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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
8
Principal Les Hedge and counselor John Van Osdell visited Buttonwillow last Monday to arrange school registration for the graduating class. A second visit is planned in about two weeks to register eighth graders for freshman courses at high school this fall.
The Easter parade featured a waffle breakfast hosted by the Farm Bureau at the Farm Bureau building and local churches. Servings were planned 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but sales continued until 3 p.m. as guests enjoyed the hospitality led by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alves. The event promoted neighborliness and war bond support.
M Setliff and his daughter Mrs Virginia Winsett along with Mrs Ruth McCorkle traveled to Bakersfield to visit relatives and enjoy an Easter Sunday ham dinner.
A test of the new alert system shows Button Willow post manned in five minutes from Bakersfield after the alert. Capt Boardman leads. if unavailable, Mrs Evelyn Ghilarducci will respond, then notify the chief observer Bob Hughett who informs the scheduled responder.
Mrs Ocell Sims returned from Tyler Texas where she spent two months visiting her soldier husband Pvt Orville Sims. She expects him home on furlough on or about May 20.
Mrs. Katherine Lauck was installed as president of the local P T A at the April meeting held in the school auditorium. Also named were Grace Atkins as historian and Joe Lewis as parliamentarian, with installation by Mrs. C C Chappelle.
Local residents supported a Red Cross drive raising 1796 dollars but failed to reach the 700 dollar goal for another charity. Officials note only 45 of service users contribute, while funds remain needed to sustain operations for the year. Easter visits noted for several residents across California and beyond, with regional county name references listed.
Robert Bowman was guest of honor at a Grange hall party attended by about 35 friends. The evening featured card games while Bowman, on a 30 day leave, plans to depart Friday to return to duty.
The local fire department responded to two fires last week. A P G and E power pole six miles northwest of Buttonwillow caught fire from a short circuit causing $50 damage. A grass fire Monday burned about 25 acres of Miller and Lux grass land. no damage but an apiary worth $100 was saved.
Oildale Rotary Club hosted Robert Bowman national FFA president as guest speaker last Tuesday introduced by agriculture instructor Howard Dickson. Bowman outlined the wartime farm program and the FFA contributions. C B Crawford couple went to Los Angeles for their niece Rachel Jacobs wedding and will be away about a week. Buena Vista Water Storage district meeting postponed from April 12 to April 19 per R A Benson. Archivist of the United States is Solon Buck charged with preserving federal records for posterity.
Mrs. Bess McCorkle of Los Angeles visits with daughter and son in law Cpl. and Mrs. N. H. Bardnhart of Shafter. Mrs. Oleta Clouse and son returned from Clarksville Tennessee where husband Sgt. Thomas Clouse is stationed at Camp Campbell Kentucky. Lt. Richard Ball and Mrs. Ball returned from Wheatland California after the death of Lt Ball's father A. W. Ball. Lt. Ball is stationed in Shreveport Louisiana and will attend the funeral, with Mrs. Ball likely joining him on the return.
The Easter service featured sunrise on the mountain, a large audience, and a message by Young Bodie of Gardner Field. The 11 a.m. sermon included a large youth choir and a baptismal service for three candidates and two mothers with a small girl.
B M Crawford superintendent of Buttonwillow school attends the California Cemetery School Principals convention in Sacramento for three days. Other area principals attending include J Clark McGinnis Rosedale Lawrence Jacobson Beardsley and David Laird Tulare.
A brief severe storm last Saturday caused minor property damage. Several tree limbs were torn and some trees uprooted. The P G E Midway Steam plant barrier suffered damage and the Buttonwillow Warehouse tin roof was somewhat disarranged. No further damage reported.
C. E. Houchin has purchased the Carmel Cattle Co ranch about 20 miles north of Buttonwillow. The 4000 acre tract includes farmland, most of which is under cultivation by local farmers.
Buttonwillow elementary graduates rank thirteenth among 31 Kern County elementary schools feeding the high school. The class GPA for Buttonwillow alumni was 1.09 versus the county average of 1.02, per Kern County union high schools superintendent B M Crawford.
A fragment notes a San Francisco garden of flowers shrubs and trees linked to Wil and Shakespeare. It mentions devices to trap animals and an ensemble of plants in a literary garden context.
The report records a sharp expansion of federal hospitals in the United States, increasing from 474 facilities in 1942 to 827 in 1943. The growth reflects wartime health system demands and federal care provision.
Howard Golby office manager outlines plans to convert the Buttonwillow and Lux headquarters into five or six room apartments. He intends to occupy one unit, let the Bob Hughett family use another, and rent several rooms after alterations are finished.
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