Christmas Tale Retold for Woman's Club
The San Marino Woman's Club held a Christmas program at Huntington school auditorium with carols, a living nativity scene, and a Behold the Glory enactment by Miriam Marmein. New members were introduced and a silver collection for Los Amigos Rancho and San Gabriel Welfare was taken. A Christmas tea followed in the gymnasium hosted by club officers and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Brent
Edward Hart
Franklin C. Albright
G. E. Hemphill
Lewis B. Chase
H. J. Brown
J. H. McDonald
Los Amigos Rancho
San Gabriel Welfare
Miriam Marmein
Miss Marmein
Cymnasium
Mesdames
William A. Martin
Kenneth Hodgman
George Squires
Clifford Grua
Walter Ahlstrom
R. R. Walbridge
Arthur Pedersen
Ralph Hoyle
J. E. Cooper
Walter Davis
Dan Lindsley
Carleton Tibbetts
Norman
Madelene Cherry
Gladstone Kellogg
Otto Kruger
D. W. Adamson
Christmas Story Told in Songs and Tableau at Huntington
The December 9 Valentine Huntington Parent-Teacher Association meeting at Huntington school auditorium featured an eighth grade cast in a moving Christmas story sung by combined glee clubs led by Kenneth White. Mrs Emily Leonard directed, with Carson Blake of First Presbyterian Pasadena speaking on generosity and sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voiccess
Sc Hool
Valentine Huntington
Huntington School
Idieas Wa
Emily Leonard
Huntington
Kenneth White
Henry Dalton
Valent Sociation
Carson Blake
First Presbyterian
Pasadena
Clyde E. Holly
San Marino
Two Accidents Reported in San Marino Week
San Marino Police investigate two crashes from the past week. On Saturday at 4 03 p m two cars on St Albans Road near Lorain collided, with Mason Whittenberg Inglewood and Floyd Franklin Wilson San Gabriel driving southbound. Carlie Halstead Ramsdell Los Angeles sustained a broken femur and other injuries.
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San Marino
St. Albans Road
Lorain Road
Mason Whittenberg
Inglewood
Floyd Franklin Wilson
San Gabriel
Carlie Halstead Ramsdell
Los Angeles
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Whittenberg
Wilson
Huntington
del Mar
Glendora Gravatt
J. C. Wilson II
Marine Corps
Arcadia
Original Yule Arrangements Shown to Club
Judy McQuiston and her daughter Nancy presented Christmas arrangements to the San Marino Garden Club despite a burned hand. The display featured a Three Wise Men mantel piece, Madonna on a pine theme, starry tables, and modern glass arrangements. Mrs. McQuiston explained design principles. hospital flower project chair D W Adamson urged poinsettias for the station and greens for wreaths. A brief history of a local church was shared by Mrs. Thayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy McQuiston
Nancy
San Marino Garden Club
Paul Merrill
United States
Zinton
Providence
R. I
Thayer
San Marino Churches Plan Christmas Sunday Services
With Christmas drawing near San Marino churches announce plans for special observances on the coming Sunday December 19, the last Sunday before Christmas Day. All San Marinans are cordially invited to attend Christmas Sunday services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
San
Accident Brings Death to Col A H Fricke
Marine Corps Colonel A H Fricke, 51, commanding officer of the Amphibious Corps at Camp Pendleton, died last Wednesday December 8 from injuries after an auto crash on the Coast Highway near San Clemente. A veteran of many campaigns, he served in the Southwest Pacific Iceland Nicaragua China and Haiti. He is survived by his widow Athea and two daughters Valerie and Audrey.
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Marine
A. H. Fricke
Marine Corps
San Clemente
Fricke
Amphibious Corps
Camp Pendelton
Hull
Quadalcanal
Southwest Pacific
Iceland
Nicaragua
China
Haiti
Athea
van Dyke Road
Valerie
Audrey
Valentine School
Ramboz Reaches Ten Years On Metro Water District Board
John H. Ramboz of San Marino marks a decade of service on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California along with fellow directors D. W. Pontius Perry H. Gredr and Victor H. Rossetti. The group has long been active in Southern California civic life.
