Rio Bravo Gala Auction Draws Local Crowd
Rio Bravo residents attended the Bond Show and Auction in Shafter on Tuesday. John Lenard spent the weekend at the Calder. Bob Devlin stayed with Wayne Heffley in Shafter. Guests at Mariuel Perry’s home Friday December 8 included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mun.
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Shafter
John Lenard
Calder
Bob Devlin
Wayne Heffley
Mariuel Perry
Perry
Frank Mun
Wedding ceremony at Shafter with large church reception
Rev. P. N. Hicbert officiated as the couple wed in Shafter. The bride wore white and flower girl Roscoe Fike attended. Abe Isaac led the reception in the church basement with a mixed quartet, male trio, piano by James Kohfeld, Elmer Fincke talk, and the men’s chorus singing There's a Rainbow Shining Somewhere. Gifts poured in for the newlyweds, daughter of Henry Hildebrand. groom son of J. C. Penner and Mrs. Penner.
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Henry Hildebrand
J. C. Penner
Coyotes in Yellowstone Feed Mostly on Rodents
In Yellowstone National Park coyotes derive about 65 percent of their diet from rodents. The finding highlights the species' reliance on small mammals within the park ecosystem.
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Yellowstone National Park
Farm Production Goals for 1945 Show Curb on Some Crops
The 1945 plan sets flax acreage at 180 acres and cotton at 13 percent below 1944 levels. Dairymen should keep dairy cows stable or higher, poultrymen cut flocks to 1937 41 levels, turkey numbers not to expand, and Milo growers urged to maintain 1944 acreage. Beef cattle to carry normal ranges, sheep to modestly rise, hogs up 12 percent spring and 6 percent fall over 1944.
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Ted
California
Turkey
Nephew J. E. Unruh and Donna Gorsching News
John Suderman of the Army Air Corps visits the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Unruh in Shafter. Mrs. Lincoln Goddard, reading third in her class at Fresno Nurse College, becomes a registered nurse with the U. S. Army.
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J. E. Unruh
John Suderman
Army Air Corps
Shafter
Lincoln Goddard
Donna Gorsching
Fresno
Sugar Shortage Pushes War Effort to Ration Sugar
The War Food Administration says 1945 sugar needs assume no sugar used for industrial alcohol. Domestic cereals may replace Cuban and Caribbean raw sugar. wartime rationing likely to stay near current levels while 1944 consumption rose above 1943.
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Caribbean
War Food Administration
U. S
San Francisco Opera House Hosts City High School Graduations
The marble and gold opera house in San Francisco has long served as the backdrop for city high school graduation ceremonies, highlighting the formal tradition and civic pride of the area's students.
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San Francisco
Back From Ver City Visit With Culver City Relative
Mrs Irvin Fike and her spouse spent the weekend at Culver City with Zerkel, who is Irvin Fike's brother.
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Ver City
Irvin Fike
War Bond Rally Promises Notable Authors at Shafter Library
The Shafter branch of the Kern County Free Library joins the sale of war bonds with a book and author rally. National figures including Irving Store, Vicki Baum, Ers ine Caldwell, Kathleen Windsor, Mrs. Frank Kurtz, and Darrell Berrigan are listed as featured speakers.
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Kern County Free Library
Kern County
Irving Store
Vicki Baum
Ersine Caldwell
Kathleen Windsor
Frank Kurtz
Darrell Berrigan
Baby Girl Born to Sherer Family in December
Carol Jo Ellen Sherer arrived at the home of Pfc. and Mrs. Robert Louis Sherer on December 8 weighing 8 pounds. Pfc. Sherer and Seaman Richard K. Johnson from Coronado visited relatives in town over the weekend. Johnson serves with the Navy Post Office. his friend Yeoman Chester Scott accompanied him.
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Tre Sherer
Carol Jo-Ellen
Pfc
Robert Louis Sherer
Seaman
Richard K. Johnson
Coronado
Earl Johnson
Shafter
Seaman Johnson
Navy Post Office Department
Yeeman
Chester Scott
Herb Midgley Sr Improves After Illness
Herb Midgley Sr who has been quite ill for several weeks is now improving. Vernon Unruh was a weekend guest staying at the home of Aldene.
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Herb Midgley
Vernon Unruh
Aldene
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