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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-07
Says Enemy
Is Repulsed
Four Times
Italy Accuses King
Fog of Seeking Italian
Aid To Attack Yugo-
slavia; Queen Flees to
Greece With Two-Day
Old Son; Peace Is
Sought

Tirana, Albania, April -
(AP)-An Italian army of $4,000
men gained possession of at
least three towns in a bitterly
contested invasion of Albania
today. Official Albanian re-
ports said Italians, who used
war planes and warship guns
for heavy Smelling, were repuls-
ed four times with heavy losses.
1t was disclosed, however, that
Italians had gained DurazzO,
Santi Quaranta and San Clio
vanni di Medua. San Giovanni
and ValOna were reported afire.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-07
u. S. ENVOY INQUIRIES

Rome, April 7.-(AP)-United
States Ambassador William Phil
lips called today on Count Ciano,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-07
Today Compared With

First Quarter Gain FL Per Cent
On New Years Day, l predicted
4 rs per cent increase for the first
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Postman Maps Hike
To Lake Mead

PRESCOTT Ariz., Sept. 5, (UP)-
Fostman Berle Putnam doesn't get
to walk enough in carrying mail
about the city so he's going to
spend his vacation in walking the
200 miles between the south rim
of the Grand Canyon and Lake
Meade.
The trip has never before been
made on foot.
Putnam said he made several
journeys into the canyon region
to cache food supplies and to chart
his grand walk, slated to begin
in October.
1t will be Putnam's second at
tempt to walk the distance. His
first effort failed because, he said,
he attempted to carry too heavy
load on his back.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Mother Receives
Usual Check From
Son Dead 5Years

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 5. (UP) =
The check came as usual and with
it, as usual, came the letter ad-
dressed dearest mother and sign
ed with love, from Russ
The letter made the ailing heart
of Mrs. Julio Columbo, II, beat a
little faster and brought a sparkle
Of Ginning eyes; and no wonder,
for it was a letter to make any
mother proud and happy
The check was for 1898, exactly
rs 1t had been every month for
five years. The letter told of new
successes for the talented band
leader and singer whom the mother
had not seen since Sept. 2, 1884.
That was the day she had word
from Russ that he was departing
on world tour.
Since then the letters have come
rsgularly-from Paris and London,
New York ana Chicago, and scores
Of other big cities. They bring q
sons affection and the assurance
of his continued success and hap
piness
"She has real happiness" said
DR.. H. H. Blodgett. Perhaps now
she could stand the shock. But
why tell her the said news after
all these years."
Five years ago, on the night OF
sept. 2, DR.. Blodgett had decided
she could not stand the shock,
for she lay i'll, her heart scarcely
beating. 1t was that night her son,
John, and her daughter, Ann, FORM
ed a conspiracy, for Russ Columbo,
their brother, was accidentally kill
ed while examining pistol at a
friends home.
They told her he had gone away
On a triumphant tour, and they
arranged for letters to come to her
regularly, signed with love, from
Russ"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Valley New|y-weds Honeymoon In
Northern California Following
impressive MARRIAGE Ceremonies

"a hotel Mrs. Brandenburg re-
ceiving her guests in figured frock
of pastel shades. Following the
dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Henry left for
a wedding trip to San Francisco,
and will be at home the last of
August in Calexico Mr.. Henry hav-
ing ranching interests nearby.
Well Known Here
Mr.. Henry came to the valley
Ell Centro and Calexico. She is en-
ployed at the Imperial Irrigation
district in Ell Centre, and served
her community at Mt. Signal as
clerk of the school board. She
was graduated from the Calexico
schools.
Mr.. Henry came to the valley
several years ago from Duncan
Texas.
Guests at the wedding and din
ner which followed were: Mr.. ano
Mrs. Harold Brockman, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Clifford Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Henry. Miss Vonita 10y OF
Pasadena, Miss Mary Wilcox OF
San Diego, and George Grosetti
of San Diego and members of the
brides family and the wedding
party.
Rev. Joe Nation. pastor of the
Long Beach Baptist Church, and a
cousin of Miss Alice McChristy, read
the ceremony at the McChristy-
Qualls wedding in Chula Vista.
Sister Bridesmaid
The brides sister, Dorothy Mae
was bridesmaid, both bride and sis
ter wearing smart ensembles of black
and white with black patent access
cries and corsages of white garden
las. Qualls was served by his broth
er, Joe Qualls as best man.
Virginia Preble Philbrick was Or
gainst playing the wedding marches
and also accompanying Hortense
and Irene Taylor who sang grouI
of songs preceding the ceremony.
Ushers were Hugh Maxwell O.
Brawley and Leo Potello OF Sai
Diego.
Valleyites Attend
Many valley people were in Sar
Diego for the wedding and RECEIPT
ion that followed at the home O
the brides grandmother, Mrs. M
Christy at 1927 Bancroft avenue.
Mrs. Qualls attended school il
Imperial. She is a beauty operator
at the Beauty Marie in Ell Centre
Mr.. Qualls is the son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. j. L. Qualls of Escondido, for.
mer valley residents.
After a short wedding trip tc
northern California Mr.. and Mrs
Qualls will make their home in E
Centre where Mr.. Qualls is employ
ed by the Imperial Irrigation Dis,
trict.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Violent Storm
Hits Phoenix

