Speed limit signs curb city traffic as officials note jurisdiction limits
Erection of speed limit signs across the city aims to slow traffic after a new ordinance set limits in several areas. Residents ask why the south side of Huntington Drive lacks posted limits. officials explain the segment lies in Alhambra, not within San Marino's authority, and paving conditions here frustrate Mayor Bell.
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Huntington Drive
Granada West
Wilson
San Marino
Alhambra
Granada
Bell
Along the Drive Reflections on the PTA Fathers Night Show
The PTA Fathers Night Show grew into a community project with over 125 men contributing two months of effort plus two weeks of nightly work before the premiere. The activity totaled more than 17 000 manhours and would be worth about $75 000 at a nominal rate. The writer praises the community spirit, the show, and specifically the dance team of Tom Rockwell and Jim Mead.
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PTA
Tom Rockwell
Jim Mead
Charleston
City Employees Set Safety Record in San Marino
Joseph J. Gallagher reports that San Marino and its workers posted an excellent safety record for the year ending July 1, 1947. The achievement cut workmen compensation costs by 55.5 percent, yielding a cash dividend of 2073.97 from the State Compensation Insurance Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Gallagher
San Marino
Garland Chosen Warren Delegate
John J. Garland a real estate man of 1999 Oak Knoll avenue is selected as Warren’s delegate to the Republican Convention in Philadelphia. The other Warren delegate is Roy Ray a Pomona newspaperman.
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California
Warren
Philadelphia
John J. Garland
Oak Knoll Avenue
Roy Ray
Pomona
Scouters Training Opens Tonight in San Marino
The San Marino Boy Scouts begin a basic training course at the Scout House on St Albans Road. Eligible participants include all Scout leaders troop committee members fathers of Scouts and interested men. Organizers expect many residents to enroll in the comprehensive program.
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San Marino
St. Albans Road
San
Fathers Entertain Vets At McCornack Hospital
San Marino PTA Fathers staged a special show titled Centennial Capers of 48 at McCornack General Hospital in Pasadena. The one hour performance delighted veterans and hospital guests with lively acts and cheerful humor.
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PTA
McCornack
San Marino
McCornack General Hospital
Pasadena
The
Invalids
Easter Sunrise Service Held At Lacy Park
The seventh annual Easter Sunrise Service will begin at 6:45 a.m. on Easter Day March 28 in the natural setting of Lacy Park. The event invites all worshippers to participate and share in the morning gathering.
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St. Edmund’s Episcopal Church
Charles A. Shreve
William J. Carrer
San Marino Community Church
P. Martin Baker
Abe Riedel
S.S. Felicitas and
Perpetua
McKesson Seeks Re election to Los Angeles Superior Court
Judge William B. McKesson filed nomination papers Wednesday to seek re election to Office Number 29 on the Los Angeles Superior Court. He was reappointed last September by Governor Earl Warren after 17 years as a deputy county counsel and his earlier appointment to the bench came in February 1944. He later served as Juvenile Court Judge and was selected to join the California Youth Authority, remaining there for two years before returning to the Superior Court.
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Page Eight
Community Council Sets First Year Meeting At City Hall
The Marine Community Council board of directors calls its first quarterly meeting for 7 30 p m Monday in City Hall council chambers. The session will review the year s agenda and activities. The council sponsors the San Marino Community Chest and administers local welfare work and character-building programs.
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Marine Community Council
Community Council
San Marino
Bank Closes at Noon on Good Friday in Historic Move
The Security First National Bank will close at noon to observe Good Friday, the first such closure after a state bill made the day a legal holiday from noon. Other organizations will not observe the holiday and business will proceed as usual.
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Security-First National Bank
Local boy finds wallet with 42 dollars on Huntington drive
A wallet containing 42.00 was found on Huntington drive and seven youths brought it to the police station. Owner Arthur Zschischang of Pasadena arrived to retrieve it and left a dollar for each of the boys.
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Huntington Drive
Arthur Zschischang
Pasadena
Clock Depot Established For Edison Co Cycle Change Over
Edison opens a temporary clock depot at 633 West Las Tunas Drive San Gabriel on March 23 to swap 50 cycle clocks for 60 cycle models or have clocks converted at Edison expense. A. W. Althouse, district manager, notes depot serves customers by exchange only and conversion follows local distribution line changes with first area shift on March 30.
