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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
81 Cenfran Faces
Trial in Stabbinq
During Drunk Row

A. A Lopez 81, Monday va
ordered TO face trial before FL Cen
tro Police Judge Lee Nuffer next
Thursday afternoon on charge
of battery in connection with the
stabbing Saturday night cf Char
les Rodriguez, who is in county hos
pital suffering from a knife wound
i'll the stomach.
Lopez who was arrested by Off
GERS Oryille Jones. Lloyd Edward
and Leslie Conn following an al
legged alteration over Jean STRAIT
ton, %, on Fl CentroS Great Wine
way Broadway ayenueD, told judge
Nuffer Monday that me didn't re
member a thing about tine stab
bing
He rubbed his jaw where he saio
he Was socked so hard that he Went
down and out, and looked mySu-
fled when the judge informed him
he was charged with battery.
The Strattcn woman was in court
on a drunk charge, which she de
MED Her trial also was set Tor
Thursday afternoon.
Rodriguez, meantime, was repait-
ed out of danger at the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Hdsfain Reviews
Guard Bill Fight
oGonlnaed from Page OncD

oGonlinaed from Page once
Grafton tor the economic and do
meslt, status Of the mdividut,
Gu;rdaman, lIastain said.
iiae committee OF - took the ro-
st'ioh thd euardSmeu should bt
LeImltted Ia SIN up either as ac-
i've or inactive members. as .
prccautien against ,Adi,cYiminItrl5
calling men whose Jobs or buaj.
ncsses would suffer IN the event Of
being put into active service, the
aSsemblyman said.
1t was alsc felt that the OriGina.
plans submitted IN the form of !.
bill by Olson made no provision lor
l,n!form administration of tn,
guard. AN error which the economy
bloc fought to correct, he said
With the federal guard plan suol
to be put into effect the commit
tee felt that the $7G34,365 appropri-
alton that was finally voted by the
legislature was more than adc,
quate' to finance the state military
organization, Hastain said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
New Forage Crop
Proves Successful

',p'n.c rhc hlgh cost of grain
Il !c"c GrOrae Winrght, ami
H... ..Dr"Iu.4.r III llr county farm
.tusCre Office. Monday pointed tt
tic 5,ucficI.I returns from new
','u"r crcp Gown ~ h" %alleH
3D.. 'lc fnst tine Gu' Of fae cHp"n-
uontal STE .nn
valley farmers Wcle reeentiy III
.I'cG % view tie laree-fourth acre
.o' Of ,apc q pasture crop seeded
ed OctcLrr and ready lor grazing
IN December. Gu tie .. NJ. Pro"el.
ranch n"a: Fl Ccntro.
W!nggu'I 1IgHrcs reveal that tHc
MaI pot W. planted at a cost
If lcsa than Guc dollar per acrc
aua for a 2l-day period IN Decem-
h.. 45-HcaG ol VINE were pasturec
30 makr SOB head daya WMnlaht
aid tLr Pig uIG splenGIdly On The
.mall bit Of land Getting food val
u- out II Tie - cents worth Of
-ccd and mai. amount Of Ia
L.r urcc aI} 1or tlllagel equal tc
>Tj worth Ot grain
NOt only Goes tie rev crop serve
suitable hog Iccd Dut Is also
Valuable IL feeding cattle, Win
rl"u' ADVISED The extension spe-
cl..I' c%pccta the number Of val
les tanners sowing the crop 10 IN
crease tremendously
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
One Killed When
Army Planes Lock
Winqs in Crash

TUCSON. AIi2 Jan 26. eUP) -
One civilian ferry pilot was killeC
last night when two army trainct
planes locked wings and crashed
on the Papago Indian reservation
II miles west of here.
The pilot killed was r. R. Hol-
llngSWorth. %. of Dallas. Tex. w
Pendleton, %, of Fort Smith, Ark.
civilian pilot of the second ship
escaped uninjured
Undersheriff Herb Woods. sent
to the crash scene to investigate.
said the two planes locked wings in
attempting a crash landing on tile
desert.
They were attached to a forma-
liOn of five planes enroute from
Texas TO Tucson. Two other planes
out Of the formation landed but
the fifth plane landed here.
The two pilots who landed at the
crash scene were Frank CT Jones.
-. Newcomer w Va. civilian. and
It. Frank A. Roberts, -. Decatur
Ga. The fifth pilot was not identi-
fled by army authorities.
Lieut.. Roberts succeeded in tax
ing off from the cactus studded des-
ert and returned to Tucson with in,
formation that led authorities to
the crash scene. Jones attempted to
take-off but ran into a barbed wire
fence.
An army board of inquiry was
appointed to investigate and i
crash crew went to the scene to re-
move the WreCkage.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
1st tAEFLands in
Northern Iceland
10 Battle Germans

