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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
EIma Jean Maddux Bride
Of Howard Worthinoton

Maddux of Holtville, became the
bride of Corporal Howard Worth
ington, U. S. Army Air Corps, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Worthing-
ton of Imperial.
The Rev. Carlton c. Buck, former
pastor of the Holtville Christian
Church, performed the ceremony
before background of huge bou-
quets of pink Amarillos.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, was lovely in a gown
of white linen and overall lace made
with a tightly fitted bodice, full
skirt and sweetheart neckline. Her
fingertip silk net veil fell from a
co ronet of seed pearls and she
carried shower bouquet of white
daisies, bouvardia and larkSpur
MATRON OF HONOR
Mrs. Vivian Pendley of San Diego,
the brides sister was her matron of
honor. She chose a gown of blue
marquiSette and carried a shower
bouquet of pink carnations.
! Bridesmaids were Miss Ethel Mae
Maddux. the brides sister, Miss
Helen Worthington of Imperial, sis
ter of the groom. and Miss Gladys
Mulling of Ell Centre. They wore
similar gowns in pastel shades of
yellow, green and orchid and their
bouquets were of mixed summer
| flowers.
Jimmie McNutt of Ell Centre serv-
ed as best man for Mr.. Worthing-
ton.
A delightful program of tradition
al music was rendered preceding
the rites by Miss Margaret Maring
IF Ell Centre and Mrs. Carlton
uck of Orange. Miss Maring sang
Because" and Mrs. Buck chose
20 Promise Me- while the two
rendered a duet, the familiar, 81
Love You Truly"
Mrs. Maddux. mother of the
bride was attractive in a costume of
light blue with white accessories
and corsage of white gardenias.
| The grOom's mother wore dusty
pink with navy blue accessories and
her corsage was also of gardeniaS.
RECEPTION HELD
Following the ceremony tho bridal
couple received congratulations
from approximately 100 guests at a
reception in the social rooms of the
church. Refreshments were served
with a beautiful brides cake CEN
tering the buffet table.
The couple will be at home at
Fresno where Corporal Worthing-
ton is stationed at Hammer Field
as assistant chaplain.
The bride is a popular member
of the younger set in the Valley and
is a graduate of Holtville High
school and Ell Centre Junior college.
Before her marriage she was en-
ployed by the Imperial Irrigation
district in Ell Centre and Consoli-
dated Aircraft in San Diego.
Corporal Worthington finished at
Imperial High school and went one
year to the Bible Institute in Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
! t =! ( :: J, ! .
Ky t,RSkJNE JOHNSON

film players have discovered a new
way to outwit studio bosses. The
unhappy player Immediately calls
the Hollywood Victory Committee,
and asks to be sent out on an army
camp tour, thus avoiding the pic
ture. It's a beautiful out, and
there's nothing the studios can do
about it. Signs of the times
Mickey Rooneys hoped up road
ster will be sold four times during
the course of the next Andy Hardy
comedy, Andy Hardy's Blond
Trouble" Producer Jesse Lasky
has a contract on his desk waiting
to be signed by Fred Asaire to play
himself in Rhapsody in Blue" If
contracts can be arranged, Fred
will sign.
I've seen and heard a lot of
singing trios, but Hollywood's latest
discovery-the Tailor Maids-is the
first trio we know bringing beauty
to music. The girls - Virginia
Friend of Wichita, Kan, Marian
Bortell of La Sale, ILL.,, and Faye
Rene of Creston, Iowa, are all
beauties. The girls have worked
in two Universal filmusicals since
forming the trio in Los Angeles
oonly seven months ago. All are
trained singers, arrange their own
numbers and describe their warb-
lings as Sweet Swing"
Promised and hoped for: Alan
Dinehart's comedy characterization
of a theatrical producer in "Trop-
icana." Hot trumpet player Leonard
Sues version of the "St. Louis
Blues" in the same film.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20, 1901.
Published evenings except Saturday
and Sunday. In combination with the
Sunday POST-?RESS. by the Imperial
valley Publishing Company, 625 State
St., Ell Centro. Calf.
Paul Jenkins, Publisher
and President.
"a. c. Johnston, Vice-President ani Nd
vertising Manager: Catherine M. Jen-
kins. Secretary.
Member United Press. California News
paper Publishers Assn, West-Holliday
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
CAP TO Recruit Aviation Cadets

