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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10
nesday until Friday night of last
week in Duluth.

nesday until Friday night of last
week in Duluth.
Friends are sorry to hear that Louie
Lindstrom had to return to the Pine
City hospital Monday of last week.
All hope he will be able to leave
soon.
1t had previously been stated that
Mr.. and Mrs. McMann had returned
home. That was mistake as they
didn't return until this week. They
have been at International Falls. Mr..
McMann is still very ill.
Mrs. Abe Markus returned home
from Chicago last week.
Fred Murphy spent the weekend
at home.
ORGY Plaisted, the Watkins dealer,
is now driving Ford sedan delivery.
The Emanuel Lutheran Ladies' Aid
will sponsor bake sale at the Lund
home, Friday, October II, beginning
at 2 o'clock. Come and get your
bread, cakes, pies, etc. Lunch served
all afternoon.
On Sunday evening, October Is, a
Luther League rally will be held at
the Emanuel Lutheran church. Ardy
Johnson, a teacher from the Hop
kins high school and brother of the
local pastor, will speak on Spiritual
Guidance Through High. School," All
the leagues in the parish will con-
tribute toward the program and well
come you to this service.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Carpenter and
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Avery Carpenter, of West Bend,
Iowa, visited at the Henry Starch
home Friday and Saturday. Mrs.
Carpenter is sister of Henry Starch
Mrs. Guy Hendricks and Betty Ann
of Danforth, spent Wednesday of last
week with Mrs. Henry Starch.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Hendricks had
dinner at the Starch home last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Gabriel and
family of Superior, were dinner guests
at the Starch home Sunday. Mrs
Soderberg, who had spent two weeks
with Mrs. Starch, returned home with
them.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will
serve supper at the church We'd
nesday, October 16. Serving will
commence at 4:30 p. m. The host
esses are Mrs. Harold Elwell and Mrs.
VIM. DeMariS. There will be nomi-
nal charge. Everyone is cordially in
vited.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10
DUQUETTE All CLUB
Lois FiSke, reporter.

The following officers were elected
for the following year:
Marvin Keocher, president; Bob
Johnson, vice president; Lois john
son, treasurer; Lois Fiske, secretary
and reporter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

st. PauPS EV. Lutheran Church, Bruno
missouri Synod)
Sunday, October Is, 1890 a. M,
Sunday school; HOO a. m, Divine
service.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the voting members of the congre-
cation will be held Immediately after
the close of the service.
r. A. BRAMMER. Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

Peace English Lutheran Church
H. Sporleder, pastor.
Divine worship Sunday at 1890
a. M; Sunday school and Bible class
at 10 a. m. Subject: "The Weak
Faith" based on John 4:47 to 54.
All are welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

COME TO THE Presbyterian Ladies'
Aid supper at the church Wednes-
day, October Is, beginning at 4:3O
p. m. Only Csc per plate. Every
one invited. 25W5-lt*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

Wisdom From The Bible
BY Walter Carlson.
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribu-
lation; continuing constant in prayer;
Romans 1912.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

Casualness in driving adds names to
the casualty list.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Fletcher A AppeaIs
For Public Help
In Economy Drive
Relief Biggest Issue
Before Legislature at
Next Session, is Claim

Opposition to new revenue
bills at the coming special
session of the state legisla-
ture was expressed Tuesday
by State Senator Ed Fletch-
er of San Diego in a statement
appealing for public support OF an
economy legislative program.
Relief is probably our most I'M
portant issue" the senator wrote
regarding the session which starts
May l3. DO you approve OF the
legislation which we passed over
the governors veto at the Febru-
ary session."
At that time the legislature re-
belled against the governor, refused
to vote many millions for produc-
tion-for-use and placed restrictions
upon expenditure of relief money.
Overhead and administrative costs
were limited to Is per cent.
I'VE have appropriated more
money for relief in our last legisla-
ton per month than any time in
our history, based on the number
on relief The deduction of 40 per
Continued on Page g; Col. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Rdmbout Held on
Deportation Order;
Charges Recalled

Rene Rambout, Calexico rancher
accused in 1885 of offering Manuel
Avolos $50 to kill Mrs. Rambout
with a hammer, was held in the
county Jail Tuesday pending de-
portation to Belgium.
The rancher was cleared of the
attempted murder charge originally
filed against him. His criminal
record was said to be responsible
for the deportation order.
Federal officers took Rambout to
jail to await a so-called deportation
train scheduled to leave Los Angeles
soon for New York.
The Rambout case in September
1885 created sensation. Avolos
said Rambout wanted Mrs. Rambout
killed so there would have to be
no division of community property
IN a divorce suit she had filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Supervisors Turn
Down Cash Offer!

