Readership spots Coronado Tent City old pictures
The Compass recalls Coronado Tent City on Glorietta Bay home to tent city summer resort 1900 1941. A postcard of Tent No 917 shows Main Street streetcar era hints. Lieut Commander L McK Harmon recalls visits aboard Maryland and plans to share early Coronado memories. A 1904 note warns four mph speed limit for Tent City vehicles with local constables enforcing rules.
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Coronado Tent City
Coronado Yacht Club to Move Into New Quarters Soon
The Coronado Yacht Club begins building a new L shaped facility at Glorietta Bay. Two Waves Bar racks will form the structure with a club room trophy room galley and quarters for the Dockmaster. Chairman John Purcell leads the project. Current officers include Commodore Omer Wible Vice Commodore Lloyd Anderson Rear Commodore John Purcell Secretary Earle Childs Treasurer Charles Soderberg and Directors Ben H. Seymour and Jno R. Robertson.
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Coronado Yacht Club
Glorietta Bay
Yacht Club
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Omer Wible
Lloyd Anderson
Earle Childs
Charles Soderberg
Ben H. Seymour
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The Compass owner Millen asserts sole ownership
Louis Millen declares himself sole owner and publisher of The Compass in Coronado outlining a policy to publish only Coronado business advertising. He praises editor Richard M. Riddell and describes The Compass as a permanent local paper funded by Coronado merchants with broad reader support.
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Louis Millen
Millen
Richard M. Riddell
U. S. Marine Corps
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Coronado
Sendid
Clothing Drive Still Urgent in Stricken Guam Area
AWVS clothing drive in Guam remains needed with the collection center open daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Naval Air Station Building 601 on 4th St and Alameda Blvd. Donations from La Jolla and San Diego are strong, and items sought include men’s women’s and children’s clothing, diapers, books, toys, crayons, and games.
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Guam
4Th St
Alameda Blvd
Naval Air Station
la Jolla
San Diego
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Alameda
Henley
Strand Realty Company
Coronado Homes, Inc
Coronado Realty Board
PIATT
Orange Avenue
Riverside
Marine Base
AWVVS
Gilder Jackson
Marcia Warren
W. W. Crosby
Elsie M. Thompson
1St Street
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