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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
British Halted German Blow In Mediterranean
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disclosed the enemy's location for the British fighters.
 A half-hour later, the British pi- lots returned and reported they had swooped down on two Heinkels. The German raced away, jettisoning their bombs in an effort to gain speed But the faster British fight CTS caught them, shot one down and crippled the other so badly that it was not expected to reach its base.
 The course of the sweep took the British warships close to the Italian coast, but no Italian naval units came out.
 The sweep convinced me that Ger man dive-bombers would not restrict the fleets freedom of movement in the Mediterranean. At times during the sweep, which lasted several days, the sky was alive with aircraft, but they were mostly British bombers and fighters. Not single Italian plane was sighted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24

Nervous Over French.
 Shanghai. Feb. 24,--(uPl--JapAn Allowed nisns ef neTvousness today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
From Three Directions

Cairo, Feb. 24-(UP)-British col umns, striking into Italian East Af- rica from three directions, were re- ported by British general headquar- ters today to have made new gains in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland.
 A column pushing Southward down the coast of Eritrea was re- ported to have dispersed Italian troops holding positions about Cub cub and captured many prisoners. The advance was said to be con-. tinuing.
 In Ethiopia, British advance units were reported to have reached Amanit on the road to Gondar.
 Forces driving northward in Ital- ian Somaliland were reported to have captured many prisoners and quantities Of war material in taking the important post of Margherita and pushing on to Gelib. Details of this operation, however, were lack ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
and nurses, with 2,OOO beds.
critish Get Town

Nairobi, Kenya Colony, Feb. 4- UP)-A British column driving up the coast of Italian Somaliland to- ward Mogadiscio, captured the town of Gelib, a South African command communique reported today.
 Gelib was said to have been taken at mid-day Saturday, but the con- munique reporting the full details of the capture of Gelib or Margher- ita, to the south, was not immedi- ately available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
On Channel Front


 London, Feb. 24-(UP)-The air ministry today that British planes smashed heavily at ports on the French invasion coast during the night hours.
 A ship at a dock at Calais was set afire, the ministry said, and large fires were caused in the dock area of Boulogne.
 Pilots counted 30 fires among the docks at Calais" the ministry said. Fire started rapidly at Boulogne among the quays and warehouses, the ministry said.
 A small force of coastal command planes attacked Brest. One British bomber was missing It was the 74th attack on Boulogne and the 61st on Calais.
 The naval base at Brest was at- tackled Saturday night
 Watchers on the English coast said that last nights raid started at 8 p. m. and was still going on three hours later. They said that lomb flashes indicated that big bombs were being used and that there seemed to be explosions in nuni- tions dumps or similar targets.
 The air ministry said that the bad weather restricted Royal Air Force offensive bombingS to the Boulogne-Calais area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-24
POISON GAS IS
 TESTED IN LONDON

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Axis Bitter as
More Ships Held

