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Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29
Complete First
Aid Course

Six El Centre women have COM
pleted their Red Cross first aid
course and will receive their certif-
icateS, said their instructor, J. Roy
SalaSsi. The course was conducted
at the city fire department head
quarters.
These six are: Mesdames Char
lotte E. Adams, L. NJ Crumrine,
Gertrude H.. Weden, Lottie Van
Nostrand, Ethel G. Rosenbaum,
Hugh T. Osborne. All but Mrs. Os-
borne and Mrs. Rosenbaum are
members of the Imperial Valley
Womens Defense corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29
Attend Opening
OF Tucson Club

Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Gavin were
guests of honor over the weekend
Of former Ell Centran Maj. M. B,
ToWman, intelligence officer of the
United States army air corps at
Tucson, Arizona.
Occasion for the visit was the
opening of the officers club at the
army air base there.
Major ToWman formerly was man
a9er of the e. CentrO office of the
Automobile Club of Southern Cali
tOrnla.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29

and reservations for the banquet
may be made with the presidents
OF the local unions. Mrs. II. Nc
kusick taking those reservations
Tor FL Centrans
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29

of aonee after which Doris BfIacoc
of Fl Centre was presented in plan~
solos Gloria Pavua OF HebeI ron-
tributed group ot -ongs 10 th'
program
Tea Hour
Tea was served. Mrs Anna Kings
bury Of Holtyilie leading the group
70 the dinin4 room where a beau
ufuliy appointed tea table awaited
them Pink and silver made a
charming color scheme .or the dec
oratiohs. the table being tentered
with a silver bowl filled with
sprays Of Mexican rose and lighted
by pink tapers IN silver sticks
Silver bowls filled with paie pink
flowers were placed effectively
about the room and in the lobby,
the decorations and the tea ar
rangements being the work Of
Mrs. NeWbre Who was assisted by
Mrs F.. x KltoW of CaleXlc9.
Some 20 enthusiastic valley Wo-
men were present for this delight
full affair which made a most aus
pcious beginning for the club year,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29
AnnOunc emenfs
OF Me e+inqs

Past Matrons ana Patrons aseoCi-
alton, Ordcr of the Eastern Stor,
Will meet Tuesday night at Gas
O'Clock in the FL Centre Masonic
temple for a Dot luck dinner buzz
ness meeting and social hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29

progressively i'll for some time.
Mrs. Warren Curlier returned
Sunday night to the valley after
a pleasant summer spent for the
greater part at Pine Valley. Her
son, Warren III. is enrolled this
year at the Catalina Island School
for Boys having received scholar
ship to that school on the basis
OF his record for leadership.
Mrs. w A. Tondro and her
laughter Mrs Felix Milstead with
her daughter, Elizabeth, also re-
turned from Pine Valley Sunday.
The MilSteads live in Yuma Ari2.
Mrs. Allen p. Nuffer has been in
Los Angeles for the past several
days, accompanying her daughter
Kay to that city Wnere she has en-
rolled in a business college.
Mrs. Fred Elmer and her daught-
n, Sharon Lynn, are spending this
week with Mrs Einer'S parents, MI
md Mrs. Bryan Hurst, Who have
llSo as their house guest, Miss Ruby
2arriS of Missouri. The EinerS for
ner valley residents, live in Escon-
IL,
md in the city MS wife and daught-
II returning home with him Sun
lay.
Elaine Graham, daughter of Mr..
md Mrs. w. H. Graham returned
Sunday night from Oroville where
'he spent a delightful summer.
Weekend house guest of Mr. and
Mrs. w. j. Strickland included
Clark Kellogg of Pasadena. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Wedemeyer of Alta
lena, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Wadsworth
md their son. Charles, of North
Hollywood, all of whom enjoyed
~ ''4I' > Ol'lJOI IAlllllt'S IOl OONC
shooting.
Mr.. and Mrs Buddy Measures
Of San Diego whose marriage took
place recently, were weekend visit
crs at the home of M. Measures
mother, Mrs. Lydia Measures of FL
CentrO.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy E. Breedlovc
are enjoying a visit from Mrs
Breedlove's sister. Mrs. William L.
Geppert of Cumberland. Md. Mrs
Breedlove and Mrs. Geppert motor
ing Monday TO inland TO visit their
brother Earle Henkina. Mrs. Breed
love spent last week in San Diego
with her sister and her father. C..
Fred Henklng. tne two returning
this weekend. Other guests at the
BreedlOvc home this weekend were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Holloway of
Coronado and their daughter. Mrs.
f. T. Pcnnebaker who enjoyed dove
shooting
Mrs. Vaughn n. Thompson is
spending two weeks in Pomona.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29
Quick New Life

