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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1947
Page
5
This piece urges regular eye examinations to detect defects that cause headaches nervousness and accidents. It argues that millions suffer unseen vision problems and warns of dangers when operating machinery or driving with impaired sight. It stresses seeing a specialist yearly and at first signs of difficulty.
Readers recall a quiet holiday period as flu spreads through town with many students and staff out. Christmas and New Year events are noted with scattered gatherings, open houses, a mountain trip, and requests for more celebrations despite the illness.
Coronado Yacht Club unveils a holiday program with a Saturday White Elephant gift party, a New Year's Eve dance, and a New Year's Day Handicap Race for members only. New boats Gypsy and Pronto II join fleets, while junior events aim to recruit new members at Crown Cove Sail and Beach picnic.
The writers Tom and Jim vent about a dull vacation and complain the trip ruins the column. They doubt schooling would be any better and joke about the faint hope of improvement.
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