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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
First Kiss Wins
Del Mar Feature

DEL MAR. Calf, Aug. 3 (UP-
First Kiss beat the favored Galapas
in the $500 added San Dieguito
handicap which opened Bmg Cros-
by's Del Mar track for the summer
season yesterday.
Gaapas managed to hold off
Arigotal in the stretch. The winner
paid Sll.80 on 81 win tickets.
Crosby. Pat O'Brien and Bonita
Granville led the opening day cere-
monies and there we're many film
folk among the crowd of $500 who
paid a total of s1o4,824 into the
pari-mutuels.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Favorites Pace
Junior Net Meet

CULVER. Ind, Aug. %. CUP.-
Favorites. most of them from Cali
fornia. were in the majority today
as the national junior and boys
tennis tournament entered the
quarter finals.
Seven of the junior and five of
the boys division quarter finalists
we're seeded stars. Six of those
in the junior division and five in
the boys division are Californians.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
SPORTS PARADE
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, Aug. 3. CUP)-A
drummer boy without his sticks. a
gamecock without his spurs.
That is what some of the ex-
perts were hkening Henry Arm
strong to as he started training
today for the defense of his light
weight championship against Lou
Ambers in Yankee stadium late this
month.
Armstrong; hands are gone. You
hear it everywhere you turn among
boxing men. The little chocolate
fists, the little bundles of bone
and muscle. they say. have crumbled
at last from their eternal pound
ing.
If they have it's no wonder
For more than a decade Armstrong
has thrown his fists almost with
out cessation. He was never one
to stall even for moment. From
bell to bell he has waded in, stayed
close within the firing range. and
pumped, pumped, pumped those
fists of his. They have bounced off
laws. skulls, ribs, elbows and
shoulders tens of thousands of
times. There have been greater
fighters than Armstrong, perhaps,
but never buster ones. Flyweights,
lightweights, welterweights-he has
taken them all since 1929
Not a boxer but fighter, Arm
strong has called on his fists more
than any man of his time. They
were his attack and his defense at
one and the same time. Behind a
barrage of leather, a never ending
barrage, he waged and won his three
titles.
His hands began to weaken be-
fore he ever won a title But he
kept throwing 'em. For years sew
eral of his fingers have been so
rigid that he has had to forcibly
bend them into the bundle of his
fists after he slipped on his gloves.
He kept the condition of his weap-
ons pretty much of secret until
two months ago when he defended
his welterweight championship
against Ernie Roderick in London.
They gave him tremendous trou-
BILE in that fight. Early in the bout
his left hand got so bad that he
had to use it almost as a club,
striking with his wrist. For days
after the bout his left arm was
black and blue almost UP to the
elbow and his fingers were hor-
ribly swollen.
The oucome of the fight literally
Is in Henry's hands. Given two
solid fists, he will be too much for
Ambers. But If he has to go in
there under the stadium lights with
broken hands the Herkimer Italian
may well give him his first defeat
In AZ fights. Ambers hasn't Arm
strongs class or punch, but he Is
as game as they come, fast as
streak, and hits hard enough to
cut and slice He fought Henry to
a fare-thee- last September,
and he is better now than he was
then.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kline
Post Press Sports Editor

the above mentioned offer was
ever sent to me.
I wish 10 assure the promoters
of the fight that the city is
now. and has always been an
xious to do all in its power to
consummate arrangements which
would show a reasonable return
for the lung fund.
Signed
Charles Blslack.
Park Commissioner.
City of Ell Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Olympic 1ryouts
Set in September

NEW YORK, Aug B. CUP) -
Olympic team equestrian tryouts
will be held at Fort Riley, Kan,
Sept 29-Oct. 5, Maj. Gen. John K.
Kerr. U. S. cavalry chief and chair
man of the Olympic equestrian
committee. announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Valley Fighters to
Box in San DIEGO

While the Ell Centre arena will
again remain dark, the Hogue
twins, Ike Blair and Cleo Shans.
will get their weekly workouts in
the San Diego coliseum Friday
night.
For the Hogue twins it will be
purely a workout because Shorty
meets Frank Taylor and Bigboy
will tackle Chhey Vargas.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
l.. a. Stocks

