Marvin Brewer Assumes Water Companies Post
Marvin Brewer took over as secretary manager of the Corona City Water Company and affiliated concerns on Wednesday December 10. He replaces Charles M Sco ville who died last May. Mrs Lucile M Burns who has served with the water companies for almost 20 years will continue and assist Brewer. Brewer has been escrow officer at the First National Bank for the past year and a half. He will oversee secretarial and managerial duties for the Corona Water Company Temescal Water Company Alta Mesa Agua Mansa and Meeks and Daly Water Companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Brewer
Corona City Water Company
Copanies
Lucile M. Burns
Charles M. Scoville
Water Company
Brewer
First National Bank
Corona Water Company
Temescal Water Company
Alta Mesa Water Company
Agua Mansa Water Company
Meeks and Daly Water Company
Experiment on 6th Street May Revise City Paving Plans
The city tests asphalt planing on Sixth street between Victoria and Belle as a demonstration project with the Asphalt Pavement Planing Company sharing costs. If successful, the method may be used citywide, backed by increased funds from gasoline tax returns to Corona.
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6Th Street
Sixth Street
Victoria and
Belle
Corona
Doyle Boen
Leroy Carroll
Q Sullivan
Six Die As Navy Planes Collide Near Norfolk NAS
Six persons were killed when two Navy aircraft collided while landing at Norfolk Naval Air Station. A PBY flying boat and an E4U Corsair fighter crashed at about 100 feet over Hast Wield, per Commander S. C. Wornom of the Fifth Naval District.
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Norfolk
Norfolks Naval Air Station
Hast Wield
S. C. Wornom
Fifth Naval District Headquarters
Senate Proposes Anti-Inflation Bill After House Rejected Act
The Senate Banking Committee approved the Republican anti-inflation bill after a 45 minute hearing. Senator Taft urged quick action though House passage before adjournment was uncertain as Democrats blocked rapid approval, calling the bill inadequate. Taft described the measure as a stop gap to allow voluntary material allocation through industrial agreements.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Robert A. Taft
Senate
House
Congress
Taft
Yale Lighting Event Offers Numerous Prizes in Contest
The Civils Garden Club announces a Christmas decorating contest with multiple divisions such as Lighted doorway unlighted doorway lighted yard trees and more. Prizes include a grand prize for the season’s best decoration. Daytime judging occurs the day before Christmas and nighttime judging on Christmas Eve. Sponsors include Circle City Nursery Tetley Nurseries Vander Velden Corona Hardware Jenks Hardware Western Auto Supply Barnett's Feed Store Corona Feed and Fuel and Corona Clipper Co.
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The
Civils Garden Club
Circle City Nursery
Tetley Nurseries
Vander Velden Nursery
Corona Hardware
Jenks Hardware
Western Auto Supply
Barnett’s Feed Store
Corona Feed and Fuel and
Corona Clipper Co
World News In A Nutshell From The Breakup Of The Conference
Molotov leaves London for Berlin on the way to Moscow as big four ministers part from the capital. Arab leaders in Cairo extend talks to block partition of Palestine. US troops in the Panama Canal Zone face isolation amid Panamanian protests over air base expansion. Germany and Europe split into two camps as the conference collapses. Congress considers anti inflation measures amid political wrangling.
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V. M. Molotov
London
Berlin
Moscow
Cairo
Palestine
Panama Canal Zone
Germany
Europe
World
Las Animas
Colo
Frederick C. Othman
Congress
Citrus Market Bonds Mixed As Prices Edge Lower
In New York a CP report shows ten cars of navels slightly lower five cars Valencia's up, eleven cars lemons mostly unchanged for the best but overall weaker for the balance indicating a mixed citrus market tone.
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New York
Temperature Outlook With Coastal Fog and Wrapping Warmth
A weather brief notes variable high cloudiness through tonight and Wednesday with local early morning fog along the coast. Warmer conditions into the afternoon west of the area and slightly east Wednesday afternoon. High near 76 and low around 36.
