Easter Egg Hunt Highlight of Brownie Revel in San Marino
Twelve Brownie Scout troops will hold their annual Revel on Saturday April 2 in Lacy Park San Marino. A picnic and Easter Egg Hunt open to younger siblings and families starts at 11 at the Boy Scout House 1196 St Albans road.
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San Marino
Lacy Park
Boy Scout House
St. Albans Road
Juliette Low
Pauline Bulley
Mmes
James Lawless
James Kelly
Sycamore
Rose Arbors Paint Job at Lacy Park Entrance
Park Superintendent Armin Thurnber announced the roseladen arbors at the St. Albans road entrance in Lacy Park will be painted at an estimated cost of 500 dollars. vines are trimmed back and the framework will be refinished before summer. completion expected within two weeks.
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Lacy Park
St. Albans Road
Armin Thurnber
Franchise Report Shows Edison Benefit for City
City Clerk E R Kerr received the 1948 annual franchise report from Southern California Edison Company with a $2452.99 payment. The new six month franchise yields a city increase of $1332.71 over the same period last year.
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E. R. Kerr
Southern California Edison Company
Along the Drive Through the Neighborhood Gossip
A lively local column notes mustard greens, brown shrubbery, a visit by Judge Raymond Johnson, and quips about politics and public works. It mentions OPA Bowles’s election, water service delays, PTA lawn work, and planning disputes between nearby towns with satirical asides on signage and jurisdiction.
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Raymond Johnson
Manchester
Conn
Opa Bowles
Union Labor Problem Ends PTA Show Television Hopes
San Marino amateur thespians planned a televised PTA Fathers Show at Huntington School. union crew costs and pay scales threatened profits, with union rules stalling the broadcast. A cast member’s quick salary calculation suggested the venture would exhaust all profits, ending the plan.
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Union Labor Problem Queers
PTA
San Marino OKs Transit Plan Backed by LA Chamber
San Marino City Council unanimously approves initial steps toward mass rail rapid transit in the county. City officials say the plan would create a transit district with votes tied to assessed valuation, capped so no single city holds a majority, and would require electorate approval before district formation.
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San Marino
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Metropolitan Traffic and Transit Committee
Neil Petree
Rai
Clark Bell
Petree
Bell
Transit Committee
Assembly
Nixon to Speak in Los Angeles April 20 Luncheon
Congressman Richard M Nixon will fly to California during the Easter recess to address a public luncheon at the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles on April 20 under the Los Angeles County Republican Assembly. Tickets cost 2.85 dollars. reservations are via the assembly office at 210 West Fifth Street.
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Richard M. Nixon
California
Congress
Biltmore Bowl
Los Angeles
M. Philip Davis
Los Angeles County
Republican Assembly
Nixon
House Un-American Activities Committee
Chambers-Hiss
Los Angeles County Republican Assembly
West Fifth Street
City Agencies Add Another Man To Police Force
The City Council authorized Director of Public Safety Glenn F. McClung to hire an additional officer. The department head cited duties directing school children on Huntington drive and other tasks as the reason to augment the force.
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Glenn F. McClung
Huntington Drive
First Prayer Book of King Edward VI on display at Huntington
The Huntington Library exhibits the 1549 first edition of The Book of Common Prayer alongside the May 1549 edition. Compiled under Cranmer for Edward VI, it marks a shift to English in liturgy and influenced later Bible translations. The display notes its Reformation significance and 400th anniversary observance.
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Huntington Library
Churche of England
London
Edward VI
Church of England
Episcopal Church
America
God Our Heavenly Father
Synnes
Edward the
Edward
Archbishop Cranmer
Cranmer
Whitsunday
Mary
Elizabeth
Sunrise Service Plans For Easter In Lacy Park
San Marino civic and service club representatives gathered at the Lower home to plan the Easter Sunrise Service set for April 17 in Lacy Park. The event will feature improved loudspeaking and parking, with Kenneth White directing music and Dr. William C. Jones of Whittier College delivering the Easter message.