PHOENIX, Sept. n (UP) - Up
rooted trees and flooded streets
were seen in all parts of Phoenix
Monday as result of violent wind
rain and electrical storm which
swept over the central section OF the
state last night.
The U. S. government weather
bureau reported a total of IS of an
inch of rain fell during the violent
storm, raising the Phoenix seasonal
total to 3.59 inches for the year
as compared to a normal figure of
A.89.
A terrific wind, whose velocity
passed the 35 mile all hour mark,
uprooted trees and broke branches
throughout the city. Traffic was
impeded by huge puddles of water
which still were standing in the
streets at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Peace Established
In Nationwide
Movie Strike

NEW YORK, Sept 5. CUP) -
Peace between actors and stage
hands replaced months of inter-
union warfare in the amusement
industry on the eve Of a threatened
nationwide strike.
President Frank Gilmore of the
Associated Actors and Artists of
America announced an agreement
had been reached between heads of
the stagehands' union and his or
ganization by which the scheduled
Broadway and Hollywood walkout
had been averted.
Mass meetings Of actors and
stagehands In New York and Calf
ornia voted almost Immediately to
accept the peace terms. More than
5000 attended the New York meet
ing
BY the terms Of the peace. the
American Federation of Actors,
headed by Sophie Tucker, will be
disbanded and members will be
blsnketed into the American Guild
OF Variety Artists. an affiliate OF
the 4-A group.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Smifhsons Leave
On Honeymoon

Mrs. Lucille Lcota Weigand and
Grover C. Smithson were quietly
married Saturday evening by Judge
Baker of Imperial.
Immediately following the cere-
mony a wedding dinner was served
in the Don Room of the California
hotel with the following guests
present: Mrs. Evelyn Westfahl, Mrs.
Bertha Baron, Mrs. l.. Young, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Crane, Rudolph
Saffel, Ace Palmer, Bert Young,
Lerve White and Mr.. and Mrs.
Smithson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smithson will leave
shortly for Yuma where Mr.. Smith
son is employed. Following a we'd
ding trip TO Mexico City in Novem-
Der Mr. and Mrs SmithSon will
make their home in FL Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Threat Declared
Just jealousy

mo, Jedge, ah didn't threaten
him. All jus suggested he stay
away from nah wife," Judie
Rhodes, AZ, drawled in police court
Tuesday.
He was charged with disturb
ing the peace of the Rev. MIR. NJ.
L. Hawkins and Mrs. Rhodes as
the pastor escorted the woman
home from church Sunday night.
Judge Lee Nuffer found Rhodes
guilty and asked him if he want
ed to go to Jail for five days or
pay $40 fine.
"Ah CANT haul no hay in dis
mud anyway" Rhodes muttered
philOsOphically, so ah1l jest lay
it out"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Police Attempt To
Identify Corpse

FLORENCE, Ariz.. Sept. 5. UP
-sheuifs deputies today sought
DE Identity Of a man whose
shriveled body was found hanging
from a tree near U. S. Highway 30
near here.
investigators said the body, ap-
Darcntly that Of a suicide victim,
had been hanging from the tree
Ter about two months.
Tire man had fixed a moose of
leather belts about his neck. He
W0Ie neW work clothes which con-
tanned the stub Of a bus ticket from
Phoenix 70 Superior.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Produce Man
Gets 20 Day
Jail Sentence
Charged With Operating
Without License;
Plea Denied

William Z. Hay, produce dealer
Tuesday was sentenced to the coun-
ty Jail for 90 days for operating
as dealer without the required
state license.
The dealers application for pro-
baton was denied by Judge R. D
McFherrin in superior court Tues
day. In the original complaint Hay
was charged with two counts. fail
ure to have state license, anc
giving checks to Imperial Valley
watermelon growers when he had
no funds to cover them.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

