May building total shows 240850 in 1939
May set a monthly record with 25 new building permits totaling 240850 dollars. The week’s permits cover six to eight room Colonial and English homes priced from 5500 to 14000, plus a 2000 pump project and two additions in Arcadia South Pasadena San Gabriel and Los Angeles area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainsborough
William Brandt
Huntington Drive
Arcadia
del Mar
W. Fairling
Ashbourne Drive
S. L. MacDougall
Marengo Avenue
South Pasadena
E. A. Daniels
West Franklin
San Gabriel
Ralph S. Vanderhoof
G. S. Tyrell
A. L. Gotterdam
B. N. Palm
Oxley
Lorain
Stephens Investment Company
Baldwin Avenue
F. S. Backes
East Broadway
Roanoke
Rowley, Mason and Rowley
Reynier Avenue
Los Angeles
Lyman P. Robertsons
Winston Avenue
Saint Clare
Mill Lane
Old Mill
St. Albans
Harry Lee Smith
Sherwood Road
San Marino
J. W. Guglielmotti
Workman Street
W. E. Lang
Lindaraxa Park
Alhambra
Pasqualito
J. B. Cockburn
el Molino Place
Don Lingle
Raleigh Drive
Huntington Tax Bill Defeated Second Time
The Veight Bill to tax the 206 acres of Huntington Library and Art Gallery grounds and buildings died in committee by 10 to 3 after an attempted reconsider. Dr Max Farrand testified that the estate valued at 35 million dollars plus a decade of 1.8 million in profits would yield little net gain and continue to benefit the state through exemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Huntington
Veight
San Ma Tino
Max Farrand
Ernest E. Voight
Los Angeles
Farrand
San Marino trustees declare four day school break
The San Marino School Board announces Monday May 29 and Decoration Day as holidays, granting two day vacation to teachers and students to enable four day weekend trips. Summer work approved under a $5000 cap for painting replacements and building improvements. The next meeting is set for June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
C. W. Cornell
Occidental College
Huntington PTA Circus Postponed to June 3
The Huntington P T A Circus is moved from May 27 to June 3 due to Memorial Day weekend. San Marino families plan trips over the four day holiday, and officials expect a large crowd on Huntington School grounds for the rescheduled event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington P.T.A
San Marino
Huntington
Girl Scouts Award Court Held at Huntington School
The Girl Scout Court of Awards filled the Huntington school auditorium last Monday night with an enthusiastic audience. Brownie leaders received corsages made by the girls, and awards ceremonies followed with entertainment by Bob Fisher. Leaders were praised for their five years in scouting, and numerous troop members received second class, hostess, gardener, and swimmer badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington School
Nancy Lee Dowling
Edwina Lanson
Elizabeth Etter
Bob Fisher
Raymond Hill
L. Bedortha
W. H. Lanson
Margaret Meyn
Max Cornwell
L. T. Bradford
Prentiss Cole
James Chess
Charles Teague
George L. Andrews
Hill
L. T. Bedortha
Martin Johnson
Eleanor Cook
Gladstone Kellogg
Troop
John Sundbye
Bernard Knott
Lawrence Blennerhassett
Lester Kimball
Joan Donovan
Colleen Smith
Joan Harper
Nancy Granrud
Kate Kimball
Joan Maxwell
Shirley Taylor
Joan Hudson
Gloria Osterhout
Patsy Barcus
Anna Marie Anderson
Ruth Alice Anderson
Joyce Speck
Anne Sutphin
Ruth Mann
Kay Blennerhassett
Joan Sundbye
Mary Ball
Joan LeGallee
Jessie Martin
June Chapman
Joan le Gallee
Swimmer
Troop 46
Mel
City Club Ladies Night Set for Huntington Hotel
Dinner reservations pour in for the City Club annual Ladies Night to be held Saturday at 7 15 pm at the Huntington hotel. John Hoffman, dinner chairman, says the program features dancing to Ralston Ayres orchestra with master of ceremonies Eddie Stanley. Har ry Weber organized the program. Martin I Scott chairs games. Mrs William B McKesson oversees entertainment under the club president. The vaudeville lineup includes Hudson and Garner, Mimi Celaya, Rich and Adams, Cassell and Barrett, and a floating cane novelty dance.
