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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Since the Elks party New Years
eve was late in beginning, many
hostesses entertained friends at sup
per or cocktail parties beforehand,
later going to the club to enjoy
the festivities. Cocktail parties
we're also the rule before many of
the dinner dances at hotels and
cafes or before theatre parties.
Groups of young people met in
the homes for informal dancing
later going to the midnight shows
at the theatres.
Among these festivities were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton johnson
held open house New Years eve
before the Elks club dance, inviting
friends of their house guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Shroyer of Glen
dale, former Ell Centrans, to drop in
for a visit with them.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Motoring to San Diego for several
days Christmas, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
H. Cannon attended a family re-
union.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Mcnamara and
Patsy are spending their holidays in
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Mr.. S. T. Robinson entertained at
a buffet supper Christmas eve for
Temple and Harold Robinson.
Guests were Don Rex jr., and Miss
Evalyn Crooks. Miss Barbara
StraWn and Miss Carol Faye Thomp-
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Edwin Green arrived from March
Field near Riverside bringing gifts
by airplane to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Green and family, who
met him at the airport at Imperial,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Other El Centrans who will wit
ness the game are Mr.. and Mrs.
j. P. Hansen and their son Rodney,
one of S. C.'s most ardent alumni.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Harris
have the family dinner New Years
day, their guests including the Ward
McGrews, the V. H. Bergstedts of
Brawley and Mrs. Harris's father,
John Bjorgum.
Coach Sheldon Loughborrow of
BraWley, with Mrs. LoughborroW
and Coach Larry Hanson of El
Centro and Mrs. Hanson, are among
the valleyiteS witnessing the Rose
Bowl game.
Also included in this group are
Miss Edna Martin and Walton Clay
who were to join friends from Los
Angeles in Pasadena for the parade
and the S.C.-Tennessee game.
Mrs. Margaret B. RistoW of Los
Angeles is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Neal Gavin over the holidays. Mrs
Gavin and Mrs Ristow lived in the
same town in Iowa for many years
Another group of Ell Centrans
who are in Pasadena for the New
Years game and the Tournament
of Roses are Mr. and Mrs w. A
Carpenter, Miss Peggy Kelly, Miss
Kay Walkley, James Scroggins,
George Louden.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Mrs. A. r. Ferguson spent the
Christmas holidays with Mr.. and
iirs. H. FSts!o at ontario.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. John Kepley are
among the football enthusiasts who
are witnessing the USC-Tennessee
game.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Charley zinn of
El Centre celebrated Christmas with
Mr. and Mrs. T.. o. Rosenbaum and
family.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Tackett will
be found among the use rooters at
the Rose Bowl game Monday in
Pasadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Bob Collins went to Los Angeles
10 visit with his sister Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Noel Dudley spent
the Christmas holidays at River
Side.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Schultz enter
tanned at Christmas dinner Sunday
Mrs. WILDER Clark and friend, Mrs
Julia Swailc of Temple City.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton and daugh-
ter Elizabeth and Mary had Christ
mas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ken
meth Taylor and family near NC
Cabs.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Elm school had their program and
Christmas tree Friday evening. San
ia was present to distribute the
gifts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

NEW YORK, April 25. up
John S. McCarrenS. president of the
American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION. reported the big news
today that this is still the freeSt
continent in the world and it has
the freest press in the world.
McCarrens, vice president and
general manager of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, said in the presidents
annual address at the A. N. P. A. S
53rd convention that in every city
and hamlet Of this free land, de-
voted editors and publishers, from
the largest daily to the smallest
weekly. are informing and are lead
ing the people of their commune
ties.
They are in the forefront OF eV-
err battle for social and civic de-
cency." he added. They suffer de-
feats. but mostly they celebrate VIC
tories.
McCarrens paid tribute ITO our
associates abroad who are rlSklng
life and limb to bring us the news
Of the great conflict.
We arc proud of these men and
women working for the news agen-
cies and for individual newspapers,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Barred Windows
Blamed For Deaths
In Rhythm Club

