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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
2
Community notes describe anniversaries entertainment at the Bolers home, church events, Knights of Pythias meeting, visitors from New York and Oregon, and local agriculture talks. Dairymen meetings in Tacoma and an upcoming church supper in Corona are also mentioned along with travel plans and holiday countdowns.
Prices for new 1917 Ford models listed: Touring at 415 70, Runabout 400 70, Chassis 380 70. Source Cerena Newton and Gollier note tax and payment terms.
Illness kept Miss Genevieve Huyck home for a week but she is now able to return to school. Local families, Mr and Mrs C A Holloway and Mr and Mrs H E Spanogle, drove to Los Angeles for a day trip. Corona high school basketball beat Elsinore 30 to 10, redeeming a prior loss to Colton.
At a Caldwell meeting the Idaho Poland China Swine Breeders Association elected officers led by President W. F. Howard of Parma and Vice President Charles Royston of Fruitland. Amos Miller of Caldwell was named secretary treasurer. Howard will serve as delegate to the state meeting in Pocotello next January.
In Sheffield the last remnants of a wandering gypsy band were rounded up as conscription tightens. One man was drafted into the army and three others jailed for petty thefts. Scotland Yard believes the gypsy trade is ended for the war period as most roamers enlist or do war work.
The Federal Farm Loan Board held a hearing in Phoenix Arizona on November 18 to gather information to guide the delineation of the country into the 12 federal land bank districts for administering the farm loan act.
Twenty two carloads of oranges were shipped with every fruit passing the required eight to one test before eastward transport. The lemon market remains fair with shipments typical for the season and no frost damage reported as growers prepare for a winter boom.
Construction of 16 000 feet of snow sheds in the Cascade mountain district has advanced to a point where no danger is anticipated on the Great Northern railway mountain routes this year after previous seasonal snow slides blocked service.
In Denver during the closing year there was one divorce action for every three marriages. A total of 786 divorce suits were filed while 2130 marriage licenses were issued, showing a drop in divorces as marriages rose compared to last year and the decline is attributed to prohibition.
Cotton growers of Chandler Arizona report prices of 50 cents per pound for their best lint. Holstein breeders of Tillamook County Oregon have sent to Wisconsin for a car of pure bred dairy cattle. Oregon petits are few and high priced this season due to higher feed costs. The Caldwell Idaho district recently shipped 12 carloads of horses to France, totaling 250 head.
The California Farm Products Co. plans 300 acres of cantaloupes near Blythe for next year producing an estimated 150 cars. Soil analyses show strong potential for celery and asparagus, with a possible Christmas market for asparagus. Palo Verde is called the bread basket of the county as crops diversify and fetch high prices. Local Santa Fe agent W E F Hill urges early reservations for the many travelers.
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