City Hall Holds More Than Meets The Eye
Mary Kroesche profiles Los Angeles city hall operations beneath the noon closing, focusing on Betty Groomes and a tight, multi-hatted staff who keep permits, licenses, and risk management running. She recalls staffing cuts since Prop 13, noting 42 layoffs and renewed teamwork amid lean times. Local staff and residents describe a busy counter and the unseen work beyond the door.
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Betty Groomes
Charles Martin
Groormes
Mike White Took Long Way To His Adobe Brick Home
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Mike White a San Gabriel Valley fruit rancher known as Mike White who sold grapes from a San Ysidro Ranch site to Benjamin Wilson at Lake Vineyard Ranch and did odd carpentry to support a family of 13, though his identity remains unclear.
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Mike’ White
San Gabriel Valley
Mike
San Ysidro
San Marino High School
Benjamin Wilson
Lake Vineyard Ranch
Avery Chair Established At Huntington Library
The Huntington Library establishes the KR Stanton Avery Senior Research Associate Chair for literature or history in honor of business leader and philanthropist Avery. An endowment nearing $275,000 was raised after a surprise April 15 dinner. Avery, Huntington board chairman since 1970, is active in art books, Caltech, UCLA, LACMA, and other cultural nonprofits.
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KR Stanton Avery
Huntington Library
Avery
Huntington's
Larry Tollenaere
the Huntington
San Marino Schools Face Gloom If State Aid Falls
San Marino Superintendent David Brown warns local districts could endure a bleak 1983 84 year without state aid, noting San Marino lags peers in per pupil funding despite students ranking in the 99th percentile. He cites Serrano Priest rulings, shifting funds, and private industry retreat as pressures mount.
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San Marino
David Brown
California
Brown
Marino
el Monte City
Monrovia
San Gabriel
Alhambra
Los Angeles
African Auto Accident Claims San Marino Woman
Mary Creveling a longtime San Marino resident was killed in an auto accident in Zimbabwe. She was pinned beneath the overturning vehicle. her daughter and other passengers were involved. Cordelia McKenzie and two granddaughters were uninjured. The Crevelings had left San Marino two weeks earlier to visit their daughter. No funeral or service details announced at press time.
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Mary Creveling
San Marino
Zimbabwe
Africa
Residents Rally for Measure No 1 Funding in San Marino
San Marino residents raise money to continue the police and fire assessment ending in June. The campaign, led by William G Simon, urges neighbor contributions to explain the measure to voters and avoid past confusion. Don Henricksen, Harold Wagner, and Preston B Hotchkis advocate small monthly gifts to maintain safety and security.
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Don Henricksen
Wiliam G Simon
Rel
Lombardy Road
YMCA
Harold Wagner
Adair Street
Wagner
San Marino
Community Council to Meet in City Hall Tonight
The San Marino Community Council will hold its annual meeting at 7 30 p.m. in San Marino City Hall. The session will feature the election of 1963 4 officers and ratification of revisions to the organization s articles of incorporation and bylaws.
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San Marino
Strange Trees Sprout Residents Interest at San Marino High
Diane Mactart reports residents notice a hitherto unknown tree variety sprouting rapidly along Huntington Drive. San Marino High School Graduation Night committee plans a forest‑like lobby display in the boys gym, with four construction methods and staged lighting to create a wintry woodland for graduates marching through a castle‑themed route.
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Huntington Drive
San Marino High School
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