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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
Suspect Held for
Robbery, Attack on
Woman Hitchhiker
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the car and forced them from It,
Flourishing the gun. Johnson said
he forced Mrs. Johnson to tape her
husbands arms to his sides. Then
he tapped her arms to her body ano
attacked her.
He forced them back into the car
Johnson said, and took them to
Yuma. They escaped while he was
searching for a rooming house. They
appealed to the Yuma county sher-
ifs department. Believing the
wanted man may have doubled back
into Imperial county. Deputy Sheriff
Crousen Of Winterhayen asked all
peace officers 10 watch and pro-
vided them with descriptions of
the man and his car.
Wilkie robbed Johnson Of his
wallet which contained a photo
graph of Mrs. johnson and So. Off
GERS said they found the photograph
in Wilkes wallet when he was ar
rested
The Johnsons said Wilkie had a
scrap book Of pictures of nude Wom-
en- and newspaper clippings describ-
ing attacks and robberies similar to
the johnson one. Officers later re-
covered the scrapbook in his car
He said he recently had been in
Los Angeles. He said he usually
forced his victims TO give him pho
tographS Of themselves, Mrs. John
son said.
The gun was marked u. S. Army
property wilkes papers showed he
had served during the first World
War and later served with the reg
uiar army He said he was an ace
carpenter and had been working at
Camp Ham. The address on his car
registration was Sebastopol, Calf.
He left the address he gave in Riy-
erside some time ago, officers were
informed by Riverside police.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
7Die, 2 Hurt When
AirIiner Crashes
In Georgia Woods
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and exposure.
Mrs. H. A. Littledale, shack.
George Feinberg, New York the
atrical agent.
N. v. Hansell, New York civil
engineer, injuries believed minor.
Hansell and Rosenfeld appeared
to be the least seriously injured.
Rosenfeld was treated at hospital
here and released and Hansell
planned to resume his flight tc
Houston. Tex, after q brief rest.
DR.. Floyd McRae, surgeon-in-
chief ct Piedmont hospital, said
Rickenbacker. president of the So
100000 air line. had "a $3.50 chance
to, live"
lie said the World War ace who
shot down 25 German planes with
out injury. was still badly in
shrek" and might be given trans
fusion later in the day.
Rickenbacker, despite his injuries
warned the other survivors at the
scene of the crash, while awaiting
help, of the danger of fire.
1t was the fifth fatal commercial
airline accident in as many months
and the second in E.A.L. history.
Shortly before the plane, twin
engined Douglas DIST known as
The Mexico Silver Sleeper, was
due at the Atlanta airport at 1885
am. EST, the pilot radioed he
was coming in.
That was the last word the air.
port heard from the plane.
Rosenfeld. who helped remove
three of the injured from the
wreck. estimated the time of the
crash at about 1870 am.
His estimate and the fact that the
planes :lrdn g gear apparently
had been extended suggested the
possibility that the crew became
lost in the rain storm and was pre-
pairing for a forced landing.
The plane had taken off from
La Guardia Field in New York at
tbs pm. yesterday. 1t stopped at
Washington and. after the stop
here was to have gone to New
Orleans and Texas. The terminus
Of the route is Brownsville, Texas.
In the dark over the piney woods
south of here the craft suddenly
lost altitude. according to Rosen-
field.
The lights went out and the
heavy ship plowed through the
tree tops for 400 yards and ground
to a stop on the slope of a small
hill.
The plane sheared off the tops
Of several trees and smashed to
the ground with sound which Jim
Hunt. farmer, said WIS like two
freight trains running together
Part of the planes wing wrapped
around a tree trunk 20 feet in the
air. The rest of it was 200 yards
away.
Search parties toiling through
the muddy terrain found the craft
On its left side, its tail twisted, the
bottom of the fuselage ripped oper
in front as though by giant can
opener.
One propeller. little damaged, was
80 feet in front of the crushed
fUselage. The shattered motors
were imbedded in the telescoped
metal of the body.
Gasoline dripped from the tanks
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
Heorins Experts
Will Talk Here

sor of psychology at U. S. c. and
Pacific zone clinic chairman; and
Miss Mildred Kennedy and Mrs.
Florence Browne. experts in train
ing OF residual hearing. s=@
This problem is of vital import
ance to every organization and in
dividual interested in the welfare
OF school children" DR.. Warren F.
Fox. county health officer. sale
Thursday. Most of our schools now
have audiometric hearing tests but
an adequate follow-up program of
medical examination and care is
needed. Service clubs women's clubs.
Individual P.-T-A. organizations,
doctors. and parents are urged to
send representatives or to attend"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
ScanningI. '
News Horizon
CHARLES WILLISGHAM
TAKES NEW JOB

