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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1945
Page
1
Veteran journalist recalls early career in 1880s and quirky memories from Binghamton to Salt Lake City. Anecdotes cover electric light strikes, a gutter tumble on a rain night, a Salt Lake dive, a potato ownership case, and a sly language joke. More installments promised.
Stoney O B Stonebraker known as Yeager's Market butcher opens a dry cleaning shop at Fifth street and Coast Highway in the former Motley Thomas poultry market. He promises good work and invites patronage with a four day service.
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon and tonight with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over mountains and desert sections. Expect a few scattered light showers and sprinkles in west portions. Humidity remains high with little temperature change.
Fred Broomfield of North American Aviation spoke at the Seal Beach Lions Club on Air Power for Peace, tracing Nazi and Japanese advances and the Allied buildup. A new member, Paul A. Davis, joined Baker Oil Tools, and a fish dinner fundraiser was planned for August 15 to benefit the club’s charity fund.
Pacific Electric announces Aug eight start for doubled trips on the Long Beach Santa Ana Riverside route. Eight round trips daily connect Long Beach Seal Beach Westminster Santa Ana Orange Corona and Riverside with links to Colton San Bernardino Redlands and Los Angeles. Commuter morning and evening schedules target 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. workers, with earlier departures from several cities. Timetables available from motor coach operators and PE offices as war travel expands.
A G I with four and a half years in the Army seeks a quick path to 85 discharge points by advertising in a newspaper for a meeting with a young widow with three children. He aims to reach the magic score through this method.
A Long Beach Social Security office manager discusses extending protection beyond the current two thirds of workers. The author advocates universal coverage to end discrimination against those in non profit or non covered jobs, noting union members largely gain benefits while others do not. The piece argues full inclusion would grant all workers security in retirement.
The Navy details a dramatic war sea rescue in which a destroyer commanded by Sunset Beach’s Lt. Comdr. Robert S. Willey assisted four submarines that saved 93 survivors from a Nip transport after a convoy attack. Several submarines, including Pam panhito and Growler, rescued victims despite rough seas, while others perished.
The article praises America's motor transport system for its crucial role in war production. It notes millions of miles of highways and vast commercial vehicles enabled decentralization of industry, avoided railroad overload, and kept subcontractors' products moving to final assembly plants. California leads intrastate tonnage.
A compact quotation from Martin Luther on courage and hope, asserting wisdom requires courage and faith must be paired with hope to endure misfortune and overcome evil.
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