Enlistments Open for Cadets at Minter Field
Headquarter notes at Basic Flying Training School Minter Field announce enlistments for civilians ages 18 to 26 in the Army Air Forces as aviation cadets. Applicants apply to Aviation Cadet Examining Board at Minter Field with birth certificates, no letters of recommendation, and parental consent if 17. Approved cadets must volunteer for induction, undergo preliminary training, and enter a pre flight school, with cadet status terminated if not volunteered within 90 days.
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Minter Field
Basic Flying Training School
Army Air Forces
Aviation Cadet Examining Board
Nts
Saaneas
Eelere
Camp Fire Girls Donut Sale Aids Camp Attendance
Camp Fire Girls organize a house to house donut sale to raise funds for supplies and summer camp. Each girl sells donuts at 35 cents per dozen with prizes including a free camp week for top sellers. Deliveries arranged through group members as sales shift to support attendance this season.
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Camp Fire
Camp Venes Hante
Coe Se
Selectees List From Shafter Draft Board
The local draft board has notified the latest list of Shafter boys selected for service. Names include Oliver O. Cardin Martin Julius Everett William Henry Brown Jr Paul Delgado Ruiz.
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Shafter Boys
Oliver O. Cardin
Martin Julius
Everett, William
Henry Brown, Jr
Paul Delgado
Ruiz
Ecuadoran Consul Baquero Speaks at Pan American Luncheon
At Cafe Neuman during Pan-American Week, Dr. Jose A. Baquero Ecuador consular official in Los Angeles outlined good neighbor goals. He was joined by secretary Dr. C Orbe, Kern County schools chief Dr. Robert M. Griffin, and County Superintendent Leo Hart.
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Shafter
Cafe Neuman
Jose A. Baquero
Eucador
Los Angeles
Baquero
C. Orbe
Robert M. Griffin
Kern County
Léo Hart
Dr. Baquero
Quito
Ecuador
Supreme Court of Justice of
Central University of
Central University
Corsular Service
Republic of Bucador
Foreign Office
Santa Fe Prizes For Victory Gardens Announced
Santa Fe Railway announces two thousand dollars in prizes for employee Victory Garden efforts. Contests run from first dig until harvest or October 15, with photo and essay divisions. Grand prizes of 250 in War Bonds awarded. eighty eight prizes in all. Judges include James A. Guthrie Sen Bernardi and Columbus Guiragi.
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Santa Fe Railway
Victory Garden
Engel
Santa Fe Coast Vines
James A. Guthrie
Sen Bernardi
Sun-Telegram
Columbus Guiragi
Arizona
May Day Fete Planned For Shafter High
Plans were made for next week’s May Day activities at Shafter High. The celebration, the first in three years, includes jumping and running events with Edith Barton and Maimie Mines among the participants and Becker and Thane in charge.
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Becker
Edith Barton Ma Hodel
Maimie Mines
Thane
Wan Ee
Mane
Shafter High
Aid to Enemy Morgenthau Quote in War Bonds Appeal
The quote from Secretary Morgenthau urges Americans to pay taxes on time and invest in War Bonds. It frames financial support as a duty to aid the country and spare the lives of soldiers, asking if dollars deserve more tenderness than sons.
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Morgenthau
Easter Sunrise Service at High School Athletic Field
Easter morning at 6 o'clock a sunrise service will be held at the high school athletic field. The Rev E Me of First Baptist Church will deliver the message with ministers and young people participating. Attendees are asked to arrive promptly and keep noise to a minimum for worship in the open air. Programs will be provided.
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Pple
Ating
E. Me Ae
First Baptist Church
Shafter Press
Farmers To Aid Labor Problem In Kern County
Farmers in Kern County will form advisory committees under the Agricultural Extension Service to address farm labor shortages for the 1943 season. The plan follows a Berkeley conference and involves coordination with the U S Employment Service and Farm Security Administration.
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Kern County
Agricultural Extension Service
Annoucemen
Strong
M. A. Lindsay
Berkeley
Extension Service
Claude R. Wickard
Senate
Spon
University
Paul Woollomes Promoted to First Lieutenant
Supervisor Roy Woollomes reports his son Paul Woollomes has been promoted from second to first lieutenant. He is now stationed at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.
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Roy Woollomes
Paul
Lt. Woollomes
Camp Claiborne,La
Air Raid Drill Set for Kern County April 22
Kern county prepares for its seventh full mobilization air raid drill on Thursday night April 22 at 7 30 p m with thousands of volunteers from various communities including Wasco Taft Mojave Bakersfield and more. Simulated casualties will be placed at scenes and tagged for treatment by ambulances and medical staff. Observers from the State Council of Defense will monitor the drill and an all clear is planned for 8 30 p m.
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Kern County
Emer Noisery
McParland
Arvin
Bakersfield
Red Cross
Noon
State Council of Defense Ocd
Western Defense Command
State Council of Defense
A. W. Noon
Sheriff's Office
Copper chemicals allocated for spraying in Kern County
Critical materials potato truck crop and fruit growers in Kern County must obtain a Certificate of Use from the distributor to justify any copper chemical use for insect or disease control. The War Production Board now places all copper chemicals under allocation orders, and farmers sign a statement specifying the chemical and its intended use.
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Kern County
War Production Board
Mas Fromt
Band To Headline Easter Program
A band will headline an Easter program and be accompanied by a novelties segment. An alto solo by Marjorie Bergman will feature with the band providing the instrumental support.