mats and pro-AXiS circles through
out Latin America we're amazed by
the celerity with which the United
States 'neighbors of the south
modelled their action upon hers.
The United States seized Axis ana
Danish ships over the weekend. The
immediate Latin American reac-
ton ended last night when Mexico
took over 10 Axis ships in the port
of Tampico. 1t was accompanied
by ship scuttlings, ship burningS.
and other violent manifestations III
Mexico. Ecuador. Costa Rica, Ven-
ezuela, Cuba, and Peru. Only three
Latin American countries-Argen-
Una, Uruguay, and Brazil-so far
refrained from moving against AXIS
ships
The American countries had
succeeded in seiZing IA AXIS shlps
before they had been damaged by
their creWs-Mexico II, venezuela.
three. Cuba one. The crews scuttled
or burned II, as follows: Mexico,
one Cpartly scuttled and beacheolj'
Ecuador, one (scuttledD; Venezuela
four (scuttled); Costa Rlca, TWO
burned; Peru, three (burned).
This accounted for all Axis ships
in Latin American ports except a
few in harborS in Brazil, Uruguay
and Argentina.
In all cases. the Latin American
governments gave the same reason
for their action as the United
States gave-they took the vessels
into "proective custody to prevent
crews desroying them and menac-
ing harbor works and navigation
The wholesale ship burnings re-
suited in a pronounced strain be-
tween Axis diplomatic representa-
tives and the governments OF Peru
and Venezuela. The Peruvian gov
ernment, responding TO the burning
of three German ships in its har-
bors. sent warships TO sea to catch
two German ships which fled with
out clearance papers, suspended the
operating license of the German
owned Lufthansa- Peru air lines and
detained two of its planes, and cam
celed the license of the German
TranSocean News service. There were
anti Axis riots in venezuela.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Dick Olson Jailed
For Taking Auto
Owned by Another
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before he was taken into custody.
Early in the morning a report
had been received from a house
maid on Bobolink avenue OF a
prowler disturbing the place. She
told police she had seen a man
leave the premises and drive off
in an auto. She obtained the Ii
cense number of the machine and
gave it to police. Officers said 1t
was the license number of Olson's
personal car.
The next report came from the
Greer Robbins auto agency on
Franklin avenue. The agency salo
a Chrysler demonstration car hao
been driven out of the garage there.
Another report of prowler came
from a Chiselhurst Drive address
some miles distant and a radio pa
troll squad found Olson sitting In
the automobile in front OF the
place.
Employees of the agency told po-
lice Olson apparently drove his own
Cadillac into the garage back OF
the auto display room. and drove
away in the demonstrator.
When questioned later in the po-
lice station, Officers Paul F. Rose
and Joseph T Healey said Olson
told them:
Il had never driven a Chrysler
before, and wanted TO try it out.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02

and agriculture.
Maintenance of these balances
means united effort and singleness
of purpose.
He suggested eight steps as
means of maintaining this delicate
balance:
Joint discussion of problems by
representatives of agriculture. in
dustry. and labor restoration OF
the economic balance by expanding
consumption rather than by cur
failing production, preservation of
foreign markets and stimulation OF
foreign trade through sale of eX-
ported agricultural products at
world prices. limiting of govern
mental financial aid granted to the
farmer to that portion of his crops
domestically consumed, reasonable
protection of agriculture against
destructive competition from a.
broad. coordination of land, recla-
nation, and reforestation policies
of the federal government, full
utilization of existing marketing fa-
cilities and removal of unnecessary
hampering restrictions upon COM
modify exchange trading in futures
and development of new uses for
agricultural products through re-
search.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Ex.Communist Says
Woman Lawyer One
Of Party Leaders

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W. King, each holding one share
Were these the real owners of
the company?" del Guercio asked.
No They were dummy owners,
Gitlow replied.
A third exhibit listed the Com
munist party as publisher and Ear
Browder. present general secretary
of the party, as editor OF the mag
azine, The Communist.
The questioning Of GitloW, who
split with the Communist party af-
ter a dispute with Josef Stain,
followed the general line establish
ed his first day on the stand. II
was the governments apparent pur-
pose to prove the Communist party
sought to overthrow the United
States government by force and
v.Sience and that Bridges cooper
ated with and affiliated with the
party during his Il years in the
United States.
GitIoW'S testimony outlined the
control Stain exercised over he
American branch.
Taking orders from Moscow ram
kled some Communist leaders, he
said, and they asked for a certain
amount of freedom. american del
egates to a comintern convention in
Moscow brought up the home rule
question, he said, and Stain re-
fused to consider 1t.
He said Stain appointed Viaches-
iav Molotov, now foreign co/misSaT,
to deal with the disSident deleg-
ates. and appeared before the con-
vention several times to oppose
them. Finally, Gitlow testified, Mo-
otov laid down the law" TO the
home rule advocates, ds follows:
ID To those refusing TO accept
Stains decision would be removec
from their posts; % The Com
munists Internationalc named a
special representative TO the United
States, one William" TO do what
ever he wanted with The American
party and 80 funds were appropri-
atcd TO fight opposition TO Stalir
in this country.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
BoWron Forced
Into l.. A. Runoff

