Navy Mothers to Close USO Room January 1948
The Navy Mothers announce the recreation center will close on January 1 1948 as El Centro’s Mr Stillwell takes over the building for a new merchandise store. They funded the project at over 600 dollars and served about 1260 men monthly at the Naval Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Stillwell
el Centro
USO
Naval Hospital
C. T. Barber
Recreation Commission
Ministera Union
Corona
Navy Mothers Club
William Hunter
Stella Allen
Henry Linscheid
Hunter
Jessie Barber
Emily Hastings
Kate Wallace
Ada Sparkman
Eleanore Roos
Emma Keller
Helen Stanley
Marion Snidecor
Marie Newhouse
Maude Schumaker
Evelyn Colburn
Mike
Edith Zinoli
Lucy Knauer
Recreation Center
Corona Street Funds to Jump for 1948 Budget
Riverside county gas tax allocations for cities rise markedly starting January 1 1948 under the Collier Burns Act. Corona will get 15740 for the fiscal year ending June 30 1948 with full year estimates above 22600. Other city allocations include Banning Beaumont Hemet Riverside Palm Springs and Perris with varied half year and full year totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Sullivan
Riverside County
E. Q. Sullivan
State Division of Highways
Fise
Banning
Beaumont
Hilsmore
Hemet
Palm
Perris
Riverside
Mother's Death Found In Home At 611 Eighth Street
Emma M. Husted discovers her mother Mrs. Emma Husted dead in her residence on East Eighth Street after the home was found locked and police were summoned. The deceased, living alone for years, left no known surviving relatives and arrangements are to be announced by Bell Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma M. Husted
Eighth Street
Bessie Ansley
East Eighth Street
French Unrest Deepens as Communists Push Strike Action
Rioting and open revolt sweep southern France as Communist led strikers seize major cities. Premier Schuman considers a punitive sabotage law as 2,000,000 workers walk out amid 21 sabotage reports in three days. Police clash in Rome suburb Primaville and Palestine sees Jewish fatalities as tensions flare across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Middle East
Syria
Egypt
Lebanon
Rome
Paris
General Confederation of Labor
Vincent Auriol
Parist
Yelf
National Assembly
Bordeaux
Valence
Bus Car Collision Near Merrill and Fifth Streets
Motorist Harold Taylor and mechanic Ray Paul Piderson collided at a blind corner at Merrill and Fifth streets shortly after noon. Both vehicles sustained damage but no injuries were reported. The city school bus, en route to aid another bus stuck in mud on Temescal street, was driven away after minor right side damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Taylor
West Eighth Street
Ray Paul Piderson
West Sixth Street
Merrill and
Fifth Streets
Temescal Street
Norco
Merrill
Fifth Street
Taylor
Dow Jones closes as declines sweep major sectors
Dow Jones industrial average stands at 176.10 down 2.69 with 1,290,000 shares traded. Railroads slip to 46.28 down 0.66 and utilities at 32.82 off 0.21 as overall market broadens losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrialia
NY Market Roundup Shows Mixed Auto Returns
New York reports varied trading with eleven cars gaining, thirteen advancing, four slipping while overall market balance holds steady with no change in the average. Multiple auto sectors posted gains and losses reflecting shifting investor sentiment.
Weather outlook with showers and cool temperatures
Cloudy with showers today and tonight and mountain snow above 4000 feet. Rain today totals .10 to .68 inches with a season total near 0.97. Highs around 64 and overnight lows near 46. Corona rainfall since yesterday adds 0.68 inches for a 3 day total of 0.87, well short of last year’s 7.21 inches by this date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Corona Sergeant Receives Chilean Army Medal
Chilean Ambassador Hec tor Mujica Pumarino awards the Chilean Army Medal to Master Sergeant Warren H. Fox of Corona at a Quarry Heights ceremony in the Canal Zone. Relatives may obtain a photo by calling the office.
