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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-05-04
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ADVENTURES CLUB
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES E
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF
"The Killer Ship

I ELLO, EVERYBODY:
I've told you stories about human killers and I've
tales about animal killers This the story of killer ship
Carl L. Rynning of Brooklyn, NJ " told this story
happened to him 1902 when he found himself broke and out
of job in South Africa and signed windamer for trip
to South America
The wndjan1mer the bark Abaross, which had just
brought load of from Buenos Aires and going
back to the port in ballast There would pick load
wheat and East London Cape Colony That suited
Carts plans so he sailed morning at daybreak and
six weeks LATER after unevenu trip the Abaros entered
the Plata river and docked at Buenos Aires.
So far everything had gone smoothly, but they had
begun loading grain for the return trip than became
evident that the Albatross too seaworthy craft
When the sand ballast had been taken out of the hold,
water began coming in through the That didn't
bother the just
mud and when the mud got into the and closed them
began loading again.
Many sailor would ship
but ship hardly
Huge Swarms of Rats Had Boarded the Ship.
The weather fair at the moment.
the old tub waIlowng before
the rats that bothered Carl Swarms Of them
aboard while the ship loading they
threatening to take the ship eve must
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-05-04
Sport Shorts

GEORGE CARDWELL, Winston.
~ Salem, N. c., business man.
socked home a hole-in-one on 425.
yard hole of the Hillcrest course to
establish a record for the longest
ace ever made Sydney Wood
erson, Britain's holder of the world
mile and half-mile records, will
compete in Princeton's invitation
track meet June II Sonia
Henie is rs years old The New
York Giants may abandon Baton
Rouge as training base. Reason:
the Giants are too popular with the
natives More than 5000 of the
$500 male students at Purdue have
lockers in the new fieldhouse and
use the facilities on the average Of
three times a week
@ Western Newspaper Union.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-05-04


rats The % Argentine 1s ,s with Carl
everywhere we looked While we were lying
psfes saas we thss .od
when got out of my bunk to o watch"
The rats were bad enough but they Africa things
ce The es be | feet
at half again her usual speed
For eight es % s the the but ssa
ported the captain that Tiers the
they sRs v feet
@ ~ % % s':ss!; e.
to of cradles
Captain Asks for Mems Opinions.
br ss @ s for 9 Sa the e
f.; AZ the could had
that hardly one Of them could stand
to the m d he called them al into his cabin wet
what to do and wanted to get opinions
distant the they Of Cape
ss sa Sn he tsss sss ss TRY
Ds e aeaea being killed
There wasn't chance keeping the ship aoat until they reached
nd @ the shore And And we were silent we
ssn We s" that IN " hours we would
Voyage Of the Albatross Ends.
shore Sunnns on her star
they the wind e @ ns ana sse
came on keel And looking
hull Of the ship At point which
struck the side the sp sna
fold the side filed the hole with
feeling that we manned again six the
Six days after that entered the harbor of East London the
1npng And thus voyage
copyrisAs-wnu Service.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-05-04
BIG Top Hits Trail Once More
With Bigger Bundle of Thrills

Shut dO,on last mid
season by bad business,
Kingting's "greatest
sho,O on earth" expects
its biggest run this year
thanks partly to Charles
LeMaire (left), noted de-
signer ,Oho planned
unique costuning, air.
conditioned big top and
restyled it ,Oith a blue
ceiling, gold and siIDer
center and quarter poles.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-05-04

Right, Hubert Castle, ,Oisard
of the ,Uire, kno,Us ,Ohat perfec-
ton means, and here he is put
ting in some practice at his spe.
cialty. Reckless riders, intrepid
handlers of terocious animals,
horse trainers and the worlds
funniest clO,Uns complete the
picturesque assortment.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-05-04
May Upset Yanks

