Calship Seeks 2500 Additional Workers
Calship aims to recruit 2600 skilled mechanics while reopening the old hiring office at 510 West Anaheim Street in Wilmington. The yard reports a weak applicant flow though listing 27 production crafts including 466 welder students, 217 three plate welders, unlimited two plate welders, and over 200 boilermaker posts, plus nine technical and clerical positions as ship repair begins.
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Calship
West
Anaheim Street
Wilmington
Terminal Island
Aid NEEDED BY SEAMEN GIVEN BY LOCAL WAR CHEST
Orange County War Chest funds support United Seamen's Service needs for merchant mariners after V-E day. A UK dispatch reports three mine incidents and 246 seamen in hospitals since V-E day, with ongoing risk and hospital care for sailors.
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WAR Chest
Germany
Europe
United Seamen’s Service
Orlyn N. Robertson
Orange County War Chest
National War Fund
George Goodfellow
United Kingdom
Seal Beach
New Asphalt Plant Opens at Orange
The John J. Swigart Company announces a new asphalt paving plant in Orange serving Orange County and nearby areas. Now in full operation, it supplies asphalt mixes to independent contractors and aims to ease a local material shortage. Swigart notes growing use of asphalt paving to cut dust and mud, improve conditions, and save time and equipment.
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Orange
Orange County
John J. Swigart Company
California
W. E. Hall Company
H. S. Ryan
Swigart
Brownie Scout Activities and Dolls Tea Party
Brownie Scouts engaged in knitting lap robe squares and embroidery on towels, sang, ate lunch, played games, and waded to the Pier. At 2 pm they held a dolls tea party with fruit punch candy and cookies, then resumed singing and knitting. Mrs. Henkey read the Brownie story.
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Red Cross
Henkey Red
Brownie activities include costume day and August plans
Morning schedule featured knitting and sewing with singing, lunch on the lawn, then a dramatic Mother Goose story tied to the Wedding of Jack and Jill. Mrs. Henkey supplied costumes and several girls took them home to iron and tailor. Brownies meet August 21, 28 with a Mothers tea, August 30 trip to San Pedro Toberman Settlement.
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Jack
Jill
San Pedro
Toberman Settlement
Elsa Wolf
Peterson
SEACRAFT Fictitious Firm Name Certificate Filed in Newport Beach
The undersigned certifies it conducts a small boat building and repair business at 625 Pacific Coast Highway Newport Beach under the fictitious firm SEACRAFT. De Luxe Water Taxi Co Ltd a California corporation with offices in Long Beach appears as the owner. Notary J E Pawson attests July 1945. Addison quotation appears.
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Pacific Coast Highway
Newport Beach
California
Seacraft
de Luxe Water Taxi Co., Ltd
Water Street
Long Beach
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Certificate OF Business
John W. Harvey
Los Angeles
A. D
J. E. Pawson
J. BE. Pawson
Los Angles
County
State of California
Addison
Barbei Soi
Charles H. Evans
Tunisia
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Barbersol
Ralph E. Myers
Salinas
J. A. O’donnell
Detroit
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Wayne University
United States Mail
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