Margaret Wiebe Glenn Cooper Wedding at First Baptist
Margaret Wiebe and Glenn Cooper were married Sunday at the First Baptist Church in San Diego in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev. E. M. Anderson. The couple received 100 relatives and friends at a reception at the bride’s parents’ home and planned a Laguna Beach honeymoon before settling in San Diego.
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Glenn Cooper
Mieat
Sean
Wipes Reuck
First Baptist Church
E. M. Anderson
Paul Wiebe
Raymond Paulson
Minter Field
Oer Wahlfred Wiebe
Pfc
Frank Andrews
Mr.Cooper
Best Mar
Paul Wiehe
Darrel Janzen
Wm. Guenther
P. A. Schmidt
Marion Hess
Margaret Kattenhorn
Peg Lovick
Kay Robertson
Laguna Beach
San Diego
Mrs. Cooper
Mission Circle Holds Layette Shower at First Baptist
The Mission Circle of the First Baptist Church hosted a layette shower at Mrs. Wm. Guenther's home Tuesday evening honoring Mrs. Raymond Paulson Mrs. Ted French and Mrs. Gus Meyer. Guests enjoyed games and each honoree received a large gift bag. Refreshments were served and a brief devotional followed.
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First Baptist Church
Wm. Guenther
Raymond Paulson
Ted French
Gus Meyer
Family Laborers Work Day Jobs, Moonlit Farm Nights
Milwaukee report highlights four siblings and a sister who juggle six day shifts at Grade Foundries and night farm duties near Sussex Wisconsin. Mary 21 Steve 17 John 93 and Joe 26 molders and grinder power war effort while milking 37 cows and raising 17 hogs. They plan crops of beets corn oats hay peas and potatoes and rely on a lighted tractor to farm after hours. The family, of Slavonian descent, says they will keep both plant work and farming as long as needed.
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Milwaukee
Wil
Chicago’ Tribune
United States
Mary Pucek
Steve Pucek
John
Joe
Grade Foundries Company
West State Street
James Murdoch
Steve
Mosry
Murdoch
Mary
Sussex
Wis
Menomifiee Falls
Allen Schroeder
Adam
This Thief Appears to Know His Ration Book
Houston cafe operator John Overton found his shop looted after he opened for business. The thief took ten pounds of coffee and sugar, nine cans of evaporated milk, four cans of tomatoes, five pounds of meat, and left five dollars in nickels and an alarm clock as part of the raid. The incident underscores the era’s rationing atmosphere and consumer spice.
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Houston
Texas
John Overton
Overton
Heather used as timber substitute in Scotland
Scotland converts vast heather fields into a timber substitute by drying and pulverizing the plant into threadlike pieces. The paste is molded, cured, and shaped into slabs or forms, offering a woodlike substitute that resists pests, water, fire, and acids.
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Scotland
London
Eg Ciimmeney
Theft hits Victory Garden in Covington dirt heist
In Covington Kentucky a resident reported his victory garden stolen including dirt and all. T M Duncan said he planted the plot two weeks earlier and found only a hole in the ground when he returned to inspect.
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Victory Garden
Covington
T. M. Duncan
Mother of Two Takes Own Life in Shafter
Eva M Halford 178 Wall Street Shafter died by a .22 rifle shot in the early hours of Sunday. Coroner N C Houze reported the inquest was held Monday at Janzen Funeral Home. She leaves husband John R Halford and two children Jerry Raymond 7 Eva Pearl 9.
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Eva M. Halford
Wall Street
Shafter
N. C. Houze
John R. Halford
Guayule
Newlyweds Honored At Buffet Reception In Shafter
Rev and Mrs E M Anderson hosted a Saturday buffet for Miss Margaret Wiebe and Mr Glenn Cooper who wed Sunday at First Baptist. Cooper works as a pay clerk in the Marine Corps Paymaster Department. Guests included Mr and Mrs F C Wiebe and family, Winifred Wiebe, Paul Wiebe, and PFC Frank Andrews of San Diego. Also noted were visiting Mettlers from Bakersfield and Mrs Menno Gaede en route to Reedley.
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E. M. Anderson
Margaret Wiebe
Glenn
Cooper
First Baptist Church
Department of the Marine Corp
F. C. Wiebe
Winif
Ammunition for Farmers Under War Board Order Released
Farmers needing ammunition to control predatory animals or protect crops may obtain limited supplies under War Production Board Order 1 286 as announced by J R Bright of the County USDA War Board. Distribution limits include 100 rounds 22 LR 40 rounds 30 30 100 rounds 30 06 25 12 gauge shells 25 16 gauge shells with buckshot only.