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Civic and Service Club
San Marino
Lacy Park
Paul Lower
Philip Stay
Garden Club
Camille Bradford
Clarence Fetterman
William C. Jones
Whittier College
Start Membership Drive For New Association
The Business and Professional Association announces an orderly canvass of the business areas to sign up members. Early results are excellent as canvassers explain the association’s objects and provisions. A regular meeting is planned for next month featuring a speaker to outline developments and programs.
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Business and Professional Association
Fathers Show Stag Announced for Pasadena PTA
The Pasadena Athletic Club banquet room hosts the 1949 PTA Fathers Show stag dinner on April 8 at 6 30. The producer for the next year will be elected and the 1949 show will be shown in motion pictures plus other entertainment. Immediate past producer Frank McKeller will run the party.
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Pasadena Athletic Club
PTA
Frank McKeller
City Approves $66 845 Street Improvements Plan
The City Council approved three street projects funded by gas tax. California Street from the west city line to Santa Anita Avenue will cost 36320, Granada Avenue from Huntington Drive to Wilson Avenue 9706, and Wilson Avenue from Huntington Drive north to Los Robles 2018.
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California Street
West City Line
Santa Anita Avenue
Granada Avenue
Huntington Drive
Wilson Avenue
Los Robles
Speed Limit On Drive Drops Tomorrow to 35
Huntington drive and main arteries will be reduced to 35 mph with stop signs added at Virginia road Alhambra road Oak street and Lorain road. Emergency ordinance approved by City Council last week. changes become operative within 24 hours with full ordinance published. Additional reductions include Lombardy San Marino Rose Monterey Sierra Madre and Huntington drive segments. a 15 mph limit remains on the south side of the drive from Virginia to Bedford during school hours.
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Sierra Madre News
Planning Commission
San Marino
Alhambra
Wilson
Hidalgo
Wilson and
Huntington
Danger Zone
Huntington Drive
Virginia
Road
Alhambra Road
Lorain Road
Oak Street
Garfield
Tribune
Lombardy Road
San Marino Avenue
Rose Avenue
San Gabriel Boulevard
del Mar Avenue
Monterey Road
Oak Knoll Avenue
Sierra Madre Boulevard
Garfield Avenue
Sierra Madre
Winston Avenue
Old Mill Road
Bedford Road
Virginia Road
Horror Comics Not Sold Here
City stores already censor horror comics. distributors return objectionable titles unopened. Council discussion on an ordinance follows a PTA request, but retailers say they have enforced self censorship for years and no extra rule is needed in San Marino.
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Council of
Parent-Teachers
San Marino
Train schedule disrupted by Pacific Electric derailment
A derailment of the Pacific Electric train at Valley Junction halted traffic near Huntington drive shortly after 9 AM. The disruption lasted about an hour before schedules resumed.
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Huntington Drive
Pacific Electric
Valley Junction
Opening Night Brings Laughter to Fathers Show at Huntington
The P T A Fathers Show Around the Town with Father drew a large San Marino crowd at Huntington School auditorium. Performances featured page boys, pageantry, and lively gags with a strong chorus and show girls. the run included a water company office move nearby and a critique noting room for tightening.
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P.T.A. Fathers
San Marino
Huntington School
Beds of Roses Planted at Carver School
Carver School gained a richer, more attractive campus with 600 rose bushes donated by Mrs. Constance A. Elmer of 1142 North Gabriel Boulevard San Gabriel. The planting was done by gardeners with school staff under Mrs. Elmer's supervision near the office parking lot and east of the cafeteria, featuring rare varieties. Mrs. Elmer's interest began through ties with Mrs. H. B. Wall, mother of first grader Jane.
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Carver School
Contance A. Elmer
Pe Gabriel Boulevard
San Gariel
Lena Jones
Elmer
H. B. Wall
Jane
Realtors Attend Two Day Conference in Altadena
Realtors and their sales staff attended a two day session of the Real Estate Educational and Sales Conference at the Altadena Town and Country Club. William L. Harrison led as local director, Harry Fredeen chaired attendance, and Sidney Haysler of Thomas Companies handled publicity.
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Altadena Town
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David H. Fiscus
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C. F. J. Arrasmith
Mission Street
Jim Kelly
Lou Magnolia
Swisher
Santa Anita
Choral Society
George Watson
Albert Woodward
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K. L. Carver School
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Ray Beebe
Crandall
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Lulu
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