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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1947
Page
1
A historic San Diego harbor image from 1917 shows the Naval Landing near the Coronado Ferry slip with the Silver Gate ferry in the background repurposed as a Coast Guard training ship. The week’s picture contribution comes from William S. Millen of 1000 Adella Avenue.
A letter from Annie Y. Mouse criticizes previous history pieces in The Compass. She disputes an Orange Avenue horse car depiction and claims the Marshall Field house was moved to San Diego, asking for more accuracy from the paper.
William Phillips reports his family aboard the Blue Peter, a large black schooner, rode out a rainstorm that trapped them near dangerous rocks in an Eastern trip. The yacht tied at the Coronado Yacht Club last slip as Coronadians recall. Phillips once served as a Coast Guard Reserve officer with the rank of Lieutenant.
The Coronado Chamber of Commerce hosted a goodwill luncheon with the San Diego Chamber of Commerce at the Hotel del Coronado. Edmund Price of San Diego urged regional cooperation as the metropolitan area grows, highlighting interdependence and a new spirit of unity. Other attendees included Stanley Grove Arnold Klaus and Fred Sykes. Coronado’s C T Anderson presented Vice Admiral J B Oldendorf with a going away cigarette holder.
The Iowa, a 45 000 ton battleship and flagship for Vice Admiral Alfred E Montgomery, will anchor at Coronado Roads near the Coronado Islands for First Task Fleet maneuvers in the Central Pacific. It marks the first official call by a battleship of that size at San Diego.
An executive officer of the Volunteer Port Security Force served at multiple posts around San Diego harbor. The brief biographical note highlights his service and postings within the harbor security network.
Coronado Red Cross asks residents for continued support as war shifts to peacetime aid. The 1947 drive targets a $14,250 quota led by Capt. Henry Guilmette and Mrs. B Lewis Jarvis with 125 volunteers calling on households for contributions.
Coronado post office superintendent A A Wilson announces allowance of parcels to Germany excluding Polish zones, up to 11 lbs of food clothing shoes soap and medicines, plus non commercial printed matter up to 4 pounds 6 ounces. Parcels subject to censorship in destination zone.
Rev. R. H. Sanders of Coronado received a letter from Rowland Harker, a Japanese minister, discussing democracy and Japan’s need for a new spirit. The message, quoted from The Voyager, urges Americans to live the spirit of Christ in actions to inspire others.
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein conducting, will play Weber Overture Epuryanthe, Berlioz Harold in Italy, Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade. Viola solo by Sanford Schonbach, first violist and Eastman grad, recently joined after army service.
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