Charles Willingham. Ell Centre
police officer. was slated TO leave
the city's employ this week in favor
of a position at an airplane factory
in San Diego Willingham has been
on the force nearly year. Previous
l., he was a police officer in CAL
exico.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27

A meeting devoted to planning an
adequate deafness control program
for Imperial county was scheduled
at Harding school in 81 Centre on
March 8
National and zone officers Of the
American Society for The Hard OF
Hearing win b. present to assist
with the program. Amony them viii
be Mrs. Lgcelia M Moore of Bev-
erly Hills. vice-prcsident of the
Pacific zone; Conrad G. Selvig of
Santa Monica. member of the board
Of managers and national legisla-
tive chairman Of the society; DR.
Boris V Morkovin. Ph. D, profess
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
ORDERED TO TRIAL
IN SUPERIOR COURT

BRAWLEY Feb.27-Bascom Thorn
as Ashley, now serving 80 days in
the county jail on charge of strip
ping car, was ordered to trial
in superior court on a charge OF
burglarizing the Morrow Lumber
company office here Jan. IL. A
screwdriver missed from the lumber
company office was found in Ash
ley's possession. He later admitted
taking q gun. fountain pens, and
stamps from the office.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
EXPERT TO SPEAK
AT HEALTH MEETING

CALEXICO, Feb. 27-Dr. Edward
Hayes of Monrovia, expert on tuber-
culosis control, was scheduled as the
guest speaker at the tuberculosis
and Health association meeting at
the De ANA hotel here Thursday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
Flying wardens
Jail ; Poachers
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Ware for use at the county Jail.
In addition to the fish, wardens
confiscated the net, an l8-foot surf
dory, an cupboard motor and 4
truck intended for use in hauling
the catch to market in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
Rambling Reporter

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positions. That shift was what did
the trick.
The card - collapsed and
where Ross had b. c. NG5 ~aping
hole!
If he could just do that stun:
silently would be marvel. It's
a marvel, anyhow. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
is ATTENDING
EXECUTIVE MEETING

Hugh T. Osborne is IN San Fran
cisco to attend a meeting of the
executive committee of the Asso-
ciated Farmers of Imperial county.
Legislation affecting farmers was
slated as the principal topic for dis
cussion.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
WEATHER

Southern California-Cloudy coaS-
tai and mountain areas Thursday,
becoming cloudy with rain Friday;
partly cloudy interior valleys Thurs
day and Friday except increasingly
cloudy with occasional showers Fri.
dav afternoon; slightly warmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
RETURN HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan E. Wells
left Imperial Valley Thursday for
their home in Whitefish, Mont,
after attending the convention OF
the International Four States High
way association in Mexicali. Har-
Ian was elected association presi-
dent for the sixth time
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION FILED

Valradio Incorporated wednesday
filed articles of incorporation in
Imperial county. San Diego was
listed as the principal place of bus
mess. Three directors were Thomas
e, Sharp, A. o. Blacksmith. and Any
Dickson. all of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27
TWO HELD IN ROBBERY

Troy Darnell, 20, and Fuller g,
Brannon, IS, were neld in the coun-
ty Jail at FL Centric Thursday on
q charge of robp.ng the A. c. Croft
Metalsmith store in Callpatrla
TUESDAY night.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27

employees for this work and as soon
as it was possible for me to secure
ali appropriation to provide this
the commission agents were replace
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-27