LOS ANGELES, April UP)-
Mayor Fletcher Bowron led his
nearest rival BY nearly 3 to / to-
day, but apparently failed of re-
election on the primary ballot by a
narrow margin. unofficial returns
from yesterdays municipal election
showed.
Bowron's failure to win a ma jor-
ity over the field of seven other
candidates. on the basis of incom-
plete returns, forced a runoff cleo
ton between Bowron and Council
man Stephen w. Cunningham, his
closest opponent.
Returns from 273o out of 2749
precincts gave Bowron l46,OO6 to
$1,000 for Cunningham. Far behind
were Congressman Charles Kramer
with 30,067 former Mayor John c.
Porter 28,605, and former Mayor
Frank L. Shaw 24l0l.
Angie Rossitto, 35-inch HOLLYWOOD
midget newsboy who ran on a
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
IS Attend Second
In Series of
Harvester Meetinn
1--WE sss

More than 65 Imperial Valley
harvester operators and flax grow
ers Tuesday attended the second
in a series of educational meetings
at Sam Webbs Holtvllle implement
store, according to Frank G.. Beysch-
lag, county farm advisor.
The meeting was the second IN
a series sponsored by the extension
service and by implement dealers
of the valley and was highlighted
by group discussion of ways and
means of handling down fla%
in the 1941 harvest.
Rain and wind have caused con-
siderable damage to flax and will
cause some loss. in harvesting,
Beyschlag said. Most growers agreed
that WindroWing would be used tc
a greater extent than in the past
due to the condition.
BeySchlag opened the meeting by
summarizing harvester tests con-
Quoted by the extension service in
1889 and 1910, L. G. Goar, superin-
tendent of the Meloland experiment
station, discussed new flax disease
and j. P. Fairbanks, extension
specialist in agricultural engineer
ing, discussed general harvesting
methods.
Robert Parrish, field man for the
Case implement company and Webb
discussed the best methods of OBJ
tanning maximum efficiency in flax
harvesting with their combine ma
chine.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
-Four Die, Clubs
Swing, Arms Bog
Down in Strike

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mediators. They were fired again,
according to the Ford personnel
director, because they ran RAM
pant in the plant, cursing people
who didn't feel of the same mind
as they did about the union"
In Washington. Sen. Tom Con-
nally of Texas, administration lead
er, called upon the government 10
seize and operate all national de-
! fense plants in which production
has been delayed either by capita!
or labor.
Connally's demands were voiced
while the senate pondered the Allis
Chalmers strike situation and the
house voted 324 to to give its
military and naval affairs commit
tee broad investigatory powers. Rep
Howard Smith of Virginia shouted
that the Allis-ChalmerS situation
was Red insurrection and rebel
lion!"
FEDERAL HELP ASKED
Although Secretary Stephen Early
denied that WiSconSinS Gov. Julius
P. He'll had asked 10y federal troops
it was learned that a telegram from
Governor He'll to President Roose-
velt had said that the situation
is absolutely out of control of al
peace officers available and asked
Mr.. Roosevelt to take whatever
measures seemed necessary.
In the senate, Sen. Harry F.
Byrd of Virginia called upon the
administration to reopen the AlliS.
Chalmers plant where 81 were in
jured Tuesday night in a clash be.
tween CIO and police.
Our government should act Il
reopen this plant closed by riots
disorder and bloodshed" he said
Byrd charged Secretary of Labo
Perkins had been "derelict in he
duty by not certifying the Allis
Chalmers dispute to the mediation
board.
Rioting at the Dearborn plan
followed a SitdoWn strike TueSda,
night which protested discharge o
the eight organizers.
FORD ADAMANT
Il have discussed the situation
with Henry Ford the Ford per
sonnel director, declared. In twt
conferences he stated that the eigh
men who caused the trouble vii
never work for the Ford Motor com.
pany again"
The director said there would bt
no violence on the company's part
Dearborn Mayor John CAREY
said, lis the scene of flagrant dis.
regard for all rights of citizens
both union and non-union
Streets are being blocked off anc
I citizens are being beaten and mo,
Tested in their attempt to return
to work"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
FC,A viii Accent
Split Applications

In line with a program to give
all possible aid to small growers,
the farm credit administration will
accept split applications, according
to Margaret Johnston, administrat-
or.
Loans will be made to purchase
fertilizer, pay water bills or other
separate items of crop production
costs under the program, the adj
ministrator said but does not in
clude payment Of rent, old bills or
purchase of machinery.
Applications will also be accepted
for production of milo or for pur-
chase of feed for livestock. Farm
credit administration headquarters
are in the offices Of DR.. Pace in
the court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
BEEKEEPERS ASED
70 REGISTER HERE

