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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1955
Page
2
The Post Office Inspection Service extended the bid closing for leasing larger Post Office quarters in Seal Beach to April 20. Bids were previously due March 21. Proposals should be submitted to Post Office Inspector E L Mayfield in Los Angeles.
At Tuesday's meeting the council awarded a $70,000 insurance bid on the sewage disposal plant to Frank Shufelt after verification. The city engineer confirmed the bid of $232.40 for a five year policy was correct following an initial doubt about the figures.
Volunteers from the American Red Cross urge donations and ask residents to mail contributions to Mrs. J. C. Felts at 502 Central Avenue.
The Loyalty Day observance traces to VFW members in the East and began as a counter to May Day demonstrations. By 1950 it was adopted nationwide to unite loyal Americans in a nonpartisan, nonsectarian event endorsed by state governors and expanding annually.
The Seal Beach Junior Women’s Club will hold a baked foods sale at Seal Drug Store on Saturday March 26 starting at 9 a.m. Proceeds support dental care for local school children. Each member donates two baked items.
Orange County professional nurses will study disaster techniques in a Civil Defense Institute March 30 and 31 at the Santa Ana Community Center. The program runs 8 45 a m to 3 30 p m with a 50 cent daily registration and features lectures films demonstrations and a display of field equipment. Interested nurses should contact Mrs John Buckus at 217 13th Street or call 8 1226.
A Superior Court judge refused a temporary restraining order delaying the removal of the Ocean Avenue bridge in Seal Beach after a public meeting on the plan. City officials outlined stages to remove the bridge, replace water lines, dredge areas, and extend a perimeter road toward the James Davis bridge, with completion years away.
Jack G Dowle a psychiatric technician at Metropolitan State Hospital Norwalk received a 25 year service certificate with pins at a March 17 gala in James Hall attended by about 300. Dr Robert E Wyers Superintendent spoke. Charles N Funk gave the response reflecting Dowle’s 25 years of service since 1930 after prior work at Agnew State Hospital.
The City of Seal Beach will charge Richfield Oil Co. a total of 634.45 for excavating and abandoning pipelines along Bolsa Avenue. The breakdown lists 49.95 for excavation 582.00 for abandonment and a 2.50 permit fee. Removal enables Long Beach to install a 12 inch standby water line.
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