Record for "a hours ending am.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-15
Correspondent Describes
Nazis Attack On Convoy

which escape an attack must 60 on.
To stop would be to bee me a SIT
ting bird The ship in which |
crossed hurried away from the battle
scene.
Twice the undorsea raiders struck.
Both attacks came IN the blackneSN
found only al sea. One was at five
in the morning, the other at mid
night.
Both those periods were filled with
an anxiety that seems like d night
mare now. Passengers stood by life
boat stations. scarcely able to see
even each uther in the darkness,
knowing when a torpedo might
tear the ship from under their feet
in a binding flash.
II the submarines which launched
the tlrs, blow survived the deadly
depth charges which were hurled
from the decks of Il naval escorts,
il seemed they would signal to a
German base the position Of our
convoy. ~o~
The tact that sky raiders did not
come nrt nave indicated the depth
.har,e tculd t-l.r naSr!..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-15
AID appropriation
Bill Wins Approval

WASHINGTON, March l5-tAf)
~ House subcommittee ap-
pfoNed today A 81, goo .h6e ,0OJ ap-
preparation for aid to Great BIT
tam ard cleared the way for de
oa'e on the legislation to begin
next Tuesday.
The full appropriations com
nitlec will meet Tuesday morn
me to report the measure for
mally.
hairman NOOdrum. Demo
'rat, Virginia, of the Subcom-
'li'tee, said that plans called tor
d anal vote in the House not
'd'i: Aau u .un. d.. H,sii..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-15
SECRETARY STIMSON
TO INSPECT BRAGG

Fort Eraeg. March l5.-tAP)-
Secretary Of War Henry l..
>tinl>on WAS expected to arrive
here by plane today to Inspect
Wort BRAGG. Several other high
rankIn&, army officers were eN-
pcctcd 90 be in the party.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-15

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-15

4Cuafiuued N Pa-o FlVe)
Evening star., 1941-10-23
By WADE WERNER.

Not many months before the out
break of war in Europe in 1889, a
strange thing happened in Russia.
Bananas came back to the Soviet
Union
No bananas had been marketed
in Moscow for fully II years; then,
suddenly, a shipload was acquired
in some trade deal with a Latin
American country and was offered
for sale on the streets of the capi-
tai.
Most Muscoyites had not seen a
banana for so'long they almost had
forgotten what one looked like.
Many of the younger people never
had seen one in their lives. Some
of those who bought them out of
curiosity were not sure whether to
eat them skin and all or just the
skin.
Not Under Soviet Ban.
Now, the Soviet constitution
never had banned the eating of
bananas. 1t just so happened that
for many years the Soviet foreign
trade monopoly had imported a
lot of other things, particularly
things needed for the completion
of this or that Soviet project-but
no bananas.
1t was obvious that an educative
sales campaign would be necessary
If bananas ever were to become
popular again in Russia.
Somehow the current controversy
over religious freedom in Russia
strongly recalls to mind the odd
episode of the bananas. For in
some of the passionate arguments,
pro and con, there has lurked the
implication that governments can
make or break religions, Just as
they can make or break the. traffic
IN bananas.
Even the Soviet government never
imagined it could abolish religion
overnight by decree.
Over long period of years gov
eminent sponsored anti religious
propaganda patiently sought to wean
the Russian people of their re-
llglouS beliefs and habits. The
propaganda was powerfully assisted
by the destruction of many thou
sands OF churches, the conversion
of other thousands into anti-re-
lig1ous museums, motion picture
theaters, workers clubs, warehouses
and garages.
Sunday Became Work Day.
Sunday was secularized and made
like any other working day, so
Evening star., 1941-10-23

fanatical faith along with their
conquering legions.
Russia is vast and unpredictable.
What will come out of the colossal
carnage In which Germans and
Russians now are engaged, not even
Hitler knows; not ever a victorious
Hitler. But if Russia's reaction to
defeat should take the form of a
great religious awakening, not even
Hitler may be able to control or
predict its course.
Could Outrun Hitler.
The religious freedom in Russia
question may assume new and un-
expected forms. A defeated Soviet
regime might find a sudden revival
of strong feeling in the Russian
masses taking freedom into its own
hands Or a victorious Hitler, by
proclaiming wholesale reopening of
churches and restoration of an es-
tablished state religion, might find
a general and genuine resurgence
of Russian religious emotions run
ming away with his show and up
Evening star., 1941-10-23

