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SANTA ANA DAILY REGISTER, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1939 7 Coming to Santa Ana Saturday afternoon from Long Beach as- sertedly to go on a fictitious check writing William T. Walsh, 18, of 10th street, Riverside, was nabbed by Officer John Casey in the act of attempting to pass a $6.50 one at a sporting goods store. Walsh made an unsuccessful attempt to pass the $6.50 check at the Hill and Carden store and was followed from the store and down the street by Paul Beckman. Hill and Carden auditor, after Officers Harry Prichard and Richard M. Bradley were called and informed that Beckman would be following the wanted person.

Before Prichard and Bradley arrived, Beckman saw Officer Casey, motioned to him and pointed to Walsh. Admits Walsh who admitted everything, according to police, said he had been earning a few dollars as a dishwasher, said his father has been dead since he was two, and his mother re-married some time ago and moved away with her new husband. needed the Walsh is quoted as saying. He went to the Harris hotel, rented a room; went to the office of Dr. Dale E.

Brockett, dentist here, obtained one of business cards, he said. He went to the Mission flower shop where he pretended, he said, that he wanted to telegraph some flowers east. He said he took some blank checks at the flower shop, wrote a dozen fictitious checks, put them in his pocket and started on his of check passing. Has Them Endorsed He discarded two of the checks because they were made out signed the others with name, making them payable to R. or He even had them endorsed before going to the various stores.

He passed a $5.45 one at a clothing store, $7.40 one at a wear place, $6.45 one at a hosiery headquarters, then climaxed his activities by cashing a $14.65 one at a wear store after being turned down at a luggage shop where he said he wanted a Gladstone bag. In his pockets, when he was arrested. Walsh had five checks totalling $38 of and a letter of recommendation ifrom Mayor George P. Cummings, cavalry unit of the Reserve Officers Training corps, which said Walsh, who is six feet two inches tall, had been efficient as corporal, sergeant and had leadership and force to a marked degree. He also had an envelope which he used to New Members Of Aid' Accepted YORBA LINDA, July new members were received into the Aid at its regular meeting at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon, with the new president, Mrs.

Margaret Cram, presiding. They are Mrs. John Woodward, Mrs. Lloyd Zimmerman, Mrs. Edward Cobb, Mrs.

Herbert Worsham and Mrs. Jewel Neely. This was the first meet ing since the annual election of officers. Following a business session plans were made for the annual August picnic in Anahdim park, and tea was served. ANAHEIM, July 37th birthday anniversary of Anaheim Lois Rebekah lodge was celebrated Friday night by the organization, with its instructor, Mrs.

Ada E. Madison of Los Angeles an honored guest. Mrs. Amanda Hill, charter member of Ana heim Lois Rebekahs, was among the celebrants. Also occupying a place of honor was Mrs.

Mabel Ives, a member of the lodge, and recently install ed district deputy president. During a business session pre sided over by Mrs. Ora Horn announcements were made of a joint installation meeting at Fullerton July 19, a joint installation meeting at Westminster July 11, and I.O.O.F. picnic at Oceanside August 6, a Past Noble Grands association potluck supper at 6:30 p. m.

Thursday at Anaheim park, and Lois Rebekah installation July 21. Friday program chairman was Mae Willis. In addition to introducing Mrs. Mad- 'son, who gave a talk, she presented Mrs. Freddy White, who sang two songs, accompanied by Mrs.

Marie Maurer. The program ended with reading of the first minutes by the present secretary, Mrs. Margaret Myers. Refreshments featured a yellow and white color scheme and a huge birthday anniversary cake. Mrs.

Berthyle Reisinger was assisted in arranging the affair by Mrs. Violet Howard, Mrs. Ora Horn and Edgar Reisinger. Crusaders Hold Party At Park A party was enjoyed at Anaheim park the last of the week by the Crusaders of the Foursquare church. After informal himself in passing the checks, games refreshments of doughnuts, The envelope, bearing a fictitious Los Angeles address, bore the name R.

Welsh, whose middle name is Thomas, was booked at county jail on a forgery charge. Missionary Group Hears Reports MIDWAY CITY, July interest to local members of the missionary society of Midway City Community church was a letter read at meeting from Dr. Worley of Foochow, China, Mrs. Worley having been a speaker before the local society just prior to leaving for her return to China where the couple are missionaries. An air raid had been made on Foochow just before the letter was writ- tten, by the Japanese and as the city has not anti-air craft protection was nothing to Dr.

