Surfside General Ralph Snavely Promoted to Brigadier
Surfside man Ralph Snavely has been promoted from colonel to brigadier general and relaxes at his Surfside home with wife and parents. Stationed at Hammer Field Texas he hosted a 26 officer staff buffet. He has a Marine son R A Snavely and another son in Fresno where parents reside.
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Ralph Snavely
Surfside
Hammer Field
Texas
General Snavely
R. A. Snavely
Marine Corps
Fresno
Free Sugar Candy Drive For Christmas Boxes At Sunset Beach
In Sunset Beach district AW Armstrong Red Cross Camp and Hospital chairman announces free sugar for candy making. One pound bags of sugar and chocolate for flavoring are available at Frosty’s Shop. Candy may be left at City Hall or brought to City Hall auditorium by 7:00 PM Saturday December 23 for packing.
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Sunset Beach
Seal Beach
Cross
AW. Armstrong
Camp and Hospital
Red Cross
Nola Thomas
City Hall
Chief Gilsey Returns from 16 Months Overseas
Chief Robert B. Gilsey USN son of Anna Gilsey 235 6th street is home after 16 months overseas. He spent most of his duty in the Hawaiian Islands and is now stationed at Long Beach Naval hospital. Entering the Navy 23 years ago he has served continuously. His home is Lakewood Village and he has visited his wife and mother in Seal Beach since returning last week.
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Robert B. Gilsey
USN
Anna Gilsey
6Th Street
Gilsey
Hawaiian Islands
Long Beach Naval Hospital
Navy
Lakewood Village
Seal Beach
Blood Donations Delayed in Seal Beach till January 25
Grace Knighton, Red Cross donor chairman, announced there will be no local blood donations in December. No mobile unit will operate in Santa Ana or Long Beach this month, delaying the Seal Beach drive until January 25.
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Seal Beach
Grace Knighton
Red Cross
Santa Ana
Long
Robert Thomas Completes Year in Europe War Theatre
Sergeant Robert E. Thomas of Seal Beach completed a year of service in the European Theatre of Operations at an Eighth Air Force fighter station in England. A Huntington Beach Union High School and USC/Fullerton College graduate, he joined the Air Corps in February 1943 and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer B. Thomas Sr. of 132 14th Street.
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Robert Thomas
Europe
Eighth Air Force
England
Robert E. Thomas
Seal Beach
Huntington Beach Union High School
University of Southern California
Fulerton College
Air Corps
Set. Thomas
Omer B. Thomas, Sr
14Th Street
Women's Society of Christian Service Names New Officers
Miss Minnie Rehwoldt was elected president of the local Woman's Society for Christian Service at a regular meeting and potluck luncheon at Community church. Officers include Alma Ellis vice president J Marrin secretary William Johnson secretary of local church activities Grace Haskell secretary of supplies Orilla Bigelow secretary of missionary education and Laura Cole secretary for children's work. An installation will be held in January and regular public luncheons resume then. Members donated about two dozen cans of fruit for the Spanish American Institute in Gardena.
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Minnie Rehwoldt
Woman’s Society For Christian Service
Alma Ellis
J. Marrin
William Johnson
Grace Haskell
Orilla Bigelow
Missionary Education
Laura Cole
WSCS
Spanish American Institute
Gardena
Seal Beach Area Over Top in Sixth War Loan Drive
The Seal Beach area including Seal Beach Surfside Sunset and Los Alamitos Districts exceeded its December war bond quota. The district’s total reached 128000 surpassing the 115000 target. Acknowledgments go to chairs Ralph Cole Frosty Felts Arthur Perks Stuart Briggs Mrs Mabel Gallo Jim Watts and others including Mayor Gountner Louis Jaeckel J Jolly Jones and Mrs Lola Peterson for their efforts. Final December figures to follow.
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Seal Beach
Surfside
Sunset
Los Alamitos
Ralph Cole
Cochairman
Frosty Felts
Arthur Perks
Stuart Briggs
Mabel Gallo
Jim Watts
Mayor Gountner
Orange’ ‘County
Liouis Jaeckel
J. Jolly Jones
Elsie Hanson
Assisant
Louise Collier
Lola Peterson
Post
Wave
Star-News
Press Telegram
No More Public Building for Duration WPB
Local realtor Phillip Norton expects Mayor Gamntner’s plan for a grand auditorium in Seal Beach to be delayed until after the war. War Production Board chairman A J Crooks, speaking at a Los Angeles dinner this week, said no public buildings in Southern California will be built during the duration unless absolutely essential to the war effort. Councilwoman Jessie Reed notes residents favor a postwar auditorium instead.
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Phillip Norton
Los Angeles
A. J. Crooks
War Production Board
Crooks
California
Jessie W. Reed
Seal Beach
Bullet Goes Through Roof at Franco Home
Navy officials and local police investigate after a .45 caliber bullet tore through the roof and ceiling of Mrs. Franco’s home at 318 Highth Street Sunday. The slug lodged in a wall near a baby’s crib, narrowly missing the child. Lt. Bill Adams, a Navy ballistic expert, classed the round as fired from a -45 revolver, noting it likely came from someone firing a gun into the air or during cleaning.
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Navy
Franco
Trom
Highth Street
Navy Ballistic
Bill Adams
Woman Seriously Hurt in Coast Highway Motorcycle Crash
Mrs. Horace Williams of Long Beach was seriously injured when her motorcycle skid 130 feet and toppled Sunday on Coast Highway near Second Street. She rode behind her husband and was thrown as the bike slid to its side while avoiding a car. Evred W. McManus of Torrance said he swerved to miss a vehicle entering his path. Mrs. Williams was taken to a Long Beach hospital in critical condition.
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Horace Williams
Long Beach
Coast Highway
Second Street
Christmas Program at School Hailed Best Ever
A capacity crowd packed the local elementary school auditorium for a standout Christmas program praised by PTA chair Mrs Arnold Larsen. Mrs Jessie Eller organized a growing musical group, expanding from a few musicians to a large orchestra, with notable performances by the girls and boys chorus and the combined glee. The program drew high marks as one of the best ever presented locally. The Seal Beach postoffice will stay open on December 23 afternoon to 5 pm and December 24 1 to 4 pm, with December 25 hours similar, for general delivery patrons only. No money orders or registered mail will be processed during these extra shifts amid a strong holiday rush.
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Elsie Hanson
Private Velda Eubanks Enroute to Camp Lejeune
Private Velda Jean Eubanks of 221 18th street is enroute to Camp Lejeune North Carolina for recruit training. She enlisted through the Long Beach Marine Recruiting Station in the Post Office building at Third and American Street with Staff Sergeant Martin W Hulme as noncommissioned officer in charge.
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Velda Jean Eubanks
18Th Street
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Eubanks
Long Beach
Third
American
Martin W. Hulme
Seal Beach Twins Star in Finest Local Christmas Program
Mrs. Mary Ekberg says she has not missed a school Christmas program since her twin servicemen sons were babies. The 20 year old twins, natives of Seal Beach, were born in her home, and this year’s program was described as the finest yet.
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Seal Beach
School pageant honors and charity donations
The school art class created traditional decorations for a pageant directed by J. H. McGaugh, superintendent, working with the Parent-Teacher Association. Arthur Perks and Neil E. Adams presented checks for 333 each to the Boys Club, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts from the Seal Beach War Chest.
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J. H. McGaugh
Parent-Teacher’s Association
Arthur Perks
Neil E. Adams
Boys Club Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Seal Beach
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Robert Gilsey
Square Deal
Dusty Anderson
Beach
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Frank L. Shufelt
W. D
Gamntner
Mary Ekberg
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