02 Jun 1930
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1930
Page
1
A lengthy editorial outlines a broad Buy It In Corona push developed by about twenty residents, spanning business owners and residents. It emphasizes keeping spending local to raise property values, wages, and community welfare, with merchant pledges and plans for months of promotion.
County business leaders and the agricultural bureau sponsor a Wednesday tour through the San Jacinto territory. Stops include Hen I estate Moreno grain trials for wheat and oats, Kanota Smyrna barley plots, Worden dairy, Kiwanis Dutch treat luncheon, and an apricot orchard showcase.
Corona athlete Jesse Hill is poised to sign a Hollywood contract after his USC graduation. He will join the Hollywood Stars at Wrigley Field under Oscar Vitt and may leave his college duties to coach Riverside junior college this fall.
Harry Brody, once a Corona businessman, rode from Blythe to Los Angeles after acquiring a large Blythe hardware store. He planned to close it with a big sale but learned a city council license for an out of town dealer costs 400 per day, ending the deal.
The Campfire Girls announce a Friday campfire ceremony at seven thirty PM at the McCarty ranch northwest of Corona. All city Campfire groups join for the ceremonial with Boy Scout members and scoutmasters as guests of honor. Public invited. program to be announced.
Harry Freeman, a Riverside Riverside County sailor with a crime record, was convicted of passing stolen checks in Corona and sent to the state asylum for the criminal insane by a jury. He argued insanity and conducted his own defense. three doctors testified he was sane, yet the jury returned a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. A writ of habeas corpus hearing is set in Mendocino court.
The Riverside Press editorially lauds Corona for government action directing a study of suitable sites for a federal building. It congratulates Corona on this first step toward securing federal involvement and future development.
Lake Norconian swimming and diving club coached by W Doc Beasley won the first dual women’s meet of the summer, 32 to 16 over San Diego Athletic Club mermaids. Noreene Forbes set a Southern California 500 yard free record in 7:13. Louise Waugh won the 50 and 100 yard free events. Corona Troop 34, led by Ray King, won best attendance at the county pow wow, earning a new banner. Vincent Shank and Reford Riddle earned top awards for Corona troops in events at the pow wow.
E. F. Damon and an Alden depart Corona for Amherst Massachusetts where Barney Damon will attend the twentieth annual reunion of the Massachusetts Agricultural College class and is slated to receive a faculty medal for distinguished service in agriculture. He and his son will stay briefly in the east to visit familiar New England sites.
Harold Marsden a Sixth street jeweler claims a detailed report on fish caught during a weekend trip to Big Bear Lake. Friends doubt the lake heard of his visit and question the lack of photographic evidence or corroborating statistics from Dr. L A Wright who hosted the fishing trip.
Rabbit breeders association of the county farm bureau gathers at Fairman Park in Riverside for an all day meeting and family picnic. The program begins at 10:30 with demonstrations and lectures on rabbit breeds and distinguishing features.
Mrs. Harold Widdoss and daughter Connie, 46 year great granddaughter of Emma Hummer, are guests of Mrs. Hummer and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Johns in Corona.
Norco county farm bureau members meet at the community hall on Tuesday morning to plan picnic lunches. Lunches will be prepared at the meeting with supplies bought by project leaders. Members are asked to bring friends.
Robert E. Dillon of Beaumont paid high honors to the memory of W L Percy at a Riverside county chamber of commerce gathering. Percy helped found the chamber and served as president and fellowship committee chair, noted for geniality and friendliness to all.
Redlands editorials commend N C Kelley of Corona longtime community figure. He is noted as faithful concert attendee and as Riverside County Farm Bureau citrus chair, with a recent appointment as chair of the citrus department for Southern California Farm Bureaus in Los Angeles.
The Red Cross sets an annual swimming instruction week in Corona from June 16 to 21 at the city park plunge. Coach Thome reports distribution of entry cards to all schools for interested participants. Expert in charge meets Red Cross standards, with Director McClennan from Monrovia assisting Corona Boys council summer activities.
Buron Fitts, Los Angeles district attorney, will be guest speaker for Corona men's Brotherhood monthly banquet on Monday June 9. Tickets available to city men. talk follows dinner in the church main auditorium and is open to the public.
Plans are in the making for a mammoth reception and farewell party to Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Evans and son Billie in the parlor of the First Congregational church. The event starts at eight o clock on Wednesday evening this week and invites the many friends of the family as they prepare to move to their new home in Canada.
Funeral rites were held Saturday in the Catholic cemetery at Pomona for Endalio Hinton age 23 of 218 West Second Street. He leaves a widow and many friends and kinfolks mourn his death from tuberculosis.
A. W. Briggs and C. M. Scoville report a high Sierra trip in Bishop territory ended with few trout due to heavy snow. They endured cold weather including Friday snow, Saturday snow, and a cold Sunday, noting clothing was required for the trip. Briggs says Mono county has many Los Angeles Water Department workers, aiming to increase the city’s supply.
Officials from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District are seen in Corona amid renewed speculation about a Colorado River aqueduct route. Survey work in Riverside County spans from Beaumont across the hills to Massacre canyon near Gilman Hot Springs, with possible lines toward Corona and March Field. Engineers reportedly weigh Blue Diamond canyon as a storage site while viability of Beaumont Redlands Sand Colton options is debated.
Word from Redlands says H. H. Burch once secretary of Corona’s chamber of commerce has recovered enough to leave Loma Linda. He moved to Hedlands Heights ranch where doctors expect a long recovery and eventual complete return to health after two months of serious illness in Corona.
Reguor Villa, sixty years old and a well known local Mexican, died last Thursday at his Second Street home after a lingering illness. He was buried Friday in the Pomona Catholic cemetery. He leaves a widow and several children along with many friends who have known him for years.
Fragmentary notice hints at an event with a planned evening program and new installations. Readable fragments reference plans for a formal gathering and possible speakers or exhibits, but details are unclear.
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