Burglary Strikes Los Robles Home During OneHour Absence
Clothing jewelry bedspreads and watches taken from the residence of Thomas S. Steele at 2095 Los Robles Saturday night between 8 and 9 pm. Entry may have been via an unlocked window screen or by reaching through the front door peek hole. The Steeles were away only an hour and $650 in cash plus assorted items vanished. Police found no fingerprints or clues to the method of entry, marking the first burglary of the summer vacation period.
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Thomas S. Steele
Los Robles
Steeles
Large July Building Permits Measured in City
Building for the month of July totals 123425 with permits issued to E C Hollenbaugh Mabel N Kime at 633 San Fernando Glendale for a 13000 eight room home at 2405 Oak Knoll Ave J Pierre Son contractor and Jonathan Ring architect. Additional permits go to B A Kilmer Huntington Park for a 9000 seven room two story modern Colonial home at 2395 Melville Dr L E Shepard contractor. Harry Lee Smith Los Angeles for a 7500 seven room one story French Colonial at 30 Cumberland Rd for A T Hughes. A San Marino resident G L 21 Afton Rd restrictions noted.
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E. C. Hollenbaugh
Mabel N. Kime
San Fernando
Glendale
Oak Knoll Avenue
J. Pierre & Son
Oxford Road
Jonathan Ring
B. A. Kilmer
Rita Avenue
Huntington Park
Melville Drive
L. E. Shepard
Lorain Road
Harry Lee Smith
Sherwood Road
Cumberland Road
A. T. Hughes
Effie Street
Los Angeles
Jezebel Starlet From San Marinan Captures Fame
An 18 year old San Marinan Alice Clancey who attended Pasadena High School was cast as Julie in Jezebel with Bette Davis. Her breakout role earned praise from Warner Bros and boosted her rising film career. She later appeared in Gold Degers of Paris and a new project titled BEN. She is the daughter of Mrs. Philip Clancey.
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Riccess
San Marinan
Alice Clancey
la Mirada
Pasadena High School
Julie
Jezebel
Bette Davis
Warner Bros
Shaw
San Yarman
Paris
Ben
Philip Clancey
Editor Travels London Captivates Visit Keeps Busy
An editor tours London visiting Cambridge Lincoln and major sites including the British Museum Buckingham Palace Westminster Abbey Stoke Poges and Windsor Castle. The trip highlights cultural landmarks and historic venues with notes on architecture and heritage.
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Cambridge
Lincoln
British Museum
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Stoke Poges
Windsor Castle
San Marinan Reserve Officer Training at CMTC Camp
First Lieutenant R. E. Battles of the Infantry Reserve trains at Camp John P. Pryor Presidio of Monterey with CMTC San Marinan candidates. The camp at Monterey runs until disbandment on Saturday August 6. Cadets study drill marksmanship tactics and military subjects to build character and citizenship.
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San Marino
Citizen’s Military Training Corps
John P. Pryor
Presidio of
Monterey
R. E. Battles
Infantry Reserve
Monterey Road
CMTC
Airplane Model Class Draws Vic and Al’s Shop Pair
An 18 year old model airplane class continues with Vic and Al’s Shop and includes actor Reginald Denny as part of the event.
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Ing
Vic and
Reginald Denny
Two San Marin Students Named USC Honor Scholars
Two San Marino residents were among 324 USC students named to the honor list for achieving all B or better grades. The recognition places them among the university’s top academic performers.
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San Marin
Us.c
San Marino
University of Southern California
New Residents Join Growing San Marino Community
Nine new families move into San Marino this week with five occupying recently built homes. Notable arrivals include Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fundenberg at 1603 Charlton Road and Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Barnhart at 1311 San Marino Avenue. Several others relocate within the city to addresses on Lorain Road Melville Drive and Sherwood Road.
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San Marino
W. C. Fundenberg
Charlton Road
Marengo Avenue
South Pasadena
Fundenberg
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
H. M
Cronshey Baby Boy Born in Glendale
Mr and Mrs George H Cronshey Jr announce the birth of a son named Michael George Cronshey at Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Glendale on Sunday after noon July 31. The baby weighs seven and a half pounds and the family home is 2985 Clarence. Mrs Cronshey, formerly Marian Herbert, is active in San Marino civic life and chaired the Sports Guild of the San Marino Woman's Club.
