Rotary Scouts Honor Club At Banquet
A banquet at Richland School hosted sixty five Rotary Boy Scouts troops parents and Rotary Club members. Scoutmaster Marion Crockett opened with remarks as H W Pat Kelly Rotary Cub movement chairman Neil Huffsmith Rotary president Deacon Fuller Cub committeeman Chester Bartlett Kern County Scout Executive and Harold Taber Kern County Scout Council chairman spoke praising Scouts for salvage drives war chest and war bond efforts. The event featured several entertainment numbers.
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Rotary Boy Scouts Troop
Shafter Rotary Club
Richland School
Marion Crockett
H. W. Pat Kelly
Cub Scout
Neil Huffsmith
Rotary
Deacon Fuller
Chester Bartlett
Kern
Harold Taber
Kern County Scout Council
California Hot Springs Offer Year Round Health Retreat
California Hot Springs in the Sierra foothills gains renewed popularity with aging residents and new visitors. A completed road to the springs allows year round access for the cure. New dining room and hot water heating improve patient comfort under medical supervision. Rates are reasonable and the climate is favorable for treatments.
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California Hot Springs
California
P. A. Cufficool
California Hot Springs Health Soctor
Porterville
Grand Opening Fills Shafter Motel Dining Room
The Shafter Motel hosted a grand opening for its dining room and cocktail lounge drawing crowds from Shafter Wasco and Bakersfield. Jack Zimmermann and Butch Heffley thanked the public for its generous patronage.
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Shafter Motel
Jack Zimmermann
Butch Heffley
Shafter
Wasco
Bakersfield
California Speaks Significant Statements By Interesting Californians
Morris Lavine the Los Angeles attorney defends a client against an Office of Price Administration suit warning that citizens face traps set by officials. Jan Struther author of Mrs. Miniver lectures on writing from abroad. Ralph H. Taylor Sacramento secretary argues subsidies invite government dictation. Postmaster Mary Briggs in Los Angeles urges early Christmas mail. Ruth Clifton founder of the Moline Plan speaks on juvenile delinquency conference stressing recreation and social facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Lavine
L.A
OPA
Office of Price Administration
Ruth Clifton
Moline Plan
Earth Could Be Submerged If Continents Diminished
Geologists estimate that if continents and oceans were reduced to a single level the earth would be completely covered by an ocean exceeding 10 000 feet in depth.
Miss Frasquita Sullivan Wed to Robert B. Leitch
Miss Frasquita Sullivan became Mrs. Robert B. Leitch at Saint Monica's Church Santa Monica on Saturday November 20 in a private ceremony followed by a wedding breakfast at the groom's home. The couple honeymooned at Lake Arrowhead and Mrs. Leitch plans to continue teaching at Shafter High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frasquita Sullivan
Robert B. Leitch
Saint Monica’s Church
Santa Monica
Mr. Leitch
Miss Sullivan
Lake Arrowhead
Safety Education Is Speaker's Theme
Safety education in wartime tops a schedule of conferences led by H. J H. Brown, field representative for the Automobile Club of Southern California, touring the area over the next two weeks. He will discuss safety education's role in the 1943 44 school year and map additional speaking engagements for later in the year.
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H. J H. Brown
Public Safety Department of Automobile Club of
Southern California
Brown
PF Ae
Safety Committee
Automobile Club
All Out Family With Ten Servicing in Uniform
Rita van Coutren, a WAC at Bolling Field in Washington D C, writes letters during leisure time while gazing at photos of her nine brothers and sisters in uniform. The piece highlights the large family’s military service and the constant correspondence that fills their days.
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van Coutrens
Pic
Rita van Coutren
WAC
Bolling Field
Washington, D. C
Wings of Gold Opportunity Opens to Young Men
The Navy and Marine Corps announce a Wings of Gold program for 17 and 18 year old high school graduates or those who will graduate before March 1, 1944. Rear Admiral I C Johnson, director of Naval Officer Procurement for the Eleventh Naval District, urges qualified youths to visit the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board at the Director Naval Officer Procurement office, 411 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles.
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United States Navy
Marine Corps
I. C. Johnson
Naval Officer Procurement
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
West Fifth Street
Los Angeles
Ration Book Care Stressed by Local Official
J W Frizzell chairman of the Shar ter Wor Price and Rationing Board warns holiday shoppers to protect ration books. He says many are lost when women shoppers remove them from purses and leave them on store counters. Replacement only in extreme emergencies.
