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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-05
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KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today AS Taken From
The Files Of The Citizen

WWWOOWWOOWBWU
Destroyers Mahan and Maury
are due to arrive some time this
afternoon from Havana and will
take on supplies at the local nav
al station tomorrow. The destroy
ers have on board the Gulf coast
naval units of the reserve, who
are on a training cruise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-05

Bruce Barton of New York,
congressman, author of noted
books, advertising company head,
born at Robbins, Tenn, SO years
ago.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Prisoner Who Escaped
D. G. Guards Captured

BY the Associated Press.
UNION. Mo-, Sept. 8.-Capt.
Thomas L. Leigh of the Missouri
State Highway Patrol said a man
arrested here yesterday by State
highway officers identified himself
as Charles Franklin Cole, jr., 26, of
Millville, N j., and admitted he was
one of seven Federal prisoners who
overpower four guards and escaped
July 26 from Department of JUS
tice bus near Thornburg, Va.
Cole and a companion, Leigh said,
were picked up as automobile theft
suspects.
One of the men who made their
getaway at Thornburg after COM
Wandering a womans automobile
was listed as Charles F.. Cole of
Chattanooga, Tenn. He was serv-
ing term for violation of the Dyer
Act.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Germans Closing In
On Polish Capital
From Three Sides
Army Within Artillery
Ronee Of Warsaw,
Nozis Report
From First Page.)

TAOlAl u SU Z o6CJ
planes were shot down over Polish
soil and one was missing.
I'm the North Sea and Baltic, "
the communique added, "the navy
conducted number of mine investi-
cations. Units of a mine-sweeping
f1otilla shelled a Polish coastal bat
terry, which returned the first with
out success.
THE fourth Polish submarine has
been destroyed
James Fighting Ships" authori-
tative register of naval vessels, lists
only five Polish submarines.
Withdrawals Reported.
GA Havas, French news agency,
dispatch from Warsaw via Berne,
Switzerland, said the Polish
Army, intact after the first week
of war, has withdrawn from
various sectors to pre-established
defense positions along 1900
kilometer (931-mile) front.
(Poznan Province. where Polish
forces have held their original
positions despite heavy German
attacks, forms huge salient be-
tween two German offensive
zones. From this salient Polish
cavalry and motorized infantry
are striking at the German
flanks.
despite the sudden German at
tack, Polish troops have held
their advance positions long
enough to permit complete mo-
bilization of other areas before
they have withdrawn from de-
fense positions.
Widespread use of motorized
forces by the Germans frequently
enabled the Polish infantry to
withdraw from roads, let the
mechanical troops pass and then
reorganiZe behind them, cutting
off communications and carrying
on strong guerrilla warfare
through the countryside)
Regions Being Cleared.
Oficials apparently were barre'
from disclosing just what region
of the west were being cleared o
civilians, but there was no ban OF
mentioning such places as could h'
learned privately.
Word, through relatives AM
friends of civilians in the west
indicated that such cities as Saar
bruecken, Trier, Aachen (Aix-La
Chapelle), Bonn and Karlsruhe wer
on the move.
Although Great Britain AM
France declared war on German
five days ago there still was n
word in Berlin of any action on tn
French frontier. Ofhcials said tha
of course Germany didn't propos
to have noncombatants moved dow
by shellflre in case major opera
tons began in the west.
Dispatches from the eastern from
indicated the offensive against tn
Polish capital had taken the forr
of three separate thrusts from nortf
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Secret Police Arrest
Voticon Poper's Writer
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Sept. 8.-Prof. Guido Co.
mella, an editorial writer for the
Vatican City newspaper L'Osserva-
tore Romano, has been arrested by
Italian secret political police.
The arrest, which occurred Sun
day while the professor was week.
ending IN the country, followed a
series of articles on the European
situation which appeared in Los
servatore over his initials.
One of these said England and
France affirm particularly the primo
iple Of honor in maintaining obliga-
tions assumed toward Poland and
in general the principle of inde-
pendence and security of small ma
tions as against the policy of larger
nations, as for example against the
affirmation of supremacy"
Evening star., 1939-09-08

that all stay y-at-home Germans, In
cluding women, take their full share
Of the burden.
One step to consolidate the home
front was a decree of the death
penalty for sabotage and the defini-
ton of sabotage was modified to
cover great range Of acts injurious
to the state.
The government also indicated it
would invoke new decree giving it
authority to require any physically
fit person to perform any labor re-
garded as essential to the state.
The seriousness of the Reich in
the conduct of war also was illus
trated by six-week prison sentences
imposed on two citizens of the Rhine
industrial region for failure ade-
quately to darken their windows in
blackouts.
Evening star., 1939-09-08

