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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1948
Page
1
The Young Republican meeting set for tonight at City Hall is postponed to later this month. President Edythe Galbraith announced the delay. Al Boileau, longtime civic participant and member of the chamber of commerce, has returned home from Babba Park naval hospital in good health.
Coronado Chamber of Commerce announces new member The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. Membership is overseen by Manager Bill Baker who handles onboarding and ongoing liaison.
Last week's Rotary Club meeting marked birthdays for Ted Lannon Fred Fuhrman and Jim Miller with traditional observances.
Mrs Jack Wilson of 551 Orange Avenue has returned home following a major operation at Coronado Hospital.
Miss Beulah Whorf, hospitalized for two weeks, is convalescing at home at 824 A Avenue. Her condition has improved, and she is expected to continue recovery there.
Women may apply for the secretary clerk job at the Coro nad police station. Salary is 165 dollars monthly for a 44 hour week, including a 10 percent cost of living bonus. Duties include typing shorthand filing and general secretarial work. Apply to town hall police station or Civil Service Commission clerk.
The Tifereth Israel Synagogue at Howard Avenue and Thirtieth Street in San Diego held Sunday ceremonies for its new temple. The event featured door opening, six Torahs installation, lighting of the Perpetual Lamp, color presentation, and addresses by Rabbi Abraham Winokur, Rabbi Monroe Levens, Rep. Charles K. Fletcher, District Attorney Pon Keller, Chaplain W. K. Scott USN, and Rev. E. Snyder.
Lt. Comdr. Jerry F. Daniels, production manager at the Naval Air Station overhaul depot, outlined duties and said the facility saves taxpayers by overhauling carrier planes for 10 000 each instead of 70 000 to 100 000 new. Some 8 000 to 9 000 civilians work at North Island in repair shops. Dr. I. L. Furnas urged Kiwanis members to attend the upcoming District 11 meeting. A nominating committee named to select next year’s officers included Kracht, Lloyd Alcazar and Walter Albright.
The Coordinating Council will sponsor Coronado’s Hallowe'en Festival for youths with events at Isabella and Orange Avenues. W T Vandiver will chair the festival set for the last weekend in October. The council also plans to address a curfew proposal at the next meeting on October 4 with Police Chief J W Jordan.
In Coronado a sweeping GOP reorganization names Rear Admiral Raymond G. Dewall as district chairman succeeding retiree James Alexander Irwin. The Coronado Republican Club will run the campaign headquarters with funds raised by the Central Committee. Precinct captains are listed with names across districts and roles assigned including treasurer and publicity head.
The Naval Air Station North Island passes from Capt. Leste Gehres to Capt. Lester K. Rice. Gehres, commanding since 1945, begins leave. Rice arrives from Pearl Harbor after serving as assistant chief of staff for personnel. The Franklin, damaged off Japan in 1945, is recalled in context of wartime exploits.
Coronado Chamber of Commerce board discussed linking a South Bay bus line with local communities at a Friday luncheon at La Avenida Cafe. The transportation committee noted cooperation from new San Diego Electric Company owners and potential backing from Coronado C of C and Palm City Imperial Beach groups.
The Coronado Evening School will begin fall sessions next Monday with free tuition. Courses include The World’s Great Books at the high school library Tuesdays 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. and Spanish Typing Woodworking Badminton among others led by named instructors.
Final day for registering for the November general elections is Thursday. Registrations will be taken at City Hall up to 5 p.m. Citizens not registered or who did not vote in 1946 must register to qualify. those who voted in one 1946 election are qualified and need not register.
President Truman will speak at Lane Field in San Diego Friday at 9 am after gates open at 7 am. Mayor Harley Knox will greet him, with Clinton McKinnon introducing, and Democratic leaders from Southern California on the platform.
Coronado High School's Green Wave varsity football faces Saint Augustine High School tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. in San Diego Stadium. Coach Hal Niedermeyer says the 1948 squad is potentially stronger than last year but hampered by thin line positions with only one deep.
Coronado High School kicks off football season with a traditional Green Wave bonfire at North Beach tonight. The event starts with a snake dance up Orange Avenue from the school at 6 p.m. and proceeds toward the beach.
Long Beach hosts the League of California Cities meeting as Coronado officials join in. The Planning Commission held its second and final public hearing on a proposed rezoning ordinance in the Cirqual Room at the Hotel del Coronado. The session featured heated discussions and several technical changes to height limits and district boundaries.
Gene Trent of 744 G Avenue Coronado was elected president of the Christian Endeavor Union of San Diego County at the 56th annual convention held in the Vista Congregational Church. He has long been active in local Endeavor efforts and attends the First Evangelical United Brethren Church of San Diego.
Comdr Aurand, carrier jet pilot famed for setting speed records, will speak at the Rotary Club weekly luncheon today at the Hotel del Coronado. He recently returned from the Cleveland Air Races.
The Mission Apartments at 1015 A Avenue were sold by Mr and Mrs Robert Keltz to Mr and Mrs William Coffey. Announcement from Arthur L Cohen real estate notes Coffey, recently back from Central America, as the new owner with other business interests. Coffey family previously resided at 918 Peer Avenue. Keltz was Coronado Apartment and Hotel Association president and active in community affairs.
The Saint team struggles with limited practice due to polio fears, facing a heavy line led by Choppo and Romero while new coach Dave de Varona, a former California grid star, tries to rebuild after last season's one win and injuries to Julio Zolezzi. Returning lettermen and a green line add to uncertainty.
San Diego County Health Department plans a free immunization program tomorrow for school children starting at 9:00 a.m. in local schools and Coronado Elementary with doses for diphtheria and whooping cough. Preschoolers six months to five years will receive three doses if unvaccinated, with parents bringing consent slips.
Coronado registrants total 861 as Harry Perkins announces the draft will begin in San Diego with simpler procedures. Volunteers from the VFW and American Legion, Coronado Woman's Club, and Coronado Players aided registration at La Avenida cafe with many individuals named among the helpers. The first group is expected to depart for training in November, while praise is given to auxiliary organizers and volunteers led by Vicarius and Perkins.
Eldon G. Bradshaw, a member of the New York Life Million Dollar Round Table, has opened a new insurance agency in the Bank of America building Coronado. A county resident 17 years, he moved from Pacific Beach and is active in the San Diego Lions Club Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Life Underwriters. He and his wife reside with two daughters Linda and Sharon at 400 B Street Coronado.
The Compass fund drive channels forty cents of each subscription before October 2 to Girls' League or Boys' Federation projects. An additional one dollar of every two dollar subscription goes to the Youth Club Fund at drive's end next week. Coronado Chamber of Commerce is among first new subscribers.
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