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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
1
A benefit dinner with Hula dances will be held Saturday night in the Junior High School Auditorium. Dinner at 7 and dance at 8 30 to raise funds for a sound motion picture projector for St. Paul’s Methodist Church. Prize for best dances. reservations via Henley 3 5929 or 3 4420.
Mrs. Franklin Van Valkenburgh presents a display of landscapes seascapes and portraits at the La Jolla Art Library Association on Grand Street. All works are for sale and portrait commissions are accepted. Exhibit runs daily 1 to 5 p.m. through May.
Mrs. W. W. Harvey of 840 Glorietta Boulevard was crowned Coronado's Mother of 1947 in a Mother's Day Contest finale at the theatre. Judges led by Rev. K B Carson cited her long service since 1939 to community projects, PTA leadership, San Diego vocational teaching, air raid wardens during wartime, U S O board service, and local Coordinating Council leadership.
The Compass launches Eyes Right a weekly optometry facts column by Coronado optometrist Dr William L Barkin. The new feature answers eye related questions and has become popular with local readers appearing on page 2.
Edmund T Price, president of Solar Aircraft Corp and San Diego Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the Coronado Rotary Club luncheon at the Hotel del Coronado Beach Club on the topic Concerning Some Simplification of the Labor Problems. Admiral R H Jackson, retired USN, 81st birthday honoree, was presented a large cake and joined in the joke.
The Peanut Growers Toastmasters Club meets at the Dinner Basket with a special program where each member delivers a two minute talk on why he is a successful peanut grower. Dr William Barkin will record the talks and Gil Dobler will take pictures.
Local merchants, via the Coronado Merchants Association, announce a price reduction program. Eastman, president, and C. T. Anderson of the Chamber of Commerce each head committees that will coordinate efforts to publicize price cuts. The Merchants Committee includes Roy Smith H A Terry Lou Pollack Fred Brunner Mrs Barbara Voss Dr William Barkin George Heckard and R K Eastman. The two committees plan to meet tomorrow at noon at the La Avenida Cafe.
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