Mexican Themed Social Attracts Local Club Ladies
Mrs Albert and Mrs Durward Annis hosted HH A S club at the Man neg tract home. Guests enjoyed Mexican decor, discussing world travel and a tale about Barrain and its sheik with 147 wives. A Persian Gulf narrative contrasted with Mexican crafts and a dinner of enchiladas and rolls. Participants included Mesdames Gaede Bergen Annis Mettler and Peters.
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Colo
Albert
Pet «Cs
Durward Annis
Mercher
HH. A. S. Club
Mannel Tract
Mexico
Annis
Barrain
Persian Gulf
India
Shiek
Mesdames
Leonard Gaede
Walter Bergen
Lawrence Annis
Harvey Gaede
Raymond Mettler
Albert Peters
Birthday Party Honors Jane Pasley Tuesday Evening
Miss Jane Pasley was honored Tuesday evening at a birthday party. Friends gathered at the Pasley home and presented gifts. Attending were Elinor Eckman Miriam Klaudt Patty Stringham Jeona Reimer Mary Alice Neuman Kathleen Janzen Jessie Jaede and Jewel Kidd. Ruth Myers of Wasco and Elvin Schmidt of Shafter were united in marriage in Carson City Nevada Monday. The bride is James Myers daughter Wasco. the groom is C. A. Schmidt son of San Fernando. They will reside in Shafter after a two week trip through northern California and Oregon.
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Jane Pasley
Pasley
Elinor Eckman
Miriam Klaudt
Patty Stringham
Jeona Reimer
Mary Alice Neuman
Kathleen Janzen
Jessie Jaede
Jewel Kidd
Ruth Myers
Wasco
Elvin. Schmidt
Shafter
Carson City
Nevada
James Myers
C. A. Schmidt
San Fernando
California
Oregon
Dalke Birthday Party Hosted At Dalke Home
John Dalke was honored on his birthday with a Thursday evening celebration at the Dalke home. Mrs. John Dalke and Mrs. Bill Dalke hosted a lively scavenger hunt for guests, including Jack Janzen, Ennis Hughes, Menno Siemens, Jim Patterson, Mrs. Byron Mayfield, Helen Fast, Ruth Myers of Wasco, Elvin Schmidt, and Sidney Gering.
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John Dalke
Bill Dalke
Dalke
Messrs and Mesdames
Jack Janzen
Ennis Hughes
Menno Siemens
Jim Patterson
Byron Mayfield
Helen Fast
Ruth Myers
Wasco
Elvin Schmidt
Sidney Gering
Food Stamp Plan Authorized for County Reliefers
Kern county joins Fresno Kings and Tulare in federal food stamp program to boost relief purchases. Plan lets public relief families buy orange stamps for food and receive blue stamps for farm products, with 50 percent buying power lift. Los Angeles and San Francisco have used the plan for months. new San Joaquin valley HQ is Fresno.
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Kern County
Fresno
Kings
Tulare
Secretary of Agriculture
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Joaquin Valley Area
Trout Planting Ahead of Schedule in State Streams
Trout distribution in California streams is farther along than usual due to better hatchery growth this year. Alan C. Taft, chief of the bureau of fish conservation, notes fish are planted when natural stream food is abundant. About 5,334,200 game fish are planted in July as crews prepare for next season's egg collections, with trout egg collection beginning October 1.
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Alan C. Taft
Bureau of Fish Conservation
California division of fish_and game
Congregational Services Suspended Through August
Union Congregational church will suspend services in August with plans to resume September 8. Sunday school and Christian Youth groups meet, led by Jack Shore and Louise Livers respectively. Rev. Alfred T. Chandler plans a trip to visit relatives in Cleveland and Brooklyn, leaving early next week.
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Union Congregational Church
Jack Shore
Louise Livers
Alfred T. Chandler
Cleveland
Brooklyn
East
Walls Rising at County Building on Pacific Avenue
Front section of the county building under construction on Pacific Avenue sees walls go up this week with adobe brick used in the structure.
