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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Raj Turns BIitz
Against Nazis to
Smash Egypt Drive
Enemy Columns Broken
AS British Deliver
Terrific Pounding
BY RICHARD d. MCMILLAN

WITH THE BRITISH ON
THE YVES T EGYPTIAN
FRONT, May 12. UP)--
(Delayed)-The British ver-
sion of an "air blitzkrieg' hit the
Axis armed forces attempting to
push toward the Suez canal and
appeared today to have smashed
back every enemy column.
I have just completed tour OF
the front line area as far as the
sector between Bugbug and Sol
lum. The British Imperials, boil
stored by forces evacuated from
Greece, appeared to be ready for
any offensive attempt by the Ger
mans and Italians.
The columns which already have
tried to advance ran into the great
est ground strafe" attack the Royal
air force has yet carried out against
Axis mechanized divisions in North
africa.
The RAF attack eliminated in
six-hour "blitz" offensive start
ing at 2 pm. on Monday and con-
tinuing until p.m., during which
enemy columns that were seeking
to break through .werc smashed.
For the first time in the NORTH
African campaign, South African
pilots went into action, going out
in relays every few minutes in
British Hurricane fighter planes
The British fighter pilots also were
continuously machinegunning ene-
my tanks and new six-wheeled ar
mored cars and other motor trans
ports.
The cnemy concentrations had
waited until a severe sand storm
and scorching heat wave abated
and then attempted 10 break thru
The storm had halted all air and
most land operations on both sides
for two days.
AS soon as flying was again pos
sible, the Raj spotter planes saw
enemy columns advancing from four
directions. One of these columns
Continued on Page 2; Column ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

Inc gaia program starts tomor-
row and winds UP Sunday after
noon with the finals of the frog
contest. Entries have been received
from screen stars, movie comedians.
state governors, and other dignitar-
les. The home town products will
offer strenuous opposition.
The Hollywood contingent was so
large that special Hollywood hop"
event was scheduled. First entries
under the wire came from Gene
Autry, Edward CT. Robinson, Amos
and Andy, Penny Singleton, Arthur
Lake, Jean Hersholt, Hedda Hopper,
Cecil B. DeMille. Al Pearce. Mary
Astor, Roger Pryor, Conrad Nagel
Nan Grey, Donald Woods. Helen
Wood and Richard Cromwell.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

Mayor Angelo Rossi of San Fran
cisco sent his celebrated Pasta
Ciutta" to compete IN the Mayors
derby. State governors were dime
dozen, with entries from Michi-
gan, Nevada, Tennessee. Arkansas.
New Mexico. North Carolina, Penn
sylvania, Utah and Wyoming.
The lean hardy frogs OF the
Mother Lode country, accustomed to
foraging in old gold mines and dump
holes, we're better than an even
bet TO overcome the well-fed var
ieties from Hollywood and the out
side world. All will be cunning Tor
that all-time distance record OF Is
feet Is inches In three leaps set
by a speckled amphibian named
Zip.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

had met at the Olympic games in
Berlin in 1886 and with whom he
formed a friendship inspired large
ly by their common interest in
sports.
The contents of the letters have
not been made public, but on the
basis of information gathered
since Hess dropped by parachute
IL miles from the dukes estate in
Scotland, it is possible to conclude
that Hess is still fanatically loyal
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Senate Passes
Ship Seizure Bill

WASHINGTON, May Is tUPO-
The senate today passed and re-
turned to the house a bill authoriz-
ing requisitioning of about 100 for
eign ships in United States ports,
after defeating an attempt to for
bid their transfer to Great Britain.
just before passage of the bill,
Sen. Josh Lee, D.. Okla, called on
President Roosevelt to proclaim a
war emergency" and use the navy
and air force lin the most effective
manner possible to guarantee de-
fense of the western hemisphere.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

that theory is the one that would
be most popular in Britain.
Nor has there been the slightest
evidence Hess has given or is pre-
pared to give vital information to
the British.
In fact, the evidence produced so
far has merely tended to support
the belief of expert sources that
Hess, whether acting as sincere
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

