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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
4
Social plans by Shafter high school Camp Fire Girls include a December 20 Christmas party at Miss Eleanor Eckmanns home, a needy family basket, and a December 22 carolling party. Sponsorship has shifted to the Faculty Wives club with Miss Martha Wedin as guardian.
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Shafter will elect officers at a regular meeting this evening at Crawford's cafe. Miss Hazel Johnson of Richland faculty will speak on experiences in Alaska. Nominated for officers are Miss Lena Shultz president, Loi L. Berry vice president, Miss Martha Wedin recording secretary, Lorain Gaede corresponding secretary, and Arlene Bokemper. Novella Stewart is presiding.
Tuhohi Camp Fire Girls prepare for the Christmas season collecting rummage for associated charities and distribution at Christmas. They mend and paint toys, plan a Red Cross fundraiser with a punch board, and arrange a party. Attendees at the last meeting included Wanda Joy Allen and peers.
The Richland P.T.A. held its final 1940 meeting at Shafter Congregational Church on December 10. Mrs. J. L. Baughman presided and Kenneth Helvey led musical numbers by both upper grade brass and girls choirs. Gwendolyn Ummel played Chimes at Christmas and Mrs. J. Hart Tener spoke on spiritual growth tracing changes through the ages.
Mrs T V Little will address the Shafter high school library club in the school library at 7 this evening. Her topic is The Librarians and Library Work. The club plans a Christmas party for December 18 at Miss Jean Henderson’s home.
The Seen ternoon club hosts its annual Christmas dance at the clubhouse with music by the Jack Shore Orchestra. Dancing runs 9:30 to 12:30, decorations reflect the season, and entrance features a large Christmas wreath. Committee members include Mesdames Karl Wells Herb Midgley Ernest Schnidt Dick Arnold Wendall Allen Eugene Ford Art Johnson Cliff Squier Jack Montgomery and Ike Peters.
Six Shafter high school students, part of the local home economics club, attended a conclave at Corcoran on Saturday. Louella Johnson spoke as club president, with Florence Barling Alice Bender Joyce Townsend Esther Bender and Juanita Whitecotton in attendance. Plans for club work were discussed as representatives from valley schools joined a Bakersfield to Fresno area group. About 25 Shafter members will attend a Christmas party hosted by a McFarland high school club next Wednesday.
Final plans for the M. B. Sewing circle annual Christmas party will be set Monday evening at Mrs. Earl Becker’s home. Last week’s circle gathering at Miss Martha Epp’s home included dames Irvin Neufeld Bill Siemens John Kliewer Leonard Gaede Ruben Becker Fay Whitney and Misses Martha Epp Alma Penner Rosie Unruh Edna Boese Aldeen Boese and Juanita Neufeld.
A six man field party started a survey for the Friant Kern canal, part of the Central Valley project. The irrigation channel will deliver water 160 miles from Friant dam through the Shafter district and along foothill edges past Centerville Orange Cove and Woodlake.
Sophomore students at Shafter High School will decorate hallways for Christmas this season, officials announced this week.
Chicago court voided the 29 year union of Arthur Spencer 52 and Mrs. Jane Spencer 72 as invalid under Illinois law since they were first cousins. Judge Niemeyer cited a 1935 will and a 1930s uncle letter as proof of close kinship knowledge. Spencer paid $27 000 under a June separation agreement. both reside in Illinois proscribed jurisdictions.
In Central Queensland a kangaroo shooter, James Donald, 56, was marooned after a horse accident. With a fractured leg and 114 degree heat, his dog fetched water from a nearby hole, dragging it back in a soaked flannel shirt. Donald saved with the shirt, later found delirious but alive.
Albert Lass a 55 year old suit designer reported a $200 theft to the District Attorney's office in the early hours. He triggered a fire alarm after finding the office closed drawing four engines two ladders a water tower and police units. Lass was booked on a charge of sounding a false alarm.
In Clifton New Jersey at 3 15 am a burglar rang police claiming Roy Dalrymple trapped him after a robin robbery. Roy held a shotgun and caught Anthony C Ochab who raised hands with $20 looted on a fort night. The burglar even left nickels on the counter for the call.
Secretary Harry Hopkins notes 25 percent of wage earners work in 11 large cities and one quarter of plants sit in seven counties across New York Chicago Los Angeles Philadelphia Brooklyn Detroit and Boston. The mentioned cities exclude Boston but include Pittsburgh Cleveland Milwaukee St Louis and Providence. Jefferson called large cities cesspools of civilization. The nation moves toward decentralization of industry and time will tell if it succeeds.
Angelo Vinic, a former Omaha high school student, stowed away to Italy last November and has pressed officials and relatives for help to obtain a passport to return home. Representative M Laughlin says the American consul in Palermo is authorized to issue the passport.
Officer E. K. O'Brien scans the lost and found column when a weary tomcat wanders into the records room. The cat, Teddy, walks in and surrenders, ending a comically coordinated chase.
A newspaper check finds at least 500 St. Joseph residents claim they played pool with Jesse James, suggesting the outlaw had little time for robberies after his billiards chores. The account relies on reminiscences from local oldtimers.
