davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-04-10
DIAMONDS

ties. Fine, perfect diamond, 82/lOO carat;
will sell for $185. Pair diamond earrings.
about carat; for S65; Blue white perfect
bought for 1915. Nsk for Mr.. Open
Evening star., 1940-04-10
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
fCnnt{nnnAN

ROOMING HOUSE SPECIAL.
10 ROOMS-RENT, $65.
Near 18th and Euclid -sarage: good
income: filled; sacrifice. $1,000; terms;
''i71 WINFIELD & THURM,
"wash.'s Largest Roomins House Brokers'"
9OS 10th st. NV. MA. 1854.
SPECIAL BARGAIN. a
Small, modern hotel. on Lower Potomac.
Best of equipment and furnishings: Fine
bathing and fishing. 20 acres with ex-
over paved roads from WashinEton Sac
Call Mr.. Gray WI. 4454 or Me. lI43.
ROoming House Wanted.
We can sell your furniture and business
phone or see me-.
EDWIN L. ELLIS,
1910 Vermont Ave-. Room 217. MA. 1884.
must sacrce tbs lovey lSef1 aroom ewaf5 gSsth IT,
Of Sl65: nicely furnished. Electric washer
and ironer included in sale. Full price
500: terms. A BARGAIN
WINFIELD & THURM,
Wash. Largest Roominx House Brokers'"
90S 10th st. NV. Ma 1854.
EsooMING HOUSE, 18th. near s. nv
completely furn.: $3.50 down.
EDWIN L. ELLIS,
1910 Vermont Ave. Room 217. Ma. 1910.
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MARIMBA, one brand-new. latest model
full 4-octave size. de luxe Deagan, used for
display only. Very special only S129.
New streamlined style; easy trems. Re-
public 1890. The Piano Shop. 1918 7th
at NV OPEN EVENINGS
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BABY CHICKS.

ROCKS r. I. Reds. White Leghorns S7-5o
per 100. Conkey's feeds James Feed store
ol9 st: NV Metropolitan OOS9.
MD AND VA STATE certified baby chicke
w. Bolgiano & Co All Ny ave ne.
All. 5411 COZ E st n v Natl n0Q1
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MOVIE PROTECTOR. 10 NM Eastman,
$50 Robbins, 529 14th st. NV. MA.
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BEDROOM. Mr.. Green says-"Just
little ride and you SAVE LOTS OF
MONEY. COMPARE THESE VALUES.
Bedroom, $29.7 Living room. $49.75
Dinette. $15.95. Furniture for the entire
home" YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD. Open
evenings. Green Furniture, $500 Georgia
ave. Georgia 2223
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s Sn nsx is$s:ss aeor sample ssshsrs ana
rss sas Ssw iSss %ode
new. 1899 model A. B. C's, $32; sliRhtly
used tvo-tub washers and dryers. S29.
choose from. including Maytag: also IRON
ers. Pay 81 weekly. 10 DAYS TRIAL.
Republic 1890. The Piano Shop. 1015 7th
st. NV. OPEN EVENINGS.
$50. Phone Falls Church 1888 after 6
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RE-TTPHOT ,CTERTNC

Three-piece living suite upholstered for
S45: covering and new inside material in
cluded; made like new in finest tapestry
and friezettsi workmanship guaranteed.
26(a 14th ST NW CQIIIMHIA 1ni72
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SHADY ARISTOCRATS

