Overseas Scrapbook: Sydney Faces Lift Before Royal Visit
Sydney advances a face lift on streets and buildings as the Royal Visit looms. Hor splitting drills tear Pitt Street while concrete mixers fill gaps. Kitty Bluett returns to Broadway and muses about New York. Sumner Locke-Elliott tours the U S with his new play Rusty Eugles. Censors pull the Mosman Independent Theatre production. Wilf Thomas of Fox Movietone travels with a BBC feature team documenting preparations for the visit. Maoris chant for recording sessions as officials rehearse welcomes.
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Sydney
Pitt
Street
King George
Globeworm
Broadway
Kitty Bluett
Gus
America
Aussie
Ron Randall
Hollywood
Banger Rogers
Sumner Locke-Elliott
U. S
Eugles
Mosman
Hilcott
New Zealand
Wilf Thomas
Fox Movietone
Australia
B.B.C
V.L P
South Bay residents donate to Palm City veteran home fund
Over one hundred dollars was raised for James Jenks of Palm City whose home was vandalized. Ruth Metzger chairs the donation committee with local labor and money volunteers, aiming to finish Jenks’s home by Christmas.
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South Bay
James Jenks
Palm City
Ruth Metzger
Jenks
Colts End Season With Win Over Compton
Coronado Islanders opened their season with a non league loss to Julian at Julian. The Veterans Bowl capped Coronado’s 1948 football season with a 20 to 7 victory over the Compton Wildcats before 3500 fans, led by Larry Berger and Ray Turnipseed on the decisive drives.
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Coronado High School
Islanders
Julian
Grossmont
Broaders
CHS
Oceanside
Metro
iMetro
John Kurtz
Dick Tulley
Kurt Storch
Tom Brown
Jack Francis
Chuck Miller
Miller
Redlands
Richey
Brown
M. Davis
Tulley
D. Davis
Kurtz
V.F.W. Coronado Colts
Compton Wildcats
Colts
Larry Berger
Ray Turnipseed
Bill Ganger
Compton
Colt
Blaisdell
Ganger
Estes
Berger
Junkin
Moser
Coronado
Krueger
Slater
Perry Harris
Wildcat
Slater-Harris
Gordin
Jack Gray
Joe Ames
Colt T.D. Kreuger
Ly Ray Turnipseed
Gray
Coronado Realty Plans Final Subdivision Map
Coronado realty firm outlines near completion of final subdivision map for Country Club Estates. City parks on north and south boundaries are included, with Planning Commission and City Council credit for support. Fisher predicts rising realty values and a rapid property turnover amid Southern California growth.
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Coronado Realty
Country Club
Fisher
Planning Commission
City Council
California
Coronado
Prom Night Sparks Across San Diego Area Schools
Teenagers recall a four day vacation and a successful prom with attendees from La Jolla Kearney and Chula Vista. Couples listed include Ginger Eby and Alan Pat Mc Glynn and Kelly Lamberton Emily Wigbert and Winn Bleaker and many more.
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la Jolla
Kearney
Chula Vista
Sam Spade
Ginger Eby
Alan
Pat McGlynn
Kelly Lamberton
Emily Wigbert
Winn Bleaker
Doris Johnson
Don Dudly
Dolores Paden
Ray Ince
Jane Posey
Bill Drake
Margaret Timmerman
Frank Barton
Ann
Sonny Warner
Betty Mott
Bruce Defebre
Marcia Huffman
Darryl Foley
Bettie Sands
Tom Packard
Ann Roswell
John Kurtz
Henery Weeks
Jean Harvey
Marcia Petterson
Bob Rivera
Ann Harvey
Chuck Quine
Tom Shine
Gracia
Margie Latham
Dick Tarbuck
Albn Glad
Two Newborns Reported at Coronado Hospital
Born at Coronado Hospital on Nov 26 a girl to Mr and Mrs Clyde D Williams of 714 Seventh Street. A son was born the same day to Lt Commander W M H House of 618 Donax Street Imperial Beach.
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Imperial Beach Community
R. N. Merrill
Coronado Hospital
Clyde D. Williams
Seventh Street
W. M. H. House
Donax Street
Imperial Beach
Coronado ‘Hospital
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Kitty
Radio
Comedienne
New York
England
The
Emerald Isle
Elliot Travel Service
Elliot
Travel Service
Hotel del
Denier
Henley
Cour Bay
South Bay School Newsette
Emory P.T.A. Board
Alys Bowler
Lil- Man H. Olivier
G. G. Berry
Myron Small
South West Junior High
Franklin A. Berry
Orange Avenue
Allen Joyce
Coronado Jewelers
Jewelers
Mr. Peabody & the Mermaid
William Powell
Ann Blythe
Coronado Theatre
Phone Coronado Cab CO
Wars Henley
Bohemian Bakery
Terry
Telephone
Btar
Pacific Telephone
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