Rupp Returns to Fort Worth from Shafter
Mr. Joe Rupp, formerly visiting Shafter, has recently returned to Fort Worth, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Rupp
Shafter
Fort Worth
Texas
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1945
Page
8
Santa Fe Yard Improvements Near Shafter Finished This Week
Extensive improvement of station yards and driveways and the Santa Fe depot in Shafter was completed this week. The Santa Fe's big loading track expansion program in the Shafter area is still under way but will be completed before the start of potato season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Shafter
Deer hunting thrills reported by Pfc Earl Glenn in Germany
Pfc Earl Glenn of a tank destroyer unit in Germany writes his parents that deer are abundant where he is stationed and hunting is excellent. He mentions receiving the Shafter Press regularly and asks his mother to send some candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Glenn
Germany
Virgil Glenn
Shafter Press
Grass fire on McMillen Ranch near Wasco
A grass fire on the McMillen Ranch along Scofield Avenue burned forty acres. Investigators blame a careless smoker after finding empty shells from target practice nearby. Shafter and Wasco fire departments responded at 1:55 p.m. to the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillen
Scofield Avenue
Wasco
Shafter Fire Department
Wasco Fire Department
Scout Troop 44 Plans Weekend Hike to Buttonwillow
Scout Troop 44 plans a Saturday afternoon hike to Buttonwillow then camps at Joe Vias nik's Ranch, staying until Sunday. It is the troop's first trip of the season and will include prospecting for Indian relics and beads traded by the Spanish to the Indians. They also plan to search for white and blue heron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout
Buttonwillow
Joe Viasnik
Cub Scout Den 2 Hosts Visit to Minter Field
Cub Scout Den 2 led by Mrs. Jack Thompson hosted Den 5 and Mrs. J H Fuller on a trip to Minter Field on April 7. Lt. Rogers greeted them at the gate and guided the tour ending with refreshments at the PX. Cubs included Kyle Hill Philip Zachary Walter Bergen Mickey Kenny James Guenther Calvin Kirk Donald Stewart Johnnie Billy Thompson and Den Chief Wilbur Gwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 2
Jack Thompson
Den 5
J. H. Fuller
Minter Field
Rogers
Kyle Hill
Philip Zachary
Walter Bergen
Mickey Renny
James Guenther
Calvin Kirk
Donald Stewart
Johnnie
Billie Thompson
Den
Wilbur Gwin
Funeral services for Wasco resident Fred Gromer
Funeral services for 72 year old Wasco resident Fred Gromer will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist Church in Wasco. He died Tuesday evening following a stroke. He is survived by his widow seven sons and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gromer
Wasco
First Baptist Church
Election notice for Richland Elementary School District
Notice to electors of Kern County Richland Elementary School District items elections two board members for three years May 1 polls open seven a m to seven p m. Officials named include Mrs Harriet Nottingham Mrs Florence J ist Mr W A Liversdule and others with H C Woodworth as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Kern County
California
Ia Ted
E Said
Harriet E. Nottingham
Florence J. Ist
W. A. Liversdule
Kern County Union High School District
T.N Sasemane
C. W. O'Neill
H. E. Woodworth
Camp Fire Dinner Scheduled for April 25
A Camp Fire and Bluebirds dinner is set for Wednesday April 25 at 6 30 p m in the Richland Cafeteria. All Camp Fire members and families are invited to attend with an after dinner program featuring a fire lighting ceremony honor beads songs and rank awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Council Fire
Council
Camp Fire Council
Dessert Bridge Tuesday Night Hosts and Winners
Acting as co-hostesses for a dessert bridge event on Tuesday evening were Miss Margrate Bennett Miss Winifred Phinney and Mrs Bernice Walz. Guests included Misses Helen Locke Irene Tilley Myrtle Iverson Jennie Freckleton and several matrons. Miss Janet Churchill was high score winner and Mrs Sylvia Baughman second high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margrate Bennett
Winifred Phinney
Bernice Walz
Helen Locke
Irene Tilley
Myrtle Iverson
Jennie Freckleton
