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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1949
Page
4
Welcome notices announce multiple naval and marine families relocating to Coronado. Officers and spouses arrive from Ocean Beach Long Beach New York City Pensacola Pearl Harbor Seattle Frankfurt Germany Boston St Paul Minn and more. Residents settle into Riviera Apartments Margarita I Avenue Alameda Pomona and Vanderbilt USN complexes.
The Coronado Islanders return to Metro action hosting Escondido Cougars on Friday and sending a select group to the Chaffey Invitational. Team stars Kurt Storch Jack Karns and others chase Metro and league marks including shot put high jump and 660 yard run.
Dean S H Sutherland of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles thanks Coronado police Chief J W Jordan for cooperation during the drowning of David Luckensmeyer. He commends Sgt Carl Klindt Officer John Price and other officers for their help and notes police are often criticized.
A luncheon dish from Ellen Kari at the Hotel del Coronado features crab meat and shrimp with parsley celery green onions and mayonnaise baked in shell dishes with buttered crumbs. Serve with a tossed salad and roquefort dressing along with broiled grapefruit topped with sugar cinnamon and a hint of sherry.
Clarence and Bud Anderson run Coronado Home Bakery at 956 Orange Avenue with 13 staff. Since 1909 the shop grew from a rear-yard operation to a modern plant baking 2000 loaves and 2500 doughnuts every six days. The brothers, sons of late Carl T. Anderson, carry civic roles in Coronado.
San Diego County journalism students will gather at State College on Wednesday May 11 for the Fifth Annual High School Journalism Competition. Tom Ables chairs the event which begins with 9 a.m. registration and runs all day.
Frank Guthrie informed the 20-30 Club on Monday of events for the Brown Field Gold Cup Air Show and Race. Joined by Miss Joan Rupin and Joseph Knefler, he said no grandstands will be built, cars may park to view all events featuring top pilots. An entertainment film on the Cleveland Air Races was shown.
An afternoon campus event features a competition followed by a panel discussion and an awards banquet where 26 awards will be presented to winning participants and schools.
A lively Coronado High School column captures after vacation chatter. It lists parties with couples like Felicia Flynn and Johnny Elwell, Bettie Shands and Bill Drake, and Henry Weeks with Bonnie, plus beach outings and a Gold Rush dance win. It notes medical news, dances, circuses, promotions, and upcoming events including the Prom date change to May 13 and the Cotton Ball on April 30.
Lt. Comdr. James A Wright and family arrive from Portsmouth New Hampshire and are on Pomona. Comdr. James H Newsome and family arrive from Guam and are home on Third Street. Lt. (jg) E B Boutwell and Mrs Boutwell arrive from Pensacola Florida and are on Eighth Street.
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