Shatter Ready As 4:4) Alert Shatter Street Bomb Incidents
A Bakersfield area air raid alert at 4 16 a m led to multiple bomb incidents. Three homes were destroyed by incendiaries, a hardware store bombed injuring three, and unexploded time bombs were reported near Pacific and Munzer. Local defense chiefs coordinated fire, police, demolition, and Red Cross units as masked threats were investigated. Local responders praised swift actions and a mythical evacuation was ordered for the area. The Women's Ambulance Corps assisted, offering first aid and readiness for enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duehren
John Riley
Bakersfield
Ira Unruh
Auxilar Police
Jack Hare
First Corps
Ill. Unruh
T. V. Little
M. J. Stockton
Sam Laer
Art Craig
Munzer and James
Red Cross
Frank Russell
Faber and Blake
Shectuntu
Pacific and
Munzer
Bill Brown
Riley
Women's Ambulance Corps
Shafter
Neva Neuman
Oralee Unruh
Marie Neuman
Frances Kendall
Dr M W Pascoe Enlists in Army Medical Corps
Dr M W Pascoe and his wife announce his enlistment for war service with the medical corps and his imminent closure of a Shafter practice within 30 days. They traveled from Toronto to Bowmanville and Allamkwa Iowa visiting Rotary friends and family, noting Rotary delegates and Canadian service levels as context for the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Pascoe
Medical Corps
Shafter
Pascoe
Toronto
Canada
Shafter Rotary Club
Rotary
Bowmanville
Ontario
Dr. Pascoe
Rotary Club
Pascoes
Allumwai
Iowa
Ams
High O
Rotary International
Boys Meet In Australia on Street Encounter
Three Shafter boys James Riley Bill Scaroni and Sgt Ralph Tucker met on a street somewhere in Australia according to Riley's sister Mrs Joni who says they have been together right along and were sent first to Lewis and then overseas.
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Shafter Boys
James Riley
Bill Scaroni
Sgt
Ralph Tucker
Australia
Riley
Joni
Lewis
Morss Joins Bank of America Staff in Shafter
Arnold J. Morss has joined the Bank of America in Shafter as assistant cashier. He arrives from Stockton and has long been associated with Kern county banking, including Taft. He moves with his wife and two sons, Arnold 16 and Richard 12.
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Arnold J. Morss
Bank of America
Shafter
Stockton
Kern County
Taft
Morss
Arnold
Richard
Noon Tells Rotary Of Defense
Supervisor A W Noon of Taft, chair of Kern County Civilian Defense, told Shafter Rotary Club the defense must stay alert and salvage work helps win the war. He praised about 7000 Kern civilian defense workers and urged citizens to be ready for any attack.
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A.W. Noon
Taft
Kern County
Civilian Defense Council
Shafter Rotary Club
Motel Cawelo
Noon
M. W. Pascoe
Toronto
Rotary International
Rotary
C. J
Ted) Vignole
Vignole
Karl Wells
Hotel del Monte
Melvin Taggart
George Sullivan
Lee Ashton
Delano Club
George Crome
J. S. Caer Fiske Harlow
Bil Tyler
Eckman
Les Hedge
Feat A. DeGiorgio
Baker's Field Club
Shafter Men Named to Kern County Scout Council
Two Shafter men Herb Schirmer and Dr A W Gaede were elected to the Kern County Boy Scout Council executive board at a Bakersfield meeting. Harold Taber was reelected to head the county organization and praised Scout leaders for a successful year while urging continued growth for 1940s war-time scouting. Keith and Carlton Min-
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Shafter
Herb Schirmer
A. W. Gaede
Kern County Boy Scout Council
Bakersfield
Harold Taber
Taber
Keith
Carlton Min
Shafter Men Enter Kern Exhibit At Bakersfield Park
Shafter men in T V Little and A R Duehren joined fourteen Kern mineralogists to enter cut stones and polished sections in a display at Soa Park in Bakersfield. Varied agate quartz jasper petrified wood and other local finds were shown.
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T. V. Little
A. R. Duehren
Shafter
Kern
Soa Park
Bakersfield
Meeting on Bomb Attack Instructions Held in Bakersfield
Tuesday night in the Forestry building Bakersfield hosted a briefing for bomb agents led by C D Dart the county defense coordinator. Russell attended along with assistant fief chief Frank to receive official instructions for countermeasures and safety procedures.
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Frank
Forestry
Bakersfield
C. D. Dart
Burial group battles pending in court
Judge Robert B. Lambert denied an injunction sought by State Insurance Commissioner A. Cimini to halt the Shafter Burial Association from operating as an insurer. The court ruled the association may continue until a trial, likely in October. Attorneys for Paneer and Edward West argued the complaint does not constitute a cause of action. The association must answer within 10 days and set a trial date.
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Shafter Burial Association
Robert B. Lambert
A. Caminetti
Brial Group
Wes
Jo Lambert
Anhghana
Paneer
Edward West
Burial Association
Minter Men Watch Old Man Weather
Pvt. Bill Wade reports on weather conditions affecting Minter unit life and daily drills. The piece notes rough conditions and vigilance by older guards during a cold season.
