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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Joseph 0'Connor
Married toL.A
Girl in olywood
ALAMO-VERDE NOTES

Miss Dolly Chamberlain, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Eugene Chamber
lain of Beverly Hills, and Joseph
O'Conror, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles O'Connor of Alamo were
united in marriage at an informal
wedding at the Holy Spirit Catholic
church in Hollywood last week
The brides only attendant was
Miss Rita O'Connor, sister of the
bridegroom Moon Mullin of Holly
wood was best man.
The brides ensemble was
powder blue sports suit with con-
traSting accessories. She wore
corsage of orchids. Miss O'Connor
wore a white suit with fuschia ac-
cessories and gardenia corsage.
Mrs O'Connor is a graduate of
UCL.A. Her husband also at
tended U.CL.A. where he was af-
filiated with the Sigma Nu Frater-
nifty He is now employed with
life insurance company in Los An
geles. Mr. and Mrs. OConnor plan
to make their home in Beverly
Hills.
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Leng enter
tanned as their guests Tuesday aft
ernoon, Mrs. T. J. Mcdonald and
daughter, Betty, and mother, Mrs.
Willis of HOltyille
Mrs. Charles Sullivan motored to
Pomona Monday afternoon, where
she will visit friends and relatives
for several days. From there she
will motor to Portland, Ore. where
she will vacation for a month. She
will be joined there by her daugh-
ter, Miss Ileen Sullivan.
Miss Betty 10 Smoot, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smoot of Verde
left Friday afternoon for Long
Beach where she visited at the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. Alice E.
Smoot Monday morning she motor
ed on to San Jose where she is to
attend business college.
Mrs. l.. C. Hawk left Saturday for
Live Oaks where she will spend the
summer vacation. She will be join
ed there by her daughter. Miss
Helen Hawk, who has been attend
ing college in Los Angeles.
Mrs George Sullivan left Monday
afternoon for Ontarie where she
will attend the funeral of her sister
in-law, Mrs. Levi Smith, who passed
away recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03

minister; Prince Kotohito KanIn,
army marshal and chief of the I'm
perial general staff. and Gen. Juzo
Nishio. inspector general of mill
tary education. were the conferees.
American denunciation of the
japanese American commercial
treaty. Britain's hardening attitude
III negotiations on the Tientsin con-
ceSsion blockade and on the Japa-
nese anti-British campaign in
China; the -French-R Russian
negotiations for security bloc; the
dispute regarding japanese oil and
coal concessions on Russia's part of
Sakhalin Island. and fighting on
the Manchukuo Outer Mongolia
frontier were believed all to be in
cluded in the army's field of inter
est.
The background for today's con
ference, and for tomorrow's inner
cabinet meeting, was provided by
the disclosure made a month ago
that the army was insistent that
Japan strengthen its position by
negotiating a military alliance with
Germany and Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Town Lots Really
Farming Plots,
HeaId Contends

The sharp pen of legal procedure
Thursday pricked 35-year- old SUBJ
division bubble when Elmer Hartner
filed petition in superior court
asking an official order decreeing
that 230 acres of Imperial Valley
farming land are in reality farming
acres and not town lots.
Hartner owns 230 acres of land
in Silsbee toWnsite, created 35 years
ago to establish an urban COM
munity which never materialized.
The land was mapped and divided
into lots and blocks for purposes
of the toWnsite, and remains on
official records to this day in that
category.
Legal description of 230acre
farm in terms of city lots and
blocks, Hartner's petition complain
ed, creates considerable confusion
both to the owner and to taxing
agencies in their efforts to keep
the land clear and prevent in
advertant delinquencies. Further,
Hartner recited, the descriptions
cause endless and unnecessary
bookkeeping.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Balkans Torn by
New Controversy

