William 'Bill' Clayton was an only child, born to:
Benjamin Burns Clayton, b. Aug. 19, 1882 in Tupelo, Lee County,
Mississippi and d. Nov. 12, 1978 in Houston, Harris County, TX. &
Julia Scott, b. Feb. 23, 1883 in KY. and d. Jun. 8, 1949 in Los Angeles county, CA.
In the Apr. 26, 1910 U.S. census, 4 yr. old William Clayton, b. in KY., was living at 614 W. 16 in Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, OK. with his
28 yr. old father, Benj. Clayton, a Cotton Exporter, b. in TN.
28 yr. old mother, Julia Clayton, b. in KY.
35 yr. old servant, Mary Lumb, b. in England
Benjamin and Julia had been marr. for 6 years. This was a first marriage for both. Julia was the mother of 1 child, still alive by this census.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
According to his Jan. 9, 1920 U.S. passport application, 14 1/2 yr. old William Clayton was b. in Shelbyville, KY.on Jun. 17, 1905. His father, Benjamin Clayton, was b. at Jackson, TN. William's parents were applying to the American Legation at Lausanne, Switzerland for an emergency passport for William.
William last left the U.S. on Aug. 22, 1919, arriving to France on Aug. 29, 1919 and then to Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland on Oct. 8, 1919, where he was now residing for the purpose of studies. He desired a passport to accompany his father to France, Switzerland and England.
William was described as 5'6" tall, with a medium forehead, green eyes, straight nose, medium mouth, pointed chin, black hair, fair complexion, oval face and no distinguishing marks.
The identifying document he provided was as follows: Included on Dept. passport No. 101138 of 29 July 1919 issued to Julia Scott Clayton presented for visa at Lausanne office on Dec. 26, 1919.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 14 yr. old William Clayton, b. in KY., was living at 904 Lovett Blvd. in Houston Ward 4, Harris, TX. with his
37 yr. old father, Benjamin Clayton, a Cotton Merchant, b. in MS.
38 yr. old mother, Julia Clayton, b. in KY.
29 yr. old servant/chauffeur, Sanders Bowles, b. in LA.
29 yr. old servant, Alline Bowles, b. in TX.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
The Houston Post (Houston, TX.), P. 12, Col. 1
Fri., Jun. 17, 1921
Item from: Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clayton and son, William, left Thursday for a trip to California and the Canadian Rockies.
In his Mar. 27, 1924, 18 yr. old William Clayton's U.S. passport application states that he was b. at Shelby county, TX. on Jun. 17, 1905. His father, Benjamin Clayton, was b. in Tupelo, MS. and was now residing at 904 Lovett Blvd. in Houston, TX. William was also living in Houston, TX., and following the occupation of cotton clerk. He intended to go abroad temporarily, accompanying his father on a business trip.
He was described as 5'11" tall, with a high forehead, gray eyes and a straight nose, a medium mouth, a round chin, black hair, a ruddy complexion, an oval face and no distinguishing characteristics.
The letter which accompanied his application, written by his father, stated: "In connection with the application for passport today by my son, William Clayton, I beg to confirm that he goes to Europe with my full knowledge and consent. In fact, he accompanies me, and I shall appreciate the issuance of his passport.
Yours very truly, Benjamin Clayton
The Houston Post (Houston, TX.), P. 25, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 14, 1924
Item #2: Dr. and Mrs. Gavin Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clayton (and three other couples) will entertain with a New Year eve dance at the Houston Country club on December 31 for their sons, all college men home for the holidays, Gail Bordes, William Clayton, Ben Thompson, Walter Bradley and Dudley Sharp. At midnight there will be a domino masque.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 16
Fri., Jul. 12, 1929
William Clayton’s eighty-foot schooner yacht Sartarli, pride of the West Gulf cruising fleet, is en route here from Houston, Tex., and is due on the 25th inst., according to advices received by Lynden Bowrig, friend of the Gulf sailor. After several weeks in Southern California, Mr. Clayton plans to cruise to Honolulu and then back to the Gulf in the early autumn.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 24 yr. old William Clayton, a salesman for a retail lumber company, b. in KY., at 913 No. Roxbury Dr. in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA. (the family home was valued at $40,000) with his
47 yr. old father, Benjamin Clayton, an Executive in the Banking Industry, b. in MS.
50 yr. old mother, Julia S. Clayton, b. in KY.
37 yr. old servant/cook, Bennie V. Armelin, b. in TX.
Benjamin was 22 yrs. old and Julia was 20 at the time of their marriage.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
According to the New York Marriage Index, William Clayton and Jane L. Davis were married in Manhattan, NY. on Nov. 4, 1931
William and Jane Clayton had two children:
1. William Clayton Jr.
2. Julianne Clayton
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 24, Col. 2
Thu., Oct. 4, 1934
Item from: CHATTERBOX
“Podden me, stranger, but would you mind” - and when we looked around there stood Bill Clayton, fresh home from a two months’ vacation on his parents, the Benjamin Claytons, cattle ranch down New Mexico way. Jane, Bill’s swell wife, and little Willy Jr., were along and the three of them looked so tanned and healthy we’re inclined to point our helm in that direction.
Jeeves, pack my dunnage!
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 9, Col. 7
Sun., Jul. 28, 1935
More Spacious Manufacturing Plant Obtained
Indicative of increased industrial activity here, the Clayton Manufacturing Company has obtained new and larger quarters in the Alhambra industrial section, according to William Clayton, president.
The new plant, with a floor space of more than 35,000 square feet, will be used exclusively for the manufacture last equipment are two cranes with capacity of fifteen tons each and four large industrial enameling ovens, the announcement states.
Starting in 1930 with 5000 square feet of floor space, the business has been built into one of Los Angeles’ largest machinery manufacturing plants.
Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX.), P. 2, Col. 4
Thu., Mar. 11, 1937
Excerpt from: COTTON PAY DUE IN AREA
$100,000 To Be Paid Valley Growers
BROWNSVILLE - Cotton farmers of the Rio Grande Valley will receive checks from the federal government for an amount between $100,000 and $125,000, through county agents’ offices, in connection with the 1937 cotton soil conservation program, it has been announced.
However, considerable amount of cotton is being planted in the Valley, and one of the best crops is hoped for.
Likewise in Mexico and South American countries engaged in raising cotton, the trend is toward heavier plantings, according to William Clayton, Houston, world’s largest cotton broker, here Tuesday en route from Latin-America to Houston.
Clayton Visits
Clayton said he had visited all cotton producing countries of South America, and briefly in northern Mexico, and that more cotton is being planted than in former years, weather conditions and economic conditions being favorable over a vast expanse of southern territory.
Clayton, who came here aboard a Pan-American transport from Mexico City, was enthusiastic about the airline and its conveniences, and said that the port of Brownsville and the city of Brownsville occupied an important place in transportation lines, and were destined to grow.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 62, Col. 1
Sun., Jul. 10, 1938
Item from: Visiting Daughter Complimented
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gildred of San Diego will pass many of their week-ends at Balboa, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton of Pasadena, cousins of Mrs. Gildred.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 33 yr. old William Clayton, the Proprietor/Employer of a steam cleaning machine business, b. in KY., was living in a home he owned, valued at $20,000 at 2731 Oak Knoll Av. in San Gabriel Twp., San Marino City, Los Angeles, CA. with his
31 yr. old wife, Jane D. Clayton, b. in KY.
6 yr. old son, William Clayton, b. in CA.
4 yr. old daughter, Julianne Clayton, b. in CA.
In 1935, everyone in the family (except for Julianne, who was born after 1935), was living in Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA.
William's father was b. in TN. and his mother in KY.
William and Jane were high school graduates. William Jr. had finished 1st grade.
William worked 48 hours in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939.
His income was listed as 0 - but he had income from other sources.
William was not a military veteran.
On Apr. 2, 1943, an interlocutory judgment was entered in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles in the state of California, adjudging that the Plaintiff, Jane D. Clayton was entitled to a divorce from the Defendant, William Clayton, and a final judgment of divorce was granted on Jan. 9, 1945. The record was entered Jan. 10, 1945 in Judgment Book 1495, P. 38.
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA.), P. 5
Mon., Dec. 3, 1945
Mrs. Walker Is Bride in South
Surprise of the week-end was marriage of Mrs. Hubert Millar Walker (Frances Kockritz) formerly of Piedmont, to Mr. William Clayton of Houston, Tex., and Pasadena, at 5 o’clock last evening in the Community Presbyterian Church at Laguna, Southern California.
The Rev. Raymond Brahms conducted the ceremony in the presence of the bride’s brother, Maj. Frank J. Kockritz Jr., and Mrs. Kockritz, and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gildred of San Diego.
The newlyweds flew to Mexico City for their honeymoon and later will go to Acapulco.
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 12 (Col. 4)
Wed., Jun. 25, 1947
School Site Brings Bid of $115,501
EL MONTE, June 24 - A bid of $115,501 by Benjamin Clayton, Pasadena businessman and retired Texas cotton merchant, for 2,159 acres of the old high school site at Valley Blvd. and Esmeralda Ave., was on file with the school’s board of trustees today.
The bid, accompanied by a cashier’s check for $11,550.10, was tentatively accepted by the high school board of trustees with final approval to be given by the county counsel, according to Robert S. Hicks, high school district superintendent.
Clayton is the father of William Clayton, owner of the Clayton Mfg. Co. of Alhambra and El Monte.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 25, Col. 7 & 8
Sun., Aug. 3, 1947
Excerpt from: Horse Show at Altadena Will Be Ended Today
Claytons to Entertain
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton will give a small supper party Thursday in the cottage at the Huntington, for a younger Pasadena social group, to honor Mrs. Clayton’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kockritz Jr., newly established Pasadena residents.
Mrs. Clayton and her daughter, Bertie Walker, have just returned from a visit with Mrs. Clayton’s parents, the Frank J. Kockritzes of San Francisco, where Mr. Clayton joined them last weekend and brought them home.
The Claytons had an early summer vacation in New York, Washington and Virginia.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 80. Col. 6
Sun., Aug. 21, 1949
Claytons Visiting Here Few Weeks
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton of the Huntington, Pasadena, are back in town for a few weeks before they leave for New York and Washington, D.C.
They have just returned from visiting Mr. Clayton’s father, Benjamin Clayton, on his ranch, the Lazy V Bar in New Mexico. Mrs. Clayton’s son, Bert Walker, had his seventh birthday while there and received a pinto pony as one of his gifts. Mr. Clayton’s son and daughter, Bill Jr. and Julie, accompanied them.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 92
Sun., Feb. 12, 1950
Home from Virginia
Mrs. Margaret Ashley Paddock has forsaken her beautiful farm in Virginia to spend the next two months in her Beverly Hills home. She was guest of honor at a small dinner given by the William Claytons in their residence at the Huntington. Among the bridge and canasta players present were Mrs. Edgar Miller (and 8 others).
The Claytons are busy formulating plans to take a cruise on their yacht the latter part of next month. Whether they embark from this coast for Mexican waters or from the Florida coast for a Gulf cruise is yet to be decided, but they have invited the Mages and the Brooks Walkers of San Francisco to accompany them.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 79, Col. 4
Sun., Mar. 26, 1950
Item from: DID YOU KNOW?
Fishing and cruising in the Mexican Gulf for a month are the William Claytons and the John Mages of Pasadena and the Brooks Walkers of San Francisco. The six some flew down to Guaymas where they met the 11-foot schooner owned by Mr. Clayton’s father.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 16, Col. 7
Sat., May 12, 1951
Excerpt from: PASADENA SCHOOL FESTIVAL READIED BY PARENTS’ GROUP
Trip Planned
Incidentally, Mrs. William Clayton, who is in charge of publicity, and her husband are leaving June 1 for the East. They’ll attend the graduation of William Clayton Jr. at Lawrenceville and will be accompanied by Mrs. Clayton’s son, Bert Walker.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 99, Col. 1 & 2
Sun., Aug. 5, 1951
Excerpt from: Did You Know?
Another couple in the throes of moving are Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton. Their newly completed residence on E. California St., Pasadena, is next door to their good friends, the John Mages. For the past few years the Claytons have been living at the Huntington.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 68, Col. 1 & 2
Wed., Dec. 5, 1951
Excerpt from: Dinner-Dance for 10th-Graders Set Dec. 26 in Ballroom of Huntington
A group of 10th graders will gather for a formal fun party the evening of Dec. 26. The third and final in the series of Pasadena Cotillion dinner dances for this set will be given in the ballroom at the Huntington.
The party will get under way at 7:30 p.m. with Barney Sorkin and his orchestra. A Christmas decoration theme will be used. The party will afford many of the young men and women who are attending schools in various parts of the country a chance to see each other for the first time since the summer holidays.
Girls to return Home
Julianne Clayton and Helen Strater will be home from Miss Madeira’s School for Girls in Virginia and the Masters School at Hobbs Ferry, N.Y., respectively.
Among the girls attending Westridge School, Pasadena, who will be among the dancers are Carol Jorgensen (and 5 others).
The membership also is composed of boys and girls from San Marino-South Pasadena high school, Flintridge Preparatory School, Mayfield and Anokia.
On the patroness list are Mmes. William Clayton (and 11 others).
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 110, Col. 3
Sun., May 11, 1952
Excerpt from: Returned From Cruise, Couples to Be Honored
The John Mages and the William Claytons, who recently returned from a Caribbean cruise, will be guests of honor at an informal supper Mr. and Mrs. Forbes are giving a week from Saturday.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 74, Col. 6
Sun., Aug. 31, 1952
William Claytons Aboard Yacht for Cruise to Catalina, Mexico
Although most people are about to end their vacations and return to the workaday world, the William Claytons have taken off for a two or three-week holiday.
Friday they boarded the Valor, his father’s ocean-going yacht, for a week-end cruise to Catalina. On board with them are Bill Clayton Jr., his freshman classmate at Stanford, Tom Mitchell, Julie Clayton, Carole Jorgensen and the Norman Chandlers.
Tomorrow night they will dock at Balboa, where their passengers will disembark and the Emerson Spears will go aboard. The Valor will then set sail for a leisurely cruise of Mexican waters ad a fortnight of deep-sea fishing.
The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA.), P. 40, Col. 6
Fri., Oct. 10, 1952
Excerpt from: Washington Merry-Go-Round
It’s Risky to Do It
Today the federal government plays such an important role in the operation of any business firm, and business firms in turn seek so many concessions or contracts from the Government, but it becomes risky to have a man in the senate who is subsidized by a group of businessmen.
