Judge Hewitt Dies at Home Aged 69 in California
Longtime Los Angeles area jurist Judge Hewitt died at his home in California at age 69. He served as Superior Court judge from 1911 to 1924 and held roles including city attorney and state senator. Survived by his wife Mabel, a son Asa Hewitt, and two daughters Bea and Emily. The obituary notes his public service, fraternal ties, and a funeral planned for later this year.
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Varino
California
Leslie R
Hewitt
South Oak
Superior Court
Angeles County
Agton
Los Ne
University of
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Freeman Inspirational Talk Focuses on Family Unity
Mrs Freeman delivers keynote at P T A meeting stressing spiritual unity over physical separation. She urges parents to teach good values to children and to foster happiness in family life during the Christmas season.
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Freeman
Sian P.T.A
Vasadena Presby
Unclear OCR item about school officials and funding
Fragmentary text mentions a Miss Helen, a school principal, membership fees, honorary status, and aid to worthy causes. Details are unreadable. no clear event or outcome is evident.
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Helen
Christmas Eve Carolers From Huntington School
Seventh and eighth grade pupils under Mr J H McLaughlin will sing traditional Christmas carols in San Marino on Christmas Eve. They will depart Huntington gym at 7 30 pm and return by 8 30 pm. Parents may request visits for caroling by calling Alhambra 6837 or Wakefield 3503.
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San Marino
J. H. McLaughlin
Huntington Gymnasium
James L. Beebe
Alhambra
Roy F. Ensign
Wakeheld
Huntington
Huntington School
Sunshine Club Sisters feted by San Gabriel Girl Scouts
Thirty six Little Sisters of the Sunshine Club of the San Gabriel Welfare Association were hosted by Girl Scout Troop No. 27 for a Christmas party on December 17 at the Girl Scout Little House. The event featured a puppet show The Enchanted Shoemaker, songs, a pledge, a Spanish dance, and stocking gifts with candy and toys.
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Little Sisters
Rosemary Flotr
Jeanne McNerney
Marcia Kober
Barbara Gray
Patricia Killifer
Sunshine Pledge
Girl Scouts
Sunshine Club
Candeliia Aguilar
Rose Diaz
Elan Lugo
Helen Rameriz
Mary Jane Valenzuela
Dolores Villegas
Sunshine Soldiers
Old Clothes Sought for Emergency Relief by Guild
San Marinans urged to donate old clothes to the San Marino Woman's Club philanthropy guild for its emergency relief department. A sewing day is planned Wednesday January 20 at Mrs. R. H. Miller's home to mend clothes.
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San
Bad Crash at Monterey and St. Albans injures Arcadia resident
Mrs. Leslie W. Day of Arcadia suffered serious injuries when the Day car collided with a coupe driven by Mary Ellis of San Marino at Monterey and St. Albans. She was taken from the scene to Alhambra Health Center then Huntington Memorial Hospital, where doctors found both ankles broken a fractured knee cap and multiple cuts and bruises. Ellis was returning from Pasadena when her car struck Day’s eastbound vehicle.
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Leslie W. Day
Arcadia Ave
Arcadia
Mary Ellis
Sherwood Avenue
San Marino
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Miss Ellis
Pasadena
St. Albans
Mr. Day
Monterey
Late Christopher Bean to Open San Marino Studio Theatre Season
The opening date is set for January 27 with The Late Christopher Bean by Sidney Howard. Critics gave it top ratings, Burns Mantle listed it among the year’s 10 best plays, and a comic plot unfolds as village paintings spark schemes by city art agents. Rehearsals begin Monday. contact Miss Cooper for technical work.
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San Marino Studio Theatre
Christopher Bean
Sidney Howard
Burns Mantle
New York
Abby
Frances Douglass Cooper
Miss Cooper
Wakefield
New School Bus Purchased by San Marino Board of Trustees
The San Marino School Board of Trustees authorized buying a Ford school bus at the Thursday meeting at Huntington School. The bus from Standard Carriage Works will join three yellow Ford buses and one Moreland bus, replacing the red model driven by Mr. Walker.
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San Marino
San Marino Couple Attend LA Accounting Club Event
The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants held its December meeting at the Mona Lisa Cafe in Los Angeles. Ladies Night featured a USC Speech Department play, with Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Clark of 1200 Lorain Road, San Marino, among the attendees.
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Los Angeles
National Association of Cost Accountants
University of Southern California
Norman B. Clark
Lorain Road
San Marino
Clark
Christmas Tree Displays Light San Marino Businesses
San Marino businesses lit up their districts with fairy like decorations after a Monday night judging by a five member committee. Tots-To-Tens Shop won the grand prize two Rose Bowl tickets with Richfield station and Markmans Beauty Shop earning honorable mention and best distinct tree respectively. The judging was led by Ms. Charles Oscar Cornwell president of the San Marino Woman's Club, with Mrs. Henry Wagner A. J. Olmsted Wilbur Thomas and L. E. Shepard assisting. Residents were urged to visit the districts and extend Christmas spirit by lighting trees in gardens, noting limited cooperation from Mission and Los Robles districts.
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Huntington Drive
Richfield Station
Ridgeway Road
Markman’s
Charles Oscar Cornwell
San Marino
Business Association
Mission
Los Robles
Ken Collings Recalls Andes Flight Adventure And Pineapple
Ken Collings describes a Pan Am Panagra route trip from Ecuador to the Canal Zone with multiple Andes crossings and high altitude airfields. He praises American pilots and crew, notes rarefied airfields and unique experiences including a pineapple as the high point of the journey.