Worley said. The irony of two missionaries to China going to the Orient on the same ship with a load of scrap iron Japan, was mentioned by the missionary as his and Mrs. experience. Mrs. Clifford Jones and Mrs.

Leone Kelley gave reports on the recent annual meeting of the church held at Whittier and Mrs. Dorothy Stone read the objectives of the mission board of the church for the year. The missionary society which recently gave a piano for one department of the Sunday school voted to give an amount toward another for the primary department that each department of the new church might have a piano. A missionary story told by Mrs. W.

C. Wilson concluded the program. Mrs. George Luff was hostess to the society at her Van Buren street home. coffee and cocoa were served.

Young people present were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wesley Smith, Mr.

and Mrs. Ira Heard, Mrs. Carl Amundson, Mrs. Raymond Coakes, Mrs. Grace Neff, Miss Mona Coakes, Miss Leota Haley.

Miss Mamie Hazelton, Miss Verna Kunkle, Miss Norma Whitfield, Miss Faith Jenkins, Troy Hazelton, Gerald Jenkins, Junior Whitefield. and Carl Amundson. FULLERTON. July Kayak club will represent Fullerton in the annual Tournament of Lights parade July 15 with an, igloo float in the Newport Harbor spectacle, Fullerton chamber of commerce directors were informed Saturday by H. E.

Smith, advertising committee chairman. In addition to the kayak float it was also reported that the Bastanchury yacht may be trimmed and entered with a crew of as a second Fullerton representative in the parade. Improvement of house numbering in Fullerton also will be urged by the chamber of commerce with Secretary Harry May instructed to confer with City Engineer Herman Hiltscher on possibilities of painting numbers on the curb. Rearrangement and improvement of service club signs at city entrances to make room for a new Lions club emblem also was ordered by the chamber which directs this work. Fifth Birthday Is Celebrated SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, July home of Mr.

and Mrs. Gene Carter was gaily decorated this week for the celebration of the fifth birthday anniversary of their young son, Donny. Pink and blue were the colors predominating in flowers, favors and refreshments, with the after noon spent playing a variety of games, and climaxed with the serving of the birthday cake and ice cream. Those present included the grandmother of the honoree, Mrs. Harry Carter, of Santa Ana; Mrs.

Mildred Wilson and Geraldine Wilson of Santa Ana; Miss Barbara Jean Carter, Huntington Beach; James Bathgate, Larry Jones, Betty Sue Jones, Billy Spear, Patsy Williams, Mickey Mann, Ceceil Hankey, Marilyn Esslinger, Martha Evans, Colleen Billips, Thais Harding, Doralice Carter, Charles Crafts, Paul Richard Esslinger, Danny Demaree, Ferris Gates, Robert Gates, Tony Forster, Mary Jo Larkin, Robert Larkin and the honoree, Donny Carter. SIDE GLANCES by Galbraith catalog say anything about three camps in the same neighborhood B. P. W. Club In Business Meet Announcement Of Engagement Made HUNTINGTON BEACH, July- of the engagement of Miss Wilma Dawn Hasty and William Standish, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Clark Standish of Geneva street was made at a family dinner by Mrs. Dawn Hasty, mother of the bride-elect. No date for the wedding has been set. Both are graduates of the local high school.

Miss Hasty is employed as a local secretary and Mr. Standish is associated with the Lockheed Aircraft plant in Los Angeles. BALBOA, July Hart, Balboa Island physical education instructor, provided an interesting demonstration of exercises at the meeting Thursday evening of the Newport Harbor Business and Professional clubs. The group were guests of Vera Miller at her home, 324 Anade in Balboa, A variety of activities reported at the informal business session included representation of the group in a July Fourth parade at Huntington Beach. A decorated car was driven by Dorothy Smith.

Nelle Williamson was named district emblem chairman by the southern council according to announcement. It is asked that members planning to attend -the Southern District meeting for July 23 at the La Jolla Country club make reservations with Agnes Bloomquist by July 17. The August 3 meeting of the local club will be a theater party at Los Angeles with selection of the play to be made at a later date. A swim and dinner in the patio were highlights of the informal meeting. Present were Helen Isbell, Mildred Lockhart, Dorothy Smith.

