Navy Hospital Remodel Set to Begin at Corona Lab
Corona Naval Hospital will be remodeled for the Bureau of Standards to support the guided missiles program. Initial work includes electrical rewiring alterations and moving staff after major improvements, with plans for a wind tunnel and concrete engine test cells. The project aims to speed lab conversion by 18 to 21 months versus building anew.
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Corona Naval Hospital
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Corona
Ward
Corona Laboratories
Committee On Appropriations
House
E. A. Condon
Navy
Eliot's Master Plan for City Being Compiled
The long delayed Corona Master Plan, prepared by city planning expert Charles Eliot, is expected to be compiled into a mimeographed booklet by the City of Corona around January 15, 1951. Eliot was hired in late 1948 to study conditions and draft plans for streets recreation zoning and growth.
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Corona
Charles Eliot
City of
Eliot
City Planning Commission
B. I. Downs
Planning Commission
Boen
Wounded Marine to Escort Rose Queen at Pasadena Coronation
Rose Queen Eleanor Payne will be crowned tonight in Pasadena. Wounded Marine Corporal Robert Gray, grand marshal of the Rose Parade, will escort the queen at the coronation ball after the ceremony.
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Rose Queen
Eleanor Payne
Pasadena
Robert Gray
Two Men Sentenced in City Court Grievance
Earl Allen Lowe of 736 West En voy street received one year probation with $150 fine and no violations. Pete Granada of 207 Sheridan street was fined $20 for intoxication before City Judge Mary Alice Sutter.
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Earl Allen Lowe
West Envoy Street
Mary Alice Sutter
Pete Granada
Sheridan Street
Grapewin Surprised on Set for 81st Birthday
Charley Grapewin celebrated his 81st birthday on the When I Grow Up set as 135 studio workers gathered for a surprise. Producer Sam Spiegel and director Michael Kanin praised his performance and allowed him to shape his role while Martha Scott Bobby Driscoll Henry Morgan and Elizabeth Frazier attended the party. Grapewin began filming Sept 26 and stayed in Hollywood through Dec 24 before returning to Corona.
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Charley Grapewin
Corona
Grapewin
Mr. Grapewin
Elizabeth Frazier
Sam Spiegel
Michael Kanin
Stobby Driscoll
Henry Morgan
Poco
Gandfather
Louella Parsons
Charley
Poodles Hanford
Poodles
Martha Scott
Bobby Driscoll
Preston Foster
Hollywood
Income tax filing in Corona at City Hall on January 5
The IRS will have a filing site at Corona City Hall on January 5 to serve taxpayers in the community. Deputy in charge P Risley from the Riverside zone office says residents can also visit the Riverside permanent office at 3540-44 Ninth Street if needed.
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Corona
City Hall
Riverside
United States Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Risley
Ninth Street
Horse Names Must Not Exceed Jockey Club Rules
Officials remind that horse names are limited to fourteen letters and a maximum of three words under Jockey Club regulations. The rule aims to standardize entries and avoid duplicates in registrations.
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Jockey Club
Government Tightens Controls on Hoarding
Government expands an order listing hundreds of scarce materials and bans stockpiling beyond demand. Penalties include a 10000 dollar fine or up to one year in prison. Ford plans a half cut in Metuchen New Jersey production, cutting about a thousand jobs due to shortages. The industry aims for a record eight million vehicles this year as auto workers shift to defense roles and the Army increases March draftees by 80000.
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Ford Motor Company
Lincoln-Mercury
Metuchen
N. J
Building of 30 New Homes West of City Is Assured
Construction of new homes by Corona states Inc in the Coronita tract is set to begin next week with lumber due today and foundations to be poured soon. Pau Crepe will handle exclusive sales with multiple floor plans. each home features two bedrooms, hardwood floors, tiled baths, complete kitchens, and a two car garage. After the first 30 are sold, plans call for 65 more homes in the area.
