Riverside County Budget Sets Low Tax Rate for 1925 26
Riverside supervisors fixed the 1925 26 budget with the lowest county tax rate since 1919 and expect little change before adoption. The plan totals 2.48 inside cities and 3.08 outside, down from 2.67 and 3.27 last year, with specific allocations for General county Hospital County School and bonds. The auditor notes Riverside’s overall rate at 6.10 for 1928, down 20 cents from 1924, with city additions to be derived from several items.
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Riverside County Boards of B
T. C. Jameson
H. E. Raymer
General County
GS County
Old Court House
Board of Supervisors
Riverside
Colorado River Bridge at Blythe Urged by Riverside Officials
Riverside county supervisors moved toward a Blythe Colorado River bridge by drafting a state highway commission letter. The action hinges on California and Arizona concurring on site, plans, and specifications before Harrington Howard and Ash can begin construction. A 1.52 mile east Elsinore paving request and horticultural budget increases were also discussed.
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Colorado River
Blythe
Meyer Schoenthal
Riverside Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
California
Arizona
Harrington, Howard and Ashbridge
Congress
Board of Supervisors
Riverside County
Larrington
Imperial Valley Ducks Report Demand Early Season Protection
Imperial Valley reports indicate hundreds of thousands of wild ducks travel to Salton Sea feeding grounds daily. Complaints to the Game Warden say preseason hunters slaughter birds, risking scare-off before the official season. North valley clubs foresee an exceptionally good duck hunt this year.
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EL Centro
Salton Sea
Imeprial
Canals in Venice California to Become Boulevards
City Trustees authorize conversion of Venice California canals into arterials to ease traffic. Engineers estimate over 85 000 cubic yards of sand will be used to fill waterways and create boulevards.
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Venice
California
Corona Calendar Encourages Local Club Events
Tonight the Business Girls meet at Kinney Hotel at 7 p m. Arlington Day event at Arlington. Corona Girls Indoor team plays Arlington at Arlington. Thursday the Corona Brotherhood gathers at Methodist Church at 7 30. Lions banquet at 6 45 p m. Friday Rotary meets at 12 15 and shoppers are urged to study the advertising.
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Business
Kinney Hotel
Arlington Day
Arlington
Corona
Corona Brotherhood
Methodist Church
Rotary
Bowdoin Repairs After Ice Damage At Sea
The Bowdoin flagship of the MacMillan polar expedition damaged her propeller in early ice clashes and heavy seas. She put into Hopewell Labrador where cargo was shifted to raise the stern and a new propeller was installed.
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Bowdoin
Hopewell
Labrador
Retail Credit Men Gain Local and National Memberships
Corona business leaders announce the Retail Credit Men association is established with Frank Wood as secretary. Local and national memberships from St Louis bolster the group as it builds a 10 000 name file for immediate reference to credit or rating. The office flags potential bad check activity as a warning.
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Corona
California Second State In Automobile Registration
California ranks second in the nation for motor vehicle registrations. Last year New York led by about 70 000 registrations, but the gap is narrowing while California shows the highest per capita ownership, with a machine for every 2.9 persons.
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California
New York
City trustees approve final readings for fire protection and budget
At a trustee meeting the city adopted two ordinances the budget for the coming year totals 95200 with allocations for municipal purposes library debt service and utilities The electrical ordinance creates a city electric inspector position supervising city wiring permits and inspections Minor changes expand building code enforcement to improve fire district protection and align city duties with state practice Architects Berner and Kroonen presented progress on a municipal project calling the completed structure a city asset
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Trusette
Wort
Phinge
Booc. Berner
Kroonen
New Real Estate Firm Opens for Business Here
A. J. Davis and G. T. Gratton form a new real estate firm on Corona's Realty Row. They predict growth in acreages and grove properties, with an anticipated budget showing $34 125 for the department and county sales rising from $26 640 to $37 175 this year. Gratton arrives from Minneapolis to join Corona's land values trade. Davis has two decades in the field.
