road through a woods
that IS full of holes and so DARK
you can't see what road there is
and you can't have a bit Of light
and you have a truck that steers
from and pulls from all four wheels?
old Fritz is trying out his pop
guns tonight. He is sure making
a beautiful noise, but ne isn't near
hitting old Till!
The war is great. I never was
n a better war ="
Great Day"
Or the editorial page appeared
this editorial:
The greatest day in the worlds
history, with the sole exception OF
that day whose morning sun kissed
the cupid lips Of the infant Jesus,
lying in the manger of the Nazar-
eth cattle-barn.
"And TO the great people at large
this day will be placed almost on
the level with Christs day. For this
dow ra11receptc the bringing to a