Corona banks join forces with countywide setup
The First National Bank and the Citizens Bank for Savings of Corona merge with the Citizens National Trust and Savings Bank forming a Riverside county wide institution headquartered in Riverside. Elden Smith says the county group is the largest county owned bank in California outside metro centers. Local staff remain, with A M Root Jr and R B Snedecor taking key Corona branch roles.
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First National Bank
Citizens Bank For Savings of
Corona
Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank
Riverside
California
Elden Smith
Corona Daily Independent Today
A. M. Root, Jr
First National Bank of
R. B
Bob) Snedecor
Citizens Bank of Riverside
First National
Citizens Banks of
Smith
Riverside County
Citizens of Corona
Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank of
Corona Daily Independent
Citizens Bank
South Riverside
South Riverside Bee
Corona Courier
R. B. Taylor
E. W. Freeman
E. N. Currier
Frank Scoville
George Brown
W. F. Botsford
A. C. Wood
T. O. Andrews
T. C. Jameson
Fred Snedecor
George Snidecor
New Bank Plans Construction At Sixth and Ramona
The bank intends to rebuild the former Safeway store at Sixth and Ramona into a modern banking house with a drive in window and rear parking. The project aims to enlarge facilities to serve Corona’s growing agricultural and commercial sectors. State Banking department approval and stockholder consent are anticipated before consolidation proceeds.
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Root
Safeway
Sixth and
Ramona Avenue
Corona
Seventh and
Ramona
State Banking Department
Coronk
Consoli
Hollywood Christmas in the Desert Brightens with Fake Snow
In Hollywood California residents celebrate Christmas with plastic reindeer lights and snow amid palm trees. Danny Thomas gift nativity displays, Bud Abbott decor, Peggy Lee sequin snowballs, Esther Williams and Ruth Hussey adorn real trees with artificial accents. Santa visits Graebner’s for photos as Alicia Ramos and Mike Blum, local children, anticipate gifts.
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Hollywood
Danny Thomas
Beverly Hills
Bud Abbott
San Fernando Valley
Abbott
Abbott Abode
Peggy Lee
Ruth Hussey
Esther Williams
Hollywood Boulevard
Santa Claus
Alicia
Mike
Graebner's Furniture Store
Alicia Monica Ramos
Rudolph Ramos
West Fourth Street
Mike Blum
Miles Blum, Jr
Miles Blum
East Grand Boulevard
California
Wilshire Boulevard
No Daily Independent on Christmas Day
There will be no Corona Daily Independent edition on Christmas Day as public offices and schools are closed. The paper suspends publication to give employees a holiday break and time to observe the season.
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Corona Daily Independent
Corona
Daily Independent
Dow Jones Averages Report Mixed Day on Broad Declines
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.38 to 287.37 led by 80 stocks while the rail index fell 0.57 to 111.93 and utilities dropped 9.01 to 52.19. Overall, 65 stocks totaled 112.67, down 0.12 with total daily volume at 1,610,000 shares.
City collects 391 this week from meters and plans future lots
City Manager William Mount reported seven day meter takings of 391.78 dollars with potential annual revenue between 15000 and 16000. Half proceeds cover meter costs while the rest fund maintenance and off street parking. The city owns Ramona Seventh street lot with two hour free parking and plans more lots.
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William Mount
Mount
Ramona
Seventh Streets
Forecast of 590 Traffic Deaths for Yule Weekend
National Safety Council warns 690 highway deaths over the four day holiday if its forecast holds, a new record atop last year’s 6555 trade mishaps. Travel surges push rail air and road systems to capacity as servicemen head home and mild weather dampens white Christmas hopes.
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San Francisco
Midwest
The
Safety Council
Miami
Fla
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
West Coast
Greyhound
Trans-World Airlines
Chicago
California
Christmas on the war front brings songs and truce notes
Christmas carols ease the Korea front as Allied troops share in wreaths and gifts while a cease fire is observed midday. In Indo China French forces fight rebels with 300 Reds reported killed. Chaplin eyes Swiss villa as Liberte crew face immigration checks. FBI probes waterfront racketeers as a Denver mother nears a Christmas reunion via TV.
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Far East
Tokyo
Seoul
T-Bone Hill
Lossea
U.N
Indo-China
Red River Delta
T.B
Theresa Wilson
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Denver
Mary Theresa
Redferns
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R. B. Snedecor
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C
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L. L. Andrews
P. T. Glass
Walter C. Clayson
Frank B. Ware
W.B. Miller
George W. Parker
Mildred Henson
On Earth
Dow-Jones
United Press
Charlie
Chaplin
Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin
United States
Lake Geneva
Oona
Rome
le Manoir de Ban
Corgeau-Sur-Vevey
New York
McCarron
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Howatt
McCarran
America
FBI
James P. McGranery
J. Edgar Hoover
G-men
Brooklyn Grand Jury
New York Crime Commission
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