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Pacific Avenue
Shafter residents plan vacations and trips
Ray Mark of the Shafter Farm Workers’ community plans a month long trip to Green Bay Wisconsin and other eastern points with his family. E V Kattenhorn and Lawrence Kattenhorn return from a three week trip covering Nevada Wyoming Idaho Oregon Washington and Yellowstone. Postmaster Lois Berry and Koleta Osborn attended a Kern County Postmasters association dinner at El Adobe Bakersfield. Melvin Martin and family plan a three week vacation to Huntington Lake. Shafter residents returned from a five day trip to Mexco including Tijuana and coastal fishing, John Siemens George Siemens Johnny Siemens Vic Siemens Donald Ratzlaff Earl Anderson and Harvey Unruh identified.
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Ray Mark
Shafter Farm Workers
Green Bay
Wisconsin
E. V. Kattenhorn
Lawrence Kattenhorn
Nevada
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Yellowstone Park
Lois L. Berry
Koleta Osborn
Kern County
Postmasters’ Association
el Adobe
Bakersfield
Shafter
Mexco
Tiajuana
John Siemens
George Siemens
Johnny Siemens
Vic Siemens
Donald Ratzlaff
Earl Anderson
Harvey Unruh
Capital to Get De Luxe Airport
Washington officials herald the new airport planned for Gravelly Point across the Potomac. The facility will be a modern, safety oriented air park linked to Mount Vernon boulevard with a 600 seat terrace restaurant and parking for over 8,000 cars. The project, urged by civil aeronautics and Roosevelt era planning, opens on the Fourth of July.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Roosevelt
White House
C.A. A
Potomac
Capitol
Federal Works Administration
Air Park
Potomac River
National Capital
Robert C. Hinckley
Mount Vernon
George, Washington
Mr and Mrs Al Anderson End Two Week Vacation
Mr and Mrs Al Anderson returned Tuesday evening from a two week vacation that included the San Francisco fair and a coastal trip to Oregon Caves. Mrs Anderson caught a four pound steelhead and Al a one pounder in the Klamath river.
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Mrs
al Anderson
San Francisco Fair
Oregon Caves
Oregon
Mrs. Anderson
Klamath River
Mr and Mrs Ed Janzen Return From North Dakota Trip
Mr and Mrs Ed Janzen returned Monday from a month long trip to the Black Hills region in North Dakota. They visited the area during their travels and are described as having completed their journey. Mrs Walter Eckman Also Returns From Fair
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Ed. Janzen
North Dakota
Black Hills
Out of Town Guests Attend California Visit
Guests from Kenton Ohio and Elkhart Indiana who toured the San Francisco fair and California sightseeing were weekend visitors at Judge H. A. Rightmire’s home. Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Brady are nieces of Mrs. Rightmire. Shafter residents attended road opening ceremonies at Mount Abel south of Taft.
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Otis Kelly
Kenton
Ohio
Elmer Brady
Elkhart
Indiana
San Francisco Fair
California
H. A. Rightmire
Kelly
Brady
Rightmire
John Fox
Helen Fast
Shafter
Mount Abel
Taft
Vacation at Sequoia National Park
Helen Fast and Mrs. Elizabeth Baxter of Paso Robles spent several days at Sequoia National Park last week for a vacation.
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Helen Fast
Elizabeth Baxter
Paso Robles
Sequoia National Park
Shafter Aggies And Kiwanis Sit Tied For League Lead
Shafter Aggies and Kiwanis Juniors share the lead in the city recreation softball league with five wins, no losses, and one tie. Last week the Aggies beat Buttonwillow 14 to 12 and the Kiwanis defeated South Shafter 12 to 2. Other results saw Rio Bravo 14 Mexican Colony 12, and Rio Bravo 4 overmatched by FSA camp 5 to 4. Games are suspended until next week as the diamond is moved to a new location off Wall Street.
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Shafter Aggies
Kiwanis
City Recreation
Aggies
Buttonwillow
South Shafter
Rio Bravo
FSA
Wall Street
Bears are the only American tooth decay claim by UC scientists
University of California researchers assert bears uniquely provide the only American example of tooth decay in nonhuman species, highlighting biological factors and ecosystem aspects that protect other wildlife from similar dental disease.
