Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
Sperrys Spend
Weekend on Coast
CALIPATRIA NOTES

CALIPATRIA NOTES
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Sperry and
son, Robert, spent the weekend at
the coast going up Saturday and
returning Monday. They visited Mrs
| Sperrys mother in Los Angeles and
her grandmother in Monrovia
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Clouse went
TO Los Angeles Tuesday where they
visited Mrs. Clouse's sister and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mr.. L. F. Bryant
and saw the races at Santa Anita
New Years day.
The Rev. Mr.. Percy C. lesson
and Mrs. lesson and their daugh-
ter, Miss Esme, held open house at
the parsonage Wednesday after
noon when a large group of friends
called to extend New Years greet
ings to the pastor and his family.
Mrs. E. l.. Mead assisted at the
| tea table where delicious tea and
cakes were served.
Those attending the county coun-
Gil of the American Legion in El
Centre Monday night were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Young, Mr.. and Mrs
c. A. Sperry and Mrs Tom Allen
Calipatria schools reopened Mon
day after being closed since Dec. II.
Rain caused the unusually long
holiday. Increased enrolment this
week necessitated the opening OF
two new rooms in the grade schools.
One for the lower grade children
was opened at Bonita school with
Mrs. Kate Keller as teacher and
one for upper grades at Fremont
with Mrs. B. L. Major in charge.
Mrs. M B. Dixon and baby boy
came home from the BraWley hos
pital Sunday where the baby was
born Dec. 26. The baby who has
been named Carl Richard, is the
DiXons first child.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ A. Short Sunday were w. NJ
Cummings and son, Hazlip, of Holt
vile.
A gay party was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs w. j. Young
New Years eve to watch the old
year leave. Dinner was served and
then games were played till a late
hour. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Young and children,
Lois and Bruce; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smoot and Jean; Mr.. and Mrs. R.
l.. Sperry and Bobbie; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T. Martin; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. G.. Writ, Mrs. Tom Riley and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Sperry
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Walstrom and
two children have been visiting at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. j. A.
Wallace. Mr.. Walstrom is brother
of Mrs. Wallace. The Walstroms
live in Denver, Colo.
The Wednesday bridge club was
entertained at the home of Mrs.
w. J, Young this week. Those at
tending were Mrs. j. G.. Writ, Mrs.
Joe Bailey, Mrs. Joe Williams, Mrs.
H. T. Martin, Mrs. Frances Jacobs,
Mrs. Herbert Reedy, Mrs. Tom
Allen and Mrs. Young. Mrs. Bailey
won first prize, Mrs. Martin second
and Mrs. Writ consolation. Delicious
dessert was served by the hostess.
Mrs. r. l.. Sperry returned from
Monrovia Wednesday where she
went to attend the funeral of her
grandmother. Mrs. E. E. West who
was buried last Saturday.
Mrs. P. N. Myers who has been
quite i'll of the flu for the past
three weeks is able to be out again
Buddy kuns and David Dayton
are leaving Friday TO return to
their studies at Berkeley after spend
ing the Christmas vacation with
their parents. Buddy is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Kuns and is
studying to become a lawyer. David
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Dayton of the Northend. He is
taking an engineering course.
DR.. and Mrs. j. A. Wallace and
Ralph Butler entertained with a
party at the skating rink Wednes-
day night. Among those who en-
joyed the thrills and spills we're :
Messrs. and Mesdames Jack Bryant,
M. l.. McKendry, Reed wilkinson,
w. c. wilkinson, Wiley Manning,
Dennis Ford. Jim Coulter, Ray
mond Rose, Harold Hoffman, Cecil
/ Clouse, Roy Kuns. Davis Beau
champ, W. w. Smith, Harold Dick
erson, J. L. Love, DR.. and Mrs
CHATTER, Leonard Higgins, and Mrs
Earl Holmquist, Miss Eleanor Lech-
Ter. Miss Ann Wall, Miss Cleona
Clouse, John Augenstein, Jack VIII
kinson, Buddy Kuns, Jud Humph-