Take for instance, the list of Nixon’s millionaires club and the concessions of contracts they have with the government. Here are some of them:
Clayton Manufacturing Co. got a 90 per cent tax write-off on dynometers costing $38,106 in March 1951 and an 89 per cent write-off on $171,330 on steam cleaners in July 1951. Both Benjamin Clayton and his son William are givers to Nixon’s expenses.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 79, P. 79, Col. 3
Sun., Apr. 5, 1953
EASTER GADABOUTS - Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton and her son, Burt Walker will return Tuesday from the Triple H Ranch at Tucson, where they have been vacationing since March 27.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 69, Col. 1
Thu., Jul. 1, 1954
KEEPING POSTED
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton are leaving Monday for a six-week jaunt to Europe. They recently returned from the East where they attended the graduation of his daughter Julie Clayton from the Madeira School, Greenway Va.
She will enter the University of Colorado in the fall. Mrs. Clayton’s 11-year-old-son, Bert Walker Jr., is spending the summer at the Quarter Circle V Bar Ranch near Prescott, Ariz.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 107, Col. 4 - 6
Sun., Dec. 19, 1954
Excerpt from: 12 to Debut at Hunt Club Ball
Forest evergreen-framed cardinal red curtains will form the background for 12 young women who will make their debuts at the fifth annual Valley Hunt Club Debutante Ball Thursday evening.
English holly, red berries and the warm glow of Christmas candles will complete the decorations of Pasadena’s oldest and most exclusive club.
The daughters and granddaughters of members will descend the staircase to be introduced to the guests by Wheeler Chase, a past president of the club.
As the orchestra plays the first waltz, the debutantes will take to the floor with their fathers before being claimed by their escorts.
Elinor Bennet Bishop’s escort will be Thomas Watson Rau and Julianne Davis Clayton’s will be Thomas Mitchell.
Mother’s Committee
Mothers of the debutantes who compose the ball committee are Mmes. William Clayton, decorations (and 12 others).
The party, always one of the outstanding affairs of the holiday season, will be gay with Eddie Miller and his Bobcats alternating with Barney Sorkin’s orchestra to keep things going at a merry pace.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 117, Col. 1
Sun., Jun. 19, 1955
Excerpt from: Howard Cunninghams to Leave for Europe
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cunningham entrained for New York Friday and will embark Wednesday on the Île de France for a two-month tour of Europe.
The Cunninghams have made arrangements to meet the John Mages in Venice on July 21 and also expect to join the William Claytons in Vienna.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 24
Mon., Nov. 14, 1955
‘Anti-Smog’ Muffler Ready to Muzzle Engine Fumes
A new muffler for automotive engines, which eliminates more than 95% of the hydrocarbons passed into the atmosphere from unburned and partially burned fuel, has been developed by the Clayton Manufacturing Co. of El Monte.
According to William Clayton, president and founder of the company, production of this revolutionary muffler will begin immediately. First of the new units to be placed on the market will be for gasoline driven, heavy duty, truck and bus engines in the range of 550 to 750 cubic inches piston displacement.
Development work already is under way on models for several popular makes of passenger cars and also for certain types of Diesel powered equipment.
However, several months will be required before any of the smaller mufflers will be available to the general driving public.
Tests indicate that the passenger car mufflers will perform with efficiency equal to the larger mufflers, some of which have been in operation for more than a year on buses in the Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. areas.
In the new Clayton muffler, which embodies a principle different from anything now on the market, the stream of exhaust gas from the engine sucks in sufficient air, (oxygen) to cause combustion of the unburned or partially burned fuel carried into the exhaust system during the normal operation of the engine. Means are provided for positive ignition of the unburned gases.
Life expectancy of the mufflers.
Because the muffler contains no catalyst or other substance which would deteriorate in service, maintenance is reduced to a minimum.
According to Clayton, the muffler, though slightly larger, will be interchangeable with production mufflers now in service. Because of the fine alloys necessary to withstand the high temperatures generated in the combustion process, it is claimed that they will stand up much longer in service on cars, trucks and buses.
Experimental work has been carried on with the cooperation of Los Angeles Transit lines, and is being followed closely by the Vehicle Combustion Products Committee of the Automobile Manufacturers Assn. Also, the company has worked closely with the Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District.
Several of the new mufflers are in service on busses operated by the Los Angeles Transit lines, the Portland (Oregon) Traction company, Long Beach Motor Bus company, Los Angeles district, Tanner Motors, and the Metropolitan Coach lines.
The Clayton Manufacturing Co., founded in 1930, is the world’s largest manufacturer of service dynamometers for running-in and testing passenger car and truck engines. The company also builds steam generators, steam cleaning machines, and portable, forced air spare heaters.
Most recent engineering feat of the company has been the Clayton Propellerless Aircraft Engine Test facility, which is regarded as one of the most advanced developments in aircraft engine maintenance in recent years.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 100, Col. 2 & 3
Sun., Jun. 3, 1956
At St. Malo
Their (the McLarens’) St. Malo beach house will be occupied by the Wallace Rowes Jr. for that month after which the McLarens will take it over until Labor Day.
The William Claytons and her son, Bert Walker, are heading for Europe around the middle of June where Bert will attend summer school in Switzerland. The many places they will visit include the Scandinavian countries as well as Lapland. They expect to be away about three months.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 123, Col. 5-7
Sun., Oct. 21, 1956
Excerpt from: Members of Valley Hunt Summoned to Gaiety
Former Pasadenans Will Take In Opera
The Frank Kockritzes, former Pasadenans who now call La Jolla home, are spending the week-end with Mr. Kockritz’s brother-in-law and sister, the William Claytons, having come up for the opening of the opera.
This is one of the few weekends Bill Clayton will be home until the close of the duck-hunting season, which opened yesterday. He and his stepson, Burt Walker, 14, are among a group of sportsmen who revel in sitting in blinds in the cold gray dawn while taking their turns shooting duck near the Salton Sea.
Incidentally, the Claytons are planning a supper party next Sunday for the Frederick J. Tooles of Los Angeles. They have invited a few of the honoree’s close friends to be on hand to welcome them home from their recent cruise and extended tour of Africa.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 31, Col. 3 & 4
Thu., Jul. 11, 1957
Pasadena Carriage Club Attends Bowl
The Carriage Club of Pasadena was off to a successful start under the chairmanship of Mrs. William Clayton when cocktails and dinner at the Huntington-Sheraton preceded the trek by bus to the Hollywood Bowl’s opening concert.
Joining the Claytons were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Barrett Jr. (and 5 others).
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 25, Col. 7 & 8
Wed., Nov. 23, 1960
Excerpt from: Pasadena Garden Club Sets Five House Fair
Five moods for Christmas will be expressed in homes included in the Pasadena Garden Club’s invitational Five House Fair Dec. 1
Each house will be decorated by a committee of members, with Christmas dinner table decorations planned by the hostess, and Christmas gifts and wrappings for sale. House and gardens will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with ample parking space planned for ticket holders.
Themes Assigned
Homes and decorative themes will be Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stewart, traditional; Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton, contemporary; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Baldwin, contemporary; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cunningham, Victorian. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mage will be decorated in the New England tradition where refreshments will be served throughout the day.
Independent Star-News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 32, last column
Sun., Feb. 5, 1961
Item from: Gabbing About
The William Claytons are at home once more… First ’twas Europe… Back in time for Christmas… Then off to Mexico to join Bill’s father, Benjamin Clayton, aboard his schooner, Valor, his home for 4 or 5 months of the year… Met the boat at Acapulco, sailed up and down the coast, fishing, swimming, resting..
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 103, Col. 6
Sun., Apr. 23, 1961
Item from: Business and People
William Clayton, president and founder of Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, announces establishment of a subsidiary company in Switzerland, known as Clayton, S.A.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 22, Col. 6
Fri., May 5, 1961
Swiss Office Opened
William Clayton, president and founder of the Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, has announced the establishment of a subsidiary company in Switzerland, known as Clayton, S.A.
Located at Rue de Bourg, 16, Lausanne, the new subsidiary serves as a sales, accounting and engineering center.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 10, last column
Fri., Apr. 13, 1962
Excerpt from: -AND MORE TRAVEL NEWS
The William Claytons are off on a round-the-world trip.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 6
Mon., Oct. 29, 1962
Excerpt from: Opera Opening, Navy League Ball Top Social News
The opening of the San Francisco Opera’s 26th Los Angeles season in Shrine Auditorium on Friday, the Sunday evening party sponsored by the Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Committee in honor of it new provisionals, the fourth annual Navy League Ball in the Beverly Hilton, plus a number of informal parties in Pasadena, all add up to make this past weekend gay for socialites of this area.
Prior to the presentation of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” many Pasadenans gave pre-opera dinners.
The William Claytons were hosts at the California Club to her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kockritz of La Jolla, the Charles O. Matchams and the Howard Cunninghams.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 254, Col. 2
Sun., Nov. 15, 1964
Excerpt from: SANTA BARBARA SCENE, Capriccio Ball Scheduled
Mr. and Mrs. John James Hollister III have been entertaining with quail hunts at the Winchester Canyon Hollister Ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warren Jr. flew down from Sacramento for the opening weekend of the season and Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton drove from Pasadena to camp and hunt.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 35, last column
Thu., Apr. 1, 1965
Excerpt from: Officers Named By Hospital
Several Pasadena area residents have been elected officers of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Named to the hospital board of directors were Mrs. Lloyd L. Austin, William Clayton, William B. Stringfellow and John C. Wilson Jr., M.D.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 5, Col. 1 & 2
Wed., Jul. 6, 1966
Excerpt from: Pasadenans Seen At Bowl Opening
The Bowl season is on again and last night saw many Pasadenans in the throng that attended the opening concert in Hollywood Bowl - an all Stravinsky program with the composer conducting.
Picnicking in the boxes has become a favorite tradition of many box holders.
A number of Pasadenans have taken their box for a certain night, including the Robert Mortons and Louis Pfaus who share a box for Saturday nights. The William Claytons all chose Saturday and will take their children, the Hubert Walkers and William Claytons Jr. this weekend to see the Bolshoi Ballet.
Independent Star News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 42, Col. 1
Sun., Sep. 12, 1965
Jack Walker Planning To Buy Back Old Home
If San Marinans are wondering who owned the pale blue Mercedes Benz with foreign license plates which has been cruising the area and was parked in front of the Edward H. Metcalfe's San Marino home last Monday, they can stop guessing.
It belongs to Jack (P.J.) Walker of San Francisco, a former Pasadena resident, who is contemplating repurchasing the Yorkshire Road house he owned prior to re-establishing his headquarters in San Francisco some 15 years ago. And, if he does, the chances are he’ll divide his time between here, Northern California where he also has a country cottage in Aplos, and traveling the world.
He has recently concluded another trip to Europe where he visited many countries, but spent a major part of his time in France and England, making his headquarters in London for over a month.
While here, Jack stayed at the Pasadena home of the William Claytons, whom he saw off from San Francisco for a cruise to Japan and the Far East the day before he left for this area, and also at the John R. Mages, where he dined on Tuesday evening.
Independent Star-News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 33, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 1, 1968
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Clayton Co. Gets Rights To Vortec
The Clayton Manufacturing Co. of El Monte has acquired from McDonnell Douglas the worldwide rights to manufacture, sell and service the Vortec dynamometer, it is announced by William Clayton Sr., president and founder of the company.
This high-speed dynamometer has been manufactured and distributed since 1962 by the former Vortec Division of McDonnell Douglas in Torrance.
The new Clayton Vortec Dynamometer is particularly adaptable to applications involving high speed air, hydraulic, or electric motors as well as gas turbine engines. It joins the Clayton line of hydro-kinetic brakes, hydraulic power absorbers, engine and chassis dynamometers and dynamic brake analyzers, distributed worldwide for service and laboratory purposes in the aerospace, automotive, marine and manufacturing industries.
According to Clayton, Vortec air dynamometers represent a major breakthrough in the high rpm range of power absorption. These compact dynamometers employ a unique vortex flow principle to obtain maximum power absorption and continuous high speed operations, combined with a control system that increases the mass flow to increase torque loading.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 40, Col. 2
Tue., Nov. 20, 1973
Item from: Business & People
William Clayton Jr., president and chief executive officer of Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, has been elected a director of Microdata Corp., Irvine.
Arcadia Tribune (Arcadia, CA.), P. 2, last column
Sun., Dec. 29, 1974
Excerpt from: Bosco Tech Announces 2 Trustees
Joseph T. Casey, board chairman of Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, has announced the election of two new trustees of the Institute.
Joseph M. Tescher, a resident of San Marino and retired executive of Hydril company, Los Angeles and William Clayton Jr., president of Clayton Manufacturing Company, El Monte, are the new institute trustees.
“We are delighted to have two such outstanding civic and industrial leaders join our other trustees in aiding in the direction and development of the affairs of Bosco Tech,” reported Casey.
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 20, Col. 1 & 2
Sat., Oct. 18, 1975
William Clayton, Caltech Trustee, Industrialist, Dies
William Clayton, a longtime industrialist and trustee of the California Institute of Technology, died Friday at his home in Pasadena of an apparent heart attack.
Clayton, 70, was chairman of the board of the Clayton Manufacturing Co., which he founded in 1931.
A member of the Caltech board of trustees since 1963, he previously had served as president of the California Institute Associates.
He also was a member of the board of directors of Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.
He leaves his wife, Frances Kockritz Clayton; his father, Benjamin Clayton; three children, William Clayton Jr., Julianne Jordan and Hubert Millar Walker Jr., and five grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Turner & Stevens Mortuary in Pasadena. Memorial services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Monday at the San Marino Community Church.
Contributions to Caltech were suggested.
According to his CA. Death Certificate, William Clayton, age 70, died on Oct. 17, 1975 at 9:45 am.
He was married at the time of his death to Frances Kockritz Clayton, the informant.
His last occupation was: Manufacturer. The number of years he spent in this occupation: 44 years. The name of the company he owned was: Clayton Manufacturing Company. The kind of business it was: Steam generators.
William's last residence: 2935 Lombardy Rd., Pasadena, L.A., CA.
Causes of death: 1) myocardial infarction - duration, hours
2) malignant hypertension - duration, 15 yrs.
3. Vascular disease - duration, 15 yrs.
Contributing cause: Hypoglycemia.
The funeral director was Clifford Kusbel at 95 N. Marengo Av., Pasadena, CA., but William was cremated at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia, L.A., CA.
