Scope and Contents "Three parachutes opened and skydivers from the staff of radio station KOWN landed in the field adjoining Grape Day Park. Jumpers were Doug Fogleman, Gary Douris and Greg Nicol. Leading the entourage was a wagonload of beauties - Miss Kitty Carson (Kim Bishop) and her court consisting of Theresa Ruggles, Susan Sacker, Linda Cotton and Debi Lemley. [Photographs in this folder show the five women looking up at the sky watching the parachutists, vehicles and horses on the road which are part of...

Scope and Contents "'You mean to say Ed Wofford's going to live in that thing all week?'" asks John Reynolds (left) ownder of Reynolds Toyota, Inc. 'Right!' replies Lyle Davis, KOWN sales manager. Wofford, a disc jockey, will ascend to his flagpole house today to begin his lofty vigil with all the comforts of home, including air conditioning. The installation was directed by Morris Burns, a supervisor with the Escondido office of the San Diego Gas & Electric Co. Einer Brothers, Inc., and the Escondido...

Scope and Contents "W.B. Curly Annabel, former editor and publisher of a newspaper in Bega, New South Wales, Australia shows Sam Conway of Escondido how to work an offset camera in the shops of the Daily Times-Advocate. Annabel's paper also is printed in offset process. Now a syndicated columnist for a chain of 460 newspapers in N.S.W., Annabel and his wife are visiting the United States for a series of meetings. Conway served as an Escondido guide". [Other images in this folder show him working the camera...

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"'Oh yeah?' 'Yeah!' The above confrontation on East Valley Parkway between Bob Burrows' burro and patrolman Ed Ryan failed to prove anything, as the beast was automatically found guilty of horseplay. Ryan relented and tore up the ticket in the true spirit of Kit Carson Days. It was all in fun, and part of holiday atmosphere."

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."...

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"Learning by touch, Angela Stringer, 5, accepts a toy guitar as Charles Dove, Host Lions Club treasurer and past president, and her mother, Mrs. Wayne Stringer, assist. The club recently provided Angela three months of preparatory training so she could enter regular kindergarten classes. The drive begins Oct. 2."

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"Lt. John Jensen of 1942 S. Broadway, Escondido, barks an order to his men aboard a tank at National Guard headquarters at Fort Irwin, apparently unimpressed with their pride in target accuracy. North County men are (from right) Larry Jones of Leucadia, George Miller and Ted Matzen of Escondido. The men wind up two weeks training Saturday at the desert base." [Additional images in envelope are of other activities at Fort Irwin. Images in envelope 00015, 00020, 00023 possibly related.]

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"Horses - Phooey says Fido, but Ronald Reid, 18 months old finds them interesting during showmanship-in-hand judging Thursday at the 4-H Club horse show at Kit Carson Park. Today's Horseshow, the second during Kit Carson Days is open to all parcipitants, the show which gets underway at 5pm also features a beef barbecue". [Images in the folder show various angles of this event and child mentioned in the description, and also include spectators at the event and horses in the show]

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...

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"Service awards for volunteer lifesaving swim instructors were presented recently by Jim Felix, Palomar Family YMCA Chairman (right), and Doug Reiman, Y program director (Left), recipients were (from left) Terry Craig, Lynn Gerfen, Greg McCord, Penny Hyatt and Karen McCord." [Images in the folder show the group receiving the award.]