Corona C of C Wins First Chamber of the Year Award
Corona Chamber of Commerce is named the first Chamber of the Year by the Riverside County Association of Chambers of Commerce. Local president Tom Gunderson accepted the plaque from Harry Creasy at the noon lunch meeting at Sage Top. Corona led in activities, membership growth, meeting attendance, and committee representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Freeman
Corona Chamber of Commerce
Gevew
Riverside County Association of Chambers of Commerce
Tom Gunderson
Harry Creasey
County Association
Sage Top
Corona
Corona Chamber
Chamber
William Jones
Bob Allen
India Chamber
Frank Chaffee
County Chamber
Gunderson
Corona Planning Commission Rejects Shopping Center Zoning
The Corona Planning Commission voted six to one to reject a staff plan that would grant commercial zoning for a 14 acre shopping center site at Main and Parkridge. Commissioner Dunlavy urged alternative placement north of Corona Plaza and called for a straw vote.
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Main and
Parkridge
Corona City Planning Commission
Carl Dunlavy
Harvey Stottlemyer
Dunlavy
Commission
John Collins
North Main
Temescal Wash
Main
Corona Plaza
Citizens debate vegetable cigarettes as smoking alternative
Readers weigh potential veggie based cigarettes to cut health risks. Larry Kemp and Eugene Shear support trying a vegetable product while others question effectiveness and urge quitting with willpower. Opinions vary on whether a veggie alternative reduces harm or merely sustains habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Kemp
Hushabye Lane
Collins elected to planning commission chair
Collins, a planning commission member for over three years, was elected chair last night on a four to three vote, succeeding Leo Benedict who resigned last summer. Benedict agreed to stay until a replacement was found. Mayor Rena Parker appointed Arleene Watts, who began serving officially last night. Collins had previously served as vice chair.
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John Collins
Planning Commission
Commission
Leo Benedict
Benedict
Rena Parker
Arleene Watts
Paul Brown
Brown
Carl Dunlavy
Notable Corona resident Marion Featherston dies at 76
Marion Featherston a longtime Corona figure died suddenly yesterday likely of a heart attack. The 1880 Lexington born businessman built a citrus empire then owned key downtown properties including the Law Building. Funeral services set for Thursday at Thomas Mortuary with entombment Crestlawn Memorial Park. survived by wife Laura and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Featherston
Corona
Glen F. Barnes
Letha Raney
Barbara Dolph
Featherston
Max Diamond
Barnes
Corona Community Hospital
Law
Sixth and Main
J. C. Penney
South Main
Thomas Mortuary Chapel
Ray H. Firth
First Methodist Church
Crestlawn Memorial Park
Laura
Fred
Lexington
Fielding
West Lake
Ohio
Joe
San Francisco
Pearl F. Bruce
la Mesa
Mellie Blythe
Georgetown
Four more seek deputy city clerk post in Corona
Four more applicants join the race for deputy city clerk in Corona, bringing total candidates to 10 after the filing deadline. The tests will be held at 6 30 p m tomorrow night at the Civic Center, following the resignation of former City Clerk DeWana DeBrot who stayed on one month.
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Corona
Los Angeles
Sunnymead
Riverside
Civic Center
DeWana DeBrot
Glenwood Wilson
Developers' signs and pennants OK'd
Corona planning commission approved relaxing rules to allow two directional signs of limited size in all zones and to permit pennants and flags at model homes in new subdivisions. Julian Gentis abstained due to conflict of interest amid remarks on selling homes and tight money conditions.
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Julian Gentis
Corona City Planning Commission
Devels
Gentis
Cow no match for auto in Eastvale collision
Frank M. Borges 19 of Eastvale drove on Archibald near Schleisman when a dark shape appeared. He swerved and struck another car. Both shapes were cows owned by Vermeer Dairy. The struck cow died, Borges was uninjured.
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Featherston
Eastvale
Frank M. Borges
Chandler
Archibald
Schleisman
Vermeer Dairy
Weather outlook with sun and variable clouds
Variable high cloudiness through Wednesday with mostly sunny days and little temperature change. Lows tonight mostly 38 to 48. Today's noon temperature 68 after an overnight low of 42. Yesterday's maximum reading 72.
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Corona C of C
Chamber of Commerce
SMF Construction Co
San Valle
Feit
Shop Center
Sai
Moscow
UPI
Tass
Hanoi
Red River
Commer
Jeanette Leister
Garretson School
Orli Peter
Susanna Banjo
Consulting
Coronans
Carry Kemn
Eugene Shear
Eugene
Shear
Vicen
Tia St
Vicentia St
Marylu Myrick
Butternut Lane
Marlene Johnson
Aquamarine Lane
LaVerne Nichols
Mra
Marlene Johneon
Memory Lane
Cam Renerenee Society
Collins
Planner Paul Brown
New Commission
Richmond
B. F. Featherston
Charlie Davis Co
France
John J. Pershing
Chaumont
First National Bank
Laura Kirby
Featherstons
San Diego
California Highway Patrol
Borges
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