Civilian D-Day opens Fifth War Loan Bond Drive
Frank Shufelt, chairman of the Fifth War Loan Drive, calls June 12 Civilian D-Day as bonds bought that day will be stamped D-Day. He urges residents of Seal Beach, Surfside and Sunset Beach to buy locally, pledging to exceed the $120,000 quota with house-to-house canvass if needed and to involve construction firms on the naval depot project.
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Frank Shufelt
Shufelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Japan
Seal Beecch
Surfside
Sunset Beach
Naval Depot
Speeding Ride in Stolen Car Ends in Death
A 15 year old Bellflower youth, Jack Dennis, died June 4 in a high speed chase in a stolen 1936 Ford during a pursuit by Seal Beach police on Ocean to Naples and Second street. The car, registered to Richard H. Cook of South Gate, crashed after 86 mph speed. A separate June 6 crash near the Seal Beach police station involved Inez Leona Lane of Seal Beach and Muriel Craig Barth of Huntington Beach.
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Jack Dennis
Bellflower
Seal Beach
Ocean
Naples
Second Street
Larry Sheehan
Richard H. Cook
South Gate
E. Ocean
Long Beach
Central
Inez Leona Lane
Muriel Craig Barth
Huntington Beach
Inez Lane
Barth
D-Day and the home front call for continued bond support
Editorial reflects on the D-Day invasion as a turning point and urges ongoing American support through war bonds. It notes Allied forces across fronts, forecasts intensified Pacific action, and stresses that buying bonds now speeds victory and homecoming for soldiers. It ends with a call to buy more bonds after limits are reached.
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Pacific
Europe
Berlin
Ansag
Absentees Available for June 27 Council Election
City Clerk John W Mulcahy announces absentee ballots for the June 27 council election are at city hall and may be obtained until June 22 for voters out of town or unable to reach polls. The election fills two council vacancies created by the recall of Max Henkey and F W Postal, approved by a bare 50 percent in a May 16 special vote. Seven candidates have filed for the two open seats.
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John W. Mulcahy
Max Henkey
F. W. Postal
Sunset Beach recreation room for servicemen funds sought
Funds are being raised to equip a Sunset Beach recreation post for stationed servicemen. A building has been brought in, donations received, and cash is still needed. Contact A. W. Armstrong, camp and hospital chairman, Seal Beach Red Cross, or leave items at the Post and Wave for Sunset Beach.
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Pearl Harbor
Army
Seal Beach
Red Cross
Sunset Beach
Igs
Aishing
A. W. Armstrong
Camp and Hospital
The
Peninsula
Anaheim Landing
Mulcahy
Seal Beach Council Votes to Remove Palm Tree
A special Seal Beach council meeting was held to decide the removal of a palm tree blocking a driveway at 602 Central Avenue, John Weeks residence. With Jessie Reed absent, councilors instructed street superintendent C A Miller to carry out the tree removal.
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Seal Beach
John ‘Weeks
Central Avenue
Jessie W. Reed
C. A. Miller
Census Shows Seal Beach Population Near 2912
Census figures indicate Seal Beach has about 2912 residents with officials predicting a potential total near 3000 after uncounted forms. Plans discussed include an orange county wide beauty contest and a Fourth of July gala with community leaders inviting broader participation and volunteer help.
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Seal Beach
Val C. Burch
Burch
J. Jolly Jones
Jtack Tillery
D
D Day calls for unified home front effort in scrap drive and salvage. The message urges coordinated teamwork to speed supplies to Allied forces, noting every citizen must do their part and that salvaged fats aid explosives. The appeal highlights sacrifice at home and the critical role of public cooperation.
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D-Day
Navy
Trained Home Service Workers At Red Cross Fact Week
Seal Beach Red Cross announces three weekly afternoons of home service contact at 219 Main Street. Mrs. Kermit Moore and Mrs. C R Browning coordinate, with Mrs. Edward Hall joining Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays. Aid offered to service members and families. office hours weekdays 10 am to 4 pm.
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Red Cross
Kermit Moore
Seal Beach
C. R. Browning
Home Service Corps
Orange County
Edward Hall
The
American Red Cross
Ofice
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America
Rome
Roosevelt
John Mucahy
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