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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Planes Swarm in
British Skies

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to "raze" British cities royal air
force planes again swarmed over
Germany, causing two-hour air
raid alarm in Berlin, blasting an
army storehouse and dropping a
bomb in the famous Tiergarten in
the capital city. In an attack on
north German city, it was ad
mitted, 18 persons were killed.
More than so British towns and
cities heard the crash of German
bombs and the roar of German
planes in the hours before daylight.
In one London district region 100
bombs fell. In another section Of
the metropolitan defense area SO
bombs were dropped in 10 minutes.
So many German planes were over
Britain that defense leaders sent
into action new secret anti-aircraft
batteries. The guns threw up a
canopy of bursting and flaming
shells and were reported to have
brought down six of the raiders,
bringing the 24-hour tabulation to
go German planes down against
loss of II British craft with five
pilots safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

been seeing too many movies and
reading too many detective stories" }"
Assistant District Attorney Salem
Mansour, who took the girls state
ment, said she was seized with a
"suC/en impulse" to see what the
police would do if she shot her
brother.
She used rifle which she had
borrowed for target practice. The
first time she pulled the trigger,
Mansour said she told him, the
weapon missed fire.
She went down stairs for another
bullet, returned to her brothers
bedroom and tried a second time.
The bullet pierced the boys skull.
The girl then went back down.
stairs, summoned doctor and told
her parents what she had done.
McNutt, held as a material wit
ness, returned to find grief Strick-
en- household He told olice he knew
of no reason why Mary should have
done what she did and said she was
lin good spirits" earlier in the eve
ming.
The girl readily admitted her act
when police came to take her in
custody. They said she slept we'll
in her Jail cell last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Charles Provence
Moves to San Dieqo

Charles B. Provence, who has
been associated for a number of
years with the firm of Hickcox and
Provence. in Brawley. has purchased
the law practice OF the late Wayne
Compton in San Diego, and will
be located in the Bank of America
building in that city after Sept. 5.
Provence has been active in valley
affairs. and with his wife, the for
mer Winifred Woodward. were pop
ular members of both the Brawley
and FL Centre young married set.
Mrs. Provence was a kindergarten
teacher at Harding school in Ell
Centro for several years prior to
her marriage.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

CITY Lake and a portion of the
dam were swept away.
Hundreds of refugees still were
quartered at Sapulpa, Bristow and
Tulsa. Many spent the night in
stalled railway trains. Officials said
it would take several days before
normal rail and bus service could
be restored.
Farm families near Cleveland,
30 miles northwest of Tulsa, were
caught in a flash flood when the
dam gave way, and many were
forced to take refuge in trees and
on houSetopS. 1t was believed that
all has been rescued. The Oklahoma
highway patrol last night made an
emergency appeal for boats as VOL
unteers using flashlights searched
flooded forests and underbrush for
refugees.
Parts of the Arkansas River VAL
ley had been evacuated. A state OF
emergency was proclaimed at Tulsa.
where 500 inches of rain fell in
the "a hours ending at $50 am.
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Britain viii Give
Full Support to
Hell p Greece

