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Seal Beach Post And Wave in Seal Beach, California
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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1945
Page
1
Reminiscences of a Reporter on a Deadly Train Crash
A veteran journalist recalls a Denver Rio Grande rear end collision in Colorado about fifty five years ago. Seven killed and seventeen seriously injured. One seventeen year old water boy escaped unscathed, prompting reflections on fate and fortune amid the gruesome scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado
How To Silence Dogs And Roosters In Seal Beach
Seal Beach residents face a new ordinance making it a misdemeanor to let dogs bark or roosters crow with fines up to 100 dollars. The city council approved ordinance 315 at the latest meeting, giving residents 30 days to find a method to restrain the natural noises and inviting invention submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Beach
Seal
New Precincts Needed as Seal Beach Grows
Seal Beach population growth prompts city to divide into new precincts before spring election. Precinct 1 has about 500 registered voters, Precinct 2 has 314, and Precinct 3 has 540, with a plan to split when over 400 electors are registered per precinct. County Clerk urges early action. exact division approach and polling place distribution undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Beach
John W. Mulcahy
California
Highth Street
Fourteenth Street
Bay Boulvard
Wighth Street
Mulcahy
B. J. Smith
Orange County
Council Awards Sewer Contract- Practically
Willoughby Construction Co of Los Angeles was informally told it could consider the sewer contract for the Seal Beach Trailer Park project awarded, with the $2181 bid under the other offer and compliant with city specs. Payment falls to Park owner W H Dolby. permit from Pacific Electric needed due to railroad right of way. Work to start when permit issued. council to decide at next meeting. Police radio upgrade urged to improve crime response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby Construction Co
Los Angeles
Seal Beach
W. H. Dolby
Willoughby
Lee Whidden
Pacific Electric
Dolby
Meetpany
Lee Howard
Butler and Shouler
Jaeckel
Butler
Multilingual Skills See Value in Silence Across Languages
A quote highlights that speaking many languages is a useful asset, but mastering the art of keeping quiet in one language can be priceless. It underscores nuance, restraint, and choosing when to speak in diverse linguistic contexts.
Pete Ekberg Dies On Ie Shima
Pete Ekberg son of Mr and Mrs H V Ekberg of Seal Beach died on Ie Shima August 25 after a burn injury received August 16. He served in the Army Air Corps as an aircraft mechanic and had seen action in New Guinea Leyte Palau and Okinawa. He was six foot five and starred in basketball and baseball at Huntington Beach High School. He is survived by his parents twin brother Jack and sister Joyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Ekberg
H. V.ekberg
Thirteenth Street
Ie Shima
War Department
Pfe. Ekberg
Army Air Corps
United States
Seal Beach
Jack Ekberg
Huntington Beach
Pete
Hi-Y
Air Corps
New Guinea
Leyte
Palau
Okinawa
Jack
California
Marine Air Corps
Sargeant
Marine School For
Cherry Point
N. C
Joyce Ekberg
Den I Cub Scout News Delayed Wednesdays Cut to Saturdays
The Den I meeting had one absence as the group studied the Know Your City theme. Mrs Yacaby provided refreshments. It was decided there will be no more Wednesday Den I meetings, with future gatherings moved to Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
den I
Beach concessions urged by Seal Beach Chamber
The Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce urged the City Council to allow beach concessions next summer supplying umbrellas towels popcorn food and drinks to bathers. The plan aims to boost the treasury and beach convenience while promoting local business and advertising Seal Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Beach
Wi. D. Gamntner
Gamntner
Los Angeles
John Mulcahy
C. A. Miller
Treasury Department
Chamber of Commerce
P. A. Stanton
California
Sam’s Sea Food
Garden of Allah
101 Ranch
F. W. Hickman
J. C. (Frosty) Felts
W. D. Gamtner
Seal Beach Founder P. A. Stanton Dies at 77
Philip Ackley Stanton, founder of Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, and Stanton, died at 6 30 am at his Ocean Avenue home after eight months illness. A California pioneer since 1887, he chaired Ways and Means in 1905, served in the Assembly, briefly pursued the governorship, and helped guide region development. He leaves widow Grace, two sisters, a niece, and multiple civic roles across Orange and Los Angeles counties. His funeral was held Tuesday with Mayor Louis Jaeckel among honorary pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Ackley Stanton
Seal Beach
Huntington Beach
Stanton
Ocean Avenue
Mr. Stanton
California
Cleveland
Ohio
Brookhurst
Manchester Avenues
Anaheim
State Assembly
Theodore Roosevlt
Japan
Pearl Harbor
William Howard Taft
California Highway Commission
Jonathan Club
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Union League Club
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Club
Long Beach
Bayside Land Company
Benedict Water Company
The
Old Land Company
Stanton City Improvement Company
Adeline Wiemer
Los Angeles
Lane Techtor
San Antonio
Texas
It’s the Little Things That Annoy One
A concise note on how small irritations can impact mood and patience. The saying contrasts comfort of a mountain with the pain of a tiny tack to illustrate perception of annoyances. This compact aphorism highlights overlooked everyday irritants.
Red Cross Annual Meeting Set Tonight in Seal Beach
The Seal Beach Branch Southern Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting at City Hall tonight at 8. Maj. Morris Abram of Santa Ana Army Air Base and Maj. Norman Nixon of Santa Ana Regional and Convalescent Hospital will speak, with Mrs. Kermit Moore arranging. A musical program and refreshments follow. a capacity audience is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Beach
Orange County
The
American Red Cross
Kermit Moore
Maj
Morris Abram
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Norman
Orange County Farm Bureau Expands Membership
The Orange County Farm Bureau will complete 1945 with over 2500 farm families, up about ten percent from last year. Vice-President Herbert Warren of Yorba Linda notes the rise mirrors gains across California's 43 county bureaus. Statewide membership nears 35,000 with a goal toward 50,000 and more staff to tackle economic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County Farm Bureau
Herbert Warren
Yorba Linda
Warren
California Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
California
Farm Bureau
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A. W. Armstrong
Post
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den I Cub Scout News
C. of C
RED Cross
Orange Co. Farm Bureau
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