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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1945
Page
3
San Francisco doctors say whole blood transfusion is crucial to modern front line surgery. Dr. H Glenn Bell notes miracles arise from skilled surgeons, prompt wounded patients, and unlimited whole blood supplies, citing a Okinawa patient who survived after multiple transfusions and rapid post operative recovery.
More than 1200 attractions are cataloged in a postwar tourism census by the All-Year Club of Southern California. Welcomettes under Charles Tanner gather details to revise literature for distribution to 55 foreign countries and across the United States. Notable listings include Newport and Balboa sport fishing, Orange Empire citrus groves, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Port Hueneme, Inyo Kern trout streams, Mount San Gorgonio, Coachella date gardens, and Los Angeles County tourist sites.
The army plans to return 50,000 soldiers a month from Europe via 800 air transport planes. Many will take a short leave then fly home for redeployment against the Japs. Col. J M Johnson notes westbound travel will be near impossible for non priority travelers, while eastbound trips may be less restricted.
The C-54 Sacred Cow, Roosevelt's personal plane since 1944, has flown 44 countries. It carried Madame Chiang Kai-shek from Rio de Janeiro to New York and is now in use by President Truman.
A group of 60 former Civilian Air Patrol pilots trains as a British Burma air ambulance squadron. They plan to start service in September after the monsoon season ends.
Marine Corps correspondent recounts a Guam invasion moment where an amphibian armored tank advances through smoke and shells. The crew targets a moving target and destroys what proves to be a water buffalo mistaken for enemy armor, a comic miscue amid combat.
The Office of Price Administration warns that holders must exchange old store purchase certificates for a revised form before July 31. Dealers have until August 15, distributors until August 22. After these dates, old forms will be invalid. Melvin notes changes due to surplus certificates and will cancel those no longer needed.
Look Magazine's July 24 issue spotlights Southern California beaches with a Beach Picnic at Castle Rock north of Santa Monica. Five young actors are featured in seaside vacation routines including surf, fishing, beach games, and evening storytelling. Women lead in flight training at the Washington airport with many government workers or Women’s Reserve Corps members aligning with postwar roles.
Adrian Awan announces the Pilgrimage Play returns for its nineteenth season with Bowl Nelson Leigh as Christus. The producer promises a more colorful production aided by newly available civilian materials. Seal Beach residents are invited for the July 26 opening night to be attended by over 100 locals.
Hall Hibbard told a University of California audience that rocket driven planes could circle the globe in 60 minutes. The remark suggested planes flying above the earth's atmosphere, a prospect discussed during the talk in San Francisco.
The majority of women employed in the Los Angeles area expect to continue working after the war. A survey of over 2000 Southern California industries aims to quantify women who want and need postwar work and to plan maximum re employment in skilled and unskilled roles.
The Army Medical Department reports that 97 percent of battle wounded who reach hospitals survive. Ninth Service Command surgeon announced the figure today, noting doctors nurses and corpsmen saved most lives among wounded servicemen.
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