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John H. Ramboz
Oak Grove Avenue
San Marino
Metropolitan Water District
Southern California
D. W. Pontius
Perry. H. Gredr
Victor H. Rossetti
Mr. Ramboz
Los Angeles
M Ts National
Children From Welfare Mission Guests at Party
The San Marino Girl Scouts hosted about 100 children from the San Gabriel Welfare Mission at their annual Christmas party last Friday. Each Girl Scout prepared a wrapped gift for her guest under the decorated tree. Mrs. Barbara Kermode, Pasadena's new Girl Scout executive, spoke and led carols as both groups performed traditional and local songs. Santa arrived with helpers to distribute presents and cookies to all attendees.
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St. Edmund’‘s Episcopal Church
Robert B. Gooden
Church School
Oneonta Congregational Church
South
Pasadenia
Albert H. Button
Greece
San Marino Community Church
Brent Ogden
Barbara Eggleston
Nancy Easley
Margiorie Horchitz
Virginia Moore
Rudy Gunzel
David Kenyon
Kenneth Lawson
Bill Huyck
Phil Lyte
Mary Lou Brightman
Janice Remsen
W. F. Lyte
Clinton Huyck
Roy Bolstad
Lester Lahnow
J. Bart Easkv
Service Guild
David Shooshan
Robe
Roy Ensign
San Marino
Girl Scouts
San Gabriel
Bethlehem
Saint Mary's
Fred Garrison
Santa
San Marinans Named for Grand Jury
San Marinans were among 114 nominees announced last week for 19 grand juror positions for the term. Names submitted by Superior Court judges determine the final jurors.
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San
San Marinans
Superior Court
Athe
Carmen Boyle
Vagrant Ordered to Stay Out of City for Two Years
A man arrested in San Marino Monday morning was ordered to stay away for two years on a suspended sentence of 500 dollars fine or 250 days in jail after being found hiding near 810 Granada. Local officers Miller Brennan and Norwood assisted Alhambra police in the chase.
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San Marino
Alhambra
Alhambra Road
Granada
Miller
Brennan
Norwood
Thoman
Los Angeles
Cotton Again Gets Write-up In Collier’s Magazine
Lt. Kenneth "Red" Cotton of San Marino receives renewed mention in Collier’s for heroic exploits. The piece notes his UC Berkeley football background and builds on prior Collier's coverage of his Battle debut era.
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Cotton
Collier's Magazine
Kenneth “Red” Cotton
C. Edgar Cotton
Sierra Madre Boulevard
San Marino
University of California
Collier's
Frank Moros
Morris
Local Youth Groups Help Service Men Through Red Cross
San Marino communities rally for Christmas spirit with over 700 stockings filled for the San Diego Naval Hospital by Stoneman Valentine Huntington Clairbourn and San Marino Hall schools. Southwestern Military Academy contributed 59 bed trays and writing boards destined for Pasadena Area Hospital while Girl Scouts Brownies and other students crafted tray favors and stockings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego Naval Hospital
Stoneman, Valentine
Huntington
Clairbourn
San Marino Hall
Southwestern Military Academy
Pasadena Area
Girl Scouts
Brownie
California
Army
Fesrita
Ross Munro
Red Cross
San Marino
Mesdames E. Coughlin
C. Eckels
L. Maechtlen
Local Families Move Records Show San Marino Shifts
Local families in San Marino report multiple address changes since December 1, including Arthur Graves 2540 Cumberland Road and William Knoche 1527 Van Dyke. The article notes moves for the Darby, Schwab, Anderson, Recaskey, Stewart, Millard, Menke and other residents, plus school activities and Junior Red Cross efforts.
