PTA Installs New Officers at Tuesday Meeting Life Award
The PTA installed new officers in a candlelit ceremony led by Mrs. Lenore Braddock at the school auditorium. New president Blanche Linfesty and officers Carol Shelby, Thelma Taylor, Lola Peterson, Dorothy Larsen, Ruth Calkins, Ference Tyler, Kathryn Garrity took roles. Elmer Hughes received a life membership pin. retiring president Kermit Moore received a gilded pottery gift. Norma Pranter's piano students performed and Frank Lucero played solos. Speakers included Mrs. Iva Godschalk and Mrs. Mary Ekberg. Tea hostesses were Mrs. James Quick and others. Next meeting in May ends the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Elmer Hughes
Carol Shelby
Thelma Taylor
Lola Peterson
Dorothy Larsen
Ruth Calkins
Ference Tyler
Kathryn Garrity
Frank Lucero
Iva Godschalk
Mary Ekberg
Auxiliary Card Party Boosts Child Welfare Funds
The Seal Beach American Legion Auxiliary hosted a pie sale, ticket sales, and donations at a benefit card party last Friday, raising more for child welfare than last year. Local merchants and citizens supported the drive, which funds yearly welfare efforts.
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Seal Beach
Postal Packin Mamas Form New Seal Beach Club
A new club named Postal Packin Mamas has formed in Seal Beach for women employees of the local post office. The group, formed at Mrs Betty Sylvia home last Tuesday, elected Mrs Louise Collier president. Members include Mrs Sylvia Mrs Elsie Hanson Mrs Eleanor Harrison and Mrs Katherine Sikes.
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Seal Beach
Betty Sylvia
Louise Collier
Sylvia
Elsie Hanson
Eleanor Harrison
Katherine Sikes
Three Seal Beach Men Return from Active Overseas Duty
Three Seal Beach men return from extended overseas duty this week. Warrant Officer Karl T. Klein of 1315 Electric leads the group with 27 months in the South Pacific, on 30 days leave before possible redeployment. Major William Ellis Winterstein, 18 months overseas, served in Guadalcanal Taiwana and Gilbert Islands and is home on furlough. he is brother in law to Seal Beach police chief Ervin Glenn. Sgt O B Thomas returns after months in Greenland and the North Atlantic, currently on 30 days at home with wife Mary and daughter Shynades. patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
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Seal Beach
Karl T. Klein
Klein
South Pacific
Gladys
Gordon
Itcome
Ohio
William Ellis Winterstein
Merritt Winterstein
United States Marine Corps
Wintiterstein
Marines
Guadalcanal
Taiwana
Gilbert Islands
San Diego
Ervin Glenn
B. Thomas
Greenland
North Atlantic
Furiou
Shynades
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Two Days in Week Set for Home Service
Beginning May 6 Mrs Ed ward M Hall will be in the Seal Beach Red Cross office at 219 Main Street from 1 to 4 PM each Tuesday and Thursday to attend to home service cases. The office will also be open daily from 10 AM to noon and 1 to 4 PM.
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Red Cross
Seal Beach
Main ‘Street
Kermit Moore
New Officers Named for District PTA
Fourth District PTA named new officers at a late Thursday meeting in Santa Ana. Mamie Griffitts of Laguna Beach was elected president, with Arthur E. Sipherd of Orange as vice president and a slate including seven vice presidents and other officers. State PTA president E T Hale installed them and spoke on lessons from yesterday. A May 18 convention at the Ebell club in Santa Ana was announced with noon luncheon reservations via local president Blanche Linfesty.
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Mamie Griffitts
Laguna Beach
Arthur E. Sipherd
Orange
Dale Pickering
Santa Ana
8. B. Power
Tom Murphine
Laguna
Claud
E.T. Hale
PTA
Ebell Club
Mde
Blanche Linfesty
Seal Beach
Road to Romance Group to Meet at Knott's Berry Farm
The Road to Romance Association will hold its annual meeting and election of officers at Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park on Thursday May 4 at 530 pm The group conducts national advertising in Southern California and has luncheon reservations with David Olmsted Municipal Auditorium Long Beach 2.
