Doctor helps stewardess after hand injury mid flight over Alps
Dr Hugh W. Garland of 2200 Lorain recounts aiding a severely injured stewardess aboard a London to Zurich flight. He stopped the bleeding, bandaged the hand, and helped serve passengers before the plane resumed to Zurich. The letter notes further delays and a tour studying European clinics.
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French Alps
Hugh W. Garland
Lorain
Garland
London
Zurich
British European Airways
France
Louis
Albacore Catch Lone Highlight Among Local Fish Tales
A dozen fishermen chased albacore over three weeks. only Myrwyn Ball landed one. The air pollution authority struggles with public relations as it aims to curb smog, while a city tax cut contrasts with higher city rates elsewhere. A poll finds bike blocking is done because riders hurry. Selective Service Director Leitch omits San Marino in releases.
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Albacore
Myrwyn Ball
Selective Service
Leitch
San Marino
San
Sampson and Stewart Triumph at Santa Ana Open Tennis
Julie Sampson won the junior girls singles 6 3 6 2 and Hugh Stewart claimed the men s singles 6 4 6 1 at Santa Ana s 13th annual open championships held last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Sampson
Hugh Stewart
Santa Ana
Julie
Hugh
San Marinans Named On Draft Board
Three San Marinans join the local draft board serving northeast Los Angeles. Eugene P. Conser, Carson W. Ide, and A. H. Risse named with offices at 35 South Raymond Pasadena Braley building. Ide a former WWII member. Trueblood and Cherniss named to central Los Angeles group. Trueblood, San Marino resident, will serve Boyle Heights area with prior service on Board 236 Wilshire La Brea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
Pasadena
Mark S. Trueblood
Adair Street
Sydney A. Cherniss
Euclid Avenue
Los Angeles
San Marino
Trueblood
Boyle Heights
Wilshire-LaBrea
Controlling Interest Sold in Pasadena First National Bank
S F Mang of Monrovia and Les Allen of San Marino plus associates acquire controlling stock in Pasadena First National Bank and its two branches. Mang becomes chairman. Allen named executive vice president. Bank total resources listed at 12.31 million as of June 30. Purchase price not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Allen and Associates
Bank
Pasadena First National Bank
Pasadena
S. F. Mang
Monrovia
Les Allen
San Marino and Associates
Mang
the Valley
Allen Hag
Los Angeles
South Pasadena
Nixon to Speak in San Marino on September 23
Richard M. Nixon will address San Marino citizens at 8 p.m. Thursday September 23 in the Huntington School auditorium. The event, hosted by the San Marino Men's Republican Club, is open to the public. Col Joseph N. Owen, club president, urged strong attendance for a noted congressman whose national recognition stems from his leadership and views on national and international affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
San Marino
Huntington School
Huntington Drive
Roy Denny Traces Rotary History at San Marino Meeting
Roy Denny spoke on Rotary origins at the San Marino Rotary Club meeting. He traced the 1906 Seattle founding and Chicago birth of the club, noting early restaurant gatherings and the development of service ideals. Thirteen guests attended. Clarence Fetterman presided. Paul Cunningham led as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Real Estate Transfers in San Marino Page Reports Multiple Home Sales
Transfers list numerous San Marino properties changing hands. Notable trades include 975 Darby Road sold to John Campbell and family, 1500 Chelsea Road to Allen and Suzanne Dragge, and 1915 Sycamore Drive to Georgiana Larsen. Other parcels change ownership along Canterbury Palomar Huntington Kenilworth and Cumberland roads among others.
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San Marino
Canterbury Road
Palomar
Myrtle Engl
Clyde
Lottie
John E. Campbell
Darby Road
Signe E. Maxson
Chelsea Road
Allen
Suzanne Dragge
Esther M. Sievers
Morris
Lorenza Young
el Molino Avenue
George
Mary McDonald
Alice G. Stewart
Wilson Avenue
Wilson
G. E. Watkyns
William H. Holabird
Sycamore Drive
Georgiana Larsen
Hugh A. Reid
Reverend Shreve Expected Home From Lambeth Conference
Rev. Charles A. Shreve rector of St. Edmund's Episcopal Church returns from the Lambeth conference in London England and will reach home September 1. He preached at the cathedral in Bury Saint Edmund's England and notes the local church was named for that edifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Shreve
St. Edmund’s Episcopal Church
London
England
Draft Registration Starts Monday at SPSM High School
Draft registration for men 18 to 25 begins Monday at SPSM High School in San Marino. Registration runs August 30 to September 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Freemont Avenue facilities with staged dates by birth year and a list of required information for registrants.
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Spsm High School
San
San Marino High School
Fremont Avenue
Selective Service
National Guard
Naval Reserve
Sycamore
Raymond Avenue
Pasadena
Tells Origin Rose Parade Recalls 1890 Start and Winners
Edward J. Allen of the Tournament of Roses Association spoke at the San Marino Kiwanis on the parade’s history from 1890 and the 1938 entry that won third prize with Silver Queen. He noted 1890 sponsorship by the Valley Hunt Club and 1895 formation of the association.
