Chief Clarence Brown Home after Two Decades OverseasService
Chief Clarence Brown returning to Seal Beach after 22 years in the Navy and prior Army service. He saw action in Iceland, Casablanca, Sicily, Italy, Anzio, Southern France, and the Mediterranean, aboard the USS Brooklyn and earned four stars on his good conduct bar and a campaign-filled record from China to Africa and Europe. He enlisted in Los Angeles 22 years ago and his wife worked for the federal government.
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Clarence Brown
Navy
13Th Street
Chief Brown
U.S.S. Brooklyn
New York
Seal Beach
Brown
Iceland
England
Casablanca
Sicily
Italy
Naples
Anzio
France
Mt. Vessuvius
Mediterranean
China
Africa
Europe
Los Angeles
Armstong Calls Fresh Push in Paper Salvage Drive
A W Armstrong Seal Beach salvage chairman received a War Production Board notice urging larger efforts to meet the national waste paper quota. The WPB notes the 667000 ton monthly target has never been reached, lauds California progress, and proposes a Paper Holiday to curb wrapping paper use. Armstrong urges stronger local action and cites weekly Saturday pickups.
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California
WPB
Armstrong
Week by Week Review of Seal Beach News 1944
The Seal Beach Post and Wave announce an annual week by week review feature for 1944. Next week's issue will carry the planned year in review detailing local events, stories, and notable happenings from the coming year.
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Seal Beach
News of
Bank of America Urges City to Invest in War Bonds
Bank of America urged Seal Beach to keep municipal bonds and invest surplus in war bonds. City Attorney Williams noted interest would cover about half the debt, with a tax needed for the rest. Council discussed beautification and flower garden prizes. a plan to cut roots on trees was proposed.
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Bank of America
Beach
Dana R Wiliams
J. P. Butler
Butler
Motts Robbed of Several Cases of Whiskey
Local police investigated last Sunday night theft at Mott's cafe where several cases of whiskey were taken. Four bottles remained on the pool table, suggesting the thief forgot or was frightened and never returned. A foggy night and a broken alley window were noted.
City council rezones bayside blocks for multiple dwellings
The city council last Monday night granted rezoning from single to multiple dwellings for lots 30 and 38 in Block 6 of the Bay City tract. The action enables construction of additional housing on the plots.
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Bay City
Pvt Clarence Cowell Now Overseas in Europe
Mrs. Be W. Milton has received a V Mail letter from her son Pvt Clarence Cowell an Army paratrooper stating he has arrived safely in the European Theatre of War.
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BE. W. Milton
Pvt
Clarence Cowell
Sunset Girl Saves Life of Small Boy
Kathrin Burrows, 13, of 1001 Coast Highway Sunset Beach, rescued a 5-year-old boy who fell from a boat slip. She swam to shore with him and prepared artificial respiration as his father arrived to help. Fire Chief Sperry Knighton and the Seal Beach resuscitation squad arrived as the boy regained consciousness. Ensign Wilt, the boy's father, is stationed at the Seal Beach Naval Ammunition depot.
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Boastwains
Roland F. ‘Bryan
10Th Street
Homer
KE DeSadeleer
Bryan
Grace Palmer
Palmer
DeSadeleer
Sperry Knighton
South
Pacific
Seal Beach
Smith’s
Huntington Beach
Kathrin. Burrows
Coast Highway
Sunset Beachy
Rob
Dwight Wilt
Robert Wilt
Seal’ Beach
Miss Burrows
Wilt
Noel L Freeman Promoted to Chief Pharmacist Mate
Rev and Mrs Jewel Freeman learn their son Noel L Freeman has been promoted to Chief Pharmacist Mate in the Navy. He is currently somewhere in the South Pacific and has earned three promotions since going overseas, after leaving medical study three years ago.
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Jewel Freeman
Noel L. Freeman
Chief Freeman
South Pacific
Navy
Jarroll_Killed_in_Action_in_South_Pacific
Mrs Rosa Jarroll of 12414 Dolphin receives a telegram announcing Staff Sergeant Francis Jarroll killed in action November 27 on Leyte Island. A para troop battalion member, he served 10 months overseas, mostly in New Guinea, since enlisting January 16 1948. Survived by his wife, mother, brother Richard of San Diego and sister Edyth of Los Angeles.
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Rosa Jarroll
Dolphin
Francis Jarroll
Leyte Island
South Pacific
Set
Jarroll
Sgt
Jarrell
New Guinea
Knowels
Oklahoma
Colorado
Los Angeles
Buchanan
Richard
San Diego
Edyth Jarroll
The Blood Donors Promise of Life and Community Bond
A call to donate blood describes the act as a spiritual, life giving gesture. Donors spend an hour at centers, feeling exaltation and peace as blood is drawn quietly. The piece notes service members may be present and hints at a continued story on page two.
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Bond of Blood Brotherhood
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Catalina Island
Wayne C. Blanchard
Electric
Comander E. F. Jaeger
USMS
U.S. Maritime Service
Blanchard
America
Victory Fleet
Globe
A.W. Armstrong
A. W. Armstrong
Seal Beach Salvage
Review
Robert F. Bryan
Motts
Sunset Girl
Set. Jarroll
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