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Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Winnie TrudeII to Marry
George Lederman

which will interest their many
friends in the valley since both are
widely known.
No date has been set for the
wedding but it will probably be an
event of the spring.
Miss Trudell is a graduate of
Central high school and a popular
member of the Junior Ten Thou
sand club. She is the proprietor OF
an Ell Centre beauty salon.
Mr.. Lederman has been promi-
nently identified with Elks clut
affairs and is employed at the E
Centre j. C. Penney Co. store. He
attended school in Rhode Island
Nebraska, coming to Ell Centre
some two years ago. His parents
reside in Santa Ana.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Dinner and Bridge
Party Friday

HOLTVILLE, Dec. 20.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. M. Sheldon entertained at
their home on Cedar avenue with
a pot-luck dinner and card party
Friday night.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
c. E. Daley, Mr.. and Mrs. o. B
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. James An
derson, Mr.. and Mrs. @. j. Russell
Mr. and Mrs. o. c. Flary and Mr.
and Mrs. A. K. Nichols, all of El
Centro and Mr.. and Mrs. T. J
Allen of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Mrs. Earl Irey
Visits VaIIev

Mrs. Earl Trey of Ell Cajon, for
mer Ell Centre resident. arrived
Thursday in the valley for few
days visit being the house guest
OF Mrs. Frank Bowles. During her
stay Mrs. Trey, and Mr.. Trey. were
entertained at a number of social
affairs by their friends.
Mr.. Irey's business interests keep
him in the valley for a greater part
OF the time. He will spend Christ
mas in Ell Cajon with his family.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20

A gai1y ornamented Christmas
tree in the living room of the How
ard P. Meyer home supplied a holi-
day atmosphere for the Christmas
luncheon and party which Chapter
AV, PE.O., enjoyed Monday with
Mrs. Meyer as hostess at her home
$40 Wensley avenue.
A buffet luncheon was served, the
table having a clever centerpiece
of artificial flowers made from
Christmas tree balls and tinfoil,
the work of Mrs. o. j. Bradshaw
Each tray had an attractive IA
vor, candy-filled Christmas stock
ing, the luncheon repeating in dec
orations the holiday theme.
A brief business meeting was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Harry Horton, pres
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Hard of Hea
Club Party

Ell Centro Hard of Hearing club
members who plan to attend the
Christmas party in Brawley We'd
nesday night are to meet that eve
ming at $50 o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. Edna Buster, 725 Olive avenue,
where transportation arrangements
will be made.
Mrs. Margaret Radcliffe, lip read
ing instructor, has announced that
a group hearing aid was to be avail
able for the Wilson school program
Tuesday night
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Announcements
Of Meetings

McCabe Eucalyptus, home de-
partment will meet Thursday noon
at u O'Clock for the annual Christ
mas party to be held at the John
F.. Waterman ranch. A pot luck
luncheon, delightful program
and the exchange of gifts, not ex-
ceeding 25 cents in cost, are high
lights for the day. Mrs. E. E. Nm
derson, chairman, has announced
that these plans will be carried out
provided that there are no more
rain storms.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Hosts to Monday
Bridge Club

Monday evening duplicate bridge
club members were the guests this
week Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Keller,
meeting at their home, 535 Ham
ilton avenue, for their weekly game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keller won high
scores; Mrs. Il. C. Lanier and Mrs.
F.. ID. Jacobs, second; Mr.. Jacobs
and Mrs. c. j. Brooks, third.
viii 5. Fawcett, Miss Alvena La
Fontaine and Mrs. Cali p. Harri-
son were guests of the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Beginners Group
Has Lesson

Miss Agnes Pennington, 881 Com
mercial avenue, was hostess Mon
day night for the Junior Ten Thou
sand clubs Beginners bridge sec
ton, members meeting for their les
son at her home.
Those present were Winnie Tru-
dell, Rose Bryant, Matte Jim Mi
chael, Agnes Pennington and Ro-
sale LaBrucherie.
Next meeting is January 9 at the
home of Mrs. M. w. Bradshaw
1863 Brighton avenue, with Miss
LaBrucherie as cohoStesS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Eastern Stars and
Masons Give Party

Children of Masons and Eastern
Stars are to be guests at a party
to be given Thursday night by those
two organizations at 7 o'clock in the
Masonic temple.
Each parent is to bring a small
gift for his or her child, a short
program of entertainment will be
presented after which Santa Claus
will appear to deliver the presents,
the evening ending with the serving
of refreshments.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Cancel Meetins Of
ose-Mesuuite

Rose Mesquite home department
has postponed the meeting set
originally for Thursday of this
week to the second Thursday in
January at the Gus Bucher home
where the annual heart party will
take place.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Don't Let Constipation
Drag On!

