Local country papers defend liberty and independence
The piece extols small independent newspapers like Wasco News Delano Record and Pixley Enterprize, praising their ownership by individuals not tied to Washington Wall Street or PACs. It hails the stubborn American road of independence and the newsroom as both haven and fortress for liberty against destroyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco News
Delano Record
Bob Wagner
Pixley Enterprize
Country
Washington
Wall Street
Sidney Williman
Political Action Committee
Banquet to Honor Gideon of A. E. Lewis
Shafter residents plan to attend a Gideons International banquet honoring A. E. Lewis past president. The event will include ministers from all Shafter churches and local attendees. Sgt Elmer Lachenmaier son of Mr and Mrs Sam Lachenmaier serves in the Army Engineers in the Pacific and recently fought with infantry per a letter to his father. Visitors include Mr and Mrs M E Becker and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Lewis
Gideons International
Shafter
Elmer Lachenmaier
Sam Lachenmaier
Pacific
Cotton yields in San Joaquin Valley show improvement
Kings and farmers report September and October could bring near average cotton yields after a slow spring. Gins including D C Moore expect to start around September 25 as late-season picking continues in the San Joaquin Valley amid 90 percent of normal current yields.
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King Cotton
San Joaquin Valley
D. C. Moore Ginning Company
Camp-West
New A Gas Applications Ready for Septembers Ration
The Shafter Ration Board announces ready to submit for the new A ration book to become valid September 22. Applicants must file promptly by September 1 to ensure delivery after September 1 and must return the old book back cover and tire inspection certificate.
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Ration Board
Shirley Wilkinson
Shafter Ration Board
Navy Lieutenant Visits Here in Shafter Note
Lt. (jr.) Clemon Norcross and Mrs. Norcross spent part of this week in Shafter visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Weitz and family on a three day leave from San Diego. Norcross has seen overseas service in the Aleutians. The item also notes John Sutter purchased Fort Ross from Russians in 1841.
Prizes Set For Kern County Junior Farmers Fair
The Fifteenth District Agricultural Association adds 750 prize money to the Victory Foods Fair. Kern county supervisor J. Ray Messinger says 60 students have entered beef and dairy cattle sheep swine poultry rabbits vegetables foods and other divisions for the September 20 Kern county fairgrounds event. Students must list their high school field of study.
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District Agricultural Association
J. Ray Messinger
Kern County
Kern County Fairgrounds
Woods Stones in Porterville
Mr and Mrs Woods Stone have spent the past month in Porterville where Stone is planting potatoes for seed and expects to finish by week’s end. He notes ideal summer weather and daytime planting, unusual for this season.
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Mrs. Woods Stone
Porterville
Stone
California Wines Win High Praise
California wines receive high praise highlighting historic roots with references to Mission Fathers and Portola, noting enduring influence on the state’s viticulture and reputation.
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California
Portola
Party Honors LeRoy Grumbles at Ice Cream Social
Miss Davied Grumbles hosted an ice cream social in honor of Leroy Grumbles, U S Navy, home on leave, on August 16. Guests included Gerene Hatcher Laverne Lyle Alice Velma Baker Maybelle and Dor ee Reeteeee ae E Miller James Johnson Billy Bob.
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Miss Davied Grumbles
Leroy Grumbles
U. S. Navy
Gerene Hatcher
Laverne Lyle
Alice Velma Baker
Maybelle
Doree Reeteeee
Ae E. Miller
James Johnson
Billy
Bob
Shafter High School Announces 1944-45 Staff and Openings
The 1944-45 teaching staff for Shafter High School is announced with P L Arnold teaching typing and band, Mrs Helen Thrasher in typing and business, Miss Gladys Re rgier English and public speaking, and several other teachers in agriculture, grade levels, and music. Enrollment is projected to rise by about 50 students from last year, and six vacancies remain including positions in second and third grades, music, and physical education director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
P. L. Arnold
Helen Thrasher
Gladys Rergier
Glenn Nay
Arthur Johnson
R. L. Gates
Miss Baker
Ethel Livers
Winfred Phinney
Irene Tilley
Jennie Freckleton
Helen Holmes
Betty Jones
Leah Kinney
Frances Hess
Ida Johnson
Dorothy Kirkham
Edythe van Bever
Uisse Heck
Edna Prieve
Jack Spencer
Eula Jean Thacker
Santa Fe
Wildwood Children Attend Maple and Grade Levels
Wildwood students from 1st to 6th grade will attend Maple Elementary. Miss Anna Remple teaches 3rd and 4th grades while Mrs Lena Swaim covers 1st and 2nd. Custodians are William Guenther and D W Gwin. The school basement room and all floors and desks in the building have been cleaned.
