davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Coastal Defense
Strategy Outlined
For Biq War Games

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10. (UP)
Army officers charged with res
possibility for the defense of the
California coast against invasion
in army-nayy war games conferred
on defense strategy today.
The conference affected principal
~ the mobile defense units assign
ed TO the blue" defending army
and commanded by Col. Robert l..
Eichelberger of the 30th infantry
Four army transports were en-
route to Tacoma to take on $500
soldiers Saturday for the invasion
attempt
Once the soldiers are aboard the
transports. the games will move
into their wartime phase, with Sc
cret orders directing the movements
of the troop carriers. They will be
joined off the coast by at least 80
units of the navy's battle fleet and
by the transport Republic, carry
ing 1900 soldiers who have been
practicing landings at San Pedro.
The attack on the coast is ex-
pected TO take place sometime next
week on the Monterey Peninsula
While the army and navy COM
manders directing the maneuyers
refused TO disclose the exact land
ing place. the concentration OF de-
Tense forces at the PreSidio OF Mon
terey and Camp Ord in Monterey
county indicated the probable Site
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
By HUBERT UExKuELL

WITH THE FINNISH NORTH
EASTERN ARMY NEAR THE RUS
SIAN FRONTIER. Jan. 10. fuP)-
Finnish troops in three main bat
ties on the Suomusalmi front since
December p have almost destroyed
an entire Russian army corps of
about $4,000 men. I was advised
here in the Raate sector today.
The army corps. the sixth. was
made up of the Russian 44th, l63ra
anl l64th infantry divisions.
Victories over the 44th and l63rd
have been reported. and there had
been somewhat vague reports of the
destruction of the l64th.
But reports which I have heard
ON this front indicate that the
Finnish victories in the Finland
fighting, where the Russians
sought 70 drive across TO the Gulf
Of Bothnia to cut the country in
two, have been considerably greater
than reported
The first OF three great battles
started on Christmas eve. against
the Russian i63rd. Next was the
battle IN which the l64th was en-
Gagged. The third, against the 44th,
ended last Sunday-eXcept for the
mopping up by the Firms Of dis
organized remnants
Fighting took place east and west
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Finnish Victories Destroy $4,000
Reds in Three Principal Battles

o. Lake Kianta. which is about Is
miles this side OF the Russian
frontier. Suomusalmi is at the
south end of the lake. The fight
against the 9th was in the Raate
sector. based on Lake Raate Ii
miles west Of the frontier, where
: obtained the story of the extent
Of the Finnish victory.
The battle of Raate. between
Suomusalmi and the frontier itself
against the 44th. resulted in the
most conclusive of the three vic
tories.
It was believed here that only a
small percentage of the men of the
three Russian divisions managed
10 escape into Russia.
Finnish army authorities are re-
uctant TO disclose the full measure
of their victory and firmly declined
to permit details TO be transmitted.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Is Vessels Struck
By Nazi Air Raids

Continued from Page y
want of southern Rhodesia, pas
senger, said I'VE think it must
have been one of Hitlers murder
mines that caused the explosion
because there was no sign of
submarine or a torpedo"
The ship keeled over, broke in
the middle and sank few minutes
after the passengers and crew had
taken to boats. The bodies of the
captain, found beside his cabin
door crushed by debris, and of two
other crew memers, were taken
ashore Two others were missing.
The German bombing planes,
sWirling out of the North Sea mists,
attacked II ships near the coast.
Two of the victims were ightships
four, merchant ships and five, fish
ing smacks. One unidentified mer-
chant ship stood the raiders off
with her defense gun.
Crowds lined the shore cliffs
watching the attacks, the planes
sometimes approaching SO close
that the German machine gunners
could be seen.
Armed traWlers along the coast
frequently fired on the raiders and
the crew of one believed they hit
one plane, which disappeared leav-
ing a trail of smoke.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Twas Scared. So RAM Declares
Man Who Parked Car on Railroad Track