A car driven by D. o. Brown,
35, Parker, Ariz., missed a turn on
the Holtville highway four miles
east of Brawley, skidded 33 feet on
the wet pavement, plunged into the
borrow pit, and skidded 81 feet to
crash into a tree. Brown was only
slightly injured.
A load of hay turned over on the
highway two miles west of Brawley,
creating a traffic menace removed
by Highway Patrolman Tillman Da-
ley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

Two Imperial Valley couples,
married in impressive ceremonies
during the Labor Day weekend,
honeymooned in the northern part
of California Tuesday before re-
turning to their homes in the
Calexico and Ell Centro districts.
Eugenia Elizabeth Brandenburg,
daughter of Mrs Anna Branden-
burg of the Mt. Signal district, be-
came the bride of Emmett C. Hen
ry Saturday night in Calexico's
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
church. Rev. Father Matthew
Thompson officiated.
On Sunday Willie Alice McChris-
ty, daughter of Postmaster and Mrs.
D. j. McChristy of Imperial, was
married to James L. QuallS of Ell
Centro, in the Little Church OF the
Roses in Chula Vista.
Reception Follows
Miss Brandenburg was gowned in
white satin, with finger tip veil,
and carried gardenia and lillies-of-
the-valley shower bouquet. Her
bridesmaid was her sister, Mary
Frances. Her dress was of peach
net with pale blue bolero and cap.
She carried a bouquet of lavender
asterS and taliSman roses.
William Brandenburg, brother of
the bride. served Mr.. Henry as best
man.
A reception and dinner for the
bridal party and close friends of
the family was held at the De An
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05


ace of more rain to lift the rainfall
total which already topped that OF
last year.
Rain began at $50 pm. Monday
and continued fitfully past noon
Tuesday. wered temperatures
brought relief from heat.
Highway maintenance crews used
tractors to snake 1000 automobiles
and trucks through the water at the
Algodones underpaSS near Winter
haven Tuesday.
Hits Arizona
The storm which deluged Cali
fornia and Arizona did its most
serious damage when it washed out
the old Yuma project canal, cut off
the irrigation water supply. and
stopped power service from the re-
clamation project. The break oc-
Cured approximately IA miles north.
east of Yuma.
Reclamation engineers spen t
Tuesday checking the damage and
trying to close the break.
Heavy rainfall in the Bard VAL
ley flooded roads and soaked desert
sections.
El Centro Southern Pacific sta
ton operated as a clearing point
for transcontinental trains held up
by railway washout in the vicinity
of Indio.
Passengers aboard four trains
from the east were transferred to
buses at El Centre Tuesday morn
ing and sent via highway to a
point beyond the washout. Passen-
gers from other trains stalled north
of the Indio washout were taken
to El Centro by bus and loaded on
trains for the east.
Hundreds of the travellers were
shuttled around the washout.
Farms Unhurt
In spite of the trouble to the
east and north, Imperial Valley
survived the storm without appre-
ciable damage to highways or prop
erty and with no damage to agri-
culture.
All highways m the valley were
open and passable by noon and
motor travel proceeded uninter-
rupted. Highways 80 and SO were
open through the valley. THE El
Centro Chamber of Commerce tele-
graphed Los Angeles newspapers to
correct false stories relating to high
way washouts in this section.
Water washed off the desert into
the East Highline canal near Cali
patria but did no damage. Chief
Engineer NJ. J. Dowd said the dis
trict system escaped injury but
crews were watching the run from
Chocolate mountains as it frequent
iy caused flood conditions in the
eastern part of the district.
Country roads in the county were
passable in most cases but travel
was slowed. The little used North
Shore road was In Dad condition
clogged with water, mud and rocks
Indio was hard hit by the storm
The Blythe road was closed
Monday night travellers reached
Indio after battling flooded roads
for hours along the Blythe cutoff
Travel from the east was routed
through FL Centro.
Total rainfall for the storm was
SO at press time.
The total rainfall thus far this
year stood at l.88 inches, the wealth
er observers at FL Centro said. Last
years total to date was l.35 inches
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Indian Woman
Gu|ps Bottle Of
Disinfecfant
Found Dead In Hospital
Bed at Fort Yuma
Poison In Sight

WINTERHAVEN, Sepr. 5.-MrS
Mary Hills, patient in the Fort
Yuma Indian hospital. killed her.
self by drinking a bottle of disin-
fectant Monday night, Deputy Sher-
iff Frank Raney said.
She was found dead in her hos
pital bed Tuesday morning with
the empty disinfectant bottle by
her side.
Nurses said she apparently had
arisen during the night and taken
the poison from the medicine cabi-
net. No inquest was scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Reds Offered
S250,0O0 To
Aid Roosevelt