Ann Price, Agnes Blomquist, Jean Palmer, Marguerite Way, Gretha Clark, Lila Davis, Nelle Williamson, Marie Kaiser, Margaret Douville, who returned recently from Sacramento, Eva Moore, J. Ruth Reid, Marian Dickey, the hostess; Vera Miller and her young daugh ter, Barbara. This Curious World CUTS WIRES, TAKES LIGHTS A thief cut wires attaching two fog lights to a car belonging to Elwin Burns, 549 South Los Angeles street, Anaheim, Saturday night at Third and Birch streets, and stole the lights, valued at $10, according to his report to police. By WILLIAN FERGUSON Branch Bank For H. B.

Is Sought HUNTINGTON BEACH, July for the establishment of a branch of the Bank of America in this city are now in circulation. A corps of workers who ai-e circulating the petitions will turn them in to Mrs. Walter Dabney, general chairman at a meeting to be held in her home on Main street tonight. A number of business men who are withholding their names are behind the movement. They assert that 50 per cent of the checks received in this city are written on out of town banks.

A request for the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce to get behind the movement will be made at the meeting of the board of directors tonight, Monday. Mayor M. M. McCallen and associates have been making plans for opening a bank here, but when the mayor learned that a petition was started for the Bank of America he urged leaders to go ahead with the plans. COUPLE MARRIED Attend Funeral In Long Beach WESTMINSTER, July 10.

Friends of Arthur John 70 years old local man, gathered! U. 0. VOTE ON WATER PUNT SILE HUNTINGTON BEACH, July FrIday afternoon at the Patterson! HUNTINGTON BEACH July an improvised McQuilkin chapel in for the banked with ferns and tall baskets at 3 oclock paying their Vvater system are being for- filled with gladiolas and other 1 'for the deceased who warded by the city At an summer flowers Miss Virginia the past two years in the city council order- Rose, daughter of Mr. and cr. Jhornf of ed an ordinance drawn up by City Edgar Rose, of 808 Geneva Street, daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Attorney Ray Overacker setting and Joe Rohrig, son of Mr. and nn the proper procedure for the Mrs. William Rohrig. of 2506 Dela- The deal.

ware avenue, pledged their troth) 1 church of A caiied to at their wedding at eight the determine the mat- Friday evening, July 7. conducted those laterTr Sun Iter- Ful1 details of the election and nyside Mausoleum where inter- Proceedings will be aired at 50 relatives and friends took place in the spacious residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rohrig on Delaware avenue. Rev.

Benge, of a Church of God in Los Angeles, officiated at the The bride wore a graceful gown of white organza and her finger tip veil was caught in a little cap fastened with orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of ment took place. Ia councd meeting next Monday Three hymns were sung at the it is expected, chapel, Eastern I The city has in reserve $25.000 Morning Out and "Beauti-ifor handling the deal, the money ful Pall bearers were close having been secured as a bonus friends, Leon Stoner, Fred R. from the Southwest Exploration Dean, J. O.

Nelson. Robert Walk- company for tideland drilling. The er, J. C. Hoffman, J.

R. Branting- city wdl deal with the Southern ham. i California Water company regard- A native of Norway, Mr. Owen- a purchase of the system, and son carne to America as a small this transaction is not satisfac- bride roses and baby breath. She.

boy and was fr0m the state of i tory then the city may establish was given in marriage by her Iowa that he came to California I ds own new system. City Couneil- iather. many years ago. The family homejfnan Lee Chamness is the leader Miss Edna Ormsby as maid at Tujunga until failing health the proposal. It is believed that honor wore a blue moire taffeta 0f Mr.

Owenson made it best to be city can operate the system at gown and carried and a bouquet of vvith the children. a great reduction to the water flowers of pastel shades. Martin! The widow, Mrs. Emma Rohrig served his brother as best Owenson, three daughters, twoj ---------------------------man. sons, 14 grandchildren, several Misses Betty Rohrig and Elea- brothers and sisters survive.

nor Biedebach and Gilbert Biede-; bach sang Love You and Bill McCormick played In the FTt -1 ty as a violin solo. 'Lull A reception followed at the I XT aa home. The senior Mr. and Mrs. Rohrig were assisted by their GARDEN GROVE, July 10 The Orange County Japanese- children in serving the cake cut by the bride, ice cream and punch.

Mr. and Mrs. Rohrig motored to Lake Arrowhead for a honeymoon. Both are graduates of the local high school and Mrs. Rohrig attended Fullerton Junior College.

