Cornelius On Leave From Navy After Pacific Service
F. Cornelius PhM 2/c is home on leave after twenty one months in the Pacific. He served on the Marshall Islands the Philippines Hawaii and later in Tokyo. He reports to San Pedro the 23rd for discharge. Cornelius is a Shafter High School graduate and the son of Mrs. Victoria Cornelius.
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F. Cornelius
Pacific
Marshall Islands
Philippines
Hawaii
Tokyo
San Pedro
Cornelius
Shafter High School
Victoria Cornelius
Baby Picture Contest Won By 108th General Hospital Officers
S/Sgt. and Mrs. Herman Neumann’s daughter Geraldine, age 1, won the baby contest held for officers and enlisted men of the 108th General Hospital in Sissone France. The Red Cross sponsored the event in which pictures of contestants were submitted and judged.
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Herman Neuman
Geraldine
108Th General Hospital
Sissone
France
The
Red Cross
State Game Farm Hatches 15000 Pheasants Annually
The State Game Farm near Yountville releases about 15,000 pheasants each year, supporting game bird populations and local hunting grounds.
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Yountville
Maple Plans Unique Xmas Celebration
Maple School schedules a Christmas program titled Christmas in Other Lands featuring room by room country portrayals. third and fourth grades present Mexican customs, fifth and sixth England, second grade Holland, first grade America, and seventh and eighth grades Near East pantomime. A chorus from several grades will sing country carols and the Maple Band performs under Miss Park. The event is set for Thursday December 20 at 7 30 P.M. in the Maple School Auditorium.
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Maple School
England
Holland
Near East
Maple
Miss Park
Turners Have Guests From Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs J H Turner of Shafter hosted their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs D T Turner from Los Angeles as guests last week.
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Turners
J. H. Turner
Shafter
Inlaw
D.T. Turner
Los Angeles
Neuman and Johnson Couples Social in Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs Clarence Neuman and Mr and Mrs Earl Johnson host a gathering in Los Angeles confirming ties between two couples. The event highlights social circles and regional connections among the hosts.
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Clarence Neuman
Earl Johnson
Los Angeles
How To Look Good Shown At Shafter High
The Horizon Club presented an appearance improvement program to Shafter High students on Friday morning. Four skits showed teen dress choices in various settings from school to dances and a basketball game. Wanda Little led the program with Dixie Mathis and Marilyn Stewart writing the scenes.
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Shafter High
Horizon Club
East Bakersfield
Dixie Mathis
Marilyn Stewart
Wanda Little
Jeanette Wheeler
Aged Needy in Kern County See Record Aid in Oct 1945
In Kern county 2,357 aged received aid in October 1945, the highest county total for postwar relief. California reports 158,331 needy aged receiving old age aid statewide that month, with $7,501,114 distributed. March 1942 held the prior state peak of 158,786 beneficiaries and $5,787,115.
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Kern County
California Taxpayers’ Association
California
Honduras Reports Vast Cattle Ranch Presence
The report notes more than 1000 cattle ranches operate across Honduras, highlighting extensive livestock activity and regional agricultural infrastructure. It identifies the scope of ranching and implies economic impact on rural communities.
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Honduras
Treva Ellis in Japan with the 32d Red Arrow Division
Private First Class Treva Ellis, husband of Mrs. Jewel Ellis of Shafter California, serves in Japan with the 32d Red Arrow Infantry Division. He guards with the 128th Regiment in Yamaguchi Prefecture after 15 months in the army and nine months overseas. Ellis holds the Purple Heart Combat Infantry Badge Philippine Liberation Medal and Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with one battle star.
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6Th Army
Japan
Treva Ellis
Jewel Ellis
Shafter
California
Red Arrow
Kyushu
Honshu
Nagasaki
Ellis
Buna
Saidor
Aitape
Morotai
Leyte
Luzon
Yamaguchi
Pfc
Maimie Kroeker Home for Christmas Vacation
Maimie Kroeker daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake Kroeker is at home in Shafter for a two week Christmas vacation. She is attending the Bible Institute in Los Angeles.
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Maimie Kroeker
Jake Kroeker
Shafter
The
Bible Institute
Los Angeles
Bodie Ghost Town Tells Lost History Inland
Bodie, once a major Mono County city, remains a well preserved ghost town. The International Latitude Observatory in Ukiah marks one of five observatories worldwide on the same latitude parallel.
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Bodie
International Latitude Observatory
Ukiah
Also Mentioned on This Page
Allen C. Anderson
Prop
Central Ave
Ration Board
Herm Rabenberg
North
Chester
Bakersfield, Calif
Jimmie Shepardson
Alvin W. Gaede
James Street
L. H. McGrane, O. D
Sunset Avenue
J. C. Penner
Notary Public—Tax Service
E. K. Grant
Notary Public
California Ave
Union Oil Products
Art Hein
Firestone
Five Points
Lv. Shafter
Bakersfield
Orange Belt Stages, Inc
Stringham’s
Attorneys-at-Law
Central Avenue
Stream of Bldg
Wasco
Edna M. Meddick
E. Street
P. O. Box
Tulare County
Shafter Drug Store
OA Widis
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