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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
4
The Compass invites readers to submit historic Coronado scenes and photos of well known local residents from yesteryear. The weekly column highlights a chosen image and seeks loans or receipts of pictures for archival use.
Coronado's double deck street cars ran between the ferry and Coronado Tent City before newer bus service took over. The upper deck offered sweeping bay and ocean views with good ventilation. This week’s photo comes from Mrs. George Malmgren of 1014 Fifth Street.
A civic group meets Monday night to consider saving the local golf course. The committee includes Roy Pickford, Walter Fitch, Mrs Louis A Dean, Commodore A H Gray, Robert Thorne, Louis Millen, and Captain Isaac Yates. Mrs Dean handles questions via telephone Henley 3 3181.
In a courtroom exchange a wife accuses her husband of deception while he denies it. She claims he lied about leaving town. he counters that she deceived him first. The judge asks for clarification to resolve the matter.
Admiral Thomas Washington and Mrs Washington of 1725 Monterey Avenue along with Captain G S Lincoln and Mrs Lincoln of 1710 Visalia Row will host a cocktail party Tuesday afternoon.
The top selling books in San Diego include The Moneyman by Thomas B. Costain and The Prince of Foxes by Samuel Shellabarger among fiction, plus Inside U S A by John Gunther and Peace of Mind by Joshua Loth Liebman in nonfiction. Also listed are A Study of History by Arnold Toynbee and Human Destiny by Lecomte du Nouy with ties to The Nation and other titles. The Compass Book Store at 854 Orange Avenue advertises these, along with toys for Paul and family chatter about heirlooms and history.
Rid dell and spouse have lived at 320 Pomona Avenue. They plan to move to Los Angeles as Rid dell joins the Brunswick-Balke Collander Company in a sales role next month.
Commodore and Mrs Ben Wyatt return to Coronado to reside at 1115 F Avenue after an extended absence. Their daughter Buffy Willingham is visiting with the Wyatts for a few weeks.
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