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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26

dinner at the arm" post.
Great Britain and Northern Ire
land observed the holiday for the
FIRST time in the history Of the
British empire as a gesture of hes
pitality to american troops station
ca there But both the army and
British civilians gave their tur-
keys to hospitals and accept {
menus featuring roast pork a:A
baked ham instead.
All states celebrated the holiday
on The same day for the first time
in three years. In 1910 and l94i
many states followed President
Roosevelt's request to advance the
date one week.
But while there was agreement
on the da', the celebrations were
not simultaneous. Thanksgiving
Lay arrived for soldiers in the Fiji
Islands at $50 a. m. tFWT) We'd
neSday Cn the other side of t.
international dateline, troops at
Samoa will not Leein the holiday
Until 7:30 a. m. CEWT) Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
Death
Trail
Traced

SAN JOSE, Calf, Nov. 26.-(U.P.l J
Blonde Bernice Curtis visited the
Hawaiian Gardens resort with a
man and another couple Sunday
night, shortly before she was bat
tered to death with a rock, the
Sheriff'S office said today on the
basis of information furnished by
a hat-check girl
Miss Wilma WeSSelling, employ
cd at the Hawaiian Gardens. said
q woman whom she identified by
Miss Curtis arrived there during
the evening with a male compan-
icn and another man and woman
who danced until about IL pm
They left then.
DESCRIPTION VAGUE
Miss WeSselling was unable tC
furnish Il description of Miss Cur
tiS' companion. but said the other
man in the party was middle aged
nearly bald ans a good dancer.
Meantime questioning began OF
every man named Frank" among
the quarter million shipyard work.
erS III the san FRANCISCO bay
area
Miss Curtis supposedly had date
Sunday night with shipyard
worker known only as Frank.
Police inspector Al CorraSa in
San Francisco said the homicide
SQUAD had obtained a positive iden-
tification OF Prank. and that
Shipyard police were assisting in
the search fer him.
Miss Curtis body was found
bruised and battered on ploweo
field about a mile and a half south
of Palo Alto Monday morning
She apparently had been beaten
with a rock and her body hauled
across the rough ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
RY EDWARD W. BEATTIF

LONDON, Nov. 26-tUPl-Allied
columns were reported advancing
along the Tunlslan coastal road to-
ward Bizerte today while fierce
air battles ragged over the French
protectorate and British and Amer
ican forces prepared for the start
C a Knockout offensive
Radio Morocco said British forces
nearing the great naval base at
Bizerte already had fought severa.
skirmishes with AXIS troops striv-
ing desperately to retain their foot
bold in North Africa
Another column driving toward
Tunis. 35 miles southeast Of Bizerte
was reported within % miles Of the
city.
POSITIONS HELD
In other parts Of Tunisia. tho
Moroccan broadcast said British
American and French troops hat
SteadfIStly held their positions il
the last as hours Of fighting.
kXis pl mes were bringing in in
creasing numbers Of land reinforce
ments and raidine Allied positions
il Tunisia Radio Morocco said
cremy planes bombed the port OF
Zone, Algeria last night. and raid
ed adjoining arcls. causing several
casualties.
The station added that Lieut.. Gen
Kenneth A. n Anderson. leadin'
the British first army and Ameri-
can forces. was at the point OF
starting a general offensive against
Blzerte an1 Tunie."
ADVANCE REPORTED
Although the axis W2s sendin'
increasing numbers of reinforce
ments across the Mediterranean il
an attempt 10 hold the TmisiaI
coast. another radio report from
Morocco. said tie allies had adj
vanced TO within IS kLomctcrs o2l.t
miles Ct 1unls.
Radio Berlin eJidadyancing Ger
man troops dealt heavy bloWs' tC
British-AMeIican forces in the TIL
nisia Algeria border aica. i sal,
minor but fierce fighting developed
for rail functions road crossing
and mountain positions.
French troops were fighting
alongside the British and American.
who were advancing s0uthWard t.
block AVIS rcinforcements atremJt-
ing to move no. .tEWest from Tripo
litania
AXIS REINFORC ED
The AXIS W2s reported THROWN
laIPe aerial endorsements into III;
Tunisian battle at the risk of weak
ening it. strength on the Russia.
fl ont and these were bline mot /.
American IocEhcod lightning FIGHT
Crs P-38's - which destroyed /
cncmy planes Tuesday without les
TO themselves.
An Allied c-TmUnlquc said Tho
P-38's Wet ms IN iudcd four Ital-
ian transport planes shot down al
Gabes. lGj miles southeast of Tunis
on the Gulf of GaEes and Two lu.t
German Jun tyS-33 's-prCbablV il
transport use dCslTCsed elsewhere
ir southern Tunisia in addition.
tour udnspo. tne seaplane and
Il tank were destroyed at the Gabea
airiield
all PLANES SAFE
All our planes returned safely"
the ccmmunique said -Four Of our
planes were damlgcd and one pilot
was wounded
Royal Air Force boinbcrs mean
while plastered Bizerte Tuesda
night, concentrating their attack
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
NLRB Regional
Official Chosen

