Corona Rancher Honored As Grid Star From 1899 Team
William F. Eldridge, longtime Corona rancher and former right end of the 1899 Western championship University of Chicago football team, attended a Chicago alumni reunion and the 46th annual Order of the C banquet. He racontes Stagg’s memory of the era and notes his son Fred Eldridge runs Premier Ranch near Corona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
William F. Eldridge
Corona
Eldridge
Chicago
Adams and
Cloverdale Streets
Fred
Riverside
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Mr. Eldridge
Coach Stagg
Fred Eldridge
Burma
Stillwell
Europe
Stars and Stripes
Harry Sheer
Chicago Daily News
Stagg
Washington Park
Hyde Park High School
Midway
Tiny
College of the Pacific
Susquehanna University
Pennsylvania
Amos Alonzo, Jr
Corona youth gets Hollywood Stars tryout invitation
Lloyd Cullins a 19 year old Corona resident received a letter inviting him to a three day tryout with the Hollywood Stars. The Optimist Club supports his hometown backing as he travels to Hollywood for the trials starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Lloyd Cullins
East Sixth Street
Lloyd
Hollywood Stars
Kansas City
Missouri
Corona High School
Sprouse-Reitz
Earl
Corona Printing Co
Corona Daily Independent
Earline
Fresno
Optimist Club
City Weather Update Shows Mild Heat and Moderate Fire Risk
Official report lists yesterday high 84 and low 59, with 2 pm reading of 79 degrees. Forest fire hazard rating is medium, indicating manageable conditions with caution for outdoor activity.
Ralph McCauley Fined for Drunk Driving and Auto Offense
Ralph McCauley of 713 Vicentia street was jailed 10 days and fined 200 dollars after pleading guilty to drunk driving and drunk in auto. He also violated probation on a February intoxication charge and faced additional bail-related arrest. The judge suspended 30 days and imposed 150 dollar fine plus 50 dollar intoxication fine. A different Ralph McCauley with same name visits Corona July 1. they are not related.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McCauley
Vicentia Street
McCauley
Mary Alice Sutter
Corona
Ralph McCauleys
Moffett Awards of High Sierra Trips Announced
Three Corona Scouts Roy Erickson Gerald Gaddie and Rodney Newcomb won expense paid ten day High Sierras trips as Frederick Moffett Jr Memorial Awards at a memorial banquet. Alan committee members and guests praised winners and outlined award history while naturalist Harvey Cheesman previewed a South American trip and a dinner fish was prepared by local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
High Sierras
Frederick Moffett, Jr
First Methodist Church
Roy Erickson
Gerald Gaddie
Rodney Newcomb
Wayne Jackson
Lawrence Price
George Stanley
F. C. Moffett
Bob Snedecor
Elmer Swift
D. G. Nelson
Harvey R. Cheesman
Glendale
Bob Fitzpatrick
Riverside County Boy Scout Council
Temescal
Myron Joseph
High
Sierras
David Hilton
Donald Crossley
Duane V. Olinger
James Montgomery
Bob Morrell
Bill Zidbeck
Charles Lillibridge
Mabel Rathbone
Kuster funeral set Monday with polio fund gift request
Frederick Fritz Kuster dies at Laguna Beach home after 30 years as Corona citrus rancher. Family asks that funeral funds be donated to the polio fund via Corona Chamber official Bryant Chandler. Services planned for Monday at 2 p.m. at Congregational church with Masonic and Knights Templar involvement. Cremation to follow at Olivewood Riverside. son Capt. Kuster still abroad in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Fritz) Kuster
Hig
Kuster
Corona Rotary Club
Bryant Chandler
Corona Chamber of Commerce
National Foundation
Laguna Beach
Congregational
Daniel Hogan
Temescal Magonic Lodge
Knights Templar
Riverside Commandery
Corona
Olivewood Cemetery
Riverside
Capt. Kuster
Custer
Germany
Brown Funeral Home
Norco Needlework Shop Announces Final Closeout
The Norco Art Needlework Shop at 603 Hamner Avenue will close Monday through Thursday and reopen Friday June 24 for a final closing-out sale. Mrs. Lovell Asher operates the shop with husband Mr. Asher, selling the complete stock at reduced prices. The couple plans a long vacation at Yosemite Park and in the Russian River district after the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norco Art
Hamner Avenue
Lovell Asher
Boy Polio Victim Honored At Sixth Birthday Party
Bobbie Berryman six years old, a polio survivor long hospitalized, stood with help at his grandparents home on South Main for a two hour Riverside County Hospital leave. His sister Virginia four and brother Kenneth two attended, as did his father Henry and mother Barbara, who died months earlier of polio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie Berryman
Bobby
H. P. Brownfield
South Main
