School Children Urged to Use Twelfth Street Crossing
Superintendent J H Mcgaugh called for students to use 12th street to cross the Electric Avenue rail line after rail traffic rose, saying police protection will guard crossings. He urged parental cooperation to eliminate the hazard as enrollment shifts and new classrooms rise, with seven rooms added to the new unit.
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Twelfth Street
Electric Avenue
Tric Avenue
Seal Beach
J. H. McGaugh
McGaugh
12Th Street
12Th, St
Ration Board Office Reopens After Two Day Renovation
The local war price and administration office was fully renovated in two days under chairwoman Mrs Ellen Congreve. Portable improvements include weather proofing new window shades new counters and shelves and a room rearrangement. Public entry moved to the front door and a large American flag donated by the city will adorn the wall. New volunteers include Mrs Betty Quinn Mrs Kathleen Holden Mrs Bessie Breedlove Mrs Martha Cundiff Mrs Vera Bromhead Mrs Lloyd Upton and Mrs Elva Dennis with LaVell Kelly added as clerk.
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War Price
Ellen Congreve
Clarice Stroud
Betty Quinn
Kathleen Holden
Los Alamitos
Bessie Breedlove
Long Beach
Martha Cundiff
Vera Bromhead
Lloyd Upton
Elva Dennis
Seal Beach
LaVell Kelly
New City Ordinance Regulates Trash Disposal
Ordinance No. 294 limits trash and refuse in streets and highways. City collections continue but trash must be placed in alleys in boxes and separated for salvage. Newspapers magazines and cartons should not be left outdoors when damp. The salvage committee will handle separation and pickup Friday mornings.
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Post and Wave
A. W. Armstrong
Rabies Quarantine Update From Orange County Health Dept
The Orange County health department reports the rabies quarantine in the area has been largely successful with no new Seal Beach cases since last week while Los Alamitos faces multiple mad dogs and remains under quarantine. Several people and four cows were bitten in Los Alamitos. Seal Beach vaccination for dogs last Monday was low with only 15 treated. total licenses reach 145 with 50 new licenses ordered. Fifteen dogs have been released from local restriction to quarantine elsewhere. Police Chief Lee Howard warns dogs may be exercised only under full control and unlicensed loose dogs will be seized with owners prosecuted.
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Orange County Health Department
Seal Beach
Los Alamitos
Lee Howard
Ski
Lawrence W. Howard
USN
Howard
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Honoulu T.H
Navy
Navy Minesweeper Hero Returns Home
K G Carter home from navy duty is described as a dramatic tale of a minesweeper hit six times by a Japanese land battery in the South Pacific. The ship, now in Newport Beach harbor for repairs, faces a full account to appear next week in the Post and Wave.
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K. G. Carter
Charles Carter
Third Street
Newport Beach Harbor
South Pacific
Coast Assembly Schedules Beach Meeting In Huntington
The Orange County Coast Association changes its meeting day and will gather at Lake Park Club House Huntington next Thursday at 6 30 PM. Dan Patch says dinner by women chefs who served last month. E E East of the Southern California Automobile Club will discuss roads and postwar highway development in Los Angeles County. Reservations with Patch Sunset Beach Newport Beach or the newspaper.
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Orange County Coast Association
Lake ‘Park Club
Huntington
Beach
Dan Patch
E. E. East
Southern California Automobile Club
Los Angeles County
Orange County
Patch
Sunset Beach
Harry Welch
Newport Beach
Mulcahy Urges California Citizens to Register
John Mulcahy Seal Beach city clerk urged citizens to register as soon as possible after Governor Warren proclaimed a registration week. He noted California, now the third largest state by population, remains about one million voters short, with only 49 percent registered. The city clerk’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. from September 19 through September 28, the final registration day for the November election.
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Harl Warren
Goveror
California
John Mulcahy
Seal Beach
Illinois
Mulcahy
Red Cross to Hold Annual Meeting in Civic Auditorium
The local American Red Cross chapter invites the public to a Wednesday evening meeting at 7 30 in the civic auditorium. Hugo Vindal will discuss Allied war experiences in Europe. Nine new board members will be elected, with officers chosen for next year. A musical program, annual report, and refreshments follow.
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Europe
Hugo Vindal
England
American Red Cross
Civic Auditorium
Kermit Moore
Seal Beach
Hubert Tyler
Grace Irvine
Red Cross
Stella Thompson
H. G., van Ausdeln
A. W. ‘Armstrong
Home Service
D. D., Lawhead
Hubert ‘Tyler
Homer E. de- Sadeleer
October 30 Set for New Trial in Edwards Case
Ray De Brower a Huntington Beach operator in a case tied to slot machines faced a new trial date of October 30 after a September 4 trial ended in a hung jury with seven for conviction and five for acquittal. The case follows a major raid led by Rev Wesley Edwards Santa Ana minister and ex Marine who claimed bribes totaling 50000 were offered to drop warrants. Wide media coverage accompanied the proceedings as Justice Chris P Pann moved the hearing to larger quarters due to crowding.
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Ray de Brower
Huntington Beach
Beach City
Wesley Edwards
Santa Ana
Ex Marine
Edwards
First Fall Meeting of Womans Club
The Senior Woman's Club of Seal Beach holds its first fall meeting on Wednesday September 20 at City Hall at 12:30. Members will share a pot luck lunch and view a dramatic program by Mrs Irma Moore vice president of the Orange County Federation of Woman's Clubs. President Mrs Florence Tyler invites all local women interested in club work including new Seal Beach residents to attend and become active in civic affairs.
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Seal Beach
Day Workers Sought to Wrap Dressings in Seal Beach
The Red Cross Surgical Dressing Station at Seal Beach city hall needs more daytime workers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and an evening class from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. To date the group has produced 9750 2x2 and 424 4x4 dressings, with 4x4 sizes new to the effort. Donations of masonite scrap are also requested to aid form boards, as the unit can double its current capacity.
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Red Cross
City Hall
Seal Beach
D. D. Lawhead
Civic Auditorium
Lawhead
Red ‘Ross
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Ration Board
County Health Dept
L. W. Howard
Pacific Service
Womans Club
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