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Do You Remember? head of Sumner avenue.
Miss Jane Kaufman of San Fran-
___ cisco was visiting her sister in Avalon
(Compiled from files of The Catalina --Mrs. John Lazar.
Islander by Chas. H. Smith) His Royal Highness, Prince William
of Sweden, was a Catalina visitor.
Ten Years Ago Married, November 15, 1927, Fred
From The Catalina Islander of No- Willoughby of Avalon and Myrtle A.
vember 23, 1927: Ross of Santa Monica, by Rev. LaRue
The Old-Fashioned Country Fair C. Watson.
sponsored by the Catalina Boosters
proved quite an attraction. There
were twelve or fourteen booths locat-
ed at various convenient points in the
Crescent Avenue Pavilion, appropriate-
ly decorated. The floor managers
were Messrs. H. Page Randall, Harry
D. Dimn, R. M. Heywood, J. F. Mc-
Minn, San, Wisdom and Jack Han-
non, and Mrs. H. Page Randall. The
ticket booth was presided over by
Larry C. Paper, while Mrs. Billie
Price and Mrs. Morieich took care of
the checkroom. The floor girls were
Editor Ernest Windle and party
were at Peach Springs, Arizona, en
route to the Grand Canyon of the Col-
orado river.
Avalon High School's speedball team
defeated John Dewey High School of
Long Beach by a score of 19 to 16.
Twenty Years Ago
From The Islander of November 20,
1917:
The Avalon City Trustee.~ granted
permission for the "Avalon Thursday
Night" organization to hold its meet-
Jean Sohnan, Mrs. Jewel Gemilere, Jr., ings in the City Hall.
and Mrs. Myrtle Deffenbaugh--the The local albacore record was bro-
latter two then being two of Avalon's ken by A. J. Crandall, of Ashaway, R.
latest brides. The financial receipts I., bringing to gaff one weighing 41
were reported as exceeding $500.
The following committee was an-
nounced to have charge of the pro-
jected outboard motor boat race
around Santa Catalina Island on Jan-
uary 15, 1928: Race Committee--D. M.
Renton, Mayor Milton S. Patrick, Ray
E. Chapin and Dick Loyns; Harbor
Committee, Charles E. Patrick, Har-
bor Master W. H. Mulcahy, and
Francis H. McGrath; Official Starter,
Douglas Fairbanks.
Work was started in the new club-
house for the Catalina Country Club.
It was estimated to cost $100,0(D.
R. V. Vaughan contributes an inter-
esting article about Eagles Nest Val-
ley and the Lodge there, under the
caption: "A Lodging for the Night".
S. M. Hathaway of Los Angeles
bought the interests of E. J. Whitney
and R. R. Johnston in the Hotel Glen-
:l]ore.
In 1921 there were 359 telephones in
use in Avalon. This had increased to
553 in 1927.
Work was under way on the Span-
ish village at the head of Tremont
street.
A new office for the S.C.I.Co. Pay-
master was nearing completion at the
pounds on light tackle. It took hi:n
27 minutes to land his fish.
Following was the fish catch for the
week ending November 18: Albacore,
8000 pounds ; largest fish, 54½ tbs.;
yellowtail, 11; largest, 22 lbs.; rock
bass, 9.
Mrs. Edward Nicolls Dickerson tells
how she caught her first tuna in San-
ta Catalina Island waters. Item was .
taken from the American-Examiner.
"Avalon Thursday Night", a local
organization with the aim of furnish-
ing some kind of entertainment during
the winter months, was organized. The
el~tertainment com:nittee for Novem-
ber 22 was: Jessie H. McClanahan,
Roderick MacLean, Frank Burgess,
Mrs. Frank Burgess, Thomas Price,
Laura C. Goulding, Mrs: Floy Gray
and Chas. H. Smith.
Thomas *IeD. Potter, A. H. Splitts-
toesser, Captain J. B. Ban:ring and E.
Stanton were among the lucky quail
hunters.
Tuna Club guests included General
M. H. Sherman, E. P. Clark, Hancock
Banning and J. E. Stearns, Los An-
geles ; General Ainsworth, Washing-
ton, D. C., and A. J. Crandalt, Asha-
way, R. I,
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THE CATALINA
Cop: (to woman driver who had ¢
just knocked off a fire hydrant):
"Hey you! Where are you going with
that hydrant ?"
Lady: "I'm taking it home as a sou-
venir of my first accident." |
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