Trustees Vote to Widen East 6th Street Extension
Corona officials weighed widening the East Sixth Street extension from forty to fifty feet to match the rest of Sixth Street. Chamber of Commerce objections centered on auto parking and turning space with a potential carline to the park. City Engineer noted the cost difference for ten extra feet but the board approved the wider plan.
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Chamber OF Commerce
BOARD
W. C. Barth
Corona Chamber of Commerce
Sixth Street
Redondo Beach
Riverside
Mr. Ott
Corona
Nichols
E. B. Collier
Gully
East Sixth Street
F. Eas Jey
Grand Boulevard
Cross
Good Friday Union Service Observed in Corona
Corona held a new union Good Friday service with a noon to 3 pm church gathering at the Baptist church. Clergy from Methodist Congregational Christian and Episcopal churches led a program of hymns solos and scripture readings credited to Rev Milton S Runkle and other pastors.
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Corona
Methodists Congregational
Christian
Baptist
Episcopal
Baptist Church
Milton S. Runkle
Episcopal Church
Mass Meeting Planned for Corona Auto Race Plans
Citizens of Corona are called to a mass meeting in Glass Hall Friday evening March 28 to discuss the great auto race planned for Admission Day September 9. All interested are urged to attend.
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Corona
Glass ‘Hall
Hig Am
Jubilee Singers Delight Hearers at Congregational Church
Williams's Jubilee concert drew about 500 listeners to the Congregational church last night. The troupe, on its second Corona appearance, impressed with polished solos and humorous turns. Next in the Men's Entertainment course will be Prof. B R Baumgardt of Los Angeles. date and venue to be announced.
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Williams
Congregational
I A Corona
Swanee
B. R. Baumgardt
Los Angeles
The
Independent
Turner Art Exhibits Here Next Week
Turner Free Traveling Art exhibits and picture study stories will be shown at the high school from Wednesday April 2 to Saturday April 5. About 200 color and monotone pictures will be on display including Standard Art masterworks in painting sculpture and architecture and nature scenery. Admission is a nominal fee to cover transportation and display costs.
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Turner Free
Corona
Munger Leases Picture Theater on East Sixth Street
R A Munger has leased the theater building on East Sixth Street from A L Taber and plans stage enlargement for vaudeville and road shows. The new proprietor will elevate seats and employ courteous ushers. The house opens April 1 with refined vaudeville and four reels of moving pictures.
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R. A. Munger
East Sixth Street
A. L. Taber
Advertising Talks No 45 and 46 Promote newspaper ads
An editorial ad discusses the value of newspaper advertising in reaching families from young to old. It argues continuous, informative, and visually appealing ads outperform sporadic ones and urges readers to start today, promising the paper will deliver good results. Continued in future issue.
Taft Administration Outlines Early Washington Agenda
Special to The Independent discusses Taft's handling of state affairs, noting a cautious but decisive style and prompt appointments when needed. It covers the tariff push in a narrow special session, farmer concerns, and regional protection demands, plus San Diego and San Francisco exposition funding and the reshaping of Congressional committees.
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Washington
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Ag Vuere
Congress
Taft
San Diego Exposition
San Diego
San Francisco
America
California
Ware
A. Kettner
Chareh
Sinnott
Oregon
Whitmner
Smith
Exposition
Kettner
Miraculau Hyernagr Ao
Dyetther
Church
Rukher
Demonstrated Trap To Catch Autoists On Corona Main Street
The Pendleton speed trap was demonstrated in Corona on Main Street near the high school. Three operators linked by telephones used stop watches and a sign reading police to stop speeders, with mixed council opinions on practicality and cost. The Venice manufactured trap costs about $500 and requires two to three operators.
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Pendleton
Corona
Main Street
Coronk
Venice
Dinner Party Honor for Mr and Mrs Robert Ross
Mr and Mrs Robert Ross entertained several friends at a dinner party last Friday night. Following the sumptuous repast cards were enjoyed until a late hour.
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Mre
Robert Ross
Corona Leads Southern California Fruit Shipments
Corona proves a peak shipping point with 59 cars sent last week including 44 orange cars and 15 lemon cars. Queen Colony Fruit Exchange moved 39 orange cars and 3 lemon cars, bringing season total to 4038. Prices hold steady at 4.00 per box for choice oranges while lemon prices ease due to heavy foreign imports. Manager Frank Harlow predicts continued heavy shipments through April and May.
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Corona
California
Queen Colony Fruit Exchange
Spare Fruit Company
Pacific Coast
Frank Harlow
The
Exchange
Independent
Bank Clerks Association Entertained in Corona
The Bank Clerks association of Riverside county was entertained in Corona Saturday evening at the Corona Country club by local bank officials and clerks. About forty-five members from Elsinore San Jacinto Banning Riverside and Corona attended. Officers elected were President A H Buckley San Jacinto Vice President F B Snider Corona Secretary RR B Hampson Riverside Treasurer J I Wilson Riverside.
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Bank Clerks Association
Riverside County
Corona
Corona Country Club
Elsinore
San Jacinto
Banning
Riverside
A. H. Buckley
F. B. Snidecor
RR. B. Hampson
J. I Wilson
Sunrise Master service draws Corona travelers to Mt Rubidoux
About twenty machine loads of Corona people journeyed to Riverside early Sunday morning to witness the Sunrise Master service on Mt Rubidoux. Attendees say the impressive meeting was worth going miles for.
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Corona
Riverside
Mt. Rubidoux
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