Kern County V-J Day Festivities Planned
Kern County prepares a two day V J Day observance with a veterans barbecue at Kern County Park on September 1 and a patriotic parade on September 2. Ray A Vercammen chairs the East Bakersfield post V J Day Celebration Committee with support from the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other civic and fraternal groups.
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Kern County
Ray A. Vercammen
East Bakersfield
American Legion
Kern County Park
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bakersfield
Wasco Rotary Charter Night Draws Heavy District Attendance
Three hundred fifty Rotarians and wives from 49 clubs are expected for Wasco Rotary Club chartering. Shafter Rotary sponsors. Pat Kelly to MC. District Governor Pete Peterson will present the charter. Clarence Annin named Wasco president. 17 charter members and five initiates.
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Rotary District
Wasco Rotary Club
Wasco Club
Shafter Rotary Club
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter Club
Pete Peterson
Tracy
Rotary International
Joe Sears
Santa Barbara
Wasco Grammar School
Clarence Annin
Ernest Panero
Orchids to you honor Shafter volunteers and citizens
In Shafter a column salutes local volunteers. Earl Johnson leads bond drives and civic efforts, Johnson Neu man baseball supporters attend games, and Ernie Panero curates Saturday matinees for about 500 children ensuring age appropriate films.
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Shafter
Johnson-Neuman
Mr. Johnson
Ernie Panero
Ernie
Kirschmanns Return From Northern Trip
Mr and Mrs Ed Kirschenmann and family have just returned from a trip that took them to Kennewick Washington to visit Mrs Kirschenmanns uncle Mr Fred Spitzer. They also visited Vancouver and Victoria Canada and were away about a month.
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Ed Kirschenmann
Kennewick Wash
Miss Bertha Kroeker Out On Vacation At Shafter Mercantile
Absent from duties this week at the Shafter Mercantile Store is Miss Bertha Kroeker who is on vacation leaving the shop temporarily short handed.
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Shafter Mercantile Store
Bertha Kroeker
Canadian Trip With 30 Year Reunion Planned
Miss Helen Weins travels to British Columbia to visit cousins she has not seen for thirty years, escorted by her mother Mrs. Tene Weins.
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Helen Weins
Tene Weins
British Columbia
Underground Caverns Meet Assesses Atomic Era Shelters
President Truman urges preparations for underground shelters as a real threat of A bomb attack looms. The War Department asks the National Speleological Society to locate 50 000 or more caverns for factories, storage and defense. Spelunkers from various walks study Strickland quarry caverns near Portland Connecticut to map future wartime use.
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United States
Truman
War Department
National
Speleological Society
Strickland
Portland
Conn
Strickland Caves
Measures To Combat Polio Warn Parents In Shafter
Dr William C Buss county health officer lists precautions as polio cases rise nationwide. Kern county reports 20 cases this year with 5 in July and 7 in June. Advice includes keeping children from crowds avoiding fatigue ensuring rest nutrition sanitary homes and preventing mouth sharing of toys.
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William C. Buss
Kern County
Fike Family Guests At McFarland Home
Mr and Mrs Irvin Fike and their children Lee and Roseva were guests Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Carter in McFarland.
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Irvin Fike
Lee and
Roseva
Frank Carter
McFarland
Families Visit Pismo Beach Amid Valley Heat
Mr and Mrs Buck Osborn and Mr and Mrs Art Hein found a brief respite from the Valley heat at Pismo Beach last weekend.
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Valley
Pismo Beach
Buck Osborn
Art
Hein
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