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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-23
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-23
TRUCK RECOVERED

An hour after it was reported
stolen. FL Centro police recovered
an international truck registered
to Jack Scheon Of the De ANA no
tel. The truck was reported miss
ing by SchOen at 500 a m. Sunday
in Calcxico and was found at $40
BY Fl Centre police near the Mar
tin Wahl shed in Fl Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-23
FUNERAL HELD

Funeral services for Pcarlinc Nc
Laughlin. four-months old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Nc
Laughlin, I'll South Third street.
wcrc held Monday afternoon. Burial
was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-23

Charging extreme cruelty and
asking custody of two minor chill
dren, Martha E. FauSett has filed
suit for divorce against William P
FauSett.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-23

Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Eu-
gene Waterman sang Schubert's
Ave Maria" and Because" She was
accompanied by Mrs Alberta Fran
els, who played the wedding marches
and provided a soft musical back
ground of II Love You Truly" dur
ing the ceremony.
Given in marriage by her father,
Russell c. Rogers, the bride blonde
. beauty was set off by a gown of
hite eyelet organza. fashioned with
a short train, sweetheart neckline,
and sleeves pointed at the wrist Her
flngertip veil was fastened to a Ju-
let cap of seed pearls. Her only
ornament was a strand of pearls
and she carried an old-faShioned
EoSegay bouquet.
BRIDES ATTENDANT
She was attended by her sister.
Miss Vera Rogers, who wore poWd-
el blue taffcta dress with a short
train. A matching shoulder-lcngth
blue veil of tulle fell from a cluster
Of pink and blue roses in her hair.
She carried nosegay of pink roses
Seaman first class c. j. Waller.
Of the Los Alamitos naval station
served his brother as best man.
Mrs. Vera Rogers, mother Of the
bride, chose gray crepe dress with
! fuSchia accessories. Mrs Villa Wal
Ter. mother of the groom, was pres
ent from Kansas C;ty, wearing a
powder blue crepe dress with white
accessories. Each had corsage of
white and purple aSterS. centered bv
rose.
Following the ceremony, rCCcp-
ton was held at the Rogers home.
with the brides aunt. Mrs. H. L.
Parker assisting.
RECEPTION HELD
White and purple aSters carried
cut the color scheme Of the wedding
Refreshments, including a tered
wedding cake, topped 0y miniature
marine and bride, were served to
guests.
rOI lltI SOlllS away costume. Mrs.
Waller chose a summer dress Of
melon green crepe with white acccs-
Sories. The couple plan a honeymoon
on the coast after which they will
r axe their home in Santa Ana. Mr.
Waller will report to the El Toro
marine air station near there on
August 6.
The bride is prominent in activ-
lties of the younger set and is
graduate of Central Union high
school She also attended Arizona
State Teachers college at Flagstaff
Mr.. Waller is from Kansas City
and has served in the marines for
five years, ~ months Of that over
seas on two tours Of duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-23
LICENSED To WE'D

Ernest Miller Thomas. marine.
and Sydney Christine Nicholes,
Barbara Worth hotel, obtained a
marriage license Saturday from
County Clerk w. J. McClelland.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-23
OF Interest to Women
Edited By Marjorie Hovey Kinder
Betty 10 Rogers Is Bride
Of w. O. Robert w. Waller
Churches
Schools

Saturday in the First Methodist
Officer
Waller o
Kenneth performed the double before
glado
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-23
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Fl Centre Lodge No. 3Si, F.&A.NI..
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TUESDAY
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Evening star., 1945-11-20
New York Presses
War on Criminals
BIZ the Assnciated Press

-
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-New York
City patrolmen today were ordered
to work their usual extra four hours
of duty every 10 days in civilian
clothes and to patrol the streets
during that period in their own
automobiles in another step to halt
a crime wave which has taken al
most one life a day in 70 days.
Mayor F. H. La Guardia, after
a conference yesterday with Police
Commissioner Arthur w. Wal
lander, admitted that crime was
increasing and attributed the rise
to steadily dwindling police force.
He disclosed that the city was
prepared to grant provisional ap-
pointments as patrolmen to vet
erans who had passed qualifying
examinations before entering the
armed service.
Police Department figures re-
vealed the police force was ATS
short of its normal quota of 1871.
forcing many precincts to spread
their men over wider areas. so that
in some instances patrolmen were
walking two and three beats instead
of one.
Police officials said that of the
normal quota 759 patrolmen still
were in military service and the re-
naming posts vacant,
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Lebanon Minister Forecasts
Progress Under Freedom