For the first time in history the
Imperial county board of super
vlsors Monday refused to accept a
cash donation
The board refused to accept
S329l5 from the government in
lieu of taxes on the federal labor
camp at BraWley. They refused
the gift. they said, because by ac-
cepting it they would make the
county provide disqualification and
other privileges for all camp dwell
ers on the same basis as the tax
payers of the county.
They said the $329.15 would not
pay the cost of disqualification.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Husband and Wife
Beat One Another
With CIubbed Guns

Mr.. and Mrs. John Gibson were
recovering Tuesday from wounds
inflicted when they beat each other
with guns in a fight at their home
SIX miles northwest of CaleXico
Monday night.
They bludgeoned each other with
the guns at the climax of an argu-
ment over $500 Gibson was said to
have collected from the sale of hay
Deputy Sheriff Herbert Hughes
found shotgun with a broken
stock and bent barrel which Gibson
said his wife used as a club. Gibson
said he beat his wife with an air.
gun.
The husband called the sheriff's
office for help. declaring he was
afraid She would injure him anG
their children. A physician took
three stitches in sewing up wound
on Mrs. GibsonS head
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
I.V. Men Involved
In Redlands Crash

Cal Rector of FL Centro counted
himself fortunate Tuesday because
he was not sitting in his car IN
Rcdlands Monday night when it
was struck in a threc-car accident,
B.F. Randolph, BraWley plumber,
who Redlands police said was drlv-
ing at 90 miles an hour, struck a
car while fleeing from the police
and forced ii to smash into Rector's
car Randolph was arrested.
The Rector car was parked near
the Elks club where Rector was
attending a meeting. 1t suffered
only slight damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Red Tape Censors
Census Totals in
Cities Of Valley
HOuse-tO-HOuse Canvass
Done But Officials
Sidestep Announcement

Government red tape Tues
day stood between Imperial
Valley cities and knowledge
of 1910 totals.
The total was complete in
sofar as the house toulouse count
by census enumerators went-but
census officials said I'VE cannot
give out the information. It will
have to come from Washington
in about two weeks"
Forrest L. Heat, in charge Of
the census in the Imperial and
San Diego district, said he thought
the totals for Imperial county could
be released within a few days.
In the meantime Charles G. Pow
ell, sort of uper-supervisor, ar
rived from Washington. He said the
totals would have to come from
Washington in about two weeks and
that no one else could release them
before that time.
But that only spurred the Ell
Centro Chamber of Commerce on to
greater effort in helping William
F.. North, ST., in charge in Imperial
county, in making re-check to
see that no one was missed by the
census enumeratorS.
The chamber of commerce COM
mittee headed by Walter Havekorst
wants anyone who was missed in
the census or knows OF anyone who
was missed to telephone the cham
ber of commerce. North wants them
to call his office at Ell Centro 1890
At any rate North will get the in
formation ultimately and have his
enumerators visit the missed ones,
if anV
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Packers Seek
Special Ruling

WASHINGTON, May 7, CUP)-
California packing house workers
asked through their employer today
that they be permitted to work an
unlimited number of hours at
straight time pay during the COM
paratively short summer packing
season.
Their message was delivered at
wages-hours administration hearing
here by f. NJ Siefert, a Salinas let
tuce and carrot packer. ,Siefert tesl-
fled at the hearing at which packing
interests seek liberalization OF the
area of production regulation
which now exempts from the wages
hours law only those packers III
towns of $500 population or less
who draw their produce from wlthih
1O-mile radius of their plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

Monday at board meeting. He Will
succeed Frank McNichols, who has
served as acting secretary-treasurer
since w. E. Walters and Paul Ar
wood resigned as secretary and as
sistant early in April.
During McNichols' term auditors
have checked the association rec
ords and the grand jury has lnVeS-
tigated association books.
Mirer has been with the Produc-
ton Credit corporation, a federal
agency, at various times since 1882.
For a period he took over as secre-
tary of the Marysville association,
then returned to the corporation
and later took over the association
at Chico for a time before return
ing to the corporation. He has a rec
ord of many years in the banking
business
Miner is married and will live
at 760 Broadway.
Auditors were expected to COM
plete their check of the books in
the next week or ten days. In the
meantime. McNicholS will remain
on part time duty TO assist Miner
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

he might succeed. but only after
severe drubbing.
Nervously addressing a jeering
House of Commons, the 7l-year-old
prime minister struggled to rebuild
prestige lost in the unsuccessful
Norwegian campaign by:
l. Announcing the elevation OF
the veteran Winston Churchill, first
lord of the admiralty and known as
an advocate of aggressive action
to the post of supervisor over the
armed forces of Great Britain III
the war against German.
2. Inviting the opposition leaders
to join the cabinet for cooperation
in mastering every ounce of Brit
ish strength for prosecution of the
war-an offer likely to be refused.
3. Warning the people that Adolf
HitlerS vast military machine is
likely to strike again at any mo-
ment and at any place, including
the British Isles.
4. Promising that the Allies
would fight on with all possible
power to aid Norway.
All of the explanations and ex-
cuses' were brushed aside by
Chamberlain's most severe critics
in the debate that followed his
statement and both the prime min
lister and Churchill were strongly
attacked by the opposition for COM
placency and over-optimism.
Webb Miller, veteran United Press
war and diplomatic correspondent
sitting in the House of Commons,
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