south and west with the force from
the north as the closest threat.
The thrust from the north was
said yesterday to have carried the
Germans within 20 miles of War
saw, but at that time this report
was probably already completely
superseded"
Poznan was half-encircled by oc-
cupation of territory to It's north and
south and the Poles were said to
have been thrown back" at LODI,
q major city 10 miles southwest of
Warsaw. The communique said
Lodz was reached at the southeast
yesterday afternoon"
Heavy Fighting.
In Southern Poland, east of Kra-
kow and the upper reaches of the
Vistula River. the German attack by
way OF Tarnow toward the San
River was reported progressing
smoothly"
The Poles also were reported
thrust back to the Vistula in heavy
fighting in the Lysa Cora Noun
tains.'
The communique told of German
pacification of Pultusk after street
fighting.
THE highways on which the Poles
are retreating are clogged and i'm
passable," the communique said. A
flank attack by Polish cavalry on
Germans advancing on Lomsa, rs
miles northeast of Warsaw, was
shattered in an air raid"
OF other aerial operations, the
communique said: The Vistula
crossings south of Warsaw were 50
effectively destroyed that the cross
ing of retreating Polish army COL
umns was held up everywhere and in
many places rendered impossible.
FLYERS successfully attacked
bridges in Warsaw. Warsaw is be-
ing hurriedly evacuated"
Germans Confident.
Much territory ahead of the three
pronged advance still lay in Polish
Evening star., 1939-09-08

hands but the German command
was confident the line would be
Strengthened out and that the fall
OF Warsaw was inevitable.
While the army announcement
said Warsaw was within field gun
range, there was no suggestion that
the city would be subjected to artil-
lery fire, but that was a technical
possibility, military leaders said.
(Tnere had been no direct
communication from the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent at
Warsaw since 1910 pm. (6:10
am, E. S. T. Wednesday,
German officers praised the Polish
cavalry which opposed them in the
Corridor. The accent is on cavalry
throughout the Polish military Or
ganization.
The horsemen, needless of danger,
charged into the concentrated fire
of German mechanical units, the
officers said. German victory at a
great cost to the Poles indicated to
observers that cavalry definitely was
no match for machine-gun and fast
artillery attacks.
Offlcial reports said the Germans
were converging from three sides on
Poznan, city of 275,000, furthest
west of any Polish-held territory
The neighboring towns of WagroWiec
28 miles northeast, and Oborni, 18
miles north, we're said to have fallen
While satisfied with accomplish
ments in Poland, the high command
was getting set for anything in the
west. The country was somewhat
apprehensive that it might be facing
a more serious test along the
Western frontier.
Regulations Tightened.
In preparation, Germany intro
duced even more stringent regula-
tions on the home front. The Reich
definitely was making ready for the
so-called totalitarian war, in which
all the people make up the fighting
machine. The government insisted
Evening star., 1939-09-08

1000 inhabitants, has the highest
birth rate in England, jokesters de-
clared it was an answer to the old
question, What's in a name?"
Evening star., 1939-09-08

A serviceable, handmade bas-
ket of woven splint. Size 10x
16x8 inches. This orderly
package carrier makes shop
ping q real pleasure.
Houseuures-Baseme
Evening star., 1939-09-08
333N!3 FROM OUR ;|:{!G3 3z1ZAa$d DEPARTMENT
Oil Silk Bathroom
CURTAIN SET
- $3.98

window grapes and shower curtain
set Of heavy grade, fne quality oil
silk: sailboat design. weighted bot
toms. Shower curtain siSe 6x6 feet.
window drapes size 21x54 inches each
panel with tie-baek to match.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
18th Birthday
Dinner Occasion

CALIPATRIA, Sept 18.-Mrs. w.
C. wilkinson entertained at dinner
Tuesday honoring her son, Jack.
on his nineteenth birthday Guests
were requested to wear their clothes
backwards and to come to the back
door where they were greeted with
a Good by instead of Hello.
When the guests had arrived all
were taken, to- the Del Lingo hotel
where dinner was served.
After dinner dancing and games
were INDUCED IN until a late hour.
The guests included Stewart
Adams. Bill Young, Willie Stames,
Raymond Ford, Pete Hoskins, Sonny
Little. Bud Fleming Johnny Wade,
Junior Bradford, Ralph Butler, j. L.
Love, and Naomi McKendry, Hazel
dell Sinclair, Jean Fleming, Cleona
Clouse, Jerry Smith, Ollie Marac-
cinni, Blanch Writ, Grace Writ,
Joan Huey, Maxine Wilkinson, Mrs.
Phil Benson, Mrs. W.. c.. wilkinson
and Jack Wilson the guest of honor.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Apes Strength Equals
Power of 21 Normal Men

