Ed Huffman of Safeway Marks 25th Anniversary
Ed Huffman, manager of the Safeway Store in Corona, celebrates 25 years with the company, 24 in Corona with no illness absence or tardiness. He recalls Safeway’s growth from a Main Street shop in 1929 to East Sixth Street self service market, and notes lifelong Corona ties and a family at 924 Belle Street.
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Ed Huffman
Safeway
Corona
Huffman
Main
Main Street
Bank of America
Sixth Street
J. C. Penny
Sixth
Ramona
Citizen’s Bank
East Sixth
Harold Lloyds
Jim Jeffries
Jeffries
Temescal Canyon
Norco
California
Culver City
Riverside
Indio
Belle Street
Larry
Dorothy
William Shannon
San Diego
Car crash damages two drivers at Sixth and Belle
Police reported Donald Wayne Compton a 15 year old of 3481 South Grant Street Home Gardens and Melvin Leroy Adkins 36 of 9623 Magnolia Ave Arlington were in a westbound collision when Compton rear ended the car ahead after Adkins stopped for a third vehicle. The third driver fled the scene before officers could arrive.
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Donald Wayne Compton
South
Grant Street
Home Gardens
Melvin Leroy Adkins
Magnolia Ave
Arlington
Sixth
Belle
Compton
Adkins
Worship Center Dedication Marks 66th Church Anniversary
The First Congregational church on Eighth Street and Ramona Avenue dedicates a new worship center at 10 45 a m Sunday, part of a 7000 interior remodeling begun after Easter, coinciding with the 66th anniversary in June 1887. Guest clergy include Rev Dr Glenn A Rowles and others. sermon by Rowles on I Believe in the Church.
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First Congregational Church
Eighth Street
Ramona Avenue
Stanley W. Graf
Glenn A. Rowles
Congregational Conference of
Southern California
Southwest
Chester Ferris
Anaheim
Charles Evans
San Clemente
Daniel Hogan
Rowles
Missed Paper Delivery Arrangements at Daily Independent
A reader reports a man at the Daily Independent office until 6:30 p.m. to deliver papers missed by subscribers. Later deliveries cannot be made.
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Daily Independent
1954 Corona Road Race plans discussed Monday
The Corona Chamber of Commerce race committee will hold a critique Monday evening to draft tentative recommendations for next year's road race. Frank Morrell announced the May 30 celebration was successful and urged all members and interested citizens to attend. NBC suggested a Stanley Steamer race with national TV coverage, but the board took no action.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Frank Morrell
Morrell
Corona
Chamber Board of Directors
Lindy’s
National Broadcasting Co
Virgil E. Wilson
New York
NBC
Hollywood
Jack Leppert
Governmental Affairs Committee
B. BE. Hammond
Property owners push paving on Fuller Street in Circle
Fuller Street residents seek surface paving between Sixth and Eighth streets. City plans a study for an improvement district on Fourth Street with curbs gutters and sidewalks. Crawford Street owners show interest in a property-owner participation paving option.
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Fuller Street
Circle
Sixth
Eighth
William Mount
Circle Boulevard
Second Street
Fourth Street
Crawford Street
Suriname River Natives Seen in Colorful Canoe Life
A travel writer details a 12 000 mile journey by rail sea and river to Suriname and describes Bush Negroes Amer IndIians along the Commewijne and Corsica rivers. Natives greet the ore boat crew in canoes decorated with metal marks while clothes range from loin cloths to near nudity reflecting hot humid days and cultural norms. The piece notes simple life, abundant wildlife, and playful scenes such as a barefoot football game and locals scavenging discarded items from the river.
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J.C. B
South America
Suriname
Commewiine
Corsica
E. R. Temperli
Jamaica
Hawaii
Mexico
Orient
Djuka
Alcoa
Temp Temperli
Initiative petitions seek special Corona city election on dairies
Attorney Charles Carter leads petitions to force a special city election over in city dairies hog farms and packing plants in Corona. Protests spurred recalls of council members and mayor while court delays push trial to August 24 1953 and keep a building permit restraining order in place.
