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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

syria TO Iraq.
Coincidental with Presid ent
Roosevelt's increasingly stiff warm
ings to France and his reference
to former undeclared American
wars for freedom of the seas, the
British forces in the Middle East
struck on two fronts protecting
the Suez canal and the Mosul oil
fields.
Royal air force planes bombed,
machine gunned and damaged Axis
planes, including Nazi troop trans
port aircraft, al the Syrian bases
Of Palmyra, Damascus, Kayak and
Beirut.
SOLLUM RECAPTUEED
The army of the Nile operating in
western Egypt recaptured Sollum,
He'll Fire Pass and Mu Said, appar-
emily pushing the Axis mechanized
columns out of western Egypt and
back into Libya, while the besieged
British at Tobruk also made
thrust at the Axis rear lines, i'm
portance of these operations was
not yet clear since it was indicated
the Axis forces in the frontier area
were weak.
The British attack on Syrian air
bases put Britain ami France al
most in state of war in the Near
East. The French protested, report
ing the Beirut barracks had been
attacked and that one French Off
Ger was killed.
Britain's attitude, However, was
that the current negotiations be-
tween Vichy and Berlin on col
laboration" had resulted in making
Syria a NazRoccupied area. The
French were reported to have closed
the Syrian frontiers with Turkey
ana Palestine and 10 be reinforc-
ing their border garrlsons.
London officials said they had
no confirmation of a report, pub
llshed in London and credited to
broadcasting company correspond
ent at Ankara. that Germany also
mad moved tanks ano artillery into
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seen nor want to see frogs at <lose
range, will leap from a mark-best
out of three tries taking the water
cress lined loving cup.
Preliminary jumps are held to-
morrow, finals Sunday, when the
world record of 10 feet 10 inches
in three oomphs, set n 1888 by Zip,
will be at stake.
In a special arena surrounded
by handlers with expert eyes and
feathers in their hands, each frog
will do his duty as he sees it
after a preliminary upside down
shaking for buckshot disagreement.
Frogs may be prodded, put not NOV
ed, and the feather tickler is pro-
nounced an even better eXpediter
than turpentine.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

iO6 jumping
Jubilees (cues by Mark Twain
frogs by Jumpin' Jimminy), opens
here tomorrow and thousands of
persons are headed for Angels Camp
to take part in the Loins'.
Everyone is welcome at Angels
Camp, but he who brings a pocket
full of buckshot is IN for a mock
hanging. The residents we'll recall
what happened to Danl Webster,
the leading character IN THE Jump
ing Frog of Calaveras County and
swear all entrants in the jubilee will
stand an equal chance.
Angels Camp already is froggy
town, and the big boys from pond,
cistern, ditch, swamp and SWIM
ming pool, sponsored by Hollywood
folk and people who have never
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
BRITISH bL|Tz DRIVES AXIS FROM EGYP'
Wire Governor
Chamber Urges

The Ell Centre chamber of
commerce Friday urged all men,
bcrs to telegraph Gov. Olson tc
sign the "hot cargo" bill passed
by the legislature.
"Backcrs of the bill are es-
peciaily anxious to have mer-
chants and other businessmen
telegraph their wish that he
sign the bill" Manager Robert
Hays of the chamber said.
THE governor was said to have
been told only agriculture was
interested in its adoption and
that the hot cargo matter was
a fight between union labor and
agriculture" he explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

ranean and again when British,
French and Spanish privateers prey
ed on American merchantmen il
the West Indies.
Indicating that the issue may be
near a decision, the United States
is preparing to send 27 cargo ships
into the Red Sea with supplies for
the British armies in the Middle
East. In anticipation of such a move,
Germany has declared the area a
combat zone, in which it will prey
upon all shipping.
Fears of a F'rench-German col
laboration may result in consulta.
tions between American republics
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examinations IN the citizenship
classes conducted at Central Union
high night school by Dean Glenn
Kieffer. In the class will be IL
natives of Switzerland, nine of
Mexico, four of Canada, three of
Holland, three of Germany, two
each of Greece, Italy, Ireland, and
England; and one each of France,
Spain, Syria, Sweden, and Den
mark. p. He
The Swiss applicants include Emil
Karlen, Holtville farmer; Helena
Andernolden, Holtville; Ernest Fur
rer, El Centre farmer, Louise Fans
Ter, Holtville; Otto Fansler, Holt
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

roration accepted a defense media
ton board proposal for a blanket
1O-cent hourly wage increase. The
announcement was flashed to Unit
ed Automobile Workers union (CIO)
locals to keep the plants operating
and to reopen seven plants closes
or crippled Thursday by wildcat
strikes.
Union wage demands were con-
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16
Hollywood Orgies
Lead 10 Jail

HOLLYWOOD, May Is CUP) -
Virginia Lopez, 80 Cuban fashion
designer, today was sentenced to
year in jail for contributing to the
delinquency of Sylvia Hamalaine
16-year-old Minnesota girl who is
involved in an investigation of
wild parties supposedly held in
the home Of prominent movie
star.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

Still
Closed
Coast Shipyards
Mark Time While
sreement Sought
BY UNITED PRESS

An 18th hour settlemen.
Friday warded eff a strike
in the General Motors system
and kept production machin
ery rolling on $75oOOo,00O in defense
orders
Six hours before tie UAW strike
deadline at 81 GMC plants, the cor
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-16

vile dairyman; Sophie Heljean,
Holtville; Anton Stockalper. El
Centre dairyman; Marie Kathrincr
Stockalper, Ell Centre; Marie Agnes
Kaufman. 81 Centre; Anton Kauf.
mann, FL Centre daiiy yman; Chris
tine Ming, Holtville: Karl Karlcn,
Holtville carpenter:
Mexican applicants include Ysabe
Alvarado, Calexico wrecking yard
man, Noises Estrada. Calexieo car
penter; Ernestina Faganini. assis-
tant dress shop manager OF FL Cen.
tro; Alfonso Simon Mendoza, Cal
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