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Pvt
Bill Wade
Weather watchers at Minter Field train airmen and cadets
The Minter Field weather station operates as a dual system: a dedicated weather observation post feeding data to allied stations and a training school for enlisted personnel. Recruits and Chanute Field graduates alike train to qualify for weather forecaster exams while cadets in the Ground school study weather under civilian instructors led by Delbert G. Van Ornum.
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Minter
Minter Field
Delbert
G. van Ornum
Northwest Airlines
Air
Scrap to Save to Win Fight in Kern County
Kern County Salvage chairman Paul Newell outlines wartime salvage goals including scrap metals rubber fats rags manila rope burlap bags and cans. Citizens are urged to donate fats cans tubes and other materials and use local depots or junk dealers to move salvage into war production channels.
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Kern County
Paul Newell
Kern County Salvage
Newell
Arizona
Kern
Civilian Defense Council
Civilian Defense Councils
Orient
William Rodgers Earns Bronze at Camp Roberts Shooting Test
Private William Rodgers of Company A 83rd Infantry Training Battalion at Camp Roberts earns a bronze medal after scoring 225 points of 250 to qualify above expert in rifle marksmanship.
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Bill Rodgers
Shafter Press
Camp Roberts
United States Army Rifle
William Rodgers
83Rd Infantry
Hodgers
Road Chief Appeals Growers for Cooperation
Fred Gurley, executive vice road, told Kern County shippers there will be no serious transportation shortage this year if growers and railroad people work together. He spoke at a Bakersfield hotel dinner arranged by Thomas W McManus with Shafter attendees L E Plymale Bob Neuman Chris Handel Wm Richards and H G Comfort. Gurley urged mutual effort citing wartime needs and government action in WWI.
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Fred Gurley
Tolders Shippers
Kern
Fae
Gurley
el Tejon
Bakersfield
Thomas W McManus
Shafter
L. E. Plymale
Bob, Neuman
Chris Handel
Wm. Richards
H. G. Comfort
Bill Horner Visits Rankin Field From Tulare Stay
Bill Horner, a Shafter visitor, is now stationed at Rankin Field with his wife, living in Tulare. He came from Mather Field where he trained and previously ran his own plane. He spent time at Lone Pine in CAA training, pursuing flying for several years.
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Bill Horner
Shafter
Rankin Field
Horner
Tulare
Rankin
Mather Field
Lone Pine
CAA
Fire Chief and Aide Stop Tractor Blaze
Shafter assistant fire-chief Frank Russell and his small red fire wagon acted fast to save J. S. Balzar's tractor from a fire while Balzar was plowing ditches on Tuesday. Russell arrived quickly after Balzar sent a brief alarm.
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Shafter
Frank Russell
S. Balzar
Balzar
Russell
Balzar Place
Was
Ten Shafter Boys Leave for Army Enlistment in So California
Ten Shafter boys from the draft district will entrain from Wasco Friday for a reception center in Southern California to undergo final physical examinations for war service. Rejected applicants will be returned.
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Shafter
Draft Board
Wasco
California
August health check urged for Kern County children
The Kern County Public Health Department urges parents to have children’s health needs corrected before school starts. If a child has not seen a doctor or dentist during vacation, schedule visits this month for a clean bill of health. Exams and immunizations including diphtheria and smallpox are emphasized, with specific guidance for first-time school entrants and ongoing baby immunizations.
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Kern County
Opened in Midgley Hotel maternity home
The new maternity home will be open to the medical profession of this area for cases. Rooms have been renovated and redecorated. A nursery has been built and the building is air conditioned.
Shafter Forms Women Led Salvage Wardens Drive
A Shafter salvage drive opens with a women led wardens organization under C. J. Vignolo. Twenty women serve as zone captains to organize scrap metal old rags rope sacks and scrap rubber collection across local blocks and rural areas.
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Shafter
C. J
Ted) Vignolo
Kern County
Aan
Vignolo
Rolf Jacobsen
Assi Vigaolo
Kenneth Pipkin
James Shreéves
Jack Janzen
R. G Landerson
J. W. Frizzell
Lester Hobson
Kern tax per thousand averages in 1941 42
The burden of property tax levies in Kern county averaged 30.86 per 1000 of assessed valuation in 1941 42. The California Taxpayers association led surveys of tax levies and budgets noting 1938 39 as a reference. Public hearings on county and school budgets must be held in August as local rates are set and wartime demands influence spending.
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Kern County
California Taxpayers’ Association
Klamath Forest Forage Supplies Cattle Herds Annually
The Klamath forest annually provides forage for about 13,000 head of cattle and horses, plus sheep. The note highlights the region as a key grazing area sustaining large livestock populations.
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Klamatha Forest
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B. OF
A. Staff
Rotary of Defense
Scout Council
Battle
Weather Station
Network Across Country
Santa Fe
Fred G. Gurley
Midgley
G. L. Starrh
Menno E. Siemen
John J. Peters
M. McCormac
A. W. Eckman
Sone
John T. Spencer
Patricia Rodrigues
George J. Harrison
Clyde Bell
Lazona Houston
Evelyn L. Hare
George G Gaede
Marian Hitchcock
Floyd C. Raney
Paul Newell County Salvage
Salones
War Production Board
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