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THE DAILY TIMES, SANTA MAIM CALIFORNIA PACE FIVE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1940 Nipomo Notes Polish Flyers on Way to Fighting Front Oldfields 'Bust Up', Stay On Old Racer and Wife Live in Same Home NIPOMO Nipomo Mesa league's tractor in building a four-room4 and Mrs. Rosa Serpa. S3" i -'XyA ft Qj 7 frame house on theKniffcn prop, c-rly on the mesa. The building is being built on the former site of a small log cabin home of Mrs. Kniffen which was moved to the rear of the lot.

Mrs. Kniffen will make her home in the new building at its completion. Mrs. George Knotts and small held a social meeting in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Edwin Veil of the mesa. A pot-luck dinner preceded the party. Enjoying group singing and card games which were diversions of the evening, were: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Volk, Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Murphy and daughter, Patricia; Mrs. Emma Brouhard, Mrs. Clara Baumgarth, I daughter, Judy, spent a few days Mr. and Mrs.

Merl Moses and sons, Ellsworth and Keith of Clearwater Lake, Wis.f were guests of their cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Volk, en routs to their home after spending the winter in Pasadena. During their stay, the-Volks entertained with a barbecue, having as guests a group of relatives of Mrs. Volk from Santa Maria.

In the gathering were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wich-rnan, Walter Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Rodgers, Mrs.

Ida Rodgers, Michael Wissert, H. L. Allan and son Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Volk, Curtis and Merrill Volk.

Vvi LOS ANGELES U.R) Barney Oldfield, 62, king of speed when speed was 40. miles an hour, oc-I cupied one room of his 12-room Beverly Hills home today and said there wasn't a chance that he and his estranged wife, who i occupies the other II rooms, would be reconciled. The once world-famous racing VJL Cfi A Kt 0 Clive Porter, Miss Elsie Grabil, Mr. and Mrs. Ballard Garner, and daughters, Eugenia and Ruth; Mr.

and Mrs. Lin Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. William Warrington and daughters, Phyllis and Marilyn; car 'driver "said Hulda Old" Mrs- Arthur daugh- field could keep the 11 rooms ter, Harriet; Mrs A lar i and and he would pay her $125 daughter, Rita; Mrs. Keith Ilallo-I month for her support, $150 a way and daughter, Nina June; i month for the house, $200 for her Fank aild Kathleen Grabil.

Mrs. i attorney and $50 costs she incur-! Georgina 9 hompson Mr. and Mrs. red Jn filing suit for divorce. Carlisle Halloway, Nancy I a lo- 11,11.

Elected to utlencl the 1 th Court Commissioner E. D. way, Mr and Mrs. E. L.

kitchel conventmn Maiysv.lle next Doyle approved the settlement1 George Kitehcl, Curtis and Mcrnl month and expressed hope that the Old- Yolk, and Mr. and Mis. fields would get together. But with Mrs. Ralph Knotts in Pisrro.

Mrs. Joe Dana and Mrs. Amos Dana and twins, Frances and David, were luncheon guasls of Mrs. Henry Dolcini of Guadalupe. O.

W. Holmes, local service station and grocery proprietor, was initialed into Nipomo lodge of Knights of Pythias at the lust meeting of the lodge. Refreshments were served Jiy Harry Oakley, Bert Fagerbourg and William Mr. and Mrs. Bert Adams of were Chris Mchlschau with Elmer Mchlschau as alternate.

has to 4 pi a Ua ,) Murals Honor Field ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (U.R, Mural i representing ihe poems of Eugene Field who began his literary career here, are being painted on the walls of the Little Theater auditorium. Among the poems Little Boy Blue. and "Wynlien, Blynken and Nod.

Members of the Polish Escuadrille, composed of men from the former Polish air force who have been training in France, parade before their commander, Gen. Sikorski, prior to departing for active service with the allied armies. Unde Sam Packs a Brand-New 'Rod' f3 Oldfield said not a chance, and Tat' ovcr to vlslt ll s- his wife agreed. Weve, been! RalPh Knotts, who is spending battling now for 15 years, she: several weeks i 1 i summer cottage in Pismo Beach. Oidi Sold said he couldnt They were joined by their daugh-derstand his wife's petition for a Mrs Jack Anderson of San a divorce, As a matter of facti Ynez, who accompanied them to, Mr.

and Mis. Rene Gamboa were living in the same house, eat a ir i a said, although I have only Mr' and Mrs; Amos Ik'y WnnH-hnto t.pat in nl Lcv, Young of Arroyo Grande, were visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Au- Andrew' Paul gone Arroyo Grande to visit his duiigh-Phoenixiter, Mrs. E.

A. Skidmore, following a stay here with his daughter Mrs. Peter Mohlseluni. Twin daughters were horn to he one room and have to eat in my with the Sheohy families here were Mrs. Phil McCabe room.

and daughter, Nora Claire of Ven- Co- dre Dowell. 06A a. 5l" f. i 'I Mrs. Edgar Kctchum accompa- tura.

enrollment, arl-feck. Inied her houseguests, Mrs. Er-I. Enjoying a picnic ware the fol-AUBURN, Ala. Ala-l'minin McGee and Mrs.

Muriel lowing group of Oxo Flaco valley bama Polytechnic Institute be- Toomey, buck to Los Angeles and residents: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Olive, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jen gins 1940 with an all-time high will spend a week or more 4 'O visit-enrollment of 3549 students and ing relatives, virtual completion, of a $1,500,000.

Mrs. Sarah Kniffen hasher son, building and expansion program. Charles Kniffen of Orcutt as eon- sen and family. Miss Caroline Serpa. Miss Isabelle Serpa, Miss Helen Silva, John Dutra, Joe Dutra Britishers Bomb German Bases Nazis Claim Victory In Norway Battle (Continued From Page One) south and southwest coasts, it was said.