Unlike our good friends, desire no place in
the sun. Rhododendrons, azaleas, hemlocks
and laurel are some of the few that win
Jackson 2O63 -
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223 9th. ST. N.E-Single room, newly
furn. and decorated, next to bath: gen.
tleman. Govt. employe preferred.
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From MD. q. s. APPROVED FLOCKS.
B Rock: r, I, Red and N H. Red. So Der
LOO W Leghorn. 0arse type) $40 W.
Giant. 81 Ducks, goslngs and turkey
Rouits Distributor for JAMESWAY POUL-
Try EQUIPMENT, stoves. feeders. waterers
elec batteries and brooders PRATTS
FEED. L: e Beach Hatchery. Norbeck. Md.
Ashton ABB Open Sundays
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LIVING ROOM. 2-pc. silk damask. Wine
and nod.' Slue Chip SchiDpendals styls rs been tn
NIGHTS. Liberal credit. Acme Storage
Co. (showroom), 462S 14th st. NV.
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Late models. 81 per wk.- Underwood
No. g., Royal No: 10, L. G.. Smith No. s,
75c wkly 4 wks: mir, Rental applies
0234. MACDONALD l435 Eye st. NV
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE.

ACCORDIONS-Buy at the Piano Shop and
save! Used Hohner l20-bass S79 so; used
l20-bass Venuti $9S.5O; new l2O-bass
Hohner. S125: new l2O-bass Italian-made
instruments $135. Also good selection Of
used IL and 4S bass instruments. $19.50
up. Very easy terms Republic 1890.
The Piano Shop. 1O15 7th st. NV. OPEN
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NeU Piano Guarantee
No Money Down
JORDAN IS
Corner 18th and G SITS.
CALL NATIONAL 1928
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED.

MUSICIAN wants grand, will nay cash.
Steinway, Knabe, Chickering preferred, but
others considered. RIA. 0491. 12s
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BEDROOM. Mr.: Green says-"some
folks like walnut; others maple. while
your choice, WE HAVE IT. Double or
twin beds. and many to select from in
open nSd patterns So later on % yoH BY p the
TURE IN TRADE. Living rooms, daven-
port, bed suites. lounge chairs. studio
town BARGAINS YOUR CREDIT Is GOOD
and we're open evenings" Green Furni-
ture. $500 Georgia ave-. Georgia 2223.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Britain Advises
Nationals to Quit
Italy Immediately

ROME, May 13. CUP) British
consular authorities today received
instructions to advise British travel
erS to leave the country because OF
new wave of anti-BritiSh senti-
ment coincident with the mobiliza-
ton of 100000 troops in prepara-
ton for imminent developments
likely to put Italy into the war on
the side of Germany.
In addition, the British authorities
were advised that British subjects
resident in Italy should not be dis
couraged from leaving if their de-
parture is convenient.
Weekend developments included
confirmation by the ministry of war
that an additional 100000 soldiers
had been called to the colors, an i'm
portant military conference between
Premier Benito MuSSolini and his
leading commanders, and intensi-
fication of the anti-British cam
paign in the newspapers. After the
military conference it was ANNOUNCE
ed that MusSolini had ordered i'm
mediate completion OF italian west
ern Notifications on the French
frontier.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Heaven or He'll
Remark Features
Little Testimony
Housekeeper Describes
How John Little Left
Papers With Her

LILLIAN might give her in
terest in heaven for these,
but they might land her in
hell"
With that statement John
Little handed Mrs. Florence Will
liams, housekeeper at the Little
ranch in Oregon, papers to keep for
him, she testified on the witness
stand in superior court Monday.
The housekeeper's testimony gave
the first indication at the trial OF
the rift beween Lillian Richards
and John Little which eliminated
in Little accusing Mrs. Richards
of stealing money from the city OF
Ell Centre while she was water
clerk. AS a result of his accusation
he and Mrs Richards were in
dicted by the grand jury on a
charge OF embezzling $28,500 from
Ell Ccntro The trial entered its
third day Monday morning.
Prosecution attempts to have
Mrs. Williams describe the papers
handed her by Little and to conf
pare them with stubs of Ell Centro
water bills were blocked when she
said she was blind in one eye, could
see only slightly with the other
eye, had broken her spectacleS, ano
cannot read.
will you read this, a copy OF
the statement you made to Sheriff
Robert W. Ware about the papers
Little gave you?" Deputy District
Attorney Ralph French asked hel
as he handed her sheaf OF pa
pers She then made the remark
about breaking her spectacles.
A feminine juror loaned Mrs.
Williams her spectacles. Defense
Attorney John Holt offered his.
Spectacle cases were offered by
several court room spectators. Mrs.
Williams said she could use none
of them.
When she and her husband first
went to the Little ranch at Dexter,
Oregon, she testified, Little told
Continued on Page 8, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Allies Establish
Firm liais0n With
Belgian Defenders
Nazi Efforts to Block
Cooperation Reported
Unsuccessful So Far