Imperial Valley beekeepers We'd
nesday were urged to register their
colonies, according to B. A, Harri
gan, county agricultural commiss-
ioncr, in order that the number of
colonies and location may be in
cluded on a new map.
Registration of colonies is required
by state law Harrigan said, and is
enforced to protect beekeepers, so
they may be warned of dusting of
fields near their colonies.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02

MEXICO CITY. April .. CUPl-
The German and Italian legations
prepared bitter protests today
against Mexieos seizure of u Axis
cargo vessels.
1t was understood in diplomatic
quarters that equally bitter pro-
tests would be made to all western
hemisphere governments which fol-
lowed the example of the United
states by taking over German and
Italian ships.
Dispatches from other Latin Am
arican capitals reported Axis diplo-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Il Horses Perish
From Plant Poison
In Valley Field

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wher the dead horses ate the plantsi
which caused their deaths.
Pace was of the opinion only part
of the herd died because the dead
ones ran and friskld while beirg
taken from the field near the fair
grounds. If they had not engaged
in this violent exercise, he said, the
poison would not have been in suf-
ficient quantity to cut off their
oxygen supply.
IF they had walked along quietly
as the other horses did, Pace said,
they would have had sufficient
oxygen to live
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Scanning I.V
News Horizon
BRAWLEY RESIDENT
DIES

Funeral services for Lloyd Ely,
38-year-old BraWley resident who
died in El Centre, Monday. were
held at the Lemons chapel at $3.50
p. m. Tuesday with the Rev. MI
Thomas Cunningham, pastor of the
Church of God, officiating. Ely is
survived by an eight-year-old son,
Ray.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Rambling Reporter
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attacked us later with these scar
ing sentiments:
Il thought you knew better than
to spoil a customer by giving the
paper away! That cheated me out
of sale I'm going to have you
up for restraint of trade"
Only satisfaction we've derived
from the deplorable incident was
to blame Dave as too tight to buy
a paper himself and too close 70
pay his secretary enough to buy
one.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
U. s., Britain in
Far East Farley
As Crisis Grows
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racial Germans have been intensi-
fled
The German propaganda followed
closely the line employed against
Poland and Czechoslovakia.
The possibility of diplomatic ne
gotiations between Jugoslavia and
Russia was reported from Istanbul,
where it was said that a special
Jugoslav plane. believed to be carry
ing a message to Moscow, landed
there Wednesday from Belgrade
and then took off for Russia.
There appeared to be great dip
lomatic activity going on behind
the scenes with Britain taking the
lead in attempts to line up strong
front of Jugoslavia. Greece and
Turkey to withstand German at
tack with British assistance. 1t
seemed possible that Jugoslavia is
seeking Russia's views on the situa-
ton.
U. S. Criticized
The first extended attack upon
the action of the United States in
seizing Axis ships appeared in an
organ which closely follows the
views of the Nazi foreign office
the Diplomatsche Politische Kor
responder.
This publication attacked the &C
ton as savoring of "gangsterism
md American wild-West" methods.
It claimed the United States had
10 justification at law for the seiz-
Tres. However, Secretary of State
Cordell Hull said in Washington
hat the United States formally
would reject Axis protests against
the action.
The Bulgarian premier, Bogdan
Filoff, made an appeal for national
unity, urging Bulgarians to prepare
to defend their country with ali
means and sacrifices" There was
no indication whether his appeal
was connected with reports of Bull
yarian unrest over the German oc-
cupation of Bulgaria which was
said to have arisen after the Jugo-
slav coup.
The far eastern conference be-
tween Brooke-Popham and Admiral
Hart developed no hint of subjects
discussed. but it seemed apparent
that Brooke-Popham and Hart were
not discussing the weather or the
high cost of living in the Orient.
Singapore Menaced
Brooke Popham's headquarters
are at Singapore, British naval base
which is the cornerstone of defense
for the whole southeast Pacific
triangle of Malaga. the Dutch East
Indies and the Philippines, and
Australia.
Singapore is the nut which tie
Japanese must crack if ever their
ambition of a hegemony of the
south Pacific is to be achieved, II
has been heavily reinforced in re-
cent weeks by arrival of strong en-
pire land forces and large quantities
of Royal Air Force squadrons. some
of them outfitted with American
planes.
The United States battle fleet
however. is concentrated in the Pa
cific. The main fleet is based on
Hawaii but there has been a gradual
bolstering of the Asiatic fleet. COM
manded by Admiral Hart. Additional
cruisers, destroyers. naval patrol
squadrons and protective army all
corps fighter squadrons have been
shifted to Manila.
American cruiser and destroyer
squadrons have just completed un-
precedented visits to Australia and
New Zealand. 1t is we'll within the
realm of possibility that American
naval units will next turn up at
Singapore and this may be one
of the subjects under discussion
by Brooke-Popham and Hart.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02

