Draft Sign Up Begins Monday for Class of 1922 Registrants
The second peacetime draft registration starts Monday in Cortinado with the initial signing up of the Class of 1922 at 8 a.m. in the High School Gym. Only men born in 1922 after August 30 must register that date. Other age groups follow a schedule through September with multiple birth years listed. election precinct officials are urged to assist.
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Cortinado
F Avenue
Harry L. Perkins
Ber
Bites Ish Pty
Seean Spiineigh School
Chatudatinn
Yoratt Cois
Perkins
Exemption for National Guard service draft exemption urged by brigadier general
Brig. Gen. George W. Fisher urged exemptions for men who served honorably in any armed forces or allied nations for more than three months but less than 12 between 1940 and 1948 if they enlisted in the National Guard. He emphasized officer needs, especially Coast Artillery or Field Artillery veterans, and listed vacancies for former officers and medically trained personnel.
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George W. Fisher
National Guard
Kettner Blvd
San Diego
Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
Navy
Coronado Names City Manager Fuller To Handle City News
Mayor George F. Neal and the City Council approved a new public relations policy appointing City Manager Howard Fuller to control all municipal information and press relations. Fuller will hold weekly Wednesday press conferences for Coronado and San Diego media starting next week.
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Fuller
City News
City of
Coronado
George F. Neal
San Diego
Neal
Howard Puller
Informa
Neil
A. A. Matheweon
G. F. Meal
Air Parcel Post To Begin At Coronado Office
Coronado Post Office plans an air parcel post rollout starting September 1. Superintendent A A Wilson says air mail parcels will receive the same speedy service as first class letters with eight zone rates from 55 cents per first pound plus 4 cents per extra pound to 80 cents per first pound plus 66 cents per extra pound.
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Air Parcel Post
Coronado Post Office
A. A. Wilson
Coronado
Air Mail Parcel Post
Wilson
Fletcher to Speak at Coronado High School Tuesday
Representative Charles K Fletcher will address students and interested residents at Coronado High School auditorium at 8 p m Tuesday. Rear Admiral Raymond Deewall USN Ret committee spokesman said Fletcher will discuss the work of the 80th Congress and upcoming List Congress. Mayor George F Neal Deswall and James Alexander Irwin will introduce Fletcher at the Coronado Citizens Committee event.
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Fletcher
Charles K. Fletcher
Ene Ee
of the
Coronadé Citizens’ Committee
Raymond
Congress
Deewall
Seven Teens Detained After City Car Crimes Inquiry
Following a month long probe led by Lt Frank Greene and Sgts Ted Brandes and Pop Millar a group of seven teenagers were apprehended this week for a series of car prowls break ins and burglaries. The minors were released to their parents with orders to report to the County Probation Office within days.
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Frank Greene
Ted Brandes
Coronado Music Society season ends with Mozart Bizet program
Sunday afternoon marks the close of the Coronado Music Society’s first season. The Chamber Orchestra under Nikolai Sokoloff is joined by Earle Blakeslee tenor Carolyn Blakeslee soprano and Whitney Tustin oboe for a varied program including Mozart Overture to the Marriage of Figaro and Bizet Symphony.
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Coronado Music Society
Nikolai Sokoloff
Earle Blakeslee
Carolyn Blakeslee
Whitney Tustin
Hommet
Bizet
Mathewson Nominated For Uncrowned Humor King Title
Coronado Compass nominates City Clerk A A Mathewson for the community’s top humor crown after his City Council appearance. The official notice names Mathewson as holder of “The Czar” persona with regal accoutrements during last week’s Coronado City Hall event.
Special Election Planned for September 14 on Silver Strand Purchase
The Coronado City Council set September 14 as the date for a special election to approve buying the Silver Strand acreage for 175000 for city general utility use. A second measure, Resolution 1842, would use Navy Amphibious Base rental funds to pay off bond indebtedness if voters approve the purchase. The public health resolution was extended to June 30, 1949. Fire and building officials received travel permissions for upcoming events.
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Silver Strand
Coronado
Archibald D. Abell
Frank H. Welch
Sacramento
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114Th
Armed Forces
Selective ‘Service
United States
Selective Service Act of
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Lunes” State Central Committee
James Alexander Irwin
Republican’ Campaign Committee
Music Society
Mr. Tustin
Kansas City Symphony
Corelli
John Barbirolli
Barbirolli
Leon Goosens
England
Jolyn Blakeslee
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