Corona considers next year budget cuts and new recreation post
City of Corona plans to reduce operating expenditures from 616,203 last year to 616,203 next year, with total expenditures at 770,449 and a 1.55 tax rate. A new full-time recreation leader at 3600 salary is proposed to aid La Casita operations, while bids for a 49,000 outfall sewer bond and 43,000 fire station bonds are authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
William J. Mount
Carl F. Plate
la Casita Recreation Center
Coronati Council
Hatton
Lyle W. Hatton
Grand Boulevard
Manhattan Market
George Schuster
Sixth
F. A. Tetley
Er Court
West Seventh Street
Carl Plate
la Casita
Phil Beggs
City Recreation Commission
Lynn C. Lillibridge
Robert N.annis
Jack Crandall
John T. Ganahl
Marion Johnston Resigns as Corona Curriculum Coordinator
Mrs. Marion Johnston resigns from her post as curriculum coordinator and school psychologist in the Corona Unified School District. The board voted to abolish the coordinator role but continue the position in a reduced form. Johnston’s resignation is effective June 30, 1954, and she thanks colleagues including Jess E. Lillibridge and Selareas for their collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Johnston
Corona Sooke
Corona
Vs. Johnston
Johington
Corona Unified School Ict
Coro Mnone
Jess E. Lillibridge
Sel
Women's Town aims to help alcohol-affected women near Elsinore
A rehab center for female alcoholics is planned two miles west of Elsinore on State Highway 71, using the former Lake Crest Motel as a base. The project, led by Harlene Hall from California, will house about 40 women in bungalows with staff volunteers and an advisory board. It will be nonprofit and rely on public support, offering free time in a dignified setting with no charges during membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Farrell
U.S.A
Harlene “Hall
California
Elsinore
Calif
Beverly Hill Water Co Honors George Figgins
Beverly Hill Water Co honors George Figgins for exceptional service in the water department. Ceremony details note Figgins’s years of work and community impact in Beverly Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly. Hill Water CO
George Figgins
School Designer Sees 15 to 20 Percent Saving in Building Costs
Everett architect William Anne Johnson cites a national $3 billion potential saving on school construction by 1960 through advanced timber engineering, modular planning, and on site delivery. His Lynnwood project shows $10.85 per square foot total cost with rapid, wood based methods and fewer subcontractors, urging school leaders to embrace modern engineered timber to cut costs and improve safety.
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William Anne Johnson
Everett
Wash
Lynnwood
Seattle
Johnson
U.S. Office of Education
Graduation diplomas approved for Corona High students
The Corona high school board approved diplomas for 157 graduates along with 90 girls and 67 boys in a recent meeting. Commencement exercises are set for tomorrow at 7 19 p m at the high school stadium. The board discussed a $2000 gift toward new bleachers on the athletic field funded via the Student Council and similar financing used for the scoreboard. Copies of the Corona annual were presented to the board by Doris Baker and Marjorie Luster. members praised the 1954 annual as one of the handsomest.
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Coronaris
Ghohal
Duncen
2 Cine
Corona H-School
Ieee
Cub
Doris Baker
Marjorie Luster
Orate Tee Wart
Rudy Ramos
Anselmo Mejia
Joe Dominguez -Post
Anita Raya
Renee Chagnon
Kimbell School
Nettie” Whitcomb
Jefferson School
Independent
Whitcomb
Legion Auxiliary
Kibby Recommends Expanded Administration for Coroma District
George Kibby urges adding administrative staff after the district loses its curriculum coordinator. In a three page letter he outlines reorganizing supervision and building plans with an asistant superintendent and extra professional support while retaining district organization oversight. Trustee Jess Lillibridge questions the move noting 99 administrators and noncertified staff to 137 teachers.
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Coroma
Shhacow
George Kibby
Kibby
Brokaw
Jess Lillibridge
Lillibridge
Louise Gervais 100 Dies in Riverside Hospital
Louise M. Gervais a native of Chateaugay New York and longtime Norco resident died yesterday in a Riverside hospital at age 100. Survived by son Led J. Gervais step sons Ernest A. Gervais Leo B. Gervais and Rev Bernard Gervais two sisters Mrs Ida Gervais and Mrs Nettie Carle funeral arrangements to be announced by Bell Thomas Mortuary.