Gargantua equals two Galahads!
His strength is as the strength
of 81, but not because his heart is
pure!
Such was the description given
Saturday to the 470-pound Gorilla
who headlines the travelling men
agerie of Ringing Bros. and Bar
nun and Bailey circus, slated to
arrive in Ell Centro Wednesday.
"As nearly as experts can esti-
mate, Gargantua is as strong as 81
average men," Frank w. Braden,
public relations man, said.
We've never tried it out, how
ever, because we could never find
81 willing to experiment"
Gargantua, who will come to I'm
perial Valley while the circus makes
one performance Wednesday after
noon at els o'clock, stands five
feet seven inches-when he stands.
Most of the time. he crouches
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
JuniorClub
In First Session

The executive board of the Junior
Ten Thousand club will be host to
the club at its initial meeting OF
the fall, Thursday evening at 7:3O
in the clubhouse.
A feature of the business meeting
will be QUESTIONABLE concerning
proposed club activities and pro-
grams which each member will be
asked to fill out in order that their
unbiased opinions may freely be
given. Each member is asked to pro-
vide themselves with a pencil or
pen for this purpose.
Miss Jacqueline La Vine will head
the Book section for the coming
year while Mrs. Jerry Porte Is
chairman of the Welfare section
which has done such admirable
work for the children and adoles-
cents of the detention home and
at the County hospital. The bridge
sections and the newly proposed
sport section will be reorganized.
Many members of the Junior CLUB
are planning to join the Drama
section of the Ten Thousand club
to which Junior club members are
eligible.
Executive committee members
follow: Mrs. Clifton Fields, Miss
Lillian Shawley, Mrs. Larry Hanson
Mrs. Merwin Mccoy, Miss Marjorie
Spear, rdrs. ,AaICn Afford, Miss
Leah Bean, Mrs. Robert Carter, Miss
Marion Call.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

the monster apes arms" Braden de-
clared.
Gargantua will be one OF the
featured attractions of the worlds
largest menagerie that includes hum
dreds upon hundreds of other
beasts. IN addition, the Greatest
Show on Earth" offers a star
studded program of clowns, aerial
and equine performers, acrobats.
trainers of wild jungle beasts, Jug
glers and a new opening spectacle
of beautiful girls!
"Tifese' are a few of the SEEM
inely endless features of the four
train, 1900 person, 1000 animal
show" Braden asserted.
The performance will begin at
2:15. but the ZOO and sideshows
will be open shortly after noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Announce cemen+s
OF Meetinqs

Oasis Shrine No. 20 - White
Shrine of Jerusalem, will hold a
stated meeting Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock in the Masonic temple.
Birthdays for August and Septem-
Der will be remembered and Mrs
Gladys Palmer will have charge of
the social hour. ...e.
The WOmen's Missionary society
OF the Methodist church will meet
Tuesday with Mrs. j. d. Foss, 728
Holt. Business will be of especial
Importance, as a number of offices
must be filled at this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
DinnerHon
RavAndersons

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Anderson, who
recently returned from a honey
moon on the coast, were honor
guests of a dinner by the brides
mother, Mrs. v. v. White at her
home on West Main. The bride was
the former Phyllis White.
Centering the table, at which
some II guests were seated was
a huge wedding cake, its tiers top
ped by tiny bride and bridegroom.
Following the dinner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson were presented with
many gifts for their new home.
Besides the hosts, Mr.. and Mrs.
White and the guests of honor
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, guests pre-
sent were, Miss Bernice Hurst, Miss
Thelma White, Miss Faith Prowell,
Miss Ruth and Joyce Schmitt, Miss
Geneva Abel, Miss Ruth Rosen-
baum, Forrest Dameron, Harvey
Ladd, Morlin Childers, G. v. White,
Willard Rosenbaum, Maurice Cree
lev
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Leave Taking
Occasions Party