LOS ANGELES. August B. UPD-
The Los Angeles Stock Exchange
today reflected the upward trend
on the New York board with most
issues up fractions in light trading.
Although the turnover was only
$500 shares, fifteen issues were up
while only five showed declines
and nine were unchanged.
Roberts pub mkts. 100 shares, 6ls
Unchanged; Safeway stores 100 share
48b up H; Goodyear. 100 shares
% = down u
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Markets At
A Glance

stocks firm and active.
ponds higher. L. s. Governments
irregular.
can money l per cent.
curb stocks higher.
Cotton barely steady.
wheat off Is to % CENTS corh
off y to p.
Rubber firm. WI.
silver unchanged in New YORK
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
T.. 4. BUTTER e EGGS
MINNEAPOLIS FLAX

Flax quotations by courtesy oi
Southwest t1sxseed association.
Sept mber ...........'.'''' -
December ...................t sA'ol
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
BrawIey. HCentro
BowIers Clash

El Centro and Brawley All-Star
bowling teams will clash at the
El Centre academy Friday night
in the first of three scheduled
meetings.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
L.. a. HA Y
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANG ELES, August g. (UP)-
Hogs saleable $50, about steady; me
dunn to good lights 6.25-6.s5: top
700; few sows 4.50-475.
Cattle salea BILE, 500. little done
on steers. medium held around 825; ;
other classes steady; few heifers
6.75 down. cows 5.5O-6. so: Gamers
and cutters 4.00-5.25; bulls 6.25-
TOO.
Calves saleable $50. bout steady
few yealers to 10; others $50 down
few calves to 9.
Sheep saIeable 1900; steady. me
eium to good ~ ID wooled lambs
7.85; medium to good rs to Sc lb.
shorn lambs 650-7.0o.
l.. A BANKS
LOS ANGELES, August g. CUP)-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
HARDWARE LOSES
TO MAGGIE, 8-5

The I. v. Hardware softball team
clinched the cellar position IN Sc
cond half play wednesday night
in Ell Centre stadium by losing an
e-5 decision to Maggie Brothers
nine.
The gate was marked by free
hitting and loose fielding. nine
errors being committed. Noel Smith
was the losing pitcher. Bob o.
Brien the winner.
THE SCORE:
Maggie .......... 100 003 121 8
Hardware -. 101 010 200 5 9 3
O'Brien and Humphreys; Hurst,
Smith and Payne, Ingram.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug g. GP)-wheat
lost about a cent or the Chicago
Board Of Trade today. Failure OF
Congress TO approve the federal de-
ficiency appropriation for crop loan
had a bearish effect. and the mar
ket tone was unsettled.
Corn futures steadied in late trad
ing after decline of nearly q
cent Private experts estimated the
erop at 2.519.000,006 bushels com
pared with 2.557,0ooooo bushels last
month.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03

L.. A bANhS
LOS ANGELES. August 8. (UP)-
Transamertca .,.,,,...' bR hA
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-30
ODDS ARE AGAINST YOU

TAKING a certain amount of
chance is the heart and soul of
the game But there is a big diff
ference between a winning chance
and losing chance. The first kind,
which all so'..e players like to
take, involves q somewhat greater
chance to sam than to suffer
whereas tie losing chance is one
on which tas ODDS are against you
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-30
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
aThe Authority Authorities"
'The Authority on Authorities

Trumps North showed one with
6-Diamonds and South then bid
7-No Trumps. though he now
knew that at least one king was
missing
This slam was made solely be-
cause the diamond king was in
the proper place 1t depended on
an exactly even chance, whereas
better than an even chance is
needed to make a grand slam bid
sound since it risks loss of both
game and small slam
In match point duplicate a
grand slam may safely be bid on
an exactly even chance. but that
is another story
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
STEAMER CUBA
COMES TO PORT

