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Evening star., 1940-01-09
Join the Irish

Virginia Grey and Irene Hervey
have been signed by Warner Bros
for leading roles in Three Cheers
for the Irish" Miss Grey, borrowed
from M-G-M for the picture, will
portray Priscilla Lanes sister.
Thomas Mitchell and Dennis Nor
gan have the principal masculine
characteriEations in Three Cheers
for the Irish." Lloyd Bacon is di-
recting.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

being released by Paramount, which
expects to garner the harvest sown
by &c. w. T. W."
(Released By the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc.)
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Another Robert

Robert Taylor has been added to
the cast of the Wallace Beery fea-
ture, Arouse and Beware" He is,
however, not Robert Taylor, the
young M-G-M star, but a dis
tinguished and older character
actor,
Evening star., 1940-01-09

Three After Three Goes
From Bright to Banal =
New Musical Starring Simone Simon
Less Than Grade A Despite
A Slick Cast and Glitter
Nv JAY CARMODY.

Of trying to smash atoms and the whey out Of the
scientists had better
stories musical comedy again. little
for the laboratory stan night by After
drama which weeks
gleng production
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
FBI Agent Tells
Amusing Incidents

Thc-sMuaIrg side Of FBJ activities
Ha, rcH7aied at the Imperlal-Yuma
Peaoc Officers association by Percy
VI inspector in charge of the
rBI Il San DIEGO AID Imperial
cr:ntlrs.
" mao .,achod the federal
curoa., - a drt~Ie. attorneyship
= Oz1ai1ha and the Oklahoma
l~2..a' .~ tpl1 of his experiences
- FBI n.Icotor in Now York
Cn 2icumond. Va, Memphis,
IT, aln H2rl?u, X
Tn:a RrTk>. Caloxico magician.
Gcl'eh.-.4 the crowd with series
Of .arh. of hand tricks. El2hty-one
poasn 0flccrs from Imperial, San
D.ca9 Riverside and Yuma coun-
to- at'cnded the meeting at the
Barbara Worth country club be-
tween FL Centro and HoltVillc. The
next meeting will be held in 1mpe-
rial May 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
Bu .U4RGUERITE BROOhS

garage has that kind of switch SO
there is plenty of Illumination to
light the way indoors . Press a
button and PRESTO Out go
the lights in the garage
Opening off one side of the CEN
ter hallway connecting the living
room and bedrooms section OF the
other end is the space for the oil
burner and someday the central
heating and cooling plant will be
placed there The whole thing
is out of the way yet convenient Tor
any regulation that is necessary
The bath room is coral and
green with cute little black and
white swans decorating cabinets
and cupbOards The bottom
of the bath tub is grOOved to
prevent slipping Leave it to
an insurance man to have a thing
like that :.
At the bottom of the bath room
cabinet is large compartment fol
Soiled laundry i. Laundry may be
tossed into it from an opening ir
the closet of the master bedroom
as we'll as from the bath room
The master bedroom is gorgeous
. Pink and blue striped walls
A pale blue domed ceiling
Blonde furniture A spool bed
E. A lovely blue quilted bedspread
The closets one for HER ano
one for HIND arc lined in pink ,
Across the hall is the den
Really an office convenient fol
night work The walls are cream
The rich creamy cream of gooo
Jersey or Guernsey cream
Some dairyman probably will OBJ.
ject to my selection Of COWS but
can't remember any others
There is huge closet here Jus
in case it might be converted into
bedroom sometime . This room
has an outside door opening into
the side yard 6.
Shell pink was the color selected
for little girl who is exactly two
years and two months old She
has her own closet with hanger:
so low that she can hang up ano
take down her own dresses ano
coats The drawers were built
SO she can open them herself wher
she gets just little older c.
Wall lights were put in all ovel
the house with the exception of the
kitchen and dining rooms :. There
the lights are in cases set in the
ceiling
Am blue? Definitely not.
All that blue made me decidedly
un-blue
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
Republicans, Western Democrats to
Take Reciprocal Trade Row to Polls

