01 Aug 1935
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1935
Page
1
The piece explains how August evolved from Sextilis in the old Roman calendar and was renamed to honor Augustus. It notes the calendar reform adding two months, the shift caused by Julius Caesar, and how Augustus added a day to August to make it the longest month, aligning its length with his stature.
A reform coalition forms to ban women patrons from barrooms as part of a broader moral reform push. The note outlines tactics and local support among temperance and reform groups seeking to reshape social drinking spaces.
The Fullerton Tribune notes that major issues of the 1938 campaign should be self evident when time comes, not forged by regional conventions. The piece mentions the Springfield, Illinois grass roots Republican convention as an early effort by party workers from 10 agricultural states, with continued discussion on page two.
Hamilton takes a seat on the California Highway Commission after being appointed by Governor Merriam to replace Frank A. Tetley. The Banning resident will attend the August Sacramento meeting and will coordinate with Tetley on state projects in his district across inland Southern California counties. He serves without pay, only travel and lodging expenses, and has long been involved in county road work and farm to market highway needs.
Dr William B Munn accompanied by Paul Simmerran of the Associated Press and two Southern Californians left this week for a fishing trip in the High Sierras. The group packed back into the mountain areas from Bishop.
The article notes physicists and chemists' quest to produce radioactive elements for cancer treatment, citing Joliot and Curie key figures. It describes needing higher voltages, massive high voltage equipment, and the world’s largest vacuum tube to activate atoms and concentrate radioactivity. A Van de Graaff generator at Round Jill, Massachusetts will provide up to 7,000,000 volts for bombardment experiments.
Riverside county Boy Scouts prepare a display for the National Jamboree in Washington D C August 21 30 featuring a growing date tree donated by Leland Yost of India supervised by J W Newman and James E Pippen. Pippen will guide planting in Washington and lend large photographs of local scenery. The tree will be given to President Roosevelt at a ceremony and other exhibits include a relief map of the county and a Hoover Dam model from Southern Sierras Power Company.
In Washington the House voted 209 to 155 against the Rayburn death sentence clause in the public utility holding company abolition bill. The measure's defeat disappointed the administration, but 155 votes showed notable New Deal support. Italy imposes metals embargo to conserve war material costs.
Premier Mussolini refused to consider the proposed compromise from Britain and France before the League of Nations. Diplomats led by Anthony Eden and Pierre Laval moved to draft a new proposal as the session was postponed. If Mussolini persists, many fear the Ethiopia conflict may continue.
Governor Lehmann disclosed he will submit a complete report on the tearing down of the Nazi swastika flag from the S S Bremen. The inquiry followed a Washington request as Germany sought data on the incident amid protests and guarded arrivals by the 8 8 S Deutschland.
Scouts Kenneth Whitcomb and Mack Robinson of Troop 35 prepare a dinner at the American Legion Memorial hall to raise funds for their participation in the National Jamboree in Washington, D.C. Miss Ruby Hutchinson aids, with Rev. S. S. Sampson delivering the address.
Fire units from the city hall and state forestry plus Camp Temescal crews extinguished a grass fire behind H. L. C. Whitcomb and his daughter Lyle’s Whitcomb residence at Whitcomb's point three and a half miles southwest of town. The blaze, thought to have started from sun reflection on trash, caused no significant damage.
A concise musing notes how rivers and people tend to choose easy routes, shaping landscapes and behavior alike. It contrasts natural water flow with human decision making, suggesting ease shapes outcomes in both nature and society.
Building permits issued last month totaled 920 000 with a value of 20 300, nearly four times the prior year and six times 1933 figures. The seven month total reaches 74 654, up from 49 926 a year earlier, with several new projects including a 10 000 citric acid department addition and multiple residences and a private school construction in progress.
Joseph Nichols spoke on Money and the lack of a mathematical theory, delivering the address in a classroom style with humor. The program also featured songs led by Warren N. Ashleigh, Audrey Wilhite, and a Mexico City convention song, with President Leonard Schmidt summarizing the club's international gathering.
Out of respect to the late C. P. Early president of the Mutual Orange Distributors who died in Redlands Tuesday his funeral was held this afternoon The Riverside Select Groves packing plant affiliated with the M O D closed at noon Here J L McClellan president and Leo M Cross manager attended the rites in Redlands.
Anxious times for state workers as a new civil service law nears effect on August 20. probationary staff may gain permanent status only under defined cause, with many Riverside county employees in highway patrol forestry and related divisions affected. Officials note no current county-wide layoff reports though Sacramento dispatches hint possible senior-level changes before the law takes full effect.
Rev. Howard So Taylor of the First Methodist church left for the east to visit his aged parents and Mrs Taylor went to Ventura to stay with friends during a three week absence. They left a croquet set on Ramona street for neighborhood children to use, and the apparatus has seen almost constant play time, showing the community’s appreciation.
The Corona school board announced public hearings for the 1935 36 budget. The high school and Corona elementary districts meet August 5 at 8 PM at the high school to discuss cost sheets. August 6 at 8 PM covers Eastvale Prado and two other districts.
The report notes a 67 percent increase in new business written in the first half of the year compared to 1934. George Porter of Investors Syndicate cites total resources of 65,964,367.15, up 4,070,199.83 from December 31, 1934, with J. M. Hoffman winning a 20 award for top reporting of new business from July 1, 1934 to June 20, 1935, indicating west coast market strength for securities.
Mr and Mrs John Snidecor plan to move to Po Catello Idaho where Snidecor takes a professorship at the University of Idaho Po Catello branch. He previously served three years on the Junior college faculty and attended USC summer session.
Foothill Packers defeat Jameson Packers 5 to 2 in opening match of the Commercial reggae series at the municipal nightall diamond. Upcoming games include Hoover Garagement and American Fruit Growers with practice nights set and spikes prohibited.
Councilman N H Gleason serves on a Superior court jury hearing the trial of Herman Meier of Hemet on charges of receiving stolen county road camp property. Classified ads reference this proceeding.
The county recreation department announced the first Riverside County Open Tennis Tournament to be held November 22 to 24 in Hemet. Five junior and five senior events, plus doubles in men, women and mixed divisions, will crown 16 champions and award 15 trophies. Corona players expected strong.
County Auditor Ray T. Hicks forecasting a general county tax rate of 1.87 per $100 valuation, with added city school and district levies likely raising total taxes for many residents. The tentative budget totals 396,000 above last year’s limit, driven by federal relief and hospital maintenance costs, while the final budget and tax rates await August action.
California lemons and Valencias moved higher at eastern and midwestern auction centers. In Chicago Corona lemons were quoted at Progressive Q Sun kist $6.25 and Corona Beauty Q Redball $5.70 according to Queen Colony Fruit exchange reports.
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