BUDAPEST. Hungary, Aug. 3.
cUP)-A new dispute between Hun
gary and Slovakia complicated the
situation in the Balkans today.
Diplomatic quarters learned with
some surprise that Count Stephen
Csaky. responding to a question in
parliament, had said last night:
"Slovakia must practise more care
and consideration for the nerves
of the Hungarian nation, which
will stand for much but not for
everything"
The question which elected this
response was one whether Csaky
had observed growing anti-Hungar-
ian propaganda in Slovakia, as part
of which Sloyak leaders were de-
manding the return of territory
which Hungary acquired on the
breakup of Czechoslovakia.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
BY UNITED PRESS

The fire situation throughout Cal
ifornia was acute today with $50
firefighters battling major blazes
in Lake, Nevada, Lassen and Gala
veras counties. Thirteen fires have
broken out since deer season open
ed in northern California last Tues
day. Humidity was extremely low,
temperatures high and winds swept
the uplands.
Four thousand acres was burned
in Lake county between MiddletoWn
and lower Lake. Two hundred and
25 men, including reinforcements
from Sonoma, Napa and Davis, were
fighting the flames which were
whipped by winds.
In Nevada county, $500 acres had
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Shot in Heart,
Dying Sheriff
Stays Killer

RUSK, Tex, Aug. 3. UP)-Sher-
iff Bill Brunt was shot in the heart
and killed today but before he
died he killed the suspected boot
logger who killed him.
Brunt, suspecting that l. CRed)
Creel was carrying beer into dry
territory, attempted to flag down
his truck Creel stepped on the gas
and the sheriff gave chase.
He stopped the truck by shoot
ing the tires and ordered Creel to
surrender. Instead, Creei pulled a
gun and shot Brunt through the
heart. Before the sheriff collapsed
he fired four times. Three of the
bullets struck 'Creel and killed
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Crews Battle Flames in Forests of
Four Counties in California

been scared at midnight and the
outlook still was bad Chief Dis
patcher S. L. Lamerton in Sacra-
mento declared Both sides of Deer
Creek, north and east of Smarts-
vile, was ablaze. Marvin Deason,
fire truck driver, was burned in a
sudden flareup that destroyed his
truck. U. S. forest rangers from
Tahoe national forest were CO.
operating with state forces.
One hundred and so men were
fighting blaze south of Eagle
lake in Lassen county after a new
outbreak in the timber country.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Japan Reported Considering Military
Alliance with Germany and Italy

TOKYO. Aug. 3. fUP)-The big
three" of the politically powerful
Imperial army conferred today on
the European situation in the light
of developments in United States,
British and Russian policy and de-
cided to present the army's views
to the inner cabinet tomorrow.
Lieut.. Gen. Seishiro Itagaki. war
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03

For Model A Ford.
Truly a sensationally
low price for such a
fine quality generator.
Trade in your old gen.
orator now and Savel
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Submarine Helps
Disabled Yacht

HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 3. (UP)
The 52-foot yawl Dorado, owned
by Flames Flood of San Francisco
which finished 10th in the trans
Pacific yacht race last month, was
back in port today for new mast
to replce the one broken in a Sc
we're blow Ell route from Kaui to
Honolulu.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
DIVORCE ASKED

. Laura Ann Johnson Thursday fill
ed suit in superior court requesting
a divorce from Harold Lewis john
son on grounds of willful neglect.
She also asks custody of a seven
year-old daughter The couple was
married at Santa Ana July 6, 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
THEFT REPORTED

M. Horibe, japanese rancher who
lives half a mile south of Seal
Heights, Thursday reported to the
Imperial county sheriffs office the
theft from his home of an icebox
valued at $40 and cantaloupe box
Stats valued at SIS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
$1,000 Voted for
West Side Cutoff
CALEXICO NOTES

The board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce in session
at the De ANA hotel last week
voted $1,000 to be used for con-
ditloning the west side cutoff.
Another $1,000 will be raised by
the highway committee to match
the sue voted by the chamber.
Mrs. Charlotte Langley left last
week for the weekend in Los An
geles. She remained over for the
Foster Going wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs Argyle McLachlan
left Sunday to visit their daughter
Marian Burke, and to attend the
Foster-G Going wedding.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
INTEND TO WE'D

filed in the Imperial county clerks
filed in the Imperial countf clerks
office Thursday by Pedro Lopez, so,
and Teresa Limon, At, of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
HAY STOLEN

