Miss Annnabel Wedge and Harry Thompson Plan Marriage
The couple announces an upcoming marriage to be scheduled after Thompson transfers from Shafterfield to Louisiana with Superior Oil. They will honeymoon eastward with a Grand Canyon trip, accompanied by Mr and Mrs Lyman Deck of Long Beach. Wedge and Thompson have roots in Shafter and Long Beach, with ties to local schools and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annnabel Wedge
Harry Ross Thompson
Thompson
Superior Oil Company
Shafterfield
Louisiana
Grand Canyon
Miss Wedge
Lyman Deck
Long Beach
Thomas Wedge
George G Gaedes Honored At Social Evening
Mr and Mrs George G Gaede were honored last Saturday evening at the Sanderson home with a Rock Crystal sherbet and water glass set and a plate glass mirror. Pinochle prizes went to Mrs Gus Lindquist and Mrs Ed Kolbenstetter. Attendees included Ed Kolbenstetter Oscar Wiedman Jess Hansen Gus Lindquist Emil Bender Leon Haycock Ralph Sanderson and from Wasco Harry Fowler and Jeanette Stoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Gaede
R. G. Sanderson
Gus Lindquist
Ed. Kolbenstetter
Messrs
Messrs and Mesdames Ed. Kolbenstetter
Oscar Wiedman
Jess Hansen
Emil Bender
Leon Haycock
Ralph Sanderson
Wasco
Harry Fowler
Jeanette Stoner
Donna Jean Dalke Honored At Sunday Party
Mrs. William Dalke hosted a Saturday gathering at the John Dalke home in honor of her daughter Dorma Jean. Guests included Donna Baughman Mark Baughman Jerry Halford Eva Halford Bobby Roscamp Wendell Vannatta Virginia Frizzell James Janzen Jack Janzen Jr and others as gifts were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dalke
Dorma Jean
John Dalke
Donna
Markc Baughman
Jerry
Eva Pearl Halford
Bobby Roscamp
Wendell Vannatta
Virginia Frizzell
James Janzen
Jack Janzen, Jr
Rio Bravo Union School Board Routine Meeting Report
A special Rio Bravo Union School board meeting was held last Thursday evening with H L Williams presiding in place of F J Schierlman. The year budget was discussed and J P Perrine reported on the new building progress including finished plastering windows and painting and ongoing concrete work for classrooms and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Bravo Union School Board
H. L. Williams
F. J. Schierlman
J. P. Perrine
Hukill Service Set for Saturday in Shafter
Funeral services for W. H. Hukill 74 who died in Merced will be held Saturday at 2 PM at the Pentecostal Gospel Mission with Rev Thelma J Edwards officiating. Interment follows at Shafter Cemetery. Hukill born in Arkansas and a former Shafter resident leaves wife Alice Hukill and children Jack Dink Ed Roxie Andrews Ida Carrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hukill
Merced
Pentecostal Gospel Mission
Thelma J. Edwards
Shafter Cementary
Janzen Funeral Home
Hukill
Arkansas
Shafter
Alice Hukill
Jack and
Dink
Texas
Roxie Andrews
Ida Carrell
Meeting of Camp Mothers At Shafter Farm School
Eighteen mothers attended a semi monthly meeting in the nursery school at Shafter Farm Workers community yesterday with health as the topic. The school currently serves 41 children and is run by Mrs Opal Butts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Farm Workers’ Community
Opal Butts
Local Couple to Marry in Glendale California Tomorrow
Miss Katherine Goode a Shafter high school faculty member and Bill Rodgers of the Shafter Press will wed tomorrow afternoon at Glendale in southern California. Goode is daughter of Mr and Mrs D K Goode of Bakersfield while Rodgers is son of Mrs Margaret F Rodgers of Porterville. They plan to reside in Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Goode
Shafter High School
Bill Rodgers
Shafter Press
Glendale
California
Miss Goode
D. K. Goode
Bakersfield
Rodgers
Margaret F. Rodgers
Porterville
Shafter
Vacation plans of Gregory Malory and Dr N Ril Coff
Gregory Malory and Dr N Ril Coff of Bakersfield planned a ten to fourteen day trip. They intended to attend the San Francisco fair travel by road into Nevada and visit Lake Tahoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Malory
Dr. N.rilcoff
Bakersfield
San Francisco Fair
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Camp and Skaggs Return From Mountain Trip
Claude Camp and Cleve Skaggs came back to Shafter last evening after a month in Shake Camp and Int Peck's canyon. Visitors at intervals included Jim Martin, Harry Helsley, Jim Reily and Al Annis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Camp
Cleve Skaggs
Shafter
Shake Camp
Int Peck’s Canyon
Jim Martin
Harry Helsley
Jim Reily
al Annis
Eire Warden Art Craig Returns From Weekend Outing
Art Craig, warden of Eire, came back to Shafter on Monday after a weekend trip that included Bakersfield and Sequoia National Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Craig
Eire
Shafter
Bakersfield
Sequoia National Park
Bakersfield Couples Return From Southern California Trip
Local residents Dr N Rilcoff and Mrs N Rilcoff of Bakersfield and Mrs K Malory returned Sunday after spending several days in southern California visiting Los Angeles and Redondo Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Rilcoff
Bakersfield