Imperial Valleys Civil Air Patrol,
Squadron 914-2, Thursday under
took new assignment - helping
the army air force recruit aviation
cadets.
Young men, II to 26, may now
be given entrance examinations
both mental and physical-in the
valley. This eliminates long trips
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
Bette Davis Sues
Over Lost Trunk

CHICAGO, Aug. S CUP) - Film
Actress Bette Davis demanded ST.
900 damages from the New York
Central Railroad and the Pullman
Company today, charging that the
two companies lost her travelling
trunk more than year ago.
Filing suit in the name OF Bette
Davis FarnsWorth she said the
trunk was lost during visit here
in March, 1912. 1t contained, she
said, $1,000 worth of clothes.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05

Hollywood. finally won its tiff
with the Hays office censors over
the torrid romantic situations in
THE Constant Nymph." They'll re-
main in the picture. But the CEN
sors did succeed in killing all the
publicity stills showing Charles
Boyer kneeling at the beside OF
Joan Fontaine when she dies. They
were rejected as "horizontals' ="
Which reminds me: The Hays Of
flee prohibits the showing of the
opposite sex in bed together even
If they are married. But in Crash
Dive" Tyrone Power and Anna
Baxter are shown together briefly,
in a train berth. And what's more,
they are trangerS-havent even
been introduced to each other. APP
parently, the film censors do not
look with askance at the nations
overcrowded railway systems.
At a recent Los Angeles per-
formance of the horror play, "Sil-
yer Nails" Henry Hull was play
ing the role of a corpse at an Irish
wake when the candles near the
coffin accidentally ignited some
straw flowers. Hull Immediately
raised up from the coffin, snuffed
them out and brought down the
house with his ad lib: This isn't
the first time a corpse got up and
walked around at an Irish wake
=. Veloz and Yolanda predict a
revival of the waltz as a psyche
logical reaction to the war, and
plan to be in the swing by dane
ing the Blue Danube in Uni
verSal's Second Honeymoon. i.
RkO Comedian Wally Brown and
his wife have date with the stork
in September.
TRICKY CONIEBACK
A
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
Police Continue
kidnaper Search

ALBANY, Ore, Aug. 5 CUP- -
State police sought today to trace
young woman with a newborn
child who stopped at a Portland,
Ore, drugstore and bought an in
fant's nursing supplies several hours
after -day-o,d Judith Gurney
was kidnapped from her hospital
crib.
Meanwhile, physicians said the
life of the baby's mother, Mrs. B.
w. Gurney, may depend on the
blonde, blue-eyed, infants safe re-
turn.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
HEM -Ex
BACKACHE.
LEG GG'i@Hii;' Pains May
Be DANGER sign
OF Tired kidneys

If backache and leg pains are making you
about them. Nature may be warning you that
your kidneys need attention.
The kidneys are Natures chief way of taking
excess acids and poisonous waste out of the
blood. They help most people pass about 3
pints day.
II the Is miles of kidney tubes and filters
don't work well, poisonous waste matter stays
In the blood. These poisons may start nagging
backaches, rheumatic pains, leg pains, loss Of
pep and energy, getting up nights, swelling,
puffiness under the eyes, headaches and dizzi-
ness Frequent or scanty passages with smart
ingand burning sometimes shows there is some-
thing wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
tho Is miles of kidney tubes flush out poison
ous waste from the blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05

