20 Jun 1949
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1949
Page
1
United Press reports current National League standings with scores including New York 4 loss to Pittsburgh 9 and Boston at 6 3, Cincinnati 2 2, Brooklyn 2 8 Chicago, Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 6 in the latest tally.
Anaheim team bus wrecked near Olive while en route to Corona for a Legion Juniors game. Two players sustained cuts and bruises not considered serious. The game was canceled and likely to be rescheduled. Colton will visit Corona next Sunday to play the American Legion Juniors.
Dee's Juniors meet La Habra tonight at Corona High School field at 8 o clock. Both teams are tied in the Tri County league standings.
American League results include St. Louis 2 to 7 loss at Philadelphia and Chicago 2 Boston 9. Detroit 9 to 0 over Washington, Cleveland 4 over New York 2 in 11 innings. Pacific Coast League standings show Hollywood 0 0 2, Seattle 0 0 0, San Diego 0, Oakland 7 2, San Francisco 3 2 yesterday.
In a City ballpark league game the Circle City Rockets defeated the Redlands Pratts 13 to 1 to move into first place. Bob Bomar hit a bases loaded homer in the third inning and pitched six strong innings before Ernie Bryant relieved with an injured hand.
The L. A. Brick meet Corona Hardware in a City League clash tonight at City Park ballfield. Hardware and Navy lead tied for first with 3 0 records, while L A Brick sits third after a recent loss to Maya. Game starts at 8 p m.
Marion S Watts of Ontario pleaded guilty in Justice Court to hunting rabbits out of season and without a license. He faced a $10 fine on one count and $25 on the other, with his gun ordered confiscated after citation by Warden Donald Stork near the Prado Dam.
River Forest firefighters perform on dry land for Soo Line Minneapolis Express crews as part of a light hearted routine. The skits feature gunplay and mock gangster scenes to liven up the journey through the western suburb. Also note brief item about a Milton Mass family alarm clock missing dog Topper.
Six newborns in Corona Hospital in a three day period. Pete Martinez III born June 17 weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces at 9 p.m. Gloria Jean Delgado born June 18 weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces at 11:35 p.m. Terry Lee Gamble born Sunday weighing 5 pounds 15 ounces at 12:35 a.m. A girl born at 5:38 a.m. Sunday weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce. A baby weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces born at 4:33 p.m. Sunday. A boy born at 4:16 a.m. today weighing 8 pounds 19 ounces.
Norco residents celebrate the Stones thirtieth wedding anniversary with a picnic at Corona Park and a reception at their home. The Norco American Legion Post 28 held a regular meeting with officer elections and awards, and the Auxiliary elected officers and reported on programs and activities. A busy run of visits, picnics, and club rides filled the week as community groups prepared for a Fourth of July parade and a postponed center meeting at the old Norco school auditorium.
Dale T. Keast USAF of Corona is stationed at Andrews Air Force Base with the Air Weather Service of MATS in Washington DC. He served three years in the European Theater and received a Warrant Officer appointment in November 1948. He helped mark MATS first anniversary and contributed to the Berlin Airlift effort. He is wed to Edythe Banker of Santa Barbara and they have a one year old son, Thomas E.
A downtown Williamsport clothing store learned a sales lesson from a small girl who sold Buddy Poppies to clerks and then cleverly offered to sell one for each dummy in the display windows as she left.
A reader recalls Gil Acuna saving a woman from a runaway horse and buggy, earning a veterinarian bill and a new bike for his nephew. The note also highlights Barbara Bontrup and Girls State honor, plus column jottings on TV, vaudeville returns, and office elevator chatter about a file clerk and two process servers.
R W Willie, owner of Richfield Service station at 496 Hamner avenue Norco, has purchased the Tip Top Cafe next door formerly run by Mr and Mrs Al Garner. New managers Trudy Laven and Helen Oviat will run lunches short orders soft drinks and maintain a magazine stand.
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