Easter Seal Drive Underway In Orange County
The Orange County Society for Crippled Children runs the annual Easter Seal drive led by the Woman's Club of Seal Beach Junior Membership for Seal Beach Sunset Beach and Surfside. Doris Kenner Hazel Wisely Pat Couch and Anita Manley distributed collection boxes and donation cards to stores and schools. On March 26 four elementary girls staged an Easter Lily Parade along Main Street selling paper lilies to raise funds.
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Woman’s Club of
Seal Beach
Sunset Beach
Surfside
Doris Kenner
Hazel Wisely
Pat Couch
Anita Manley
Main Street
Aquarium Society Meeting Set for April Long Beach
The Long Beach Aquarium Society hosts its regular meeting on April 6 at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Recreation Center. Guest speaker Dave Brown head aquarist at Marineland of the Pacific presents films on feeding fish and aquarium capers. Admission is free.
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Long Beach Aquarium Society
Municipal Recreation
East Ocean Ave
Long Beach
Dave Brown
Brown
Marineland of the Pacific
Aquarium Society
Change of Time For City Council Meeting
The city council meeting will be held at 7 30 p m on Tuesday April 5 instead of 8 p m as previously reported.
Veteran Exemptions Help Desk Opens in City Hall
Orange County Assessor L. W. Shotwell will be in City Hall Friday afternoons from 1 to 5 beginning April 8 to assist veterans in filing County Tax Exemption Affidavits. Veterans or their wives should bring service records or discharge papers.
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Orange County
L. W. Shotwell
Hallie Harris Returns From Crescent City
Mrs Hallie Harris of 601 Ocean Avenue returned home after attending the wedding of her grandson Corporal Tom Phillips in Crescent City. He married Audrey Parker of London England whom he met while on duty there. Miss Parker came to the United States on March 8 and they wed on March 12. Corporal Phillips is with the Air Force at March Field and is the son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Phillips. Before the marriage he spent most weekends with Mrs Harris in Seal Beach.
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Hallie Harris
Ocean Avenue
Corporal Tom Phillips
Crescent City
Audrey Parker
London
England
Miss Parker
United States
Corporal Phillips
Air Force
March Field
Alvin Phillips
Harris
Seal Beach
PTA Officers to Be Installed After April Meeting
Seal Beach Elementary PTA set to install new officers at its April meeting on Tuesday in the school auditorium. Eighth grade students under Mr Reynolds will present a Marionette play. the eighth grade glee club will sing. Mrs Joseph Tancre to become president. sixth grade room mothers host tea and cookies afterward.
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Seal Beach
PTA
Reynold
Glee Club
Joseph Tancre
Howard Family Welcomes First Girl Melinda Jo
Mr and Mrs Joe E Howard of 121 Fifth Street announce the birth of their daughter Melinda Jo born March 27 weighing eight pounds one ounce She is the baby girl and has three older brothers.
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Joe E. Howard
Fifth Street
Melinda Jo
Former Seal Beach Councilman Visits Seal Beach
Mr. Jack Waidler, a former Seal Beach city councilman, was visiting in Seal Beach Tuesday. He now lives in Anaheim.
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Jack Waidler
Seal Beach
Anaheim
Night Airview of Lighting Makes City Stand Out
A Southern California Edison representative reported that viewing Seal Beach from an airplane at night highlighted its mercury vapor lighting. He contrasted it with Long Beach's incandescent lights and noted Seal Beach appeared as a large parking lot from the air.
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Seal Beach
Southern California Edison Company
Long Beach
Jensens Visit Sacramento Spent Weekend with Cox Family
Mr and Mrs Mark F Jensen of 218 Fourth Street and their friends Mr and Mrs James A Poppys of 14672 Jefferson Ave Midway City spent last weekend in Sacramento visiting Mrs Jensen s parents Mr and Mrs W T Cox
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Mark F. Jensen
Fourth Street
James A. Poppys
Jefferson Ave
Midway City
Sacramento
Avis Smith Returns Home After Accident
Miss Avis Smith is at home at 116 13th Street after staying with her sister in Glendale for several weeks. She slipped and broke her hip a few months ago and was in the hospital. After discharge she lived with her sister to recover and is now walking with a cane.