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War Production Board
J. R. Bright
Usda War Board
Usda War Board Office
Bright
Birthday Honoring Minnie Brown in Shafter
Minnie Brown was honored at a birthday party August 23 at Miss Esther Epp’s home in Shafter. Attendees included Marjorie Bergman Ella Deuck Katherine Nikkel Mayme Kroecker Irene Kroecker Betty Neilsen Jim Bobst Robert Bergman Freddie Brown Alvin Nikkel Richard Becker Dan Loewen Leonard Johnson Edward Goertz en Wesley Balzer and Joan Becker. The event was enjoyed by all. W J Bestwater Sr hosted the daughter’s event in Shafter last week. Taylors visit in Angeleses ee hones are spending a few days in Los Angeles visiting Mr Taylor’s relatives.
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Minnie Brown
Esther Epp
Shafter
Marjorie Bergman
Ella Deuck
Katherine Nikkel
Mayme
Irene Kroecker
Betty Neilsen
Jim Bobst
Robert Bergman
Freddie Brown
Alvin Nikkel
Richard Becker
Dan Loewen
Leonard Johnson
Edward Goertzen
Wesley Balzer
Joan Becker
Taylors
Angeles
Es Ee Hones
Los Angeles
Mr. Taylor
Medal Awarded Lt Anderson Killed in Action
The War Department announced that Lt Robert Brewer Anderson of Shafter received the Medal for his meritorious action and death in the Tunisian campaign. A former Miller Field cadet, he earned his wings at Lake Field Arizona and downed a Messerschmitt in North Africa. He was appointed cadet February 28 1942 at Santa Ana.
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Robert Brewer Anderson
Milter
Shafter
War Department
Anderson
Jimmy Doolittle
L. A. Anderson
Minter Field
Lake Field
Emil Goehrings In Edison
Mr and Mrs Emil Goehring and children Alfred Calvin and Miss Erna Mettler visited Edison Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Wahl and family Mrs Erma McCoy learned from her husband Sgt Powell Blackie McCoy that he took part in the Sicily invasion
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Emil Goehring
Alfred
Calvin
Erna Mettler
Edison
John Wahl
Erma McCoy
Sgt
Powell
Blackie) McCoy
Sicily
Fete Honors Herb Schirmer Birthday at Shafter Home
Mrs. Hebert Schirmer hosted a birthday party for Herb Schirmer at the Schirmer residence in Shafter. Guests included R Earl Cady Bakersfield and many local residents. Raymond Mettler and family visited H F Mettler in Shafter over Sunday.
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Hebert Schirmer
Herb Schirmer
Schirmer
Shafter
R. Earl Cady
Bakersfield
Joe Frizzell
Ed. Gamegan
Wm. Johnston
Ted Kinman
Jack Manweiler
Glenn Putman
Harry Wilkinson
Wasco
Jack Zeman
E A. Weil
Esabaland
Mervin Schirmer
Miss Harms Visits Here in City
Miss Elizabeth Harms of Buhler Kansas spent a few days visiting this city and its surrounding community during her stay in town.
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Miss Harms
Elizabeth Harms
Buhler, Kansas
Vacation Bible School Enrolls 161 in Shafter
The Vacation Bible School under the M. B. church in Shafter reports 161 children enrolled. A closing program is planned for Friday night at 8 o'clock and all are invited. Mrs Linquist's sister visits here with Mr and Mrs Ray Wright from McPherson Kansas.
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Vacation Bible School
M. B. Church
Shafter
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California
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Rangers
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Jean Rogers
Richard Carlson
Martha O'Driscoll
Red Sikelton
Lucille Ball
Barton McClane
Co. R. Howe
Shafter, Cal
Mission Circle
Layette
San Joaquin Pipe & Salvage Company
P. O
Navy Laboratory Research Unit No. 1
U. of California
Berkeley
Mother
Metttlers
Milo Mettler
Roland Mettler
Shafter Sunday
Gaedes
Menno’ Gaede
A. W. Gaede
Reedley
Jim’ McCown
Public Accountant
Income Tax Service
W. J. Bestwater, Sr
A. Fwtine
C. Penner Notary Public Shafter
Johnson Newman
Kahn
Emil Goehrings
McCoy
Raymond Mettlers
Raymond Mettler
H. F. Mettler
Lassiter
Auto Supply Company
Shafter, California
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