Coronado Land Boom Told To Rotary Club
Coronado’s early land boom was described by Palmer Conner of the Land Title Insurance Co at the Hotel del Coronado. He traced development to 1886, the railway wars, and promoter finance, noting Coronado’s rapid growth and the role of Santa Fe and Southern Pacific routes.
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Coronado
Rotary Club
Palmer Conner
Land Title Insurance Company of
San Diego
Hotel del Coronado
Harold A. Taylor
Conner
California
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Boston
East
Chicago
Los Angeles
Babcock
Coronado Community Chest Nears Halfway Mark
The Coronado Community Chest has $9192.61 recorded toward a $16874.56 goal as of yesterday. Lions Club volunteers in the business district contributed much of the total, which includes a $5000 X ray project for Coronado Hospital.
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Coronado
Curtis Aeton
Chest General
Ees
Chest
Lions Club
Coronado Hospital
Week of Coronado crashes keeps police busy
Coronado police report three accidents this week. A late night hit and run damaged street work near NAB entrance. Gerald R. Frosio admitted involvement and was booked for property damage. A train at First Street and G Avenue spilled bottles and glass. driver Ernest Gardner cited for wrong-side parking. Four teens left a wrecked car on Adella Lane after hitting a tree. driver held for questioning.
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Coronado
Nab
Strand
Gerald R. Frosio
B Avenue
Frosio
First Street
G Avenue
North Island
Ernest G. Gardner
Elmer C. Hall
San Diego
Adella Lane
A Avenue
Hildegarde to Open Two-Week Debut at Hotel del Coronado
World renowned Hildegarde arrives in San Diego to perform a two week engagement at the Hotel del Coronado starting December 8. She brings her own orchestra led by Eddie Oliver, accompanist Salvatore Gioe, and a Parisward wardrobe. Waddie Oliver and Howard Everett with the hotel orchestra will share the stage.
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Hildegarde
Hof
Hotel del Coronado
Europe
San Diego
Eddie
Salvatore Gioe
Paris
Waddie Oliver
Hollywood
Chicago
New York
Hildetaste
Louis Sobol
Howard Everett
Hotel Della Orchestra
Oliver
Christmas Shopping Season Set To Open December 6
Coronado merchants designate Monday evening December 6 as the opening of the Christmas Shopping Season after a chamber of commerce survey. Bright lighting will be lit after dark and stay through New Year’s Eve. The group plans a 2250 dollar lighting show funded by merchant contributions and chamber reserves.
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Coronado
Coronado Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
al Boileau
Orange Avenue
Boileau
Alan Laing
Laurence Priddy
Thomas Stacy
C. of C
John D. Schroeder
Priddy
Coronado Youths Eligible for Guard Under New Rule
Coronado youths aged 17 to 18 percent years may enlist in Battery B of the 730th Anti Aircraft Gun Battalion. Lt Lyman Riley says the Army increased next year’s quotas by over six months, effectively boosting the Guard by about 36000 men. Enlistment applications are being received at the Guard Armory 638 Kettner Blvd San Diego.
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Coronado
National Guard
Department of the Army
Lyman Riley
Riley
Guard
Kettner Blvd
San Diego
Artery “B
USO
Firewood Free on First Street for Coronado Residents
Coronado residents can collect free firewood at the city dump on First Street and B Avenue for winter use. Large tree trunks will soon be hauled to the Silver Strand ranch acreage for burning, but offer valuable fireplace wood if prepared with effort and ingenuity.
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First Street
B Avenue
Silver Strand Ranch
Orange Avenue Resurfacing To Finish By Dec 12
City Manager Howard Fuller reported that R E Hazard Construction Co. expects Orange Avenue resurfacing to be completed by December 12 barring delays. The business section will be paved first starting next week with the block between the Hotel grounds and Seventh Street due to be finished in about ten days to minimize Christmas shopping disruption.
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Orange Avenue
Howard Fuller
R. E. Hazard Construction Company
Seventh Street
Swuller
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Indiana
Coronado Island
Pacific
And
Fight TB
Pollack
Kippy
Nobby Bootery
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