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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
1
A Monday 7 30 pm mass meeting in the civil auditorium aims to form plans for the War Chest Drive area quota of 2860 remains. Arthur T Perks urged participation to hear Hugh Wilcox outline war relief agency functions and drive tactics.
The Assembly of God churches in the Southern California district opened a Christian service center for servicemen in Long Beach at 39 South Pine in the Ocean Center building. Seal Beach church leaders share Tuesday evenings 6 to 10 and the project welcomes help from nearby communities. Free services, and requests for canteen food, money, or good magazines. Continued on page.
OES Worthy Matrons from Orange County gathered for a gala luncheon hosted by Mrs Grace Irvine president of the Hazel Lane Association at the Seal Beach home of Mr and Mrs P A Stanton 101 Ocean Avenue Decorations reflected pink and blue with handkerchief favors The luncheon was followed by a business meeting where the 16 matrons planned to attend Grand Chapter in San Francisco October 16 to 19 Guests included Deputy Grand Matron Maude Temple and matrons from Buena Park Artesia La Habra Yorba Linda Fullerton Anaheim Huntington Beach Norwalk Santa Ana Garden Grove and other communities A full list of attendees was noted.
A new high in blood donors was reported this month by Mrs Grace Knighton Red Cross Blood Donor chairman for this area. Twenty five persons went to Santa Ana yesterday to give their blood more than ever before in the month. At a meeting of the blood donor chairmen of the southern Orange county district last week in Santa Ana the local quota was increased 50 percent or to 15 per month instead of 10. Mrs Irene Daniger new chapter chairman of blood donors called the meeting to get acquainted with her co workers in the county. Mrs Knighton said she was arranging transportation for approximately the same number to donate next month. Other areas have fallen below their quota and if it can be partially made up it will be a noble gesture. Blood is badly needed for plasma as the war progresses. If you wish to donate your blood leave your name and address at the local American Red Cross office 219 Main street. If your name is not included in the roll of honor in this newspaper please telephone Mrs Knighton the Red Cross office or the office of this newspaper. Those donating yesterday were Mesdames Ruby Stewart Ar dith Latham Eva Greer Waldene Carroll Minnie Evans June Hop Marie Winterstein Frances Brown Louise Collier Katherine Poindexter Mildred Blanken ship Jean Frick Rosemary Rac er Jessie Reed Lola Peterson Miss Patricia Makinson Miss Yvonne Shaw Mr Herman Day and Mr Henry Wilson of Seal Beach and Mrs Marilou Towrie and Mrs Dolores Meis of Surf side and Mrs Archie Latch of Sunset Beach
The Seal Beach post office warns about overseas Christmas parcels after pests attacked shipments. Postminster J Jolly Jones urges use of metal or wood boxes. cardboard helps. Candy in five pound boxes is allowed if hard caramel, with or without chocolate, cookies and fruit cake allowed. Eight ounce first class packages may not include cake candy or cookies. Mailing dates are Sept 15 to Oct 15 with one parcel per week per sender.
The Seal Beach council approved a zoning amendment to allow two dwellings per lot, with front units over 650 square feet and back units over 400 square feet on 25 foot lots. They also granted Ellen Congreve a $100 monthly allocation for a full time clerk, granted 60 day leave of absence for Ben Krenwinkel, and discussed acquiring materials for a city incinerator. The American Legion Auxiliary California Department urged recruiting 22,000 Army medical technicians for the Woman's Army Corps, with Seal Beach Unit No. 300 participating in an August 16 to September 15 drive and a local unit quota to be announced.
The Seal Beach branch of the American Red Cross schedules its regular September board meeting for September 11 at the Red Cross office, 219 Main Street, shifting from September 4 Labor Day. Final approval of the new by laws will be given before they go to the annual meeting on September 20 in the city hall.
Local youths come home this week from extended overseas duty. Sergeant Walter J. Burch returns after 45 months in the Southwest Pacific with the Coast Artillery anti aircraft corps arriving at Presidio Monterey then to Seal Beach for a 23 day furlough before Santa Barbara reassignment. Sergeant Dick A. Whittington comes back from 31 months with the Army Air Forces in the China Burma India theatre and spends 23 days with his mother at 8th Street. his brother T-Sgt. Ned B. Whittington is also home on furlough from Nevada after seven years in the Army and 27 months in the Aleutians. Corporal Ed Finch spends a furlough with his parents after seeing action in the South Pacific. Jessie Finch also returns with a 15 day Texas station furlough. Carl Glenn returns on furlough after months overseas. his parents now live in Long Beach.
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