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29
News Items About
Valley Residents

Mrs, Pearl Burke, deputy city
clerk, Monday had gone to Los An
geles for treatment and possibly an
operation. Mrs. Burke has been
progressively i'll for some time.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29

The "two-piece look" is fashion important this
season. Some outfits really are in two pieces some
are cleverly designed to look like two. Typical OF
smart real" piece New York creations seen
recently at Belmont Park track is that above.
The frOck is rough, tObaccO-hued rabbits hair and
wool. the jacket brown and powder blue. Big
plastic buttons are gray.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29

Gamma Alpha chapter o. Bcu
SIGMA Fhi sorority viii mert We'd
ncsday night at 7:3O O'Clock wlrH
Mrs McrWin Mccoy at her home on
South Eighth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29

Arts and Crafts section Of the
Junior Ten Thousand CLUB VIII uuyr
its first meeting of the year Thurs
Gay night at 1920 O'Clock IT tho
home Of Mrs. John Edgar. 81 II
Centre avenue. The group vii COM
plete organization for the yea and
al members who signed up tor thi-
section at the last club mect.n~
should attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29

Mrs. Vaughn N. Thompson
spending two weeks in Pomona.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-29

Mrs. Allen p Nuffer has been in
Los Angeles for the past several
days, accompanying her daughter,
Kay to that city where she has en-
rolled in business college.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
GermanL Leaders Admit
 Libyan Fight Serious
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opia the British, who were cons gtantly bringing up endorsements In men and material, renewed strong attacks which were repulsed. ftal. lans alter counter-attacked, the high command said, and forced the British to withdraw with grave losses.
 The high command said Italian planes again had raided military objectives at Malta, "causing fires and destroying planes on the ground" Three British planes were shot down in air fighting. The com. munlque said British planes bomb. ed Benghazl and T'rlpoli in Llbya without causing damage"
 The commun!que said British forces were launching new attacks in Libya despite counter r-attacks by Axis forces which were said to have "repelled" British armored attacks.
 British tanks were destroyed and prisoners were captured, the high command said.
 Axis aviation was said to be pars ticipatins actively against the Brlt~ Ish armorsd units.
 The communique revealed that British aviation continued heavy aa- saults on Naples, BrindiS and Mes- sina.
 Six persons were killed and five wounded ct Brlndisi; 20 killed and 24 wounded at Messina, the coFn- munique said. No casualties were reported in the Naples air attack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
Arnored Forces Of
 Britain Driving On
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should come soon it was thought here and even now may be in prog ress. The British drive started Tuesday and has pushed q quarter of the way across Cyfenaica.
 British forces were slashing ahead in ct least five steel-arnored spear. heads.
 But the main British push was a three-pronged attack crossing the Libyan frontier between Halfaya and sldi Anar.
 Reports from the front indicated that Axis forces are hurrlediy yac- ing back along the coastal road under constant bomhardment by fleet units under Admiral Sir An- drew Browne Cunningham--to avoid being caught in Q trap by the Bri- fish forces driving toward Tobruk. , If the British columns drive north to Tohruk all the Axis troops to the east will be caught In Q steel net, their one means of escape along the coastal road being severed.
 nrush With Italians
 The only mention of actual coEn-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
MINE STRIKES
 SLOWING DOWN
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AOSAaheeeRSeA AhsteA z nv ~
  Corp at Fredericktown, . ps...s. .As wounded by a shotgun blast.
 The striking miners appealed to state motor police for protection after this mornings outbreaks, but were informed by the officerS that they were under orders oe Gov. Ar- thur II. James not to interfere. Four of the p.ckets wounded ct Ed- enborn were taken to Uniontown hospital by fellow strikers, while seven were removed Co Brownsville hospital.
 Burst of red-blue flame sudden- ly pierced the darkness at Bden- born as the pickets assembled at the mine entrance. Caught of guard the men fell to the ground or ran to their automobiles for protection as the non-strikers blazed away.
 Rlsked Being Shot
 Some of the pickets risked being shot to remove their wounded com- rades from the narrow gap between tAtG tAHbN Y Agoe
 John Komlo, UAGW district orRan- izer In charge of the pickets ct Ed- enborn, said:
 We arrived peacefully and our men had to lie down on the pave- Inent like dogs"
 Asked If the picket line would be maintained in view of today's outs break, William HyneS, president of UNIV District {, snapped:
 "Weu double the number tonlor- row."
 The wounded plckets treated at Brownsville hospital were James Doyle, 33, McClellandtown; Joseph Oktela, g, Eihhs; Andrew Piecknik. 32, Vestaburg; Sam Stephens, 50, Richeyville; Tony zalek, 8, Denbo; Carl simon, 27, VeStaburg; and Rob- ert 0orden, 32. Brownsville. All were struck by buckshot. None was In serious condition. Doyle and Ok. tela were detained.
 George PaScovik was wounded in the hand and leg at Clyde when an unidentified man opened fire with Q shotgun as Q picket car drove up to the miner.
 Four wounded Edenborn pickets were taken to Urlontown hospital. They were: John Stetanick, 26, of Coal Center; Mike Febete, 2i, of Richeyville; Albert Fauvie, 26, Coal center; and Floyd Janisky, of Richeyv'lle. All were struck by buck. shot and Febete also was wounded in the hand by Q revolver bullet.
 Fayette County District Attorney II. Vance Cotton and President William Hynes of UNIV District {. which includes Fayette county, both hurried to Edeaborn.
 Sheriff Charles Frock, arriving on he scene, said that If th'nes gre as bad as they say, I'm going to do something about 1t damn fast"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21

