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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Location
Arcadia, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1918
Page
4
In a seasonable note the paper offers warm wishes for a happy New Year hoping the war conditions permit prosperity and strength to push toward a successful and righteous conclusion while thanking patrons for Christmas business.
The 1917 report from the State Game and Fish Commission notes dove protection boosted stock, rabbits fed the meat shortage, mud hens and ruddy ducks gained value, and angling faced odd conditions with Bear Lake’s reservoir system. Salmon eggs were scarce, prompting substitutes like corn and cockroaches, with optimism for 1918.
A historical plea weighs options for growing U S farm labor during wartime. Mexican workers are familiar but less efficient. Filipinos face constitutional concerns and mixed results. Chinese labor is proposed only as temporary relief, with strong cautions about permanent importation and the risk to American workers.
Two Monrovia floats appeared in the Tournament of Roses parade on New Year’s Day. Kenneth Colborn won third prize in the decorated automobile division with a floral display of red and white roses and greens. The high school entry, designed by G. M. Boynton, drew applause but no honors.
City officials warn that insufficient rains threaten irrigation supplies for Arcadia alfalfa fields. The report notes banks remain solvent with deposits higher than prewar levels, cites Liberty loan bonds and war drives, and mentions upcoming bank annual meetings.
A poem reflecting the pain and joy of childbirth ends with a witty line about fatherhood. The second item reports Dan E. Clower resigning as director of the agricultural department in Monrovia to take a similar post in San Fernando at a salary of 2290 dollars yearly.
Twelfth company Monrovia Coast Artillery officers depart for training across the United States. Sgt Gordon Maddock and Cpl Arthur Evans left for Fortress Monroe Virginia, Capt C O Brown and Lt W W Bacon followed. Dr L D Remington commissioned captain in Medical Corps at Camp Kearney with December 1 date. Francis Boyd reports safe arrival in France after enlisting in the forestry lumberjack regiment.
Monrovia artist A F Du Mond is painting the drop curtain for Sid Grauman's new Grauman theater at Third street and Broadway Los Angeles. He uses a giant canvas with painters applying base color before his fine hand begins the production. The $1 million theater promises brilliant lighting and Spanish renaissance carvings with a domed interior glow from scintillators. Opening date uncertain but first pictures expected to begin next month.
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