Spreckels Drives Gold Spike Finishing SD and AZ Railway
John D. Spreckels of Coronado drives the gold spike completing the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway in 1919. He came to Coronado in 1885 aboard the Lurline and helped develop local interests with his brother Adolph buying the Hotel del Coronado in 1893. In San Diego he built the San Diego Hotel, Spreckels Theatre, the Union Building and the Golden West Hotel.
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D. Spreckels
Coronado
San Diego
Arizona Eastern Railway
John D. Spreckels
San Francisco
Lurline
Onado
Spreckels
Adolph B. Spreckels
Hotel del Coronado
Union Building
Golden West Ho
Coronado Officer Pop Millar Wins National Juvenile Award
Coronado Police Juvenile Officer Frank Millar known as Pop Millar earns the Jimmy Fidler weekly award for outstanding juvenile work. Sinatra selected him on February 23 for helping youth by scrap paper drives and movie outings. The 2030 Club asks March 8 be proclaimed Pop Millar Day in Coronado.
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Shelby
Pop” Millar
Coronado
Jimmy Fidler
Pop
Mr. Fidler
Frank Sinatra
Sacramento
Coronado Girl Wins D A R Pilgrim Contest
Jeanne M. Murray a Coronado High School senior won the district D A R Good Citizenship Pilgrim Contest. She earns a 25 dollar bond and will compete for the state prize an all expense trip to Washington D C May 19. Ten San Diego county and five Imperial County schools participated.
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Jeanne M. Murray
Coronado
Washington, D. C
Daughters of the American Revolution Continental Congress
D.A.R
National Society
Miss Murray
Oliver Wetherbee
San Diego County
Imperial County
Children’s Horse Show At Coronado Stables March 8
City Recreation Department presents a free children’s horse show at Coronado Stables on Saturday March 8 at 1 30 p m Music by Coronado High School band. Coronado Youth Club serves refreshments. Judges are Frank Morann Martha Waller and Wallace Porter Awards for top riders including best all round rider.
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City Recreation Department
Coronado
Coronado High School
Frank Morann
Martha Waller
Wallace Porter
Wallenstein to Lead LA Philharmonic at Russ Tonight
Alfred Wallenstein will conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Russ Auditorium in San Diego at 8 30 this evening. The program includes Weber’s Overture to Euryanthe Berlioz Symphony in Four Movements featuring violist Sanford Schonbach and Rimsky Korsakoff Scheherazade Suite.
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Alfred Wallenstein
Russ Tonight
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Russ Auditorium
San Diego
Euryanthe
Weber
Berlioz
Sanford Schonbach
Viola
Rimsky- Korsakoff
Coronado Doctor Leads City Delegation at State Optometric Meet
Dr. William Barkin of Coronado served as the city’s representative at the State Optometric Association convention held in San Diego on February 20 21 and 22.
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William Barkin
Coronado
State Optometric Association
San Diego
Professor Hepner Addresses Coronado Rotary Club
Walter Hepner president of San Diego State College spoke at the Coronado Rotary Club luncheon at Hotel del Coronado as visiting Rotarians from Maine attended. Coronado Schools Superintendent Robert Titus introduced him, noting his World Fellowship theme and the importance of global and local fellowship development.
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Professor Hepner
Coronado
Rotary Club
Maine
Robert Titus
Rotary
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D.A.R. Pilgrim
Coronado Pet Shop
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