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San Marino
Harry Raymond
Edward J. Allen
Tournament of Roses Association
Pasadena Kiwanian
Allen
Charles Frederick Holder
Europe
Nice
Valley Hunt Club
Frank Harman
Leo H. Hepp
Music Club Convention Attendance by Mrs Pearce
Mrs Leigh B Pearce State president of the National Federation of Music Clubs will fly to Chicago September 4 for the national board meeting and return September 13. She then schedules state board meetings in Los Angeles September 15 San Francisco September 23 and Fresno September 24 to report conference highlights. She appointed a new regional and state board after taking office in May naming Clara Tatley Jorey Wright Jr Moon Bowen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh B. Pearce
Los Robles Avenue
Chicago
National Federation of Music Clubs
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Fresno
Pearce
Clara Tatley
Southern California
J. H. Leavitt
Northern California
John H. Jorey
Central California
San Marino
Douglas Wright Jr
Marvin Moon
Vallance Bowen
Ways and Means
City Council Approves Stop and Go Signal at Mission Los Robles
The San Marino City Council authorized immediate installation of an automatic stop and go signal at Mission Street and Los Robles Avenue after a safety petition by the Los Robles Mission safety committee. A letter of appreciation was sent to City Clerk Kerr from residents.
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San Marino
Mission Street
Los Robles Avenue
H. A. Barnett
Tribune
Ricky Crane
E. R. Kerr
Citizens’ Committee
Los Robles Mission
Los Robles
New Student Registration Starts Sept 7 at Local Schools
New students entering Stoneman Valentine Henry E Huntington and K L Carver may register in the Superintendent Elmer C Neher office at Henry Huntington School on September 7 and 8 from 8 30 a m to 3 30 p m. Bring birth certificates. Kindergarten entrants must be 4 years old by September 1 and first graders 5 by September 1.
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Stoneman, Valentine
Henry E. Huntington
K. L. Carver
Elmer C. Neher
Henry Huntington
Grace Axtman Attends Soroptimist Convention Abroad
Mrs. Grace Axtman of 1880 Carlisle drive returned from Toront o Canada where she served as a delegate at the National Convention of Soroptimist Clubs. Representing the South Pasadena San Marino chapter she reported California earned three awards at the five day Royal York Hotel gathering.
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Grace Axtman
Carlisle Drive
Torostto
Can
South Pasadena-San Marino
Royal York Hotel
California
Axtman
Warrington
England
New Huntington School Cafeteria Opens With Modern Equipment
The main dining hall fans 400 capacity with acoustic ceilings indirect lighting and folding tables. Kitchens boast a 9x11 foot walk in reach in refrigerator potato peeler and 30 quart mixer with grinder. A two deck oven dish washer booster tank and stainless steel counters highlight the new facility ready when school opens on March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington School
Soldier Letters From The 62nd Fighter Wing K P Duty
A humorous wartime dispatch from a service member at a college air guard encampment describing kitchen guard duty and food prep woes. He jokes about drill sergeants lieutenants and the hot sun while awaiting parachute duties and laments potato eye carving in the mess hall. He notes Stanford ties and a stern mess sergeant approaching his “salt mine.”
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Air Guard
Army
Stanford
K.P. Ao
Metropolitan Water District Cuts Tax Rate for 1948-49
The Metropolitan Water District reduces its tax rate to 34 cents per $100 in assessed valuation for 1948-49 from 35 cents in 1947-48. Controller James M. Laney and financial committee head Herman Nelson spearheaded the move. Of the 34 cents, 28 cents funds interest and principal on Colorado River aqueduct bonds, while 6 cents covers government debt, new construction, operation and maintenance costs as district Colorado River water use rises over 100 percent in one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Water District
District Board of Directors
James M. Laney
Herman Nelson
San Marinans Named to Directorate
Two San Marinans join the Pacific Dredging Company board H H Jenkins and William Johnson both residents of local addresses. The firm was incorporated last week with a proposed capital stock of 1 500 000. Other directors include Grant Crawford of San Gabriel and G H Mills of Alhambra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pacific Dredging Company
San
N Y Visitor Dies While On Vacation
Mrs. Kathryn Williams Carver, 58, of New York, died Monday at 576 La Mirada Avenue San Marino after a brief illness. She and husband Benjamin F. Carver had come to California for an extended vacation. Born in Jacksonville Florida she worked many years in public relations for the New York State Labor Commission in Binghamton. She is survived by her husband one sister and two brothers in the East. Private services were held at Edwards Brothers Colonial Mortuary Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Williams Carver
Lee W. Zeigler
la Mirada Avenue
Benjamin F. Carver
San Marino
Carver
Jacksonville
Fla
New York State Labor Commission
Binghamton
Edwards Brothers Colonial Mortuary
Los Angeles
Bertrand Crist Chosen Minister for San Marino Church
Rev Bertrand R Crist from Providence arrives next week as the first minister of the San Marino Congregational Church He is a Duke and Yale Divinity School graduate and served as naval chaplain in the Pacific from 1942 to 1946 Preparations for a new church unit and parsonage proceed at Huntington drive and Del Mar avenue with a distinctive chapel design in use by September
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertrand R. Crist
Congregational Church
Strand R. Crist
Providence
R.I
San Marino Congregational Church
R. Crist
Duke University
Yal Divinity School
Central
Roy
al Church
Pacific
Beryl Winifred Cottee
Brisbane
Australia
Piiay
Crist Servie
Arthur Bradford
Central Church
San Marino
Huntington Drive
del Mar Avenue
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Dr Garland
New York
Constellation
Norwalk
Nova Scotia
Gander
Newfoundland
E.S.T
Shannon
Ireland
G.T
Youth For Christ International
Beatenberg
Switzerland
Metro Water District
Mr. Ide
Nixon
Roy Denny
Rotary
Shreve
Mrs
Council
Arnett
Pershing Square Garage
Mahlon E. Arnett
Chester Avenue
Downtown Parking Association
Board of Public Utilities
Pershing Square
Downtown Business Men’s Association
Mr. Arnett
Union Square
Metro Water
N. Y
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