E. B. Shumard, rancher, Thurs
day reported to the sheriff's office
theft of 80 bales of newly baled
hay from ranch southwest of
Ell Centro.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Grand Juries 10 Get
Complaints Against
Building Industry
One Antitrust
Probe Under Way
In Cleveland

Grand juries in seven or more
cities will get the complaints of
antitrust law violations that have
developed out of the Justice De-
partment's building industry and
investigation.
Announcing last night the course
to be followed, the department said
grand jury inquiry already has
started in Cleveland, and that pro-
ceedings are contemplated in the
near future in Pittsburgh, Detroit,
Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles
and Seattle. Other cities where
similar inquiries may be necessary
will be announced later.
The antitrust actions are expect
ed in administration quarters to
force down building costs, which Of
f1cials say are unduly high in many
sections.
Citing numerous sources OF COM
plants, the Justice Department said
the general agreement that anti
trust action is needed to end re-
straints has been unparalleled in the
experience of the department with
investigation of restraints of trade
in other industries"
Officials said complaints had come
from owners and prospective owners
of houses, members of the rank and
file of labor organizations, officials
of labor organizations, subcontrac-
tors, contractors, architects, real es-
tate dealers, distributors of building
materials, manufacturers of such
materials and public officials ad-
ministering local, State and Fed
eral housing programs.
In one city. the department said,
separate requests for investigation
came from the principal association
of businessmen engaged in the build
ing trades and from the central
organization of Building Trades
Unions. In another city, the Cham
ber of Commerce requested an in
vestigation, charging that restraints
on building had brought new con-
struction to a standstill.
The recent convention here of the
American Institute of Architects in
dorsed the investigation. The Build
ing Trades Department Of the
American Federation of Labor has
demanded that it avoid the "sensa-
tional" and give the public the
truth
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Profit Limitation
Provision Sought in
Neutrality Plan
Democratic House Bloc
Appeal to Be Given
To Roosevelt

Six Democratic House members
representing a progressive bloc OF
about so Representatives, were to
present to President Roosevelt today
an appeal for two profit limitation
provisions to accompany revision of
the neutrality law.
Acting under a mandate from
their group, the six planned to ask
the Presidents support, first, for
legislation limiting the profits on
direct instruments of war, sale of
which would be facilitated by re-
moval Of the arms embargo, and,
second, for legislation or executive
action to check profiteering on food
stuffs or other domestic necessities
in wartime.
Would Remove Stigma.
In accord in their support of the
administrations proposal to lift the
embargo, the group feels that i'm
position Of a profits ceiling on the
munitions trade should properly be
done at once and would remove the
stigma of commercialism from the
administrations action in approving
this trade. They conferred on the
subject last week with Assistant Sec
retary of State Berle.
The group, headed by Representa-
tive Voorhis of California. also in
cludes Representatives Geyer OF
California, Murdock of Arizona, Hill
of Washington, Ellis of Arkansas
and Bryson of South Carolina.
Before the President planned tt
see this congressional delegation, he
had conferences scheduled today
with Warren Pierson, head of the
Export Import Bank, just returned
from a European trip. Assistant
Secretary of Commerce Edward j
Noble and Robert H. Hinckley
chairman of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority, also had an appointment
with the President.
Other Appointments.
Others on the list of appointments
for the day were Acting Secretary OF
the Navy Edison, Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley, Budget Director Harold
Smith and Rear Admiral Ben Nor
rell, head of the Department OF
Docks and Yards.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau was to be luncheon guest Of
Mr. Roosevelt.
Another caller of the day was DR.
G. G. Abbot of the Smithsonian In
stitution.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Mrs. Lou (. BEEN
Dies in Indianapolis