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Benjamin Burns Clayton, b. Aug. 19, 1882 in Tupelo, Lee County,
Mississippi and d. Nov. 12, 1978 in Houston, Harris County, TX. &
Julia Scott, b. Feb. 23, 1883 in KY. and d. Jun. 8, 1949 in Los Angeles county, CA.
In the Apr. 26, 1910 U.S. census, 4 yr. old William Clayton, b. in KY., was living at 614 W. 16 in Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, OK. with his
28 yr. old father, Benj. Clayton, a Cotton Exporter, b. in TN.
28 yr. old mother, Julia Clayton, b. in KY.
35 yr. old servant, Mary Lumb, b. in England
Benjamin and Julia had been marr. for 6 years. This was a first marriage for both. Julia was the mother of 1 child, still alive by this census.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
According to his Jan. 9, 1920 U.S. passport application, 14 1/2 yr. old William Clayton was b. in Shelbyville, KY.on Jun. 17, 1905. His father, Benjamin Clayton, was b. at Jackson, TN. William's parents were applying to the American Legation at Lausanne, Switzerland for an emergency passport for William.
William last left the U.S. on Aug. 22, 1919, arriving to France on Aug. 29, 1919 and then to Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland on Oct. 8, 1919, where he was now residing for the purpose of studies. He desired a passport to accompany his father to France, Switzerland and England.
William was described as 5'6" tall, with a medium forehead, green eyes, straight nose, medium mouth, pointed chin, black hair, fair complexion, oval face and no distinguishing marks.
The identifying document he provided was as follows: Included on Dept. passport No. 101138 of 29 July 1919 issued to Julia Scott Clayton presented for visa at Lausanne office on Dec. 26, 1919.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 14 yr. old William Clayton, b. in KY., was living at 904 Lovett Blvd. in Houston Ward 4, Harris, TX. with his
37 yr. old father, Benjamin Clayton, a Cotton Merchant, b. in MS.
38 yr. old mother, Julia Clayton, b. in KY.
29 yr. old servant/chauffeur, Sanders Bowles, b. in LA.
29 yr. old servant, Alline Bowles, b. in TX.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
The Houston Post (Houston, TX.), P. 12, Col. 1
Fri., Jun. 17, 1921
Item from: Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clayton and son, William, left Thursday for a trip to California and the Canadian Rockies.
In his Mar. 27, 1924, 18 yr. old William Clayton's U.S. passport application states that he was b. at Shelby county, TX. on Jun. 17, 1905. His father, Benjamin Clayton, was b. in Tupelo, MS. and was now residing at 904 Lovett Blvd. in Houston, TX. William was also living in Houston, TX., and following the occupation of cotton clerk. He intended to go abroad temporarily, accompanying his father on a business trip.
He was described as 5'11" tall, with a high forehead, gray eyes and a straight nose, a medium mouth, a round chin, black hair, a ruddy complexion, an oval face and no distinguishing characteristics.
The letter which accompanied his application, written by his father, stated: "In connection with the application for passport today by my son, William Clayton, I beg to confirm that he goes to Europe with my full knowledge and consent. In fact, he accompanies me, and I shall appreciate the issuance of his passport.
Yours very truly, Benjamin Clayton
The Houston Post (Houston, TX.), P. 25, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 14, 1924
Item #2: Dr. and Mrs. Gavin Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clayton (and three other couples) will entertain with a New Year eve dance at the Houston Country club on December 31 for their sons, all college men home for the holidays, Gail Bordes, William Clayton, Ben Thompson, Walter Bradley and Dudley Sharp. At midnight there will be a domino masque.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 16
Fri., Jul. 12, 1929
William Clayton’s eighty-foot schooner yacht Sartarli, pride of the West Gulf cruising fleet, is en route here from Houston, Tex., and is due on the 25th inst., according to advices received by Lynden Bowrig, friend of the Gulf sailor. After several weeks in Southern California, Mr. Clayton plans to cruise to Honolulu and then back to the Gulf in the early autumn.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 24 yr. old William Clayton, a salesman for a retail lumber company, b. in KY., at 913 No. Roxbury Dr. in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA. (the family home was valued at $40,000) with his
47 yr. old father, Benjamin Clayton, an Executive in the Banking Industry, b. in MS.
50 yr. old mother, Julia S. Clayton, b. in KY.
37 yr. old servant/cook, Bennie V. Armelin, b. in TX.
Benjamin was 22 yrs. old and Julia was 20 at the time of their marriage.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
According to the New York Marriage Index, William Clayton and Jane L. Davis were married in Manhattan, NY. on Nov. 4, 1931
William and Jane Clayton had two children:
1. William Clayton Jr.
2. Julianne Clayton
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 24, Col. 2
Thu., Oct. 4, 1934
Item from: CHATTERBOX
“Podden me, stranger, but would you mind” - and when we looked around there stood Bill Clayton, fresh home from a two months’ vacation on his parents, the Benjamin Claytons, cattle ranch down New Mexico way. Jane, Bill’s swell wife, and little Willy Jr., were along and the three of them looked so tanned and healthy we’re inclined to point our helm in that direction.
Jeeves, pack my dunnage!
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 9, Col. 7
Sun., Jul. 28, 1935
More Spacious Manufacturing Plant Obtained
Indicative of increased industrial activity here, the Clayton Manufacturing Company has obtained new and larger quarters in the Alhambra industrial section, according to William Clayton, president.
The new plant, with a floor space of more than 35,000 square feet, will be used exclusively for the manufacture last equipment are two cranes with capacity of fifteen tons each and four large industrial enameling ovens, the announcement states.
Starting in 1930 with 5000 square feet of floor space, the business has been built into one of Los Angeles’ largest machinery manufacturing plants.
Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX.), P. 2, Col. 4
Thu., Mar. 11, 1937
Excerpt from: COTTON PAY DUE IN AREA
$100,000 To Be Paid Valley Growers
BROWNSVILLE - Cotton farmers of the Rio Grande Valley will receive checks from the federal government for an amount between $100,000 and $125,000, through county agents’ offices, in connection with the 1937 cotton soil conservation program, it has been announced.
However, considerable amount of cotton is being planted in the Valley, and one of the best crops is hoped for.
Likewise in Mexico and South American countries engaged in raising cotton, the trend is toward heavier plantings, according to William Clayton, Houston, world’s largest cotton broker, here Tuesday en route from Latin-America to Houston.
Clayton Visits
Clayton said he had visited all cotton producing countries of South America, and briefly in northern Mexico, and that more cotton is being planted than in former years, weather conditions and economic conditions being favorable over a vast expanse of southern territory.
Clayton, who came here aboard a Pan-American transport from Mexico City, was enthusiastic about the airline and its conveniences, and said that the port of Brownsville and the city of Brownsville occupied an important place in transportation lines, and were destined to grow.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 62, Col. 1
Sun., Jul. 10, 1938
Item from: Visiting Daughter Complimented
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gildred of San Diego will pass many of their week-ends at Balboa, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton of Pasadena, cousins of Mrs. Gildred.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 33 yr. old William Clayton, the Proprietor/Employer of a steam cleaning machine business, b. in KY., was living in a home he owned, valued at $20,000 at 2731 Oak Knoll Av. in San Gabriel Twp., San Marino City, Los Angeles, CA. with his
31 yr. old wife, Jane D. Clayton, b. in KY.
6 yr. old son, William Clayton, b. in CA.
4 yr. old daughter, Julianne Clayton, b. in CA.
In 1935, everyone in the family (except for Julianne, who was born after 1935), was living in Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA.
William's father was b. in TN. and his mother in KY.
William and Jane were high school graduates. William Jr. had finished 1st grade.
William worked 48 hours in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939.
His income was listed as 0 - but he had income from other sources.
William was not a military veteran.
On Apr. 2, 1943, an interlocutory judgment was entered in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles in the state of California, adjudging that the Plaintiff, Jane D. Clayton was entitled to a divorce from the Defendant, William Clayton, and a final judgment of divorce was granted on Jan. 9, 1945. The record was entered Jan. 10, 1945 in Judgment Book 1495, P. 38.
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA.), P. 5
Mon., Dec. 3, 1945
Mrs. Walker Is Bride in South
Surprise of the week-end was marriage of Mrs. Hubert Millar Walker (Frances Kockritz) formerly of Piedmont, to Mr. William Clayton of Houston, Tex., and Pasadena, at 5 o’clock last evening in the Community Presbyterian Church at Laguna, Southern California.
The Rev. Raymond Brahms conducted the ceremony in the presence of the bride’s brother, Maj. Frank J. Kockritz Jr., and Mrs. Kockritz, and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gildred of San Diego.
The newlyweds flew to Mexico City for their honeymoon and later will go to Acapulco.
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 12 (Col. 4)
Wed., Jun. 25, 1947
School Site Brings Bid of $115,501
EL MONTE, June 24 - A bid of $115,501 by Benjamin Clayton, Pasadena businessman and retired Texas cotton merchant, for 2,159 acres of the old high school site at Valley Blvd. and Esmeralda Ave., was on file with the school’s board of trustees today.
The bid, accompanied by a cashier’s check for $11,550.10, was tentatively accepted by the high school board of trustees with final approval to be given by the county counsel, according to Robert S. Hicks, high school district superintendent.
Clayton is the father of William Clayton, owner of the Clayton Mfg. Co. of Alhambra and El Monte.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 25, Col. 7 & 8
Sun., Aug. 3, 1947
Excerpt from: Horse Show at Altadena Will Be Ended Today
Claytons to Entertain
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton will give a small supper party Thursday in the cottage at the Huntington, for a younger Pasadena social group, to honor Mrs. Clayton’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kockritz Jr., newly established Pasadena residents.
Mrs. Clayton and her daughter, Bertie Walker, have just returned from a visit with Mrs. Clayton’s parents, the Frank J. Kockritzes of San Francisco, where Mr. Clayton joined them last weekend and brought them home.
The Claytons had an early summer vacation in New York, Washington and Virginia.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 80. Col. 6
Sun., Aug. 21, 1949
Claytons Visiting Here Few Weeks
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton of the Huntington, Pasadena, are back in town for a few weeks before they leave for New York and Washington, D.C.
They have just returned from visiting Mr. Clayton’s father, Benjamin Clayton, on his ranch, the Lazy V Bar in New Mexico. Mrs. Clayton’s son, Bert Walker, had his seventh birthday while there and received a pinto pony as one of his gifts. Mr. Clayton’s son and daughter, Bill Jr. and Julie, accompanied them.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 92
Sun., Feb. 12, 1950
Home from Virginia
Mrs. Margaret Ashley Paddock has forsaken her beautiful farm in Virginia to spend the next two months in her Beverly Hills home. She was guest of honor at a small dinner given by the William Claytons in their residence at the Huntington. Among the bridge and canasta players present were Mrs. Edgar Miller (and 8 others).
The Claytons are busy formulating plans to take a cruise on their yacht the latter part of next month. Whether they embark from this coast for Mexican waters or from the Florida coast for a Gulf cruise is yet to be decided, but they have invited the Mages and the Brooks Walkers of San Francisco to accompany them.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 79, Col. 4
Sun., Mar. 26, 1950
Item from: DID YOU KNOW?
Fishing and cruising in the Mexican Gulf for a month are the William Claytons and the John Mages of Pasadena and the Brooks Walkers of San Francisco. The six some flew down to Guaymas where they met the 11-foot schooner owned by Mr. Clayton’s father.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 16, Col. 7
Sat., May 12, 1951
Excerpt from: PASADENA SCHOOL FESTIVAL READIED BY PARENTS’ GROUP
Trip Planned
Incidentally, Mrs. William Clayton, who is in charge of publicity, and her husband are leaving June 1 for the East. They’ll attend the graduation of William Clayton Jr. at Lawrenceville and will be accompanied by Mrs. Clayton’s son, Bert Walker.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 99, Col. 1 & 2
Sun., Aug. 5, 1951
Excerpt from: Did You Know?
Another couple in the throes of moving are Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton. Their newly completed residence on E. California St., Pasadena, is next door to their good friends, the John Mages. For the past few years the Claytons have been living at the Huntington.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 68, Col. 1 & 2
Wed., Dec. 5, 1951
Excerpt from: Dinner-Dance for 10th-Graders Set Dec. 26 in Ballroom of Huntington
A group of 10th graders will gather for a formal fun party the evening of Dec. 26. The third and final in the series of Pasadena Cotillion dinner dances for this set will be given in the ballroom at the Huntington.
The party will get under way at 7:30 p.m. with Barney Sorkin and his orchestra. A Christmas decoration theme will be used. The party will afford many of the young men and women who are attending schools in various parts of the country a chance to see each other for the first time since the summer holidays.
Girls to return Home
Julianne Clayton and Helen Strater will be home from Miss Madeira’s School for Girls in Virginia and the Masters School at Hobbs Ferry, N.Y., respectively.
Among the girls attending Westridge School, Pasadena, who will be among the dancers are Carol Jorgensen (and 5 others).
The membership also is composed of boys and girls from San Marino-South Pasadena high school, Flintridge Preparatory School, Mayfield and Anokia.
On the patroness list are Mmes. William Clayton (and 11 others).
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 110, Col. 3
Sun., May 11, 1952
Excerpt from: Returned From Cruise, Couples to Be Honored
The John Mages and the William Claytons, who recently returned from a Caribbean cruise, will be guests of honor at an informal supper Mr. and Mrs. Forbes are giving a week from Saturday.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 74, Col. 6
Sun., Aug. 31, 1952
William Claytons Aboard Yacht for Cruise to Catalina, Mexico
Although most people are about to end their vacations and return to the workaday world, the William Claytons have taken off for a two or three-week holiday.
Friday they boarded the Valor, his father’s ocean-going yacht, for a week-end cruise to Catalina. On board with them are Bill Clayton Jr., his freshman classmate at Stanford, Tom Mitchell, Julie Clayton, Carole Jorgensen and the Norman Chandlers.
Tomorrow night they will dock at Balboa, where their passengers will disembark and the Emerson Spears will go aboard. The Valor will then set sail for a leisurely cruise of Mexican waters ad a fortnight of deep-sea fishing.
The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA.), P. 40, Col. 6
Fri., Oct. 10, 1952
Excerpt from: Washington Merry-Go-Round
It’s Risky to Do It
Today the federal government plays such an important role in the operation of any business firm, and business firms in turn seek so many concessions or contracts from the Government, but it becomes risky to have a man in the senate who is subsidized by a group of businessmen.
