Curtis Named Hi Hoovers Running Mate on Ticket
Senator Curtis of Kansas was nominated as vice president on the Republican ticket at noon Pacific Time. The move drew many delegates and reporters from the convention as Hoover and Curtis were hailed as strengthening the ticket and uniting the party. Curtis, a leading Senate figure, is seen as a bridge to Midwestern farmers amid strains over Lowden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Hi Hoovers
Kansas
Hoover
Kansas City
Houston
Democratic Nation
Senate
Middlewest
McMullen
Nebraska
Lowden
Illinois
Market Unsteady as Auctions Show Weak to Lower Prices
Eastern and midwestern auctions yesterday mainly posted weak to lower prices with few gains. Delicate demand kept oranges and lemons near steady, New York paying up to 10.15 for valencias and 7.70 for lemons. Corona district sales tracked by city show varied valencias and lemons across Chicago Baltimore New York and Philadelphia with multiple brands and grades listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Kittie Q
Royal Q
Church of St Mary Near Read Cave in Welsh Town
A description notes Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllll- llantysiliogogogoch as a tiny Anglesey town. It explains the English rendering as the Church of St Mary in a hollow of white hazel near a whirlpool and close to St Tysilios Church beside a red cave.
Ice Freezes at Mountain Lake Warms for Swim Daily
A lake near the summit of Mt Kenya freezes each night but by morning the tropical sun melts the ice and the water becomes warm enough for swimming. The peak rises over three miles above sea level in East Africa's big game country.
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Mt. Kenya
Light Makes Eight Global Circuits Between Clock Ticks
A ray of light completes eight full circumnavigations of the globe between consecutive ticks of a watch, illustrating extreme rapidity and the constant speed of light in vacuum. The observation underscores precise timekeeping and physics concepts.
Corona Girl TQ Graduate Tonight
Attending graduation exercises of the Los Angeles branch of the University of California this evening Ada Frances Cane and Elmer Bowen among those honored. The gala event features several Corona residents and family members in attendance.
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Frances Cane
Los Angeles University
Los Angeles
University of California
Ada Frances
Cane
Corona
Aagy
And
Mire
Arthur’ Cané
par‘Elmer
Bowen
Mraley
Gaucho film ends at California theatre this evening
Last night drew another capacity crowd as The Gaucho proves a magnet for Coronans at the California theatre. Manager Jackson says this is the final night before Saturday's weathered feature Put ’em Up with Fred Humes, a Western packed with riding, fighting and a gripping love theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
California Theatre
Coronans
Jackson
Fred Humes
Norco Girls Club closes season with fete and dance
Norco June 15 special to Independent. The Norco Girls' club held its closing party in the assembly hall. Games ran until 9:30 followed by dancing to a Corona three piece orchestra. Cakes and punch were served to attendees including Elaine Fett Elnora cack May Olzewski Berle Robinson Anabelle Decker Leona Agee Florence Agee Josephine Sherman Jeanette Sherman Alice Berrard Lois Masterson Grace Crowe Helen Nash Deborah Bush Lucile Van Aken Blanch Stark Alice Currier Gordon Hawkins Alg y Unruth Delmer Peters Louis Baker John Colwell Ralph Morse Elmer Morse Eugene Sherman Clarence Agee Lawrence Hanna Robert Ewing Earl Boyd John Cook Robert Belden F H Crowe B K Parmenter chaperones were Mines Glen Heinlein B K Parmenter and Maybel Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NORCO
Price Independent
Norco *Girls
Assembly Hall
Corona
Elaine Fett
Elnora Cack
May Olzewski
Berle Robinson
Anabelle Decker
Leona
Florence Agee
Permits Issued for Local Building Alterations
City records show Contractor Berner received a $4600 permit to remodel the Corona Security Sixth Street building for a new J C Penney front in the Majestic theatre space. Carlos Ford obtained a $1800 permit to build a dwelling and garage in the Upton Homes tract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Hinkley
Berner
Sixth Street
Corona Security Company
J. C. Penney & Company
Majestic Theatre
Carlos Ford
Upton Homes
Gibbs Family Hosts Visiting Daughters and Granddaughter
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gibbs entertained Thursday with guests including their daughter Mr. James Wallace and her daughter Iréne, plus Miss Dorothy Mitchell and Norma May Hewitt of Glendale.
Spider Draws Long Thread From Storage Sack
An illustrated instance records a common spider drawing two and a quarter miles of silk from a storage sack. The note highlights remarkable silk production by a single spider in a historical observation.