NATCHFZ. Miss. April 25. tUP)
Iron bars placed over the windows
Of the Rhythm Club Negro dance
nall to keep out the spectators
and deadhcadsn. were blamed today
for most Of the 1913 deaths III We'd
nesdav nights fire and panic.
The bars. reinforced by wooden
lattice work. covered all but two
Of tho II windows in the frame
building. leaving only the one door
and two windows L, exits.
The fire broke out III Spanish
moss f,Stoons with which the build
ing was decorated for a swing fes-
lfyal. 1t flashed through the place
in Il minutes. killing almost half
The 500 dancers. who had become
A screaming, stampeding mass. Es-
Inmates of the dead had ranged as
high as 256 but DR.. Andrew He'd
meg. head of the county health de-
partment. set the toll at 1913 after
conferring with Red Cross officials
and police. Some of the 40 injured
were expected to die.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Asthma Time
Bomb Allows
Full Nights Sleep

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25. tUP)
The California Medical aSsocia-
ton today announced discovery of
a medical time bomb" designed to
provide overnight relief for asthma
sufferers.
The discovery was credited to DR..
Jack Cohn of San Fancisco and was
described in the associations Of
ficial journal.
Cohn'S bomb" contains ephP-
drine. a chemical for relief of aSth-
ma, and phenobarbital, 4 sleep
inducing agent. 1t Is covered with 4
wax which disSolveS after it has
been in The body of the sufferer
three or four hours.
In the treatment. a patient is
given an ordinary capsule which
disSolveS Immediately and the new
time bomb" capsule. The cOmbina-
ton it was explained. allows al-
flCted persons to sleep comfortably
through TIE night.
In former treatment asthma pa
tientS took a capsule before COINS
to bed. Its effect wore off in a few
hours and left them sleepless and
congested. Even administration Of
another pill failed TO restore them
to sleep.
Under Cohn's treatment, the
time bomb" takes effect Just be-
fore the period of awakening and
the patient sleeps undisturbed
through tie night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Mother Who's Not Sure Baby Really
Her Own Receives Damages From
Hospital, Says She Loves Child

five men deliberated eight hours be-
tore awarding her $500. but did
not indicate whether II believed she
now had the right child. Several
members wept.
But l don't suppose it can be
helped" said the dark eyed film
beauty. who abandoned her picture
career TO be the wife of a furni-
ure man Il still am not certain
Wheher this really is my child. but
Ae Is a lovely boy and I shall try
L. believe that he Is mine My hus-
band and | have decided that We
must love and cherish him as our
Own. And We hope that as he grows
mp. he never Will learn of what
lappened to him in the hospital. ="
The jurors began to dabble at
thelr eyes when Mrs. MahoneyS at
torney. S. S. Hahn. said in his
closing argument after five weeks
on trial:
They showed ar her, as her own,
this red haired baby which had
been carted all over their baby fac
tory She is in sorrow. and will be
until her child is found"
Mrs MahoneyS child now is l8
months old. The red headed boy
She hopes is hers, has been chris
tened Paul Denis, jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

aid of Satko, a 49-year-old un-
employed Welder from Richmond,
Va. Residents of Tacoma, Wash,
where Satko his wife and seven
children, ranging in age from 10
to four years, lived for six months
while readying the craft for the
long voyage, had adopted" the
family. Ten thousand Tacomans
saw them off when they departed
last Sunday
Frank Gillihan, president of the
Tacoma Junior Chamber of Com
merce, posted $25 bond and freed
Satko from Jail after Il stay of
several hours.
The Tacoma defense committee
was organized on the spur of the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Army Shields Big
War Games From
FOREIGN Gaze

WASHINGTON. April 25. up
The armys biggest maneuvers. pit
ting more than 10000 troops against
each other in the Texas-LoWSiana
area beginning May TO- will be
shielded from the eyes of foreign
military attaches. it was disclosed
today.
Officials declined to comment on
the decision to abandon the usual
policy of inviting foreign repre- SEN
tatives to such exercises. II was un-
derstOod that they desired to pre-
vent disclosure of tactics being de-
veloped by the U. S army IN hand
ling its newest weapons. The foy-
eign attaches probably Will be in
vited to witness the less extensive
maneuvers of the first army in
northern New York state in August.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Studios Send Up
Balloon Net TO
Keep Planes Away

