San Marino Assessed Valuation Grows to Nearly 29 Million
San Marino’s assessed valuation rose by about 2 million in the past year raising the total to just under 29 million, per County Assessor figures to City Clerk E R Kerr. The gain, over seven percent, tops in local history with real estate improvements driving most of the increase and unsecured property excluded. Personal property jumped by nearly half a million as vacant-property sales spurred home construction while real estate values held steady and public utilities rose about sixty thousand.
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San Marino
E. R. Kerr
Pete Teen
Sas
Dite Ewes
He Reese
Nine Bids On Granada Road Regrading Project
Nine contractors bid for street regrading and resurfacing on Granada road north of Huntington drive. Bids ranged from 5145.50 to 6834.00 dollars and were referred to City Engineer H A Barnett for checking with final recommendations due at the next meeting.
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INE CO
Griffith Company
Hallocadieciecke
Mathers Coast. Co
A-! Paving Co
Granada _ road
Huntington Drive
Vido Kovacevich
Larson & McCarthy
Parker Engineering Co
American Asphalt Pav- Atwood & Purce
H. A. Barnett
Polio Victim Boy 6 Returns From Hospital
Rodney Williamson six-year-old polio patient leaves County Hospital after seven days of treatment. Son of Dr Bruce Williamson a San Marino psychiatrist, he will return home at 1009 North Granada Alhambra today following his diagnosis on Friday.
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Rodney Williamson
Granada
Alhambra
Rodney
Bruce Williamson
San Marino
Along the Drive Political Note and Barbecue College
Quote of the week urges live wire connections while a playful piece mocks bankers versus Republicans. A cheeky note mentions a barbecue college as a self defense tactic and urges voters to unite, stop cross filing, and engage the right people in politics.
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Samish
Ed Shattuck
Artie
Shattuck
Know Your City: San Marino ordinance Qs on rubbish and home rules
The Know Your City column surveys local rules in San Marino including rubbish disposal bans in flood channels with fines up to 500 dollars or six months in jail, burn times from 6 to 10 am, leash rules for dogs, fence height limits, basements not required, minimum home footage by block ranging 1500 to 4500 square feet, exterior bathroom switches, and the requirement for 24 inch under clearance.
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San
San Marino
Father-Son Rotary Luncheon To Feature Football Film
Rotarians will gather for an annual father son luncheon on Thursday noon August 25 at Pierre's. John Clay, club president, announces a special film by the L A Dons detailing a football season from early practice to game day. Members are urged to bring sons or a acquaintance boy for full attendance.
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John Clay
Pierre’s
L.A. Dons
Los Angeles
Clay
Parole plea denied for former California high school principal
Verlin H. Spencer, 46, ex South Pasadena San Marino High principal, had parole denied by the California Adult Authority. He is serving life terms on five murder convictions from May 6 1940 mass killing that killed Superintendent George C. Bush Principal John Alman Will Speer Werner Vanderlip and Ruth Sturgeon. Dorothea Talbert survived but was permanently injured.
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Verlin H. Spencer
South Pasadena-San Marino
California Adult Authority
Spencer
George C. Bush
John E. Alman
Will R. Speer
Werner W. Vanderlip
Ruth Sturgeon
Dorothea Talbert
Bush
Friday Morning Coffee Clubbers Meeting Topic
The Friday Morning Coffee Clubbers will discuss Better Parking Facilities Makes For Better Business at Joys Inn Friday at 8 15. The program includes fly abatement measures and Christmas decorations on the agenda.
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Joy’s Inn
Kiwanis Speaker Highlights Airline Revenue Shifts
Kiwanis in San Marino heard Commander J E King USNR traffic rep for Trans World Airlines discuss current operating problems of major airlines. He stressed growing importance of coach fare traffic and air freight in operating revenues, with Capt L A Odlin, USN ret., as program chairman.
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J. E. King
USNR
Trans World Airlines
San Marino
San Marino Players Call Board Seeks Cast for Accidentally Yours
San Marino Community Players publish weekly notes in the Tribune entertainment page inviting city residents to join the group. They are selecting cast for Accidentally Yours and list readings, date, time, and membership fee in this week's column.
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San Marino
the Tribune
Arguments Favoring Bus Service Heard By Coffee Clubbers
The Friday Morning Coffee Club at Joys Inn heard Pacific Electric presents arguments for buses over rails citing losses, growth of bus systems in 85 cities, and claims of more frequent, comfortable service. Spokesmen Mayer and Hanks noted new buses, lower mile costs, and legal seating rules. a Huntington School meeting is planned for wider public input.
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Joy’s Inn
Pacific Electric
J. Edmund Mayer
L. D. Hanks
Lalmds
Alllis
New York
San Diego
San Francisco
Oakland
Mayer
Mr. Hanks
San Marino
Hanks
George M. Thomas
The
Business and Professional Association
Coffee Club
Huntington School
Rotary Club Picnic at Lacy Park on September 25
San Marino Rotary Club has been granted use of Lacy Park on Sunday September 25 for its annual outdoor picnic. Members and families will attend the event starting at 2 30 p m with the program scheduled for the afternoon.
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San Marino
Walter W Grether Dies At Home
Walter W. Grether, 78, of 1417 St. Albans road, died at home last Thursday. Services were held Saturday at the Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn Memorial Park. He was president of Grether and Grether Inc. and active in wholesale dry goods in Los Angeles. A San Marino resident for 25 years, he was born in South Bend Indiana and lived in California 46 years. Survived by wife Mahala, daughters Myra Dell Collins and Bernice Simon, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and brother Ernest Frederick Grether.