Rotarians Aid Delegate on Long Trek to Minneapolis
A group of Rotarians and their wives saw Walter E. Hill off last evening as he heads to Minneapolis for Rotary International sessions. Hill, newly elected president of the local club, was chosen as delegate to the world convention, and Coronans at the station gave him a warm send off for his cross country journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter. E. Hill
Corona
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Rotary International
Mr. Hill
Coronans
Nurse Alice Benedict Leaves for Los Angeles Summer Vacation
Miss Alice Benedict nine weeks off from nursing departs with her parents for Los Angeles to spend the summer at the beaches. Her sister Ruth Benedict, a student nurse at the Methodist Hospital in Los Angeles, is also on vacation for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Benedict
Benedict
Los Angeles
Ruth
Methodist Hospital
Hospital
Pomona Menace Aims For League Win In Nightball Clash
Corona nightball squad faces Pomona at the city park arena in a bid to post their first league victory. Manager Skinner fields Sherman and Stivers as hurlers with strong hitting support, while Corona seeks revenge after a prior loss to Anaheim seen as a setback for the Southland power. A large fan turnout is expected for the 7 30 kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
City Park
Pomona
Skinner
Sherman
Stivers
O. R. VanDerhoof
American League
Independent
Anaheim
Anaheimers
Southland
Arlington
Riverside
Vanavers
Orange County
Special Gift Plan at Local Grocers
Corona and Norco grocers team with Schillings baking powder makers to give away a fine loose leaf recipe book with each can sold. A Schillings representative toured Corona yesterday to arrange the gift day and stock the shops with the recipe books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Today
Corona
Norco
Schillings
Artesia Man Named Pacific Electric Representative at Corona
C Johnson of Artesia, long time Artesia station head, is selected as the Pacific Electric representative for Corona. He will move his family to Corona as the station resumes with a seniority team preferred under the interurban company rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Johnson
Artesia
Corona
Pacific Electric
W. H. Sutton
Brea
Johnson
Egg prices steady in Los Angeles wholesale market
Closing prices last night show extras 27c fresh firsts 26c case counts 26c mediums 26c smalls 21c. Retail prices run three to five cents higher. Butter wholesale 43c, retail 46c and 47c.
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Los Angeles
Flora Johnson Attends Inglewood Union High School Commencement
Mrs Flora Johnson travels to Inglewood for the commencement exercises at Inglewood Union High School. Her granddaughter Misa Flora Proretta Jacobs graduates tonight and will be remembered. Attendees from the 7.8 Corr aug cohort and others return home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Johnson
Inglewood
Inglewood Union
Misa Flora
Proretta Jacobs
Miss Jacobs
Corraug
Busy Chevrolet Agency Passes to New Local Owners
Mr and Mrs R L Churchill purchase the local Chevrolet agency from J E Beck this week and take charge from 71 N E Boulevard. The couple, formerly of Laguna Beach where they ran the Chevrolet agency, become the new heads of the Corona Box company interests remain with Mr Beck who will devote his attention to that business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Churchill
Chevrolet
J. E. Beck
Laguna Beach
Automobile Collision at Santa Fe Crossing Injures Two
An auto driven by Mexicans struck a Santa Fe hand car at Hamner highway crossing east of Corona at 7 40 this morning. Augustine Caballero and Felipe Ponac were taken to Corona hospital with severe cuts and bruises. The car was damaged but the hand car remained uninjured.
