Birthday Celebrated By Rotary Club In Special Program
San Marino Rotary marked its fortieth birthday with a special program led by club president David Fiscus. He traced Rotary’s origins in Chicago and noted the growth to over 250000 members in 6000 clubs across 50 countries. Past presidents attended, with Joan Barton reflecting on early organization and Charter Night at Huntington Hotel on May 18, 1939.
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Rotary International
San Marino
Rotary Club
David Fiscus
Fiscus
Rotary
Chicago
Big City
San Marino Rotary
Joan Barton
Huntington Hotel
Southern California
Father Frolics of Forty Five to Be staged in Huntington School
Robert Henry and Roger Duke organize Fathers Night show titled Father Frolics of Forty Five tracing San Marino history. The may feature 5006 dress rehearsal tickets for children on April 4 at Huntington School auditorium with admission twenty five cents. show runs April 5 6 and 7 with later performances for general audiences.
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San Marino
Robert Henry
Roger Duke
Huntington School
Our Fair
Bob Henry
Shakespeare Drive
Los
Duke
Melville
Victor Schwien Passes Away In California Home
Victor Schwien formerly of St. Albans Road died March 1 in his Pasadena home at 1480 Las Lunas. Rosary and requiem were held at Phillips Church, followed by entombment at Calvary Mausoleum. Survived by wife Amelia and children Brig. Gen. Edwin Schwien, Norman Schwien, Jean Schwien, Nevin Schwien, Camille Ison, Harriet Jean Schwien, Barbara Korbel Schwien. overseas and local locations noted.
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Victor Schwien
St. Albans Road
Pasade
Las Lunas
Phillips Church
Calvary Maum
Amelia Schwien
Edwin E. Wien
U. S. Army
Norman O. Schwien
U. Navy
Jean F. Wien
Westwood
Nevin Wien
Cheviot Hills
Camille Ison
San Juan
Puerto Ri
Jean Schwien
West
Barbara Korbel Wien
Red Cross seeks volunteers at San Marino branch
Emergency call prompts 4x8 inch bandage production at the San Marino Red Cross. Weekday shifts 9 30 to 3 30 with sewing and knitting ongoing on additional days. Donations and House to House War Fund drive planned. blood bank reports 400 pints target and April date.
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Red Cross
Deat
San
Hunrive
rWorkickers
Earad
Witare
Tai Ards Inc
Gordon
Emnasium Says Urgent Plasma Substitutes Needed
A terse bulletin notes urgent need for substitutes from 3:00 to 9:00 with substitutes for plasma. It lists availability and seeks responses from eligible donors or suppliers.
San Marino War Fund Drive Aims to Top $55,000
1945 campaign leaders report strong progress in the San Marino drive led by William Clayton and Mrs. Preston Hotchkis with Vernon Barrett Gates Baldwin as vice chairs. Residents urged to donate, aiming to surpass the $55,000 quota as the Red Cross reach expands nationally.
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J. T Whittemore
Red Cross
William Clayton
Damon
Huntington Drive
San Marino
Preston Hotchkis
Mesdames Vernon Barrett
Gates Baldwin
John Barton
American Red Cross
Famous Author Speaks at Civic Tonight Friday
Dr. E. Stanley Jones, renowned world missionary preacher and author of Christ of the American Road, lectures at the Pasadena Civic auditorium from Sunday to Friday March 4 9 at 7 15 each evening. He is the James Wallaces house guest at 1517 Wilson.
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E. Stanley Jones
Civic
Pasadena
Pasadena Council of Churches
Jones
James Wallaces
Wilson
Methodist Church
India
Rica
America
Author to Give Criticism on Guild Stories
The Writers' Guild of the San Marino Woman's Club meets March 12 at 10 a.m. at 1550 Hillcrest Ave. Hostess and chairwoman Mrs Elmo H Conley welcomes members for manuscript readings by author and instructor Mrs Catherine Barrett with critique followed by Q and A.
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Writers’ Guild of the
San Marino Woman’s Club
Elmo H. Conley
Hillcrest Avenue
Catharine Barrett
Edna Sterns Dayton
Times of Today
Chattic
Huntington Drive
Dayton
James ©. Cooke, Jr
San Marinan's Cousin Freed In Philippines
Mrs. J. D. Snodgrass learns her cousin Sally Harden has been liberated from Santo Tomas in Manila. Harden, nearly nineteen in May, describes hardships and hopes to reunite with her father Fred M. Harden in Long Beach after his Pearl Harbor era return from the Philippines.
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J. D. Snodgrass
Huntington Drive
Sally Harden
Santo Tomas
Manila
Miss. Harden
Fred M. Harden
Long Beach
Harden
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Miss Harden
Page Four
Soldier Writes Home On War Sacrifices And Praise
Billy Thurnher of the 393d Infantry, 99th Division, reports from the Belgium front that victory is harder than press reports suggest and urges home readers to seek the battlefield truth. He praises Capt. Davis for calm leadership during a Christmas breakthrough and recalls a near miss from shellfire while radio communications faltered.