PORTLAND. NOV 26 - CUP -
The selection of Judge NJ. c. Sloss,
attorney and civic leader of San
Francisco, as chairman of the Ma
tional War Labor Boards regional
board, was announced here
today.
The regional board serves five
states-Oregon, Washington, Cali
fornia. Nevada and Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
Debt Adjustment
Changes Advised
By Board Chief
Continued from Page

lCOntlnucd 1TOm PaBt II
then determine the valuations on
4 100 per cent basis.
In deserving cases. Adams rec
ommended, loan not to exceed 85
Per cent of the average assessed
valuation. tie loan to run not more
than 20 years. to be amortized and
the rate of interest to be that OF
the Federal Llnd Bank in this dis
trict. The limit of the loan should
be $4,000.
Adams asked Warren for his opin-
ion of the suggestions.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26


said.
Both sides were making heavy
Use OF artillery. mOrtars and ma
chine guns and Allied and Japa-
neSe planes were supporting the
land operations
Informed quarters here said tbs
desperate japanese resistance OBJ
viCuSly means the allies will suffer
considerable casualties before they
take the be9chhead
A single Japanese plane twice
appeared over Port Moresby in
western New Guinea last night but
its bombs fell "harmleSsly in the
brush, the communique reported
Allied medium bombers attacked
an airdromc at Dill in Portuguese
New Timor. the communique added
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
Flax Growers to
See Warren

Governor-Elec Earl Warren is
expected to put in brief appear
ance at the annual membership
meeting of the Southwest Flaxseed
association next Tuesday night at
T in the Barbara Worth hotel.
Several other Cut-of- town guests
are anticipated by Argyle McLach-
Ian. secretary. and John Dubois,
president, of the organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
ScanningI |. Y.
News Horizon
ATTENDS NAVY
AVIATION SCHOOL

Lyle Quinn. sen of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. H. Quinn of FL Centre, is con-
nected with an advanced aviation
school in Chicago He is connect
ed with the United States Navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
INTEND TO WE'D

A notice of their intention OF mar
ry was filed with County Clerk w.
j. McClelland recently by John
Cyril CIesser. 20, Brawley, Il soldier
and Lillian Ona Wilabee, C5, deputy
county treasurer, at Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
ADVANCE SKIRNHSIfES

The Axis troops were being met
by Allied advance units in many
parts Of Tunisia, according to fro !
reports. Radio Algiers said violenl
ecmbats were taking place in cen
tral Tunisia. Allied paratrccps
pno captured another Axis air
Grome yestel elday, We're said 10 have
repelled enem. attacks ard 10 have
taken prisoners.
Radio Morocco said GtrmcL
troops had been repulsed % mile
south of Tunis and reported thai
British and American units We.t
tanning out toward the south.
This station broadcast a French
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
Allies on Verge Of Big
Offensive in TuniSiu

n the docks and Axis shipping il
the harbor.
Numerous bomb flashes were
seen" the Allied communique said.
and there was 4 big sheet Of flame
which appeared TO come from eX-
ploding gasoline All bombers re-
turned safely"
Among the air transports destroy
ed-according 10 a Cairo communi-
Que-were two huge transports, orc
of which was capable of carrying
30 fully equipped troops
The other was a giant German
fnst of its t.pe destroyed by the
Raj.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
War Sets HOLIDAY
Theme for Nation

Continued from Page II
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26
3 Jap Destroyers
Sunk by Bombers
Near GuadaIcanaI

Continued from Page Il
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-26

All our planes returned safely"
the ccmmunlque said -Four Of our
planes Were damagcd and one pilot
was wounded"
Royal Air Force bombcrs mean
while plas.crod Bizcrte Tuesda+
night, concentrating their attack
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Automobiles Wanted

AAA ATTENTION
An makes and models. High dollar paid.
$3.50 Grand River. TIE. 1900.
AAA-Cars for Junk: we pay more. Best
Smelling. 537 East Garfield. co. 1882.
AAA-JUNK CARS WANTED
Highest dollar paid Townsend 1853
A. B. BANNING JR.
Wanted, good used cars. Reliable for rs
years. Call
PLAZA ABB SIPS MACK
BETTER price for junk cars; also
wrecks. $. q S. Auto Parts TW. 1883.
A BETTER price paid for junk cars and
trucks Olive $3.50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
cARsATE MODELS, MECHANICALLY SOUND WITH GOOD TIRES