WASHINGTON, April s. tUPD-
RepubncanS and western Democrats,
undauntod bv senate passage of the
administration S reciprocal trade
program. promised today to carry
tholr tight to the polls in November.
They said the issue, representing
1 y!cto!y for President Roosevelt
md Secretary Of State Cordell Hull,
Wo9ld bo" placed before the voters
to determine the programs popu-
,arity.
The senate, by AZ to 81 vote,
late yesterday passed the house
approved resolution extending the
program for three years to June II,
1913. after beating down series
If "cslppling amendments during
20 Wsck: of bitter debate.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
. 6 E p | n

There is no use arguing II
Chester Irving home at Sixth and
Len Rey will always be Blue
Heaven" to me F.. Not just one
shade of blue many delightfully."-
blending blues
Even the front door is blue with
blue shutters on each side =. Open
the blue door and step into a blue
living room Pale. lustcrlcSS blue
walls of a plasterlke material made
so II will not crack . A deeper
blue rug with imprintS of fern
leaves Swedish modern furnl-
ture with golden buff upholstering
is the correct contrast for the back
ground Still more contrast
is provided by one chair upholstered
in mulberry velvet :.
The blue green walls of the
dining room form perfect setting
for the Swedish modern furniture.
The rug matches the one in
the living room
Get ready to be surprised!
Strange to say there is no outside
door Just one door opening
into the dining room :. The way
leads thence out French doors into
the patio at the back of the house
You'll be surprised when you
open the cupboard doors in that
charming, secluded. blue and white
kitchen The cupbOardS are
tinted coral inside >. China, glass.
and aluminium appear to good ad-
vantage when stacked up against the
coral
Even tho refrigerator and stove
have toe room underneath so they
will match the bottom of the built
in equipment There is enough
table and sink space in that kitchen
to satisfy any woman l should
say the kitchen is just right
Not too small and not too big
A built-in ironing board is in the
wall beside the broom closet .
The laundry room is in the
garage The idea of having a
big window over the laundry tray
is good one Why isn't it a
good idea to have peek at the
garden even while engaged in do
ing the family wash? Right,
il iS
THIS IS a good place TO stop and
comment on the light switches .
They are arranged 50 that the light
may be left on in one room while
walking to the next and then turned
off there . .. That stops the neces-
Slty of stumbling around in the
dark and fumbling for light switch
cs 1T also eliminates all eX-
cuses for leaving lights on in rooms
which are not being usedD . The
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07

Voting with the administration on
final passage were ii Democrats ana
one Independent. Against were 20
Republicans. Is Democrats and two
Farmer -LaboriteS.
I'VE haven't heard the last Of
this" was the comment of Republi-
can Leader Charles L. McNary of
Oregon.
Sen. Alva B. Adams, D., Colo,
who voted against the program. sale
the Senates action was "a further
abdication by congress of its con-
Stitutional powers to control taxa
ton and regulate foreign commerce ="
II do not blame the administra-
ton for this at all" he added. The
fault is that of congress"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
THE MOST WORTHWHILE
THING IN LIFE IS TO
"0wN YOUR OWN HOME"
Contracts Signed

Contracts were signed this week
for construction of a new Grace
Evangelical Lutheran church at
Eighth and Holt streets, according
10 Whiting Mead and Contractor H.
r. Johnston.
The church. plaster and stucca
building will be constructed at :
cost of S4500 Johnston said.
Johnston also started construction
OF one room and bath addition to
the Clyde Duringer home at 824
Orange street. The plaster and slu2-
co addition will cost approximately
$1,000. Johnston said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
Hud son
Agency
Opened