Who can upset the Yanks? Most
authorities are of the opinion that
it can't be done this season. But
there are few who are willing to
concede the Boston Red SOx an out
side chance. And well they might.
for the Sox have a lot of what is
needed to turn over a well-stocked
apple cart.
The Red Sox have the best spirit
of any team in the league, and
they're going out to win with team
entirely capable of annexing that
coveted banner. The Bosox are a
young, Thanksgiving outfit. They
have one of the brightest assem-
blages of rockies in either league,
including Ted Williams, the '2O-year-
old American Association batting
king from the Minneapolis Millers,
who will be stationed in right field,
and Jim Tabor, $3.50 clubber with
the Millers year ago. Tabor is
being groomed for second base. An
other-Woodrow Rich-is being tout
ed as a real find. With Little Rock
last year, he won 10 and lost 10 and
yielded only 2.47 earned runs a
game.
Though there is considerable
doubt about Lefty Grove, whose arm
went dead" last season, their pitch
ing staff will be sufficient, even if
the ancient Lefty does fade out.
The Yanks, who have cut three
straight world series melons, aren't
as hungry for the honors as the Red
Sox. Three straight titles dulIs to
some degree the urge to win, and
that spells dynamite for any club.
And it won't be the biggest sur
prise of the year, alarmists to the
contrary, if the Boston Red Sox wind
up the season about 10 games ahead
Of the Yankees. And the "break 'em
up" boys would have to find some
thing else to worry about.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-05-04

gradually working into shape in
stead of depending on his usual
month of feverish preparation. He
has quit smoking, and, unlike Two
Ton Tony Galento, will even drink
a glass of milk without the forceful
aid of his manager and couple of
roustaboutS.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-05-04

ming of organized major league
baseball in 1876. The New York
Giants, headed by John McGraw,
annexed four National league pen
nants in a row from 1921 through
1924.
However, all good things come to
an end sooner or later. The law of
averages can't be repealed, and has
just as much force today as it had
before the Yanks started their
rampage. One more thing-the lus-
ter of Lou Gehrig, one of the great
est first basemen in diamond his
tory, is almost certain to be dimmed
to the vanishing point this year.
Granted that the loss of one man
won't break up the Yankee club.
But it will be serious psychology
cal loss-almost as great as il Man
ager Joe Mccarthy decided to re-
tire.
! It was back in June, 1925, that
Miller Higgins, then manager of
the Yanks, barked from his seat
on the bench: "Gehrig, get up there
and hit for Wanninger." Right there
columbia Lou" started one of the
most remarkable sporting feats in
history, a streak Of 2,123 consecu-
tive games at the close of the 1898
season. During the past two seasons
he played in 157 games each.
Reticent by nature, his iron man
feat never got for him the publicity
it deserved. Since Babe Ruth start
ed to slide, Gehrig has been the
teams inspiration. His inevitable
loss to the Yanks will be serious
blow to pennant hopes.
The iron man, though noticeably
slipping, is sure to render valuable
assistance to the club this season.
Occasional rest periods will prolong
his activities,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-05-04

Horses also good attractions Aboue Te1 Eund famous
trainer of liberty horses, through their Be-
lou, Achned the performing horse performs for William Heyer.
He leaps directly into the and lands in the This
probably the first such
photographed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
Buptist Church Marks
80 Years Of Service

A 30-year transition from
church services in a tent and beer
garden to rites in a modern day
church-was celebrated Thursday
by the congregation of the First
Baptist church in FL Centro. cli-
making five days of special an
niversary programs.
This year the Baptist church be-
came 30 years old. 1t has come
long way since the first services
were held June 80 1909 in a tent
at the southeast corner of Fifth
and State streets where a hand
full of religious folk gathered to
express their faith.
so far as our records show
there are only four of the charter
members still living" the Rev. Mr.
Harold E. Doty, present pastor who
has served since 1885 declared, THE
two now in Imperial Valley are
Frederic Rapson and P. H. Hamil-
ton Living elsewhere are a Mrs.
Driggers and a Mrs. Force. Rap
son is still active, a deacon"
Or. H. r. GreeveS of the South
Aerl California Baptist convention,
conducted the first services. The
first regular pastor was the Rev.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11

