Black-Eye Harvest Under Way in Kern County
Harvest has started on Kern county’s new soil building crop blackeyed beans with more than 8000 acres in the Shafter Wasco Lerdo and Arvin areas to be cut thrashed cleaned and marketed J C Siemens a leader in introducing this crop says the bean is well adapted to this county both as a soil builder and a profitable market crop It puts nitrogen into the soil and resists nematodes and wilt government urges planting beans for food and soil building purposes.
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Kern County
Shafter
Wasco
Lerdo
Arvin
J. C. Siemens
Cearly
Siemens
War Pace For Grade School At Richland
Principal O T Olson announces Richland grammar school opens September 7 for a war time session with fewer vacations to end May 5 next year. The district battles a teacher shortage with 16 new hires needed and seven positions still vacant, aiming for full staff when school opens.
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Shafter
Richland Grammar School
O. T. Olson
Richland
Olson
Olsen
Apple Seale
Blackeyed Bean Growers Meetup Set for Monday
Blackeyed bean growers are urged to attend a meeting Monday night August 16 at 8 oclock in the county agriculture building. Experts will discuss cutting thrashing cleaning rationing and financing this new crop with demonstrations by Orvin Mettler William Shimmons J C Siemens L A Starrh Mare pore da erationing John J Peters and federal loan info by J R Bright.
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Imithe
Orvin Mettler
Wm. Shimmons
J. C. Siemens
L. A. Starrh
John. J. Peters
J. R. Bright
Shafter High Hires Grads as Clerks
Miss Davied Grumbles becomes school secretary and Miss Wanda Proctor named Attendance clerk at Shafter High School announced by Principal H. W. Pat Kelly Both graduates of Shafter High School class of 1943 replace Lena Shultz who left after seven years and Alvin Smith who moved to Crimp Kohler with her husband.
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Davied Grumbles
Shafter High School
Wanda Proctor
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Iss Grumbles
Lena Shultz
Miss Proctor
Alvin Smith
Crimp Kohler
Leitches Visit Shafter Family in Santa Monica Ties
Mr and Mrs R B Leitch of Santa Monica recently visited Mrs Sidney Dawe and family in Shafter. Leitch is Mrs Dawe’s uncle, reflecting family ties across California communities.
Mobilization Test Set Planned for August 18
The Kern County Defense Council schedules a county-wide mobilization test on Wednesday evening August 18 in line with the state program for regular interval testing. A. W. notes the arrangement.
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Kern County Defense Council
A. W
Shafter to Name War Chest Head for Kern County Drive
Shafter moves to appoint a War Chest head for the Kern County drive to run in October and November under a civic leader chosen by a committee of local service clubs. Arthur Crites cited the statewide California War Chest as part of the National War Chest aiming to raise 125000 for 17 national relief efforts.
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Shafter
Arthur
Crites
County War Chest
Shafter Business Men's Association
Kern County War Chest
California War Chest
National War Chest
A. J.gock
Crawford Greene
H. Stephen Chase
W.D. ‘Cook
Don M." Leidig
F. S Rosenberg
A B. Ruddock
O. G. Steele
John F. Forbes
F. J. Reagan
Drive
United Service Organizations
USO
United Seamen’s Service
War Prisoners’ Aid
United Nations Relief Agencies
National War Fund
Russian War Relief
United China Relief, Inc
British War Relief Society, Inc
Greek War Relief Association Inc
Polish War Relief, Inc
French Relief Fund, Inc
United Yugoslav Relief Fund
Belgian War Relief
Local Civil Defense Drills Highlight Mobilization Efforts
The Kern County Defense Council coordinates tests to ensure realism in mobilization drills. C. D. Datt notes the arrangement support, while Mr. Dart stresses continuous aid and the army’s view that consistent drill is essential before active service.
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C. D. Datt
Kern County Defense Council
Mr. Dart
Vacation Bible School Starts At Kern and California
Vacation Bible School begins next Monday at 8 30 in the church building at Kern and California. Ten teachers will offer a 10 year course with certificates awarded on completion. Previous participants should report August 20 for certificates. School age ranges from three onward and transportation is provided from Smiths Corner Lerdo Road and North Shafter with walking options for nearby students.
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Mennonite Brethren
Kern
California
Smaith
Smith
Lerdo Road
Shafter
North Shafter
Maple Ol
Fresno
Scaroni
Forest Fire Danger Ahead Warns Dr Sproul
Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul warned Californians that the dry late summit months pose the greatest fire risk though current records show lower totals than last year. He cited man caused fires and acreage burned in state and national forests as indicators and urged strict prevention to protect resources and war production.
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California
Sproul
S. B
U S.forest Service
National Forest Service
Daughter Mary Irene Hobbs Born to Hobbs Family
Private and Mrs. William Hobbs announce the birth of a daughter Mary Irene weighing five pounds two ounces.
