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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1947
Page
4
In Sacramento last week Senator Ralph Swing of San Bernardino pressed when the special session on highway development would begin action and when he could return to the sunlit land. The remark follows a seasonal jab implying Southern California's appeal.
A work party led by C. T. Anderson began clearing ground at Glorietta Bay front for a Boy Scout recreation field. Participants included Charles Soderberg Paul Corriere and Max Forney.
Coronado league standings list Bechtel's Appliances leading with 51 points followed by Crawford Plumbing 48 Legion Gold 44 and Legion Blues 20 30 Club. High team score Bechtel's Appliances 871 and high game Bechtel's 2358. Individual top scores include A S Goodale 572 and Helen Fox 467.
A terse quip attributed to John Barrymore advises how to confront a woman by snatching her hat and fleeing. The remark reflects era humor and performer persona.
Cross Town Chit Chat highlights visits and arrivals in Coronado. Capt. and Mrs. Francis A. Packer, U.S.N. Ret., plan to Mexico City and reminisce with old friends. Local families including the Warren, Stewart, and Chamberlain clans share visits, showers, and domestic updates at Palm Avenue, Hotel del Coronado, and La Jolla venues.
Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. C. W. Cushman announce the birth of a daughter Helen Amanda on November 30 at the Family Hospital in Mamby. She is named for Mrs. Cushman's mother and grandmother. Maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Muilikin of Jacksonville, Florida visited Coronado recently. paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Cruger Hudat Cushman of Upper Mont Clare, New Jersey.
Local organizations meet weekly across Coronado at Hotel del Coronado Colony Restaurant Village Cafe La Avenida Cafe Toastmasters Presbyterian Church and Masonic Temple. City Council Planning Recreation and commissions set meeting times at City Hall with regular sessions on specific Tuesdays and Mondays. For special meetings call City Hall or Compass office.
A collection of light verse and quips about a cow named Zephyr a nurse, a vase, a moving man, an angler, and a waiting spectator. The jokes poke gentle fun at everyday mishaps and polite pretensions with playful wordplay and puns.
A traveling salesman abroad receives a wire saying twins arrived and more by mail. He replies with humor, congratulating the event and joking that he would refuse any further arrivals by mail.
After two years of darkness Ocean Boulevard lights will be bright again. Repairs include a complete new cable and will cost 1700 dollars according to City Manager Harold Fuller. Work should be completed by February 216th.
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