Do you often have days when you
wake up tired-when you feel dull,
sunk, "all begged down.? It's
time you did something about it.
And something more than just
taking physic! You should get
at the cause of the troubled
If you eat what most people do
just bread, meat, potatoes
chances are that just this fact is
responsible: you don't get enough
bulk" And bulk" doesn't mean
lot of food. 1t means q kind of
food that isn't consumed in the
body, but leaves q soft "bulky"
mass in the intestines that helps
a bowel movement.
If this is your trouble, what you
need is crisp crunchy Kellogg's
All-Bran for breakfast. 1t con-
tains bulk" plus Natures great
intestinal tonic, vitamin b..
Eat it every day, drink plenty
of water, and see if your old
sparkle doesn't come back! Made
by Kellogg in Battle Creek.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wardlow of
Ell Centro have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Wini-
fred Trudell, to George Lederman
of Ell Centro, an announcement
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
To Sing Carols
"Wednesday

Young people of the Methodist
church have invited others inter
ested to join them J Wednesday
night when they will sing Christ
mas carols at various places in the
city.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
WORK LAUNCHED
ON TWO BASINS
FOR D. C. YACHTS.
First Step in Channel
Improvements

eliminating years Of efforts by
District civic, business and sport
ing interests, work on the improve
ment and Identification of the
Washington Channel got under
way today.
The initial step Is construction
of two yacht basins. The Dia-
mond Construction Company, in
charge of this project, has con-
tracted to complete the basins
within 800 days.
Next on the program will be
construction of commercial piers
to replace the antiquated struc-
trues now in use. Other items
agreed upon are construction OF
sea walls and anti-flood barriers,
additional yacht basins and deep
ening and widening Of the chan
mel
FUNDS ALLOTTED =
For the first year, $285 900 was
allotted from War Department
funds and the District contributed
S64,000. These amounts will be
matched for the second year OF
the project.
Construction also was in prog.
resS on a second important de-
velopment. This was the paving
of the extension of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway
between Key Bridge and Lee
Highway.
Under the contract let by the
Interior Department to CorSon &
Gruman, of Washington, for
$50 ,688, the paved road will consist
of two 24-foot lanes separated by
traffic islands. It is to be COM
pleted by March and is expected
greatly to relieve congestion be-
tween the District and thickly
populated Arlington county areas.
BRIDGE LINK OPEN SOON
Further relief for Arlington !
Washington communities was in
store before that time. Arno B.
Cammerer, of the National Park
Service, sad the George Wash
ington Memorial Parkway exten-
sion between Lee Boulevard and
Arlington Memorial Bridge will be J
opened to the public by October /.
AS q balance for the Memorial
Parkway develpment Public |
Works Administration officials
were pushing acquisition Of the
old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
AS now contemplated, a recrea-
tional area along the 160-foot right
Of way of the canal would extend
100 miles, from Georgetown to
Cumberland, Md.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
HUNGER STRIKE
Coast Foe of Hitler
Firm But Weaker

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2 QN.S).
AS Alfred Theodore Henry Hessel-
bein began the eleventh day OF
his hunger strike against that
man Hitler" he was reported as
sinking toward comatosee condi-
tion in the county Jail today.
Should his condition become
dangerous, authorities said, he
will be fed forcibly. The German,
who faces deportation and who
has undertaken the hunger strike
to call attention Of the public to
his situation, passes most Of his
time in feveriSh writing. He
claims to be the author of several
books which he says German Of
ficialdom find displeasing.
His fate. it is said, is being pom
dered in Washington, and a de-
cision as to his citizenship is ex-
pected soon.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Firemen in Peril
From BIazinQ Autos

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md,
Aug. 2-Firemen from five volun-
teer fire companies were en-
dangered last night when he tanks
of several automobiles stored in a
barn here exploded after the build
ing was struck by lightning.
Nearly a dozen cars were in the
barn when it caught fire. Compa-
nies from Linthicum Heights, Glen
Burnie, Odington, Jessup and Lans-
town responded to the adarm.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Burglars PurIoin
JeweIy Worth $50

