Coronado Briefs Highlight Holiday Theater and Club Notices
The Coronado and Village Theatres will operate from 12 45 p.m. with holiday programs and upcoming films like Rope and Tap Roots. Public schools close for four days around Thanksgiving, and Christmas vacation runs December 25 to January 3. Rotary Club and Kiwanis report guest speakers and kiddies matinees, while local wood supplies and a turkey tournament are noted. The wage dispute among market operators remains deadlocked amid market partial or full closures. Maj. Gen. Arch. 8. Howard won a 27 lb turkey in a country club blind boogie event.
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Turkey
Ernest Demetriou
Coronado
Norrow
E. Shaefer
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Shaefer
Coronado to Start New Golf Links and Clubhouse
Manager Ernest Demetrion reports initial construction on the Coronado Country Club links and clubhouse, estimated at 1 million dollars, to begin after the new year. Fisher and Miller plan to meet naval authorities in Washington to acquire 27 acres near North Beach for the course, with most holes rebuilt on the west side.
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M. Bert Fisher
Spreckels
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Herman Miller
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Fourth Street
Naval Air Station
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Country Club
Los Angeles Times
Tennis Club
Palm Springs
Coronado H S Clinches Metro Title With Narrow Win
Coronado High School secured the Metro League championship by edging Escondido 19 to 13 in a tight contest. Islander backs sparked scoring drives as Jack Wolfe opened the scoring, Ray Ince tied it, and Kurt Storch connected on a late score as Coronado erased a halftime deficit.
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Coronado
Escondido
la Jolla
Green Waves
Islanders
Jack Wolfe
Bob Kinley
Ray Ince
Cougar
Cougars
Fritz Lahman
Malcolm Ince
Junior Compton
Kurt Storch
Don Davis
Storch
Green Wave
Jerry Roper
Hoople
Community Chest Nears Drive Finish This Weekend
Coronado che st drive aims for full participation with over half of the 16874.56 goal already collected. Mrs Curtis Hutton reports about 9000 in, with Lions Club members contributing half in the business district. Negotiations with North Island officials seek a fair share for Coronado residents. Final tallies to be released after this weekend’s wrap up.
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Coronado
Curtis Hutton
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Chest
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Coronado Hospital
Hutton
North Island
Naval Air Station
Coronado Draftees Sworn In Heading to Fort Ord
Two Coronado men Arthur Goodale and John Hedemann joined 34 County draftees processed at the Spreckels Building San Diego and sent Monday to Fort Ord for eight weeks training. After Fort Ord they may be assigned to Army specialist schools or overseas for a 21 month total draft service.
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Paul Oeljenbruns
Fort Ord
Goodale
Hedemann
Army
Oeltjenbruns
C H S Varsity names 1948 MVPs and captain
At season end with a co-championship the C H S varsity announced 1948 MVPs. Halfback Jim Woitway earned most valuable back while guard Bill Drake was named most valuable lineman. Daryl Foley was elected captain for 1948. Ted Kohl and Jack Francis remain on the trophies.
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C.H.S. Varsity
Jim Woitway
Bill Drake
Ted Kohl
Jack Francis
Daryl Foley
New Captain Named as All Metro Nominations List
Eight team members are nominated for All Metro honors. The selections will be announced at the Metro Prom this Friday. Nominated linemen are John Kurtz Bill Drake Jack Karns Joe Lademan and Daryl Foley. Backfield players include Kurt Storch Jim Voit and Ray Ince. Storch leads with 58 league points followed by Voit 37 and Ince 31.
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Metro
John Kurtz
Bill Drake
Jack Karns
Joe Lademan
Daryl Foley
Lare
Kurt Storch
Jim Voit
Ray Ince
Jim Voitt
Compass Size Cut This Week to Let Staff Cut Turkey
The paper reduces pages this week to four due to Thanksgiving. Two editions will run on consecutive days with a mid week observance. Deadline for Friday News classified and display ads is 2 p.m. today.
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Turkey
City to Take Possession of Ranch Next Week
Coronado will formally possess the Silver Strand ranch acreage five miles down the Strand after bond papers totaling 175000 are signed by City Clerk A A Mathewson. City Manager Howard Fuller said a portion will be used for municipal dumping immediately with the rest to be planned with the Planning Commission and City Council. Voters approved the 175000 purchase, amortized over ten years by bonds bid by First National Trust and Savings Bank of San Diego.