AMERICAN. Century trailer coaches on
display, Federal Trailer. is040 Warren w.
CAMP TRAILERs-special. SIS full price.
Shamrock. 13447 Sehaefer highway.
CLosEoUT OF GOOD USED COACHES
1O640 GRATIoT, OPP. CITY AIRPORT
ILoANs-RePnd house trailers Lloyd r.
Fast, Inc, 3040 +, Cd. Blvd. MA. 0i42
TRAILER parts. accessories also repair
parts. Federal Trailer. 1000 West War
ren. Daily 80: Sunday 1917.
1912 TRAVELO cruiser coach: sleeps 4.
24600 Joy road, Warriek Village.
CONSULT the enlarged Real Estate list
ings in the big Sunday Times Want Ad
Section
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
9IOO GRAT|OT

PLYMOUTH 1887 7-psss. sedan; will pay
its way. Carson Buick, 14127 Hamilton.
PLYMoUTH-'35 luxurious 5-pass. sedan
heater; very nice S65 full price.
SAG MACK, COR. MAXWELL
PLYMOUTH 1871 2-door: heater, excel
lent tires: low mileage: private owner.
9ii0 Monica. Hogarth 1923. Vermont
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19

FORD--la3q super de luxe sedan; thor
-oughly reconditioned; 3 good tires, heater
spotlight dark green finish; 1895.
LINCOLN SNEES
Ford II p. Bldg. $4,000 Woodward, at Sears
FoRD-'3s de luxe coupe so: 25 miles 10
gallon; excellent condition: spotless black
finish: only S2s5. s216 Gratiot.
FoRD-ie41 tudor: maroon finish: heater
GOOD tires; mechanically good.
PACKARD
5I4 lEasi Jefferson RA. $500
FORN-1a4i fordor super de luxe: radio,
---A~5ter; real good tires: new Ford dealer
rebuilt motor; forced TO sell Immediately
will take $3.50. Mr.. Newberry, $50
Woodward
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Money to Loan
Small Loan Lieensee.

and repay by mail. too. with safety.
PROVIDENT announces this new plan
20 save you time. trouble. tires and gas.
Just SIGN the eoupop<psssw and mail II
TO the PRovIDENf cllee nearest you.
Wen do the rest COR. ~ you desire, just
phone us). Rem ember. PROVIDENT
charges have NOT been increased.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19

PONTtAC--i940 de luxe 6-cyl. 2-door trunk
sedan heater and defrosters; original
beautiful Chinese maroon: 5 like new white
wall tires. positively a spotless beauty. fun
price, S646, your old car down; cleanest
ears in town. Jerry Lynch. 1850 Liv.
81
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-09

Hgy War Savings Bond n- s-1ra:
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
2kegfo Foo:pads
Sought Following
Strong-Arm Ro.dup

FL Centre police and Sher-
iff's Officers Monday were
searching for two Negro foot
pads "one tall, one short
who strong armed J. i.
Smith. OF rural route No. SUNDAY
night in the 100 block of Second
street, and escaped with Smiths
wallet containing S23.
Smith told po'ice that one Of tn
bandits Shouldn't be hard to ideN-
tify. because he will be wearing
proof that the victim didn't give
up without a struggle. Smith satd
he had struggled with his two aSSall-
ants. and had succeeded in markinS
the face of one of them with q roc;.
Authorities Monday also were
searching for youth named jim
mic, following complaint by Il
O. Calvert, 65l Commercial stree,
that Jimmie" is suspected OF steal
in3 Calvert's automobile and $50
in cash.
Calvert said he and friend jim
mie" had gone to MeXicali, and had
returned TO CaleXicO where they
rented a cabin. When Calvert aWoke
later in the night, ne said, Jimmie
was gone So was che car and the
$50
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
Germans Financed
Iraqi Quisina

MOSCOW, Feb 9. tOfficial Rus
sian broadcast recorded by United
Press in New York -Iraqi author
tiles have discovered that former
Premier Rashid Ali Al-Gailani
Iraq's "Quisling," promoted his re-
volt with German money and main
tanned contact with Berlin through
Nazi travellers, a Tass news agency
dispatch from Istanbul said today
With German money, Al-Gailani
recruited army units from amon5
SheikS and certain tribes, it said.
He also was said to have attempted
unsuccessfully to organize a large
pro-Nazi group in Arabia with funds
supplied by German and Italian
ministers.
The dispatch said the Turkish
government would order all Iraqi
and Syrian emigres to leave tie
country when the investigation il
Iraq is completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
lAPS drive BRITISH BACK ON SINGAPORE
Fire Rava9es
Giant Liner

