Riverside County Cities Form Sales Tax Committee
Riverside County cities unite to oppose county control of Bradley Burns sales tax, forming the League of Cities of Riverside County. A five member committee from Corona Riverside Hemet Banning and Palm Springs will liaise with the county board. The plan proposes a 1 percent tax shared back to cities, while the county seeks 30 percent for county services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside County
Bradley-Burns
League of Cities
Garton
Beaumont
League
County Board of Supervisors
Corona
Riverside
Hemet
Banning
Palm Springs
Herb E. Garton
A. L. Voris
James Simpson
Hit and Run Car Identified by License Number
Billy D. Hall of 697 Woodward street Norco will be cited by Corona police for leaving the scene after a two car crash at 6 20 p m The other vehicle was driven by George W Horlacker of 10796 Arlington avenue Arlington The collision occurred on West Sixth Street near Grand Boulevard Hall's car registered in his name was identified by its license number and the driver’s identity is not yet confirmed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy D. Hall
Woodward Street
Norco
Corona
Hall
West Sixth Street
Grand Boulevard
George W. Horlacker
Arlington Avenue
Arlington
Horlacker
State Department of Motor Vehicle
Andrew Stevenson
Stevenson
Carrier Stevenson
East Kendall Street
Victoria
Howard Street
Victoria Avenue
Circle
Olive Street
Main
CDI
Local DMV Office Closed for Vacation
The local Department of Motor Vehicles at Ninth and Victoria streets will be closed until Monday July 23 for vacations. If access to files is needed, they can be obtained at the San Bernardino office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Motor Vehicles
Ninth and Victoria Streets
San Bernardino
New York Citrus Auction Reports Mixed Valencia Results
California valencias 12 cars see higher 88s and larger sizes while smaller grades decline. Lemons 13 cars drop. 34 boxes fetch $4.34. One percent boxes price $3.42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
California
Wright Family Mourns Widow as Young Children Face Loss
Walter Wright of Norco dies suddenly leaving his widow Laura Wright gravely ill and three children aged 12 to 19. The Central Church of Christ organizes aid while neighbors and Co Corona volunteers collect cash and donations to fund medical bills and keep the family together at 1135 Second Street. Funeral services for Laura Wright are planned at 3 p.m. Thursday with Crestlawn Memorial Park burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Wright
Second Street
Norco
Laura Wright
Riverside General Hospital
Walter
Stanley
Glenn
Sarah
Corona
Wright
Anne Florida
Sierra Vista Sanitarium
Richard
Edwin Florida
Long Beach
Robert Wright
Chino
Bell-Thomas Mortuary
Della Blair
Tipton, Ga
Central Church of Christ
Church
Jerry Westjohn
Lee Lambert
Westjohn
Orange Heights Water Company
Dek
Emmett Sandford
Temescal Street
Alfred Turmain
Hamner Avenue
Dennis Evan
Sixth Street
Parce Committee
Banning Official to Address Corona Realtors Meeting
Ray Shook president of the Corona Board of Realtors announced at a breakfast that Jack Stranahan Banning industrial coordinator will speak next Tuesday morning. Stranahan, with years of industrial experience in the east, has been with Banning since October 1954. The Corona council planning commission and Chamber of Commerce will be invited to attend as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Shook
Corona Board of Realtors
Jack Stranahan
Banning
Stranahan
Shook
Corona City Council
Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Corona
Dow Jones closes higher as industrials lead gains
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises to 489.27 up 2.94 as 30 stocks push higher. Railroads gain to 167.02 up 0.63 and utilities at 66.75 up 0.60. The broader 65-stock index ends at 175.05 up 1.03 on heavy volume of 1,750,000 shares traded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones
Warns About Colorado River Water Volume
Raymond A. Hill, consular engineer, warned at a Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce meeting that Lake Mead may not fill in anyone’s lifetime unless Glen Canyon Dam gates close first. He warned Southern California cannot rely on 1,212,000 acre-feet annual diversion and outlined upper basin limits, contracts, and Mexico delivery obligations tied to the Colorado River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado River
Raymond A. Hill
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Lake Mead
Glen Canyon Dam
Hill
California
Upper Basin
Western Water News
Metropolitan Water District
Callifornia
Secretary of the Interior
Arizona
Supreme Court
Colorado
Congress
Glen Canyon
Lees Ferry
Mexico
Variance Denied for Grand and Fullerton Mortuary
