Corona Parade Showcases Vintage Motoring and Floats
Mrs Ralph DePalma grand marshal greets Corona officials as the Road Race celebration features vintage motoring outfits. The Woman's Improvement Club won second prize with a Bloomer Girls float. First place went to the Triple M club with a wedding float. The Norco Chamber of Commerce entered a comical ambulating bathtub. A procession of horseless carriages and Circle City Squares dancers rounds out the day.
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Ralph DePalma
Corona
Charles R. Miller
Woman's Improvement Club
Gordon Ekblad
Frank Emerson
Justin Hammond
John C. Brown
Emerson
Woman’s Club
Brown
Woman's Club
Triple-M Club
Robert Snedecor
Frank Newsom
E. G. Switzer
Eric Auest
Morris Hemphill
Marilyn Switzer
William Mount
J. McEncre
Circle City Squares Club
Norco
Frank Morrell
Don Burns
Corona Chamber of Commerce
Morrell
Corona Road Race telecast 11 p m on KNBH Channel 4
TV spotlight on Corona celebration and Circle Boulevard races with speeds from 90 to 100 mph. Don Stark cites NBC Leppert films delayed nationally until Thursday. Parade honors Mrs. Ralph DePalma and a mix of old cars, bands, and contests wrap up with trophy awards and showmanship.
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Corona
Circle Boulevard
KNBH
Channel 4
Don Stark
Stark
Hollywood
Jack Leppert
West Coast
Nbc-Tv
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Coronans
Chamber of Commerce
Jaguars
Mgs
Grand Boulevard
Ralph DePalma
Ais Grand Marshall
Bellflower Civil Air Patrol
Beaumont
Cougar
Art Austria
DePalma
Ken Sorenson
Adel Goodfellow
John Carra
Sports Car Racing Association of America
Keystone
Television Center
Realty Board
Wagonwheel Cafe
Triple M
Woman’s Improvement Club
Circle City Squares
Jaguar
Circle
Ball Park
Shell
Grass fire extinguished by state forestry crews in Norco
A small grass fire at 593 Ped ley avenue Norco was put out by Cor na Division of Forestry firefighters on Ham ner avenue Saturday. Patriots are urged to volunteer for aircraft spotting duties.
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Pedley Avenue
Norco
Corona Division of Forestry
Hamner Avenue
Missed paper delivery window at Daily Independent
A man stands at the Daily Independent office until 6:30 p.m. to deliver papers missed by subscribers. Deliveries after 6:30 are not possible.
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Daily Independent
Bride 15 Teeters On Jail Ledge In Florida Incident
A 15 year old bride, Sheila Rose Mosso, teeters on a 25 story jail ledge in Dade county Florida aiming to see her husband, a private at MacDill Air Force Base. She said she would not leave until they could reunite, then descended after authorities intervened.
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Dade County
Florida
Sheila Rose Mosso
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Air Force
James
Miami
Special Meeting Tonight on School Council Proposal
Citizens Advisory Council holds 7:30 p.m. session at Corona Junior High School library to discuss Day Jewell's plan. Proposal seeks creating an assistant superintendent post for Corona schools and eliminating the curriculum coordinator role. Ballot voting will replace voice voting.
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Citizens Advisory Council
Day Jewell
Ray T. Wiliams
Corona Junior High School
Corona Soldier Awarded Bronze Star in Korea
Army Cpl. William G. Smith of Corona received the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the 25th Infantry Division in Korea. A former Manual Arts High student and Jordan Tile Co. employee, Smith joined the Army in 1951 and arrived in Korea last June as a squad leader with the 35th Infantry Regiment.
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Korea
Army
William G. Smith
Oscar Lang
West Tenth St
Corona
25Th Infantry Division
Corporal Smith
35Th Infantry Regiment
Manual Arts High School
Los Angeles
Smith
The
Jordan Tile Co
Greatest atom test scheduled early Tuesday
An atomic sudden accident, anticipated to be the most powerful in the United States, was postponed due to weather and is planned before dawn. Security measures mirror those around past South Pacific tests as officials warn it will be a major event.
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United States
South Pacific
Rain and hail forecast for coronation day
The weatherman warns of rain hail and strong winds for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation tomorrow. Thousands are camped along the six mile route with cooking gear and bedding while a crowd near two million is expected. The queen wore a cream dress and white accessories at a state luncheon with 11 commonwealth prime ministers.
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Elizabeth
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Los Angeles Times
Hemet County
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United Press
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Sen
Morse
California
Washington
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Norman Chandler
Senate
Los Angeles Times-Mirror Co
U. S
Irving Kaufman
New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
N. Y
Edward A. Randel
Janet
Bowron
Fletcher Bowron
Santa Monica
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