Corona Growers Embrace Wind Machines for Frost Control
Corona citrus growers increasingly rely on wind machines to prevent frost damage. About 72 machines are in use with 22 new installations recently, mostly electric models, plus gas, diesel, and tractor-powered units. Machines activate at 28 to 30 degrees, and many blends pair with scattered heaters to protect the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Clement Todd
California
Don McMillap
Whittier
Ontario
Kellogg
Todd
Arlington
Need More Toys to Make Yule Bright for Kids
Community drive seeks discarded or broken toys in need of repair for a Christmas party co sponsored by the Settlement House board and the Triple-M. City fire department fixes up toys. Optimist Club funds repair parts and paint. donations accepted at City Hall fire department HQ or via pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coron& Children
Settlement House Board
Santa Claus
Harry Lyman
A. C. Barnes
Settlement Bqune Board
Optimist Club
Lyman
City Hall
Riverside County permits rise in November building boom
Riverside County reports 202 permits valued at 1 472 719 00 up 20 percent from October. Yorba Heights Tract Corona area adds 40 homes 255 204 Anza Realty Tract adds 24 homes 105 024 Highgrove Home Gardens Sunnymead Mira Loma Hemet San Jacinto up 50 percent due to permit rule changes. Countywide unincorporated areas see confusion over who must obtain permits and what qualifies. Permits issued at Riverside 3425 8th Street Department of Building and Safety.
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Riverside County
H. V. Krotsch
Yorba Heights
Corona
Anza
Highgrove
Home Gardens
Sunnymead
Mira Loma
Hemet
San Jacinto
Coachella Valley
Blythe
Lake Mathews
County Aie
Nason Road
8Th
T. Riverside
Department of Building and Safety
Thanksgiving Observed by Corona Junior High Eighth Graders
Corona Junior High marked Thanksgiving with three assemblies in the library due to space limits. Eighth graders presented a skit titled Turkey Gobblers with characters Father Mother Lucille Bob Grandma Herbert, directed by Hugh Thomas, plus songs led by Genevieve Marquez.
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Corona Junior High School
Pat Snyder
Bill Vanderpol
Sharon Ware
Tony Hernandez
Jo Ann Collins
Lynn Frazier
Corona Junior High
Charles
Ing
Paul Crabl
JoAnn Collins
Lucille
Bob
Iva Lee Zilioli
Clair Hutchison to Head Corona Chamber in 1953
Clair Hutchison will head the Corona Chamber of Commerce in 1953. Lyle Sawney announced the nomination while Robert Snedecor A J Dutch Velthoen and Hilbert Marzinke were elected as officers. Hutchison, assistant postmaster and Corona resident since 1938, has chaired the Highway Committee and held prior leadership roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona Chamber of Commerce
Clair Hutchison
Corona
Mr. Hutchison
Chamber
Lyle Swaney
Robert Snedecor
A. J. “Dutch” Velthoen
Hilbert Marzinke
Hutchison
W. L. Bennington
The
Postal Supervisors Association
Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
Dow Jones Averages and traded volume report
The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 282.89, down 0.89. The rail average traded at 107.27, down 0.60. Utilities average at 51.50, down 0.14. The composite index at 110.02, down 0.41. About 1,610,000 shares were traded.
Closing New York Stocks Reported By Hutton
The list shows closing prices for AT and T 160% Douglas Aircraft 37% 60% Libby Owens 39% Montgomery Ward 607% Owens Illinois 73% Sears Roebuck 60 Transamerica 2624 Bethlehem 52% US Steel 41% Standard of Calif. 5714 Union Oil 39% General Motors 645% Great Northern 5354 Phelps Dodge 375%
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AT and T
Douglas Aircraft
Libby Owens
Montgomery Ward
Owens Illinois
Sears Roebuck
Transamerica
Bethlehem
US Steel
Standard of Calif
Union Oil
General Motors
Great Northern
Phelps Dodge
Six Hunters Cited as Firearms Confiscations Follow Violations
Six hunters paid fines or forfeited bail for fish and game law violations. William Lawrence Marsh Baldwin Park Shelby Vaughn Shaeffer Perris and Richard Shaeffer Pomona faced three counts each cited by Game Warden Donald Stork for night hunting artificial lights and loaded guns in a car. Firearms including three 22 rifles were ordered confiscated. George Willis Erno and William Nicholson Montebello forfeited $25 bail for failing to appear on loaded gun charges. James A. Papalexis Los Angeles was fined 25 dollars with 10 suspended for unplugged pheasant hunting.
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Justice Court
William Lawrence Marsh
Baldwin Park
Shelby Vaughn Shaeffer
Perris
Richard Shaeffer
Pomona
Donald Stork
W. S. Caudill
Cajalco Road
Lake Mathews
George Willis Erno
William Nicholson
Montebello
James A. Papalexis
Los Angeles
Clear skies aid search for missing Air Force transport
Bright sun over Southern California mountains lifts hopes of locating the missing C 47 with 13 men aboard. More than 100 aircraft from March Field Civil Air Patrol and sheriff units scour from Tehachapis to Imperial Valley following a thunderstorm disappearance en route from Tucson to March Field.