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Marjorie Bergman
KIWANIANS HOSTS TO MINTER MEN
Kiwanians hosted an evening event last Thursday with coffee and treats served after a short program. Members gathered for fellowship and a small agenda in the community room.
County taxes delinquent after April 20
County Tax Collector J. Perry Brite warns all county taxes must be paid by 5 p.m. next Tuesday April 20 to avoid delinquency. A 3 percent penalty applies plus a 50 cent per line charge for preparing the delinquent tax list.
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J. Perry Brite
Pioneer Resident of Shafter Dies
Mrs. Fiorentina Becker 75 died last Friday at 548 Acacia Street Shafter after a long illness. Funeral Monday at Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev P N Hiebert officiating. Burial in Shafter Cemetery. Survived by husband Jacob H Becker five sons five daughters 33 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Janzen Funeral Home. She was born in Russia and lived 42 years in the United States including 25 in Shafter.
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Fiorentina Becker
Acacia Street
Mennonite Brethren Church
P. N. Hiebert
Shafter Cemetery
Janzen Funeral Home
Arnold Bergen
Laura Siemens
Becker
Russia
United States
Shafter
Jacob H. Becker
J.J
J.L
Oakland
Mrs Edith Campbell Dies In Glendale
Mrs Edith Campbell, a longtime Shafter resident born in Des Moines Iowa, died Thursday at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Glendale with Elder L S Melendy officiating. Funeral from Janzen Funeral Home with burial at Union Cemetery Bakersfield. Survived by son in law H L Weishaar, grandson Justin Weishaar, and granddaughter Bonnie Rueb.
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Seventh Day Adventist Church
L. S Melendy
Modesto
Union Cemetery
Bakersfield
Fueral
Janzen Fueral
Campbell
Des Moines
Iowa
Shafter
H.L. Weishaar
Justin Weishaar
Bonnie Rueb
Charles Baker Buried Monday
Funeral services for Charles Edward Baker 55 died in Bakersfield hospital last Thursday were held Monday at 11 am at Janzen Funeral Chapel with Rev. S. Wilcox officiating. Burial was in Shafter Cemetery. Survived by wife Lucy a son Jack in the U S Signal Corps at Arvin two daughters Inez Standridge Chico and Vivian Peak Shafter three sisters Redla ODaniel Ashland Okla Anna Copland and Ethel Baker Fluntvale Texas a niece Ollie Dane Anaheim.
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Charles Edward Baker
Bakersfield
Janzen
S. Wilcoxon
Frances Richey
Shafter Cemetery
Lucy
Jack
United States Signal Corps
Arvin
Inez Standridge
Chico
Vivian Peak
Shafter
Redla O’daniel
Ashland
Okla
Anna Copland
Ethel Baker
Fluntvale
Texas
Ollie Dane
Anaheim
Pep Club Girls To Sell Ribbons At Shafter High
Pep Club of Shafter High to sell ribbons of all colors next Wednesday and Thursday. Each girl must contribute a new bow idea. Sale times include before school noon and after school. Prices vary. Advisor is Mrs. Wm. Rodgers.
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Shafter High
Wm. Rodgers
Bond Auction In Full Swing This Afternoon
The Shafter bond auction launches the national drive to borrow 13 billion dollars with local participation expected. Auctioneers Sid Otis and Geo W Bell opened brisk bidding as Minter Field Band played and a holiday mood settled over shops and streets.
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Uncle Sam
Shafter
Rolf Jacobsen
Sid Otis
Hanford
Geo. W. Bell
Tulare
Minter Field Band
Minter
Glen Nay
Former Shafter Man Elected Nebraska Press Association President
A. C. Gardner, formerly of The Shafter Press, has been elected president of the Nebraska Press Association. He left Shafter to become publisher of The News at Crete, Nebraska, where he continues in that role.
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Shafter
Nebraska Press Association
A. C. Gardner
Shafter Press
Gardner
The
News
Crete
Nebraska
High School Faculty Visit Mentioned in Buffalo Link
A high school faculty member from St. Ford noted a wife residing in ersfield while teaching there this year during a visit last Thursday in Buffalo, New York.
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St. Ford
Buffalo
N. Y
Vistt
Ersfield
Redwood Beams Hewn by Indian Neophytes in 1776
San Francisco Mission Dolores shown with redwood beams in the adobe ceiling said to be crafted by Indian neophytes in 1776. The account highlights how the mission's interior reflects early colonial labor.
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San Francisco
Mission Dolores
To Hasten Victory War Fund Plea Appeals for Support
A wartime appeal urges citizens to extend funding beyond immediate costs, arguing every donation speeds victory and helps soldiers. It emphasizes sacrifices by service members and the need for financial backing from the public.
Local Motorists Urged To Display New License Tabs
A 1943 license plate tab notice urges Garland and Department of Motor Vehicles officials say many motorists have not affixed tabs yet. They expect a further month before all tabs are distributed and remind owners to bolt tabs to the upper right corner of plates.
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Garland
Rotary district conference attendees from Shafter
Shafter sent four representatives to the district Rotary Clubs conference in Hanford on Monday and Tuesday. The delegates were Ted Vignolo Neil Hutterith Ed Brown and Clarence Neuman.
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Shafter
Rotary Clubs
Hanford
Ted Vignolo
Neil Hutterith
Ed. Brown
Clarence Neuman
Oregon Menthol Seed Crop Declared War Crop
Oregon officials label the menthol rich pep permint crop as a war crop signaling priority status for wartime needs. The declaration highlights menthol as a key government supply item and may affect farming practices and pricing for growers in the region.
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Oregon
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