Philip Norton Plans Twenty-one Apartment Homes on Seal Way
Land developer Philip Norton unveils a plan for three blocks of oceanfront apartments on Seal Way extending from the pier east. The project calls for seven four unit buildings totaling 21 units with three garages per structure and rents from 32.50 to 35 monthly. Norton aims to start 52 homes by March 12 and continues current construction of 42 homes, with several recently started and sold. He seeks FHA approval and priority rating adjustments for the 200 houses, correcting a prior error listing his rating at 87.
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Philip Norton
Seal Way
Pier East
Federal Housing Administration
Defense
Norton
Seal Beach
Ocean Front
Upper East Henkey
FHA
Priorities Board
Post & Wave
Bomb Bulletin Home Delivery Notice
Fire Chief W. S. Knighton announces a bomb bulletin will be delivered to homes Friday evening. Readers are urged to read learn and save the bulletin for reference.
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W. S. Knighton
Legislative Interim Committee Inspects Seal Beach Projects
A touring legislative interim committee visited Seal Beach as part of a daylong inspection of inland and coastal water problems in Orange County. The group, with Newport Beach and Sunset Beach stops earlier, eyed jetty improvements and sand accretion, hearing how extra funds could extend the jetty and bolster beach protection.
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Seal Beach
Legislative Interim Committee
Orange County
Legislative Committee
Newport Beach
Sunset Beach
F. W. Hickman
Chamber of Commerce
Capt. Meehan
California Highway Patrol
J. A. Woolley
Judge Dawson to address Seal Beach Civilian Defense Meet
Judge LeRoy Dawson of the Los Angeles municipal court will speak at Seal Beach Civilian Defense Meet an evening program at the Seal Beach school auditorium to be held Friday February 27 or March 6 at 8 o clock The event is sponsored by Seal Beach American Legion Post 300 with the Chamber of Commerce and aims to celebrate 100 percent Civilian Defense registration in the city Registration days February 20 and 21 at Seal Beach City Hall will run 9 am to 4 30 pm Officials urge every resident to sign up again to unify classifications across previous registrations by the Legion Auxiliary and PTA and other groups
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Seal Beach
Orange County Defense Council
Council Chamber
Ollie B. Padrick
Chamber of Commerce
F. W. Hickman
Police Department
Registration Day for Men 20 to 44 This Weekend
Registration drives target men born 1897 to 1921 who have not registered before, with hours 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at City Hall February 14 to 16. A 19 member board led by Mrs. Lewis Robinson will handle signups. Participants provide personal data and employment details for the third World War draft. A national lottery will follow to assign future questionnaires and service calls.
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Council Chamber
City Hall
Lewis Robinson
City workers lay six inch water line in downtown
City employees are laying a new six inch water line in the north and south alley between Main and Tenth streets. The replacement of an old seven inch line aims to serve future home construction. Completion is expected this week, per Assistant City Engineer C. J. Norton.
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Main
Tenth Streets
C. J. Norton
Air Raid Wardens Named for Five Sections of City
Seal Beach assigns five air raid wardens for city sections to aid the public during any raid. Section 1 lies between the San Gabriel channel and the ocean with Main street and Electric avenue as borders. J H McGaugh leads Section 1 with assistants C E Thompson Ralph Mayes Carl Turner James Mathis and Wilbur Sheets. Section 2 covers area north of Electric avenue and south of Coast Highway from Coast Highway west to Bay Boulevard.
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Seal Beach
T. L. Burns
San Gabriel Channel
Electric Avenue
Main Street
Ocean Front
J. H. McGaugh
C. E. Thompson
Ralph Mayes
Carl Turner
James Mathis
Wilbur Sheets
Local Residents Host Service Men at Sea Beach Parties
Neighborhood hospitality by Mrs. P. A. Stanton and Mrs. T. A. Sloman supports a detachment of service men and Ft. McArthur band visits every eight days. Four parties have been held on the Stanton lawn with cakes, doughnuts, milk, popcorn, and cigarettes as refreshments. Sugar donations are urged to sustain future events.
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P. A. Stanton
T. A. Sloman
Ft. McArthur
Seal Beach
Do Not Think It Can't Happen Here
Honolulu and Pearl Harbor residents believed disaster unlikely until December 7. The piece urges Seal Beach preparedness and requests donations of tents, camp stoves, lanterns, cots, and blankets to Red Cross headquarters at 219-B Main Street, listing items to aid in real emergencies only.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Seal Beach
Red Cross
Main Street
High tides wash ashore on Anaheim Peninsula
High tides splashed the Anaheim Bay peninsula Wednesday morning with sand and some rock washing onto Electric Lane but no damage reported. Authorities warned higher tides are expected later in the week.
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Anaheim Bay Peninsula
Electric
Quota Neared in Red Cross War Relief Drive
Seal Beach Red Cross district nears its quota in the Emergency War Relief Fund drive as local chairman A. W. Armstrong predicts the district will be over the top in next week’s Post & Wave. He notes President Roosevelt asked for an extra 15 million dollars and explains the nationwide push since December 8 to meet expanding war needs including service in the Philippines.
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Red Cross
Strong
The
Post & Wave
Armstrong
Seal Beach
Pearl Harbor
California Lifeguards Meet in Seal Beach at City Hall
Fourteen members of the California Beach Coordinating Council visited Seal Beach for the February meeting hosted by Chief Lifeguard Earl Whittington. The group held a morning study conference before touring the beach and dining in the Civic Auditorium.
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California
City Hall
Seal Beach
Earl Whittington
Civic Auditorium
Red Cross Seeks New Funds to Meet National Quota
The Red Cross states that one million dollars a month in the region supports its charter requiring accompanying the army navy and marine corps wherever they go. Washington reports that once the national quota of sixty five million dollars is reached there will be no further fund appeal this year.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Washington
The
Red Cross
Mrs Milton and companions return from Randsburg visit
Mrs E W Milton arrived home from Randsburg last Friday with Miss Irma Reberken and departed back to Randsburg on Saturday. Mr Milton and H Chent also went to Randsburg Saturday.
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E. W. Milton
Randsburg
Irma Reberken
Mr. Milton
H. Chent
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