BRUSSELS, May 13. (UP)
German armored columns
launched intense attacks at
numerous points today but
the Belgian high command
said that Belgian, French and Brit
ish troops were maintaining their
positions.
The attacks by the German col
umns were said to be fierce, and
heavy fighting was reported but
no exact locations were disclosed
by the military authorities.
The high command communique
said:
Belgian troops are maintaining
| their positions. At the beginning
of the day German motorized forces
launched numerous attacks on all
positions. Belgian troops are fight
ing in close liaison with the French
and British
1t was reported here that the
German columns were doing their
utmost to prevent Allied troops from
establishing firm liaison with the
Belgians and Dutch but that these
efforts had been unsuccessful so
far.
Allied reinforcements were said
to be moving up in large numbers.
The fighting, especially in the from
tier zones was described as intense.
German planes bombed the Bel
gian lines as German armored car
units attacked north of Liege, it was
said.
It was now known how the Ger
mans had succeeded in crossing the
Albert canal north of Liege and
denting the Belgian line.
Premier Hubert Pierlot disclosed
the story in radio broadcast last
night The Germans attacked on
the ground and in the air.
AS the commanding officer was
about to give the order to blow up
Continued on Page 8, Col. A
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Weekend Traffic
Injuries Slight
In Two Accidents

Drivers and passengers endanger-
ed in two traffic accidents in I'M
perial county during the week -end
suffered only slight injuries. high
way patrolmen said.
Early Sunday Ray Butler, %
year-old Ell Centran, piloted his
motorcycle into a sedan driven by
R. w. Ostrander Westmorland, a
mile north of the El Centro city
limits. Butler suffered chest and
stomach injuries.
Pauline Jessie, 10, and Augustano
Armento, 90 Holtville residents,
were injured Saturday night in an
accident IL miles northwest Of
Holtville. A car driven by James
Jessie, %, and one driven by G.. Ar
menta, 20, collided at the intersec-
ton of Eleventh street and Melon
avenue The impact threw the Al
menta car into two-foot ditcn be-
side the highway. The car was
wrecked, Highway Patrolman Bill
Tackett said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Beet HARVESTING
Begun in Valley

Harvesting of Imperial county,
500 acres OF sugar beets started
Monday and will continue until
June 28.
Joe E. Halverson, representative
of the Los Alamitos CO.. is in charge
of operations. He said the crop this
year is expected to be equivalent to
that of 1889, varying between 10 and
% tons per acre.
Shipments are being made from
three loading stations at BraWley,
Ell Centre and Holtville. The beets
are consigned to the sugar refinery
at Santa Ana.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

