Dishon Given Key Air Corps Logistics Post in Arlington
Col Harold A Dishon formerly of 1815 San Marino now holds the rank of program major and serves as chief of the analysis section and assistant chief of staff for materiel collection and distribution in the Army Air Corps. He oversees Air Corps records worldwide while stationed in Washington D C with his wife in Arlington Virginia. Their daughter Dorothy attends Georgetown Visitation Convent and participates in the Air Corps Womans Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Corps
Harold A. Dishon
San Marino
Dishon
Philco
Washington, D. C
Arlington, Va
Dorothy
Georgetown Visitation Convent
Air Corps Woman’s Club
Civic Committee Members Named
A representative group of bal men will work with C. Stanley on the new affairs committee of the Marine City Club. Appointees include John Bar banker Charles E Beards former City Club president Penn Rambrez of the Metropolitan Water District Percy Cow herd of Huntington Land Company H G Skinner pharmacist and William B McKes son attorney. The committee aims to represent the Club in city affairs of San Marino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Stanley
Marine City Club
Fairman Stanley
John Bar
Charles E. Beards
City Club
Enn Rambrez
Metropolitan Water District
Percy Cowherd
Huntington Land Company
H. G. Skinner
William B. McKesson
Vic
San Marino
Drunk Driver Detained After Erratic Huntington Drive Stop
John G. Anthony of Alhambra was booked in the city jail on a drunken driving charge after officers found his vehicle parked on Huntington Drive at Van Dyke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Drive
John G. Anthony
Alhambra
van Dyke
Master Masons May Become Lodge Founders
The San Marino community forms its first Masonic Lodge with a plan for founder membership. Master Masons who apply within 30 days of dispensation receipt and donate five dollars qualify. Contacts include Clyde Lanehart and Stan ley Arndt. Notices were sent to 26 nearby lodges ahead of filing the dispensation petition after 45 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Masonic Lodge
Community Church
Grand Lodge
Clyde Lanehart
E. R. Purdum
William B. McKesson
Leo Sievert
Stanley Arndt
P. Martin Baker
New Lodge
Travel Guild To See Films On Alaska
Travel Guild of the San Marino Woman's Club meets Wednesday January 5 at 2 p m at 1895 Warwick road. Pan-American Airways representative Don Wolford will show color sound films of Alaska and contrast with Yucatan Holiday depicting ancient cities. Tea to follow hosted by Mrs. Mark Volk and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
San Marino Woman's Club
H. R. Linhoff
Warwick Road
Don Wolford
Pan-American Airways
Northland
Wolford
Yucatan
Mark Volk
Guild
William B. McKesson
J. B. A. Brennan
1943 Tribune year filled with war efforts and local tales
A look back at 1943 in Marin County reveals a busy wartime year with service weddings and enlistments in the society pages, multiple war bond drives, and a notable police department controversy. The year closed with postwar improvement plans and the death of longtime editor Franklin W. Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
William Moore In Action in South Pacific
Captain William E. Moore, UC Huntington School standout and American Legion award recipient, serves in the South Pacific. After Stanford chemistry studies and Delta Upsilon membership, he trained at San Diego, Philadelphia, and Camp Pendleton before entering overseas duty as a first lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Huntington School
San Marino
William E. Moore
Southwest Pacific
W. E. Moore
San
Stanford University
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Marine Corps
San Diego
Stanford
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Camp Pendleton
Helene Gillis Gillis Passes Away in Pasadena
Helene Anderson Gillis 2290 Sherwood road died Sunday December 26 in a Pasadena hospital. A Sweden native who came to the United States 28 years ago she lived in San Marino seven years. She is survived by her widower Murdoch J. Gillis Jr and daughter Helen Joyce Gillis of San Marino. Services were held Tuesday December 28 at 3 p.m. Lamb Funeral Home Pasadena. Interment was private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helene Anderson Gillis
Sherwood Road
Pasadena
Sweden
Gillis
United States
San Marino
Murdoch J. Gillis Jr
Helen Joyce Gillis
Lamb Funeral Home
East
Orange Grove Avenue
Bill Petersen in Australia Arrives Safely, Parents Report
Staff Sgt. William T. Petersen has arrived safely somewhere in Australia. His parents Mr and Mrs Thor Petersen of 1670 Las Flores Avenue say he was transferred overseas from the West Coast Ordnance Training Center at Camp Santa Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
William T. Petersen
Thor Petersen
Las Flores Avenue
Petersen
West Coast Ordnance Training Center
Camp Santa Anita
Rotary Anns To Attend San Marino Club Luncheon
The Rotary Anns will be guests of their husbands at the San Marino Rotarians luncheon today at Pierre's, announced by president Hamilton Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary-Anns
San Marino
Pierre’s
Hamilton Stevens
Pyles in Military Service Two San Marino Siblings Serve
