Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
Una Hale WEEDS
Richard Mcbride
MELOLAND NOTES
(By Mrs. Alex Meyer


(By Mrs. Alex Meyer
OF interest to numerous Imperial
Valley people is the recent mar
riage of Miss Una Mae Hale to
Richard Mcbride, both residents OF
Meloland for many years. The after
noon wedding ceremony took place
on July II at the home of Reverend
Walter A. McCleneghan OF Ell Cen
tro, and was witnessed by Mr., and
Mrs. Jesse Mcbride, the groom's
parents, and Edward Hale, brother
of the bride.
The bride was attractively dressed
in a green redingote ensemble with
black and white accessories
Mrs. Mcbride attended HOltville
high school and Central junior col
lege, afterwards finishing a teach
ers course at San Diego State col
lege. For the past year she taught
the primary grades at Meloland
grammar school.
Richard Mcbride, also a graduate
of Holtville high school, is ranching
in Meloland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcbride, who plan
to take their honeymoon later this
month, are living in the Meloland
teacherage, as Mrs. McBride's con-
tract as primary teacher has been
renewed.
Visitors Friday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hardy O'dell
were their nephew, George Delisle,
and C. Fl. Holmes, who were on
furlough from the marine station
in San Diego and were returning
there after having visited their re-
Spective homes in Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Galloway
spent one day of their vacation last
week in San Diego, They were &C
companied by their son, Herbert
Galloway, jr.
A weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Gregg was their daughter,
Mrs. Walter F.. Jacobs OF Los An
geles.
Mrs. EdWina BranSon has been
given a contract to teach the in
termediate grades at Meloland next
year, to replace Miss Helen Runisty
who will eeach the second grace at
Harding in Ell Centric.
Mrs. Ward McGrew and Evelyn
and Edward McGrew left for Moune
Laguna this week, where they win
camp for the summer.
Thursday evening, on the occasion
of Mr., Will Meyers birthday. MI
and Mrs. Meyer had as dinner
guests their son and daughter-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Meyer
of Ell Centre.
Miss Zelma Cordrey was hostess
as delightful house party at Chula
Vista last week. Among those en-
joying the week there were several
valley girls: Misses LenoreI Costello,
Janet Moore and Pat Thompson
of Ell Centre; Carmen Engebretson
of Meloland.
In Manzanita for the day Sunday
was Robert Doig
~ A.l - e.. .1.
Visitors Saturday evening at the
Earl MADDOX home were Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Farley.
Earl Mcbride, who is working in
Los Angeles, was home for the week.
end.
Marilyn and Doris Nc Affie. who
have been visiting their sister, Mrs
Harold FOrsberg, accompanied their
brother and sister-in- law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn McAffee TO San Diego
where they spent a week at Mis-
sion Beach.
Friday Herbert Galloway jr.
journeyed to Los Angeles for the
weekend. Galloway, who plans to
attend U, C. l.. A. next term. spent
some time on that campus before
returning home Sunday night.
Visiting friends at Hipass Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Richards and daughter Mary Anne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Engebretson
travelled to San Diego Sunday NOR
ming. While there they visited with
their daughter Carmen who has
been spending the summer months
III Los Angeles. After seeing Car
men to the train on which she was
TO return to Los Angeles. the En-
gebretsons drove back to the valley