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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1945
Page
1
The California DMV reports about two million car owners have not yet applied for 1945 auto licenses with a February 4 deadline. A Syracuse woman works 101 hours weekly across three jobs while her husband serves overseas.
The Women's Society for Christian Service will host its popular business men's luncheon at the Methodist church on Thursday January 25. Serving begins at noon. Committee members include Ellen Johnson chairman Perry Kolander Merritt Winterstein and Jessie W Reed.
Postmaster J. Jolly Jones warned vandals to leave placards notices and FBI warnings in the lobby of the post office untouched. He stated such notices are government property and anyone found molesting them will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Seal Beach Navy Lieutenant A Q Jones USNR returned home on leave after serving as administrative executive of Air Group 19. He survived a Japanese bomb strike on his carrier near Luzon, recounting how a last moment change of location saved his life. His unit sank two carriers and a heavy cruiser and damaged many merchant ships. He’s a former Los Alamitos Naval facility public works officer and prominent local architect. wife Bunny Jones lives at 1310 Seal Way.
Mrs Sperry Knighton Red Cross blood bank chairman appeals for a car to take donors to Santa Ana next Thursday afternoon. One station wagon is in a garage and three private cars have been offered. a fourth vehicle is needed. Helpers should contact at once to arrange gasoline ration and meet the mobile unit. Donors are needed as it has been two months since the last donations.
Mrs Laura Baker will start as junior clerk in the local Office of Price Administration Monday, succeeding Mrs Co A Larmour who moves to chief clerk. Chief Clerk Mrs Clarice K Stroud has resigned effective Saturday.
City council in regular meeting last Monday might pass a resolution directing Chief of Police Lee Howard to serve a warrant on A. T. Sargent, manager of Belmont Storage Co., for violating ordinance 199 which bars storage in the business district over 25 percent of floor space. Sargent admits the violation but cites inability to find new quarters as reason. Oscar Johnson raises his offer to $2,750 for the unexpired lease to hasten evacuation due to remodeling plans for a theater at 208 Main Street.
Lions Club members viewed motion pictures of the Normandy invasion at the 101 Rands House cafe. The show highlighted coast guard roles and all sizes of landing craft in D-day operations. Frank Shufelt announced treasury awards to subchairs and others who aided the bond drive, noting Seal Beach purchasers reached $148,000 against a $115,000 quota. Mayor Gamntner and several others were thanked. New member inductions set for February 7 with Charter Day events on February 21. Guests included Mr. Watts and City Engineer Whidden.
Dorothy Burdine of Long Beach was slightly hurt January 12 when a car carrying Frank Schooley of Huntington Beach collided with a car driven by J W Reed of Inglewood at 101 and Old Coast highways, according to local police.
The Assembly of God Church at 919 Electric Avenue will be officially dedicated Sunday at 2 30 p m with Rev Ernest L Friend California district secretary treasurer preaching. Fellowship meetings follow on January 22 at 2 30 and 7 30 p m with different speakers. public invitation extended.
President Ralph Cole of the Seal Beach Lions Club Secretary Charles G Irvine and bond drive chairman Frank Shu felt left today to attend the state convention in Fresno.
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