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Air Force
California
San Bernardino
March Air Force Base
March
Civil Air Patrol
Sheriff's Aero
Tehachapi Mountains
Imperial Valley
Tucson
Arizona
March Field
Riverside County Economy Highlights From Chamber Breakfast
A six man panel at the Riverside County Chamber of Commerce breakfast reviewed the Economic Survey focusing on population spread across Riverside West Riverside and Temescal with a growth of Corona area housing. Retail sales in 1948 reached 165 million with 7700 jobs and 2341 stores. wholesale trade stood at 80 million with 1927 jobs. Highway construction and shopping centers are expected to boost competition and draw customers from a 30 mile radius. About 50 attendees met at the Chandler Hotel.
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Riverside County
Chamber of Commerce
W. M. Colbern
Harry Sothcott
Riverside
West Riverside
Temescal
Corona
Hammond
Chandler Hotel
Corona Chamber secretary Chandler resigns to head Riverside Farm Bureau
Bryant A. Chandler, secretary manager of Corona Chamber of Commerce for six years, resigns effective December 31 to become executive secretary of Riverside County Farm Bureau. He serves as vice president of the Southern California Association of Chamber of Commerce Managers and is a Navy veteran. The Chandlers plan to stay in Corona at least until the spring school terms end.
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Bryant A. Chandler
Corona Chamber of Commerce
Day
Chandler
Riverside County Farm
Bur
Farm Bureau
Chamber
Southern California Association of Chamber of Commerce Managers
State Association
U. S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Navy
Corona
Corona U. S. Naval Hospital
11Th Naval District
Los Angeles
South
Babson Institute of Business Administration
Avocado Market Report from L A Area
Local San Diego county flats list Fuertes at 3.25 to 3.50 a pound with Pueblo and seedlings. Pack logs and loose per pound prices noted for Fuertes Pueblo and seedlings. Odd line mentions corn maturing in every month of the year.
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San Diego County
Pueblo
Dickinson
Kenney Calls For Victory in Korea Using Atomic Bombs
General George Kenney told a Boston audience that the only way to end the Korean War is to win, and he favors using every means available including the atomic bomb to pressure Mao Tse-Tung and secure victory.
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Kenney
Far East
Southwest
Pacific Air Force
United Sates
Mao Tse-Tung
George Kenney
Boston
Air Force Accepts 600 M.P.H Thunderstreak Jet
The Air Force has accepted delivery of the first F-84F Thunderstreak produced. Under-Secretary Roswell Gilpatric accepted the jet at Farmingdale New York. The aircraft travels in the over 600 mph class and carries more external armament and fuel than prior models.
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Air Force
Roswell Gilpatric
Farmingdale
New York
Truman Invokes Taft-Hartley at Locomotive Plant Strike
President Truman uses Taft-Hartley to set up an emergency board for a CIO steel workers strike at the American Locomotive plant in Dunkirk New York over wages. The board will report back to Truman on December 10.
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Truman
CIO Steel Union
Mr. Truman
American Locomotive Plant
Dunkirk
New York
Atomic Energy Program
CIO Ateel
Wholesale Food Prices Slip Toward Pre Korean War Level
Dun and Bradstreet reports the wholesale food index fell for the third straight week to its lowest since July 4 1950. The index sits 46 cents below the prior year's level and nears the pre Korean war figure. The International Labour Organization notes global living costs have leveled off after two years of rise.
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Dun & Bradstreet
International Labor Organization
Geneva
Switzerland
Man allegedly kills himself as tear bombs hurled
Whittier police report 43 year old Ralph B Dillon shot himself to death after officers fired tear bombs into his locked home while serving a warrant on his estranged wife Effie. She said Dillon tried to shoot her last Friday during a visit.
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Whittier
Ralph B. Dillon
Dillon
Effie
Electric Workers Strike Causes Tijuana Blackouts
A strike against Fronterzia Electric by the Communication and Electric union left Tijuana in darkness last night and threatens another blackout tonight as pickets block the plant entranceawaiting settlement. Governor Adlai Stevenson told CIO leaders in Atlantic City that election results should not be viewed as disaster or misfortune for labor.
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Tijuana
Fronterzia Electric Company
Communication and Electric Union
Adlas
CIO
Adlai Stevenson
Atlantic City
N. J
Eleven Ex Top Czech Leaders Die on Gallows
Prague radio reports eleven ex top Czech Red leaders including Vladimir Clementis and Rudolf Slansky were hanged for treason espionage and murder after an eight day trial at Pankrac prison. Three other defendants received life terms.
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Vladimir Clementis
Rudolf Slansky
Czech Communist Party
Czech Red
Prague Radio
Czech Red Party
Grim Pankrac
Prague
Vavro Majda
Arthur London
Evzen Loebel
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Rudy Ramos
Corona Chamber
Dow-Jones
E. F. Hutton & Co
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C of C
County Farm Bureau
B. A. Chandler
Jang
U.N
U.S
U.P
Pyongyang
United Nations
Tokyo
Hil
United Press
Victor Kendrick
8Th Army
L. A. Avocado Market
Jomorvrous
Agricultural Department
Wnd Saab
Daiirymen
Minneapolis
Stevenson
Adlai B. Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Southern Counties
State Public Utilities Commission
Texas
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