Three men from Imperial Valley
have arrived at Ohio State univers-
ity in Columbus for work in the
U. S. army's specialized training
program. From FL Centre are, Pvt.
Burton H. Lemons, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. E. Lemons, and Pvt.
Thomas Slovak, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F.. Slovak. Pvt. Glen D.
Barnes, son of Mrs. Belle B. Barnes,
Brawley, is also at the university
Part of the men assigned to the
Chic State school remain for only
few days of testing preparatory
to further assignments, while 9TH
ers stay for several months of army
specialized training.
Mr.. and Mrs j. r. league of I'M
perial have two sons in the service.
Corp. Joe league is stationed at
Camp Roberts where he is in the
field artillery. Machinest'S Mate
James league is attending naval
school at Norfolk, Va.
Word comes from First 1t Rob-
ert l.. Rawles, FL Centre, that fol-
lowing rest cure in Morocco he
expects to be sent to the United
States in about sixty days. Rawles
is a bomber pilot. He saw consid-
cradle action over Europe and over
North Africa. He is a graduate of
Ell Centre Union High school and
Junior college.
Pat Bush, U. S. NJ, writes from
the Canal Zone that his command
ing officer is friend of Cal Moody,
formerly of Ell Centre. The two at
tended school together at San Jose
State college. Moody is now a
lieutenant in the air corps.
Briton Gallagher, u. S. NJ, of Ell
Centre, is aboard cruiser some
where in the South Pacific.
Ted Kenney is stationed in Iran.
He is soon to be released from the
army hospital, where he has been
for the last month.
Official confirmation of the part
1t. Joseph G.. Lesicka, Westmorland,
is playing in this war came Thurs
day from U. S. army headquarters
in the South Pacific. 1t. Lesicka is
a P-4O pilot of the 18th air force.
He has become an ace with 719
planes to his credit. In the air
battle near Vella Lavella Island,
July Is, 1t. Lesicka downed four
Jap Zeros and one-half of a bomb
er, sharing honors with a navy
pilot on the bomber. His record
prior to July Is included dive
bomber June 16, another June 30
and a Zero July II.
William G.. Gilliland, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. M. Gilliland, near Ell
Centre, has graduated from the
army air forces technical training
command school at Amarillo field,
Texas. He is mechanic. His
graduation now fits him for air.
plane maintenance and he will be
sent to some air base where he will
assist in keeping Americas Flying
Fortresses in the air for Allied VIC
tory.
La
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
BrawIey Woman
Marine Ension

Mabel Lou Beckwith, former sup
ervising principal of the Barbara
Worth school in Brawley, has been
commissioned as an ensign in the
United States Marines Reserve. She
reported for active duty July 27.
Miss Beckwith is a graduate of
Nebraska University at Lincoln
Neb. and received her masters de-
gree from Claremont College, Clare
mont. Calf. She is a member OF
Phi Mu and Pi Lambda Theta sor-
critics.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
FILM FACTS

Milton Berle is celebrating his
28th year in show business - the
Youngest oldest veteran. &. George
Murphy will lecture on dancing TO
next semester's physical education
classes at the University of South
ern California. There's a sign
in the newspaper set office for
Background to Danger" which re-
quires 356 Arabic characters. Some
body asked the technical adviser
what it means. 1T says" he re-
Piled BE brief" Tip to film
talent scouts: Singer Margaret
Whiting, daughter of the late song
writer, Jack Whiting, should be IN
pictures. A beautiful voice and
very photogenic:
Sydney Greenstreet will definite
ly insist on sympathetic role
after completing his latest badman
part with Humphrey Bogart IN
Conflict"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
Hamburg Ceases
To Exist as CITY

LCNDON, Aug. 5 CUP) Evidence
OF economical employment of air
power is revealed by the Raj as
sauit on Hamburg in which Ger
manys second city has been wreck
ed at cost of 88 bombers and be-
tween 600 and 700 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
CALENDAR
THURSDAY

THURSDAY
Troop II, 1880, Scout hut.
Gypsum Workers, 1880, Labor
temple.
Motor Corps, 1880, Eastside Fire
House.
20-3O Club, 1880, California hotel.
Building Trades, 1880, Labor
temple.
FRIDAY
Kiwanis Club, IL, Barbara Worth
Hotel.
Painters, 7:3, Labor temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
Secret Airp|ane
Crashes into Sea

