City to Host Inaugural San Marino Golf Championship
San Marino announces its first annual City Championship Golf Tournament scheduled June 7 to June 30. Open to San Marino residents and local business people, with 18 hole qualifying rounds and match play in handicap flights. Over fifty entrants are expected from Santa Anita and Arcadia County Park area.
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San Marino
Paul Hunter
C. Pardee Erdman
The
California Golf Association
Charles C. Stanley
San Marino Tribune
Los Angeles County
Santa Anita
Tribune
Allgrass
Arcadia County Park
Los Angeles
Roy Reardon
Huntington Drive Proposed as Speedway
San Marino officials and Supervisor William A. Smith propose turning Huntington Drive from Los Angeles to Arcadia into a divided one way highway using the Pacific Electric right of way as the divider. The plan, sent to the county road department, seeks studies with Alhambra Arcadia Los Angeles South Pasadena and San Marino for safety improvements and low conversion costs.
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San Marino
William A. Smith
Smith
Huntington Drive
Los Angeles
Arcadia
Pacific Electric Tracks
Alhambra
South Pasadena
Pacific Electric Railway
Board of Supervisors
Pacific Electric
Building activity shows yearlong rise in 1940
Building in 1940 tops last year by over 100000 as two thirds of the month passes. Twelve new homes and numerous additions push the monthly total to 102024. Local residents including the Axtmans and Wallschlaeger receive permits for new six room homes with contracts by L E Shepard and J H Lehmer respectively. G Vrahnos also proceeds with a 5750 six room colonial home at 1530 Del Aire Drive. (Continued on Page 11)
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George H. Crowshey
San Ma
Leon G. Axtman
Pasqualitore
la Senda Place
South Pasa
Carlisle Drive
L. E. Shepard
Lorain Road
Dorothy Wallschlaeger
Oak Knoll Avenue
Alham
J. H. Lehmer
Alhambra
G. Vrahnos
Pierre
Thetainington Drive
Del
San Marino Delegates Attend State P T A Convention
The California Congress of Parents and Teachers met in Los Angeles with 3000 delegates. San Marino Council leaders and district officials attended, led by Mrs. James K. Lytle with theme Enriched living The Purpose of Democracy.
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California Congress of Parents and Teachers
Los Angeles
James K. Lytle
San Marino
New Law Requires Permit for Firework Sales in County
A state law effective last September mandates a permit from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to retail fireworks in unincorporated areas. Applications must be written to the Chief Fire Prevention Officer at 524 North Spring Street. Spence D. Turner warns that selling without a permit is a misdemeanor with possible fine or imprisonment.
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Hoyle
Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County
North Spring Street
Los Angeles
Spence D. Turner
Library Bond Vote Promises Expanded Services for Children
If San Marino voters approve the library bond on June 18, children in San Marino Schools would gain increased library services. The article recalls a historic program where every child visited weekly, later replaced by teacher-requested book shipments to rooms, and notes ongoing capacity and staffing challenges.
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Tribune
San Marino
War Opposition Pledges Circulated by San Marino Group
San Marinans visiting the post office between 10 and 12 a.m. are urged to meet a National Legion of Mothers of America representative on duty to learn principles and sign pledges. The local group formed after a Monday meeting at Mrs. Judson Hillman’s home, with about thirty mothers in attendance. The Monday broadcast by National Legion radio host Mrs. Lucille Millikan highlighted the San Marino unit.
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San
Judson Hillman
Lucille Millikan
Voice
The
National Legion
San Marino
Family Frolic Gala for San Marino Families
Friday June 14 a joint fundraiser by the William L. Valentine and Henry E Huntington Parent Teacher Associations. At Huntington School from 3 30 to 9 p m a family event with a 15 minute dog training film program and 45 minute dog stunt show, picnic supper, dancing, rides, bingo, games, fishpond, and a new treathay ride after the supper.
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San Marino
Wm. L. Valentine
Henry E. Huntington
Huntington
Hart Jr Wins Weldon Fair Play Award at South Pasadena High
Frank Hart Jr of 1619 West Drive is among six seniors honored with the Weldon Fair Play Award at South Pasadena San Marino High School. The award, established by retiring president H. Weldon, recognizes fair play in all activities. Recipients receive gold pins and certificates, with names engraved on the Fair Play Cup. Other winners include Carol Henry Lou Herbert Nora Masbufn George Sato and Amos Schwartz.
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South Pasadena-San Marino
Nk Hart Jr
West Drive
Weldon
H. Weldon
Carol Henry
Try Lou Herbert
Nora Masbufn
George Sato
Amos Schwartz
W. R
Red Cross Appeals for War Relief Subscriptions
The American Red Cross seeks 10 million dollars for war relief with a Pasadena area quota of 36000 dollars. The South Pasadena San Marino branch aims to contribute. Send checks to the American Red Cross or contribute at Security First National Bank or Bank of America offices in South Pasadena or San Marino or mail to Mrs. Robert Dorland 2030 Oak Street South Pasadena.