Therefore, he hoped or pretended
to hope that if he could personal
ly establish contact with a few
men of good will whom he already
knew including the duke, it would
be possible to overcome the influ-
ence of the Churchill group and
establish peace between the two
great Germanic nations"
Either Hess sincerely held these
beliefs and came to Britain as a
self-appointed apostle Of peace or
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

sultant on light metals, with plans
for producing alumni um from low
grade bauxite. He said he had pat
entS on the process which had been
originated by the French govern
ment.
LAS nearly as l can recall, and
it has been six months ago, he (Hol-
den) made the statement that If
the problem of aluminium supply
were brought to OPM their interest
in other sources than the aluminium
company was zero-nil," Gaudy said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

them.
The stones have been the priced
possession of Brenau college since
they were turned up from time
to time across South Carolina and
north Georgia. They purportedly
carried messages carved by Eleanor
Dare, mother of Virginia Dare, re-
vealing her life among the Indians
after the capture of the Lost Col
ony'' of Roanoke during the late
10th century.
DR.. Pearce said William Eber-
hardt Atlanta stone mason, told
Mrs. Pearce last Monday, unless
he was paid 5000 he would expose
the stones as fakes to the Satur-
day Evening Post. The Post recent
sly carried an article questioning the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Dogs in Imperial
To Be Vaccina+ed

IMPERIAL, May Is - All dogs
which run at large in the city of
Imperial must be vaccinated against
rabies, city officials ordered Thurs
day. They arranged for veterin-
arian to be at the city hall from
p. m. to p. m. Saturday to vac
cinate in accordance with a city
ordinance.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

Gal l'ieiiiSo iiiONiAi6 bibo ob6ii
Syria toward the 1raqi oil fields.
First official word Oh the myster-
iouS Hess case came from Ernest
Bevin, minister of labor, who called
the No. 3 Nazi murderer" said
he believed Hitler knew of the fan
tastic flight to Scotland and that
he would never negotiate with the
Nazi leaders.
Against this backdrop France
went over to the Axis, with few
sleosfsstsAoais' s.isz s-.--,..>-ss. !, 1929 =
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
told France in radio address
Thursday night that France must
collaborate with Germany in Europe
and Africa.
The aged marshal declared that
France "by necessity" must seek
an understanding with Adolf Hit
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
BY WALLACE CARROLL
Copyright 1941, BY United Press

LONDON, May Is (UP) - This
is the true story-as much of it as
can be told now-of the reasons
behind Rudolf Hess flight from
Germany to Great Britain.
Hess believed or pretended to be-
. lieve in a series of letters to the
Duke Of Hamilton that Adolf Hit
ler's Germany was invincible, and
that If he could talk personally to
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

LA PAZ, Bolivia, May Is (UP)
The government today issued
decree exprOpriating the Lloyd
Aereo Bolivian0, German Air
line operating in Bolivia.
The airline had an exclusive
franchise fer a.. service within
Bolivia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Frogs Hoped Up
For TWoin Event

ANGELS CAMP, Cal, May 15 (UP)-Anges Camp
hung out the welcome sign today influx thou
sands of visitors the weekend for the International
Jumping Frog Jubilee commemoratng Mark Twains fam
Gus story "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Thrilling Rescue
Saves 'ChutiSt
Marine bangles Head Down from Great
Plane AfterParachute Tans|es; Another
Navy Craft Performs Mid-Air Rescue

SAN DIEGO May 15 (UP)-A daring mid-ar rescue
such usually only in movie thrilers today saved
the life of marine who danged headfrst for 20 minutes
after his parachute tangled in the wires of transports
plane. little navy scout plane maneuvered close thai
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Mystery Stones
Declared Fakes

GAINESVILLE, Ga, May Is. (UP)-The mystery OF
the famous Eleanor stones developed toward solu
elton today when Vice President j. B. Pearce H of Brena
college said that stone mason who had discovered
man of the carved pieces of rock had admitted he fakeC
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

Fire In The Night
This is the story of volunteer
fireman named B. A. (Butch) Geb-
hart
sThe other evening 5utch dreamed
ne was sitting on hot stove, aWoke
to find that it was nearly literally
true for by some turn of events his
bed was on fire.
Dismissing the idea of turning in
a fire alarm, Butch stumbled into
the kitchen and returned with a
glass of water, dumping it on the
blaze. Then he crawleo sleepily back
into bed and went to sleep.
Not long thereafter Butch was
again awakened. 1t was the same
cause and this time the fire had
spread materially. Again he ad-
Sninistered the water cure and again
crawled back into bed on what was
left of the mattress.
Some time later Butch became
aware of an acute Warmness in his
immediate vicinity. The fire had
Srevived for the third time and
Butch was virtually roasting on
the Goals.
This time he made no compro-
mise Quoth Butch:
Fire, if you're SO anxious to
have my mattress, why take the
whole thing!"
So saying he chucked the smoul-
dering mattress out tie door. rolled
up in a blanket and continued his
slumber OH the floor.
Exacting Skipper
1t took a deal of effort on RRs
part to discover just why they call
Harmon Tyler "gran9maw'.
The they" refers chiefly to p. l..
, Moore and C. K. Patton. Incidental
ly, Harmon has no vast love for
the appellation.
1t was started during construc-
ton of fishing boat the trio Is
building. First time Harmon sur
veyed the work the other two had
done and announced.
That's wrong. It should have
been thusly :" the other two.
skipped it. But second time and
thereafter they replied with "Ixnay,
grandmaw."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
CM Strike Put off But
Hudson Crews Walk Out
D AMsl|Ne
(\EpoRTER

