Big Coronado Flower Show Opens In East Plaza Saturday
The Coronado Flower Show returns with a large new children's section in the East Plaza area. The prior shows were smaller, with early 1920s tents and modest displays. Grammar school children prepare tray gardens and family garden entries as Mrs. Crosby promotes 1500 premium lists.
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Plaza Park
Floral Association
Naval Air Station
Grammar School
W. W. Crosby
Coronado High School Band to Perform April Concert
Coronado High School band presents a variety program at CHS auditorium Friday evening April 25 at 8. Kenneth D Owens directs 43 band members with soloists Nancy DeWall Evelyn Stokes and players Evelyn Campbell Max Drake Roland Bingham Dorothy Grable. Proceeds go to the new band uniform fund.
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CHS
Kenneth D. Owens
Owens
Carnegie Tech School of Fine Arts
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
National Broadcasting Co
San Diego
Nancy DeWall
Evelyn Stokes
Evelyn Campbell
Max Drake
Roland Bingham
Dorothy Grable
Convair Foremen Offer Scholarships to Coronado Students
A committee led by San Diego Mayor Harley E. Knox will judge a Convair Foremen's Club scholarship program. The national contest, sponsored by the National Association of Foremen, offers 100 awards of 100 dollars to students nationwide. Fifty West Coast scholarships include Coronado High School and San Diego City and County students.
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San Diego
Convair Foremen’s Club
National Association of Foremen
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
West Coast
NAF
Coronado High School
Coronado History Feature Shows Early Fire Truck Loan
Louis C. Bandel loans The Compass a picture of Coronado’s first fire equipment. The image depicts the early volunteer fire department crew under Bandel, a former fire chief and parks superintendent. A second fire dept. photo will follow next week.
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Coronado
The
Compass
Yesteryear
Louis C. Bandel
Isabella Avenue
Bandel
Admiral Horne Returns to Margarita Avenue Home
Admiral and Mrs. Frederick J. Horne return to their home at 601 Margarita Avenue after almost ten years in which Admiral Horne served in the Navy Department in Washington DC.
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Admiral Horne
Frederick J. Horne
Margarita Avenue
Navy Department
Washington
First San Diego Yellowtail Derby Draws Over 1000
The inaugural San Diego Yellowtail Derby reports more than 1,000 participants during the first week in operation. The event offers a $5,000 prize pool for the top catches and runs all week in San Diego.
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San Diego
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