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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Mad Principal Kills -Four, Wounds
TwoMore in haniaeaI Frenzy; Sends
Bullet Into Chest When Police Come

She was SHOT through both hands
The bullet piercing her chest. The
position OF her wounds indicated.
Chief Higgins said that she was
not taken by surprise and saw
Spencer coming at her with gun.
Miss Sturgeon and Vanderhp Nere
leaders among the faculty Of the
junior nleh school in an attempt
70 cause the mad prncIpal'Sa re
moyal or commitment to an III
sututon for mental cases.
SPENCE. an expert markSman
wEo "pr.CuccG up" by taking
orange packlnE boxes into the
country and firing shots at them
was described by local physicians.
who had attended him in the past
rs definitely meA;al case.
A few months ago he took a
three-week' leave Of absence be-
cause Of q nervous breakdown.
Spencer was popular With stu
dents and Superintendent Bush was
said to have beer MS champion
after local residents complained L
the school board that "some.fl1-
Is wrong with Spencer
Ore physician dcr..ed Spencer
was suffering IRON a persecution
complex"
Officials would not Discus ths
AIMS they found III the cafeteria
where Spencer would not ALLOW
lunch to be served Yesterday. He
was an expert pistol shot With half
! dozen craftsmanship medals and
had an extensive collection of guns
Ii was understood that guns arc
$50 rounds of shells had been stored
n the cafeteria as if for q siege
Jim Grow, student whom Spencer
took home frequently. said he haG
seen a number Of bullet pierced
boxes in his automobile.
AS police closed in or him i.
the cafeteria. Spencer fired a bullet
INTO his chest. Police said they haC
not determined if it struck his
heart. He rallied briefly after az
operation early today bat the I'M
provement was not sustained anG
hospital attaches said his condition
Nas critical.
Mrs. Spencer va grief stricken
but She tried 10 explain Ter Aas-
bands sudden. maNlacal fury.
"Verln was very sensitive anl
intelligent man" she said. and h.
Intelligence must have driven Inn
100 faY OverWoyk must have turn
Cd him into 4 maniac. because onI>
4 maniac could do such thlng.~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Police Alarm Broadcast as -Four
Escaped Kansas Maniacs Seen Near
Denver; kidnapping Marks Flight

Charles Burns, acting captain of
detectives, said a tavern keeper at
Watkins reported the three white
men and a Negro slipped off of a
Westbound freight train as he watch
ed, and shortly afterward, the white
men climbed aboard a cattle truck
travelling toward Denver. The Negro
aSsertedlY "thumbed" ride in a
private automobile following the
truck.
Burns said there was little doubt
that the -four were the ones who es-
capped from the Kansas state asylum
at Larned, kidnapped Bill Barnes.
hospital supervisor, and Jack Rush,
attendant, and released them later
near Ashland, Kan.
The fugitives were Charles Lus-
ter, 35; Lee Trittle, 25; Forrest
HolzclaW, so, all white, and Willis
GriSco, Negro.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Commons Unruly
As Chamberlain
Defends Actions
Continued nom Page i

Said that the attitude OF the mem-
bers indicated after the speech that
the prime minister had falled To
carry Commons with mm III making
his apology for failure OF the cam
DaIgn in central Norway.
Churchill probably Will speak to-
morrow. There has been some ques-
ton whether the FIRST lord oi the
admiralty favored more darlne
policy III an effort to capture the
Norwegian port of Trondheim anG
whether hc might burst out with
barrage against the cabinet lead
ership.
Churchill sat quietly, however, as
Chamberlain denied that there was
any difference OF opinion Within
the cabinet and ii was believed
possible that there might be good
news available for the first lore
10 reveal tomorrow. The fate OF
both the British and French cabi
nets may depend on such news.
The prime minister, for instance
did not mention the fighting al the
north Norwegian port OF Narylk,
where the Allied forces have been
attempting to smoke Uut Il partly
isolated German garrison.
Both At home und abroad events
built up a dramatic background for
ChamberlainS sptrch III Britain
and France, 4 series OF government
tai disclosures WAS designed To boil
ster TIE position OF the cabinets
1t home and convince ncutrals that
The Allies could Win the wal
In Germany amt italy the con-
trolled press had i field day with
charges and rumorS intended to
increase anxiety generally in Eu-
rope and TO confuse the Allied DOW
ers. These included charpes that
the Allies had decided to start ac-
ton IN the Near East or Balkans
this month and We're seeking to
buy Bulgaria's help. London anc
Paris denied them a5 a Nazi effort
To stampede Italy into the war.
Perhaps the most sensational re-
port-denlcd also in British sources
came from diplomatic circles IL
Rome which asserted that the .Alles
lad asked Italy to define It's posi-
ton toward the war by May IL.
II that should prove accurate il
would appear to be tanta:nount to
an Allied dcadhne to Italy to MAKE
up her mind
OJher developments incnGed
\ British admiralty statement
that Germany lad lost 100000 tons
CT merchant shipping in the last
i've weeks to raise the wars tota.
TO $4,000 tons and that probably
80 other Nazi ships, totallng 10000
tons. had been sunk.
A British press estimate. obvious
ly officially inspired. that about
200 German airplanes had been de-
Stroyed in the Norwegian campaign
as compared to 81 lost by Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
(Continued from PAGE u

