R. E. Dolley Lodge Installs New Officers This Friday Night
The 1943 officers of R. E. Dolley Lodge No. 616 F and A M will be publicly sworn in Friday night. William Courtiour of Seaside Lodge will serve as installing officer with William Trethewey as master of ceremonies. The program includes musical numbers by Mary Pierpoint and Marion Darlington, and solos accompanying the officer installation.
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R. E. Dolley Lodge
William J. Courtiour
P.M
Seaside
98Th
America
Fred T. Finch
Charles Bushnell
Percy S. Northy
Walter C. Lyons
Marion Darlington
Seal Beach Postoffice Posts Record Christmas Mail Volume
The Seal Beach Postoffice reports a record Christmas mail volume with over sixty full sacks sent out yesterday. Postmaster Mike Collins says most outgoing mail is local and expects final figures to rise, noting reduced distant mail due to gas rationing but strong local service from the staff.
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Seal Beach
Mike Collins
Collins
Lions Plan Xmas for Shut-Ins Lions Plan Xmas for Shut-Ins
The Seal Beach Lions Club asks for tips on shut-ins to remember this Christmas. Anyone who knows such individuals should telephone 841-33.
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Lions
Seal Beach
Council Hearst Defense Plan discussed at League meeting
Attendees at Anaheim last Thursday included Mayor Jessie W. Reed and Councilmen F. W. Postal J. C. Felts Elmer J. Hughes City Attorney Dana R. Williams and City Tax Assessor C. A. Miller The principal speaker Howard Gardner assistant secretary of the State League outlined the defense ordinance detailing incidents and cases that inspired its drafting The League plans to remedy weaknesses in existing regulations Continued on page Wight
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League of Cities
Anaheim
League
Jessie W. Reed
F. W. Postal
J. C. Felts
Elmer J. Hughes
Dana R. Williams
C. A. Miller
Howard Gardner
State League
Southern California
Los Angeles
Gardner
Lions Club Movie Program for Seal Beach Children
All Seal Beach children are invited to a Lions Club film event at the school auditorium Monday at 2 PM. The program features Jimmie Stewart’s Winning Your Wings along with four reels of cartoons and gifts for every child present.
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Seal Beach
The
Lion’s Club
Jimmie Stewart
the Lion’s
Christmas Parties Planned In Elementary Home Rooms
Seal Beach school children will hold Christmas parties next Friday afternoon in their classrooms. The P T A provides trees and refreshments. each room hosts a party program with room mothers and teachers listed for each grade. Additional mothers assisting were not identified.
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Seal Beach
Parent- Teacher’s Association
P.T.A
Robert McEachran
Franco Speech at Madrid Falange Congress Praises Axis
Franco in the National Palace told the Falange Congress that Fascist ideals shape policy praising Hitler and Mussolini. The remarks are linked to Spain's stance as World War II considerations loom. Continued on page two with De Gaulle’s Free French remarks noted.
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London
Francisco Franco
Spain
Charles de Gaulle
General Franco
National
Madrid
Falange Congress
Franco
Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Butler Is Unanimously Elected In Wildfield Service Assn
James P. Butler of Seal Beach was named secretary treasurer of the Wildfield Service Association at its annual meeting held Thursday night at the Glide'er Inn. Lee Foust of Long Beach was elected president and Lee Blanchard of Long Beach became vice president. all three were chosen unanimously. The oil operators and oilfield supply firms group also elected the trio to the board of governors.
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Wildfield Service Association
James P. Butler
Seal Beach
Glide’er Inn
Lee Foust
Long Beach
Lee Blanchard
Foust
Blanchard
Southern California Edison Company
Butler
Los Angeles
Board of Governors
General Delivery Paper Notice for Seal Beach
General Delivery patrons are asked to claim papers at the general delivery window due to limited postoffice facilities. The Seal Beach Post staff requests cooperation as population growth increases circulation. box subscribers remain unaffected and will receive the newspaper in their individual boxes.
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Seal Beach
Lions Entertain Ladies at Delightful Christmas Party
Seal Beach Lions Club hosted a festive Christmas gathering at Dovalis 101 Ranchhouse with over 75 Lions guests. John Calvert staged magic and hypnotic feats, the club quartet performed, and communal singing accompanied dinner, amid goodwill and merriment. Local ration hours kept by the board, with gasoline books rationed only for war workers after 4:30 p.m. The city hall annex offices operate 9:30–11:30 a.m. and 2–4:30 p.m. on weekdays.
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City Hall
Seal Beach
Lion’s Club
Dovalis
Ranchhouse
John Calvert
Calvert
Club Quartette
Harold Essert
Frosty Felts
C. A. Miller
Dan Patch
Frank Moran
Point Rationing Program Starts in Near Future
American armed forces fight on more and more battle fronts as supplies and ammunition rise in demand. Frank Moran, chairman of the local rationing board, urges civilians to live on less to support troops in North Africa, the Solomons, and the South Pacific. Early 1943 will see War Ration Book Two issued for new programs.
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Frank Moran
North Africa
Solomons
South Pacific
Moran
United States
Sign theft alarms Seal Beach officials
City officials report the disappearance of the “little girl” school zone signs, taken in daylight and not yet found. They seek information from residents who may have witnessed the theft or can help identify the culprits. The signs are specific to Seal Beach and are needed urgently for local safety.
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Seal Beach
P T A Hosts High School Dance at City Hall
The local Parent-Teacher Association sponsors a high school dance at city hall this Friday night. A large crowd is expected with refreshments chosen by students, prizes, music by McCreery Music Company of Long Beach, and admission at 20 cents. Tickets at the door from eight to eleven thirty. Mrs. E H Callen and Mrs. Vera Van Ausdeln in charge.
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Parent-Teacher’s Association
McCreery Music Company of
Long Beach
E. H. Callen
Vera van Ausdeln
Christmas Play Delights Students by PTA at School
The Parent-Teacher Association staged a simple yet impressive Christmas play in the school auditorium on Tuesday. Directed by Mrs. Moore, the cast featured Vera Van Ausceln, Grace Knighton, Helen Morrison as shepherds, Bea DeArmond as Mary, Ellea Essert as Joseph, and Frances Basten, Clarice Flagler, Phyllis Arrington as the three wise men, with Vala Musselman as an angel.
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Parent-Teacher’s Association
Kermit Moore
Jay DeArmond
Moore
Vera van Ausceln
Grace Knighton
Helen Morrison
Three Shepherds
Bea DeArmond
Mary
Ellea Essert
Joseph
Frances Basten
Clarice Flagler
Phyllis Arrington
Vala Musselman
Brownie
Max Henkey
Wilhelmina Breuer
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Stella Thompson
E. R. Parker
Gertrude Toppin
Alice Dodge
Grace West
Bernice Tomlinson
W. H. Taylor
Mable Service
Ruth _S. Jacoby
Faye Moffitt
Chloe Franco
B. Braddock
Arthur Kobernik
O. Mé« Gage
Margaret Garrity
Edward Hazzard
H. C. van Auscheln
Co. D. Hitman
H. S. Dance
James Butler
Knighton
Essert
Jacqueline Stockon
Surfside Colony
Alfred Chafe
K. N. Bush
J. J. Husted
Mabel Jervise
Ruth Jacoby
Frank Shufelt
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