City Trustees Plan Banquet Invite and Street Work
Long Beach officials invited City Trustees and spouses to a July 4 banquet at Hotel Virginia. numbers attending will be reported. Main Olive Kendall street improvements approved for engineering plans. Plumbing ordinance discussed. health officer Dr. P F Page appointed. Park commission to meet Friday to set needs and add a third member. Sprinkler bids opened Corona Hardware 467.50 383.50 345.25 Glass Brothers 385. tabled. Main Olive Kendall improvement estimate directed. Bid process for city printing rescinded for new bids. Shed fence on city county lot favored. Mr Hamner to start work. Dust control near depot debated. oil considered but undecided. City Building Inspector Savery mentioned.
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Long Beach
Virginia
Circle City
Board of Health
P. F. Page
Corona Hardware Implement Company
Glass Brothers
Hamner
Savery
City Hall Lot Appears Neat. Paint Considered At Meeting
A board address praised the orderly city lot and urged a neater city hall exterior. A coat of paint was suggested but no decision was reached, and the meeting adjourned to reconvene next Tuesday night.
Penprase Brothers Store Ransacked in Night Raid
Ed Penprase reports his Penprase Brothers store was broken into during Saturday night. Thieves pried a rear window, stole three complete suits plus accessories, a friend’s suitcase dumped contents in a corner, and left large-size hats and shoes behind. Police have little to go on beyond footprints and clothing clues.
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Ed Penprase
Penprase Brothers
Penprose Brothers
Manager Sparr Opens Amateur Sketch Nights in Corona
Manager Sparr of La Corona announces through the Independent a two night turn for the best amateur sketch by local actors. The offer runs through July 21 with at least two people required. Acts will be tried on Thursdays before the date and rehearsals are available with Electrician Potter assisting. Amateur night is a regular feature in many picture houses and Corona’s talent promises more than the ordinary.
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Sparr
la Corona Theatre
The
Independent
Potter
Corona
Miss Larrabee Granted New Trial by Judge West
Emma Larrabee sues Corona Gas and Electric Light Co for 10000 in damages alleging negligence at a post hole on Eighth and Washburn. Judge West sets aside February verdict. new trial to be held. Lafayette Gill represents plaintiff Collier Carnahan Craig defend.
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West
Densmore
Emma Larrabee
Corona Gas and Electric Light Company
Electric Light Company
Businessere
Eighth
Washburn
Lafayette Gill
Collier, Carnahan & Craig
Corona Voters Pick Lewis Site for School
Corona residents favor the A G Lewis site after a Monday meeting where 90 votes backed Lewis at 5500 and 40 chose block 172 at 3250. Total present 130, with ballots cast and motions approved to proceed with the Lewis site and assess associated costs.
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Board OF School Trustee&s
Corona
Lewis
Pentelow
Genereux
Schol
A. G. Lewis
Hotel changes hands in lower Main Street lease sale
Mr Cory Jayne has sold the Commercial hotel lease and furnishings to Miss Elizabeth Dienelt who has taken possession and begun a vigorous renovation campaign. Jayne moved his family to a house at Fifth and Sheridan and will stay with John Don the grocer.
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Cory Jayne
Lower Main Street
Elizabeth Dienelt
Jayne
Elizabeth Wilson
Fifth and
Sheridan
John Don
Expert Completes Corona Telephone Plant Work
Mr. W. Christian, an expert in telephone construction, leaves Corona today after more than a week spent inspecting the switchboard and entire plant of the Corona Home Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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W. Christian
Corona
Corona Home Telephone & Telegraph Company
Service improves under manager Miss Gertrude Oakley
The results of his work are readily noticeable in the improved condition of the service and the company proposes to use every effort to keep the service up to the highest point of efficiency possible. Any complaints will be attended to promptly by the manager, Miss Gertrude Oakley.
