Big night in Corona as Harper hosts birthday party
The Corona chamber of commerce hosts a theater event at the Corona theatre featuring Glenn Harper and his Hollywood stars. A two show night begins with an outdoor reception on Sixth and Ramona, followed by an inside show and speeches greeting Corona friends. Local boosters praise Harper and the theatre as a community asset driving business and culture.
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Chamber of Commerce
Corona Theatre
Mr. Franklin
Glenn
Gerona Theatre
Hollywood
Mickey Mouse
Amos
Andy
Sixth
Ramona
Corora Theatre
Coronan
Harper
Mrs. Harper
Circle City
Los Angeles
Corona Woman Awarded $7000 Damages in Auto Crash Suit
Riverside August 28 Damages totaling 7000 dollars were awarded to Mrs. O R VanDerhoof of Corona for injuries from a June 24 1929 auto crash in Corona. Judge G R Freeman presided over the suit against Gus Chambon and State Farm Mutual Insurance, which found Chambon negligent for rear ending VanDerhoof after she slowed to five miles per hour at Sheridan and Ninth streets. The insurance company was deemed to have assumed responsibility for any judgment through its defense.
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Riverside
O. R. VanDerhoof
Corona
G. R. Freeman
Department Two
Superior Court
Gus Chambon
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Ganahl
Sheridan
Ninth Streets
Chambon
van Derhoof
Officer Gene Henderson Injured in Riverside Crash
Gene Henderson a top California highway patrol officer lies in Riverside County Hospital after a head-on collision with a truck driven on the wrong side of the road near Elsinore. Driver J Degado of Corona is jailed as investigators review the accident. Henderson’s condition is serious but not critical and he is resting.
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Gene Henderson
California Highway Patrol
Riverside County
Henderson
Ray King
J. Degado
Belle Street
Corona
Corona City
Captain King
Elsinore
Degado
W. H. Lannon
Corona-Elsimore-Perris
Riverside City
County Firemen Battle Blazes Near Warner Hot Springs
Riverside dispatch reports San Diego county called state forestry fire fighters from Riverside to aid in a second forest fire in a week. Twelve men from San Jacinto joined the effort after a lookout near Warner Hot Springs raised the alarm. About 100 acres burned, but officials later said flames were likely under control with no exact location given.
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Riverside
San Diego County
State Forestry Department
Riverside County
Warner Hot Springs
San Jacinto
E. B. Vinsonhaler
Charles van Fleet
Warners Hot Springs
Saturday Night Club Resumes Weekly Meetings at Glass Hall
Members will resume weekly gatherings on Saturday night September 6 at Glass Hall. Card games run from eight to ten o'clock followed by dancing until midnight. Officers listed: president Mrs Walter Graham and secretary Mrs Will Anderson.
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Saturday Night Club
Glass Hall
Walter Graham
Will Anderson
Protestant Indian school pupils in Riverside California
Seven hundred fifty Protestant Indian boys and girls attend the Government Indian school at Riverside California. A religious work director and an assistant, appointed by the Home Missions Council and the Council of Women for Home Missions, serve among these pupils.
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Government Indian School
Riverside
California
Home Missions Council
Council of Women For Home Missions
Corona Theatre Celebrates First Anniversary Tonight
The Corona Theatre marks its first anniversary with a birthday party and demonstration. Glenn Harper, owner-manager, and associates are honored in a Chamber of Commerce sponsored event.
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Corona
Corona Theatre
Glenn Harper
Chamber of Commettee
Lions Club hears federal ranger at noon meeting
Corona Lions Club heard Federal Ranger Valentine discuss California watershed and forestry protection. Riverside and Orange counties funds are matched by the government to build firebreaks and motorways in the Cleveland National Forest area south of Corona, with a milestone motorway up to Glen Ivy completed at 4000 dollars per mile.
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Corona Lions Club
Kinney Cafe
Corona Theatre
Uncle Sam
California
Valentine
Cleveland National Forest
Corona
Riverside
Orange County
Glen Ivy
Lions Club
Glenn Harper
Alvord Club to Meet with Four-H Members Tonight
Alvord Club plans a meeting with members of the Four-H club at seven thirty this evening at the school house.
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Alvord Club
Alvord
Gridders to Mountains for Riverside Junior College Practice
Riverside junior college football players head to Rim of the World Park in the San Jacinto mountains for five days of early season training beginning September 15 under coaches Jess Hill Jess Mortenson and Bill Neufeld. Medical exams occur the Saturday before. County students planning to join report Monday and Hill confirms start date per contract.
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Corolla
Riverside Junior College
Rim of the World Park
San Jacinto Mountains
Jess Hill
Jess Mortenson
Bill Neufeld
Board of Education
Gold Strike Report Promises Stampede Near Twenty-Nine Palms
Harvey Johnson's Banning Record notes a reported gold strike found eighteen miles southwest of Twenty-Nine Palms by George L. Combs, a local building contractor. The undeveloped area had been prospected for years and was missed until this summer.
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Harvey Johnson
Geo. L. Combs
Banning
Fire Dept Responds to Buena Vista Street Wash-House Fire
Local fire department summoned to a residence on north Buena Vista street shortly after three o'clock yesterday where a wash-house on the premises caught fire. Home occupants had extinguished the blaze before units arrived.