CContinUed from Page One
rlcd On ac-.Ee raining maneuver5
with light ta,.-moving American
arm" units
Har'.c lc,4ued 70 the United
STATE. 10" CO. Nth the 9th d!Yi-
ilA at Fort leonard WOOD IN June
1911 and m A.-lst Lc was assigned
~ the 34,h infantry division a.
Camp Claiborne. La. participating
% III" extensive army southern
..d.c.ic!s.
U.c exec, natIye OF the big
Ny,t.c,n IclunG base has nevc.
.enn revealed II has been undo.
construction By American engineers
ana American labor forces for :
year q more. Reports from Irelan"
have emphasized the size and cX-
ten, Of the base. presumably adap,-
ed 70 provide FOR land. air and sca
force.
Tie American forces wee SER
20 Northern ireland which i pa.
.. ne United Kingdom. not 70 DC
confused with independent En-
which is neutral and has re-ea-
pha iZ-c Ecr neutrality since the
eNtry oi Tie UAnrd States into the
~"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Zb Hits Scored
Or Enemy Ships

oltfened and were holding about 10
miles from Singapore.
MOULMEIN ENCIRCLED"
North of Malaga, the japanese
claimed that they had "encircleu'
of Moulmein i'll their drive toWarC
Rangoon and the Burma Road, but
Allied dispatches said that the ene-
my was being held back and tina,
many thousands of Chinese troops
were moving in to aid in the defenSt
of Chinas life line Chinese dis
patches reported that American
aerial defenders of the Burma Roaa
had dOWned 100 japanese plarl 5
IN recent engagements.
Southeast of Singapore. the bat
tie for the main defense line in tht
East Indies was gaining momentum
rapidly.
The japanese landed at two
points in Dutch territory-oil rich
Balik Papan which already hao
been destroyed by the Dutch at q
cost Of SlOO,OO0,00O to prevent the
enemy from seizing the biggest oil
installations on the east coast OF
Borneo; and at Kendari, in the
southeast part of Celebes Island
The Dutch land forces were re-
ported engaged in heavy fighting
against the enemy at beth points,
but the mosu telling blows were
struck BY Dutch and American
air and sea forces.
TRANSPORT SUNK
American flying fortresses sank
Japanese transport and scorer
hits on a cruiser; Dutch bombers
hit two cruisers and 4 transport
off Balik Papan, and a Dutch sub
marine sank a japanese and hIt
a cruiser in actions reported Mon
day.
That was in addition to attacks
over the weekend IN which the
Dutch had blasted dozen cnen.3
warships and transports, one or
which capsled American cruisers
and destrOyers also had sunk five
CT X enemy vessels III a swift
nighttime attack.
The japanese, however. We're abb =
to land invasion forces in. this
sector TOO, pushing slowly forward
in their drive toward control of the
sea lanes through the Eas, Indies
and a direct thrust toward the I'M
pCrtant island of Java.
In the Australian sector. the jap
ancse were estimated to nave a
force of some 10 600 invasion trnooS
in the New Britain island area anc
were reported to have made land
ings on the Bismarck group, the
colOmOn islands, New Ireland is
land, along the Duka Passage. arr
posaiblr at Lac in New Guinea III
addition 10 seizing Rabaul. the capt.
tai OF New Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Send Me 10 ARMY
Man Begs Judge

20 W"ma"E. charged with a
duIken assault on r. .. Fergu-
son, Fl Centro newsboy Friday
night, Monday bec@rd police Judge
Lee Nulfar 10 send ne 10 tho
amy, because that writc-up in the
paper has ruined M reputation
here.
His plea was entered after Judge
Nlller had imposed a 90-day jai'
,cntoncc on Womack's plca ii gull
t. ~ the charges.
He said a local new paper ac-
count Of the attack On the news
hoy. WIZ charged WCmack dragged
hum into an alley and threatened
HIM by claiming 10 be Oman
had washed me up" IN Fl Centro
and begged to be sent 10 some Pa.
clfic war zone as an aImq carpcn-
tel.
Judge Nutfcr explained he had
nothing to do with sending men
to val; that the brat be could do
was ,rnd Wcmack to the kIInk for
three months.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Fresh kazi Units
Hurled Back From
New Russian Lines

