Candid Snaps and Riverside County Echoes of 1944
In this hometown column, locals chatter about Corona oranges reaching Christmas stockings, land splits creating Riverside County, housing projects, and the Fontana plant. J C Hoover recalls livery era hearses, while Corky Cushion eyes Tops dining and dancing. Ben White and Harry Amos noted for civic roles as year-end notes appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ross
San Fernardino
Riverside County
Coronan
Corons
Sunnyslope
Ben F. White
Harry Amos
Placentia Seeks Auxiliary Pumper Unit for Fire Dept
Brief notes that Placentia plans to acquire an auxiliary pumper after a fire destroyed California Fruit Distributors packing house. Other items: A S Redfern resigns as superintendent of Fullerton Union High School effective July 1 1945. Ontario Chamber seal design chosen by Lola weed. Pomona College to award 22 BA degrees and declare Christmas holiday. City to buy six month option for Mission Playhouse revival. Mission San Fernando belfry restoration planned with tile and archwork. Jose Rodriguez Ruiz escapes Santa Ana jail just before release under Mexican government order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Placentia
California Fruit Distributors
A. S. Redfern
Fullerton Union
Santa Ana
Jose Rodriguez Ruiz
Lunetta Named MVP as Corona Panthers Honor Cast
Corona high School honors Frank Lunetta as the most valuable player on the 1944 Corona Panthers football team at Lions club banquet. The event also announced 1945 captaincy for Frank Brewster with remarks by Gus Shaver and praise from coach Sherman Waldrip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lunetta
Corona High
Rank Brewster
Lions Club
Gaius “Gus” Shaver
University of Southern California
Bob Townsend
Bryce Townsend
Roy Warren
Tommy Warner
Joe Moreno
Tom Allen
Tom Ashlock
Frank Gonzales
Jack Kroonen
Bob Litz
Sam Lowery
Ed U Lugo
Tiarold Reeder
Audy Ramirez
Zane Young
Corona Spain
Sherman Waldrip
Don Braaiey
Frank Brewster
Gene Bristow
Jerry de George
Bob Freeman
Wally Hutching
Bid Janson
Leo Kroanen
Lloyd Lay
Carl Lincoln
Eddie Miller
Paul Olsen
Suzy Ortiz
Jin Pauly
Tom Reed
Vic Seamara
Mrecé Skabo
Louis Weiss
Jack Searcy
Searcy
Panthers
Will Heckert
Corona Police Department
Waldrip
Ortiz
Brooks
Plan Final 3rd Army Check For War Bond Goal
The final check for grade promotions in the Third Army will be made by the women’s division of the war finance committee on Monday morning. Ray K. Shook, chairman of the retail division, says most of the two sales days remain to reach the Fifth War Loan goal of 200000 dollars. He notes a four-star generals’ dinner at Glen Ivy Hot Springs on December 28, arranged by War Finance Chair Jameson, urging bold effort to surpass the prior record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Army
War Finance Committee
Ray K. Shook
Shook
Jameson
Glen Ivy Hot Springs
Eastvale Service League Grants $50 Aid After Fire
The Service League of Fastvale met at Mrs. Margie Conyers home in Los Serranas Village. After a business session the group sewed and visited then voted a $50 cash gift to Mrs. Georgia Hawley for babyVictor to cover necessities following a recent fire that destroyed the Hawley home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastvale Service League
Service League of
Fastvale
Margie Conyers
Los Serranas Village
Georgia Hawley
Victor
Hawleys
Catherine Dille
Armantha Meuser
Fdna Meuser
Beatrice Detrick
Dora Moulden
Mary Anna Meuser
Lillian Steen
Genevieve A. Chapin
Neva Bouzille
Death Reveals Pious Side of The Fiery Lupe
Lupe Velez, beloved Mexican actress and tempestuous star, died by sleeping pills after accepting an anticipated child with Harold Ramond. Autopsy confirms pregnancy. Ramond recalls engagement and ring dispute. Estate valued at $100,000 to $200,000 goes to her mother, three sisters, brother, and Miss Kinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywoowu
Taupe Velez
Bo Roos
Ramond
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Miss Taylor
Jack Oakie
Harold Ramond
Victor Cefalu
Miss Velez
Johnny Weismuldler
Tarzan
Lupe
Geo
Miss Kinder
Merchants urged to guard against forgers this holiday season
Chief J. S. Lowery warns that the holiday rush invites check forgers and passable forgers. He cites Corona police and the U.S. Secret Service education campaign and urges merchants to train staff to scrutinize government and commercial checks, especially from strangers.
Scholarship and Library Pins Awarded at Corona High
In a B period assembly at Corona High School, 12 seniors and 4 juniors received Scholarship Society and Library pins for the preceding semester. The event marked the 20th year of pin awards, with seniors eligible for life membership after four of six semesters. Also announced were first quarter pins for listed students and a Lions club sponsored student speaking contest titled What My Parents Mean to Me with potential scholarship rewards in the California-Nevada area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Frazier
Frazier
Corona High School
California Scholarship Federation
Janet Bishop
Dale Gentine
Betty Lou Hanapel
Karl Janson
Eugene Kessler
Nadine Lusk
Doris Meissner
Toren Meissner
la Loma Ogan
Marilyn Root
Wanda Spencer
Mildred Stanley
Helen Fimerson
Peggy Gills
Gladys Jellsey
Mary Ellen Schumacher
Mr. Wrazier
Charlotte Alumbaugh
Beverly Barr
Jerry Brandon
Ta Mae Bryant
Jackie Butcher
Mary Lou Hastings
Loren Meissner
la Loma Oran
Carmen Orozco
Virginia Tse
Dorothy Tubb
Julia Villa
Beverly Williams
Jameson Daughter Calmly Handles Fire On Porch
Fire damaged the Joy G. Jameson residence at 157 Ste. Grand Blvd when a maid sprayed water on a burning crease. Edith Ann Jameson 14 calmly helped smother the blaze and phoned the fire department. maid suffered minor hand burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy G. Jameson
Ste. Grand Blvd
Fidith Ann Jameson
Edith Ann
Hunters Property Namagf Plan Approved by State
At a Fish and Game commission meeting the farmer sportsman property damage insurance plan from Farmers Protected was approved. The plan aims to promote harmony between California farmers and sportsmen and allow public access to private hunting and fishing areas formerly closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Commission
California
Congress Pay Raise Debate Sparks Inflation Alarm
The letter criticizes a proposed raise for Congress from 10000 to 15000 and the president from 75000 to 100000. It argues such increases fuel inflation, expands bureaucratic power, and erodes Congress’s legislative role, urging Congress to reclaim lawmaking authority.