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George H. Cronshey Jr
San Marino
Papa George
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Glendale
Michael George Crowshey
Clarence
Crogshey
Marian Herbert
San Marino Woman’s Club
Hervey Porter Dies After Long Illness in California
Hervey Meek Porter died Friday at his Palmdale home after a long illness. He had lived at 1930 Los Robles avenue, San Marino, before moving away five months ago. Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Tur ner, Stevens and Berry chapel with Dr. James T. Mordy officiating. Porter, a retired businessman and former South Pasadena school board member, helped build the Percival Porter Co. investment firm with his father-in-law after starting as a lawyer in Des Moines.
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Hervey Meek Porter
Los Robles Avenue
San Marino
Palmdale
Turner, Stevens and Berry
James T. Mordy
Porter
Des Moines
The Blue Boy in Huntington Art Collection
The Blue Boy remains the Huntington collection’s most popular portrait. Painted around 1769 70 for Master Jonathan Buttall the canvas shows a blue satin outfit with silver braid and a black hat. Huntington acquired it in 1921 after long exhibition history in Grosvenor House and national galleries.
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John Buttall
London
Gainsborough
Buttall
van Dyck
Royal Academy
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Reynolds
J. Nesbitt
M. P
Nesbitt
J. Hoppner
R.A
Robert, 2Nd Earl Grosvenor
1St Marquis of Westminster
Hugh
2Nd Duke of Westminster
Mr. Huntington
Grosvenor House
San Marino
Huntington
National Gallery
Duveen Gallery
New York City
America
Blue Boy
England
London Times
Ben McKesson Reaches Final in Local Soap Box Derby
San Marino boy Ben McKesson age 12, son of Mr and Mrs William B McKesson, finished among twelve finalists in the Los Angeles Daily News soap box derby finals on Stocker boulevard. His tin “Silver Streak” clocked 41 seconds for one block. Glendale’s Bob Holmes won and advances to Akron. Burrell De Vos also ran heats and earned a watch.
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San Marino
Stocker Boulevard
Los Angeles
Ben McKesson
William B. McKesson
Adair Street
California
Burnell de Vos
B. H. de Vos
Oxford Road
McKesson
Bob Holmes
Glendale
Akron
The
Daily News of
Minor Crashes Disturb Quiet Of Local Cal
Several minor motor crashes occurred in the past week with no serious injuries. A three car collision near Huntington and Granada shortly before 9 am damaged all vehicles. one was towed. Drivers listed include Gertrude Margaret Snyder of 727 North Bushnell Ave Alhambra and Urquhart A Hammett of 2605 Lorain, San.
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Huntington
Granada
Gertrude Margaret Snyder
North Bushnell Avenue
Alhambra
Urquhart A. Hammett
Lorain
San
San Marino Tribune Receives Praises for Silver Anniversary Edition
Readers express gratitude for the twenty fifth anniversary issue published April 22 commemorating the city’s silver birthday. Ethel R. Shorb of the Huntington Art Gallery requests ten copies, noting the Shorb family’s role in Southern California history.
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Compliment Tribune
San Marino
Southern California
Playground Attendance Reaches High Mark in San Marino
The San Marino playground program closes with 300 plus attendees for a day of races, skits, and an ice cream feed. Staff of six instructors led by Ray Bryce organized events for all ages, averaging 250 daily participants throughout the season. Shields were awarded for junior and senior tennis, badminton, ping pong, checkers, and carroms, as well as chorus and dramatic skits by kindergarteners.
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San Marino
Bryce
Mr. Bryce
Enid Hart
Beverly Norton
Peter Welsh
Max Gschwind
Walter Gschwind
Carroms
Leonard Calverley
Barbara Putnam
Miss Smith
Miss Dodge
Sales Tax Repeal Question To Be Aired Tuesday
Parents in San Marino and South Pasadena will hear a talk Tuesday August 9 at 9 a.m. in the South Pasadena Board of Education building. Mary Parker Bort a Los Angeles County speaker on opposing the repeal will discuss the tax’s role in funding schools and how repeal could raise property taxes. Local PTA leaders invited include Mrs. James R. Deering and other club heads.
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San
Mary Parker Bort
Parent Education
Los Angeles County
Parent Teacher Association
Deering
University of California
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