tContlnued frOm Page i
ton closed all schools IN the city
while Police Chief Frank Higgins
and MS men attempted to determine
when and how the shootings oc-
CURED al the South Pasadena high
school administration building anC
later at the South Pasadena junlol
high school. OF which Spencer Na>
principal
Chief Fie-!r, said tie fIst shoot
Ing reported To his Office WaS al
The administration building ol the
high school about fox blocks aWaN
from the juno, hieh school
In the Queen Aune-type brick
building fay removed from class
rooms. GEORGE c. Bush. g.. super
intendent OF schools ard widely
known educator; John Alman 80
principal Of the high school; anG
Will R. Speer. 50, business manager
of the school district. We're shot
down and killed
Miss Dorotha Talbert secretary
to Bush was wounded seriously IN
her office adjacent TO the board
OF education room n the high school
administration b.iG.ne.
Spencer then got ~ als auta-
mobile ard drove to hlS own schoo!
a few blocks away.
students SAID he Va cheerful
and waved grectn.> 10 them and
their teachers
The mad principal" was seen
walking down n corridor with hls
arm on the shoulder OF Werner
Vanderlip. 35. head o. the manua,
arts department.
Later Vanderhp's body was found
under some desks stored in ar
unused room.
Chief Higgins said his investiga-
ton revealed Spencer then went
to the classroom of Miss Ruth
Sturgeon. art instruotress. There
were no students IL her classroom
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Rambling Reporter

Continued. from Page u
keeps up with the news.
He picked up 4 copy Of the Nor
ming Post OF the proper day of the
month. only it was a month old
and glanced over the headlines.
HMM. I see the Germans anG
the British are . mmmm I didn't
Know that. Well I'll be darned. look
who 60: married." he mumbled to
himself
Not uNtil he turned to the comic
section and found that Alley Oop
Ma month behind schedule did
he discover the change.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
E Centre Youth
Al kirSchool

Rya c. Brown, former Central
Union High school pupil, now is at
tending the air corps technical
school at Lowry Field, near Den
Yer.
At the conclusion of four more
months of special training Brown
IS scheduled to be sent to March
Field near Riverside. He is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Brown of
Torrance. former FL Centrans.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS, Ell centric, CALF.
5000 Arizonans
Use Food Stamps

PHOEN1N. May :. up
Nearly 5000 Arizona families who
are either receiving some form
Of public assistance or who art
registered for aid with the farm
security administration have
made use of the new federal sur.
plus food stamps initiated Apri
Il in Maricopa, Pinal and Gila
counties.
4. I. Cooper, local represen-
tativ, OF the food stamp division
of the federal surplus commotii-
ties corporation today reported
the widespread acceptance of the
governments new measure To re-
ducc farm SurpluSeS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Imperial alley Press