Mrs. Pyle’s son Joseph and daughter Moorine Pyle Holland, both cor porals, are serving in the United States armed forces. Joseph serves with an infantry unit in the South Pacific while Moorine, an Air WAC at Westover Field Massachusetts, previously worked as a doctor’s assistant. Both were born in Sandusky Ohio and lived in Southern California most of their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen G. Pyle
San Marinan
Los Angeles
Joseph Pyle
Hermoine Pyle Holland
Corporal Pyle
South Pacific
Corporal Holland
Westover Field
Mass
Sandusky
Ohio
California
San Marino
South Pasadena- San Marino
Pasadena Junior College
Holland
Timmy
Daytona Beach
Fla
Camp Polk
Massachusetts
Men's Club to Hear Third in Lecture Series
Dr. Cecil Dunn of Occidental College will present the third lecture on Post War Planning at the San Marino Community Church Men’s Club on Monday evening January 3 at 7 30. The meeting features informal discussion and Q A following the talk with refreshments served. Attendance is open to community men without church affiliation. The venue is the Chattle at 922 Huntington Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Dunn
Occidental College
San Marino Community
Dunn
San Marino Community Church
Huntington Drive
Civil Engineers Elect Local Man
Wallace L. Chadwick of 1133 Lorain road San Marino was elected vice president of the Los Angeles section of the American Society of Civil Engineers for the coming year. Chadwick is chief civil engineer for the Southern California Edison Company. Don Hull McCreery of Pasadena was chosen president Louis J. Alexander of South Pasadena was elected vice president Albert H. Jessup of San Gabriel remains secretary and Sterling Green of Los Angeles is treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace L. Chadwick
Lorain Road
San Marino
Los Angeles
American Society of Civil Engineers
Chadwick
Southern California Edison Company
Don Hull McCreery
Pasadena
Louis J. Alexander
South Pasadena
Albert H. Jessup
San Gabriel
Sterling Green
Two Car Crashes Reported Here Last Friday
Police records note two accidents with minor injuries. George Higgins of Alhambra knocked down a palm tree after a Friday crash near Monterey road and Huntington drive. Mary Louise Smith of Arcadia and Laura Marguerite Byrnes of Pasadena collided near Allen avenue and Lombady road, with Smith sustaining bruises and both vehicles damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.E. Norwine
Monterey Road
Huntington Drive
George Higgins
Alhambra
Allen Avenue
Lombady Road
Mary Louise Smith
Arcadia
Packard
Laura Marguerite Byrnes
Pasadena
Hovey Promoted To Captain In Army Service
Willard Porter Hovey Jr. son of Maj and Mrs W P Hovey of San Marino has been promoted from first lieutenant to captain per War Department. He joined service in 1941 as an enlisted man and was commissioned after officer training at Fort Sil Oklahoma. He is stationed at Camp White Medford Oregon. He married Armene Lamson on November 27 and they reside in Medford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Porter Hovey Jr
W. P. Hovey
California Street
San Marino
War Department
Hovey
Fort Sil
Oklahoma
Camp White
Medford
Oregon
Armene Lamson
Seattle
Huntington Named Advanced Air Instructor at Randolph Field
Lt Henry E Huntington grandson of Henry E Huntington is named an advanced flight instructor at Randolph Field Texas He has 101 combat missions and a single Messerschmitt He joined the Royal Air Force in November 1941 served as a pilot officer in Britain from March 1942 transferred to the U S Army Air Forces and joined a pursuit group He participated in the Africa invasion arriving at Oran and helped rid Africa of Axis forces He was promoted from second to first lieutenant on June 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Huntington
Randolph Field
Tex
Huntington
James R. Brehm
Pasadena
Great Britain
U. S. Army Air Forces
Africa
Oran
Plans Made for 1944 Fathers Night Show
Despite influenza fears more than 50 San Marino fathers met at Huntington school to outline the 1944 Fathers Night show. Charles Beardsley spoke as master of ceremonies and introduced fathers who will lead or supervise acts with committees to be announced and rehearsals to begin after the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Huntington School
P.T. A
Charles Beardsley
Richard Fenton
Sycamore 9
Ed Nelson
Sycamore 2
Flu Strains School Staff Amid Holiday Break
Superintendent E. C. Neher reports five teachers and three janitors absent with flu. Despite the illness, student attendance remains near normal after Christmas. substitute teachers cover classes until staff recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Neher
Neher
Sparks Set Fire To Shingles
The San Marino fire department saved the E. T. Webb home at 701 Huntington Drive on Christmas Day. Sparks from the chimney set fire to the shingled roof but quick firemen actions stopped the blaze despite a heavy wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
E. T. Webb
Huntington Drive
Unknown Path Lit by Gentle Fire
A speaker requests a guiding light to tread safely into the unknown, seeking assurance and courage for journeys ahead. The appeal frames courage and caution as paired virtues guiding exploration and risk.
