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Seal Beach Post And Wave in Seal Beach, California

26 Mar 1942

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Seal Beach Post And Wave

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Seal Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1942

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Seal Beach Lions Attend Annual Oratorical Contest

Seal Beach Lions Club sent Mak Henkey and Charles Z Irvine to the Orange County Council meeting at Santa Ana to support the sixth annual high school oratorical contest for a 350 dollar national scholarship. More than 100 Lions from eleven clubs attended. Mary Alden of Anaheim Union High School won first and will compete in the San Diego district finals in June, receiving defense stamps valued at five dollars. Ralph Woods of Orange Union High and Kenneth Gabriel of Santa Ana High placed second and third. Contestants spoke on Our Nation s Security with Ray Elliot of Huntington Beach introducing the field. judges were Guy Roney Fullerton George Anderson Newport and M M McLain Garden Grove.

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Mak Henkey Charles Z. Irvine Seal Beach Lions Club Orange County Council Masonic Temple Santa Ana Mary Alden Anaheim Union High School Alden San Diego Ralph Woods Orange Union High School Kenneth Gabriel Santa Ana High School Laguna Beach Olive Oldfield Huntington Beach Guy Roney Fullerton George Anderson Newport M. M. Mclain Garden Grove
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Fire Department Prepares Eight Emergency Stations in Seal Beach

Fire Chief W S Knighton outlines eight new emergency fire stations across Seal Beach with 12 back pumps 12 asbestos gloves eight army approved gas masks goggles a hand axe per station sand buckets and water buckets. Copper sulphate for phosphorus bombs and no inferno for thermite bombs will aid prevention. The city divides into eight sections six men per section with two older experienced firefighters and four auxiliaries. Land is being set at strategic spots and residents urged to stock two pails of sand at home for potential bomb attacks.

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Seal Beach W. S. Knighton Knighton
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An Anon Quote on Wisdom as Knowledge Quality

A concise aphorism asserts wisdom lies in knowing the best, not knowing the most, reflecting a timeless view on judgment and discernment rather than sheer accumulation of facts.

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Second Prize Essays In Legion Auxiliary Contest

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Legion-Auxiliary
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The Characteristics of a Good American by Ralph Brown

A Seventh Grade contest entry from Los Angeles describes a boy reflecting on wartime events after Pearl Harbor and U.S. declaration of war, set against a busy city street as he considers what makes a good American. The piece frames national unity and resilience during December 1941.

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Ralph Brown Los Angeles Japan Pearl Harbor Hawaii Pacific United States
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The Objects We Pursue and the Spirit We Manifest

A reflective line attributed to Mary Baker Eddy emphasizes how pursuits reveal our stance and what we deem success. It links motive to outcome, urging integrity and purpose in striving toward goals.

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Mary Baker Eddy
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