LONDON. Sept 5. CUPl-Foreign
Secretary Viscount Halifax said to-
day that Great Britain would give
full support" to Greece if that
nation resistS an italian invasion.
Halifax said That the Greeks
were determined to defend their
independence and integrity.
In event of any action which
clearly threatens the independence
of Greece" he said. "and which the
Greek government feels bound to
resist with its national forces. the
British government will feel bound
to lend the Greek government all
the support in their power"
Italian-controlled newspapers in
Albania recently have strongly at
tackled Greece, and there have been
repeated threats of serious develop
ments between Greece and Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Fist Fight in
House Marks
Draft Debate
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that would make men between the
ages of 81 and As subject to draft
for military service.
Before the house adjourned it
heard the two participants give
their explanations-and in the tell
ing Sweeney apologized and Vincent
publicly repeated his accusation.
Vincent finally withdrew some of
his words when Rep. Glare E. Hoff-
man, r., Mich, moved TO take them
ooWn'-a preliminary TO eXpunging
them from the record.
Sweeney was the first to speak.
He said it was the first time in his
congressional service-he took office
IN 193l-that he had ever had an
alteration with a member on the
floor.
Perhaps" he said, "I should tell
you what took place and let you be
the Judge. As l resumed my seat. the
gentleman with whom I had the
difficulty called me traitor. He
repeated it again and you know what
happened.
l am sorry I brought any con-
fusion TO the house, and ii you think
l am guilty in any way at all. 1
apologize TO you and to the ma
ton"
Members arose and applauded
Vincent asked for recognition.
He said he resented an implicaz
ton in Sweeney's speech that Presi-
dent Wilson brought on the World
war.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
'wPA Help Sought
In Program Of
City Improvement
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with the old deal?" Councilman
Charles Bratton asked.
Not a bit :" Councilman WeS-
ley He'll replied.
Mayor Robert Hatton disclosed
later in the evening that he had
made a counter offer to the Pitts
burgh baseball club of $1,000 in
return for playing two games in Ell
Centre. Councilmen appeared to
agree that this could be made up
by ticket sales.
Thursday, Hatton and Robert
Hays of the Ell Centro Chamber of
Commerce reported that the Pitts
burgh Pirates and the Chicago
White Sox had agreed to play two
exhibition games. April and f.
Regarding the task of bringing
delinquent tax rolls up to date. City
Clerk Neal Gavin suggested the hir-
ing of Roy Johnstone, former city
clerk, to help train several National
Youth Administration workers for
tllC JOO. I1C III
stone for a month. The recommen-
dation drew a spark of fire about
the table when Mayor Hatton sug-
gested that Gavin, himself, do the
work. Gavin replied that he didn't
have the time. The matter was
held over pending conference be-
tween Hatton, Bratton and Gavin.
Heinecke outlined negotiations
under way for improving the city
hall building but reported a virtual
deadlock with the owners. The
council did not appear in a hurry
to act, however. Heinecke also re-
ported to the council:
I'VE have been annoyed recently
by complaints concerning the new
building at Sixth and Main streets.
all of which are from the same gen.
eral source and unfounded . :"
Heinecke said there had been
complaints that the blue prtaLs for
the structure had not been properly
filed and that the arcade and down
spouts were not properly built, but
that there was no foundation for
the objections and that the building
was in accord with code and had
been inspected to the limit.
He did not elaborate upon the
identity of the same source.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Cloudbursf Maroons Oklahoma Farm
Families. Stalls Trains, Disrupts
Highway Travel: Damage Runs High

TULSA, Okla, Sept. 5. (UP)-
The Arkansas river was slightly
above flood stage on a l00-mile
stretch in eastSrn Oklahoma today,
but engineers said a serious inunda-
ton would be averted unless fur
ther rain falls.
The downpours that yesterday
choked tributaries, blocked high
ways and forced farm families from
the lowlands had ceased. Showers
were predicted, however, and 40
national guardsmen were ready for
rescue work.
The river crest was rolling down.
stream rapidly as small streams
began to recede Damage from the
cloudbursts and floods was estimat-
ed tentatively at $500,000. The fig
ure included a $4,000 loss at Cleve-
land, where the pump station at
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Girl Shoots Brother Just TO See
What Police Will Do to Me- Tells
Officers She Acted on Impulse

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept. 5.
CUP)-Mary Wolf, II, told police
today that she shot her nine-year-
old brother to death ito see what
would happen to me-"
The girl high school graduate,
was charged with first degree mur-
der after she confessed that, ION a
sudden impulse" she fired a %
caliber rifle bullet into the boys
head as he slept.
The victim, Frederick Wolf, died
instantly. The shooting occurred
at about IL O'Clock last night Short
ly after Mary's boy friend, Emmett
McNutt, l8, had left the Wolf home
on an ertand and before he return
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wolf, the
parents, told police that Mary had
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
FRANK CHERRY WEDS
ART INSTRUCTOR

Announcements have been re-
ceived in Ell Centre of the marriage
Of Miss Esther Usher and Frank
Hanley Cherry at Pine Knot, Calf.
on August 26.
The bride is the daughter OF
Harry Atwood Usher of Pine Knot
and is an instructor for the El
Centre schools. Cherry is employed
at the Golden State creamery ano
Mr.. and Mrs. Cherry will be at
home after Sept. at GAG Olive, il
Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

| ing in san Diego during the mol
weather, spent the weekend in the
valley
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Upholt ano
Miss Mildred Paine spent Thurs
day and Friday visiting Mrs. Fred
w. Paine.
Mrs. A. Martin and daughters
returned home last week from Los
Angeles where they have been at
tending summer school.
Andrew Dubois accompanied his
parents to Los Angeles on Wednes-
day. From there he went to Cata-
lima to attend the Hi Y training
camp.
Mrs. Claude Herrick entertained
Friday night with a dinner in hon.
or of the fifteenth birthday of her
sister, Alice Arner Among those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. F..
Arner, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Herrick,
Miss Beth Kramar and the guest
Of honor.
Mrs. George Yukawa had as her
house guest the first of the week
Mrs. T. Doy of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
BARBARA HATCH
RETURNS TO s. u.