Take for instance, the list of Nixon’s millionaires club and the concessions of contracts they have with the government. Here are some of them:
Clayton Manufacturing Co. got a 90 per cent tax write-off on dynometers costing $38,106 in March 1951 and an 89 per cent write-off on $171,330 on steam cleaners in July 1951. Both Benjamin Clayton and his son William are givers to Nixon’s expenses.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 79, P. 79, Col. 3
Sun., Apr. 5, 1953
EASTER GADABOUTS - Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton and her son, Burt Walker will return Tuesday from the Triple H Ranch at Tucson, where they have been vacationing since March 27.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 69, Col. 1
Thu., Jul. 1, 1954
KEEPING POSTED
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton are leaving Monday for a six-week jaunt to Europe. They recently returned from the East where they attended the graduation of his daughter Julie Clayton from the Madeira School, Greenway Va.
She will enter the University of Colorado in the fall. Mrs. Clayton’s 11-year-old-son, Bert Walker Jr., is spending the summer at the Quarter Circle V Bar Ranch near Prescott, Ariz.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 107, Col. 4 - 6
Sun., Dec. 19, 1954
Excerpt from: 12 to Debut at Hunt Club Ball
Forest evergreen-framed cardinal red curtains will form the background for 12 young women who will make their debuts at the fifth annual Valley Hunt Club Debutante Ball Thursday evening.
English holly, red berries and the warm glow of Christmas candles will complete the decorations of Pasadena’s oldest and most exclusive club.
The daughters and granddaughters of members will descend the staircase to be introduced to the guests by Wheeler Chase, a past president of the club.
As the orchestra plays the first waltz, the debutantes will take to the floor with their fathers before being claimed by their escorts.
Elinor Bennet Bishop’s escort will be Thomas Watson Rau and Julianne Davis Clayton’s will be Thomas Mitchell.
Mother’s Committee
Mothers of the debutantes who compose the ball committee are Mmes. William Clayton, decorations (and 12 others).
The party, always one of the outstanding affairs of the holiday season, will be gay with Eddie Miller and his Bobcats alternating with Barney Sorkin’s orchestra to keep things going at a merry pace.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 117, Col. 1
Sun., Jun. 19, 1955
Excerpt from: Howard Cunninghams to Leave for Europe
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cunningham entrained for New York Friday and will embark Wednesday on the Île de France for a two-month tour of Europe.
The Cunninghams have made arrangements to meet the John Mages in Venice on July 21 and also expect to join the William Claytons in Vienna.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 24
Mon., Nov. 14, 1955
‘Anti-Smog’ Muffler Ready to Muzzle Engine Fumes
A new muffler for automotive engines, which eliminates more than 95% of the hydrocarbons passed into the atmosphere from unburned and partially burned fuel, has been developed by the Clayton Manufacturing Co. of El Monte.
According to William Clayton, president and founder of the company, production of this revolutionary muffler will begin immediately. First of the new units to be placed on the market will be for gasoline driven, heavy duty, truck and bus engines in the range of 550 to 750 cubic inches piston displacement.
Development work already is under way on models for several popular makes of passenger cars and also for certain types of Diesel powered equipment.
However, several months will be required before any of the smaller mufflers will be available to the general driving public.
Tests indicate that the passenger car mufflers will perform with efficiency equal to the larger mufflers, some of which have been in operation for more than a year on buses in the Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. areas.
In the new Clayton muffler, which embodies a principle different from anything now on the market, the stream of exhaust gas from the engine sucks in sufficient air, (oxygen) to cause combustion of the unburned or partially burned fuel carried into the exhaust system during the normal operation of the engine. Means are provided for positive ignition of the unburned gases.
Life expectancy of the mufflers.
Because the muffler contains no catalyst or other substance which would deteriorate in service, maintenance is reduced to a minimum.
According to Clayton, the muffler, though slightly larger, will be interchangeable with production mufflers now in service. Because of the fine alloys necessary to withstand the high temperatures generated in the combustion process, it is claimed that they will stand up much longer in service on cars, trucks and buses.
Experimental work has been carried on with the cooperation of Los Angeles Transit lines, and is being followed closely by the Vehicle Combustion Products Committee of the Automobile Manufacturers Assn. Also, the company has worked closely with the Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District.
Several of the new mufflers are in service on busses operated by the Los Angeles Transit lines, the Portland (Oregon) Traction company, Long Beach Motor Bus company, Los Angeles district, Tanner Motors, and the Metropolitan Coach lines.
The Clayton Manufacturing Co., founded in 1930, is the world’s largest manufacturer of service dynamometers for running-in and testing passenger car and truck engines. The company also builds steam generators, steam cleaning machines, and portable, forced air spare heaters.
Most recent engineering feat of the company has been the Clayton Propellerless Aircraft Engine Test facility, which is regarded as one of the most advanced developments in aircraft engine maintenance in recent years.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 100, Col. 2 & 3
Sun., Jun. 3, 1956
At St. Malo
Their (the McLarens’) St. Malo beach house will be occupied by the Wallace Rowes Jr. for that month after which the McLarens will take it over until Labor Day.
The William Claytons and her son, Bert Walker, are heading for Europe around the middle of June where Bert will attend summer school in Switzerland. The many places they will visit include the Scandinavian countries as well as Lapland. They expect to be away about three months.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 123, Col. 5-7
Sun., Oct. 21, 1956
Excerpt from: Members of Valley Hunt Summoned to Gaiety
Former Pasadenans Will Take In Opera
The Frank Kockritzes, former Pasadenans who now call La Jolla home, are spending the week-end with Mr. Kockritz’s brother-in-law and sister, the William Claytons, having come up for the opening of the opera.
This is one of the few weekends Bill Clayton will be home until the close of the duck-hunting season, which opened yesterday. He and his stepson, Burt Walker, 14, are among a group of sportsmen who revel in sitting in blinds in the cold gray dawn while taking their turns shooting duck near the Salton Sea.
Incidentally, the Claytons are planning a supper party next Sunday for the Frederick J. Tooles of Los Angeles. They have invited a few of the honoree’s close friends to be on hand to welcome them home from their recent cruise and extended tour of Africa.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 31, Col. 3 & 4
Thu., Jul. 11, 1957
Pasadena Carriage Club Attends Bowl
The Carriage Club of Pasadena was off to a successful start under the chairmanship of Mrs. William Clayton when cocktails and dinner at the Huntington-Sheraton preceded the trek by bus to the Hollywood Bowl’s opening concert.
Joining the Claytons were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Barrett Jr. (and 5 others).
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 25, Col. 7 & 8
Wed., Nov. 23, 1960
Excerpt from: Pasadena Garden Club Sets Five House Fair
Five moods for Christmas will be expressed in homes included in the Pasadena Garden Club’s invitational Five House Fair Dec. 1
Each house will be decorated by a committee of members, with Christmas dinner table decorations planned by the hostess, and Christmas gifts and wrappings for sale. House and gardens will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with ample parking space planned for ticket holders.
Themes Assigned
Homes and decorative themes will be Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stewart, traditional; Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton, contemporary; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Baldwin, contemporary; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cunningham, Victorian. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mage will be decorated in the New England tradition where refreshments will be served throughout the day.
Independent Star-News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 32, last column
Sun., Feb. 5, 1961
Item from: Gabbing About
The William Claytons are at home once more… First ’twas Europe… Back in time for Christmas… Then off to Mexico to join Bill’s father, Benjamin Clayton, aboard his schooner, Valor, his home for 4 or 5 months of the year… Met the boat at Acapulco, sailed up and down the coast, fishing, swimming, resting..
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 103, Col. 6
Sun., Apr. 23, 1961
Item from: Business and People
William Clayton, president and founder of Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, announces establishment of a subsidiary company in Switzerland, known as Clayton, S.A.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 22, Col. 6
Fri., May 5, 1961
Swiss Office Opened
William Clayton, president and founder of the Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, has announced the establishment of a subsidiary company in Switzerland, known as Clayton, S.A.
Located at Rue de Bourg, 16, Lausanne, the new subsidiary serves as a sales, accounting and engineering center.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 10, last column
Fri., Apr. 13, 1962
Excerpt from: -AND MORE TRAVEL NEWS
The William Claytons are off on a round-the-world trip.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 6
Mon., Oct. 29, 1962
Excerpt from: Opera Opening, Navy League Ball Top Social News
The opening of the San Francisco Opera’s 26th Los Angeles season in Shrine Auditorium on Friday, the Sunday evening party sponsored by the Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Committee in honor of it new provisionals, the fourth annual Navy League Ball in the Beverly Hilton, plus a number of informal parties in Pasadena, all add up to make this past weekend gay for socialites of this area.
Prior to the presentation of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” many Pasadenans gave pre-opera dinners.
The William Claytons were hosts at the California Club to her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kockritz of La Jolla, the Charles O. Matchams and the Howard Cunninghams.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 254, Col. 2
Sun., Nov. 15, 1964
Excerpt from: SANTA BARBARA SCENE, Capriccio Ball Scheduled
Mr. and Mrs. John James Hollister III have been entertaining with quail hunts at the Winchester Canyon Hollister Ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warren Jr. flew down from Sacramento for the opening weekend of the season and Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton drove from Pasadena to camp and hunt.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 35, last column
Thu., Apr. 1, 1965
Excerpt from: Officers Named By Hospital
Several Pasadena area residents have been elected officers of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Named to the hospital board of directors were Mrs. Lloyd L. Austin, William Clayton, William B. Stringfellow and John C. Wilson Jr., M.D.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 5, Col. 1 & 2
Wed., Jul. 6, 1966
Excerpt from: Pasadenans Seen At Bowl Opening
The Bowl season is on again and last night saw many Pasadenans in the throng that attended the opening concert in Hollywood Bowl - an all Stravinsky program with the composer conducting.
Picnicking in the boxes has become a favorite tradition of many box holders.
A number of Pasadenans have taken their box for a certain night, including the Robert Mortons and Louis Pfaus who share a box for Saturday nights. The William Claytons all chose Saturday and will take their children, the Hubert Walkers and William Claytons Jr. this weekend to see the Bolshoi Ballet.
Independent Star News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 42, Col. 1
Sun., Sep. 12, 1965
Jack Walker Planning To Buy Back Old Home
If San Marinans are wondering who owned the pale blue Mercedes Benz with foreign license plates which has been cruising the area and was parked in front of the Edward H. Metcalfe's San Marino home last Monday, they can stop guessing.
It belongs to Jack (P.J.) Walker of San Francisco, a former Pasadena resident, who is contemplating repurchasing the Yorkshire Road house he owned prior to re-establishing his headquarters in San Francisco some 15 years ago. And, if he does, the chances are he’ll divide his time between here, Northern California where he also has a country cottage in Aplos, and traveling the world.
He has recently concluded another trip to Europe where he visited many countries, but spent a major part of his time in France and England, making his headquarters in London for over a month.
While here, Jack stayed at the Pasadena home of the William Claytons, whom he saw off from San Francisco for a cruise to Japan and the Far East the day before he left for this area, and also at the John R. Mages, where he dined on Tuesday evening.
Independent Star-News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 33, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 1, 1968
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Clayton Co. Gets Rights To Vortec
The Clayton Manufacturing Co. of El Monte has acquired from McDonnell Douglas the worldwide rights to manufacture, sell and service the Vortec dynamometer, it is announced by William Clayton Sr., president and founder of the company.
This high-speed dynamometer has been manufactured and distributed since 1962 by the former Vortec Division of McDonnell Douglas in Torrance.
The new Clayton Vortec Dynamometer is particularly adaptable to applications involving high speed air, hydraulic, or electric motors as well as gas turbine engines. It joins the Clayton line of hydro-kinetic brakes, hydraulic power absorbers, engine and chassis dynamometers and dynamic brake analyzers, distributed worldwide for service and laboratory purposes in the aerospace, automotive, marine and manufacturing industries.
According to Clayton, Vortec air dynamometers represent a major breakthrough in the high rpm range of power absorption. These compact dynamometers employ a unique vortex flow principle to obtain maximum power absorption and continuous high speed operations, combined with a control system that increases the mass flow to increase torque loading.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 40, Col. 2
Tue., Nov. 20, 1973
Item from: Business & People
William Clayton Jr., president and chief executive officer of Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, has been elected a director of Microdata Corp., Irvine.
Arcadia Tribune (Arcadia, CA.), P. 2, last column
Sun., Dec. 29, 1974
Excerpt from: Bosco Tech Announces 2 Trustees
Joseph T. Casey, board chairman of Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, has announced the election of two new trustees of the Institute.
Joseph M. Tescher, a resident of San Marino and retired executive of Hydril company, Los Angeles and William Clayton Jr., president of Clayton Manufacturing Company, El Monte, are the new institute trustees.
“We are delighted to have two such outstanding civic and industrial leaders join our other trustees in aiding in the direction and development of the affairs of Bosco Tech,” reported Casey.
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 20, Col. 1 & 2
Sat., Oct. 18, 1975
William Clayton, Caltech Trustee, Industrialist, Dies
William Clayton, a longtime industrialist and trustee of the California Institute of Technology, died Friday at his home in Pasadena of an apparent heart attack.
Clayton, 70, was chairman of the board of the Clayton Manufacturing Co., which he founded in 1931.
A member of the Caltech board of trustees since 1963, he previously had served as president of the California Institute Associates.
He also was a member of the board of directors of Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.
He leaves his wife, Frances Kockritz Clayton; his father, Benjamin Clayton; three children, William Clayton Jr., Julianne Jordan and Hubert Millar Walker Jr., and five grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Turner & Stevens Mortuary in Pasadena. Memorial services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Monday at the San Marino Community Church.
Contributions to Caltech were suggested.
According to his CA. Death Certificate, William Clayton, age 70, died on Oct. 17, 1975 at 9:45 am.
He was married at the time of his death to Frances Kockritz Clayton, the informant.
His last occupation was: Manufacturer. The number of years he spent in this occupation: 44 years. The name of the company he owned was: Clayton Manufacturing Company. The kind of business it was: Steam generators.
William's last residence: 2935 Lombardy Rd., Pasadena, L.A., CA.
Causes of death: 1) myocardial infarction - duration, hours
2) malignant hypertension - duration, 15 yrs.
3. Vascular disease - duration, 15 yrs.
Contributing cause: Hypoglycemia.
The funeral director was Clifford Kusbel at 95 N. Marengo Av., Pasadena, CA., but William was cremated at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia, L.A., CA.
