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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
1
Santa Claus in the person of Roy Thomas of the city maintenance foreman crews a pickup sleigh to Sunset Beach on Christmas morning. He delivers well filled boxes to army and navy servicemen in the recreation room as a gift from Seal Beach civic organizations and individuals via the Camp and Hospital committee.
C L Wyland of 202 26th street returned on Christmas day after six months with the Arabian American Oil company in Nejma Arabia. He recounted odd customs and strict laws under the Koran with no intoxicants or imports permitted, and noted punishments described as eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth.
A very important meeting of the local Red Cross chapter will be held next Wednesday evening at 7 30 in the Red Cross office 2191 Main Street, according to Mrs Jessie W Reed, chairman. Plans affecting the future development of the local chapter will be discussed and all members are urged to be present.
City council in special session met last Tuesday and voted to move the next meeting from Monday to Thursday night at 7 30 because Monday was a legal holiday New Year s Day Citizens of Seal Beach are invited to attend.
Coast Association in Orange County plans its eighteenth year with a January 16 meeting at the Costa Mesa Women’s club. A nominations and elections committee is chaired by Mayor C. G. Kimble with members from Laguna Beach San Clemente Seal Beach Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. A dinner and program committee includes Wheat and Gallienne of Huntington Beach Kenny of Balboa Bartine of Costa Mesa and Buchheim of Doheny Park.
In a letter to the local War Price and Rationing office regional administrator Charles R. Baird explains the OPA's return of most meats and five processed vegetables to ration lists and the cancellation of red and blue stamps issued before December 1, 1944. He notes earlier plant shutdowns, reduced draft calls, and plans to shift to peacetime goods, then the renewed wartime demand and increased draft calls force tightening of rations. Pointed items restored include asparagus, beans, corn, spinach, and peas.
The Seal Beach Post and Wave year by year notes 1944 war era events from police changes to Navy land buys. January items include a new police chief, bond issues, and census talks while February covers Navy projects and a pier reopening. March to May track recalls, elections, civic groups, wartime drives, and infrastructure, with battleship era duties shaping local life.
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