24 Jun 1954
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
1
City Manager William J. Mount reports Corona will gain about 9 440 dollars annually from census changes. The increase stems from state highway and auto license taxes tied to population growth, with 1960 figures used for seven years and a six year total of near 66 080 dollars.
The Independent reports revised pay scales for Corona school principals with new and old figures. Names listed include Finis Frazier, Marion Griswold, Wayne Taylor, Elizabeth Marquis, Genevieve Reed, Lawrence Thome, Monte Nutter, Ray Mahoney, Charles Leister, M Fluetsch, Charles Colwell, Gordon Duncan, and W D Addison, showing increases to various amounts.
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously adopted a resolution urging Congress to defeat a bill that would cost about four billion dollars for dams in the upper Colorado River basin. It warned the project could deprive Los Angeles and Southern California of vital water and power resources controlled by Hoover Dam.
Fragmented text shows a crude remark attributed to Truman about visitors and family, mentioning improvisation and a brief, unclear event. The legible fragments imply a late night or informal exchange with a political or personal context but lack full names or dates.
Winners at Lincoln School display pride and happiness after receiving American Legion awards. Barbara Billings wins most outstanding girl, Jeanie Cole takes first in the essay contest, Jennifer Wilson second place, Marilyn James third place, and Donnie White named most outstanding boy.
A statewide air raid siren test will be held next Monday with Corona participating. It is the second in a series to improve audibility and public training. Public participation is not required but citizens should consider action plans if warning occurs. The test begins at 10 00 a.m. with a three minute siren followed by three one minute blasts and two minutes of silence. Other tests are scheduled for August 26 and Sept 27.
Dr. Edward Heppenstall, director of religion at La Sierra College in Arlington, told the 52nd annual Seventh-day Adventist camp meeting at Lynwood that the American way of life is no longer Christian but pagan. He warned youth are shown a life of sex and sensationalism, degenerating the mind and eroding high moral and spiritual values.
Hollywood reports actress Wanda Hendrix, 26, plans to retire from film after marrying socialite James L. Stack Jr. on Saturday. She says marriage and her career do not mix, noting her first husband was actor Audie Murphy.
California Safety Council awarded Long Beach as the state’s safest city in the 200,000 to 500,000 population group and honored San Diego as safest county. Other winners include Los Angeles for cities over 500,000 and Berkeley, Eu bank, Menlo Park, and others across smaller population bands.
Wyoming politics shift as Crippa, named to fill the unexpired term of Lester C. Hunt, will take office, giving Republicans a one vote Senate majority. Graves reports campaign expenditures of 84,488.80 while Knight shows 2,316.87. Draft calls rise to 23,000. California fights wetbacks for jobs. Guatemala seeks UN action over rebel bomb threats.
Grace Tuthill of 1205 Sheridan Street has turned African violets into a profitable hobby. In two years she filled her perch with violets at various growth stages and now sells plants to neighbors. Her collection features lavender, purple, pink, and white varieties. She attributes success to a little love and care.
Thirty city workers in the union AUW are paid about 1.60 dollars an hour on average, with no single standard rate due to varied trades. The starting wage for laborers is 1.27, and some workers like graders and operators earn more based on trade and year-round schedules, while construction workers face seasonal layoffs.
A/3e Laurence Macias, son of Merv and Mrs Ramon E Macias of Corona California, enters the USAF Technical School for Aircraft Mechanics at Sheppard Air Force Base Texas. The program offers intensive training for servicing and inspecting aircraft and upon graduation he will be rated Airplane Engine Mechanic and may pursue advanced training or assignment to a major Air Force command. Macias attended local high school.
UPI analysis notes the Castillo uprising against Guatemalan President Arbenz Guzman faltering due to disorganization and transport woes. US officials report no confirmed deaths while warnings of shifting Anglo American policy and Red China recognition influence the regional crisis and diplomacy.
Mrs E B Hastings of 712 Vicentia street won first prize in a Gold Arrow stamps contest by writing 25 words or less on why she saved Gold Arrow stamps. Her prize is an O Keefe and Merritt gas range. Hastings directs the local Red Cross office and says this is her first win.
In San Francisco the California Medical Association presented a check for 100000 dollars to the American Medical Association Education Foundations.
California collected nearly 160 million dollars in sales tax revenues for the first quarter of 1954, the Board of Equalization reported today.
Jim Beard sley, a Los Angeles high school senior, was sworn in as Boys State governor of California during the convention in Sacramento with 800 delegates in attendance.
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