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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1947
Page
1
The Compass presents a History of Coronado column with a rotating image of a historical scene or event and invites readers to donate or loan pictures of well known local residents from yesteryear for future features.
This week’s history pictures depict Coronado’s Ocean Boulevard in 1905. The top image shows the tranquil scene while the lower image shows the street erased to the property curb line after the severe winter storm. Both photos by Herbert R. Fitch of 1014 Tenth Street.
Donations totaling 50000 calla lilies are being sought for the 27th annual Hollywood Bowl sunrise service to be held on Easter Sunday April 6.
The Compass prints a letter from Paul H. Schmidt 1034 Encino Row the first secretary of the Coronado Country Club who served 1906 to 1911 He notes the Toonerville Trolley began in 1906 running from Orange Avenue to the club and was operated by Ben Lyon and another motorman named May both with the Coronado street car company for continued on Page 4.
The Compass relocates to 854 Orange Avenue just south of the A and P Grocery. The moved office provides more space for business staff and editorial work and classifieds will be accepted there effective immediately.
The Coronado Merchants Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday March 14 at 8 00 p m in the council chambers of City Hall. All members and interested business people are urged to attend.
Preparations are underway for the Coronado Players production Guest In The House to be staged March 19 to 22 at the Coronado High School Auditorium. Director Gertrude Doolittle, recruited from Chicago as production head, leads a cast including Warren Gifford Connie Kelly Beth Moore Eldon Isham Donna Woodruff and others.
Coronado Rotary Club members and guests toured the Silver Gate station in San Diego under chairman Paul Corriere. The 67 attendees traveled by bus from the Coronado Theatre for lunch and a film before guided inspections of the plant, joined by A. E. Holloway, Qvice president and Coronado resident. The facility, a 4 million dollar plant completed in 1941, was part of a 6 million dollar expansion.
William Guerin, a former Coronado resident, returns to become sales representative for Servisoft Soft Water Service. He sees demand as 80 percent of Southern California homes may adopt the service. Guerin, who previously worked with IBM in Los Angeles, will become a local resident again once he rents a Coronado home.
Coronado residents are invited to the annual La Jolla home gardens tour on March 22. The event showcases local landscape design and offers a chance to visit multiple private gardens. Proceeds support community projects and garden conservation efforts.
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