LONDON. Jan ~ UP'-Two O
GernanN> be- ob.-ianS rush,.
into the southwest MOSCOW from
from ano;aes SEQ. N a vain a.
tempt 10 sf.p taa .t...!c>> RUSSIA,
coun;er-oifen~.fe aal been throw
back Wit seJt. o,-c~. a Specia
Radio MOSCOW h..s.2 sad ;ooal
Adolt Hltlc, w. ssaH.'c- - EaNc
personnal.Y c4drs.5 .at c.US.on,
the 9th aud 67.e go 'ho Inc,
from hIs now aaa presumably >a..
inner cal" headquarters d. NNiSs
or IT east Prussia. 6. @a> a>>cy'eC
They co9n."ra'ta. - t..2 R&s-
slams 1eroyIousis. Ai.~.W .eN7:,e2
only II III sa.a~aeG
The Noscea hsist. .a.. u, N..-
SIans had fcaaa.G III" Important
inhabited place H. ...l ~, 4 .1.!-
on the >o4fh&est-Musa.N front. an,
the regular Ha~sar Wal .ouuuM-
que reported H. III toN,- ..5 ,.,-
laRe> h.td been ,a4"ru OIL ,'r r..
tire lrouf
Russian tteaNs 49, reported aa
Van1ng - a.oa4 It line. break
Ing such German resistance "a, thcr.
was b slormina - ,Ha>hir- VIII
heavy artillery eaea GcrMan >;you.
point in turn.
The reeuln commm.qa, reported
that the Rus>lan> III .nei: lJtcS
operations kIl.ed zoe Germans auC
captured - !leld aun. ,l,e auu-JanK
guns. 40 machine z.n>, IS trcN,.
moltars. 2G7 trucks. 90 carts TILE.
with var materials oHa sIN p.aNe>
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

I",Jfi, to-day sm2shed lie hardeS'
Slows Of HE VI II Japan.
The American armeu forces
lH1>>eG . acayy ,on Of japanese
dead IL series II air land anC
So" .'tJCE>.
NIacAv,HurS forces accountee
~: hundreds Of dead and large
quantities ot supplies and equip
Ncut" IN what waS officially de-
>.gicoG as . brilliant maneuyer'
which completely dlSorganized his
enemy toy tie moment.
Despite these blows il was eyi-
cent that the Japanese offensive
.s rollins ahead MacArthurS men
5rasrd themselves for another
:."!uU- JapuArae attack
Ick4ys cemmunlque SAID that
we !nh'Mg on Bataan VAS conlin-
tl "to relatively Inimpurtant
SEIrmi>tr> un tie West coast anl
Al ..e yl,iu.l Of SubIe Bay"
The ~ department rrporteG
tra' Ccpu a GooG-sl1eG city on TIT
ttMtru. Philippines Island OF that
name Whlch Is >tlll unoccupied by
ne Japanese, was heavily attacked
b. Japanese planes last Wednesday
Eighteen japanese bomberS parti-
clpated IN the rad and a small
iutcr-lSland boat was sunk. Nc
other serious damage WIS reported
The flying lortre>ses which parti-
lipa,td III The Maeassar action Suf-
tered no loss, the WaI department
said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Boundary Dispute
Patched up at Rio
Continued from PAGE Onc)

Continued from Pace Onc)
olution as we'll as Brazil's own in
terests' Aranha said the break
probably would be announced to-
morrow or Wednesday.
Some quarters were apprehon-
siye Of Argentina'S reservation ir
the resolution, which provides the
right to break with any -Ameri-
can bclligerent powers. They point
ed out that Argentina thus could
sever relations with Britain and
might even become a haven fol
Axis fifth columnists driven from
other countries. United States
sources said however, that Argen-
tina had approved the economic
rupture recommended by the con-
ference and was expected to CO.
operate fully against subversiye cle-
mentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Ndzi Planes Raid
Northern Ireland