Farther, it was said in an Air niinistry communique, an offensive reconnaissance was carried out over Trondheimfjord, Germanys chief west Norwegian coastal base, and it was asserted Hi at preliminary reports indicated that these operations were also highly successful. Explosions and Fires In the 'Sylt raid, the Air Ministry said, bombs dropped on German hangars caused a big explosion and several fires. Two German patrol boats were sunk by British airplane bombs north of Sylt island, the Air Ministry said. The air raids were the second on Oslo, KriStiansand and Trondheim, the fourth on Aalborg and the 12th on Stavanger, in addition to a naval bombardment of Stavangers airport. British planes raided Sylt for six hours last Friday, it was said today.

Military experts believed that the War Office statement on fighting north of Trondheim indicated 1. The allied expeditionary force landed at Namsos had joined with Norwegians and advanced southward toward Trondheim. Nazi Warships Aid 2. German forces moved northward' from Trondheim (apparently lo the Steinkjer sector) and German warships carried other forces up the Trondheim fjord to Steinkjer, where they were landed for a flanking attack on the allies at Steinkjer. 3.

The allied forces attacked the Germans and there was a counter-attack, but after heavy fighting, the allied forces re-established their positions. Telephonic advices from Roe-ros, in mid-Norway, said today that strong British, detachments had reinforced the allied expeditionary force near Iillehammer and that an important battle was in progress. The advices came to the United Press in Stockholm. by telephone from the editor of the jloeros newspaper Arbejdets Ret. Berlins Claims In Berlin the High Command said today that German troops had captured the narrows off the Norwegian port of Steinkjer, 30 miles below the British-occupied port of Namsos, after a short battle at the northeastern end of a Trondheim fjord.

The High Command communique said 80 prisoners were taken. The official news agencys version was that German naval forces had cooperated with German troops in the Steinkjer attack. The news agency said the capture of this port blocks the road and railroad leading from Namsos to Trondheim, the im- portant German-occupied fort, making it difficult for the British to advance south from Germans also claimed" the seizure of large quantities of booty north of Lillehammer and advances from Trondheim, Bergen and Stavanger. I I -V e- 11113 i Thin sturdy 155 mm. gun madeTits' first public appearance on New Yorks Fifth Avenue in recent Army Day parade.

The piece, firing a 95-pound projectile over ten miles, is part of new equipment recently allotted by the U. S. army to local national guard armories. Police Boat Hiller Would Use on Danube 1 A CH 19 4 0 FORO V-8 Ships SO. CALIFORNIA AND AK1IONA 4 i ,0 M4 vr 'j4 J'-k --MX" -1" 31, ''H yniftK4 Demanding that Yugoslavia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Rumania permit her to police the entire length of the Danube river, Germany is prepared to guard this vital back door with a fleet of fast river monitors, like that pictured above, once part of the Slovakian navy.

'42; march sales biggest Sri Norwegian Ships Stay in Port LOS ANGELES (U.R) Future movements of eight Norwegian! ships at anchor in Los Angeles- i Long Beach harbor still were in- definite today. Both British and German con-j Is offered their protection but the 'eight ships, the Somer-; ville, Havkong, Braconda, Socho-' clcs, Oregon Express, Corneville, Ilallanger, and Lautis Swenson, remained at anchor. i in Its t.ut saLs HIGHER. January And now y. Why? Uec.tuj.4 Snu.i uri ouiuaadim; value.

19 jicf0rc'. fine-car -features than low pme l.t But don't take our word lor ukc the prove more inviu. to Come in ytu ii viuirsclt- ou wt re re StPi U. S. Careful WASHINGTON (U.R) The! armys biggest maneuvers, pitting more than "VO.OOO troops against each other in the Texas.

Louisi-. ana area, beginning May 10, will be shielded from the eyes of for- cign military attaches, it was disclosed today. under no obligation- D- "J-v- K) m- i-i ihs- Again We Celebrate The Outpost Cocktail Lounge Is Two Years Old Thursday Night, April 25, 1940 Ve Make the Anniversary Something for You To Long Remember by Dancing and a Floor Show The COFFEE SHOP will serve dinners at regular prices commencing at 6 oclock. Dining teem cleared for dancing.from 9 P.M. until 1 A.M.

No admission and no cover charge. Our only requirement is that you shall enjoy yourself to the utmost. Our Floor Show: Anita Hernandez, the toast of Wilshire Boulevard, in her famous Spanish dances as featured by the Strolling Troubadours. Our regular Saturday 'night crchestra on duty as "usual. And by mo means least, our good friend Joko Knott, of Nipomo, and the genial fine fellow -Frank Miratti Jr of Santa Barbara, as Masters of Ceremonies.

Other Featured Attractions Music and Floor Show During Dinner Hours Wc Start at 6 P.M. Thursday When Dinner Is Served We Stop at 1 o'clock Friday Morning Dancing and Floor Show Outpost Cocktail Lounge Beacon Coffee Shop At the Richfield Beacon Rumania Signs. BERLIN tf.R) The DNB official news agency said tonight that -thr mixed German-Rumanian eco. 'iuoic commission in Bucharest signed new agreements today, further facilitating trade between the two countries. Roads Still Dusty SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (U.R) Eighty-six per cent of the roads in the United States still are dusty, although a quarter century has passed since clouds of dust enveloped a motorist every time he went for a drive, according to A.

H. Benedict, technologist. SEE YOUR NEAREST FORD Marinas Coney Island Sandwich Shop and Fountain. No better food at any price. 1 1 I.