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William 'Bill' Clayton was an only child, born to:
Benjamin Burns Clayton, b. Aug. 19, 1882 in Tupelo, Lee County,
Mississippi and d. Nov. 12, 1978 in Houston, Harris County, TX. &
Julia Scott, b. Feb. 23, 1883 in KY. and d. Jun. 8, 1949 in Los Angeles county, CA.
In the Apr. 26, 1910 U.S. census, 4 yr. old William Clayton, b. in KY., was living at 614 W. 16 in Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, OK. with his
28 yr. old father, Benj. Clayton, a Cotton Exporter, b. in TN.
28 yr. old mother, Julia Clayton, b. in KY.
35 yr. old servant, Mary Lumb, b. in England
Benjamin and Julia had been marr. for 6 years. This was a first marriage for both. Julia was the mother of 1 child, still alive by this census.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
According to his Jan. 9, 1920 U.S. passport application, 14 1/2 yr. old William Clayton was b. in Shelbyville, KY.on Jun. 17, 1905. His father, Benjamin Clayton, was b. at Jackson, TN. William's parents were applying to the American Legation at Lausanne, Switzerland for an emergency passport for William.
William last left the U.S. on Aug. 22, 1919, arriving to France on Aug. 29, 1919 and then to Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland on Oct. 8, 1919, where he was now residing for the purpose of studies. He desired a passport to accompany his father to France, Switzerland and England.
William was described as 5'6" tall, with a medium forehead, green eyes, straight nose, medium mouth, pointed chin, black hair, fair complexion, oval face and no distinguishing marks.
The identifying document he provided was as follows: Included on Dept. passport No. 101138 of 29 July 1919 issued to Julia Scott Clayton presented for visa at Lausanne office on Dec. 26, 1919.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 14 yr. old William Clayton, b. in KY., was living at 904 Lovett Blvd. in Houston Ward 4, Harris, TX. with his
37 yr. old father, Benjamin Clayton, a Cotton Merchant, b. in MS.
38 yr. old mother, Julia Clayton, b. in KY.
29 yr. old servant/chauffeur, Sanders Bowles, b. in LA.
29 yr. old servant, Alline Bowles, b. in TX.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
The Houston Post (Houston, TX.), P. 12, Col. 1
Fri., Jun. 17, 1921
Item from: Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clayton and son, William, left Thursday for a trip to California and the Canadian Rockies.
In his Mar. 27, 1924, 18 yr. old William Clayton's U.S. passport application states that he was b. at Shelby county, TX. on Jun. 17, 1905. His father, Benjamin Clayton, was b. in Tupelo, MS. and was now residing at 904 Lovett Blvd. in Houston, TX. William was also living in Houston, TX., and following the occupation of cotton clerk. He intended to go abroad temporarily, accompanying his father on a business trip.
He was described as 5'11" tall, with a high forehead, gray eyes and a straight nose, a medium mouth, a round chin, black hair, a ruddy complexion, an oval face and no distinguishing characteristics.
The letter which accompanied his application, written by his father, stated: "In connection with the application for passport today by my son, William Clayton, I beg to confirm that he goes to Europe with my full knowledge and consent. In fact, he accompanies me, and I shall appreciate the issuance of his passport.
Yours very truly, Benjamin Clayton
The Houston Post (Houston, TX.), P. 25, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 14, 1924
Item #2: Dr. and Mrs. Gavin Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clayton (and three other couples) will entertain with a New Year eve dance at the Houston Country club on December 31 for their sons, all college men home for the holidays, Gail Bordes, William Clayton, Ben Thompson, Walter Bradley and Dudley Sharp. At midnight there will be a domino masque.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 16
Fri., Jul. 12, 1929
William Clayton’s eighty-foot schooner yacht Sartarli, pride of the West Gulf cruising fleet, is en route here from Houston, Tex., and is due on the 25th inst., according to advices received by Lynden Bowrig, friend of the Gulf sailor. After several weeks in Southern California, Mr. Clayton plans to cruise to Honolulu and then back to the Gulf in the early autumn.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 24 yr. old William Clayton, a salesman for a retail lumber company, b. in KY., at 913 No. Roxbury Dr. in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA. (the family home was valued at $40,000) with his
47 yr. old father, Benjamin Clayton, an Executive in the Banking Industry, b. in MS.
50 yr. old mother, Julia S. Clayton, b. in KY.
37 yr. old servant/cook, Bennie V. Armelin, b. in TX.
Benjamin was 22 yrs. old and Julia was 20 at the time of their marriage.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
According to the New York Marriage Index, William Clayton and Jane L. Davis were married in Manhattan, NY. on Nov. 4, 1931
William and Jane Clayton had two children:
1. William Clayton Jr.
2. Julianne Clayton
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 24, Col. 2
Thu., Oct. 4, 1934
Item from: CHATTERBOX
“Podden me, stranger, but would you mind” - and when we looked around there stood Bill Clayton, fresh home from a two months’ vacation on his parents, the Benjamin Claytons, cattle ranch down New Mexico way. Jane, Bill’s swell wife, and little Willy Jr., were along and the three of them looked so tanned and healthy we’re inclined to point our helm in that direction.
Jeeves, pack my dunnage!
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 9, Col. 7
Sun., Jul. 28, 1935
More Spacious Manufacturing Plant Obtained
Indicative of increased industrial activity here, the Clayton Manufacturing Company has obtained new and larger quarters in the Alhambra industrial section, according to William Clayton, president.
The new plant, with a floor space of more than 35,000 square feet, will be used exclusively for the manufacture last equipment are two cranes with capacity of fifteen tons each and four large industrial enameling ovens, the announcement states.
Starting in 1930 with 5000 square feet of floor space, the business has been built into one of Los Angeles’ largest machinery manufacturing plants.
Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX.), P. 2, Col. 4
Thu., Mar. 11, 1937
Excerpt from: COTTON PAY DUE IN AREA
$100,000 To Be Paid Valley Growers
BROWNSVILLE - Cotton farmers of the Rio Grande Valley will receive checks from the federal government for an amount between $100,000 and $125,000, through county agents’ offices, in connection with the 1937 cotton soil conservation program, it has been announced.
However, considerable amount of cotton is being planted in the Valley, and one of the best crops is hoped for.
Likewise in Mexico and South American countries engaged in raising cotton, the trend is toward heavier plantings, according to William Clayton, Houston, world’s largest cotton broker, here Tuesday en route from Latin-America to Houston.
Clayton Visits
Clayton said he had visited all cotton producing countries of South America, and briefly in northern Mexico, and that more cotton is being planted than in former years, weather conditions and economic conditions being favorable over a vast expanse of southern territory.
Clayton, who came here aboard a Pan-American transport from Mexico City, was enthusiastic about the airline and its conveniences, and said that the port of Brownsville and the city of Brownsville occupied an important place in transportation lines, and were destined to grow.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 62, Col. 1
Sun., Jul. 10, 1938
Item from: Visiting Daughter Complimented
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gildred of San Diego will pass many of their week-ends at Balboa, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton of Pasadena, cousins of Mrs. Gildred.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 33 yr. old William Clayton, the Proprietor/Employer of a steam cleaning machine business, b. in KY., was living in a home he owned, valued at $20,000 at 2731 Oak Knoll Av. in San Gabriel Twp., San Marino City, Los Angeles, CA. with his
31 yr. old wife, Jane D. Clayton, b. in KY.
6 yr. old son, William Clayton, b. in CA.
4 yr. old daughter, Julianne Clayton, b. in CA.
In 1935, everyone in the family (except for Julianne, who was born after 1935), was living in Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA.
William's father was b. in TN. and his mother in KY.
William and Jane were high school graduates. William Jr. had finished 1st grade.
William worked 48 hours in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939.
His income was listed as 0 - but he had income from other sources.
William was not a military veteran.
On Apr. 2, 1943, an interlocutory judgment was entered in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles in the state of California, adjudging that the Plaintiff, Jane D. Clayton was entitled to a divorce from the Defendant, William Clayton, and a final judgment of divorce was granted on Jan. 9, 1945. The record was entered Jan. 10, 1945 in Judgment Book 1495, P. 38.
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA.), P. 5
Mon., Dec. 3, 1945
Mrs. Walker Is Bride in South
Surprise of the week-end was marriage of Mrs. Hubert Millar Walker (Frances Kockritz) formerly of Piedmont, to Mr. William Clayton of Houston, Tex., and Pasadena, at 5 o’clock last evening in the Community Presbyterian Church at Laguna, Southern California.
The Rev. Raymond Brahms conducted the ceremony in the presence of the bride’s brother, Maj. Frank J. Kockritz Jr., and Mrs. Kockritz, and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gildred of San Diego.
The newlyweds flew to Mexico City for their honeymoon and later will go to Acapulco.
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 12 (Col. 4)
Wed., Jun. 25, 1947
School Site Brings Bid of $115,501
EL MONTE, June 24 - A bid of $115,501 by Benjamin Clayton, Pasadena businessman and retired Texas cotton merchant, for 2,159 acres of the old high school site at Valley Blvd. and Esmeralda Ave., was on file with the school’s board of trustees today.
The bid, accompanied by a cashier’s check for $11,550.10, was tentatively accepted by the high school board of trustees with final approval to be given by the county counsel, according to Robert S. Hicks, high school district superintendent.
Clayton is the father of William Clayton, owner of the Clayton Mfg. Co. of Alhambra and El Monte.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 25, Col. 7 & 8
Sun., Aug. 3, 1947
Excerpt from: Horse Show at Altadena Will Be Ended Today
Claytons to Entertain
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton will give a small supper party Thursday in the cottage at the Huntington, for a younger Pasadena social group, to honor Mrs. Clayton’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kockritz Jr., newly established Pasadena residents.
Mrs. Clayton and her daughter, Bertie Walker, have just returned from a visit with Mrs. Clayton’s parents, the Frank J. Kockritzes of San Francisco, where Mr. Clayton joined them last weekend and brought them home.
The Claytons had an early summer vacation in New York, Washington and Virginia.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 80. Col. 6
Sun., Aug. 21, 1949
Claytons Visiting Here Few Weeks
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton of the Huntington, Pasadena, are back in town for a few weeks before they leave for New York and Washington, D.C.
They have just returned from visiting Mr. Clayton’s father, Benjamin Clayton, on his ranch, the Lazy V Bar in New Mexico. Mrs. Clayton’s son, Bert Walker, had his seventh birthday while there and received a pinto pony as one of his gifts. Mr. Clayton’s son and daughter, Bill Jr. and Julie, accompanied them.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 92
Sun., Feb. 12, 1950
Home from Virginia
Mrs. Margaret Ashley Paddock has forsaken her beautiful farm in Virginia to spend the next two months in her Beverly Hills home. She was guest of honor at a small dinner given by the William Claytons in their residence at the Huntington. Among the bridge and canasta players present were Mrs. Edgar Miller (and 8 others).
The Claytons are busy formulating plans to take a cruise on their yacht the latter part of next month. Whether they embark from this coast for Mexican waters or from the Florida coast for a Gulf cruise is yet to be decided, but they have invited the Mages and the Brooks Walkers of San Francisco to accompany them.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 79, Col. 4
Sun., Mar. 26, 1950
Item from: DID YOU KNOW?
Fishing and cruising in the Mexican Gulf for a month are the William Claytons and the John Mages of Pasadena and the Brooks Walkers of San Francisco. The six some flew down to Guaymas where they met the 11-foot schooner owned by Mr. Clayton’s father.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 16, Col. 7
Sat., May 12, 1951
Excerpt from: PASADENA SCHOOL FESTIVAL READIED BY PARENTS’ GROUP
Trip Planned
Incidentally, Mrs. William Clayton, who is in charge of publicity, and her husband are leaving June 1 for the East. They’ll attend the graduation of William Clayton Jr. at Lawrenceville and will be accompanied by Mrs. Clayton’s son, Bert Walker.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 99, Col. 1 & 2
Sun., Aug. 5, 1951
Excerpt from: Did You Know?
Another couple in the throes of moving are Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton. Their newly completed residence on E. California St., Pasadena, is next door to their good friends, the John Mages. For the past few years the Claytons have been living at the Huntington.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 68, Col. 1 & 2
Wed., Dec. 5, 1951
Excerpt from: Dinner-Dance for 10th-Graders Set Dec. 26 in Ballroom of Huntington
A group of 10th graders will gather for a formal fun party the evening of Dec. 26. The third and final in the series of Pasadena Cotillion dinner dances for this set will be given in the ballroom at the Huntington.
The party will get under way at 7:30 p.m. with Barney Sorkin and his orchestra. A Christmas decoration theme will be used. The party will afford many of the young men and women who are attending schools in various parts of the country a chance to see each other for the first time since the summer holidays.
Girls to return Home
Julianne Clayton and Helen Strater will be home from Miss Madeira’s School for Girls in Virginia and the Masters School at Hobbs Ferry, N.Y., respectively.
Among the girls attending Westridge School, Pasadena, who will be among the dancers are Carol Jorgensen (and 5 others).
The membership also is composed of boys and girls from San Marino-South Pasadena high school, Flintridge Preparatory School, Mayfield and Anokia.
On the patroness list are Mmes. William Clayton (and 11 others).
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 110, Col. 3
Sun., May 11, 1952
Excerpt from: Returned From Cruise, Couples to Be Honored
The John Mages and the William Claytons, who recently returned from a Caribbean cruise, will be guests of honor at an informal supper Mr. and Mrs. Forbes are giving a week from Saturday.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 74, Col. 6
Sun., Aug. 31, 1952
William Claytons Aboard Yacht for Cruise to Catalina, Mexico
Although most people are about to end their vacations and return to the workaday world, the William Claytons have taken off for a two or three-week holiday.
Friday they boarded the Valor, his father’s ocean-going yacht, for a week-end cruise to Catalina. On board with them are Bill Clayton Jr., his freshman classmate at Stanford, Tom Mitchell, Julie Clayton, Carole Jorgensen and the Norman Chandlers.
Tomorrow night they will dock at Balboa, where their passengers will disembark and the Emerson Spears will go aboard. The Valor will then set sail for a leisurely cruise of Mexican waters ad a fortnight of deep-sea fishing.
The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA.), P. 40, Col. 6
Fri., Oct. 10, 1952
Excerpt from: Washington Merry-Go-Round
It’s Risky to Do It
Today the federal government plays such an important role in the operation of any business firm, and business firms in turn seek so many concessions or contracts from the Government, but it becomes risky to have a man in the senate who is subsidized by a group of businessmen.