WASHINGTON. Sept. 5. up
Earl Browder, general secretary Of
the U. s. Communist party, testi-
fled before the Dies committee to-
day that a man allegedly repre-
senting some Republicans offered
the party s250,OOO in 1896 if it
would nominate President Roose-
welt as its candidate.
The theory" asked Chairman
Martin Dies, D, Tex was that if
you did it would hurt the presi-
dent2"
That's right. said Browder.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

overturned several times. He and
John Reedy, also of El Centre, suf-
fered injuries.
Two persons suffered slight in
Jury in a collision in the highway
center in front of the quarantine
station near Winterhaven. F. R.
Bum, 80, Yuma. Highway PATROL
man Bill Tackett said, drove his
car across the center line and
crashed into one driven by John
EaSley, also of Yuma. Bum and
Mrs. Babe Bum, 30, were injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Thirtieth Arrest
Celebrated

T. Inman, So, carpenter and well
known police character, marked his
thirtieth arrest in FL Centre last
weekend by beginning a 6O-day jail
sentence.
He was sent to the county Jail by
Police Judge Lee Nuffer on charge
of drunkenness and vagrancy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Sept. s.
Legislation enabling the state to
train student pilots at Federal ex-
pense was discussed today when
presidents of seven state colleges
met with DR.. Joel Burkman, assist
ant director of the state depart
ment of education.
Legislation will become effective
Sept. 10 to allow superintendent of
public instruction Walter Dexter to
enter into agreement with the Fed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Bradshaws, McCoys
Hosts at Party

As a farewell gesture hon0ring
Buddy Wattles. a houseguest Of
Warren WashburnS. Mr. and Mrs
Merit Bradshaw and Mr. and Mr.
Mervin Mccoy entertained q group
OF friends at the Bradshaw home
ON West Brighton IN ~ Centre re-
Gently. MI wattles left this week
end for Kansas City No.
After an evening featuring several
clever games. the hosiezses served
tempting hors dOuYres Present
were Mr.. and Mu Eddie Nils. Mis-
GeorgiAna Sones Miss Ada Besse
Beynon. Laddie Willoughby Warren
WaShburn. and the guest OF honor
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
HEAVIEST rain IN 10 YEARS HITS VALLEY
California Considers Training
Airmen AT Federal Expense

eral government to establish aero
nautical courses not only in sVaVe
colleges but Junior colleges anu
technical schools.
Pasadena Junior College ana san
Jose State already have received
federal aid and Sacramento Jun
ior College has an application,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
lCKES A FATHER!
SON, WIFE OKAI

BALTIMORE. Nd, Sept. 5. up
Mrs. Harold l. Ickes, wife OF the
secretary Of the interior. was "do-
ing nicely" az Johns Hopkins hos
pital today SO was the seven and
one-half pound son she bore yes
terday Ickes Is 65 Ills wife Is 25.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Patrol Transfers
Man To Yuma

In a shift Of recently completed
schedules. the California highway
patrol transferred Lynn Chandler
back 10 Yuma from the FL Centro
office and ordered Lewis Bentley
back 10 r Centre from Ventura.
The revised schedule is expected
20 remain In effect for al least
80 days
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Royce Car Goes
Over Cliff

Howard Royce, son of Ed Royce
of Ell Centro, escaped injury Mon
day night although his car plunged
over a cliff at Baker, Ore.
The Ell Centran telegraphed his
father of his safety but failed to
include details of the accident.
Young Royce was in Oregon on
business.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

Along the Mohawk. They returned
Saturday.
Billie Donohue, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Donohue, returned re-
Gently from Mexico City where he
has been doing some work at the
University of Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Crousen and
Deputy Sheriff John Crousen OF
Winterhaven and Mrs. Ada Hughes
of Yuma left last weekend for
breckenridge, Tex, to visit their
parents. They planned to be away
for two weeks.
Chief of Police Guy Echols and
Mrs. Echols recently returned to
Calexico at the close of a 12-day
vacation spent at the state fair
in Sacramento.
Miss Hazel Frost returned Tues
day to Ell Centro after two weeks
vacation in Riverside and Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Auto Spins
Into Bar Pit
Near BroWIe lev

Imperial Valley through the double holiday Tues
day without serious traffic accident to the perfect
Three minor accidents occurred during the weekend
A car driven by Clarence Owen Bandy, 26, Ell Centre
skidded into borrow pit the Brawley highway anC
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Two Thousand
Autos lowed
Thru Muck
. BY MARGUERITE BROOKS