TO where the train wrecked the car.
The other players would remember.
So I told the officer all about II.
Moody, a truck driver. repeatedly
denied that his car was standing
still when the train Approached
the Ross avenue crossing as was
reported by the engineer ON the
train, P. c. Yenawine.
1T was just creeping and bucking
along" Moody said, nervously grind
ing his fists together. There we're
some box cars there and I didn't
see the train until I was on the
tracks. The car stalled again and
stopped with just the back wheels
on the tracks. I got excited and
put it in reverse SO it rolled back
on the tracks. I've been scared
of trains ever since I stopped on
the tracks at Ogilby and Sidewinder.
I ran away. I know that makes it
look bad for me but I was SO scared
couldn't think"
Moody paid $120 fine for the
incident at Ogilby and Sidewinder,
he said.
He was scheduled to be taken into
Ell Centre justice court Friday to
lace charge of placing distractions
on the railway tracks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Films Again Draw
Net About Russian
Forces in North

Continued from Page One
across the Russian frontier con-
tinued. These are purely demolition
units, however, detailed to cut the
Leningrad- -Murmansk railroad and
make normal traffic impossible de-
spite the work of repair squads.
1t is indicated that at no point
of the five where the Firms have
driven the Russians back, do the
Firms themselves contemplate any
real attack.
Captured Russian prisoners who
will talk-many of them will not
are quoted by the Firms as saying
that there are strained relations
between officers and men on one
side and the political commissars.
OF whom one is with each unit,
on the other. The soldiers regard
the comnissars as spies for the
Communist party.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
IIth Day Of Rain
Leaves Wreckaqe
Throughout State
Continued From Page One)

Continued From Page One
were damaged.
The heaviest snowfall of the sea-.
son was reported at Donner Sum-
nit and trucks and trailers were
barred from highway 40. Other ma
chimes were required to use chains.
Highway so was closed above Pla-
cerVille. Slides were reported in
the Feather river canyon and on
the all-year highway into Yosemite.
Slides were cleared away from the
Yolo cutoff in Marin county and
the coast highway near Davenport.
The storm was freakish in some
areas. Rain reached cloudburst pro-
portions near Folsom, washing out
Suthern Pacific freight tracks. A
tornado struck the Peerless Milling
company plant near Gait. North
western Pacifics line through the
redwood empire was blocked near
Willis by slides. Passengers were
carried by bus.
The U. S. weather bureau fore
cast continued general rains for
northern California; rain in the
mountains with snow at high alti-
tudes; and unsettled conditions with
occasional rain in southern Cali
fornia. The forecast was for un-
settled conditions with showers over
the state Thursday. Another storm
was expected by the end of the
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Jack Stark Goes
To Final Peace
After Rites Here

Continued from Page One
grinned from the grandstands. Out
on the green of the diamond Jack
was playing ball
Or he was crouched in the dug
out with the familiar sugar scoop
cap and the wrinkled uniform
joshing with the players going
through delightful antics that sent
ripples of laughter through the
bleachers.
In the minds of his brother police
officers were other thoughts Of
q courageous Jack. calm in the face
of danger Their last tribute said
Jacks passing has created a
void in our hearts that can never
be filled but his memory will
serve as a constant inspiration g. :.
His love for his dear ones and
his fellow man will stand as en-
during monuments
He was a man and a sportsman
and his brother officers thank God
that He loaned Jack to US for a
little while -
Empty hearted, Jacks friends
joined in the funeral procession
that wound down State street, over
Fourth 10 Main and out Main 10
Evergreen cemetery. Al Evergreen
officers OF the Eagles lodge took
We pass from the stage of action
and others take our places
That merciful provision by
which all healing time beguiles hu-
manity from the bitterness of its
grievlng =
Such phrases as these, spoken
by Ray Johnson. marked the Eagles
ritual. Assisting johnson were Eddie
Costelow, Jack Schwarz. w. J. Lu-
kens, Wilfred Tyler, T. A. Sparks,
Art Conkey. F. p. Temple. G. NJ
Winn, and r. H. Frowiss.
So ended the FORMAL farewell.
Tuesday afternoon, while the
body lay in state at Lemons NOR
tuary, several hundred friends said
their personal goodbye at the flow
er covered casket. Most touching
Of the tributes was from a group
Of El Centro men who had faith
fully followed Stark's baseball car
eer from the grandstand Their
floral offering was perfect replica
of a bat and inscribed on a card
was the name Jack had called
them:
The cellar gang"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Ry MARGUERITE BROOKS

