Helping Hoover Feed Em funds reach Europe relief
A Los Angeles trip brings $1627.50 for the European Relief Council through Corona's Child Feeding Fund. The Corona High School Domestic Science class and others contribute, with boys and girls participating in a food sale, as the drive continues in support of Hoover’s relief effort.
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Sias
Los Angeles
Corona
European Relief Council
Hoover
Frary Johnson
Corona Relief Council
Corona Woman’s Club Fund
Corona Daily Independent Fund
Corona High School
D. Shoemaker
Maude Unger
Europe
Special Music at Congregational Church Morning and Night
Tomorrow at the Congregational Church the morning service features Christmas season music including anthem God Loved the World by Barnby, solos by Miss De Haan Whitsell and others, and a Christmas pageant in the evening with dramatic Pilgrim life pictures and readings.
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Congregational Church
Barnby
Selo
the Shepherds
Schuey
Mr. Seager
Riverside
Adam
de Haan
Whitsell
Holy City
Parker
Stickel
England
America
Ford Dealer Receives Carload of Fords in town
R A Newton local Ford agent received a carload shipment of thirteen Fords on Friday. The load included nine touring cars two roadsters and two chassis. Newton laughed off Friday the 13th fears noting the shipment comes directly from Detroit after previously arriving from Los Angeles.
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R. A. Newton
Ford
R. A
Los Angeles
Detroit
President and Mrs Wilson Celebrate Fifth Wedding Anniversary
The President and Mrs Wilson celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary today, marking five years of marriage for the first couple.
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Wilson
Christmas number of Independent well liked
The special Christmas number of the Independent drew strong subscriptions and wide sharing. Mrs Halliday of 42 N Boulevard sent copies to England and sent Armistice Industrial editions from Nov 11 to friends abroad. G A Kirtley bought extra copies to mail to Imperial Valley. Nothing like boasting a good thing Corona.
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Independent
East
Corona
Halliday
N. E. Boulevard
England
G. A. Kirtley
Imperial Valley
Fire destroys method tents at Marzinke residence
A morning fire at E Marzinke's residence corner Washburn Street and the Boulevard destroyed a rear shed full of over 100 fumigating and smudging tents. Loss estimated at 1500 dollars. Neighbors reported an empty match box near the shed. A bicycle found nearby was taken to police for investigation.
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E. Marzinke
Washburn Street
Boulevard
Marzinke
Seniors Entertain Juniors At HL Friday Night
A large crowd at HL high school saw the senior class entertain juniors with an original musical comedy skit Jazz Revival. Miss Leslyn MacDonald played the queen, and David May portrayed the minister with Edward Reid and Mac Glass as servants.
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Leslyn MacDonald
Herbert Smith
Anthony
David May
Edward Reid
Mac Glass
Frances Munselle
Irene Pierce
Helen Bryant
Lillian Parks
Martha Hudson
Carl Chaney
Edith Brown
Cost of crates and containers in U S food costs
The report notes that from a tenth to a quarter of U S food costs go to pay for crates and containers that are discarded instead of reused, inflating the overall price of foodstuffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Christmas Party by Corona Benefit Society
The Security Benefit Association of Corona hosted a Friday evening Christmas party at Odd Fellows Hall for member families and Riverside Council members. The program featured piano duets, recitations, vocal and baritone numbers, talks, jokes, and readings, followed by an athletic "quack" meet and gift distribution amid refreshments.
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Corona Benefit Society
the Security Benefit Association of
Corona
Riverside Council
Odd Fellows Hall
Riverside
Acorn Incident Becomes Private News Item
A call to The Independent yields a peculiar local note. The informant says she has an acorn in a toe and pains are severe, adding she will make this a private news item for herself only.
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Independent
Ford Burns Owner Slips Away After Fire
In Augusta Georgia a Ford outside a Peachtree Street hotel caught fire twice. Six fire companies extinguished the blaze then left. After the second blaze the owner emerged from the hotel, started the car, and drove off.
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Augusta
Georgia
Peachtree Street
The
Daily Chronicle
Ohio State Departs for Pasadena to Meet California
Ohio State University football team, champions of the Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association, leaves Columbus for Pasadena to play the University of California on New Year’s Day.
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Ohio State University
Columbus
Pasadena
University of California
Circle City Band To Give Initial Concert Tonight
The Circle City Band will perform at Sixth and Main streets at 7 15 this evening after moving from Eighth and Main. The program of popular music marches and overtures lasts about one and a half hours with twenty mentors and guests including the Elsinore boys and Mr Shorty Rogers of San Bernardino.
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Circle City Band
Main Streets
Elsinore Boys
Shorty
Rogers
San Bernardino
Corona
Avocado Recipe Booklet Issued by California Association
The California Avocado Association has produced a compact booklet with avocado serving recipes and a preface on proper ripeness. Its cover resembles the menu, with cards that drew praise at a Pasadena meeting. The booklet suits Christmas or New Year gifts and could accompany shipments to promote avocado use nationwide. Copies are available through the Altadena secretary's office.