ment, to discourage prayers for such
a cause.
But what will the religious reac-
ton be if the Soviet regime crashes
in a great military defeat?
Military disasters in the last
great war not only ended with the
collapse of the Czarist regime and
a terrific period of suffering for
the established church but touched
of revolution that rocked estab.
lished churches and social institu-
tions in many parts of the world
besides Russia.
The Bolshevist revolution was
basically atheistic in character. If
there is another defeat now, and
another great revolution, will 1t be
this time-in reaction against the
other-a great religious revolution?
If SO, what kline OF religion?
There have been great religious
movements in the past which were
characterized by their strong re-
vulsion against violence; on the
other hand, there have been mill
tant religions which have carried
Evening star., 1941-10-23

that regular church attendance be-
came very difficult for most be-
levers, even though there were a
few churches still left to attend.
Systematic religious instruction
of the young was prohibited, and
theological schools were closed.
Thousands of priests rightly or
wrongly were accused of anti-Soviet
conspiracy and paid the penalty
with imprisonment or death.
Yet religion survived in Soviet
Russia. Faith that was. in the
hearts of millions before the revo-
luton still stirs a multitude of be-
levers there today, and would no
doubt continue to be a reality to
them even though all the churches
had been destroyed and all religious
writings consigned to a bonfire.
Before the revolution Moscow was
city of more than 800 churches.
Many were dynamited to make room
for municipal Improvements, in
cluding one which was razed to
make room for the still uncom-
pleted great palace of the Soviets.
Others were converted to secular
uses. BY 1889, about 20 of them
still were functioning as churches.
Worshippers Overcrowd Facilities.
But religion in Russia did not
shrink to conform with this phySi-
cal shrinkage. Any visitor to Mos
COW in recent years who sought out
the churches on Easter Sunday or
at Christmas time could see with
out trying that far more Worshippers
than the buildings would hold were
trying to crowd into the few re-
manning churches. True, many
were elderly or aged persons, many
of them obviously too old to care
whether they were hampering their
careers by such attendance.
Apparently there was faith still
vigorous in Russia which could not
be dynamited like a building or
burned like a book
Recent dispatches from Moscow
have described churches crowded
with people praying for victory. 1t
would be most unusual for any gov
ernment. even an atheist govern
Evening star., 1941-10-23
setting all his calculations.

setting all his calculations.
Right now, of course, the colossal
cauldron in the east still is cooking.
No one really knows what will
come out of it.
This has been merely an attempt
to suggest that religion sometimes
makes its own freedom, and that
great religious movements more
than once have profoundly affected
the course of history.
Evening star., 1941-10-23
Religion Has Survived
Great Upheava| Of
Russian Revolution
Observer Suggests That
Resurgenee Moy Come
From Disaster

Here is a frSt-hand account OF
the religious situation in Russia,
Written for The Stars Special
NeUs Service by Wade Werner,
peteran foreign correspondent,
from his observations tUhile he
uus stationed in MOSCOlO.
Evening star., 1941-10-23

ents has petitioned President Ca
macho to abolish the sociahstic ed
ucational system implanted by the
Cardenas government.
Evening star., 1941-10-23
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Upon q small deposit, we will reserve
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conve 4-woy payment plan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-02

town into farm and later sold the farm to Mrs. HaErett Pullen still active manager of the Pullen House in Skagway and we'll known authority on the stirring days of the Soapy Smith
 4 short time ago, Marcuse was moving to a new home in San Francisco and called a Frisco antique dealer to appraise some old furniture he considered selling When the antique dealers agent ran across some of the McGreely stamps in the drawer of an old desk he almost lost his enthusiasm for the fur nture. After more rumagng around several mint sheets of the Alaska stamps were discovered in an old box Marcuse, not interested in stamps himself, offered to sell them to the antique dealer who, in turn, retained Charles Edward Chapel well-known California philatelist and investigator to look up the history of the stamps and determine their genu- inc in bona fde mail service. After lengthy investigation Chapel decided the stamps eligible to receive full consideration by any collector and sn recent article in the Weekly Philatelic Gossip recommends that place for them be included in the next issue of the official Scott stamp album.
 Just what dollar and cents value may be placed on the stamps Chapel did not intimate But be- cause they in for limited period of time and probably only few hundred are still in exist ence, the little blue Alaska stamps should be worth searching for.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-02
ENTHUSIASTICALLY" EXPRESS STAMP