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Edison Co
West Las Tunas Drive
San Gabriel
Southern California Edison Company
A. W. Althouse
Althouse
Edison
Cali
Fornia Electric
Atlantic
Zenith
Date Set For Boy Scout Paper Drive In San Marino
Saturday, April 17 is the date for the semi annual San Marino Boy Scout waste paper drive. Collections will not be made before that date. The drive is a major Scout project and benefits from resident cooperation in saving waste paper. Willard F Bill Goertz, assistant commissioner for Scouting in San Marino, will oversee the drive.
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San Marino
Willard F.bill Goertz
Lipowitz cited after collision while fleeing police convoy
Joseph Lipowitz of Los Angeles drove a large truck in a convoy toward Las Vegas on Wilson Avenue Tuesday morning and backed into a new Sedan owned by Smith Boyd Ritner of 475 La Mirada. Ritner reported insurance and both drivers face citations for heavy traffic and illegal turn.
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Joseph Lipowitz
Los Angeles
Wilson Avenue
Las Vegas
Dan
Smith Boyd
Easter Sunrise at Lacy Park Draws San Marino Faithful
Easter Sunrise services attract large crowds at Lacy Park in San Marino. The report highlights the renewal of hope and shared reverence as attendees hear the ageless Easter story and reflect on personal and communal renewal.
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Lacy Park
Child Bitten by Police Dog Receives Rabies Therapy
Six and a half year old Clifton Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Clifton Johnson, 1866 Twin Palms drive, was bitten on the nose and cheek by a neighbor's police dog last Sunday evening. He was taken to Dr Heard who recommended the rabies treatment.
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Clifton Johnson
Twin Palms Drive
Nathan Whitman
Heard
Shrine Ambassadors Named for San Marino Area
Leo H. Hepp of San Garet was named Shrine Ambassador for the San Marino area by Potentate Edward L. Cook of Al Malaikah Temple at a Gabriel Valley Shrine Club meeting. The San Marino Shriners hospital project progressed with land donated and cornerstone planned for this year. The hospital is praised as a top philanthropic effort worldwide.
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Briel Valley Shrine Club
Leo H. Hepp
San Gate
Ambassa
Poten
Dor
San Marino
Edward L. Cook
al Malaikah Temple
Gabriel Valley Shrine Club
Kiwanians Hear Nutrition Authority Speak
Dr. Daniel T. Quigley famed nutrition authority and 35 year head of the University of Nebraska Medical School Omaha spoke at the San Marino Kiwanis meeting. He detailed nutrition and malnutrition impacts on health and disease and noted better outcomes when proper diets are followed. The talk was introduced by Dr. Harold Stark with Leo Hepp presiding and Hugh Butler as program chairman.
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Daniel T. Quigley
University of Nebraska Medical School
Omaha
San Marino
Quigley
Nebraska University Medical School Hospital
Harold Stark
Leo Hepp
Hugh Butler
Fire Department Driveway Undergoes Repairs
A sidewalk in front of the fire department was repaired last week with cement poured and a new driveway to be ready for use in a few days. The fire truck and equipment remained in readiness at the police station yard in case of emergencies.
Stimulating program at San Marino Rotary luncheon
Ted Laveson chaired a San Marino Rotary meeting at Pierre's where The Good Road speakers from England Sweden Norway Finland Denmark Sweden and Canada discussed moral re armament. Carl Neprud a former Chinese Customs Commissioner for 33 years will speak on Manchuria as a Far East focal point, introduced by Arthur Skaer.
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Ted Laveson
San Marino
Carl Neprud
Manchuria
Far East
Neprud
Arthur Skaer
Flowers Needed for Sunrise Service at Lacy Park
San Marino Garden Club led by Mrs. J Kenneth Hull seeks Calla lilies and white azaleas to decorate the Easter Sunrise cross in Lacy Park. Residents may call Sycamore 92338 to arrange contributions. Plants will be picked up and returned with care to avoid damage.
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Roy Ensign Jr
Lacy Park
San Marino
San Marino Garden Club
J. Kenneth Hull
Hull
Sycamore
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Wonder
Bill Tawse
Jim Kelly
Max Sommer
Jack Straw
Huntington
Ridgeway
Garland
Sunrise Services
Antizens
McKesson
William B. McKesson
Los
George M. Watson
Boy Scouts of Troop 5
Virginia Road
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