ciary subcommittee, Patterson ap- proved q measure by Senator Tom Connaliy, Democrat, Texas. Besides authorize the government to seize facilities, Connally's bill would set up Q wage board to determine coEn- pensatiou for the workers during the emergency.
 Tn program is being evolved by the House labor committee, which will hear proponents of more drastic strike curbS at hearings starting on Monday.
 Patterson pointed out that the army already has seized two struck plants, and the navy one. He said that Mfr. Roosevelt, as commander in-chlef of the nations armed forces has authority to take such steps,
 "Hut," Patterson said, this legiS. iatlon (the Connally bill) gives legislative sanction to such proceed ure and governs details of its opera" ton such as we do not now have.
 "The presidents powers cover the taking over of plants, but 1t Is cer- tainly valuable to have the matter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
THREE-SIDED
 FIGHT IS SURE

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 pectei to be Commissioner Joseph E. Talbot, former state treasurer and ally of ex-qovernor Raymond E. Baldwin. Both are followers of Wendell L. Willkie, an outspoken packer of the Roosevelt policy.
 Waterhury's Aldermanic President John s. Monagan, expected to be the Democratic nominee, has taken no stand on foreign affairs but will have little choice other than to ap. prove the administrators policy. However, his principal sponsor, exo State Chairman J. Francis Smith, has been at odds more than once with the Presidents programs, at least in domestic affairs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21

tConMAaaed rom EABe D that he spoke about Ford heoauss ha wanted Co 'presevve enc og Che flnesa labor contracts in the country tos day."
 CIossd Shop Centred
 The United Automobile WcskeEs have c closed shop, checkoR cons tract with Ford. once Q bitter foe of unionism.
 sThere is something ! want e teR you fellows" Murray gaio "WoVa got Go live up t0 this contthct with Ford, This tinkeFing out there hes got to stop. No more unauthorized strikes or siowdownS, Remember, # you won't stop them, somebody else will.
 Some oe you fellows arc walking around with Q chip on your shoulS der, Don't forget - it's quite pose sihle that you might get it knocked oR some day. We have importAnt obligations under this contract. Leee live up to theIn."
 His listeners, among whom were 2s Ford union leaders, applauded vigorously.
 Murray disclosed the extent oi President Roosevelt's participation in the settlement of the untona dispute with Ford last April.
 "fEe teiephoned me one day at Pittsburgh during the negotiations on the new steel contrAct," Murray said, '.Mr. Roosevelt asked me to 60 to Dearborn, Mich, ct once to con. fer with Mir. Bennett (ffarry Ben- nett, Ford personnel directory. He asked me to go not only as . reps resentative of CIO but also to im- press upon the company his ideas for settling the dispute. I did."
 First Conference
 Murray described his first confers ence with Bennett.
 q told him that the uAW.CIO was either 6 good union or Q bad one" Murray said. T urged him to impress upon Mir. Ford that if our union was Q good one he should go all the way with us-give us the closed shop, the checkoff and the best wages in the industry. and make the contract Q model Tor an the country"
 Several days later, such . con. tract was signed at Washington. It embraced i20,00O Ford Workers throughout the country.
 Murray had conferred with Bens nett and other Ford officials yester' day regarding operation of the union shop contract and the work stop" pages.
 The CIO convention had endorsed President Roosevelt's foreign policy especially all out aid to the enemies os aggression.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21

