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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

]. A. Cook, agent for the Flor
ida Motor Lines at Fort Pierce,
who had been spending a weeks
vacation in the city, left on the
early bus today returning to his
station to resume his duties.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Pinder
and family, who had been visit
ing relatives and friends in Mi
ami were returning passengers
over the highway yesterday aft
ernoon,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
Mre. Baker Arrives
In Auburn, Wash.

Mrs. Raymond Baker of South
ard street. accompanied by Miss
Sylvia Collier of Miami, who left
here about a week ago enroute
to Auburn, Washington, have
arrived in that city, according to
word received here by relatives.
Mrs. Baker will visit her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Macdonald, and
granddaughter, Betty. Mrs. Bak-
er will remain there for about
three months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
Special Dance
Tuesday Night

A special dance to which all
OF Key West is especially invited
viii be staged next Tuesday
evening. July 10, at Club Cayo
Hueso, sponsored by the Key
West Senior and Junior Woman's
Clubs.
Proceeds from the dance will
60 to the benefit of the Key West
Public Library. Details of adj
mission are included in the adj
vertisement on page one today.
Special entertainment for this
affair is being planned by the
committee in charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
GLASS co. in
new QUARTERS

Announcement is made on page
one today of new quarters for
the Brady Glass Company. for
merly doing business on Division
street.
The new address is at 2Os Ann
street, across from the City Hall.
Patrons and friends are invited
to drop in at the new place of
business.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
Dance TOMORROW
Night At Raul's

Big dance will be given tomor-
row night at Raul's Club in honor
of the visiting National Guards
men. The affair is being herald
ed as a Hold Tight" dance and
win serve as an official welcome
by townspeople to the encamp-
ment.
Dancing will get under way at
10 o'clock and Gould Curry's or
chestra will furnish the music. A
large attendance is expected. Adj
mission details are contained in
the advertisement on page one
today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
Junior League To
Sponsor Dance


The American Legion Junior
Baseball League will sponsor q
Grand Ball tomorrow night at
La Conga Night Club on Front
street.
The committee in charge
promises special entertainment in
addition to the regular Congo
and Rhumba features staged
nightly at this favorite night
spot. Frank Sabini and Emma
Ayala present numbers each eve
ningand the Tropical Swing
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

sters Quartette makes regular
appearances.
Proceeds will 60 towards the.
expense fund Of the Junior Base
ball League.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
zee . e000oW Oo OG0Oo0oOO
PERSONAL MENTION

Miss Connie Griffin, of Lake
City, Florida, who had been visit
ing Miss Sylvia Pinder, 1107
Southland street for the past 10
days, returned Wednesday on the
Florida Motor Lines bus for her
home. While here she was the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Pinder.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gwynn
and son Berton, were arrivals in
the city yesterday afternoon
from Miami, and were meeting
their great many old friends
They expect to remain until to-
morrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
NeU Books

At the Ell Centre Public Library:
FICTION
A Rumelheart Must Roam-Msudt
S. Delavan.
The Thibaults-Roger Martin du-
Gard.
Not For Just An Hour-Fanny H
Lea
Desert Ranger-Jay Lucas.
The Younger Venus-Naomi Royde
Smith.
Night Rider-Robert p. Warren.
NON-FICTION
The Log of a Lame Duck-Aubrey
A. Brown.
North of the Danube 49, Erskine
Caldwell.
I Wanted to be An Actress-Kath-
arine Cornell.
Ran Away to Sea at Fifty-Maiy
S Fahnestock
Winged Highway - William S
Grooch.
The Little Foxes-Lillian Hellman.
Sculpture Inside and Out-Malvina
Hoffman.
Sailing TO See-Captain and Mrs.
Irving Johnson.
Books and BabieS-Garry G. Myers.
The 1910 Book Of Small Houses.
Let Me Think-H. A OVerStreet.
An Unfinished Life-Ruth st. Den
is
A New Anthology of Modern Poe
try-Selden Rodman, ed.
The Worlds Your Oyster-Helen E..
Yates.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
Geological Facts
Of Valley Sought