Mrs. Agnes r. Kelly, 1921 Kalo-
rama Rd. N. W., reported to police
today that burglars who "jimmied"
the front door of her apartment
some time yesterday obtained jew
elry valued at $3.50. The loot in
cluded a finger ring, a wedding
ring, wrist watch, and tableware.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Fall in Her Home
Kills Housewife

Amelia Homan, SO, of 1901 e
St. N. W., died in Emergency hos
pital early today from complica-
tionS resulting from a fracture
of the hip. She was hurt in a fall
In her home July Is.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

Firsts and IyresuIGrs Of
Mems Patterned Summer Seeks
All fully proportioned
and well made for long ~
wear. Light and dark .
shades in rayon plated
%atsriaIsi sIass ,d to /, II PRS
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

Use Oar Modern Parking Building g the Rear Of the Store Rates
1Oc for Hour Euery Half Hour Fraction Thereafter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

sentimental side to her character She is unmarried because, as she explained, she belongs to the wa, generation, which meant that SC many of the young men she knew never came back. While she is ir favor of the career woman marrying and believes that matrimony does not hinder success, she thinks the unmarried woman should embrace some profession as an alternative and like it, putting her heart and soul into it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
CAT CLUB ORGANIZED

Elkin, N. c. CUP)-The Surry County Cat club is the newest ad- dition to local organizations. The group was organized to provide homes for cats and kittens which are unclaimed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
DETROIT WOMAN l IS CONVICTED
Jury Brings in Verdict of Manslaughter- r-PrisOn
 Term Mandatory

Detroit, June 2.-(UP)-Mrs. Julia M. Barker was convicted today of staying Mrs. Edith Mae Cummings, her partner in real estate trans actions that once made them rich and later led to difficulties with the law.
 A jury of four men and eight wo- men came back into circuit court with the verdict after pondering since yesterday afternoon the fate of the buxom, black-haired Mrs. Barker.
 Mrs. Barker had gone on the wit ness stand and in a low, calm, voice had told the jury that she did not bring the death gun to the scene that Mrs. Cummings in financial desperation had planned murder and suicide, and that she and Mrs Cummings scuffled in the snowy hillside before the fatal shot.
 The states. case was centered around the testimony of a farm woman, Mrs. Evelyn Fosha, the only witness of the staying. Mrs. Fosha testified that she was distracted from her morning chicken feeding by cries. Running to hilltop near her home, she said, she saw a woman kill Mrs. Cummings, vicious ly kick the body down the ravine and strike the victim with the pistod butt.
 The staying was startling climax to two lives which had followed a story-book pattern. In 1917, when Mrs. Barker's husband was an automobile worker, she obtained a Job as a real estate saleswoman Three months later she was earn- ing 8 thousand dollars a month She went into business for her. self. Twice she suffered setbacks but in the land booms of the '20's she amassed fortune estimated at nearly a million dollars.
 Mrs. Barker was convicted on a manslaughter charge, which carries penalty of imprisonment Up to Is years.
 When the foreman of the jury Del variance, announced the verdict Mrs. Barker sat emotionless, dis playing the same stony calm she had maintained through most of the trial. Her children, seated in the front row of the courtroom appeared more nervous than their mother.
 Judge Ira Jayne said he expected to pass sentence within week."
 The verdict convicted Mrs. Bar ker on the states charge that on wintry day last January she went with Mrs. Cummings to a remote area near the Huron river at Belle vile to interview farmer about a mortgage. Parking their car on a lonely highway, the women trudged across a snow-swept field to a steep ravine. There, the state declared, Mrs. Barker shot her lifelong friend in the back to silence her forever in land fraud deal in Kentucky for which both women were under indictment and fighting extradition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