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Romances Association
Southern California
Knott’s’ Berry Farm
Buena Park
David Olmsted
Municipal Auditorium
Long Beach
Navy Ordnance Base contracts awarded in Seal Beach
Second contract set for the Seal Beach Navy Ordnance base goes to William Simpson and W B Kier Construction of Los Angeles with a joint bid of 3 218 077 for installing a magazine. The project, part of a 40 million dollar base, will house workers in a camp and is to be ready for occupancy by July 1 though completion delays are possible. Seaman Arthur Drent receives a Purple Heart for wounds suffered during a Pacific battle aboard a sinking ship and is stationed at Treasure Island San Francisco.
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Naval Ordnance Base
William Simpson, Construction Company
W. B E. Kier Construction Company
Los Angeles
Bureau of ‘Yards and Docks
Washington, D. C
Simpson-Kier
Joseph White
Navy
Lt Forrest H Lunn Named Chief Engineer on Tanker
Lt Forrest H Lunn USMC of 315 Sixteenth Street was recently appointed chief engineer on a Richfield tanker. He served ten years in the maritime service from 1922 to 1932 and reenlisted in January 1943, sailing in many countries while with the merchant marine.
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Forrest H. Lunn
USMC
Sixteenth Street
Lunn
Maritime Service
Merchant Marine
Final Figures Show Seal Beach Red Cross Short of Goal
Final figures for the Red Cross War Fund Drive in Seal Beach show $2567.64 raised toward a $3200 goal. Mrs. Neta Shufelt compiled the totals, with Mrs. Hubert Tyler presiding as drive chair. At the Southern Orange County chapter meeting in Santa Ana it was announced that Orange county plant contributions would be pooled into a county total, reducing Seal Beach’s chance to hit its target. The event at the Eibell clubhouse drew many Seal Beach representatives, with Willian J. Tway as chapter chairman and Hugo Vindal speaking on Yanks in England, followed by a musical program and a reception in the Peacock room.
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Red Cross
Seal Beach
Red Cross War Fund
Neta Shufelt
Hubert Tyler
Orange County
The
American Red Cross
Santa Ana
Tyler
Eibell
Willian
J. Tway
Hugo Vindal
England
Pacific Coast Riflemen Retain All Old Officers for This Year
Seal Beach unit Pacific Coast Riflemen elects Harry Sewell as captain with co officers Val Burch and C Palmer. Reelected officials include Al Chafe secretary Farns worth Toppin treasurer Dr A M Ashman rangemaster F Marchand assistant rangemaster R G Olsen sergeant at arms C C Duprey rifle instructor Clark Higginbotham band instructor H C Van Ausceln publicity. New members to be sworn in by Chief of Police Ervin Glenn include Jack Gage C C Duprey L T Gonlaw EB W Craven H M Robinson W H Phillips W M Johnson J W Johnson H T Linfesty R Woodworth and B Gauntner. Fiscal year runs until April 25 1945 for next officers.
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Seal Beach
Pacific Coast Riflemen
Harry Sewell
Val Burch
C. Palmer
al Chafe
Farnsworth
Toppin
A. M. Ashman
F. Marchand
Eddie Craven
R. G. Olsen
C. C. du
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Lenore Braddock
Norma Pranter
James” Quick
H. C. van Auscein
F. Bruce Ellis
Postal Packin
Mamas
New Seal Beach
Sgt
Thomas Home
M. Hall
Parent Teacher’s Association
Y.W.C
Knighton
Seal
Beach
Road To Romance
Knott's
Berry Farm
Navy Ordnance Base
Arthur Drent
Purple
And
Mrs
Herman Drent
the Drents
Pacific
Drent
Treasure Island
San Francisco
the Purple Heart
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