Officials of WPA project dele
gated to collect geological informa-
ton for use in New York City
schools asked the El Centre Cham
Der of Commerce this week for in
formation concerning desert scenes
and the growing and harvesting of
dates and cantaloupes.
The employees on the project are
collecting charts, graphs, lantern
slides, strip films. and motion pic
lures concerning geography of the
United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03

and two policemen were Woundea
so seriously they may die.
He was summoned to a small
third floor apartment several hours
after two bandits. attempting TO
hold up North Side tavern, had
shot and killed an undertaken and
wounded the policemen.
The rooming house is only few
blocks from the tavern. A man open
ed the door in answer to Hirsch-
fields knock and covered him with
a gun. A wounded man lay on a
bed. An attractive blonde stood
near by. The wounded man looked
up and said:
Go to work, Doc
Hirschfeld made a hasty exam
ination and found that the bandit
had been shot through the abdo-
men. The bullet had lodged near
the base of the spine.
I'd like TO help YOU" Hirtch-
field said But I have no instru-
mentS.'
The wounded man picked up a
razor blade from the table.
mere uSe ILLS, Ilt oetlh
Hirtchfeld protested, he told po-
lice. but the man with the gun
threatened him.
For the next 25 minutes the ban
dit lay still-without an anaeSthe-
tic-while the physician probed for
the bullet The other bandit stood
by with the gun trained on Hirtch-
fields back. During the operation
the girl packed and loaded belong
ings into an automobile.
After the operation, Hirtchfeld
placed the bullet on the table.
Gimme that the wounded man
said. Il want to give it back to
the guy that gave it to me-"
The girl and the second bandit
then assisted the wounded man to
the automobile. He tainted on the
way down stairs On the street the
girl turned to Hirtchfeld and said:
Thanks, Doc" She and her
companions drove away
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
Insurance Death
Inquiry Spreads

PHILADELPHIA, May 3. tUP)-.
Investigation of the murder-for-
insurance syndicate spread to the
Pacific coast today as authorities
abandoned the theory that the
brains" of the death ring already
was In custody and concentrated on
efforts to trap the big shot"
we have about discarded the
theory that Herman Petrillo and
Cesare Valenti are the big shots, "
said Captain James Kelly of the
homicide squad. 1--WE believe Pc
trillo can tell us who the real big
shot Is. and that ultimately he will
give us his name. And we believe
that when we get to the top and
the bottom of the mystery. our
prediction of 100 deaths will be
justified
County Detective Louis Sachs
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
College Merger
Proposal Heard

SACRAMENTO, May 3. (UP)-
The assembly committee on uni
versities agreed today to consider
proposed legislation to establish
Fresno and Santa Barbara state
colleges as branches of the Univer-
sity of California
The committee refused to act
on measure by Assemblyman
Hugh Burns, D., Fresno, to set up
Fresno state as separate univer-
sity, but agreed to hold hearings
on an amendment proposed by As
semblyman Jesse KellemS, r., West
Los Angeles, to incorporate both
the Fresno and Santa Barbara in
stitutions into the University sys-
tenn
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03

was eli route TO The west coast, but
authorities kept secret his exact
destination and object of the trip.
1t was reported, however, that he
was to investigate large life in
surance policies that the syndicate
obtained and rumors that the ring
also did a mail order. murder
business.
Police surgeons examined several
of the women held on charges OF
administering the fatal witches
brew of arsenic to their husbands.
Detectives believed that they had
been advised to take small doses
from each bottle of the magic
potion" given their husbands. In
this way, the syndicate would be
rid of it's customers" also after
they had collected their husbands
insurance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20. 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon Issue now succeeded
By The Post Press Sunday, les
tabiished 1880 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company, 625
State street, FL Centre Calf
Paul jenkins, publisher; A. G.
Johnston, vice president and
general manager; r. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co Inc,
National Advertising Represent
atives.
Entered at FL Centro. California
post office as second class mat
ter.
subscription rates. SC per copy.
In conjunction with the POST.
Press (Sundays). per month,
soc; paid in advance; months.
$l.65; s months, 1925: one year,
$500.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers association,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
avyEnIistment
Period Extended

WASHINGTON, May ?. up
The navy, in an order effective
July l, today extended the basic
enlistment period for U. S. seamen
from four to six years to insure
permanency of enlisted strength
and protect the governments in
vestment in training costs.
The order has been under con-
sideration for many months. Of
ficials said the navy is receiving
about Is applications for every ap-
plicant accepted, the highest ratio
in history, and that they felt that
his is an Opportune time to invoke
the new procedure to protect high
personnel standards in the SER
vice.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
Special Displays
Arranged Here on
Hardware Week

