Academic caps and gowns through history and today
The article outlines the evolution of academic dress from medieval Benedictine robes to modern bachelor, master, and doctor gowns. It notes color and hood customs, tassels, and the meanings shown by hoods and stripes, with examples from Cambridge Oxford and American universities. It closes with local notes and community brief items.
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Dorothy G. Page
University of Redlands
Cambridge
Senate
Oxford
Medicine
Law
Music
Doctors of Divinity
Science
Chevrolet Plant Activity Ahead of Deming Visit
Big action at Deming Chevrolet in the days before a June 9 visit by zone managers. H. B. Deming polishes fixtures as new Chevrolets arrive and are sold. Los Angeles officials P. F. Minnock J. P. Stimson Coulter Jones Jack Bunting and J. M. O'Neil sign Mr. Deering's annual contract and praise local sales and service.
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Deming Chevrolet Company
H. B
Deming
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Pacific Ocean
State Line
J. P. Stimson
Coulter Jones
Jack Bunting
J. M. O'Neil
Los Angeles
Déering
Chevrolet
Corona High honors awarded to 22 students across sports and debate
The Corona High School awards committee announced yesterday honors for outstanding efforts. In debate the recipients were Vivian Peeler Carol Cunningham Donald Smith Helen Knoll Patricia Mahoney and Harry Whitcomb. Baseball awards went to Jack Woodward Palmer Wattenberger William Chambers Arno Patten Nevitt Rossiter Raymond Chambers John Krick Forest Black and Othelle Yokeley. Tennis awards to girls Corrinne Masterson Phyllis Hill Vivian Peeler Evelyn Roberts Alma Conlee Harriette Hall Frances Spencer Suzanne Gould Emogene Morrow Frances Chambers Margaret Vaughn Ruby Smith Winnifae McKown. Boys receiving tennis honors were Walter Blair Herbert Smith Orville Veach Donald Smith Herman Chronister Albert McCurdy Loyd Sherwood Harry Whitcomb and Harvey Robinson.
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Corona High School
Vivian Peeler
Carol Cunningham
Donald Smith
Helen Knoll
Patricia Mahoney
Harry Whitcomb
Jack Woodward
Palmer Wattenberger
William Chambers
Arno Patten
Nevitt Rossiter
Raymond Chambers
John Krick
Forest Black
Othelle Yokeley
Board of Education Opens Bids for Corona Schools
Corona's school board holds a special session to open bids for new school buildings funded by an $85,000 bond issue approved by residents. Superintendent Glen D. Wight presides while G. Stanley Wilson, consulting engineer, assists in sorting and comparing the bids already received.
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Corona
Glen D. Wight
Board of Education
G. Stanley Wilson
Man Convinced Against His Will Remains Unmoved
A proverb attributed to Butler notes that a man forced to change his mind remains with the same opinion he held before. The saying reflects on stubborn persistence in belief despite coercion.
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Butler
Arlington Cannery Set to Open Tomorrow
The Arlington cannery of Neuhoff Packing will open June 11, moved up from June 15 due to rapid ripening of sapricots. About 600 workers expected during peak, with capacity increased 30 percent to handle fruit from Nuevo, Hemet, San Jacinto and nearby districts.
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Arlington
Neuhoff Packing Corporation
T. G. Christian
Nuevo
Hemet
San Jacinto
Veterans of Foreign Wars prepare for big June meeting
The VFW plans a June 24 ceremonial as membership nears seventy and aims for at least seventy five. The California Nevada district encampment is set for Long Beach soon with delegates D. G. Hows Hull Carroll Jewell and Pierce. Corona veterans expected in large numbers as Southern California camps send members and music units. San Francisco officers attend and a San Bernardino camp team will install the new post.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
California- Nevada
Long Beach
D. G. Hows
Hull
Carroll
Jewell
Lowell Declares Self-Education Is the Only Education
A remark by Lowell states that self-education is the sole true form of learning. The quote emphasizes personal initiative and autodidactic effort as fundamental to intellectual growth.
