Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-21
Schools
Churches
Thanksgiving Celebrations in imperial Valley
Distinguished by Family Gatherings

Thanksgiving was the occasion for
many family reunions and of the
most interesting is that at the
J. l.. McKim ranch, the first
Thanksgiving the McKims have
celebrated III their attractive new
house into which they moved last
week, a house that is certainly one
of the best looking ranch homes
in the valley.
Guests for dinner included Mr.
and Mrs. j. H McKim, Mr.. Nc
Kim'S parents; Miss Hazel HoldZ-
kom of Los Angeles, Mrs. Nc
Kim'S sister; Mrs. Frederick j.
Trude, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Nuss-
baum of Brawley; Mr.. and Mrs
Russell Richmond and their daugh-
ter, from El Centre; and from I'M
perial, Mr.. and Mrs. Luray Mouser,
Ray, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. McKim with
JOane, Joe Paul and Patty, and
John Mouser who came over from
San Diego to celebrate Thanks
giving with his parents and to at
tend the houseWarming and family
reunion.
Members of the Tyler family had
their Thanksgiving this year at
the w. H. Tyler, Jr.. home, the
John Tylers and the Harmon Ty-
lers with Mary Moore dining with
the Harold Tylers and all going
to the football game in the af-
ternoon. Gene Tyler. son of the
John Tylers who attends San Diego
State is home FOR the Thanksgiving
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Ander-
son had a family dinner party
Thanksgiving day, their guests in
Guiding Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Cor
rell of Calipatria; Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Anderson. Jr, and their
daughter Julia of BraWley; Mrs.
Olga Pool, Jane Pool of Imperial,
and Miss Isabel Mcpherson of To-
peka, Kansas who is spending some
time in Los Angeles.
DR.. and Mrs. Philip hodgkin had
as their dinner guests ThankSglv-
ing Julia Curtis and her niece, Eula
Greuger who is home from U.C.L.A
for the holidays. the group, with
Thad and Mary Hodgkin attend
ing the football game in the after
noon and then having ThankSgiv-
ing dinner that evening.
1t. Lyman Tondro who is sta
toned at the preside. San Fran
CISCO is home for Thanksgiving
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
w. A. Tondro. and will return in
time to report for duty Monday.
Dinner guests at the Tondro home
included their daughter, Mrs. Felix
MilStead of Yuma. Ariz, Mr.. Mil
stead, the baby, Elizabeth Mrs. j.
l.. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Smith and nephew, Aubrey
Moore
Mr.. and Mrs. David j. Blank,
and 1t. and Mrs. Devon Ellsworth
for number Of years have enjoyed
Thanksgiving together, and this
year was no exception, the Blanks
motoring to Ocean Beach Thurs
day to dine with the EllsWorths
and to meet Mrs Blanks sister,
Mrs. Thomas La Fresnaye of Santa
Monica who returned to Ell Centre
with them to spend a week.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Moore and
Delieu, with Mrs. Moore's mother
Mrs. Richard Mcconnell, motored to
Yuma, AriZ., to have Thanksgiving
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. j. At
kinson. Mrs. Atkinson and Mrs.
Moore are sisters.
Thanksgiving did bring Mrs. Ross
T. HickcoX home from Sierra Madre
Tor few days, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Robertson coming down also, with
their children, from San Marino
to visit the Mr.. and Mrs. M. O..
King, jr., of BraWley Mrs. Hickcox
plans to return to Sierra Madre
for the weekend but will be back
the first of next week to stay, news
that will delight her many friends.
Mrs. Robertson is a niece of Mr..
and Mrs. Hickcox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roche Maquar are
enjoying visit from their daughter,
Elrose, who is at use and who came
home for the Thanksgiving vacation.
Mrs. ElroSe brought with her Jerry
Conrad of Cleveland, Ohio, who is
the Maquar's house guest over the
holidays. Last summer, on her trip
east, Elrose visited at the Conrad'S.
1t was a real THANKSGIVING for
Oria Kenah this year because she
has recovered sufficiently from her
recent illness to be able to leave
the hospital and is now convalescing
at the c. w. Brockman ranch in
the CaleXico-Mt. Signal area where
she will be delighted to see her
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Athey of San
Jose arrived Monday to spend the
holidays as guests of Mrs. Athey'S
grandson, w. A. Carpenter of Ell
Centre, and Mrs. Carpenter. They
will also spend several weeks in
Riverside and Los Angeles before
returning to San Diego. On Thurs
lay Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Frost had
as their dinner guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Athey, Mr. and Mrs Carpenter,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence MCGEE.