countries was one of fast moving
units in attack and cOunter-attack
Germany claimed that swift ar
mored columns had smashed almost
across Holland, captured the citadel
of Liege and repulsed Allied armor-
ed forces on the road to Louvain.
The British army in Belgium
moved into position to face the
German invaders driving toward
the English channel. The British
were engaged along with French
and Belgian forces in what Paris
described as the first great battle
of the war.
Dutch forces fought fiercely to
stem the powerful German ad-
vances, including dangerous
thrust that reached Langstraat on
the BerSchmaas, southeast of Rot
terdam, which threatened to cut
Holland in two.
British military analysts in Lon
don expressed the belief Germany
has staked everything on a win
the-War drive to smash through the
low countries for a direct blow a
Britain.
The situation as seen:
l. Germans are advancing rap
idly in flat northern Holland, no
designed to be held under Dutci
defense plans. The Germans claim
ed capture Of Harlingen at tn,
mouth of the zuyder Zee and ma,
be preparing water attack acroS:
the Zuyder Zee on Amsterdam.
2. A second German thrust is
apparently knitting across the mid
Holland belt, in an effort to iso-
late the important Rotterdam-T The
Hague Amsterdam area, lying north
of the Mas river, from the SOUTH
ern part of the country One Ger
man column crossed the Yssel near
Arnhem. 1t may have been motor
lied units of this column which
the German high command claim
ed effected contact with Rotterdam
airplane troops at the souh (Sued)
Willem canal, 40 miles from Rotter-
dam.
3. A three pronged German
thrust across the Dutch appendix
and into Belgium at Maastright.
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

wins or Gen. Juan Andreu AlmaZan
-MeXicali and Tijuana will be
opened up and the gay old days will
return, competent observers said.
Asked on what authority they
based forecasts, the observers smiled
and said:
1T is all decided Never mind
now"
1t was known that promoters
close to MeXicali and Tijuana in
terests have made trips to Mexico
City recently, presumably laying
the groundwork for later.
Already there have been orders
to clean out the ABW club said
one source. The club was one of
the brightest spots in Mexicali's
hey day, before President Lazaro
Cardenas clamped down a gambling
ban that started early in 1885 and
was later tightened.
1t was apparently not definitely
known if gambling would be CEN
tered in one concession or allowed
in a number of places.
LII VIC olIl Odyo, VIC ADV tiub
reputedly paid fee to the gov
ernment of 100000 a month and
still maintained nearly 100 persons
as dealers and bartenders, exclusive
of costly floor shows and entertain
ment that lured prospective gam
blerS to the green tables.
Although the election is in July,
the new president will not take OF
flee for a number of months there
after and therefore observers Said
it would be anyhow late in the fall
before the ban would be lifted.
Since gambling was outlaWed
there have been frequent, regular
rumors that gaming would return
all of which have proved inaccurate
Informed sources insisted that this
latest report was not mere idle talk
AS for violence during the COM
ing elections, predicted from other
parts of the Mexican Republic
Mexicali citizens continued to main
tain that there would be none
Feeling is high, but it is just
intense interest" they said. There
may be fighting elsewhere but not
in Mexicali."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
WiIl1eIn1ina F|ees
To England With
Entire Family

LONDON, May l3. CUP)-The
Dutch royal family including Queen
Wilhelmina and Crown Princess
Juliana and her daughters Beatrix
and Irene took refuge in England to-
day.
Juliana. Bernhard and the little
princesses, Beatrix, 2la years old and
Irene, 8 months. came in at the
same station this morning. The
queen arrived later.
The Dutch royalty went to Buck
ingham Palace where they had
lunch with the king and queen.
The queen, SO years old, last week
had set new record for length OF
reign for a Dutch monarch. She
looked sad and worn as she stepped
from the train.
She was wearing navy blue
coat and skirt with a dark blue
close-fitting hat. Across her shoul-
der was service-type gas mask
King George shook her hands ano
kissed her Or Doth cheeks. He was
wearing the uniform of an admiral
| of the fleet.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

a
and powerful gasoline, said he rout.
ed the men by pouring sulphurit
acid over them.
Albin said one of the men pickec
up brief case containing secret
formulas for the new fuel Albin
said he smashed the only light in
the laboratory and grappled with
the two men in the darkness.
The matiswho had grabbed the
brief case, Albin said, shouted in
German:
Come on. I have what we want"
Albin said he then picked up a
half-gallon bottle of sulphuric acid
and hurled it at the man with the
brief case.
The man fell and his companion
dragged him away while Albin Spat-
tered both with the acid, he told
police.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
WARS BIGGEST BATTLE UNDER way
'IDon'tK Know.
| | Just Married
Have YOU been enumerated?