She is librarian at the local high school and her husband is employed at a local garage. They will reside on Hill street. Native Daughters Are Honored BEAVERS INVADED BACKYARDS IN GREENRJVEKL, WvOAAING, ANO CUT DOWN TREES AND COPR. 1939 BY NIA SERVICE. INC.

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BALBOA ISLAND BALBOA ISLAND, July Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Bechtold and family have moved to their new home on Coral avenue. Mrs.

Horace Parker of Grand Canal is attending Grange conference at San Luis Obispo. Mrs. George Arbuthot and family of Pomona are among the Island vacationists. Miss Irene Wolfe of Pueblo, Colo, is a house guest at the home of her niece. Mrs.

R. R. Randel of Sapphire avenue. Island vacationists for the summer are Mr. and Mrs.

Otto N. Bloom and son, Richard, who sr. home on Opal avenue. Miss Norma Barnard, and niece, Miss Leone Collins of Burbank have been spending their vacation on Coral avenue. Santa Ana club, evening section, are to hold their July party on Balboa Island; Mrs.

Louis McGowan, Mrs. L. R. Musick and Mrs. W.

L. Halbert are in charge of arrangements. The G. A. Axelsons and daughter, Miss Doris Axelson of Los Angeles are at their beach home, 800 South Bay Front, for the summer season.

Miss Doris is spending a few days in the mountains with a class of which she is a member. PLACENTIA July Placentia members of Grace Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, were honored with a birthday cake at the regular meeting Thursday evening at the Round Table club here; Mrs. Matilda Enfield, Mrs. Pauline Johnson and Mrs. Arthur Anderson, the last named being absent.

The meeting was devoted to reminisences about the Anaheim park picnic of the preceding week and plans for the installation ceremony scheduled for July 20. Mrs. Lloyd Cookson and Miss Margaret Key, both of Fullerton, were hostesses for the gathering which proved to be an unusually large one for a summer meeting. Following the session, the members played bridge and chinker check. The sewing club will meet Tuesday, July 11, at the home of the retiring president, Mrs.

Claude Russell, Fullerton. Antique Bathing Suits On Parade HUNTINGTON BEACH. July fashioned bathing suits resting in moth balls in many cities of Southern California will be dug out of storage to be worn at the first Old Time Bathing Suit contest to be held on the beach here Sunday, July 23. The affair which promises to be a according to leaders, is sponsored the Huntington Beach Lions club. President Harry (Cap) Sheue, Dr.

D. H. Hough, Dwight Clapp and J. S. Farquhar form the committee in charge of the contest.

A parade will precede the contest which will be held at the beach grand stand. $100 will be given in cash prizes for various classifications entered by both men and women. Livewires Work On Dresses COSTA MESA COSTA MESA, July and Mrs. Raymond C. Bell have returned from a trip to San Bernardino where they attended funeral services for a sister of the former.

Miss Jane Flinn has returned after a ten day vacation spent at Yosemite. Members of the Aid of the Costa Mesa Community church have scheduled an all day meeting for Thursday. A morning work session, noon covered dish luncheon and afternoon business Meetings of the Balboa Island. session and program will com- 4-H club, postponed last week schedule. The cause of the proximity to the speaker will be Mrs.

Grow S. July 4 holiday, will be resumed Brown 0f jbe Spanish-American this week. Mrs. Ethel Taylor has returned from a visit in Santa Monica where she was the guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Gehres, The D. J. Torneys and family of Palo Alto are new Island cationists occupying a new home on Sapphire avenue. Among the recent vacationists at the home of Island friends was i a Martan, Metro-Goldwyn Institute at Gardena, a former Costa Mesa resident. Mrs.

Beulah Ferguson and Mrs. Lena Burdick, delegates from Costa Mesa to the recent Townsend national convention, were speakers last evening at a mass meeting held at the Townsend clubhouse on Newport boulevard. Mayer artist who was also formerly with grand opera. DIXIE DUGAN Iced Tea By STRIEBZEL AND McEVOY TUSTIN. July 10.

Girls of the Tustin Livewires club held a recent meeting at the home of their leader, Mrs. G. D. Griset, to work on the dresses they will display at the county-wide 4-H club picnic next month. Members of the club are Marjorie Shoemaker, Mary Alice Armstrong, Marjorie Sue Carson, Billy Jean and Betty Jean Chapman, Marie Farnsworth, Catherine, Henrietta and Margaret Griset, Beverly Gorzeman, Rosemary Hellis.