Roger E. Acker, former manager
of the Edgar Brothers Ford store
at Holtville, Saturday opened nNw
Hudson car agency at Fifth and
State streets in Ell Centre.
Acker. a resident of the valley
for 20 years and engaged in the
automobile business nearly that
long, will carry all models of the
1910 cars in his show room in the
newly remodeled building. He will
maintain Hudson service and a SER
vice station as well.
The new Hudson. one of he
sleekeSt of modern automobiles. will
be on display Saturday morning,
Acker said, The new agency is the
only Hudson agency in the Imperial
Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
New Businessman
Opens Concern
In 81 Centro

Dean Burney. a former Fullerton
business man, entered the Ell Gen.
tro field Saturday with the open
ing of his new Mileage Tread SER
vice at Fifth and State streets to
succeed Malcolm Hueys recap SER
vice at the same location.
Burney has the finest recap
equipment available and has added
truck and tractor tire service as
we'll as automobile tire service for
valley motorists.
Burney. a member of the 2O-30
club. promises prompt service on
recap work and guarantees salts
factory work.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
Pat Bush TO Join
indian Service

Pat Bush. son of MI and Mrs
H. L. Bush of El Centre planned
to leave Sunday for Seattle, Wash
To enter the government Indian
service under Captain E. P. Bush.
his uncle
Young Bush will be assigned to
service aboard q vessel which dis
tributes supplies at the various In
dian reservations and posts II
northern waters.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
Building Activity SIumps During
Past Week TO Drop 1940Pace Behind
Record Established One Year Ago

El Centro'S 1870 building pace fell
behind the 1899 mark during the
past week as only $,22S of building
permits were issued 10 boost tie
total to Sl24l!l as compares &c
sl34.73O on the same date one ye II
ago
Builders and materl2mer, how
ever. were none the less optimistic
in predicting a record activity this
spring. particularly in the resliel-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
POST-PRESS BUILDING SECTION

tial building.
Building permits issued during the
past week:
Grace Williams. S8l Orange. $3.50.
alterations: Bank of America, SIS
partition: Jack Delozler 68l Bl4gh-
ton. 5000. addition; Vivian Burnett.
1922 Woodward. $40: Morris McCN-
lom. 1875 Brighton $500; w R
Brown. 49, Commercial, Sl0O ait =
ationS: Carlos Jimlnez. $50 Ole,
$3.50. addition
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
Caroline Stricken
Requests Divorce

Charging that Shc cal2il nor nus
band holding hands IN an affection
ate manner with an entertainer IN
his cafe IN Mexical, Caroline Rose
Rittncr Stricker filed suit for div
orcc from OTTO (. Stricker.
She also accused Inn Of calling
her vile names and asking her To
get divorce from hlm. They mar
ried in Santa Rosa % years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
by PHIL JONES