Steamship Cuba, of the p. and
o. S. S. Co, arrived yesterday
afternoon from Havana with Al
first cabin and three second cab
in passengers for Key West; Is
first and four second cabin pas
sengers for Tampa.
Practically all of the Key West
passengers were bound over the
Florida Motor Lines for vacations
in the north and many of them
came via Key West for the ride
over the highway going to New
York and the Worlds Fair.
Listed on the manifest of the
ship were the following items:
For Key West. four tons of
freight, four automobiles and
five sacks Of mail; for Tampa, 48
tons of freight, one automobile
and IS sacks of mail.
The vessel sailed at 5 o'clock
for Tampa with three first cabin
and four second cabin passengers
and two sacks of mail from this
port.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
BLAZE DAMAGES
OTTO RESIDENCE
FIRE LAST EVENING IS BE.
LEVIED TO HAVE BEEN OF
INcENDIARY ORIGIN

Report of fire at 534 Eaton
street. the home of Mrs. Thos. o,
Otto. was phoned to Station No.
]. 9 o'clock last night. and inn
mediately the signal was sound
ed from Box 81 at Eaton and Du-
val streets.
At once the apparatus re-
sponded and firemen found the
bottom of the building at the
rear burning and within a brief
time the fire was extinguished
and examination of the premises
was made.
Chief Harry Baker said that
there was but one decision to be
reached-that the blaze was OF
incendiary origin. There was no
trash in the vicinity; in fact the
area where the fire was discov-
cred was perfectly clean in every
way.
The chief. after a careful sur
vey of the damage, placed the
loss at approximately 5000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
REFUSE MANY
SPONGE PRICES

Sponges are still being brought
to the city and placed on the
Municipal dock for the buyers to
bid, but in a few instances the
prices offered are not in confor-
nifty with those asked and they
are fatty refused.
On the dock this week were
placed lat punches of wool, So
punches of yellow and 10 bunch
es of grass. For the wool was of
fered a price totalling $270.75,
for yellows a total of $l7.56 and
for the grass, SITS, a total for all
offerings of $290.O6.
Refusals were made on four
punches of grass. II lunches of
yellow and rs punches of wool.
Prices refused totalled $186.15.
and in the end the price paid for
the others was $102.91.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
ROSSBY GIVEN
new POSITION
NAMED ASSISTANT CHIEF OF
UNITED STATES Wealth
Err BUREAU
Especial to The citlxer,

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 4.
The new position of Assistant
Chief for Research and Educa-
ton in the u. S. Weather Bureau
will be filled by the appointment
of Prof. Carl G. "A. Rossby, head
of the course in meteorology at
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, F. w. Reichelderfer,
chief of the Bureau, said today.
Professor Rossby is interna-
tionally known for his work in
the application of advanced
meteorological methods to wealth
er forecasting. He has been
granted three-year leave of alb
sence to accept the new position
and is expected to assume his
duties at the Weather Bureau in
Washington during the month of
June.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07

MRS. GOMEZ MAKES
RECORD FISH CATCH

The largest sailfish which
has been taken in Key West
waters this season. was
caught yesterday afternoon
by Mrs. Arthur Gomez. wife
Of Judge Gomez Of Circuit
Court. and measured eight
feet two inches. Old timers
say IL is the largest ever
taken in these waters.
And not far behind Mrs.
Gomez was her son George
who. after a lively tnssle.
brought in q magnificent
specimen. of the same kind,
which measured seven feet
three inches. Both fish were
in perfect condition.
In the party which was out
under the guidance of Beg
ley Filler. were Judge and
Mrs. Gomez and son and
Judge and Mrs. T. S. Caro-.
Aside from the two fine
trophies the anglers caught a
large number of dolphin.
barracuda. mackerel. kingfish
and runners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
CUTS OUT WORRY
ABOUT SALES TAX
LEGISLATURE FIGHTS OFF
ALL ATTEMPTS TO
LEVY TAKES

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. June Z
ms Florida consumers won't
have to worry about sales tax
for at least two more years and
operators of gambling casinos
will run their establishments at
the risk of rigid enforcement of
the gambling laws under the
personal direction of Attorney
General George Copper Gibbs.
The legislature beat off four
attempts to levy general or spe-
cial sales taxes and both branch
es defeated bills to legalize ca
sinos, bookInakers or the revival
Of slot machines.
Opinion was general as the
Legislature adjourned that At
torney General Gibbs intends to
clamp down the anti-gambIing
lid early IN the next tourist sea-
son and keep it closed all winter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
ROAD PATROL UNIT
GOVERNOR HAS POWER OF
MAKING APPOINTMENTS
FOR POSITIONS

