Halt City Salaries Consume Majority of City Revenue
Halt City disbursement records show salaries and wages at about half of total expenditures from the 1957 58 audit with a $543 281 revenue total and $1 120 939 in net spending. Public safety dominates the salary bill with police at $161 230 and fire at $138 194. general government salaries total $48 587, while recreation salaries were eliminated after transfer to San Marino Unified School District.
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San Marino Unified
Fire Department
Recreation Department
Parks and Recreation
Lacy Park
Department of Public Works
San Marino Shopper Fines Self Over Parking Blunder
A San Marino housewife parks beyond curb limits in another city, receives three tickets for parking, wrong door exit, and leaving keys in car. She pays fines at the station only to discover a red line parking ticket in front of the station. Moral: shop at home. Voters’ conduct praised.
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San Marino
Raleigh Nelson Services Held
Funeral services were held November 24 for Raleigh P. Nelson of Darby road a 14 year resident. He died November 20 at a Los Angeles hospital. He was a 32nd degree Mason a member of San Antonio Lodge F and AM 694 Bell California and Los Angeles Consistory El Bakal Shrine and American Legion Post 323 East Los Angeles. Survived by widow two daughters mother brother and sister.
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Raleigh P. Nelson
Darby Road
Little Stone Church
Turner
Stevens
Los Angeles
Waitsburgh
Washington
San Antonio
Margaret C. Nelson
Noreen R
Elizabeth M
Osa E. Nelson
Robert E. Nelson
Boston
Sally V. Schwank
Del Mar Lot Purchased for 60 000 Investment by Attorney Hurley
Clayton M. Hurley of Los Angeles bought the southwest corner lot on Del Mar facing Huntington drive and the Congregational Church for about 60 000. The sale was handled by Charles E Franz Real Estate Company. Hurley said the property was purchased strictly as an investment.
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del Mar
Congregational Church
Clayton M. Hurley
Bedford Road
Los Angeles
The
Tribune
Charles E. Franz
Huntington Drive
Hurley
the Tribune
Market Basket Stores
Planning Commission
Chest To Support Youth Clubs
Chest funds support youth character-building groups including Girl Scouts Boy Scouts YMCA and YWCA by 55.2 percent of its budget. These groups operate with volunteer help offering healthful training and recreation in homes schools churches and parks.
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Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
YMCA
YWCA
Bill of Rights Week Slated
Next week marks the 18th annual local commemoration of the Bill of Rights. Under a proclamation signed by Mayor Carson Ide, the city will celebrate December 9 to 15 as Bill of Rights Week. This year is the 167th anniversary of the ratification on December 15, 1791.
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Carson Ide
Pamela Prather Rose Queen at Tournament of Roses
Pamela Prather of La Mirada Avenue was named Rose Queen for the 70th Tournament of Roses. She will be feted at the Queen's Breakfast and later inducted by Tournament President Stanley K. Brown at the Coronation and Ball in Pasadena. The 19 year old Pasadena City College student plans to pursue social work and complete studies at San Jose State College.
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la Mirada Avenue
Pamela Prather
William Prather
Huntington - Sheraton Hotel
Stanley K. Brown
Pasadena
Civic Auditorium
Pamela
Community Church
Pasadena City College
San Jose State College
Elaine Patterson
Seattle
Washington University
Southland
Robert St. Clair
Altadena
Lowell Waterman
South Gate
William Prather Jr
Air Force
Webb Air Force Base
Big Springs
Texas
Postal Santa Claus Arrives In San Marino Early This Year
Santa Claus arrives in San Marino earlier than usual as residents greet the flood of yuletide spirit. The festive visitor brings cheer to families and children awaiting holiday joy in the tight community.
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Santa Claus
San Marino
Yuletide
Raymond R. Holmquist
Tribune
Stanley Arndt
Holmquist
Building Permits in November Reach 60709.34
Building permits in November totaled 60 709 34 with a new commercial project at Huntington Drive and a demolition at Dean Evans Service Station. Alterations added 36943 37 to the month’s activity and four wall and fence permits brought 765 97. First 11 months of 1958 total 1331275 99 versus 2828634 27 for the prior year.
