Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-29

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flrst Monday in February.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Sperry spent
the weekend in Los Angeles, going
up Saturday and returning Mon
day. While there they visited Mrs.
SperryS brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Blanchard, who are
visiting a son in Glendale. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blanchard live in Kansas
City, Kans.
Mrs. Ray Brown, the former
Naomi McKendry has gone to San
Francisco TO join her husband who
was called there from March Field
after the declaration of war on
Japan. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown were
married about two months ago and
had expected to make their home
in Riverside
Mrs. Tracey SOrenSon. editor of
the Calipatria Herald attended the
45th annual convention of the Cali
fornia Newspaper Publishers which
meets at Coronado on Jan. 1917
| 10.
A young man giving his name
as Wally Moss and accompanied by
blonde young woman. applied
fol a position as lintoype operator
at the Calipatria Herald office, one
day last week. He came from an
employment agency in Los An
eeles and Mrs. Sorenson decided to
giye him a trial.
Two days later Mrs Sorenson
discovered a $40 book of Govern
ment postals and other miscellan-
eous articles missing from the Of
flee and called the police. The
police picked him up before he
left town and it was found he had
forged three checks for $25C0 each
made out to himself and using the
Herald stamp and had signed them
Tracey Sorenson. He is now in the
city jail awaiting trial.
The Calipatria Ebell club met at
the home of Mrs. Helen HolmquiSt
last Wednesday. The president,
Mrs Louise Manning, held a buSi-
ness meeting after which very in
teresting program was presented
by Mrs. Genevieve Thomson. She
read a paper on THE Bill of
Right" emphasinzing the liberty it
gives us as American citizens.
Mrs Jerry Rose drew the guest
prize and Mrs. Lillian Wilson was
welcomed as a new member.
The hostess served tea to the fol-
lowing members: Mesdames Cen
evieve Thomson, Jerry Rose, Lii
Ian Wilson, Lucille Wallace, Julia
Riley, Hortense McKendry, Ola
Sperry, Frances Rademacher, j. G..
Writ, Louise Manning. Eleanor
Augenstein, and Irene Wilkinson.
Mrs. B. L. Catron who has been
visiting her brother, U. j. SIN
clair and family for the last two
weeks, left for San Diego Friday
where she will visit other relatives
before returning to her home in
Springfield, III.
At the Legion meeting Monday
night final plans were made for
the local oratorical contest which
will be held at the Calipatria high
school on Feb. a. At this time the
/ three best essays will be chosen
and these contestants will read
their essays before a joint meeting
Of the Legion and Auxiliary at the
Legion hall on Feb. 9. A prize OF
10 dollars will be given for the
best essay, five for the second, and
tWo-fifty. for the third
Dinner will be served by the
Auxiliary.
Interpost Council will meet in
Calipatria on Monday, Feb. 2 at
the Legion hall. Unit Number l OF
the Red Cross canteen will pre-
pare the refreshments under black
out conditions.
On February 81 and % the Le-
gion will hold their second annual
Pea Festival. An earlier date than
last year was chosen to try to avoic
the bad weather which interferec
with the Carnival last year The
usual Days of 49," shows anc
concession will be part of the en-
tertainment.
The Auxiliary heard a report OF
the 22nd ditrict meeting held ir
Imperial Sunday, given by Mrs
Julia Riley Some Red Cross sew
ing was finished and plans were
made for serving refreshments to
the Interpost Council on February
2, TO the County Federation OF
Women's Clubs on February 6, and
to dinner for the Legion post on