Seal Beach appoints Dana R. Williams city attorney
The Seal Beach city council, led by Mayor Jessie Reed, appointed Dana R. Williams as city attorney to replace Burr Brown. Williams, a Nebraska- trained lawyer who moved to Long Beach in 1937, has broad federal and state bar credentials and plans to relocate to Seal Beach soon.
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Seal Beach
Jessie W. Reed
Dana R. Williams
Burr Brown
Williams
California
Bar of
Nebraska
Albion
Neb
Boone County
Long Beach
Federal Court of
Circuit Court of Appeals
Highth District
United States
Federal District of Sothern
Treasury Department
Carl Harris
Farmer’s and Merchant’s Bank
Frank Charvat
Frank Merriam
Charles D. Wallace
City of
James Munholland
Move Under Way To Provide More Bus Facilities
Seal Beach joins the Chamber of Commerce in seeking relaxed franchise terms so buses may pick up and discharge passengers anywhere on their routes. City council backed the effort last Thursday and authorized a letter to the State Railroad Commission urging action.
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Seal Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
State Railroad Commission
Past Commanders and Presidents Dinner Hosted in Seal Beach
The Seal Beach Post No. 300 and Auxiliary held their annual Past Commanders' and Past Presidents' dinner Saturday evening May 9 in the municipal auditorium. Guests included Major Henry F. Schroeder US Army Ret., medal of honor recipient, plus Charles McGonnegal and other officials and Auxiliary leaders. A ham dinner was served and attended by many, with ministers and local figures among the guests.
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Seal Beach Post No. 300
Municipal Auditorium
Henry F. Schroeder
Schroeder
United States Army
Philippines
Seal Beach Salvage Groups Seek Resident Cooperation
Two civic groups in Seal Beach salvage scrap to support war effort and Civil Defense. The American Legion stopped collecting scrap while one group funnels proceeds to the city for emergency supplies. A city truck collects scrap on Friday mornings, delivering it to a depot for junk dealers. A separate W E S O group funds emergency supplies and clothing.
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Seal Beach
American Legion
Fred Finch
Department of Legion
Civil Defense Council
Thirteenth and
Electric Avenue
Women’s Emergency Service’ Organization
Thirteenth Street
U S O Fund Drive Under Way Here
The U S O drive in the coastal communities seeks 1200 for army camp recreation funds. Mayor Jessie W. Reed chairs the local committee with C A Miller as treasurer and L A Patch and H Neil organizing a larger gifts drive to report by Monday.
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Seal Beach
Surf Side Colony
Sunset Beach
Jessie W. Reed
C. A. Miller
U. S. O. Committee
L. A. Patch
H. Neil
Fighting Fire Bomb Film to Be Shown May 20
A Seal Beach program at the school auditorium on May 20 features the film Fighting the Fire Bomb in London along with a talk recounting experiences at Bataan, a fire control demonstration by Fire Chief W S Knighton, and a brief Seal Beach Municipal Band musical program.
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London
Bataan Peninsula
W. S. Knighton
Seal Beach
Seal Beach School
Seal Beach May Get Fire Fighting Apparatus
Fire Chief W. S. Knighton tells Seal Beach city council that the town cannot secure a War Production Board priority for a new fire truck. He proposes mounting a small pump on an existing city truck and adding pumps and gear to improve protection for the growing city and older sections.
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Seal Beach
War Production Board
W. S. Knighton
Knighton
Board of Fire
Flower Show Seeks Blooms Fruits Vegetables Grown Here
Seal Beach plans its 1942 Flower Show to feature locally grown flowers vegetables and fruits with a special section for men entries and corsage bouquets A display of seeds and garden tools will accompany the exhibits and city groups are invited to enter arrangements The show runs May 19 with doors open from 2 p m to 8 30 p m and prizes awarded at 8 30 p m all in civic auditorium continuation on page 8
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Seal Beach
Civic Auditorium
Henry S. Newton
Newton
Victory Gardens
F. W. Hickman
Charles Carter
C. A. Miller
Will Nukols
Harry Harsha
Seal Beach Hardware
Felts Named Vice-Chairman Of Local Defense Council
Mayor Jessie W. Reed keeps coordination of Seal Beach Civilian Defense, with Councilman J. C. Felts as vice-chairman after Elmer J. Hughes declined the post. New council members Dr. Homer De Sadeleer, Dr. Ernest Green, Fire Chief Knighton, and Police Chief Lee Howard replace four resignations. Council orders 350 armbands at two and a half cents each. Reed authorized to appoint a fair rent committee per Chamber of Commerce secretary F. W. Hickman who noted related problems for council action.
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Jessie W. Reed
Seal Beach
Civilian Defense Council
J. C. Felts
Elmer J. Hughes
Hughes
Defense Council
Homer BE. de Sadeleer
Ernest F. Green
W. S. Knighton
Lee Howard
C. James Norton
J. Neil Franklin
Walter J. Barrows
Albert J. Hurley
Reed
F. W. Hickman
Chamber of Commerce
Local Aircraft Warning System seeks volunteers for duty
The ground observation corps needs four women plus trained reserves for two teams on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from noon to four. Call Chief Observer T L Burns at 854 56 to volunteer or be assigned for training. Men and women may join as reserves.
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T. L. Burns
Burns
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New City
Charles McGonnegal
Fannie Reeves
Department of California
Fred (Pop) Dukes
Dukes
Arthur Eklund
Rodney L. Jackson
Jackson
Elsie Hasell
U.S. O
U. S
J. H. McGaugh
Evryone
Felts
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