Seal Beach’s early city hall and council chambers
A. W. Armstrong recalls Seal Beach’s municipal evolution from 1915, detailing three homes for city business. The Bayside Land Company building hosted early meetings and elections, then the Labor dette building became the single bustling city hall housing council, police, court, clerk, water and street departments, all in one cramped room.
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Seal Beach
Bayside Land Company
Ocean Avenue
Main Street
Cassy
Toni
Land Company
Labordette
Post and Wave Office
Council Chamber
Police and Justice Court
Fire Dept Obtains Latest CO Two Squeez Grip Extinguishers
Seal Beach Fire Department has acquired four CO Two Squeez-Grip 15 pound carbon dioxide extinguishers. They resemble U S Government equipment used on ships and planes. They are refillable at low cost and ideal for grease and oil fires where water is risky. Each extinguisher contains dry ice, and two will be mounted on the big fire truck while two go on the pickup.
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Seal Beach
Sperry Knighton
U. S
V E Day Services Planned by Local Churches
The Community Methodist Church will hold six hourly services of song and prayer after the European war ended, starting at 7 a.m. if announced at night, with the last at 10 p.m. The First Assembly of God Church will stage four services the same evening if news arrives before 5 p.m., or the next evening if after 5. Both open for prayer and meditation all V E Day.
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Community Methodist Church
First Assembly of God Church
Lifeguard Starts Summer Duty on City Beach
Harl O. Whittington begins duty as city lifeguard for the summer season. He will man the beach from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week starting Tuesday, May 1.
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Harl O. Whittington
Birthday tribute highlights Carl Randall long life in the West
Evelyn Hampton profiles Carl Randall, a famed Seal Beach character known as Carl, who turns at least 82 with some guessing 85 to 90. Born in Ohio, he rode the frontier in youth, worked as a cow puncher across Kansas Oklahoma and Texas, and later became a salesman with McCormick Harvesting Co dovetailing trips to London and South America.
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Evelyn Hampton
Seal Beach
Carl Randall
Carl
Frontier
Ohio
Kansas
McCormick Harvesting Co
London
England
South America
Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
State allocates 1.02 million in liquor fees to CA cities
California cities and counties will share 1,015,830.73 dollars from alcoholic beverage license fees for the last half of 1944. Wm. G. Bonelli announced the distribution, detailing 11,776.56 dollars for Orange County, with 355 dollars to Seal Beach and 1,773.75 dollars to the county's unincorporated area.
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California
Wm. G. Bonelli
State Board of Equalization
Orange County
Seal Beach
Local Girls Vie for May Day Queen at Huntington Beach High
Local girls compete for the May Day Queen title at Huntington Beach High School. The election was held last Thursday with results kept secret. At 10 30 p m the new queen will begin her reign during a semi formal May Day ball in the school gymnasium.
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Huntington Beach High School
Seal Beach Sets V E Day Conduct Code and War Loan Drive
Seal Beach council issues a V E Day conduct code as victory news could arrive by noon or afternoon with Sunday triggering Monday as V E Day. The 7th War Loan Drive chair Frank Shufelt leads the district including Seal Beach Surfside Sunset Beach Los Alamitos with quota totals and elected co chairs and committees.
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Frank Shufelt
Seal Beach
Louis E. Jaeckel
Europe
Council
Surfside
Sunset Beach
Los Alamitos
Ralph Cole
Frosty Felts
Arthur Perks
Stuart Briggs
Mable Gallo
Alden Tornquist
Jim Watts
Lola Peterson
Harry L. Hanson
Orange County
Germany
South Pacific
Marine Corps Bride Wed in May Day Ceremony
Pfe. William R. Hough of the Marine Corps married Miss Louella Jane Owens at a May Day wedding in the bride’s aunt’s home. The couple’s background is given, with Hough’s service at Guadalcanal Tawara and New Zealand and current posting at Camp Pendleton Oceanside. Guests included several relatives and service members. other visits include Fireman Quinn Bailey visiting his mother and MM2/c Charles Mears reporting for duty in San Diego with Mrs. Mears accompanying.
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Pfe
William R. Hough
Marine Corps
Louella Jane Owens
G .W. Owens
Tahlequah
Oklahoma
J. T. Hough
Tulsa
Guadalcanal
Tawara
New Zealand
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Julius Caesar
Sadie B. Reynolds
Madeline Drent
Floyd Hopkins
Edna Freeman
Quinn Bailey
Merchant Marine
A. K. Tweeten
231 Bay Blvd
Philippines
Catalina
Rasmussen pilot returns from South Pacific duty
Lt and Mrs Dean H Rasmussen sen visited Dr and Mrs Robert D Wilcox this week Rasmussen reports for reassignment to the redistribution center in Santa Monica He recently finished a year of duty in the South Pacific as a B 25 pilot
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Dean H. Rasmussen
Robert D. Wilcox
Rasmussen
Santa Monica
South Pacific
Bedford Soldier Returns To England After Service
M/Sgt. Harry Hop of 235 6th Street has returned recently to Bedford England where he is stationed or residing after completing duties overseas. He rejoined local community life following his wartime service.
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Harry Hop
6Th Street
Bedford
England
Sta
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Henry Sligar
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