The Mississippi River begins in Lake Hermando de Soto in northern Minnesota at 1,472 feet above sea level. It collects waters from lakes and swamps before flowing to the Gulf of Mexico, whose mean elevation is about 500 feet.
Turn the fridge off and remove ice from trays. Refill trays with boiling water and return them to the super freezer. This method defrosts in about 25 to 35 minutes.
Birds have a natural throat reflex that closes when full, an automatic reaction that prevents overfeeding. Humans lack this immediate closure, often continuing to swallow food beyond fullness. This difference highlights a key physiological distinction between species.
Sprinkling in the early morning is described as the best practice for lawns. A thorough wetting promotes deep, healthy roots versus shallow roots from light sprinkling.
A Connecticut man unveils a snowless ski course made of rubber cones mounted on rubber blocks. Water sprays lubricate the cones as they bend, creating a sliding surface without real snow.
The tale says the redbud once bore white blossoms until Judas hanged himself on the tree, causing the flowers to turn pink with shame. The legend ties the Judas tree to a moral story explaining the flower color change.
Andrew Jackson won more electoral votes than John Quincy Adams but did not assume the presidency until four years after the election, highlighting a disputed transfer of power in the era.
The United States tops global rail mileage with 38,500 miles of track, while Soviet Russia sits in second place.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company holds the world’s largest mortgage, a loan amounting to 44,300,000 dollars on Rockefeller Center.
The average freight carried per train in 1939 exceeded that of 1920 by about fourteen percent, reflecting growth in freight efficiency and volume over the period. The finding highlights a longer term trend in railway transport and its role in goods movement.
One of the earliest known compositions about Charlemagne’s death, dated to 813, survives in the national library of Paris. The fragment highlights medieval Latin verse and royal lineage, reflecting Carolingian era memory of the emperor.
An occasional dusting with sulfur will be beneficial to green beans, improving health and yield. The practice helps control pests and strengthens plant vigor without excessive chemical use.
The Rookery of Pelicans Royal Shoals in Pimlico Sound, North Carolina, is described as the northernmost pelican rookery on record. The note highlights its geographic position as a notable natural site.
The sentence notes that when Mario Chamlee started voice study he was warned he would never succeed as a singer. It highlights early doubt about his career and foreshadows a later achievements.
A technical school for boy criminals will be established in Japan. The project aims to reform youth by providing technical training and education at a new facility to be built under government oversight.
Ruth Surrette 23 was in an automobile crash in New London Connecticut when she exclaimed that a safety pin she held between her teeth was swallowed. Doctors found the pin lodged in her esophagus and removed it.
Revelstoke BC business group plans a summer expedition to test the 74 year old tale of the frozen climber on Mount Begbie. The legend links a French Canadian prospector or a Salish hunter to the summit crevasse near 9000 feet and dates to 1866 reports by J C Montgomery. The board of trade aims to prove or disprove the story when the Big Bend highway opens in July.
Twin Valley recounts a 1939 dramatic play by Carl Lucken, a Red River valley farmer, who blocked a moving automobile after his own car malfunctioned. The near-spectacular incident left Lucken unharmed, with garage notes estimating radiator grille repairs at about $12.
In Gilroy California a train struck a pickup at dusk as the driver Gilbert Annip failed to see the coal limited and swerved but brake and truck front ended up under the locomotive. The radiator and front of the truck were sliced off. witnesses say a slower train would have dragged the car and likely killed Annie who escaped injury.
Burlington New Jersey. John Corbett hired a repairman for his new $70 radio. A man appeared at the door, Mrs. Corbett asked if he was the repair man, he took the radio and left, but he was not the repair man.
In Toledo Ohio Mrs Mary Jo vanovics awoke in panic when she dreamed her son's bed was on fire. She rushed to his room and found him asleep after smoking a cigarette, saving him from danger.
Katherine Karber 61 wife of P. J. Karber died early yesterday at Kern General hospital Bakersfield Funeral services set for Sunday 2 PM at Mennonite Brethren church Rev H 40 Wiebe and Rev P N Hiebert will officiate Interment in Shafter cemetery She resided in Shafter 20 years survived by husband four children six brothers two sisters and six grandchildren
Dudley Steele Jack Wilcoxon Harvey Dahl and Rosewell Daniels will be initiated into the Shafter high school Hi Y chapter at a future meeting. Teddy Pierce recently transferred from Bakersfield to the local group. The Hi Y group is considering an evening basketball league.
A Porto Rico variety sweet potato weighing six pounds ten ounces was raised in Riverside county this year, highlighting a notable yield for local farmers.
The Rev. Alfred T. Chandler spoke at Crawford's cafe during the Shafter Kiwanis noon meeting yesterday. He urged focusing on deeds over wealth and living for life rather than dollars. Visalia Kiwanis notes announced Al Anderson as incoming president with Roy Galyen named captain for next week's gathering.
The Bakersfield California Highway Patrol is slated as speaker for an upcoming public safety briefing. The event will feature CHP representatives addressing local traffic enforcement, safety programs, and community outreach initiatives.
Local doctors report a drop in flu cases in Shafter with attendance rising toward normal levels. Kern countywide trends also ease, though an outbreak appeared early on the west side as schools aim for near normal attendance next week.
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