Legion Auxiliary Seal Beach Unit 300 May meeting notes
The Legion Auxiliary Seal Beach Unit No. 300 reports a small May meeting with Rae Mathis presiding despite illness. Members invited to memorial services May 27 and to a May 24 dinner. Girl Scouts to host May 18 party and assist May 26 poppy drive. War Activities chair Mildred Sprouse asks members to report salvage and clothing contributions by mailing to 132 12th Street.
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Bruce Bilis
Community Methodist Church
Sam’s Sea Food Cafe
Mildred Sprouse
Mildred
12Th Street
Seal Beach
Accidents Drop as Drivers Focus on Road Ahead
A public safety message urges drivers to prioritize road awareness over worrying about police presence. It argues that attentive driving reduces crashes and enhances overall traffic safety for all road users.
Poppy Day Preparations Highlight Legion Auxiliary Sale
Saturday May 26 marks Poppy Day as 1,500 handmade paper poppies from Santa Monica VA hospital arrive for distribution by Legion and Auxiliary volunteers. The flowers honor World War I and II fallen, with proceeds aiding disabled veterans and families of service members in Seal Beach and area.
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Legion Home
Santellex Veteran’s Hospital
California Department of the Auxiliary
Seal Beach
Flanders Fields
Tarawa
Auxiliary
Legion
Retail Cherry Prices Lower This Year
Local consumers will pay less for early California sweet cherries this year. Herbert E. Sandberg, CPA food price specialist, announced lower grower ceilings should reflect a reduction of 2 to 3 cents per pound at the retail level. The initial maximum price for California produced cherries should be 84 or 85 cents to local consumers up to mid June, with later imports from the north bringing retail prices from 37 to 39 cents per pound.
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California
Herbert E. Sandberg
CPA
Sandberg
Make Rows Straight in Victory Garden
A practical guide to laying out a Victory garden with stakes and cord. Outline the garden boundaries, stretch a line for the first row, then sow seeds in drills or hills. Use a sharp hoe to form a shallow straight trench, aligning with the cord like a ruler, and favor shallow sowing: half inch for small seeds, one to two inches for peas beans and corn, and three inches for onion sets.
Gains For Sixth Year In Southern California Agriculture 1944
The 1944 Southern California crop value reached 733,729,156 dollars, a seven percent rise from 1943, marking six straight years of record gains. Fruit up 12 percent, truck crops 6 percent, livestock 5.5 percent, and field crops 3 percent. Valencia oranges heavily marketed, with the large crop anticipated to be the biggest ever.
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Southern California
Los Angeles
Europe
Asia
California
Arizona
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Rae Mathis
Nellie Sollinger
Nellie
Mathis
Rae
Jimmie Mathis
Jimmy Arnerich
Nina Bennis
American Legion Auxiliary
America
POST
Victory Garden
Agricultural Department of
Union Pacific
YOUR
Youravorue Mutual
Progressive
Union Pacific Ticket Office
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
Pacific Coast
Ec Datla
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