During National Hardware week,
May to 13 Ell Centro hardware
stores will arrange special displays
of new merchandise TO tempt shop
pers.
Household and farm needs from
hay stackers and sewing machine
needles to streamlined potato mash
ers and electric refrigerators will
be featured by dealers.
The national slogan for the week
is Check the Hardware Store for
Values and Variety"
Edgar Brothers, the Diller Hard
ware store. and the Imperial VAL
ley Hardware company are parti-
cipating the event
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
Chamber Members
Prepare Ballots

El Centro Chamber of Commerce
members are marking their ballots
this week in preparation for the
annual election of directors Friday.
The ballots must be taken to the
Chamber of Commerce and depos-
tied in the ballot box between noon
and pm. the day of the election.
Seventeen directors will be elect
ed from among the "a nominees
selected by a special nominating
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
Complains
OF Treatment

Alleging that her husband re-
uuested her to move out of the
family home, Lena Mae West filed
a divorce suit against Albert Perci-
val West Tuesday.
She declared he had been keep
ing company with other women for
a year She asked the court to ac-
cord her the custody of their two
children.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
George Putnam to
Marry in June

HOLLYWOOD May 3. up
Friends said today George Palmer
Putnam. husband of the late
Amelia Earhart who was lost on a
south Pacific flight two years ago,
viii marry Mrs. Jean-Marie Con-
signy James Of Beverly Hills. Calf
in June
Putnam would neither confirm
or deny the report but friends said
their engagement has been known
in social circles for some time.
Formal announcement was said to
have been delayed until Mrs. James
receives her final decree of divorce
from hr first husband on May II.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03

oioiillsSal ol S1A employees. nailed
as an economy move to save $780,
o0o' was made Tuesday at Sacra-
mento
Since the peak period in January
and February when the staff was
composed Of 40 employees, he said,
Is have been dismissed. Only a
small staff. usually between Is and
"a case workers and clerks. are
kept on duty through the summer
season.
Reductions and increases il the
SRA staff in Imperial county fol-
low the increases and decreases in
the numbers Of families applying
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03

for and receiving SRA aid" Elliott
explained. The case load now is
534 families and the Staff is COM
posed of "a men and women. Prob
ably the work will decrease still
further as the summer advances.
We therefore will decrease our staff
proportionately"
The SRA in Imperie, county hires
all employees on a so day basis be-
cause Of the fluctuations in the
case load.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
District Named in
Automobile Suit

Lee Brown filed a $1l,536 dam
age suit against the Imperial Irri-
CATION district and r. M. Williams
Tuesday for injuries he alleged he
suffered in an automobile accident
three miles south of Brawley last
July ~.
He alleged that Williams drove
a district pickup which collided
with his car near the Casey ranch.
Brown declared the pickup had
no lights even though the accident
occurred at 7:3O pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
FRENCH PLANE CRASH
KILLS NINE PERSONS

CASABLANCA, Morocco, May g.
CUP)-An Air France plane in the
Casablanca -Dakar service crashed
and burned today, killing six pas
sengers and the crew of three. For
nation of ice on the wings was
blamed for the accident, which oc-
cured Is miles south of Maria
kech.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
CHURCH FILES ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION

Articles of incorporation were
filed Tuesday by the Imperial
Community church.
Directors of the organization are
George Varney, H. E. Corkhill, H.
c. Worthington, Stella Lincoln, o.
D. Van Dyke, and L. j. Thomas.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
EX-CONVICT SENTENCED
TO FOLSOM PRISON

Vernon Bunch" Brown, Negro,
was sentenced to Folsom prison
Tuesday because he violated the
state law forbidding an ex-convict
from carrying a deadly weapon.
He had pleaded guilty to the
charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
DIVORCE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce decree
was granted in superior court
Tuesday to Thelma Crismore from
v. l.. Crismore on the grounds Of
wilful neglect.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
Doctor Operates
At Point of Gun