Weren't you surprised gentle men," asked Miss Ward, ito dis cover Peppina's dignified mother and her history teacher playing Indians'?"
 70 mo-" they laughingly assured her, "but we would have been sur prised and disappointed, too, if we hadn't found Peppina putting on some kind of a show. That's what keeps us all young and in good spirits in this house."
 "It's near dinner time," sug- gested Peppina's mother, land I think Peppina will excuse Miss Ward and me if we discard our feathers and tomahawks now"
 Sure mama, dear" replied Peppina, You and Miss Ward have been splendid Indians. I'll put the things back in the closet. They belong to the Paul Revere Guards" she explained to Miss Ward.
 I'm so glad to meet you all," said Miss Ward, as the others stood grouped about her while Peppina was disposing of the Mohawk trappings.
 And SO are we all so glad to meet you, Miss Ward" they gave her warm assurance.
 What do you think of my fam ily?" asked Peppina, rejoining them, and putting her arm around Miss Wards waist.
 Getting Acquainted
 "Peppina," said Miss Ward, T think you've got splendid taste in picking out families. You know I've fallen in love with your moth CT, and I was just saying how glad am to be here and get acquaint- ed with you all."
 ITO tell you a secret" confided Peppina, in a stage whisper, I'm rather proud of them myself even if I did pick 'em out. I'll give you a tip; When you come to make out their report-you can mark 'em all 100 in Conduct; 'Brains'-Mama, 100-The rest, except me of course, 95-I hope don't pull down the average of of the class below zero"
 Say, Peppina," interrupted Miss Ward, I'm curious to know more about your Green Dragon and 'Salutation Inn screens. Wherever did you get them."
 This brought a laugh from the whole family.
 Peppina pointed with one hand at her easel-with the other sig nificantly toward the closet door.
 "Go ahead, Peppina," challenged Antonio, land show Miss Ward your Joseph's coat of many colors, as you call it."
 So Peppina produced from her mysterious closet her Joseph coat. And 1t is doubtful whether Jacob, of old, got as many colors into the coat he made for his favorite son as Peppina had daubed on hers.
 "The plot thickens!" declared Miss Ward, regarding Peppina with quizzical admiration. Am I to understand that I am in the pres- ence of the artist who painted that extraordinary dragon, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
C. 0. P. Gift! Check of $500 From Fairfield C County R epu b licans
 Escapes Scru-
 tiny to Date.

Detective Edward J. Hickey and Chief Accountant Warren M. Brown, of the staff of Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn, paid a visit today to the office of Con- troller Sherwood L. Rowland, for what purpose 1t was not revealed.
 Comment was, however, that the Investigators still are pursuing various leads in connection with the building up of the case MT. Alcorn is preparing against the 27 persons he, in cooperation with the extraordinary grand jury, has caused to be arrested on bench warrants.
 Whether there remain further records in the office of the con- troller, or that some of the trans actions of the current year are under scrutiny, was not deter mined. Apparently there has been no examination recently of the campaign expense reports at the town clerks office which show, among other items, a $500 con- tribution from the fairfield County Republican Council to the Repub- lican campaign fund before last election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
Market AdUances s In Quiet Op pening
New Bond Offerings Get Good Reception s. Steels
 Goes to 2-POint Premium

New York, June 2(UP)-Stocks advanced at quiet opening today as sentiment improved on the excel- lent reception given new bond offer- ings. Bonds moved h.gher. Cotton futures gained 4 to ' points.
 Offering was made today of $10O,- 100000 United States Steel 1-4 per cent, 10-year debentures at 100. The issue immediately went to a premium of more than 2 points in the over- the-counter market.
 United States Steel common stock opened at fl 3-4 up 5-8. Steel shares generally were higher. Gains in the main list ranged to more than 2 points in Eastman Kodak, which opened at 148 3-4, ex-dividend, up 2 3-4.
 Allied Chemical opened at 143 1-z up l 1-2; Westinghouse Electric 73 34 up IA; Du Pont 96 1-2 up l; Johns-Manville GA IA up 3-4; Mon- santo Chemical 72 1-2 up 1 3-8; Sears Roebuck 53 IA up 1-2; New York Central Il 5-8 up 1-8; Santa Fe 27 up 3-8; Douglas Aircraft 43 5-8 up 1-4; Chrysle Al 3-8 up 3-8 and International Nickel 42 1-2 up 3-8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
A BOW TO OPERA STARS

Irving Sindler hopes 1888 will be a big year for grand opera and ballet stars in motion pictures. Sindler is not a patron of the opera or a de- votee of the ballet. He's a property man at the Samuel Goldwyn studio and when he started "The GoldWyn Follies" he was plenty worried. In the cast of that technicolor musical were Helen Jepson, Metropolitan Opera diva, and Vera Zorina, late of the Ballet Russe-and Sindler expected goodly quota of tenn perament trouble. To his surprise and relief, the stars not only ex- pected no coddling, but were grateful for the ordinary attentions which seasoned cinema stars accept as their natural due.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
Mnitrg Rene .J1ruin Was
 U.S. College Instructor
BY ROSETTE HARGROVE NEA Service Staff Correspondent