Have YOU been enumerated?
Ell Centro census enumerators
delyed into their memories Monday
for the prize responses to the stock
question used in re-checking the
city for those missed in the first
count.
II don't know. I just got mar
ried," said a sweet young girl IT
response to the question put to hel
bv the harrassed census taker.
Nov, listen,' barked a deter
mined housewife in response to the
same question, I'VE went down last
week and took care of all those
bills
mo, I'm not in the city directory,
Il hoSpitable woman said as Shi
opened the door wider, Come in.
II guess So" said man over the
telephone to re-checker, man
was down here last week and asked
me if I had a night watchman."
Send an enumerator out here
Continued on Page 8, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

grated relief program be set up.
He said he had informed the COM
mittee, however, that there would
be no point in expanding the call
for the present session to permit
consideration of the drastic revi-
sion unless "it should be reasonable
certain that a program could be
agreed upon by all Sides
Olson said he would not make a
formal recommendation for $50
100000 for relief "but even with
present restrictions, I can't see
how the legislature can content
plate any smaller amounts for the
rest of the biennium."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Lee Ec|1oIs Beats
Norman Adair

TUCSON, May 13. tUP)-Edglng
out Norman Adair of Yuma by a
single point, Lee Echols of Nogales
formerly of Calexico, scored 832
points to win the championship IN
the state pistol shoot held here
yesterday.
Echols' victory was made posi-
BILE by wins in the anv-caliber po-,
lice match. the % caliber nationai
and in the center-fire police match'
In the latter contest Echols set a
new state record of 297 out OF i
possible 300.
Adair won the As caliber nationa,
and numerous first and secoho
places.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

bling in Ell Centro.
Because Yamatoda claims he was
miStrcated and because he asserted
ly was taken across a boundary line,
the defendants are being tried un-
der the Lindbergh kidnapping law
which permits the death penalty
More than a score of witnesses
have already been subpoenaed from
Imperial Valley TO appear in the
case and more probably will be call
ed later Witnesses will include a
number of members of the Ell Gen.
tro police force who were active
under OsWalt'S regime,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
His Balloon Trap
Won't Stay Up

ELSINORE. May l3. UP)-Al-
though the balloons exploded and
ruined his first experiment. DR..
James Holmes claimed today he
knows how to erect an anti-aircraft
"fenSe" five miles high in the sky.
The IL hydrogen filled balloons
burst yesterday when he hitched
them up tandem fashion and sent
them up from hilltop in an effort
to carry up fine wire $4,000 feet.
He plans to try again with fabric
balloons.
DR.. Holmes who lives in nearby
Redlands, Cal. claims he can erect
an anti-aircraft balloon twice as
high at one-twentieth the cost OF
Londons famous defenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

Marshall, arriving here from the
Orient on the motorship Jaegersfon-
tein, said oil is the key to the East
Indies situation.
THE Dutch and the British have
it and the Japanese want it," he
said. They need oil for their fleet
and to continue their campaign in
China.
With Holland now involved in
hostilities, Japan sees chance to
grab the Netherlands East Indies"
Although the Dutch possess strong
defenses in the Indies, they also
have laid plans to destroy their
oil wells and refineries In the event
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

was postponed. Ine government eX-
planned that Judge Ralph E. Jeney
who will hear the case was ILL., Pre-
vious to that delay, the case was
put off many times since Oswalt
was indicted last September by a
federal grand jury.
Oswalt and the others, including
Los Angeles lieutenant of detec-
tives and a former Ell Centro spe-
cial police officer, are accused OF
abducting H. Yamatoda. notorious
Oriental gaming ring leader, and
taking him across the border into
Mexico in December of 1898. A few
days before the alleged abduction,
Oswalt had arrested Yamatoda on
the coast, charging him with gam
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

