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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1947
Page
4
The piece notes two Americans born weeks apart in 1847, Edison on February 11 and Bell on March 3, shaping the mechanical era. Bell was 29 when he sent the first telegraph like message on March 10, 1876, using a feeble instrument far from today’s phones, which now span continents and oceans through evolving electric signals.
Rear Admiral George W. Allen, longtime Coronado resident, retires after 38 years of active service. He directed commissioning of World War I destroyers at San Diego in 1939 1940 and led mine warfare in World War II earning the Silver Star for Normandy and the Legion of Merit for East China Sea operations. The couple lives at 220 E Avenue.
A dated moral reflection urges restraint before speaking with three gates of gold asking truth necessity and kindness. It contrasts with a closing admonition that a hundred years hence will lessen current trifles, whether sweet or bitter.
Top fiction includes Lydia Bailey by Kenneth Roberts The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck Walls of Jericho by Paul I Wellman The Miracle of the Bells by Russell Janney Non fiction features Peace of Mind by Joshua Loth Liebman The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald Together by Katherine Tupper Marshall Information Please Almanac edited by John Kieran
The Nation presents fiction titles including B. F.'s Daughter by John P. Marquand and East River by Sholem Asch. Nonfiction selections include Liebman and The Roosevelt I Knew by Frances Perkins.
The Coronado Chamber of Commerce began planning this year's Christmas decorations on Orange Avenue at Tuesday's meeting. Past decorations were late and unsatisfactory, and the scope depends on local business owner sentiment. Early planning aims to secure broad cooperation for a standout 1947 display.
The average US farm has grown by 50 acres since 25 years ago and by 20 acres since five years ago, reflecting a long term trend of increasing farm size.
February 27 mentions remnants of the Bottling Works on the Strand and mineral water at Coronado hotels. Ken Borens interview with Admiral Jonas Ingram at his Coronado home describes a blistered heel from a long walk and jokes about suing the city for sidewalk conditions.
The Compass receives two letters this week from anon readers praising Annie Y. Mouse for her history column. One note recalls a past tennis match at the old country club courts and hints at a shared memory.
Gentle readers recall the old line on Fifth Street between the Country Club and Orange Avenue. Golfers hosted post mortems on short trips and a visiting polo player sometimes took the controls. Tea toast marmalade in the Club House marked lively bygone days with Sweet Adeline.
Annie gives guidance to Admiral Ingram as he takes on the new grid czar role. The Union quotes the exchange in the February 27 issue page 4B with sports editor notes.
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