Submarine Threat and U.S. War Prep Update
German submarine halts the Westwego and demands fuel oil before sinking ships. The Admiralty confirms three British steamers and a Russian vessel were sunk. The U.S. House passes a measure enabling the president to seize shipyards and munitions plants with 150 million dollars for rapid ship and munition production.
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London
Westwego
The
Admiralty
Washington
House
United States
Many Friends Gather on Her Eighth Birthday
Miss Priscilla Roys daughter of Rev and Mrs E A Roys celebrated her eighth birthday with about twelve young friends at the Ramona avenue home. Afternoon games led to a dining room refreshment period featuring sandwiches pickles olives orange jello and cake. Dainty favors were given to Frances Howard Bernice Hildreth Helen Fitch Mabel Miller Margaret Root Iane MacGillivray Charlotte Dickinson and Charlotte Dud...
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Priscilla Roys
E. A. Roys
Roys
Ramona Avenue
Frances Howard
Bernice Hildreth
Helen Fitch
Mabel Miller
Margaret Root
Iane MacGillivray
Charlotte Dickinson
Charlotte Dud
Notable Names in Local Society from Florence Fraser to Bertha Genereux
Florence Fraser Inna Wrestler and Bertha Genereux appear among the readable society notes and social notices. The fragment suggests a roster of local individuals involved in events or courtesy mentions within the community newspaper.
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Ley
Florence Fraser
Bertha Genereux
Young Veach Boy Wanders Off In Wagon Adventure
Master Orville Veach youngest son of Mr and Mrs Elzie Veach rode away in a wagon pulled by an older child to explore the world. At Sixth and Joy streets he jumped from the wagon and waited about an hour while anxious parents searched. He soon returned as dinner hour neared proving he was safe.
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Orville Veach
Elzie Veach
Eighth and
Joy Streets
Sixth and Joy Street
Free trimming stirs controversy over eucalyptus on Main street
A mass meeting at city hall discussed the cutting of eucalyptus trees on Main street. T C Jameson of the chamber of commerce chaired the event, inviting the park board and tree warden to explain the rationale and benefits of the trimming. About fifty residents attended and raised questions about authority and safety amid strong winds.
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Chamber of .Commercce
Chamber of Ecommerce
Nichols
Corona
Economy Dominant Tone At Meeting
The city trustees meeting opened dull with a Chamber of Commerce request urging a new method for license collections. A marshal notice will mark license payment times. Mrs P Bradford Smith invited eligible members to join her matrimonial bureau. Poles blocking an alley near the Ford garage prompted a delay pending street committee and city attorney review. Storm water issues on Mangular avenue led to a call for property owners to remove obstructions and prevent future flooding. California and Lester avenues were slated for repairs including plowing and rolling. Continued on Page Two.
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Chamber of Commerce
Marshal Inser
P. Bradford Smith
Ford Garage
Mangular Avenue
Avante
Pioneers who carried mail to California before Pony Express
A 19th century mail service predates the Pony Express. In 1851 Geo Chorpenning and Absalon Woodward carried U.S. mail monthly from Salt Lake to Sacramento, facing severe winters and Indian attacks. After Woodward’s death, routes shifted to San Pedro and a Panama mail steamer to San Francisco, with later expansion to a four horse stage line.
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U. S. Mail
Salt Lake
S. F
Pony Express
Owen C. Coy
Commission
United States
Geo. Chorpenning
Absalon Woodward
Sacramento
Placerville
Sierras
Carson's Canyon
Carson
S Humboldt
Great Salt Lake
Woodward
Feather River
Feather River Route, Chorpenning
San Pedro
San Francisco
Chorpenning
Library Travel Club to Scotland and Training Class Opens
The Library Travel club plans a Scotland trip on Thursday evening guided by Rev. F. W. Reynolds who will present a vivid talk with color slides. Admission is free. A new library training class starts soon for future assistants and general library users.
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Scotland
F. W. Reynolds
Library
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilson
Getty
Wallace
Eavestone
Switzerland
Spain
Germany
America
Brazil
Norway
First National Bank
California
WARE
Prea
Harrington
Asst
Cash
Kura V. Kirby
Flebmason
Ustier
Abe ‘C. B. McConnell
Pres
Dew McGonnell
Street Committee
California and
Lester Avenues
California Avenue
California Historical Survey Commission
University of California
H. Chorpenning McGee
Berkeley
Bonnie Scotland
Ludovici
Davis
Rice
Robert Louis Stevenson
Wundt
Aldis
Crane
King
Purington
Scherer
Cotton
Muir
Gulf
Frantzlus
Rolland
Trict
Zaale
Grocertesia
Ceylon
Coréna ‘Mercantile. Co
Citizens Bank
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