Imperial Valley experienced the heaviest September
rain in 10 Monday and Tuesday Efforts transact
business were hampered by railway washouts Indio
and highway floods in Arizona.
Threatening rain clouds lowered low over the valley
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

The rain washed us out OF the
dugout.
Reward For Merit
Kindness brings reward. Cast
bread ON the waters and it will
come back to you. II pays to be
generous. :.
They are all true.
Edward Clifton, IA, Post Press
newsboy stood in the center of a
downtown street after dark Sunday
night. He was doing a landoffice
business selling extras.
A motorist leaned from a car and
demanded a paper. He fished in
his pockets, fumbled through his
wallet, and finally confessed that
all he could find were four pennies.
Edward handed over the paper
In the darkness and accepted the
PENNIES with a cheery, "OK, Mister.
Just as he pocketed the pennies
a sparkle caught his eye. He rush
ed to g street light
He held four dimes instead of
four pennies.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

Illdl I!lty VIII Dc III FL OcIltIO
around Sept. 8. Rev Massie joined
his wife at Plainville, Conn, in
early August and they have since
visited New York City and the
worlds fair, Niagara Falls, and will
return by way of Denver and the
Grand Canyon.
Farm Advisor Frank Beyschlag
and Mrs. Beyschlag will leave for
Iowa for a visit with relatives and
friends next week after a week
on the coast. They plan to return
the last of September.
A two weeks vacation at Chula
Vista was enjoyed by Mr.. and Mrs
Virgil Smith and family who re-
turned to the valley this weekend
Their outing included time spent
at the beaches and in fishing.
Bill Heating and his family left
early in July for Texas where they
visited relatives and old time
friends fished and took in the
places of interest en- route. They
were gone six weeks in all.
Mr.. Snd Mrs. Robert Sheffield
left Saturday for San Diego sud
will spend their two weeks yaca-
tion at the beaches, returning
around the 18th.
Mr. and Mrs. Kaiser and family
spent the Labor day weekend at
the beach. Kaiser enjoyed some
deep sea fishing
The r. B. Guilbaults are in Mis-
sion Beach for vacation. They plan
TO return in time for the opening
of school
A months camping trip in the
mountains Of southern Utah con-
stituted the vacation of the John
Adams family of 653 Hamilton: One
of the thrills of the vacation TO
the four children, Eugene, Julia,
Grant and Reed, was the chance
TO seeing the filming OF Drums
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05

A Male Godiva-
Where's Douglass" a diminutive
newsboy demanded of this publica-
tons makeup artist, Harvey Ladd.
I don't know Douglas" Ladd
said as he locked another extra
into the forms.
on. yes you do" insisted the
youngster. Hes that little kid that
wears a cap and rides a bicycle"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
d AMBLINe
IL EPORTER

Ground Hogging It
The rain washed us out of the
dugout.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-05
Vacation Notes on Valleys
Summer Cominss and Goinss

Along the Mohawk They returned
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Padres Knock
Los Angeles from
Loop Leadership
By UNITED PRESS

Seattle and Los Angeles contin-
ned their Alfonso CASTOR act to-
dav with the Seraphs bowling them
selves out of first place for the
second time since Saturday.
They blew the duke to San Diego
twice yesterday, losing to 0 and
3 to 2. Joe Gonzales, former Uni
yersity of Southern California play
err. blanked the Angels with six
hits in the opener, while AL Olson,
only a year out of high school,
limited them to two hits in the
eight inning finale. Both hits came
in the first inning when the Angels
scored their runs. The double VIC
tory also put San Diego in the
first division.
Seattle took game and a hall
lead in the coast league race by
twice beating Hollywood, II to 4
and 13 to 4.
San Francisco faltered again and
dropped a pair to Sacramento, 8 to
and to 2. Tom Seats gave the
Seals only six hits in the first
game while the Solons were jump
ing on Lou Koupal and driving him
to cover in the third. Larry Quay
finished. Young John Hubbell won
his third start in four tries in the
night piece.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-05
Kayak Draws
Race Attention

The smashing return of Kayak
II to competition after four-month
lay-off turned the turf spotlight
back TO the Pacific coast Tuesday
while Chaliedon and Honey Cloud
dominated the big holiday handi-
caps of the east and Count Dor
carried away the feature In the
midwest.
Unraced since he won the 100000
Santa Anita handicap in February
Kayak II ran TO a fiye-length tri-
umph in the $15000-added Amer
ican handicap at Hollywood park
in. new track record time of las
AS for a mile and ls. He led Gosum
and Olimpo home TO the cheers OF
10000 persons, largest crowd oi
an unusually heavy day.