Local Man Sails Country in Trailer Life at 80
Mr. Martin S. Hanson Sr. of 130 Sixth Street bought a house trailer to tour the country in style. He hosts his granddaughter Jaclyn Tilley of Long Beach during a Yosemite stop by the Merced River. Hanson, nearly 80, drives the rig himself and plans a future trip to Oregon.
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Martin S. Hanson
Sixth Street
Jaclyn Tilley
Long Beach
Jaclyn
Mr. Hanson
Yosemite
Merced
Reilley
Oregon
Birthday Luncheon for Dagmar O'Toole in Seal Beach
The Seal Beach Lioness Club met at 501 Ocean Avenue for a social birthday luncheon honoring Dagmar O'Toole. The club normally holds third Thursday meetings but summer plans include July and August luncheons and informal gatherings. Jackie Stockton co hosted with Diane Lescher.
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Seal Beach
Lioness Club
Diane Lescher
Ocean Avenue
Dagmar O'Toole
Jackie Stockon
Mrs. Lescher
C of C Continues Rough Water Swim Preparation
Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce president H C Van Auscheln announced safety measures for a four mile rough water swim on August 6. Coast Guard boats, ten Marine boats, Navy amphibians and helicopters, six Marines from the Ammunition Depot, and sea scouts will guard the course to ensure fair competition. Bud Johnson notes last year’s winner clocked 1 hour 37 minutes. Donors include Benny Rapp's Chevron Service Brock's Drug Store California Artists Carson Construction Company.
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H. C. van Auscheln
Chamber of Commerce of
Seal Beach
Coast Guard
Navy
Bud Johnson
Benny Rapp
Chevron
Brock
California Artists Carson Construction Company
Listing of local business names and organizations
A collection of business and organization names reads like a directory item for Seal Beach area. It includes various shops garages stations clubs and services such as Seal Beach Realty Ross Mobil Service Station Sam's Sea Food Spa and Seal Beach Lions Club along with VFW Post No 4048 and several home and service providers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert’s Fountainette
Gilde’er
Ian Jacobson's Realty
John's Food King Market
Philip Norton, Inc
Putnam Plumbing
Ross Mobil
Ross Motel
Sam’s Sea Food Spa
Seal Drug
Seal Beach Jewelry
Seal Beach Lions Club
Seal
Seal Beach
Post and Wave
Seal Beach Realty
Spanish Foods
Trailer Park
Steve’s Mobil
Van's
VFW
Margaret Dwyer Readmitted to Park Hospital in Long Beach
Mrs. Margaret Dwyer longtime Seal Beach resident has returned to Park Hospital in Long Beach for further surgery. She lives at the Seal Beach Trailer Park and works at Douglas. Friends are invited to send cards.
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Margaret Dwyer
Seal Beach
The
Park Hospital
Long Beach
Mrs. Fawcett Hosts July Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Forrester and sons of Everett Washington visited Mrs. Joseph Fawcett at 1115 A Ocean. They arrived July 4 and toured Hollywood and Los Angeles, but most enjoyed the beach during their stay.
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L. O. Forrester and Sons
Everett
Washington
Joseph Fawcett
Ocean
Forresters
Mother of Local Residents Dies in South Dakota
Julia A. Dinges aged 81 died July 2 at her Ramona South Dakota home. She was mother to 13 children with three Sea Beach daughters living nearby and five sisters traveling from California for the funeral. The family extends sympathy to relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Julia A. Dinges
Ramona
Dingés
Sea] Beach
Clem Irvine
3Rd Street
Robert Kreuger
Electric Avenue
Joe Wisdom
California
Eddie Young
Reseda
Fred Becker
Banning
Dinges
Irvine
Seal Beach
Auxiliary Unit Elects Edythe Hindsley President at Sunset Beach
Edythe Hindsley presided at the American Legion AUXILIARY meeting on Thursday July 21 at City Hall with many members present and several chairmen appointed. District President Hazel Roakes will hold the first district meeting August 10 in San Clemente.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edythe Hindsley
Sunset Beach
City Hall
Hazel Roakes
Buena Park
San Clemente
Marie
Vivian Nicodemus
City Hal
Schwab
Eureka
Santa Cruz
Mr. Schwab
Anaheim
Loretta Dillon
Buffalo, N. Y
Schwabs
Oldsmobile Craze Grips Seal Beach Car Club
In Seal Beach the Little Caesars car club shows a fad for Oldsmobiles with three members buying models. Larry Piante owns a ’50 Previa and emerald, Eddie Fritts a fire-engine red and white ’50 Holiday coupe, and Denny Hooper a coal black ’51 Olds with a black and white leather interior. All are upgrading cars with pipes and louvers as they doll up their rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldsmobiles
Seal Beach
Car Club
Little Caesars
Olds
Larry Piante
Central Avenue
Eddie Fritts
Electric Avenue
Denny Hooper
Bolsa Avenue
Budget figures from 1955 56 district taxes and rolls
The document lists restricted balances as of June 30 1955 1955 56 unsecured roll totals of 296991 90 percent rate and shows excess rate for 54 55. It details amounts budgeted for 1955 56 charged to budget classes 9 and 10 and the total, plus the maximum levy on the 1955 56 secured roll of 000 2000 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Beach
Orange County
California
C. W. Shepard
Busy August for Jobbies in Seal Beach
August will be busy for the Job's Daughters of Seal Beach with their regular meeting and a little girls' party supporting the grand guardian's project of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters
Seal Beach
Grand- Guardian
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Kit” Carson
Lions Club
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Carson
Leonard
American Legion Auxiliary
By Vivian Nicodemus
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Paymente
jJtam
S.E.R.S
Kennedy Davis
Ted and
Ruth Graves
Green Parrot Cafe
Main St
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