Seal Beach Pupils Stage Ambitious Christmas Program
Seal Beach elementary pupils under Superintendent J. H. McGaugh present a large Christmas music festival at the school auditorium Thursday at 2:30. The program features the combined glee clubs and orchestra, with numbers including Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Adeste Fideles, It Came Upon a Midnight, and Joy to the World. War Chest funds will be presented to Boy Scouts, Boys Club, and Girl Scouts, each receiving 333 dollars.
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Seal Beach
J. H. McGaugh
McGaugh
Carolyn Kobernik
Dolores MacPherson
Boy Scouts
Boys Club
Girl Scouts
Ministers Oppose Sunday Dancing in Seal Beach Auditorium
The Seal Beach Ministerial Union submitted a letter to the city council on December 4 1944 opposing Sunday night dancing at the proposed City auditorium. They warned of alcohol, juvenile delinquency and a shift from the city’s wholesome traditions, while urging memorials honor veterans and emphasize spiritual values.
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Ministerial Union
Seal Beach
City
Ministerial Union of
City Auditorium
Mother of former local resident dies in Los Angeles
Elizabeth Gilbreth mother of Mrs. Robert Russell and former Seal Beach resident, died at her Los Angeles home on December 2. She was well known in the area and visited often at the peninsula home of her daughter and son-in-law.
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Elizabeth Gilbreth
Bank of America letter stokes Seal Beach auditorium plan
J C Aldrich files brief against Interior claim to Seal Beach land. Bank of America writes to council in opposition to the proposed $200,000 civic auditorium. Fireworks erupt at Monday’s city council meeting as Mayor Gamntner pushes the project. Continued on page Eight.
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Bank of America
Council Against
Seal Beach
W. D. Gamntner
Civic Auditorium
San Francisco
Denial of 40 Acre Beach Land Purchase in Seal Beach
J C Aldrich was denied his request to buy 40 acres of Seal Beach oceanfront. Interior Secretary Ickes allows an appeal within 80 days. Aldrich, of 921 S Serrano Los Angeles, filed a 50 page brief with the Internal Revenue Service. The matter, tied to the Surfside Colony site, was discussed at a city council meeting. The full story appeared December 3, and continues on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Aldrich
Seal Beach
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Aldrich
S. Serrano
Los Angeles
Seal Beach Ocean Front
J. ©. Aldrich
Dana R. Williams
Department of Internal Revenue
Surfside Colony
Thomas Vaentine
Sonoma County
Miranda
Masons to Install New Officers Saturday Evening
New officers for the R. E. Dolley Lodge No. 616 of Seal Beach will be installed at the Masonic Hall Saturday night December 16. 1945 officers include Walter C. Lyon as worshipful master and Cyrus W. Shepard as senior warden with a formal program featuring solos readings and piano selections.
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R. E. Dolley Lodge
Seal Beach
Masonic Hall
Walter C. Lyon
Cyrus W. Shepard
Robert S. Niblick
William R. Trethewey
Glen O. Jones
William E. Dee
Chapain
Ralph F. Wendell
Marshall
James.n
Scott
James B. Washburn
Fred B
Gray
John
Bourne
Tyler
George
Edwin Marshall
P.M
Fred F. Finch
Shasta Glenn
Ben Ann Hancock
Grace Hoffmann
Don P. Proctor
Lucille Jones
Jewel
A. G. Johnson
William Trethewey
P. M
Norma Pranter
Lodge
D. P. Proctor
D. D. Lawhead
William Threthewey
Garbage collection day moved to Friday
Roy Thomas a maintenance foreman announced this week that starting Friday December 15 the day of collecting garbage will be Friday instead of Saturday. Other days Monday and Wednesday remain unchanged.
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Roy Thomas
Gentry Hired as Architect for Civic Auditorium
Francis H. Gentry, a former mayor of Long Beach, was hired by the city council to oversee architectural details of the proposed civic auditorium. He will be paid on a 10 percent commission split across milestones, totaling 7 percent before construction begins if the project costs $100,000.
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Francis H. Gentry
Liong Beach
Gentry
Kentry
Two Local Servicemen Return After Many Months Overseas
Lieutenant Clifford J. Schmickrath USMC arrives in the United States and plans to return home to Seal Beach after 150 months of combat in the Central and South Pacific. He fought at Eniwetok Kwajalein Saipan and Guam and is recovering at Oak Knoll hospital. Seaman First Class Jack Draper USN arrives in Seal Beach to visit during a leave of absence after 11 months at sea and 18 months on a later South Pacific cruise. He married Louise Craig on November 9 1943 and will visit his parents in Hollis Oklahoma.
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Clifford J. Schmickrath
USMC
United States
Dolphin
Schmickrath
Central
South Pacific
Eniiwetok
Kwajalien
Marshalls
Saipan
Guam
Oak Knoll Hospital
Seal Beach
William, Stewart
Victoria Tamaulipas
Mexico
Marines
San Diego
Schmidkrath
Bremerton
Washington
Pacific
Jack Draper
U.S.N
Clifton Craig
12Th Street
San Francisco
Louise Graig
Draper
Hollis
Oklahoma
Douglas Long Beach
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Noel
John Savage
Cornelia Morrison
Doreen Henkey
Marilyn Sue Burns
Marion Douglas
Myrna Lewis
Jo Hill
Mary Louw Kretzschmar
Shepherds
Carol of the Shepherds
East
Orient
John Butler
Don Jones
Gordon Klein
Carol
Sligar
Herald
J. L. Freeman
Assembly of God Church
George O. Peek
First’ Brothern Church
F. Bruce ‘Ellis
Community Methodist Church
J.C. Aldrich
Department of Interior
Masons
Rie Say
F. H. Gentry
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