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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1945
Page
1
Opinion column by A W Armstrong explores everyday subjects with local perspective. Reader commentary and regional references color reflections on society, culture, and daily life in a mid century newspaper voice.
A reminiscence recalls Jefferson Soapy Smith a Denver gambler famed in the 0s and 90s who later moved to the Klondike where he died resisting law and order. Known for soap and shell games he mingled warmly with reporters while funding missions and Salvation Army work, a multifaceted figure whose public acts contrasted with his sharp street hustles.
The fourth and final group from the Community Church leaves for a week at Camp Radford near Big Bear Lake. Camp Radford, owned by Los Angeles, is leased to the church for camps and offers hiking swimming baseball worship and singing. About 300 youths from Southern California will attend, including local members Mary Lou Austin Bob Brier Roy Brown Damaris Eastburn Duane Hasturn Lyman Ellis Ivalee Kulzer Bonnie McGill Frank Upham Howard Van Ausdeln and Russell Weber.
An oil well on Shell Oil lease 9 north of Seal Beach exploded at 9 am Wednesday. Five men died including Lannie Wasson Long Beach Otto Henckel Lynwood Ralph W Wiman Long Beach Jesse Rogers Artesia and John C Gentry Buena Park. Charles Schleibaum Compton Shell employee was severely burned but survived. Firefighters fought flames as flames melted rig parts and smoke drifted toward the town. Officials cited an undetermined cause and noted the well had been on production tests the past month.
Frank Vaccaro, long Beach restaurateur and Circle Cocktail Lounge chef in Seal Beach, hosts free dinners for 100 wounded sailors from the Naval Hospital every two months. He invites all menu items and drinks, funds the meals, and has a history of aiding servicemen, police, and hospital staff with meals, rooms, and Thanksgiving turkeys.
The Seal Beach Boys Club held the first weekly dance last Friday at 7 30 pm with Mrs Norma Pranter in charge and chaperones Barbara Hightower and Delores Kretzschmar. Instruction was offered to beginners by Jim Taylor, Mary Lou Kretzschmar, George Shilling and Wally Pierce. Aimed at junior high and high school youths, the club plans afternoon and evening sessions through Sept 10, with poster making for the new Friday dances and upcoming sport tables and activities.
Bill Weiss 17 of Bell California nearly drowned Monday afternoon in a Seal Beach outing. He was exhausted and pulled from the channel by companions Louis Pescovic and Frank Gaeta. Fire Chief Knighton found him on the beach and resuscitated him. Artifical respiration by T L Beall aided his revival before transport to Community Hospital Long Beach. He remained unconscious hours, later improving as parents were notified. The trio of boys were vacationing in Seal Beach, living at 127 Dolphin Avenue.
Members of the Assembly of God Church of Seal Beach joined the Christ's Ambassadors Rally held in the Orange Union High School auditorium. The next rally is planned in Whittier on September 24. attendees from Seal Beach include Rev. J. L. Freeman Edna Freeman Arlie Jones Sadie Reynolds F H Toppin and Deanna Madeline Drent A C Chafe and Diane.
At the August Pack Meeting of Cub Scouts Pack 116 in the grade school auditorium the dens performed in moccasins breech cloths and feathered head dresses with tom tom rhythms. Handmade crafts were displayed and bobcat pins were awarded as James Merigold and Uncle Bill Carithers attended.
Seal Beach residents upset with water quality must address Long Beach officials, says City Water Superintendent C A Miller. The Seal Beach tank needed a second coat of paint and was connected to Long Beach water again this summer after last month’s cement paint.
City Street Superintendent C A Miller announced resurfacing of Twelfth Street from H Electric Avenue to the State Highway with pre mix asphalt. The work should finish before the September 10 start of school since the street borders the school yard.
Norman Phares reports the Den meeting opened with four Cubs absent. The group practiced their Indian play and prepared for the pack meet held Wednesday. All members received their Bob Cat rank at the meet and the meeting closed with a salute to the flag.
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