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Joneses
San Marino
Arthur Graves
Cumberland Road
Haney
William A. Knoche
la Mirada
van Dyke
Frank B. Russells
Frank Rouse
Euclid
J. R. Darby
Adair
J. Albert
R. W. Wood
Euclid Avenue
K. D. Schwab
W. F. Anderson
Lorain
R. E. Recaskey
Winston
James Hawthornes
C. C. Stewart
Ashbourne
Walter Mothershead
Chaucer
E M. Wheeler
W. B. Hatcher
el Molino
H. O. Roche
A. G. Scherer
E. W. Loos
Rubio Drive
Cairo arrivals with cast amid broadcast from London
A traveling troupe arrived in Cairo with members of its cast. The update comes from a London broadcast detailing their journey and expected performances.
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Acre
Tas
Cairo
Lonion
Four Local Men Named Directors For C. of C.
Four San Marinans were among 31 directors nominated for the Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce. James L. Beebe, attorney, of 1060 Roanoke road. George J. O'Brien, Standard Oil Co. vice president, of 1385 Old Mill road. Oscar A. Smith, president of Pacific Electric railway, of 1260 Roanoke road. and Carleton B. Tibbetts, president of a steel firm, of 1812 West drive, were named directors. W. C. Mullendere was named president, with Neil Petrie, Joseph E. May and Asa W. Call as vice presidential prospects. LeRoy M. Edwards was named treasurer for 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marinans
Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce
James L. Beebe
Roanoke Road
George J. O’brien
Old Mill Road
Standard Oil Co
Oscar A. Smith
Pacific Electric Railway
Carleton B. Tibbetts
West Drive
Steel
W. C. Mullendere
San Marino Converts 855 Pounds of Clothing for Relief
San Marino reports 855 pounds of discarded clothing collected for the United Nations rehabilitation program. Mrs. Lewis Potter, salvage committee chair, thanks women’s groups and organizers Mesdames W. Baceresen Donald Bat Christman and Mir Toki Fish for their cooperation and efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
United Nations
Lewis Potter
War time land taxes shift in Los Angeles County
A discussion led by Marinan notes the acquisition of property by the Federal government during the war will impact local tax rolls in Los Angeles County. The effort, tied to federal actions from Washington, D C, highlights taxpayers facing increased burdens as wartime measures take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKesson Isicticia
2D. C
la Anges County
Los Angeles County
Marinan
Rotary Club set to host Wallace McAfee luncheon
Wallace McAfee of the Rotary Club will entertain fellow members at a lunch meeting today at Dhree's. The club plans its annual Christmas party next week as part of its international service program.
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Wallace McAfee
Rotary Club
Dhree's
Harold Dishon Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
Harold Dishon of 1413 San Marin Caicek has been elevated to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Army War Department. This promotion advances his duties within the corps and reflects distinguished service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inc
San Marin Caicek
Enel
Eight Building Permits Issued in Early December
Eight building permits totaling 1288 were issued in the first two weeks of December by building inspector George Croughey. Recipients include J. W. Yankie 1804 Warwick road re roof 39 dollars R. L. Eaton 1275 Lorain road re roof 59 dollars B. J. Ukropina 2115 Adair street alterations breakfast room and patio 190 dollars F. W. Lawrence 1660 Oak Grove avenue termite repair 200 dollars C. H. Johnste in 1470 Del Mar avenue wall 250 dollars David P. Fleming 1410 Pasqualito drive 210 dollars H. W Stewart 2385 Roanoxe road re roof 200 dollars and D. P. Gambill 900 Chester avenue store shed 140 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Croughey
J. W. Yankie
Warwick Road
R. L. Eaton
Lorain Road
B. J. Ukropina
Adair Street
F. W. Lawrence
Oak Grove Avenue
C. H. Johnstein
del Mar Avenue
Wall
David P. Fleming
Pasqualito Drive
H. W Stewart
Roanoxe Road
D. P. Gambill
Chester Avenue
Fathers Night School Auditor Program 1944
Edward Lord Fenton leads the program for Fathers Night School in 1944 with Nelson and Rich assisting at the event held last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiun
Nelson and Rich
Neten
Edward Lord Fenton
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