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Huntington Hotel
John Hoffman
Harry Weber
Ralston Ayres
Martin I. Scott
William B. McKesson
Eddie Stanley
Eddie Cantor
Ralston Ayers
Hudson
Garner
Mimi Celaya
Mexico City
Rich and Adams
Australia
Cassell and Barrett
Harold B. Byron Passes. Pasadena Postmaster Remembered
Notices honor Harold B. Byron, Pasadena postmaster, praised for integrity, courtesy, and service. The obituary notes his friendly demeanor and respected position, with heartfelt sympathy extended to family and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold B. Byron
Pasadena
Stoneman Fete Proves Colorful Spectacle
A colorful Stoneman fete opened with a rhythm band led by Judy Holland and Donna Raybold and 1A 1B 2B performers in Miss Helen Byfield and Margaret Rogers rooms. The procession featured Mother Goose characters and figures such as Jane Tice, King Cole, Simple Simon, Jack Spratt, Humpty Dumpty, and other named figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Holland
Donna Raybold
Helen Byfield
Margaret Rogers
Mother Goose
Violamae
Jane Tice
King Cole
Ragatz
Fidlers
Etter
Warren Pedersen
Green
Simple Simon
Pearson
Jack Spratt
Charles Montgomery
Johnson
Mary
the Hunter
Queen of Hearts
Eve Beamish
Tweedle Dee
Jerry the
Grant Runs for South Pasadena School Board
Mrs. P. M. Grant announces candidacy for a seat on the South Pasadena Board of Education at the June 2 election challenging the longtime incumbent Mrs. W. W. Grant served twelve years on the board and led the PT A as first president in prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pasadena
Board of Ton
W. W
Grant
P.T. A
Garden Club Tour of Native Plants Planned at RSABG
The Garden Club will tour Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens to view native plants tomorrow Friday May 26. Members meet at Huntington school grounds at 915 a.m. A luncheon will be en route at Knott's Berry Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens
Huntington School
Knott
Berry Farm
Fine Speakers At Santa Barbara P T A Convention
Mrs. Lytle state president urged that democracy must be worked for to sustain it. Dr Wendy Stewart called for broader sex education, noting California has not educated enough about the topic. Mrs John Hayes praised fathers and the partnership of parents and teachers in PTA efforts. The event featured a pagent by 600 Santa Barbara school children and a gala stay at the Santa Barbara Biltmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Wellek
Huntington P.-T. A
Santa Barbara
California
Lytle
John Hayes
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Wendy Stewart
Stewart
University of Southern California
E. H. Rufer
San Marino
Human Relationships Com
Assembly Bill 2256 Hearing Set Tonight in San Marino
A Senate Educational Committee hearing on Assembly Bill 2256 to unify San Marino high schools is scheduled for tonight after a postponement. San Marino will be represented by Leo Sievert and Homer Mitchell. South Pasadena opposed the bill, signaling via letters to state senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
San Marino
Senate Educational Committee
Leo Sievert
Homer Mitchell
Mitchell
South Pasadena
The
Tribune
Lee Bashore
Glendora
State Senate
Hugh S. Wallace
Inter-Club Council
James Sands
Post Office Bids In For New Pasadena Station
Bids are opened for a new San Marino Post Office station of 2000 square feet to house the superintendent two clerks and twelve carriers. The building will be leased for five or ten years. Bids go to W H Switzer in Los Angeles with Pasadena Postmaster for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
W. H. Switzer
Los Angeles
Pasadena
430 Senior High Graduates To Get Diplomas June 19
Plans are underway in South Pasadena-San Marino for the largest class in the school’s history. Graduation exercises are set for June 15 at 4 30 p m with 430 diplomas awarded. The ceremony features two senior lines beneath arches, a concert by the high school orchestra, and a program led by the Senior Ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pasadena - San Marino Senior High School
Arthur Paul Huntington
Albert J. Adams
Marjorie Geffen
Franklin Latham Sainted Philanthropist Honored in Funeral
Sorrow filled 600 Winston as Franklin W. Latham a longtime resident and philanthropist died Saturday. Funeral services were held Monday conducted by Dr. Theodore Curtis Abel of the Humanist Society with interment at Mountain View. Born in Ohio he moved to Detroit as a youth and pursued education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latham