donated $500 and the church raised
81 900 and a building was started
at Sixth and Holt streets. This
grew through the years and was
used up to 1929, when it was des-
troyed by fire on a Sunday after
noon. The blaze did not interrupt
services, however They were con-
tinued the same evening in the
auditorium of Wilson school and
were held there until the present
building was constructed at Sew
enth and orange streets.
For that structure, the conven-
tion gave $1,000 outright and loan
ed $7,500,' Reverend Doty said.
THE building cost $25,000, AT
present, the church is clear except
for the $500 which we still owe
the convention"
Among pastors who have served
are the Rev. Mr.. Walter Reede.
the Rev. Mr.. Charles Flanagan and
the Rev Mr.. c. G. Harwood. Dur
ing their pastorates. and that of
Reverend Doty, the congregation
has grown to 578 from the original
II charter members. The pastor
estimated that more than 1900 have
been received into the church since
its organization. In the last three
years ITS have joined.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
State Employees Schedule Barbecue
AtSaIton Sea Beach on MaY21st

Date Palm Beach on Salton Sea
will be the scene Of the annual pic
mic of the California State En-
ployes association on May 81.
A beef barbecue and all the trim
mings will take place at noon.
During the morning there will be
trap shooting contest for the
men, a pig driving contest for boys
and girls more than II years of
age, a sweeping contest for wom-
en-, and races for boys and girls less
than II years of age.
The first event after the lunch
con will be a nail driving contest
and sewing and needle threading
contests for women. These con-
tests will be followed by balloon
races for women and girls more
than IL years of age and elimina-
ton races for boys and girls more
than II years Of age, novelty races
for couples. egg and spoon races for
women and egg pitching contests
for boys and girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11

Mr.. Amos Robinson who also con-
Quoted services at Holtville. He
alternated between the two church
eS.
"Those first services in a tent
borrowed from the Salvation Army
must have had their humorous
side" Reverend Doty said. Char
ter members have told me that at
times the wind blew so hard that
church leaders had to go outside
and sit on the tent pegs to hold
the canvas down while services
went forWard!'
For the next few years church
members met in various homes, in
cluding the residence of P. H.
Hamilton, and even at one time in
a beer garden.
This was located at what is now
585 Main street" Reverend Doty
declared. "Frequenters of the beer
garden apparently had active times
on Saturday nights. because the
churchmen had considerable work
cut out for them Sunday morning
in clearing away the bottles SO that
services could be heidi"
Soon thereafter the convention
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11

"Amplification of the public re-
lationS program in industry is the
main weapon in the campaign for
such public understanding" War
ner said.
Business men have been thick
headed on this subject of saving
the whole business system. Ameri-
cans are not only looking to bust
ness and industry for leadership
they are seeking from us the facts
to clinch their confidence in the
American democratic system.
"How is it that We business men
who have been so successful, in
selling our goods, have failed so
miserably to sell the system by
which our people live?
How is it that we've failed to
make people realize that the pro-
lection of self-support is self-de-
fenSe?'
Warner warned that public ig-
norance of its dependency on the
private enterprise system is an out.
side factor which may wreck the
American form of life.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
Floyd Johnson to
Address EaqIes

The Rev. Mr.. Floyd Johnson will
deliver the Mothers day address at
the annual Mothers Day ceremonies
to be- presented by the Fl Centre
lodge of Eagles at II a. m. May
ID.
Since 1904 the national organi-
zation of Eagles has advocated
special ceremonies in honor of
mothers. In 1912 the national gov
erning body of the organization
passed a resolution making it
mandatory for every chapter to
conduct special Mothers day SER
vices.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
Wife Says Hubby
Told Bad Stories

In divorce complaint filed
Wednesday Myrtle B. Gervais list
ed her husbands habit of telling
indecent stories when guests were
present as one Of the reasons for
the legal action.
Vincent w. GervaiS, she alleged,
spent money for gambling and
liquor which should have been used
for the support of the family. She
said he told her he would rather
be single and when they separated
left her with overdue grocery bills
to pay.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
Two FL Centrans
Join U.S.. Army

