29 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1928
Page
1
Government official urges thorough department study to craft a sound program for the state legislature. debate centers on Riverside County routes and highway projects from Blythe to Temecula while countering claims of unequal gasoline tax distributions between north and south regions.
Pasadena officials announce plans to host the Tournament of Roses on New Year’s Day drawing a crowd approaching one million spectators. City organizers emphasize national attention and festive events surrounding the parade and festivities.
Fragmentary text notes a Saturday event at a clock related to earth decline. No clear names, places, or concrete details are readable in the OCR fragment.
Whitney Wasp Motors unveils a cabin equipped tri motor airplane with a 135 mph top speed and 115 mph cruising speed. The craft showcases new lighter cabin wall material using two layers of aluminum with a thin balsa core to reduce weight while providing rigidity heat retention and sound insulation.
Willard Babcock Riverside soil chemist told a Redlands service club that winter rainfall cannot replace irrigation. He urged citrus growers to irrigate before rains, noting soil fineness and alkalinity affect moisture storage and leaf mottling. Also reported are the deaths of Edward A Aggeler in San Bernardino and plans for San Gabriel dam construction starting in January.
Coronans gathered in Riverside this afternoon for the funeral of Franklin Morris city building inspector and assistant fire chief, who died Wednesday night after a pneumonia illness. The American Legion fire and police members and city council attended, with Legionnaires leading services at Riverside Cemetery and floral offerings noted.
Work on the new Corona post of the American Legion at Eleventh and Main streets advances with most wall concrete poured and forms removed. Frank Pinkerton, local builder, directs the project.
Local classifieds spotlight openings and notices with readable details on sales services and job opportunities. Listings emphasize contact names and businesses, noting prices, locations, and deadlines where shown in the advertisement copy.
Citrus growers in the Covina district protest thieves who have been stealing orchard thermometers. A radio broadcast on KFW reports the thefts occurred Saturday night between eight and nine, prompting calls for action.
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