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Lowell
May building permits show low total in Corona
May permits in Corona totaled 9195 with Lions Club demonstration house on Vicentia street listed at 6000 and later sold to Dr. R. R. Roos. Other permits included Robert Veach alterations 1000 James L. Davis sleeping porch 100 M Featherstone residence 2000 and additional alterations to a residence.
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Corona
J. A. Cubley
Lions Club
Vicentia Street
C. A. Colbern
R. R. Roos
Robert Veach
West Seventh Street
James L. Davis
M. Featherstone
Frances Street
Riverside County Bankers to Meet at Idyllwild Inn
Riverside county bankers join at Idyllwild Inn on Saturday June 13 with A M Woodruff announcing the gathering. Ladies invited. afternoon offers golf tennis swimming and hiking followed by dinner where A C Lovekin will discuss State Parks and a dance will cap the evening. Many members plan a weekend stay at the mountain resort.
First Californians pageant to showcase pioneer life in Ontario
Ontario presents its second biennial The First Californians on June 25 and 26 highlighting early Southern California life. The cast includes genuine pioneers and descendants such as Junius Barker Booth Edward Ellsworth Livingston S C Cox Dorothea Araiza and Mercurrial Lugo with a complete musical setting by Mabel A Stanford and S Earle Blakeslee led by Chief Yowlache as Medicine Man. The pageant features Juan Bautista de Anza and the 1849 era story in Cucamonga.
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Ontario
Southland
California
Southern
San Antonio Valley
Old West
Junius Barker Booth
Hangtown
Placerville
Edward Ellsworth Livingston
Powder River
Valdez
S. Earle Blakeslee
Chief Yowlache
New York
Cucamonga
Death Inquiry Delayed for Stomach Analysis
Riverside June 10 Investigators postpone death inquiry into Miss Pauline Rudemetkin of Los Angeles after she was found dead beside an automobile at Fruitvale. Dr L J Clark and Coroner Ben F White refuse to sign the death certificate until chemical analysis of the stomach is completed at A B Babcock laboratories in Riverside. Results expected today and inquest to follow. Miss Rudemetkin, 26, Russian native, was visiting Fruitvale with real estate observers E W Wicklund of Ontario and F H Boyd of San Jacinto. No signs of violence observed.
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Riverside
Pauline Rudemetkin
Los Angeles
Fruitvale
L. J. Clark
Hemet
Ben F. White
Chemical Laboratories
A. B. Babcock
White
Miss Rudemetkin
Russia
E. W. Wicklund
Ontario
F. H
Boyd
San Jacinto
West on Duty conducts drivers school in Corona
State motor patrolman C W West visited Corona for the regular Tuesday afternoon school for drivers and operators held in the city hall courtroom.
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C. W. West
Corona
City Council Honors L. R. Nichols For Park Service
Corona officials paused during a council meeting to honor L. R. Nichols, longtime custodian of the city park, whose sudden death last Saturday prompted a resolution. The document notes his untiring efforts that kept the park beautiful and extends sympathy to his wife and family.
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R. M. Clark
Norco
C. D. McNeil
Clark
Corona
William N. Lewis
City Park
George Sumner
L. R. Nichols
Nichols
Guttles Return With Signatures On Santa Ana River Bill
Riverside reports Francis Cuttle, president of the tri counts water conservation committee, brings Gov. Rolph Jr. signed 400000 conservation bill as funds for Riverside San Bernardino and Orange counties. The grant requires county matching funds for two years for Santa Ana river canyon projects above Redlands and related conservation works. Senator Ralph Swing noted praise for the effort.
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Riverside
James Rolph Jr
Francis Cuttle
Tri-Counties Water Conservation Committee
Sacramento
Rolph
Riveside
San Bernardino
Orange
Santa Ana
Redlands
Cuttle
Ralph Swing
Farm Bureau to Discuss Taxes for Riverside Farmers
Riverside county farm bureau to hold a meeting next Monday morning with directors chairmen department heads and tax committee members. President Peter T. Carter asks attendance to join the board of supervisors meeting in a body. B W Scoggin chairs the bureau tax committee.