CAIIPATRIA, Sept. ia going
away party for Miss Virginia john
son who left this week to attend
use, was given Monday evening
by Mrs. j. L. Love and her daugh-
ter, Ruby Nell at their home on
Bonita street.
Games of various kinds helped
to pass a very pleasant evening.
Virginia received many lovely gifts.
The guests were Catherine Hag-
gerton, Verma Vawter, Hazeldell
Sinclair, Joan Huey, Grace Writ,
Naomi McKendry, Ivan Fade, Jean
Thomson, Lois Unholz, Jean Flem-
ing, Ruby Nell Love, Brice Wallace,
Tom Sorensen, Sonny Little, john
ny Wade, Red Langford, Bob Writ
Robert BedWell, Jack Wilkinson,
Junior Bradford, Pete Hoskins, Paul
Marsh, Stanley German, j. L. Love
jr., Mr. and Mrs. Norval Johnson
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Love.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

northern California with their
father, Clarence Munson. While
en- route home they visited the fair
in San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Eldridge
and little daughter, jeanette Helen,
returned this week at the close OF
a three-week vacation in Santa
Cruz, San Francisco and Fresno.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Harris re-
turned to their home in Ell Centro
recently after an enjoyable sum-
mer spent in touring the Pacific
northwest, visiting the fair at San
Francisco, and in their camp in
the Laguna mountains.
After visiting New York City and
the Worlds Fair, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
A. Bennett, Imperial, returned to
the valley Saturday. The Bennetts
stopped at Detroit and purchased
q new car.
Miss Janet Reid, daughter of Mrs.
w. j. Reid, left Sunday for Los
Angeles where she will spend her
two weeks vacation with frinds
there and in Hollyood.
After spending the summer at
Ocean Beach, Mrs. P. L. Greenlee
returned to her home in Brawley
late last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Jane TyIor Field
Opens Studio 81.

Jane Tylor Field, drama instruct
or at Central high school, las an
nounced opening of a school of mo-
dern ballet and folk dancing class
lessons in two age groups, 4 to 8
and from 10 years on. She will also
give instruction in public speaking,
drama, in either class or private
lessons.
Mrs. Field is a graduate of Fresno
State, and U. S. C. where, in her
course in education she took special
training in these subjects.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

Weddings Saturday united TWO
Ell Centro couples, Miss Jerry
Blackard becoming the bride OF
Homer Spear in Yuma at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, and the ceremony
for Mrs. Ruby Simakis and Theo-
dore Bolin taking place Saturday
evening at the Methodist church.
A quiet ceremony united Jerry
Blackard, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence A. Blackard of $50 Brigh-
ton and Homer Spear, son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Spear, pioneer
valley residents.
The bride, a vivacious brunette,
wore a Victoria blue suit of light
weight wool, with red fox fur. Her
accessories were of matching
shade of blue, and her corsage was
of gardenias.
Emogene Blackard, in navy
sheer with navy accessories, was
her sisters bridesmaid. Her cor
sage was of tea roses. Ivan Arms
served Mr.. Spear as best man. Miss
Marjorie Spear, sister of the bride
groom, and Roy Ezell were guests
at the wedding which took place
at the Methodist parsonage, the
Rev. w. L. Summers officiating.
Both young people attended Ell
Centro schools, being graduated
from Central high. Mrs. Spear has
been employed at Woolworths and
Mr.. Spear is with the Coca Cola
Bottling Works.
Following a wedding supper at
the San Carlos hotel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Spear left for northern California
where they will visit the fair as
part of their honeymoon. They will
be at home to their many friends
after October Is at 737-A Brighton
avenue.
Ruby Pearl Simakis and Theodore
Bolin were married in a pretty
evening ceremony, Saturday, at the
First Methodist church, the Rev.
w. A. McClenaghan reading the
impressive double ring service.
Mrs. Bolin wore a smart street
frock of fuchsia with redingote of
dusty pink. Her turban was of the
pink with fuchsia velvet streamers
and her accessories were of fuchsia
A single orchid repeating the two
shades was her corsage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Savage of
Holtville served the bride and BRIDE
groom as bridesmaid and best mar
William Murray OF Holtville and
Roger Walton acted as ushers.
The dimly lighted church was
beautifully decorated with greenery
and tall baskets of salmon pink
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Miss Simpson
En+er+ains

Miss Pearl Simpson was hostess
to a group of friends Saturday eve
ming at her home on Holt avenue
in Holtville, honoring Mrs. Haf-
ford Corley.
A very pleasant evening was
spent, the guests recounting sum-
mer vacation experiences. After the
opening of the many dainty gifts
the hostess served refreshments to
the following: Mesdames j. l..
Simpson, Charles Acker, DIV .Simp-
son, j. w. Weeks, C. P. Weeks, Rob-
ert Amstead, Conrad Amstead,
Thurman Scroggins, Floyd Trant,
M. Trant, w. N. Wiggington;' Miss
es Evelyn and Margery Allen, Au-
drey Amstead.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18

