Americanism Awards to Be Presented at Seal Beach Program
The Seal Beach school auditorium hosts an American Legion Auxiliary essay contest awards program Friday night March 13 at 7 30. Six seventh and eighth graders compete for first second and third prizes with subjects on what it means to be American and how to be a better American. Ray Moffitt and Thelma Upham lead the event with guest speaker and prize announcements.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Seal Beach School
Ray Moffitt
The
Post
Thelma Upham
Auxiliary
Anna McGaugh
Virginia Funk
Harold Voight
American Legion
Seal Beach American Legion Post
Seal Beach
A. F. Reinertson
Long Beach
Shamrock Party Prizes Displayed At Local Hardware Store
Prizes for the Star club annual Shamrock party are shown in Seal Beach Hardware window this week and will be added to daily. The event is Tuesday evening March 17 at Civic Auditorium starting at 8. Auction bridge five hundred pinochle and Chinese checkers tables set, with numerous prizes awarded in each game.
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Star Club
Seal Beach
Civic Auditorium
Postal Seeks Election to City Council
Frederic W. Postal of 305 Fifteenth Street is the latest candidate to file for city council, joining Dr. Ernest F. Green and Frank A. Krause who filed earlier. City Clerk Ollie B. Padrick reports potential candidates S. S. Silber and Frank D. Moran have taken out papers, with rumors of three more filing before Saturday’s deadline.
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Frederic W. Postal
Fifteenth Street
Postal
Ernest F. Green
Frank A. Krause
Ollie B. Padrick
S. S. Silber
Thirteenth Street
Frank D. Moran
Third Street
Police stop Bay Lane crime wave youths aged 8 to 15
Police arrested four boys aged 8 to 15 for breaking into five houses, ransacking them, stealing valuables and damaging property in the Bay Lane area. They were released to their parents for Juvenile Court hearing likely Friday. Police say the first attempts involved all four, with the last three houses entered by the older trio. Most stolen items, except for damage, have been returned.
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Bay Lane
Fred J. Smith
Young Quartet
One Benefit Party by Star Club Open to Public
The Star club stages a yearly benefit party now open to the public. Tickets are on sale through Star club and Eastern Star members.
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Star Club
Eastern Star
Local Red Cross Supports Service Men With Home Touch
With war declared and service members nearby the Seal Beach Red Cross provides comforts of home. Supplies include reading material games and stationery donated or loaned by locals. Women baked pies cakes and cookies for the boys under coordinators Mrs. Edna Shoemaker and previously Mrs. Clarence Brown.
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Local
Red Cross
Seal Beach
Clarence Brown
Edna Shoemaker
Glen Pierpoint
Francis Wilson
Robert McHackron
Chas. Thomas
Cyrus Shepard
Frank Upham
Elizabeth Johnson
Mary Hicberg
E. R. Parker
Fred Flanagan
Bowers
Brock
Fred J. Smith
J. H. McGaugh
Enda Shoemaker
Irvan Black
Gardner
Norma Pranter
New First Aid Class to Start April 1
Miss Stella Thompson announces a Red Cross first aid class starting Wednesday April 1 at 7 pm in Civic auditorium. Enrollment capped at 80 with priority for the first 30 signups at Red Cross headquarters 219 B Main street.
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Red Cross
Stella Thompson
Civic Auditorium
Main Street
Earl Whittington Heads Beach Coordinating Group
Captain Earl Whittington of Seal Beach lifeguards was elected president of the Public Beach Coordinating Committee at the Hermosa Beach March meeting. Roy Miller of Long Beach is vice president and Ted Warren of Los Angeles County lifeguards is secretary treasurer. The group foresees greater beach use this summer due to nearby population centers and aims to reduce large parking needs by relying on public transportation.
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Earl Whittington
Seal Beach
Pacific Electric
Coast Association 1942 Committee List Released
Coast Association reveals the 1942 committee workforce with Elmer J. Hughes leading the Erosion Committee at Seal Beach and R L Patterson as vice chair at Newport Beach. Other members include Dan O Flahherty South La guna Burr Brown Seal Beach L A Patch Sunset Beach Arthur Wilson Huntington Beach and Wm Gallienne Huntington Beach E J Hughes Seal Beach Roy Strang San Clemente plus a continuation note on page 6.
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Elmer J. Hughes
Seal Beach
R. L. Patterson
Newport Beach
Dan O’flahherty
South Laguna
Burr Brown
L. A. Patch
Sunset Beach
Arthur Wilson
Huntington Beach
State Parks Committee
Wm. Gallienne
E. J. Hughes
Roy Strang
San Clemente
Allison
Civic Betterment Group Pushes Ex-Felon Registration
A civic betterment committee represented by Elizabeth Shea Minnie Snider Grace Haskell Nell Adamson and Jessie Reed asked the city to adopt an ordinance requiring all ex felons to register with the police department. Council referred the matter to City Attorney Burr Brown for investigation and recommendation.
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Elizabeth Shea
Minnie Snider
Grace M. Haskell
Nell Adamson
Jessie Reed
Fred P. Miller
Ernest F. Green
Burr Brown
What Civilian Defense Means to Individual Told at Meet
Seal Beach Boy Scout Troop No 16 heard Harrison H E White outline a Civilian Defense messenger service and a broadened scout program. The talk covered age and rank requirements, memory and observation training, road directions, landmarks, communications, and small arms handling.
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Seal Beach
Boy Scout Troop No
Anaheim Landing
Harrison HE. White
Orange County
Boy Scout
Scout
White
Seal Scouts
Precincts A and B mapped for April 14 election
City council set up Precinct A at City Hall and Precinct B at 2222 Electric Lane for the April 14 city election. Election officials named for each precinct include inspectors judges and clerks with polling hours 6 am to 7 pm. Building permits in 1942 through two months totaled 79 815 dollars, up from 16 005 a year earlier, with February valuations at 4 185 dollars.</S>
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Election Board
Grace M. Haskell
Sophronia Robinson
Florence Newton
Minnie Snider
Electric Lane
Ruth J. Meissen
Margaret Snell
Effie Burns
Mary Taylor
C. A. Miller
Betty Baker Resigns as Librarian at Seal Beach Library
Betty Baker has resigned after seven years as librarian of the Seal Beach Branch Library to devote time to her home. Mrs Florence Tyler will serve as substitute until a permanent custodian is chosen on April 2.
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Betty Baker
Seal Beach
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Paul Miller
Long Beach Junior College
Earl Whittington Heads Beach Coordinating Group
Coast Association Committee
Orange County Coast Association
Civic Betterment Group
Boy Scouts
Bill Crow
Dave Stangeland
Jim Templeton
Eugene Sneed
Jack Noble
Wallace Pierce
Dave Patterson
Calvin Miller
Clarence Braddock
Walter Noble
Surf Side
Reinertson
Civilian Defense Council
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