Local Red Cross and civic notes lead La Manda Park
Mrs. Billings Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Pontz attended a Los Angeles Red Cross chapter meeting Monday. Various residents move visit and attend functions in Arcadia Monrovia Glendale and Winter Haven. A Y M C A association formed in La Manda Park with plans for a father and son banquet during Father and Son Week.
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M. A. Ireland
Beulah Valprey
Howard Salls
Monrovia
The
Red Cross
R. P. Anderson
Los Angeles County
la Manda Park
L. BE
May
A. J. Spindt
Edward Adams
Lester Gray
Chas. A. Kendall
H. C. Simkin
National
Badgers to Picnic in Los Angeles 1918 reunion
The Wisconsin Association of Southern California will hold an all day picnic and reunion in Sycamore Grove Los Angeles on Tuesday February 12 1918. A brief program at 2 o clock features music and greetings from Badger State speakers. Coffee provided lunch baskets urged.
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Wisconsin Association of Southern California
Sycamore Grove
Los Angeles
Badger State
Elderly woman seeks war work. a 9-year-old eyes Red Cross service
A 96 year old woman asks the women's committee of the Council of National Defense for war work because her son is too old for the draft. A nine year old girl expresses a desire to go to France as a Red Cross messenger.
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The
Council of National Defense
France
Red Cross
Dry California movement urged by temperance groups
Monrovia reporter describes Fresno conference where the Federated Temperance Forces of California call for immediate ratification of the federal prohibition amendment. They urge wartime prohibition, pledge to support anti liquor candidates, and demand closing saloons near naval training stations to protect sailors.
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Federated Temperance Forces of
California
United States
Congress
Senate
Assembly
Josephus Daniels
Executive Department
Dams Can Gabriel at Own Expense
The article describes a flood control system by inventor Pratt offering free use of his patented method to Los Angeles County and needy ranchers. A test unit in San Gabriel Canyon has drawn attention from farmers and engineers as the system promises to lower stream velocity and create a stable channel floor to reduce flood damage. Pratt claims the innovation could save millions locally and nationwide, prioritizing aid to ordinary homeowners during wartime pressures.
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Los Angeles
San Gabriel Canyon
Mr. Pratt
California
Minnesotans Plan Annual Picnic in Los Angeles
The Minnesota State society will hold its Annual Picnic at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles on Tuesday February 12 1918.
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Minnesota State Society
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
Printing at the Office of the Monrovia Messenger
A notice directs readers to have their printing completed at the Monrovia Messenger office. The item emphasizes using the newspaper’s office for printing tasks and formalities.
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The
Monrovia Messenger
Resolution Calls for Prohibition and National Naval Alarm
A resolution urges appointing naval stations in California to prevent exploitation of defenders and ensure they embody American ideals in the liberty struggle. It also directs the President to use executive power to achieve absolute prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Baldwin heiress Beatrice Baldwin Turnbull Patterson case ends in divorce suit
Beatrice Anita Baldwin Turnbull Patterson, once linked to EB Baldwin’s will fight, faced a New York divorce suit by Baron Andrew Vincent de Patterson after a California Supreme Court ruling upheld a Los Angeles verdict against her. Both sought divorce, with cross complaints in a tale of contested marriage and estate claims.
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Andrew Vincent de Patterson
Patterson
Los Angeles
New York
Baldwin
Lillian Turnbull
Santa Anita
Rives
California Supreme Court
Coal demands rise as war boosts consumption
The fuel administration reports annual coal output up by 50 million tons while war driven consumption increases by 100 million tons. Bethlehem Steel requests about 3 million more tons yearly, and public utility plants in industrial areas show about a one third rise in demand. Monrovia Messenger printing.
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The
Fuel Administration
Bethlehem Steel Company
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Charles A. Walker
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C. V. Tuttle
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C. S. Sweeten
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