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"Marge Ussery, (left) immediate past president of the Escondido Soroptimist Club; Virinia Taramasco (center) president of the club and Lucille Cook, a past president, work on the sombrero slide in the children's play center at Kit Carson Park. The slide is the club's project at the park and is near completion." [Envelope contains similar images as well as people digging with pick axes.]

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"Mrs. John Edmondson Jr. displays the trophy recently received by the Junior Woman's Club in recognition of the many hours they contributed in the neighbor to neighbor cancer drive. Mrs. Edmondson is cancer chairman for the local Junior Woman's Club. The trophy will be on display for one month at Escondido National Bank." Other images in envelope include a group of men around a table, and something unclear bearing the description "A Brett & Edwards original."

Scope and Contents [Images 008-010: Images of Jasper Catalano, Escondido landlord that boarded up rental units rather than fix them up. Catalano moved from Texas to California and article is about him and his properties which were rented mostly to itinerate laborers. Caption to photograph says "With eyes that have witnessed nearly 50 years of change, Jasper Catalano sits and watches a continuously growing Escondido. Catalano recently closed down some rental units in the downtown area voluntarily rather than...

Scope and Contents "Students in summer classes at Lincoln School got their model airplanes set for a recent balloon-boosting contents under the watchful eye of Ben Sasnett, instructor. Sasnett began a club at Miller School, where he teaches year-round, whose members have built and flown model planes after school and on Saturdays since January. Boys pictured (from left) Jamie Clark, Wayne Simmons, Anthony Capone and Robbie Smith, are learning to fly planes they built from scratch during summer classes, with...

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"Marlissa Crocker, Miss Vista, took the first dive into Vista's new $85,000 swimming pool at Monday dedication ceremonies attended by many local dignitaries at Washington Junior High School, including Mayor Orbee Mihalek (left), and G. C. Eikermann, Vista Unified School District superintendent. The pool was a joint venture of the city and the schools and was open to the public at noon today. It is the city's second swimming pool." [Opening happened Monday, August 24th.]

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"Three members of the Times-Advocate staff, staff writers Joe Heredia and Dick Gruendyke and Ronald T. Kenney, editor, (from left) were honored for their writing skill Friday by the North County Press Club."

Scope and Contents "Norm Pitstick, first vice president of the Y's Men's Service Club of Palomar Family YMCA, and members of the Ladies Auxiliary look over one of the two lifeguard stands installed at the Y pool. The auxiliary sponsored a rummage and bake sale to pay for the stands and Pitstick donated his time. The women are (from left, standing) Mmes. Roy Green, John Tanner and Ivan Klatt. Mrs. Ronald Baker is on the stand. " [Envelope contains similar images as well as group of men sitting around a table...

Scope and Contents "Work and fun were combined last weekend at the Palomar Family YMCA when members of the Y Indian Guides enjoyed one of three campouts and worked on the Y's Indian Village at the rear of the Y. Fathers and sons who volunteered labor on seating for an amphitheater around a permanent campfire ring, are (from left) Irving Vaughan, Frank Brockel Jr., Gene Gray, Dee Nolan, Frank Brockel and Daryl Quandt." [Similar images in envelope as well as people by "Y Indian Guide" signage. Y Indian Guides...

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"John Hook makes his way along a steel beam in the rapidly rising structure on Grand Avenue and Escondido Boulevard that is the future home of Palomar Savings and Loan Association. The building is being constructed by Kitchell Contractors, Inc., of San Diego. Project superintendent is Norman W. Newman. The study in black and white was produced by printing the photo on high-contrast paper." Similar images in envelope.

Scope and Contents "Merits of Sta-Power engine conditioner seemed impressive to Ken Hogeland, owner of Ken's Shell Service at Ninth Avenue and Highway 395, when described by the firm's North County distributors, Charles Elliott (center) and Jack Cardoza, whose office is at 647 N. Broadway. A pure petroleum additive, the product is alkaline-based and will not only clean dirty engines of gum and lacquer, but is expected to reduce air pollution by as much as 70 per cent, according to the representatives."...