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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1943
Page
3
An elderly Dutch woman was arrested and brought before a court after admitting daily listening to radio casts from London since Hitler claimed he would be in London in October 1940. The judge pressed her and she affirmed her steadfast listening as an act of loyalty.
The Richland School transportation plan is being revised to meet Office of Defense Transportation rules in Washington DC. Key changes limit bus service to children beyond two miles from school and require unique routes for each school. Bus stops must be at least a quarter mile apart and trunk routes exclude pickups within one and a half miles.
Dr. E H Hughes urges pork producers to save young pigs to boost output. He notes high losses in the first days after birth, caused by inadequate brooders, guard rails, and farrowing care. He also warns anemia in two to five week olds if floors are concrete, recommending access to a frame, iron and copper, dirt removal, and a balanced diet with water.
Mrs. Hoot Perry returned Monday from Idaho to be with her husband who has been transferred. Mrs. Goehring and Mrs. Ewald Goehring, recently in Lompoc with their soldiers, are back in Shafter awaiting further orders. Community notes list residents moving, visiting and military assignments across the area.
Rev. Wm. S. Harper and Mrs. Harper are welcomed as the new ministers of the Union Congregational Church on Shafter. Harper comes from South Dakota where he led Congregational churches for years including a 12 year pastorate at Beresford. He has served as state moderator and on multiple committees, assisted in ministerial placements, and recently led Los Angeles congregations before moving to California a year ago. The Harpers have four children and will serve the Shafter community in pastoral duties and church affairs.
The Automobile Club of Southern California reports that more than 86 million motor vehicles have been produced in the United States since 1900, highlighting the nation’s long industrial growth and automotive history.
Mrs. Buren Mayfield and daughter, former Shafter residents, return to the area for the present. Mr. Mayfield confirms plans in the build case houses a San project, signaling ongoing settlement activity.
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