NEW YORK, Feb o. (UP)-Ire raced through the
$600OOO00 luxury liner Normande today, threatening
destruction of the vessel which commandeered by the
Navy and rechrStened the Lafayette
At least 200 workmen who stripping the liner
of its fittings injured and 200 others reported
trapped below decks the Starboard side Rescue crews
started cutting through the hull toward the spot where
fire officials said the Workm2n trapped About $500
the ship when the fire broke out about noon
(PWT), apparently in what the grand salon Of
the liner.
While the of the fire undetermined the FEEDER
al Bureau Of Investigation said
Our agents are down there the spot investigating
the possibility of sabotage.
Five alarms turned in, bringing out all the fire
apparatus the west side of Manhattan.
great pail of yellowSh smoke sWired down the llud
river from the fire and spread Manhattan.
The massive bulk of the Empire State Building loomed
weirdly through the drifting smoke which floated like
fog. AS from the windows of the United Press
office the great monoh Of the Empire State Building was
times almost botted out by the smoke Arpanes duck
ed in and out of the smoke bank
First word that the liner which held the trans
Atlantic speed record afr came through the ships
oudspeakers and WOrkmpn began Scrambng for the pier
sliding down ropes leapng into the water and climbing
down extension ladders stretched from fire apparatus to
the prov of the ship which stands high above the elevated
express highway that runs along the pier.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
Flood Covers
Farming Lands

and Marcuose The water was eX-
pccted to come within four miles
of Yuba City, the county seat, but
no closer
Army engineers tried to hold the
flood yesterday after the morning
major levee break. A cross lev
"e 10 miles away was strengthened
but the torrent ,whipIyd by n
stiff wind, broke through A Sec
and levee Is miles from the break
held only momentarily, then al
most trapped large group OF
Morkmrn One truck was lost and
% men had to swim TO safety.
The flooded area is bounded On
the west by the Sutter Bypass, ON
the east by the Feather River and
is southwest from MarySville and
Yuba City. It is planted to peach
es. alfalfa, clover and other crops
and the damage will be tremend-
OliS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
Man Tells Police
He Likes Hitler

John UebaSki, who Ell Centre po-
lice said admitted he was a Nazi
and proud of it, was held in county
Jail Monday pending Investigation
of his activities by the FBI.
UebaSki, arrested on technical
charge of vagrancy SUNDAY, assert
edly cursed the luck which kept
him in the United States, where he
had resided for l3 years, and prayed
fervently for an opportunity to re-
turn to his native Poland to serve
against his own people in Hitler's
legions.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
Hea[d Warns of
Leases TO Aliens

Make no new leases or
agreements of any kind with
Japanese aliens or citizens.
District Attorney Elmer Head
warned property owners Mon
day, and at the same time
warned Japanese aliens and
citizens to hasten i'll giving in
formation about land and agri-
cultural transactions.
The deadline for japanese
aliens and citizens to appear
at the county agricultural COM
miSSiOner's office in the court
house basement and fill out
questionaires, Heald said, is )
p. m. Wednesday. He said the
response was not as rapid aS
desired.
Heald declared il wise for
Japanese to give the infOrma-
ton voluntarily. declaring this
would save time in getting II
from official records.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
Economic Planners
Back Anti-AIier,
Influx Resolution

The executive committee of the
Imperial county economic planning
conference was on record Mon
day closely following the stand
taken by the county board of Su-
! p'rvisors conceln ming evacuation Of
enemy aliens to Imperial county.
Meeting with Farm Advisor
Frank BeySchlae last week were !.
f. Harshman, o. j. Bradshaw S.
4. RGbinscn and Nelson Correl
members of the executive body Of
the organization composed of local
tanners and agency representatives,.
The committee voiced approval Of
q letter to Roscoe f Bell. SCcre-
tary of the state land use plan
ming committee, putting them ON
record against an influx Of alien,
Continued on page 6. column u
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
Ex.Po.ice Chief
IS Drunk Driver

y former FL Centro chief CT po-
lice. John jenkins, CO, and two
other men We're in Judge Lee Nut-
fcrS police court Monday on drunk
driving charges.
jenkins, who Ied as police
chief here in 1914. had been arrest
ed by Officer Wilford Tyler 1t PAT
=. III. in the 500 block of Main
street. He pleaded guilty and was
fined $75.
Jimmie Clark, a transient box
maker. also arrested by Tyler, drew
"A similar fine on his plea of guilty,
Ted Brown, 37-year-Cld truck
driver, pleaded not guilty to charges
of driving while drunk filed by
officer Lloyd Edwards following
Browns arles, at . :16 a. m. and
ECsted SIS cash bail. Judge Nuffar
set trial for Wednesday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09