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Corona States, Inc
Coronita
Pau
Crepe
Gu's
Grege
Milk price increase across California except Del Norte Humboldt
California milk prices rise by one cent per quart in 33 of 34 districts effective January 1. Del Norte Humboldt area exempt due to automatic pricing. Officials cite rising production costs but no distributor margin change yet. hearings may occur to adjust distributor prices. Local highlights show varying minimums for southern regions and home delivery rates across districts.
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Southland
Los Angeles
San Luis Obispo
Orange
San Bernardino
Riverside
San Diego
Ventura
Joy Jameson outlines Europe outlook for Lions Club
Joy G. Jameson Sr civic leader described Western Europe’s economy improving and warned the United States may receive limited help from Europe against Communism. He cited high taxes strong bureaucracy and lurking Communist influence while noting export potential if war is avoided and ECAs aid resumes.
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Europe
United States
Russia
Lions Club
Hotel
Springborg
Joy G. Jameson
Corona
Jameson
Dick Daniels
Gerald K. Price
Cubs Davyl Hansen
Dio
Tr. King
Elvin Downs
Justice of the Peace
Alexander M. Rowell
Herbert E. Garton
W. M. Colbern
Lions Education Committee
Lion Glen James
Eurgope
Norway
Italy
Ireland
Jiesen
America
Baby Goods Theft Report From Newport Dress Shop
A Newport dress shop reportedly ignored a fan’s cash and stole only five maternity garments, according to a brief police note. The incident centers on a dispute over purchased baby items and alleged shopkeeping misconduct.
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Newport
Phe Lurgdar
Dane
Tito Says Yugoslavia Fears Reds Hit Soon in Europe
War analysis notes two major Red offensives feared simultaneously in Korea and Indo-China. Viet Minh probes near Phas hoi and Red River delta while Korea sees massed forces. French consider enlisting 30,000 Chinese Nationalist soldiers to bolster Indo-China defenses.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
Europe
Korea
Indo-China
Indo- China
Phashoi
Red River Deli
Seoul
China
North Korea
Injured Marine Beckley Reaches U S Hospital
Phone call reveals Marine recruit Loren Beckley wounded in Korea now hospitalized in the United States. Beckley, who suffered bone fractures with the First Marine Division, is in San Francisco awaiting hospital transfer and recovery likely spanning weeks.
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Marine
T/Sret
Loren Beckley
Korenan Dee
States
Beckley
Frances Beckley
West Tenth Street
San Praneisco
Marine Pi
Japan
United States
San Francisco
San Marieaute Sary Hospital
Oceanside
Beekley
Oon
Ares
Yugoslavia Warns of Russian Threat and Defense Budget
Marshal Tito warned Yugoslavia faces direct threat from Russian satellite forces in Bulgaria Romania and Hungary. He urged parliament to approve a heavy defense budget amid claims Moscow aims to curb a developing Western European army. Ottawa officials note possible redeployment of 21000 Canadian Korea troops to Europe as training continues at Fort Lewis.
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Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Russia
Eastern Europe
United Press
Robert Shackford
Moscow 18
North Atlantic
West Germany
Radio Moscow
Paris
Ottawa
Korea
Europe
Ert Lewis
Washington
North Pole air route future forecast and draft notices
Anchorage prediction suggests the North Pole could become the main airline corridor between Europe and the United States with direct Alaska routes cutting thousands of miles. California drafts rise to about 4800 in March under a nationwide quota, while Burlingame conducts a mass civilian defense sign up for a 500 man air raid warden unit.
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North Pole
Anchorage
Alaska
Europe
United States
Arctic
Brent Balchen
Burlingame
Dan R. Love, Jr
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Party
Marion Bachrach
Walker
Army
Walton Walker
Arlington National Cemetery
Waller
Eighth Army
San Walker
Defense
George Marshell
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dwight Eisenhower
Westernuropean Defense Forces
Clara Smith
Middleburg
Pennsylvania
Robert Smith
Snouth
Walter Reed Hospital
Wilhington
British Columbian
Vancouver
Marilyn Long
Fried Neufeld
Marilyn
W. H. Hatfield
Nins
Sid Marilyn
Mount Seymour
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