Firemen's Ball Funds Fire Department Upgrades
Sunset Beach Sunset Heights and Surfside Colony residents raised over $900 at the seventh Firemen's Benefit Ball held November 26 at Meadowlark Country Club. Proceeds fund fire equipment including hydrants worth 75 dollars each, a rescue truck, a portable light plant, water truck support, and life saving gear, with county matching funds aiding purchases.
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Sunset Beach
Sunset Heights
Surfside Colony
Meadowlark Country Club
Charles Fitts
County of Orange
Ells Galle
James Langdon
Seal Beach
Charles’ Chamberlin
Fullerton
Rose McAlevry
Curtis Hunt
Whittier
Lorraine Hyta
Long Beach
Surfside
Republicans Get Acquainted With County Committee
The Seal Beach Republican Women’s Club and the Orange County Republican Central Committee held a joint dinner at Sam’s Sea Food with 55 attendees. Congressman James Ott urged continued Republican control and support for a 1956 Congress, expressing hope for Anaheim Bay dredging. Martha Powers welcomed nonmembers to the club.
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Seal Beach
Republican Women’s Club
Orange County
Republican Central Committee
Sam’s Sea Food
Central Committee
James Ott
Anaheim Bay
House of Representatives
Martha Powers
The
Republican Club
Sunset Beach Chamber Meeting Set for December 7
Sunset Beach Chamber of Commerce invites Sunset and Surfside residents to an informal gathering at 7 30 p m December 7 at the Fire Station. Refreshments and a door prize will be provided. Members should bring cards for validation. praise is given to Mr L J Byrd for securing a traffic light at Los Patos.
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Sunset Beach
Los Patos
Committee Plans Community Center Initiative
A chamber appointed board of Lauter Johns Moody and Belcher met to study ways to start a long discussed community center. The special meeting was held Tuesday with reports due next week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lauter
Robert Johns
Dick Moody
Fred Belcher
Cubs Busy With Food Collection
The Cub Scouts collected food for a Holiday Basket to aid a needy family. They begin Christmas projects and plan a pack meeting for December.
Son Bryson Returns From Air Force Thanksgiving
Mrs. Bryson reports enjoying Thanksgiving with her son Skip Bryson who has recently joined the Air Force and is stationed at Parks Air Base near Oakland.
Continual Training Improves Volunteer Fire Department
The volunteer department highlights ongoing training with four monthly fire fighting classes from a state forestry instructor. Last year required 800 man hours for schools and drills, and 19 men now comprise the unit, reflecting improved readiness and equipment handling.
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State Division of Forestry
Bazaar Sponsored By Woman's Club on Saturday
Sunset Beach Woman's Club Bazaar set for December 8 at 9 a.m. with multiple booths including a Post Office booth featuring surprise packages mailed to members from friends nationwide, each gift valued at 50 cents or more.
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Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach Man Hailed After Night in Veterans Hospital
At about 10 p.m. Sunday a neighbor called an ambulance from Long Beach Veterans Hospital to pick up George Moase of 16781 Coast Highway Sunset Beach. He suffered a nerve attack but returned home Monday morning feeling much better.
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Long Beach Veterans Hospital
George Moase
Coast Highway
Sunset Beach
Brownies Plan December Farewell Party at Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach Brownies announce a December 15 Christmas land farewell party as members Laurie Langdon and Christine Benson depart. This week the group will begin its surprise Christmas Gifts for Mother and Father project.
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Sunset Beach
Brownies
Laurie Langdon
Christine Benson
Infant Strain Son Dies in Long Beach Hospital
The newborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Strain of 16332 Sunset Beach died Monday, November 28, at a Long Beach hospital. The Strains have three other children Jean, Carol, and Katherine. Grandparents are Mrs. Katherine Strain and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. June. Private funeral services were held Wednesday at the Disday Chapel in Long Beach.
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Donald Strain
Sunset Beach
Long Beach
Strains
Jean
Carol
Katherine
Katherine Strain
Ralph S. June
Disday Chapel
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LAS Damas Club
C. E. Chamberlin
J. C. Langdon
E. E. Fitts
Eileen Gunness
R. E. Randle
Post & Wave Photo
Las Damas Club of
Ocean
Jim Bannon
Auto Repair and Service
Service
Chamber
Sunset Cleaners
Sunset Beech
UNION
Mel Greening
Woman's Club
Vivian Galle
Veterans Hospital
Grese
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