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Avis Smith
116
13Th Street
Glendale
Avis
Lioness Club Bon Voyage Party Honors Mrs Benno
The Lioness Club held its monthly meeting at the 101 Ranch House with spring floral decorations. Eighteen members and guests attended a talk by Mrs Walker of Powers Modeling School in Long Beach as they celebrated Mrs Lee Benno’s upcoming Europe tour.
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Lioness Club
101 Ranch House
Lee Benno
Europe
Walker
Powers Modeling School
Long Beach
Subscribers May Win Free Dinner From Restaurant Ads
Notice to subscribers that their names might be listed in restaurant advertisements and may qualify for a free dinner. Authorities urge checking listings and contacting the office if named.
Huntington Beach Told Last Chance to Join Water Pipeline
West Orange County Water District board met at City Hall Huntington Beach with Navy officers from Seal Beach depot and officials from San Diego Bureau of Yards. Engineer J A Wooley outlined immediate action to build pipelines from Metropolitan Water District to supply Huntington Beach and Seal Beach with costs estimated at 104700 for Net Depot and 195000 if Seal Beach joins now.
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West Orange County Water District
Huntington Beach
Willis Warner
William Herstein
Arch Lockett
Victor Terry
United States Navy
Seal Beach
T. J. Flynn
C. W. Capwell
Bureau
Metropolitan Water District
Dale
Katella Road
Sity
Seal Beach Naval
Manita Air Station
Wooley
Warner
Westminster Avenue
Toups resigns as Sea Beach city engineer
John Toups has resigned as Sea Beach city engineer after serving as the first full time engineer since his start on October 18 1954. He will join Fullerton as city engineer earning 8400 dollars annually. He is a UC Berkeley graduate and lives in Long Beach with his wife and two children.
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John Toups
City of
Sea Beach
Fullerton
Toups
University of California At Berkeley
Medira St
Long Beach
Charles Morgan and Associates
aSway
Felts Take Clothes To Needy Families In Mexicali Area
Mr and Mrs Bill Felts owners of Frostys Shop on Main St spent last weekend in Mexicali with discarded clothing from Seal Beach and new shop stock. They were met by the Mexicali Lions Club president who escorted them across the border. Lioness Club members sorted the clothing into sizes for needy residents. The Felts plan another trip with a full truck load.
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Bill Felts
Frosty’s
Main St
Mexicali
Seal Beach
Mexican
Lions Club
Lioness Club
Mexico
Mrs. Felts
UVC Plans Memorial Day Services and Dinner
The United Veterans Council met at Loretta Irvine’s home to map Memorial Day ceremonies set for May 30 at 11 00 a m and a public spaghetti dinner at City Hall on April 30. Attendees included George Marshall Charles Owens Edwin Doolittle Harold Voight Kathleen Bridge and Loretta Irvine.
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The
United Veterans Council
Loretta Irvine
Third Street
City Hall
George Marshall
Charles Owens
Edwin Doolittle
Harold Voight
Kathleen Bridge8
Utilities Commission Rules P E Tracks to Remain in Newport
The Public Utilities Commission held a brief Newport Beach hearing and ruled that the Pacific Electric right of way tracks and depot would remain as they are. Newport Beach had sought condemnation and relocation of depot facilities, but the commission denied these requests. The story notes Seal Beach may face a similar decision on Electric Avenue.
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Public Utilities Commission
State of California
Newport Beach
Pacific Electric
P.E. Railway
Seal Beach
Electric Avenue
Seal Beach to Be Advertised
The Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce discussed printing a brochure to advertise local businesses and living advantages. The plan includes a city sign at The Toledo and Appian Way in Naples and a Seal Beach business district sign at Bolsa Avenue and Central Avenue.
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Seal Beach
Bolsa Avenue
Central Avé
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Naval Ammunition and Net Depot
American Cancer Society
Edward Rochon
George S. Woods
James Scott
Clyde Spencer
U. S. Navy
Orange County Society For Crippled Children
Aquarium Society Meeting
Joe Howard
Jensens
Felts
UVC
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