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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1945
Page
2
General Petroleum Corporation vice president Clarence S Beesemeyer announced a new Mobilgas developed during the war. He said it surpasses prewar gasoline, provides maximum power, fast acceleration, and instant engine response, stemming from a 12 year catalytic cracking program and a $90 million refining investment.
Mr and Mrs Sidney A Lee who lived in Seal Beach for five years have sold their home at 204 Fourth Street to Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson and plan to move to Alaska in a week or ten days Mrs Lee says it will feel like returning home as she once lived there Mr Lee worked for a Anchorage construction firm for years and plans to establish a permanent base there Floyd Philip of 206 Fourth Street hosted the Lees for two weeks before their departure They will visit friends in Birmingham Washington and San Francisco before sailing from Seattle Mrs Lee was employed at Sam's Lee Food Restaurant for several years
Senator Wayne L. Morse of Oregon urges keeping politics out of reconversion as the nation faces an economic crisis. He calls for end of OPA bungling, more industry labor cooperation, and restraint on inflation measures. De Gaulle visits Washington to boost Franco American ties. Truman urges a square deal from French press. Britain reveals radar spy trip by Watson-Watt couple in 1937 to gauge Nazi radar, reporting no equipment found.
President Truman announced that Harold Ickes will remain in the Cabinet and proceed to London to negotiate a new Anglo American oil treaty. Observers note he is 71, wealthy, and may retire after completing the assignment, though his future plans remain uncertain.
The report tracks consumer goods manufacturing with as much interest as a World Series. Electric irons clocks and heaters are now in production and slated for strong availability by late October electric ranges by December and long stockings by Thanksgiving.
The Federal Communications Commission is sought to authorize up to 100 intercity buses with two way radio and a central transmitter in Chicago. Greyhound and partners plan a 250 watt Chicago Loop transmitter with three relay stations to reach 75 miles. The system aims to improve efficiency and safety, routing around obstacles and aiding in breakdowns and accidents.
The text notes a sequence of consumer goods becoming available by year end and early 1946. Radios, washing machines, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, film, linens, clothing, lamps, kitchenware, and ovenware are expected in stages, suggesting improving supply and optimism about shortages fading.
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