LOS ANGELES. Aug. S (UP)-
Naval officials today investigated
the crash of an experimental North
American bomber of the coast OF
Balboa,- Calf, yesterday The
plane plunged into the ocean and
sank after the pilot and flight en-
gineer parachuted.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05

to coastal cities.
Complete information may be OBJ
tanned from 1t. Peter j. Schartz,
764 Mai" street, Ell Centre, phone
1896; 1t. F.. j. Gunterman, Calexico,
phone 646 Edward L. Cravens, 1929
east Main street, Brawley, phone
1888, or any CAP member.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
FILE INFORMATION

WASHINGTON, Aug. dup1 =
Brand owners of domestic wines
will have 30 days after Aug. II
within which to file information
about brands sold in March. 1942.
the office of Price Administration
said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05

A lovely summer wedding was
solemnized Sunday afternoon at 4
p. m. at the Christian Church at
Orange when Miss Elma Jean Mad
dux, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rex
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05

| Brawley, brother of Mrs. q. l.
Weatherbie. Holtville, has complet-
ed the armys primary flight train
ing course at Thunderbird field,
Glendale. Ariz. Cadet Kilgore at
tended Ell Centro Junior college be-
fore entering training. He was an
employe of Coast Counties Gas and
Electric Co., Ell Centre and Braw-
ley. He believes that this will be a
long war because "up to the pres
ent we have fought defensive war
and will have to take back the ter
ritory lost by us through offensive
action"
First 1t. Orvan P. Glaze, husband
of Bette Reid Glaze and Son-in-
law of Mrs. Estelle S. Reid, Ell Gen.
tro has returned to the United
States after two and a half years
in the South Pacific, where he saw
service on Guadalcanal. He is now
in the hospital in San Francisco re-
covering from an attack of malaria.
Mrs. Glaze will join him there.
Sgt. Jessie N. Clay, Ell Centre, re-
Gently was promoted from corporal
to sergeant at the Myrtle Beach
bombing range, Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina. Sgt. Clay is at present
assigned to the air base head
quarters squadron of the bombing
range. where his duties are that of
clerk in the base personnel office.
Don Young. u. S. naval pilot, is
now in Casablanca. North Africa,
he wrote friends. Young attended
Ell Centre Junior college before he
entered the service.
Lyle Van Norman, son of Mrs.
Larry Derrick. is home on leave
after being away for three years
with the marines in the Pacific. He
was transferred to the marine para
troops and will enter training at the
close of his 30-day leave.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
FOOT
or RINGWORM

'LENSALL" has given results to
thousands is not greasy, does not
stain and affords immediate, salts
tying relief. Try this prepara-
ion; protect yourself against this
,ery serious skin affection. On sale
1t Clements Drug Store.
Reg. u. S. Pat. Oil.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
ANNOUNCES CONTRACT

WASHINGTON, Aug. JF -
The Defense Plant Corp. today
announced a contract with Asso-
ciated Iron and Metal Co., Oakland,
Calf, to provide plant facilities in
California at cost of approximate
ly 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05

LICENSE ISSUED
A marriage license was issued
Wednesday to Dale Leroy Cor
meny, %, Ell Centro, and Cora Belle
Miller, %, also of Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05

TRICKY COrIEBACK
Dissatisfied ever roles or pictures
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05

Aviation Cadet Bishop M. Kilgore,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05

Aristocrat white vitreous China
lavatory. AcidprOof - will not
stain or Craze. Roomy Bowl with
anti-splash rim. Chromium legs
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05

