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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
8
After years at the same site, Jimmy Americh and Nina Bennis plan a Fourteenth Street Coast Highway cafe reopening three blocks east of the former location now Navy property. New facilities include an outdoor garden. Opening day requires a $50 war bond for a party or a $25 bond for a couple.
Miss Coralie C Crow became the bride of Pvt Max O Huguenin at Belmont Heights Methodist church in a white satin gown with fingertip veil. The couple, both Huntington Beach High School graduates, plan to reunite after a brief Lake Elsinore honeymoon as he departs for Norfolk Virginia.
The Assistance League of Santa Ana hosts a Saturday June 24 fair featuring Matty Maneck’s dance band. A bazaar offers costume jewelry and crafts, plants, clothing, baked goods, and food. A fun zone with carnival amusements and games runs from 11 a.m. to midnight, with dancing at 8:30 p.m. Proceeds fund league philanthropic activities and donate to the Santa Ana Army Air Base hospital.
Constance Janet Pope, wee daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pope, was christened at a beautiful ceremony last Sunday at All Saints Episcopal church in Belmont Shore. Godparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Shufelt and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Congrove. The reception followed at the parents' home with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Frank MacDonald, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Gooch and daughter Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Basilios Madouros, and others.
Sgt James B Mathis, a Seal Beach native, wed Miss Ruby Davis of Bellflower in a simple Thursday night ceremony at 8 p m in the home of Rev Tharp in Tucson Arizona. Attending were the Mathis parents sister Juanita and Mrs Katherine Davis. Maid of honor Joan Dodson of Bellflower and best man Sgt Danny Rhodes of Long Island New York now stationed in Tucson participated.
Skippy the Braddock baby celebrated his first birthday on Friday June 16th after a fragile start. Neighbors joined him for cake and gifts and games in a small gathering, with attendees Barbara Atkinson Margaret Atkinson Marsha Atkinson Marylyn Brown Norma Storm Betty Storm Dan Storms June Braddock Mrs Ross Atkinson Mrs Lawrence Brown Mrs Lillian Cupp and host Lenore Braddock.
Bids on construction of additional facilities for Seal Beach elementary school will be opened June 30 at 10 a.m. The $53,000 project follows a recently approved $100,600 bond issue, with $47,060 used to reduce debt to the reconstruction finance board. War Production Board has granted AA-8 priority as attendance outgrew current space, superintendent J H McHaugh reported.
Mr and Mrs John J Cirvice announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy May to Private David Owen Dunn US Marine Corps son of Mrs Grace E Maney and Lieut Owen Dunn. Dunn a Long Beach Poly high school graduate and Cirvice a St Matthews and Wilson High School alumna.
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