BELEASI Jaa. =. JP. - The
!"r.r..u e'sas - -l.t.f, a,Ct
'-:A'.. t...a!.a =a.ss ang!~an
" .:e,. 800 se'.# s'...ase9 = NE
l-.- .:". -: e. - a -.
:. - 2 80 ...n'.o "I,H 'Ic
r ..- - .sra. 80 mIniatrs sd
I:'.r - .eeg some s.4en'
'A'..- T." ~. ."er aorlHe!l
-r'.i:." =. ..te.&Ggu C.G ulr
"'.'!-. 9. &C. =. a.'.5!.. y .a'.-
N'.' a,sa :. ...s.t.
,..,' .:.ss 4 -. - - B..,.. /.
.-,'.:..ei. 80. aH....aL e.-.-
.''.- g = ..a.ass. e. ..e.p a...a
A..,. - a.: - a.. -. arc..
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
ScaNningl
News Horizon
DRUNK DRIVING
CHARGE DENIED

7 \ POntC, FiIlpinO, Monda3
pleaded not guilty before FL Centric
Police Judge Lee Nuffer to a charge
of driving while drunk. Ponte Saio
he had two bottles of wine in his
car. but neither had been opened
officer Reed Cunningham, who ar
rested the Filipino, said Ponte Was
driving on both sides OF the street
II Nnrp
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Jail Aliens, Says
Legion Commander
In Imperial Talk

Continued from Page Oncl
tional speaking forum, III which
a $4,000 scholarship is awarded cuci
year by Eddie Cantor, viii be helC
at BraWley the second Friday il
February. Winner Of that contest
will compete witht the winner Of
another California area, probabil
at Saa BernardinO
Prominent valley and state
Legionnaires who participated II
the Imperial meeting Sunday in
cluded Pop Dukes of Ontario
fifth area commander John Brie
cf San Diego, district commander
and Pete Ostrander of WcStmor
land. first wee commander, Of tht
valley district.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

informed. Think swimming soon "
Two minutes later there was a
second message:
"Torpedoed twice. Ship still
afloat, but listing badly. Captain
requests assistance Immediately
At 1:22 a. IN. the last message,
stating "cannct stay afloat very
much longer" was heard.
Ships and shore stations again
tried to contact the Venore by radio
but without results.
The Venore was built ut the
Bethlehem Shipbuildmg Co, Spar
rows Point, Md. in 1921 She was
$50 feet, one inch long and 70 feet
at the beam.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
WASHINGTON BL.. LED

81; there VIC statements =
congress ard - t.e pabAc pres
.hay-lng ne-u2ence as We in
Washington. These we're based pgiN-
clpauy or ne boards assertion tia,
700 much emphasis VAS placed IL
aN Quarters unon re probability o:
q Japanese a.tala u tie Sout.
SEA- instead q i; Hawaii.
The Washin@ton Time. Hey~N
reported that ~eutIcl,m OF Sccr,-
.a.y q NJ Fr.ns knox and Sec
lt-uys q. VI Hrngs /. Stin.sou
Wa> Il !atu"e T.. confessional rrao =
uon u The report.
Tie Washington Post >did i,
rn.lt De toolisl - attrlb3t" q
.l.4>'e. o1 .ach magnitude so.el!
We ACg#eon.!aAs OF Two con-
..untmg Officers The commission Is
port clearly regea.s that there Va
"e-.Igence IL W.salngtor as well.
i;IGHEE-JPS BLA5&D
-.e EtT l0.H TlE.ts sala the re-
.,,"; seems "to9 sWeeeing IN eX-
.pat.nI K.Iae.'s arc Shoy. :
;rcr...s. vile the New YORK Her
Id TIoaAc sai1 kin:me.s an
short va. 6 .ore,,-h. VAS par
3..e.eo hia@er up.'-a. Wash.nl;o.
Wae'a "..e-e Vas a l3c:: 0. i!nas.-
.-,l... (
Re- Me.yIn J. Naas. R. MINI
SEMI. Re. ao.ican n1ea.Der O. tnc
uo3,e raya. affairs committee an
& reserve marine officer Was frs
i2 .c~ ra.:.cation.
- .eg9rt OF tie Pea, Harbo.
t.a=ec' - tod the EHtea Press
demonstrates the need tor uni
NCd command for the Hawaiian out
post q NE EaFe recommended
-. o.e. 90 years.
No ore nan car be It'd s.sic--
i" ,e po@s.ble 10Y thls tracey
Nc.'..s AomIral Klmmel ny Ger
9.a:. 40 -aie jurisdiction. 7 p:oD-
abb, .-.iiic3uf tEat ,He OIL,
:-a'.4- =. - wos.a WI.e.. L. 0o.:.
ao.r - -! bacE lie GIHn.
-J,.. R4sa, N. Id 4 ...t.o.
.'-.., ..,.r
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

announced yesterday that a 10000
ton Axis liner was believed sunk
and that other vessels were dam
aged in a Royal Air Force attack
on the AXIS convoy Saturday morn
ing.
The convoy included a liner.
three large merchantmen. a battle
ship. four cruisers and Is destroy
erS one OF the largest yet seen il
tht Mediterranean-the communi-
Que said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
DESIRE JAPS FARMS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. Sup
Filipino agricultural workers. act
ing in concert with a proposed
state investigation into illegally
held japanese agricultural lands
are seeking permission to lease
state lands to raise crops the
American Federation of Labor an
nounced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
British Subs Sink
-Four Axis Ships

