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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1945
Page
8
A letter to his mother says Cor Davis is still somewhere in Germany. The note mentions Del Pav in a clean, homey setting and reports a transfer to a headquarters lottery with a promotion to corporal.
Fragmentary text notes Abyssinians have been Christians since the fourth century and belong to the Coptic Church under the Coptic Patriarch in Alexandria Egypt.
A demonstration on home dry cleaning methods will be shown by Mrs. Gite Starth near Shafter on Tuesday May 1 at 1 30 p m. Wilkinson of the Agricultural Service will discuss fabrics used in homes and provide care tips for spring and summer outfits. The event will feature cleaning demonstrations for both men's and women's wear and accessories.
A note invites community members to attend a discussion on the subject and to bring neighbors. The call emphasizes inclusive participation and local engagement through a public gathering.
Dr and Mrs Ralph L Becker plan to return to Michigan after 400 years abroad. They have been visiting at the home of their daughter and son in law Mrs Marion Crockett. The Beckers will occupy the pulpit at the Congregational Church on Sunday.
Sgt Herman L Boyd of Shafter and other air base personnel at the Marianas earned praise from Major General Curtis E LeMay for eight days of sustained low level incendiary bombing of Japan in March 1945. The ground crew kept B-29s aloft amid daily Superfort strikes and were lauded for their determination and courage.
A compact guide to how California towns got their names. It lists San Bruno from St Bruno, Cazadero from Spanish hunting place, Vacaville from the Vaca family, Ataladero from Spanish deep marsh, Arcata from Triadian term for boats landing, Delano for Columbus Delano, Downieville for Maj Willey, and SBurg from river name and Kings.
Bob Devlin and Betty Wells have been chosen by the Shafter High School senior class to speak at the graduation exercises on May 31. The subjects of their talks will be announced later.
Ten year old Jim Floyd of Berkeley urges a global rights bill in the constitution as a world needs. Publisher C. J. Lillfy comments on critics of health insurance plans under Warren and the CIO. Governor Warren pledges effort to defeat Nazism and militarism until peace returns. Rev Msgr Fulton Sheen links Poland’s fate to the world crisis in a San Francisco interview.
Mr and Mrs Bert Hebel hosted a Sunday evening dinner in their home honoring their house guests Dr and Mrs Taylor Tabb and daughter Betty. Attending were Mr and Mrs Clyde Bell Mr and Mrs J W Lassiter Mr and Mrs H G Comfort and J B Henderson.
The Pentecostal Church of God of Shafter hosted Gideon speakers Theo Kumerfeld Ed Penner and Frank Johnson who describe Gideon work overseas and on the home front. The group donated 100 to buy Bibles for service men and convalescents in hospitals.
The final Maple School P T A meeting is set for May 9 at the Maple School. Officers for the next year will be elected. The hot lunch committee will host and refreshments will be served after. The school will showcase pupil work in art sewing and manual training displays.
The survey suggests a large portion of Chinese people who are not Christians or Muslims practice Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism concurrently. Researchers note the cultural blend shapes daily life, rituals, and community ties across urban and rural areas.
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