Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24

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Mrs. Charles Lechler Mrs. Ford
visited relatives and friends.
j. L. Love is at home recuperat-
ing from an operation for appen-
dicitis performed about ten days
ago Love owns and operates the
/ Love grocery store.
Mrs Norvel johnson spent sew
eral days this week at Laguna
Beach with her husband who has
an Indian curio shop there. Mr..
Johnson returned to Calipatria with
her to spend the weekend
Mrs. Julia Hay is now in Beau
mont where she will stay during
the remainder of the summer.
This community was saddened
last week b. the news of the sud-
den death of Rev. Percy c. lesson,
pastor of the Community church.
Rev. lesson and Mrs. lesson ac-
companied by their daughter. Esme,
left Calipatria July for their for
mer home in Detroit, Michigan. TO
spend their vacation with their son
and family, DR.. and Mrs. F. P. Jes-
son. Friends here were notified of
his sudden death on July IL but no
details are available. The funeral
was held last Tuesday in Detroit
Wayne Writ, son of Mr.. and Mrs
J. G. Writ, was among the valley
boys who left July 20 for service
in the army The boys will go to
Los Angeles and be assigned to their
posts from there. Wayne has been
employed By the Imperial Irriga-
ton District for the past three years.
Mrs. Tom Allen, Mrs. W. j.
Young and Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Sperry attended the 22nd District
meeting of the American Legion a.
Balboa Park in San Diego last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Short and
10 Anne and Mr.. and Mrs. Cum
ningham and children were in San
Diego Sunday where they spent
part Of the day showing the children
through the ZOO.
Mrs. William Corn and son, Wiley,
and her niece, Miss Margaret Cor
man went to Los Beach last week
to stay for the remainder of the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. o. Hoober went
to Los Angeles Saturday where
they have a summer home. Mr.
Hoober will make occasional trips
to the valley to attend to business,
but Mrs. Hoober will remain till
cooler weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hightower
spent a few days last week at Santa
Maria where they visited RAYS
brother and family, Mr.. and Mrs
Marlin Hightower. Ray returned
| home the first of the week but Mrs.
HightoWer remained in Los Angeles
for a longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Young drove
up TO the Campfire Girls camp near
Lake Cuyamaca Sunday for their
daughter, Lois, who has been spend
ing the week in the camp. Other
] girls who were there from Calipa-
tria were Betty Welker, Peggy Lyer-
ly, Betty 10 Wagner, Donaldine
Elliott, Ruth wilkinson, Maurine
Brooks, Barbara Mead, Jerry Cox
and Sybil Dean Davis.
A buffet supper was enjoyed re-
Gently at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
L. E. Sinclair when their daughter,
Hazeldell, entertained for her
friends. The supper was followed by
a swimming party in El Centre
/ Those invited included Miss Peg
Sinclair, Miss Jean Thomson, Miss
Betty Gullett, Miss Edna Thetford
Miss Virginia Johnson, Bill Soren-
son, Bud Fleming, Jim Chaffin.
David Dayton. Junior Bradford
Owen Kuns and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Marsh.
James Watts came down from
Bakersfield last Sunday to spend
the week visiting his uncle and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Higgins.
Mrs. Jack Bryant has gone to
Texas where she will visit relatives
for the next few weeks. She took
the train to Phoenix and made the
rest of the trip by plane.
DR.. and Mrs. j. A. Wallace and
Jack and Jerry have gone to Colo
rado where the doctor expects to do
some fishing and later visit Mrs.
Wallace's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
N. Walstrom at Denver.
Among these who spent Sunday
in the mountains were Mr.. and Mrs.
! u. j. Sinclair Miss Ruth Ann Sin