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Sophus J. Press
Dean Evans
Huntington Drive
Postal Receipts Play Up 30 Percent in November
Postmaster Eugene Walker reports postal receipts up 30 percent in November to 20533.77 dollars compared with last year's 15894.14. A similar 37 percent rise was noted in October receipts.
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Eugene Walker
William McKesson Returns to Work After Illness
District Attorney William B. McKesson resumed duties at the Hall of Justice early this week after a mild coronary ailment on October 16. He plans to work one to two hours daily for several days, then return to full time, staying informed through dictation and daily consultations with chief deputies.
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William B. McKesson
Hall of Justice
District Attorney’s Office
Students Slated at CIF Contest
The football team's winning streak prompts a half day of school Friday and buses for students to attend the CIF game in Brawley. Band and drill team will join. round trip bus fare is $6. Further details are available from High School officials.
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San Marino High
Brawley
Brawley High School
Titans
City Club Dance Set for December Ball at Huntington Sheraton
The Presidents Ball, an annual City Club December event, will take place December 6 in the Crystal Room at the Huntington Sheraton. Danny Stower and his orchestra will provide the music. Committee chair J Gerald Ross leads a group including Edward Butler Paul Hammond Obert Olson Burton Van Tassell William Kullick Frank Conant Albert Woodward and Raymond Beebe.
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City Club
Crystal Room
Huntington Sheraton
Danny Stower
J. Gerald Ross
Edward T. Butler
Paul M. Hammond
Obert B. Olson
Burton van Tassell
William G. Kullick
Frank S. Conant
Albert F. Woodward
Raymond L. Beebe
Burglary At House of Fine Spirits
Police report details a November 29 burglary at the House of Fine Spirits on the drive. A trio distracted the owner while two stole four bottles of Scotch and fled, leaving broken glass and a skid mark indicating rapid departure.
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House of Fine Spirits
Men’s Chorus To Entertain Legion
The San Marino Men’s Chorus under director William Budd will perform for San Marino Legion Post 239 at its regular meeting December 10. The Legion gathering starts at 6 30 p m at the San Gabriel Country Club.
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San Marino
William Budd
San Marino Legion
Frank W. Dessel Jr
Legion
San Gabriel Country
Board to decide on Grad Night gym use
The Grad Night Committee asks the High School Boys Gymnasium be opened for graduation events. Mrs. Richard A. Munnecke calls it a necessity as the Board of Education discusses the request. Superintendent Walter Dingus will gather more information for a December 9 meeting.
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Board of Education
Richard A. Munnecke
Walter Dingus
Titans Earn San Gabriel Valley Honors for 1958 Season
San Marino High School players Dane Bill Redell Doug Donath and Rich Merrill earned All San Gabriel Valley honors with Redell first team Merrill second team and Donath third team Coach Victor Schwenke was named Valley Coach of the Year. Schwenke has a 34 4 1 league CIF record since 1954 and CIF crowns in 1955 and 1957.
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Moorfield
Alhambra
Titans
Don Bosco High School
South San Gabriel
San Marino
Don Bosco
Cosby Watson
Titan
Bill Redell
Mac White
Redell
San Gabriel Valley
Victor Schwenke
Doug Donath
Occidental College
Schwenk
UCLA
Oxy
Oxy Eleven
Colton
California
Funeral services held Monday for Rev Clarence Hensel
The Rev Clarence Wellington Hensel father of William Heideman of Roanoke road died in Los Angeles Friday November 28 one day after his 86th birthday He had served 31 years with the Hollenbeck Home for the Aged in Los Angeles Before 1923 he founded the first Community Chest west of the Rockies in San Diego He leaves two daughters and eleven grandchildren.
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Hollenbeck Home
Clarence Wellington Hensel
William Heideman
Roanoke Road
Hensel
Los Angeles
Hollenbeck Home For the Aged
Community Chest
Rockies
San Diego
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Halt
Raleigh Nelson Services
Pamela E
Rose Queen
R. J. Mattison
Arden Road
R. M. Gunzel
Pamela Paather
Arndt
Santa Holmquist
Betsy McQuaid
Kris Cole
SAN Maring Tribune
William McKesson
Notre Dame
USC
Nick Pietrosante
Marino High School
SS Efficans
Garren
Clarence Hensel
Winnies
Michael C. Oster
John E. Lupton
Randy Conant
David D. Pollard
Brian Brown
Sage
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