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. June Z
(FNS).-Speedy organization OF
Florida's first state road patrol
was forecast here today as the
1889 legislature left for Cover
nor Cones approval bill pro-
viding for a state drivers license
and another measure authorizing
the establishment Of new de-
partment to enforce safety laws
on the highways.
The road patrol bill vests IN
the governor full power to make
all appointments, including the
patrol director. Several appli-
cants are after the job, among
them Major Tomasello, brother
of Rep. Peter Tomasello, of Okee-
chobee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
OPPOSE LIFTING OF
ARMS EMBARCOES
PLAN OF SEC. HULL
SENATE. IsoLATIoNIsTs PRE-
PAIRING DECLARATIONS TO
BE MADE AFTER ROYAL
PARTY DEPARTS
tBy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON June 7.sen.
ATE isolafionists are preparing a
declaration against the Hull neu-
endeavor which will
voice strenuous opposition to the
lifting Of arms embargoes now
in effect.
The declaration will not be
made until the King and Queen
of England leave Washington
this weekend in order that no
embarrassment may be caused
frcm IFS release.
The group. headed by Senator
Borah Of Idaho. threatens fill
buster of any such action as
planned by Secretary Hull. which
would make possible the ship
ment of arms TO England or
France in case Of war. DESPITE the
fact that shipments would be
made on q cash and carry basis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
Overload OF Gasoline Be-
lieved To Have Been
Cause OF Accident In
Potomac River

usy AHsoctns u PreNal
WASHINGTON. June Fran
cisco Sarabia crashed his plane
into the Potomac River early
this morning and lost his life.
The occasion marked the very
start of a scheduled nonstop
flight from the nations capital
TO Mexico City.
Reason for the crash was the
overload of gasoline carried on
board. Sarabis's wife and child
and several friends witnessed the
tragedy from Bowling Field. as
the plane circled in an endeavor
to obtain aItitude-then crashed
nose first into the river.
Sarabia last week completed a
successful trip from Mexico City
to Floyd Bennett Field. Brook
lyn, IN 10 hours. AZ minutes. Sc
seconds, a distance of 1850 miles,
beating Amelia Earhart's old
Mexico City-New York record by
more than three hours. The rae
ing plane QE.D. in which the
flight was made and which he
rechristened "Conquistador del
Cello, suspended its ink for
this trip. but on the attempted
return trip today assumed its old
habits and baked.
Originally QE.D. was built
for Miss Jacqueline Cochran in
1884 and has always shown great
speed but still greater i'll luck.
Always it was put hors de COM
bat in whatever race itj,entered.
With Miss Cochran at the con-
trolls it was forced out of the
London Australia race in 1884
after the first day of flying. Twice
thereafter it was entered in the
Bendix transcontinental race from
Los Angeles to Cleveland but
was never able to finish. Once
it was entered in the Thompson
Trophy race at the Cleveland air
races with the same result. Rae
ing pilots decided the ship was
hoodooed but Sarabia defied the
jinx and while he got away with
the flight from Mexico City, the
return trip attempted today ended
in disaster, the intrepid pilot los
ing his life.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
STATES CAPITAL
IS QUIET AGAIN
BUSINESS FROM LEcIsLA-
rURE FAR BELOW WHAT
HAD BEEN ANTICIPATED

TALLAHASSEE. Fla, June Z
FNS).-This peaceful west Flor
ida city lapsed into its accustom-
ed routine this week as MEM
hers of the 1899 legislature de-
parted following hectic 6O-day
session, leaving behind them
weary hotel employees and tons
of trash paper as relics of their
biennial soiourn.
Many merchants were frankly
disappointed over the session. ex-
planning that the business trans
acted was below previous legisla-
tive years.
Night club proprietors were
particularly blue. reportin 8
heavy losses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
SEVERAL CASES
HEARD TODAY in
CRIMINAL COURT
Special SESSION CONDUCT
ED ron PURPOSE OF HEAR.
ING PLEAS or GUILTY BY
DEFENDANTS

