28 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1917
Page
1
Corona City Park Wad ing Pool Fund receives small pledges from male residents led by M. Terpening who plans to donate 2.50. The Independent notes that women usually contribute more to children’s entertainment efforts, but few men have joined this drive.
Members of the Woman's Improvement Club debated dairy inspection funding with County Chairman G M Donnelly urging monthly milk testing and city council support. Plans to visit local dairies and a public- affairs push aim to secure a small daily inspection budget. The group favored regular Tuesday meetings next year and voted to raise club spirit with a flag pole at the clubhouse.
The Sunkist Exchange promotes orange and lemon advertising to lift year round demand, benefit all growers, and create preference for Sunkist brand. A national canvass shows many households order Sunkist when asked for any brand.
Harold Lamson defeated Sheldon Westfall 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 to win the men's singles final. G. E. Dole and Mrs Halsted won the mixed doubles for Casa Blanca, beating Millington and Miss Hague. Ladies doubles and men's doublesProceedings were next on the Casa Blanca courts ahead of April 21.
President Wilson calls for volunteers as the nation gears up for war with Germany. A mass meeting at 8 o clock tonight in City Hall will recruit men for Company M1 Riverside County. Riverside Military Band will provide music and prominent Riverside speakers will answer questions. Your presence is urged.
Los Angeles March 28. Chief Butler called for 10000 volunteers with rifles and 500 motor trucks to form a rapid response nucleus for any war emergency. Experienced policemen would serve as officers in the plan.
Chicago health officer Dr John Dill Robertson says the fight against tuberculosis will be won within ten years if death rates keep falling. He credits reduced alcohol consumption purified milk and hygienic education for cutting TB toll and notes sanitation infection control public drinking cups and spitting as ongoing targets.
Concrete piles about 100 feet long and weighing 20 tons are used in constructing a New Zealand wharf. Inventor unveils a coffee pot on the vacuum bottle principle with the lid acting as a stopper.
The Los Angeles Times published the marriage license for Dee C. McConnell and Blanche M. Willis. A group including Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McConnell, Mrs. R. H. Barnes, Miss Willis, and Rev. S. S. Sampson departed for Monrovia. The Independent notes possible preparations for a strongly coordinated action.
The Daily Tribune reports on Los Angeles expanding its plant with a color press and targeting West and Mississippi trade. Los Banos approves an $18,000 Odd Fellows hall, a $15,000 residence, and a new school site. Concord improves Pacific Telephone system. Tulare County votes $2.2 million for 203 miles of highway. Corcoran to install a modern street lighting system. San Francisco discusses expansion of the Hill road from Bend to Eureka and into the city via the Northwest Port. Northern California expects earliest bond money in July. rising foreign steamship calls to San Francisco from Orient routes with Japanese British and other vessels noted.
Redpath Chautauqua bureau confirms Corona will host an eight day event May 10 through 17 with a middle April train from Chicago bringing talent to about ten Southern California cities. Local committee plans 600 tickets at 3.00 dollars each featuring speakers William Jennings Bryan Edward Amherst Ott and dramatizations of Pinafore and Little Women.
New York Governor Whitman vows to ban boxing in the state before year’s end. He cites negative publicity and unsavory bouts in the city. Wenck’s misconduct and a $100 check incident are cited as factors. Whitman plans to remove Wenck and will not replace the boxing commission chair.
The Lincoln school nine and the high school freshmen played to a 6-6 tie at the city park after school. The piece notes potential of players reaching major leagues and mentions an upcoming rematch at the Sixth street grounds next Friday afternoon with the Washingtons aiming to beat the Lincolns.
San Francisco resident Lincoln Clark after three years finally receives a letter he mailed. He describes Pitcairn Island residents converting to evangelism and building a schooner with borrowed materials. Island life is vegetarian with boiled fish, sweet potatoes, taro, and limited ship access due to wartime conditions.
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