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Anna Remple
Lena Swaim
William Guenther
D. W. Gwin
Figures Tell War's End
Boots Perry reports that on the bus returning from Santa Barbera he found pamphlets claiming a numerologist used leaders' names and birth details to calculate an estimated war end. The readable fragment hints at numeric reasoning influencing perceived outcomes.
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Boots Perry
Shafter
Santa Barbera
Esata Rage
Local ration board seeks volunteers to issue new books
The ration board urgently requests volunteers to help issue books as coupons in the new ration book become valid September 22. The simple task requires no experience and can be learned quickly. Interested individuals are asked to contact the ration board to contribute time to this important work.
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Asko
The
Ration Board
Objects of Rotary Are Explained at Shafter Meeting
Raymond Taylor traced Rotary International growth from 1905 to 5225 clubs and 227 400 members. He spoke at Shafter Motel Tuesday noon where E B Stringham introduced him. Guests included Robert Cottom Baker sfield Rotary president Bill Dyer Orange County and Norman Polasky Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary, International
Raymond Tayloree
Rotary
Taylor
E. B. Stringham
Robert Cottom
Bakersfield
Rotary Club
Bill Dyer
Orange County
Norman Polasky
Service Men Center in Bakersfield Aids 500 Troops
The Service Men Center at 1919 Eye Street in Bakersfield, run by the Bakersfield Gideons and Kern County churches, has hosted over 500 service men in three months since opening. Visitors come from Mojave, Gardner Field, Inyo Kern, Camp Roberts, and other sites. They recently began providing cots though bedding is limited for about six, with 23 men present and a scramble for sheets and blankets.
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Service Mens
Eye Street
Bakersfield
The
Gideons
Church of
Kern County
Mojave
Gardner Field
Inyo- Kern
Camp
Roberts
Co. C. Gish
Sealy
Navy Seaman Leroy Grumbles Home on 9 Day Leave
Leroy Grumbles, a 1-c in the U. S. Navy, is home in Shafter on a nine day leave visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Bagus Grumbles. He has been in the Navy since last October and was at sea four months prior to his leave.
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Leroy Grumbles
U. S. Navy
Shafter
Bagus
Leroy
Navy
Service men overseas deserve full news during election debates
Readers discuss if soldiers abroad should get all political and general news. Glen Grampton J W Frizzell and others argue for full access to information to help service members cast educated votes, while concerns about risk and trust are raised.
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Europe
Shafter Press
Glen Grampton
J. W. Frizzell
Sam Becker
Neuman Hosts Surprise Birthday Party for Crawford
Robert Neuman was host at a surprise party honoring Crawford on August 16. Guests gathered at the house for over an hour of gift giving then moved to West's Cotta Hotel in Wasco for cocktails in the garden and to present Crawford with a Jack Crawford. The party continued with dancing until 3 a.m. Guests included Mr and Mrs Earl Northrop.
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Robert Neuman
Crawford
West
Cotta Hotel
Wasco
Jack Crawford
Earl Northrop
Thanks and a Shake in Norway Expressed
A local notice notes people in Norway saying thanks with a playful shake or gesture. The brief records a social greeting expression tied to a small community event and highlights the friendly local mood without specifics.
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Norway
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Walter E
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Sylvia Baughman
Kenneth Pipkin
Wildwood
Maple
Bartels
Hillsboro
Gil
Shafter Men Aid Service Men's Center
Helen Comfort
Jim Camp
Neuman
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