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Louise M. Gervais
Chateaugay
New York
Norco
Riverside Hospital
California Street
Gervais
J. Gervais
Ernest A. Gervais
Tulsa
Okla
Leo B. Gervais
Monterey Park
Bernard Gervais
Canyon City
Colo
Ida Gervais
Nettie Carle
Bell-Thomas Mortuary
M Delgadillo to Head Dominguez Post of Legion
Joe Dominguez Post 742 meets at La Casita to elect officers. New commander M Delgadillo aims for 100 percent membership and more veterans joining the American Legion. Other officers appointed include Frank Gomez, Manuel Reynoso, Onias Acevedo, Sam McCorkell, Pete Villa, Frank Rio, Joe Puga. joint installation with Norco Post scheduled for 8 pm. wives invited. refreshments served.
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Pete Villa
Joe Dominguez
la Casita
M. Delgadillo
American Legion
Frank Golmez
Manuel Reynoso
Onias Acevedo
Sam McCorkell
Frank Rio
Joe Puga
Norco
Delgadilio
Mejia
Missed Paper Delivery at Daily Independent Office
A man will be at the Daily Independent office until 6 00 p m to deliver missed papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Independent
PTA Chairman Warns Education Will Suffer Here
John C. Collins chairman of the PTA Finance Committee told Corona's school board that maintaining the $2 tax rate is essential to preserve the current educational level. He urged retaining a full-time psychologist and a curriculum consultant while stressing uniform curriculum and expert supervision. The board accepted the report without comment.
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PTA Finance Committee
John C. Collins
Corona School Board
PTA
Collins
16 Nations at Geneva Declare Korea Talks Ended in Protest
The 16 UN members who fought the Reds at Korea read a declaration blaming Communists for failing to unify Korea and announcing intent to end talks. The West suspended negotiations at Geneva after a five and a half hour session due to Communist obstruction. Eden and other Western leaders planned to leave, awaiting major developments to reconvene the Indochina talks. Molotov held private talks with Eden as a possible last word on concessions.
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United Nations
Korea
Prince Wan Aait Yakon
Thailand
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Indochina
V. M. Molotov
West
Molotov
Eden
REDS
Pierre Mendes-France
Sapr Port Odes
Nation Assembly
Ee “I
4Fys
Ene
Assembly
Pperoral
France
Gayi Ment
Ee Ay
Funeral Rites for Jess E Christian in Norco
Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Bell-Thomas Mortuary chapel for Jess Everett Christian 42 of Home Gardens who died Saturday. The services will be conducted by R Lowell Applebury minister of the Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Park in Norco. He is survived by his widow one son and two step-sons.
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Bell-Thomas
Exiles report looming Guatemalan anti Communist revolt
In Mexico City Guatemalan exiles describe residents near the National Palace moving in anticipation of a revolt against President Jacobo Arbenz. They warn the uprising could start soon and claim people are being sent to a northern concentration camp as army officers demand removal of Communists from the government.
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John Foster Dulles
Jacobo Arbenz
Dulles
Mexico City
Guatemala City
National Palace
Guatemala
Arbenz
McCarthy accuses five treason incidents against Truman regime
Senator McCarthy charged the Truman administration with five treason episodes said prolonged the Korean War and caused thousands of casualties. He cited MacArthur’s ouster, the Formosa blockade, and remarks by Van Fleet Ridgway Bullitt and Eisenhower to support his claim.
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McCarthy
Truman
Joseph R. McCarthy
Truman Administration
Francis P. Carr
Senate
Becmans
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
Eisenhower
U. S. Seventh Fleet
China
Korea
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Matthew B. Ridgway
MacArthur
Ridgway
William C. Bullitt
Russia
Bullitt
Chiang Kai-Shed
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Corona Schools
Sunken Gardens
Fla
Betty Rodes
Betty
Board
Legion
Louise Gervais
Dominguez
United Press
Jess E. Christian
Pegler
Heywood Broun
Westbrook Pegler
Quentin Reynolds
Egler
Eee
Beep Pegler
Reynolds
Broun
Connecticut
Constance Broun
State Department
Churchill
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
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