Mass Meeting Called Tuesday for Draft Registration
A general community mass meeting is set for Tuesday evening in the new city hall auditorium to discuss draft registrations next Thursday. Arcadia Monrovia district chair D W Simms urges broad attendance including Spanish speakers to mobilize all men 18 to 45. The meeting will announce whether Arcadia or Alhambra hosts registrations, and explain the process from registration to questionnaires and classifying registrants under the new selective service law.
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Monrovia
Arcadia
Simms
Alhambra
Washington
United States
Plane flyover to aid aviators fund in Arcadia Pasadena event
Ten airplanes from North Island will fly over Arcadia en route from San Diego to Pasadena where they will meet merchants in a baseball game to raise funds for the aviators athletic fund. Mike Brown will demonstrate flying at the island before the descent. A ball at Hotel Maryland and a game against the Submarine Base at Washington Park follow.
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North Island
Arcadia
San Diego
Pasadena
Aviators’ Athletic Fund
Mike Brown
Tournament Park
Hotel Maryland
Army
Navy
Washington Park
Los Angeles
Al Jennings to Speak at Outpost Theater Sunday
The Outpost hosts Al Jennings in Sunday evening events with his life stories and thrilling true incidents. The evangelist seeks soldiers and civilians to attend, continuing after a prior church appearance. Mrs. C. D. Harris leaves for Ontario California to visit Mrs. E. F. Glass.
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al Jennings
Jennings
Bartle to join Student Army Training Corps at Stanford
Gerald Bartle son of J H Bartle president of the First National Bank will leave September 29 for Stanford University to enroll in the Student Army Training Corps. He is within draft age but will remain at the university until his draft number is called. The program allows college work alongside military training and may lead to officers training or other duty.
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First National
Student Army Training Corps
Gerald Bartle
J. H. Bartle
First National Bank
Stanford University
Army Training Corps
Gerald
UW University
B R Davisson Contracting Starts Fallingleaf Street Work
The B R Davisson Contracting Co won the Wednesday contract to improve Fallingleaf avenue from First avenue to Santa Anita. Prices listed include cement curb at 37 cents per linear foot, cement sidewalk at 12 cents per square foot, and eleven electric lighters installed for 1391.50. Mr Thomas Lilly of Pomona has been guest of Clyde Sherwood this past week.
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B. R. Davisson Contracting Co
Fallingleaf Avenue
First Avenue
Santa Anita
Thos. Lilly
Pomona
Clyde Sherwood
New Club House Opens at Balloon School Recreation Center
Throngs of military and civilian residents attended the formal opening of the Enlisted Men's Clubhouse at the United States Army Balloon School. The event featured water displays, swimming in the reservoir, and a ball with music by the submarine base band. Civilians swam with special permission as plans for an officers' clubhouse progress.
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United States Army Balloon School
War Camp Community Service
N Pedro
Submarine Base
Pasadena
W. N. Hensley
Knights of Columbus Building Bids Sought in Arcadia
Plans for a new Knights of Columbus building at the army balloon schools in Arcadia were submitted for bids on Thursday. The U shaped structure is expected to cost about 9000 dollars and work could begin next week.
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Knights of Columbus
Army Balloon Schools
Arcadia
Gunner Depew to Speak Sunday at Arcadia Church
The American sailor Gunner Depew with five wounds from two years of fighting will speak at First Presbyterian Church in Arcadia Sunday night. He describes brutal German actions from Europe and promotes support for troops, sharing his wartime experiences and his book.
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Western Front
Depew
First Presbyterian Church
Arcadia
Europe
Gunner Depew
Brandenburg
Germany
French Foreign Legion
Belgium
Cassard
Dardenelles
Gallipoli
Germain
Moewe
Gerard
End the War with 4 Million Army Ready for France
A wartime exhortation urges men aged 18 to 45 to register on September 12 to bolster the U S army in France. It claims 13 million would register, creating over 2 million for training to deliver a decisive blow to end Kaiserism.
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Rhine
Steals Election Sheets Plague Lamanda Park Precincts
Robbers stole primary election result sheets from Lamanda Park precincts in Pasadena’s Lamanda Park area. James A. Miller of the Lamanda Park Herald lacked the published tallies and resorted to a different story. Voters must wait weeks for county tabulation to know the results.
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Lamanda Park
Pasadena
James A. Miller
New Y M C A Building At Army Balloon School Awaiting Dedication
The new Y M C A building at the army balloon school on the east end of the camp nears dedication next week along with two other San Pedro camp structures. Interior tinting is complete, furnishings pending, and the brown painted exterior matches the camp palette. The auditorium seats about 1000 with an officers balcony, a three room fireplace, and sleeping quarters with showers for the secretaries, marking it as a modern Y M C A facility.
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Army Balloon School
San Pedro
Chas. W. Stewart
City trustees cut budget to tax rate of 1.15 this year
The board slashed expenditures to avoid a higher levy, wiping out the entire 26 545 water department appropriation and trimming forestry, deputy marshals, streets and recreation funds. They expect water extension bonds later to raise 50 000 to 75 000. Tax levy set at 61 cents general, 21 cents water bonds, 33 cents street bonds. Total assessed value 3 559 067 with exemptions 163 450 making 3 395 617 taxable.
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Forestry Department
Water Department
Millard
General Fund
Arcadia Liberty Club Dance Seeks Members to Exhibit Cards
The Arcadia Liberty Club announces a dance next Friday September 12 in the City Hall auditorium. Members must display their membership tickets at the door. A humorous exchange between O'Brien and Flanagan about a bump of ignorance is noted in the piece.
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Arcadia Liberty Club
O’brien
Flanagan
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