Winston
Franklin W. Latham
Theodore Curtis Abel
Humanist Society
Mountain View
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
School Trustee Election Set for June 2 at Huntington School
Filing for nominations closed May 18 with only incumbent Dr. E. H. Morrissey showing intent to run. Election will be on June 2 at Huntington School from 6 am to 7 pm with polling officers Mrs. Edith Sears Mrs. Olive Rothenberger and Mrs. Lorene Adamson in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of School Trustees
E. H. Morrissey
Huntington School
Edith L. Sears
Olive Rothenberger
Lorene A. Adamson
Birthday Party for San Marino Woman's Club Set at Huntington
The San Marino Woman's Club plans a birthday party on Thursday June 8 at 1:00 p.m. at the Huntington Hotel with a bridge luncheon and optional games. Tickets are $1.00, reservations due by June 7, and committee contacts are listed. New officers for 1939-40 include Mrs. Herbert D. Ivey and others. Flower and Garden guild and Drama Guild events are noted with meeting details and program highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
K. L. Carver
Mesdames
Sycamore
G. B. Kellogg
Atlantic
W. B. Thomson
Katherine Toll
Harold L. Pierce
Herbert D. Ivey
Joseph Whittemore
J. B. Dobson
L. Otis Ivey
Flower and Garden Guild
Rotary Charter Night Makes San Marino Club 5010
On May 19 1939 the Rotary Club of San Marino received its charter as Club 5010 in a ceremony at the Hotel Huntington with 200 guests. District 107 Governor Sam E Gates presented the charter as 23 members were honored with classifications spanning engineering banking dentistry and more. Alhambra Rotary sponsored the event with Roy E Campbell presiding and Carleton B Tibbetts delivering a welcoming history of San Marino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Rotary Club of
Club
International Service Club Organization
San
Rotary
Harold A. Barnett
John A. Barton
Godfrey Bindewald
J. W. Bridges
Frank W. Collins
Percy L. Cowherd
George M. Gantus
Harry A. Ginn
D. D. Gordon
Thomas M Hammond
O. H. Hanson
F. Perry Hopkins
E. Randall Kerr
Guy Lauderpay
Elmer Neher
Ace Curtis T. Schreyer
Martin I. Scott
Merle L. Scott
L. E. Shepard
Hamilton J. Stevens
Donn Thomas
Memorial Day Copy Deadline Set for San Marino Tribune
Announcement instructs advertisers and writers to submit all news and ads to The San Marino Tribune counter by 5 PM Monday May 29 for inclusion in next week's issue. The memo notes Memorial Day falls on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino Tribune
San Marino Camera Club Plans Annual Salon for June 12
The San Marino Camera Club announced its annual salon will be held June 12 in the Huntington school gymnasium. A May 22 meeting featured a Texture themed print contest judged by Earl Baird of Pasadena Junior College, with Walter Keith taking first prize. More than nineteen photos from allied exhibitors will be displayed, judged by Will Connell, a leading contemporary photographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino Camera Club
Huntington School
Earl Baird
Pasadena Junior College
Baird
Walter Keith
Percy C. Magan
Frank Farman
San Marino Club
Allied Pictorialist
Pasadena
San Marino
Will Connell
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Murry Whitney
Dale Stevens
Ophelia Johnson
Robert Jones
Erastus Brown
George Kelly
Officer Hogan
Dwight Goodwin
Jones
Gardner Marston
Vincent Fielding
Bill Hermann
James Hudson
Estella Davis
Lew Smith
Davis
Estella
Donald Hodgman
Mr. Davis
Russell Cuddlipp
Gerald Gates
Jack Kahn
Albert King
Gerald
F. H. Taylor
Peter McCloskey
James Doud
the Tribune
Girl Scouts
City Club
Byron
Stoneman
P. M. Grant
Santa Barbara P.-T.a
Unified High School
Senate
Post Office
Rosemary Neiswender
Malcolm Imbree
Bruce A. Findlay
Southland
James T. Mordy
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Franklin Latham
Woman's Club
Edith Brainer
T. R. Lingle
Sierra Madre Boulevard
Charles McCullough
Drama Guild
Lewis Potter
Melville Drive
William F. Brainerd
Augustus F. Jackson
Leo J. Lee
Norval F. Myers
Augustine Shelburne
Frank R. Hart
Don Lewis
Fred C. Liebhardt
By Laura Bee
Alhambra Rotary
Roy E. Campbell
Leo Schrumpf
Frank Collins
Carleton B. Tibbetts
Camera Club
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