Pickwick Papers Exhibit Dazzles at Huntington Library
Huntington Library opens a December exhibit of Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers rare editions, original drawings by top illustrators, and a manuscript letter. The display features the original 1837 edition, Phiz illustration under mistletoe, and Seymour cover art, plus dramatized pages and watercolors by Phil Browne and others. The show runs through January with the public welcomed after Christmas restrictions.
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Huntington Library
Charles Dickens
Pickwick
Whch
Seymour
Dickens
Mr. Pickwick
Pickwick Papers
Phil
Rablt K. Browne
Sam Weller
Mr. Wells
F. W
Cadets Present Christmas Pageant at Southwestern
The Southwestern Military Academy cadets staged a Christmas program in Lincoln Hall directed by Miss Bonnie Veronda and Mrs. Elsie Jaresh with Major Veronda as MC. A large audience enjoyed a sequence of dramatized scenes culminating in Dickens' Christmas Carol and carols including Jingle Bells Away in a Manger Silent Night and Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
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Southwestern Military Academy
Lincoln Hall
Bonnie Veronda
Elsie V. Jaresh
Major Veronda
Academy Orchestra
Temporary Deadline For New Year Press Schedule
The paper announces a temporary press deadline to allow staff to observe New Year celebrations. Publication will move to Monday night, altering usual production times.
Bed items found in street spark confusion
A man driving along a street loaded two mattresses into his cart and sped away. A neighbor saw nothing until a truck driver reported two sacks in the roadway. The items reportedly fell from the cart and were not noticed until holiday chaos ensued.
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Hanagine
PTA Council Extends Congratulations to Tribune Editor
Mrs Morris D Schatzman, San Marino PTA correspondence secretary, forwards a December 15 1946 letter to Mr McCormick praising the Tribune editor and expressing confidence in continued community service under his leadership. The message lauds local knowledge of San Marino and its problems and anticipates ongoing good work by the paper.
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Morris D. Schatzman
San Marino
Lucy E. Schatzman
Parent- Teacher Association
Furnace Explodes At Residence On Lorain Road
Fire department battles furnace blast at 2510 Lorain Road just after 4:20 PM but finds no fire and no damage to the home occupied by W D Burns.
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Lorain Road
W. D. Burns
Wayne Tucker Named All Southern California End
Wayne Tucker Tiger right end earns first team All Southern California honors after a standout senior season at South Pasadena San Marino High School. He scored four touchdowns and set up a key score while also excelling on defense in multiple games.
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Wayne Tucker
Tiger
Southern California
Wayne
South Pasadena-San Marino
Bengal
Mark Keppel
Brent Ogden
Covina
Glendale Hoover
Burbank
Santa Paula
Glendale Broadway
Tucker
Pete Schabarum
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Santa Anita marks tenth anniversary with big opening day
Santa Anita Park opens the tenth anniversary meeting with gates at 10 30 a m and the first race at 1 p m The event runs through March 8 drawing an expected crowd near the prior record 48000 The Breeders Champion Stakes offers about 72000 purse the richest state race with 18 California 2 year olds in a flat mile field Also the 7500 Monrovia Cup headlines the program Santa Anita attracts top horses jockeys and stables for an international mid winter display with ornate infield flower design
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Santa Anita Park
Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc
California
Police add traffic officers for parade crowds
Chief Glenn Mc Clung will receive four additional traffic officers to manage Saturday afternoon traffic when the race track opens. An augmented force will stand by for New Year crowds routing to the Rose Parade, football game, and Santa Anita.
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Glenn McClung
Our City
Santa Anita
City Hall Dons Gala Lights for Holiday Season
After five years without displays City Hall in San Marino is adorned with a Christmas electrical display. Citizens had hoped to light the large fir tree at Huntington Drive and San Marino Avenue but wiring shortages and past war restrictions limited decorations. Officials chose decorating City Hall front to capture the season’s spirit and received favorable comments.
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Our
Huntington Drive
San Marino Avenue
San Marino
Abandoned Alhambra Water Land Sold at Auction
A 200 foot Kewen drive parcel in Oak Knoll was sold at public auction to Phil Roulac of Pasadena for 1500. Joseph Cannell bought a 30 by 30 foot plot for 200. William Brooks purchased another 30 by 30 foot parcel for 50. One Mill lane near Virginia road remains to be disposed of by the city.