Orange Plant Reports 1944 Net as 4.4 Million
Weehmore Orange Products plant in continuous operation 24/7 shows net returns over 4.4 million in 1944, down from 1943 due to fruit availability. Manager Herbert Bailey notes canned orange juice and wartime demand boosted shipments. labor shortages eased by army base assistance. Pectin demand exceeded capacity. plant uses 125 tons of oranges daily. Pulp, once waste, now sells 35,000 tons dried for cattle feed with six months of orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weehmore Orange Products Company
Herbert 8. Bailey
Sunkist
Bombardment Targets German Industrial and Rail Lines
More than 650 American Flying Fortresses attacked industrial and rail targets in the Hannover and Kuysel regions of western Germany today. The raid marks a resumption of the aerial offensive against Nazi communication and supply lines to the western front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hannover
Kuysel
Germany
Third Invasion of German Soil Reported by Seventh Army
The Seventh Army crossed from Alsace into the Palatinate west of Karlsruhe marking the war’s third invasion of German soil. Veterans who drove from the Mediterranean pressed into Germany forming a 10 mile front, threatening the Liepfried line near Karlsruhe. The advance follows earlier crossings near Wissembourg and near the Cologne Salient as Eisenhower’s forces press three springboards on Nazi soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pares
Las Gren
Adel. der M. Patet
Aldsace
Rhenish Palatinate
Karlsruhe
Reich
Patel
France
Mediterranean
Germany
Liepfried
Greimisaury
Dwight D. Misenhower
Holy Soil
Reteh
Cologne
Sanarland
Palatinate
First
West Bank
Cologné
Saar
California Superhighway Plan Wins Backing for Corona Link
The Southern California Council of the California State Chamber of Commerce approved in principle a California superhighway plan to form a coast-to-coast limited access system. Corona would gain direct through traffic and potential links to the proposed San Diego to Quebec corridor, with openings only every ten miles to deter pedestrian and livestock incursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Corona
San Bernardino
Orange
Newport Beach
Coronaml
Santa Ana
San Diego
Quatarlo
Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeeles
Calfornia
California State “Major
California State Chamber of Commerce Jonunary
Jonperange
Hafety
Ina
Churchill Proposes WWII Leaders Meeting in Britain
Prime Minister Churchill told the House he aims a summit with President Roosevelt and Premier Stalin in Britain at the earliest moment. He and Foreign Secretary Eden would travel anywhere for such a meeting, favoring a British island venue amid wartime sacrifice. Also mention of a Palm tree fire on Fullerton Avenue near the railroad crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Jaser Stalin
Britain
Churchill
Anthony Widen
Roostvelt
Stalin
Great Britain
Coron
Fullerton Avenue
Longing for a Home and Laughing at Old Places
Vivid reminiscence on housing search and shifting feelings about neighbors as the narrator recalls past Christmas party scenes in St. Paul and odd overheard exchanges about piano playing and aging bodies. The pieces sketch a town’s social texture and ordinary life snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
St. Paul
Mrotheroawaderomerk
Heryena
dJaseba
Mexican Citrus Worker Beaten and Robbed in Corona
Victor V. Torres, citrus worker and Campo Pemes camp resident, was found in an alley behind 217 Main Street with a broken nose and head injuries after being beaten and robbed of $200. He identified three Mexican attackers, and police expected arrests soon. Earlier, Pedro Pueblo and Wannie Spiess faced intoxication and vagrancy charges and were due for arraignment before Judge George Ee McCauley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor V. Torres
Campo Pemeseal
Coram Hospital
Furether
King
Main Street
Vorres
Corona
Pedro Pueblo
Mexican Nationale
Wannie Spiess
George Ee
McCauley
Sailor Regains Consciousness as Mother Arrives
Mrs Clyde Edmandgyon of Parladega Alabama flew to Corona to find her son Thomas Lee Wooten Jr seaman second class conscious after fourteen days of unconsciousness following injuries on November 29. He suffered a fractured skull a broken collarbone and other injuries and is now out of danger and recovering. Her sister Mie Kathryn ease Ce accompanied her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Edmandgyon
Parladega
Alabama
Corona
Thomas Lee Wooten Jr
Mie
Kathryn Ease Ce
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The
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Lolaweed
Vina Dank
Euclid Avenue
Pomona College
Bridges Hall
St. Gabriel
Mission San Fernando
Lunetta
Panther
Grid
Congress
United States
Madame Perkins
Harry Hopkins
Brald
Ickes
Paty
U.S. Department of Labor
Departumerat of Agriculture
Natgre
House
Gestapo
Ate
Alsace
Wissembourg
Karlsrohe
Canyon
F.D.R
Toreh
George
Sailor
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