You Miss Your Race Sat Pepe
The fragment notes a racing event involving a participant nicknamed Pepe, with unclear date and place details. The readable bits suggest a missed race or prior event in a local sports context, but essential specifics are unavailable in the OCR snippet.
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Pepe
Past Commanders Presented at Legion Meeting
At the W. H. Jameson Jr. Post 216 monthly dinner several past commanders were honored with 12 of 23 present. Howard Ware recalled the post’s 1929 start and early meetings in Hunt and Knights of Pythias buildings.
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W. H. Jameson Jr
Howard Ware
Ware
Post 216
Crown Post
Hunt
Alpha Beta
Knights of Pythias
J. B. Caplan
Hettie Jameson
Clair Hutchison
G. L. Taggett
C. J. Lincoln
Larry Armstrong
Day Jewell
Herb Wroot
Frank Bishop
John Hull
Marle Colbern
Rudy Steiner
Harold Lisle
William Rison
W. O. Kershner
Sullivant
Legion Hall
G.L. Taggart
D. R. Menefee
W. H. Jameson, Jr
C. L. Kelly
Clayton Nichols
Bailey Burch
George Horton
Lawrence Eastvedt
Ronald Clark
H. A. (Shorty) Hanapel
J. Heinrich Hull
Santa gets request for good-looking ambitious man
A New York postal letter to Santa asks for a good-looking ambitious man about 25 years old, six feet tall. The sender, a “well-behaved, good, hard-working girl,” signs as needing a date, reflecting a light holiday appeal amid heavier mail volume.
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Santa
New York
Santa Claus
Dow Jones closes with mixed declines across groups
The Dow Jones industrial average ended at 179.44, down 0.28 points. Railroads slipped to 49.32, down 0.19. Utilities at 38.01 fell 0.21. The broader market index stood at 63.67, down 0.17. Volume reached 1,080,000 shares.
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Dow-Jones
Food-Speculation Charges Stirred Stassen Campaign
President Truman’s administration refused to release names of big traders amid charges insiders profited from scarce foods. Harold Stassen led calls for a broad inquiry into government purchases and market operations, while Halleck and Bridges pledged investigations after holidays.
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Washington
Truman
House
Charles A. Halleck
Styles Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Edwin W. Pauley
Secretary of Army
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Conspiracy to Beat Slot Machines Declared Not Punishable
A Los Angeles judge dismissed charges of conspiracy to beat slot machines against Carroll L. Harper and Mrs. Mary Royster after finding no local law prohibited the activity. The pair faced allegations stemming from a demonstration showing a trick to trip a jackpot with a rigged device, but the court ruled slot machines are legal.
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Los Angeles
Carroll L. Harper
Mary Royster
Arthur N. Guerin
Ihepal
Body of Lt. Comdr Cunningham Returns With War Dead
Mrs C R Miller of Corona received a letter from Mrs Cunningham widow of Lt Commander Cunningham that his body was returned with the first of the war dead and buried with full military honors in Arlington. Mrs Cunningham now resides in Annapolis where her son Skip is a Naval Academy cadet and daughter Joan attended the funeral. Cunningham died early in the war when his ship went down after a brief Coron Naval Hospital assignment.
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C. R. Miller
Corona
Cunningham
J.t
Arlington National Cemetery
Local Pride Grows Around Corona Home Statement
A brief note from Justin boosts community pride in Corona, praising the idea of making Corona a proud home.
C of C Breakfast Meeting Program Revised for 1948
Corona Chamber of Commerce outlines 1948 breakfast meeting plan with each month assigned to a director. A membership drive is set for mid January and the annual banquet for early Keb with a speaker to be chosen. The group also pledges funds for exhibits at Riverside County Fair and National Orange Show.