HOLLYWOOD. April p. up
The movie studios succeeded today
in clearing the skies above their
cinema factories of airplaneS and
sent up balloons to make sure the
planes stayed away
Airplane motor noises we're
wrecking SO much sound film that
producers decided they would Ell
ther have to clear the skies or air
craft to turn to air raid alarms.
They appealed to airportS. filters,
airllreS and the Civil AeronauucS
Authority for relief. The noise. they
claimed. was costing them half
million dollars year in ruined
sound film.
Within a short distance of Hol-
lywood'S major studios are Grand
Central and Union Air terminals,
bases for the transcontinental air
lines and hundreds OF privately
owned pleasure craft
The Los Angeles Chamber OF
Commerce Aviation committee has
worked out an agreement whereby
no planes may fly within three
miles OF the studio, and the studio
VIII send up orange balloons to
let flies know when a motion PIC
ture Is being filmed.
More than 25OO government Ii
censed pilots in southern California
were given maps of the restricted
area. and the CAA asked that
f!iers violating the restrictions be
reported
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
frankie |. Brown
Buried Wednesday

Funeral services for frankie Lee
Brown, IA. former Ell Centro resi-
dent who drowned while swimming
in an irrigation canal near Blythe
Sunday, were held at the Hens
chapel in FL Centro at I p. m.
Wednesday.
The girl, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Brown. drowned while the
family visited at the home of rel
atives, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Brown.
She and her parents were en- route
from Oklahoma to El Centro to
make their home.
At the funeral rites the Rev. Mr..
Harold Doty, pastor CT the First
Baptist church of Ell Centro, pre-
sided. The girl was buried at Noun
tain View cemetery
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Pioneer Rancher
Dies at HoItvine

Imperial Valley lost one of its pio-
reer ranchers Wednesday when
William D. Everett, So. died at his
home five miles north of Holtville.
He was born in Georgia in 1877
and came to Imperial Valley in 1907.
His survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Martha Everett; five daugh-
tars. Mrs. o. c. Lambert, Mrs. Je5-
sic Dickey. Mrs. Arsel Redfern, Mrs.
Verna Thompson, and Miss Phidel-
liza Everett: one son. Otis; two
grandchildren: and TWO sisters, Mrs.
Nancy Carroll and Mrs. Roena Nor
wood
The body was taken to the Lem
chs mortuarv in FL Centro pending
funeral arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

los ANGELES. ANIII =. TOFT-
MIS-. Frances Mahoney today cud-
died her red headed baby boy
if hers II really waS-said she would
love il as her own and hoped 1t
never would learn il had been the
victim OF a maternity ward miNup.
The l9-year-Old Mrs. Mahoney.
former movie actress who found
real lie more poignant than any
picture plot. was awarded $500 late
last night as damages from the Cali
i0rnia hospital where her child
was born. She sued for $50, 500.
The Jury of seven women and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
ARK STARTS BIG BLOW

SEATTLE, Wash, April 25. CUP)'
The promised land of Alaska
seemed far away to Paul Satko to-
day, for he faced two legal battles
before he could resume his inter-
rupted voyage in a home made
boat that veteran mariners said
would founder in any kind of a
blow.
Five of his seven children were
in the juvenile detention home to
protect" them from the folly Of
his projected trip to Cook Inlet
Satko himself faced a charge Of
disorderly conduct because he re-
sisted peace officers who sought to
remove him from the ARK of Jul
neau".
But friends were rallying to the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Herbert hoover's
Son Visits Valley

Alan Hoover son of former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover. paid Imper-
ial Valley a one-day visit Tuesday
to study methods of flax culture,
John Hartzog of Holtville declared
Thursday.
Hoover. a large ranch operator
In the San Joaquin Valley with his
foreman, E. F. Loescher. was given
first hand information on growing
flax while on a tour conducted by
Hartzog. Hoover. who married Mar
garet Coberly of Calipatria, COM
mented upon the excellence of val
ley farm equipment
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Don't Neglect Slipping
FALSE Teeth

Do your false teeth drop, slip or
wabble when you eat, talk or
largh? Don't be annoyed and en-
barrassed by such handicaps. FAS-
TEETH, a pleasant alkaline mon
acid) denture powder, sprinkled
upon a dental plate, holds it firme er
and gives a confident feeling of
security and added comfort. No
gummy, gooey, nasty taste or feel
ing. Mildly alkaline FASTEE1H al
SO checks gum soreness due 10 chat
ing of loose plate or to excessive
acid mouth. Get FASTEETH at
your druggist.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
Hindu's Wife Asks
Divorce Decree

