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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1948
Page
2
Capt. A. M. Hurst takes command of the President Hayes on July 1 after being detached from the 11th Naval headquarters. Mrs. Hurst stays about ten days in the north until the ship sails for Norfolk. The couple drove to San Francisco Sunday.
A cocktail party at the Amphibious Base honored Capt. M. E. Murphy Chief of Staff and Mrs. Murphy. Capt. L. J. Hoffman was also celebrated as he relieves Capt. Murphy. The event was hosted by the Commander Amphibious Forces Pacific Fleet staff.
Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntyre, visiting Coronado with Mrs. McIntyre, injured his right ankle after a fall from the speaker's platform at the American Red Cross convention in Civic Auditorium, San Francisco. He was taken to Stanford Hospital. McIntyre heads the Red Cross national blood procurement program and previously served as physician to President Roosevelt and as surgeon general of the Navy.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Holland and their daughter Pamela are settling into their new house at 833 I Avenue. The Hollands moved from San Diego and had lived in Coronado two years ago as they begin occupancy this week.
The Actors' Company starts its season at La Jolla Playhouse with Sylvia Sidney in Edward Chodorov’s Kind Lady. Tom Helmore co stars. William Spier directs. Cast includes Hoey Lloyd Carr Keiley Newland Campbell Rock Ross Parker. John Boyt designed sets. Tickets on sale at Theatre in San Diego and Her’s La Jolla.
The Compass greets newcomers to Coronado including Lt. Comdr. James O Connor and family arriving with the USS Valley Forge. They reside at 864 B Avenue as Beverly Hills residents Kalcheim spend summer at the Hotel del Coronado and Missidi apartments while the Holbrook family from Tucson settles on Glorietta Avenue.
Two children's books at Coronado Public Library are recommended for summer reading. Martha, Daughter of Virginia by Margarite Vance presents Martha Washington with vivid personal detail. Highpockets by John R. Tunis follows a baseball story with a boy who loves stamps. Many military families arrive in town, moving into various local addresses as officers and spouses relocate from posts like Guam Fort Bliss and Newport.
Rehearsals for the Community Youth Chorus of the operetta Sunny of Sunnyside occur Mondays at 4 p.m. in the Presbyterian church social hall. Arthur D. Sale, recreation department music director, seeks volunteers this month. The operetta will be presented Friday, August 6, in the high school auditorium.
A column blends social chatter and humorous vignettes about community life. It notes Frances White marshalling a family heirloom ring, a missing graduation gift. a dishwashing concession loss. and Golda Gill’s move and love of bridge games.
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