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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
1
Bond Show Adds Auction With War Bond Prizes
The event offers two War Bonds as prizes. Admission includes a chance at winning by redeeming the ticket stub. The drawing uses two lucky numbers printed on the stubs.
City of Shafter Considers Ruling at Special Meeting
The City Council will hold a special meeting to discuss a ruling and actions. City Clerk to announce details for residents and provide directions for attendance and public input.
Prisoners to Aid Kern County Cotton Harvest
The camp near Santa Maria will be run to support Kern County cotton work. Major Phillips notes prisoner labor will be reviewed by the Ninth Service Command and local contracts with growers will be negotiated when needed. Farm officials report about 450 Mexican nationals are already employed with 250 more arriving to Delano and McFarland areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sante Maria
Phillips
Com- Kern Ooi
Camp
Enean
Ninth Service Command
Army
Kern County
Delano
McFarland
Shafter Cub Scout Pack Christmas Party Announced
The Shafter Cub Scout Pack will hold its Christmas party on December 14 at 6 00 p m in the Women's Clubhouse A pot luck supper will follow by Christmas festivities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Cub Scout
Fragmentary note on rose quartz color causes
Incomplete text suggests a discussion of rose quartz color caused by small particles or impurities such as titanium or manganese. The fragment lacks clear subject, context, or sources to confirm specific attribution.
Bob Klassen Killed in Action in World War II
Bob Klassen, a U S Army serviceman, is killed in action during World War II. He served first in Italy and later in France. Memorial services are set for 1:00 p m at the Mennonite Church of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Klassen
Italy
France
Bob Will Eeene O
Shafter
Peery Praises Visual Education in High School Talk
Kern County Union High School speaker Peery cites Edison on motion pictures as a teaching tool. He says visual education should inform Americans at home and in occupied nations, noting Japanese prewar understanding. Guests include Eckmann of Bakersfield, Harrison and Leroy of Santa Fe Railway, Mosher, Little, Hare, Hufford, and Hein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peery
Kern County
Union High School
Thomas Edison
A.W. Eckmann
Bakersfield
Gene Harrison
Lou Leroy
Santa Fe Railway
Jack Mosher
W. E. G. Little
Jack Hare
A. R. Hufford
Art Hein
C Team Debuts to Boost Smaller Players in Local Basketball
Coach Lowell Todd introduces A B and new C squad to offer lighter boys competition in inter scholastic contests. First game against Wasco set for January 13 in Wasco. Shafter cagers began practice last Wednesday with no positions signed or players out for blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Todd
Wasco
Shafter Cagers
Achatalad Tad Sae Se
The Colorado River Drains One or More States
The fragment notes the Colorado River draining one or more states, indicating regional hydrology and jurisdiction implied by watershed boundaries. It highlights a geographic fact about how the river affects multiple states sharing its basin.
Brother Bellows in service amid wartime letters
A fragment notes a brother named Bellows serving in the armed forces along with two other brothers. The misspelled snippets reference a family tied to military service and wartime letters from BL location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olance
Bellows of
Shatter
Auxiliary group plans War Bond parade entry
The Auxiliary group agreed to enter a float in the War Bond parade on December 12. The next meeting will be their annual Party on December 19 at the Le-
Art Hein Returns Home From 25 Month War
I/Sgt Arthur Hein is back from twenty five months in combat and says he is glad to be home. He notes Shafter seems the same but many old friends have left or married, leaving him surprised by how quickly marriages have occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Hein
Arthur Hein
Shafter
Christmas Bazaar at Club Wednesday
The Wednesday Afternoon Club presents the annual Christmas Bazaar open to the public at the Clubhouse on December 13 at 4 p.m. Mrs. Fred Vandenberg oversees the sale of handmade articles contributed by Club members. The Junior Women's Club will have a store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Vandenberg
Advertising urged to protect Kern County potato market
Kern County, a major potato producer, faces a postwar demand decline and must launch a broad advertising program. Officials warn labor constraints will tighten in 1945 with 60 000 Mexican nationals and 50 000 prisoners used, plus 25 000 more in harvests. Wm Garfitt of the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association backs strong marketing to sustain demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
United Sts
Kern
Mountain
Pacific States
California
Buie
Wm. Garfitt
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Garfitt
Ean
United States
Youth Dances at Shafter Clubhouse Invite Teens
The Wadales- It is the plan of day Afternoon Club sponsors dances for all Shafter teens. They invite all teenagers to attend and join in the plan announced for December 28 from 8:30 to 12:80. The event mirrors prior U S O dances held here with support from the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
U.S.O
Fike Grows Prize Crop of Sweet Potatoes in Shafter
Irvin E. Fike, proprietor of Pike's Garage, again proves local boosters' claim that anything will grow in Shafter, and grow twice as big as elsewhere. Fike planted sweet potatoes in his garden, yielding a remarkable harvest for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin E. Fike
Pike's Garage
Shafter
Fike
Kern County Potato Association Report
Five percent of all who recover from fewer become carriers according to the Kern County Potato Association.
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U.S
Shafter Merchant
City OF
Eae Ee
Xmas Party
Colorado River
Oneoer States
Cseerer
Kern County Potato Association
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