Petra Singh Thursday filed SUIT
against Fouja Singh and asked the
court TO grant her custody Of their
five children.
She said her husband operated
farming land held by the children
in the Meloland district. Her hus-
bands cruelty to her makes it i'm
possible, for her to live with him,
she alleged. The Singhs married
in San Diego 10 years ago.
The law of averages-Will find you
d buyer if you are willing to take a
fifty tnousand-to-one chance and
sell in the Classified SectiOni
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25
America Still Freesf Continent,
With Free Press, Publisher Declares

be said. In a sense, we envy them
We shall back them to the limit
They are writing a brilliant chapter
in the history of Journalism. In
fact, the American press as a whole
has hung up a new record Of
achievement since the war started
last September
AS a result the American public
is infinitely better informed about
the war than the people of any
country in the struggle"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-25

moment and wired Satko to keep
a stiff upper lip.
Satko himself was determined to
go through with the voyage. wen
fight this thing through" said the
six foot, ruddy faced war veteran
They can't prevent a man from
seeking an honest living for him
self and family. 1 appreciate the
help from the Tacoma friends who
see this for what it really is"
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Where end When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National - Heavenly Express" +"
new play bringing John Garfield
back to the stage: $3.50 pm.
Keith's - "Pinocchio," the new
full-length Disney: 11:15, /, 2:45,
4:3o, 500, sos and $50 pm.
Capitol-"The Bluebird," Shirley
Temple in the Maeterlinck fantasy:
10:45 am, 1875, 4::3O, 7:2O and
1905 pm. Stage shows: 12:35, $3.50,
6:25 and 9:l5 pm.
Earle Virginia City" Enrol
Flynn rides again: 10 am, 1880,
$50, $50 and 9:45 pm. Stage
shows: 1905, 3, 6 and 9 pm.
Metropolitan - "Chump at Ok
ford" two, in fact, namely Laurel
and Hardy: 11:55 am, 1855, 1855,
5:55, 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
Columbia-"Gone With the Wind" "
with Vivien Leigh and Clark Ga
BILE: 10 am, 2:45 and 8 pm.
Palace - Northwest Passage,
Spencer Tracy meets adventure in
technicolor: 10:45 am, las, 4:10,
6:55 and 9:40 pm.
Belasco-"Birth of a Nation" the
silver jubilee showing: 11:10 am
lis, $40, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:35 pm.
Little Good-by, Mr.. Chips: II
am, ITO, 3:15, 5:25, 7:30, $40 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 an.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Scar-Faced Bandit Robs
Bus Driver of $225

Police are seeking scar-faced
colored man who obtained s225 in
the holdup of Capital Transit Co.
bus driver yesterday.
Robert L. Woody, 80, of 633 ! street
S.W., was behind the wheel of the
bus at 3:35 pm. when the scar
faced man approached him, AS
the vehicle stopped at Fifth and w
streets NV. the robber ordered Mr..
Woody to hand over his change car
rier.
The bus driver hesitated, and the
man opened his coat and displayed
a revolver. Mr.. Woody gave him
the change, and the man demanded
the bills Mr.. Woody was carrying
in an inside pocket. Mr.. Woody
yielded this money. The bandit
leaped off the bus and fled down
an alley.
Ella Prue, so, colored, of 913 I
street NV. was the only other pas
senger on the bus. She did not
know there had been hodup until
it was all over.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Reports on Child Health
To Be Made al Meetinu

Child health throughout the
country, particularly in the East,
will be reported on by special COM
mittees at the eastern regional meet
ing OF the American Academy of
Pediatrics here April to s..
Through the committees, which
will report on the opening day of
the meeting, the child specialist
members of the academy express
their opinions on child health issues
and encourage pediatric research, it
was explained by DR.. Harry H. Dom
nally, State chairman of the acad-
emy for the District.
Among the committees to report
are those on Clinical Investigation
and Scientific Research. Co-opera-
ton with Non-Medical Groups, I'M
munizations. Mental Hygiene, School
Health. Medical Education and Con-
tact Infections, DR.. Donnally said.
The Contact Infections Commit
tee has in the last year sponsored a
national campaign to protect chill
dren from contracting diseases of
adults with whom they are closely
associated. Dr. Fairfax Hall of New
Rochelle. N Y, chairman of that
committee, will report at the meet
ing On progress made in the drive.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Southeastern j.
To Hold Banquet and
Dance Saturday
Speakers to 'Roost'
Faculty Members in
Customary Style