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 ccssful career. May she do her duty bravely and well. Teday she is 6 symbol of our will to survive In a world at war. May the day come when she will ride the seas as symbol of peace resained."
 Knox, recalling the part played by the first battleship Indiana in the Spanish. American War, anc the fact that the second 1ndians wes scrapped before her comp.etisn after the first world war, said that tcdays battieshlp Indiana also marked e significant stage In Amer. Icas development as a great naval power.
 "The rise of Fascism has de. stroyed our dream of Q world at peace. and a new Indiana has arlGen ike a phoenix from the ashes of cur dreams" he said. "She stands here as the expression of the nations VIII, clothed in bronze and steel. We are proud of the mighty enSlaes waicn will dr.ve her through the wa.er at 27 knots. Proud of the ta-ck armor which will enable her 10 endure the worst wni:h an cnsmy might hurl against her; proud oI the great le inch guns which VII speed destruction to any ore Wno dares threaten or security"
 Scene at Launching
 The launching was attended ny Governor Henry F. Schricxsr of Indiana whose daughter, Ms. Lewis 0. Robins, smasled a nstSle ot champagne over the new snipB steel ho3 a few minutes after Knox finished his address.
 As the warshIp sIio into the James River over ways ccated with 90 ,000 pounds of grease, whsle ot river craft and nearby s.lipyards and factories t0otsd and the hum dreds of spectators and workers cheered and waved flags.
 The launching was at the yard of the Newport News shiphui.ding and Drydcck Company.
 Completed two years to the day after her keel was laid, she in cor- pcrates all Improvements of design She will cost 5,00o,000 when fully completed, with guns and super structure mounted, some time next year.
 Since her keel was laid November 20, 1889, some 5,700 men nave worked on her. With her sister Ghips, the South Dakota and Massachusetts, which were launched this year, and the Alabama which will be launched In February, the Indiana is an tnls proved battleship over the North Carolina and Washington which were commissioned this year.
 Armament of Ship
 The Indiana will carry nine l6s inch guns in triple turret5. She was designed Co make 2T knots (more than 90 miles per hourl. put some observers believe she will pe faster. Her armantaent will De the largest afIoat, heavier than that OF the British King George V clas. which carry 10 l4-inch guns anG of the German Bismarck class which carry eight i6-inch guns. she as' however, slightly slower.
 She has elaborate compartments to make possible the watertight scale ing of any part. Improved damage control and underwater protection have been built iEa.
 Anti-aircrmfk weapons - light and heavy end multple-baT win drive off enemy torpedo planes oe bombers seeking to attack.
 AS d secondary brOadside battery the Indiana will carry 12 ftve-tnch guns. She will also have three air. craft. Her crew win number about i 800 men. She is 680 feet long, with a beam of l08 feet and draft of 24 feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
FINLAND MAY YET
 MAKE ARMISTICE
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(Continued from Page D talks before acting.
 Well informed Finnish quarters said there could be no question at present of real peace with Russia but, 1t was said, there was Q possi- bility of a more or less "tacit" ces- sation of hostilit.es pending a gen. eral peace conference and Q final settlement of frontiers.
 A well informed source said there is reason to assume that regotia- tions of far-reaching significance among "all-concerned" now are be- ing conducted at Helsinki.
 The view was expressed that Fin lands "conrade in arms" (Ger- many) would have no objection to @ solution under which Finland and Russia would have . "tacst armls- tice".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
SMITH COLLEGE
 BUILDING BURNS

Northampton, Mass, Nov. 2i - tUP)-A matron, 10 students and several maids fled today when fire swept the Sessions House, oldest building at Smith college and one of the city's landmarks.
 The blaze apparently started from spontaneous combustion In a waste box in the cellar and caused about S2,000 damage to the first floor be- fore being checked.
 Most of the 70 student occupants were in class,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
HENRY FORD WAS
 WEDDING GUEST