LONDON. Ja. 2G- y -Er...~.
eubM..s..sz e.ss..'-t- J-.Cc
search = az&r ,l.pai.. ~ t.l
Mcdl'-". .as-. it, s-...: .0G
axis Tt =. - ".ta..y . ti:..
the aamgfals= G.se.C.sd tcCav.
&c sar....s.-.4a. I'D t-a' ;nl
It1nan sa.vagl vesse. Rampr va
tc.pedced aaG ~urE. tuo medium.
transport, 49, 'ccpeaJed ana cuc
SAM. aaG No .a~ec .4-.%-. .oadeC
TANKER. He3f ..'aeEea a-.d .c-ardec
rs Gt..rrfa1
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Nazis Strike i'm Libya

CAIRO jaa 2G II Tie AMs
fcfeee II G.a r.na,. ea.N'and-
ine GcrnanH Afaaa 0orn- push
- Tie Hsl=- ta#a- ~-n ba.k
on The Iasaa tsast. q -,acr.. COM
muniasf - .s#E -. n,M- t...
Romns @e. s.. ..-.r.,d lNC
miles IN la4 d.
~ aataae. e. > H.e> was made
yeicrdar b.. .ese,- Wo:c nl.;-
ing Bonac. aae.sa.s. OF Mss
which / - M.a- Co. .outEcaS, o.
BcupEal aaa . "..cs nOwlCaS,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

MC>. ISr,y Viii be smashed.
= J. became Obvious nat tie NaziS
had sent Gen Rommel heavy rem
:Uccmou.> which caught tie Brit
i>@ Ell balance. suggestions that
lie B".t.~h had eatieed Romme.
Cu: IH ;so hope q. completely en-
rHClinc ard annlhila.ng his re-
naw.HL .anEs nay Yet hold sood
c", there Is no preSen; indication
VIA; tia; Wa> tie British strategy.
RCydi II" tosce eommunlquc
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

O, Au'o.at.
IouCsa a1~or.s saG /, appeared
THAT x 8me. nsenled "a by pass
'"c Per- q BcaEhaz! and make
>'.aila. toward Aeksa. nportan,
Cc,cr. 'a@s..sE H.aea probably Is
'GC distributing sestt. - supply tO,
.He B9asa .o.Va.5 divisions.
II wa> as>estea that II ANS
tauS> e, WITHIN Striking distance
o. Nek.a EMasa hopes c: continue
:nG i1e.~ acNaHee toward Typou
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
CONGRESS 1kA!F

Tie Robot. y9Ga.> gcpor, a. pro
@a.tdu.>> aasp.ays Al HaW.uI
J,uu.l. asa'sa4s eonsreesiona. d"-
MuuG~ ii, - ~ dgou>eG sr:llc,
,Mett..ns be H.eG. H. Vel IS dr-
nanG> - un..lg-,ion 81 ,auG >'1
ana ar command IL WI thearcr>
Il appeared that lie lea>t con-rr->
viii >et,lo .or NJ be definite as
Suvances ot bette a!9y-nayy coo:d.-
nation
There " - tendency in al;
quarter 1. "aAo l.. ;he gray,
errors o. judgment aad "derell"-
,1n OF duty" upon the p~rt of KIM
ne, anc Short %.lch the boarc
said were directly responsible tlt
the success OF lie Japanese attack
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
New Secretary at
Desk in Chamber
OF Commerce Here
Continued from Tacc One)

"NVl1- -443NtV II0I-. - TI.TT
gcsuoi.s
I'm te,lina ny Wy Cautiously
and l sincerely nope Ia @.c public
Will aIre liz tns lcI tAa' 3.N
inexperienced a.au n - L4}r ~
succeed IL all appointed ..-G. He
ring sud
The new SECRETARY I'D lie Was
gIatcl4l 1og 80 a>4.e.cs--,a ,oop",-
alton OF tLe w. aJ0.aa clH.olcs
who haTc ben oailNlue ou tht
chamber Work IL .at absence OF >
secretatN- Anna Flc~la e and Flo
enCc SWa4J"r-...
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
FDR Passes Buck
On Court Martial
IF Hawaii Chiefs