Il was scared when l saw the
train coming toward me- knew
it would go against me because l
had stopped my car in front OF
trains twice before. My car
stalled on the tracks. I jumped
out and ran. I wish | hadn't
run. :"
This was Owen Moody's story of
events leading up to the wrecking
of his car by a locomotive south
of FL Centro early Monday morning.
"I was drunk when I stopped my
car on the tracks at Ogilby and
Sidewinder about two years ago."
the Ell Centre truck driver said.
Il wanted to commit suicide then.
Eut l wasn't drunk Monday and
I didn't want to commit suicide.
II was an accident The car had
been splitting and acting up"
He declared he wanted to avoid
trouble with the law and the rail-
road company SO he telephoned Ell
Centre police his car had been
stolen. He said he thought that
would convince police he had not
been in the car just before the
wreck.
Police Patrolman T. M. Sharp
went to Moody's home to talk to
him about the wrecking of the car.
II soon saw it was foolish of me
to pretend the car had been stolen" +"
Moody said Wednesday II knew
the engineer on the train must
have seen how I was dressed and
probably could describe me. I had
been playing poker in club in
Ell Centro just before I drove out
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Potential Oil, Gas
Lands Withdrawn
From District Sale

Directors of the Imperial Irriga-
ton district agreed among them
selves Tuesday afternoon to de-
clare a moratorium" on sale or
lease of district lands in the Nj
land area for oil or gas develop
ment until present drilling opera
tions are more advanced.
The agreement followed negotia-
tions with the Venice Oil and Re-
filming company for purchase OF 40
acres of land five miles northwest
OF inland on the Southern Pacific
tracks. The new tract, which H. H.
Horwitz, company president, said
would be used for a dry ice plant
site, adjoins considerable acreage
the company already owns.
At present. the company has
drilled one we'll To Il depth OF $50
feet where it was capped after car
bon dioxide gas was encountered
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Aircraft Swarm
Into Big Battle
Continued from Page u

CCOntlnued from rage u
ish island of Romoe. They were
headed south.
The noise of planes, motors and
guns during the current engage
merits was considerably heavier
than on Dec. l8 when the largest
aerial battle OF the war was fought
when British planes raided Sylt
and Helgoland.
At Berlin, the official news agen-
cy reported that three of nine Brit
ish airplanes raiding Helgoland bay
had been shot down.
The news agency said that no
German planes were lost.
Germany's important naval and
aerial bases off the north coast
are at Helgoland, the islands OF
Sylt and other points nearby.
At London, the air ministry an
nounced that Royal Air Force planes
last night dropped bombs near the
German North Sea seaplane base
of Sylt.
The air ministry communique said
that it had been reported from
Denmark that Danish property ad-
joining the frontier had been DAM
aged in the early hours of this
morning.
The communique saiG that if it
were established that British planes
had been responsible for the dam
age, full restitution would be made
to The Danish government.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Nazis viii Pay
Troops in Notes

BERLIN, Jan. 10. lUP)-Das
Sehwarze Korps. organ of the
crack "SS" bodyguard Nazi
troops, said today that plans
were being considered to pay
part of the wages of German
workers in the form of promis-
sorry notes." The exact form of
the notes, il was added, had
mot yet been announced
The article was entitled: Work
more-consume less" 1t contin-
ued:
"Since we have not had unem-
ployment for Il long time and
since we have already used up
most of our possibilities for ma
tionalization for the time being,
our rising war production can
only be continued if we apply
less labor to the satisfaction of
private needs"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Court Backs Right
Of Employees to
Form Own Unions

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10. 1UP)
"A preeedenr-making court decl-
sion charged the National Labor
Relations board today with respon-
sibility for protecting the rights
of non-union workers who prefer
TO bargain individually with en-
ployers under the Wagner Labor
Relations act.
The ruling, made by the ninth
circuit court OF appeals. held that
the act applied not only TO workers
joining international unions but
also TO those affiliating with small
independent unions and to those
who preferred not TO join any
union.
The rights of all three groups
are equal. the court said in an
opinion suggesting the NLRB had
been overlooking the rights of the
independent unions and non-union
workers in the struggle for power
by the international unions.
The decision. which said the
United States supreme court erred
in the Pennsylvania and Pacific
Greyhound cases. held the NLRB's
failure TO make an asserted COM
pany union party to proceedings
against an involved company, yio-
lated civil liberties of the workers
organization.
The decision was written by Judge
William Benman and Judge Clifton
Mathews concurred.
In a proceeding seeking TO de-
stroy a labor organization. we do
not interpret the intent OF congress
in enacting the labor board legis-
lation to have established any pre-
sumption that employees are always
TO be deemed TO be aiding a viola
ton OF the act if they prefer no
organization and decline TO create
one" the decision said.
The titanic struggle for power
of international unions and the
right of workers not 10 join any
organization was discussed at
length by Judge Denman. He held
these rights seemed almost ig-
nored."
The case at issue was that of the
NLRB against the Sterling Electric
Motors of Los Angeles which en-
ployes 70 workers. The AFL Inter-
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers sought TO organize them.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Arson Charged to
Norfh.End Mexican

