Coronado Compass Publisher and Staff Note City Dedication
The Coronado Compass proclaims dedication to Coronado residents and aims to keep it a premier Pacific Coast playground. Louis Millen and Marvin K. Chase Jr. serve as publisher with Richard H. Watkins as editor and Jane Huff in features.
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Orange Ave
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Louis Millen
Marvin K. Chase, Jr
Richard ‘H. Watkins
Jane Huff
Coronado Compass
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Shop in Coronado Brightens Holiday Shopping District
Coronado merchants via the Chamber of Commerce invest nearly $2500 in street lighting on Orange Avenue to create a dazzling Yuletide display. The effort aims to attract shoppers from the community by offering wide selection and reasonable prices in a convenient, low-stress local setting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Orange Avenue
California Speaks Significant Statements by Californians
A collection of quotes from notable Californians including Governor Warren on Senate speculation, M. J. Brock of Los Angeles on home construction under government limits, Death Valley Scotty about wealth, Wat Brown of Pasadena calling for Republican action now, Attorney General Fred Howser on repealing horse race betting, Marlene Dietrich on romantic interest, and Senator Knowland on private versus public.
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Wat Brown
Pasadena
Calif
Name Change Crackdown and Coronado Old Ads
A local column complains about milk and bread wagon litter near Fourth and F and urges use of a trash container. Readers propose renaming the Hog Ranch area with ideas for Coronado, while a nostalgic Realty section recalls selective 1938 Coronado ads with four and five bedroom houses and prices.
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Fourth and
Planning Commission
Coronado
Jordan
Williams blasts Bureau over reclamation delays and bias
A Western speaker accuses the Bureau of Reclamation of hampering western projects while simultaneously casting stones at others. He contends bias and obstruction slow dam and irrigation plans.
Naval Reservists to Reactivate Four Destroyers Next Month
Capt. H. F. Goodwin announces formation of a Reserve Ship Reactivation Team to reactivate four destroyers of the San Diego Reserve Fleet. Coronado reservists who apply and are selected report in January to the Pacific Fleet Reserve commandant's office in San Diego. They will receive full pay and allowances during the 80 day duty period.
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San Diego Reserve Fleet
H. F. Goodwin
11Th Naval District
Coronado
Pacific Fleet Reserve Commandant’s
San Diego
Goodwin
Tax reform proposal to ease rental housing taxes
A letter to the editor from James O Stevenson advocates a shift in California property taxation. He urges state legislatures to permit rental property owners to pay a fixed percentage of verified rental income monthly instead of ad valorem taxes. He argues this method has proven safer, supports public housing financing, and would curb volatile percentage revenues.
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James O. Stevenson
Los Angeles Research Bureau
California
Mr. Stevenson
Truman era Inaugural Plans Stir Washington Interest
Washington readers glimpse a bustling preinaugural scene as plans for President Truman’s January 20 ceremony draw attention. Highlights include Cuba’s president’s visit to Blair House, Madame Chiang Kai-shek’s arrival drama, and elaborate festivities with a five hour parade and grand inaugural ball, aiming for a memorable 1949 event.
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China
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Taft
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Pennsylvania Avenue
An Anniversary Wish From Ed Sulphite
ANN KEEN writes a bromide piece urging readers to consider the era’s anxieties and the costs of war. She reflects on fathers who fought for life and liberty, the impact on mothers, and the need for next generations to lead toward normalcy and economic stability.
Film on Matisse Life to Be Shown at Coronado Friday
Monty Lewis announces a sound film on the life and work of French painter Matisse to be shown at the Coronado School of Fine Arts next Friday. The program will follow with twenty five color slides of Edouard Manet paintings.
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Coronado School of Fine Arts
Matisse
New York Sunday Times
Maillol
Edouard Manet
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