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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1947
Page
5
The notice lists Catholic Sacred Heart Church First Church of Christ Scientist Episcopal Christ Episcopal Church and several others with service times and addresses. It emphasizes religious freedom as fundamental to democracy and notes more than 4 000 new car dealers in the country have ordered over 5 000 000 new passenger cars.
Readers identify the 48 states from scrambled spellings listed 1 through 48. The page includes a note about underground versus above ground vegetables and branding from Cramer's Bakery.
The Coronado High School band will perform Friday evening with a majorette twirling routine. Proceeds support new band uniforms. Soloists include Evelyn Stokes and Dorothy Grable, with a full program of marches, overtures, show tunes, and a final patriotic selection.
A short home recipe lists 1 percent pound raw or fresh peanuts with sugar Karo water and salt. Cook until peanuts split about ten minutes then add a pinch of soda. Pour onto a greased pan and cool for a special treat.
The article touts Armor-lite lenses as light and unbreakable with a wafer thin profile. They look like glass but are thinner and clearer and provide the same optical accuracy, tested as identical on lensometry and easy on the eyes.
Rotary Club meets Wednesdays at 12 10 at Hotel del Coronado. Lions Club meets Tuesdays at 12 15 at Colony Restaurant. 20 30 Club meets Monday with dinner at 7 15 at Village Cafe in Housing Project. Kiwanis Club meets Thursdays at 12 15 at La Avenida Cafe.
The notice lists monthly and weekly meetings across Coronado including the Women's Auxiliary at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House 2:30 p m with tea at 4:00 p m weekly toastmasters at Presbyterian Church 10th and C and various lodge and legion groups at Masonic Temple 529 Orange Avenue Second and fourth Fridays for VFW and Hen 7 D Styer Post 2422 plus BPW Club meets first and third Wednesdays. Jewish Community Council meets 2nd Tuesday at Library Park Club House 8:00 p m.
The Coronado branch of the American Red Cross invites volunteers to sewing and knitting on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 4:00 at the Masonic Hall. A corps chairman meeting is held on the first Monday each month.
Troop 715 meets Fridays at Coronado School Gym at 7 30 p m Troop 115 meets Thursdays at Community Building in project at 7 30 p m Parish Hall Sacred Heart Church hosts Troop 1d Fridays 7 p m Pack 75 at Episcopal Church first Wednesday 7 30 p m Pack 115 Community Building in project third Wednesday 7 p m Ship 75 Sea Scout Hut on Strand Wednesdays 7 p m
This piece explains how July August September October November December derive from Roman dates and how days and weeks were named by Greeks Romans Norse and Babylonians. It notes day length and the lunar basis of months with 29 or 30 days and hints at a future continuation.
City Council holds sessions on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 3 p.m. in City Hall 2nd floor. Planning Commission meets 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor. Recreation Commission gathers 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. at City Hall. Board of Education meets 2nd Thursday each month at 8 p.m. in Coronado High School.
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