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Santa Fe
Hamner
Santa Fe Railway
Corona
Augustine Caballero
Felipe Ponac
Caballero
Ponac
Altho
Bupp
Boxing Arena Planned Near City At Corona Sixth Street
Promoters McLain and Lowe lease the old ball park west of Corona on Sixth Street Prado Road to build a boxing arena. Bouts will feature top regional fighters with free admission at the gate for donations. A public opening card is promised for the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Prado
Messrs. McLain and Lowe
White pays $15 speeding fine. warrant withdrawn
Journee White, secretary of the colored club, paid a $15 speeding fine yesterday in the office of Justice of the Peace H. K. Stahl through a club employee. The warrant of arrest issued for White’s failure to pay was ordered withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journee White
The
Colored Club
Office of Justice of the Peace
H. K. Stahl
White
Norco Car Crash Injures Miss Lillibridge
In Norco on a Wednesday evening Tilden Bandy and Hazel Lillibridge swerved to avoid another car on Hamner avenue and hit a tree. Lillibridge was cut by flying glass but not seriously hurt as Bandy’s car suffered a bent chassis and damaged fender and running board. Ira Dansby also reports an earlier collision when the car ahead slowed to read a road sign without signaling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NORCO
Independent
Tilden Bandy
Hazel Lillibridge
Hamner Avenue
Lillibridge
Bandy
Ira Dansby
Free Day at City Park Plunge For Local Kids
City council funds a free use day at the park plunge next Tuesday. William Benedict and Cc C Hancock will supervise the event and all children are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
William Benedict
Cc. C. Hancock
Pomona Woman Visits Corona on Wednesday
Mrs. C. P. L. Wilson of Pomona spent Wednesday afternoon visiting Corona, sharing time with local residents during her trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. PL Wilson of
Pomona
Corona
Delegates Report Lions Convention Highlights at San Jose
Corona Lions heard reports from district gathering in San Jose with Rev. R. W. Smith, Wm. L. Locke and Dave Jones presenting. Jones boasted of world class Lion golf prowess with a large trophy cup at the Jones home as evidence. Locke spoke at length. the notes continue on the last page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona Lions
San Jose
Hotel Kinney
R. W. Smith
Wm. L. Locke
Dave Jones
Corona Club
Lioniam
Norco Woman to Visit Sweden Sees Family After Years
Mrs. Anna Grant plans a several month trip to Sweden to visit her mother and sisters she has not seen in twenty two years. Norco Grill women employees hosted a surprise party Thursday afternoon presenting a Line a day book for her voyage. She sails from New York on July 4 with her brother Donner Grant, a longtime Norconian visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NORCO
the Independent
Anna Grant
Sweden
Norco Grill
Grant
Miss Minnie Lowery Plans Sequoia Park Visit Hostess Role
Miss Minnie Lowery supervisor of music in Long Beach schools and permanent resident with relatives will depart soon for Sequoia National Park where she will serve as hostess as she did last summer and intends to return in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Lowery
Long Beach
Sequoia National Park
Corona Ball Men Travel to Murrieta for Key League Clash
Manager Dick Hill leads the Corona baseball team from Riverside County toward Murrieta next Sunday to battle the league’s top team. The showdown is for first place as Corona fields two strong pitchers Urgess and Kinner to face the Hot Springs squad in a decisive matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hill
Corona
Riverside County League
Baseball Warriors
Murrieta
Jim
Urgess
Kinner
Hot Springs
Misses Maxine and Elizabeth Glass Return for Summer Visit
Miss Maxine and Elizabeth Glass are expected home this weekend to spend the summer vacation here after a year at Redlands University in Redlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine &Tickle
Elizabeth Glass
Redlands University
Redlands
Tore
Eles Wis Tors
Giteday
New Bridge Over Colorado River at Blythe Out
A California Arizona cross river bridge near Blythe failed as floodwaters swept away piers and two spans. The $100000 structure, completed in 1928, linked California and Arizona but was undermined by record river flow. Traffic on the Sunkist Trail is halted. a ferry was carried away and full reopening may take about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blythe
Udine
Riverside County Treasury
Colorado
Whith
California
Arizona
Elack
Ledbetter Construction Company
Lloyd Brown
Lyle Harrington
Kansas City
Brown
Visiting in Corona Registered at Efotel Kin
In Corona visitors checked into the Efotel Kin family and attended with names listed including George TH Burch J Wor Held J QO Booker J O Katen and Mr and Mrs L B Kennedy all from Los Angeles J C Maitstead of Long Beach and guests of Tharry Brody of the Peoples Department store Mrs s D M Finke Miss Ellen Mink and Mrs Drifer from Luos Atgre- Tes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Efotel Kinnd
George TH. Burch
J. Wor Held
J. QO. Booker
J. O. Katen
L. B. Kennedy
Los Angeles
J.C. Maitstead
Long Beach
Tharry Brody
Peoples’ Department Store
D. M. Finke
Ellen Mink
Drifer
Luos Atgre- Tes
Goron an elected to campus club
Jesse Hill a Corona resident and noted track athlete was elected to the campus Bachelor club at the University of Southern California. The twenty five new members are highlighted for personality and campus activity as Hill joins the organization and faces new expectations. He trained as a leading coast broad jumper and studied in the Physical Education department under Professor William LaPorte.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Jesse Hill
Corona
Hill
Coronaey
Tle
Teres
Department of Physical Education
S.C
William LaPorte
Riverside Petition Drives to Ban Prize Fighting
June 15 Riverside residents launch statewide effort to ban prize fighting by collecting signatures for a November ballot measure. The campaign, led by religious groups including the W C T U and local churches, aims to shut the sport down statewide following a precedent set years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
California
W.C.T.U
Misery Coming to Corona High School Auditorium
A local production titled Misery Meen slated for next Monday at the Corona high school, presented by the Coron Paramount Players. The cast from Stibtown Missouri features a nine member troupe and notes a druggist endorses ticket sales at the local drug store.
