Seal Beach Taxpayers Meet Discuss City Affairs
The Seal Beach Taxpayers Association held a 71 attendee meeting in City Hall discussing oil leases water rate hikes and a possible shift of tax assessment to Orange County officials. A public fact finding meeting is set for April 13 at 7 30 p m with oil company reps invited.
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Seal Beach Taxpayers’ Assn
Mary
Seal Beach Taxpayers’ Association
City Hall
Bea de Armond
Seal Beach
Taxpayers’ Association
Orange County
Orange
Sea] Beach
Placentia
Tustin
Mayor Opposes Fire Rings Move on West Beach
Mayor George Clark opposes placing all fire rings on the West beach citing erosion on the East beach. He instructs the city engineer to deploy rings only where space allows and not to extend west until sand from the San Gabriel River Channel is available for East beach replenishment.
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West Beach
George Clark
San Gabriel River
City Council Orders Vacating Portion of Bolsa Avenue
The City Council adopted Resolution No. 875 to vacate a 300 foot section of Bolsa Avenue between Pacific Coast Highway and Bay Boulevard. Subdividers requested the vacate, noting the land now forms an angle and proposing a curved road for convenience.
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Bay Boulevard
Local Boys Return From Basic Training
Four Seals Beach youths who joined the Air Force January 10 return on leave from basic training at Parks Air Force base April 1. Names include Valjean Hermann 224 15th Street James Dean 212 8th Street Vern West 301 8th Street and Jack Haley 308 17th Street. After Easter Vern and Jack head to March Field near Riverside for air police duty. Valjean to Chunte Field Illinois James to Shepard Air Force Base Wichita Falls Texas.
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Seals Beach
Air Force
Parks Air Force Base
Valjean Hermann
15Th Street
James Dean
8Th Street
Vern
Jack Haley
17Th Street
Jack
March Field
Riverside
Air Police
Valjean
Chunte Field
Iinois
James
Shepard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Texas
Hellmans land price decision awaited after city talks
Mayor George Clark reported from San Francisco on efforts to obtain land from the Hellman heirs for a Fifth Street extension. An attorney for the Hellmans hinted a sale at 3500 dollars per acre, with a decision expected early next week. Clark noted the land’s value may rise with the street project.
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George Clark
San Francisco
Hellman
Fifth Street
Lloyd Dinkelspiel
The
Hellmans
Clark
Dinkelspiel
A. Leonard
Death Takes Life of Lyle Stephens
Lyle A. Stephens of 240 16th Street died suddenly at his home Wednesday night around 11 p.m. of a heart attack. He and his two sons, Lyle Jr. and Tommy, had recently opened Steve's Mobil Service at 1000 Pacific Coast Highway. Burial details were not available at press time.
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Lyle. A. Stephens
16Th Street
Lyle, Jr
Tommy
Steve
Mobil
Pacific Coast Highway
Local Girls to Receive Awards at Huntington Beach
Miss Deanna Dorrance Miss Janet Reimer and Miss Pat Carson of Huntington Beach Union High School were selected by Bank of America to receive certificates for outstanding scholastic abilities. Dorrance will also receive a mathematics and science cup to be presented at the Distinguished Banquet in May. Reimer topped Home Economics and Carson led Foreign Languages. certificates to be awarded in May.
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Deanna Dorrance
Janet Reimer
Pat Carson
Huntington Beach Union High School
Bank of America
Miss Dorrance
Ralph Nicodemus 61 Dies Suddenly in California
Ralph Nicodemus 61 of 230 13th died Monday at 3 p.m. from coronary thrombosis after recent thyroid treatment. He lived in Seal Beach and formerly worked 24 years for Union Oil. A veteran, he served in the Army 1918 19 and held multiple Legion and Masonic posts. Funeral services are set for Saturday at McAuley and Suters Mortuary Fullerton.
