Corona Chamber of Commerce Announces 1956 Retail Plans
Members of the Retail Division will receive the new 1956 retail activity schedule. The schedule, printed with the Daily Independent, lists city-wide promotions and flag display days to coordinate store actions. Dollar Days occur Feb 17 18 and Oct 12 13. Double Value Days May 25 26. Red Tag Days Aug 3 4.
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Corona Chamber of Commerce
Fiarold Hof
Chamber of Commerce
Daily Independent
Corona
Michigan Chief To Speak at Demo Riverside Meet
Mennen Williams governor of Michigan will headline a Riverside Democratic public meeting at the Mission Inn Monday noon during his Rose Bowl visit for the Michigan State versus UCLA game. Riverside officials William Jones and E V Dales welcome him. Frank Tebo chairs the event. Judge D S Sound will attend and announced his candidacy for the vacant seat vacated by John Phillips.
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Mennen Williams
Michigan
Riverside
Mission Inn
Williams
Michigan State University
UCLA
William Jones
E. V. Dales
Frank Tebo
Frost Brightens Citrus Groves as Temperatures Plunge
Frost coats ground and rooftops from Corona to Temescal as the coldest morning of the season sets in. Orchard heaters and wind machines are used to lift temperatures in groves while Meteorologist L H Johnson records a 28 degree reading. Expect a low near 30 tomorrow with nationwide cold spots and a mostly sunny Southern California weekend ahead.
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Corona
Temescal Canyon
Citrus
L. H. Johnson
Yellowstone
Montana
Laredo
Texas
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
California
Sierra Nevadas
Canadian lynx killed in Michigan first since 1912
Near Marquette Richard and William Ossewarda bagged the first Canadian lynx taken in Michigan since 1912 while deer hunting. The men reported the animal was found in the woods near the area.
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Marquette
Mich
Michigan
Richard
William Ossewarda
Grim Reaper Visits New Year Traffic Toll Rise
The National Safety Council warns 420 expected traffic deaths over New Year holidays, with 88 000 killed nationwide this year and Riverside County reporting 157 deaths and 214 accidents including 2 fatalities locally. Corona logged 199 accidents and 3 deaths. Do not drink speed or gamble with death to live for a Happy New Year.
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National Safety Council
United States
Riverside County
Corona
Coropa
Structo Schools Offer Tax Friendly Financing For New Community Schools
Community groups learn Structo Schools Corp promotes several funding options for new schools. They claim lower taxes through long term leases private financing and outright purchase backed by federal or state aid and bond market support.
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Strugto
Structo
Structo Schools Corp
State Street
Boston
Mass
Struccto
Structo Schools
First Baby of Year Contest At Corona Area
The Corona Daily Independent sponsors a contest for the first baby of 1956. Prizes include a Johnson and Johnson gift set, a baby gold ring, baby food, a Protecto Nursery seat, a baby blanket, an 8x10 portrait, a silver baby cup, a deluxe gift set, a crib and mattress, a baby record book, a $2 savings account, a Protecto seal, and free taxi home. Eligibility requires birth after midnight Dec 31, 1955 within Corona city limits and nearby areas. hospitals specified exclude Riverside General and Riverside Community. Judges' decisions are final. A physician certificate is required for babies born at private homes.
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Corona
Corona Daily Independent
Johnson and Johnson
Savers Drug Store
Baby’s
Joe’s Watch Repair
Blanda's Food Market
Protecto
Keller Furniture
Ramos Studio
England
Cunning Drug
Weatherby’s
Citizens
Cerrito
Coronita
Temescal Gardens
Riverside General Hospital
Riverside Community Hospital
Lt Gen Randolph Pate Becomes Marine Corps Commandant
One time GI Randolph Pate rises from Army private in 1918 to commandant of the Marine Corps in Washington. He succeeds retiring Gen Lemuel Shepherd, marking a new era for the Leatherneck branch.
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G.I
Marine Corps
Randolph Pate
Washington
Pate
Lemuel Shepherd
Corona Master Plan hearings set for January 16 and 30
Corona planners announce two public hearings on the master plan to unveil revisions and invite citizen input. Special consultant Ferdinand Iwasko and City officials will answer questions as maps and diagrams go on public display January 3.
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Corona
Elvin I. Downs
Corona Planning Commission
Ferdinand Iwasko
Iwasko
Downs
Charles Hoersting
Charles W. Eliot
Boston
Washington, D.C
Riverside City
Liot
Wolfgang Roessler
Palm Springs
Planning Commission
Ralph Pfiffner
Pfiffmer Qaid
New Year Safety Urges Warn Against Drinking and Driving
The National Automobile Club urges festive revelers to avoid alcohol when planning New Year celebrations. It warns impaired vision and slowed reflexes risk accidents and urges using taxis or sober drivers. The message cautions against dangerous behavior and stresses responsible partying.
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National Automobile Club
Auto Club
Chiang Kai Shek urges recapture drive against China mainland
Chiang Kai Shek in a New Year message to Formosa and the Nationalist island chain calls the struggle with Communist China a show down phase. He urges moral and military preparations for a drive to retake the mainland as observers warn of possible Red strikes on Quemoy or Matsu within a week.
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China
Formosa
Chiang Kai Shek
Chiang
Quemoy
Matsu
East German premier says China ready to fight for Formosa
East German leader Otto Grotewohl warned in Berlin that 600 million Chinese Reds are ready to fight to return Formosa to the motherland. Chinese Communist bombardment of Quemoy and Matsu was reported as observers warn of potential invasion.
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China
Formosa
East Germany
Red China
Otto Grotewohl
East Berlin
Quemoy
Matsu
W. Germany
E. Berlin
Berlin
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United Press
U. S. Army
Army
Wilber Brucker
Brucker
Par East
Dulles
Nation’s Business
U. S
Voice of America
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Peter Townsend
Royal Air Force
Prince Aly Khan
Eden
Congress
Sir Anthony Eden
Eisenhower
White House
Los Angeles
Evelyn Vanney
Venice
John Sengstrom
Molly Greg
Glendale
Greg
Miss Vanney
Ward
Detroit
Bedford High School
Papa
Mama Dionne
Yvonne
Cecile
Annette
Callander
Ont
Papa Dionne
Marie
Montreal
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