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ing. Large hand-en-
graved venetian plate
glass mirror. ..RemOv-
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construction. Cleaning
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Easy to clean-JuSt a
damp rag.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-05
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Evening star., 1943-12-24
Soldier Tells How Japanese
Tortured Wounded Americans

| Others were scattered In shallow
foxholes.
Twice shadowy forms crawled to
the edge Of my foxhole and were
shot before they could drive their
knives home. More attackers came
Suddenly I felt sharp pains in my
neck, shoulders and back. 1t was
minute before I realized I was
being stabbed. I felt blood gushing
from my neck and tried to hold it
in with my hand.
"A little later a Jap grabbed me
by the hair, jerked me up and
kicked me in the jaw. The only
thing that kept my head from being
chopped of right there was a COM
motion In nearby foxhole that
drew my attacker away. / rolled
back into my hole and lay nearly
unconscious until morning.
I'm the morning was the most
gruesome sight of all. The men on
stretchers had all been bayoneted
and chopped up"
On the fifth day, Sergt. Riffice
said, the survivors reached home
base.
Sergt. Riffice was operated on
later by flashlight during an air
raid on Guadalcanal. He said he
talked the doctors out of taking
of part of his foot. A small -caliber
bullet was taken out of his spine
three months later.
Every time you lick a War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-12-24

Every time you lick a War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-12-24
Women's S Council Provides
Gifts for 156 Families

One hundred and fifty-six needy
families will receive gifts this year
as the result of $1,515 contribu-
ton from the Women's Council of
the Federation of Churches, Judge
Fay Bentley Of District Juvenile
Court announced yesterday.
Judge Bentley described the Gift
as tribute to the social workers of
the court, who made q careful sur
vey, estimated the money needed
and reported the sum to the
Women's Council.
Council members proved they
had faith and confidence in our
professional workers to the extent
that they were willing to under
write our program" Judge Bentley
commented.
Instead Of buying articles for the
families. as has been done in the
past, the money was distributed
directly to tho families,
Evening star., 1943-12-24
By the Associated Press.

TOPEKA, Kans., Dec. 24.-This
will be Sergt. Sam Rifice's happiest
Christmas.
Nearly forgotten now is the horror
OF lying wounded in the darkness
of New Georgia foxhole, feeling
sharp new pains in his neck, shoul-
ders and back, and realizing, after
a moment, that he was being
stabbed. -.
Those Christmas chimes are
sweet this year." the 39-year -old
Chicagoan said.
He's convalescing in Winter Gen.
eral Hospital and my girl, Martha
DeLuca is waiting for me. We
want to get married as soon as we
can."
He wants to return to active serv-
ice, too, after his wounds are COM
pletely healed-the dozen deep cuts
IN his neck and back, the mangled
left foot and the bullet in his spine.
Yet cold sweat forms anew on his
face as he tells of Japanese tor
turing the wounded Americans on
New Georgia.
Men of his company, the "Barra-
cuda Commandos." We're being
knocked out fast, he said, as they
tried to hold hill in the fight for
Monda airfield Sergt. Riffice suf-
Tered bad leg wound from a
grenade, and was one of 40 men
sent back for medical aid.
They were cut off before they
could reach the beachhead, he said.
The little men Japanese) did
most Of their damage at night. har-
rying us to reveal our positions.
They screamed, lighted matches,
and shouted English greetings, try
ing to attract our Shots"
On about the third night I'VE dug
in" ne. said, and stretcher cases,
about 20. were lined up close so
they could be treated in the dark.
Evening star., 1943-12-24
'0x-Bow Incident Named
Best Film Drama Of 1943
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The Ma
tional Board Of Review Of Motion
Pictures yesterday named Twen-
tieth Century-Fox's ''The Ox-Bow
the best film drama of
1943 in its 18th annual selection OF
the 10 best pictures Of the year.
The board chose the British-made
Desert Victory" as the best docu-
mentary and Warner Bros Watch
on the Rhine" as the most popular
Of the year.
The best 10 were named in the
following order: 'The Ox-Bow In
cident," watch on the Rhine" !" "Air
Force" Holy Matrimony," "The
Hard Way" "Casablanca," "Lassie
Come Home" "Bataan," 1.-THE Moon
Is Down" and "The Next of Kin"
For outstanding direction, the
board selected william Wellman, d.
rector Of THE Ox-Bow Incident" !"
and Paul Lukas for outstanding act
ing In Watch on the Rhine"