Las Coronadas Legend and Coronado Name Origin
Excerpts discuss how Coronado got its name from a Spanish artist who saw a crown in a mirage over Las Coronadas islands. The piece also shares a legend of Glorietta Bay where Neptune raised sand to create a harbor and a central freshwater spring for sailors.
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Las Coronadas
Coronado
Blue
Pacific
la Coronada
the Pacific
Bay of
Glorietta
Neptune
Open Letter Urges Parental Curfew Action in Coronado
An open letter from a Coronado parent praises a Monday Parents Conference at the Recreation Center on youth issues and curfew laws. The author stresses community funding and broad participation to protect youths from late night dangers and urges stronger turnout for the July 12 meeting and future Youth Center use.
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Coronado
Coronado Recreation Center
W. T
Billy” Vandiver
Vandiver
Amos Kracht
Preston Primm
A. W. Greenlee
Coronado Library Announces New Book List
The Coronado Public Library unveils new fiction mystery and non fiction titles. Highlights include Foolish Gentlewoman by Margery Sharp, Love Lies Bleeding by Edmund Crispin, With Much Love by Anne Green, Red Anchor by Felix Riesenberger Jr, Story of a Baby by Marie Hall Ets.
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Coronado Public Library
Edmmund Crispin
Lippincott
Scholastic
Anne Green
Harper
Année Green
Felix Riesenberge, Jr
Dodd, Mead
Marie Hall
City approves study of tidelands leases and alights on curfew
Abel and E. G. Stanley with City Manager Howard Fuller are asked to study tidelands leases granted to private firms and individuals and to propose changes. Council postponed action on activating the dormant curfew ordinance and directed Police Chief J W Jordan to seek curfew hours after the next parents conference. Four more alleys were approved for paving.
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Abel
E. G. Stanley
Howard Fuller
Tidelands
J.W. Jordan
Coronado High Teens to Perform at Fair Teen Town
Coronado Day organizers confirm entertainment by Coronado High School students led by Doris Schlegel and Ann Harvey for the County fair on Monday. Thousands of teenagers are expected to attend.
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Coronado High School
Doris Schlegel
Ann Harvey
National Guard Unit To Be Formed
Men interested in enlisting in the Coronado unit of the National Guard can receive further information by calling Marvin Chase, Compass co publisher, Henley 3-3141.
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Coronado
Nationa Guard
Marvin ‘Chase
Compass
Henley
McClure Letter Reprinted From New York Times Review
Brig. Gen. Robert A. McClure chief of the U S Army overseas information activities writes a letter deemed of interest to Coronadans and is reprinted in full from the Times Book Review Magazine.
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Robert A. McClure
U.S. Army
New York Times’ Book Review
New York Times Book Review on Information Centers Abroad
Brigadier General Robert A. McClure urges American communities to adopt United States Information Centers in Germany Austria Japan and Korea to provide newspapers magazines and books for natives. Centers handle vast daily readership though material wear is high and reparations costly. He notes 1500 daily through a Pusan Korea center with broad interest in American life education and science.
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Germany
Austria
Japan
Korea
United States
U. S
U.S
Pusan
America
Army Post Offices
New York
San Francisco
New York City
Robert A. McClure
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Coronado Compass
Orange Avenue
Toronado
Naval’ Air Station
Imperial Beach
Palm City
Nestor
TALES
Chamber
Grace Cahill
Dave Shaffer
Jewelers
Margéry Sharp
Little Brown
Ents
Brother
Julian
Savannah
Paris
France
Juvenile—Fiction
Coronado Day
National Guard
Coronado Cab Company
New York Times Book Review
USA
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