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Buena Vista Street
Corona Visitors at Hotel Kinney This Morning
Guests at the Hotel Kinney in Corona included George H. Burch of Los Angeles Miss MaryJorie Bonner Monrovia T R Curran Los Angeles A J Grove Alhambra L D Aghe John Mossman both Los Angeles Chearles Johnson Santa Barbara and H O Eaton Los Angeles.
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Hotel Kinney
George H. Burch
Los Angeles
MaryJorie Bonner
Monrovia
T. R. Curran
A. J. Grove
Alhambra
L. D. Aghe
John Mossman
Chearles Johnson
Santa Barbara
H. O. Eaton
Nightball Rivalry Stirring Corona City This Week
The Corona Leaguers defeated the Knights of Pythias five to three in a night ball clash, sparking debate over the city’s top team. Fans split over umpiring in the close game as Marsden engraves J Tucker’s name on the Schall trophy for best hitter, his .357 average this season.
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Corona
Coorna
Knights of Pythias
Knights
Horace Phillips
O. R. van Derhoof
Marsden
J. Tucker
Fred M. Schall
Tucker
Date crop ripening in Coachella Valley amid heat
Riverside telegram reports that three million pounds of dates are ready for harvest this season in the Coachella valley. The note argues it would pay visitors to witness the ripe crop despite the heat.
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N. C. Kelley
Riverside
Coachella Valley
Usefulness as the keenest amusement for intellect
A concise reflection asserts that productive activity stimulates mental faculties more than passive entertainment. The idea emphasizes engagement, inquiry, and practical work as the best match for intelligent pursuits. The line frames usefulness as a source of enduring delight for thoughtful minds.
Lavish tribute for Harper and Corona Theatre
Corona hosts a birthday celebration for Glenn Harper with a seven o clock start. The Corona chamber of commerce sponsors a program featuring the municipal band, film stars, a master of ceremonies, and stage and screen appearances. Laurel and Hardy expected to appear again with Nip and Tuck and Way Out West shown.
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Corona
Glenn Harper
Harper
Chamber of Commerce
Corona Municipal Band
Mike
George W. Claytor
Amos and
Andy
San Bernardino
William Haines
Rotarians
Lions
Wallace Sutter
Adams Berglund Rematch Set for Tuesday at Gate City
H T Foust has announced a rematch between San Bernardino rivals Johnny Adams and Milford Berglund at the Gate City arena next Tuesday evening. The ten round bout is expected to draw Corona fight fans with Berglund having won the first encounter by a slim margin and Adams' supporters hoping for reversal.
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Corona Fistic
H. T. Foust
Johnny Adams
Milford Berglund
Prides
San Bernardino
Corona Fight
Gate City
Berglund
Adams
Unprofitable miniature golf course closes in Riverside
The Riverside Press reports O. Brockmans miniature golf course at East Sixth and Fuller streets has been abandoned after a three week trial. Brockman plans to travel to San Francisco to seek a new site for a course.
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Riverside Press
O. Brockman
East Sixth
Fuller Street
Brockman
San Francisco
Riverside Deputy Heads to Phoenix to Extradite Davis
Deputy Sheriff Williams from Riverside County travels to Phoenix Arizona armed with extradition papers to bring N. L. Davis back to face recently filed charges in the county.
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Seriff Williams
Riverside
Pheenix
Arizona
N. L. Davis
Hill Chooses Riverside Coaching Over Pro Baseball
Jess Hill, Corona athlete under contract to coach Riverside junior college, announced he will begin coaching September 15. The move ends rumors of a pro baseball focus and will delay organized baseball until mid next year as Hill joins Riverside while suspended by the Hollywood team.
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Jess Hill
Corona
Riverside
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Jess
Hollywood
Oscar Vitt
Bill Lane
The
Stars
Hill
Dickens
Altho
Bill Neufeld
Jesse Mortensen
Damages Sought in Crowell Collision Suit
In Riverside on August 20, three plaintiffs seek 35,065 against Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Crowell. Mabel Robinson 10,000 Anna Russell Robinson 15,053 and W. E. Robinson 10,030 allege a May 16, 1930 crash near Main and Fourteenth streets was caused by a Crowell operated automobile.
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Riverside
Oscar Crowell
Mabel Robinson
Anna Russell Robinson
W. E. Robinson
Main and
Fourteenth Streets
U. P. Man Curran Visits Corona Newspaper Boys
Thomas Curran of the United Press and linked to the Los Angeles office was in Corona this morning, visiting with Daily Independent newspaper boys.
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Thomas Curran
United Press Association
Los Angeles
Corona
Daily Independent
Hemet Woman Killed In Haystack Roadway Crash
Riverside August 29 Mrs R A Berryman died after stepping from behind a hay bale onto a road in front of her Devonshire and Kirby residence. Dr John W McCann Hemet chiropractor drove a car that struck her around 7:30 PM. Berryman, 54, was fatally injured and died minutes after first aid at her home.
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Riverside
R. A. Berryman
John W. McCanen
Hemet
Corona Labor Day closings noted for holiday observance
Corona banks and public offices and several stores will be closed on Monday for Labor Day. The city's Labor Day plans emphasize weekend trips and were listed by the Corona business men's association this morning.
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Corona
Corona Business Men's Association For Cloning
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