Freezing Weather Warns Citrus Growers and Officials
Cold wave spreads across California with 22 to 28 degree readings in multiple cities. Government weather bureau representative G W Alexander reports tonight will mirror last night as citrus growers brace for potential danger and use orchard heaters in lower groves. Overnight temps dipped to 30 degrees in the citrus district with some snow reported in Fresno and Glendale and sub freezing readings in Santa Rosa Bakersfield Chico Colusa Merced Orland Oroville Paso Robles and other points. Seattle and Portland logged 14 and 12 above zero.
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G. W. Alexande
Government Weather Bureau
Corona
Citrus
Alexander
Sanfrancisco
California
United States
Fresno
Glendale
Santa Rosa
Bakersfield
Chico
Colusa
Merced
Orland
Oroville
Paso Robles
Seattle
Portland
Oregon
Corona Calendar Social events and meetings listed
Thursday class adoption at Royal Neighbors Camp Glass Hall 730 PM trustees meet City Hall 700 PM Friday Rotary Club Luncheon Hotel Kinney Bridge Party Country Club 800 PM Sunnyside Camp RN A visit Perris Camp 630 PM Saturday Market day Shop in Corona Sunday Go to Church Monday Masons and O ES Xmas Party 730 PM Tuesday W I C meets 300 PM Lecture by Anthony Blanks
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Royal Neighbors
Glass’ Hall
City Hall
Rotary Club
Hotel Kinney
Sunnyside
Perris
Corona
Copley Held on False Pretenses Charge Suspected in Treasury Robbery
James G. Copley state ranger is jailed on a Trinity County warrant charging him with obtaining money under false pretenses. He is also suspected of involvement in a Weaverville treasury robbery of seven thousand dollars, according to D L Robertson of the Burns Detective Agency, with further details to come.
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James G. Copley
Trinity County
Treasury
Weaverville
D. L. Robertson
William J. Burns Detective Agency
Robertson
Gaddie
Betty and Her Christmas Shopping
A sister writes about preparing Christmas gifts by parcel post. She lists purchases for Dorothy Fred Tom Teddy Joe Ethelyn and a married couple including jewelry floor lamp a rug fruit boxes and confections from several stores plus a watch and beauty shop merchandise orders. The letter ends with plans to continue after lunch with a friend.
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Sweet
Dorothy
Corona Drug Company
VanDerhoof’s
Fred
Tom
Locke’s
Teddy
Klass Jewelry
Keller Furniture Company
Gordon’s
Alpha Beta
Harris and Ware
Sugar Bowl
Joe
Billings
Ethelyn
Marsden
the Kinney
Enthusiasm Builds for Riverside Christmas Day Race Entries
The Southern California Fair Association adds three entries to the Riverside Christmas Day race, including Arthur Chevrolet with two Frantys driven by Floyd Shawhan and Ralph Ormsby. Veteran driver “Pop” Evans, 62, will race his own Evans Special, while rivals Ormsby and Frank Lockhart renew their speed duel.
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Riverside
Southern California Fair Association
Pop’? Evans
Arthur Chevrolet
Pop” Evans
Dallas
Texas
Los Angeles
Evans
Fairgrounds
Chevrolet
United States
Europe
Frantys
Floyd Shawhan
Ralph Ormsby
Ormsby
Frank Lockhart
Lockbeat
George Beck
Jack Thiele
Ed Bermuda
Floyd Shawha
Colorado project subject before Congress
Washington reports that Rep Phil Swing presented the All-American canal and Colorado River dam bill to the Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation. Hearings were continued as California witnesses defend a plan costing about 200 million dollars, with opposition from northern states over water rights until the Colorado River compact is ratified.
