Maggie Tomme Taken by Death at 79
Maggie Tomme aged 79, longtime Norco resident, died yesterday at Arlington Sanitarium after a period of failing health. Born October 29, 1879 in Tennessee, she moved to Norco in 1945 and lived with her son A. Z. Howard and Grace. Survived by her son, five grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Norco Community Church, Rev. Atlee J. Bahler officiating. Burial Sunnyslope Cemetery beside her husband John. Friends may call Brown & Grimes Funeral Home Thursday morning until the service.
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Maggie Tomme
A. Z. Howard
East Grand Blvd
Arlington Sanitarium
Tomme
Tennessee
Noreo
Grace
John
Virginia Tomme
West Eleventh St
Norco Community Church
Atlee J. Bahler
Sunnyslope
Brown & Grimes Funeral Home
Council Awards Bid on Seventh Street Project
The City Council awarded the Seventh Street improvement bid to Corona Asphalt and Paving Co. for 10055 dollars, beating Griffiths at 10917 and Hirst Construction at 12119. City officials were directed to adjust charges for residents who already paid and protest letters from six residents urged tearing up the road. The project includes sidewalks curbs and gutters.
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Council
Seventh Street
West Seventh Street
Buena Vista
Harris Streets
Corona Asphalt and Paving Co
Griffith
Hirst Construction
Ralph Pfiffner
David Smith
Pfiffner
Patricia Mallory and Sir Hubert Wilkins Die Within Days
Patricia Boots Mallory a 45 year old stage and screen actress and wife of Herbert Marshall died in Santa Monica Monday from a chronic throat ailment. Sir Hubert Wilkins 70 famed polar explorer and aviation pioneer was found dead Monday from a coronary occlusion in his Framingham hotel room after serving as a cold weather specialist at the Army Natick facility.
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Patricia “Boots” Mallory
Herbert Marshall
Sata Monica
George White
Hollywood
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Framingham
Mass
Army
Quartermaster Research and Development Unit
Natick, Mass
Firemen Avert Plane Disaster At Logan Airport
A Pan American Boeing 707 carrying 111 people escaped disaster when a fuel hose snapped during landing at Logan Airport. Fire crews sprayed foam and water to control spilled fuel as the jet landed on schedule.
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Boston
API
Logan
Pan American Airways
Santana Wind Theories From Historic California Legends
A historical column examines the Santa Ana wind name origins and legends. Holt cites theories from misheard names, mission legends, and a myth of General Santa Anna, noting none prove true and offering practical signs of wind behavior from the storm’s progression through the San Gabriel passes to the coast.
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Santa Ana
San Gabriels
Ontario
San Bernardino
Santa Ana Mountains
Santa Ana Canyon
Holt
Press Association
Satan
Santana
Santa Anna
California
St. Ann’s Day
Minnesota Doctor Named National Family Physician Of Year
Dr. Lonnie A. Coffin 68 of Farmington Iowa honored as general practitioner of the year by the American Medical Association. The longtime country doctor who has served his home community for 44 years received the top award from AMA delegates in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
UPI
American Medical Association
Lonnie A. Coffin
Farmington
Towa
House of Delegates
Keller Store Opens Grand Remodel in Corona
The Keller store at 112 East Sixth Street Corona reveals a 1,500 square foot furniture expansion and new fluorescent lighting. Owned by Robert Keller and family, the business dates to 1923, with special hours 9 am to 9 pm during remodeling. Local builders completed construction, with Italian imported stone blocks and sidewalk rocks sourced from nearby beaches.
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Mexico
F Construction Co
Williams Electrics
Ropers-Rush Glass
Terial
Corona’*’Lumber Co
Fish, Sign Co
Robert Keller
Lou
George
Dan
East Sixth St
Robert
Will
Corona
Washington
Téserra
Emtrance
Italy
Airliner Crash at Camberley Kills Six Crew Members
A Hunting Clan Air Transport Viscount four engined airliner crashed in Camberley England after narrowly missing a sanatorium. Six crew members were found dead in the wreckage with no passengers aboard. Officials confirmed no other casualties.
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Camberley
England
UPI
Hunting Clan Air Transport Company
Dodge workers strike at Chrysler plant in Detroit
More than 8,500 Dodge plant employees walk off the job as negotiators fail to resolve a dispute over alleged work speed up. UAW local president Pat Quinn says the strike could idle about 50,000 Chrysler workers in the Detroit area, as most unionized truck drivers join the walkout.
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Detroit
UPI
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge
Pat Quinn
UAW
Chrysler
Petroit
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Idaho
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Defense Department
AEC
Arctic
U. S
West Berlin
Berlin
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Social Democrat Party
Keller
Keller Furniture
W. Sixth ST
Keller's
H & F Construction Company
General Contractors
Earl Hall
Kenneth Fish
6Th Street
Dale Williams
Electrical Contractors
Fish Sign CO
Vane
Maple Shop
Sleep Shop
Heifetz Lamp
M. Sellers
East
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