Sunset Beach Sees Returning Soldiers and Local Cheer
Sunset Beach greets returning service members as Ivan Liggett, Allen and Edwin Liggett, and others come home from the Army and Navy. A Christmas carol rehearsal, neighborly visits, and holiday plans unfold while families prepare for festivities and travel to celebrate with kin in South Dakota and Washington. Local residents update on gatherings, weddings, and seasonal activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Liggett
Ivan
Eto
Allen
South Pacific
Elizabeth
Edwin
United States Army
Helen
Bob
Winnie Randall
South Dakota
Winnie
Colone
S. D
Lumber Shortage Halts Church Construction
The Assembly of God Church at 10th and Electric halts work on its Sunday school addition due to a lumber shortage. The foundation is complete and curb ing installed, but obtaining lumber likely won’t happen until early next year. Rev. J L Freeman, pastor and church builder, says congregation members are handling all work under his supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God Church
10Th
Electric
J. L.freeman
Freeman
Dottie's Beauty Shop Fire Near Miss at Main Street
Dottie's Beauty Shop at 138 Main Street suffered minor damage Tuesday afternoon when a burning cardboard box outside the door ignited a small blaze. The fire was controlled by local hoses before the Fire Department arrival, leaving a charred window frame and smoky odor affecting the adjacent Bette-Lu Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dottie
Main Street
Bette-Lu
Rose’ Thomas
Seal Beach
Clean Your Flues Warns Seal Beach Fire Chief
Fire Chief Sperry Knighton urges Seal Beach residents with oil furnaces to clean flues this winter. He explains soot and unburnt oil can ignite, with carbon chunks ejecting from flues posing fire danger. He stresses thorough cleaning before the heating season begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sperry Knighton
Seal Beach
Knighton
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Stanley Hemlock
Alden Tornquist
Dorothy Bigalow
Surf Side Colony
Inset Beach
Alding
Irene Russell
15Th Street
Yourigsters
Jim Templeton
Merchant Marine
Jim
America
Sunset Beach
Verna Norrell
Virgil Otto Lambertus
Iowa
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
Bellflower
Mar
Edna
Louis Blackmon
Betty Hill
South Carolina
Betty
J. K. Hill
Alabama
Blackmans
Agnes Smith
Huntington Beach
OES
Huntington
Robert Niblick
Lewis van ‘Cleave
Leah Hood
MacMillian
Ray Thomas
Ray
Coast Guard
Broadway
Coast Highway
H. A. 'Ralymdond
Los Angeles
Clair ‘Bart
Raymond
Thomas Brock Miller
San Diego
Tiajuana
Mortuary
Pacific Avenue
Long ‘Beach
Savage
Winchester
Peters
Main ST. Seal Beach
Herman Day
Magr
Frank Jaynes
Mobilgas
Imc
Ethan
MR. and Mrs. Lyle Stephens
Post & Wave
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