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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1945
Page
8
Classified notices list urgent housing requests and sales. Items include plowing service by B B Lund at Long Beach with phone, requests for furnished apartments for Navy families, rooms for a Navy couple with a child, a live‑in housekeeper with child, and sofas and beds for sale. Contacts include box numbers and local phone exchanges.
Seal Beach prepares for V-E Day with prayers of thanksgiving and gratitude for the Axis defeat. Fire Chief Sperry Knighton will drive the fire truck displaying Germany Surrenders Down 1 To Go as a parade signal. Churches will open for prayers when hostilities cease. local schools aided by students collecting clothing for a depot.
Herbert E Waite of 450 Ocean Avenue Long Beach died April 27 in Los Angeles after a major operation. He was a Stanford alumnus Phi Gamma Delta member, Buffum's Long Beach general manager for five years, previously Standard Oil employee, and active in civic affairs. Survived by widow Thurlyne two daughters Dorothy Nancy two sisters Marjorie Hill and George Papashvily. Funeral service Tuesday at First Congregational Church Long Beach officiated by Rev S L Anderson. Burial Sunnyside Mausoleum Long Beach.
David William Jackson aged 44 from San Diego died Wednesday evening of a heart attack at the Glide'er Inn where he dined with friend Richard Pearce of Santa Ana. Dr. DeSadeleer attended. body taken to Smith's Mortuary in Huntington Beach.
The Lions club drive gathered clothes in April at the Wilbur Freeman home for shipment to a Los Angeles warehouse and then Oakland for renovation before distribution to war torn countries. Items are sorted into men’s women’s girls’ boys’ babies’ bedding and shoes. Freeman calls it a big success and notes quality was generally good. The final weight will be announced when known.
District leaders praise past War Loan Drive success and urge community support for the 7th War Loan Drive. Gen Somerville released figures in January showing vast wartime production including trucks tanks guns machine guns ammo bombs uniforms planes and other essential items. Bond purchases are urged to ensure victory.
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