of invasion, Marshall said.
The Chinese-Japanese conflicts
only connection with the Indies SIT
uation is matter OF face" Mar.
shall added THE China venture
is flop-the war Is stalemated. the
army begged down It can't pull
out and 1t can't get ahead. The
situation Is becoming q national
disgrace.
THE navy argues that . drive
southwark Is in order 70 bolster
the morale and restore ths prssttoe
Of Japan through a smashing con-
quest"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

president protein JerrOld oedWeh
and other officers. The assembly
followed shortly with reelection OF
Speaker Gordon Garland and other
attaches.
The morning session dealt with
the governors supplementary call
on five subjects of flood damage,
forest fire control and related sub
jects. The second session, taking up
unfinished business from the re-
cessed session in February, was
scheduled at noon.
The governor said he would study
q proposal of the joint legislative
committee on relief that an inte-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
NeutraEs Suffer
In Phoenix War

PHOENIX, May 13. CUP)-EchoeS
of the European war today resulted
in a city-wid0 "blackout" against
BIB" guns and air rifles in Phoenix
Police reported that the younger
generation, armed with the air guns,
were "blitzkrieging" one another
but that too many neutrals were
being shot.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Assembly Asks
Ban on Alien |srls

SACRAMENTO, May 13. CUP) -
The state assembly today voted
SO to 8 in favor of a resolution
asking congress to stamp out trait
orous groups such as Communists
and other subversive elements"
The resolution cited the Trojan
horse" activities of Nazi and similar
totalitarian groups in support of
the request for federal legislation
to prevent any occurrence of that
sort in this country.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Baseball
BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL LEACJIF

Philadelphia 900 O30 OOO-3 7 !
Brooklyn see. 100 OBJ Olx-6 II
Pearson & Warren, Atwood Ca
sey TamuliS G. Phelps.
New York w 304 200 020-11 10 |
Boston ........ 900 4l0 0O0-5 II
Vandenberg, Gumbert e. Danning:
Sullivan, Javery, Callahan, Barnicle,
Early & Lopez, Mast.
ol' lOulS VIZ
Cincinnati ............................... 002
Cooper & Padget; Vandermeer,
HutchingS & lombard
Only games scheduled-no Ameri-
can league games today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Thermometers Up
By One Degree

Thermometers inched a degree
higher Sunday. raising the seasons
maximum a degree higher to lot in
Ell Centro.
The low point registered Monday
morning, was 70 and the mercury
stood at l04 at noon. 1t was II
at 5 a. m. and 81 at p. m. Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Declares
Indi eS in Peril

HONOLULU, May 13. (UP)-Jim Marshall, staff writ
for national magazine said today the Japanese don't
understand Latin very we-when they say they want to
maintain the status quo in the Netherlands East Indies it
means they want to take it over
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Olson Says SRA
Needs SO Million

SACRAMENTO, May 49, CUP)-Gov. Cubert Olson
estimated today that least $5OO00O00 would be needed
for unemployment relief for the next 13 months the
state legislature reconvened in special session for the sec
ond time this year The state senate met first to reeect
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Gambling in MexicaIi by
January is Prediction
Voiced South Of Border
: Ju|y residential lection Will Re- sul+
In Lifting Ban Regardless Of Winner.
Competent Observers Pre- dict Here

Gambling in Mexica by January-and not false
alarm~-was confidently predicted Monday in informed
quarters below the border.
Regardless of which way the July presidential elec
ton goes-whether Cardenas- backed Gen. Avo ComachC
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Man HurIS Acid,
Blocks Spy Plan

LOS ANGELES, May 13. (UP)-Carl Albin, 35, chem
st for oil company reported to police today that two
whom he described Germanspeaking, invaded the
company laboratory and attempted to steal formulas for
hightest gasoline. Albn who came here nine months ago
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
yumutodu kidndp
Case Up Tuesday

Much delayed and oft continued the trial of j. Sterling
Oswat former Ell Centro police chief and nearly dozen
other defendants accused of kidnapping Japanese vice
lord will start Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles
authorities promised Monday. Two weeks ago the