The Republic of Lebanon is look
ing forward to an era of reconstruct
ton, development of natural re-
sources and renaissance in litera-
ture, DR.. Charles Malik. Lebanon
Minister to the United States told
a group of American citizens of
Lebanese descent at a Statler Hotel
banquet in his honor last night.
American influence through edu-
cation, especially through the Amer
lean University at Beirut, and the
influx of his people to the United
States during the last two or three
generations long had been building
up ties between the Lebanese and
the American people, he said.
There Is an awakening in the
Arab world, and a real desire to
belong to the family of peace-loving
nations" he declared.
DR.. Malek praised the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt for his stand along
with Winston Churchill insisting
that the French release the new
Lebanon government leaders on
November II, 1943, "at a very crucial
moment in our history" The United
States recognized the independence
Of Lebanon in September, 1914.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
David {. Jenkins, Head
OF Engineering Firm, Dies

David E. Jenkins, 60, president of
the Jenkins Engineering Co., heat
Ing and plumbing firm here, died
yesterday at his home, 74O8 Alaska
avenue NV, after heart attack.
Mr.. jenkins had been in the heat
Ing and plumbing business here
for 81 years and was president of
the Heating and Piping Association
of the District. He also was men,
ber of the Washington Board of
Trade and the American Building
Congress.
A native of Washington, he is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Tracy B.
Jenkins: two sons, Wilbur E. Jen-
kins, who is treasurer of the Jen-
klns Co.. and James M. Jenkins, also
of Washington, and a daughter
Mrs. Catherine johnson of Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow at his home. Bur-
ial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Cur|ey's Mail Fraud
Trial Postponed

The long-delayed trial of Repre-
sentative James M. Curley. Demo-
crat, Of Massachusetts and five
others on charges of violating the
mail fraud statute and conspiracy
to violate it, which was to have
started today in District Court, has
been continued until Monday. Mr..
Curley was elected Mayor of Boston
earlier this month.
Justice James M. Proctor ordered
the continuance because Jeff Busby.
attorney for two of the defendants,
is engaged in the trial of a civil
case.
Meanwhile, no definite word was
received as to the availability of
David E. Desmond of Boston, said
to be stockholder. who is one of
the defendants In the mail fraud
case. 1t has been reported he may
be too i'll to appear.
The trial of the others could
proceed without him if a severance
is granted.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Generals Wife Regains
Gems Lost in Mixup

Mrs. Emiline Corbin, wife of Nal.
Gen. C. L. Corbin. Fairfax, Va,
today had regained possession OF
approximately $4,000 worth of jew
elry which was carried off by mis-
take by a Marine hitchhiker last
Saturday in a suitcase mixup.
Fairfax County police said Mrs.
Corbin told them she picked up
Pfc. Richard T. Saville near Falls
Church. The Marine, who was on
his way home to Romney, w. Va,
placed his suitcase beside that OF
Mrs. Corbin, which contained the
jewels
When Pfc. Saville left the car at
Fairfax Circle, police said. he took
Mrs. Corbin's bag by mistake. Mrs.
Corbin discovered the error when
she arrived home.
In searching the suitcase, she told
police. she discovered the Marines
name and address Fairfax County
police Immediately got in touch with
Romney authorities and the bags
were exchanged shortly afterward.
Evening star., 1945-11-20

siStant administrator of the Army
Epidemiology Board.
1t. Col. Thomas II. Sternberg,
director, Venereal Disease Control
Division.
Col. Lee I. Park, director of the
Renegotiation Division.
1t. Col. Louis F. Williams, Phar-
macy Corps, received the Bronze
Star.
Brig. Gen. Richard C. Lindsay,
U. S. A., has been awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Medal and the
Legion of Merit, it has been an
nounced.
Gen. Lindsay, who lives at 1901
Morrison street NV, received the
DSM for taking a leading part in
developing important plans for
prosecution of the air war against
Japan" and for initiating and de-
veloping important studies for the
AAF which contributed materially
to the success of the Air war against
Japan, the citation said.
The Legion of Merit was awarded
him for his outstanding services as
a member of the strategy and policy
group Of Operations Division, War
Department General Staff, and as a
member of the Joint War Plans
Committee.
Capt. John w. Roper, U. S. N,
has received the Legion of Merit
for exceptionally meritorious con-
duct in commanding the battleShip
Wisconsin during combat operations
against the japanese. The award
was made by Rear Admiral H. F.
kingman, Chevy Chase, Md.
From March to August II, l945.
the period covered by the citation.
the Wisconsin operated with fast
carrier task force units of the 3rd
and 9Th Fleets during the invasion
OF Two Jima and Okinawa and the
occupation of Japan.
Capt. Roper, a Naval Academy
graduate, lives at 3436 Thirty-fourth
street NV. He was formerly aide
to the Secretary of the Navy.
Navy 1t. Donald Jemison Ludwix
received the Air Medal for merito-
rlous achievement as pilot with
Scouting Squadron 81, operating
against enemy forces in the Allan
tic. 1t. Ludwig is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Ludwig, AZ Chan
ming street NV
Evening star., 1945-11-20
RaYon for Innings Called
Key 10 Clothing Output
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-With re-
tail stocks at the lowest point since
the war began, clothing manufac-
turers today held out little hope
for improved supplies Of suits and
coats for men, but cautioned that
production hinges on getting more
rayon for Innings.
An industry spokesman yesterday
said mems clothing makers are get
ting only 80 to 40 per cent Of the
normal supply of lining fabrics.
while demand is at least one-third
above normal.
Estimates Of current production
of mems clothing range from TOO 900
to slightly over 100000 suits a
month, while monthly demand for
veterans alone is said to be about
2,0O0, 900.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Phone Workers Here
Give No Hint of Action
In Illinois Wa|kout

