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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1944
Page
3
The Junior Woman's Club plans a cooked foods sale for Saturday January 22 in front of the boys club. proceeds will support the March of Dimes. Members planned a box supper and entertainment for January 29 and a history program showcased at a recent meeting.
Mr and Mrs Herman Drent report their son Arthur Richard Drent a seaman first class in the US Navy has been wounded in action. No further details were released.
A wartime plea urges continued defense through war bonds and steadfast backing of the attack. The message emphasizes unwavering support until victory is won and calls for ongoing public commitment to financing the war effort.
A column reflects on Seal Beach expanding with a new naval base, predicting 2500 permanent workers and a population rise of about 7000, bringing business upsides yet forcing families to relocate. The writer, torn between hope for a thriving city and sadness for homes lost, vows to stay in place as the town shifts from Long Beach and Orange County.
The seal Beach Branch American Red Cross disaster committee met at local headquarters last Wednesday afternoon to discuss personnel equipment and future planning. Present were Dale B. Clanton national disaster representative and Mrs Laura B Warren executive secretary of Southern Orange County, with local members W Mitchell Dowland H C Van Auscheln and Mrs Kermit Moore chairwoman.
The Seal Beach Womans Club announces the regular meeting will be held January 26 and not January 19 as some had understood. Further details will be provided next week.
Money raised at a WSCS luncheon last Thursday funded a service flag and a Christian flag for display at the Community church. Mrs Ellen Johnson, president, announced the purchase while noting the all day meeting began at 10 30 with hostesses Mrs Orilla Bigelow Mrs F Bruce Ellis and Mrs Johnson Motion pictures of China before and after the war were shown in the afternoon. This was the first in a series of all day WSCS sessions.
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