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Private
William Hobbs
Mary Irene
Twd
Young Otters Post War Jap Plan
A Bakersfield Junior College economics professor told Shafter Rotary that postwar Japan should be governed by trained Americans born in Japan who understand democracy. He warned against compromise peace and urged a firm Pacific war strategy and clear US aims to prevent a military resurgence. George Isaac and wife vacationing in Long Beach.
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Japan
Young
Bakersfield Junior College
Shafter Rotary Club
Cafe Neuman
China
Pacific
United Nations
Germany
Atlantic
United States
Shortage of housing for new teachers hits district
Principal H W Pat Kelly says seven new teachers lack living quarters. Four houses are needed for teachers with families and three rooms or apartments are needed for unmarried teachers. He urges residents to report available housing to the school.
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H. W
Pat) Kelly
Kelly
Ray Dye and wife visit Shafter friends during weekend
Mr and Mrs Ray Dye of Riverside were guests of friends here over the weekend. They toured the Democrat Hot Springs in Kern Canyon and visited Mr Dye's father in Bakersfield. Dye, a World War I veteran, left Wednesday for New York for civilian war work courses.
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Ray Dye
Riverside
Democrat
Kern River Cannyon
Mr. Dye
Bakersfield
Dye
New York
Farm Management Course Offered at Shafter High
Shafter high school will offer a new Farm practice and management course this coming semester taught by Glenn O. Nay, director of the agriculture department. The program aims to prepare advanced agricultural students to operate farms after graduation.
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Shafter High School
Glenn O. Nay
Agriculture Department
Hero's Medal Awarded to Sergeant Lopez for Rescue
Sergeant John D. Lopez of Shafter is among four enlisted men awarded the Soldier's Medal for heroism in rescuing a soldier trapped when an underground personnel shelter caved in.
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John D. Lopez
Shafter
Shafter Boys Civic Center From Merchants Assn
H W Pat Kelly of Shafter high school joins a Kern County recreation steering committee formed at a Kern County Chamber of Commerce meeting in Bakersfield. Other members include Barney Barnes, Mrs Frank Starke, Mrs J C Shine, Mrs R W Loudon, J B Spellacy, with Shafter delegates Mrs T V Little and Mrs Fred Vandenberg. Shafter City Council votes to buy city hall building from the Shafter Business Men's Association for 1000 dollars and plans remodeling after the war.
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H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter High School
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Hotel el Tejon
Kisakersfield
Barney Barnes
Buttonwillow
Frank Starke
Bakersfield
J. C. Shine
Delano
R. W. Loudon
Panama
J. B. Spellacy
Taft
Shafter
Kelly
T. V. Little
Fred Vandenberg
Plaock
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Businness Men’s Association
Shafter Business Men's Association
Shafter Public Utility District
Legion Hall
Three Better Babe Meets Monthly in Shafter Area
Three child health conferences operate monthly in the Shafter district under supervision of Mar. The sessions include a Fourth Friday meeting at the county building with Dr. Alvin Gaede, a Mexican mothers group on the first Wednesday at the Pente costal church, and a Kern Homes session on the fourth Wednesday with Dr. L. Beebe serving as consultant. Lay helpers Mrs. Glenn O. Nay and Mrs. J. B. Henderson greet mothers and handle records.
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Shafter
Mar
Alvin Gaede
Pentecostal
Kern Homes
Minter Field
L. Beebe
Kern County Health Department
Shafter City
Glenn 0. Nay
J. B. Henderson
SOS FOR TABLES AT MEXICAN COLONY HEALTH CONFERENCE
A health conference at the Mexican colony requests two baby tables for placing infants. A building donation from the Pente costal church supports the event. Anyone with an available table is asked to phone Shafter 721 to offer it for several months.
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Pentecostal Church
Shafter
Public Prenatal Clinic Held Tuesdays for Expectant Mothers
The local public health nurse runs pre natal clinics every Tuesday from 1 to 3 in the county building for expectant mothers.
Duecks Vacation in Long Beach
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Dueck are vacationing in Long Beach.
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Duecks
Long Beach
Mrs. H. M. Dueck
Delacy Urges Rationing Support to Win War
Henry B. DeLacy, regional OPA representative, told Shafter Kiwanis the nation must sustain rationing and price controls to supply tires gasoline and food for both troops and home front. He warned that shortages could mean no tire replacements until current tires fail and noted ongoing rationing program evolution.
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Hitler
Henry B. DeLacy
Office of Price Administration
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Cafe Newman
Wwe
de Lacy
DeLacy
OPA
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War Chest Head
Bible
Mornay
Mollie Pitcher
NETS
Yo Hobbe
Treasury
Ray Dyes
Sergeant
Shafter Boys Civic Center
Merchants ‘Assn
Greenhorn
Thomas Wedge
Summit Lodge
Greenhorn Mountain
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