CONTINUED :gorr rage Oneo
crcy. 'nat fae W and HuEN depart
mcuts WouiG - oa.E ate cons. !,
atom Nj ~ President
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
SEARCH BEGUN

SEARCH BEGUN
A group of Yuma residents pro-
pared Monday TO take a trip into
Mexico to search Tor what they De-
litVed must have ShONertd the cart.
when the meteor bust
An inspector stationed As miles
northwest Of FL Centro said he con-
suited his watch the moment hi
saw the flash and five minutes
elapsed between the time he saw the
flash and heard the explosion. He
calculated tIat if anything dropped
it must have dropped about IS mile
from his position. This would have
put II in Mexico.
EstimatOrs in Yuma said two min
uteS elapsed between the appearance
of the light and the explosion. They
declared that showed it burst about
25 miles south of Yuma. One eX-
cited man telephoned that me"
teorite landed five or six miles
from Yuma.
The phenomenon was seen in
Indio and an FL Centran saw it
as he travelled through the Giia
Bend area.
1t was generally agreed that the
meteor burst before reaching The
earth. Authorities said those which
burst before striking the earth usu-
ally disSipate into gases. If they
strike the earth they usually con-
tain some iron mixed with other
metals.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
NAVY WIDOWS

LONG BEACH Cal. Jan. 2G.
tUP9-Widows Of navy men killed
at Pearl Harbor today were offer
I'd jobs in the Iockhcrd aircraft
Glant
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Bdtoun Heroes
Drive Japs Back

WASHINGTON. Jar 2s .UH-
rt" Dos-.a> Ma>A.,.sa1 hcrC!,
wt,. - Ea'3..a aa5 America" q"
.,.r >ra .c:ss~ - tGe S1a'hWt>-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Bursting Meteor
Pdnics Residents,
Jams Telephones
Continued from Page One)

(COntlNQed from rage OIe)
landed ~. miles east of FL Centre
II struck six miles west o.
Yuma ... II landed in Mexico .
easpcd residents to law enforcement
officers who vainly tried to get
some order out of their telephone
communications.
Sheriff Robert w. Ware was driv-
ms along the highway north of E.
Cenuo and saw the light arch from
north TO south and explode like
a skyrocket south of Imperial VAL
ley. He realized what it was anG
through his office was able to help
restore calmneSs.
There was no wild confusion o.
theht on the part of Imperial Val
ley residents, Officers said. They
lust wanted to tell the officers
something had happened or els
lind out what il was. Many resi-
dents said Monday that they were
awakened by the shock. thought
il WAS an earthquake. and went
peacefully back to sleep.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
CONVOY SIGHTED

4 Jalane>e convoy o1 warship,
M4d ,eYer-L Transports was sighted.
o(! the east Malaga coast, north
Of Mer,:n5. as The Japanese appar-
Cn,.' attempted new landings about
30 miles north OF the naval ba>c
on tNut sector.
British yelntorcements reached
the central Malaga sector and in-
tActeG 400 casualties on the enery
il stiff engagement and Alice
ali >qGadyons flashed over TIC
whole front. starting fires arl
smashing enemy boats in the Bat
Paha, sector and heavily attacking
enemy lines in central Malaga.
IL general however. the British
detenSes appeared 70 have beer
pushed back 4 feT Mles. where they
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
SOME ARGUE

Don't tell me that wasn't \
Japanese bomb" one excited man
shouted over the telephone to the
sheritfs office. Il saw it and heard
it.
You can't fool me-" shouted &
woman, 1t was too n bomb"
Telephone operators, quickly real
izing the danger of the flood o;
calls to law enforcement officers
in most instances held one line
open just in case there was gem
uine emergency to report
Guards posted along the power
drops of the All American canal
said the light arched along the
general route OF the sandhillS ano
The explosion took place south OF
them. They estimated the explosion
took place over the earth about 80
or 40 miles below the Mexican bot-
der and if anything dropped from
the meteor. it must be below ths
line.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
CONTINUED from page One)

and were ,lght!n4 nea, Kluang.
M!.,- nom The nala! base OF Sins
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

outfened and were holding about 5t
miles from Singapore.
MOULMEIN ENCIRCLED"