Sourdoughs might do well to dig out old letters filed away from Gold Rush days and take squnt at the stamps affixed to them.
 Just recently, collectors of stamps have discov cred new philatelic treasure in the McCreelys Ex- press stamps issued in 25-cent denomination only in the elamorous days of 98.
 To Alaskans who were around either Skagway or Dyea in those Gold Rush days, the McGreely express service was no stranger and neither the MeGreely stamp, with it's picture of a dogsled drag ging 6 loaded sled and the inscription "Dyea- Skaguay" all printed in blue a white paper
 oddly the stamps were never used mail transported by dogteam The service started by s. C. Marcuse now San Francisco produce dealer, who saw the need of regular mail service between the two pioneer towns at the head of Lynn Canal. McGreely was the who a motorboat each day between the two points transporting mail and parcels.
 Marcuse came to Alaska early in 98, sailing aboard steamer which was wrecked and took to the bottom with it a stock of groceries which Mar cuse was bringing north with the idea of stocking a store He lived on a small island with other pas senaers Of the ship for several days then picked up by another vessel and taken to Skagway, where he bought stock of cigars and began ped- ding them in both skagway and Dyea at good profit.
 There were U S. postoffices at both towns in those days but no connecting mail service between the two fact which gave rise to the idea of start ing the express service. Marcuse did not care whether the mail bore U. S Canadian stamps, so long as he collected 25 cents for transporting the letter between the two ports
 Eventually the service was killed by the build ing of the White Pass and Yukon Route, the rail trail which established Skagway the base of operations for gold seekers bound for the Interior or Yukon Territory, where previously the traffic had been split between Skagway and the White Pass trail and Dyea and the Chilkoot Pass trail
 Dyea merchants moved rapidly to Skagway and left only ghost town with resident in their wake He was Emil Klatt. who turned most of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-02

ing was Dufresne's report on an- swers to a deer hunting question naire which Nimrods filled out during the past season. During the first of the season, all hunters who turned in their questionnaires favored shooting does, Dufresne said but as the season heightened and the bucks began coming out of the hills, the demand for doe killing fell off.
 Final score on the questionnaire showed 49 hunters favoring the present season, from August 20 to September 15; 32 wanted the sea- son later and none asked for an earlier shooting period. A total of fl favored shooting bucks only, two wanted to shoot does only, while A wanted to shoot com bination of bucks and does. There were 67 requests that the bag limit be kept at three deer. Eleven wanted smaller bag limit, one wanted a larger bag limit and 26 asked for shorter season.
 Another speaker at the meeting was Harold Smith, supervisor of the Admiralty Division of the For est Service, who told of the build ing of cabins and other facilities for sportsmen and invited help from committee of sportsmen to choose locations for prospective fu- ture cabins Henning proposed that cabins be built at Gambler Bay and Mud Bay.
 Final feature of the program was the showing of motion pictures of reels taken by both local sportsmen hunting, fishing and wildlife, from and game commission staff mem bers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-02
Sic Ickes Tyrannus
mortgages
Seattle Tinesl

Seattle Times
 The Hon. Harold L. Ickes took time out from his manifold preoccupations not long ago to order himself a ccat-of-arms.
 Truth was, Honest Harold had not been aware that his kith and kin entitled to heraldc trap pings but when he received through the mail an advertisement from those outfits that dispense armoral bearings to all and sndry temptation overcame him It cost him $2
 But Honest Harold is disillusioned man. The coat-of-arms he received, he alleges, was "phony.' Wringing his hands he hies himself to the nearest grand jury and the grand jury all good men and true, would have none of it.
 Those pursuivants of heraldic devices could have fitted out Honest Harold with coat-of arms that no would call phony. The escutcheon would have borne the figure of a gasoline tank couchant quartered with a national park rampant and a power dam famboyant all against back ground of the public domain argent. The motto, suitably emblazoned on a scroll azure would be Sic Ickes Tyrannus"