Unruh Bellows Wedding Reported in Bakersfield Chapel
Dave D. Unruh and Mary Geraldine Bellows were wed at the Methodist Church chapel in Bakersfield on March 30. Rev. Willard Rand Jr. officiated. The couple enjoyed a honeymoon in Long Beach at Ed Unruh’s home, as Mr. Unruh serves on the Shafter police force and Mrs. Unruh formerly lived in Pawnee City Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave D. Unruh
Mary Geraldine Bellows
Methodist Church
Bakersfield
Willard J. Rand, Jr
Long Beach
Mr. Unruh
Ed Unruh
Shafter
Mrs. Unruh
Pawmee City
Nebraska
Food storage tips and farming updates from extension service
Miss Dorothy Wilkinson outlines home freezing storage practices to minimize waste, including wrapping, labeling, and temperature guidelines. The report also covers laborer ration allotments, mildew control in grape vines, and recent truck crop movements with notes on upcoming harvests and market expectations.
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Dorothy Wilkinson
Agricultural Extension Service
University of California
Horace T. Strong
United States
Clem Meith
Mr. Meith
Support Prices Debate at Agriculture Conference
About 58 farmers at the Agriculture Economic Conference urged a gradual tapering of price supports for price supported commodities over two crop years after the war. They argued the program is artificial and should allow markets to seek natural levels, but warned against an abrupt cut to avoid economic upheaval.
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Agriculture Economic Conference
WAVES Welcome Navy Women to Southern California Posts
Navy seeks WAVES for hospitals bases and shore establishments in Southern California. New recruits sworn in daily, quotas filled, and experienced applicants in first aid medical and dental technician roles highly valued. Applications accepted daily 8 am to 6 pm at Bakersfield Navy Recruiting Station.
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United States Navy
California
Navy
Post Office
Bakersfield
Becker and Davis Notes From Wartime Letters
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Davis report son T/5 Bertram Davis is with the First Army in Germany. Dr. A. L. Becker of India visits Berkeley and meets returnees from Philippine prison camps. Fred E. Janzen, C.R.M., ends furlough with his parents and departs by plane for his field of duty.
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Bertram Davis
Germany
W. C. Davis
First Army
A. L. Becker
India
Marion Croc ‘T
Berkeley Rece
Philippines
Fred E. Janzen
C.R.M
H. A. Janzen
Paul Ferrell Awarded Air Medal for Courageous Service
Mrs. Paul C. Ferrell reports that her husband Staff Sergeant Paul C. Ferrell has earned the Air Medal for valor with his B 24 bomber group. They engaged a Japanese task force including battleships cruisers and destroyers, dodging heavy anti aircraft fire to strike a cruiser and score four hits causing its sinking.
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Paul C. Ferrell
Artie Shaw to Play Bakersfield Ballroom Next Week
Artie Shaw brings his famous swing orchestra to Bakersfield Union Avenue Ballroom next Thursday April 19 for a major Fox Trot show. The big band, noted for its smooth saxes bold brass and electrifying rhythm section, previously topped crowds with Begin the Beguine and has drawn service men in the South Pacific.
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America
Artie Shaw
Bakersfield
Union Avenue
Shaw
Artie
South Pacific
Navy
East
Mrs Dana Bartlett Visits Miss Beulah Bartlett
Mrs Dana Bartlett of Los Angeles is a guest this week of her daughter Miss Beulah Bartlett in town visiting relatives and friends.
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Dana Bartlett
Los Angeles
Miss Beulah Bartlett
J R Bergen Notified of Sister's Death in Kansas
J R Bergen received a telegram Sunday about the death of his sister Mrs Katherine Shierling in Inman Kansas.
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J. R. Bergen
Katherine Shierling
Inman
Kan
Ecuador Tops As World’s Balsa Wood Supplier
Ecuador remains the leading source of lightweight balsa wood used in aircraft construction, supplying major manufacturers and shaping global supply chains.
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Ecuador
Miss Stewart Arrives at Port of Embarkation Base
Miss Novela Stewart, previously at Merced, is now stationed at the Port of Embarkation Marine Base in the San Francisco Bay area.
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Stewart
San Francisco
Novela Stewart
Merced
Port of Embarkation Marine Base
San Francisco Bay Area
Ben Kliewer Arrives in U S on Victory Ship Voyage
Lieut Ben Kliewer MLS a first engineer on a Victory ship arrived at an east coast port after his tenth crossing of the Atlantic. His ship had been to Italy and returned by way of Puerto Rico. Mr and Mrs Lynn Birkett left Shafter for Marin City after a visit at the Guenthers home.
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Lynn Birkett
Shafter
Marin City
P.C. Guenther
Ben Kliewer
Atlantic
Italy
Peurto Rico
Miss Hansen Visits Home Over Weekend
Miss Frances Hansen traveled from Fresno State Teachers College to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hansen for a weekend at their home.
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Frances Hansen
Fresno State Teachers College
J. P. Hansen
Brazil Dominates Coffee Output and Orange Production
Brazil grows three quarters of the world's coffee supply and ranks second to the United States in orange production, highlighting its key role in global agriculture.
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Brazil
United States
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