Businesses to Close Thursday for Washington Birthday Observance
Corona stores sign up to close Thursday February 22 to allow residents to attend the orange show. The Business Men's section of the Chamber of Commerce reports unanimous agreement to close, with the Independent planning a half holiday for its office force to view the festivities. Names of participating firms include Newton & Harding Corona Mercantile Co Corona Cash Market Corona Hardware Co Norman Reeves Hardware Circle City Market Tack Grant R C Granson O R Vanderhoof J W Rowe W L Lyman & Bond M W Wells A W Bates Hoover & Wright G M Donnelly Russ Lumber Co Bert Humbles L J Otto & Reid Wm Becker Alden & Co F C Bonser Pecket Grocery I W Misenheimer Browns Pete Ceremony James Whigmany Max Green Corona Lumber Inc G B Leach English & Masters Morrows & Beveridge Wm K th Goldman Davie & Mc W Harris J T Crandall G Ny Beer R Robertie J Garay Daily Independent.
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Washington
Corona
I. W. Misenheimer
X .Browns
Pete Ceremony
James Whigmany
Max Green
Corona Lumber Inc
G. B. Leach
English & Masters
Morrows& Beveridge
Wm. K.th
M.goldman
Davie & Mc
W. Harris
J.T. ‘Crandall
Pay-Up Week Praised as Practical Civic Move
In a western city during Pay-Up Week the editor sent reporters to interview merchants about paying outstanding accounts. Merchants praised the effort, reporting early payments and plans to keep the practice, with one debtor promising monthly payups until everyone is square. The program is described as a splendid success boosting local business.
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Aquare
Honors memory of Gen Lafayette in French chateau plan
Paris reports will turn Chateau de Chavannac-la-Lafayette into a Franco American memorial museum. During the war it will serve as a hospital and later be restored to its 1757 appearance to honor General Lafayette, birthplace of Washington’s aide in the American Revolution. The plan was spearheaded by H. Cleveland Coxe and funded by American supporters.
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Paris
Chateau de
H. Cleveland Coxe
General Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette
Auvergne
Britain Faces Massive War Pensions Challenge
London reports that 50 000 widows rely on government support while 100 000 war orphans and 70 000 disabled soldiers are adjudged to receive pensions. About 50 000 cases remain pending as temporary offices are set up in St James's Park to administer pensions during the war.
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London
America
Somme
Pay-Up Week Promotes National Pay- Up Support
The message urges participation in Pay-Up Week as a progressive public appeal. It emphasizes timely payment and civic duty, urging the community to join the national effort to meet obligations and boost collective welfare.
The Crisis at the Majestic Will Play Monday
The Crisis based on Churchill's novel will be shown at the Majestic Theater on Monday February 26. The film features an operatic score and a human Lincoln, with scenes shot at authentic locations such as the St. Louis court house steps and Vicksburg cliffs.
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William N.selig
Indton Churchill
I St. Louis
Majestic Theater
Albe
Vicksburg
Lincoln
Churchill
Mr. Selig
Stephen Brice
St. Louis
Bean growers guaranteed market by Newton and Harding
Chester A. Harding of Newton and Harding announces a guaranteed market for local beans next season. They will pay from five cents a pound wholesale, with yields of fifteen to twenty sacks per acre for Lady Washington and Black-eye varieties. Straw adds value at $5.50 per ton and National Orange Company has 290 planted acres for straw fertilizer use.
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Newton & Harding
Chester A. Harding
National Orange Company
Chemically Pure Dishes Proclaimed at San Francisco Hotel
A San Francisco hotel installs a dishwashing apparatus that cleans and sterilizes dishes. A bacteriologist reviews the items afterward to confirm the cleanliness and chemical purity.
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San Francisco
Potatoes Trade Quotation Report From Seattle Market
Potato jobbers in Seattle quote Yakima Gems at 55 dollars per ton signaling current supply pricing.
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Seattle
Yakima Gems
National Orange Show Opens Today in San Bernardino
The National Orange Show opens with Queen Hazelle Hess Nutt leading ceremonies. California citrus yields the largest display, with over 52,000 carloads produced and visitors invited to a two week event featuring educational programs and social events.
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San Bernardino
California
Queen Hazelle
Hazelle Hess Nutt
Lindsay
Tulare
Fred M. Renfro
Joseph Ingersoll
M. C. McKenny
Joseph Strawser
Georgia V. Farmer
Good Fish and Game Laws Enacted in California
Deputy Fish and Game Commissioner John J. Barnett of Ventura apprehended a Frenchman, Martin Chariet, with a steel head trout without a license last week and he was fined in local court. The commission plans renewed strict enforcement this year after last year’s patrols boosted late season fishing on southern streams by keeping fishermen away until breeders spawned.
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Fish and Game
John J. Barnett
Ventura
Martin Chariet
Fish and Game Commission
Corona Public Schools Break For Two Weeks
Beginning tomorrow the grammar schools of Corona will set out for a two weeks vacation. The high school spring vacation will come later.
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Corona
Coro na Potato Lecture Draws Ic r o nans at Majestic
Potter expert Eugene H Grubb of the Southern Pacific railroad lectured last night at the Majestic on potato raising. He urged seed selection and sprouting, warned against seeding mistakes, lobbied for irrigation, manure practices and cover crops, and endorsed cooperative planting and marketing. He cited Corona area soil as favorable and noted Main county’s potato wealth.
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Majestic Theater
Eugene H. Grubb
Southern Pacific Railroad
Mr. Grubb
Tate
Mains
United States
Corona
Colorado
American Ship Orlean Heads Toward Submarine Zone
The 6000 ton American steamer Orlean laden with contraband for the French government sails from New York on February 9 and is due in the feared submarine zone en route to Bordeaux. Unarmed and flying the American flag, she is owned and largely operated by Americans, and her fate could heighten U S Germany tensions.
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New York
U.S
Bordeaux
Oriental Navigation Company
Battery Space
Germany
United States
Extension School For Farmers At San Simon
The University of Arizona will conduct an extension school for farmers at San Simon on February 27.
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The
University of Arizona
San Simon
Orange Show Opening Promises Eight Days of Citrus Pageantry
Preparations for the Seventh National Orange Show in San Bernardino proceed with extensive rain-proof decorations and a new lighting system. Queen Hazelle will command opening ceremonies as 100,000 visitors expected. Pacific Electric notes record attendance and Auto Club marks routes to the event. Riverside county day set for Thursday with Corona firms closing.
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Hatfield
Queen Hazelle
Pacific Electric
Information Bureaus and Hotels
Southland
San Bernardino
Auto Club of
Southern California
Orange Belt
Citrus Fruit Growers Convention
Moose Hall
Riverside County
Corona Business
Rainfall in recent days brings joy to ranchers
Local ranchers rejoice as several days of rain soak into the ground. The storm dropped 1.22 inches in total, with .87 inches in the previous day and .35 inches more since yesterday, easing drought fears and benefiting county farmers.
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Business Men’s Sec‘tion C. of
Gen. Lafayette
George Washington
St. Jame’s Park
Foreign Office
First National Bank
Corona, California
A. J. Ware
Geo. E. Snidecor
C. C. Harrington
Laura V. Kirby
E. Snidecor
Corona National_ Bank
A Thompson
Charles. Hoss
C.B. McConnell
Dee McConnell
Agst
Wajestic
4Hipserie Subps
Sed Cp
Selig
Winston Churchill
Citizens Bank
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