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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1945
Page
1
A column mix of anecdotes and opinions including a picnic rain thwarting trip to Irving Park, neutral view of President Truman, commentary on sunspots predicting 1964 conflict, notes on meat plans from a new agriculture secretary, a quip about total eclipses, and a prompt about salvaging papers for pickup.
Seven year old Allen Leroy Bauer wandered away from friends and slipped from a sea wall piling in Alamitos bay. Lifeguards from Huntington Beach and Seal Beach recovered the body with pulmotor aid after more than an hour of resuscitation. The child’s mother is Janette Ann Bauer of 1402 Coast Highway. His father is in the service. The body was taken to Smith Mortuary in Huntington Beach. Corner E. R. Abbey announced no inquest will be held.
Larry Sheehan announces a grand opening for his service station at 1300 Coast Highway this Friday July 13 at 5 p.m. Free cigarettes and candy will be handed out by staff. Clark Higginbotham, director of the local police band, will provide music from 5 to 9 p.m. The station features a 50-car wash rack and steam cleaning equipment enabling quick washes. The Sheehans have purchased a home at 328 Thirteenth Street next to the site.
Seal Beach goes over the top in the 7th War Loan Drive. The city reports $169,457 in bonds sold and honors district workers Frank Shufelt Frosty Felts Mable Gallo Lola Peterson Ralp Cole Alden Tornquist Jim Watts Stuart Briggs Arthur Perks and other citizens for supporting the war effort.
John M. Thomas former National Board of Fire Underwriters president explains how open entry and rating systems enable many firms to compete in fire insurance. He argues equality of opportunity and access prevent monopolistic pricing, with most premiums paid to small property owners nationwide.
Nine members of the rivers and harbors committee, led by Clyde Doyle, plan a July 23 or 24 coast inspection of Orange County beaches. The trip follows a July 21 San Diego departure, with Long Beach dinner that evening, as officials from Orange County join the delegation for inland travel.
The Seal Beach Theater rapidly progresses toward an opening within two months. It will be three stories tall, the sole three story building in Seal Beach, with the projection booth on the second floor and Johnson's family living quarters on the third floor. Johnson also holds interests in Huntington Beach and Santa Ana Theaters. Adversity is the path of truth.
Mordecai M. Saunders known as Mortie died July 9 in Los Angeles. He lived at 911 Ocean avenue Seal Beach and worked as a chef at Glideer Inn. Surviving are daughters Mary Saunders, Virginia Lewis, Margaret Van Gaasbeek, and son Lt. James G. Saunders in the Navy. Memorial services are at Utter McKinley Cross Mortuary at 10:30 a.m.
Hammond P. Hart of Long Beach has succeeded Philip Thomas as editor and manager of the weekly Post-Wave. Thomas leaves to join the job printing department of the Berkeley Gazette.
Seal Beach PostWave notes a box at the Del Mar rack track for the meet. No readers or advertisers may contact by phone or in person for free reservations. The note highlights one feature aimed at readers.
Sergeant Frederick Louis White is designated noncommissioned officer in charge at the Long Beach Marine Corps recruiting office, replacing Staff Sergeant Martin Hulme who was honorably discharged after three years. White, with prior service at Guadalcanal, Samoa and New Zealand, urged enlistment of youths 17 and women aged 20 to 36 not in essential industry.
The Seal Beach Lions Club opens its fiscal year with a meeting at Doyalis 101 Ranch house on July 18 featuring past president Freed Hair as guest speaker. He will discuss "Sheer Nonsense" and Alden Tonquist organized the program. A full turnout is urged to welcome new officers.
More than 40 farmers in Oklahoma use old barns as hangars for airplanes. Each has cleared smooth pastures as runways near the barns, while many others have cleared run ways to welcome flying farmer friends.
Local WAC report notes Private First Class Mary H Hood of Seal Beach reporting for duty at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation headquarters. She is assigned to the 108th WAC detachment for duty in the clothing issue warehouse and is the daughter of James and Susie Hood of 222 13th Street. Prior to joining the Women's Army Corps in October 1943 she worked at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Long Beach.
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