Washington officials of the FEEDER
alton Of Telephone Workers, an in
dependent union, today watched de-
velopments in the strike of 8,7O0
operators in Illinois and part of In
diana but gave no indication that
they were about to join In a SYM
pathy walkout here.
Mrs. Mary E. Cannon, president
of the Washington Telephone Traf-
fic Union, affiliated with the fedora
ton, said the union operators of
the Chesapeake 6y Potomac Tele-
phone Co. would be ready for action
within two hours if requested by the
Illinois strikers.
At the same time, AL Philip Kane,
general counsel for the national
federation, said he had not yet been
approached by the District union
leaders which leads me to believe
that no pressure has been applied
on them as yet"
Local Stoppage Doubted.
He said he doubted if there would
be work stoppage here unless there
is real pressure by the Illinois
people"
At the Office of the District Fed
Grafton of Telephone Workers, a
spokesman said no word had yet
been received. Most of the union
officials were at their jobs with the
telephone company.
Mr.. Kane pointed out that the
telephone operators here might find
themselves in an awkward situation
II asked to strike in sympathy with
the Illinois unions. He said the
Illinois strikers were out in protest
against a recommendation by War
Labor Board panel of a 81 wage
increase, after having demanded Sc
The Washington union, on the other
hand, accepted 81 wage boost rec
commended by the WLB.
115 Communities Affected.
The Midwestern strike affects IFS
Illinois communities and two coun-
ties in Indiana. Only long distance
service was seriously interrupted in
Chicago, where dial telephones are
prevalent, but local service was bro
ken in many smaller communities.
Operators in the District were
handling only priority calls into the
affected area.
A conference called by the Labor
Departments Cancellation Service
last night in an effort to settle the
strike ended in failure The strike
began yesterday morning.
In New York, j. j. Moran, presi-
dent of the Federation of Long Lines
Operators, another affiliate of the
telephone federation, said his union
would support the strike in the area
where operators have walked out.
He said long lines employees of the
Illinois Bell Telephone Co. would
refuse to cross picket lines as long
as the strike lasts.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
$4,000 Veterans Due
In u. 5. Today From J
Europe and Pacific !!
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Approximately 1900 servicemen
are scheduled to debark today at
three East Coast ports and more
than $4,000 veterans are due at four
West Coast debarkation points.
Ships and units arriving:
At New York - Tufts Victory,
GAINESVILLE Victory, Colby Victory,
Alexander Ellington, all from
France; Pomona Victory and VIII
liam Cody, from Belgium; Hawaiian
Shipper and Amarillo Victory, from
India; James B. Richardson and
Santa Barbara, from Italy; Cape
Poge, from Wales-a total of 1870
miscellaneous personnel
At Newport News-Miaulos, Ma
than Hale, Paul Hayne, Sea Snipe,
Robert Bean, Anne Bradstreet, HUI
bert Bancroft-a total of $50 mis-
cellaneous troops.
At Boston-Wooster Victory, from
Marseilles-1,940 troops, including
290th Infantry Qst Battalion) of
18th Infantry Division; I'd Battalion
Of 18th Infantry Division and 18th
Counterintelligence Corps Detach-
ment.
George M. Bibb, from Wales-578
troops, including 444th Antiaircraft
Automatic Weapons Battalion and
miscellaneous personnel.
Montclair Victory, from LIE Havre
1856 troops, including 18th Hos
pital Train, 999th Signal Service
Company: 548th Quartermaster De-
pot Company, 30lst Military Police
Escort Guard Company, 768th Field
Artillery Battalion with medical at
tendants, 957th Quartermaster Serv-
ice Company, 3189th Quartermaster
Service Company, 4090th Quarter
master Service Company and mis-
cellaneous personnel.
Henry Richardson, from Wales
u miscellaneous troops.
At San Francisco-Admira Mayo,
Bergen, Dauphin, Hendry, Albert A.
Robinson, Esparta, Gnasol, John
Altgeld, Maunalei, Panaset, Saggita-
rius and William Moultrie-more
than II ,645 troops.
At Seattle Dublin, Waukesha,
General Butner, all from Nagoya-
total OF 5,l99 miscellaneous troops.
At Tacoma-Laurens. from Yoko-
hama, 1922 miscellaneous troops.
At Portland-Alcoa Polaris, from
Tokyo and ,132 troops.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Greek Cabinet Resigns
In Economic TunoIe