Silica Plant Produces 500 Tons Daily for Bottle Making
Corona Rotary hears Owens-Illinois Glass officials Grant Van Valin and Paul Ortel discuss Corona sand deposits and 500 tons daily output for white glass bottles. Ortel notes 1920s discoveries, 1940 plant upgrade costing 750000, 24 hour shifts, and deposits projected to last 30 to 40 years. Red Cross aid to Corona Naval Hospital highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vocational Service Committee
Charles Barratt
Grant van Valin
Paul Ortel
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Temescal
Rotary Club
Corona
Mr. Ortel
Ortel
California
Lester Fliint
Edward Bakenhhus
Jim Doran
Madison, Wis
H. H. Holton
Corona Naval Hospital
Red Cross
Santa to Arrive in Corona This Saturday at 4 PM
City residents are urged to greet Santa when he arrives at Corona on Saturday between 4:15 and 4:30 at Sixth and Main. Police Chief J. B. Lowery will escort Santa from the airport to downtown, with Postmaster Frank Emerson hosting a Santa mailbox and prize letters. The Chamber of Commerce partners with Santa to award two prizes on Friday December 19 for the best letters from children under ten, one boy and one girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa
Corona
J. 8
Lowery
Frank Emerson
Chamber of Commerce
Worker Fined for Alleged Misuse of Job Payment in Corona
Corona carpenter O. Borts pleaded guilty before Justice George E. McCauley and was ordered to pay a $50 fine and restitution for funds claimed as misused. He allegedly collected for a finished job including materials but did not settle the material costs with the money received. He had prior court appearances but was said to be attempting to improve his conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. ©. Borts
Corona
Justice of the Peace
George E. McCauley
Borts
Wage-Economy Dilemma in Free Enterprise Era
A Teamsters magazine editorial argues that rising prices erode wage value, causing real declines in purchasing power. It notes that wage hikes trigger bigger price gains and calls for wage–price stabilization, possible via business or Congressional action. The piece references the 1929 Honest Dollar idea and critiques current citrus and grain price levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manufacturers
OPA
International Teamster
Teamsters’ Union
Congress
Busin
Non Injury Accident on West Sixth Street Reported
A non injury vehicle collision occurred yesterday at 5 45 p m in the 900 block of West Sixth Street. Roy Walter Wadlow of 903 Fries Avenue Wilmington swerved into traffic while passing Captain Harvey Elia Robins of the U S Naval Hospital causing right rear fender damage to Wadlow s car and damage to Robins front bumper steering mechanism. Both drivers reported the accident at the police station.
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Harvey Elia Robins
U. S. Naval Hospital
Roy Walter Wadlow
Fries Avenue
Wilmington
West Sixth Street
Sixth Street
Wadlow
Robins
Robin
Burned Child Undergoes Skin Grafting Treatment
Kathleen Faye Waterworth of Mira Loma, injured when her dress caught fire on November 8, has been taken to a Los Angeles children's hospital for neck skin grafting. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Waterworth.
Birds as joyous beings from Leopardi essay
Justin recalls Giacomo Leopardi's view that birds are the most joyous creatures, singing through most waking hours and capable of flight and song. The piece notes birds' early morning calls, affinity with humans, and the wish to taste their life’s gladness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Sinclair Lewis
Giacomo Leopardi
Patrick Maxwell
Giacomo
Como
Gasoline Tank Blast Kills Man at El Segundo Refinery
An explosion at the Standard Oil refinery in El Segundo leveled an unfinished tank and killed James W. Morris, 20, of Santa Monica. Several other workers were injured as the 11,000 barrel blast turned the tank into molten metal amid reports of a lightning flash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Segundo
Pasos
James WW Morris
Santa Monica
Notre Dame Faces Southern Cal In Rainy Los Angeles
Notre Dame’s top football team arrived in Los Angeles under a rainstorm as coach Frank Leahy reported key players ill. James Martin and Emil Sitko were under doctor care for influenza while Terry Brennan is out with a knee cast, making a Southern Cal victory seem likely. Coy McGee may play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
A. Notre Diane
Southern California
Frank Leahy
James Martin
Emil Sitlo
Southern Cal
Leahy
Coy McGee
Terry Brennan
Joe Louis Weighs In For Madison Square Garden Title Fight
Joe Louis weighs in at 211 1 4 pounds and Jersey Joe Walcott at 194 3 4 pounds for their heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden tonight. Louis holds a slight advantage in weight as both fighters finalize preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Louis
Walcott
York
Jersey
Madison Square Garden
Louis
Citrus Industry Urges Program To Tackle 1947 Overproduction
A nine member citrus industry committee urged the Agriculture Department to launch a program. They want research on new uses and markets, cost and efficiency studies, marketing competition analysis between fresh and canned fruit, checks on selling in markets, price factors analysis, and nematode control to aid crops in the South and Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Agriculture Department
Palestine Quiet Amid Sabbath as British Block Roads
Palestine remains relatively calm this morning during the Mostern Sabbath while Britain blocks all roads into Jerusalem to prevent Arab traffic. In France, over one million government workers plan a strike next Monday as labor movements prep a $7.6 million political action drive in the United States. President Truman eyed voluntary fuel rationing upon his return from overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Jerusalem
France
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
Truman
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Citrus Belt Home Economics Association
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Ministry of Interior
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Daily Independent Photos
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Pal Como
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Germany
London
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Council of Foreign Ministers
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