WESTMORLAND. Jan. 10.-"I'm
going to burn your house down."
II. w. Nieto, 45, Mexican. shouted
as he staggered toward Filipino's
grass shack on a ranch south of
here late Tuesday.
The islander, Prim Delatrin,
dragged his bed and clothing out
OF the hut, he told Chief OF Police
Ed Dickerson OF Westmorland. Nieto
set fire to the bedding and clothes
and tried to fire the shack before
Delatrin and the ranch owner, A.
S. Naruga, subdued him.
Nieto was held in the county jai
in Ell Centre "Wednesday pending
signing of a complaint charging
him with arson.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
5Firrrls Hit by
Fire in BrawIey

Continued from Page u
on the street floor was not severe
The pharmacy, owned by Howard
Smith, suffered damage from smoke
while the beauty shop operated on
the mezzanine floor by Mrs. Smith,
was destroyed along with all equip
ment. Lauren Elkins studio at GIL
Main street and the Woods shoe
repair shop were damaged less than
the other establishments.
In 1888 the International grocery
store was damaged in fire started
by a motor on refrigeration plant
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Salesman Fined For
Misrepresentation

J. L. Snyder. insurance salesman
was ordered TO pay $50 fine in su-
perior court Wednesday for falsely
representing himself to be an en-
ploye of the state railway commits
sion.
A jury had found him guilty OF
the charge after celebrating the
evidence four hours Tuesday night.
Evidence showed he told truck dri-
Vers they must pay him a fee they
owed the railway commission OF
stop using their trucks. In addition
he told them, witnesses said. that
they must buy an insurance policy
from him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Wages, Costs
Hiqher in Frisco

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 tUP)
The average weekly wage IN
Los Angeles is S27 and in San
Francisco $50, but when differ
ences in the cost of living are
considered, the real wages" OF
workers in the two cities average
about the same, the LaFollette
Civil Liberties committee was
told today at hearing in the
federal building here.
DIR. Paul A. D0dd, associate
professor of economics at the
University of California ut Los
Angeles, read report of the
labor market" conditions in Cal
ifornia's two leading cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Highway 80C. {.
To Elect Officers

Highway sc chamber of commerce
will elect officers and directors at
a meeting at Laguna Junction Fri
day night, according to John Het-
itch, secretary.
Considerable progress has been
made during the past year in de-
velopment of Highway 80 spirit of
progress and cooperation between
El Centre and San Diego. Hettich
SAID.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Scout Leadership
Courses Scheduled

The 1910 scout leadership train
ing courses for the Imperial-Yuma
area council Will began on Wednes-
day, Jan. "a and will be conducted
from different valley towns each
month, according to Hugh Wilcox,
scout executive.
Elements of scout leadership will
be stressed at each of the 10 meet
ings through the year, Wilcox said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
SPANISH WAR VETS
TO INSTALL OFFICERS

United Spanish War Veterans and
Auxiliary will install officers Thurs
day night at s o'clock in the Vet
erans hall. The officers-elect OF
both camp and and Auxiliary will
be guests OF honor at dinner to
be served at $50 o'clock in the hall
by the Auxiliary.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Scout Plans TO Be
Outlined at Meet

Imperial county scout commission
er staff will meet at scout head
quarters in El Centro Monday night
at 7:30 TO discuss activity plans for
the remainder OF the scout year.
Court of honor plans. celebration
during scout week and other i'm
portant scout matters will be out
lined at the Monday meeting. ac-
cording 20 Hugh Wilcox, scout ex-
ecutiye.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Miller Honored bv
Volunteer Firernen

FL Centre volunteer firemen this
week presented Hugo Miller with
a ring in appreciation Of his splen-
did services as president Of the or
ganization during 1899
Russ Sherwood made the presen-
tation, c. c. Ferguson, new presi-
dent, presided.
Thirty men attended the special
meeting and discussed plans for the
annual firemen dance after the pre-
sentatlon
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
BOYS RELEASE ASKED