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Riverside
Riverside County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Peter T. Carter
Board of Supervisors
B. W. Scoggin
Hendricks
Moreno Valley
Bureau
Plunge to Open Friday at City Pool for Summer
H. G. Daniels announces the municipal plunge will open Friday and serve the public until September. Wilson Briggs, a local Red Cross life guard, was appointed by the city council to oversee the plunge.
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H. G. Daniels
Wilson Briggs
Red Cross
Riverside County Delays State Takeover of 150 Miles of Highways
Riverside County officials announced the transfer of 150 miles of roads to the California secondary highway system will be delayed to August 14, six weeks past the planned July 1 start. The delay leaves the county without maintenance funds for the interim, prompting considerations of a small budget allocation. Roads affected include the Riverside-San Diego Inland route, Jackrabbit Trail, Pomona Temecula road, and segments of San Bernardino Newport highway through Riverside areas.
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Riverside County
Riverside County Board of Supervisors
R. L. McKenzie
Highway Office
Riverside County Board of Forestry
Oscar Ford
Heavy Liquor Fines Paid in Court
Sheriff’s dry squad brought multiple Wright act cases before Justice D G Hows. R Dillon, John Sandifer, Russell E Stout of Huntington Beach, and A P Sterling of Los Angeles each faced 250 dollar fines or 180 days on the county road camp. Sterling opted to work out his fine on county roads.
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Rayburn
Court of Justice
D. G. Hows
R. Dillon
John Sandifer
Russell E. Stout
Huntington Beach
A. P. Sterling
Los Angeles
Sterling
Inability to Explain Things Reflects Human Frailty
Statement notes that not being able to explain events does not negate their reality, but instead highlights human limits in understanding. It emphasizes humility before unknown outcomes and the inevitability of uncertainty in knowledge.
Coron a High School Graduation Set at Corona Theatre
Coron a high school holds its annual commencement Thursday at eight. A senior class of 57 will graduate in caps and gowns with Dr. Carl Sumner Knopf of USC giving the principal address How Do They Do It. Miss Winifred Sutter will speak as valedictorian.
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Coronans
Corona High School
Corona Theatre
Ffty
Carl Sumner Knopf
University of Southern California
Vivian Peeler
Winifred Sutter
Wilson Briggs
Jeannette Toolen
Eloise Gist
Carol Cunningham
Pilgrim's Chorus
Tannhauser
Wight
Walter E. Hill
Board of Education
Romola Case Nears End In Los Angeles Trial
After eight weeks of testimony in Los Angeles the defense rested late Tuesday in the Romola Inc mail fraud case involving Alexander Hursh and nineteen co defendants. Judge Killits scheduled sixteen hours for defense and eight for the government to summarize. Jurors may hear instructions in a week and the case could go to the jury around June 18. Prosecution alleges about 16000 in dividends paid to contract holders from company funds. defense witness W R Austin argues these payments came from profits, not funds from contract holders.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Hursh
Romola Inc
John M. Killits
W. R. Austin
Spanish War Vet and Ladies to Meet Plans
Plans are underway by Charles F. E. Dixon camp and auxiliary of the Spanish American War veterans for a social evening Friday at John Criswell’s home on Kellogg Street.
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Chas. FE. Dixon Camp
John Criswell
Kellogg Street
Early action on Santa Ana river work foreseen
San Bernardino. Construction of flood control works on the Santa Ana river and its tributaries, authorized by Senator Ralph E. Swing's bill signed by Governor Ralph, is expected to start late this summer. The program includes a $400,000 state appropriation to be matched by counties districts and private interests over two years. Lytle Creek and other tributaries are planned for early projects with state engineer approval before funding.
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San Bernardino
Santa Ana
Ralph E. Swing
Ralph
R. H. Mack
Lytle Creek
W. P. Rowe
Earle S. Stafford
Mack
Santa Ana River
Senator Swing
Devil Canyon
Waterman Canyon
Plunge Creek
Mill Creek
Upper
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