Two Ell Centrans are ''in the
army now since they enlisted this
week at enlistment headquarters in
the post office building.
They are Robert Edward Miller
son of Mr.. and Mrs Rupert D.
Miller, and Farris E. Mason, for
mer Missouri resident who now re-
sides at an Ell Centro hotel. The
recruits have not been assigned as
yet.
Srgeant j. Malack and Corporal
Bert F. Grey announced they will
be in Imperial Valley at intervals
this summer for enlistment and
will open up the usual regular re-
cruiting headquarters in October.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
Yellow 0Ieander
BIossoming Here

A yellow oleander, said to be rare
in the oleander family, is blossom
ing at the H. E. Miner home at
724 Holt street, Ell Centre.
Mrs. Miner set the plant out in
the yard last May. 1t put forth
few blossoms last summer. This
spring the plant flowered early.
The flowers are deep yellow and
more tube-like in form than olcan-
derS of other shades.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
State Job Office
InstaIIs Cooler

A new cooling system will be i'll
stalled soon at the State Employ
ment service headquarters in FL
Centre, state officials Informed the
staff Thursday.
Officials promised to have the
system installed before summer
heat becomes oppressive, Director
Thomas N. Finney said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
MRS. E. E. WEST GOES
TO KANSAS REUNION

Mrs E. E, West, 90, mother of
Assessor collector Dan West of
Imperial county, recently attended
a reunion of Arcadia. Kans., resi-
dents in Arcadia Park, Arcadia.
The oldSterS at the picnic were
youngsters to Mrs. West. her son
said. She had not seen some of her
former neighbors for 40 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11

Manly satisfied customers have
complimented us upon the especially
attractive invitations, programs, and
announcements we have prepared for
them You'll be pleased, too, so come
in next time you've something "Spe-
ciaH
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
Crack Marksman
Teaches Officers

j. Henry Adams, jr., crack
marksman formerly connected with
the Ell Centro police department
and now with the San Diego coun-
ty sheriffs office, taught guns and
craftsmanship at the Imperial
Yuma Peace Officers training
school in FL Centro Wednesday.
He will conduct similar classes
at the training school on May II
and o.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11

policy OF dsons direct with preduee buying big volume
shipping the most direct ond way bv
fonsy fixtures end costly 'sie We pile UP bio ,eyno,
share them with customers Thot. why W.. SOW Aap bo
the sd'ue hof' why housewife, by m. million, crowd Asp
erLsi. every dsy ana get the mos, 10, ,hsi, m.,.v
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11

Smart housewives longer content with iu.t o,
oorson'' Today h ttY people know every item of
fhe manY hundreds Of items ,heIye. Of ARP uo,.
tsf is priced low thot A&P literally offer, ron, of bar.
sons every soy These borqon peb. beeov,. Asp
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11

After 3 p. m. a fat mans shoe
race, a cigar race, sack races for
men and boys. and hoop races for
men. women and the younger boys.
Swimming and boating will round
out the sports program.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
DIVORCE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce decree
was granted Wednesday to Lena
Mae West from Albert Percival
West on the grounds of extreme
mental cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-11
Business Seeks
Public Good Will

LOS ANGELES, May H. (UP)--Public understanding
of the nations business "to force mandate govern
ment to cooperate with business" asked today by
William B. Warner chairman of the Mccall corporation
speech before the Pacific coast manufacturers con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Lion at LARGE
Indiana Farmers
Organize Hunt
BY the Associated Press.