sumner Wollcs has returned
from Eurppo and Girrn hi
secret report 10 only Mr.
Roosevelt and Sec. Of State
nun. It's fairly safe TO gu"
that his full report WAS about
as cheerful as that Of "A wca-
ther forecaster in the midst
Of "A flood. We probably won't
know the details Of his mes.
sage for several decades cS--f1r
often diplomats, like children.
are seen. but not heard. ]
don't think ii will do the
ncwspapermen much good to
pump this Wellcs-ke is about
as talkativc as "A clam with "A
severe case Of laryngitis. Any
way, we know he's home.
Tho Louis -Paychck fight il
rated as the worst mis- match
in history probably thcy
were both concentrating on
the same thing "A paychcck.
Tuesday. April 9th Is clcr-
tiru day and as Am"rtran
ritizcns. We should all cxcr-
cisc the privilege given to uS
as such. and vote. Govern.
mcnt is mighty important
institution and it Is up t"
each and every one Of us to
c~nress our opinions at the
polls.
Insure your water supply by
installing a Westco pump mo
uyatcr system. IT provides
adequate pressure-insures a
a,eady, even supply Of water
st ali times. Compact, eth,
aient sturdily built for heavy
.nrvice and can be ec2nomlc'
oIiv installed and operated.
E.sv pay terms. Phil Jones;
In,,crial Highway near III
Centro. Phone I'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
SCOUT LEADERS ATTEND
REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Hugh Wilcox and Bill Kenny I'm
perial- Yuma area scout executives
and George B. Raine, president Of
the council, Saturday attended the
annual regional scout conference
in Long Beach
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07
DIVORCE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce degree
was granted Friday to Hattie B.
Kimp and w. K. Kimp on the
grounds of wilful neglect.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-22
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, June 22.--Members OF the
North Carolina Merchants Assocla-
ton will have plenty OF fun rs well
ms 4 large dose Of serious business at
their 33th annual convention which
will be held in Elizabeth City on
July 9 and 8, according to the full
program Just released by Secretary
willard DOWell.
It will be the first time in dozen
wears that the merchants have IN
y1drd The Pasquotank capital. When
they were there in May OF 1873 some
six hundred attended. Estimates OF
This years gathering run well past
thc thousand mark, though OF course
Wrlhcr. business conditions ana
other factors must be taken into con-
Sidcr1t!On.
On the serious side, the retailers
will hear Governor Clyde r. Hoey,
in discussion Of Tie Merchant and
His Government; they will receive
regular annual reports Of DoWell,
Treasurer Y. G.. Hinklc and Field
Secretary Il. b. Tomln%on; and they
will pick next years directors. who
in turn will name officers. They will
award prizes and receive invitations
from cities wanting next years meet
ing.
There will be sessions Monday
morning. evening and night; Tuesday
morning and afternoon. The annual
, banquet is set for Monday night with
Philosopher IIumorist Edmund II.
Harding. Of Washington. N. G.. speak
ing on The Retailers Risibility."
The convention will be welcomed
Monday morning by Elizabeth City's
Mayor Jerome b. Flora, who is also
| president Of the North Carolina Lea
! que Of municipalities.
President O. a. SWaringen Of Con-
cord will make the chief talk at the
| Monday morning session. In the aft
| crnoon. the governor is featured,
though Dir. David r. Craig, president
| Of the American Retail Federation OF
Washington, d. c., is also on the pro-
/ gram.
Tuesday morning the next COVER
! nor Of North Carolina, j. Melville
Broughton, will be one of the speak
crs, his topic The Merchant in the
Present Crisis"
The Tuesday afternoon session will
see award Of trOphies-"The Hos,
/ City Cup to the local merchants as
ISOLATION showing greatest mileage oil
attendance at the convention; "PreSl-
dents Cup" to the local association
! showing greatest percentage OF mem
bcrShip increase for the year; ano
Bell Cup TO association submitting
best report of an outstanding accom-
/ Dlishmcnt for the convention.
Despite this formidable business
/ program, there will be time for plenty
Of entertainment. There will be
dances both nights, fish fry at the
, luncheon hour Tuesday, boat trips or
the L. S. Coast Guard cutter Mon
day afternoon, golf tournament
theatre and bridge parties and side
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-22
Tobacco Field
Day July 2
At Oxford

Raleigh. June 22.-G0V. Clyde r..
Hoey will be the principal speaker II
the annual tobacco test farm IiciG
day at oxford, July 2, Commissioners
Of Agriculture W. Kerr Scott has
ANNOUNCED.
Approximately 1900 farmers and
their friends arc expected Tor the
event, which will be held rs a part
Of the Granville county centennial
celebration. With the addition of
laboratories, the Oxford tobacco test
farm is now regarded rs the largest
tobacco research station in the nation.
DR.. r. Il. Hutchinson, chief Of the
agronomy department at the Vlr-
gnia Polytechnic institute, Blacks
burg, Va, and J. b. HutSon Of WASH
ington, chief Of the southeastern di-
vision marketing section Of the AAA
will also be among the speakers,
Frank w. Hancock, former mem
Der of Congress and now member
OF the federal home loan bank board,
Will Dc CIltlIl Illtll WI lIl' way III - 40
be introduced by Fred f.. Miller. di-
rector of the test farms division 0l
the state department Of agriculture.
Governor Hocy will be presented
by Commissioner Scott
A All Club pagcant-''king and
Queen Of Health"-WilI be given by
club members Of Granville. CasWcII
Durham, Franklin, Person and Wake
counties.
Miss Virginia Wilson, Granville
county home demonstration agent
will be in charge of the Womcn's
program in the afternoon. with Mis-
Anamerle Arant, northwestern dis
trict agent of the Stats college cN-
tension service, as guest speaker.
f. G.. Moss. assistant director in
charge Of the test farm. will super
wise the tours over the farm and
visits to the experimental pIats. He
will be assisted by DR.. T. f. Smith
u. S. D. A. plant patholOgiSt: *. J
! Shaw. McCullers tobacco disease
station: A. B. Dean, test farm fore
man: E. Y. Floyd, State college TO-
bacco specialist. and DR.. Luthcl
Shaw, State college patholoGiSt. The
general program will begin at 10 4
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-22

