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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1934
Page
1
The column satirizes a U.S. Senator and cites a tariff bill clash over presidential treaty powers. It recalls Huey Long and critiques Congress while touching on European events from Estonia to Mussolini, and notes social trends and local civic observations.
A total of 1 075 800 dollars in federal land bank and Farm Credit Administration loans was made in Riverside County from June 1 1933 to May 1 1934. About 940 290 dollars 87.4 percent were used to refinance debts enabling lower interest and occasional principal reductions. Refinance proceeds repaid banks 475 500 dollars and other creditors 426 000 dollars with smaller sums to taxes merchants and insurers. About 135 600 dollars funded land purchase equipment construction and general agricultural use while 87 200 financed capital needs and 48 400 paid for stock in national farm loan associations and loan fees.
Nominating petitions for two county offices were added to the growing list in the county clerk's office Saturday. County Auditor Ray T. Hicks and County Treasurer Joseph Reimer were the two county department heads turning in their completed lists of sponsors. June 23 is the last day for circulating the petitions and filing them with the clerk.
The Corona Daily Independent announces Special Opportunity Week from June 11 to 16 offering extra bonus points toward the top $500 prize for workers who enroll or renew subscriptions. Emphasizing hard work and urgent enrollment, the ad urges readers to visit the campaign office for explanations and to report for the week’s sessions on Wednesday and Saturday.
Five Corona boys competed in the Southern California Junior Pentathlon finals at Riverside. Wilbur Joy led local seniors with 3 925.6 points, placing 14th of 67, while James Ganahl faltered in the junior division, finishing 22nd with 3 629.2 points. Joe Ganahl placed 18th with 3 766 points.
Four silver and gold lined cups are on display at Corona Hardware for the Y M C A bike event on West Sixth Street Thursday afternoon June 14. Winners in four races will receive the cups, which become permanent possessions. The event is open to Corona and Norco youths with street closure from 2 to 4 PM for the races.
Seven people died when a Chicago bound air liner crashed in the Catskills. State rangers located the wreckage and bodies early today as the craft drifted from civilization. The disaster follows a Saturday crash with casualties confirmed and transported.
Five persons were stabbed and mutilated in a fiendish murder orgy near Susanville California police report a hunt for the killer or killers is underway. Congress starts final lap toward adjournment with three bills to action and Tugwell appointment ratification debate planned for Wednesday.
Cesare Sabelli and Capt. George Pond flew from England to Rome without stopping in the city today. They were expected to land in Rome around 7:30 p.m. Police concentrate at Harbor Strike Zone in Los Angeles as 200 striking longshoremen threaten strike-breakers barracks. Authorities expect to handle the situation.
A government notice states that the debtor again failed to meet its obligation, marking the fourth consecutive missed payment in the ongoing war debt settlement. The date and exact entity are obscured but the pattern indicates repeated default actions.
The California State Board of Equalization reports a combined tax shortfall for this year from public utility gross receipts and insurance gross premiums with local property tax offsets. The totals show a deficit of $1,143,934.66 from public utilities and $563,815.74 from insurance taxes, contributing to an overall treasury shortfall of $7,267,150.40 in general fund revenues.
Covina Editor to address the annual Riverside County Chamber gathering set for June 23 in Idyllwild. The Idyllwild Inn will lodge attendees with special rates and two newspaper representatives as guests. Davis states plans include free use of the golf course Saturday afternoon for conference participants.
County Tax Collector C R Stibbens says the June 30 public sale of five year delinquent properties is postponed by a legislative moratorium to January 1 1985. The notice will appear as usual to satisfy publication rules but no properties will be sold this year.
The Junior Library expands with a summer reading contest using kite prizes for third to fifth graders who read books and submit reports. Ten books to reach the top, with entries allowed anytime. A separate book club for junior high students begins Wednesday June 13 at 1 pm after reading one book.
The Corona Boys Band led by A. E. Franklin will visit Riverside on Wednesday for a Rotary club luncheon at the Mission Inn. The junior and senior high school group, about 50 members, has performed at the Riverside Naval Orange Pageant and Memorial Day parade. Vincent Shank of the California Boys Band leads the ensemble. Franklin also directs Corona schools band programs.
Scouts from the Coachella valley and Blythe attend the opening of the camping season at Camp Emerson near Idyllwild. Staff including Dr. Baldwin and Lois Hibbard prepare the site as Corona and Norco units join later. A new vacuum cleaner for the swimming pool will be installed next week after a storm filled the pool via nine hours of pumping. Registration at Boy Scout headquarters on Tenth Street continues.
The board appointed Charles C. Johns to fill the unexpired term as justice of the peace of Temescal township. Johns, a veteran Riverside columnist and former editor, will take office after the court records audit, post a 5000 bond, and earn 117.50 a month. He will not run in the August primary per the appointing supervisor.
A Rotary International event will be broadcast nationwide from Chicago with John Nelson and fourteen leaders discussing Rotary Reporting on World Recovery. The program, 9:30 to 10:00 a m Pacific, originates from a Rotary club of Chicago meeting and will be heard across the United States and overseas. The U S and eleven foreign nations will be represented en route to Detroit’s conference, June 25 to 29. Corona Rotarians gather at Hotel Kinney Lobby to listen at 9:30 a.m. with hotel radio courtesy of N H Norton.
Corona business leaders are urged to attend a Thursday evening dinner at the Hotel Kinney banquet room where B. P. Calhoun NRA legal advisor for Southern California will discuss Retail Food and Grocery codes and their business impact. Reservations are through the Chamber of Commerce. President W. R. Locke will preside.
Jesse Hill trails the top in the big Ten of the International league but gains quickly. He hit .519 last week with 14 hits in 27 at bats across seven games, including two home runs a triple and two doubles while driving in nine runs.
A short reflection contrasts being content with possessions against contentment with one's self. It suggests harmony between gratitude for material gains and seeking inner worth beyond external labels.
California Valencias and lemons traded at varied highs across major auction hubs including Boston Cincinnati Detroit and Cleveland with Sunkist Royal and Red Ball brands prominent. Quotations showed Valencias around 5.30 to 6.30 per unit and navels and lemons generally in the 4.80 to 6.90 range amid multiple labeled lots and exchanges.
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