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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1948
Page
1
The Coronado City Council approved three bond propositions for the April 1948 ballot and prepared a fourth. Proposition No. 1 requests 220000 for a municipal complex including a City Hall Courtroom Police Station and offices for city officials. The item continues on Page 8.
Coronado chapter of the American Red Cross launches its annual membership drive from March 20 to March 30. Central committee chaired by John Crise lists Capt. Stewart Reynolds and several officers. county goal set at 361,689 dollars with Coronado quota of 14,000.
The Coronado Music Society aims to raise six thousand dollars for a summer concert series directed by Nikolai Sokoloff. Auxiliary chair Mrs. Gilder D. Jackson Jr reports pledges of two thousand six hundred ninety dollars and appeals to clubs and individuals to complete the fund. Contributions may be sent to Coronado Music Society PO Box 264 Coronado.
Mrs. Ralph J. Christensed, chairman of the Coronado section of the American Association of University Women, will host members at 1718 San Luis Rey Avenue this evening at 8. Plans for the coming year will be discussed and committees named for the March 13 benefit bridge at Coronado High School Library.
Coronado schools will be closed on Monday February 28 to honor George Washington's birthday since the anniversary falls on Sunday. Classes resume Tuesday February 24 on regular schedule with patriotic stories poems and programs planned for the week.
Local teacher and volunteer "Pop" Millar invites children to a free matinee at the Coronado Theatre tomorrow at 4 p.m. Proceeds from a paper drive support the event. He will meet attendees in Library Park between 3:30 and 3:45 p.m. The program includes a full length western with Laurel and Hardy comedy and a cartoon.
Coronado Merchants' Association urges a public meeting to let candidates for two council seats present qualifications and answer questions. The note cites February 16, 1948, Coronado address and a plan to hold a 15 minute speaking slot per candidate with a later Q and A, seeking broad publicity.
John Howe Gleason, chair of Pomona College History, speaks on Europe Today at Open Forum in High School Auditorium tonight at 8. He is an authority on English and European politics with degrees from Oxford and Harvard. He will also lead the post talk discussion.
Five hundred guests will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Hotel del Coronado opening in 1888 with a gala program. A commemorative booklet by architect James W. Reid will be distributed, and events include luncheon dinner tea, old fashioned band music, and a ball in the circular ballroom. Only hotel guests may attend due to full capacity.
Robert A. Nordblom purchaser of Hotel del Coronado and Spreckels lands attended the Charity Ball at Hotel del Coronado Friday during a brief stay. Mrs. Nordblom was ill and did not attend. He left for New York by plane Monday and plans to return today for a few days.
The Coronado Merchants Association will meet at Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church at 10th Street and C Avenue to elect officers for the coming year. Members are urged to attend as an outline of future plans will also be discussed.
Mgr Tiedemann of Hotel del Coronado salutes 60 years of cordial relations with the San Diego community and acknowledges newspapers for their cooperation. He also marks his 35th anniversary with the hotel amid celebration of its birthday and ongoing appreciation from neighbors.
Coronado Hospital seeks immediate support as 30 bed facility asks families to pledge $1 per month. Col. H. H. Bissell notes strong responses but urges more subscriptions, especially from those who left blanks unreturned. Facility, built in 1942, planned for higher operating costs.
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