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Panagra
Andes
Guayaquil
Wright to deliver Osler lecture at Johns Hopkins
Dr. Louis B. Wright of the Huntington Library, youngest invited to give the Sir William Osler foundation lecture, will speak at Johns Hopkins University on January 11. His work, including Middle Class Culture in Elizabethan England, explores how colonial Americans shaped intellectual patterns through reading.
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William Osler
Tudor and Stuart Club
John Hopkins University
Louis B. Wright
Huntington Library
Wright
San Marino
England
America
Meet Kenneth Brown Collings At Tribune Building
A cordial invitation to friends to the Tribune Building at 2260 Huntington Drive on Monday evening December 21 from 8 to 10 to meet Kenneth Brown Collings editor's son who spent six months in Ethiopia as Liberty's Flying Correspondent and has just returned from tours of Russia and South America.
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Tribune
Huntington Drive
Kenneth Brown Collings
Ethiopia
Liberty
Russia
South America
Christmas Program At Huntington School Today
Huntington School hosts a 1 PM Christmas program with Rhythm Band performances, grade drama, and a tableaux of the Christmas story. Grades 7 and 8 present the three scenes The Shepherds The Wise Men and The Manger under Mr J H McLaughlin.
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Juvinall
J. H. McLaughlin
Infant Son of Dr Moran Dies Sudden
Three month old Michael Moran, son of Dr. Ed win T Moran and wife, was found choking in an upstairs room at 1690 Los Robles. The maid, who had been ironing, found him and notified authorities. artificial respiration and adrenaline were used but he died before the family could return from Los Angeles. Chief Gene Woods and Officer Ed Norwine assisted at the scene.
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Tribune
Edwin T. Moran
Los Robles
Michael Moran
Puppet Show Opens Santa Themed Show At San Marino Studio
The San Marino Puppet Guild presents a Yule tide puppet show featuring a new version of Twas the Night Before Christmas and a Dickens Christmas Carol puppet, starring a Santa puppet and Ebeneezer Scrooge. Performances are Saturday December 19 and Tuesday December 22 at 2:30 p.m. at the San Marino Studio Theatre on Kewen Drive. Tickets at WA 2340. Produced by William Bean John Bean and Natalie Nelson. Proceeds go to Children's Orthopedic Hospital and the Mexican settlement house. Candy canes for souvenirs.
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Santa Claus
Ebenezzer Scrooge
San Marino
Kewen Drive
William Bean
John Bean
Natalie Nelson
Children’s Orthopedic Hospital
Santa Claus to Visit San Marino Districts Tomorrow
Santa Claus returns to San Marino for a Saturday visit after last week’s run. A 1937 Ford V-8 provided by Fortner and Loud, driven by William Cass, will shuttle him through Chelsea road Huntington district from 10 30 to 12 30, Mission and Los Robles from 1 to 3, and City Hall district from 3 30 to 5 30 with a possible appearance before Christmas.
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Santa Claus
San Marino
Fortner
William Cass
Chelsea Road
Huntington
Mission
Los Robles
City Hall
Five Room Store Building Project Near Chelsea Road
A new five room store building on Huntington Drive near Chelsea Road proceeds after city permit. Architect Kenneth Gordon of Pasadena designed the Spanish style project to be built by R. Westcott Co. of Los Angeles for owner Mrs. M. F. Kellew at a total cost of $15,000. December permits total $83,855, plus three homes started this week.
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Huntington Drive
Chelsea Road
George H. Crowshey
Kenneth Gordon
Pasadena
R. Westcott Company
Los Angeles
M. F. Kellew
Shenandoah Road
L. E. Shepard
Lorain Road
M. Yochelson
South Spring
Mirasol
E. A. Daniell
Roxbury Road
Domestics Theft Warning Tollows Local Theft Case
Mrs. L. Otis Ivey reports a theft of $9 through a maid who answered her ad and left after one hour. Police link the woman, described as about 35, with similar L A cases under the names Julia Williams or Johnson and various aliases. Authorities urge careful vetting of domestic workers amid ongoing investigations.
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Williams
Johnson
Rainy Day Session Schedule At Huntington And Stoneman
Schools implement a rainy day rule in which all grades will dismiss 30 minutes early if rain falls between 11:00 and 12:30. Bus transportation will bring children home 30 minutes earlier than on sunny days. Superintendent E C Neher aims to ease common rainy season questions.
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Huntington
Stoneman
E. C. Neher
Music Features Entire Program of Woman's Club
Ruth M. P. Montgomery reports the San Marino Woman's Club third regular meeting on December 16 at Henry Huntington School. Yuletide stage decor set by Decoration Committee. carols led by Mrs George Dunsmoor with Mrs Rockwood Nelson at piano. Members invited to join Sports Guild activities and January meetings for Bible Travel Philanthropy Current Events Guilds.
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Ruth M. P. Montgomery
San Marino Woman’s Club
Henry E. Huntington School
A. J. Olmsted
Charles Oscar Cornwell
George Dunsmoor
Music Guild
Rockwood Nelson
Bethlehem
Cornwell
San Marino
Sarah H. Nash
Harold E. Montgomery
A. G. Vellek
Literary Guild Names Henry Tracy as Leader in Discussions
The Literary Guild of the San Marino Woman's Club met at Mrs. Raymond Hill's home with Henry Tracy leading the discussions. Tracy, editor of Readers News Bulletins in Hollywood, shared advanced book news and selected unusual titles for discrimination readers.
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San Marino
Melanie Earl Keiser
H. E. Bates
Malvina Hoffman
Helen Todd
Dorothy Parker
Pearl Buck
Maurice O'Sullivan
Axel Munthi
Hill
Oak Knoll
W. G. Paul
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