Tag Archives: 1940

July 20th in Seal Beach History

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Michael Dobkins

Confectioner and soda counterfeiter Nick Dovalis opens a cafe on PCH. Continue reading →

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Posted in Seal Beach History | Tagged 101 Ranch House, 1940, Coca-Cola, Dovalis 101 Ranch House, Nick Dovalis, Pacific Coast Highway, PCH, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Seal Beach Restaurant | 5 Comments

July 9th in Seal Beach History

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Michael Dobkins

The world’s most eminent business and social advisor lived here. Continue reading →

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Posted in Seal Beach History | Tagged 115 3rd Street, 1940, color me skeptical, Dick Swift, Hayre S. Vurgun, James V. Marousek, Psychic, Rocco Di Marco art award, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History | 3 Comments

June 21st in Seal Beach History

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Michael Dobkins

Its charter year behind it, the Seal Beach Lions Club elects officers. Continue reading →

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Posted in Seal Beach History | Tagged 1940, A. V. Stegen, Dr. Homer De Sadeleer, Elmer J. Hughes, F. Harold Essert, H. Mendenhall, J. C. Felts, J. S. McLean, James Arnerich, Lions Club, Max Henkey, Mayor Elmer J. Hughes, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Community Church, Seal Beach History, Seal Beach Lions Club | 6 Comments

May 10th in Seal Beach History

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Michael Dobkins

District Superintendent of Schools Jerry Hickman McGaugh makes an announcement. Continue reading →

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Posted in Seal Beach History | Tagged 1940, J. H. McGaugh, Jerome Hickman McGaugh, McGaugh, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Elementary School, Seal Beach History, Zoeter School | 4 Comments

May 1st in Seal Beach History

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Michael Dobkins

When Hitchcock didn’t come to Seal Beach Continue reading →

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Posted in Seal Beach History | Tagged 1940, Alfred Hitchcock, Foreign Correspondent, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Walter Wanger | Leave a comment

April 26th in Seal Beach History

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Michael Dobkins

Take Bearcat, Let’s Go, or Moose It to Homer. Continue reading →

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Posted in Seal Beach History | Tagged 1940, Bearcat, Captain Jack Stubbs, Fishing, Homer, Jack Stubbs, Let's Go, live bait, live bait barge, live bait boats, Moose II, Pastime, pier, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Fishing, Seal Beach History | Leave a comment

January 11th in Seal Beach History

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Michael Dobkins

Another unsolved crime from the annals of Seal Beach history. Continue reading →

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Posted in Seal Beach History | Tagged 1940, Don May, Don May's Cafe, Huntington Beach, Orange County, Orange County history, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Crime, Seal Beach History, Sunset Beach, Surfside, Wintersburg | Leave a comment

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