CHICAGO. May 3. (UP) = DR.. Sigmund Hrschfeld
stood at the point of in dimy-lighted roomng
house today and performed emergency abdominal
alton with razor blade a bandit The man wound
ed last night in gun battle in which man was killed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
SRA Discharges
Too Lote Here

official orders to dismiss five members of the State
Relief Administration staff in Imperial county
bit late Director Robert Elliott said Wednesday, the
usual seasonal ayoff of workers and clerical help
far exceeded that number Announcement of statewide
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE

kIIhouI Lal0meI-Anu IUu T guInp UuI OF beu tn
the Morning Rarin' to Go
The liver should pour out two pounds Of
LIQUID bile into your bowels daily. II this bile
Is not flowing freely. your food doesn I digest.
II just decays in the bowels. Gas bloats up
your stomach. You get constipated. Your
whole system is poisoned and you feel sour.
sunk and the world looks punk.
A mere bowel movement doesn't get at
the cause. II takes those good, old Carter's
Little Liver Pills TO get these two pounds
Of bile flowing freely and make you feel
s'up and up" Harmless, gentle. yet amaz-
ing in making bile flow freely. Ask for
carter's Little Liver Pills byname. Is cents.
Stnbbornly refuse anything else.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-03
MAsONS TO CONFER DEGREES

El Centro chapter No l09, r. A.
M, will confer two degrees at the
meeting Thursday night at 7:30
O'Clock in The Masonic temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-20
Sandez, Gray Star
In Junior College
Grid Practice

With Saudez and Gray alternat-
ing at the ball CARRYING position. q
Centro junior college gridder,
tangled = s1Iimmage against
second stringers last night.
The scrimmage session demon
strated a power offense with San
Sisz taking off-tackle and wide
end runs, and with Gray smash
ing at center. guard and tackle. oc-
casionally around the end.
Clay and Saniez divided pass
ing duties.
There vas little % choose between
first an6 second strlns ines. Bal
lou. aarland an Woodland were
outstanding on tae Varsity line,
Newell Knight and Brown on the
second string forward wall.
Stacey Morgan. former Holtville
hieh back. reported for prs ctice
boosting the Holtyille membership
on the jaycee team to eight play er5.
Coach Sob Armstrong indicated
remainder of vactiees this week
would be at night
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-20
Today's Sports Parade

| cycle blows out will time be called
while he fixes it, or will Louis be
allowed to caUch up with him?
9. Has the possession of two
dozen Green suits, A pairs of bright
yellow shoes five limousines, a
bale of government bonds, and 16
diamond horseshoe stickpins. soft
ened up Louis? In short, would he
be a better fighter if his po'k chops,
rurnip green's, and hominy grits
still came hard?
10. Will Pastor have a letter
from his pastor when he enters
the ring?.
IL. When people say the fight
will go twenty" what do they
mean, rounds or seconds?.
20. Has Pastor been informed of
his opponents name, or is he still
being kept in the dark concerning
N?.
10. Is Jimmy johnson psychic,
biased or gust plain crazy when he
says Pastor will knock out Louis
before the 18th round?.
ID. Will Governor Luren Dick
inson allow the men to enter the
ring in trunksl He frowns on the
shorts worn by boy scouts, you
know, and may issue last minute
order requiring Louis and Pastor
to fight In double breasted diving
bells.
Is. Is the power Of Louis punch
es legitimate or did Biaddock, Baer,
Galento, Schmeling and all the
rest of his victims go to the hos
pital just because eau de chloro-
form is their favorite psrfume?
IS. Has Pastor made a will?
II. Is there a private agreement
between the two warning parties
that no innocent citizens (such as
Pastor) will be shelled?.
18. Is it true that Pastor has
named General Goering as his Sue
cessor If anything should happen
to him?.
19. Have the sports experts any
right to predict the outcome after
their sterling performance on the
Galeuto-Noya tight?.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-20

ago, is a Al favorite to knock out
challenger Bob of New York, as
he kayoed Herr Schmeling in the
first round in June, 1898.
Veteran Schmeling had belted
Louis into the petunias in their
first meeting in SO, and younger
Pastor = former fullback of New
York university-lost 10-round
decision to the Detroit Negro, but
in doing so at New York's Madison
Square Garden, made Louis look
like a Palooka.
That was in '37, before Joe won
the title. Since that night when
boos and jeers filled the Garden,
Louis has talked more vengefully
about Pastor than he ever has
against Schmeling.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-20
VALLEY: 6RIDDEPS
IMPROVE SKILL