Take for instance, the list of Nixon’s millionaires club and the concessions of contracts they have with the government. Here are some of them:
Clayton Manufacturing Co. got a 90 per cent tax write-off on dynometers costing $38,106 in March 1951 and an 89 per cent write-off on $171,330 on steam cleaners in July 1951. Both Benjamin Clayton and his son William are givers to Nixon’s expenses.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 79, P. 79, Col. 3
Sun., Apr. 5, 1953
EASTER GADABOUTS - Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton and her son, Burt Walker will return Tuesday from the Triple H Ranch at Tucson, where they have been vacationing since March 27.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 69, Col. 1
Thu., Jul. 1, 1954
KEEPING POSTED
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton are leaving Monday for a six-week jaunt to Europe. They recently returned from the East where they attended the graduation of his daughter Julie Clayton from the Madeira School, Greenway Va.
She will enter the University of Colorado in the fall. Mrs. Clayton’s 11-year-old-son, Bert Walker Jr., is spending the summer at the Quarter Circle V Bar Ranch near Prescott, Ariz.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 107, Col. 4 - 6
Sun., Dec. 19, 1954
Excerpt from: 12 to Debut at Hunt Club Ball
Forest evergreen-framed cardinal red curtains will form the background for 12 young women who will make their debuts at the fifth annual Valley Hunt Club Debutante Ball Thursday evening.
English holly, red berries and the warm glow of Christmas candles will complete the decorations of Pasadena’s oldest and most exclusive club.
The daughters and granddaughters of members will descend the staircase to be introduced to the guests by Wheeler Chase, a past president of the club.
As the orchestra plays the first waltz, the debutantes will take to the floor with their fathers before being claimed by their escorts.
Elinor Bennet Bishop’s escort will be Thomas Watson Rau and Julianne Davis Clayton’s will be Thomas Mitchell.
Mother’s Committee
Mothers of the debutantes who compose the ball committee are Mmes. William Clayton, decorations (and 12 others).
The party, always one of the outstanding affairs of the holiday season, will be gay with Eddie Miller and his Bobcats alternating with Barney Sorkin’s orchestra to keep things going at a merry pace.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 117, Col. 1
Sun., Jun. 19, 1955
Excerpt from: Howard Cunninghams to Leave for Europe
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cunningham entrained for New York Friday and will embark Wednesday on the Île de France for a two-month tour of Europe.
The Cunninghams have made arrangements to meet the John Mages in Venice on July 21 and also expect to join the William Claytons in Vienna.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 24
Mon., Nov. 14, 1955
‘Anti-Smog’ Muffler Ready to Muzzle Engine Fumes
A new muffler for automotive engines, which eliminates more than 95% of the hydrocarbons passed into the atmosphere from unburned and partially burned fuel, has been developed by the Clayton Manufacturing Co. of El Monte.
According to William Clayton, president and founder of the company, production of this revolutionary muffler will begin immediately. First of the new units to be placed on the market will be for gasoline driven, heavy duty, truck and bus engines in the range of 550 to 750 cubic inches piston displacement.
Development work already is under way on models for several popular makes of passenger cars and also for certain types of Diesel powered equipment.
However, several months will be required before any of the smaller mufflers will be available to the general driving public.
Tests indicate that the passenger car mufflers will perform with efficiency equal to the larger mufflers, some of which have been in operation for more than a year on buses in the Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. areas.
In the new Clayton muffler, which embodies a principle different from anything now on the market, the stream of exhaust gas from the engine sucks in sufficient air, (oxygen) to cause combustion of the unburned or partially burned fuel carried into the exhaust system during the normal operation of the engine. Means are provided for positive ignition of the unburned gases.
Life expectancy of the mufflers.
Because the muffler contains no catalyst or other substance which would deteriorate in service, maintenance is reduced to a minimum.
According to Clayton, the muffler, though slightly larger, will be interchangeable with production mufflers now in service. Because of the fine alloys necessary to withstand the high temperatures generated in the combustion process, it is claimed that they will stand up much longer in service on cars, trucks and buses.
Experimental work has been carried on with the cooperation of Los Angeles Transit lines, and is being followed closely by the Vehicle Combustion Products Committee of the Automobile Manufacturers Assn. Also, the company has worked closely with the Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District.
Several of the new mufflers are in service on busses operated by the Los Angeles Transit lines, the Portland (Oregon) Traction company, Long Beach Motor Bus company, Los Angeles district, Tanner Motors, and the Metropolitan Coach lines.
The Clayton Manufacturing Co., founded in 1930, is the world’s largest manufacturer of service dynamometers for running-in and testing passenger car and truck engines. The company also builds steam generators, steam cleaning machines, and portable, forced air spare heaters.
Most recent engineering feat of the company has been the Clayton Propellerless Aircraft Engine Test facility, which is regarded as one of the most advanced developments in aircraft engine maintenance in recent years.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 100, Col. 2 & 3
Sun., Jun. 3, 1956
At St. Malo
Their (the McLarens’) St. Malo beach house will be occupied by the Wallace Rowes Jr. for that month after which the McLarens will take it over until Labor Day.
The William Claytons and her son, Bert Walker, are heading for Europe around the middle of June where Bert will attend summer school in Switzerland. The many places they will visit include the Scandinavian countries as well as Lapland. They expect to be away about three months.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 123, Col. 5-7
Sun., Oct. 21, 1956
Excerpt from: Members of Valley Hunt Summoned to Gaiety
Former Pasadenans Will Take In Opera
The Frank Kockritzes, former Pasadenans who now call La Jolla home, are spending the week-end with Mr. Kockritz’s brother-in-law and sister, the William Claytons, having come up for the opening of the opera.
This is one of the few weekends Bill Clayton will be home until the close of the duck-hunting season, which opened yesterday. He and his stepson, Burt Walker, 14, are among a group of sportsmen who revel in sitting in blinds in the cold gray dawn while taking their turns shooting duck near the Salton Sea.
Incidentally, the Claytons are planning a supper party next Sunday for the Frederick J. Tooles of Los Angeles. They have invited a few of the honoree’s close friends to be on hand to welcome them home from their recent cruise and extended tour of Africa.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 31, Col. 3 & 4
Thu., Jul. 11, 1957
Pasadena Carriage Club Attends Bowl
The Carriage Club of Pasadena was off to a successful start under the chairmanship of Mrs. William Clayton when cocktails and dinner at the Huntington-Sheraton preceded the trek by bus to the Hollywood Bowl’s opening concert.
Joining the Claytons were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Barrett Jr. (and 5 others).
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 25, Col. 7 & 8
Wed., Nov. 23, 1960
Excerpt from: Pasadena Garden Club Sets Five House Fair
Five moods for Christmas will be expressed in homes included in the Pasadena Garden Club’s invitational Five House Fair Dec. 1
Each house will be decorated by a committee of members, with Christmas dinner table decorations planned by the hostess, and Christmas gifts and wrappings for sale. House and gardens will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with ample parking space planned for ticket holders.
Themes Assigned
Homes and decorative themes will be Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stewart, traditional; Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton, contemporary; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Baldwin, contemporary; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cunningham, Victorian. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mage will be decorated in the New England tradition where refreshments will be served throughout the day.
Independent Star-News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 32, last column
Sun., Feb. 5, 1961
Item from: Gabbing About
The William Claytons are at home once more… First ’twas Europe… Back in time for Christmas… Then off to Mexico to join Bill’s father, Benjamin Clayton, aboard his schooner, Valor, his home for 4 or 5 months of the year… Met the boat at Acapulco, sailed up and down the coast, fishing, swimming, resting..
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 103, Col. 6
Sun., Apr. 23, 1961
Item from: Business and People
William Clayton, president and founder of Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, announces establishment of a subsidiary company in Switzerland, known as Clayton, S.A.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 22, Col. 6
Fri., May 5, 1961
Swiss Office Opened
William Clayton, president and founder of the Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, has announced the establishment of a subsidiary company in Switzerland, known as Clayton, S.A.
Located at Rue de Bourg, 16, Lausanne, the new subsidiary serves as a sales, accounting and engineering center.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 10, last column
Fri., Apr. 13, 1962
Excerpt from: -AND MORE TRAVEL NEWS
The William Claytons are off on a round-the-world trip.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 6
Mon., Oct. 29, 1962
Excerpt from: Opera Opening, Navy League Ball Top Social News
The opening of the San Francisco Opera’s 26th Los Angeles season in Shrine Auditorium on Friday, the Sunday evening party sponsored by the Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Committee in honor of it new provisionals, the fourth annual Navy League Ball in the Beverly Hilton, plus a number of informal parties in Pasadena, all add up to make this past weekend gay for socialites of this area.
Prior to the presentation of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” many Pasadenans gave pre-opera dinners.
The William Claytons were hosts at the California Club to her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kockritz of La Jolla, the Charles O. Matchams and the Howard Cunninghams.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 254, Col. 2
Sun., Nov. 15, 1964
Excerpt from: SANTA BARBARA SCENE, Capriccio Ball Scheduled
Mr. and Mrs. John James Hollister III have been entertaining with quail hunts at the Winchester Canyon Hollister Ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warren Jr. flew down from Sacramento for the opening weekend of the season and Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton drove from Pasadena to camp and hunt.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 35, last column
Thu., Apr. 1, 1965
Excerpt from: Officers Named By Hospital
Several Pasadena area residents have been elected officers of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Named to the hospital board of directors were Mrs. Lloyd L. Austin, William Clayton, William B. Stringfellow and John C. Wilson Jr., M.D.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 5, Col. 1 & 2
Wed., Jul. 6, 1966
Excerpt from: Pasadenans Seen At Bowl Opening
The Bowl season is on again and last night saw many Pasadenans in the throng that attended the opening concert in Hollywood Bowl - an all Stravinsky program with the composer conducting.
Picnicking in the boxes has become a favorite tradition of many box holders.
A number of Pasadenans have taken their box for a certain night, including the Robert Mortons and Louis Pfaus who share a box for Saturday nights. The William Claytons all chose Saturday and will take their children, the Hubert Walkers and William Claytons Jr. this weekend to see the Bolshoi Ballet.
Independent Star News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 42, Col. 1
Sun., Sep. 12, 1965
Jack Walker Planning To Buy Back Old Home
If San Marinans are wondering who owned the pale blue Mercedes Benz with foreign license plates which has been cruising the area and was parked in front of the Edward H. Metcalfe's San Marino home last Monday, they can stop guessing.
It belongs to Jack (P.J.) Walker of San Francisco, a former Pasadena resident, who is contemplating repurchasing the Yorkshire Road house he owned prior to re-establishing his headquarters in San Francisco some 15 years ago. And, if he does, the chances are he’ll divide his time between here, Northern California where he also has a country cottage in Aplos, and traveling the world.
He has recently concluded another trip to Europe where he visited many countries, but spent a major part of his time in France and England, making his headquarters in London for over a month.
While here, Jack stayed at the Pasadena home of the William Claytons, whom he saw off from San Francisco for a cruise to Japan and the Far East the day before he left for this area, and also at the John R. Mages, where he dined on Tuesday evening.
Independent Star-News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 33, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 1, 1968
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Clayton Co. Gets Rights To Vortec
The Clayton Manufacturing Co. of El Monte has acquired from McDonnell Douglas the worldwide rights to manufacture, sell and service the Vortec dynamometer, it is announced by William Clayton Sr., president and founder of the company.
This high-speed dynamometer has been manufactured and distributed since 1962 by the former Vortec Division of McDonnell Douglas in Torrance.
The new Clayton Vortec Dynamometer is particularly adaptable to applications involving high speed air, hydraulic, or electric motors as well as gas turbine engines. It joins the Clayton line of hydro-kinetic brakes, hydraulic power absorbers, engine and chassis dynamometers and dynamic brake analyzers, distributed worldwide for service and laboratory purposes in the aerospace, automotive, marine and manufacturing industries.
According to Clayton, Vortec air dynamometers represent a major breakthrough in the high rpm range of power absorption. These compact dynamometers employ a unique vortex flow principle to obtain maximum power absorption and continuous high speed operations, combined with a control system that increases the mass flow to increase torque loading.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 40, Col. 2
Tue., Nov. 20, 1973
Item from: Business & People
William Clayton Jr., president and chief executive officer of Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, has been elected a director of Microdata Corp., Irvine.
Arcadia Tribune (Arcadia, CA.), P. 2, last column
Sun., Dec. 29, 1974
Excerpt from: Bosco Tech Announces 2 Trustees
Joseph T. Casey, board chairman of Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, has announced the election of two new trustees of the Institute.
Joseph M. Tescher, a resident of San Marino and retired executive of Hydril company, Los Angeles and William Clayton Jr., president of Clayton Manufacturing Company, El Monte, are the new institute trustees.
“We are delighted to have two such outstanding civic and industrial leaders join our other trustees in aiding in the direction and development of the affairs of Bosco Tech,” reported Casey.
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 20, Col. 1 & 2
Sat., Oct. 18, 1975
William Clayton, Caltech Trustee, Industrialist, Dies
William Clayton, a longtime industrialist and trustee of the California Institute of Technology, died Friday at his home in Pasadena of an apparent heart attack.
Clayton, 70, was chairman of the board of the Clayton Manufacturing Co., which he founded in 1931.
A member of the Caltech board of trustees since 1963, he previously had served as president of the California Institute Associates.
He also was a member of the board of directors of Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.
He leaves his wife, Frances Kockritz Clayton; his father, Benjamin Clayton; three children, William Clayton Jr., Julianne Jordan and Hubert Millar Walker Jr., and five grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Turner & Stevens Mortuary in Pasadena. Memorial services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Monday at the San Marino Community Church.
Contributions to Caltech were suggested.
According to his CA. Death Certificate, William Clayton, age 70, died on Oct. 17, 1975 at 9:45 am.
He was married at the time of his death to Frances Kockritz Clayton, the informant.
His last occupation was: Manufacturer. The number of years he spent in this occupation: 44 years. The name of the company he owned was: Clayton Manufacturing Company. The kind of business it was: Steam generators.
William's last residence: 2935 Lombardy Rd., Pasadena, L.A., CA.
Causes of death: 1) myocardial infarction - duration, hours
2) malignant hypertension - duration, 15 yrs.
3. Vascular disease - duration, 15 yrs.
Contributing cause: Hypoglycemia.
The funeral director was Clifford Kusbel at 95 N. Marengo Av., Pasadena, CA., but William was cremated at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia, L.A., CA.
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Benjamin Burns Clayton, b. Aug. 19, 1882 in Tupelo, Lee County,
Mississippi and d. Nov. 12, 1978 in Houston, Harris County, TX. &
Julia Scott, b. Feb. 23, 1883 in KY. and d. Jun. 8, 1949 in Los Angeles county, CA.