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Corona City
Charles Carter
Corona
Herbert Garton
Ben Sampselle
A. K. Whidden
C. R. Miller
Miller
Union Aid Club
Department 2
Superior Court
Riverside
VanderPols
Carter
John C. Collins
Homer B. Byers
Katherine Brabham
Nehru Calls U.N. Session on Korea Crisis
Indian Prime Minister Nehru in Cairo urged a prompt U.N. General Assembly meeting to address the Korean situation. He called the South Korean release of war prisoners a breach of the armistice and questioned who controls Korea the United Nations or Syngman Rhee. A separate Old Bailey verdict found John Christie guilty of murdering his wife and seven other women.
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India
U.N. General Assembly
Cairo
Egypt
Korea
Syngman Rhee
United Nations Command
London
Old Bailey
John Christie
Christie
Ethel
Curtis-Bennett
Imjim River
Capitol Hill
South Korea
Chough Pyung Ok
U. N
Rhee faces rising South Korean opposition over truce terms
In Seoul 300,000 heard Syngman Rhee demand unification or death and refuse to sign a peace unless Chinese forces exit North Korea. Despite his firm stance, crowds showed little enthusiasm and General Paik Sun Yup reportedly opposes him. Rhee warns of pulling troops from the UN command while Clark and Robertson push for prisoner rounds.
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South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
North Korea
Seoul
Capitol Plaza
Pusan
Paik Sun Yup
U.N
Reds
Mark Clark
Clark
Robertson
Korea
Recreation Group To Meet At Carl Plate Home Tonight
Eleventh District California Recreation Society meets at 1032 West Ontario tonight with City Recreation Commission members and spouses as guests. The schedule has a 5 p.m. Commission gathering, a 6 p.m. buffet, and a 7 p.m. district meeting, with visitors from Riverside San Bernardino and nearby counties. A “game institute” will test new games to select entertainment for events.
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California Recreation Society
Carl Plate
City Recreation Commission
Coachella Valley
Hemet
Recreation Commission
A. J. Velthoen
John Figeira
Lawrence Thome
Owen Tait
Phil Beggs
Game Institute
Navy Seaman Jas Hovestadt Died After Illness at 22
James Gilbert Hovestadt AF3 USN died Tuesday at Corona U S Naval Hospital after a month long illness. A native of California born December 30 1930 he served at the Naval Air Missile Test Center Point Mugu. He leaves widow Joan Margaret Hovestadt and parents Otto G and Mrs Hovestadt of Van Nuys. Services and burial set for Saturday at Inglewood Memorial Park Cemetery with Bell Thomas Mortuary in charge.
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James Gilbert Hovestadt
AF3
USN
Corona U. S. Naval Hospital
Naval Air Missile Test Center
Point Mugu
California
Joan Margaret Hovestadt
Lola Street
Oxnard
Otto G. Hovestadt
van Nuys
Chicago to New York Transit Figures Amid Quick Shifts
City and rail data show sparse figures for Chicago and New York with micro unit codes. Analysts note minor operational changes and seek fuller data to clarify routes and service levels.
Hiss Almost Sought State Department Overhaul
Senate Internal Security subcommittee released a seven year old State Department memo accusing Alger Hiss of Svengali like influence over Edward Stettinius Jr. Hiss once drafted a plan to reorganize the department to control the UN delegation the U N and other key units. Assistant secretary Panuch testified that he blocked the plan fearing infiltration of four strategic points.
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Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
State Department
Alger Hiss
Edward Stettinius, Jr
Hiss
Stettinius
U. N
Anthony Panuch
Panuch
U.N
Budget Bureau
Edward Stettinius
U. N. Panfichi
Dr. Hiss
Eisenhower trims policy level jobs from federal payroll
Senator Symington charged Defense Secretary Wilson and his aides accelerated budget cuts to the Air Force citing budgetary priorities over security. He accused GM of delays in engine delivery. President Eisenhower issued an executive order to remove thousands of policy level federal workers from civil service rules today.
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Stuart Symington
Senate
Defense
Charles Wilson
Wilson
Missouri Democrat
Symington
General Motors
Eisenhower
Republicans Block Move to Expand Excess Profits Tax
House Republicans face stiff opposition as they seek rules committee approval for a six month extension of the excess profits tax. Two Republicans join four Democrats on the 12 member committee in opposing the move for quick action. A majority is needed to bypass the Ways and Means panel where the bill is stalled before a full House vote.
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House
House Rules Committee
Rules
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