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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1948
Page
6
The Coronado Compass proclaims itself a dedicated independent newspaper serving Coronado. It pledges to help residents maintain and improve the city as a premier Pacific Coast playground. Publisher notes long residency and 6 cents price on stands.
Coronado voters face a pivotal decision on a proposed 281 acre purchase known as the hog ranch for 175000 dollars. The Coronado Chamber of Commerce Taxation Committee endorsed the plan after review, urging the electorate to weigh long term municipal value and potential development.
West Branch Iowa marks Herbert Hoover’s birthday with a community celebration, highlighting renewed public regard for the former president. The piece argues Hoover faced unfair criticism in the 1930s, but has outlived the hostility and is seen as capable and conscientious in public service.
Calendar lists Del Mar Turf Club racing daily 2:00 p.m. except Sundays with admission prices. Also scheduled are Star Light Opera Blossom Time at Ford Bowl Balboa Park September 2 to 12 with 8:15 p.m. curtain and tiered pricing. Escondido Grape Day Festival features a wild west horse show livestock judging parade and a grape gift. Mission Rancho Fall Round-Up at Lemon Grove showcases western horse events including stock horses calf roping cattle cutting and ribbons for winners.
A serialized column recalls the police clash with an irate woman over traffic tags. The piece humorously narrates how Zorro the guard mediated, a judge set a $5 resolved issue, and the case closes with the author joking about mental hygiene and public decorum.
Editor notes praise for Tales and Tidings brass hats and shopping news. Admiral Standley’s letters describe New York City mayor O Dwyer and press clippings opposing pinball machines as gambling devices with underworld links and graft claims.
A notice lists multiple Coronado churches with service times and locations. It includes First Church of Christ Scientist at Corner Eight Street and C Avenue, Reading Room hours, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Masonic Hall, St Paul’s Methodist Church with minister David Lee Mounts, and North Island Chapel Catholic and Protestant services. It invites North Island civilian personnel and families to attend.
The piece notes John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, idling in Pasadena area streets, described as one of America’s best known faces, with remarks that he is sightseeing and has little to add. It also highlights local theatre history and a call for a dedicated Coronado Playhouse building to support Wardrobe and stage needs.
A vivid column notes a California heat wave shaping weather as a strange bright day. The writer boasts a secluded city by Glorietta Bay and mentions a recent ingress by a stranger, croquet in Star Park, and an air of foreign outsiders kept at bay.
Residents invited to a free horse show next Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Teen riders from Coronado and across the bay will perform under coach and organizer Mrs. Steadman Teller who has urged the community to support youth in leisure activities.
Washington chatter centers on a possible Dewey White House plan to keep Forrestal in cabinet but out of defense. Hoover will submit a broad reform report to Congress on January 8 proposing new posts including Education and Civilian Defense, with focus on civilian protection and disaster mitigation. Leslie Biffle, longtime White House adviser, is highlighted as the eyes and ears of the administration.
Kathleen Norris reflects on life’s necessities during a Saratoga event. Rusty Lockwood promotes a broad grass roots ad budget across rural papers. Henry E. North critiques daily traffic law violations at a Chamber meeting. Major General Floyd L. Parks praises the press as a vital Army inspector general during transit in California.
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