In the Apr. 26, 1910 U.S. census, 4 yr. old William Clayton, b. in KY., was living at 614 W. 16 in Oklahoma City Ward 7, Oklahoma, OK. with his
28 yr. old father, Benj. Clayton, a Cotton Exporter, b. in TN.
28 yr. old mother, Julia Clayton, b. in KY.
35 yr. old servant, Mary Lumb, b. in England
Benjamin and Julia had been marr. for 6 years. This was a first marriage for both. Julia was the mother of 1 child, still alive by this census.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
According to his Jan. 9, 1920 U.S. passport application, 14 1/2 yr. old William Clayton was b. in Shelbyville, KY.on Jun. 17, 1905. His father, Benjamin Clayton, was b. at Jackson, TN. William's parents were applying to the American Legation at Lausanne, Switzerland for an emergency passport for William.
William last left the U.S. on Aug. 22, 1919, arriving to France on Aug. 29, 1919 and then to Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland on Oct. 8, 1919, where he was now residing for the purpose of studies. He desired a passport to accompany his father to France, Switzerland and England.
William was described as 5'6" tall, with a medium forehead, green eyes, straight nose, medium mouth, pointed chin, black hair, fair complexion, oval face and no distinguishing marks.
The identifying document he provided was as follows: Included on Dept. passport No. 101138 of 29 July 1919 issued to Julia Scott Clayton presented for visa at Lausanne office on Dec. 26, 1919.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 14 yr. old William Clayton, b. in KY., was living at 904 Lovett Blvd. in Houston Ward 4, Harris, TX. with his
37 yr. old father, Benjamin Clayton, a Cotton Merchant, b. in MS.
38 yr. old mother, Julia Clayton, b. in KY.
29 yr. old servant/chauffeur, Sanders Bowles, b. in LA.
29 yr. old servant, Alline Bowles, b. in TX.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
The Houston Post (Houston, TX.), P. 12, Col. 1
Fri., Jun. 17, 1921
Item from: Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clayton and son, William, left Thursday for a trip to California and the Canadian Rockies.
In his Mar. 27, 1924, 18 yr. old William Clayton's U.S. passport application states that he was b. at Shelby county, TX. on Jun. 17, 1905. His father, Benjamin Clayton, was b. in Tupelo, MS. and was now residing at 904 Lovett Blvd. in Houston, TX. William was also living in Houston, TX., and following the occupation of cotton clerk. He intended to go abroad temporarily, accompanying his father on a business trip.
He was described as 5'11" tall, with a high forehead, gray eyes and a straight nose, a medium mouth, a round chin, black hair, a ruddy complexion, an oval face and no distinguishing characteristics.
The letter which accompanied his application, written by his father, stated: "In connection with the application for passport today by my son, William Clayton, I beg to confirm that he goes to Europe with my full knowledge and consent. In fact, he accompanies me, and I shall appreciate the issuance of his passport.
Yours very truly, Benjamin Clayton
The Houston Post (Houston, TX.), P. 25, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 14, 1924
Item #2: Dr. and Mrs. Gavin Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clayton (and three other couples) will entertain with a New Year eve dance at the Houston Country club on December 31 for their sons, all college men home for the holidays, Gail Bordes, William Clayton, Ben Thompson, Walter Bradley and Dudley Sharp. At midnight there will be a domino masque.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 16
Fri., Jul. 12, 1929
William Clayton’s eighty-foot schooner yacht Sartarli, pride of the West Gulf cruising fleet, is en route here from Houston, Tex., and is due on the 25th inst., according to advices received by Lynden Bowrig, friend of the Gulf sailor. After several weeks in Southern California, Mr. Clayton plans to cruise to Honolulu and then back to the Gulf in the early autumn.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 24 yr. old William Clayton, a salesman for a retail lumber company, b. in KY., at 913 No. Roxbury Dr. in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA. (the family home was valued at $40,000) with his
47 yr. old father, Benjamin Clayton, an Executive in the Banking Industry, b. in MS.
50 yr. old mother, Julia S. Clayton, b. in KY.
37 yr. old servant/cook, Bennie V. Armelin, b. in TX.
Benjamin was 22 yrs. old and Julia was 20 at the time of their marriage.
Benjamin's parents were both b. in Mississippi and Julia's parents were both b. in KY.
According to the New York Marriage Index, William Clayton and Jane L. Davis were married in Manhattan, NY. on Nov. 4, 1931
William and Jane Clayton had two children:
1. William Clayton Jr.
2. Julianne Clayton
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 24, Col. 2
Thu., Oct. 4, 1934
Item from: CHATTERBOX
“Podden me, stranger, but would you mind” - and when we looked around there stood Bill Clayton, fresh home from a two months’ vacation on his parents, the Benjamin Claytons, cattle ranch down New Mexico way. Jane, Bill’s swell wife, and little Willy Jr., were along and the three of them looked so tanned and healthy we’re inclined to point our helm in that direction.
Jeeves, pack my dunnage!
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 9, Col. 7
Sun., Jul. 28, 1935
More Spacious Manufacturing Plant Obtained
Indicative of increased industrial activity here, the Clayton Manufacturing Company has obtained new and larger quarters in the Alhambra industrial section, according to William Clayton, president.
The new plant, with a floor space of more than 35,000 square feet, will be used exclusively for the manufacture last equipment are two cranes with capacity of fifteen tons each and four large industrial enameling ovens, the announcement states.
Starting in 1930 with 5000 square feet of floor space, the business has been built into one of Los Angeles’ largest machinery manufacturing plants.
Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX.), P. 2, Col. 4
Thu., Mar. 11, 1937
Excerpt from: COTTON PAY DUE IN AREA
$100,000 To Be Paid Valley Growers
BROWNSVILLE - Cotton farmers of the Rio Grande Valley will receive checks from the federal government for an amount between $100,000 and $125,000, through county agents’ offices, in connection with the 1937 cotton soil conservation program, it has been announced.
However, considerable amount of cotton is being planted in the Valley, and one of the best crops is hoped for.
Likewise in Mexico and South American countries engaged in raising cotton, the trend is toward heavier plantings, according to William Clayton, Houston, world’s largest cotton broker, here Tuesday en route from Latin-America to Houston.
Clayton Visits
Clayton said he had visited all cotton producing countries of South America, and briefly in northern Mexico, and that more cotton is being planted than in former years, weather conditions and economic conditions being favorable over a vast expanse of southern territory.
Clayton, who came here aboard a Pan-American transport from Mexico City, was enthusiastic about the airline and its conveniences, and said that the port of Brownsville and the city of Brownsville occupied an important place in transportation lines, and were destined to grow.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 62, Col. 1
Sun., Jul. 10, 1938
Item from: Visiting Daughter Complimented
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gildred of San Diego will pass many of their week-ends at Balboa, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton of Pasadena, cousins of Mrs. Gildred.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 33 yr. old William Clayton, the Proprietor/Employer of a steam cleaning machine business, b. in KY., was living in a home he owned, valued at $20,000 at 2731 Oak Knoll Av. in San Gabriel Twp., San Marino City, Los Angeles, CA. with his
31 yr. old wife, Jane D. Clayton, b. in KY.
6 yr. old son, William Clayton, b. in CA.
4 yr. old daughter, Julianne Clayton, b. in CA.
In 1935, everyone in the family (except for Julianne, who was born after 1935), was living in Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA.
William's father was b. in TN. and his mother in KY.
William and Jane were high school graduates. William Jr. had finished 1st grade.
William worked 48 hours in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939.
His income was listed as 0 - but he had income from other sources.
William was not a military veteran.
On Apr. 2, 1943, an interlocutory judgment was entered in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles in the state of California, adjudging that the Plaintiff, Jane D. Clayton was entitled to a divorce from the Defendant, William Clayton, and a final judgment of divorce was granted on Jan. 9, 1945. The record was entered Jan. 10, 1945 in Judgment Book 1495, P. 38.
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA.), P. 5
Mon., Dec. 3, 1945
Mrs. Walker Is Bride in South
Surprise of the week-end was marriage of Mrs. Hubert Millar Walker (Frances Kockritz) formerly of Piedmont, to Mr. William Clayton of Houston, Tex., and Pasadena, at 5 o’clock last evening in the Community Presbyterian Church at Laguna, Southern California.
The Rev. Raymond Brahms conducted the ceremony in the presence of the bride’s brother, Maj. Frank J. Kockritz Jr., and Mrs. Kockritz, and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gildred of San Diego.
The newlyweds flew to Mexico City for their honeymoon and later will go to Acapulco.
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 12 (Col. 4)
Wed., Jun. 25, 1947
School Site Brings Bid of $115,501
EL MONTE, June 24 - A bid of $115,501 by Benjamin Clayton, Pasadena businessman and retired Texas cotton merchant, for 2,159 acres of the old high school site at Valley Blvd. and Esmeralda Ave., was on file with the school’s board of trustees today.
The bid, accompanied by a cashier’s check for $11,550.10, was tentatively accepted by the high school board of trustees with final approval to be given by the county counsel, according to Robert S. Hicks, high school district superintendent.
Clayton is the father of William Clayton, owner of the Clayton Mfg. Co. of Alhambra and El Monte.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 25, Col. 7 & 8
Sun., Aug. 3, 1947
Excerpt from: Horse Show at Altadena Will Be Ended Today
Claytons to Entertain
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton will give a small supper party Thursday in the cottage at the Huntington, for a younger Pasadena social group, to honor Mrs. Clayton’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kockritz Jr., newly established Pasadena residents.
Mrs. Clayton and her daughter, Bertie Walker, have just returned from a visit with Mrs. Clayton’s parents, the Frank J. Kockritzes of San Francisco, where Mr. Clayton joined them last weekend and brought them home.
The Claytons had an early summer vacation in New York, Washington and Virginia.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 80. Col. 6
Sun., Aug. 21, 1949
Claytons Visiting Here Few Weeks
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton of the Huntington, Pasadena, are back in town for a few weeks before they leave for New York and Washington, D.C.
They have just returned from visiting Mr. Clayton’s father, Benjamin Clayton, on his ranch, the Lazy V Bar in New Mexico. Mrs. Clayton’s son, Bert Walker, had his seventh birthday while there and received a pinto pony as one of his gifts. Mr. Clayton’s son and daughter, Bill Jr. and Julie, accompanied them.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 92
Sun., Feb. 12, 1950
Home from Virginia
Mrs. Margaret Ashley Paddock has forsaken her beautiful farm in Virginia to spend the next two months in her Beverly Hills home. She was guest of honor at a small dinner given by the William Claytons in their residence at the Huntington. Among the bridge and canasta players present were Mrs. Edgar Miller (and 8 others).
The Claytons are busy formulating plans to take a cruise on their yacht the latter part of next month. Whether they embark from this coast for Mexican waters or from the Florida coast for a Gulf cruise is yet to be decided, but they have invited the Mages and the Brooks Walkers of San Francisco to accompany them.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 79, Col. 4
Sun., Mar. 26, 1950
Item from: DID YOU KNOW?
Fishing and cruising in the Mexican Gulf for a month are the William Claytons and the John Mages of Pasadena and the Brooks Walkers of San Francisco. The six some flew down to Guaymas where they met the 11-foot schooner owned by Mr. Clayton’s father.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 16, Col. 7
Sat., May 12, 1951
Excerpt from: PASADENA SCHOOL FESTIVAL READIED BY PARENTS’ GROUP
Trip Planned
Incidentally, Mrs. William Clayton, who is in charge of publicity, and her husband are leaving June 1 for the East. They’ll attend the graduation of William Clayton Jr. at Lawrenceville and will be accompanied by Mrs. Clayton’s son, Bert Walker.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 99, Col. 1 & 2
Sun., Aug. 5, 1951
Excerpt from: Did You Know?
Another couple in the throes of moving are Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton. Their newly completed residence on E. California St., Pasadena, is next door to their good friends, the John Mages. For the past few years the Claytons have been living at the Huntington.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 68, Col. 1 & 2
Wed., Dec. 5, 1951
Excerpt from: Dinner-Dance for 10th-Graders Set Dec. 26 in Ballroom of Huntington
A group of 10th graders will gather for a formal fun party the evening of Dec. 26. The third and final in the series of Pasadena Cotillion dinner dances for this set will be given in the ballroom at the Huntington.
The party will get under way at 7:30 p.m. with Barney Sorkin and his orchestra. A Christmas decoration theme will be used. The party will afford many of the young men and women who are attending schools in various parts of the country a chance to see each other for the first time since the summer holidays.
Girls to return Home
Julianne Clayton and Helen Strater will be home from Miss Madeira’s School for Girls in Virginia and the Masters School at Hobbs Ferry, N.Y., respectively.
Among the girls attending Westridge School, Pasadena, who will be among the dancers are Carol Jorgensen (and 5 others).
The membership also is composed of boys and girls from San Marino-South Pasadena high school, Flintridge Preparatory School, Mayfield and Anokia.
On the patroness list are Mmes. William Clayton (and 11 others).
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 110, Col. 3
Sun., May 11, 1952
Excerpt from: Returned From Cruise, Couples to Be Honored
The John Mages and the William Claytons, who recently returned from a Caribbean cruise, will be guests of honor at an informal supper Mr. and Mrs. Forbes are giving a week from Saturday.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 74, Col. 6
Sun., Aug. 31, 1952
William Claytons Aboard Yacht for Cruise to Catalina, Mexico
Although most people are about to end their vacations and return to the workaday world, the William Claytons have taken off for a two or three-week holiday.
Friday they boarded the Valor, his father’s ocean-going yacht, for a week-end cruise to Catalina. On board with them are Bill Clayton Jr., his freshman classmate at Stanford, Tom Mitchell, Julie Clayton, Carole Jorgensen and the Norman Chandlers.
Tomorrow night they will dock at Balboa, where their passengers will disembark and the Emerson Spears will go aboard. The Valor will then set sail for a leisurely cruise of Mexican waters ad a fortnight of deep-sea fishing.
The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA.), P. 40, Col. 6
Fri., Oct. 10, 1952
Excerpt from: Washington Merry-Go-Round
It’s Risky to Do It
Today the federal government plays such an important role in the operation of any business firm, and business firms in turn seek so many concessions or contracts from the Government, but it becomes risky to have a man in the senate who is subsidized by a group of businessmen.
