Coronado Notes and Local Happenings From Recent City Hall Session
The City Council met with a near capacity crowd at City Hall last Tuesday over the pinball machine issue. Police chief to confer with owners and operators, spectators dispersed quickly after decision. Also highlights include surface chatter about writers’ earnings, local business milestones, and a brief sketch of Mike Napolitano, a young Coronado merchant and former Coast Guard transport serviceman.
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the Strand
Alan Laing
Beileau
Orange
Mike
Charles Napolitano
Whso
Coronado
Coast Guard
Bougainville
South Pacific
Mike Napolitano
Father Edward Flannagan founder of Boys Town dies
Obituary notes the sudden death of Father Edward J. Flannagan founder of the Boys Town home near Omaha Nebraska a beacon for reforming wayward youths. It recalls his motto that there is no such thing as a really bad boy and his work to salvage youth through humane care and democracy in a boy city government.
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Edward J. Flannagan
Boys
Omaha
Nebraska
Father Flannagan
Flannagan
Msgr. Flannagan
Norman Rudd Seeks Coronado School Board Seat
Norman Rudd issues a statement announcing candidacy for the Coronado School Board. He cites nine years in education and local taxpayer involvement, pledging to maintain and improve high school standards. Rudd taught science and mathematics at Coronado High School and previously in Oregon, and now works at the Naval Air Station supply depot. He is a former Toastmasters president and past PTA officer.
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Hal Evarts
Satevepost
Phil Magee
Blue Book
Alice Greene
Tom Brennaman
New Magazine
Real Story
Alice
Marjorie Main
Dorothy Mature
Jack Albin
John Lund
Lassie
Curtis Zahn
Pacific Beach
Farrar-Strauss
Coronado
Rudd
Coronado High School
Oregon
Naval Air Station Supply Depot
Toastmaster Club
P-T
Letters to the Editor Express Opinions on Publishing Policy
Editor notes that letters to the editor reflect writers views not publisher positions. Short letters preferred and publishers may shorten or excerpt submissions as needed.
Wanderer Names Favorite Southern California Spots
The writer recalls a flower show in Oakland and compares San Diego Coronado and Santa Barbara as dream destinations beyond current means. They note finding a different bulb later and cherish memories of Coronado despite chilly spring conditions.
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San Diego
Coronado
Santa Barbara
Oakland
Letter to the editor criticizes Fletcher and lobbyists
A reader assaults Fletcher and allied lobbyists as un-American and corrupt. The writer calls for replacing lawmakers who serve financial interests with representatives of the common man, amid protests over a county building hearing. The letter closes with a location in Coronado and a note of thanks to the editor.
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Coronado Compass
Orange Avenue
Henley
Add
Naval Air Station
Imperial Beach-Palm ‘City
Nestor Area
Henry E. Meister
New York
Meister
Daisy
Henry. E. Meister
Queens ‘Village
Long Island, New York
TALES
Coronado Mortuary
Corenge
Teporial Boosh
Palm’ City
Nesstor i Iz “Ee Daenue
Norman Rudd
C. Lasca Morley
Avenue J
Ten Aise
B. W. McCune
Ynéz Pl
Victoria Hotel
Cherry Bank Hotel
Victoria V. T
British Columbia
Compass
Philippine
Oriental Arts
Sta. Ana
Rattan Products Company OF
Manila
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