Smith Corner News Highlights Local Familes and Events
Family travels mark recent deaths and births. Fendersons mourn M M Fenderson in Meeker Oklahoma. Proctors and Marlers plan fishing in Noel Missouri. Raymond Turpin welcomes Bobbie Gene at Minter Field born July 27. Branchs wed in Clovis New Mexico and relocate to Wayne Oklahoma. J L Branch’s sons head to Merriel Oregon for potato harvest. Sgt Howard Bryant returns from furlough to Philippines. Staff Sgt Howard Baird killed in action on Okinawa. Two Indian reservations in California total 899 square miles.
Tells Experience In France by Pvt Richard L Talbert
Pvt Richard L Talbert writes from France about guard duty there in July. He and 25 boys stayed in a top hotel with private rooms and servants, only complaint being soft beds that made them stiff. Talbert says he would not trade his experience. He is a Shafter boy, son of Mr and Mrs D Talbert.
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Richard L. Talbert
France
Richard
D. Talbert
Embarcadero Waterfront Highlighted as Eight Miles Long
The Embarcadero in San Francisco stretches eight miles along the city’s waterfront. It serves as a major thoroughfare and scenic promenade linking piers, parks, and historic districts for pedestrians and vessels alike.
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Embarcadero
San Francisco
Service Folk notes from Shafter weekly visit roundup
Harold Gibson spent the week end in Shafter with family and friends after graduating from Shafter high. Wayne Heffley, recently returned from Okinawa, visited him in Shafter. Red Myers, Coast Guard, on furlough, enjoyed home cooking with his mother and sister Anne Myers before reporting back for six months ashore. Art Kadel, Camp Roberts, spent the weekend with family. Everett Clark, Minter Field, transfer to Utah then overseas. Lt. Squeirs, formerly with Shafter schools, now at Minter Field. Mr. and Mrs. J Bellatti and Mrs. Cliff Squeirs renewing ties in Shafter. Pfe Johnnie Channeson placed second in a swimming meet and won a trip to Paris with the 66th Division. Captain Richand A. Larson, stationed at Victorville, recently returned from overseas duty with wife Elsie Bergen. Ensign Clark Weidman expected home August 7 with Pan American Airways assisting wounded troops.
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Harold Gibson
Shafter
Harold
Navy
Glen Bender
Wayne Heffley
Okinawa
Wayne
Guam
Glen
Benjamin “Red” Myers
S/1C
United States Coast Guard
Fter
Fred Luders
Anne Myers
Red
Art Kadel
Camp Roberts
Everett Clark
Minter Field
Commissary Department
Utah
Alice
J. Bellatti
D. F. Myrick
Eldon
Pfe
Johnnie Channeson
Paris
Jeep
Johnnie
66Th Division
Marseille
Pacific
Richand A. Larson
Air Force
Victorville
Elsie Bergen
Larson
Clark Weidman
Pan- American Airways
European
Night Blooming Cereus in Full Bloom at Experiment Station
Scott McMichael at the Experiment Station reports the Night Blooming Cereus is in full bloom reaching about 12 feet tall. The large white nocturnal blossom opens around 9 PM and closes at dawn, blooming nearly every night. Contact Mr. McMichael to view this unusual cactus.
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Scott McMichael
Mr. McMichael
Vacation at Pismo Beach A Family Trip
Mrs. Floyd Cooper and her sons George and Kenneth and guest Donald Zachary spent a Sunday start to a week long vacation at Pismo Beach. The clipping notes that Mt. Whitney and Death Valley lie within Inyo county in California.
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Floyd Cooper
George and
Kenneth
Donald Zachary
Pismo Beach
Mt. Whitney
Death Valley
California County
Inyo County
Navy Families Update From War Front and Home
Lt Patricia Helvey reports to Livermore Naval Base with plans to visit Shafter in August. First Lt Kenneth Helvey serves at Salinas Air Camp and trained at Randolph Field Texas. Cpl Ben Froese remains in Germany aiding hospital work while Pvt John Froese is in the South Pacific. Pvt Bill Frizzell is due home Tuesday after sailing to the United States and discharge from Fort McArthur.
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Patricia Helvey
Livermore Naval Base
Shafter
Kenneth Helvey
Salinas Air Camp
Randolph Field
Texas
Navy
San Rapheal Army Base
Ben Froese
Germany
John Froese
South Pacific
Bill Frizzell
United States
Monticello
Fort McArthur
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