 Paris.-When Eugene Wiedmann so-called German "Bluebeard," ap- pears before the Criminal Court al Versailles next November to be tried for the death of the American dancer, Jean de Koven, and five other murders he is said to nave confessed, he will have at his side a woman lawyer who spent five years of her life in America as m- structor at Wellesley College. With Maitre Moro Giafferi, most brilliant member of the Paris bar, and two others, she will form his de- fenSe staff.
 FINDS BLUEBEARD
 CASE MOST INTERESTING
 Maitre Renee Jardin happens to be the only woman lawyer who, as yet, has pleaded in Criminal Court. But of all the cases she has handled, that of Weidmann is, and she thinks is likely to remain the greatest mystery of all times.
 strangely enough, he seems quite sympathetic and there is noth- ing brutish about him." she declared. His eyes, however, have a strange fixity of expression which is discon- certing, almost hallucinating, after a certain time. Outside of that, he is most courteous and helpful"
 Energetic, vivacious Renee Jardin claims that the five consecutive years she spent at Wellesley taught her helf-confidence, awoke in her dormant spirit of nergy and im- bued her with a love of taking risks She went to America year after obtaining her literary degree at the Sorbonne-which year she spent as assistant lecturer at the University of Saint Andrew in Fife (ScotlanO
 Asked why she had returned to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02
nsamen John Italian Preserving Historic Sites Including Home of

right so far, because the next one is' a whale of a whopper. The other was only a minnow. It's easy to swallow a minnow-but I'd hate like the dickens to have to swallow whale. Now, listen to this:
 "Peppina says that this Cot ton grew up to be famous preacher, but with all his sup posed brains and education-he believed in witches. That he preached sermons to prove that there really were witches, and that 1t was our Christian duty to catch elm and kill 'em; and that he scented and tracked them him. self like a bloodhound.
 Witches!
 "Peppina says" Antonio went on, keeping a twinkling eye on Miss Ward, that this Cotton be- heved that witches had sold them selves to the devil, and could make themselves invisible or could transform themselves into any, thing they wanted to. They could go whizzing through the air on a broomstick, if they felt like it. And If they had a grudge against anybody, they could make 'em have tn stomach ache, or tn COW kick tn milk pail over, or tn hens tn pip, or tn cat throw fit-or any thing else for spite.
 And when such things happen in any family, Peppina says, right off they blamed it on a witch, and began to guess who it probably was. And suspicion was apt to fall upon some cantankerous old woman or sarcastic old maid.
 T asked Peppina why they wouldn't suspect some grumpy old bachelor. She didn't give me any reason.
 But tn thing about this whole funny business that was most on Peppina's mind, was tn effect it must have had on the children at that time. And that's what got us so all worked up over her harrow ing stories of tn poor little kid dies who lived in that very house, at that time-and went to bed every night scared stiff over tn crazy stuff tn grown-ups were talking about.
 Now, Miss Ward, isn't that a whale of a whopper for our little sister to put over on her innocent and trusting family? Papa and mama have told us that such things are still believed in some places in the old country, but I didn't suppose that anybody ever did in this country"
 Cotton Mather
 "The witch-craze here" said Miss Ward, twas very shortlived, though very astonishing and dis graceful. After about 19 witches had been put to death and alarge number punished-the people seem to have come to their senses. "
 Wouldn't 1t have been a joke, though" interrupted Peppina, eff there really and truly had been witches? And If one had come fly ing into Cotton Mather's church some fine Sunday and turned him into 8 bullfrog and made him dance 8 Jig before the whole con- gregation-and then made him straddle the broomstick behind her and gone flying out the win dow? The grownups might have been scared out of their wits-but I'll bet you the children would have laughed and applauded"
 "Yes, and got spanking when they got home," suggested Antonio.
 Been worth it," rejoined Pep pima, giggling.
 And are we to understand, Miss Ward" resumed Antonio, that our Peppina has been sticking pretty close to history-and I've got to swallow the whale?"
 Dinner was then announced.