Christmas listings and local happenings in Corona
Local notes show Phonographs repaired at Wroot’s on Main street and a variety of shop ads. Residents Glen Benedict and Daisy Wilson visiting Corona homes. Earl efforts from Riverside Red Cross and charity events highlighted. Christmas shopping urged at Corona Hardware Co and Episcopal Bazaar planned December 11.
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Glen E. Benedict
San Bernardino
Daisy Wilson
Albuquerque, N. M
Corona
W. E. Ifill
W. H. Davis
Duke of York's Twenty-Fifth Birthday Celebrated in Windsor
Windsor marks the twenty fifth birthday of Prince Albert the Duke of York with bells and a 21 gun salute in Long Walk Windsor Great Park. The prince, known as the sailor prince, remains popular and admired for outdoor sports and naval service. He was made Duke of York Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney in the King’s honors list.
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St. George’s Chapel
Longs Walk
Windsor Great Park
Duke of York
Prince Albert
Earl of Inverness
Killarney
Hmdward
Today in History and Politics Across Regions
Dated items note George Washington’s death anniversary, the Duke of York’s 25th birthday, Louisiana delegates election for a new state constitution, women’s candidacies in Massachusetts municipal elections, Chillicothe poultry show continuing, United Farmers of Ontario convention in Toronto, and Maryland League for State Defense case on federal woman suffrage slated for Baltimore court.
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Duke of York
George
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Chillicothe
Contists
United Farmers of Ontario
Toronto
Maryland League For State Defense
Baltimore
Oldest Indian in California Pablo Obispo Dies at 130
Pablo Obispo, long regarded as perhaps the oldest Indian in California and possibly the United States, died at the Canitan Grande reservation in Lake View, San Diego County, at age 130. He lived largely in his traditional clothing, only briefly accepting white man undergarments and an overcoat. Paul Hoffman of the Mission Indian Agency announced Obispo’s death, asserting he may have been the nation’s oldest native.
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California
United States
Pablo Obispo
Canitan Grande Reservation
Lakeview
San Diego County
Paul Hoffman
Mission Indian Agency Today
Redman
London Policewomen Learn Jiu Jitsu For Defense
London policewomen are taught jiu jitsu as a self defense measure. The program aims to equip officers with practical grappling skills to handle confrontations and ensure safety during duties.
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London
Japanese Buddhist Temple Dedicated in Fresno
The Fresno dedication of a new $75,000 Japanese Buddhist temple drew about 200 attendees from the San Joaquin Valley. Pacific Coast Buddhist ministers from the Church of San Francisco gave the dedicatory address as ceremonies included a parade wrestling matches and a Japanese play performed by American born Japanese men and women of the region.
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Fresno
San Joaquin Valley
Pacific Coast
Church of San Francisco
Gasoline Price and Benzol Shipments to Cadiz Spain
Ford plants in Detroit shipped 20,000 gallons of benzol to Cadiz Spain for use as fuel as gasoline in Spain sells at 90 cents per gallon. Benzol costs up to 45 cents per gallon, offering a 50 percent saving and reducing procurement time amid a fuel shortage in Spain.
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Ford
Detroit
Mich
Cadiz
Spain
Women at War Drive French Railways and Munitions Output
During the war France employed 32 000 women on the railways and 684 000 in munition works, underscoring the scale of female labor contributing to wartime production and transportation.
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France
Holiday vacation notice with small ad on goods
Classified notice notes wrist poking or mechanical issue during holiday break. Provides contact as phone 811. Also advertises a Whirlpool dishwasher listed as almost new for $4 with phone 811.
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Wroot’s
Main St
Corona Hardware Co
Max B. Fitch
Richard
Los Angeles
China-Corona United Oil Company
P. Jacobs
East Sixth Street
Harris and
Crawford
R. M. Browning
I. A. Engle
Mae
Ruth Ensie
Rev. Engle
Margaret Lawler
William and Philip Lawler
Graydon Wricht
Sardena
Winship
Cattern
Corner Sixth
Ramona
Dale “Wendell Harding
Iovir
A. H. Halstead
Riverside City
Red Cross
Corona Committee
Halstead
Riverside
Corona Drug Co
A. J. Davis
Charlotte, North Carolina
Philadelphia
Star Garage
Malinda Woodworth
Home Department
Riverside County Farm Bureau
J. W. Bird
Orchard Heights
Blake
Temple
K. P. Hall
Corona Outfitting Co
Helgeson
O. R. Vanderhoof
Waterman
Jonteel
Emmet Tucker
Bill
The
Santa Fe
C. Vroot
Main Street
Davis Tailor Shop
Robert's
Eastman
Grey Kid
Emerson
Eng
Hirts
Emerson’s
Thur
George Washington
N. C. Hansen
Washburn Avenue
Corona, Cal
ESS
Mirness and CO
Arlington Ave
J. A. Hawthorne
Salhe
Schaffner
Marx
Joy St
E. C. Cook
J. Grant
P. O. Box
C. B. Maxfield
Auto Camp Ground
City Park
Corong
Africa
Eugenie
the Golden
Chicago
el Paso
Kansas City
New York
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Golden State
St Louis
Southern Pacific Lines
G. S. Richardson S. P
Agent Corona
Cal
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