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Gertrude Oakley
Matillana Club Enjoys Pleasant Evening of Whist
Mr and Mrs A Folkers entertained Matillana club members at Joy street with five tables of progressive whist. R L Rodwin of Orange and Mrs C Al Bruelomar and Frank Mayhew won prizes. Refreshments and an impromptu musical followed. Ladies plan meetings at Mrs George Woodburns on Belle Street.
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Mrs. A. Folkers
Joy Street
A. Folkers
Matillana Club
R.l.rodwin
Orange
C. al Bruelomar
Frank Mayhew
Miss Findley
Miss Shepherd
Mr. Folkers
Committeemen Selected For Congregational Brotherhood term
Executive committee names new social civic Bible study missionary and other committees for the upcoming term. Notable leaders include President George K. Snidecor guiding a prosperous and interesting term.
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Congregational Brotherhood
Parsons
PF. HH. Roberts
L.L. Andrews
W. J. Brown
J. L. Davis
W. C. Barth
G. R. Freeman
W. J. Pentelow
E. P. Newton
B. EB. Lavery
J. L. Merriam
QO. P
W. J. Grinnell
J. M. Spining
S. Parker
A. L. Waber
En Brubacher
Harold’ Dull
Leslie McVicar
R. A. Cummings
E. J. Genereux
Kidder
D. K. Wilson
G. W. Wibber
O. P. Hulk
George K. Snidecor
ELECT OFFICERS AT CORONA UNION TELEPHONE MEETING
At the directors meeting of the Corona Union Telephone and Telegraph company on June 14 officers were elected. President W. J. Jameson. vice president DPD McNeil. secretary S. S. Willard. treasurer First National Bank. assistant secretary and manager Miss Gertrude Oakley.
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Corona Union Telephone & Telegraph Company
W. J1. Jameson
Dpd. McNeil
S. S. Willard
First National Bank
Gertrude Oakley
Lemon Growers Club Meeting Announced in city
On June 18 the Lemon Growers Association of Southern California will meet here. Secretary B. Hampton says attendance will be large and many matters important to fruit growers will be discussed. An enjoyable program is being prepared.
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Lemon cMnn's Association of
Southern California
38. B. Hampton
Pretty wedding at M E Church Miss Hadley Barnes wed
A June wedding joined Miss Atha Hadley and Lawrence I Barnes at the Methodist church with Mendelssohn music and rich decor. The ceremony was led by Rev Wesley K Heans and followed by a reception at the Hadley home. The groom is a bookkeeper for the Orange Heights Fruit Association packing house. Out of town guests from Lindsay Pomona Whittier Long Beach and Beaumont attended.
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Atha Hadley
Lawrence I. Barnes
Kelen Weston
Sidney G. Beck
Chesliarding
Colton
Floyd Barnes Shelly Barnes
Perris
Floyd Turner
Pasadena
Mendelssohn
S. M. Hadley
Seventh and
Merrill Streets
Barnes
R. R. Groves
Benedict
Orange Heights Fruit Association
Independent
Madith Gifford
Lindsay
J. ©. Owen
Pomona
P. Codladley
Whittier
Woodm. Wise
Lone Beach
Ane Mos
Prauuk Jarhtin
Dbeaumont
Bigelow Finishes Ocean to Ocean Car Run
Co Fl Bigelow driver and J M Wilson mechanician endured flood sand cold and heat to reach Los Angeles after a record testing ocean to ocean trip. Actual running time 827 hours versus 369 hours in a previous relay run. Bigelow once belonged to Queen Colony Garage and was skilled with the Reo.
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Co Fl
Bigelow
J. M Wilson
Los Angeles
Santa Fe Trail
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Hotel Virginia
Main
Olive
Citron
Park Commission of
Helen Platt
Main, Olive and
Kendall
Miss Larrabee
Corona Voters
George Woodburn
Belle Street
Lemon Growers’ Club
M. E. Church
Lawrence D. Barnes
Wesley K. Means
Queen Colony Garage
Mr. Bigelow
Queen Colony
Reo
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