Ken Thomas of Bell-Thomas Mortuary failed to win zoning board approval to build a mortuary on the southeast corner of Fullerton avenue and Grand boulevard in a residential area. Protesters argued it would lower property values and worsen traffic. 28 opposed, 4 favored. The board denied the variance and urged planning officials to help find an alternative solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Thomas
Bell-Thomas Mortuary
Thomas
South Main Street
First Baptist Church
Zoning Board
Fullerton Avenue
Grand Boulevard
Larry Graebner
Ray K. Shook
Graebner
Planning Commission
Owner of Lee's Children Shop Died Early Today
Ben Wexler owner and operator of Lee's Children Shop died suddenly at his Ontario home from a heart attack. He had been at the West Sixth Street store yesterday after working several hours, and had co owned three stores with Stanley Roshwold of San Bernardino. No further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Ben Wexler
Ontario
West Sixth Street
Mr. Wexler
Ele
Stanley Roshwold
San Bernardino
FCC weighs shifting all television to ultra high frequency band
The FCC announced it is considering moving all national television broadcasting to the ultra high frequency band. A transition period would be long enough to cover the useful life of VHF only receivers in use by the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Bank Robber Dressed in Two Suits Captured After Downtown Chicago Heist
A bandit wearing a brown suit over a blue suit robbed the Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank in downtown Chicago of 4300 today. He escaped, but was chased and captured minutes later in an alley. Police linked the suspect to John Carter, an alleged insurance investigator from Miami, with a bus ticket from Indianapolis found on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Carter
Miami
Florida
Bard
Calif
Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank
Louis Stein
John Fasulo
Carter
Indianapolis
Three Year Pact Emerges as Steel Strike Pushes Deadlines
Hints of a settlement grow as negotiators for unions and management meet for an hour with five days left before the June 30 strike deadline. Optimism runs high that a three year contract may avert a strike, though officials warn of possible surprises when talks resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John Stephens
U.S. Steel Corporation
United Press
United Steelworkers
Evan Jones
David McDonald
Studebaker-Packard to lay off 3200 at Detroit Packard plants
Studebaker-Packard announces 3200 layoffs in its Detroit Packard division as 1956 model production ends. No resumption date given while management studies dealer and factory inventories. The cuts affect the main plant the Connor plant and the Utica Engine and Transmission plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker-Packard
Detroit Packard
Detroit
Connor
Utica
Living costs rise to 1953 peak per BLS report
Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows a four tenth percent monthly rise in living costs matching the 1953 peak. Officials warn prices may climb further as food costs drive the increase and a record summer spending on living expenses is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor Statistics
House Backs 33 Billion Highway Bill With New Taxes
The House approved a compromise highway bill worth about 33 billion dollars to fund 41000 miles of new highways linking state capitals within 13 years. New taxes on gasoline tires trucks buses and trailers would start next Sunday, with the Senate approving and sending the measure to the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
White House
Laguna ex postmaster ordained perpetual deacon in Episcopal Church
A former Laguna Beach Postmaster, Baird C. Coffin, was ordained a perpetual deacon in St. Paul’s Cathedral Los Angeles, joining 13 others. He is the first in the diocese since a 1952 change allowing laymen to be called perpetual deacons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna
Episcopal Church
L. A
Laguna Beach
St. Paul's Cathedral
Los Angeles
Baird C. Coffin
St. Mary's Church
Francis Frickley
Coffin
The
Episcopal
Sea Scouts Discover 50-Year-Old Opium Cache on Catalina
Sea Scouts camping at Cove Harbor on Santa Catalina Island uncovered a packet of narcotics about 50 years old. Federal narcotics officer Colonel George White said 25 cans labeled Lie Yuen Company Old Quality Smoke were found June 16 and later sent to San Francisco for inspection. The cans appear buried decades ago and resemble 1998 mummied narcotics in museums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cove Harbor
Santa Catalina Island
George White
Lie Yuen Company
San Francisco
White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Corona Realtors
L.A. C
Ruth Kyle
H. L. Looney
Jefferson School
Max Diamond
City Park
Grand and
Fullerton
Kermerie Mortuaries
Lee's Children Shop
Bandit
Studebaker
Bonelli
Albert B. Weigle
Board of Equalization
William G. Bonelli
Weigle
Bernard P. Calhoun
San Diego
Calhoun
Jack Levitt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!