San Marino Red Cross drive tops goal with 969 members
San Marino reports final figures for its first annual Red Cross roll call showing 969 members contributing 5700 dollars. John A. Barton treasurer and John P. Whitmore general chairman praised Mrs. E. C. Myers roll call chair and workers. Whitmore thanked the San Marino Bank and its manager Barton and lauded local newspaper support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Red Cross
John A. Barton
John P. Whitmore
E. C. Myers
Roll Call
Whitmore
Security National Bank
Barton
San Marino Boys to Appear on Coast-to-Coast Radio
Three San Marino seniors Donal Duncan Norman Schieber and Tom Smith will join a coast to coast program Education for National Defense on Saturday December 6. The four minute segment on aviation careers will air at 9 a m over the Columbia network. They prepared with a Lockheed Aircraft Burbank tour under Principal Elmer J Erickson and will be introduced in Washington D C by John Studebaker United States Commissioner of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Donal Duncan
Tom Smith
Norman Schieber
Education For National Defense
Federal Education Radio Commission
Columbia Network
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Elmer J. Erickson
Washington, D. C
John Studebaker
United States
Commissioner of Education
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Goudy
Realty Board Dinner in San Marino Elects New Officers
Retiring San Marino Realty Board president Miss Jessie Williams hosted a crepe suzette dinner at Pierre's for members and their wives. F. L. Montgomery was elected president with L. E. Shepard as vice president and William Hitchcock as secretary. Installation planned December 15 in Pasadena with 13th district officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
F. L. Montgomery
L. E. Shepard
William Hitchcock
Glenn Willaman
Pasadena
13Th District
Shepard
N. D. Huntoon
Java Dancers Shine At Open House Event
Devi Jja leads Bali Java Dancers in a Marine Woman's Club open meeting at Huntington School storium. Native musicians perform on stage in lavish costumes with palms from Miller Florists-Alhambra and chrysanthemums on the speaker's table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devi Jja
Marine Woman's Club
Huntington School
Don R. Lewis
Miller Florists
Alhambra
Young G O P Club Meeting In San Marino
The December 3 gathering of the 53rd assembly of the Young Republicans is postponed to Wednesday December 10 at 8 p m. at 1410 Mirasol drive the home of Mr and Mrs Morris Young. Ruth Morgan handles acceptances and calls to Atlantic 1 5117. Dr E H Morrissey elected president of the Association of Professional Optometrists at Clark Hotel Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
53Rd Assembly of the Young Republicans
Morris Young
Mirasol Drive
Ruth Morgan
Atlantic
E. H. Morrissey
Association of Professional Optometrists
Clark Hotel
Los Angeles
Morrissey
Lorain Road
San Marino
Southern California
Measles Day in Valentine Schools With 33 Cases
Valentine School reports 33 measles cases this week amid board discussion of contagious disease in local schools. Superintendent E. C. Neher noted prior months' cases including mumps in Huntington and measles in Valentine, with toxoid immunizations given to 31 Stoneman and 78 Valentine pupils. Community use of Huntington School as a center highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
E. C. Neher
Huntington
Kenneth Gates
Stoneman
K. L. Carver
Huntington School
Open House at Minister's on December 18
Rev. William Cowans preaches at 11 oclock Sunday at St. Edmunds Episcopal Church with Lights That Have Not Gone Out as the sermon topic. Open house at the Cowans home 1155 San Gabriel boulevard Thursday December 18 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 10 pm. Confirmation classes meet Sundays at 4 pm in the rectory with admission in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cowans
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
Cowans
San Gabriel Boulevard
Women’s Auxiliary
J. M. Devere
Oak Knoll Avenue
Local San Marino stage pairs differ in each showing
Thursday and Monday San Marino performances of Much Ado About Nothing used different casts. L. E. Shepard starred solo as a mistaken victim after a costly shower-door theft later revealed as repair work. A Monday plot spun around two missing girls, but police found no kidnapping, ending with unresolved tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
L. E. Shepard
Building Permit Totals Mixed Across Arcadia Area in 1941
City and neighboring towns report 1941 permit activity through December 1, with Arcadia leading at 2.898 million and San Gabriel close behind at 2.321 million. November permits generally lag 1940, while Monrovia and Alhambra show varied gains and losses for the year to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
San Gabriel
San Marino
Alhambra
South Pasadena
Fiance of Local Girl Hurt in Plane Crash
News reached St. Albans Tuesday night of a Kelly Field Texas crash that killed the aviation cadet aboard the plane. Lieut Victor Milner Jr survived, treated at Fort Sam Houston for shock and injuries after the tailspin in stormy weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Field
Texas
Jean Carver
St. Albans
Victor Milner, Jr
Milner
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Christmas Decorations Studied by Judy McQuiston Talk
Judy McQuiston will demonstrate "Christmas Arrangements for Your Home" at the San Marino Garden Club meeting at 10 a m Tuesday December 39 at Mrs Joseph Dobsons 1808 St Albans road. The renowned arranger brings inspiration to holiday decor. Traders corner spotlights plants and small pine trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy McQuiston
San Marino
Howard Seidell
Seidell
D. C. Mulock
Johnny
Banking Talks At San Marino Rotary Club Highlight Private Capital Economy
George Barnes leads a San Marino Rotary Club lunch on investment banking and its role in the American private capital system. Tom Clark’s prior Crime Prevention at Its Source talk drew interest for detailing a district attorney office initiative to create safe growth environments for youths. District Governor’s Day is planned for next Thursday with Governor Carlos Stratton visiting, a club assembly, and remarks from Presidents Davis and other service leaders in advance of the Tournament of Roses Association event on January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barnes
San Marino
Rotary Club
Tom Clark
Carlos Stratton
Tom Davis
Tournament of Roses Association
Addition to Girl Scout House Dedicated at Inspiring Ceremony
The San Marino Girl Scout House addition was dedicated Sunday with 15 troops and 295 members, as Mrs. Mc Clarty Harbison praised the debt-free wing. Scouts presented gifts to the San Gabriel Welfare Association and planted olive trees, while Virginia Minder spoke on Scouting growth and community support.