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Kewen Drive
Oak Knoll
Phil Roulac
Pasadena
Water Department
City of
Alhambra
Joseph Cannell
Fairfield Circle
William C. Brooks
Arden Road
Mill Lane
Virginia Road
New Year Reflections Across Cultures and 1947 Hopes
The piece muses on New Year as a universal occasion inspiring fresh starts despite flaws and delays in resolutions. It notes various cultural new year dates and ends with a hopeful wish for a successful 1947 full of good breaks.
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Jack of Us
Anderson Home On Fleur Drive Sold to Bernals
Real estate transfers recorded in the past week show Ruth H. Anderson selling 2714 Fleur Drive to Gerardo and Isabel Bernal. Other deeds include Brad Roy Butters et al selling a lot at Waverly and Euston to Edward A. and Florence C. Daniell, San Marino, and multiple lot sales in Los Angeles area estates.
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Fleur Drive
Bernal S
Tate
Ruth H. Anderson
Gerardo
Isabel Bernal
Waverly and
Euston
Brad Roy Butters Et al
Edward A. and
Florence C. Daniell
San Marino
Anna Cannon Theiheimer
Citizens National Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles
Nathan
Minnie Andrews
Cambridge Avenue
Youth Aids Firemen by Containing Blaze at Home
Neighbors praise Don Scott for acting quickly when a fire started Friday afternoon at Charles E. Cotton’s home 1024 Sierra Madre Avenue. He used the garden hose to control the chair fire until firefighters arrived, preventing greater damage. Total loss estimated at $100 to the building and $100 to furnishings.
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Charles E. Cotton
Sierra Madre Avenue
Don Scott
Scott
Christmas Seal Delay Explained
The Tribune explains delays in Christmas seal distribution due to a procedural change. San Marino lacks a tuberculosis agency so the Los Angeles headquarters handled distribution, creating a bottleneck and causing hundreds of seals to arrive late and many cards to be mailed without the seal.
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Tribune
San Marino
Los Angeles
School Board Sets Open Meeting on Huntington School Bids
The Huntington school board invites all educational cultural and development organizations to an open meeting to discuss bids for the new school planned on the north side of Huntington drive east of Winston. The session is Monday night December 30 at 8 o'clock in the Superintendent Elmer C Neher's office.
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San Marino
Huntington School
Huntington Drive
Winston
Elmer C. Neher
the Tribune
Carlton B. Tibbetts
Maurice Jones Jr
San Marino City Club
Harold E. Dryden
San Marino Community Council
Carson W. Ide
San Marino Public Library
Howard W. Seidell
PTA Council
Russell Post
Huntington Pta
Turn
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Cub Scouts Presented Awards at San Marino Christmas meeting
Four San Marino Cub Scout packs held a joint Christmas gathering at Huntington School with Cubs earning Wolf, Bear and Lion awards. Nine new Bobcats joined Packs 1 2 3 and 4 alongside a Webelos to Scout transition for Fritz Riedlin of Pack 3.
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San Marino
Huntington School
J. Wallace Cordes
W. F. Goertz
Eric C. Pepys
W. H. Angles
Bobcats
Cub
Bobby Simpson
Harold Altshuler
Ray Danny Martin
Raymond Garland
Christopher Harmon
Jim Ukropina
Billy Durfee
Ralph Colwell
Billy Burnett
Cubs
Fritz Riedlin
Scout
George Gumner
Wayne Dryden
Howard Hall
Mark Pepys
Wolf
Billy Ware
David Smith
Billy Lewis
Wolf Silver Arrow
John Parker
Jerry Eccles
Teddy Cotton
Paul Orban
John Kensey
Billy Diehl
John Dewey
Stanley Patton
Langdon Kumler
Bear Silver Arrow
Eric Pepys
Jack Erickson
Don Hillis
Richard Stelhorn
David Ickersham
Ralph Witham
Toby Kirk
Michael Hanrahan
Richard Jenkins
Whipple Manning
Arthur Danforth
Allan Hudson
Dickie Jarl
Timmy Thompson
Bruce Angles
Jimmy Wheeler
Wolf Gold Arrow
Richard Skaer
Larry Truer
Paul Devore
Eddie Geis
Thomas Pitkin
Bear Gold Arrow
Bobby Dwight
Marvin Munyon
Eddie Riesen
Donald de Thomas
Pack
Joel Cariffe
Bill von Kleinsmid
Tom Bannan
Don Irrick
Talurn
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Los Angeles Exchange Club Elects Fred Dickey and R Lyle Simpson
The Exchange Club of Los Angeles installed officers at the annual Christmas party at the Biltmore Hotel. Fred B. Dickey was named treasurer and R Lyle Simpson second vice president, with Fred P. Barr elected president.
