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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1925
Page
1
A mile long parade greeted 127000 feet of lumber for the Parkridge Country clubhouse from Hammond Lumber. Lions clubs and Standard Oil trucks led locally as city officials, fire apparatus, and 50 plus cars celebrated civic pride in Corona.
The Lions den announces a guest night with an outside speaker and speeches. Dave Jones heads the Corona organization after last night, while Ralph Martin as tail twister, Frank Wood as treasurer, and others keep the meeting lively. An onion from Farmersville Texas was received, with plans to send a lemon to the raisers of Cornell Sweets. A Montebello visit on Saturday drew twelve Corona Lions and ladies in ovation.
The chemiot or state executive committee of the Forty and High society, an American Legion organization, has completed its program for the annual state convention to be held at Catalina Island on September 14, one day before the opening of the California Legion meeting.
John P. Key of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance delivered a check to Mrs. Morris for double indemnity on her late husband John A. Morris. Morris, a former Main Street bicycle shop operator, died when a fishing boat with seventeen men capsized near Balboa Channel. The quick settlement highlights prompt service and need for protection.
The navy has developed a cellophane based covering for interior gas cells of dirigibles and will test it on the Shenandoah this summer. Early tests show reduced helium leakage and lower costs, using cellulose derived material. A million cattle byproduct is cited as a source for the cell coverings for the Los Angeles and Shenandoah, with initial trials on one of Shenandoah's 20 cells.
Tonight IL T L and Men s Bible classes hold a park picnic at 6 p m. Corona Country Club hosts a Newport Beach picnic. League Indoor features Corona versus Redlands. Outlaws battle Hiigrove Giants at City Park 2 30 p m. Red Sox play San Bernardino. Monday Hocus Pocus party at WW C ball for members and read.
Corona National and Citizens Bank directors propose consolidating to protect depositors. Citizens would double capital and add a commercial department to serve both commercial and savings customers, with 250 shares to be offered if stockholders and the state superintendent approve.
San Francisco, June 26. John Franklin Johnson, state ranking superintendent, was ordered to bring books and records of his department into court Tuesday as evidence in the case against Sigmund J. Janas and Joseph Goldman. The records refer to transactions over a year old in which Johnson accused Janas and Goldman, employees of his department, of embezzling state funds.
First National Bank building is getting a new paint coat and trim update. No fatalities reported from paint splatter incidents as decorators work at height. The refreshed exterior improves appearance and may spark broader city renovations.
Fallbrook editors invite California writers to a two day celebration featuring fried chicken and country cooking as the town marks key developments. A new irrigation district will irrigate 10 000 acres of fertile soil from the Santa Margarita river. A 700 acre town water system and a power ditch are under construction with completion expected in sixty days. Bonds for a $30 000 Mission style grammar school have been sold and site grading is done in preparation for the next term.
Herman, superintendent of construction for the Parkridge Country clubhouse, arrived today and will begin work Monday on the $65,000 structure. The arrival of 127,000 feet of lumber signals a major step in building the playground area for a golf course designed by world famous architect John Duncan Dunn.
The California World War veterans will be represented at the Oregon State Legion convention in Pitneville from June 24 to 27. George M. Stout, secretary of the State Veterans Welfare Board, was invited to explain California's recent farm and home aid legislation for veterans of the World War.
A Corona Rotary meeting included a craft talk by Dr. R R Root on the history of medicine from Hippocrates to serums. New member Cattern endured a blindfolded initiation as members joked about dinner, coats, and a lottery for the Crippled Children's Fund. Visitors Bruce and David May attended with their father, Blarry May.
Five members of the Santa Ana Athletic club visited Corona last night to study the Corona grounds and equipment. They met O. R. VanDerhoof, president of the inter-city Indoor Baseball Lease, and said they intend to pattern Santa Ana grounds after the present Corona setup.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a count of six hundred eighty chickens raised in Staten municipal context last year. Details about exact species or purpose are unclear.
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