BAPTISTS HOLD REVIVAL MEET
Seaman 2 C Grimes returns home from Farragut Idaho with his parents Mr and Mrs George Grimes Delfern Farms. Navy boys on week end passes from San Diego include Stanley Walker Bobby Bone and Curtis Willingham. Toby Jr a son to Mrs Toby Wilson of Adohr Farms born August 7 Kern General hospital. Mr and Mrs F J Dawley journey to Ventura to visit parents with daughter Laurel Bright returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
Wayne Grimes
Farragut
Idaho
George Grimes
Delfern Farms
Navy
San Diego
Seaman
Stanley Walker
Bobby Bone
Curtis Willingham
Wilsons
Toby Jr
Toby Wilson
Adohr Farms
Kern General Hospital
Ventura
F. J. Dawley
J. R. Bright
Jim
Donald
Laurel ‘Bright
James ‘Bone
David Bone
Seatpan 2-C
Mable Bone
Albany
Calif
Local Servicemen and Community News Highlight Wartime Wounds and Town Life
Wounded in action reports reach families of Pvt. Ferdinand Rey in Italy and Pvt. Paul Villalous in France with no further details. Granton Furlough returns to North Carolina, while Pvt. Guy Gibson comes home from Camp Roberts for the weekend. Layette shower honors Mrs Virgil C Martin at Community Church Hall. Overton family returns from a Santa Ana and Los Angeles trip. Hagley purchases Boardman home on Third Street. Births, vacations, and local visits fill the week with church events, birthdays, and neighborhood notices downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Rey
Italy
Paul Villalous
France
Scouts Collect Waste Paper Drive Nets Tie Four Ways
Mr. Kimble urges Scouts to leave papers at the Scout hall or notify any Scout or himself for home pickup. The item notes Joe Romanini, seaman 2-C, visiting from Ventura base over the weekend.
Blonde Goddess Conquers Jungle By Air and Afoot
Montrose Calif Beautiful Karena Shields becomes likely the first white woman to penetrate 400 square miles of Usamacintla River valley on the Mexico Guatemala border. She travels by airplane muleback and cayuca to study Maya descendants and explore jungle ruins. Her trips, begun in 1932, reveal hostile tribes and local beliefs as she survives discomforts in remote backcountry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrose
Calif
Karena Shields
Usamacintla River
Mexico
Guatemala
Palenque
Boy returns most loot after purse snatch in Chicago
A red haired boy purse snatcher dropped six $1 bills after stealing from Mrs. Scarborough. She reported the theft and later found the purse in his backyard, returning it to the owner. The $75 check remained missing then turned up in the victim's mailbox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dog Keeps Vigil at Pal’s Grave in Tampa
A dog named Mike has stood guard at a grave in Tampa since October, marking a lonely vigil over the neat white-stoned plot. The grave belongs to his pal Photo, a former mascot at Geld, who died recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winkler
New York
Andrew Winkler
Springfield Center
Stephen
Andy
Tampa
Fla
Mike
Geld
Granddaughter's Fort Bliss Wedding Noted
Mrs Betty Hair reports her granddaughter Roylyen Hollister of Long Beach married to James Jacques U S Army at Fort Bliss Texas on July 4. Other items mention Torigiani's return from Bad Lands and Los Angeles and a Des Moines visit by Lily Hair Martha Hair and Kimpton relatives. A weekly bingo event at Farm Center Hall drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Hair
Roylyen Hollister
Long Beach
James Jacques
U. S. Army
Fort Bliss
Texas
Lily Hair
Martha Hair
Charles
Joe Kimpton
Des Moines
Iowa
Ben Martin
Shadyside
Ohio
Farm Center Hall
Marzio Gaioni
St. Mary’s Church
War Bonds Buy Them and Let's Win This War
Public notice urges citizens to buy war bonds to support the war effort. The message emphasizes collective duty and national victory, calling on readers to contribute financially and strengthen the home front through bond purchases.
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Aera
Buttonwillow News
Gat
SUN
MON
RKO News
Clementine
Riders OF Purple Sage
Bernadette
Baptists
Army
Shafter Mercantile Co
Martin
Virgil C. Martin
Community Church
Dan Fulton
A. C. Sawyer
Berkeley
Oakland
Wm. Agpittle
Merrill Hagley
Boardman
Third Street
John R. Boardman
Taft
Buttonwillow
Lavita McDaniels
Ghilarducci’s Department
Francis Johns
Bill Orr’s
Helen Bonner
Workingmans Food Center
Joe Alderette
Ghilarducci
Joe Ghilarducci
Pvt
Vernon Bonner
North Camp Hood, Texas
Reeses
San Francisco
Mrs. Thomas Reese
Mrs. Reese
Nettie Williams
Gudora Medina
Rita Medina
Martha Dumble
Martha
Charles Dumble
Dumble
Patty Bonner
Joanne Ghilarducci
Buddy
Alice Houchin
Darrel Lake
Billy Smart
Marjorie
Dickie Unruh
Suzanne Myers
Mary Lou Banks
Kenny Calkins
Howard Locke
Carreline Tracy
Dixie Joe Lewis
Roberta Lewis
Merced
Madera
Modesto
Oakdale
Elizabeth
Hammond
Howellsa
Joseph ‘Howell
Charles Michael
Howell
Patricia Coleman
Peteckes
Ted Petecki
Bakersfield
Petecki
Virginia Dyer
Merchant Marines
Lily Fallot
Natalia Ghilarducci
Ramon Beltran
Mexico City
Dori Rananiat
Doris Romanini
Okrik
California
Guisippe Romanini
Smiths
L. Smith
Smith
Los Angeles
Pierucci
Albert Pierucci
Lane Dokin Ae
Rose Andreotte
Lucille Fulton
Long Beach J
Isons
Melvin
William
Rita Franceschi
Janice
Arcata
Dini Antongiovanni
Santa Cruz
Messrs
Angelo Torigiani
Gino Pera
Giovanni Chicca
John Chicca
Bruno Baggini
Joe Tazioli
Geno Tongiani
Dante Gionnini
Dennis
Natalini Haggard
Olympia Pierucci
Micheal
Edna Belluomini
Bruno Pex
Shafter
Cont
UU Wue
Jack” Zimmerman
Aon Maier
Dog
Pal
Hero
Torigiani
Mrs. Arthur
Badlands
Echo Ranch
Bob Daley
Hi Ho Hair Echo Ranch
Lulu Stevensom
Roberto Waymire
Long Beacht
Eddie Grimes
Sergt
DeSales Glover
Pittsburgh
DFO
Merwin W. Hunt
Neuman
Jack Crawford
Walter Eisley
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