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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
3
The article compares the press to a locomotive powered by accuracy and honesty. It notes two revenue sources subscriptions and advertising with subscriptions as the paper’s first obligation. It argues readers trust and large subscriber lists grant influence and advertising then follows.
A list of prizes and winners from a community event featuring Civic and Educational Float top prize of 5 dollars, Best Commercial Float with 10 dollars top prize, Best Decorated Automobile for Ladies, Auto and Motorcycle Barrel Races, Pushmobile Race for Boys, races for girls and boys, and various prize awards including merchandise, boxes of candy, and assorted goods. Named participants include Everett Ballard, Bowser’s, Elmer Page, Fern Husted, Jay Gould, and others, with multiple second and third prize awards across events.
The article lists judges L. D. Bedford Elmo Hough E. J. Genereux L. J. Otto Joseph C. Brown FE D. Howard W. C. Bonser and J. H. Flinn as right-hand men to grand marshal W. J. Peeler. Splits were overseen by L. D. Bedford LL J. Otto and Elmo Hough.
The Corona Country club dominated the Casa Blanca tournament with a doubles win by Tee McConnell and W M Dean. Miss Helen Whitmore and Elizabeth Craig lost narrowly in the ladies doubles 7 5 and 8 6. Harold Lamson for Corona won the singles, giving Corona the day’s major honors.
A cryptic note hints at a familiar wife’s craft in managing her spouse and frames the election as an old tale with renewed effort. The speaker urges a quieter approach and faith not bound to loud appeals.
Brownh Chapter OES held a Monday night installation with about 160 guests. Retiring Worthy Matron Miss Orena Lockett received a diamond set pin from Charles Scoville and the lodge. retiring officers were honored with an antique vase. New officers led by Emma Adalia Savery in white were escorted to the Chapter room.
Riverside reports a new lodge calling itself the Yellow Dog, fronted as a social order with Chicago ties and led by a Chief Barker. Members claim the name’s color holds no meaning, while the group conducts charitable work including over $40 donated for Thanksgiving dinners to the needy.
The Woman’s Improvement club of Corona announces a Tuesday December 12 open meeting titled Philanthropy Day. Citizens are invited to bring donated goods and money for Christmas aid, with prior church cooperation yielding 92 boxes last year. A speaker and music are planned to inspire club members and guests to help the community.
More than $60 000 was paid at the Tax Collector C R Stibbens office on Monday as the first installment deadline approached. The day saw a near seven thousand dollar hourly rate and a steady late rush despite widespread notices no extensions would be granted. Stibbens could not yet provide totals but expects figures in line with or slightly above prior years.
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