Campaign to Erect Church Sanctuary at San Marino Church
Initiate campaign to build a new sanctuary at San Marino Community Church. Co chairmen Howard Seidell and James Wallace lead a $356 000 pledge drive toward over 500 000 for the organ tower chapel and court with five families already pledging. A men’s dinner meeting at Fellowship Hall outlined the plan and future team assignments for Sunday afternoon.
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Howard Seidell
James Wallace
San Marino
Facmel Luvunpsulm
Cuidilall
Fellowship Hall
Harry G. Haake
Board of Trustees
Clyde Hopping
City Club Hears Good Music By Ruth Ann Fleming
Miss Ruth Ann Fleming, lyric soprano and KFI radio regular, delighted San Marino City Club members with a Tuesday evening concert at Huntington School gym. Mayor Bell and city officials met attendees after a Civic Affairs program. John D. Bushnell spoke on Los Angeles metro area parking, urging ride on mass transit.
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Ruth Ann Fleming
San Marino
Huntington School
KFI
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Clark E. Bell
John D. Bushnell
Pasadena
Eberie Economic Service
Los Angeles
Alongthe Drive and Public Opinion Reflections
A rambling column notes about antique trains, a longer use of red wooden antiques, and a favored shift away from the L A airport. It also recalls a scene near Lauderbaughs and a mother disciplining a child. The piece ends with a quip on price hopes and a political query about the Mundt Bill and Nixon.
GOP Women Meet Tomorrow With Corinne Griffith Speaker
Members of the Women's Republican Club gather tomorrow at 2 PM at 40 Chandler Place, Roscoe Moss residence. Corinne Griffith, former silent screen actress now resident in Washington DC, will speak on Americans Wake Up. Tea follows and all community women are invited.
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Women’s Republican Club
Corinne Griffith
Silent Screen
Roscoe Moss
Chandler Place
B. Ford Williams
E. David Shooshan
Miss Griffith
Washington, D.C
Pasadena Council declines pension share proposal
Pasadena officials refuse a pro rata pension share for retirees from the Alhambra sewerage farm closure. The district used temporary facilities before linking to the new outflow plan. A year ago and again last week, council members rejected the request as not in order legally.
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Pasadena
Alhambra
San Marino Mayor Clark Bell Re elected Twice in One Year
Clark E. Bell becomes the only San Marino mayor elected twice in the same year. He first won at the April 20 council meeting and was re elected on May 12 with a bare quorum at the April session and a full board present for the May vote.
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Clark E. Bell
San Marino
Boy Scout Camporee Staged as San Marino Highlight
The annual Boy Scout Camporee at Lacy Park drew crowds Saturday and Sunday with tents, the Sea Scout Ship, Explorer Unit, and flags from many troops. Activities included baseball and track events, a two hour campfire program, and a special Court of Honor upcoming May 24 featuring eight Eagle rank recipients and multiple Star and Life advances.
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Lacy Park
San Marino
Sidney Coombs
Sea Scout
Charles Tompkins
Jack Carrington
Bob Bachman
Jean Arrasmith
Pretty Boy” Kelly
Lou Magnolia
Gordon Smith
Bill Tawse
Shirley
Reid
Bedilia
Ray Beebe
Huntington
Roy Myers
Bud Pentz
Alex Robertson
Clarence Andresen
Paul D. Jenkins
Rae Eaton
Court of Honor
Huntington School
Troop 5
Jerry Addicott
Joe Gumner
Larry Mickel
Jack Spielman
Keith Chase
John Stevenson
Richard Andresen
Andy Jessup
Ralph Hall
Cucamonga
Jim Kelly
Sale of Poppies Starts Tomorrow
The poppy sale runs May 21 and 22 in San Marino through schools and street efforts led by Mrs. Sarah Nash of American Legion Auxiliary No. 139. Contributions may be sent to her at 1817 Los Robles avenue. Mrs. Nash, a 30 year veteran who lost a brother in World War I, urges gifts of any size to support veterans and the costs of making poppies.
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Sarah Nash
San Marino
American Legion Auxiliary No
Nash
Veterans
The
Legion Auxiliary
Department of California
Legion Hears Faries Talk On Politics
McIntyre Faries, California Republican National Committeeman, spoke on U.S. and California political history at the American Legion May meeting. He explained candidate placement mechanics for national offices and National Committee policies. Also announced San Marino Boys’ State attendees and introduced new post members.
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California
McIntyre Faries
American Legion
Legion’s
Sacramento
Roy Alexander
San Marino City Club
Bill Linsenbard
San Marino
Robert H. Cronshey
Irving J Read Dies A Prominent Pasadena Lawyer
Irving J Read, longtime attorney and community leader, died suddenly at home May 16. A private Forest Lawn service was held Tuesday. Read organized the San Marino Kiwanis Club and held multiple leadership roles in legal and civic groups. He is survived by his wife Mayme and son Irving J Read.