platform of free street car rides for
the poor and a municipal lottery,
was running next to last in the
field of eight He had polled 1864
votes to the 1893 Of last place DR..
Joseph Thayer,. who made no ac-
tive campaign.
City Attorney Ray L. Cheseboro
overwhelmed his two rivals for Of
flee and was reelected on the basis
of incomplete and unofficial re-
turns, and CITY Controller Dan o,
Hoys appeared to have comfort
able majority.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
WINRIGHT TO SPEAK
AT CENTER MEETING
assistant

George I. Winright, assistant
county agent, will be principal
speaker at a meeting of the Cali
patria- inland farm center meeting
at Hoober hall in Calipatria Thurs
day night. The meeting will start
at 7:30. Winright will discuss live
stock markets and production costs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
PUMPS SOUGHT

Members of Ell Centro's Planning
and Zoning commission Wednesday
We're on record as recommending
approval of a request to install
gasoline pumps at First and Bright
on for Frank Hernandez.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
FARM BUREAU DIRECTORS
TO MEET SATURDAY

Imperial county farm bureau dl-
rectors will meet at the county court
house Saturday afternoon at 1;30
for a regular monthly meeting, ac-
cording to Baxter Loyeland, presi-
dent.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
COMPLAINT FILED

Mary Jane Romans Tuesday fll-
ed suit for divorce from Robert
[. Romans, alleging desertion. They
married in Indianapolis, md, Jan.
81, 1922 and eeparated April q, 1899
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 3197
n o T I { L


n o Il { 4
In the Matter of the Petition OF
FRANK HOWARD MADDOX.
Notice is hereby given that FRANK
HOWARD MADDOX, has filed in
this court a Petition 10 Establish
Birth, the hearing of which has
been fixed by said Court for Friday
the 18th day of April, 194l, at 2
o'clock pm, at the Court room
thereof, at the court house in said
County Of Imperial, and all persons
interested in said estate are noti-
fled then and there TO appear and
show cause, if any there be, why
the said Petition should not be
heard and order made.
Dated March 28th, l94l.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY G.. O. KENYON,
Deputy.
(M30-A9, InclD
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-02
Farm Income Hub
Of Prosperity.
Speaker Declares

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-28

Camp, pleaded guilty to charges OF
breaking and entering in the night
time aud was placed on probation
for Ave years. He was also assess
ed costs of>S50 and a fine OF $50.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-28

personnel. and a small barracks
for military guard and anti-air-
craft crew.
Present Field Inadequate
The nature Of the surrounding
terrain at the present civic air.
field is unsuited for future large
scale development, which accounts
for the decision to seek a new
site.
The present field. however, con-
tinues to play an important part
in northwest aviation. Last sum-
mer Pan-Amer.can Always,
through its subsidiary. Pacific
Alaska Always, spent $4,000 at
this field in modern air naviga-
ton aids and snow removal equip
ment This company operates a
daily passenger. mail and express
service between Seattle and Fair
banks, Alaska. the big p passenger
planes making frequent stops here.
The Yukon Southern Air Trans.
port Company conducts a semi,
weekly passenger mail service be-
tween Vancouver and the Yukon,
with Prince George as a regular
port OF call.
Canadian Always flies a week.
ly passenger and mail service be-
tween Prince George and Fort st.
James, and does considerable
charter flying. In addition. many
private plane owners on hunting
and fishing trips make their head
quarters here.