Desert town boosters urge summer tourism and highway push
Harvey Johnson’s Banning Herald special edition touts Banning as a summer climate haven and urges other California cities to advertise their attractions. It highlights Corona's efforts to promote tourism, festival outings, and the Imperial highway, and calls for pest control and public cooperation to reduce county costs. It also notes debates over Pacific Electric service, Capone’s exile, and local civic issues.
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Harvey Johnson
Banning Herald
Desert
Banning
California
Corona
Imperial Valley
Riverside City
A. E. Bottell
Garbage Ordinance Debate Fails to Move Forward
Corona city council again debates the new garbage law with Attorney A E Ganahl objecting to a clause allowing private collection and sale of garbage and questions over what counts as garbage. Council member Coplen defends the ordinance as necessary to control sanitation. no action is taken. The meeting covers auditing bills, library board reappointment, and a palm tree removal petition, plus a park plunge contract with the American Legion.
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A. E. Ganahl
Council
Ganahl
E. C. Hines
Coplen
C. A. Russell
Library Board
Woman's Improvement Club
Huckins
Colbern
Clayson
American Legion
Rubidoux Takes Management of Nightball Club
Art Rubidioux becomes manager of the Corona nightball club in the American league taking over after Warren Ashleigh resigned. Rubidioux will lead a team recently emerging from a hitting slump as Colton's Finlay releases him to Corona for a Friday home game against San Bernardino.
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Art Rubidioux
Corona
Montebello
Warren Ashleigh
Ashleigh
Rubidioux
Riley
Jordan
Pacific Fruit Express
Colton
Finlay
Rubidieux
Corona Craft
San Bernardino
Orange Daily News
George Peterkin
National League Today
R. W. “Slim” Collins
Fullerton
Peterkin
Collins
Venn Botts
Kelly
Redlands
Olive
Corona man seeks court appointed lawyer after acquittal
Gil Loza of Corona faces charges for violating the alien gun law and asks the court to appoint counsel. He was recently acquitted by a jury of fatally shooting a Mexican man in a Corona restaurant.
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Gil Loza
Corona
President Claytor Succeeds Lions Leader at Corona Club
Corona Lions members plan a luncheon at Hinney cafe as George W. Claytor, newly elected president, takes the helm. Delegates report on the four district Lions International meeting in Yosemite with George Stanley, Claytor, and R. J. Johnson. W. R. Locke and Leonard Schmidt file social activity reports. Schmidt named tail-twister and Rev. F. E. White Lion-Tamer. Ontario artists will showcase a pageant promotion of "The First Californians."
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Corona Lions Club
Hinney Cafe
George W. Claytor
Lions International
Yosemite
George Stanley
George Claytor
R. J. Johnson
W. R. Locke
Leonard Schmidt
Corona 1 Ready for New Tate Fire Truck
Corona city council completed a new garage behind the city hall to house a newly ordered fire truck. The state and county will supply the truck from Sacramento and a driver, with F. M. Baird supervising as deputy state fire warden for the district. The truck will serve all fires in and out of the city.
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City Hall
Corona City
Board of Supervisors
Corona
Sacramento
F. M. Baird
Baird
Tenants Take Furniture From Furnished Property
A Long Beach landlord who rents furnished property faced a setback when a tenant moved out with over half the furnishings. The owner, with Barth Street property, has spent the past two days replacing and matching furnishings to restore the unit.
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Long Beach
Barth Street
Corona Chamber selects Pico for Ontario Fiesta court
Corona chamber of commerce elected Miss Juanita Pico as Corona’s representative for the Ontario fiesta court to be part of The First Californians pageant on June 25-26. Pico, a descendant of Governor Pico, will be a lady-in-waiting in the royal retinue led by Miss Peggy Hamilton of Los Angeles. The group plans community and Fourth of July event fund-raising.
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Corona Chamber of Commerce
Kinney
Juanita Pico
Corona
Ontario
Miss Pico
Peggy Hamilton
Los Angeles
California
Chamber of Commerce
Pico
American Legion
Palo Alito
Camp Emerson Hosts Corona Scouts In Ten Day Stay
From Camp Emerson the Boy Scouts of Corona enjoy a ten day period with church services led by Don Heath. A twenty member choir from troops 34 35 and 37 sang, while Dew ey Sessions discussed the first scout law. J H Leecing spoke on trees and character and Glenn McKinney demonstrated new scout path points. Vincent Shank John Norton and John Binnion read selections. A second swimming meet featured a twenty yard freestyle won by Bill VanDerhoof with Lester Lamb close behind. Jimmie Carlson won the fifty yard dash and diving showcased a swan and jackknife demonstrations.