Viola Hill, Doris Hoover, Betty Householder, Amora Inada, Jean Matson, Emiko Migita, Miko Natamura, Elaine Prunty, Ruth Evelyn Shoemaker, Dorothy Weiss, Angie Winton, Dorothy Leonard and Pauline Crawford. American Citizen's League held their general meeting on Friday evening in the Garden Grove Women's Civic clubhouse with approximately fifty members and friends in attendance. President Kosaku Tamura presided over the meeting. After a short business meeting representatives of the recently organized Toastmaster's club presented their views on the general topic, Are the Chances in Orange The four speakers were Frank Nagamatsu, Clarence Nishizu, Harry Ogawa and Leonard Miyawaki. A short entertainment program followed with the following who participated: Japanese dance by the Misses Mary Kobayashi and Sakaye Masuda assisted vocal soloist Mr.

Nori Masuda and pianist Miss Ruth Sato and a tap dance by Miss A dela Nakayama accompanied by Miss Lily Endo. Refreshments of punch and cookies were served at the close of the evening. Pvthian Society Holds Meeting TUSTIN, July of the Altruistic society of the Tustin Pythian Sisters held their monthly all-day meeting recently with Mrs. J. H.

Harbour, former Tustinite, who now resides in Covina. A covered-dish luncheon was shared at the Covina city park at noon, with Mrs. Edna Smith, grand senior of the state organization, as a special guest. Present were Mrs. Harbour, Mrs.

Edith Matthews, Mrs. Sarah May Matthews, Mrs. Eva Holford, Mrs. Nora Melvin, Mrs. Grace Leinberger, Mrs.

L. A. Riehl and the Misses Jeanette Harbour, Janice Campbell, Virginia Riehl. Betty Hannaford and Virginia Matthews. GARDEN GROVE GARDEN GROVE.

July Mrs. E. H. Darling and Mrs. Minnie Lynch have gone on a three weeks motor trip going as far north as Vancouver, B.

C. En- route they visited the International Exposition at San Francisco and other points of interest. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ashby who have been living in the northern part of the state have returned to Garden Grove and are staying for the present with Mrs.

Lydia Waltz. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Witte, Mr. and Mrs.

Ira Heard and Mrs. B. A. Williams of Costa Mesa enjoyed a hamburger fry at Santiago park, Santa Ana, on Friday evening. Miss Pauline Merchant attended last week the convention of the National Education Associa-1 tion at San Francisco.

The convention marks the centennial of teacher training in the United States with the program devoted to Americanism. Mrs. Merchant served on the reception committee. Mrs. Ben Guptill and daughter, Geraldine, of Chandler, is spending several weeks with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Jones and other relatives in the community. MIDWAY CITY MIDWAY CITY, July and Mrs. Keneth Beno accompanied by Mrs. mother, Mrs Margaret Taylor and a young friend Western, spent day motoring to Twenty Nine Palms.

The were also entertained at luncheon this week in the home of Mr. cousin, Clarence Redmond and wife at Santa Argo Dam. Mrs. J. M.

Wolverton of Los Angeles has been entertained as a houseguest in the home of her niece, Mrs. Floyd Wright and family. Small Louie Dietz is staying with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

P. Peierson while his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Dietz of San Francisco are away on a five weeks vacation trip to Pikes Peak and other points of interest. Mrs.

Dietz will be remembered here as Miss Adeline Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Arnett and children have returned from a visit at Firebaugh with Mr. brother-in-law and sister.

Mr. and Mrs. Verne Hobbs and family. Mrs. Richard Arnett has just returned from San Bernardino where she has been staying with her daughter, Mrs.

Haiwey Flatt and her new daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Dix of Harper street have left on a motor vacation trip into Oregon. Mrs.

Lillian Mixed, incoming president of the American Legion Auxiliary of Midway City and two other local Auxiliary members, Mrs. May Hall and Mrs. Mildred Jones were at Los Angeles Harbor for the sailing of the President Adams upon which Mrs. Ida Ramerez who is a charter member of the local Legion organization, took passage for Sumatra where she joins her husband who is employed there by the Standard Oil Company. Mr.

and Mrs. P. H. Nolan entertained members of Mrs. family as recent guests.

tv. C. T. V. PICNIC TUSTIN, July annual picnic of the Tustin W.

C. T. U. will be held July 14 at Anaheim park, Mrs. Cora Torrens, president.

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