Lab de -dah-
All these years RR has looked up
to the various members of the po-
lice department as highly mascu-
line regiment with naturally mas
culine tastes.
Therefore. it was shock to sec
Jack Tackett sneak into a drug
store, buy two handsful of ice cream
cones and slip out to serve his fel-
low officers.
Cal Rector's suggestion, that
meets with our hearty approval,
was to take up a collection and
serve the cops with lollypops and
hair ribbons. .------.------.-----.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Britain DecI ares
Hess Sent Over
AS Hitler Agent
Petain Tells People His Marion Must
Co|Iabora+e With Nazis in Europe.
Africa; German Planes Seen in Syria
= By UNITED PRESS

Great Britain officially implied Thursday that Adolf
Hitler sent Rudolf Hess to Scotland in effort to trick
Britons into peace Axis terms rejected negotiations
with the Nazs and promised strike swiftly at German
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Hay Wages Will
Depend on Price
Growers, Contractors. Laborers Here in
Agreement to Fix Wage Scale Monthly
In Accordance With Market Quotation

Hay growers bang contractors and balng crews op
Grated Thursday on an arrangement whereby wages viii
be based on the price of hay.
wage scale was fixed Wednesday night at a meetin,
in Brawey meeting called because Tuesday night sever
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
NAZI PLANES IN SYRIA

The most important war front
revelation of the day was a state
ment by British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden that German planes
were using Syrian air bases in NOV
ing Nazi propagandlsts and tech
nicians-forerunners of invasion
into the Iraqi battlefield.
The British, while cleaning up
Iraqi resistance, had been con-
stantly alert to the possibility the
Germans would move in by air To
fight for the vast Near East oil
fields and Eden warned France the
Nazi planes would be attacked in
Syria. Use of Syrian bases, he
pointed out, was a clear violation
Of the armiStice termo of the French
Continued on Page 2; Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

ler's plans for Europe and Africa.
These plans have Lcen officially
described as calling tor full collabor-
alton of France in Germany'S new
order in Europe and the establish
ment of Africa as a great colonial
pool to feed Europe with raw ma
terlalS. .er
approved in principle" said Pc
tain, the meeting of Vice Premier
Admiral Jean Francois Darlan with
Hitler in Germany
I'VE will continue negotiations, -
said Petain, until We reach agree
ment."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
'CANTALOUPES

Imperial Valley: Demand fair,
mkt. weaker. Carloads fob, cash
track Std. ass S2-50-2.75; jumbo
S3.50-3.75; pony ASS and 54s $1.75-2.
L. A. Hay u. S. No. 1 $18-19.
U. S. No. 2 leafy S17.OO-18.0O No. 2
Sl4-15; Mpls. Sept. flax $1.84H.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