Mrs. Sarah Herfurth BEEN, ma
tive Of Washington, died Friday at
Indianapolis, Ind, it was learned
today. Mrs. BEEN was the wife of
. Lou E. BEEN, Indianapolis hotel
proprietor.
Besides her husband, Mrs. BEEN
leaves a sister, Mrs. Mary A. Stelle
of Washington; three nieces, Mrs.
Christine Laurie, Mrs j. E. Nor
rison and Miss Hattie Herfurth, all
OF this city, and three nephews,
Charles w. Keil of Washington,
Robert E. Herfurth of Panama City
and William F.. Herfurth of Cali
fornia
Evening star., 1939-10-03

daughter, Mrs. Margaret Bush OF
Colonial Village, Va; his mother,
Mrs. Julia Boyd brother, DR.. Carl
Boyd, and a sister, Mrs. Mabel
Sanders, all of California.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at Hines funeral home, 29O1
Fourteenth street NV. Burial will
be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-10-03

his store, 320l
Georgia avenue
NV.
A native of
Washington, Mr..
Boyd had been
in business here
for 81 years. He
was educated il,
the public school
and ! a t r was
graduated from
George w a s h
ington College OF
Pharmacy.
Surviving are
his wife. Mrs
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Park Experts Find
Wolverines Never
Inhabited Michiqon

This should make all loyal
sons of the State of Michigan
sit up and take notice.
According to wild life and con-
servation experts in the Ma
tional Park Service not only
are there no wolverines in the
State of Michigan but there
are no authentic reports of
there ever having been any such
animals within the bounds of
the "Wolverine State"
Evening star., 1939-10-03
William A. Boyd Dies
Of Heart Attack

William A. Boyd, 81, pharmacist,
OF 44l3 Ninth street NV, died sud-
denly yesterday Of heart attack at
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26

A candid camera shot of Herb
Jeffries, taken at C.ica Riding
academy, since his recent return
from Hollywood. Calf, where he
has been making pictures. Among
them Harlem on the Prairie
which enjoyed a substantial run
in all the large cities Herb is
native Detroiter. expert horse
man, which along with an unusual
singing voice won him his chance
10 appear in western pictures In
movieand.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26

gether- with splendid support from
the rest OF the team and Big Six
couldn't get a man any closer TO
home plate than third base.
Charlie Justic. pitcher for Big
Six, who in many followers estima-
ton can throw harder than any
pitcher in the business, had the
Bombers eating out Of his hands
for the six innings he worked,
striking out u batters and allowing
only 3 hits that we're well scattered
and no runs, He developed sore
arm after getting two strikes on
the batter in the first half Of the
seventh and had to be taken out.
L. Burt replaced him on the mound
Burt struck out the first batter,
walked c. Davis, gave up a single
TO H. Payne and walked Earl Wal
ker, With the bases drunk Hollie
Larkins came TO bat, a dangerous
man to pitch to with men on bases.
He also walked forcing in Davis
with what proved to be the winning
run. The Bombers then put the
game in the bag by bringing across
two additional runs.
By winning this game the Bomb
ers, snapped Big SKIS winning
streak at 10 straight games.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
Big 6 Drop
Game Too
ToBOrnbers

With over 5000 softball fans look
ing on in Softball park, at Pom
tiac, Mich, Sunday night, including
several carloads who motored from
Detroit, the Brown Bombers de-
feated Big Six aggregation, olassed
as one Of the best teams in the
country. 3 20 0,
The game kept the fans on edge
throughout the entire seven in
nings. Not a run was made until
the seventh period when the sig
sticks OF the Bombers went to work
and scored three runs to put the
game on ice.
Alex Childs. ace right hand fire
ball pitcher for the Bombers, was
burning them in 70 James "Coun-
try Davis who holds down the
back-stop position and directs the
team. The pair worked hard, to-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
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The Brewster Aquatic club is in
the midst OF preparations for its
annual fall swimming champion
ships to be held at Brewster Reere-
alton Center's pool Friday evening.
Sept l.
This swimming meet is looked
forward to yearly as the aquatic
classic OF the midwest. Augmenting
Detroit's staff OF city and state
champions will be crack performers
from Toledo Y.MCA., Cleveland
Portland Cultivate Center and sew
eral others.
This year there will be compe-
tition for two beautiful trophies
as we'll as awards in all events.
One trophy will be given to the
individual earning the most poins,
and the other to the visiting team
earning the most points, The latter
will be fought for by Cleveland
POO. Toledo and Detroit
"Y." Brewster as host will be in
eligible for this award.
John Morgan Of Cleveland and
John James OF Toledo are seeking
revenge for recent defeats at the
hands of Brewster swimmers and
predict a bitter battle on Sep
TENDER !, which, in turn, smacks OF
real entertainment fer the public.
nuF1V
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26