There was Tdtioea BILE improve
ment II valley high SCHOOL foot oall
teams this week ss coaches in
creased the pressure N their
charges in the annual effort to
condition ats1le.es fer the season
opening now less than two weeks
awa.
In Eoliville the Vik.EsS respond
ed to me heavy work piled on by
Coach T. S. Walker aid here
seemed to be les difference in skill
between lettermen and other as
pirants.
Tanase. Sharp and Zumstein were
still the class on the line. but othef
regulars began to fit into the play
more s71ootl1lv. BY season opening
only a. expert Ill be able 70 Pick
out the veterans.
Down Calexico way the Bulldogs
began to lUo'z more and more like
defending champions. Bowker. VAL
encia ano Andrade carried the load
for the backs, Keller. Carrillo anu
Acuna for the iinemen
In Imperial Coach Albert P,lein
ran his charges through the longest
practice session Of the season as
he prepared for several scrimmags
sessions. Imperial opens its season
on Oct. against Palm Springs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-20
L. A. HA Y
LV4L RUTTERFAT
CHICAGO nRAIN

CHICAGO, Sept. 90 UP)--Pros-
pects of long war in Europe
strengthened Rhest prices on the
Chicago Board Of trade today, but
early gains of more than cents
were cut sharEfR on Iate profit
taking.
September wheat closed unchang
ed 10 : cent wer, while the de-
ferred futures were y 10 " cnt
higher. Corn wa unoha nged to q
cent higher and oats Z TO Il cent
higher. Fr.6ay will be the last day
for trading in September grain fu.
tures.
initial prices in wheat were Ia to
3ik cents higher as traders rushed
to buy after watching the 5tock
market open with good sains. Self
ing Increased On the advance. and
prices slipped off under realizing
sales.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-20
By HENRY McLEMORE

DETROIT, Sept. 90 tUP)-Joe
Louis defends his worlds heavy
weight boxing Championship against
Fob Pastor here tonight, and tc
help you pick the winner I have
compiled list Of questions peril
nent to the bout. If you can answer
them correctly then you have the
key to the winner. Here they are
/. Is the Michigan boxing COM
mission going to allow banked re-
turns in the ring? In MS first fight
With Louis the sharp turns slowed
down Pastor considerably, and he
has requested the same turns as
are used at the Indianapolis speed
way.
2. Will Pastor be allowed to use
starting blocks and spiked shoes?
8. Docs Louis know enough
about Workmanship to lead NOV
ing target? He didn't the last time
he fought Pastor, and was contin-
ually shooting behind the winging
New YcrEer. Ornithological statis-
ticians have figured that Pastor
flies at about the same speed as
the duck hawk and should be led
by IA feet.
4. Will Pastors time for the
first 100 yards be recognized as Of
ficial by the A.A.U. II his time ex-
ceeds the record of 0:9.4 now held
by Jesse Owens?
5. viii the rules that govern the
six- day bike race be in force, and
if they are, will Bicycle Bob be
credited with points when he laps
Louis?
6. Is a man who was slapped sill
iy only a year ago by that Methu-
selah of the ring, Maxie Rosen-
bloom, improve ed TO point where
he can stand up against Joe Louis?
7. Is Louis mad at Pastor? This
is very important, because shufflin'
Joe always belts the daylights out
of men who have annoyed him.
Remember Max Baer? And Max
Schmeling?
8. If tire on faska Pastors BIZ
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-20
HardwareE
tySeries;;
Play Tonight

They called on Joe The Fox
to pitch for the Imperial Valley
Hardware Tuesday night and Fl
Centres veteran pitcher respond
ed with \ five-hit performance
that ended in a 5-3 victory for
the naiIcrS over Calipatgia and
evened the city series at one
game all.
Hurst will pitch again tonight
in the third and deciding game
of the series. He will be oppos-
ed by Milton Storey. who pitched
Calipatria to f30 win over the
Mailer Monday night.
1. was a different Hardware
team that rallied behind Hurst
Tuesday night They pounded
out ten hits. made only one error.
md hustled throughout the
game.
Noel Smith with three hits
was the leading sticker.