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Ralph Nicodemus
13Th Street
Nicodemus
Long Beach Veterans Hospital
American Legion Auxiliary
Ralph
Eaton
Ohio
Vivian G. Fulson
Richmond
Indiana
Brea
California
Seal Beach
Transportation Department
Union Oil Company
Fullerton Draft Board
Brea Planning Commission
United States Army
Georgia
Ola J. Nicodemus
Paul
McAuley and Suters
N. Spadra
Fullerton
Donald Curry
Assembly of God Church
Westminster Memorial Park
Masonic Lodge
American Legion
Veterans Exemptions Help Offered at City Hall
Deputy Orange County Assessor L. W. Shotwell will be in City Hall Friday afternoons from 1:00 to 5:00 starting April 8 to help veterans file County Tax Exemption Affidavits. Veterans or their wives should bring service records or discharge papers.
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Orange County
L. W. Shotwell
City Hall
Oil Leasing Begins in Seal Beach Sparks Mixed Reactions
Two oil firms start leasing city lots in Seal Beach. United California Oil Corp of Los Angeles reports seven agents negotiating 20 acre tracts south of Electric Avenue and a drill site outside the residential district. W F Dillon Associates plans two drill sites outside residential areas and aims to sign leases by midweek.
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Seal Beach
United California Oil Corporation of
Los Angeles
Earl Kessler
Pacific Coast
Dillon
11Th
Main Street
Sea Beach
Kessler
F.H.A
Easter Sunrise Services at Seal Beach Pier
Easter sunrise services at the Seal Beach Pier on Sunday April 10 begin at 7 a.m. with a trumpet duet and hymns led by Rev. Jerry Verian and Rev. Clyde Buckman. A vocal trio sings Christ Arose and Rev. Donald Curry delivers the resurrection message. The First Baptist Church will attend Knott's Berry Farm services instead.
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Seal Beach Pier
Jerry Verian
First Brethren Church
Clyde Buckman
Community Methodist Church
Christ
Donald Curry
First Assembly of God Church
First Baptist Church
Seal Beach
Knott’s Beery Farm
Orange County
Lions Club To Sponsor Annual Easter Egg Hunt
The Seal Beach Lions Club plans the annual Children's Easter Egg Hunt set for Sunday April 10 at 12:00 noon in the city park at Main and Ocean Boulevard. Preschool children will join two age groups as about 15 dozen eggs are hidden with some marked for special prizes. Lioness Club assists with egg coloring and preparation.
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Seal Beach
Lions Club
Lioness Club
Alway
Pangborn
Zone Variance Sought for New Post Office Project
Louis Herson of Los Angeles asks the City Council to rezone the lot across from City Hall from A-3 to C-1 or C-2 to permit a post office building. He seeks prompt action to file his report with the Los Angeles post office inspector before the April deadline. The request was referred to the Planning Commission after discussion.
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Louis Herson
Los Angeles
Herson
Post Office
Planning Commission
Red Cross Drive Short of Funds
The American Red Cross drive continues in April with a $2,850 quota still unmet. Citizens are urged to contribute to Mrs. John C. Felts at 502 Central Avenue. telephone L. B. 8-1625.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
John C. Felts
Central Avenue
L. B
Extra Money Needed for Alley Paving Project
City engineer John Toups reported 90 percent of alley paving finished with two alleys north of Electric Ave between Bay Blvd and 15th St and another west of 4th St south of Bolsa Ave not started. Completing all three would exceed the budget by $600, and council granted permission to proceed. Mrs June Nichols sought review of flooding in the alley behind her home.
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John Toups
Electric Ave
Bay Blvd
15Th St
4Th Street
Bolsa Avenue
June Nichols
10Th Street
Toups
Ansco Wins Main Street and Ocean Avenue Paving Contract
Ansco Construction Company received the street paving contract for Main Street and Ocean Avenue after submitting the lowest bid at the city council meeting on Tuesday. Sully-Miller Corporation and the Griffith Company also bid, with Ansco's bid about $1,000 lower than Sully Miller. The Griffith Company bid the highest. The project cost about $17,269, a figure city engineer John Toups said was roughly ten percent below prior estimates.
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Ansco Construction
Main Street
Ocean Avenue
Sully-Miller Corporation
Griffith Company
Ansco
Sully Miller
John Toups
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Water Department
Bolsa
Lyle Stephens
W. F. Dillon Associates
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