Barbara Hatch will leave shortly
for San Diego State where she
will be a senior this year. MISS
Hatch is majoring in music, and
is a member of the Sigma Alpha
Iota. honorary music sorority ana
Gamma Phi zeta. She is a mem
ber of the college glee club ana
has been studying for several years
with a voice teacher in San Diego
and 1as presented in concert TINS
summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
SAILORS. FIREMEN
STRIKE I'M SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Sept. 5 GUP)-Sailors
and firemen walked off the steamer
Ipswich, picketed by American Fed
Grafton of Labor longshoremen, as
CIo longshoremen attempted TO un-
load cargo today despite the AFI
ban.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Death Cancels
Wedding Plans
Continued From Page /

A few minutes later Ebenau
handed the gun back. Van Fleet
started to unload it. He held the
hammer under his thumb. The
hammer slipped. Ebenau fell, fa-
tally wounded.
Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes,
who investigated the accident with
Deputy Frank Raney, said an in
quest would be heId at II a. m.
Friday at Winterhaven.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Central Student
Toufs 0zarks
After Holidays

Imperial Valleyites should go to
the Ozarks if they wish to find
ideal weather, according to Hugh
Bayes, a student of Central high
school who is visiting relatives in
that district, the highest tempera-
lures being 85 since his arrival
there. He will return to Ell Centro
the latter part of the month.
Guy A. Weakley, superintendent
of Ell Centre schools, is enjoying
a short vacation with his family
who are summering at Sky Forest
near Arrowhead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Martin and
daughter. Ruth, returned Monday
! from San Francisco and the Big
Basin region. Mrs. Martins niece,
Phyllis Paine of Whittier, accom-
panied them on the trip.
New Orleans was the destination
of Mrs. Clair c. Burke and her
sister, Mrs. Virginia Jones and her
son, Edwin, who in company with
j. c. Hayworth returned this week
from fortnight's vacation. They
also visited in Huston and Dallas
Tex. one of the highlights of the
trip being a stopover at Carlsbad
Caverns. which according to Mrs.
Burke, fully live up to their reputa-
| ton.
Mrs. Jones and Edwin, who have
made their home in Ell Centre for
the past two years, left soon after
their arrival here for Oakland. They
plan to make their future home
in the bay city.
Don c. Ketchen and his family
have returned from the coast where
Ketchen joined his family in Aug
ust for vacation.
Fresno, Modesto and Santa Bar
bara, where they will visit relatives
are included in the vacation plans
of Mrs. Richard Whitmer, Mrs
Felix Niboli and three daughters
Pauline, Violet and Rena. They left
Sunday and plan to return around
the 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Procsal and
son, Mickey, left Sunday for a
September vacation which they plar
to spend in San Diego and nearby
beaches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil knights drove
up this past weekend and brought
home their son David who had been
vacationing with friends in Santa
Ana.
Dick Smith of San Francisco
was a weekend guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. V. l.. Fairchild and Miss Joyce
lin Bayer at their home on the H. S
Farnsworth ranch near Ell Centro
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward McGreW plan
! to remain for a short time yet at
Laguna where they have been spend
| ing the summer.
Mrs. o. L. Davis returned this
week from San Diego where she
has been spending her vacation.
Her son, Jack, has been spending
the summer there with his grand
mother, Mrs. w. A. Edgar of I'M
perial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Maggie this
week ended their vacation having
spent some time this summer at
Venice. They were among the many
valleyiteS returning after Labor Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w j. Gregg left this
week for Afford, N. Y, where they
plan to spend a month visiting their
daughter and husband, DR.. and
Mrs. d. E. Lund. They are driving
East, and will take the north central
route visiting places OF interest en-
route.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
R. {. Couch Leaves
Hospital for Trip

r. E. Couch of FL Centre has been
making splendid progress since un-
dergoing treatment at the Leder-
man hospital in San Francisco ac-
cording to word received Thursday
He has left the hospital and is en-
route to Virginia, where he will
stay with his sister and other rela-
tives.
Mrs. Couch plans TO be in EI
Centre for the opening of school
the latter part Of the month.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
Vacationists Back
For Weekend
McCABE NOTES

w. M. Paine who has been visit
ing in San Diego during the no
weather, spent the weekend in tht
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05
$500 REWARD

will be paid by the manufacturer
for any Corn or Callous GREAT
CHRISTOPHER POSITIVE CORN
SALVE cannot remove. 35c at
CLEMENTS DRUG STORE
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

