This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
8
A lost brown wallet contains ration coupons a draft card and no cash. A reward is offered. Phone number 816 48. An auto painting business advertises portable spray outfits for sale or rent with buffers and grinders. Address 2519 American Ave Long Beach Phone 412 37.
The U S District Court in Los Angeles hears a government action to prevent Pacific Western Oil Corporation from extracting more oil from the submerged Elwood field which extends into the ocean near Santa Barbara. The case argues the United States holds submerged deposits per the 1848 Treaty with Mexico. legislation on tidelands looms in Congress with hearings set for June 11 in Washington.
VFW Post 4048 and the Officers Wives Club of the Sixth Ferry Command in Seal Beach conducted poppy drives on May 25 and 26. They sold 682 poppies for 128.06 dollars while the Post tally shows 3,243 poppies netting 676.64 dollars and the Officers Wives Club sold 2,261 poppies in a single day for 548.58 dollars. Volunteers included Mesdames H. W. Fernald A. L. Johns E. F. Bates J. C. King C. A. Palmer Sandra Taylor and many others. The Post thanks all who contributed and notes no auxiliary was organized yet.
Den 2 meeting at Mrs Woodcock’s 205 4th Street at 4 o’clock elected Morris Taylor Denner Dickie White Buckskinner and Carl Larsen Reporter Refreshments by Mrs Woodcock Next meeting set for Wednesday June 6 at 3 o’clock and weekly thereafter Mrs John Corrin Mr and Mrs Jack Burns and boys and Mrs Jarrell visited Knott Berry Farm near Buena Park Wednesday evening.
Sunset Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the Associated Chambers of Commerce gathering at Sam's Sea Foods Cafe. Colonel R Heron, director of state reconstruction and re employment commission, spoke on Orange County postwar efforts and outlined state plans for the county and California. Attendees from Seal Beach included Philip Norton and Glenn Bailey with Norton named to two committees on postwar housing and Orange County planning and development.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.