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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1948
Page
4
Or and Mrs Gordon Finwall and their son Robert returned from a week in San Francisco. Finwall, owner of Village Hardware, used the trip to select Christmas merchandise for the store.
Comdr and Mrs Hull and their sons Harry and Kim Ball have moved to 929 Avenue E after arriving from Washington D C last week. Comdr Hull previously served at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory and is now assigned to a destroyer command at the base.
Elizabeth Hunt gave a swimming party and buffet supper Wednesday evening for ROTC midshipmen led by Lt Col and Mrs Robert Hunt. Guests included Pat McGlynn Ann Harvey Midshipman Tony Winchell Midshipman Phil Wright and other young officers from cruisers in the harbor.
Dorothea McCall reports Ed Shattuck of Los Angeles was elected chairman of the State Central Committee with Margaret Brock named vice chairman of the California Republican Party. Gov. Earl Warren discussed campaign plans with McCall and Dewey's southern reach. Thomas Hamilton of San Diego led the nomination for the state treasurer position.
Florence Kaiser Vollstedt and Siegfried Vollstedt of Madison Wisconsin perform a 3 PM concert in the garden patio of Comdr. and Mrs. Henry T. Wray 1807 Monterey Ave for the Coronado Woman's Club. Admission by donation funds local philanthropy.
Members of the Coronado Woman's Club garden section will meet at 9 30 a m Thursday at 412 B avenue, hearing Harry Perkins on earthworms and their beneficial work.
Coronado Young Republicans met in San Diego last Tuesday at Imig Manor to map campaign plans for fall. Thomas Hamilton, chairman of the County Central Committee, spoke as principal speaker while Wm. O. Cotton reported on the State Republican convention in Sacramento. Coronado attendees included Mr and Mrs Paul Clement Evérit Herter Margaret Deering Edythe Gailbraith Eliane Lowman and Dorothea McCall.
A library exhibit showcases German prints and postcards of Nuremberg and reproductions of Albrecht Durer paintings. The display stems from Miss Annie Rossbacher’s plea for food aid for her mother, backed by Mrs. Ella Moon and Swiss relief contacts who shipped food to Germany.
Lt. Col. M. M. Day from Quantico has joined the Amphibious Base with Col. Day and Mrs Day and son Stephen at 730 H Avenue. Since settling at 1023 Olive Avenue, Mrs. J C Cronin and daughter Joedy entertain house guests from Seattle, the Kettner twins Nancy and Jane.
The piece urges readers to regularly set aside income for themselves to enjoy later in life and to prepare for a time when they cannot work. It emphasizes that while this foresight is a noble aim, it may be harder to accomplish than it seems.
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