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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1948
Page
8
The Camera Shop at 1150 Orange Avenue is renamed Elliott's Camera Shop. William T. Elliott, owner and manager, bought out partner Harold Taylor three years ago and runs a full photo finishing plant delivering pictures within 24 hours. The shop also does event photography and informal home portraits of children.
The Junior Women's Auxiliary of Christ Church will host a home made supper party to support the children's Lenten offering. The event is Friday April 2 at 6 p.m. in the Parish House, with Harriet Neal and Marion Coburn outlining final plans at a meeting March 19 in the Rectory. Mothers of Sunday School children donate dishes.
Coronado Rotary Club welcomed Arthur Ponsford, former San Diego Waterfront Reporter and now Southern California editor of Miller-Freeman Publications, at a Hotel del Coronado luncheon. He spoke in two parts, a serious look at West Coast fisheries and Japan’s and Russia’s encroachments, then a sea tale titled The Man Who Rode the Fish. Leo Hanson introduced him. birthday cakes were given to Charles Sawyer and Oakley North.
The Coronado Flower Show Committee announces entries for the show on April 19. Local growers may enter by contacting committee members Mrs. George Neal, Mrs. A. M. Clark, Mrs. Lewis Coxe, or Mrs. Henry Wallace. There are eight garden classes including Patio, Large and Small, Special, First Year, Informal, and size-based divisions.
In Coronado's only semi weekly newspaper advertisers gain twice the exposure for half the price, a bold pitch to local merchants seeking efficient ad placements. The notice emphasizes value, reach, and community presence as a persuasive selling point.
A list of local shops and services in Coronado with category and street addresses. Entities include LADIES SHOPS MAGNIN I CO, HOTEL DEL CORONADO, POLLACK'S MEN'S STORE, JAKE'S NAVAL TAILORS, PORTRAITS BY JEANNETTE, CORONADO COMPASS, CASTLE'S ELECTRONIC, FURLOW & ASSOCIATES, STRAND REALTY CO, and others along Orange Avenue.
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