he said could choose the weapons, swords
pistols or sabers.
Il told him didn't know anything about
knives, but would take pistols at twenty
PAGES
Later he wanted to know if had any
seconds yet 1 told him l could probably
round up a couple of bartenders, who would
be all right for me"
Then what happened"
"Oh. it blew up. Mrs. Brazell notified the
police who stopped it because it would have
created too much scandal in this country"
The Prince may have been just as we'll
satisfied because he did not seem TO like the
bartender seconds idea. They might have
arrived at dawn, which is pretty early for this
type of worker. with bung- starters instead
of duehsts pistols
It would have been disconcerting IT, in their
nervousness, instead of shouting FIRE..
they had said, What Will you have ?"
Somebody might have gotten hurt Any
how. the Princess was the real winner because
she still has the brooch
A phantom lover" who needed false teeth
and reversed his long distance telephone calls
SO that she had to pay for them often at the
rate Of $3.50 month was denied by Mrs.
Brazel
Isn't it fact" Attorney Farr asked her,
that you told your husband that Tom Wood
Il certainly never said such thing"
We'll isn't it a fact that you paid $3.50
for false teeth for Mr. Wood"
Il paid dentists bill for him but / don't
know whether il was for false teeth or not"
Wasn't Mr.. Wood your sweetheart for the
last three years"
Never"
And didn't your phantom lover ask you
to change the color of your hair?"
No"
Wen. isn't it a fact that you shaved the
hair off your legs and dyed the skin 2"
There was blaze of objections from the
wifes attorney about such a personal, I'M
proper and irrelevant question. But a unani-
nous Judgment of the United States Supreme
Court would hardly have stopped her from
getting in an angry "Not
Mr. Brazell carried on with the ghost story
The husband related that just before the sepa-
ration he had entered the house and found
his wife talking on the telephone
She was saying, Darling, you must come
Get on the train al once I've got to see you
at once" Brazell testified
The next morning she got up shaved her
legs dressed Tn her best bib and tucker and
bought S35 hat She took bag and left
She didn't come home all night"
It was that night according TO Brazen
that he found the Lieutenant Commanders
love letters and at II p. M fell over with
heart attack
on account Of his health, which prevents
him from earning a living the husband pleaded
for ahmony Mrs Brazell7 besides charging
that he was cruel and drank too much. said
he had never worked since she married him
So Mrs Brazell has her money his brooch
and divorce Mr. Wood has his teeth and
Mr. BrazeH only his memories
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

ing of the lovc-ltcraturc continue with one
which said
"Of course I love you darling wouldn't
it be rather late to deny 1t now? Our few
days together left another deep impression
although the circumstances were. not of the
best. No explanation was given as TO whether
the unfavorabe conditions were geographic or
atmospheric, such as low visibility
Just bear in mind the fact I've loved you
ever since I've known you and II will probably
80 on and on Fate has rather mixed up our
lives and plans but sti1 we can go on-and
on and take the goods the gods provide
CMr Brazel thought the gods had provided
him with the goods for obtaining alimony
but he was mistaken
so you want 20 be first IN 1887 selfish
thing However so far there hasn't been
first and your name heads the Inst. I felt
mighty low tcxaCt barometer reading not
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

ter in which all that is described says
I'm so - sick Of these one night stands
MRS Brazell explained that he was on
lecture tour at the time) Il get into town.
talk TO the gathered yokels and morons, climb
aboard my phaeton and jump 10 the next
place No time for cheating, nay dear"
Mr. BrazeH was not weeping over the
commanders platform anguish but wanted TO
know just whom he would have been cheating,
If there had been time for cheating Mrs.
Brazell couldn't imagine.
The final paragraph Of the letter seems
plausible because Eslimos also like EN- fat.
It says.
Much love to you darling and take care
Of yourself Don't lose too much weight
L don't like them thin
"All love and a million kisses II 1 had
--otf here ~ Look a kiss al YOU Thus ended
still another letter
hy American Weekly Inc Great Britain Rights n,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

II the proverba cat may look at a king
perhaps well-thawed-out polar explorer may
look at the ex-wife of the cousin of king
with kiss in his eye, even if she happened
TO be married 10 a commoner at the time
Mrs Brazel dismissed the endearing terms
with a wave Of her jewelled hand and the
statement
They don't mean anything"
However she admitted that Neville had
expressed his love for her and asked her TO
marry him many times but never since her
wedding to BrazeH in Tia Juana Mexico
June IS 1885 She added that the letters had
been in an open drawer of her Hollywood
home and that her husband had been fully
acquainted with their contents.
In spite Of the far-from-polar temperature
of the letters Mrs Brazen maintained that
her friendship with the commander was on
strictly platonic basis.
An unusual feature of the trial was the
introduction OF Ruths own love letters to
friend husband while he still was a friend
and not yet adversary, asking for alimony
These unsolicited testimonials were thought
necessary to refute her charge that he had
been a cold and unresponsive husband One
of them asked the question:
What is it you have that the others do
not?"
question, which is no longer of Importance
in the family Another addressed to Darling
Jimmie" ended with
Love, kisses when you see me- No
excuses"
The next one wound up as follows.
God bless you-kiss Spooks (her dog)-
and all my love 10 my darling TO the only
man l ever loved. Your loving wife, SHUT
UP"
All her letters were signed SHUT UP"
which may indicate her reply. in case Prince
Pignateni should write TO ask If she hadn't
loved him during these while
she was his wife and he had fought 35 duels
over her Mrs. Brazell explained that she had
meant every word she had written IN the
love testimonials"
But I lost my affection for him when he
beat me up in January 1911" she testified
Even after he had beaten the alleged ro-
mantle stufing out of her so 20 speak, still
there had been no thought of inhdelity. In his
efforts TO salvage that diamond brooch out of
the love-wreek, Brazels attorney shot this
question at Mr. BrazeI.
Did you ever fight duel over Mrs.
Brazeii p"
Z was challenged to one and accepted it,"
the husband replied
Legal objections threatened to disappoint
the courtroom spectators edging forward on
their seats but Judge Thurmond Clarke gen
erously ruled that the witness should be
allowed 10 explain
"The challenger was the Prince Brazell
continued He objected because I had given
his wife a diamond brooch 10 keep for me
He said I was giving his wife diamonds
II replied i don't give anybody diamonds
His reply was My seconds are waiting
Il asked MIN what the procedure was and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05