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Girl Scout House
Virginia Minder
Florence Burke
San Marino
San Gabriel Welfare Association
Brownie
America
Car Blum
Clyde Holley
Carl Long
Troop 9
Oscar Mrasbach
Andrea Blom
Carol Allen
Violamae Chess
Woody Lou Trout
Patsy
Jerry Holley
Harbison
Girl Scouts
Cars Overturned In Monterey Road Crash Injures One
At 2 15 p m Sunday a dramatic collision at Monterey road and Wemberly drive left both cars on their sides. Robert Cornet of 1975 Shenandoah and Larry Murphy of Los Angeles were hospitalized after the rear impact. Murphy declined further care and wished a military hospital transfer. Fifteen minutes later a second crash at Wilson and Huntington drive involved Ernest Kollman of Pasadena and Charles Follis of Altadena with both vehicles damaged but no injuries reported.
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Monterey Road
Wemberly Drive
Robert Cornet
Shenandoah
Larry P. Murphy
Los Angeles
Cornet
Murphy
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Sawtelle
Wilson
Huntington Drive
Ernest Kollman
Pasadena
Charles Follis
Altadena
Christmas Program for Two P T A s
Dr P Martin Baker of San Marino Community Church speaks at the joint Huntington and Valentine P T A meeting in Huntington School Auditorium at 2 pm Tuesday December 9. The program features tableaux with music and verse by Huntington Glee Clubs and the eighth grade under Kenneth White, with over 100 children. Local musicians provide Christmas music and a book exhibit aids gift selection. Tea served by hospitality chairmen and mothers from the kindergarten and eighth grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Martin Baker
San Marino Community
Huntington Boys
Girls’ Glee Clubs
Kenneth White
Wayne Allen
George E. Johnson
Battlefield of Near East Described at San Marino Legion Meet
A firsthand account of North Africa and Near East battle conditions will be shared at the San Marino American Legion Post meeting. The speaker, a former New York newspaper man and wartime naval officer now based in Egypt, will speak after the 7 o'clock post dinner at the San Gabriel Country Club. Two free Rose Bowl tickets will be drawn at the event.
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North Africa
Near East
San Marino
American Legion
Allan B. Maxwell
Sheridan
New York
Egypt
San Gabriel Country Club
Oregon State
Duke University
Mrs Nina Remy Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Nina N Remy of 2360 Adair street died early Monday at St Luke s Hospital Altadena after a three day illness. She was wife of Clayton L Remy factory manager of U S Rubber Co and mother of Dorothy a Huntington School sixth grader. Survived by mother Nora McGaffick two sisters and a brother. Funeral services were held at 10 30 yesterday morning at Wee Kirk O the Heather with Forest Lawn in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina N. Remy
Adair Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Altadena
San Marinan
Clayton L. Remy
U. S. Rubber Company
Forest Lawn
Remy
Columbiana
Ohio
Dorothy
Huntington School
Nora McGaffick
Walter Ardner
Mae Ann Fry
John Fry
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Realty Board
Montgomery
Open
Young G.O.P
Monrovia
McQuiston
Pomona College
Hannah Jenkins
Richard Allen
William Moore
Akimi Togo
Biltmore Midwinter
Uplifter’s Ranch
Beverly Hills
Amy May Studios
Pomona
Mariner
Elaine Hogan
Pat Murphy
Ardita Williams
Ludie Paulson
Mariners
Brownies
Jean Holley
P.T.A
Baker
Wallace Werrick
James M. Chess
Howard Topp
Legion Post
Nina Remy
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