Corona Schools Reopen Monday After Flu Vacation
The Corona School Board approved returning students to classes Monday December 30 after eleven weeks of flu shutdown. Principal I O Kagg said makeup plans will avoid extending the school year, while High School and Glen D Wight resume duties and military training continues with new uniforms. Authorities hope Riverside County Athletic League basketball can possibly restart pending time.
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Glen D. Wight
Riverside County Athletic League
Civilian Army to Be Reduced After War End
After World War I, the U S civilian workforce swelled from about 500000 to near a million. The Civil Service Commission recruited by posters, lectures, and ads while local boards and post offices spread notices nationwide. The article notes a gradual reduction of civilian personnel beginning after the war.
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United States
Sam
District of Columbia
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Examiners
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Weather Bureau
Pioneer Ranch Sow Four Hundred Acres to Wheat
Fuller Brothers owners of the Pioneer Ranch just north of town sow four hundred acres to wheat. The Pioneer Ranch proprietors are active business men and anticipate wheat as the big money crop next year.
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Pioneer
Herbert Hoover
Fuller Brothers
Service for Miss Muriel Mick
Funeral services were held at the local Christian Church for Miss Muriel Mick the former Corona girl and only daughter of Mr and Mrs Otis Mick who died recently of pneumonia in Mariceépa. The service included music by the choir a short sermon by Rev Berry a poem and a blessing. The procession then went to Sunnyslope Cemetery where she was laid to rest. Pallbearers were friends from her former residence.
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Muriel Mick
Corona
Otis Mick
Mariceépa
Berry
Francis Berry
Sunnyslope Cemetery
Memorial Park Named for Soldiers? Liberty Park Proposal
In The Independent L R Nichols proposes a living memorial in Corona's City Park for soldiers who died in the war. He suggests dedicating a bronze tablet to a named living memorial as a lasting tribute, possibly renaming the park Liberty or Memorial Park near existing redwoods and live oaks.
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Independent
L. R. Nichols
Corona
Mr. Nichols
Liberty Or
Memorial Park
Brilliant Party At Woman's Club Bright Christmas Dance
About twenty couples from the city and nearby towns danced at the Woman's Club House on Eleventh and Main streets. Bennett's Orchestra played as programs listed fifteen dances then informal dancing continued. The hall glowed with red lights wreaths mistletoe and holly. chaperones were Mrs. Max Fitch and Mrs. T C Jameson.
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Bennet
Jack Fitch
Raymond Brown
Edward Dudley
Frederic Laster
Max. B. Fitch
T. ¢. Jameson
Home Sweet Home
Christmas Eve Services at Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church held Christmas Eve exercises as other churches could not gather children. Members and friends filled the decorated church with candles, then moved to the parish hall for a party. A Christmas tree displayed fruits and gifts for youngsters while dolls and toys circulated.
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Episcopal Church
Craigtmas Eicer
Express Rates To Be Advanced In 1919
Washington announces increased express rates effective January 1 1919 for regions north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi ranging 16 to 17 cents per 100 pounds with longer hauls at 10 to 12 cents. Food products to rise about three quarters of merchandise. Revenue goal about 24 million dollars split equally between railroad and express. The plan faces Interstate Commerce Commission review and aims to shift some short haul work to motor trucks.
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Washington
William G. McAdoo
Ohio
Potomac Rivers
Mississippi River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Snow disrupts trains and delays Christmas mail nationwide
Considerable snow cripples east and middle west transport and slows overland trains causing late deliveries. Rail snow plows gradually restore normal traffic, while residents in California enjoy sunshine and mild weather instead of deep snow.
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East
Middle West
California
Parish Holiday Decor Brightens Distribution Moment
The parish prepared a festive scene with careful decorations as children gathered to receive aid. Volunteers planned the distribution to the poor, ensuring a warm, communal holiday atmosphere.
Red Cross Magazine Subscriptions Urged For Year
Chairman Hill of the Red Cross Committee urges all unpaid for the coming year to subscribe to the Red Cross Magazine at once. Saturday is the last day to pay, so go to Red Cross headquarters immediately to subscribe.
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Hill
Red Cross Committee
Red Cross
Sailor Tigner Weds Bride While Visiting Here
Miss Edith Mupherheimer formerly of this city and Mr Samuel Tigner now in the navy were married last week. The Corona born bride, who studied locally and graduated from the high school, met Tigner in this city. He has five days of furlough left and will spend part of it with his bride among local friends.
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San Bernardino
Edith Hmuperheimer
Redlands
Samuel Tigner
Corona
Tigner
Atlantic Coast
Navy
Mrs. Tigner
Epidemics and Insurance Light on City Headlines
The three months flu epidemic tests insurance finances with wide death losses in communities. Without social and health insurance many would seek taxpayer support, while scare headlines in newspapers worsen public fear. The Manufacturer.
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Lke
Mrs Wayne Thornburg Visits in City During Leave
Mrs Wayne Thornburg of Los Angeles wife of a service member is visiting her father and sister. Her husband, in training at St Monroe, is slated to graduate January 31 and hopes for discharge afterward. She notes about 2200 men served in his outfit before the armistice and that two thirds chose not to finish training for quick discharge. She plans to return tomorrow.
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Wayne Thornburg
Los Angeles
Mary Warner
Prayer Meeting At Congregational Church This Evening
Congregational Church holds a prayer meeting at seven thirty this evening with a brief business session to follow. The standing committee meets in the pastor's study at seven prior to the regular meeting and urges every member to attend.
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Congregational Church
Songer Family Spends Christmas in Acton at Relatives
C E Songer and family spent Christmas day in Acton at the home of Mrs Songer s parents. Peg says the only big event of the day was when the turkey dinner was served.
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C. E. Songer
Acton
Point Arena Discontinues Oil Development Through Winter
Local oil development at Point Arena halts for the winter season as crews suspend work and prepare for resumed activity in milder months. The pause affects ongoing drilling near the harbor with plans to restart when weather allows.
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Point Arena
Mecca Fencer Discovers Gold on Mountain Cow Path
Mecca citizen and fencer uncovers gold along a mountain cow path. Local authorities confirm the find and begin appraisal procedures. The discoverer, identified as a Mecca resident, cooperates with officials to document the hoard and its provenance.
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Mecca
Wool Trade Readjustment as War Controls Ease
A Boston written analysis notes a global wool surplus after war controls ease. Government orders to halt war work and store wool signal shifts toward civilian use and possible price adjustments via public auctions, with traders favoring market-driven pricing over wartime levels.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Christian Science Monitor
United States
Luis
Greeks of Cyprus Wish to Join the Motherland
The Cyprus Brotherhood in New York hosted a banquet honoring the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Metaxaxis and Greek Parliament member Christos Vassilikaki. Speakers urged Cyprus reunion with Greece, recalling Britain’s past Cyprus offers and the Ionian Islands’ union with Greece.
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Cyprus Brotherhood
United States
New York
Metaxaxis
Christos Vassilikaki
Cyprus
Greece
Vassilakaki
Turkey
Card of Thanks for Trianda Community Support
A note of gratitude to Trianda residents and neighbors for sympathy and kindness after a bereavement. Thanks express appreciation for floral contributions and support from Mr. and Mrs. Stacy.
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Stacy
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