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Coronado
Silver Strand Ranch
Strand
A. A. Mathewson
Planning Commission
Howard Fuller
Spreckels
First National Trust & Savings Bank of
San Diego
Former Hot Springs Jeweler Joins Coronado Store
Ben Cohen formerly of Hot Springs Arkansas joins management at Coronado Department Store announced by Manager Wm. Gerelick. Cohen, brother in law to Gerelick, helped manage a Hot Springs jewelry shop and advertised merchandise. He served in the Signal Corps with the U S Fifth Air Force across the Pacific and now lives with his wife Loris Fever Cohen at 818 I Avenue in St Louis Missouri.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Coronado
Wm. Gerelick
Cohen
Gerelick
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U. S. Fifth Air Force
South Pacific
Australia
Japan
Loris Fever
St. Louis
I Avenue
Coat and bracelet left at Youth Center Halloween
A woman's coat and a gold bracelet left at the Youth Center on Halloween night may be claimed by owners at the Recreation Department office at 706 Sixth Street.
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Recreation Department
Sixth Street
Schools Cafeteria Adopts New Monday Policy
Coronado Schools cafeteria will switch to a new meal plan next Monday to maintain eligibility for State and Federal Lunch Program support. The change shifts to plate lunches with optional desserts and separate milk charges, aiming to provide balanced, nourishing meals.
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Opera
Coronado
Paul B. Souter
Prinipal
Car School
Stouffer
Sidewalks Start Fresh After Fire Station Ramp Work
Concrete ramps are being poured in front of the Fire Station this week to replace cracked sidewalks worn by years of fire engines racing to alarms.
Grange Avenue to Become Fairyland Lane for Holidays
Coronado preparations surge as Grange Avenue slated to be Fairyland Lane with festive lighting and new decorations. Chamber secretary Grace Cahill resigns ahead of December 2 Coronado wedding to Thomas F. Meece of Yuma Arizona. Florence Brown named temporary secretary. Coronado merchants set December 6 Christmas shopping season opening and big light display budget. fundraising continues for 2250 by frontage contributions.
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Grace Cahill
Board
Miss Cahill
Coronado
Thomas F. Meece
Yuma
Arizona
Florence Brown
Secretar Cahill
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Coronado Citizen and Journal
Coronado Compass
Paris
San Diego
Comdr
Melville Brown
U.S.N
Colts to Meet Compton in Wet Veterans Bowl Tilt
Colts face Compton in Balboa Stadium tomorrow in the first Annual Veterans Bowl on the West Coast. Compton relies on weight and power with Perry Harris and a hard running trio while Coronado’s Colts count on razzle dazzle and fast quarterbacks Blaisdell Ames Turnipseed for an upset bid.
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Balboa Stadium
San Diego
West Coast
Compton Wildcats
Colts
Compton
Perry Harris
Drake
Slater
Martinez
Gonzalez
Colt
Coronado
Art Blaisdell
Joe Ames
Speedy Ray Turnip
Orange Avenue Re Surfacing To Finish By December 12
City officials say Orange Avenue resurfacing should be completed by December 12 barring delays. The business section will be paved first next week with the area between the Hotel grounds and Seventh Street finishing in about ten days to minimize Christmas shopping disruption. Curbing and sidewalk work started at Orange Avenue and Dana Place Intersection. Total project cost allocated by the State Division of Highways is 68 631.
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Howard Fuller
R. E. Hazard Construction Company
Orange Avenue
Seventh Street
Fuller
Dana Place
State Division of Highways
Council Adjourns Over Quorum Absence At City Hall
Three council members met briefly at City Hall but adjourned due to lack of a quorum. Mayor George F. Neale and Councilman Melbourne McEver were present along with excused member E G Stanley. A Civil Service Commission conference had been scheduled for last night.
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City Hall
E. G. Stanley
George F. Neale
Melbourne McEver
Civil Service Commission
Christmas Seals Sent to Coronado Homes This Week
Public participation in the fight against tuberculosis expands county wide with the 1948 Christmas Seal sale. Coronado is directed by Mrs Edward P Hogan and Imperial Beach by Mrs Ernest Donn. The San Diego County Tuberculosis and Health Association sponsors the seasonal appeal through the holidays to fund ongoing health education programs.
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Coronado
Edward P. Hogan
Imperial Beach
Ernest Donn
San Diego County
Truck Hulls Garage in Collision at Hotel
A northbound truck and trailer tore an eight foot hole in the Hotel del Coronado garage after a near head on crash with a southbound coupe on Orange Avenue extension near Pomona Avenue. Harold W. Gault and John F. Parker survived with minor injuries as damage exceeded 1500 dollars. The accident remains under investigation with conflicting driver accounts.
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Orange Avenue
Pomona Avenue
Harold W. Gault
U. S. Navy
John F. Parker
Los Angeles
North Island
Gault
NABA
Parker
J. W. Jordan
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