Yellowtail Derby Enters Final Round with 300 Qualifiers
San Diego hosts the Second Annual Yellowtail Fishing Derby final round as 300 top qualifiers vie for a September 4 Derby Day. The largest yellowtail wins 500 dollars and a chance at a 1948 Dodge Deluxe sedan donated by C A Gray Co. Robert Hancock leads with a 37 pound 1 ounce fish, followed by Thurman Glover and other Coronado entrants.
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Steele Aims for World Record at Brussels Invite
Willie Steele, Olympic champion and San Diego State College broad jumper, seeks a new world record at the Brussels Invitational Meet after two weeks rest for an ankle injury. If the ankle holds, he eyes a record as he continues a dominant run with multiple NCAA and AAU titles and an Olympic gold.
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San Diego State College
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Registration At State College Tops Records For 1947
Summer terms 2 and 2A at San Diego State College opened last week with 1805 on the first day. It is expected that more than 1400 will register. Last year 1365 registered. One term runs five weeks, the other three. A resident faculty of 34 is augmented by 20 visiting instructors.
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Coronado Merchants Meet NAB Yellow Jackets in Open Softball
Coronado League champions NAB Yellow Jackets face Coronado Merchants, a new team organized by Larry Carr of the Coronado Softball Association, at the reconditioned Glorietta Field located at 3rd and Glorietta.
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Journal
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Rob'tson Chevrolet
Old Vienna Re Enacted For Emperor Waltz
The Village Theatre presents Paramount’s The Emperor Waltz with Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine in star roles. Crosby plays an American phonograph salesman in 1901 Vienna, whose romance with a countess unfolds amid comedy with dogs and lavish production values from Brackett and Wilder.
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The Emperor Waltz bows at Village Theatre tomorrow
Paramount romantic comedy with music The Emperor Waltz stars Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine. Producer Charles Brackett and director Billy Wilder lead a starry crew including George Barnes Sam Comer Paul Huldschinsky Hans Dreier and Johnny Burke. Crosby yodels and performs multiple numbers including Friendly Mountains and The Kiss in Your Eyes.
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Lucille Watson
Richard Haydn
Harold Vermilyen
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Charles Brackett
Billy Wilder
George Barnes
Rebecca
Sam Comer
Paul Huldschinsky
Hans Dreier
Johnny Burke
Hollywood
Vagabond King at Ford Bowl This Weekend
The Vagabond King returns for four performances at Ford Bowl starting Thursday night at 8 30 p m. Star Bernard Lamb leads with Consuelo Alden. lavish sets from Los Angeles Greek Theatre and 1700 rental costumes boost the production. Old Savoy favorites and a modern outdoor sound system promise strong attendance with 3800 seats and 2000 general admissions.
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Stage Struck Paths to Theatre Fame in San Diego
A San Diego feature highlights Renee Blandish and Dick Whorf as rising stars in theatre and film. It profiles Jimmy Neilson, Gene Lockhart's daughter, and local talents like Dave Young and Art Linkletter, noting reservations at the Helen LyndER box office and a Billboard Magazine feature planned for the community theatres.
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Serena Blandish Opens Eight Day Run at La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse presents S. N. Behrman comedy Serena Blandish with a star cast including Jennifer Jones Mildred Natwick Constance Collier Reginald Owen Sig Ruman Gar Moore and Louis Jourdan. Richard Whorf directs with John Boyt designing settings. Performances begin tonight at 8 30 with eight shows this week including matinees Thursday and Saturday.
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Coronado City Championship Golf Tourney Opens
Ten additional players join a 24 man field for the first annual Coronado City Championship with $100 in prizes. Managers Ernie Demetriou and Bill Foley announce ongoing qualifying rounds through Thursday and a start next Saturday. Rounds run August 15 21 and 22 with medals for low gross and low net and cups for final flight winners.
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Esquire Magazine Preview Features San Diego Attractions
The September 1948 Esquire on newsstands around August 11 highlights the San Diego California Club at Broadway and Columbia Street offering maps and vacation information. It touts San Diego County weather and the Palomar Observatory telescope as a premier attraction with a 200 inch mirror.
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Convair Bomber Completes 6000 Mile Test Flight
An Air Force B36 bomber built by Consolidated Vultee completed a simulated combat mission of about 6000 miles. It flew at over 800 mph average, took off from March Field San Diego heavy with over 300000 pounds, and visited Seattle Fort Worth Cincinnati before landing in Fort Worth.
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Lt Comdr Green Receives Bronze Star for Pacific Actions
Lt Comdr Davi Green earned the Bronze Star Medal for his part in sinking Japanese ships in the Pacific aboard a submarine between August 28, 1942, and November 11, 1943. He resides at 1505 Fifth Street.
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