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California
Altadena
Birthdays and battles mark today across nations and schools
Henry Dietweiler born 125 years ago is honored while Dr. Lyman Abbott turns 85. England marks 75th Moodkee battle anniversary in Sikh War history. Princeton Abating team departs for a Pacific Coast tour to debate nine Western colleges.
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Henry Dietweiler
America
Lyman Abbott
New York
England
Moodkee
Princeton University
Pacific Coast
Mysterious Stranger Brings Aubrey to Mexican Comedy Scene
Vitagraph comedian Jimmy Aubrey stars in The Mysterious Stranger set in Mexico with senoritas, matadors, and bullfighters as background. The hero Aubrey outacts the bull fighters in this new comedy produced by Jess Robbins.
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Jimmy Aubrey
Vitagraph
Mexico
Jess Robbins
Tobacco Warehouses to Close Amid Low Prices in NC
Tobacco warehouses across eastern North Carolina will close today for an indefinite period due to sustained low tobacco prices, signaling a broader impact on farmers and local markets.
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North Carolina
Little Boy Stung by Bee Hive Injury Near Buena Vista
Fifteen month old Paul Thompson son of August and Mrs Thompson of Buena Vista was badly stung after approaching a hive on the Thompson property. The child received numerous bites before his mother could reach him. He is under a physician’s care and expected to recover.
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Paul Thompson
August Thompson
Buena Vista
Olive Streets
Thompsons
Jis
Ile
Lurona Knights to Feature a Real Santa Claus
Corona Lodge Knights of Pythias plans a Christmas party for members families at the K P hall Friday evening. A Christmas tree and a real Santa Claus will distribute candy for children while the grown ups enjoy a program led by W L Peeler. Local talent is promised and the Pythian sisters handle the feed. The event follows last year’s success and supports the Christmas Cheer fund for the poor in Corona.
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Corona Lodge Knights of Pythias
K. P. Hall
Santa Claus
W. L. Peeler
K. P
Knights of Pythias
Corona
Corona Girls on Riverside Team Faces Narrow Loss
Two Corona girls Lillie Bryant and Wilhelmina Warner played for Riverside Junior College in a 18 to 17 defeat at Fullerton Junior College on Riverside court. The game remained close throughout with a late two point swing deciding the outcome and Riverside hoping for a rematch. Riverside wore new uniforms featuring brown wool socks orange and black embroidery and white middies with orange accents.
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Corona
Lillie Bryant
Wilhelmina Warner
Riverside Junior College
Fullerton Junior College
Riverside
Fullerton
Lichti Hosts High School Students For Evening
Mr and Mrs Paul Lichti entertained several high school students including the basketball team players with games and an improvised basketball match. Refreshments of ice cream cake and cocoa were served to Georgia Wood Gertrude McNeil Elizabeth Clark Verna Peeler Martha Hudson Irene Pierce Glass Reid Lowery Skinner Creech May Minnie Lowery and Glen D Wight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Wood
Gertrude McNeil
Elizabeth Clark
Verna Peeler
Martha Hudson
Irene Pierce
Messrs
Glass
Reid
Lowery
Skinner
Creech
May
Minnie Lowery
Glen D. Wight
Death of George Rf Keith Head of Walk Over Shoe Firm
Brockton mourns George Rf Keith 70 once head of the Walk Over Shoe business and brother of Adelbert Keith. The Brockton Enterprise notes his benefactions and impact on the city, citing his generosity to factories and to the community. His passing recalls the Keith family's early arrival in Corona during California’s Colony days.
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BE. Savery
Brockton Evening Enterprise
George Rf. Keith
Adelbert Keith
Coronz
Orchard Heights
Brockton
Mr. Savery
Corona
Keith
Savery
Keith Place
Masterners
California
Norther
George E. Keith
Brockton Enterprise
Rise of George M Reynolds From Farm Boy to Bank President
A profile traces George M Reynolds career from a farm boy and office boy in a town bank to Nebraska farm loan work, then to Des Moines banking, and finally to the presidency of a major Chicago bank, with mention of a possible treasury post in the next cabinet.
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United States
New York City
George M. Reynolds
Treasury
Des Moines
Chicago
The
Great Bank
Barometer Stopped Falling Sparks 1916 Revival Hope
A New York study notes the barometer leveling off signaling a business revival. Raw materials stay weak as food stocks at retailers hinder gains while Christmas sales clear shelves. High priced goods will drop after holidays, paving the way for orders and factory work within eight weeks, potentially matching the 1916 boom.
Canceled orders cause massive business damage stated
The report estimates $250,000,000 in direct losses from canceled orders and notes business morale damage exceeding that amount.
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Tre
Amanda Randells
Georgia Baldwin
G. K. Miller
Mooney
J. C. Vale
Reading
Mrs. Thompson
Walter Beveridge
Dorothy Hancock
Mr. Borden
Mr. Mooney
Jarrett
Florence Russell
Merry Christmas
Federal Reserve System
Lurona Knights
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