ly FarinGton's muchly read COLI
umn in The Chroniclc-Post pro-
claimed it that way. a.. not
quite gone, in fact I'm holding ont
for $50. But the truth is, have
an invitation to The Wit to Woo
and incidental mcrriment at the
Mcrrificlds'. In these parlous times
l might as We'll scalp as the next
fellow. And, brothers, Scalping IS
being done.
"Not half enough invites were
mailed. / have onc--I keep getting
back to that-but have you?
Too bad. Maybe you don't rate. Do
you know anybody who knows any
body who knows Bill Bailey, or
that bcautcous Gayle, or grand
son? Nayhap, if you're somebody
in finance, you can approach the
old gent himself. What am 1 Of
fcrcd for mine?"
Cholly was having his fun, and
recording society gossip and emo
tons at the same time. AS usual,
he struck home. Tickets that are
talked about and talked about
and that are hard TO get-become
ever so much more valuable in peo-
PIES estimation, and the effort to
get invitations to '"The Wit to
Woo" soon became Il clamor.
Bill Bailey played shrewd
game. He bluffcd considerably for
the first three days, then allowed
the word to get around that prac-
tically anybody who was socially
prcScntahlc and who would get
some friend or acquaintance Of
Bills to telephone recommended
ton, could get the privilege of buy
ing it. It was remarkable, too, Bill
noted, how many friends he sud-
denly developed. Names nc never
heard of tClcphoncd him, mentioned
having been in college with him or
having met him somewhere, and
put ON thc touch. He kept up a lit
tie act OF rcticcnce, but usually
succUmb1d-f0r a SO fee. Ten days
before The Wit to Woo" was
scheduled for presentation, every
enc Of the 1000 tickets was sold.
ELL and Gayle had to force in
f-w dozen more, in fact, to &C
ccmmOGltc last-minutc customers
VIII, for ono reason or another
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-22
NeWsmen Meet
Next Week

HenderSonviIlc, June 22-{Spe-
claU-HendcrsonviIlc will be host to
newspaper people from all sections
OF the CarOlInaS for four days next
week as meeting Of the State City
Editors Association, the North Caro-
lima Press Association and the Asso-
citation of Press Photographers of
both CarolinaS hold meetings here.
The first group. the City Editors.
comes here on June 26 to hold in
formal sessions that evening and bus
mess sessions the following morning.
Delegates to the annual Press Asso-
citation convention will arrive on
June 81 for the opening address by
Democratic gubernatorial nominee J.
NJ. Broughton of Raleigh. Members
Of the North and South Carolina
Press Photographers Association will
arrive in the city Saturday after
noon to hold an informal program
that night followed by business SEES
siOnS Sunday.
Approximately 800 newspaper
men and women are expected to at
tend the three conventions.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-22