K. Malory
California
Los Angeles
Redondo Beach
Schmidt couple led Kern county Baptist encampment at Greenhorn
Mr and Mrs P A Schmidt attended the Kern county Baptist churches encampment held from July 30 to August 5 on Greenhorn. They were in charge of juniors and intermediates at the encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Schmidt
Kern County
Greenhorn
Rev William Jackson to Lead First Baptist Services
The Rev. William Jackson of the La Habre Baptist church will fill the pulpit at First Baptist church in Shafter for morning and evening services Sunday. A large audience attended last Sunday to hear Rev. T B Walker of Long Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jackson
la Habre Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Shafter
T. B. Walker
Long Beach
Electric insect traps approved for commercial manufacture
University of California professor W B Herms says light traps that attract pests with glow and electric wires have been approved for commercial production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Herms
University of California College of Agriculture
Funeral held for Antonia Alcala at Mexican Colony
Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Mexican Colony for Antonia Alcala aged 14 who died Sunday evening after a short illness. Interment followed in Shafter cemetery with Janzen Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonia Alcala
Shafter Cemetery
Janzen
Alaska Seeks War Refugees and Development Plan
The Alaskan development committee launches a nationwide campaign to promote legislation for Alaska's economic growth through colonization by Finnish, Norwegian and other war refugees and American citizens. The plan, backed by Ickes, would fund private development via public purpose corporations and give American citizens priority in half the jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alaska
Alaskan Development Committee
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
United States
Asia
War and Navy
Scandinavia
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Iron Ration Replaced by Vitamized Chocolate Bar
London reports a shift from tins of bully beef to a six ounce chocolate bar style ration. The bar blends 25 parts cocoa, 34 parts dried dairy protein, 27 parts refined icing sugar, all in cocoa butter with up to 7 percent sodium bicarbonate to aid protein solubility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tommy
Indians Not Solemn Or Bloodthirsty Says McClintock
Walter McClintock, a Yale library curator and Blackfeet member, says Indians are misunderstood. He has spent 46 years living with the Blackfeet in Montana studying language and customs. He rejects the view that Indians are solemn or bloodthirsty as depicted in films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Walter McClintock
McClintock
Yale University Library
Montana
Collector Explains His 80 Kinds of Barbed Wire
Salina Kansas Ben Peterson a barbed wire hobbyist has gathered 80 different types. He notes one inch segments suit sheep another for horses and one for human entanglement used in war. He carries examples with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kan
Ben Peterson
Theater remark on actress likeness to aunt creates confusion
Two college boys watch a play. One notes a striking actress, claiming she looks exactly like his aunt. His companion challenges him, and the first boy admits he has no aunt, calling the resemblance the amazing point of the moment.
Best Way Out
A sentry at a camp blocks a formed figure in uniform who claims to be Major Jones. The guard insists on a password, the intruder admits forgetting it, and a night-voice orders that the man be shot if he cannot provide the password.
That Man's In Again Leaves Whisper Across Town
A lighthearted quarrel over dawn sounds features a suburban resident praising waking to leaves whispering outside the window while a city man counters that grass’s moan is worse. The playful exchange captures urban rural soundscape humor.
Geography-Zero Lesson Confusion Baffles Child
A playful exchange shows a child insisting Denver sits near New York City. The adult explains mapping quirks as the child claims to reach New York by tuning a radio dial from Denver on 29 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Denver
New York City
Yessum
System Surprises in Politics Cited by Observant Citizen
A citizen notes surprises in politics while Senator Sorgum argues that managers control the process so tightly that delegates who slip away cannot derail the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghum
Why Chickens Are Fed Whitewash In Coops
A reader asks why inner walls of chicken houses are whitewashed. The editor explains the practice keeps hens from picking grain from the wood and helps reflect light to reduce muddiness and improve cleanliness.
Senator Sorghum on Truth and Belief
A dialogue snippet features Senator Sorghum debating belief and honesty. He concedes people may doubt what he says yet insists he will not reveal every belief. The exchange highlights political rhetoric about transparency and public trust.