Fourth War Loan Begins Next Month In San Marino
San Marino fixes Fourth War Loan quota at 1.3 million dollars matching the prior drive. The campaign opens January 18 and runs to February 15 with a national goal of 14 billion. Local buyers can credit San Marino by indicating the town on orders for Series E F G and other notes. The committee urges buying war bonds as the safest saving method for postwar readjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
McClung
Army
William D. Beaver
Tribune
Woman’s Club
Deane Dickason
War Chest
Barnett
San Marino
United States
Coast Guard Reserve Auxiliary Plans San Marino Meeting
San Marino() newly organized flotilla of the Coast Guard Reserve Auxiliary will meet next Tuesday evening at 7 30 at the San Marino police court room City Hall annex. Division officers of the Los Angeles Port Security Regiment will outline plans for the new unit and discuss weekly eight hour service to guard the port from sabotage espionage and negligence and to ensure supply and troop flow overseas. The meeting is open to interested men in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Coast Guard Reserve Auxiliary
City Hall
Los Angeles
Fats Salvage Shows Decline In December
San Marino housewives hoard salvaged fats with brown meat ration points and cash as the new program nears. WPB official Zack J. Farmer reports November fats collections in Southern California at 379 947 pounds, 153.2 percent of quota, forecasting December gains due to pre December hoarding and grease from Christmas roasts. He notes turkey and duck purchases require no points but grease yields two meat points per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Zack J. Farmer
WPB General Salvage Division
Southern California
French Bindings Display Showcases Historic Craftsmanship
Twenty four books in fine bindings highlight French craft in decoration from the 15th to 17th centuries with strapwork fanfare and reign marks. A second case presents 18th to 20th century bindings featuring classical Gothic motifs and reuse of earlier patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Library
Jean Grolier
Pierese
Thomas
Martha Spring Commissioned as Wave Ensign
Martha Spring daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur L Spring of 595 Old Mill Road has been commissioned an ensign in the Waves and is stationed at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School in Northampton Massachusetts She attended Occidental College and the University of Southern California earning a B S in merchandising and was a member of Delta Delta sorority before joining the Waves She did personnel work in the engineering department at Vega Aircraft Corporation in Burbank before enlisting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Spring
Arthur L. Spring
Old Mill Road
Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School
Northampton
Mass
Ensign Spring
Occidental College
The
University of Southern California
Delta Delta Sorority
Vega Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Waves
Brittingham Elected Secretary of Big Ten University Club
Louis G. Brittingham of West drive was elected secretary at the annual meeting of the Big Ten University Club on December 16 at the University Club of Los Angeles. Other officers named for 1944 include Otto A Gerth as president, Preston D. Richards as vice president and program chairman, Samuel C. Wright as treasurer, and Norvin E. Smith as registrar. The club has over 1000 active members and more than 16,000 alumni eligible in Southern California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis G. Brittingham
West Drive
Big Ten University Club
University Club of
Los Angeles
San Marinan
Citizens National Bank
University of Wisconsin
Otto A Gerth
Preston D. Richards
Samuel C. Wright
Norvin E. Smith
Southern
California
Library Closes On New Year’s Day
The Huntington Library will close on New Year’s Day per its annual custom. Galleries and grounds reopen Sunday January 2 from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Reservations are not required during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
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AIR Corps
Civic Committee
Lodge
Travel Guild
San Ma
Marinans
Community Jeune
Per
Red Cross
Calship
Henry T. Brian
Winston Avenue
William Wolfskill
F. M. Earle
Long Beach
Earle
Naval Drydocks
Terminal Island
Brian
William Moore
Helene Gillis
Bill Petersen
Brother
Men’‘s Club
Civil
Lt. Huntington
Advance Air
God
M. Louise Haskins
New Coast Guard Group
L. G. Brittingham
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