Injury halts Sperry Knighton after coaster car mishap
Sperry Knighton was injured when he missed his footing and a racing coaster car ran over his hand. The item lists local happenings in Seal Beach and Long Beach including a 12 inning loss for a team to Snead's Billiard Parlor with a 4 to 3 score, and numerous local notices such as real estate, prices, and club meetings.
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Sperry Knighton
Seal Beach
Snead
W. J. Price
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
E. F. Lee
May’s Court
Seventh Street
San Gabriel River
Clarence Aldrich
Seal Way
Lions Club
Ranch House
Brownie
Marlene Wilson
Violet Stegen
Barbara Ward
Jo Bender
Arlene Putnam
Dolores Sewell
Ardith Latta
Mary Jo Wilson
Letters to the Editor laments on Seal Beach governance
A reader praises a town leader claiming the city can run with fewer workers and police, saying complaints would be ignored and staff trimmed to cover his salary. The letter skewers council, suggesting remaining workers merely appease the mayor and deter public calls.
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Seal Beach
Pacific Electric trains to Seal Beach once fed crowds every twenty minutes
Local recollections recall the Pacific Electric line ending at Main Street and Ocean Avenue with a three car train. Old timers say the cars were always loaded as crowds arrived for Seal Beach service, and a recent day saw Io busier than usual.
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Pacific Electric
Main Street
Ocean Avenue
Seal Beach
Five-Year-Old Bobby Garner Lands First Job
A boy named Bobby Garner, age five, asks for a job at a counter and is advised on options. He later reports earning 25 cents from weed cutting and proudly tells friends he will work again tomorrow at the same place. The tale ends with his confident march away.
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Bobby Garner
10Th Street
Bobby
P. and W
Speeding Driver Nabbed in County Territory
Police arrested a speeder described as Wass for driving 35 miles per hour through county territory. The Oct. 7, 1916 report appears in the Post and Wave files.
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Post
Wave
Beldings Spend Vacation Here in Seal Beach Visit
Mrs. W. B. Belding and her sons Warren and Richard of West Pasadena visited Seal Beach over the last week. They enjoyed the beach and plan to return next year, staying at 1312 Ocean Avenue.
BeDell Family Returns to Seal Beach Home
Mr and Mrs BeDell and their daughter Janice and son Kenneth move back to Seal Beach from Downey. They now reside at 1430 Ocean Avenue and express strong affection for Seal Beach. A closing quip notes a good five seat bike.
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Janice
Kenneth
Seal Beach
Downey
BeDells
Ocean Avenue
Dewey Petersons Building New Home in Seal Beach
Mr and Mrs Dewey Peterson of 611 Ocean Avenue are constructing a new home at 124 Fourth Street with an income property above the three car garage They moved to Seal Beach four years ago from Pasadena after Mr Peterson was transferred by his company They have two sons Dave 18 and Bob 16
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John Felts
Central Avenue
Dewey Peterson
Ocean Avenue
Fourth Street
Petersons
Seal Beach
Pasadena
Peterson
Dave
Bob
City Engineer Hal Marron to Represent Seal Beach on Highway Committee
City Council on Tuesday night named City Engineer Hal Marron as Seal Beach’s representative on the city county cooperative highway committee. The panel, formed by the county road department, will meet to share advance info on new roads and highways, allowing cities to approve or object to proposed improvements.
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Hal Marron
Seal Beach
Cooperative Highway Committee
County Road Department
New Year Dawn Echoes Through Time and Law
A reflective couplet style note links Helen Hunt Jackson to yearly beginnings with sunrise while invoking Alexander Pope on order as a divine law. The text blends literary quotes about renewal and universal governance.
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Helen Hunt Jackson
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Orange County
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Seal Beach Post
Seal Beach Wave
Orange County Weekly Newspaper Association
California Newspaper Publishers Association
By Fritts
Ross Armagost
Kansas City
SEA Food
Rose Room
Dovalis
Coast Highway
Stewart Granger
Grace Kelly
Paul Douglas
Glenn Ford
Joe
Say BeDell Family
Dewey Petersons
Hiway
Heaven
Alexander Pope
Beach Jewelers
Seal Beach, Calif
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Surfside
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