Scrap Salvage Campaign Starts Friday Morning
Scrap salvage in Seal Beach begins Friday with a city truck collecting waste paper old rags scrap metals and old rubber for the Salvage for Victory drive. Proceeds go to the Civilian Defense Council to buy needed supplies. Older men 65 and up lead the effort with a five member salvage committee to be appointed by Mayor Elmer J Hughes.
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Seal Beach
Victory
Thirteenth Street
Elmer J. Hughes
First Street
Salvage For Victory
A. W. Armstrong
Civilian Defense Office
Patsy Gage
Doreen Henkey
Ben Krenwinkel
America
Local Women Attend County Girl Scout Institute
Local women including Mrs Max Henkey leader of Brownie Scouts Mrs Mary Ekberg Red Corps president Mrs Elsa Wolf and Mrs Kermit Moore attended a full day institute titled Volunteers for Victory at the First Christian church Santa Ana Educational Center Tuesday county coordinator Charles Robinson presented defense activity talks Girl Scouting and Defense by Mrs Carl Hopkins and Where Do We Go from Here by Mrs Jesse S Holton followed by a question hour.
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Max Henkey
Brownie Scouts
Mary Ekberg
Red Corps
Elsa Wolf
Kermit Moore
Volunteers For Victory
First Christian Church
Santa Ana
Charles Robinson
Carl Hopkins
Seal Beach shows higher 1941 general fund receipts
A city audit for Seal Beach compares 1941 and 1940 general fund results through December 31. Revenue exceeded estimates by 1150, water receipts beat projections by 1500, and capital outlay rose 1300 due to new homes. Unforeseen defense spending disrupted the current year budget, with a $203,283.44 book balance and 38,392.94 in receipts.
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Anaheim Bay
Water Department
National Defense
Civilian Defense Council
Seal Beach
Morning session highlights of day's program led by Mrs Matzen
The morning session featured highlights of the day's program with Mrs. Quentin Matzen presiding. Her leadership set a formal tone as events commenced and attendees engaged in planned sessions and discussions.
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Quentin Matzen
Nutrition in Defense Speech by Nutrition Expert at Seal Beach
Mrs. Margaret Lackland, a noted home economics expert, will discuss Nutrition in Defense at the Seal Beach school auditorium on Tuesday afternoon April 7 at 2 30. The event is hosted by the Seal Beach Parent-Teacher Association and is open to the public. That afternoon the PTA will conduct its annual officer election following a nominating committee report.
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Margaret Lackland
Seal Beach
Lackland
Parent-Teacher Association
Etiquette at the wheel could reshape American driving
A saying notes that if all Americans observed table manners while driving, the nation would resemble a collection of Chesterfields. It humorously links civility in dining to road behavior and social norms.
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America
Nearing Quota on Last War Relief Fund Hurdle
Seal Beach Red Cross district nears its objective in the Emergency War Relief Fund drive with April 1 expected to push the total over the line. A. W. Armstrong, chairman, says residents are responding and will contribute in the final days to surpass the top. Washington reports call this the last 1942 fund drive unless an emergency arises. The district’s first quota was 800 dollars, then Roosevelt’s one third move to 267 dollars, making 1,067 dollars in total likely to be met by April 1.
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Seal Beach
Red’ Cross
A. W. Armstrong
Seal Beach District
Washington
Red Cross
Roosevelt
Young Daughters Honor Mothers Birthday Party
The Parker home at 1305 Seal Way hosted a birthday party Sunday afternoon honoring Mrs. W. H. Kimball and Mrs. EB Parker. Patsy Parker and Jo Ann Kimball organized all details from cake and ice cream to bouquets and favors. Attendees included Mrs. Kimball, her mother Mrs. Herbert Ellis, Buddy Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Diane, Roland, Arthur Parker, and the young hostesses.
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W. H. Kimball
EB. R. Parker
Patsy Parker
Jo Ann Kimball
Parker Home
Seal Way
Patsy
Jo Ann
Kimball
Herbert Ellis
Garden Grove
Buddy Kimball
Parker
Mr. Parker
Diane Parker
Roland Parker
Arthur Parker
Willmores Move to New Home on Fourth Street
Mr and Mrs E D Willmore and their small son relocated from 231 Fifth Street to a newly purchased home at 128 Fourth Street last weekend. The house was bought from builder M Silverstone.
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E. D. Willmore
Fifth Street
Fourth Street
M. Silverstone
Quote on thoughts and tomorrow by La Gallienne
A reflective line asserts that yesterday's wrong thoughts seed today’s trials while today's right thinking yields tomorrow's joy, crediting Charles F. La Gallienne.
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Hope
la Gallienne
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County Girl Scout Institute
Press
Sunset Beach
Civilian Defense Corps
Woman’s Club
Mesdames Ada Manley
Charlotte Bush
Bonnie Charles
Jane Cochran
Grace Frame
Shamay Harvey
Jessie Lee Braley
Gertie
Belmont Shoe Repair Shop
ST. Joseph, Belmont
P.T. A
Sam’s Sea Food Cafe
Coast Highway
PTL
Sam
Atlantic Coast
Louisiana
Dink
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