Riverside County Hospital
Post- Pollo
Virginia
Kenneth
Henry Berrymaun
Barbara Berryman
Chaplain Recalls World Tour aboard S S Toledo
Rosarians hear Chaplain Seth Anderson recount a two year Pacific duty on the cruiser Toledo sailing from Philadelphia in October 1946. He described stops in Cuba Haiti Jamaica Virgin Islands Gibraltar Persia Bombay Singapore Japan Korea and a 10 0 loss to the Korean All Stars. He praised US efforts and urged support for youth and the American Way of Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ware
Seth Anderson
Corona Naval Hospital
S. S. Toledo
Toledo
Cuba
Haiti
Jamaica
Virgin Islands
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Israel
Red Sea
Persia
Bombay
India
Singapore
Japan
Korea
United States
Anderson
Armed Service
Rotary Club
Harvey Stewart
Puente
R. B. Cregar
Palm Springs
Carl Helmick
Riverside
Herbert Key
Fritz Kuster
Finis Frazier
Riverside Rabbi Named Chaplain at Naval Hospital Riverside
Rabbi Bernard Zeiger of Temple Beth El Riverside becomes part time Jewish chaplain at Corona U S Naval Hospital and March Air Force Base replacing Rabbis Chomsky and Feldheym. JWB reports 158 rabbis serve 325 Army Navy Air Force and VA installations. Parts cloudy cooler with drizzle coastal area locally windy today and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Zeiger
Temple Beth el
Riverside
Corona U.S. Naval Hospital
March Air Force Base
Chomsky and
Feldheym
Solomon B. Freehof
Pittsburgh
National Jewish Welfare Board
Army
Air Force
Navy
Veterans Administration
JWB
JVB
W.A
Rotary tribute and plans for Pioneer Celebration
A memorial tribute to Mr. Kuster was read. Incoming president Harry Whealy, attending the Rotary International convention in New York, delivered greetings. Marvin Brewer urged Rotary Club cooperation for the Pioneer Celebration on July 3 and 4 and announced a booth for games at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuster
Harry Whealy
New York
Marvin Brewer
Rotary Club
Cents a Pack Cigarette Tax OK'd to Raise 55 Million
California approves a five cent per pack cigarette tax expected to raise about 55 million dollars. The article shifts to Father’s Day reflections, noting origins in Spokane 1909 and national observance reaching prominence in 1924 with various notable figures honored as fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
John Brace Dodd
Spokane
William Smart
Coolidge
Stocks and Legislatures Headline Postwar Budget Debates
DOD-JONES reports mixed market moves with 540000 shares traded as 20 railroads and 15 utilities show small changes. California lawmakers tentatively approve a cigarette tax to fund school aid while delaying final action. A Senate vote on a liquor tax bill follows. Truman attacks real estate lobby over housing. Wholesale prices slip nearly 1 percent. California armory funding cut, sparing Arcadia and several southern cities. A Riverside court hears defense remarks in a high profile murder trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
Sacramento
Senate
Hue
Truman
Congress
House
Sam Rayburn
Earl Warren
Tragic Teen Pedestrian Death after Street Dash
In Bell Gardens a 17 year old girl Mary Winchester dashed into a speeding car while arguing with her husband. She was killed instantly and her husband Richard Wright escaped with minor injuries after his car skidded and overturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Gardens
Aecar
Mary Winchester
Richard Wright
State Highway Patrol
Also Mentioned on This Page
Corona Rancher
W. F. Eldridge
Farm Bureau
Riverside County Farm Bureau
California Walnut Growers Association
Riverside Association
Republican Central Committee
Lffe
Kay Farrell
Westchester, N. Y
National Shoestore
Cullins
Hollywood
Moffett Awards
Nippy
Rochelle Yamin
Denver
Bobby Berryman
Dad
Jo Olike
Ralph Bunche
United Natians
Palestine
John Garfield
Alfred Drake
Connie Mack
Gabriel Theatter
Ed Sullivan
Nelson Rockefeller
Brotherhood
g—Herbert Hoover
K Bernard Baruch
Elder Statesman
Arthur Miller
Vaughn Munroe
Bandlead
McHinley Ramsey
Hoy
Coronas
Homer Holton
Glenn Joseph
Day Jewell
CHS
Tin
Justin
Dod-Jones
United Press
Labor Department
Corona Armory
California Senate and Assembly Conference
National Guard
Southern California
Arcadia
Burbank
el Centro
Hemet
Long Beach
Manhattan Beach
Santa Maria
Alhambra
Anaheim-Futlerton
Belmont
Calexico
Fontana
Los Angeles
Paso Robles
San Diego
Santa Ana
Santa Monica
South Gate
Torrance
Ventura
Topper
Owen
Guenter Ja
Ellis J. Hough
Third Presbyterian Church
Kenneth J. Bresslier
Mairfax
Hough
Bressler
Fairfax
Harold M. Parker
Riverside College
New Guinea
Phillie
Eddie Waitkus
Chicago Hospital
Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Stan Ruth Steinhagen
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