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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1944
Page
5
The second grade at the local elementary school celebrated the eighth birthday of Icky Ward with a surprise party on Tuesday. Mrs. Grace Knighton organized birthday cakes, candies, and popsicles, and each child received a birthday gift, a surprise also enjoyed by Dicky.
Doris Flack reports Troop No 3 meeting at Mrs Stockon s house with girls finishing gifts and one member absent. Treasurer collects funds as they plan to return to the church next Monday. Shirley Johnson notes Dr Wareman will teach first aid and plans a Mothers Day party.
Vernon H King aged about 58 or 60, father of Mrs Rollie Vinzant of Seal Beach, died May 2 after a brief illness. Born in Iowa in 1884, he moved to California in 1914 and settled in Garden Grove in 1917, publishing the Garden Grove News until 1938. He was active in county affairs, a Mason, and a charter member of the Garden Grove Lions Club. Survived by his widow Bell R King, daughter Velma Vinzant of Seal Beach, son Orville King, grandsons Richard Vinzant and Gerry King, and siblings. Services at 2 pm tomorrow at Howard Brothers Mortuary Garden Grove, with interment Westminster Memorial Park.
The Seal Beach Junior Women’s Club plans an installation ceremony at the Pacific Coast club in Long Beach Tuesday afternoon with a 12:30 luncheon. Ruth Butler presides. speakers include Nancy White and Dorothy Lay. Florence Tyler acts as installing officer. performances by Jean Bailey and Frank Lucéro. New officers: Ruth Butler president. Jackie Stocken first vice. Betty Amorelli second vice. Louise Freeman recording secretary. Grace Knighton corresponding secretary. Georgia Bradshaw parliamentarian. Naomi Willmore historian. Florence Tyler advisor.
The Nevada California Lions Club District will hold its Spring Conference and Governor's banquet in Anaheim next Friday. Deputy district governor Frank Shufelt announced an excellent program with local president Jim Bat er expected to speak on Boys clubs work. A noon luncheon follows the morning session, the student speakers contest finals in the afternoon, and Dr Walter Dexter will give the evening address. Ladies are invited and will be entertained by the Anaheim Lion women at the Ebell clubhouse during the meetings.
The Brownies worked hard this Monday and will surprise the Mothers on Mothers Day. Some girls finish tasks, others wait till next Monday. They prepared gifts for a Children's Hospital ward, with a necklace in each box made last week. Plans for summer include aprons and a sun dress pattern, plus a Friendship party in two weeks for three birthday girls. Brown Owl.
Auxiliary chairman Mrs Dagmar Schmidt asks collectors to donate scrap phonograph records now that new ones can be bought without turning in old discs. Most usable records will fund purchases for service members overseas, though damaged Edison discs are useless for these needs. Bring scraps to the paper office at 221 Main or call 868-34.
The Postal Packin Manias, a new post office group, will mark three members birthdays with a May 10 dinner at Knott's Berry Farm. Betty Sylvia’s birthday was last Wednesday, Elsie Hanson’s was yesterday, and Eleanor Harrison’s is May 13. A pre celebration at the post office featured two cakes baked by Lenore Braddock and Eleanor Harrison. The gathering included the remaining postal employees.
Mrs Grace Knighton announces a staff assistants class for the local American Red Cross chapter starting May 16. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 30 to 11 30 a m with Laura B Warren teaching and other Red Cross workers lecturing.
Norton Bailey building firm announced new partners Philip Norton and Glenn Bailey this week. Philip Norton became a grandfather with the birth of Philip Norton III to his son and daughter-in-law. Glenn Bailey also became a grandfather when a grandson was born to his daughter Zola Nichols at Glendale Hospital weighing seven pounds one half ounce.
Ike Lyman Clubb of Long Beach booked by Seal Beach for speeding and taillight defect, scheduled to appear before Judge Fred J. Smith on May 2 but did not until a warrant was issued. Clubb appeared and was fined 75 dollars by Judge Smith.
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