Richard Bonelli, world renowned
baritone, has been secured for the
first concert of the series sponsored
each season by the Imperial Coun-
ty Music Teachers association as
one of its projects for the cultural
development of the community.
The organization is made up of
some Is music lovers, the IL active
members being teachers of music
voice, piano, organ and instrument
tal-who have passed the rigid
standards for training and knowl-
edge set up by the national and
state associations of which the I'M
perial county organization is a
member.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL


THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL
SUMMONS
No. 1892
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff.
LEWIS d. LIGHTLY, ct. al, De-
PENDANTS.
Harry W.. Horton and George r.
Kirk. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of the State of Cali
fornia send greetings to LEWIS d.
LIGHTLY, EDITH MAY LIGHTLY,
PIONEER ABSTRACT & TITLE
GUARANTY COMPANY, a Corpor-
alton, as trustee, L. E. HARTNETT,
C. w. SANDERS, SECURITY
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
LOS ANGELES, National Bank
ing Association, CITIZENS Ma
TIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS
BANK OF LOS ANGELES, a Ma
til onal Banking Ass o ci alto n,
GEORGE NOWLfN, John Doe,
JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE, JOHN
DOE COMPANY, Ia Corporation,
Richard Roe Company, Co-part-
nership, and J. Doe as Admins
traitor or Administrative of the Es-
tate of r. Roe, deceased,
You are hereby directed to ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brddght
against you in the Superior Court
OF the County OF Imperial, State
of California, within, ten days after
the service on you of this Sum-
mons-if served within this county;
or within thirty days-if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
paint, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the court for any
other relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia. this 18th day of May, 1899.
(SeaD w. j. McCLELLAND
County Clerk.
BY CTrHK LAMS6N,
Deputy Clerk.
(Sept. 1925; Oct. 2-9-l6-23-30;
NOV: 6-I3-2Ooa " l@l.sl ~
s<EG Sli$ts s.5E2 -a504
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Richard BoneI|i. Baritone. To Be
irs+ { Concer+ Artist

October 10 will mark the open
ing OF the associations monthly
meetings at which musical pro-
grams by artists in the association
are featured. Tuesday evening there
is to be meeting of the active
members, when plans for the years
work will be completed.
Music teachers who make up the
active membership are: Ruth Tee
pie Reid, Hazel Baker, Oria Kenah,
Elizabeth Waterman, Estelle Liv-
ingston, Marie Rietz jenkins, Julia
Bracket, James Fisher, of Ell Gen.
tro;. Tilla McCampbell, Grace Blais-
del. of Calexico; Helen Johnson and
Gladys Faucet of Brawley. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
eareantus :. > his . strength
doubles Gatahad's.

that would scare mother baboonp'
Gargantua has an afin stretch of
nine feet, which is 4lffee feet more
than the average man s and power
full enough to squeeze',an enemy
into pulp.
His temper has grown increas-
ingly short, until now he appears
to be nursing constant hate for
mankind. Even his Keeper does
not dare to come within reach of
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
Two Couples Become Unite d in
Maniaoe on Saturday

gladiolas and pale yellow chrysan-
themums. Mrs. JilD. Foss played
a program of incidental music pre-
ceding the ceremony in addition
to the wedding marches, also ac-
companying Elizabeth Waterman,
who sang "oh, Promise Me" ODE
Koven). The vested choir sang at
the close of the service.
Mrs. Bolin is the proprietor of
the Ruby Pearl Beauty shop. Mr..
Bolin is connected with the I'M
perial Irrigation district.
Following a short honeymoon on
the coast Mr.. and Mrs. Bolin will
make their home az 1131 South
Twelfth.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
CALENDAR

Dollar Day COMMITTEES, $3.50,
Chamber of Commerce
TCastmasters, $3.50, California no
tel
v. F. w. No. 2O4l, 8, Brawley
Veterans hall
TUESDAY
Lions club, Barbara Worth
/. v. Commandery, No. a, 1880,
Masonic temple
Oasis Shrine No. 20, w. s. OF J.
Masonic temple
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
CaIexico Miss
In Crosby Picture

CALEXICO, Sept. 18.-Calexico
people are much interested in the
appearance on the screen of the
local theatre of Gloria Atherton,
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Les
Atherton of the immigration SER
vice.
Gloria was a student of Blanch
Courtney Stone and has many
friends here who are pleased with
her successful appearance IN the
Bing Crosby picture, the Star
Maker.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-18
P. T. A. Board
Opposes Pension

Calexico, Sept. 18.-Mrs. A. L..
Vierhus, president of Twenty-ninth
district P. T. A., returned Thursday
from state board meeting of CAL
'fornia Congress p. T. A. held at the
ambassador in Los Angeles.
Plans were mace to attack the
$50 every Thursday pension amend
ment to appear on the November
election.