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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1945
Page
1
This column reflects on aging as the writer marks February 18, 1945, turning eighty two. He muses on hobbies that mark life milestones, remembers the road traveled, and hopes for future peace while continuing forward toward the next year.
At the regular Chamber of Commerce meeting held at 101 Ranch House a report by the fact finding committee on Long Beach plans to remove Ocean Ave and East 2nd Street ridges was presented. Decisions were made to print post cards and publicize Seal Beach.
The Post and Wave launches a subscription campaign inviting boys of the community to earn money with no age limit. Promises easy, enjoyable work with liberal commissions for Scout, church, and camp funds. Applications accepted Monday after 9 o clock. Workers sought in Surfside Sunset Beach and Seal Beach areas.
Municipal and civic group activities listed for Monday through Friday include City Council at City Hall, Junior Women's Sewing Section hosted by Marcell Hussey at 215 6th Street, Boy Scouts Troop 16 at Community Church, Lions Club officers installation and Ladies Night at Sam's Sea Foods Spa, Woman's Club luncheon at 227 13th Street, Star Club card party at Masonic Temple, and Pacific Coast Riflemen at City Hall.
A women's club is honored for its pivotal role in securing improved mail delivery service. Members organized petitions, lobbied postal officials, and mobilized community support to expedite routes and improve reliability in the town.
Lt Kenneth Wayne Scott, son of Mr and Mrs J N Scott, reports to Camp Roberts for further duty with the US Army. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry at Fort Benning after four months of training. He will join duties after serving at Camp Hood since Aug 18 1944. Pvt Jack Bourne transferred from Camp Roberts to Stanford University for electrical engineering study. Manuel J Rojas of Clearwater Florida has been promoted to Second Lieutenant in the First Tactical Air Force in France, flying B 26 Marauders and serving his 30th combat mission in Italy and Germany.
Pacific Electric Railway announces a greatly increased summer schedule for the Los Angeles to Huntington Beach Newport Beach and Balboa line starting Sunday June 17. The club car Commodore will run weekdays from June 18, departing Newport Beach 7 28 a m Huntington Beach 7 36 a m and arriving in Los Angeles 8 40 a m.
This evening at 8 p m the Caro Lyn Cunningham School of Dancing presents a benefit program in the school auditorium. Proceeds go to the Y Service Women’s Memorial Hospital at Yountville. Tickets are 35 cents, available at the door or from Junior Woman’s Club members. The program features ballet, tap and acrobatic dancing with Mrs Norma Pranter as accompanist and Freddie Bradcock as master of ceremonies.
A 43 1/2 pound halibut was landed Sunday by W H Shaw of 126 11th Street, using a 9 inch tom cod as bait. Earlier in the season, Walker Snyder caught a 20 3/4 pound halibut and Dr Robert Wilcox an 18 9/07 pound halibut from the same pier.
A wartime exhortation argues the Japanese have not lost a little in its three-month gains, employs stark figures of forced labor, and urges Americans to stay at war jobs and keep buying bonds while the conflict stretches across miles and lives. The message claims the enemy’s war, numbers, and fortitude require total national effort.
A wartime loan drive report lists multiple fundraising figures including 118000, 110000, 95000, 65000, 55000, 25000, 20000, 90000, 80000, 70000, and 30000. The figures reflect varying regional results and contributions from several districts and units within the drive.
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