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University of California
Bride’s Father Crafts Gowns and Groom’s Suit
In Sunderland a wedding featured gowns for the bride and three bridesmaids and the groom’s morning suit handmade by the bride’s father John B. Elrick. He worked every night for three months to complete the task for his daughter Gladys, whose ring velvet dress sported a 15 foot veil embroidered with white hearts. The bridesmaids wore matching dresses and carried muff s decorated with white heather and gas mask cases.
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London
Sunderland
John B. Elrick
Gladys
Wives Take Charge As Forest Fire Fighters’ Relatives
In Ogden Utah at a regional forest officials conference it was revealed that wives of forest service dispatchers and lookouts often direct fire fighting efforts when their husbands are sent to the lines. They manage the on scene activities until husbands return to posts.
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Ogden
Utah
National Forest
Forest Service
Magpie Trio Disrupts Australia's War Efforts
Three magpies perched on a Canberra naval wireless line caused a one hour interruption by shorting the circuit disrupting communications with the British admiralty. They were executed immediately by electrocution.
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Magpie
Australia
Canberra
Admiralty
Maggie Grant Returns to Song for Apples and Pride
In a dim cabaret, once celebrated soprano Maggie Grant recalls youth and beauty while watching chorus girls. Dan Smith arrives, shares his successful farming of Pierce fruit, and Maggie sings Annie Laurie then Down the Vale. She returns to her table amid applause, choosing apples over encore.
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Deodars
Maggie Grant
Dan
Dan Smith
the Pitt Farm
Andy
Maggie
Pierce
Tim Pierce
Annie Laurie
Funeral held for accident victim Pearl Nordin
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Janzen chapel for Pearl Nordin 33 who died after an auto crash near town on the Shafter Taft highway. The inquest ruled accidental death. Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy 14 and Betty Sue 12, and four brothers.
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Janzen Chapel
Pearl Nordin
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Shafter-Taft
W. C. Harrison
Wasco Church of Christ
Greenlawn
N. C. Houze
Pismo
George Billingsley
Redman
Oregon
Ples Billingsley
Detroit
Michigan
WPA Street Dance Draws Crowd in Shafter California
Approximately 600 attendees gathered Friday evening on Central avenue between Munzer and James streets for a WPA recreation week street dance in Shafter. Music came from a Mexican colony string orchestra and the Musical Buddies. Arrangements were led by Mrs. Ethel Dills and E'don Sprayberry under county and city recreation officials.
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Shafter
WPA
California
Central Avenue
Munzer
James Streets
Ethel Dills
Town
E‘don Sprayberry
Camp Store Moves to New Quarters in Shafter Camp
Stock of the cooperative store in the Shafter Farm Workers' community will be moved to a newly constructed camp store. A new meat case will be installed and stock will be increased in the new building. Manager Key Abney handles the move.
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Shafter Farm Workers
Key Abney
Superior Abandons Brandt Well After Dry Drill
Superior Oil company declared abandonment of the Brandt wild cat well in Section 28 29-26. Drilling reached 11 761 feet with Vedder sand at 11 740 feet, but the zone was barren and yielded no oil.
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Superior Oil Company
Congressional Candidate Visits Shafter Yesterday
Dr Walter Scott Franklin Republican candidate for Congress from the 10th district spoke in Shafter yesterday about the political situation. He backed Wendell Willkie for president and was accompanied by Miss Jean Harvey of Bakersfield, Kern county Republican secretary. Local host W H Hitchcock guided the visitors.
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Walter Scott Franklin
Shafter
Wendell Willkie
United States
Franklin
Jean Harvey
Bakersfield
Kern County Republican Organization
W. H. Hitchcock
California Hog Crop Shrinks Eight Percent in 1940
California hog production is down as the spring hog crop of 1940 falls eight percent from 1939. The report signals continuing pressure on farmers and meat supplies in the state.
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California
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