Seal Beach Development Notes and 1943 Local Updates
Grading work on Ocean Avenue set to begin next week while April 7 1932 activities show Central Avenue work expanding to Fifth Street. P A Stanton recalled buying 200 acres from the Bixbys in 1903, now Seal Beach, once ridiculed by friends. Los Angeles County promised Ocean Avenue bridge lighting. 12 YEARS AGO March 12 1943 the City of Seal Beach filed a suit to condemn land near Anaheim Bay for rip rap. March 19 1943 F W Hickman asked to turn over Civilian Defense mail to new secretary J Jolly Jones after a complaint. March 26 1943 Red Cross Fund collected 1660 dollars in one week. Barter store plans discussed. April 2 1943 Suzanne Bixby declined to sell 168 acre tract northwest of Seal Beach to Long Beach for dump use.
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Central Avenue
Fifth Street
P. A. Stanton
Bixbys
Seal Beach
Anaheim Bay
Anaheim Bridge
F. W. Hickman
Civilian Defense Council
Civilian Defense
J. Jolly Jones
Jones
Hickman
Secretary of Labor warns on widening skill gap in industry
Mitchell urges Chicago audience that the United States must raise both the technical and managerial skills of the workforce to adapt to new machinery. He links this to broader education for living and stresses the urgency for national growth and survival.
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Mitchell
Chicago
Research Council For Economic Security
Capitol Prayer Room Opens for Private Confabs with God
A quiet retreat on the Totunda floor of the Capitol in Washington is described as a space for private, silent conferences between burdened men and God. The room, simple in decor, aims to host important forthcoming discussions beyond formal committees and bureaucratic talks.
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Capitol
Washington
Senate
Capitol Prayer Room Gifts Faithful Easter Token
A non-denominational corner of Congress houses a stained-glass window donated by California artists showing George Washington kneeling in prayer. It features Psalm 16 as its inscription and serves as an Easter gift to members and all faiths, declaring that Congress and the nation have room for prayer.
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California
George Washington
Congress
Capitol
California high school seniors win Bank of America awards
The Bank of America Achievement Awards program honors California high school seniors for academics self improvement and service to others not a contest Top prize of 1000 dollars goes to each of the eight highest rated seniors and about 28000 more distributed among others with 6000 awards in total.
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California
Bank of America
Be assured no secret can be told to any who has divined it
A hotel owner replies to a guest letter about allowing a dog. He asserts intuition and spiritual connection guide judgments and recounts thirty years in the hotel business with no police ejectments for disorderly dogs, no towel or blanket fires from cigarettes.
There is no fun in having nothing to do
A wry note on productivity and busywork from Hart S. Horn via Reader's Digest and Life Today. The speaker teases the idea that activity breeds purpose, while implying the value of choosing not to do everything.
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P. S
Reader’s Digest
Hart S. Horn
TRY THIS PRAYER Slow me down Lord
Prayer fragment asks for slowing pace and easing burden. It presents a devotional appeal seeking calm and relief through spiritual practice.
Quieting Mind and Slowing Time Prayer Fragment
A reflective meditative verse asks for calm, sleep’s restorative power, and slow living. It urges pausing to appreciate a flower, chat with a friend, and read a line from a book, like the hare and tortoise fable teaching patience.
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Everlas Hills
City Council Adopts Friendly Resolution
City Council approved Resolution No. 878 opposing Assembly Bill 3762 and urging state action on shoreline oil revenue. Mayor Clark called it a friendly gesture backing our sister city. Councilman Leonard commented that Seal Beach would benefit from Long Beach and nearby communities.
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Pendin
Tideland
Long Beach
Clark
Leonard
Seal Beach
If you paddle your own cand there's no one to rock the boa
The note offers a quirky, self reliant rhyme about steering life alone. It uses playful imagery of paddling a boat and avoiding external guidance or interference. The line hints at independence and personal responsibility in a light humorous tone.
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Seal Beach Post
Seal Beach Wave
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Lodge
Pacific Electric Company
Los Angeles
Ocean Avenue
Los Angeles County
Ocean Avenue Bridge
America
O.K
Edwina
FBI
Hansel & Gretel
John Wayne
Susan Hayward
Ray Mill and
Paulette Goddard
Technicolor
Mamie's Cafe
Main Street
L. B
Frank A. Krause
General Insurance
16Th St. Seal Beach
Bay Boulevard
Katella Avenue
Stanton
LOS Gibmitos
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