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Washington
Phil
Swing
Senate Committee On Irrigation and Reclamation
Johnson
California
Secretary of the Interior
Colorado River
Walsh
Montana
Phipps
Colorado
Kendrick
Wyoming
Congress
Arizona
National Capitol
Hoover
House Commerce Committee
Bureau of Civil Air Navigation
Wilbur
Senate
Coolidge
Thomas A. Rossbottom
United States Lines
House Shipping Board
William B. Mitchell
Army Air Service
House
Hughes
Germany
Free Methodist Revival Attracts Large Audiences
Rev. C. A. Watson leading evangelistic services at the Free Methodist Church with fair sized audiences. The revival will run each night this week as part of Rev. Watson’s district elder duties reported by Rev. S. F. Heilman.
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C. A. Watson
Free Methodist Church
S. F. Heilman
Rev. Watson
Riverside Five Defeats Corona In Hard Fought Game
Coach Ed Vasser led Riverside Poly High five to a 31 to 27 victory over Corona in Sherman Institute gym. Corona entered with an improvised lineup, barely fielded five players, and started strong before Riverside wore them down with wind and condition affecting play.
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Ed Vasser
Riverside Poly
Corona City
Sherman Institute
Circle City
Corona
Sun Bernardino firm buys site for newspaper plant
San Bernardino Sun Com pany purchases a site for its newspaper plant and building for $250,000, expanding its operations in the city.
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San Cernardino
Sun Company
Council to Hear Charges Against Corona Police Chief
A public hearing at city hall tonight will hear charges against former Corona night officer Jesse Bradshaw by Wake Breedlove. Mayor Nouhot notes fairness and oath requirements, while councilmen say the chief’s work has been satisfactory and they will listen to all sides to quiet rumors.
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Wake Breedlove
Jesse Bradsha Corona
Nonhof
Breedlove
Bradshaw
Police
Board of Judgment
Tal
Episcopal Pastor Leaves Corona for Texas
Rev. Harlan Bailey rector of St. Johns Episcopal church leaves Corona with his wife and two children to take over St. Albans church in El Paso Texas. The new parish in El Paso has a growing congregation and strong Sunday School programs.
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Bailey
New Church
el Paso
Harlan Bailey
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Corona
Texas
St. Albans Church
St. Albans
Katherine Anne
David Harlan Bailey
Riverside population reaches thirty two thousand
Riverside city has 32,193 residents per a survey by the public utility organization of the city. A 1920 census counted 19,341 and a Chamber of Commerce estimate near 29,056 was cited for October 1923, marking a notable population rise.
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Riverside City
Public Utility Organization
Th City
Chamber of Commerce
Riverside
Icy Chicago records a day of wrecks and deaths
Icy sidewalks and streets produced a record accident list in Chicago with scores of cars wrecked or abandoned and hundreds injured from falls. One man died when a truck skidded into the curb and hurled the driver onto the sidewalk. Traffic in the city slowed across elevated and surface routes.
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Chicago
Mrs B Allison and family visit Riverside today
Mrs B Allison visited with her daughter Mrs Lois and son Don during a Riverside stop today.
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Allison
Lois
Don
Riverside
Corona's Yesterday Thirty Years Ago Highlights
A fragmented chronicle recalls local events from 30 and 20 years ago including painting at hard times prices, fish pond work, concrete cottage construction, pepper tree transplantation, and wagon team driving. It notes jurors discharged in a Kimball trio case and social gatherings at hair corner and whist club.
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BE. M. Sheffield
O. A. Smith
William Dyer
M. Terpening
Gventlemen
Theoinsetta Whist Club
Kimball
Marie Kidder
Ramona
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Anthony Blanks
Copley
Sacramento
Betty
Phyllis
Southern California Fair Assa
Senator Johnson
W. B. Matthews
Ralph Criswell
W. J. Carr
Pasadena
State Senate
Mark Rose
Imperial Valley
Rose
LaFollette
Council
World News
Leefeefe
London
House of Commons
Baldwin
London Mornings News Today
Julius C. Wernher
Kid McCoy
Albert Mors
McCoy
Theresa Mors
Ban Johnson
Corona’s
A. H. Hirshberg
Fuller and
Seventh Streets
F. J. Mueller
W. L. Lincoln
Geo. Brock
A. J. Davis
D. W. Glenn
F. A. Perkins
Frank Herkbrath
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