Sailor Alvan Curl Sends News From Atlantic Port
Alvan Curl writes home from an Atlantic port aboard the U S S Yale telling of liberty, shipboard characters, and distant travels. He asks his parents to research ancestors in New York and Virginia and describes city districts, neighborhoods, and planned Sunday liberty visits to Christchurch and St Paul.
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S. (. Curl
Kellogg Avenue
Alvan Curl
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
Iit
New York
Virginia
Christchurch
St. Paul’s
South
U. S. S. Yale
T. M
N. Y
Red Cross Shop to Open at 11 A.M. Saturday
The Red Cross Shop will not open until 11 a m Saturday morning. Patrons are asked to note this hour. It will open promptly at 11 a m.
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Red Cross
Stockton Special Election Ends Liquor Ban Vote Result
Saloons were shut in Stockton after a special election on Tuesday with 6046 voting yes and 4646 no. Liquor may still be sold wholesale and in restaurants with meals priced at 20 cents or more. Authorized selling hours are 11 am to 9 pm.
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Stockton
Tulare County Cherry Shipment Nets $8000 in New York Sale
A carload of Tulare County cherries was sold in New York for eight thousand dollars. The shipment reached the market as a notable fruit sale, reflecting strong demand in the eastern trade.
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Tulare County
New York
Merced Plans 20000 Cattle Grazing in Sierra National Parks
Merced officials propose grazing 20,000 cattle in national parks of the Sierra Nevada to counter both sides' pressure. The move targets pasture use and land management amid regional debates over conservation and farming interests.
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Merced
Sierras
Coronans Aviation Sight Seeing Excursion Drives Riverside
Local residents joined a Cham ber of Commerce Riverside excursion to an aviation field. About several auto loads traveled to inspect hangars and buildings and view arriving aircraft. The trip, beginning at nine this morning, was organized with strong cooperation from Major Martheis.
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Hkield
Chamber of Commerce of
Riverside
Feld
Riverside County to hire home demonstrator urged by officials
At a Riverside Court House meeting county supervisors and food conservation units discussed selecting a county home demonstrator. Mrs. W H H Woodworth emerged as the likely appointee with a deadline before July first to secure transportation, while officials urged economies and greater forestry support. Corona attendees named include Mesdames Brubacher Joy Jameson Walter Clayson O R Vanderhoof J P Key P Hl Pierce Carol McConnell Ott and the Misses Holmes and Coffin.
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Court House
Riverside
W. HH. Woodworth
Onuty
Corona
Forestry Department
Riverside County
Mesdames' Brubacher
Joy Jameson
Walter Clayson
O. R. Vanderhoof
J. P. Key
P. Hl. Pierce
Carol McConnell Ott
Missesfolmes
Coffin
Picnic and Baseball Game Between The Has Beens and Arcs
Tomorrow afternoon a local Masonic lodge event features a picnic and baseball game between The Has Beens and Arcs. Organizers say visitors from outside Coronado may attend at the city park for the planned hi jinks.
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Has Beens
Arcs
Masonic Lodge
Coronans
Picnic Trip With Baptist and M. E. Sunday School
The Baptist and M. E. Sunday school members will depart after nine o'clock tomorrow morning for Fair Mount Park for a joint picnic. Orange Heights, Corona Lemon, and El Cerrito associations report ten to twelve cars of lemons en route to market. With rising fruit prices, shipments could net over $2000 per car.
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Baptist
M. E
Pacific Electric
Fairmount Park
Coronans
Orange Heights Association
Corona Lemon Company
el Cerrito Association
Porto Rico Schoolchildren Make Pajamas for Red Cross
Public school children in Porto Rico are creating pajamas for the American Red Cross. The effort showcases local youth participation in wartime relief activities and reflects community support for service members.
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Porto Rico
American Red Cross
War Bond Drive Progress Report Highlights Pledges
The report shows 284 subscribers, partial reporting by teams, total pledges around 12 512.50 with average 44.00. Leaders note rising hope, conservatively estimating 80 000 pledged as of today. Campaign continues with pledges open until June 28 and encouragement to buy War Savings Stamps and Bonds.
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U.S. A
Gastinet
Free advertising era fades with modern trade is extinct
A nostalgic tale recalls a newspaper editor in Southern California who sought free publicity from shops and officials. He discovers the era of free add ons and favors has vanished, save for a sheriff paying a subscription and granting a humorless reprieve from a speed ticket.
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Otis B. Tout
el Centro Progress
Valley
Southern California
Southern California Editorial Association
Power Company
Nixie
Women volunteers sent to France by Knights of Columbus
A number of women were invited by the Knights of Columbus Committee on War Activities to go to France. They will serve in canteens and hospitals or wherever needed to support the war effort.
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France
Knights of Columbus Committee On War Activities
Plucky Capture Report From Nivray Front In War News
A German assault near Nivray results in the capture of an American soldier. The prisoner held under guard as a wounded companion is treated, and Allied forces regroup and press defenses. Los Angeles reports 235,000 wartime residents within city limits.
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Los Angeles
Industrial News Roundup From Across California Regions
Scattered items report progress in drilling and shipbuilding, mining, and metal trades. Projects include concrete ships, diesel engines, a big dam for cold nugget conservation, and a reactivated mining district. Prices, taxes, and rates influence regional developments in agriculture, transport, and industry.
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Bishopo
Serteaus Werk
Inmereagses
Bear River
U.S
League
National Party
1. W
Wism
Power Behind the Nation Editorial View on Country Papers
The editorial suggests that country papers educate sixty million Americans and drive the nation as the real police power. It argues that smaller weeklies reach farmers and rural readers who buy goods from tractors to jewelry, while big city dwellers buy entertainment. It urges recognition of the advertising and political influence of country newspapers by business and policymakers.
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Thoth Adaress
Leld
Smratler
United States
Country Weekly
War Prohibition Now: Senate Urged to Ban Beer During War
A call to action urges Congress and especially the Senate to enact immediate wartime prohibition on beer. The argument states beer wastes grain and funds the enemy, harming the war effort. readers are urged to telegraph lawmakers and mobilize public support to stop beer during the war.
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Congress
Senate
Sradm
Corona
California
Europe
County Chamber Commerce Guests to Beaumont June Meeting
Riverside County Chambers of Commerce June gathering will travel from Beaumont at 3 PM for a cherry orchards tour and valley sights, with a 4 30 PM business meeting and dinner. Mrs De Nyse will present stereopticon slides in the evening as part of Los Angeles Chamber conservatives event.
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Chambers of Commerces
Riverside County
Beaumont
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R. F. Billings
Joel Kloss C. W. Harris
Circle City
Wm. Becker C. Mitchell
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J.W. Rowe
W. L. Lyman & Son
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Syee
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State
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Standard of Co
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Motor Ship Corporation
Vorbuldins Diesel Eneines
Rowand
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Doaiperial Valley
Bay Point
Paeciftie Coast Shipbuilding Co
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Northern Electric R Ro
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