Esta blishrd April n. 1901.
Published eNtIy afternoon except
Saturday ard Sunday saturday
aftern is>NC now succeeded
by the Pos;-Press sunday. les
tablished 1885, ny the I'm perial
Valley Publishing company, 6o5
state Street e. TeNtro. Calf.
Paul jenkins. puolisn ner; a. c.
Johnston vice pres dent. and
general manager; f. A. Fitz-
hugh. secretary and managing
editor West Holiday Co. Inc,
NationaI Advertising Represent
atives
Entered a; El Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter.
60c; paid in advance. 8 months.
S1.66; mouths s@.25: one year
$500; outside California s1.00 per
month.
In conjunction with the Post
press (Sundays), per month.
Member California Newspaper
Publish @rs assncia aIion
Subscription rates: In California
&c ntr COW
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Ware, BeyschIag
Principal speakers

F1bCri Ware. imperial county
sheriff, and County Farm Advisor
h'rank G. BcySchla@, will be princi-
nal speakers at the Acacia farm
center meeting Friday night at 7.3G.
A movie Will b shown, the Inter
national Trio will play and refresh
mentS will be- served, according to
Harvey Corfman, director.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Dewey Wins Idaho
Convention Votes

LEWISTON, Ida, May 7. (UP)-
Idaho's delegates to the Republican
National convention had instruc-
tions today to support District At
torney Thomas f. Dewey of New
York for the G. o. P. presidential
nomination.
The states eight votes will be
cast for Dewey unless "it becomes
apparent Dewey will not carry the
convention the state convention
decided last night.
Dewey delegates won on the first
ballot, 1883.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
WlFE'S SUIT REQUESTS
SEPARATE MAINTENANCE

A complaint for separate mann
tenance was filed in superior court
Monday by Tressie Wells against
Troy Wells.
After their marriage in LaWton,
Okla, last Feb. 27. she alleged, they
went to San DIEGO where he desert
ed her last March ). She said She
WIS compelled to live on the charity
of relatives because ne did not sup
port her
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Hewes TO Outline
Drainage Problem,

Evan T. HeWes. president OF the
board OF directors for the Imperial
Irrigation district, will outline the
valleys drainage problems at a
meeting of the Rose Mesquite farm
center at Rose school Thursday
night
Other speakers on the program
will be Frank Beyschlag and Frank
Maynard.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

DENVER. May 7. tUP)-Police
broadcast an alert alarm throughout
Denver and vicinity today after re-
celying a report that four men, an
sWering descriptions Of four man.
iacS who escaped from an asylum
at Laned, Kan, We're seen alighting
from 4 freight train at Watkins,
Colo. l9 miles east of Denver.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
YOUTHS HELD ON
BURGLARY CHARGE

Two 16 year old Central Union
High school pupils were held in the
county jail Tuesday on a charge
OF burelari2ing a store in Hnber
last FRIDAY night They were accused
OF taking cigarettes and cigars.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
IMPERIAL MAN NAMED
CEMETERY DIRECTOR

w. j. Webb of Imperial was ap-
pointed a director of the Central
Valley Cemetery association by the
county board of supervisors Mon
day. He took the place of George
Whltcher, resigned
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
WEATHER

Maximum Monday @
Minimum Tuesday ............ g.
Reading at Noon Tuesday
Temperature ... ................ q
Humidity ........ ....................... .
Reading at a. m. Tuesday
Temperature ................................... g.
Humidity .... .................... 3
Reading at ) p. m. Monday
Temperature ................................... 8
Humidity Q
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Living Room Suites

Similar TO the luxurious style shown here
are available in limited quantity for home
furnshers who act now
This sensational offer is made possible
through fortunate purchase Of factory
show room samples.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

ExpertIy tailored on either The beddivan
style or the stationary type Of this we'll
known make. See them in our windows.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-02-01
a caller here on Wednesday.