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Walter W. Grether
St. Albans Road
California
Los Angeles Credit Men’s Association
Los Angeles Wholesale Institute
al Malaikah Shrine
Mahala Grether
Myra Dell Collins
Bernice Simon
Alhambra
Mary Ellen Collins
Joann Littlejohn
Michael Grether Collins
Joanna
Robert Littlejohn
Ernest Frederick Grether
Glendaie
Variance Hearing Set Before City Council
Harbin M. Rousselot has applied for a variance to build a home on Lot 13 Winthrop Road, where frontage is just over 23 feet. The hearing before the City Council is scheduled for September 14 at 8 o'clock.
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Harbin M. Rousselot
Winthrop Road
Granada Drain
Sanitation Rate Up In San Marino District
San Marino Sanitation District No 16 may see a tax rise this year. County Sanitation Engineer A. M. Rawn estimates a new rate of 0.1395, up from 0.1382, with proposals submitted to the Board of Supervisors for ratification.
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San Marino
A. M. Rawn
Board of Supervisors
Harry M Folsom Returns After Hospital Stay
Harry M. Folsom of 2478 Adair has been discharged from St Luke's Hospital following several days of examination and treatment.
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Harry M. Folsom
Adair
St. Luke's Hospital
Del Mar Ave Recreation Site Faces Uncertain Ball Plans
City officials and school representatives discuss possible non baseball recreation at the Del Mar Avenue site after ground clearing six weeks ago. Rums swirl about tennis or soft ball with a diamond proposed near K. L. Carver School on Huntington Drive to minimize hazards and disruptions as meetings continue.
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del Mar Avenue
Recreation Commission
del Mar
Carver School
K. L. Carver
Huntington Drive
Register Soon Election Due for California Ballot
Just 29 days remain to register for the November 8 California special election. Propositions 4 daylight saving repeal and the school bond issue headline the ballot. A new state election code moves the final registration deadline to 54 days before the election, September 15. Citizens who moved since last voting or who will be 21 by November 8 qualify for registration updates.
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California
Carver
Barbara Skaer
Phil Miller
Billy Diehl
Martha Ann Mauritz
Bill Norris
Jimmy Schlanser
Yolanda Blozan
Carl Blozan
Della Claire Fuller
Mike Cahill
Voters urged to register for San Marino bond election
Today August 18 is the last day to register to vote in San Marino in the special bond election set for October 11. The notice lists deputy registrar names and addresses for registration assistance.
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San Marino
San Marino residents reminded to register before election day
Eligible voters must register now if they failed to vote in 1948 or have lived in California for a year and in the county for 90 days by November 8. San Marinans may register at City Hall or with deputies Mrs. Edythe Sears, Mrs. Rose Kronmiller, Mrs. Aline Kollman, and George P. Thatcher at listed addresses.
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San
Brush Fire Scorches Home Near Garfield Avenue
A brush fire yesterday afternoon burned the yard around the residence of Lewis S. Ryan at 1028 Garfield. The blaze severely scorched the house before local and South Pasadena fire crews brought it under control. the property lies partly in San Marino.
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Lewis S. Ryan
Garfield
South Pasadena
San Marino Council Hopes to Hold Tax Rate Steady
San Marino Mayor Clark Bell says preliminary budgets indicate the city will keep the tax rate at last year’s level 1.03 per 100 assessed value. General fund remains 86 cents with minor splits for library, city hall and bond funds. police costs rise with added officer and crosswalk safety needs. playground and library budgets face scrutiny amid population and valuation increases. Council aims to balance services and revenues, with final rate decisions due by August 30.
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San Marino
Clark E. Bell
Police Department
Cambridge
West Drive
Bell
J Allen Gulick Dies Of Heart Ailment
J Allen Gulick aged 70 died August 11 at his Monterey road home from a heart ailment. Services were at Gulick Mortuary East Los Angeles where he had owned and supervised business for 25 years. He leaves a widow Lillian and sons Jay and Lynn. relatives include Dudley Gulick of Laguna Beach and Carl Eyereck of Burbank. He was active in Garden Lodge F&AM East Los Angeles Rotary Club Breakfast Club Forum and Whittier Knights Templars. Burial at Rose Hills Cemetery Whittier.
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J. Allen Gulick
Monterey Road
Gulick
East Los Angeles
Garden Lodge
F&am
Dudley Gulick
Laguna Beach
Carl Eyereck
Burbank
Two-Trunk Elephant Heads Circus At Huntington School
Huntington School hosts Stonetine Carvington Summer Circus at the auditorium Friday night with Bozo the elephant, Dumbell the giraffe, trained bears and a full lineup of tumblers and dancers. Cast includes Richard Broderick as ring master and a large student crowd from Valentine Carver and Stone schools.
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Huntington School
Valentine School
Valentine
Janie Hoffman
Stanley Neill
Gerry Whitney
Harvey Evans
Celia Ackerson
Judy Pellican
Carol Burris
Larry
Dougie Stelle
Dan
Bob Leaf
Billie Arens
Don
Doug Norberg
Jimmy McKeller
Eddie Wais
Robert Douglas
Stonetine Carvington
Bozo
Elephant
Dumbell
Huntington
Stoneman
Carver
Richard Broderick
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David H. Fiscus
Coffee
del Mar Ave
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