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Armin Thurnhers
Virginia
Billy
393
Belgium
Young Thurnber
Ernie Pyles
Capt. Davis
Young Republicans Oppose Warren CIO Health Bill
The Los Angeles County Young Republicans launched a campaign against Governor Warren and the CIO health insurance bill. They support some form of California health legislation and urge a one year study by a Governor appointed committee. They call the proposal totalitarian and criticize state insurance competition.
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Young Republicans
Los Angeles County
Warren
CIO
William A. Heideman
San Marino
Social Reform
Los Angeles
Warren and Cio
America
California
William M. Martin
Circle Drive
PTA Council discusses recreational needs in San Marino
The San Marino Council of Parents and Teachers reviews six lectures by Dr. Louis P. Thorpe with an average attendance of 138 and thanks the Community Church and San Marino South Pasadena Evening High School for support. The group plans for the April 17 Open Council luncheon and asks for expanded evening lighting at Henry Huntington school facilities.
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San Marino
Community Church
Albert Hauret
San Marino- South Pasadena
San Marino Playground Commission
Henry E. Huntington
William B. McKesson
Orchids Topic for San Marino Garden Club Talk
San Marino Garden Club prepares for a 10:30 a.m. meeting on Tuesday March 13 at Mrs. Alexander Robertson home 605 Winston Ave. Robert Casamajor will discuss Cymbidiums and Cypripediums, praised as skilled amateur grower and leader of local horticultural groups. Mrs. Paul Hamilton will speak on Daffodils. The club entered the Southern California Spring Flower Show in Pasadena with an Allied nations theme and Renaissance motif.
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Paul Merrill
San Marino Garden Club
Alexander Robertson
Winston Avenue
Robert Casamajor
Casamajor
Southern California Institute
Pasadena Flower Show Association
California
Paul Hamilton
San Marino
San Marino Building Permits Rise in February
San Marino building records show February permits for one new structure and 31 additions issued by George Cron shey, building inspector. Investment totals reach $13,039.25, well above February 1944’s $3,452 for 23 additions, with January–February 1945 at $21,609.25 versus 1944’s $5,486.
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San Marino
George Cronshey
High School Seniors Report to Navy
Three South Pasadena seniors Henry Humann Walter Gschwind and Stuart Ferguson left Monday for Tennessee to report for training with the U S Navy. They are graduates of South Pasadena High School and will begin service duties.
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U. S. Navy
Henry Humann
Sherwood
Walter Gschwind
San Marino
Stuart Ferguson
South Pasadena
South Pasadena High School
Tennessee
Signs of Spring Duties by San Marino Police
San Marino police handle a range of calls from a six boy fruit fight to a noisy cat complaint. An unruly motorcycle rider with discomfort is stopped. Officers release a dog trapped for other game and clear fur neckpiece revolver and coin purse cases.
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San Marino
J P Jones to Speak on The Cost Order Tuesday
Dr J P Jones of Los Angeles will address the San Community Church Tuesday at 7 29 p m on The Cost Order a discussion studied by members. The event opens with supper at 6 30 p m in the church hall.
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Je Angeles
Ierino
Worle
Jones of
Los
San
Mommunity
Valentine PTA Meeting Set For Tuesday March 13
The Valentine PTA convenes Tuesday at 2 PM with Dr. Hildreth Caldwell addressing Emotional Maturity the Crime of Being Different. Caldwell, a physician with foreign mission ties, will discuss child handicaps and acceptance. Lecture sponsored by YWCA YMCA Caltech. doors open 1:30 PM with early arrivals urged.
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Hildreth Caldwell
William L. Valentine P
Caldwell
India
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Y.W.C.A
Y.M.C.A
Caltech
Ana
Colek
Harry . Dalton
Presidentia
Jeanne Corkhill
Shirley van Etten
Helen Drytien
Lucille Wood
Bessie Amiss
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Glenn McClung
Joe Mora
Joe Torres
Guy Lauderagh
Riverside
McClung
Eddie Norwine
Eagle Rock
Lauderbaugh
Jung
Die Norwine
Wallace Lee
Impressarios
Barton
Tom Hammond
Harold Barnett
Guy Lauderbaugh
Hamilton Stevens
Durant Gordon
Army Air Forces
Pierre’s
T. W. Ward
Fifth Air Force
South Pacific
Australia
McArthur
Ictor Schwien
American Red Cross Vets
Civic Tonight
San Marinan
Billy Thurnher
PTA Council
Thorpe
Coast Guard
A. Casamajor
S. M
Navy
J. P. Jones
Valentine Pta
Dr. H. Caldwell
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