ID PROMINENT in education and public affairs right
L after the Civil War, John Mercer Langston
born in Louisa County, Virginia, December Ia, 1929.
He was the first and only Negro to represent the
State of Virginia 10 the Congress of the United States
In his early years, John and his mother
Ohio, where he attended private school in Gin
cinnat In 1874 be entered Oberlin College and
graduated in 1870. He took the Theological course
His ambition study law, but denied admis-
sion the Albany Law School on account of his COLOR
He read law and in 1854 was admitted to the bar in
Ohio. In 1855 he nominated by the Liberty Party
for Clerk of Browuhelm Township and elected.
This was probably the first time that Negro was
ever chosen for elective office in the United States
He served as a member of the Council of the City
of Oberlin and member of the Board OF Education.
In 1868 he appointed Inspector General of the
Freedmens Bureau His work brought him in close
touch with General o. o. Howard and within
few months he summoned to Howard University
to organize the Law Department 1t opened Jan. 6,
1869 with Langston Dean and has since turned OUT
thousands of Negro lawyers and is today rated as 40
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26

Roy Simpson, keen-witted direc-
tor Of the Michigan Chronicle Ath-
letic Association statewide softbal
tournament, has done a grand job
organizing and running the play
offs aiding the associations state
wide movement for better colored
athletes.
His expertness in commanding
the team-plays made the tourna-
ment the most satisfactory contest
ever conducted in the state of Mich
gan. Although a member of Chrys-
Ter UA.W. aggregation his ability
for treating all teams equally suited
every group satisfactorily in pick
ing out the most skillful softball-
ers.
Simpsons performance at sec
ond base for the Chrysler herd
during the contest was neat and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
OIde Tymers Win
Another Track Meet

The Olde Tymers athletic club
track team won the fourth annual
meet, sponsored by the Englewood
Kiwanis club. at Ogden park, Sat-
urday. scoring A points,
ogden park. last years champs,
registered 30 points. The Lake
Shore A.C.. and Carter Playground
each notched three points, and the
Morton club and unattached ath-
letes score one point each.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
Kansas City Wins
Two From Memphis

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug 25-
The Kansas City Monarchs de-
feated the Memphis Red Sox here
Sunday in both ends OF a double
header, winning the first game by
the score Of 3 TO and the second
game by the score OF to l.
Radcliff and Brown formed the
battery for the Sox in the first
game with Walker and Green for
the Monarchs.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
BILL GREEN TO GIVE CLASS a TROPHY
Clark To Fight Knox

DETROIT, Aug. IS = Jump =
Dave Clark, Detroit light-heavy-
v eight, will fight Buddy Knox, Ohio
heavyweight, at Arena Gardens,
August 20. Clark recently lost a
chance to gain the rank of Ne. l
contender for the light heavyweight
crown when he was stopped by Gus
Lesnevich in an eastern ring. Clark
IS in Joe Louis stable.
crown when he was stopped by Gus
Lesnevich in an eastern ring. Clark
is Joe Louis stablemate.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
Dave Clark
Will Fight
BuddyKnOx

DAVE CLARK. once called sthe
Detroit dancing master, has signed
to fight Buddy Knox. Ohio heavy
weight at Arena Gardens, August
20, Clark recently lost an opportu-
nifty to gain the rank Of No. con-
tender for the light heavyweight