Imro,t them, it necessary. You
hear me-"
"Oh. OF course, sir. But the cost
IF imported"
Mir. Wccms! J have some finan-
.ial assets. sir! You-you ard YOU
eternal GinicIly bookkeeping! He re-
cords every penny 1 spend, Miss
n.Xon! Spend hundred dollars on
Zach box Of flowers, Mr.. Wccms.
You hcar?"
oh. Of course, sir" Mr.. WccmS
went ont, looking bored. This rou-
line was nc Whit new to him.
hut Gayle Dixon swallowed. And
starred. And bit her lip. And only
nodded when the old millionaire
continued to talk aftably with her.
She couldn't say anything. She just
-.red at the old gentleman in re-
r,wcd awe. Seven hundred dollars
for flowers, when she had come to
grologize for budgeting $3.50 for
clothes: She stood up, reached sud
denly to squeeze his Old hand in
genuine feeling, smiled at him and
has,.Mcl on back downstairs.
= > =
Bill and the seven girls spent
most of one morning addressing en-
vrlopcs. They had only 500 to adj
dress anG stamp, stuff with neatly
printed cards, seal and mail. but
they made a mornings task Of il,
laughing and talking and enjoying
it. Jcrcny Tucker was cocrccd into
helping for a while, but at II
o'clock nc had to leave them and
go for 4 horseback ride with a cOu-
pie Of boy friends who had "takcn'
to him.
The envelopes carried invitations
to The Wit to Woo and its after
dance at s. per person, r. s. V. =.
Ten dollars 4 cHurlc, Gayle was
amazed at The temcrity Of Eill, SET
ting such 4 price, ard she tod
him 50.
Listen. missy" he Grinncd,
you be the heroine ana bIcksjaGc
boss; II! direct, and blow mp The
ballyhoo. LocI-Wc got $3.50 be-
fore. and Trey ate it up. We've he'd
ten times as much attention for the
new event. Evcrybcdy'S talking.
Everybody, l tell YOU! Tic social
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-22

.,,.,,.;,,,, h.'d ~ the court
ie ''''>S ,''l> s,,,7 ,,;,,,. f,r, he pur-
house A''' '','':,',,, .,,,,.,,,err IN rr-
pose OF "N''' ',''''''' s7,:,,.r IN. Niles in
gard Ia .ENiS'''" ,'.>'.'r rSI;.I,,.,,, +firn-
their >tru&S.! 'l"'..>' -, v.hnn =
I'd mi" Il ..\c.E ..~> c,,,,,.r do.
deIe&1'''" O.. ''', r,,4,r,,,..,\. srrtiou of
scent ''"'" 'I.'. ',', ,'-,,,,,,t, ~ make
Warren County ,.,,,.,,.f ;, IN,
their views N'I"W L. St.. -. cn,,r1ry
war ana Il" p n,,,..,',, ,,I E,~,nce in
aIolnS N'''"' - ''>''''
any manner ,.....:.:..,, ,,>.,,r,ssed bv
Despite ''!e "Pt ,..,. f,;,;Inv.,.v cit
the twenty 81 ",'' = ,>,[n,;,1 m,
liens present ~. III, 49,, .,,r.,
preEaIItn& S''''.''.r'.. ,., -. 80, ,,ro,ts>
room Ms III .>'''' ~ ~ ,,,,;1I hid
10 specify &,'S 49,, ,Tl.' ,,.> ,,,$ Whom =
tea>!oIe L" IN, N.Y. ''lt,,,.. r.,s MIRO
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lorltE oi Ev,v>' ,,,,,..;,e rho
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-22
STATE COP BACKS
CABINET CHANGES

Charlotte. June 22.-(AP)- Jake
F. Newell, state Republican chair
man. and other Republican leaders
here sent telegram yesterday To the
state Republican delegation and ma
tonal party leaders praiSng PrcSi-
dent Rooscvelt's choice Of two Re-
publicans for cabinet posts
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-22
ARMORY PLANNED.

Burlington, June 22.-Blue prints
for new armory, which the city
has indicated it will seek through
funds allotted to the WPA for ma
tional defense, were ready today tor
presentation to Adj. Gen. ]. Van B.
Nets, head Of North Cardinals ma
tonal guard.