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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1945
Page
1
Paul Newell discusses Franklin Roosevelt as a complex figure who shaped history. He portrays FDR as human and contradictory, capable of pettiness and stubbornness, yet ultimately a powerful and balanced president who steered the world through upheaval.
Minter Field announces a housing program to encourage owners to rent homes to service men returning from the war. The base guarantees rent and a clean house on lease arranged through the housing office to offset potential disadvantages. Landlords with available houses or apartments should call 77691 extension 269 to discuss details with Capt. Smith or Lt. Collins and connect with a desirable service man.
Frances Grumbles becomes the new meaw clerk succeeding Mrs. Alvina Sexyman who resigned, in Judge E. K. Grant's court.
Red Cross drive in Shafter far surpassed its $5,500 goal with $6190.13 raised, announced by drive chairman H. W. Pat Kelly. The article lists solicitors from local churches schools and organizations and describes a summer mosquito prevention campaign led by Ernest Panero with ten home precautions and cooperation from the Fire Department.
Shafter High School hosts an invitation track meet Saturday afternoon at 2:00 pm featuring East Bakersfield Wasco Taft and Shafter. Admission 50 cents general 35 cents students. Shafter aims for high placings as last week at Wasco saw strong showings and school records set in the 880 and pole vault previews.
The Shefter club members attend neighboring club meetings each Friday as part of a spring effort to revive the Wasco 20-30 Club. Holger Hansen's Blue team won the attendance contest against Harvey Gaede's Reds, whose team will host a club picnic at Kern Park on April 29.
The Great Virgil as magician extraordinary is slated for May 16 in the Shafter High School auditorium under Shafter Kiwanis Club sponsorship. Proceeds go to the Kiwanis Boy Scout fund and other welfare efforts. Glen Putman, club president, announced the plan. Walter Lord chaired yesterday’s Kiwanis meeting. Ladies night was set for May 4, announced by Lt. Gover.
The new shop opens under the management of E. SS, introducing a dedicated facility for auto body repair and painting services. The event marks a local business expansion and offers standard collision repair capabilities.
Dr. Reeves explains a joint program by the Hooper Foundation and health departments spraying DDT to halt encephalitis transmitted by mosquitoes feeding on infected chickens. The Shafter Edison Lamont effort aims to prevent a disease with high mortality in humans and horses, noting chickens as disease intermediaries and vaccines for horses exist but none for people.
The annual trustee election for Elementary district will occur May 19. One trustee to be elected while C. J. Vignolo and Merle Thomas hold over. Peter A. Channeson seeks re election after nine years on the board. Rolf Jacobsen runs for trustee amid local races. The 1920 Democratic convention convened at San Francisco Civic Auditorium.
Shafter Business Men's Association urges a quiet VE Day observance in the district. Members discourage boisterous celebrations to honor the occasion and ask residents to attend their churches whenever possible.
Clothing drive continues as residents are urged to bring old but usable clothing to the County Fire House for collection by local Scouts.
L. E. Plymale and John De Vincenzo have planted 110 acres of cantaloupes, signaling a major expansion in their agricultural operation. The project highlights growing demand for uniform fruit and increased farm output in the region.
Spring Green High School will stage the Ryerson and Clements comedy on Friday April 27 at 8 15 P M in the high school auditorium. The farce follows two families with mischievous children and features a whimsical grandfather and jealous rivals amid lively ad lib humor from the cast.
Approximately three hundred floral and vegetable entries plus special arrangements highlighted the annual Garden Show by the Wednesday Afternoon Club at the Clubhouse in Shafter. The event drew a record crowd from Shafter and nearby areas, opened by Mrs. J. W. Frizzell. Camp Fire Girls led pledge and candle lighting, followed by awards and refreshments.
A tri county supervisorial committee led by Kern County Supervisor W R Woollames plans a meeting April 24 at 7 30 p m at Northrops Cafe Wasco to discuss a highway strip from Wasco to Allensworth along the Santa Fe Railway and the Bakersfield to Hanford route now well surfaced overall. The group notes the route is being widened at several points with long range development of a major state highway system.
Mayor H. C. Neufeld told Congressman Alfred Elliott at a Bakersfield public hearing on Kern County housing needs last Saturday that Shafter could use fifty additional houses. Also present were Richard W. Briggs, field representative of the ...
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