Death Comes To Aunt Packing For Trip To Beach
Charles Sprouse of 132 12th Street left International Airport last Sunday for Kansas City to retrieve the body of his aunt Mrs. Trudy Richardson. She died unexpectedly at her home, and authorities believe a heart attack caused the death. The 60 year old woman had enjoyed the area and planned to move to Seal Beach after spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Sprouse. (Continued on Page Four)
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Charles Sprouse
12Th Street
International Airport
Trans World Airlines
Kansas City
Missouri
Trudy Richardson
California
Orvel Chase Dies Suddenly at 67 in Ocean Avenue Home
Orvel Chase 67 died from a heart attack at his Ocean Avenue home around 9 30 Thursday morning. He appeared in good health minutes before, having bought a newspaper and cigarettes at G and G Market. His son James 31 was with him when the attack occurred and called for help. ambulance personnel confirmed death.
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Orvel Chase
Ocean Avenue
Mr. Chase
G. and G. Market
James Chase
Students Present Annual Christmas Play at McGaugh School
The seventh and eighth grades of J. H. McGaugh Intermediate School will perform Why The Chimes Rang a drama tization by R. M. Alden on Thursday December 15 at 7 30 p.m. in the school auditorium. The orchestra will play the Christmastide Overture and the seventh grade Glee Club will sing carols.
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J. H. McGaugh Intermediate School
R. M. Alden
Glee Club
Irene McCandless
Kathryn Garrity
Donovan Moffitt
Isabella Hockney
Oecus Bankston
Eight Automobiles Smash-Up On Pacific Coast Highway Sunday
Eight cars were involved in three accidents within Seal Beach with no injuries. At 4 20 p m on the Pacific Coast Highway near Sixteenth Street Arvid Peterson stopped in the inside lane and Patrick Wiswall halted behind him when James Twaite rammed Wiswall causing Peterson’s car to be hit. All three drivers escaped harm though vehicles suffered rear and front damage.
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Seal Beach
Sixteenth Street
Pacific Coast Highway
Arvid Peterson
San Pedro
16Th Street
Patrick Wiswall
Hawthorn
Peterson
James Twaite
Compton
Wiswall
Engineer Says No Damage Done By Late High Tide
Seal Beach reports no damage from the extreme high tides. City Engineer Hal Marron said Wednesday that sand loss occurred from the beach but attributed to very fine material used in last summer’s dredging. The fine sand floated away, offering no initial benefits.
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Seal Beach
Hal Marron
No Parking Meters Here Without Bids
Seal Beach will not install parking meters on the beach or side streets until a thorough investigation is completed and bids are submitted by various companies. The City Council made the decision Tuesday night after reading a letter from Vernon A. Covert for Vogelson Company.
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Seal Beach
Vernon A. Covert
Vogelsong Company
Covert
Vogel
Kids May Not Have Annual Gay Christmas Party
Lions Club sponsored party for Seal Beach children at the Bay Theatre may not occur this year. Kenny Nash, chairman, says December 17th or 18th are sought for the event. if the theatre cannot be rented on either date, the party will be canceled.
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The
Lions Club
Bay Theatre
Seal Beach
Kenny Nash
Lions
Yellow flasher replacement urged at Bolsa and Bay
City Council hears Leonard Hickcox recount a recent near miss at Bolsa and Bay Boulevards where a yellow flashing signal allowed proceeding without a stop. City Engineer Hal Marron will seek Navy base installation of a red signal to reduce traffic hazard.
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Bolsa and
Bay
Leonard Hickcox
Fourth Street
Hal Marron
Navy
Propositions Planned for April Seal Beach Ballot
Seal Beach voters in April 1956 will face at least four propositions. City Attorney Robert Buck was instructed by the City Council to prepare the legal forms. One amendment aims to exclude annexed property from the anti oil drilling ordinance, potentially allowing Navy ammunition and net depot land and parts of the Hellman estate to be annexed without oil restrictions.
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Seal Beach
Ateast
Robert Buck
United States Navy
Hellman
Hancock Oil Company
Car Out of Control Hits Parked Vehicle in Long Beach
Newton Halter 30 of Long Beach lost control on 101 Highway and struck a parked car at Standard Gas Station at Pacific Coast Highway and Bolsa Avenue. The crash bent a flag pole and toppled a sign. Vehicle owner David H Fehser 31 of Seal Beach reported the scene. Thomas Meenan 40 of Long Beach, driver Halter, was hospitalized at Long Beach Veterans Hospital.
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Coast Highway
Bolsa Avenue
Chevrolet
Acci
Newton Halter
Long Beach
101 Highway
Pacific Coast Highway
Halter
David ‘H.] Fehser
Seal Way
Seal Beach
Thomas Meenan
Car Slams Into Poles and Ditch on Main Street
Henry Ormsby 40 of Long Beach drove through reflector poles into a ditch near 101 Highway on Main Street last Friday around 11 33 p.m. He missed the turn and was treated at Community Hospital for facial and hand abrasions then released the same night.
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Henry Ormsby
Long Beach
101 Highway
Main Street
Ormsby
Community Hospital
Erosion Man Claims Council Ignored Plan
Carl K. Cheek told the Seal Beach City Council that he had long warned about beach erosion and flood risks. He presented newspaper clippings and said his plan would end erosion, noting the council rejected his advice and sea walls would not suffice.
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Carl K. Cheek
Cheek
Fire insurance rates rise unless new equipment is bought
Seal Beach property owners face a 15 to 20 percent premium hike after a Fire Underwriters report lowered the city from class six to class seven. The city must upgrade equipment to avoid higher rates. Continued on Page Two.
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Seal Beach
Wrenas Ot Aa
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Dent
Twaite’s
Page Seven
Bruce Hall
R. E. Dolley Lodge
Post & Wave
Washington
Erosion Man
FereMwe Ace
United States Marine Corps
Shell
H. B. Brown
R. G. McNamara
Jacque Kredell
Central Avenue
R. L. Tyner
Los Angeles
Orange Counties
Marine Corps
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