Kathryn Harrison
Sylvia Baughman
Janet Churchill
Edith van Bever
Marjorie Mitchell
Floyd Carter Promoted to Private First Class with Marksmanship Medal
Mrs. Otho Carter reports her son Floyd L. Carter has been promoted to Private First Class and awarded an expert shooting medal. He is now in a New Guinea hospital after serving with the 96th Infantry Division in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otho Carter
Floyd L. Carter
Carter
New Guinea
96Th Infantry
Philippines
Fire damages property near Shafter on Beach Avenue
A Wednesday fire at Cherokee Strip near Beach Avenue and San Diego Street two and a half miles south of Shafter caused about $5 in damage. The blaze started around 8:34 a.m. and was under control by 8:38 a.m. after the city fire department arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Strip
Beach Avenue
San Diego Street
Shafter
W. E
Refrigerators stolen from North Shafter homes
Constable Hanley Witcher reports two refrigerators stolen after a truck offered repair work at North Shafter residences. In each case the vehicle drove away with the appliance and no word has reached the owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanley Witcher
North Shafter
Fried chicken surplus tied to Santa Fe shipping
Santa Fe agent Edward Gamegan reports around 1,000 baby chicks weekly arriving from Petaluma, signaling a large scale poultry flow in and around Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Santa Fe
Edward Gamegan
Petaluma
Hapken Attends B-29 School in Seattle
Corporal Dewey Hapken is attending a B-29 school in Seattle Washington after earlier serving two years at Altus Oklahoma. His wife Irene remains with her parents in Enid Oklahoma until his course finishes in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Hapken
Seattle
Wash
Altus
Okla
Irene
Enid
Funeral Services for Mrs Ramsey Held in Wasco
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Adeline Ramsey aged 88 who died April 15 in a Bakersfield hospital were conducted April 17 at the R L Jones funeral chapel in Wasco with Rev James Stagner of the Church of Christ officiating. Born June 24 1856 in Western Grove Arkansas she had lived in Wasco eight years and leaves twelve children including Ted Ramsey Tehachapi Frank Ramsey Shafter Orville Ramsey Mrs S O Tucker Shafter Mrs Oda Ring Wasco and Mrs A J Mulligan Tulare along with three cale? and a number of great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Adeline Ramsey
Bakersfield
R. L. Jones
Wasco
James Stagner
Church of Christ
Ramsey
Western Grove
Arkansas
Ted Ramsey
Tehachapi
Frank Ramsey
Shafter
Orville Ramsey
S. O. Tucker
Oda Ring
A. J. Mulligan
Tulare
Cael
Fire destroys chicken house on Ed Thiessen ranch
A fire caused by sparks from a burning pit burned a chicken house on the Ed Thiessen ranch, three miles west of Shafter on Tulare. Shafter Fire Department units responded at 6:50 p.m. with two Shafter trucks and one from Wasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Thiessen
Shafter
Tulare
Wasco
B P W Delegates to Central Section Parley in Fresno
Mrs Rose Willis acting president of Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club will attend the B P W Central Section convention in Fresno on Sunday April 22 with a noon luncheon at Hotel Californian A social meeting is planned tonight at Mrs Sylvia Baughmans home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Willis
Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club
P W. Central Section
Fresno
Hotel Californian
P.W
Sylvia Baughman
Secret ARE prize distribution and garden show notes
The article outlines prize money for 1st to 6th prize and lists amounts for grade groups. It discusses the entry Friends and Pests of the Garden with live pests and a toad, entered by Ungraded Primary under Mrs. Rose Willis, noting special praise from Mrs. Channeson for schools and teachers’ cooperation in the flower show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Willis
Channeson
Bells Leave for Oklahoma City
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bell and son Billy of Arkansas, who had been visiting Shafter, departed last week for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Bell
Billy
Arkansas
Shafter
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
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