Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-22


will the trip itself.
Others who have delightful vaca-
ton plans are Mr. and Mrs. James
H Marshall who will leave about
July for Mexico City. Mrs. Mar
shall's brother, Stanley Rank, is
naval attache in Mexico City and
was married recently, SO the Mar
shalls are looking forward to
visit with Stanley and to the op-
portunity of meeting his bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Couch are
anticipating to summer in Mon
terey, and Mr.. Couch, in discuss
ing the trip to the city was remind
ed of his first trip to the valley
from San Diego in 1912 when stage
fare for that brief distance was
all of $25 and took them from
seven in the morning until eight
that evening to reach Ell Centre,
with just one-half hour out at
noon for lunch. With the new
Mountain Springs grade now n
use, and with the quick time that
can be made today, that trip of
over II hours seems almost in
credible.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Jacobs have:
a pleasant summer in prospect,
trip to New York and up the
New England coast to Vermont
visiting their relatives in the East
They plan to pick up a new car en-
route.
Ten Thousand club members viii
be interested in a letter I received
recently from Beatrice Edmonds
play reviewer who gave the CLOSING
program for the club: Ever since
May Is 1 have intended to writ
you in gratitude for my pleasan
evening with your club. In 10 year
of experience with audiences al
over the country, it has never bee;
my good fortune to face as whole
heartedly generous and gay-spiritet
audience as at your club house tn
other evening. They participated
so beautifully
Moving day is just around tn
corner for the Leo A. Magees VIII,
have purchased the former Zurche
house and are about to become es
tablished in it. AS far as the grand
parents of Kathleen and Franci
Magee are concerned Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Richmond, the best of tn
whole deal is that their beloved
grandchildren will be just mex
door. Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond coul
hardly bear to take their week
vacation trip when they though
of saying goodby, even for a weel
to Kathleen and Francis.
If you want a sample of decora
tive ingenuity, take a look at til
screens being made by the count
library staff, in between Waitin
on patrons, stacking books and tn
hundred and one things that kee
a librarian busy. Some one donate
the panels and the staff conceive,
VIC iiiSOlliOuo IGtct VI SOHSiiiS UilVil
with the bright colored book jacket
in which the books are sent. Thos
jackets for the juveniles are parti
cularly lovely and the screens prom
iSe to be colorful and decorativ,
as well as a good example of max
ing something out of nothing.
Imperial Valley will have quit
a representation at La Jolla thi
summer: Mr.. and Mrs. John F.. An
drewS of Imperial are already estab
lished there as are Mr.. and Mrs
Meredith Wills and their three sons
Meredith, LeBaron and Robert Mrs
Wills mother, Mrs. Eugene LeBaron
spent the year at that resort. Tht
j. W. Ashers have a house at Ii
Jolla, Mrs. Asher and her son. Jerry
having left Friday, and the Earle
G.. DaviSes have leased an apart.
ment at the beach for July ana Aug
In fact, June 27 will see Anne Davi.
off for the beach and today mark.
the end of the Notebook until fail
A happy vacation to you all.