Take for instance, the list of Nixon’s millionaires club and the concessions of contracts they have with the government. Here are some of them:
Clayton Manufacturing Co. got a 90 per cent tax write-off on dynometers costing $38,106 in March 1951 and an 89 per cent write-off on $171,330 on steam cleaners in July 1951. Both Benjamin Clayton and his son William are givers to Nixon’s expenses.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 79, P. 79, Col. 3
Sun., Apr. 5, 1953
EASTER GADABOUTS - Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton and her son, Burt Walker will return Tuesday from the Triple H Ranch at Tucson, where they have been vacationing since March 27.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 69, Col. 1
Thu., Jul. 1, 1954
KEEPING POSTED
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton are leaving Monday for a six-week jaunt to Europe. They recently returned from the East where they attended the graduation of his daughter Julie Clayton from the Madeira School, Greenway Va.
She will enter the University of Colorado in the fall. Mrs. Clayton’s 11-year-old-son, Bert Walker Jr., is spending the summer at the Quarter Circle V Bar Ranch near Prescott, Ariz.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 107, Col. 4 - 6
Sun., Dec. 19, 1954
Excerpt from: 12 to Debut at Hunt Club Ball
Forest evergreen-framed cardinal red curtains will form the background for 12 young women who will make their debuts at the fifth annual Valley Hunt Club Debutante Ball Thursday evening.
English holly, red berries and the warm glow of Christmas candles will complete the decorations of Pasadena’s oldest and most exclusive club.
The daughters and granddaughters of members will descend the staircase to be introduced to the guests by Wheeler Chase, a past president of the club.
As the orchestra plays the first waltz, the debutantes will take to the floor with their fathers before being claimed by their escorts.
Elinor Bennet Bishop’s escort will be Thomas Watson Rau and Julianne Davis Clayton’s will be Thomas Mitchell.
Mother’s Committee
Mothers of the debutantes who compose the ball committee are Mmes. William Clayton, decorations (and 12 others).
The party, always one of the outstanding affairs of the holiday season, will be gay with Eddie Miller and his Bobcats alternating with Barney Sorkin’s orchestra to keep things going at a merry pace.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 117, Col. 1
Sun., Jun. 19, 1955
Excerpt from: Howard Cunninghams to Leave for Europe
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cunningham entrained for New York Friday and will embark Wednesday on the Île de France for a two-month tour of Europe.
The Cunninghams have made arrangements to meet the John Mages in Venice on July 21 and also expect to join the William Claytons in Vienna.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 24
Mon., Nov. 14, 1955
‘Anti-Smog’ Muffler Ready to Muzzle Engine Fumes
A new muffler for automotive engines, which eliminates more than 95% of the hydrocarbons passed into the atmosphere from unburned and partially burned fuel, has been developed by the Clayton Manufacturing Co. of El Monte.
According to William Clayton, president and founder of the company, production of this revolutionary muffler will begin immediately. First of the new units to be placed on the market will be for gasoline driven, heavy duty, truck and bus engines in the range of 550 to 750 cubic inches piston displacement.
Development work already is under way on models for several popular makes of passenger cars and also for certain types of Diesel powered equipment.
However, several months will be required before any of the smaller mufflers will be available to the general driving public.
Tests indicate that the passenger car mufflers will perform with efficiency equal to the larger mufflers, some of which have been in operation for more than a year on buses in the Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. areas.
In the new Clayton muffler, which embodies a principle different from anything now on the market, the stream of exhaust gas from the engine sucks in sufficient air, (oxygen) to cause combustion of the unburned or partially burned fuel carried into the exhaust system during the normal operation of the engine. Means are provided for positive ignition of the unburned gases.
Life expectancy of the mufflers.
Because the muffler contains no catalyst or other substance which would deteriorate in service, maintenance is reduced to a minimum.
According to Clayton, the muffler, though slightly larger, will be interchangeable with production mufflers now in service. Because of the fine alloys necessary to withstand the high temperatures generated in the combustion process, it is claimed that they will stand up much longer in service on cars, trucks and buses.
Experimental work has been carried on with the cooperation of Los Angeles Transit lines, and is being followed closely by the Vehicle Combustion Products Committee of the Automobile Manufacturers Assn. Also, the company has worked closely with the Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District.
Several of the new mufflers are in service on busses operated by the Los Angeles Transit lines, the Portland (Oregon) Traction company, Long Beach Motor Bus company, Los Angeles district, Tanner Motors, and the Metropolitan Coach lines.
The Clayton Manufacturing Co., founded in 1930, is the world’s largest manufacturer of service dynamometers for running-in and testing passenger car and truck engines. The company also builds steam generators, steam cleaning machines, and portable, forced air spare heaters.
Most recent engineering feat of the company has been the Clayton Propellerless Aircraft Engine Test facility, which is regarded as one of the most advanced developments in aircraft engine maintenance in recent years.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 100, Col. 2 & 3
Sun., Jun. 3, 1956
At St. Malo
Their (the McLarens’) St. Malo beach house will be occupied by the Wallace Rowes Jr. for that month after which the McLarens will take it over until Labor Day.
The William Claytons and her son, Bert Walker, are heading for Europe around the middle of June where Bert will attend summer school in Switzerland. The many places they will visit include the Scandinavian countries as well as Lapland. They expect to be away about three months.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 123, Col. 5-7
Sun., Oct. 21, 1956
Excerpt from: Members of Valley Hunt Summoned to Gaiety
Former Pasadenans Will Take In Opera
The Frank Kockritzes, former Pasadenans who now call La Jolla home, are spending the week-end with Mr. Kockritz’s brother-in-law and sister, the William Claytons, having come up for the opening of the opera.
This is one of the few weekends Bill Clayton will be home until the close of the duck-hunting season, which opened yesterday. He and his stepson, Burt Walker, 14, are among a group of sportsmen who revel in sitting in blinds in the cold gray dawn while taking their turns shooting duck near the Salton Sea.
Incidentally, the Claytons are planning a supper party next Sunday for the Frederick J. Tooles of Los Angeles. They have invited a few of the honoree’s close friends to be on hand to welcome them home from their recent cruise and extended tour of Africa.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 31, Col. 3 & 4
Thu., Jul. 11, 1957
Pasadena Carriage Club Attends Bowl
The Carriage Club of Pasadena was off to a successful start under the chairmanship of Mrs. William Clayton when cocktails and dinner at the Huntington-Sheraton preceded the trek by bus to the Hollywood Bowl’s opening concert.
Joining the Claytons were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Barrett Jr. (and 5 others).
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 25, Col. 7 & 8
Wed., Nov. 23, 1960
Excerpt from: Pasadena Garden Club Sets Five House Fair
Five moods for Christmas will be expressed in homes included in the Pasadena Garden Club’s invitational Five House Fair Dec. 1
Each house will be decorated by a committee of members, with Christmas dinner table decorations planned by the hostess, and Christmas gifts and wrappings for sale. House and gardens will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with ample parking space planned for ticket holders.
Themes Assigned
Homes and decorative themes will be Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stewart, traditional; Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton, contemporary; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Baldwin, contemporary; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cunningham, Victorian. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mage will be decorated in the New England tradition where refreshments will be served throughout the day.
Independent Star-News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 32, last column
Sun., Feb. 5, 1961
Item from: Gabbing About
The William Claytons are at home once more… First ’twas Europe… Back in time for Christmas… Then off to Mexico to join Bill’s father, Benjamin Clayton, aboard his schooner, Valor, his home for 4 or 5 months of the year… Met the boat at Acapulco, sailed up and down the coast, fishing, swimming, resting..
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 103, Col. 6
Sun., Apr. 23, 1961
Item from: Business and People
William Clayton, president and founder of Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, announces establishment of a subsidiary company in Switzerland, known as Clayton, S.A.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 22, Col. 6
Fri., May 5, 1961
Swiss Office Opened
William Clayton, president and founder of the Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, has announced the establishment of a subsidiary company in Switzerland, known as Clayton, S.A.
Located at Rue de Bourg, 16, Lausanne, the new subsidiary serves as a sales, accounting and engineering center.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 10, last column
Fri., Apr. 13, 1962
Excerpt from: -AND MORE TRAVEL NEWS
The William Claytons are off on a round-the-world trip.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 6
Mon., Oct. 29, 1962
Excerpt from: Opera Opening, Navy League Ball Top Social News
The opening of the San Francisco Opera’s 26th Los Angeles season in Shrine Auditorium on Friday, the Sunday evening party sponsored by the Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Committee in honor of it new provisionals, the fourth annual Navy League Ball in the Beverly Hilton, plus a number of informal parties in Pasadena, all add up to make this past weekend gay for socialites of this area.
Prior to the presentation of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” many Pasadenans gave pre-opera dinners.
The William Claytons were hosts at the California Club to her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kockritz of La Jolla, the Charles O. Matchams and the Howard Cunninghams.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 254, Col. 2
Sun., Nov. 15, 1964
Excerpt from: SANTA BARBARA SCENE, Capriccio Ball Scheduled
Mr. and Mrs. John James Hollister III have been entertaining with quail hunts at the Winchester Canyon Hollister Ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warren Jr. flew down from Sacramento for the opening weekend of the season and Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton drove from Pasadena to camp and hunt.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 35, last column
Thu., Apr. 1, 1965
Excerpt from: Officers Named By Hospital
Several Pasadena area residents have been elected officers of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Named to the hospital board of directors were Mrs. Lloyd L. Austin, William Clayton, William B. Stringfellow and John C. Wilson Jr., M.D.
Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, CA.), P. 5, Col. 1 & 2
Wed., Jul. 6, 1966
Excerpt from: Pasadenans Seen At Bowl Opening
The Bowl season is on again and last night saw many Pasadenans in the throng that attended the opening concert in Hollywood Bowl - an all Stravinsky program with the composer conducting.
Picnicking in the boxes has become a favorite tradition of many box holders.
A number of Pasadenans have taken their box for a certain night, including the Robert Mortons and Louis Pfaus who share a box for Saturday nights. The William Claytons all chose Saturday and will take their children, the Hubert Walkers and William Claytons Jr. this weekend to see the Bolshoi Ballet.
Independent Star News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 42, Col. 1
Sun., Sep. 12, 1965
Jack Walker Planning To Buy Back Old Home
If San Marinans are wondering who owned the pale blue Mercedes Benz with foreign license plates which has been cruising the area and was parked in front of the Edward H. Metcalfe's San Marino home last Monday, they can stop guessing.
It belongs to Jack (P.J.) Walker of San Francisco, a former Pasadena resident, who is contemplating repurchasing the Yorkshire Road house he owned prior to re-establishing his headquarters in San Francisco some 15 years ago. And, if he does, the chances are he’ll divide his time between here, Northern California where he also has a country cottage in Aplos, and traveling the world.
He has recently concluded another trip to Europe where he visited many countries, but spent a major part of his time in France and England, making his headquarters in London for over a month.
While here, Jack stayed at the Pasadena home of the William Claytons, whom he saw off from San Francisco for a cruise to Japan and the Far East the day before he left for this area, and also at the John R. Mages, where he dined on Tuesday evening.
Independent Star-News (Pasadena, CA.), P. 33, Col. 2
Sun., Dec. 1, 1968
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Clayton Co. Gets Rights To Vortec
The Clayton Manufacturing Co. of El Monte has acquired from McDonnell Douglas the worldwide rights to manufacture, sell and service the Vortec dynamometer, it is announced by William Clayton Sr., president and founder of the company.
This high-speed dynamometer has been manufactured and distributed since 1962 by the former Vortec Division of McDonnell Douglas in Torrance.
The new Clayton Vortec Dynamometer is particularly adaptable to applications involving high speed air, hydraulic, or electric motors as well as gas turbine engines. It joins the Clayton line of hydro-kinetic brakes, hydraulic power absorbers, engine and chassis dynamometers and dynamic brake analyzers, distributed worldwide for service and laboratory purposes in the aerospace, automotive, marine and manufacturing industries.
According to Clayton, Vortec air dynamometers represent a major breakthrough in the high rpm range of power absorption. These compact dynamometers employ a unique vortex flow principle to obtain maximum power absorption and continuous high speed operations, combined with a control system that increases the mass flow to increase torque loading.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 40, Col. 2
Tue., Nov. 20, 1973
Item from: Business & People
William Clayton Jr., president and chief executive officer of Clayton Manufacturing Co., El Monte, has been elected a director of Microdata Corp., Irvine.
Arcadia Tribune (Arcadia, CA.), P. 2, last column
Sun., Dec. 29, 1974
Excerpt from: Bosco Tech Announces 2 Trustees
Joseph T. Casey, board chairman of Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, has announced the election of two new trustees of the Institute.
Joseph M. Tescher, a resident of San Marino and retired executive of Hydril company, Los Angeles and William Clayton Jr., president of Clayton Manufacturing Company, El Monte, are the new institute trustees.
“We are delighted to have two such outstanding civic and industrial leaders join our other trustees in aiding in the direction and development of the affairs of Bosco Tech,” reported Casey.
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 20, Col. 1 & 2
Sat., Oct. 18, 1975
William Clayton, Caltech Trustee, Industrialist, Dies
William Clayton, a longtime industrialist and trustee of the California Institute of Technology, died Friday at his home in Pasadena of an apparent heart attack.
Clayton, 70, was chairman of the board of the Clayton Manufacturing Co., which he founded in 1931.
A member of the Caltech board of trustees since 1963, he previously had served as president of the California Institute Associates.
He also was a member of the board of directors of Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.
He leaves his wife, Frances Kockritz Clayton; his father, Benjamin Clayton; three children, William Clayton Jr., Julianne Jordan and Hubert Millar Walker Jr., and five grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Turner & Stevens Mortuary in Pasadena. Memorial services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Monday at the San Marino Community Church.
Contributions to Caltech were suggested.
According to his CA. Death Certificate, William Clayton, age 70, died on Oct. 17, 1975 at 9:45 am.
He was married at the time of his death to Frances Kockritz Clayton, the informant.
His last occupation was: Manufacturer. The number of years he spent in this occupation: 44 years. The name of the company he owned was: Clayton Manufacturing Company. The kind of business it was: Steam generators.
William's last residence: 2935 Lombardy Rd., Pasadena, L.A., CA.
Causes of death: 1) myocardial infarction - duration, hours
2) malignant hypertension - duration, 15 yrs.
3. Vascular disease - duration, 15 yrs.
Contributing cause: Hypoglycemia.
The funeral director was Clifford Kusbel at 95 N. Marengo Av., Pasadena, CA., but William was cremated at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia, L.A., CA.
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