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RED Cross
American Red Cross
Pasadena
South Pasadena
San Marino
Security First National Bank
Bank of America
Robert Dorland
Oak Street
Rotarians Hear Foreign Trade Talk at San Marino Meeting
Ismail Alvarez will address the San Marino Rotary Club at the Huntington Hotel noon meeting on National Foreign Trade Week. He will discuss The Importance of International Trade with a background in Export and Foreign Trade work. Martin Scott spoke last week on estate planning and taxation as a key factor in future planning.
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United States
Europe
Ismail Alvarez
San Marino
San Marino Delegates Named to Republican National Convention
San Marino will send a delegate voice to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia this June. Leo E. Anderson was elected president of the uninstructed delegation. Preston Hotchkis was named to the resolutions and platform committee. Others elected include Kathryn Niehouse, Jessie Williamson, Harding H. McGuire, Rena Brewster, William F. Knowland, Edith Van De Water, Arthur B. Dunne, C. L. Preisker, and William D. Campbell in various posts.
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San Marino
Philadelphia
Leo E. Anderson
Charlton Road
Preston Hotchkis
Circle Drive
Kathryn Niehouse
San Diego
Jessie Williamson
Berkeley
Harding H. McGuire
San Francisco
Rena Brewster
Los Angeles
William F. Knowland
Oakland
California
Edith van de Water
Long Beach
Arthur B. Dunne
C. L. Preisker
William D. Campbell
City Club Program Tuesday Promises Cultural Night
San Marino City Club hosts a Tuesday program at Huntington School gymnasium starting 6 30 pm with Allan Hancock Ensemble performing for an hour before an 8 pm film. Colorful Latin America portrays expeditions of Velero III under USC.
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San Marino
Huntington School
Allan Hancock
California
University of Southern California
Pacific Ocean
Tiburon Island
Americas
Ecuador
Galapagos Islands
Peru
San Diego Zoo
Pacific Coast
William F. Thompson
Carleton B. Tibbetts
Oscar Rasbach
Clarence W. Fetterman
Boyd H. Gibbons
G O P Women Meet Friday at Conference
Thirteen San Marino women will attend the Republican Women conference in Los Angeles. Sponsored by the Republican State Committee the two day meeting at the Alexandria Hotel will address foreign relations taxation labor relief youth and the New Deal with seven panels led by experts. Dr John Parke Young of Occidental College will head the gold and silver panel. Only regularly appointed delegates and alternates may attend.
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San Marino
Los Angeles
Republican State Committee
Alexandria Hotel
Acording
McIntyre Faries
John Parke Young
Department of Economics
Occidental College
San Marino Community Council to Hold Final Meeting of Year
The San Marino Community Council will hold its final quarterly meeting of the year on Monday evening May 27 at 7 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs John P Whitmore 1400 St Albans read by secretary Mrs Walter Butikofer. President for the year is William G Paul.
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San Marino
San Marino Camera Club Exhibits Eighteen Entered Works
Eighteen photographs by San Marino Camera Club members were selected for the Allied Camera Pictorialists of Pasadena salon at the Pasadena Public Library. From 257 submitted, 125 prints were chosen, with 25 honor prints bound into the library book. Walter Keith and Louis Ziegler earned honors for specific works, and Ted Cook judged the entries, praising the club’s photographic standards.
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San Marino Camera Club
Allied Camera Pictorialists of
Pasadena
Pasadena Public Library
Pack Rats
Los Hidalgos
Jack
Ted Cook
San Marino warns underage drivers on night restriction
Chief Glenn McClung warns San Marino youths under 16 with restricted licenses not to drive at night. State licenses allow daytime driving only and no one under 14 may drive. Parents are told insurance may not cover crashes caused by unlicensed or restricted license drivers.
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San Marino
Glenn McClung
State Motor Vehicle Department
San Marino School Board adopts pay as you go plan
The San Marino School Board approves a pay as you go plan setting aside 15000 for a new primary school building fund on Melville and Del Mar. By 1941 end, 39000 will be available from prior funds and a similar amount is anticipated next year to support expansion in the southeastern city.
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San Marino
South Pasadena
San Marinans
Culbert Olson
San Francisco
Melville and
del Mar
Valentine
Board of Education
Herbert J. Powell
Huntington School
Woman’s Club
Huntington Drive
Huntington
San Marino Cub Pack Holds First Meeting
San Marino's Cub Pack No. 1 at Huntington school auditorium hosted its first monthly meeting with all 13 dens represented. Dens performed four costumed skits with tom tom accompaniment, new cubs were inducted for Bobcat pins, and 65 scouts earned the Wolf rank as hand craft exhibits and scrapbooks were shown.
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San Marino
Huntington School
America
E. M. Butt
Clyde Brown
Frank Richards
Don McGregor
Bob Hockey
Marclay Eshleman
Roger Dakin
Clark McConnell
Cubmaster Jones
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Frank Hart Jr
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