a caller here on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hy Meyer enter
tanned a number of friends and
relatives at a solo party on Wed.
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Woeste
of Sank Centre, were visitors with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Woeste, on Thursday.
Dennis, the four-year-old son of
! Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Welle, died
on Friday morning after undergo
ing an operation at the st. Cloud
hospital. Funeral services were
conducted here on Saturday morn
ing. Rev. Paulin officiated. Out
of-town people attending the fun
, eral were: Mr.. and Mrs. AL Eller-
, ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ireland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ellering, and
Mrs. Hy Schultz, of Greenwald;
Jos. Schoenberg and Mrs. Anton
Welle, of Spring Hill; Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Welle, of Freeport; Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Zinzang, of Belgrade;
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Welle, of
| Greenwald.
Mrs. Sylvester Botz, of Green
valid, spent Friday afternoon with
, her sister, Mrs. Albert Marthaler.
The free dance given by Andy
Woeste at the village hall was
largely attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Lindner were
Sank Centre business callers on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Tillman and
daughters, Marian and Donna Mae,
visited relatives here on Saturday.
VIM. Spaeth was Melrose call
er on Friday.
Mrs. Frank Marthaler is very ill
at the present writing.
Miss Caroline Marthaler, from
Fairmont, arrived on Thursday, be-
ing called here by the illness of
her mother, Mrs. Frank Marthaler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Welle, of
Freeport, were visitors at the Jos.
Zenzen home on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Marthaler, Jr.,
and Mrs. Henry Marthaler, ST., of
West Union, were visitors at the
Mike Schmiesing home Saturday.
Inc loiioWihS were ehISi IdihSo
at solo party at the VIM. Spaeth
home on Sunday evening: Mr.. and
Mrs. Clemens Schwegman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Walz, of Waubun, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Schmiesing, Mr.. and
Mrs. AL Schmiesing, Mrs. Clara
Schultzetberger, Ben Schwegman,
of Greenwald, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester Zech.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Herges and
family, of Melrose, spent Sunday
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clemens Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Walz, of
Waubun, spent Saturday afternoon
with the lady's sister, Mrs. Frank
Marthaler.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-02-01
The Common-tater
--By Chuck Rattle
Ramblings On A Typewriter


It's not the intention of this scribbler to nut
the halo of glory over another, less deserving head
But into the ranks of grand old patronage last
week Frank Pesheck burst into full flower For
the first time he became a grandfather when seven
and one-half pound Josephine Ann born to Mr..
and Mrs Vernon Pesheck. Not it is distinctly
common when a man becomes a grandfather but
it's an oddity too that becoming puts man in
a category, in his eyes, where no other man
has trod. Frank is the amiable farmer out here
whose visits to the city are little less than con-
densed sunshine. Now he belongs to that frater-
nifty of vest button busters. aside to Mrs. P.
viii that do ito
There seems to be pretty definite need in this
community, and uncovering it goes to Mrs H. F.
schmidt Two weeks ago through this medium,
Mrs. Schmidt offered two pairs of skates for a give
away department. She had been going through
some of the accumulation in the house, discovered
them, sensed that some youngsters would like them
She enlisted our aid in their disposal II wish
I'd had fifteen pairs she said. 1T so hard
turning them down." Skating is pretty we'll def
mite quantity in this town now. Under the present
setup with COMMUNICATIVE planning committee,
allegiance of the City Council, and the help of the
WPA recreational leaders, rink has gone up this
year that is asset 1t looks if the program
would be permanent setup in the city. At the
same time there kids without skates to play
on these Kinks. The fact that dozens applied for
those two pairs suggests the need. Perhaps in
your attic is pair that will fit youngster.
You can call on this department to help in distr-
button if you wish them to go to individual
Or prefer there is noteworthy project at the
school that keeps spare skates at the warming house
for these youngsters who don't have them. Give
old pair of outgrown skates; watch some kids
face wreathe in smiles
In the picture "Swanee River" of the extras
playing in that river steamer scene young
man, the of Mrs. M. S. Busch, of Cut Bank
Montana. Mrs. Busch is the daughter of Mrs F. E.
Mnette of this city, and here last week to at
tend funeral services for her brother, Ed. Young
ster Dickie Morgan, of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Nor
gan, came home after seeing the minstrel scenes in
the pix and announced: There were lot of choc-
olate men," :.
Paul Minette quiet young fellow in his
school years here. I remember well because he was
seated me in the assembly. Like lot of 9TH
ers, Paul out of graduation with little or moth
ing ahead of him. This town could offer him nothing
economically. Surprising it Is, he not
unlike a lot Of other mdwestern boys whose only
sight of water had been some of Minnesotas 11,OO7
lakes. He climbed aboard to get into u s.
Navy. Pauls still quiet young man, with soft
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-02-01
South Unity

