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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
11
San Diego County Fair at Del Mar runs June 25 to July 5. The Premium Book lists more than 65 000 in awards and 4000 copies circulated to exhibitors from previous years. Extra facilities have been added to house exhibits and premium catalogs remain available at the Fair Grounds.
Columnist Durling, a longtime NY and LA writer now based in Pasadena, is described as one who enjoys swimming golf and social life. The piece notes his reluctance toward interviews and ends with a playful line about a dog and a reporter, reflecting lighthearted newsroom chatter.
A fragment notes a 1794 patent letter to Joshua Hathaway for a hydraulics improvement. It describes supplying Philadelphia streets by extending a large pipe from the Delaware and bringing canal water into the city for fountains and fire use. The piece also mentions Hathaway lineage, a ground breaking on the Erie Canal, and rare signatures of Edm Randolph and William Bradford.
The Coronado Compass mails to addresses in the Imperial Beach Palm City Nestor area except general delivery. People using general delivery have sent names and addresses to The Compass. The paper will mail copies to those with general delivery upon receipt of names and addresses.
Dr. George W. Stokes of Coronado was elected president of the San Diego district of the Chiropractic Association. Newly elected officers will meet at the Stokes home Tuesday evening, May 25, to outline the program for the coming year.
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