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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1943
Page
2
The piece urges buying war bonds to aid troops overseas and provide food and gear for soldiers. It frames bond sales as a personal commitment, cites a mother receiving news of her son abroad, and links public school week to national unity and resilience in wartime. It ties Jeffersonian ideals to modern defense needs and the survival of American democracy.
The article discusses Pan-American Week and the idea of Pan-Californianism, urging unity among American continents and neighborly cooperation within California. It emphasizes mutual benefit, shared progress, and the goal of lasting peace and prosperity across regions.
An editorial calling for unified newspaper support of the $13,000,000 Victory Loan Drive stresses the press as a united force backing the Treasury bond campaign. It notes California banks hold over 1.0 billion in government securities and pledges Californians will give generously to win the war effort.
Notable quotes from CA figures include Catharine Judah on women's wartime roles, Eleanor Roosevelt urging bond drives, and Congressman Leroy Johnson commenting on air power and the Pacific war effort in Sacramento and San Francisco.
Public notice for sale at auction of tax deeded parcels in Kern County California. Describes multiple Descanso Park lots with minimum bids and years of assessment, owner histories, and redemption deadline by May 1943. Sale date set for 10:00 AM in Bakersfield Court House under County Tax Collector Perry Britte. Publication dates April 15, 22, and 29, 1943.
California certificate records Bryant and Hitchcock as partners using a fictitious business name in Kern County. The notice lists A H Bryant and W H Hitchcock with Shafter addresses, dated April 10, 1942, acknowledged by Notary June Lachenmaier in 1943.
Voters in the district are instructed to vote at the Legion Hall Shafter Kern Lane for the General Election. Officials listed include Spec OP Eckman Judge Mrs R Janzen Clerk Mrs Dorothe Eckman. Directors named H Midgley W H Hitchcock and Lachenmaiep.
A reader recalls giving a dozen ties to her husband for Christmas and noting he distributed them to needy men at the Salvation Army, illustrating quiet charity. The Recorder quotes the couple reflecting on the generous act and its impact.
Notice from the Shafter Public Utility District Board calls a general election to be held May 4 1943. One Director At Large will be elected by qualified district electors. Polls open 1 PM and close 6 PM at a single precinct.
Lt Col Lee B. Goff Jr. transfers from Minter Field to Luke Field Arizona as executive officer of the 37th wing. A Fresno area resident, he served as administrative inspector at Minter before earlier service in World War I with field artillery, wounded at the Marne, awarded the Purple Heart and campaign ribbons. He later worked in Mexico and Oregon, explored Alaska, and led Civilian Conservation Corps Fresno District before joining the Air Corps in 1941.
The Turkey Grower Cooperative of Northern California announced the shipment of two hundred thousand turkeys to buyers across the country. The initiative aims to bolster supply in all markets and support local producers.
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