Trustees Hold Regular Session With Bids And Votes
City trustees met to bid Palm avenue and East Olive street work. C F Easley bid low but was unawarded after protests. West Tenth street improvement authorized. Main street grade ordinance 299 adopted. Highway Construction Co. extension granted. several hydrant installations approved. Fairview tract subdivision annulled. private road issue unresolved. next meeting set for November 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Avenue
Olive Street
Easley Low Man
East Olive Street
Garretson Avenue
Main Street
C. F. Easley
Johnson-Shea and Company of
Riverside
West Tenth Street
Davis
Mueller
Cross
Stobbs
Highway Construction Company
East Sixth Street
Cross and
Board of Trustees
Hey
City of
Corona
Sixth
Main Streets
Eighth and
Tenth and
Third
Fifth and
Main
Grand Boulevard
East Ninth Street
West Eighth
Vicentia Avenue
West Olive Street
Belle Avenue
West Fifth
Boulevard
Fifth Street
Washburn
Hetty J. Jameson
Fairview Tract
D. F. Connell
Victoria Avenue
F. H. Roberts
Frank Geith
Four Main Highways In Bond Issue Discussed
Riverside session with supervisors highway commission and Tax Payers league and Chamber of Commerce reviewed raising the county bond issue from 1 000 000 to 1 125 000. Corona would gain macadamized roads from Elsinore to McCarty’s corner and through Santa Ana canyon to the Orange county line. The plan aims to improve regional roads and satisfy all districts, prompting general elation.
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Elsinore
Mccarty Corner
Riverside
Orange CO
Supervisors
Highway Commission
Tax Payers’ League
Chamber of Commerce
Wes
Corona
Court House
Joy G. Jameson
W. J. Pentelow
C. B. McConnell
McCarty’s Corner
San Bernardino County
Riverside Limits
Santa Ana Canyon
Orange County
Los Angeles
Circle City Investment Company to Open Offices soon
The Circle City Investment Company formed on Tuesday with J. E. Menzie as president and D. W. Glenn as vice president. Other officers include J. T. Hamner, M. W. Findley, J. B. Coplen, and E. B. Collier as secretary. Offices are rented at 108 East Sixth Street and will begin operations in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle City Investment Company
J. E. Menzie
D. W. Glenn
J. T. Hamner
M. W. Findley
J. B. Coplen
E. B. Collier
Corona
East Sixth Street
Prohibitionist Refuses Stay Amid Stewed Prunes
A fragment shows a Prohibitionist in discomfort at breakfast, declaring he cannot stay as all the prunes appear stewed, hinting at a satirical or humorous scene in a historical text.
Lemon Rate Victory Brings Revenue Boost to Local Fruit Growers
The U S Supreme Court upheld a $1 per hundred pounds lemon rate from California to East Coast points, returning about $60 000 to local growers and $200 000 yearly state wide. The decision ends four years of litigation dating to 1917 and credits Corona attorneys G Harold Powell and late A F Call for leading the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
California
Corona
Supreme Court
United States
Canada
Interstate Commerce Commission
G. Harold Powell
A. F. Call
United States Commerce Court
Commission
Commerce Court
C. Kk. Durbrow
Southern Pacific
Robert Dunlap
Santa Fe
Blackburn Easterline
P. J. Farrell
W. S. Lamb
Blows to Telephone Companies Reduce San Jose Rates
The State Railroad Commission orders Pacific Telephone and Telegraph to stop advance deposits in San Jose and pay only fair remuneration for services. A general rate cut will save patrons about 15000 annually. The ruling aligns with prior water company decisions on service pipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Railroad Commission
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
San Jose
Commission
Cotton growers meet on Palo Verde crop transport
Cotton growers of the Palo Verde valley held a meeting to tackle the problem of moving the cotton crop to the railroad for shipment in the fall.
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Palo Verde Valley
Auction Bridge Club Entertainment At Victoria Street Home
Mr and Mrs I L Andrews hosted Auction Bridge Club members on Victoria street with an evening meal for guests including Clarence White Robt N Ross Geo M Blair and Dr and Mrs C Reid and Geo M Donnelly who substituted for F J Mueller. The card game crowned Mr and Mrs Clarence White as prize winners a gentleman’s award of silk hose.
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Auction Bridge Club
I. L. Andrews
Victoria Street
Clarence White
Robt
N. Ross
Geo
M. Blair
4. C. Reid
Geo. M. Donnelly
F. J. Mueller
Claremont Citrus Names New Manager Mr Frank Ford
The Claremont Citrus association appoints Frank Ford as manager, previously tied to the Pomona association. In Palo Verde valley coal oil is reported to be effective against the Johnson grass pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claremont Citrus Association
Frank Ford
Pomona Association
Palo Verde
Distillate Explosion Hurts Man Working Gas Engine
Clarence Coburn was severely burned in Coldwater canyon while heating a gasoline engine for Temescal Water Co. He spilled distillate on a ginny sack and an open can, causing a flare that scorched his arms and back and required transport to San Bernardino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Coburn
Coldwater Canyon
Temescal Water Company
Coburn
Pivenna
Covediius Caedicad
Taulis Dome di San Bernardino
Hallowe en social scenes and porch pranks in Corona
Corona enjoyed a busy Halloween night with dances at the Country club and Glass Hall, plus a townwide coasting spree with wagons to 2 a m. Marshal Alexander and Night watchman Ewing curbed mischief as signs were removed and paint sprayed. A concrete mixer and a toppled structure drew attention, while a multi-carriage wagon train carried about fifty riders from Olive to Main Streets.
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Corona
Glass Hall
Blb.c
Catholic Church
Marshal Alexander
Frank Ewing
del Rey
City Hall
Seventh
Merrill
Arthur Taber
Olive
Olive Street
Corona Gains Green Light for Electric Line to Riverside
Officials report an agreement transferring road crossings to the county clears the way for an electric line from Corona to Riverside. Pacific Electric’s Piernesy Pillsbury told a county board material is ready and will be shipped to start work soon, easing delays.
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Electric Road
Riverside
Corona
Piernesy Pillsbury
Pacific Techric Company
Pan Electric
Marnelia Avenue
Pillsbury
Covena
Los Angeles
Selling Big Too Cheap Leads To Arrest Of Two Boys
Gordon Mesberry and Floyd Trow both 18 and inmates of the George Junior Republic near Chino were taken into custody by Marshal Alexander on a charge of stealing a horse and buggy from the republic. After stealing the animal they headed toward Corona and offered the outfit for as low as $10, arousing suspicion and leading to their arrest. They were returned to the school to be kept in jail for six months according to their statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Mesberry
Floyd Trowbridge
George Junior Republic
Chino
Marshal Alexander
Republic
Boys Grove
Corona
Belgian Princesses Accept Government Estate Compromise
Louise Stephanie and Clementine, daughters of King Leopold, will settle litigation over their father’s estate by accepting a government compromise. Each princess will receive 3.4 million francs in the final arrangement as counsel finalize terms.
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Louise
Stephanie
Clementine
Leopold of
Belgium
Walnut Grower Mulls Parcel Post Walnut Sale
A Fullerton walnut grower contemplates selling walnuts by parcel post, weighing distribution method options and market reach for the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullerton
Parcel Post
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Connell
NEW Investment Company
Corona National Bank
Civen
Hallowe'en
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