Tractor first in rail history lays steel for Santa Fe line
A large Best No 60 tractor Hauls six to eight cars loaded with steel and ties along the Corona to Alberhill Santa Fe line while a work train supplies materials. The crew of 120 advances toward the first shovel of dirt and cement pours for an overhead bridge across Temescal. progress and safety concerns noted.
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Corona-Santa Fe
Alberhill
Best
Santa Fe
Corona
Tractor Ate Sd Toe
Auto License Campaign Starts January 1927
The Automobile Club of Southern California announces January 1927 as the licensing month. Members may obtain plates January 3 to 30 with a $3 fee for ordinary cars. Corona members can pick up January 4 and 5 at the Chamber of Commerce. Plates will be maroon and buff with numeric figures and California spelled out. A 100 percent penalty applies if applications miss January deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Club of Southern California
Motor Vehicle Department
Corona
Chamber of Commerce
The
Auto Club
California
Ars
Golden State
Tin mining expert JW Lewis talks world supply
J W Lewis, fresh from the Malay Peninsula, says forty percent of world tin comes from Malaysia, with Bolivia ten percent and Africa forty percent and the rest from Tasmania. He notes tin prices rising and dollar tin likely soon, but declines to assess Temescal mines locally, citing global prospecting by major producers.
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J. W. Lewis
Malay Peninsula
Bolivia
Africa
Tasmania
Lewis
Riverside County
Construction Starts Two Piers for Golden Gate Ferry
In San Francisco construction began at the foot of Hyde Street on two new piers for the Golden Gate Ferry Company with a project cost of $250,000.
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San Francisco
Hyde Street
Golden Gate Ferry Company
Automobiles per Capita and Scenic Food Roads Spotlight
A regional survey highlights automobile ownership per person, top scenic attractions, and notable food routes. The report underscores travel infrastructure impacts on tourism and local economies across multiple towns.
No Frost Damage Reported From Fruit Growers
Temperature remains low but fruit growers report no frost damage yet. Orchard fires were active in Whittier and Pomona early this morning with few fires starting in Riverside and Corona districts. Reports from Covina and El Monte indicate many fires at 2 am and early warnings at several locations. Forecasts call for continued clear and cool conditions.
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Whittier
Pomona
Riverside
Corona
Covina
el Monte
Pacific Electric line proposal links Corona to Long Beach area
The Anaheim and Corona chambers push Pacific Electric to connect Corona in Riverside County with Western North Orange County. The plan aims to give Riverside and San Bernardino counties beach access by building a seven mile line from Stern to Anaheim and electrifying four miles to connect with the Long Beach route. A full Committee of Fifteen meeting is set for Friday January 7 in Anaheim.
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Pacific Electric
Long Beach
Anaheim
Perfection the Ideal Sermon at First Baptist
Rev Fred Wight spoke at the First Baptist Church in a year end to new year meditation. He used the tombstone epitaph He Died Climbing from a Swiss trail to urge Christians toward the perfection of Christ. Bible study with zeal was named the first essential.
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Fred Wight
Glen Wight
First Baptist Church
Switzerland
Community club calendar announces weekly gatherings
The schedule lists a Masonic and OBS party in K P hall at 7:30 p m a children’s party at 8 p m and a Christmas informal party at 3 p m Members prayer services are 7 30 p m Wednesday Lions meet at Hotel Kinney 12 15 p m Friday Rotary at Hotel Kinney and an Annual W J C dinner for husbands and friends at 6 39 p m at the club house.
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Lions Club
Hotel Kinney
Rotary Club
Narrow escape after Corona gas scare at Brown home
Mrs Nellie Brown of Ramona avenue narrowly escaped gas as a clogged floor furnace vent filled the Corona house with fumes after Christmas Day. Mrs Carrie Tribou found her unconscious Sunday morning, enabling a nurse to aid her. George MacGillivray and nurse Meyer were later overcome by fumes but recovered. the gas company traced the issue to soot blocking the vent.
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San Bernardino
Nellie Brown
Ramona Avenue
Corona
Geo. B. MacGillivray
Brown
Carrie Tribou
Mrs. Brown
George MacGillivray
Mr. MacGillivray
Meyer
Whose Booze Leads To City Hall Inquiry
Police raided a West Sixth Street residence during a card game and seized about 600 gallons of wine and hard liquor. Host St Montanari claimed no ownership, but was cited to appear in court as ownership is investigated.
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West Sixthe Street
St. Montanari
Masonic Family Tree Party Tonight at Masonic Hall
Masons and Eastern Star members with their families and guests meet at Masonic Hall tonight at seven for a Christmas tree and party. Attendees bring small wrapped gifts priced. Santa will distribute by toss-up. The committee promises a complete program and enjoyable evening.
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Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Annual Meeting of San Jose Chamber of Commerce Secretaries
The 1927 annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce secretaries will be held in San Jose January 13 to 16. The first two days focus on papers and discussions of technical secretary matters including Membership, Committee meetings, Program of Work, Advertising Your City, Expositions, Fairs and Pageants, Agriculture and the Chamber, Industrial Development, Retail Trade Promotion, Airports and City Planning and Beautification. Special addresses will be given.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Jose
Reindeer Christmas Tale Among Pine Trees and Frost
A whimsical account recalls Santa's schedule for the South-Tani children, the Lions, and a park lighted Christmas tree. Reindeer, Jack Frost, and a moonlit night decorate a mountain town as dawn reveals a sparkling forest spectacle.
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Candice Eiehters
Jack Frost
Death in Los Angeles Prompts Family Rites
Mr and Mrs C C Ernst were called to Los Angeles Friday evening by the death of Mrs Margaret Day mother of Mrs Erist Mrs Day had been in poor health for some time but was not thought critically ill until shortly before her death Details of the funeral service have not been learned.
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C. C. Ernst
Los Angeles
Margaret Day
Erist
Pomona Ebell Club Showcases Giant Camphor Tree
The Pomona Ebell Club displays a ancient camphor tree planted in 1883. At fifty feet tall with a ninety foot spread and eight foot trunk circumference, it stands as the oldest of its kind in the state and served as yesterday’s Christmas tree for valley residents.
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Southland
State St
Klein & Company opens jams factory in Oakland
Klein and Company establishes a manufacturing plant for jams preserves and relief supplies at 6939 Trenor Street in Oakland, expanding local industry and jobs.
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Oakland
Klein & Company
Trenor Street
Raisin Growers and College Presidents Visit Mt Hamilton
Ralph P. Merritt and Dr. Tully C. Knoles announce a tour for secretaries to Mt Hamilton. The expedition includes a viewing of the giant telescope and the famed "House of Mystery" at the site.
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Ralph P. Merritt
Sun Mueit Raisin Growers’ Association
Tully C. Knoles
College of the Pacific
Mt. Hamilton
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Mme. DE Martino
Mme. Nobile
Giacomo de Martino
Italy
Washington
JW. Lewis
Anaheim Chamber of Commerce
Baptist Church
Tribou
Masonic
Oxnard
Home Telephone Co
Gan
Saint Nick
Tani
Santa Cris
Circle
Frances Ring
San Diego
Murope
Barclays Bank, Ltd
Gomes
Gens
Pomona Ebell Club
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