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Corona
Stibtown
Mizzoury
Drugeist
Campers Visit Newport Beach On Weeklong Trip
Mr sd Mrs td Berewer and their Bull are on a one week camping trip at Newport Beach and stopped in the city to rest at the Newport campground.
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Td. Berewer
Seu Bull
Newport Beach
Terrobstad
Newport Camp
Vacation Bible School Opens at Norge Norco
Daily Vacation Bible schools begin in the Norco assembly hall with two weeks of sessions for children. Ray Oh Perry of the Union Sunday schools aids in organizing. A manual training project for boys and sewing for girls is planned to fund the program. Mrs Wilson and Mrs Seelig supervise daily activities with a surprise event promised later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NORCO
Ray Oh. Perry
The
Union Sunday Schools
Rama
Surnigay School
Wilson
Seelie
Sub-division Petition Sparks City Street Decision
A subdivision petition from Long Beach owners seeks a city council action near Corona to widen a street. Street layout plans were tabled for discussion, with a tract lying northwest of the town center under review amid doubts about a new road over the wash and potential impact on a local block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona City
Long Beach
Corona
Superba club plans charity sewing at Fellow Hall
Members of the Superba club, a group of women who donate their time to charity sewing, will meet at Fellow Hall on South Main Street all day Thursday. A shallow meeting is planned for Thursday June 21 at the same location, per member Mrs Din Hinekins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superba Club
Ano Ooreanigation
Veta
Bimeheon
Chip Dforam
South Main Street
Din Hinekins
Pomona Tire Explosion Throws Three From Auto
Three Pomona residents were treated at Pomona Valley hospital after an exploding tire caused their car to overturn on a return trip from Riverside shortly after noon. Mrs. Roy Johnson sustained a likely fractured hip and internal injuries, Mrs. B L Winterer had chest injuries and severe bruising, B L Winterer was badly cut and bruised, and the Winterer children escaped with minor cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
Pomona Valley Hospital
Riverside
Roy Johnson
B. L. Winterer
Winterer
Collective Responsibility Punishes Village Neighbors
In certain Chinese districts every citizen is responsible for the conduct of his ten closest neighbors. If one person in the circle commits a crime all members are summoned to court and share the punishment with the offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Doings Of Norco Folks Recorded During The Week
Norco residents and visitors appear in a weekly roundup. Bi Ottley formerly Hightowiatolmean for North Corona Land Company travels to Nevada and beyond. Ava Smith of Los Angeles plans a trip, while Wathborp, a resident salesman, begins a three week vacation through Washington and Canada. The Progressive Women’s Club held a Riverside picnic with about thirty attendees. New shops open in Norco include Miller’s new barbershop and Henry Nackenhorst’s shoe repair in the adjacent building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bi Ottley
Hightowiatolmean
North Corona Land Company
Mys. O
Inkie Mies Ava Smith
Los Atedos
Pweh
Tade
Didaapr
Pete
Peer Foo Teave
Oregon
Byanh Wathborp
Fle
Washington
Canada
Oakland
PH. Brady
Sierra Avenue
River Drive
CRWE
Rpairmount Park
Riverside
Miller
G. A. Wilson
Frank T Hiffhcock
Cretonne
Norea
Henry Nackenhorst
Choyber Shop
Defrien
Wm Ve
Mirster Leo Routs
Las Anroyes
Noreo
Dockstadter
Elaine Fett
Pomona
Katherine Henwood
Black and White Role Mix Sunday Promoters Announce Golf Foursome
Promoters announce a black and white golf foursome as one attraction next Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. Details about the event and participants are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli
L. P
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Walter E. Hill
Artesia Man
J. _E. Beck
Corona Hospital
Old Ball Park
West Sixth Street
Circle
City
Gourona Lions OF Big
Murriet
Colorado River
Goronan
Jess Hill
Bojing
Orona
Norge
Lone Beach
Women’s Club
Enioys
Happy Picnic
Fairmount Park
Silverside
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