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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1947
Page
4
Editorial argues life insurance investments reflect national prosperity. It cites 1944 data showing 71 percent in government securities and 29 percent in other securities, with 42 percent in industrial and public utility stocks last year. Warns that strikes inflation and taxation could erode policy values and urges government restraint to protect policyholders.
The text references Sodom and Gomorrah near the Dead Sea destroyed by fire and Armageddon in Palestine as the prophesied final battle. It notes modern archaeologists excavating to bed rock at the site, uncovering layers from twenty prior settlements.
A girl asks how she has grandmothers and learns there are two sides. The grandmother explains she is the paternal grandmother. The girl jokingly retorts about picking the wrong side. A Compass reader contributed the vignette.
The best selling fiction and non fiction titles at Compass Book Store 854 Orange Avenue San Diego, listed by the San Diego Union. Notable works include The Wayward Bus Lydia Bailey Gentlemen's Agreement The Egg and I Peace of Mind and An Essay on Morals.
Coronado leads with 30 points and Bechtel's Appliance tops highs for team game 827 and team series 234. Joe Calcidise claims best individual game 196 and series. Fox Amusement posts the top team game 911 and series 73. Other top marks include Bill Sumner 233 and 628 series.
A collection of quips and cartoons notes jokes about engagements wages jobs dieting hotel views and family finances. The humor pairs a bemused husband with a distracted wife a job hunter with no experience a learning chef and a child drummer with a knife gag. It includes a Balzac quotation and a George Washington reference.
Coronado residents can now get eye care locally with Dr. William L. Barkin optometrist who grinds lenses in his lab and offers full eye exams and precision sunglasses. Visit 1133 Loma next to City Hall for free adjustments and fittings, with optional credit.
A brief exchange reveals Bill feeling disturbed after a streetcar incident. He recalls a conductor eyeing him as if he hadn’t paid, prompting Bill to respond in kind with a look that implied he had paid.
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