UNION. Ind, Dec. 25.-Farmers
gathered in this tiny Southern In
diana town today for a Christmas
lion hunt through snow-covered
hills, bent on tracking down an ami
NAL that has spread terror through
Western Pike County since the mid
die of last week.
Sheriff Cleve Goodman had hunt
ers of his own and neighboring
counties lined up for a winter time
Hoosier safari, set for 10 o'clock, that
was expected to rival anything else
this domain of coon hunts and fox
chases ever produced.
Stories of dangerous animal
Sinking through woods and pas
lures have piled up since Charles
Fears hurried into his farmhouse
Wednesday and said he'd just seen
a lion jump over the fence from
his pig pen.
Later the animal was reported
roaring at school children from
woods, stampeding cattle through a
fence and surprising farmer and
his children at late-afternoon milk
ing.
Friday night County Councilman
James Borders got a good look at it
with his flashlieht and said it was
q lion, and no mistake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Mysterious'Star'
Phi Persei Found
To Be Twins
One Is Declared
To Be 100 Times
As Bright as Sun
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 25.-One
OF astronomy's challenging puzzles
is going to lose some of its mystery
next week.
The star" Phi Persei has been
found to be twins-two stars re.
volving around their common center
Of mass and completely enveloped In
gas shell.
Furthermore one of the pair is 100
and the other Is times as bright as
the sun. The primary stars bril-
lance makes the lesser one invisible.
Astronomers to Meet.
This discovery will be explained by
Dr.. j. A. Hynek Of Perkins Observa-
tory Friday morning at the Ameri-
can Astronomical Society's annual
meeting in connection with the
weeks American Association for the
Advancement of Science Conven-
ton, opening Tuesday.
Perkins Observatory, at nearby
Delaware, is operated jointly by
Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio State Uni
versities. Its director is DR.. N. T.
Bobrovnikoff.
DR.. Hynek was aided in his Phi
Persei study by Samuel Witt of
Columbus, student. Research ma
terial was supplied by the Yerkes
Observatory enabling the pair to
determine the supposedly single
stars makeup through striking vari-
ations of helium gas in the atmos-
phere. Phi Persei has been studied
intenslvely for so years.
Other Papers to Be Presented.
DR.. Bobrovnikoff will present for
the first time law of variation of
the brightness of comets, as de-
veloped in several years study of
brightness as a function of comets
distance from the sun and earth.
In another paper, he will discuss
the most famous of variable stars,
Mira, which changes from great
brilliancy to invisibility by the naked
eye in a period averaging 800 days.
Twenty-Five observatories will pre-
sent research results at the astron-
omy groups meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Johnson Pays Tribute
To Army Personnel

Greater responsibilities await the
Army during the coming year,
Assistant Secretary Of War Louis
johnson said last night in a radio
broadcast to War Department per-
sonnet in a Christmas message.
ITO the commissioned officers
who are bringing the peacetime
Army to the highest state of eff
cheney, I offer my congratulations 7"
he said. Still greater RESPONSE
bilities await you for the coming
year but your intelligence your
training, your courage, your loyalty
and your good common sense, I am
confident, will carry the Army
toward the acme Of perfection.
OF the enlisted men he said
never In the history OF our coun-
try have we had finer body of
soldiers"
He also praised the civilian en-
ployes of the department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Aluminium Company
To Build New PIunt\
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. asa pro-
ducing plant to cost several mil
lion dollars" will be built at Van.
couver, Wash. by the Aluminium
Co. Of America, President Roy A,
Hunt has announced.
Construction, to begin soon, will
require about year. Increased de-
mand for aluminium on the West
Coast made the plant necessary, Mr..
Hunt said.
The new unit will increase the
firms aluminium producing plants
to five. 1t will have an initial ca
pacity of 10000, 900 tons, boosting
the company's annual output at
peak capacity to 400 1000, 900 tons.
A 20-year contract has been
signed with the Bonneville power
administrator for $4,000 kilowatts of
electricity, Mr.. Hunt said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
5000 Families Dine
On Meat Packers Gift

6S the Associated Press.
DENVER, Dec. 25.-Slx thousand
families dined today on the Christ
mas gift of Louis K. Sigman, meat
packer.
Slgman. who felt hunger often
during his childhood in Brooklyn,
N. Y, and later as a Denver news
boy, gave 80 tons of meat to needy
families. Each family received a
10-pound package.
This is the eleventh year my
father has done this" his son,
Morris Slgman, explained proudly.
Each year it is at least $4,000 to
10000 pounds and. during depres-
sion when there was lot of suffer-
ing, it was 100000 pounds each
Christmas.
His friends, who know he is not
q rich man, argue that it will bank
rupt him. But he would rather
be poor than to think of people suf-
fering."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12

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 of the cartoon department at Universal baby banda character series and wired seeking real for model 5000
 They wired "We1l pay you $7500 for one."
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