SACRAMENTO Feb. g. up
Muddy flood waters-25 feet deep
in some places-coyered more than
10000 acres today and was still
spreading over rich farmlands of
Sutter county as the swollen Sac
ramento river and its tributaries
Eegan to recede slowly.
Between 250 and 3C0 farm fam
lies were evacuated to higher
ground The levee at the junction
cf the Sutter Bypass and Feather
River was washed ont in two places
one 3O0-frcL long and water surg
ed over farms which had never
been flooded since 1920 or before
The flooded area extends north
about 25 miles from the broken
levee in a V-shape, which is about
10 miles wide at the upper end
The hamlet of Tudor was under
live feet Oh water. Other small
communities flooded were Wildon,
G Bannions Conner, Abbott, Bogue
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09

FllSt re@iOn California Farm Br-
rCau members Monday were ready
to dispatch to Washington their
protests against employment Of
Flm Ac;or Melvyn Douglas anu
Night Club Dancer Mayris Chaney
by the Office of Civilian Defense.
The protests were voiced at a
regi nal meeting Saturday. wheA
Japanese alien problems in connec-
ion with farming received lenethv
consideration and were the subject
Of two talks. one by Sheriff Rob
ct w. We're and another BY
Charles Halliday, deputy district at
torney.
The resolution protesting hiring
Of "entertainerS" to direct civilian
def'nSe effort was an outgrcWth
of the current nati"nal cCntro-
versy over employment by OCD cl
entertainCr friends of Mis-. Eleanor
Roosevelt.
Halliday warned 60 members OF
fam bureau region number one Of
the dangerous japanese situation i'll
Imperial Valley and other parts OF
the Pacific coast area.
Bureau members passed a reSo-
luticn requesting law enforcement
officials to take anti sabotage mea
sureS and 10 enforce the Cali
fornia alien land law.
We are at war" Sheriff Ware
said. ITS better to put many enemy
aliens in concentration camps than
to allow them an opportunity To
hurt our soldiers" He was reterrlng
to possible sabotage by iorelsn
agents to American defense indus
tries.
It's about time We forget tread
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
Fire Destroys
0gi|by Postoffice

The Ogilby store and post offic"
in the desert in eastern Imperial
county were destroyed by fire Sun
day, residents of the community
said Monday.
Long landmark in the gold
mining area, the old store and pos:
office were said to have been the
only public buildings in the place
except for the railway building
alCng the tracks.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
8 Million Dollar
Fire His Capital

WASHINGTON. Feb 9 tUPl-
Ere that swept through steel
framework of the uncompleted So
OO0,OO0 Statler hotel, running steel
GIiders and concrete forms, threat
enlng today to delay completion of
me much-needed building.
The hotel company said damage
might exceed $l,000.G00.
The hotel was being rushed to
completion to help alleviate the
capitals severe .oom shortage
Steel work had been completed on
the II floors of the huge structure
and concrete floors were being
poured.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-09
Nurse
Poisons
Babies
'AnseIin White
Believed Men+aIIy
Unbalanced

NEW YORK, Feb. 9. (UP)
Medical science studied to-
day "the snapped mind" of
one Of its own practitioners
an "angel in white" who
betrayed her trust by poisoning two
infants in a hospital nursery
Though Nurse Irma Twiss Ep-
stein was formally charged with
homicide because one of the in
fants died authorities indicated that
hers was not a case for the courts,
Dut for the science in which she
was 80 proficient that her SuperiorS
still called her the best nurse who
ever entered a sick room
In 1910 Mrs. Epstein retired from
her professionalism years of car
ing for babieS--to have a baby OF
her own. 1t died at birth. A few
weeks later she took an overdose
II sleeping tablets. She spent four
lays in the pSychopathic ward OF
Bellevue hospital.
In the still hours before Sunday'S s
dawn, she was alone in the nursery
Of the Bronx maternity hospital. Six
)abies were in her charge. Two
were crying and had been for hour5.
She took an eye dropper and :,
small bottle from a chest and put
several drops of tincture of opium
into each open and wailing mouth.
Inctllre of opium is a Sedatlyc
Jut is never given undiluted, even
o adults.
In the corridor she encountered
Anna Banker, night superintendent.
Mrs. Epstein passed her without APP
Earently seeing her, mutterin9
". babies E.. babies"
Miss Banker rushed into the nur-
serv and found Elizabeth Fam
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