WHAT'S IN A NAME AND ROADS TO ROMANCE
A light column explores how California towns got their names and the varied meanings behind them. It also includes a travel feature praising scenic Highway No. 1 and a look at notable people, from Florence Chadwick to Gene Fowler, and a note on shrimp prospecting along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modesto
Modest
Fresno
Chirlo
Eureka
Hemet
Los Angeles
Alvin Crum
San Francisco
Yvonne Dal Santo
Cal
Law
Florence Chadwick
English Channel
Catalina Gulch
San Diego
Helen” Wills
Howard Kinsey
Kinsey
California
Atascadero
Moro Bay
Carmen
Monterey
Santa Lucia Mountains
San Juan Capistrano
Palm Springs
Desert
Point Arguello
Oregon Coast
San Luis Obispo
Patrick Point
East
Susanville
John G. Holmes
Leeds
Holmes
England
Isaac Roop
Merrie England
Nataqua
Avenal
Coalinga
Johnnie Ray
Newhall
Alpha Hartman
Hartman
California Roads to Romance Highlight Great State Towns
The article extols California towns from Reedley to Sonora and Lancaster, praising agriculture, redwood forests, and notable sites. It notes Roads to Romance, Walter Knott’s theme ventures, and lists cities like Indio, Arcata, Ukiah, Healdsburg, Willits, Vista, Alturas, Holtville, Blythe, Paso Robles, and Tulelake as travel highlights with regional industries and landmarks. It also mentions Mother Lode towns, Mission routes, and a closing tease for the Shop by Mail feature on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indio
Coachella Valley
California
Palm Springs
Desert
Arcata
Humboldt Bay
Redwood Empire
Sonoma
Ukiah
Healdsbourg
Russian River
Blythe
Arizona
Palo Verde
Colorado
Astacadero
Paso Robles
Coastal Range
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railway
Atascadero
Mother Lode
Lancaster
Great
Mojave Desert
Antelope Valley
Mojave
America
Walter Knott
California Personalities Quiz Card Roundup
All American football star Jackie Jensen excels in baseball in the major leagues with Boston New York or Washington. John Steinbeck writes East Of Eden and once lived in Arcata. Ava Gardner married to Frank Sinatra and previously Kirk Douglas Mickey Rooney or George Raft. Bob Mathias wins Olympic games and pursues education at Pomona College. Richard Nixon is a lawyer orange grower or cattle rancher. Maureen Connolly evokes the Rose Bowl Saugus or Forest Hills connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Jenson
Boston
New York
Washington
John Steinbeck
Ava Gardner
Frank Sinatra
Kirk Douglas
Mickey Rooney
George Raft
Shopper's Corner Guide Promises Easy Shopping by Mail
The note directs readers to page 8 for shopping by mail. It also mentions Napa’s water supply from Milliken reservoirs and recalls the first United States Mint established in Philadelphia on April 2, 1702.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napa
Milliken
United States
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Free Enterprise
Donald Lipton
Don
Standard Factors Corporation
Reedley
General Sherman
San Diego County
Mt. Palomar
Alturas
Holtville
Imperial Valley
Imperial
Gulf of California
Sonora
Jackson
Placerville
Columbia
Hollywood
Hangtown
Coloma
Sierra
Tulelake
Oregon Line
San Joaquin Valley
Taft
Dos Palos
Los Banos
Firebaugh
Mendota
Newman
Patterson
Magazine Associates of California Weekly Newspapers, Inc
Paul C. Newell
Hunter Vinton
Mike Jackson Wilson
Helen Weill
Central Valley Hwy
Shafter
Bakersf
Sycamore
Reader's Digest
A & Property Exchange
Westeré St
Cai
Aecapulco
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Travel Advisors
Stockton St
All America
Bob Mathias
Stanford
U.c.la
Richard Nixon
Maureen Connelly
Rose Bowl
Saugus
Forest Hills
Bowth
Os Ewe Calif.g
TNT Anew
Down Town
Jones and Eddy Sts
Tates
Hotel Roosevelt
Berkeley
Durant
Versity
Bay Area
Otts Center
Cth
Whitcomb
Karl C. Weeer
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