Birthday celebrations mark twenty third year of American Legion
March will showcase Community Service by American Legion Auxiliary Units across the country. The program emphasizes individual obligation to community, state, and nation, with aims in beautification health libraries recreation safety and council activities. Birthday parties for Legion Posts will be hosted by Auxiliary members to celebrate twenty three years of service and pledge ongoing support.
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American Legion
Legion
Auxiliary
America
United States
Service members listed in local war reports
In the Service Of Uncle Sam lists many local residents serving in Navy Army and Coast Guard roles. It notes names and addresses including Bradshaw Watson Pate and McKinney Sleeth Steffen Howard Nance and others serving at Camp Haan March Field Fort Wayne Anchorage Iceland Honolulu Corpus Christi Pensacola and more. The call is for readers to share updates on others in danger zones and to report safety statuses.
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Seal Beach
Post & Wave
Heditor
Charles Bradshaw
E. J. Watson
C. F. Pate
Jack Haley
Ocean Ave
William Brown
12Th St
Harry Bellan
Clarence B. Brown
Bill” Taylor
F. J. Seymour
R. J. Hamelin
William Jones
Niles van Auken
Electric Avenue
O. W. Smith
Robert Patterson
Jack Lee
J. F. Lockner
Tommy Wasson
Lynn McAllister
Ole Salem
John R. McKinney
E. L. Sleeth
Ted Steffen
Lawrence Howard
Harold Nance
Richard Krause
Russell O’rear
Ocean Avenue
Robert Sherman
Bower Hiddenga
Fourteenth St
U. S. S. Houston
T. E. Lettice
John Melberger
15Th St
Marcus McManus
Clifton Shumaker
Ocean
Army
Francis W. Ennis
Camp Haan
Calif
Ralph Drent
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Douglas Lawhead
March Field
Milton Egger
Max Hugenin
Dick Whittington
Texas
Ned Whittington
Anchorage
Alaska
Howard Kirby
Leslie Harness
Milton Eggen
Bob Benno
The Glorious Morning Star Hymn in Wartime
A By Marie Storm piece recounts a church custodian teaching sixty boys as Prussia invades Silesia. A trooper forces entry, asks for a hymnal, and cannot find the “glorious morning star” in the book, so the custodian plays the organ and the trio sing, the church’s rafters ringing.
Legion and Auxiliary Service Highlights and Upcoming Meetings
The American Legion and Auxiliary spotlight thousands of community projects across the nation. Seal Beach Unit 300 schedules a night meeting at 301 Ocean avenue on Thursday March 12 at 7 30 p.m. The Auxiliary Trio will sing at the Twenty first District meeting in Corona on March 12 with members Mrs Nola Thomas Mrs Inez Burns and Rae Mathis coordinating.
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Seal Beach
Unit 300
Ardene Miller
Ocean Avenue
Corona
Nola Thomas
Inez Burns
Rae Mathis
Norma Emery
Postponed Minnesota Reunion Thursday Mar 12
The annual winter reunion for Minnesotans, delayed by rain, moves to Sycamore Grove Park in Los Angeles on Thursday March 12 all day. President George A Judson says attractions will include hot coffee badges and a salute to Old Glory with song and music. The California Jubilee Singers will perform Negro spirituals and patriotic songs for all Minnesotans.
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Sycamore Grove Park
Los Angeles
George A. Judson
America
California
No wind for him who has no intended port to sail to
A terse aphorism from Montaigne warns that without a clear goal or destination, effort loses direction and purpose. It emphasizes planning and focus over mere action.
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Montaigne
Aad Seeks Better Things Away From All The Clamor
The note describes Aad pursuing finer sights away from busy life, seeking quality experiences and serenity. It emphasizes contrasts between bustle and refined targets, suggesting a personal quest for higher, more meaningful engagements beyond distractions.
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Nellie Sollinger
Uncle Sam
Coast Artillery
Edward Finch
Carl Glenn
Bill Reep
Walter Burch
Roy Brown
Marine Corps
By Marie Storm
Fritz
Silesia
Chet
Long Beach
Minnesota
Southern Counties Gas Company
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