Imperial Valleyites should go to
the Ozarks if they wish to find
ideal weather, according to Hugh
Bayes, a student of Central high
school who is visiting relatives in
that district, the highest tempera-
lures being 85 since his arrival
there. He will return to Ell Centro
the latter part of the month.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-05

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aD' p'''"''a nc ..,,a .ats,y even If q tire
Control. s,..., 20 and other unique
.ote,y feasUfe''
Evening star., 1940-06-02

q short time before opening her
summer camp 1T Norwood.
Mrs. Sayers Entertains
For Graduating Class.
Mrs. Royd r. Sayers entertained
at tea Thursday afternoon In honor
Of the graduating class of st. Agnes
School. Miss Mary Virginia Pope,
Miss Nancy James Washington and
Miss Margaret Birdseye. Mrs. Paul
v. McNutt and Mrs. Frances Park
inson Keyes were honor guests.
Miss Virginia Pope gave q tea
Friday for the Upper School and
faculty Of st. Agnes at her home at
Fort Belvoir. and Saturday Miss
Violet Smith. daughter Of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Howard Worth
Smith. was hostess at Broad Run,
their home near Warrenton, for the
alumnae.
Miss Washington is entertaining
this afternoon at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Selden
Washington, In George Washington
Park.
Mr.. Edward Van Deventer is
spending the week end with Mrs.
Henry H. Rousseau at her country
home, Greenfield Hill, near Fair
field, Conn.
Mrs. Philip r. Berg will entertain
at tea this afternoon in honor of
Miss Lucy M. Graves.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Alurnnae Activity
At Cathedral School
Commencement

One Of the pleasant features in
connection with commencement
week at the National Cathedral
School for Girls is the renewal Of
old associations among members Of
the Alumnae Association. many Of
whom are here for the 10th anniver-
sary of the founding of the school.
Tomorrow morning at 9::45 the an
nual meeting of the association will
be held at Beauvoir with Miss Lucy
G. Wright. president. presiding.
Many important matters are to be
brought up for discussion and all
members are urged to be present
Flag Day exercises will be held in
the afternoon at o'clock in the
Cathedral Close, at which time the
flag which flies over the school will
be presented to the member of the
senior class having the highest
scholastic standing throughout the
school year. The coveted Thomas
Hyde prize, awarded for the best
spoken and written English. to-
gether with other prizes, will be
awarded at this time
In the evening the annual alum
nae dinner will be held at the school
in honor of the graduating class
and Of Miss Helen Coutant Peck,
Evening star., 1940-06-02
'Ullman.Goldsnith
Wedding Wednesday

The wedding of Miss Jeanne
Louise Goldsmith, daughter OF Mr..
Milton L. Goldsmith. to Mr. Maurice
Samuel Ullman, son of Mrs. Sam
uel Ullman. took place Wednesday
at the home of the brides grand
mother. Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld
oniciated.
The bride wore q navy blue trav-
cling suit and q corsage of orchids.
After the wedding, which was at
tended by members OF the imme-
date families, buffet supper was
held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ullman, who are on
q honeymoon trip in New York, will
make their home at 5425 Connect
cut avenue.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

necticut avenue, upon their return
from trip to New York and the
Worlds Fair.
Miss Hilda Schoenthal motored to
Pittsburgh for the holiday and week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pach
and is the guest of her nephew and
niece, Mr.. and Mrs. Werner Gallo
man.
T Miss Laura Adler is in Pittsburgh,
the guest of her brother in law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Gerson Streng.
Mrs. Leonard castillo, with her
young son Michael has joined DR..
castillo in their new home in Bridge
port, Conn, after spending several
months with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Sigmund.
Mrs. Alfred Schaffner of Erie, Pa,
is spending the week in Washing
ton. where she attended the gradua-
ton of her daughter. Miss Ruth
Schaffner. from the Marjorie Web
ster School. Mrs. Lottie Carson,
also of Erie, accompanied her.
Mrs. Sidney Guggenheim. with
her son, Jerome Guggenheim, are
spending the week IN New York and
visiting the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Wolf are spend
ing a week in Bridgeport, Conn, Wis
iting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice B. Sim
cheimer. jr., of the Ogden Gardens
are spending the week at the New
York Worlds Fair and are staying
at the Hotel Lincoln.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bmmenthal
Of 2012 Klingle road are spending
the week end at Syracuse University
attending the commencement exer-
cises of their daughter Flora. Miss
Blumenthal will receive her BACH
elor of arts degree with honors to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1940-06-02


River. Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Bry-
lawski, jr., are also there over the
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar c. Kaufman
are the holiday weekend guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Bandler at
their home in Deal, N. ]. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sigmond Romberg of Beverly
Hills, Calf. the latter a sister of
Mrs. Bandler. are also their guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton w. Krons-
berg, the latter formerly Miss Fred
ericka Weinberg. will be at home
after July l at 891a-A Smith street,
Charleston, S. c.
Mrs. Isaac Goldenberg was at
home. last night at the Broadmoor
and had assisting her besides her
son, Mr.. Alan Goldenberg; his fan
Gee, Miss Gene Morgan, and her
mother. Mrs. David Morgan of To-
ledo, Ohio, who are her guests. The
reception was given in honor of Miss
Morgan and Mr.. Goldenberg, whose
engagement was recently announced.
Mrs. Edwin Rosenthal, jr.. will be
hostess tomorrow at a luncheon at
the Woodmont Country Club in
honor Of Miss Morgan.
Mrs. B. I. Bloom of Chicago is
spending the week end. in Washing
ton visiting her sister, Mrs. Sol
Minister. Later she will join Mr..
Bloom in New York to spend the
summer.
DR.. and Mrs. George Nordlnger
were at home Tuesday night, cele-
brating their tenth wedding ami
versary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert jacob, with
their young son Robert and Mr.
Jacobs sister, Miss Hilda jacob
of Chevy Chase, are in Waynesboro,
Va, where they attended the gradu-
ating exercises of their son, Cadet
Herbert j. jacob, jr., at the Fish
burne Military School Friday. He
was captain of his company and
also a member of the student coun-
ell Of the school.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Benton have
opened their summer home, Rhe-
mont, at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.
DR.. Brenton will join his family for
week ends during the summer.
Mrs. Maurice D. Rosenberg, jr.,
with her young daughter Lynn has
Joined her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Revness of New York, in
Westport, Conn. where they have a
cottage for the summer. Mr.. Rosen-
berg will be with them for the week
ends during the summer.
Mrs. Edward Guiterman Of NIL
waukee is the guest for the week
Of her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Alan
de Ford Of the Broadmoor. Mrs.
Guiterman was the guest of honor
at q luncheon at the Woodmont
Country Club Monday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Ullman, the
latter formerly Miss Jeane Gold
smith, win be at home, 5425 Con-
Evening star., 1940-06-02

It might be an anniversary or
new baby o. . "good-bye"
token 80. or . corsage to the grad
uate -. or . flower thought to t1s
dckroom =. OF souas ether special
occasion but not necessarily.
Whatever thought you wish to ex-
press -. whatever gesture you wish
to make, yuun ind . fitting fioral
thought tn the fragrant flowers ut
GUIDES. Ffesh twice daily. An
INFINITE vaxiety. Stop IN and placs
your order tomorrow. 1924 CONN.
AVE. Phone DIS. $3.50.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

9ih little GALE STORM
Though the darling moy stond
five feet six in her soeks) and
dorIins thinks she'd look pretty
smooth in block satin.
And mommo is an omoteuT
compared 10 the Hollywood pro-
dueer protecting his No. ! meal
ticket from the enerooehments
Of time.
Toke, fos exompIe. the eoss
Of Cole Storm. who just started
her eoreer from scrotch. Gale,
Iotest Of Hollywood's 'teen-oss
brisode, mokes her screen de-
but in R-K-o Rodio's Tom
Browns School Doys." The
powers -thot be took as much
interest in the youngsters per-
sonoI wordrobe as in the COS
TUNES she weors in this pro-
duetion.
For summer ond the younger
generation, Hollywood designers
decree cotton. It's inexpensive.
cool, woshobIe, eoIorful. And
its snort. For which reason.
Coles is oImost q cotton word
robe from shorts to formols.
Toke the ideo up with moth
er. She'll okoy the ideo. Dod'll
okay the priee-and you'll look
terrific.