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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1945
Page
1
A New Year message urges careful driving and responsible conduct to ensure 1946 is peaceful and prosperous for Seal Beach. It emphasizes avoiding alcohol in heavy traffic, supporting growth, encouraging new homes and businesses, and reducing local strife to foster a record year.
The 1946 March of Dimes drive is under way with Seal Beach joining thousands of U S cities to support infantile paralysis research and patient aid. The Junior Woman's Club previously joined the effort in Pacific communities to bolster the nationwide fundraiser.
Dunlap and Graham drilled Hellman Well No. 3 on the Seal Beach field. It blew in at 7 a.m. Sunday attracting crowds along Highway 101, venting sand water and gas until 1 a.m. Monday when 100 tanks of cement finally controlled the well. No injuries and no derrick damage reported.
The Seal Beach Red Cross Branch left the Southern Orange County Chapter and joined the Long Beach Chapter at a joint meeting in Red Cross Headquarters on Main Street. Representatives from both Long Beach and Southern Orange County were present as the transfer was effected.
The Seal Beach Post and Wave lists key 1945 events from January to April including war loan drive gains, a station safe robbery, Belmont Storage zoning action, new Assembly of God services, OPA price controls, civil service reading, school expansion, Red Cross fund drive, Cross affiliate talks, mail home delivery changes, mayoral resignations and swearing in, and the start of home mail delivery.
Seal Beach City Hall wins first prize for best Christmas decorations in the area as Coast Association judges visit multiple coastal communities. Honors include Sunset Beach Olive Metz for lighting, Laurel School at Los Alamitos nativity, Westminster McCann Guest Ranch nativity, Newport first place stand for servicemen coffee and doughnuts, and Corona del Mar Kay Finch Ceramics tree trophy.
Mrs. Carrie D. Anderson of 505 Ocean Avenue died Friday December 21 after nine weeks of illness from a stroke. Born in Illinois and longtime Long Beach resident, she was active in charity, church work, and housed visiting youths. Funeral Monday at Mottell's Mortuary Long Beach with burial at Compton Mausoleum. Survived by son Stanley G. Anderson and family and daughter Violet Anderson Jones. sister Mary L. Hollett attended from Tampico Illinois.
There will be no waste paper collection by Boy Scouts this Saturday because plans to tear down the building on the Pacific Electric tracks where the paper is stored are underway and the boys will be busy disposing of previously collected paper.
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