Southeastern University will hold
its annual banquet and dance next
Saturday evening in the Mayflower
Hotel.
The banquet will start at 7 pm.
and, as has been the custom in past
years, one of its features will be
good-natured roasting" of faculty
members by speakers, Dancing will
begin at 10 pm. Last year more than
600 alumni, students, faculty men,
bers, members of the board and
friends attended.
Entertainment features this wear
will be in charge of w. Cameron
Burton, professor of law; Thomas S.
Durham, professor of accounting;
Thomas j. Frailey, professor of law
and accounting; John j. Wilson, law
professor, and Ellis (Tiny) Meeker
and his orchestra.
Carroll P. Hickman, secretary OF
the university, is chairman of ar
rangements, and William Cafky,
senior law student, vice chairman.
Raymond o. Eliason and Irving ].
Schuyler are members of the Ar
rangements Committee.
Guests of honor will be DR.. James
A. Bell. president of the university
and Mrs Bell, members of the
faculty and of the university board
including Joseph K Meyer, dean of
the school of accountancy, and Mrs.
Meyer; Wayne Kendrick, associate
dean of the school of accountancy
and Mrs. Kendrick: Mrs. George w
Offutt, wife of the dean of the school
Of law; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard w.
De Cast, Mr. and Mrs Arthur w
Deffenderfer, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Roland
Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Casbarian, Mr.. and Mrs. H Randolph
Barbee. George A. Lewis. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Chester Caywood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Krey, Mr.. and Mrs
Floyd Akers, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A,
Thrift and Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde D.
Garrett.
Evening star., 1940-03-25

delivery and the brllliancy OF his
technique. 1t was a breath-t taking
performance. keeping the orchestra
at top speed to match him. and the
result of the impression on the audi
ence was of ovational proportions.
Many may prefer a less brilliant
playing of the famous concerto with
greater attention paid to its emo
tional content. While Mr.. Renardy
has plenty of temperament and feel
ing. there is not yet the maturity
that can give deep meaning to
the first and second movements.
The concerto is not primarily a
show piece, yet its possibilities in
this respect were fully revealed in
Mr.. Renardy's playing. He has the
elan and the sparkling technique
that made of the more bravura
passages a mastery display of 'vir-
tuosity and gave the entire work a
fire and intensity that few violinists
put into it.
His tone in cantabile has warmth,
although an excessive vibrato yes
terday took away its clarity at-times
The young artist is greatly gifted
from both the temperamental and
mechanical side and very sincere in
his attitude He has also the quail
tiles that will grow as the years pass
and which will be interesting to
watch develop. His success yester-
day was instantaneous and he ac-
cepted the applause modestly. offer
ing his unaccompanied encore only
after much urging.
Among the orchestral numbers
was new addition to the repertoire,
Alfven's "Midsommervaka." a de-
lightful work which was excellently
played. A tinge Of the tonal coloring
that Sibelius has made famous runs
through it but minus, the starkness
OF the Finnish composers style. It
has lovely moments of melody taken
from a folk song basis, changing
moods and rich tonal effects. Rep
resenting as it Eoes the Swedish
festival of midsummer. and utilizing
songs end dances of the people, 1t
has strength and vitality in every
measure
AS fitting opening of the pro-
gram DR.. Kinder had chosen Bachs
introduction and chorale, "Christus
lag in Todesbanden" This sonorous
and noble music formed the most
impressive number on the program
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Bette's 'FullLife'

"The Full Life" is announced by
Warner Bros. as future starring
vehicle for Bette Davis, currently
engaged in the perturbation of Ra-
chel Fields "All This, and Heaven
Too"
THE Full Life" is the story Of
Katherine Gero, famed Hungarian
mother of orphans" who recently
celebrated her 85th birthday. Mel
chior Lengyel wrote the original
story. which will be adapted for the
screen by Salka Viertel.
The story will cover the years
1885-19l5, during which Katherine
Gero was becoming internationally
famous as the director of Hungary S
largest orphan home.
Hal B. Wallis, Warner executive
producer. will be in personal charge
of the scheduled production.