PEG HOUGHTON CHOSEN QUEEN OF CITY'S FLOAT
Peg Houghton, 22, chosen queen for San Marino's Silver Queen float in the Rose parade, will ride in a Ming silver gown with three attendants from local families and college students. The entry marks San Marino’s 25th anniversary with four white horses, pink roses, and a Grecian gown theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
San Marino
Miss Houghton
William E. Houghton
Old Mill Road
Loa
Occidental College
Bettylee Olmsted
Bethel Quesnell
Miss Olmsted
University of
Helenley
L. Otis Ivey
Betty Houghton
Dick Sullivan
Richard H
San Marinans
Peggy Houghton
Betty Lee Olmsted
Passing Of Mrs Cronshey in San Marino
The sudden death of Mrs. George H H Cronshey on Christmas Eve at her home in San Marino shocks family and friends. Elizabeth Crowsey a native Wales married in 1899. she leaves husband and two sons H and George H, plus sister Mrs Mathew of Los Angeles and other relatives. Funeral services at Turner Stevens in Fremont Street were held with South Pasadena Chapter No. 272 performing rites and Forest Lawn attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George HH. Cronshey
Road
San Marino
Crowsey
Elizabeth
Wales
George Cronshey
K. d H
George H
Mathew Los Angeles
Thomas J. Davies
Grant
N. Y
Humphrey Da‘e
Penna
Turner
Stevens
Fremont Street
Andena
Los Angeles Exhibit Guide on Transition Decades at Huntington
Dr. Robert G. Cleland publishes a guidebook for a Huntington Library exhibit on early Los Angeles. The guide lists equipment costs and items, notes a 1852 census with population figures and race counts, and recalls the Great Drought and floods of the 1860s that hurt the region’s economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Huntington Library
Robert G. Cleland
Los Angeles
United States
Christmas Eve Crash Injures Seven Year Old Girl
Seven year old Betty Jean Chapman of 2775 Monterey road was injured when she ran into a car driven by Lillie Mae Goldin of Riverside in front of the Marine Mission Market on Mission street. She was treated at Alhambra Health Center for a bruised leg and shock. The driver stopped and assisted. no arrest was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Mission Market
Mission Street
Betty Jean Chapman
Monterey Road
Lillie Mae Goldin
Riverside
Harold F. Chapman
South Pasadena
Alhambra Health Center
Glenn McClung
Betty Jean
Goldin
Library exhibits closed for two day holiday event
Huntington Library in San Marino closes on New Year’s Day and the following Sunday. Starting Tuesday January 4 the exhibitions reopen each afternoon except Mondays and stay open through October 1. Reservations can be telephoned to the exhibitions office by the visiting day morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Library
San Marino
Los Angeles
Blanchard
Pasadena
Wakefield
Tax on paychecks to rise to two percent in 1937
The article outlines proposed increases in payroll taxes for 1937 including unemployment and old age contributions. It notes state and federal portions, with 1.8 percent to the state and adjustments for 2.7 percent for unemployment and 1 percent to old age, resulting in an overall two percent tax on wages. It also mentions exemptions for agricultural workers and debates on benefit levels.
Major to Speak at Legion Post Meeting
Major Richard Stafford will speak at the San Marino Post 239 Am erican Legion dinner 6 30 PM Tuesday January 4 at the San Gabriel Golf and Country Club. He will discuss An Irishman Abroad with humorous World War I episodes from his British Army and secret service years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Stafford
San Marino
American Legion
San Gabriel Golf and Country Club
Stafford
Secret Service
Kenneth Good
San Marino Legion
Commander Good
William G. Campbell
University of Southern California
Shanghai
China
Far East
Little Boys As Three Wise Men Sing Carols
Three eight year old boys from San Marino Reg Purdum, Roland Hooper, and Richard Lownes, with parental help, dressed as the biblical Three Kings and went caroling. They spread Christmas joy by visiting houses and singing of the Christ Child, offering a hopeful message about the season to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Reg Purdum
Ernest Purdums
Bedford Road
Roland Hooper
George A.hoopers
Richard Lownes
George Lownes
Lorain Road
Father Christmas
Business Club Postpones Meet to January 10
The San Marino Business Association will hold its next meeting on Monday evening January 10 at 6 30 in the Huntington School cafeteria. The January meeting is moved from the first to the second Monday due to the holiday season rush, announced John A Barton, president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino Business Association
Huntington School
John A. Barton
Harlan G. Loud
Ardmore Road
San Marinan
Loud
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Tournament of Roses Association
Ford
Fortner and Loud
San Marino
Huntington
Bedford Road
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Guild Meetings Resume After Holidays In San Marino
San Marino Woman's Club members return to guild activities in January with several meetings planned the first week and others later in the month. A three month bulletin is in preparation and yearbooks can be obtained by contacting Mrs. McClarty Harbison. Homecraft Guild will hear George W. Townsend on Early American Furnishings at 10 o'clock January 5 at Mrs. A. G. Wellek's Windsor Road home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino Woman’s Club
McClarty Harbison
Old Mill Road
Homecraft Guild
George W. Townsend
Chouinard Institute
A. G. Wellek
Windsor
Preschool Age Children Studied by Young Mothers
Mothers of preschool children are invited to join the Observation Play group led by Mrs. Frank C. Wood Jr at Huntington School San Marino. Sponsored by the PTA the program includes Friday morning play group and Tuesday afternoon mother discussion sessions with illustrative notes from participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Wood, Jr
Huntington School
San Marino
Parent Teacher Association
Board of Education
Harold H. Anderson
New Year’s Greeting From Editor and Wife
Our thanks for the Christmas greetings and good wishes for the coming year. We deeply appreciate your kindness and hope the New Year brings your fondest hopes. Sent from the editor and his wife, Franklin W. Collins.
San Marino Building Boom Reaches 1937 High
San Marino shows a 1937 building total of 2.49 million dollars as December adds 158 thousand and a week’s permits include two new homes on Melville Drive and a kitchen office at 1535 San Gabriel Boulevard. The period marks a shift from groves to residences with development near City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
San Marino
W. A. Ellison
West List Place
Los Angeles
E. A. Daniell
Los Robles
Melville
Melville Drive
Rowena Orr
Gower
Fred A. Stewart
Mellville
Drebin and Scott
Wilshire
la Brea
San Gabriel Boulevard
Fred W. Schleuter
Eagle Rock Boulevard
R. H. Garrison
North
Gainsborough Drive
Huntington Desert Plant Guide Ready
The Huntington Botanical Gardens at San Marino showcase subtropical trees shrubs and desert plants built over 30 years under William Hertrich who prepared plans for hillside land near the Huntington home. The collection aims to display plants suitable for outdoor growth in Southern California and complements the estate’s Library and Art Gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Huntington
Huntington House
San Marino
California
Huntington
William Hertrich
Botanical Gardens
Mr. Hertrich
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Peg Houghton
Vlden
Mrs. Cronshey
Glenn
James Townsend
Forest Lawn
Sas
Cleland
Longden Avenue
del Mar
C. L. Sellars
Grandview
San Gabriel
James Paul Kuren
Rosemont Avenue
South Grove Avenue
Orange Grove Avenue
Colorado Street
Colorado
Hill Avenue
Hill
T Park
Legion Post
Little Boys
Business Club
Rose Parade
Franklin W. Collins
Enn Ee
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Huntington Desert Plant Guide Ready
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