Red Cross Fete at Busch Gardens Pasadena Night Event
Pasadena Red Cross hosts a charity fete at Adolphus Busch estate Busch Gardens. Madame Schumann-Heink headlines with a 5000 voice chorus and Naval Band. Entertainment runs 2 PM to midnight with multiple acts, a sunset concert, and a Grand Naval and Military Ball. Proceeds benefit the Red Cross. tickets $1. Event spans afternoon and evening.
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Pasadena
Red Cross
Busch Gardens
Adolphus Busch
Pasadena Red Cross
Ernestine Schaumann-Heink
United States
America
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Southern California Home Guards
Edward H. Mulligan
Church Directory Schedule and Officers
Sunday 11 40 A M preaching services 7 45 P M preaching services Wednesday 7 45 P M prayer services Sunday School 10 00 A M Officers titlers J B Raymond Chas W Stewart Frank Falconer Deacons A L Parker Harry Metcalf Trustees Chas W Stewart A L Parker A E Morris Miss Oilie Palmer Secretary and Treasurer
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J. B. Raymond
Chas. W. Stewart
Frank Falconer
A. L. Parker
Harry Met
A. E. Morris
Oilie Palmer
Alfalfa Farming on Mountain Slope Proves Profitable
Innis Kinney at the Kinneloa Ranch near Sierra Madre demonstrates hillside alfalfa in sprinkler irrigation to combat erosion. The former Abbott Kinney estate, once a Southern California showplace, now expands into lemon stock deciduous fruit and a Toggenburg goat herd, with parts reforested and vineyards grubbed out for future high return crops.
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Sierra Madre
Kinneloa Ranch
Mesa
Innis Kinney
Abbott Kinney
California
Ben
University
Citrus Experiment Station
Kinney
Kiney
Monrovia Girls Seek Ambulance Work in France
Monrovia women enlist with sweethearts and friends for battlefield service in France. Two applicants seek automobile repair apprenticeships with J. Allen Munro to drive ambulances near the line. One applicant appeared in overalls ready to work. one was eager, another a kidder.
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Monrovia
France
J. Allen Munro
Miss Dusenbery to star in Poster Folks at Majestic
Miss Irma Dusenbery of Monrovia will portray The Queen in Poster Folks a musical gala at the Majestic Los Angeles on June 15 presented by the Friday Morning club for Red Cross aid. The performance features repeat acts and novel entertainment with Dusenbery drawing praise for recent dramatic readings.
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Kate Booth
Denishawn School of
Red Cross
Grand Naval and
Naval Band
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Miss St. Denis
Orpheum
Shawn
Camp Kearny
The
Moviovia Messenger
Majestic Theater
Los Angeles
Irma Dusenbery
Monrovia
G. H. Dusenbery
Arcadia Social Notes Highlight Local Moves and Hiring
Mrs L S Emerson hosts Miss Laird of Pasadena at luncheon. Mrs A E B Cofer has recovered and is out again. Miss Maud Kirchenschlager of Monrovia visits Miss Mildred Grimes. F A Nance audits city books as expert accountant. Mrs Sewell visits sister Miss Olive Palmer. Mrs James Brisendine arrives from Winter Haven for summer in Arcadia. C T Askew home sold to Eva Roeder of Los Angeles. C Boyden buys Douglas White property on Second Ave and Duarte Rd. Miss Er Harvey of San Francisco plans to settle in Arcadia. WANTED Young women for permanent telephone operator positions Arcadia Pac Tel & Tel Co. Three position switchboard expected this week. Miss Palmer logs calls at one per minute. Balloon school activity increases. rush noted.
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Arcadia
Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co
Cal
Miss Palmer
310 000 CLUB AT BALLOON SCHOOL
Tents go up in the southeast race track area as old barns are torn down for new structures. The YMCA operates on grounds with reading tables and Victrola. A bathhouse funded by the Pasadena Red Cross will be built at a reservoir on the tract, to become a plunge with a 220 by 11 feet pool holding about 1.5 million gallons.
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National Guard
Pasadena Red Cross
War Orator J Stitt Wilson Speaks At San Dimas Meeting
J Stitt Wilson a renowned war orator addressed a large crowd at the Associated Chambers of Commerce gathering in San Dimas Tuesday night. Attendees from here praised the stirring address and the enthusiastic applause it drew.
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J. Stitt Wilson
San Dimas
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Government approves sale of 2.225 million flood bonds
A Washington communication to the Journal states the federal government has authorized the sale of 2.225 million Los Angeles county flood control bonds, exceeding the prior 1 million limit. Congressman Charles H. Randall and engineer J. W. Regan pressed for action and secured government backing for the project.
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Journal
Los Angeles County
Chas. H. Randall
J. W. Regan
Washington
Life in Navy training camp told by Duarte youth
Leon Stephens describes strict routines at the U S Naval Training Station in San Francisco including cleanliness drills, personal inspections, throat cultures, and the threat of confinement in a cockeye camp for contagious diseases. He recalls company neatness standings, early bed checks, and a recent punishment for whispering after taps.
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Leon Stephens
B. F. Stephens
Duarte
U. S. Navy
Leon
U. S. Naval Training Station
San Francisco
Monrovia Leader Backus Faces Overseas Service Decision
Lincoln G. Backus, president of the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce and noted attorney, has been offered the post of Y M C A secretary in foreign service and may depart for France within a month. He will attend the Y M C A convention in Asilomar, then Camp Fremont for two weeks of training if he accepts. He stated he is undecided and will decide within two weeks.
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France
Backus
Asilomar
Cal
Y. M
Camp Fremont
Monrovia Band Debut Opens Summer Concerts Downtown
The Monrovia Municipal Band launches summer open air concerts this Saturday downtown. The program features marches and favorites including Onward Christian Soldiers, Beautiful Dreamer, Nellie Was a Lady, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, and Yankee Doodle with the national anthem to close.
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Monrovia
Waltz
Stephen Foster
Tray
Kentucky
Mothers of Nations
S. Selection
War &S of
Johnny
Dixie
Abraham
Kingdom Come
W.S. S
Rips Auto Top Open on San Diego Trip
A car trip to San Diego ends with the top ripped open by a thief while the driver Spence and party were in the city. The incident prompted the use of safety pins for temporary repairs and a foray into safety concerns aboard the journey. Mrs. Stanley Goode, visiting from Bunkerville Nevada, returns to Ma zovia and plans a summer stay in Washington with her sister.
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Spence
San Diego
Southern City
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