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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
5
Registration on the Berkeley campus of the University of California will start August 18. Registrar T. B. Steel predicts about 15 200 students, up from 14 694 last fall, with indications of increased enrollment across all UC campuses, which last year had the nation’s largest full-time student registration.
Jacob and Mrs Neufeld touring the West stopped in San Francisco where they found a large sign for Shafter spuds. They learned the potatoes came from Emil Kirschenmann ranch and noted strong market demand. Their journey included visits to Boulder Dam Yellowstone Zion parks Salem Portland and the Redwood Highway.
Sheriff Champness will appear on KERN Friday evening from 8:00 to 8:15 to answer citizen questions about the sheriff’s office. On Friday August 19 he will discuss Liquor Gambling Vice and Law Enforcement. A second segment on KPMC runs 6:30 to 6:45 p.m.
The University of California exhibit will be ready for the upcoming fair occupying a third of the display space. Officials say the exhibit will showcase campus programs research and student achievements with interactive demonstrations and informational panels.
Ruth Baumgardner, a student at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, vanished from her dormitory after being last seen in pajamas near her room. Her parents employ Burns detective agency amid dozens of leads and a $500 reward, with no confirmed whereabouts to date.
Sheriff Ed Champness announces he will present the murder of Constable Joe English of Wasco on the Calling All Cars program Thursday night August 18 at 8 30 over KNX Hollywood. Jesse Crabtree, now serving a life term, killed English after warning and trouble with local youths.
After a Maine fishing trip, W. Artenas Scott and James Bell recount a neighborly tale about a cat with a wooden leg. The cat reportedly trapped a rat under a cabin floor and finished it off by pounding the rodent with its wooden leg.
Kenneth Donnelly, fourteen, of Shargot Lake, regained eyelid function after Dr. L N Armstrong grafted skin from his leg. The boy had slept with his eyes closed for 13 years following an earlier accident and is expected to see normally again in three weeks.
The Mennonite Brethren Church publishes its Sunday schedule with 9:15 Sunday school supervised by H. A. Janzen and Abe Isaac, 10:15 morning service, 3 p m marriage of Sam Schmidt and Lavina Ratzlaff, 6:30 Christian Fellowship meeting, Jude exposition in German, 7:30 evening service, and midweek prayer at 8 p m.
The First Baptist Church at 289 East Lerdo Highway lists events for August 14 including Bible School at 9 a.m. Morning service at 11 a.m. with a sermon on The Doctrine of Reconciliation. Evening sermon at 8 p.m. Spiritism Is It of God. Prayer League Young People Society meet 7 p.m. August 17 prayer and Bible study at 8 p.m.
The zoological gardens of San Francisco California are described as the fourth largest in America and second in variety of specimens.
Holger Hansen joins Shafter High School to teach additional agriculture and shop classes. Other brief items note Arthur Johnson and family taking a two week vacation to San Francisco. James V. Wilsons return from a three week trip through Texas Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico. Mrs. K G Neufeld attends Stanford summer school. E P Jones family moves into a new home from Porterfield place. Ralph Janzen and family spend weekend in Santa Maria with Myrick relatives and Ralph enjoys a day of deep sea fishing.
Mr and Mrs Billie Blackridge of Fallbrook San Diego county visited relatives in Shafter on Tuesday and Wednesday during their honeymoon trip that began in San Francisco. Alexander Poznoff left for Corning California last week to manage a service station while keeping farm interests in Shafter, making frequent visits likely.
Roy Bayless moves Bayless & Son from Bayless Corner to the Klassen building on Pacific street with son Max joining. The firm renames from Peter Pan Cleaners to Bayless & Son. Ernest Neufeld handles pickup and delivery. A modern plant will be installed within a fortnight.
A concise definition states that Canadian bacon is the cured tenderloin of the hog. The description emphasizes curing as the key process while identifying the cut used.
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