Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-18

Kerr, chairman, Billy June Legg,
Elma Grace Alderman, Marjorie
Hibbard, Sybil Dean Davis. Game
chairman is Jerry Cox.
The Tanda Odako group, whose
leader is Ruth Ann Sinclair, did
not elect officers because of lack
of members present at the meeting.
Plans are being made for a
Council Fire in the near future.
Ten new members were added
to the groups this year at a Pho
neer" party given October 4.
The American Legion and the
Auxiliary met for a regular busl-
ness session Monday night at the
Legion hall
The Auxiliary discussed plans
for raising money for the general
funds. These plans will be made
public as soon as they are COM
pleted.
A report of the Legion convention
heid in San Diego in August and
of the meeting of the county coun-
Gil held in Imperial October was
made by Mrs. Ola Sperry.
Members present were the presi
dent Mrs Frances Short, Mes
danes Rose Writ, Mrs. Julia Riley,
Mrs. Dixie Shaw, Hortence Nc
Kendry, Mrs. Julia Allen, Mrs. Ida
Myers, Mrs. Irene Wilkerson, Mrs.
Florrie Morehead and Ola Sperry.
The Legion members voted to let
Mrs. Tracey Sorenson use the hall
for the cooking school which will
be held November 16. The Woman's
club will hold their fall flower
show at the same time.
Twelve members were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. d. Bronell who
have been spending an extended
vacation at their cottage at Medi-
cine Lake returned to their home
near Calipatria Saturday.
Mrs. Berna Pond and Mrs Alma
Powell were shopping in San Diego
Monday.
The firm of Powell and Becker
who have been operating a service
station on East Main street for
several years dissolved partnership
recently when Mr.. Becker sold his
interest in the business to Mr..
Powell. The papers were signed and
the transfer was made last Sat
urday.
The Beckers, who have two small
children expect TO leave about
the first of November if they can
dispose of their home on north
Lake streets by that time. They
will visit relatives in Washington
until after the Christmas holidays
and then will look for a location.
The Beckers have been prominent
in social and business affairs in
| Calipatria for several years and
| have made mny fiends who will
| regret to hear of their leaving the
community.
Mrs. Gertrude Coulter and Miss
Ruth Ann Sinclair were in Ell Cep-
| tro Monday evening to attend a
Camp Fire council meeting to make
plans for the years work.
Mrs Ann Farmer returned Mon-
day from Laguna Beach where she
and her mother, Mrs. Jane Stewart,
have been spending vacation.
Mrs. Stewart returned to her home
in ElSinore.
Mrs. Gladys WilkerSon and Mrs.
Vic Carrick drove to San Diego on
business Tuesdy.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. A Short and
daughter, 10 Ann, were in Holtville
Sunday visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Adams drove
to Phoenix over the week end to
visit Mrs. Adams mother who has
been quite i'll for several weeks.
j. Ct. Writ and his daughter,
Grace, were in Pomona Sunday
where they visited DR.. Herschel
Butka, cousin of Mr.. Wirt's.
Tom Riley left for Wilmington
Ill, Monday where he will be de-
tanned on business for the next
several weeks.
Miss Ruth McKendry visited hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Nc
Kendry for two days last week
coming down from San Francisco
where she is employed. Her friend
Miss Martha Scarlett accompanied
her.
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