A correction for last week-In-
stead of Henry Betow it should
have read that George Kind spent
Tuesday night and Wednesday at
the Henry Quade home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Denzer
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Upton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Hummer Wis
tied Friday evening at the VIM.
Hummer home.
Mrs. Walter Kind and daughter,
Marcella, visited Mrs. Richard Of
to Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Hummer and
VIM. Hummer visited Friday after
noon at the Chas. Hummer home.
Arvin Kind spent from Tuesday
until Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Rapp and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clemens Hummer
and son, Donald, and Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Quade visited Sunday with
relatives near Long Prairie.
Miss Elvera Mahigan attended
the Teachers Institute at st. Cloud
Thursday and Friday.
Raymond Warner, Leonard Be
tow, Glen Ritter and Arvin Kind
visited Sunday evening at the
Henry Meirs home.
Mrs. VIM. Hummer and daugh-
tiers, Lois and May, visited Mrs.
Hulda Hummer Sunday afternoon.
The following were entertained
Sunday evening at the Chris Wiehe
home: Mrs. Margaret Warner and
Dorothy and Raymond, Leonard
Below and Edwin Quade, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Kind and Marcella, Ar
vim Kind, Mrs. Tillie Ritter and
Mildred, Rosina and Glen, and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Quade and Or
vile. Cards were played and hon
, ors went to Rosina Ritter. Orville
Quade and Walter Kind. At mid
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-02-01
EsE]RIrral.
.Y News
Old Highway No. A

Mrs. Clarence Nicholson, Of Mil
ton, Oregon, returned with Mr.. and
Mrs. Neal, and her sister, Mrs. Her
aid Nelson, and daughter, Happy.
Mrs. Nicholson has been spending
the past week with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Martin. She
was formerly Myrtle Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Holmes
were supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Gardner Sunday.
Vivian and Lila Holmes visited
Saturday afternoon with Enid Mar
tin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Holmes
visited Wednesday evening with
Norbert, Helen and Aurelia Cart
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Martin and
son, Larry, Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Mar
tin, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Allen and
son, Lyle, and daughter, Mary, Wis
tied Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Martin.
Helen Thornbloom spent the
weekend with her brothers, Gerald
and Ernest Thornbloom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Trumble and
daughter, Gail Jean, of Grey Eagle,
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Martin and son, Larry, Saturday
evening.
The house on Diamond Point,
known as the old Lundeen home,
burned to the ground Tuesday
morning. How the fire started no
one knows. Very little was saved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Nelson and
daughters, Happy and Diam, anS
Tillie Martin were Sunday supper
guests at the Wesley Martin home.
Norbert Gartner visited Friday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Holmes.
Mrs. Wesley Martin and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clarence Nicholson, visit
ed Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Herman Holmes.
Mrs. Edwin Allen, adult leader Of
the Diamond All Club, spent a
week in St.Paul, where she attend
ed a leaders meeting.
Elmer and Henry Griesert and
Erwin Meier visited Wednesday
evening with Orville Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Holmes
were Sunday dinner guests of the
Wesley Martins.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-02-01
Sank Centre Route 3

Johnny and Tony Lindeman were
business callers at Bill Schloegle's
Monday. y
Joe Lindeman and Bill Schloegle
and son, Ralph, motored to st.
Cloud Thursday on business.
Children in school Dist. 1873 en-
joyed a vacation Thursday and Fri
day owing to Teachers Institute.
Carl Bieringer called on the
Schloegle boys Tuesday forenoon.
Robert Schlcegle was a business
caller at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Schloegle, Mon
day.
Leo and Joe Schloegle called on
business at the Mrs. George Grund-
man home Wednesday afternoon.
ice Lindeman and Leo Schloegle
called on business at the Carl Bier
niger home Sunday afternoon.
Paul Domke and son of Ben
Schwartz, Joe Bieringer and Walter
Hines were business callers with
the Lindeman and Schloegle boys
Saturday.
Ralph, Joe and Leo Schloegle
and ice Lindeman called at Gust
Quade's Saturday evening.
Ralph Schloegle was a visitor
with Henry lilies and family and
Ray Schloegle Sunday afternoon.
John Petermeier was a business
caller at Joe Schloegle's one day
last week.
Bill Schloegle and son, Ralph,
Ben Bieringer and Tony Lindeman
motcred to st. Cloud Monday.
Leo Schloegle and Joe Lindeman
motored to St. Paul early Monday
morning on business.