Criminal court was called in
session at 10 o'clock this morn
ing with Judge William v. Al
bury presiding, County Solicitor
Allan B. Cleare, Clerk c. Sam
B. Curry, Sheriff K. o. Thomp-
son and Chief Deputy Bernard
Waite in attendance.
The call for the session was
made for the purpose of hearing
pleas of guilty entered by seven
prisoners, some Of whom were res
leased on bond and others in
mates of the county Jail.
Josephine j. Collins, charged
with vagrancy, was brought be-
fore the bar and entered a plea
of guilty to the charge. Sentence
in the case was deferred.
Samuel Hutchinson, charged
with petty larceny, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to spend 80
days in the Jail, at hard labor.
G. W. Murray, charged with
operating motor vehicle while
under the influence of intoxi-
cants, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to pay a fine Of $50
and costs or spend so days in
Jail. The amount of fine and
cnSfc wac $71 81
John Miller, charged with
vagrancy and sleeping in ear
without the permission of the
owner, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to spend 10 days in
county Jail.
Three others who were each
accused of driving motor We
hicle without the required Ii
cense, entered pleas Of guilty,
They were advised that sentence
in the cases would be deferred
provided they each secured the
necessary license. The accused
were William Schoneck, Amanda
Acevedo and Enrie Williams.
Josephine Collins was arrested
by Sheriff Thompson. Samuel
Hutchinson was arrested by
Deputy Ray EIwood The other
arrests were made by Constable
Pellecier.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
KEY CITIZENS
ORGANIZATION
HOLDS SESSION
SEVERAL ADDRESSES DE-
LIvERED; COMMITTEES AP-
POINTED TO WORK IN IN
TEREsT OF CRY

Chairman Paul o. Laid and
members of the Key Citizens Or
ganization held a very interesting
meeting in the auditorium of the
Harris School last night at 8
o'clock.
There Were several speakers,
among them being Joe Pearlman
and Faustino Rendueles, who each
stressed the need of increased
membership, as in the end the
organization is one which is
working in the interests of every
citizen of Key West.
It was urged that members use
every effort to Undue citizens of
Key West with the idea of join
ing the organization, so that
greater weight can be added to
the influence that must be used
for the sponsoring of projects,
and the funds to assure that
sponsorship.
Two committees were appoint
ed. One the Graveyard Commit
tee to work on a project in con-
nection with the sponsorship of
this work. This committee is
composed of Faustino Rendueles,
Sr., chairman, members A. Wat
kins, Olney Roberts and Ivan
Roberts.
Another committee appointed
was in connection with a project
for Division Street School and
was composed of: Clarence Higgs,
chairman members Armando AL
fonso, A. Delgado and Clifford
McNeal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
Youth Making Remarks Against
King And Queen Seized This
Morning By Federal Agents
NIII[1l1lg.z
WOMAN'S HAT CAUGHT
FIRE I'M HEAT WAVE
In ENGLAND TODAY
DIV AanocInted Pre..l

LONDON. jane THE
thermometer in the English
capital today read 80. which
constitutes q heat wave"
here.
And IL really was a hot
day for one young female
pedestrian. who was seen
walking down a main street
with her hat about to burst
into flames.
a spectator Yanked the hat
from the young ladY's head.
much 10 her surprise. and il
was discovered that a glass
ornament was reflecting the
suns rays intensely enough
TO burn the cloth material of
the hat.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-07
MAYOR
TARGET OF ANTI
SEMITIC GROUP
FOUND HUGE GET OUT.
you" SIGN IN FRONT YARD
UPON AMAZING THIS
MORNING
my AssocIafed Pressl

NEWARK. N. J. June ~
Mayor Eshelman was the victim
Of anti-semitic agitation today
when. upon arising this morning.
he found a huge sign in his front
yard reading. Get Out. You.
The mayor stated that this fol.
lowed several other message.
semi him in various forms de,
handing that he get Out Of
Town. and apparently sent By
persons with anti-semiiic lean
niss in that reference was made
TO his nationality.