Sincere Interest In Local Defense Measures Indicated
Civilians gather at city council meeting to discuss defense issues sparked by Pearl Harbor rumors. J H McGaugh resigns from Seal Beach Civilian Defense Council. resignation not accepted amid dispute over council trigger and notification gaps. Heated clash with F W Hickman over lack of prior council activity and timing of meetings.
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J. H. McGaugh
Seal Beach
McGaugh
Defense Council
F. W. Hickman
Hickman
Pearl Harbor
$25 000 State Grant May Be Lost Over Bond Issue Confusion
Seal Beach faces delay in Bay improvement funding as California legal issues at Sacramento may indefinitely bar the $25,000 state grant. City Attorney Burr A Brown argues funds are available through banking, while the state contends money must be ready to turn over. Attorneys clash over the meaning of available as the project already cost residents about $197,800.
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Seal Beach
Seal Beach Bay
Sacramento
Division of Beaches and Parks
East Beach
Earl Warren
Burr A. Brown
Brown
Department of Public Works
Carlsbad Cavern Film Slated For Next Lions Meet
Lions Club members will view a motion picture on Carlsbad Caverns at the next regular meeting on Wednesday evening April 1. The film, shown courtesy of the Santa Fe Railroad, covers cavern discoveries extending into Texas and Mexico and the caverns’ history. Place will be announced by mailed cards.
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Lions Club
Carlsbad Caverns
Max Henkey
Texas
Mexico
Santa Fe
Rubber Rationing Board Issues More Tire Certificates
Seal Beach rubber rationing board met at city hall and issued tire certificates to E. R. Otte of Los Alamitos a three truck fleet two new tires and two recaps Hmil Goessens farmer on the Hellman Ranch one new tractor tire Elmer Hurley plasterer one obsolete fire tire City of Seal Beach one recap tire and Mrs Dolores Lucero who farms 500 acres on the Hellman Ranch to buy a new automobile and the application was referred to the Orange county administrator.
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Seal Beach
E. R. Otte
Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos Naval Air Base
Hmil Goessens
Hellman Ranch
Elmer Hurley
Rubber Rationing Board
Dolores Lucero
F. W. Hickman
The
Orange County
Curtis D Yokem Enlists in U S Army
Curtis D Yokem son of Mr and Mrs Frank Yokem enlists in the United States Army and leaves for Fort MacArthur Tuesday continuing a family military tradition dating to the American Revolution. A farewell dinner Sunday gathered friends and relatives to wish him luck.
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Curtis D. Yokem
Frank Yokem
United States Army
Curtis
Ft. MacArthur
Yokem
Civilian Defense Council Holds First Meeting Saturday
The Seal Beach Civilian Defense Council reviewed readiness for war emergency at city hall, detailing auxiliary police and air-raid wardens, first aid stations, and an auxiliary fire department. Chief Knighton described firemen, watchers, and rescue squads. school precautions including air-raid drills and pupil tags were outlined by J. H. McGaugh.
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Seal Beach
Civilian Defense Council
Howard
Knighton
Lee Howard
Civilian Protection Committee
J. H. McGaugh
Justus F Craemer To Address Associated C of C
Justus F Craemer president of the California State Railroad Commission will be principal speaker at the March meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Orange County in Santa Ana. The event includes annual officer elections and a 6 30 pm dinner at the Y W C A banquet room with L A Dan Patch presiding. Reservations required. If tickets exceed 125 the event moves to the Masonic Temple.
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Justus F. Craemer
California State Railroad Commission
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Orange County
Santa Ana
L. A
Dan” Patch
Sunset Beach
Craemer
Masonic Temple
Orange County Judges and Constables Dinner Meet
Eighteen members of the Orange County Judges and Constables association gathered at 101 Ranch House on Sixteenth Street and Coast Highway for a dinner session last Thursday. Willis Warner, chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and head of the county defense council, spoke on issues across departments caused by the wartime demand for increased public protection. The association’s president is Judge Halsey Spence of Fullerton and secretary Constable Bob Steinberger of Santa Ana. Attending from Seal Beach were City Judge and Justice of the Peace Fred J. Smith and Constable Herman Drent.
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Orange County
Ranch House
Sixteenth Street
Coast Highway
Willis Warner
Orange County Board of Supervisors
County Defense Council
Halsey Spence
Fullerton
Bob Steinberger
Santa Ana
Seal Beach
Fred J. Smith
Herman Drent
Highway Patrol Warns On Death Rate In War Says Drive Safely
The Highway Patrol asserts that above all, the war aims raise smiles among the Japanese only through higher highway accident deaths. It urges drivers to adopt safe behavior for victory.
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Highway Patrol
Easter Sunrise Service at Community Church Chapel
The Easter Sunrise service will be held in the Chapel of the Community Church at 10th and Central starting at 6 o'clock. Easter is a week from Sunday, April 5. A large choir is preparing music for the hour with Eastern numbers and familiar hymns, offering inspiring scripture on Easter morning.
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Seal Beach
Residents Urged to Fill Buckets as City Locates Sand Dumps
City workers dump sand at strategic spots to protect homes from incendiary bombs. C A Miller reports that residents should carry several buckets of dry sand into their houses immediately. Fire Chief W S Knighton warns that households must self defend by providing sand, while auxiliary firemen help where possible. A full list of sand dump locations will be published once the job finishes.
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C. A. Miller
W. S. Knighton
Easter Holiday Dates for Seal Beach Elementary
Easter holidays for the children at Seal Beach Elementary start with the close of classes this Friday afternoon and run to 9 a.m. on April 6, as previously scheduled. Superintendent J. H. McGaugh announces the dates this week.
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Seal Beach
J. H. McGaugh
California Builders Have Plenty of Building Material
California Builders Supply spokesman J. Ross McClure says ample materials are available for home repair and improvement despite recent government rulings causing homeowner confusion. He notes asbestos roofing and siding, rock wool insulation, and decorative wallboards remain in sufficient supply to meet homeowner needs.
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California
J. Ross McClure
California Builders Supply
McClure
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