with election DOdIuS lWiuoiiiiS
thumbs and the county clerks staff
waiting vainly for the usual elec-
ton day squabbles over precincts
and registration.
Shortly before l pm. in El Gen.
tro, the most heavily patronized pre-
cinct polling place reported 45 bal
lots cast. Another had voted %
persons, a third 27, a fourth %,
and still another 81 persons. The
average ran the same throughout
the county, with rural precincts
polling a still lighter vote-possibly
lightest in the county's history.
County Clerk w. j. McClelland
and his staff, in spite of the fact
election day is legal holiday, were
in the court house early to ham
die the anticipated job of straight
ening out irate voters and muddled
election boards. There they stayed
throughout the day. but at l pm.
the feverish activity of other elec-
ton days was still totally lacking.
Elsewhere throughout the state,
the United Press reported voters
were casting an unexpectedly light
vote in the presidential primary
election to choose Republican and
Democratic national convention del
egates.
Principal interest centered in the
Democratic primary in which a
third term for President Roosevelt
was an issue and in which there
were four states of delegates. There
was no contest in the Republican
primary, in which single ticket
of uninstructed delegates, nominally
pledged to State Senator Jerrold
SeaWell was presented.
Los Angeles, center of the larg-
est registration and population, re-
ported light voting and Registrar
William Kerr forecast that less than
SO per cent of those eligible would
vote. San Diego reported similar
lack of interest.
San Francisco and the counties
surrounding the states second larg-
est city said the early vote was
exceptionally small. In San Fran
cisco only $4,000, about one-sixth
of the registration, cast ballots in
the first three hours.
The trend of the early voting led
political observers to revise earlier
estimates and now forecast that
the state total would be less than
100000 of the approximately 81
100000 voters.
Republican leaders did not look
for a turnout of more than 35 per
cent because of their lack of
contest. Democrats, however, ex-
pected the party vote to exceed so
per cent of the 2,l70.000 registered
BourbonS.
The election is regarded as the
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
i Killed En- ALL Boasts
Insane Asylum E Ex-Inmate

II killed them. I committed alls
those boxcar murders along the
railroad between Sacramento and
Ell PaSo. Yes, I committed the
upper bag murder at Calipatria."
In a moment Bert Ray, IS, eX-
inmate of an Illinois insane asylum
cleared up" murder mysteries that
have puzzled law enforcement Of
ficers for years. The next moment
he denied he confessed to the
murders and declared he never
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
viii
Salute U.S.. FIau

Salute to the Flag" will be the
first order of business at all future
meetings of the Imperial county
board of supervisors.
AT their meeting Monday the
supervisors directed the county
purchasing agent, Rance Baker, to
place flag in the board room be-
fore each meeting. They told
County Clerk w. j. McClelland to
start the order of business for each
meeting with the patriotic service,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

from a self-inflicted bullet fired
above the heart in the Huntington
Memorial hospital.
DO what?"
You shot the superintendent OF
schools and the principal of the
high school, the school systems
business manager, the manual arts
instructor at your own school, and
some women" he was told.
Are they dead?' he asked.
George Bush, John Altman, Will
liam Speer and Vern Vanderlip are
dead and two Of the women are
dying
Are only four Of them dead?'
Spencer asked. 1t was the first
time he was able to talk after re-
gaining consciousness.
TOO bad they all didn't go
and me too" he said.
Then he laughed and lapsed into
unconsciousneSs.
Meanwhile the board of educa-
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

the peace OF Winterhaven.
In the meantime, Ware said. no
and his deputies were going TO
question Ray and check his story
with the details of the still unsolved
Upper bag murder committed near
Calipatria Nov. IS, 1887. An un-
identified white man was found IN
his zippered-up sleeping bag In .
field a mile north OF Calipatrts.
His head had been crushed. Scat
tered around the body were silver
bracelets and rings. The murdsS
never was solved.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

heard of them.
If in a confesSing mood, Sheriff
Robert w. Ware said Tuesday, Ray
would confess to anything. When
in denying mood, the sheriff said,
he made his denials 100 per cent.
Ray was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff John Crousen at Winter
haven this weekend after he struck
drinking companion on the head.
A physician used four stitches in
closing the wound on the mans
head. Ray was sent to the county
Jail for six months for disturbing
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

as we'll as Samuel Applewhite, vice
prcsident in charge of credit for
the corporation.
The Production Credit corpora
ton is the federal parent organi-
zation" which sponsors the asso-
Citations. starting them off with
purchase of large blocks of stock,
II was estimated that the corpora
ton has a stake" Of between $780,
900 and S25O.0O0 in the association
at present
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
LICHTEST VOTE IN HISTORY SEEN HERE
Arnold Hints at
Food Trust Probe