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Forest Lawn
Irving J. Read
del Mar Avenue
Lawyers’ Club
First Congregational Church of
Pasadena
Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumni Association
Chicago
West Coast
Los Angeles
Mr. Read
Mrs
Mayme Read
Principal Dr Elmer J Erickson Elected District 18 Leader
Dr Elmer J Erickson principal of South Pasadena San Marino High School was yesterday chosen president of District 18 of the California Secondary School Administrators Association.
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Elmer J. Erickson
South Pasadena -San Marino
California
Ass'n
Plan To Close City Hall Saturdays
San Marino considers closing City Hall on Saturdays to shift employees to a five day week. The move would not affect police or fire crews already on seven day schedules. A City Attorney review is planned to check legality before any action.
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San Marino
Glendale
Bruises Suffered After San Gabriel Collision
Mrs Edith Behnke of 1766 Lorain road and her husband Harold were in a car at San Gabriel boulevard and Lorain road when an auto driven by Harry L Howarth of 154 South Agnes avenue Temple City collided. Both vehicles had damaged hoods and front fenders and Mrs Behnke sustained a bruised right leg.
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Edith Behnke
Lorain Road
Harold
San Gabriel Boulevard
Harry L. Howarth
South Agnes Avenue
Temple City
Nixon to Speak at El Monte Mass Meeting May 22
Congressman Richard M. Nixon will address a mass meeting at El Monte High School at 8 p.m. Saturday. He plans to discuss the Mundt Nixon bill the draft and universal military training and international issues. A Friday night flight returns Sunday with a Saturday press conference reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at El Monte Civic Auditorium.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
el Monte High School
Congress
Nixon
el Monte Civic Auditorium
Dan Cleveland
el Monte
J. B. Blue
Rosemead
Leave Us Alone We’re Doing Alright
A councilman voices opposition to a plan for a centrally controlled court handling outlying areas. He argues it would reduce local revenue, add officer testimony burdens, and lower morale, urging officials to “leave us alone.”
Officials Decide PE Bus Route Through San Marino
A revised plan for P E bus routing on Sierra Madre boulevard will improve rider safety and avoid traffic disruption. The city will widen Huntington drive north of the San Marino station, with loading at the P E right of way and a temporary 58 foot drive to handle three lanes. Polls open 7 a m to 7 p m at Huntington School Gym for tomorrow's election amid a high turnout expected in South Pasadena and San Marino.
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P.E
Sierra Madre Boulevard
Transportation Company
Huntington Drive
San Marino
South Pasadena
San
Huston
Boulevard
Sierra Madre
Pasadena
Pacific Electric
Huntington School Symnasium
Jones
William Paul
Paul
PTA
San Marinan
MacIntyre Faries
War Assets costs rival sale value says Davis
Glenn R. Davis M C warns that administration costs to sell a war asset nearly equal the revenue from the sale as wartime prices and procedures strain resources.
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War Assets Administration
Glenn R. Davis, M.C
New President Installed for San Marino Woman's Club Term
Mrs Agene Blalock was installed as president of the San Marino Woman's Club at a Huntington School auditorium ceremony. She succeeds Mrs Eugene C Myers and will lead the club for the next two years with a full slate of officers and a tea in her honor.
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Huntington School
San Marino Woman’s Club
Agene Blalock
Eugene C. Myers
Alirminnee Pnac
Annan
Lloyd E. Morrison
Blalock
Roy V. Gross
Adolph Altenberger
Mmes. H. Audell Dixon
James OQ. Cook
John Barton
A. M. Whistler
McNitt Endorses Zetterberg for Congress in 12th District
Rollin McNitt, chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, announced the committee’s endorsement of Stephen S. Zetterberg as the Democratic candidate for Congress from the 12th District. He stated that any other 12th District candidate’s support claims are personal and that the Democratic organization backs Zetterberg. The endorsement followed actions by both the full central committee and the executive committee.
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Rollin McNitt
Los Angeles County
Democratic Central Committee
Stephen S. Zetterberg
Steve Zetterberg
McNitt
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City Club
Lockheed
L.A
Monrovia
Lauderbaugh’s
Frank Jorgensen
Tom Dewey
Dick Nixon
MR. Ripley
Legion
Faries
Read
Woman's Club
Morris D. Schatzman
Truman W. Lattin
George H. Weller
Gano Baker
George M. Thomas
Gladstone B. Kellogg
W. G. Knoche
Donald Batman
Roy F. Ensign
Leon Horchitz
Harry Grieve
Norman Huff
Mrs. Ugene Blalock
Zetterberg
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