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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
3
A thoughtful passage argues wealth alone does not grant virtue. Wealth is a necessary means to a virtuous life but not sufficient, as true virtue depends on the owner's good sense. It contrasts youthful idealism with moderns who strive to live their truth.
March 25 marks Glen Putman III’s fifth birthday with a party attended by Mary and Michael Brown John Johnson Paula McClure Patsy and Laura Lou Putman and Mary Morton Jack Brown accompanied by Mrs Bill Johnston Mrs Bill Brown and also present were Mrs Glen Putman Sr Mr and Mrs Harry Putman of Bakersfield. The San Francisco City Hall weighs 90000 tons. Ordinance No 48 declares annexation intent to add adjoining territory to Shafter.
Staff Sgt. Paul R. Schwartz, platoon guide, son of Shafter residents, serves with the 362nd Infantry Regiment of the 91st Powder River Division in Italy. The unit broke through the Gothic Line, crossed the Sieve River, and reached Mount Calvi while taking 400 Germans in 11 days.
The South Carolina governor’s mansion in Columbia, built in 1855 as Arsenal Academy officers’ quarters, survived a city fire and the Civil War. It is described as simple in design, shaded by trees, and protected by war bonds under the U.S. Treasury.
Monrovia, the Liberian capital, was named in honor of U S President James Monroe reflecting historical ties between the nation and the United States.
Corporal Robert Scott, son of Robert Scott of Shafter, returned home last Friday for a twenty eight day furlough after serving overseas for eighteen months.
Aviation Cadet Albert L. De Witte, 25, son of Mr and Mrs W A DeWitte of Shafter, has arrived at Perrin Field Texas for 10 weeks of intensive basic pilot training to become a flying officer in the Army Air Forces. Perrin Field is a unit of the RAF Central Flying Training Command.
Mrs. Tommy Tucker leaves Sunday for Sioux Falls South Dakota to spend a month with her husband Corporal Tommy Tucker of the Army Air Corps stationed there.
A Tuesday evening dessert bridge party honored mother Mrs King who will visit briefly. Guests included Miss Beulah Bartlett Miss Helen Locke Mrs Wallace Everson Mrs Glen Crampton Mrs Dick Arnold and others. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Glen Crampton Mrs Pat Kelly and Mrs Helen Juneman.
The famed Nile crocodile is reported to survive only in the extreme northern reaches of the Nile Valley, marking a drastic contraction of its former range.
Earlimart couple announces engagement of daughter Doris Murray to Robert W. Rogers Jr. He is a Pharmacist's Mate 1/c in the U S Navy, stationed in San Pedro, and a Shafter High School graduate. Doris Murray attended Delano and Corcoran high schools and studies at Bakersfield College of Beauty. No wedding plans yet.
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