WASHINGTON, May !. tUP)
= Assistant Attorney General
Thurman II. Arnold said today
that the antitrust division OF
the justice department probably
would undertake n cOmprehen-
sive prosecution" of trade re-
straints in the food industry il
sufficient funds were available
for an investigations.
Arnold's statement followed
Yesterdays supreme court deci-
sion uphOlding his anti-monopoly
campaign in a case involving
group of oil companies convicted
of price-fiNing in violation OF
antitrust laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Commons UnrulV
As Chamber lain
Defends Actions
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS -
limited Press Foreign News Editor

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain fought to save his
war cabinet Tuesday in the face of angry unruly at
tack on the home political front Political experts believed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
TWA STRATOlINER READY
FOR SERIES OF TESTS

BURBANK, Cal, May T. (UP)-
Transcontinental Western Air E,x-
press new four-engined Boeing
stratoliner, capable of carrying 80
passengers, arrived here today from
San Francisco to undergo series
of tests before it is ferried east for
commercial passenger service.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

Pimentel took the gun and fled
without firing another shot, Raney
said
Later in the day Raney found
the gun hidden under bed in
Pimentels home. 1t recently had
been fired.
Pimentel admitted that he at
tempted to shoot Apadaca and de-
clared he would kill him If he
failed to pay the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

tees reversal put the bill back oe-'
fore the group for further con-
SideratlOn.
1.-THE chairman did not vote
Summers said. "Hc will do that TINS
afternoon
This referred to the fact that
Summers plans to make all hours
speech in the house on the bill
late today.
Contrary to the secrecy surround
ing the original 10-to-l4 vote TO
table last Tuesday the commit ,ttee
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

Used N attempting 70 lOICt ApaudCa'
to pay him S18 for some chickens
he bought.
The argument over the unpaid
bill, Deputy Sheriff Frank Raney
said Tuesday, reached a head Mon
day. Pimentel took his .16 gauge
shotgun and went to Apadaca's
home to demand immediate pay
ment, The enraged man shot once
but Apadaca succeeded in knocking
the gun so the shot went wild.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Berkeley Mon Takes Over
Production Credit Job
In Valley on Saturday

r. L. Miner of Berkeley former tled supervisor lor ~
Production Credit corporation, will take over as pe'
nent the Ell Centre Credit assoc-
ton Saturday. May H. the association board OF directors
announced Tuesday, Miners appointment was confirmed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Mad Princip pal
Laughs at Death
o. Four Victims
Too Bad They Didn't All Co. Declares
School Chief Who Ran Amuck, Shooting
Six Education System Officials

SOUTH PASADENA, Cal, May 7. (UP)-Verlm Spen-
cer 81 the mad school principal who shot six school
officials of this fashionable residential community, laugh
ed TODAY when told that four of them dead.
'Why did you do it, he asked. he lay wounded
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Interest Slight
In BoIIotin9 to
Choose Delegates
Election Boards Twidd|e Thumbs, Clerks
Non-Holidayins Staff |d|es as Apathy
Shows Up in Third Term Test in Valley

Imperial Valley along with most of California stayed
away from the polls Tuesday.
While party cheftans from San Francisco to San Diego
viewed with alarm the apathetic voting reported up to
noon Imperial Valley traled along the general trend
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Runcher Defects
Gun, Saves Life

P. Apodaca, Brawley rancher, was alive Tuesday be-
he snatched@a gun from j. Pmentel and caused
shot miss its mark Monday night at the Apodaca home
"Tll kill him if he doesn't pay me-, Pmenel insisted
the Jail Tuesday he discussed the method he
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Baseball
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
CIeqn Politics
Measure Revived

WASHINGTON, May 7. (UP)-The house judiciary
committee today revived the Hatch "clean politics. bill
voting ID to to reconsider the action by which it
pigeon-holed last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

released list today of those who
voted for and against reviving the
bill.
The motion to reconsider was
made by Rep. Abe Murdock, D.,
Utah.
Summers said the next committee
meeting would be on Thursday but
he did not know whether there
would be further consideration then
of the Hatch bill. No amendments
have been considered, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

Up in The Air
There is nothing small about dim
jnutive Athena MacGurdar.
The other day She went horseback
riding with Bob Glasgow and drew
a horse that, was about the size OF
the one that bothered the TrojanS,
He was so big that once she got on
top she could never diSmount until
the ride was over, for fear she would
have to walk back to the stable.
Slightly Late
This illSt shows how Rcd Mitchell
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