on stationery Of the Byrd Expedition and
addressed TO Ruth Darling" ended
Much love my sweet as will try and
keep my promises Many mushy kisses"
Wouldn't it be just like husband 10
imagine something wrong about that? But
how poor girl or even a rich one prevent
a man from sending mushy kisses through the
mail The same explanation applied TO
oinother which concluded
Il am coming back to you, baby, just as
soon as I can. Ny love and a great big kiss
for you, darling Coolies 10 you always
At this juncture, Mr. Brazells attorney
Roy J Farr interrupted TO ask the coolies
recipient II the letter-writing commander had
ever Rugged her
No" Mrs Brazeu smilngly replied but
wish he had"
Deeply shocked the attorney let the read
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

II lost my DOOk Win
every address in it"
In spite Of this
catastrophe. % m =
mander Neville re-
membered Ruth's ad-
dress. The most in
tereSting letter is one
revealing that all the
horrors OF a polar eX-
plorer s life are not
suffered in sub-zero
blizzards
Between eNrtof
tions he must endure
the miseries Of the
lecture platform. in
order 20 raise funds.
SO he can 60 back and
suffer in the cold
some more. The let
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

The Courtroom Was
JUST a Riot of Merri-
menf When Those Hot
Letters From q Cold
Explorer Were Read.
and Thof Story About
His Ex-PrinceSs Ro-
monticoIIY SuPpIYin g
False re eth for q
Phantom Sweetheart
Was Told. But Only
til e n eire S w a S
Laughing at the Finish
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

heiress
Bat the Judge wasn't
quite that modern "
Mr. Brazell didn't
collect a cent and as
for that Sc 600 diamond
brooch he handed her
for safckeeplng nhlle
she was still the wife
Of Prince LudoUco
Pignatelli d'Aragon.
cousin Of the late King
Alfonso OF. SPAN. she
can keep right on
keeping H.
The Prince. who is
.rateG-one Of the dead
lest duelists OF Eu-
rope. didn't want his
Princess 20 have 10
either. and challenged
Mr. Brazeil 20 an en-
counter on the field OF
honor
In a legal counter
offensive. Mrs. Brazell
won "A divorce on the
ground of cruelty, some
OF which may have
consisted Of hearing
her red hot letters
from a boy-friend read
Ain court and then being
#ccused Of shaving her
legs before disappear
Ing for the night with
another one.
AT the sting hBs-
baud got for mrs pains
was the lady's goat
Nevertheless he put up
one OF the hottest
battles ever fought in
a Los Angeles court
Full credit for the
love letters was given
20 Lieutenant Com
mander George O.
Neville. Antarctic OK
plorer and described by
Mrs. Brazell as "Ad-
miral Byrds right
hand man
While the missives
were far from the
fugidity one might
possibly expect from a
South Pole explorer
MIS- BrazeII explained
that they were merely
from an old friend and
that her husband had
long known all about
her friendship with
Commander Neville.
o. % 80. ....f a A..
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given and your sweet face might
have helped Enjoy yourself to the
absolute limit on New Years Eve
even get little tightly, drink to me
toast in three words. as l shall
drink to YOU I love TO be with you
but maybe it's better I'm not
Mr. Brazell agrees heartily with
that last thought Another letter
read.
Il received the picture, a very good
picture Of you, and / am carrying II
with me I am going TO drop IN on
Princess G. at the first opportunity
bat YOU had better send me the ad-
dress Of your brother and sister again