Emoy Gay Hoffman Highlighted With Local Notes
A Bakersfield area column treats Emory Gay Hoffman as Kern Chamber of Commerce secretary manager while noting community scenes. Snippets recall Shafter wartime troop transport jokes, a postmaster letter about a Buck Osborn misunderstanding, and college radio programs plus new piano and xylophone concerts by Kathleen Janzen and Doris Davis.
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Anon
Emory Gay Hoffman
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Emory Gay Hoff
Legion Hall
Bakersfield Junior College Radio Workshop
Kathleen Janzen
Doris Davis
Fred E. Stewart Remembered as Trusted Public Official
The state mourns Fred E. Stewart of the State Board of Equalization who died at his Oakland home. A railroad man, circus acrobat, prize fighter, and coal miner turned tax official, he was beloved by countless “little people” across California for his humility and help. His career spanned humble beginnings to national recognition as a respected tax authority.
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Fred E. Stewart
State Board of Equalization
Fred
Oakland
Lodge
Board of Equalization
California
Montgomery Street
Spring Sreet
Main Street
Shafter Army Recreation Fund Drive Plans Event Sales
Shafter residents organize a fund drive to raise about 400 dollars for one year of army recreation at the James street center. The plan centers on selling tickets to a high school gym entertainment night to fund utilities and soldier social events for Minterfield and other servicemen.
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Army Recreation
Shafter Army Recreation Fund
Shafter High School
Shafer
Shafter
Army Recreation Fund
Registration for selective service expands across age group
Shafter residents and all California men and eligible aliens must register for selective service. The drive aims to survey occupational skills, while stressing war effort and efficiency. Calls for bag recycling and road work improvements near Lerdo Road are noted as key local topics.
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Shafter
California
Dedication of Shafter American Legion post on May 11
Leslie L. Robinson Post No. 213 will dedicate its new home on Sunday afternoon May 11 at 2 p.m. Speaker Thomas McManus of Bakersfield leads a program including Alfred Harrell and Supervisor Roy Woollames. Commander Earl Terry presides and Shafter Kibana performances are planned. The day also features a Kern County council meeting at 10 a.m. and a noon luncheon, with attendees expected from Bakersfield Taft McFarland Delano Wasco and other towns.
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Leslie L. Robinson
Post
American Legion
Thomas McManus
Bakersfield
McManus
National Americanization Commission
The
Legion
Alfred Harrell
Roy Woollames
Earl Terry
Shafter Kid Bana
A. B. McKinley
Saa Street
Kern County Council
Auxiliary Council
Lane
Taft
McFarland
Delano
Wasco
Premier Kern County strawberry grower showcases record berries
Horace Kretchmar of Shafter displays a box of ten berries weighing 12.5 ounces total and 2.5 inch greatest dimension. He farms four acres and projects around 48 000 boxes and about 4800 dollars gross this season. A three act comedy Nothing But the Truth will be staged by Shafter High School students at Ichland auditorium Friday night May 9 with tickets sold next week.
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Horace Kretchmar
Shafter
Kretchmar
Kern County
Shafter High School
Ichland
Shafter Drug Store
Shafter Quartet Sings for Shriners and Local Events
The Shafter quartet Dave Strauss Henry Karber Sam Kliewer and Abe Karber will sing for the Shriners in Bakersfield at the Masonic Temple this Wednesday evening. The next evening they perform for the Wasco educational week program at the high school auditorium. Afterward they travel to Bakersfield for a birthday party. Glenn Q Nay reports Shafter high school agriculture instructor.
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Dave Strauss
Henry Karber
Sam Kliewer
Abe
Karber
Shafter
The
Shriners
Masonic Temple
Bakersfield
Masons
Wasco
Ohio Woman Visits Parents After Long Cross Country Drive
Mrs. L. E. Plymale of Portsmouth Ohio arrived in Shafter to spend a month visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Maurer Sr. She drove solo from Ohio in eight days through varied weather including snow. Trees in Shafter were a welcome sign of spring.
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L. E. Plymale
Portsmouth
Ohio
Shafter
J. H. Maurer
Plymale
Phe
Vasiner Staum
Shafter to Meet Malcolm Brock's All Stars in Bakersfield
The Shafter baseball team travels to Recreation Park in Bakersfield to face Malcolm Brock's all stars next Sunday. It will be Shafter's first game on a strange diamond this season and Eddie Vincent returns to the infield lineup.
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Shafter
Malcolm Brock
All Stars
Bakersfield
Recreation Park
Eddie Vincent
Local Richland PT A meeting and community notes
The Richland P T A held a Thursday meeting with speakers including Mrs Martin Hampton in the hair Mrs Q T Olson Mrs Richard Stansbury E B Stringham and W Herbert. The glee club directed by Miss Martha Gloeckler performed several selections then refreshments were served.
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Richland P.T. A
Martin “Hampton
Towns in a Time of War and Worries
A collage of quotes and clippings from Pacific Rural Press Terra Bella News Alvin Teller and others reflecting wartime labor, sugar rationing and public skepticism. It notes farm labor strains comments on sugar rationing health advice and calls for informed voters amid New Deal politics.
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Pacific Rural Press
California Speaks Significant Statements By Interesting Californians
Larry Adler, famed harmonica virtuoso, once played classical pieces on the harp and sparked a public taste shift. Critics and audiences soon embraced his innovative approach, moving beyond light tunes like Turkey in the Straw.
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California
Larry Adler
Symphony
Chester Rowell Publicist Urges Revenue Bill
Chester Rowell argues for a tax measure designed to raise revenues without harming business. He contends the bill should balance fiscal needs with maintaining practical usability for taxpayers and small firms.
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Chester Rowell
Peck Warns California as Breeding Ground for Saboteurs
State fire marshal Ly dell Peck calls California a fertile ground for saboteurs due to diverse war industries and vast forests, warning of security risks amid wartime conditions.
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Lydell Peck
California
Mayor Rossi Urges Flag Display at Home Honor
In a patriotic address, Mayor Angelo Rossl calls residents to display the flag more prominently at home to honor armed forces and resist any attempt to seize the American flag. He emphasizes sacrifice and national pride.
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Angelo Rossl
America
World War I flyer Lewis S Thompson predicts 1943 victory
The Oakland salesman Lewis S Thompson, a World War I veteran, notes that the enemy folded 1 year 7 months and 5 days after the 1917 declaration of war and predicts a similar timeline to victory by July 13 1943. He urges American boys to aid the effort now to ensure victory again.
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Lewis S. Thompson
Oakland
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George Robertson
Shafter Boys
Rio Bravo
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Walter Meacham
Whiting M . Virgil
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Buttonwillow
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Ayrshire
Yelton Camp
Earl Gunther
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John Schnidt
Hugo Zimmerman
California Hot Springs
Trojan Band
Bakersfield High School
J. B. Henderson
Egg Ellenwood
R. C. Morris
Chico
Mary B. Morris
Pasadena
Ralph Gribble
Henry Voth
Frank Janzen
Irene
Reedley
Herman Jenzen
Johnnie Peters
L. B. Scott
Sacramento
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Santa Cruz
Thomas Jefferson
Doctor Price
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