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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1947
Page
5
A collage of quips and poems from a bygone era includes a Brooklyn soldier’s joke about rattle snakes, a clerk and a department store gag, a magistrate scene about an electrician charged with battery, and brief quotations from Caedmon to Tusser reflecting humor and morality of the time.
Two sailors lose their way returning to base and joke about a grave, noting a long lived figure named Miles from Memphis. A boss and office boy exchange quips on life after death as waiting tenants and rent debts are teased by a landlady. Rotarian humor ends with a quip about moderation.
California drivers will receive new orange on black license plates in 1947 for the first time since 1941. renewals began with a February 4 deadline and penalties apply after midnight. plate delivery may lag to June as steel shortages delay the 3 million plate contract. Receipts will allow vehicle operation until plates arrive.
Coronado 30 leads a list of bowling teams including Crawford Plumbing Bechtel's Appliances Legion Gold and Legion Blues. High Team Series and Game honors go to unidentified entries. Dorothy Segebart tops High Woman Game. there are jokes and light banter about etiquette, millions, and a sister’s suitor interwoven with the standings.
The scene shows a playful misinterpretation as a character wears a bandage on the eye pretending it is a new hat. The lighthearted exchange emphasizes humor over injury.
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