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Nov. 20.-The cabinet
of Premier Panayotis Kanellopoulos
resigned today.
Kanellopoulos, vice president of
the Greek cabinet-in- -exile during
the war and former Minister of
finance and Reconstruction, became
Premier November / on assignment
from Regent Archbishop Damas-
kinos after series of cabinet crises.
Government quarters attributed
the cabinet collapse to recurrent
economic troubles which took a
turn for the worse yesterday with
reports reaching Athens that the
British government had turned
down Greek request for rehabili-
tation loan.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Virginia Coach Slain;
Bullet Body
Is Found in Room
By the Associated Press.

ABINGDON, Va, Nov. 2O>-Wash-
ington County authorities are in
yestigating the Staying of James
Emmett Newton, %, Damascus High
School football coach and seventh
grade teacher, whose bullet-riddled
body was found early yesterday in
his room here at the home of Mrs.
Hal Clark.
An X-ray examination revealed
four bullet wounds. Commemorative
Attorney Roby C. Thompson said
that an investigation had not estab-
lished whether Mr.. Newton was
killed in his room or shot outside
and had staggered or been carried
into the house.
Acting Coroner John Wolfe said
no gun was found in the room. Rigor
mortis had set in and Mr.. Newton
had been dead five to seven hours
when his body was found.
A .32-caliber bullet dropped from
Mr.. Newton's clothing when the
body was removed.
There were no bloodstains appar-
ent either on the front of the vic
TINS clothing or on the floor be-
meath. Only on the back of his
shirt was small bloodstain indicat-
ing the wounds had closed rapidly
and hemorrhage had been internal.
Chief Petty Officer John Baden
OF the Naval Recruiting Station in
Bristol, who has been conducting
Sunday services at st. Thomas Epis-
copal Church at Abingdon, said the
coach had attended Sunday after
noon services and told him he in
tended to go to his home at Anchor
age, KY, Tuesday and was planning
Thanksgiving hunting trip.
Mr.. Newton, Marine veteran of
the Guadalcanal campaign, was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs James E. New
ton of Anchorage. Besides his par
ents he is survived by one sister.
The body will be taken to Louisville
KY, tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Boy Accidentally Shoots
Mother, Then Kills Self
By the Associated Press.


BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Nov. 90
Donald Terry, 13, accidentally
shot and killed his mother, Mrs.
Laura Terry, 48, at their home yes
terday and after discovering what
had happened, ended his own life,
Sheriff Perry Dye reported.
Sheriff Dye said the boy was i'll in
bed and had been playing with a
shotgun owned by brother in the
Army. His mother gave him a dose
OF medicine and had returned to
the kitchen to sit down.
The gun went of and the charge,
passing through door, struck Mrs.
Terry in the back.
The bodies were found by Ed
ward Terry, the husband and
father, Sheriff Dye said.
Evening star., 1945-11-20

Three Army generals received
Distinguished Service Medals last
night at the regular monthly meet
ing of the officers of the medical
department at Walter Reed Hos
pital, 1t was announced, while the
Legion of Merit was awarded to
six members of the medical depart
ment and the Bronze Star Medal
was awarded to one
Presented by Maj. Gen. Norman
T. Kirk, Army surgeon general, the
Distinguished Service Medals went
to:
Maj. Gen. Shelley U. Marietta,
commanding general of Walter
Reed.
Brig. Gen. James S. Simmons.
chief of the preventive medicine
service.
Brig. Gen. Edward Reynolds, chief
OF the supply service of the Army
Medical Department.
The Legion of Merit went to the
following men who have distin-
guished themselves by outstanding
performance of duty" They are of
the Office of the Surgeon General:
Col. Floyd d. Wergeland, director
OF the training division.
Col. Joseph F. Crosby, Veterinary
Corps, chief of the policies branch
and assistant director of the Vet
erinary Division.
1t. Col. Mason Ladd, judge advo-
cate generals department, director
of the legal division.
1t. Col. A. C.. McGuinness, as
Evening star., 1945-11-20
Police Fail 10 Find Mother
Of Abandoned Baby
b. the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
SUFFOLK, Va, Now 20.-After
following clues in Southampton and
Isle of Wight Counties, Suffolk po-
lice today were at a standstill in
their search for the mother of a 2
week-old baby, found in paper
shopping bag Saturday night in a
wooded ravine near Suffolk High
School.
Chief of Police L. B. Butler said
he believed the mother was not a
resident either of Suffolk or Nanse-
mond County, but had brought the
child here and abandoned him after
making inquiries at hospital and
the City Welfare Department rela-
tive to placing him for adoption.