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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1955
Page
1
Mumps recovers for Jessie Faucett while twins Jane and Jimmie Meyers share chicken pox. Anna Ruth stays on pace. Mona Pierce sprains ankle but remains mobile despite swelling and pain.
Ann Richards of Long Beach has battled a fur problem but believes she has it whipped. She spent Thursday April 28 with her sister Mrs Francis Earls and looked well despite the flu scare.
Barbara LeChambre’s brother Second Lieut. Duaine Solhren died in an air crash on a training flight 35 miles southwest of Perrin Air Force Base Texas. His body was to be transported to Missoula Montana for funeral services with survives including his widow and two sons, and siblings Barbara Douglas and Norene Schiffman.
Mike Neil came home on Sunday April 24 after hitchhiking two weeks to Sedalia Missouri. He enjoyed the trip and warns travelers Colorado bans hitchhiking by law. He stayed longer in Sedalia than planned and met a girl there.
Sam Varley Bert Lougheed and Dale Boice left at 5 30 AM on Friday April 29 driving to Lake Woolford for a day of relaxation and fishing.
Claude Hinds and wife Florence return with daughters Gloria and Judy from Sunset Beach to Manhattan Beach. Florence will keep working at Wade's Cleaners and commutes daily.
A man stuck his head in the window at closing time last Friday and asked for me, revealing he is John Stark, a cousin unseen for 28 years. He and his family now reside in San Diego after moving from Chicago.
Bob and Winnie Randall and their children left on Saturday April 30 for a two week vacation in South Dakota. They will visit Bob’s parents in Colonge and Winnie’s parents in Winner.
Eleanor Neil expresses excitement while packing for a planned journey to Europe. She plans to visit multiple cities and experience new culture, art, and cuisine during her forthcoming travel.
A woman and a friend prepare to leave May 20 for New York shopping then board a ship May 26 to join a WWRA group of about 92 members touring ten countries.
Mrs. Mary Kaszmaul of Philadelphia arrives to stay with Bill and Edith Kaszmaul in North Pacific, hoping for a baby boy. The family keeps fingers crossed as the anticipated event approaches.
Edith Hindsley chairs a luncheon for the American Legion Auxiliary Orange County Council at the American Legion Hall in Seal Beach on Tuesday May 10.
Residents near Sunset Beach hear relief after the Arvanitis well on Sam's Sea Food Spa property is abandoned at about 10 000 feet without oil. The public reaction is mixed as locals question the feasibility of oil finds and the risk of another Huntington Beach.
The Huntington Beach Elks Lodge No. 1959 invites the public to a Mother's Day program at 3 p.m. Sunday May 8 in Memorial Hall. Reverend Luther A. Arthur will give the address. Danny Gillis and Don Maples will be soloists with musical accompaniment. Corsages will honor the oldest and youngest mothers present.
The 15th Rifle Company USMCR at the U S Naval Ammunition and Net Depot Seal Beach topped eight western states for recruitment. March added 30 recruits and April 21 more, totaling 51 in two months. Captain J M Terry Jr notes incentives of an eight year obligation and offers openings. For info call Long Beach 9 9637.
Business observers see a broad based upturn with rising consumer power and steady living costs. Savings bonds and bank deposits climb while car and home purchases continue. Borrowing grows to fund big buys while preserving savings, signaling genuine prosperity rather than a fleeting boom.
The weekly newspapers serving California's small communities act as unsung partners in construction, shaping community projects from schools to large dams. They spark ideas and mobilize support, but bid details often outpace their press, leaving readers in the dark as costs and schedules shift.
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