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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1944
Page
1
Miss Imogene Warder, traveler, writer and entertainer, will give a lecture at the school auditorium October 12 at 7 30 p.m. Sponsored by Seal Beach women’s clubs, she has lectured in most states, visited harbors in Africa, climbed the Alps, and toured the world by bicycle for local color. Admission is free.
Ralph Doyle Barrett a 31 year old Seal Beach resident is in training at the United States Maritime Service School in Wilmington. He is among about 60 Wilmington enrolled men preparing for merchant marine duties in deck engine steward radio or purser hospital corps departments.
Seal Beach notes another resident in the Navy enlistment roll as Earl Snider, son of Mr and Mrs Walker Snider of 216 7th street. A Seal Beach native, he graduated from Seal Beach Elementary and Huntington Beach High and has a brother Frank Snider in the Army. He is at basic training in San Diego.
Police shot the large Irish setter at Mr and Mrs W H Phillips 1202 Ocean after it suddenly went mad. The head was sent to Santa Ana for analysis and the dog died of rabies, the fourth in Seal Beach since the quarantine. Health official Dr Bowers warned of possible more cases as incubation passes. Police and residents were reminded that the quarantine remains in force and violators will be prosecuted.
The Seal Beach American Red Cross chapter will name new officers at a Monday night meeting at 7:30 in the local office. Mrs Kermit Moore says the new board includes Roy Brown, Vera Van Ausdeln, Florence Tyler, Lois McGrail, Avis Smith, Kermit Moore, Margaret Van Cleve, Marie Winterstein, and Mildred Lawhead, with one to three year terms.
A monthly luncheon by the Woman's Society for Christian Service will be held next Thursday noon at the church with a 10:30 morning business meeting and an 11:30 devotional led by Mrs. Orilla Bigelow followed by a program. The executive board also met at the church yesterday with hostess Mrs. Kathleen Marrin and attendees including Mrs. Becky Johnson and Mrs. Anna Collier.
Phil Norton told a Los Angeles reconstruc tion and reemployment commission meeting that postwar growth was likely for Seal Beach. He noted Ocean front property is sold and buyers plan immediate construction, with interest in a 350 foot Coast Highway site for a motel. An option on the Main and Ocean corner expires January 7.
The Seal Beach Red Cross reports an October 1 start for the local War Chest organization with a 2930 goal. Volunteers will canvass Seal Beach Surfside and Los Alamitos. the drive runs through October 9 with county officials meeting Monday and the Santa Ana Army Air Base band providing entertainment.
The Orange County chapter reports a total of 224350 band ages for August with 219000 sent overseas. Remainder will be used by Santa Ana Army Air Base and El Toro Marine Base. Dressings include Gallagher type, made only at Santa Ana HQ, taking hours to construct and weighed to the fraction of an ounce. A new waterproof carton is used to pack dressings for overseas, dropped over ship sides where piers are absent and floated ashore.
The Seal Beach City Council will meet next Monday evening at 7 30 in the council chambers. Discussion is expected on the disposition of 285000 dollars from the Navy for purchase of city owned property and installations on the site of the new Naval Ammunition and Net depot. Meetings are open to the public and residents are urged to attend.
Clarence Arthur Pringle CM 2c USN arrived in Seal Beach on 30 day leave after two years in the amphibious forces overseas. He spent a year in Australia and a year in New Guinea, enlisted after Pearl Harbor, and is the son of Mr and Mrs William D Pringle. His brother William David Jr also serves in the Navy and they briefly reunited on a South Pacific island.
Oliver L. Jennings 47 of Monrovia died by drowning after being dragged from the sea Tuesday morning by Mrs. Ollie B. Padrick Mrs. Millie Schultz and Mrs. Eva Cawthra. Police Captain Jim Marousek and Deputy Coroner Dick Conden responded. Coroner Earl Abbey attributed the death to drowning noting Jennings was despondent after learning of an incurable illness. A farewell note dated September 25 was found in his home. He was a World War I veteran who had undergone goiter surgery in March. No survivors listed. body sent to Smith's Mortuary Huntington Beach.
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