Cain, Bill

Scope and Contents "A king-sized white cane - approximately - was pinned on Sandy McLeod (left), president of the Sunrise Lions Club, by Dave Larson, vice president, at a recent meeting to help launch "White Cane Days," the Lions' annual fund drive to aid the blind. During the drive, Friday and Saturday, Oct 2-3, Lion members will be selling White Cane lapel pins all over town, on streets, in businesses and at residences. Also, coin cannisters will be placed at strategic business locations, according to Llyod...

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"Examining handmade clocks by Rancho Bernardo craftsman Walter Carson, is Mrs. Vi Harmon, owner of the recently-opened Creative Handicrafts shop at 2200 S. Escondido Blvd. The store will offer items made by local artisans."

Scope and Contents "If the sky seemed to be full of flying things Saturday, you weren't just seeing things. These bulky, but fragile balloons, shown above, were racing. In the basket in the foreground is Red Enright of Torrence and his passenger Larry Cilestio of Escondido, the team which came in last but which covered the longest distance between takeoff in San Marcos and landing southeast of that city about half an hour later." Other images in folder also of hot-air balloons and racers. Envelope 00226 also...

Scope and Contents "A wagonload of charm rattled along Kit Carson Days parade route Wednesday as Miss Kitty Carson and her court waved and smiled at the onlookers. With Kim Bishop as Kitty (right), the other girls are (from left) Debi Lemly, Linda Cotton, Susan Sacker, and Theresa Ruggles. Wagon Master Leonard Schroeder appeared to enjoy it." Envelope contains additional images from parade. Similar images in envelope, as well as additional images related to 1970-09-10 article with photography by Bill Cain with...

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Marleen Davis, president of the Australian Shepherd Club of San Diego County leads the group in holding competitions at Blanchard's field in San Marcos. Davis' dog, Harvest Sparkling Tears is a champion responding to complicated commands.

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"A rose between two Greeks was Irene Forsyth at Wednesday's get-acquainted meeting for new business people at the Escondido Chamber of Commerce. George Capralis (left), a dentist, and Mrs. Forsyth accepted business directories from Jim Konopisos, chamber director and Ambassador Club greeter."

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"A gopher problem to end all gopher problems would seem to be this underground conduit trenching for lighting the new Sears, Roebuck and Co. - Escondido Village Mall addition parking lot. As seen in the morning light, with its sharply etched shadows, the trenches make interesting geometric patterns into the brown soil."

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'"No, no, Big Boy," says Malcom "Hutch" Sabiston to an old publicity photo of himself as a child movie star, "- Don't be a bad boy," then he adds, "but you have to admit I did have cute, dimpled knees!"' [Envelope contains additional images also of Sabiston.]

Scope and Contents "The Escondido Historical Society will sponsor a pic-nic luncheon at Grape Day Park. Members of the Escondido Historical Society will be at the park beginning at 11am Wednesday to take registrations and assist those attending in getting together with old friends and a bit of reminiscing." [Images in this envelope show members at the park interacting with each other with Mrs. McDonald the organizations secretary present seated closest to the camera on images 001 and 005. Similar images in...

Scope and Contents "Rousing itself like a young behemoth for an assault on the universe is the new 60-inch Mayer telescope at Palomar Mountain. The scope, though smaller than the famed 200-inch telescope, will see almost as far. It will be used to map areas of the heavens which later will be explored in detail with the more powerful 200-inch telescope." [Envelope contains similar images. Images in envelope related to those in envelope 399. Adjacent story "'Wiener-scope' fills gap in probing stars' secrets,...