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San Marinan
Exchange Club of
Los Angeles
Biltmore Hotel
R. Lyle Simpson
Afton Road
Fred B. Dickey
Oak Knoll Avenue
Dickey
City of
San Marino
Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank
Mr. Simpson
Blake, Moffitt and Towne
Nixon Has Office But No Home Yet
Richard M. Nixon, newly elected member of Congress, has an office in Washington D C. Room 528, House Office Building. The Nixons stayed in D C for the holidays and no home address has been received.
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Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Washington, D.C
House
Nixons
Washington
Pasadena Schools Open for Rose Parade Parking
Pasadena City Schools will open Arroyo Seco Franklin Hamilton McKinley Roosevelt Wilson Junior High and Pasadena Junior College grounds for New Year’s Day public parking. A 50 cent rate per car applies. Proceeds fund the City Schools float. 3000 grandstand seats at the Junior College sell for 3 dollars. Reservations via Sycamore 6-1230 or at the Student Union Building.
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Pasadena
Arroyo Seco
South Grand Avenue
Franklin
Walnut Street
Garfield Avenue
Hamilton
Rose Villa Street
McKinley Junior High
South Oak Knoll
Roosevelt
Rosemont
Wilson Junior High
South Madre
Pasadena Junior College
East Colorado Street
Sycamore
Fred Bolander
Earl Holder
Eggs in Short Supply as Sugar Ration Changes Take Effect
The OPA Southern California office announced the next sugar ration stamp for consumers will be due January 1. No extra rations are available before that date and Stamp 51 along with canning stamps 9 and 10 expire December 31. Many residents wrote seeking additional sugar, but they must wait for the new stamp to become valid.
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OPA
Southern California
Los Angeles
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Christ Child
Ronald Pauls
Tommy Triggs
Richard Alderdice
Billy Baker
Mikie Chez
Billy Farmer
Bobby Griffith
Don Hood
Tommy Hanry
Jimmy Karanteno
William Snider
Andy Prevedello
Kenny Veranda
Toy Shop Man
Mike O’gara
Bobby Allen
Tommy Bridger
Gordon Dakers
Ronnie Ellis
Gordon Grant
David Hanry
Burke Kelly
Teddy Lane
Anthony Seine
Santa Claus
Lloyd Wittman
Nurse
Ray Henning
Jingle Bells
Jerry Barker
Robert Butler
Howard Chandler
John Drew
Norman Fulton
Hugh Glenn
Dick Hetherington
Dudley Jenan
Thomas Kerr
Harvey McHenry
David Newland
Riley Patton
Bill Shaw
Steve Williams
Song
Phillip DeSilva
Charlie Koivis
James Awtry
Charles Dickerson
Robert Herndon
James Kleinman
Albert White
Armour Thomas
Santa
Mrs. Davis
Dale Morehouse
Mr. Davis
Walter Pilant
Larry Layman
Dr. Lewis
Edgar Chase
Joe Davis
Tanio Koivisto
Ellen Davis
Bill Sheldon
Hark
The
Herald Angels
By Russell Kiernan
Louis B. Mayer
Walter G. McCarty
Shim Malone
Rex C. Ellsworth
Pasadena Rose Parade
City Hall
W. P. Baker
James C. and
Martha P. Kimble
Oakwood
Sierra Madre
Montecito
Robert L. Jerauld
Gertrude L. Jerauld
Louis and
Zelia Clyne Thomson
Sherwood Road
Courtland Avenue
James Bishop Et
Easton and
Nelda G. Hecker
Rowena Marshall Orr
Kensington
Huntington
Monterey
Huntington Land and Improvement Company
Darby Road
Granada
Helen E. Barman
Homer Dawson Wallace
Raymond C. Kayser Sr
Burton H
Evelyn Nicholas
Firemen
Cub Scouts
Wickersham
L. A
P. A. Weeger Company
Allinson-Honor Company
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