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Camp Emerson
Boy Scouts of
Corona
Fred Bliss
Don Heath
Dewey Sessions
J. H. Leecing
Glenn McKinney
Palm Springs
Vincent Shank
John Norton
John Binnion
Bill VanDerhoof
Lester Lamb
Jimmie Carlson
Local man attends Pacific Electric hearing in Riverside
Wallace C. Sutter secretary of the Corona chamber of commerce attended the state railway commission hearing at Riverside city hall on the request to abandon passenger service between Corona and Arlington.
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Pacific Electric
Corona-Arlington
P. E
Corona
Wallace C. Sutter
Corona Chamber of Commerce
Riverside
Pacific Electric Railway
Arlington
State Railway Commission
March Field Plans Exhibition Baseball Game at Corona
March Field will send a ball team to Corona for a July 4 celebration game. Lieut Day Jewell learned from March Field management that soldiers will travel to meet a local Corona team, with arrangements underway and Corona likely to host.
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March Field
Corona
Jewell
Waltonian Dinner Promises Big Night in Corona
F M Baird says a most enjoyable dinner will be held Friday night at the American Legion hall. The first Izaak Walton League Corona chapter gathering invites all in sympathy with its aims. Prominent speakers will discuss Walton League activities.
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F. M. Baird
American Legion Hall
Corona
Izaak Walton ‘League
Walton League
England Demands Corona Citrus for Carloads
English demand for Corona district citrus grows as American Struit Growers and American Fruit Growers ship Valencia oranges and grapefruit to England. Sixteen carloads were ordered this week, with English buyers seeking the Blue Goose brand noted for quality.
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England
Corona District
United States
Fumigators Hold Annual Meeting at the Norconian
The Southern California association of fumigators met at the Norconian yesterday with about 125 members plus Coronans and guests. Prof H J Quayle spoke on red scale. A E Bottell and Alex Hanson attended from county horticultural offices. G W Waterbury of Corona was re elected president. other officers from the past year were continued.
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Southern California Association of Fumigators
Norconian
Corona Band Likely to Play Yucaipa Fourth of July
A Corona based Mexican band, grown into a recognized musical group, was approached by Yucaipa officials for the Fourth of July program. A meeting with the band leader in Corona increased prospects the group will accept the invitation.
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Yucaipa
Apple Country
Corona
Motorcade to Visit Corona on Friday
A caravan of about one hundred cars from Huntington Beach will pass Corona on Friday to publicize a five day civic celebration in the coast city next week. The celebration will feature Peter Mercandante of San Bernardino who won the essay contest titled Why I Would Like to Attend the Huntington Beach Celebration.
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Huntington Beach
Corona
Peter Mercandante
San Bernardino
Former Coronans Visit Here
Dr and Mrs M B Huff of Long Beach formerly of Corona visited at the home of their son R P Huff and family today.
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Coronans
M. B. Huff
Long Beach
Corona
R. P. Huff
Riverside County Booster Meeting Plans Idyllwild Outing
Riverside county chamber of commerce plans its annual meeting and outing at Idyllwild on Saturday June 20. James L. Davis says a record crowd is expected with reservations pouring in from many parts of the county. Congressman Phil D Swing will address the evening meeting after the annual dinner at the Idyllwild Inn.
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Riverside County Chamber of Commerce
Idyllwild
James L. Davis
Phil D. Swing
Davis
Congressman Swing
Idyllwild Inn
Idyllwild Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Canyon Crash in Superior Court In Riverside
Four residents of Riverside county sue the Kendalls in superior court for total personal injury and property damages totaling 26850 arising from a June 3 collision near the Santa Ana canyon grade. Plaintiffs include William and Mrs Cass Hortense and Mrs Oehler and the couple’s claims list serious injuries and medical costs. Attorneys Frankley and Spray of Los Angeles filed the suit.
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Riverside
John Kendall
Cyrus E. Kendall
Kendalls
William Cass
Clayton Oehler
Hortense Oehler
Riverside County
Orange County
Santa Ana Canyon
Cass
Oehler
Miss Oebler
Frankley and Spray
Los Angeles
Missing Link Road Is Being Improved
County road crews are surfacing the missing link in West Arlington drive, California street, eight hundred feet wide, to connect the end of pavement on Arlington avenue with Hamner avenue. The drive serves as a shortcut between Riverside and Norco.
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Arlington Drive
Norco
R. L. McKenzie
County Highway Department
California Street
Arlington Avenue
Hamner Avenue
Corona
Arlngton Avenue
Pedley Road
Riverside
Wreck in Santa Ana Canyon Ties Traffic
A traffic collision in the Santa Ana canyon near the Orange county line injured one man and stalled the narrow highway. Two rapid response calls brought California Highway Patrol officers to the scene. The injured man was hospitalized in Orange County.
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Santa Ana Canyon
Orange County
Riverside
California Highway Patrol
West
Tyson
Coropa
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