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Corona Chamber of Commerce
Larry Armatrong
Ben Jeni
Halvin ST. Downs
George Padgett
Harold Combe
A. W. Briggs
William Henning
Joe Copley
Ray Shook
Fred Junsolus
Harold King
Downs
Leonard Schmidt
Fred Ti. Snedecor
Fo M. Hendrickson
Dr. GQ
A. Russell
Rank Fo Bishop
Harrys. Payne
B. I. Tamadeen
Harold O. Dome
A. J. Velthoon
Worker Operating Spray Gun In Grove Run Over By Truck
KF Koontz 38 of 105 Ocean View Drive Fullerton was injured when a spray rig truck backed up in an American Fruit Growers grove, pinning him with a wheel. He was carried from the wet site to Corona Hospital for treatment and X rays. Police Inspector C B Biggers said the injuries appeared serious.
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KF. R. Koontz
Ocean View Drive
Fullerton
Up. Grove
Koontz
Voprel, Neely & Lang
C. B. Biggers
Corona Hospital
Boy 12 Kills Sister in Family Home
Jimmie Melton aged 12 confessed to shooting his 16 year old sister Marie Melton five times with a .22 rifle in their holiday decorated living room after claiming he did not like her. He fled to his father’s workplace and later led police to the basement body.
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Cole
Jimmie Melton
Marie
Jimmy
J. 1 Melton
Melton
Jimmie
House Committee Slashes foreign aid and army funds
The House Appropriations committee cut 88 million dollars from Emergency Foreign Aid and 260 million from the Army request for occupied areas. Chairman John Taber called on the administration to stop shenanigans with foreign aid money. The panel backed 509 million for stop-gap aid to France Italy and Austria and 2320.6 million for army occupation costs in Germany Japan Korea and Austria. Congress completed action on 807 million in aid to France Italy Austria and China. The Army had sought 400 million for occupation costs and relief.
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House Appropriations Committee
John Taber
House
France
Italy
Austria
China
Germany
Japan
Korea
Congress
Millions Voted To Keep Big Reclamation Projects Active
House Appropriations committee recommended Congress fund 31.939 million dollars to continue four major reclamation efforts in the current fiscal year. Allocations include Columbia Basin 13.584 million, Central Valley 11.708 million, Colorado Big Thompson 4.150 million, and Davis Dam 2.8 million, to prevent shutdowns per Reclamation Commissioner Straus.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Columbia Basin
Central Valley
Colorado Big Thompson
Davis Dam
Michael Straus
Budget Bureau
Granado to Answer Assault Charge in Superior Court
Reynaldo Granado, 207% Sheridan Street, was ordered held to answer to a Superior Court charge of assault with a deadly weapon after a preliminary hearing. Jesus Torres testified he felt a beer can opener cut his face in a December altercation near the eyes and mouth. Torres did not see the weapon. Deputy D.A. Elwood Rich noted a can opener was found on the ground at the scene. Torres displayed healed scars from the fight.
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Justice of the Peace
George E. McCauley
Reynaldo Granado
Sheridan Street
Jesus Torres
John T
Elwood Rich
Paris M. Williams
Corona
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Corona Daily Independent
Yale
Civic Garden Club
Rita Hayworth
Daniel Jutton
Syracuse
New York State
New York City
Legion
By Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Jim Lindsley
Main Street
Sixth
Joe Tenney
Singer Sewing Machine
Sam's Barber Shop
Sprouse- Beltz
Tenney's
Singer's
Jim Lindley
Lindsley
Cecil Henson
Harry Brenner
Palm Springs
Riverside County
Jim Lindstey
Park Lane
Southeast Boulevard
Kenneth Fish
Charles Bender
J. S. Askew
Olle Tandberg
Sweden
U. S
Joey Maxim
Cleveland
David Marzinke
Davey
C. Brittain
Riverside
Jess Tilbridge
David
Hilbert Marzinke
Marziinke Jis
Citizens Bank For Savings
West Kheleventh Street
Comdr. Cunningham
Justin
Franke J. Morrel
Grove
House Group
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Haluza
Asluj
Negev
L. A
Lyndon Enaworth Behymer
California Hospital
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hwan Clague
Labor Statistics
Demille
San Francisco
Cecil B. DeMille
Hollywood
AFL American Federation of Radio Artists
California State Supreme Court
DeaMille
Incuba
Havan
Patricia
Laura) Schmidt
John Lester Mee
United States
Josef Carretero
Granado
Torres
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