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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1945
Page
3
Prices for food clothing and house furnishings rose in the 30 days ending June 15. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the cost of living index at its wartime peak since December 1925, with food up 0.2 percent and clothing up 0.3 percent.
Miss Virginia Weston of 1293 Palos Verdes Drive San Pedro was revived by a police respirator squad after sinking during a solo swim near the pier. An unidentified man in the surf stepped on her as the rescue occurred and firemen rushed equipment to the beach to revive her.
A weekly digest notes the surge in consumer check use totaling about 10 000 000 000 for 1945 and the public's cashless purchases. It covers Mighty Superforts raids over four Japanese cities dropping 6632 tons and compares bomber payloads to Germany. It also recounts a British flotilla dock voyage and Justice Jackson pressuring Allied powers to prosecute war criminals.
The War Shipping Administration announces open competitive exams for U S Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. Unmarried men aged 16 to 28 with 15 high school credits may apply by August 31 to receive cadet midshipman postings with concurrent Naval Reserve commissions. Cadets train six months at sea before Kings Point and, upon graduation, receive deck and engine licenses and Navy Ensign commissions.
Los Angeles district rationing chief Frank L. Ryan said August tire allotment drops to 122,201 grade 1 tires from July’s 125,895 for the nine county area. Los Angeles County alone falls from 91,795 to 84,396, taking the bulk of the cut while eight counties hold or raise their figures.
The article notes rapid rollout of new aircraft under public scrutiny with the Shooting Star breaking 550 mph and the B-32 emerging as a smaller, improved successor to the B-29. It highlights ongoing public interest as weekly reveals continue.
Herbert Hoover the living ex president will be the guest of honor at the 40th annual Iowa picnic in Bixby Park Long Beach on Saturday August 11. The event also marks his seventy first birthday with his address on American foreign relations based on Yalta Potsdam and San Francisco conferences. Col Theodore Davis retired Army officer and Apache Nation chief will lead tribal dances from the Apache reservation entertaining the crowd. Local city departments and civic groups plan special arrangements for crowd control and entertainment.
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