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Corona
A. J. Davis
G. T. Gratton
Compton
Ontar
Spe
Ciarize
Grove
San Bernardino County
Gratton
Neapolis
Davis
Corona Land
Vyal County
Ues
Local Interest Stirred in Spray Damage Suit
A Citrus spray damage suit filed in El Modena Orange county seeks 40000 damages for three groves owned by R F L Reish J H Edwards and Livia R Ford alleging that California Spray Chemical caused extensive injury. Experts say gas cannot reach every tree portion and sprayed solution damaged foliage and buds for 1926.
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Corona and
el Modena
Orange County
California Spray Chemical Company
R. F L. Reish
Enit
Reish
J. H. Edwards
Livia RR. Ford
Roiseh
Edwards
Ford
George Bartley
Eel Madena
Dast Webruary
Riverside County
Veneh
Oranee
Wolverines to Gather for a Huge Reunion
The Michigan people of Southern California plan a all day picnic at Syeda Grove Park on Saturday September 19 1925 under the Michigan Association of Southern California auspices now in its twenty fifth year Dr J M Parmelee president in charge Wolverines of the west welcomed Dr and Mrs Jed H Miner noted cornetist and soloist will aid in the program for Michigandersains All the bright picnic features will be carried out
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Michigan
Southern California
Syeda Grove Park
Michisien Association
Southland
MM. Parmelee
West
Jed. H. Miner
Santa Ana Chamber Hosts Friendly Booster Tour
A Santa Ana Junior Chamber of Commerce caravan rolled through 11 towns in a goodwill visit to promote cooperation among communities. The "get acquainted" parade included banners, bands, and 150 volunteers, with speeches stressing mutual benefit and avoiding rivalry. Roscoe Johnson of the Corona Chamber welcomed the visitors, and L. R. Crawford of Santa Ana spoke on cooperation and shared goals for regional advancement. The tour halted in multiple cities including Granke, Olive, Co Rong, Arlington, Riverside, Ontario, Lapland, Fullerton, New Port Beach, and Balbe Beach.
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Santa Ana
Roscoe Johnson
Corona Chamber of Commerce
Tle Quisiters
Johson
Corona Ghamiber
L. R. Crawford
Chamber of Commerce
Hie
Ama
Granke
Olive
Corong
Arlington
Riverside
Ontario
Lapland
Pomd
Neighborly Row Ends Eye Injury in Santa Ana Fight
Samuel J. Mortel, Santa Ana music director, will undergo surgery to remove his damaged left eye after a fistic encounter with neighbor Carl Guetze. The case, linked to ongoing local tensions, was reviewed at a preliminary hearing in Superior Court where Mortel and Guetze are named in the charges.
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Santa Ana
Samuel J. Mortel
Carl Guetze
LRU
Coevtve
Tayhem
Mustot
Hfe
Anayer
Chorce
Justice
Morrigan
North Main Street
Orange
Mendr Orit
School superintendents to meet in Pasadena in 1925
The annual convention of city and county school superintendents will be held in Pasadena the week beginning October 12. Headquarters will be at the Hotel Vista Del Arroyo. Last year’s meeting was in San Francisco and the year before in Riverside. Southern California superintendents welcome Pasadena as the site.
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Pasadena
Ity
Hotel Vista del Arroyo
San Francisco
Riverside
Southern California
Oraville site bought for new $175,000 theatre
In Oroville a site at corner Meyers and Robison Streets was purchased for a new theatre project valued at 175000 dollars.
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Oroville
Meyers and
Robison Streets
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Schoenthal
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Dick Wieck Hall
Salome
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Murrieta
Wildemar
Rudolph Brown
Wildomar
U. K. Tarwater
B. N. Pratt
Sedco
Frank Collier
San Diego
Harry B. Chase
Chase Nursery Company
Chase
Office
County Horticultural
Imperial Valley
National
Middle West
Wood
Office of Electrical Inspector
Wolverines
MT. Shasta
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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