Sudbury, Mass, Nov. 2i-(UP)- MT. and Mrs. Stuart Bliss Hoppin of Birmingham were honeymoon- ing today after g Thanksgiving wedding at famed Wayside inn where the honor guests were Mfr. and Mrs. Henry Ford.
 The bride, hostess at the inn for IA years, was wed at candlelight ceremony at Martha and Mary chapel on the inn property by the Rev. Harry L. Meyer, pastor of Framinghma's Grace Congrega- tional church.
 Ford, who sat with his wife in a third-row pew on the brides side" of the tiny church, said during the reception that his attendance was "a duty-a proud one"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21

poness river bend near Kharkov and on the central sector near Moscow.
 A communique Issued from Adolf zEltler's field headquarters said that renewed Russian attempts to break put o9 Lseningrad were repulSed. German military quarters said that strong formations Of German dive bombers attacked Sevastopol, Russian naval base in the Crimea, yesterday and the official German news agency D.NB. reported that 20 Russian planes were destroyed.
 Roosevelt Hit Again
 Authorized German quarters, commenting on United States Sus- perSion of American shipments to French North Africa, said today that it represented "unforgivable Intervention by Roosevelt In Euro pean affairs"
 "One can imagine what an In. dian yell would rise in the Unlted states If we did anything Of the sort in South America" an au. thorised SD kesman said.
 we never havy denied United States rights In the western hefni- sphere but we have absolutely no sympathy when foreign continents start interfering in European at- fairs"
 The spokesman, asked to com. ment on reports of improvement in Japanese American relations, said, 'it Is pretty obvious that the United States first does not want to get in. to Q rumpus with France and Ja- pan simultaneously and second, does not want to have to give up entire" V some Of the raw materials which only Japan can supply"
 The spokesman said there was no indication that Gen. Maxine Wey- gand had been removed as Vichy commander in chief in French North and West Africa because he stood in the way of further Franco German collaboration.
 State Funeral
 A state funeral was conducted to" day for Col. Gen. Ernst udet, World war ace and luftwaffe technical ex- pert, in the presence of Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarshal Hermann Goer- ing.
 Goerlng praised Udet's work and character.
 The services were held in the Hall of Honor of the air ministry,
 As services were held, the Donau Zeitung, German newspaper pub- lished in Belgrade, reported that Udet met @ tragic death flying In c new weapon"
 "Udet died e flyers death," said the paper, "as he had lived c flyers life"
 The report of the Donau zeitung appeared to establish that Udet was killed while testing e new plane rather than while tesing c new firearm" as was originally reported,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21

(Continued from Page 1) the gang had committed in the course of Q ho!d-up.
 She was brought to San quentin yesterday from the Tehachapi worn- ems prison where she has been con- fined during the months Gov. Cul- bert L. Olson had sought to find a reason why the state should not ex- ecute 6 woman who iS the mother of three children. He had granted her three Tepr1eves and finally de- cided that he could not with good conscience, commute her sentence to life Imprisonment.
 Reporters Saw Her
 Warden Clinton Duffy had her brought to his ofElce where reporters were waiting and presented her by her legal name-Ethei Leta Juanita 5pinelli. She had wanted to see the press because she blamed 1t, along with police, prosecutors, judges, witnesses, and society for her plight. She began with a bitter tirade in which in one breath she damned God and in the next asked His as- sistance in bringing about her per- sonal vengeance after her death. She pronounced this gypsy's curse upon them:
 "Six months from tomorrow, my blood will burn holes in their bod ies."
 Was Removed
 She became incoherent and Duffy Lad the matron take her away. She was given Q se6ative and it was re- ported that she had Quieted, under drugs and advice of prison chap lain, Father c. A. O,Mara.
 The duchess was convicted with Mike Simeone, her common-law husband, Gordon Hawkins, and Al- bert Ives, of Sherrard's murder. Af- ter the verdict, she changed her story to blame the men for the murder, maintaining that she -ladn't even known 1t was planned
 Her life had been devoted to crime from an early age. Years Jected Lewis demands for a union shop in the captive mines Last week will wire commercial coal operators today asking them to agree to an emergency period stntus quo of thalz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21

ago she was associated with De- troit,S Purple Gang. She ran bawdy houses in Texas and Califor- mia ard directed the activities of petty bandits. Her daughter, LCr- raine, 10, the state charged, had been made a victim Of her avarice. Lorraine, known in the underworld as "The Gypsy, is in g charity home awaiting the birth Of an ilie- gitimate child. Mrs. Spinelli's other children are Anthony, lb. and vin- cent, 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-21
ItaIy's LIbyan Report

Rome, Nov. 2l-(uP)-The high command claimed today that Ital- ian end German armored forces in Lihy1, are firmly withstanding" e BritiAh onslaught and that . "vio- lent artillery duel" Is raging on the TohNtk front.
 The communique said that on the 0ondar front in northwestern Ethi-