Construction On Tribune Addition Gets Underway This Week
Construction work on a Tribune building expansion began this week with plans to finish by October. The addition extends 25 by 35 feet, bringing total space to 9 800 square feet, and adds a new stereotype room, better lighting, a dedicated press room, and expanded commercial printing facilities. Elizabeth Goodland, society editor, will receive a private office as part of the reorganization.
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Tribune
Miehle
Commercial
Elizabeth Goodland
The
East Pasadena
City Approves Clubhouse Plans for San Marino Women’s Club
The San Marino Women’s Club gains city approval for a new one story clubhouse of about 6500 square feet on the Huntington school site. The project, estimated around 75000 dollars, will blend with school architecture and the planned library. Architect George Warner presented plans. councilors and club representatives urged swift start.
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San Marino
Huntington
Ernest R. Purdum
Herbert J. Ivey
Huntington School
West Drive
H. Stanley Bent
Alongthe Drive in San Marino and Nearby Valley Woes
Observational notes tease small town quirks from shopping for thread to wall vandalism and brick stains. The writer questions waitress habits and highlights parking problems in San Marino and neighboring valleys, calling attention to growing local tensions and a sense of fortune in being “fortunate.”
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San Marino
Surgeon on ship saves Glendale man after ruptured appendix
Dr Albert F Stilhorn of this city performed emergency surgery aboard the SS Lurline off Hawaii to treat Dr Lock Hales, 54, of Glendale. Hales, an oral surgeon, was taken to St Luke Hospital in Los Angeles and is seriously but not critically ill.
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Albert F. Stilhorn
Lock Hales
Glendale
Los Angeles Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Stelhorn
St. Luke Hospital
Ste
Hardie
San Marino
Janice
Moana
Honolulu
Lurline
Oxford Road
Swimming Meet Set For Tonight in South Pasadena
A joint San Marino and South Pasadena youth swimming meet is set for 6 30 tonight at the Orange Grove pool in South Pasadena. Boys and girls from the two playgrounds will compete in 20 events, with awards provided by the South Pasadena Kiwanis Club.
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San Marino
South Pasadena
Orange Grove
San Marino Recreation Department
Caltech to Dedicate Merrill Subsonic Wind Tunnel
Albert A. Merrill, Caltech aeronautics instructor, is honored at a dedication today for a new subsonic wind tunnel named the Merrill Tunnel. The unit, designed for 175 mph but already reaching 200 mph in tests, was Merrill’s design and he consulted on its final build. Dr. Lee A. DuBridge will lead the ceremony at 4 p.m. with about fifty aerodynamicists attending.
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California Institute of Technology
Albert A. Merrill
Merrill
Caltech
Clark B. Millikan
Institute
Guggenheim Laboratory of Aeronautics
Merrill’s
Lee A. DuBridge
Millikan
Pasadena City College
Dr. Lynch Returns as Marine Corps Commander
Dr. James Merriman Lynch reports to Parris Island South Carolina to serve as a commander with the Marine Corps after receiving orders to active duty. He previously practiced at an Arcadia office and volunteered with Pasadena Emergency Hospital. his mother Mrs. Frank M. Lynch relocated from New York to live with his wife on Ridgeway Road.
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James Merriman Lynch
Ridgeway Road
Parris Island
South Carolina
Marine Corps
Lynch
Arcadia
Pasadena
Palau Islands
First Marine Division
Services Held for Mrs Powers
Services were held for Mrs Genevieve S Powers mother of Mrs Beverly A Richardson of this city on August 29. She had lived in the area for 31 years. Surviving are her husband Louis J Powers a son Louis Jr of Lubbock Texas and a brother Dwight C Parker of Brookline Massachusetts.
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Genevieve S. Powers
Beverly A. Richardson
Louis J. Powers
Louis Jr
Lubbock
Tex
Dwight C. Parker
Brookline
Mass
Bids For New City Library Exceed Estimates By 60000
City officials face a tight decision as bids for a new San Marino library come in well above the 235000 bond total. Lowest estimates reach about 229000 plus 14000 in fees and 15000 for other costs, pushing overall near 248000.
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New City Library
San Marino
Library Board
Full Session On First School Day In San Marino
On Monday September 11 San Marino schools resume with a full session. Kindergarten dismissal at noon, grades 1 3 at 2 p.m., fourth grade at 2 50 p.m., and grades 5 8 at 3 30 p.m. Birth certificates required for new kindergartners and entrants.
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San Marino
Elmer Neher
Valentine
Stoneman
Carver
Huntington
Complete bus schedules for four grade schools
The Tribune will print complete school bus schedules next week for routes to and from the four grade schools. The listing will include pickup and drop times and specific school locations.
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the Tribune
Pre-induction Exams Set For September 11
Young men from this city will be called for pre induction examinations on September 11, according to Mrs. Louise Eubanks co ordinator at the Alhambra office. This will be the second call for San Marino draftees. Pre induction exams were held August 17 at the Alhambra office by Board 92. The first induction call will probably come through by the end of September or the first of October.
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Louise Eubanks
Alhambra
West Valley Boulevard
San Marino
Board 92
Eubanks
Pacific Electric Bus Service to Launch Two Local Lines
The Pacific Electric inaugurates bus service on the Oak Knoll and Sierra Madre routes in San Marino starting October 8, replacing rail with streamlined buses. City officials push residential layout goals while a 27 percent tax rate increase funds a 500k budget, adding staff and new police equipment as PE pledges bus modernization.
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Pacific Electric
State Railroad Commission
Oak Knoll
Sierra Madre
San Marino
Huntington Drive
Los Angeles
Arcadia
Points East
H. O. Marler
Clark E. Bell
Tribune
E. R. Kerr
the Tribune
P. E
E. D. Yeomans
New Hardball Field Dedication Near Aiver School
An informal dedication of the new hardball field adjoining Aiver School is set for Friday afternoon, September 8. The exhibition game between San Marino and Allerton Recreation teams starts at 2 o'clock. Despite incomplete work, Recreation Department says the field is in good playing condition for local ballplayers to use.
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Aiver School
San Marino
Allerton Recreation
Entire City Will Observe Labor Day
San Marino will observe a strict Labor Day with most shops markets City Hall bank and Post Office closed on Monday September 4. Postal services will run holiday schedules for deliveries and collections of perishable parcel post and special delivery matter.
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San Marino
Young GOPers Want New Members in San Marino
The San Marino Young Republican Club seeks new members and precinct workers. President Charles R. Martin says ages 18 to 40 can join and participate immediately, while those over 40 can still help with precinct work. Interested parties should call SY 3-1493.
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San Marino
Young Republican Club
Charles R. Martin
The
Young
Martin
National Guard Parade at John Muir College
The California National Guard will parade at John Muir College Pasadena next Monday at 4 PM as a final Labor Day event before departing for Camp Cook. Local guardsmen and their families are invited to attend.
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California National Guard
John Muir College
Pasadena
Camp Cook
City Revenues Increase Slightly in 1949 50 Audit
San Marino net revenues for 1949 50 totaled 576 786, up by 130 from 1948 49. Expenditures rose to 543 147 from 517 427, mainly due to gas tax fund reallocations.
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San Marino
Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery
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Crazy Kid
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
English High School
Boston
Dr. Lynch
Powers
Council
Arthur F. Ager
California Public Utilities
Young Gopers
National Guard
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