City to buy new grader sweeper and tractor
City officials authorized bids for a 7 foot brush sweeper at 850 dollars or 800 with tractor attachment after a WPB release. A pneumatic tired grader may be purchased for 1650 dollars. Old grader may be sold for about 50 dollars, with bids advertised to attract farmers. A more powerful Caterpillar tractor at about 1650 dollars is planned, with potential 500 dollars for the old unit.
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City Soan
Joe Lyndic
Los Angeles
War Production Board
Syndic
WPB
J. P. Butler
Roy Thomas
Thomas
City Buys Army Truck From Camp Callan for 498.92
Roy Thomas, Seal Beach maintenance foreman, disclosed this week that he purchased a 1941 Army truck at Camp Callan for 498.92. The vehicle, painted in the city's color yesterday, is said to be the first of its kind bought on the coast and worth considerably more than the purchase price.
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Roy Thomas
Seal Beach
Camp, Callan
Thomas
Fifth War Loan Drive Tops Local Goal in Seal Beach
Final figures show Seal Beach Sun set and Surfside raised 129700 toward the Fifth War Loan Drive surpassing the 120000 quota. Frank Shufelt, chairman, reports 84525 from individuals and 45175 from corporations. A Scout troop party at Community church honored helpers and bond purchasers.
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Seal Beach
Sunset
Surfside
Frank Shufelt
Shu
Frosty Felts
Poth
F. Bruce Ellis
Calvin Durango
Lyman Ellis
Derry Bowles
John Dean
Duane Eastburn
Bob Lettice
Gordon Klein
Wally Pierce
Bob Seigert
Frank Upham
Red Cross Board to Read By-Laws Next Monday
Seal Beach chapter of the American Red Cross will hold a board meeting Monday at 7 30 pm led by chairman Mrs Kermit Moore. Members are urged to attend as the new by-laws will be read and other business transacted before submission for chapter approval at the September 20 meeting.
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Seal Beach
The
American Red Cross
Kermit’ Moore
Disaster Committee Named by Local Red Cross
The Seal Beach Red Cross disaster committee met Tuesday to name members and organize housing feeding transportation and care for injured. Chairman Mrs. Kermit Moore praised H C VanAusdeln for organizing the unit. Appointments include Fred E Lusk as vice chairman and chairs for Information Registration Transportation Shelter Public Information Survey Food Clothing Canteen and related roles.
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Seal Beach
American Red Cross
Kermit Moore
H. C. VanAusdeln
Fred E. Lusk
A. J. Peterson
D. D. Lawhead
Lyle Shepherd
Hans Schmidt
Larry Sheehan
Max Henkey
J. C. Felts
E. J. Hughes
Harry Linfesty
Chas. Z. Irvine
Hubert Tyler
City Tax Rate Reduced in New Budget
Seal Beach voters approved a new budget for 1944 45 with the tax rate cut by one cent from 1.57 to 1.56 per 100 of assessed value. Property assessments rose by 700, and total expenditures fall to 111 265 from 111 475. Civilian defense funds were slashed and bond interest reduced, driving the decrease.
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Seal Beach
Seal Beach Police Chief Firing Sparks Letter to Council
The city council read an open letter in response to a request for an explanation of Lee Howard’s firing. Copies were sent to other dismissed officers. The letter claims a petition with over 400 signatures urged Howard’s reinstatement, and states the firing reflected public preference, not deficiencies by Glenn.
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Seal Beach
Lee Howard
Glenn
Howard
Val Burch
Christmas Mailing Dates Listed for Overseas Packages
Overseas Christmas packages must be mailed between September 15 and October 15 to reach service members in time. Seal Beach postmaster J. Jolly Jones announced today and urged families with loved ones overseas to start shopping now. Full mailing rules, sizes, and weight limits will be published in the Post next week.
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J. Jolly Jones
Seal Beach
Jones
Post
Seal Beach Council Shifts to Monday Meetings
Ordinance changes the city schedule so council meetings move from Thursdays to Mondays. Amendments to Ordinance No 1, first enacted in 1915, set regular meetings for the first and third Mondays at 8 p.m. April through September and 7 30 p.m. October through March. The next meeting remains scheduled for Thursday August 16 at p.m.
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Seal Beach
Board of Trustees
Eight Ordinances Read at Meeting of City Council
Council passed final readings on ordinances raising police wages establishing a police captain post and fire chief salary while repealing an anti gambling law and setting 1944 45 tax rates. Other measures include creating a public parking lot trash disposal rules and changing meeting days with patrol duty and zoning notes amid Seal Beach activity. A Grumman fighter crashed offshore at 5000 feet last Tuesday. the pilot survived, was uninjured, and salvage operations proceed at Los Alamitos NAS.
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Navy Grumann
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Maintenace
Ocean
Police Department
Seal Beach
Paper Day Set In Seal Beach To Collect Waste News
Next Thursday August 10 is Paper Day in Seal Beach run by the Seal Beach Boys club. Volunteers will visit homes to collect newspapers and magazines for alley pickup by the city truck Friday morning. Residents are urged to cooperate, even with small quantities, to help ease the paper shortage.
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Seal Beach
Man Arrested Twice on Same Charge at Navy Depot
Henry E. Montano an employee at the Naval depot was arrested early Tuesday on an intoxication charge. Later the same day he and two Navy depot workers Ed Eduardo and Jes Ortiz were arrested on Main Street for the same charge. Montano was fined 50 dollars and jailed 25 days.
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Henry E. Montano
Naval Depot
Main Street
Ed Evenardo
Jes Ortiz
Navy Depot
Montana
Paper Will Deliver Fifty Shells to the Front
A delivery of fifty 75 mm shells is planned for the front line. The report notes the supply will bolster artillery readiness and support ongoing operations in the theater.
Council Debates Race Question Over Petitions Banning Negroes
City council considers drafting petitions to bar renting or selling to colored people amid naval depot staffing plans. City attorney says no ordinance can discriminate against citizens. petitions would require notarization and could not compel signatures. A property owner questions practical enforcement and constitutional rights while opposing the discriminatory measure.
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Council
Naval Ordnance Depot
Dana Williams
Williams
Butler
Louis Jaeckel
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City
Army
Red Cross Board
Red Cross
A. W. Armstrong
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