02 Jun 1943
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1943
Page
1
The report mentions an upcoming Masonic Lodge gathering at 6:30, with engineers tied to the Prado dam project and Callahan Construction Cs. overseeing road work. It notes extreme weather challenges, recent travel, and the lodge inviting Masons to attend.
Kanley Cole arrives home with a chemistry degree from Minnesota State Corvalis after completing his senior year. Parents Mr and Mrs Waley Cole welcome him back, expecting a two week visit before future plans.
The Friendship Group of the 1st Congregational Church will meet Friday at 10 oclock at Mrs. Snedecors home 1301 Main. Mrs. Fred Fitch to preside with a talk on Mexican travels. All church members invited. Troop 8 held its yearly meeting Tuesday at the clubhouse with mothers as guests. The flag ceremony led by Mrs. Mike Zilioli. Members announced and a short report on Girl Scout work read. three girls to receive pendants. a recreational program and games followed.
A den meeting held on Tuesday afternoon included Mrs Arthur Webster and Dolan with the boys present. They practiced morning exercises and discussed plans for a day’s activities.
Tonight features a picnic at Wardlow ranch 4 to 8 p.m. and a Toastmasters meeting 6:15 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Also fellowship supper 6:30 p.m. at First Congregational church and Corona Business Women gathering 6:30 p.m. at the city park. 20-30 club meets 7:15 p.m. at Tops cafe Pythian Sisters 7:30 p.m. at K of FP hall. Tomorrow Allied War Relief 9 a.m. Settlement House Ministerial Union 10 a.m. First Baptist church Fidelis Circle 12 o'clock city park Lions club 12:15 p.m. Hotel Springborg.
Mr and Mrs Craig Barnes hosted their bridge club at home on Vicentia Street last evening. Earl Walker led the men with high score. Mrs Arthur Webster topped the women. Guests included Mr and Mrs Earl Walker, Mr and Mrs Leo Dupuis, Dr R A Brunson, Mr and Mrs Jake Smith Costa Mesa, Mr and Mrs Warner Cropper.
The Corona-Norco P T A Council closes its year with a business session led by Mrs James Beggs in Norco. Supt F E Bishop reports on religious education legislation and confirms Public Forum programs will continue next year. Dale I Glick chosen for a life membership.
The Fidelis Circle of the First Methodist church will meet Thursday at City Park. Members will share a potluck lunch at noon and hold a business meeting in the afternoon with Mrs Albert Barber in charge.
Los Angeles produce exchange quotations for butter eggs poultry and cheese were halted as prices hit the OPA ceiling. Manager F M Hudson said action across the board stopped and prices cannot be quoted daily. Officials will meet with the U S Department of Agriculture next week to work out a system to release quotations through the exchange. Inglewood allocates 100 for a recreation program to curb juvenile delinquency funded from the park fund and starting immediately.
Mr and Mrs Herman Brown spent the weekend in Oakland visiting their son Everest in the Oakland Naval hospital. Mrs Gladys Carlisle has moved to the Steves ranch on West Sixth Street and will continue treatments after August first. Mrs H L C Whitcomb left for Berkeley to visit her daughter and family.
Election of officers for the coming six months held at the Odd Fellows lodge in the L O C F hall. Ralph Garton was elected noble grand Frank Taft vice grand and F Haskin Smith trustee. Other officers will hold over for the rest of the year. E B Irwin reported on the grand lodge sessions in San Francisco. The convention urged members to aid the war effort and on the final day 14 members volunteered as blood donors. Applications were received for the initiatory degree and reinstatement.
Harry C Harper, longtime publisher of the Riverside News, was appointed secretary of the Riverside County Chamber of Commerce by the board of supervisors. He will earn 800 dollars monthly plus expenses and oversee county farm labor coordination under the Riverside Farm Production Committee. His first task is a county-wide survey of labor housing and transportation needs for the new state food production commission.
California Taxpayers Association says a cut of at least 20.3 cents in Riverside County tax rate is possible if old age aid rolls are held to the April 1943 level. In April 3,317 recipients required $188,900 for the year versus $374,800 under prior law, a potential savings of $190,900 statewide trend shows decline in old age assistance rolls since 1941–42.
A fire at a Watsonville California feed store destroyed more than 1500 baby chicks and three carloads of chicken and rabbit feed. The loss is estimated at $10,000 and investigators studied the origin of the blaze.
Police report show a holiday weekend burglary at a Santa Ana jewelry shop where thieves used nitroglycerine to blast the safe and escape with about $20000. The raid mirrors methods used in the November 1941 jewel robbery in the same area.
Southland in Los Angeles faces a vegetable shortage this season according to the Chamber of Commerce and the 1943 crop acreage report. Only cabbage remains plentiful among 14 crops, with output unlikely to meet local demand though some supply will reach 10 southern counties and out-of-state shipments.
Police report a Rambl er bicycle with newspaper sacks attached found by a California Highway maintenance crew member three miles west of Corona on the Santa Ana canyon highway. It was brought to the station this morning and is being checked for the owner.
A wartime NBC broadcast from 12 to 12 30 Saturdays shares tips for housewives on shopping and rationing. It highlights free request cards, ration book guidance, and examples like sixty six ways to stretch meat and canned foods news from the Office of Civilian Requirements.
Mrs. Cora Shaw Tegner of Los Angeles is named California’s first director of institutions overseeing 30,000 wards in state hospitals and related facilities.
City police issued its first court citation for parking in a loading zone after warnings failed. Drivers occasionally linger in marked zones used by trucks and shoppers causing delivery delays and obstructed access in the business district.
The Riverside county and Redlands Council Boy Scouts of America held a May meeting at the M Var cafe in Arlington with Hugo Guenther presiding as president. The board approved apricot harvest camps at Hemet and Beaumont with July and August operation dates and set a June 24 budget committee meeting to finalize the 1944 budget ahead of October War Chest campaigns. Memorial Day services at Woodlawn cemetery honored defense workers who stayed on the job.
Harry Moore, 54, suffered severe burns while transferring butane from a delivery truck to a stove in a dwelling used as a shop near the Upland defense housing project. He is recovering in a San Antonio hospital.
An annoying mannerism may threaten your bond with a clever friend. Don’t let the trait distort your view or reveal prejudice. Handle the situation with calm, tact, and openness to preserve harmony.
Review lauds the Technicolor musical Hello Frisco Hello at the Corona with Alice Faye John Payne Jack Oakie and Lynn Bari. The film showcases lively songs including Gee But It’s Great to Meet a Friend From Your Home Town Lindy Lou Hello Frisco and They Always Pick On Me. A new number You’ll Never Know aims for top popularity.
The senate approved the compromise pay-as-you-go tax bill by a 62 to 19 vote. The action advances fiscal policy proposals in Washington.
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