Wanted Boy Actor for The Yearling Not a Publicity Stunt
Hollywood press release from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer states a Kern County search for a boy to play Jody in The Yearling. James Schiller of MGM says the hunt is genuine and a few selected youths will get screen tests. The description highlights a boy with a deep love of animals and nature suitable for a top juvenile role.
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Hollywood Man
Hollywood
Shaffer
Metro - Goldwyn- Mayer
Kern County
James Schiller
Hollywood Company
Shafter
Jody
United States
The
Florida Scrub
Basil Wrangell
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
el] Tejon
Bakersfield
All Boys
Casting Search for Jody in The Yearling Sparks Talent Hunt
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer seeks a naturalistic boy to play Jody in The Yearling with Victor Fleming directing. Basil Wrangell and a travel unit will interview 11 to 12 year olds in California and the South after Florida trials, aiming to pick 10 finalists from which to cast the role.
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Sidney Franklin
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
the Yearling
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Victor Fleming
Spencer Tracy
Hollywood
Franklin
David Copperfield
Freddie Bartholomew
Skippy
Jackie Cooper
Jody
Scarlett O'Hara
Scarlett
Bakersfield
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Warning on possible measles outbreak in Shafter district
Parents warned by Dr. Joe Smith and M A Gifford about potential measles spread in the community. Letter urges isolation of ill family members, avoiding travel and crowds, and recognizing early symptoms within 11 to 14 days after exposure. Emphasizes that measles can be fatal and affects all ages.
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Shafter District
Joe Smith
M. A. Gifford
Dinner guests and local visits noted in Rio Bravo
Saturday evening guests at the J. E. Haag home in Rio Bravo included Mr. and Mrs. Ray Haag and sons from Martinez, Cecilia Haag, and Al bert and Francis Michaels from Bakersfield. Several locals and visitors were listed with short updates on travel and health, including Donald and Philip Zachary recovering from measles.
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J. E. Haag
Ray Haag and Sons
Martinez
Cecilia Haag
Albert
Francis Michaels
Bakersfield
Whiting Martin
Los Angeles
Albert Byrant
Kenneth Grose
Kernville
Alvin Brooks
C. L. Martin
Donald
Philip Zachary
Guilty Plea Entered By Check Passer Gene Foster
Gene Foster aged 34 pleaded guilty in police court before Judge F E Manuel to attempting to pass a fictitious check. Foster was arrested Monday evening at De Witt's camp by Chief Murray Arnold after trying the check at the Justesen store. He is expected to face sentencing.
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F. E. Manuel
Gene Foster
DeWitt’s Camp
Murray Arnold
Foster
Justesen
Shafter High Softball Opens Sierra League Play
Shafter high school's softball team opens Sierra League action under the lights at Emerson school in Bakersfield against a strong Hi-Y squad from Bakersfield high. Coach J. V. Wilson relies on Walt Kirschenmann in a lineup anchored by Phil Haag and others as they aim for the league title despite uneven hitting. The schedule includes Maricopa, Tehachapi, McFarland, and East Bakersfield matchups through May 10.
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Shafter High School
Emerson School
Bakersfield
Bakersfield High School
Shafter
J. V. Wilson
Walt Kirschenmann
Chucker
Kirschenmann
Phil Haag
Ben Myers
Lloyd Luckett
Ivan Mettler
Bob Curtiss
W. R. Cloud
Robert Senn
Harold Schnidt
Ed Evans
Paul Baker
Harold Friesen
Norman Voth
Wilbert Kirschenmann
Alaska Purchase of 1867 from Russia
The United States bought Alaska including the Aleutian lands from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars. The deal expanded U.S. territory and secured vast northern lands for subsequent development and strategic value.
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Alaska
Aleutian
Leghorns Thrive On Local High School Farm
Glenn O Nay head of the agricultural department says leghorn pullets raised in the new Shafter high school farm house thrive with 206 of 208 birds surviving. The chickens bought from Kimber Breeding farm Niles will serve as a foundation flock for student stock. Nay plans to add a red flock next year if facilities are available.
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Shafter High School
Glenn O. Nay
Agricultural Department
Kimber
Niles
Nay
Cowboy Evangelist Conducting Revival At Gospel Mission
Singing cowboy evangelist Ce cil Pool conducts revival meetings at the Pentecostal Gospel Mission on Shafter highway. Services begin each evening at 7 30. Pool formerly acted with a Hollywood studio and has been connected with radio programs. Public invited to hear his movie and Texas plains experiences.
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Cecil Pool
Pentecostal Gospel Mission
Shafter Highway
Evangelist Pool
Hollywood
Texas Plains
Young People Lead Sunday at Union Congregational Church
Union Congregational Church led by junior choir and Miss Doris Nicks with service at 11 a m featuring And He Taught Them and Praise To the Lord. Christian Youth meet 6 30 p m with Wasco Argoonauts guests as Rev John B Toomay speaks on Education in Edinburgh.
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Union Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandler
Doris Nicks
Jo Ann Jones
Joy -Lee Neuen
Francelia- Hansen
Nell Louise Chinnis
James Livers
Argonauts’ Young People’s Group
Wasco
John B. Toomay
Edinburgh
Sunday services at First Mennonite Church with guest speaker
Pastor J. P. Glanzer leads Sunday school from 10 to 11, followed by a 11 to 12 sermon by Rev. John Neufeld from Los Angeles. No evening service due to many members traveling to Paso Robles for the convention. The note hints at spiritual hunger amid physical excess.
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First Mennonite Church
J. P. Glanzer
John Neufeld
Los Angeles
Paso Robles
First Baptist Church Address on Lerdo Highway
The fragment notes a First Baptist Church located at 289 East Lerdo Highway and mentions a person named Edgar H. McA. The incomplete text suggests a listing or notice related to the church and an individual, but lacks full details.
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First Baptist Church
East Lerdo Highway
Edgar H. McA
Evening church services with altered start times
The schedule for the Bible school at 10 a.m. led by P. A. Schmidt, with morning service at 11 a.m. and a sermon by Reverend George Ellingwood. Joy, field secretary of the Southern California Baptist convention, hosts Young Peoples Societies and Prayer League at 7 p.m. Evening service at 8 p.m. features the sermon The Two Beasts of Revelation Chapter 13. Midweek prayer on Wednesday at 8 p.m. begins this week. both Sunday and Wednesday services shift to 8 p.m. start times.
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Bible School
A. Schmidt
George Ellingwood
Joy
Southern California Baptist Convention
Young Peoples’ Societies, Prayer League
St. John's Catholic Church Services in Wasco
St. John s Church at 9th and Broadway Wasco California led by Rev Owen McMullan offers Sunday masses at 8 am and 10 am Confessions are on Saturday at 7 pm Weekday masses are at 7 am.
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9Th and Broadway Streets
Wasco
Calif
Owen McMullan
Wasco Christian Science Society Services Seen at 10 A.M.
The Christian Science Society in Wasco, a branch of The Mother Church in Boston, holds Sunday services at 10 a.m. and Sunday school also at 10 a.m. at Corner Sixth and E streets.
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Christian Science
Christian Science Society
Mother Church
First Church of Christ
Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
E Streets
Wasco
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