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J. W. Frizzell
Shafter, Wor’ Price and Rationing Board
Frizzell
Womer
War Ration Book Four distributed in six western states
A total of 11,445,476 residents in Arizona California Washington Oregon Nevada and Idaho panhandle received War Ration Book Four at school registration sites last October. Leo F. Gentner of the Office of Price Administration announced the Western region tally praising press cooperation and volunteer teachers.
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Arizona
California
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Panhandle
Idaho
Leo F. Gentner
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Gentner
Shafter Press Classified Ads Will Sell What You Don’t Need
Local classifieds note items for sale and services offered by Shafter Press readers. Ads promise quick removal of unwanted goods, with contact details for sellers and terms of sale. Prices and availability vary.
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Shafter Press
Recaps for Trucks Now Non-Rationed
The Fresno Price Administration district office announced non rationing of recapped truck tires effective December 1. The move, at the rubber director’s request, aims to conserve tires by boosting recapping service while synthetic rubber stocks support increased camelback production.
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Fresno
Office of Price Administration
Rubber
Beatrice Story Remembered After Fatal Auto Wreck
Beatrice Story, 31, died November 25 in a car accident. Last rites were held December 1 with Reverend Sam Wilcoxon officiating. Survivors include husband Reather M Story daughter Mildred parents and several siblings. Interment followed at Shafter cemetery.
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Beatrice Story
Reather M. Story
Mildred
James Thomas
Bessie. Thomas
Nellie Asiton
Maude Hesbrook
Homer
Charles
Shafter
Jack
Guy
Sgt
Carl
United States Army
Sam Wilcoxon
Orthodox Baptist Quartett
Shafter Cemetery
Guests In Bakersfield
Mrs. Aldine Janzen and Mrs. Ann Arnold were Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mrs. Muriel Farkus in Bakersfield. Fred Wroten of Louisiana was a guest at his uncle Erl Wroten’s home last week.
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Fresno
P. M. Janzen
H. R. Janzen
Schmidt
Ozskland
H. H. Schmidt
Oakland
Elise
Katherine Rouscher
San Jose
John Schmidt
Henry Nuss
Lodi
Christina Baungardner
Bernice Dyke and Son
Helen Nightengale
Bernice
J. Duncan
Troy Harwell
Ed Tyler
Jess Winn
Wasco
E. A. Weil
Aldine Janzen
Ann Arnold
Muriel Farkus
Bakersfield
Fred Wroten
Louisiana
Erl Wroten
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SHELL
Darby Day Bill
Hildebra Shafter
Calif
Rotary Scouts Honor Club
Taber
Bianca
Schenley
Cresta Blanca
Morton Gould
Alec Templeton
Cresta Blanca Wine Co., Inc
Livermore
Californiea
Post Office
W. C. Grose
McClure’s
Mc Clure
Button Willow
California Springs
America
Hoosier Monument
Europe
Amercars
Indiana
Indianapolis
Your War Memorial
U.S. War Bonds
U. S. Treasury Department
Jan Struther
Ralph H. Taylor
Sacramento
Agricultural Council
Mary D. Briggs
L. A
Income Tax Service
North Shafter
Duehren
Pacific Borax
Boron
E” A
C. G.grim
J. A. Worrell
Edwin F. Keyes
Edward Reagan
Borax
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Kern County
Army-Navy
Emory Gay Hoffman
Kern County C. of
Robert Leitch
Utah
Grace Miller
Ogden, Utah
Ruth Miller
Pritchetts
Mrs. Ewell Pritchetts
Charlene
Bernard L. Thompson
Dorothy Frye
Frances Richey
el Tejon Hotel
A. W. Eckmann
T. B
Neuman Cafe
Girl's Letter Club
The
Neuman's
Cafe
Whellers
Emmett Wheller
Frances Jean Wheller
J. B. Miller
India
Miller Iano
Sharon
A. Reimers
P. A.reimer
W.a. Reimer
Escondido
J. P
Italy
Pfc
Tamotsu Shimizu
Hawaii
Opportunity
Ration Book
Penner
Canada
J. C. Penner
Winnipeg
Winkler
Manitoba
Herbert
Saskatchewan
Chicago
el Capitan
James Bell
Ele McNew
H. L. Bergman
Woodford
Woodford & Runnels
Licensed Cleaners of
Wasco, California
Fred
FBI
Jane Wyatt
Richard Arlen
Wendy Barrie
Sun
Mon
Marguerite Chapman
Charles Coburn
Arturo de Cordova
Luise’ Rainer
Shafter Service Shop
Central Avenue
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