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10. up
An application Tor executive clem-
ency was filed with Gov. Culbert
Olson today for Siegiried Simrock.
l7-year-old prisoner III San Quen-
tin. who was senteued from Los
Angeles at the age Of Is for theft
and escape from a road camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Self-SuppOrting-

Self Supporting
A donkey earned his keep with
cut moving a muscle Tuesday night.
The animal" was a toy that
T. A. Eggleston brought back from
the national Democratic convention
in Philadelphia and served as a
center-piece at the Jackson Day
dinner in El Centro.
Guests had TO pay tribute TO the
long-eared emblem and when the
evening was over the tributes were
enough to pay the speaking ex-
penses.
That's one time the Democrats
got out of the red.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
CALIPATRIA MAN
ENIISTS IN NAVY

Oliver Eual Dickerson of Calipa-
tria was among the 10 men from
Imperial and San Diego counties
who enlisted in the United States
Navy this month. His application
approval was announced WedneS-
day by officers at the San Diego
recruiting station.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10
Rambling Reporter

Continued From Page one)
at nine o'clock he found he had been
father for three hours! The
child had arrived ahead of sched-
ule.
Whoopee. It's a girl!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-10

Continued from Page One
grinned from the grandstands. Out
on the green of the diamond Jack
was playing ball
Or he was crouched in the dug
a,,f Will, the for,i1iar c,,uar Snnor,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-05
Army Cavalry Rockies to
Have Nice Gentle Horses

San Diego. Calf, Nov. s -AP
Bronco busting is one ordeal
the army's cavalry rockies may
be spared this time
Unlike horse cavalrymen OF
World War days. who often found
themselves mounted on wild-eyed,
cantankerous range mustangs, the
draftees called for defense train
ing now are going to have easy
riding broken horses--if the army
has its way about it,
Profiting by some bad exper-
fences with wild horses during the
World War" the T. s. army is
not buying beautiful specimens
off the range" in this national
emergency.
"No one. knows what the army
went through trying to break
horses that only a rodeo cowboy
could ride" 1t. Col. F. w. Rooster
officer in charge OF the western
remount area, recalled today.
I'VE are buying trained plea
sure horses, of high quality and
refinement" he said. I'VE are
paying from $3.50 to $175 for
these well cared for horses. that
are ready when they 20 in the ar
my to begin serving their coun-
try"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-05
Baptist Circle Will
Serve Supper Nov. 27

Members of Circle three OF the
Baptist Church. at their November
meeting Monday evening at the
home OF Mrs Alonzo Miller, ar
ranged for the supper they will
serve Nov. 81 and decided to have
a social get together to include cir
cles one and two, Dec. ,.
Mrs. Harley Schock was appoint
ed dining room Chairman and MRS.
Milford Osborn, kitchen chairman
OF the Y.W.C.A. supper Nov. q.
Articles were brought for the Nee
dlework Guild. A sum Of $7.iS was
collected from the Measuring Bee.
The meeting was opened by the
president, Mrs. Leroy Thayer. Two
hymns were sung with Mrs. Norman
Abercrombie accompanying at the
piano. For devotions, all joined in
repeating Psalm % and the Lords
Prayer. Twenty-one were present.
Mrs. Acie Dodge and Mrs. Aber-
crombie assisted the hostess in
serving light refreshments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-05
Birthdays of Mr.,
Mrs. Allen Observed

Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Lane cele-
brated Mr. and Mrs. John Aliens
birthdays. Sunday afternoon, at
their residence. $40 Warner st. Six
O'Clock dinner was enjoyed and the
evening was spent in playing pedro.
square dancing and round dancing.
Music was furnished by Mrs.
Charles Shaw and Margaret
Paticke. Beautiful gifts we're pre-
sented TO Mr. and Mrs. John Allen.
Those present from Detroit We're
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shaw, Leo
Allen. Miss Margaret Paticke, Mr.
and Mrs. James Hill, Joel Hill. and
Paul Allen. Those present from this
city were Mr.. and Mrs. or Mat
thies. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Verbeck.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Lane. Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Jording. Dolores Allen, Jac-
queline Allen, Patricia Jording,
William Jording and Florence Lane