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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
1
Coronado realty board members will hear County Assessor Crowell D. Eddy explain how tax assessments are determined at the monthly lunch meeting. Raul Laughlin will present charts and graphs supplementing the talk as the office reviews proposed Coronado assessments amid current controversy.
La Jolla Playhouse opens July 8 presenting Dame May Whitty in Night Must Fall with a distinguished cast directed by Richard Whorf. The week of July 15 features Diana Lynn and Guy Madison in Dear Ruth by The Actor's Company.
The Coronado Merchants Association plans the first annual employees picnic Sunday June 29 from 11 30 a m to 6 30 p m. Tickets cost 1 for adults and 10c for children under 12 with lunch and Zoo admission included. The Pepper Tree area in Coronado is reserved. Fred Brunner chairs the committee with Bob Jenkins and Charles Free assisting.
At the city council meeting an appropriation authorized the Recreation Department to keep Mary L. Herbert as playground supervisor as a full time employee through year end, rather than the previous June 1 to August 1 duration, per Director Vandiver.
Miss Marjorie Payne was chosen as Coronado’s entry in San Diego County Fair’s Fairest of the Fair contest at the Coronado Theatre. The Coronado High School graduate, 17, 5 feet 5 inches, 117 pounds, studies dramatics and aims to be an actress.
The Compass presents a weekly History of Coronado column showcasing a historical local scene or event with reader requests for pictures or loans of photographs of well known Coronado residents from yesteryear.
A restored photograph loaned by Maude Co. Emery shows the Tent City beach in 1917 with a record crowd of vacationers. The piece recalls seasonal measures from May 30 to Labor Day, with cottages costly along ocean and bay fronts. Coronado drew visitors from Phoenix and San Diego, enjoying surf, Glorietta Bay swims, and the open-air plunge.
Coronado Beach and Tennis Club prepares for the 32nd Annual Invitational Tennis Tournament at the Hotel del Coronado from June 23 to 29. Perry T. Jones leads as tournament manager with James Kring as assistant. Ernest Tiedemann chairs the arrangements with Stephen Royce as referee. Notable entrants include Gerry Gee Jackson Maureen Connolly and Jean Doyle with strong national and regional titles noted.
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