Second Annual Rough Water Swim Set by Local Club
The Seal Beach four mile rough water swim is scheduled for Saturday August 6 at 9 30 a m with a 10 a m start from the beach west of the pier. Entrants must be AAU eligible, undergo a physical exam, and pay a $2 entry fee to Bud Johnson. Trophies go to top finishers in several age divisions, with medals for all finishers and a new Ernie Pyle Perpetual Trophy inaugural year.
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S: 11 Beach
Hug
Monterey- Texas Company
Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce
Seal Beach Lions Club
Ernie Pyle
Monterey Oil Company
Texas Company
Seal Beac
United States Coast Guard
A.A.U
Spaaau
Bud Johnson
Seal
Seal Beach
California
History of Seal Beach baseball staff postponed
Due to limited space the article detailing Seal Beach baseball coaches score keepers and officers will run in the Thursday July 28 issue.
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Seal Beach
Seven Year Old Injured By Car In Street Accident
On Tuesday morning July 19 at 11 35 a.m. a 1936 Ford coupe driven by Marvsh Jay McGullough 23 of 1614 Ocean Avenue struck seven year old Philip Halvay near the alley and Tenth Street as he rode a bicycle. The child was thrown seven feet and taken to Community Hospital after aide from Officer Bill Deeley and Capt. James Marousek at the scene.
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Jay McGullough
Ocean Avenue
Apt. B
Philip Halvay
Eighth Street
Philip
Tenth Street
Bill Deeley
James Marousek
Philip Halvas
Marvin Jay McGullough
Council Votes to Change Pier Lease
The Seal Beach City Council approved altering the lease terms with the Seal Beach Sport Fishing Pier operators. The city will now receive a flat $5,000 annual rental under the revised agreement, replacing the previous arrangement of $1,000 per year.
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Seal Beach
F. W. Hickman
Denny Hooper Involved in Car Accident Near Bullet Hill
Denny Hooper, 18, of 11 Borsa Avenue, rolled his car Saturday night while turning at the top of Bullet Hill on Hellman property north of PCH. The vehicle was totaled but Hooper escaped injury.
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Denny Hooper
Borsa Avenue
Bullet Hill
Hellman
PCH
Denny
City approves outside firm to collect Seal Beach garbage
City council decisions after input from city engineer Hal Marron allow an outside company to collect and dispose of garbage in Seal Beach. Bids will be opened at 7:30 p.m. on August 16. The winning bidder must purchase a cash International motor truck with a 12 cubic yard Garwood packer hoist. the city currently owns the truck.
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Hal Marron
Seal Beach
Seal Beach City borrows 80000 to cover funds shortfall
The Seal Beach City Council borrowed 80000 through tax anticipation warrants from Bank for Belmont Shore at 2 percent annual interest. The loan, in four 20000 installments, must be repaid by December 31, 1955 as funds are scarce and revenues are pending.
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Seal Beach
Belmont Shore
Bank of America
Elks 888 Midget League Opens Elimination Games
The Elks 888 Midget League begins elimination play at Recreation Park diamond No 3 on Saturday July 23 Seals No 2 meet at noon and Seals No 1 at 1 00 p m Each game lasts three innings with totals tallied to decide the league winner Seal Beach teams and families meet at Seal Beach Elementary School for a caravan to the park
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Elks
Recreation Park Diamond
Seals
Seal Beach
Taxpayers Question City Engineer Manager Decision
At a City Council meeting Mrs. June Nichols questioned why a city engineer was hired and whether a city manager was ever intended. She noted prior petitions to review the budget and asked why the position salary rose to eight or ten thousand annually. The mayor said a city engineer had been in place. the councilman stated the engineer earns 650 dollars a month. The mayor recalled a prior engineer earning 750 dollars monthly, and Nichols pressed why if Logan earned 450 dollars monthly, the current engineer’s pay differs.
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June Nichols
343
Tenth Street
le Sre Petite
Couch
Leonard
Clark
Toups
Fullerton
Nichols
Logan
Property Owner Confronts Seal Beach Council Over City Finances
At a Tuesday Seal Beach council meeting City Clerk F W Hickman announced the general fund was overdrawn by 26567 dollars. Property owner Harry Franklin of 1214 Ocean Avenue stood to voice his views on city expenditures. He recalled past population estimates and urged scrutiny of public funds.
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F. W. Hickman
Seal Beach
Harry Franklin
Ocean Avenue
Seventh Street paving bids held up by council action
At a special City Council meeting the city engineer reported bids opened Tuesday for paving Seventh Street between Bolsa and Electric Avenues. Ansco Construction offered 3346.25 dollars and Sally Miller 3677.30 dollars. The council decided to notify Seventh Street property owners before letting the bid due to the low bid being 43 percent over the original estimate.
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Seventh Street
Bolsa
Electric Avenues
Ansco Construction Company
Sally Miller
Seventh -St
Long Beach Man’s Car Stolen From Motel Stay
Frank Robert Mason of 3842 Mayfield Street Long Beach picked up a teenage hitchhiker in Long Beach. They stopped at the Motorhome Motel at 12th Street and Coast Highway to sleep. Mason woke at 6:20 to find his car keys and money missing. the boy was later located in San Diego the same afternoon July 19.
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Frank Robert Mason
Mayfield Street
Long Beach
12Th St
Coast Highway
Steven Vind Named New York Branch Manager
California Artists, designers and publishers of Christmas ecards, opened a new plant and sales office in New York City. Steven Vind from Seal Beach, California, has been named branch manager in New York to facilitate production and distribution of cards in the eastern United States.
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California
New York City
Duncan Mcintosh
Steven Vind
Seal Beach
New York
United States
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Jessie Jensen
4Th Street
al Leonard
Donavan
Lawhead
Paul Calvo
S.B
Elks League
Upbraids Council
Tues
N.Y
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