Go Western Everyone Lets Support the Potato Festival
The article urges Shafter residents to wear western attire for the Potato Festival and praises the festival committee and Chamber of Commerce. It highlights community spirit, cooperation, and the event's growing statewide reputation. It calls for a small effort from everyone to boost local pride and visitor appeal.
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Horace Greeley
New York
Shafter
Dronc
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Chamber of Commerce
War criminals get off easy in final postwar sentences
Nearly four years after the shooting stopped in Europe the last of the long series of trials for aggression and war atrocities conclude with light sentences for German diplomats and ministerial officials. Gottlob Berger, an SS lieutenant general, was found guilty on four counts including murder and enslavement and received 25 years, likely to be reduced to about 10 with time served. Other defendants received as little as four years. The punishments are unlikely to deter future leaders and their aides.
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Europe
Trn
Gottlob Berger
U N Fourth Anniversary Reflections On World Peace
The piece recalls the United Nations founding four years ago in 1945 with optimism that diplomats could unite for peace. It notes faded public enthusiasm since but maintains hope so long as major powers meet, albeit amid frequent arguments without clear agreements.
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U.N
United Nations
San Francisco
Europe
New Slanton Loyalty Check Report Emerges
A new loyalty probe is reported as the American Communist party allegedly conducts a secret internal check on its own members. An FBI witness at the New York Communist trial testified to infiltrating the party and gathering information, triggering the party to react defensively.
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American Communist Party
FBI
New York
Navy Accepts One Year Enlistments States Navy Policy Change
The Navy announced through Commander A. C. House Jr. that enlistment terms are shortened to one year. This policy update signals flexibility in recruitment and personnel planning across the service.
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The
Navy
A. C. ‘House, Jr
U. S. Navy
California Speaks Headlines From Across The State
California voices surface from San Marino to San Francisco with messages on rescue efforts, social reform, and national security. Whitey Blickenderfer rejects hero status, Harold Laski critiques the Truman era, Captain A G Cook notes limited naval reach, and Judge Byrne observes aging Californians drawing state support.
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H. E. “Whitey” Blickensderfer
San Marino
Kathy Fiscus
Harold Laski
L. A
Truman
Britain
A. G. Cook
USN
S. F
Navy short term enlistment opens trade schooling option
The main Navy Recruiting Station in Los Angeles announces a revision of the one year enlistment program. Under the one year term open to men aged 18 to 19, entrants may attend Navy trade schools and in some cases even the submarine school.
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Navy
Los Angeles
Invention Sparks Fortune Says McClure
McClure urges readers to seek small gadget ideas to become rich. He cites eraser-on-pencil, barbed wire, kiddy car patents and other twists as paths to wealth, noting Hollywood trends and cosmetics from DuBarry.
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P. V
Mac’ McClure
Gillette
Hollywood
McClure Drug Store
Central Avenue
Important Dates This Week In California
Weekly chronology highlights key events in California history. Notable items include the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1898 US war declaration on Spain, 1850 California law shielding Indian rights, and 1825 Mexican Republic allegiance oath in San Francisco.
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California
San Francisco
United States
Spain
Republic of Mexico
DiMa Por Baseball Opens 1949 Campaign
The major league season begins with a tight pennant race as several clubs in both leagues contend for top spot. Attention centers on Joe DiMaggio and his injured heel and whether he can rejoin the Yankees lineup.
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DiMa Por
Joe DiMaggio
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