Early to Bed Says Uncle Eben on Sleep Time
A quip from Uncle Eben contrasts folk who tell you to sleep early with owners who do not trust their chickens, highlighting humor about bedtime and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Wet artificial logs flood warehouse in Lewiston burst
In Lewiston Idaho a warehouse suffered major damage when 500 tons of compressed saw dust logs, flooded by a faulty sprinkler, swelled and pushed out walls. Fire crews battled the incident as the structure teetered on collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Idaho
Bad Men of Today Are Not So Tough
In CONCONALLY WASH two former sheriffs, George Tindall and Fred Thorp, reflect on how late 19th and early 20th century gunfighters and cattle rustlers faced justice. Tindall’s crackdown led to 22 convicti ons in ten months and a notable cattle war involving Wild Bill Hughes, while Thorp earned a reputation for willingness to fight when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conconally
Wash
Sweet Williams
George Tindall
Fred Thorp
Tin
Tindall
Wild Bill
Hughes
West
Thorp
Father in Columbus Offered City Job After Gift Promise
Fred Mc Neil a WPA worker who offered to give away two of his five sons due to poverty will start work in Columbus in the city engineering department next Tuesday. The job pays 80 to 100 dollars monthly with potential for advancement and enables the family to stay together under Mayor Floyd F Green's intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Fred McNeil
WPA
City of
McNeil
Floyd F. Green
City Engineering Department
Child Prophet Faith Harding aProphecy Gift Draws Scientists
Faith Hope Charity Harding, four percent years old from Trucksville Pennsylvania, impresses Dr J B Rhine of Duke University with predicted events from wars to a duchess attack. The child recalls prophecies in a trance like state and offers statements through an unseen entity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Faith Hope Charity Harding
Trucksville
Harry Harding
Faith
J. B. Rhine
Duke University
North Carolina
Europe
Duchess of Kent
Holstein Cow Ionia Aggie Sadie Vale Tops Milk Record
The Holstein Friesian Association of America awards Ionia Aggie Sadie Vale the all time life production record with 230 723 pounds of milk. The cow belongs to the Ionia State Hospital herd in Ionia Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein Friesian Association of America
Ionia Aggie Sadie Vale
Ionia State Hospital
Ionia
Michigan
Evening Games At Shafter High School
Ping pong badminton and other games are held at Shafter high school in the evening from 7 30 to 9 30 in connection with the summer recreation program adults and youths are invited to participate a volleyball net and lights are installed on an outside court and play is expected to continue next week courts are open Monday through Friday each week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High Scool
Shafter
Record Wheat Yield Reached 117 Bushels Per Acre
The highest wheat yield on record was 117 bushels per acre, achieved in Island County, Washington, in 1895 at the United States Department of Agriculture experiment station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Island County
Wash
Board Member To Attend Water Meet In Bakersfield
John Nale of the Shafter Wasco Irrigation district will attend a Kerr county water committee and Kern county water association meeting tomorrow evening at Bakersfield’s county chamber of commerce. Discussion will cover water problems in the county and representation at the National Reclamation association conference in Great Falls Montana September 24 25 and 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nale
Shafter- Wasco Irrigation District
Kerr County Water Committee
Kern County Water Association
County Chamber of Commerce
Bakersfield
National Reclamation Association
Great Falls
Montana
Mackenzie River Lacks Major Towns Despite Length
The Mackenzie River in Canada runs about 2350 miles yet supports no important towns along its course. It remains a remote waterway with limited settlements nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackenzie River
Canada
Boulder Saved Train in Alaska Canyon
Passengers recount how a massive boulder beside the White Pass and Yukon railway tracks halted a derailed passenger car and kept the train from plunging 300 feet into the Skagway river canyon near Alaska. The incident occurred after a derailment seven miles from ay, as boats carried travelers from Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Rupert
B. C
Vancouver
White Pass
Yukon Route
Skagway River
Alaska
Stocking Holds $80 For Peggy French In Broadway Sketch
A backstage thief stole the wages of every male in The Weak Link, a Broadway drama about bank robbers, but Peggy French, 18, kept $80 in her stocking. She says she always keeps her money in the First City bank while acting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peggy French
First City
Political Speech Confusion Sparks Family Quip
Uncle Eben jokes about the difficulty of political speeches making him so excited he cannot remember what the speaker was talking about. The remark captures a humorous, folksy reaction to political discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben
Pistol Shots Ring Out In Richmond Shopping Area
In Richmond Virginia a gunman fired near a shop injuring a shopper who collapsed on the street. Police detained suspects nearby but officials did not identify who fired the fatal stray shot that hit a clothes dummy in a display window.
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Richmond
Buildings at the New York Fair Distract Public Eye
Uncle Eben jokes that the fair’s construction drew attention away from the Constitution and Declaration of Independence and the police regulations. He notes the crowd’s focus on the fair’s buildings and attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben
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Annabel Wedge
Harry Thompson
Lillian Buxton
Long Beach Junior College
New Orleans
Gulf
Mississippi River
George G. Gaedes
Donna Jean Dalke
Rio Bravo
P. A. Schmidtts
Wm. Jackson
First Baptist
Prees
Wisdom
Senator Sorghum
Tiny Girl
Jerwick
Wilkes-Barre
Frank McWiggin
Halliburton
Harding
Magician
Hewitt Reynolds
Congress
KTKC
Shafter Mercantile Co
Federated Stores
Boulder
Canyon
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