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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1945
Page
1
A humorous dream tale blends heaven and ration book rules. Sheriff King of Rockford seeks a hogshead to avert arrest as OPA rules demand eleven yards of cloth per three pairs of pants, but a Flash Special notes a haberdasher supplied oversized summer clothes instead.
Arthur L. North, husband of Ethel L North and son of Arthur A North, is discharged from the army at Torney General Hospital Palm Springs California after hospitalization. He joined February 12 1944 and trained as a cook with the 405 Infantry Regiment 102nd Division. He served in France Holland and Germany for six months in two major campaigns and earned European African Middle East Bronze Battle Stars Good Conduct and Combat Infantry Badge.
Rev J L Freeman Edna Freeman and sons Paul C Freeman his wife and daughter Paula Sue live at 5839 Gaviota Long Beach spent last week at Big Lake California with Noel L Freeman Chief Pharmist Mate.
Cloudy to clear conditions with fog or low clouds along the coast and in coastal valleys tonight and Saturday. Warmer readings expected along the coast and in intermediate valleys this afternoon.
City Attorney Dana Williams told the City Council a Navy check for 285000 for government land near an ammunition depot is in Los Angeles and should reach Seal Beach in weeks. Council moves to condemn two acres to expand the sewage plant while weighing a Hellman ranch suit costing about 500. Trailer park owner Dolby offered to fund sewer work for 2000 if a main is laid to the plant, with reimbursement if park closes. Rollie Vinzant appointed to lead the 1945 drive after Arthur Perks resigns as war chest chair.
R. E. Roberts, 62, of Yucaipa known for bee sting allergy died thirty minutes after being stung on the wrist while drilling a well on a ranch near here. Emergency inhalator treatment failed to revive him.
Henry Brown, 27, taxi driver, narrowly escaped serious injury when his cab struck a parked truck west of Anaheim and crashed into a gas station, bringing down the roof on his car. Brown said he dozed off at the wheel. Injuries listed as minor.
James E. Walker Santa Ana lawyer will address the Old Age Pensioners at 2 30 p m Sunday in the Y W C A auditorium at Pacific avenue and Sixth street Walker is state attorney for the California organization and recently was released from army service J H Walsh state president will chair the meeting
The Finnish army says during 1941 to 1944 the war with Russia produced 52,609 killed 124,992 wounded and 5,565 missing in an official radio statement broadcast today by Finnish authorities.
A general purpose medium heavy army tank known as the General Pershmeg is described as armed with a 90 mm gun two 30 caliber machine guns and one 50 caliber machine gun for ground combat roles and defense.
Seal Beach Surfside Sunset and Los Alamitos districts raised 163 875 dollars against an 118 000 quota in the Seventh War Loan Drive with E Bonds and other sales. Local post office supported the effort with nearly 50 000 in E Bonds.
Servicemen returning from overseas rush home to talk with families. Long distance calls from Camp Kilmer and homeward bound GIs surged to as high as 10,000 in 24 hours, with Fort Dix and Tilton General Hospital averaging 9,000 calls daily, up about 900 percent since the war began.
Charles M. Jones and Clarence M. Jacobsen escaped the county prison farm at San Bruno to obtain cigarets. They were recaptured 24 hours later after scaling the walls and producing packages to prove the motive.
Domei reported by BBC that Vice Admiral Genzo Sato and Rear Admiral Tsuto mu Watanabe were killed in action during the conflict.
Marine Second Lt. Edgar L. Rafferty of Seal Beach is awarded the Air Medal for heroism during the early air battles to take Okinawa. Col. John C. Munn presented the honor at Yontan Airport after Rafferty logged over 65 combat missions, including a noted engagement over the East China Sea. Rafferty, a Huntington Beach High School graduate who worked for Douglas Aircraft, has been overseas about 10 months and is among the first Leathernecks to land on the captured Jap airstrip.
California faces a 25 percent drop in industrial employment since 1943. Col. A F Heron notes many laid-off workers start small businesses, stressing postwar prosperity depends on small enterprise. Trucking firms seek 3 percent gross receipts tax repeal to avoid harming highway freight and overall economy. Governor should sign repeal to prevent a collapse of vital transport and the small business sector.
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