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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
4
Kern County Tuberculosis Association officials remind residents to return Christmas Seals and use them. Seal sale chairman Joe Frizzell notes reminders help track progress as total returns reach 13,603.94 dollars, more than last year’s 7,308.08.
The city presentation from 1850 by John W Geary notes 16 Italians died amid the shooting incident at Union Square in San Francisco. It also states the Burlingame Country Club in San Mateo County as the first organization of its kind in the state.
Shafter High School will stage its annual Christmas program Friday December 17 at 11 20 am in the high school auditorium featuring a cantata Music of Bethlehem by Fred B Holton performed by the Girls Glee Club directed by Robert Gates with special numbers by Donna Lee Beese Margeret Kattenhorn Maxine Albright Joanne Becker Beulah Neuman and Mary Contreras Tableau scenes of Christ life directed by Miss Ida Rosenman Marion Rathenhorn Harvey Dahl Harvey Neuman Buck Kimbriel Francelia Hansen and a young girl praying for peace. The program also includes two dance numbers from the girls physical education department led by Miss Venalee Leipman and ends with a verse choir reciting Psalms 23 and 24 led by Elsie Mettler. Various school departments helped with costumes scenery and coordination.
The Khesma Club met at Mrs. Frank Russell’s home with Mrs. Powell McCoy presiding. Plans were made for the annual Christmas party by Rosie Wiens Esther Unruh and Aldeen Beese. Members knit and aid service men’s wives. refreshments by Linda Gloeckler. Members include Vivian Bartel Aldeen Boese Edna Boese Linda Gloeckler Vera Klassen Clara Nikkel Edna Nikkel Dorothy Jean Seeger and Mesdames Arthur Craig Don Klingenburg Powell McCoy Frank Russell Waldo Unruh Harold Wiens. Suburban telephone tolls are based on five cents per six airline miles between city halls.
A three quarter mile track lies in Golden Gate Park San Francisco but is used only for training horses. The facility appears to serve equestrian needs rather than public athletics.
A famous English bulldog nicknamed “Hollywood Star” trains his two grandpups on barking for a new film. He is paid to perform a barking sequence in the movie, showing the canine trio’s stage skills.
The Richland P T A held its Christmas program on Tuesday December 14 in the school cafeteria. Mrs Sylvia Baughman chaired the program and David Powell led the flag salute. Fifth graders under Miss Martha Gloeckler sang Christmas songs. Reverend Arthur D Wenger gave a Christmas meaning message. The Richland School band performed with David Powell directing, featuring several carols and a saxophone solo by Hubert Dahl. A brief business meeting followed. Noted line about muskrat trapping in California 1942-43 appears as odd ending.
Mrs Dan Wendland was honored at a birthday party last Friday hosted by Mrs H C Janzen with co-hostess Mrs Gus Wayend. The holiday themed table featured a cake illuminated with Christmas candles as the centerpiece.
Miss Doris Vaughn of New York tours Shafter with her brother C. V. Hitchcock and family marking their first reunion in 17 years. The Monte Christo range in Nevada is praised for pink brilliancy comparable to the Dolomites. A San Francisco jeweler reports a long-running trade in precious stones and gold and silver objects since 1952. California's 1942 output of miscellaneous stone including sand gravel crushed rock rubble and iron ore was at a record high.
In 1942 Chicago reported a robbery rate of 154 per 100000 residents while Milwaukee 50 miles away registered 6.6 per 100000. The contrast highlights stark crime differences between the two cities.
Nineteen officers elevated from 2nd to 1st lieutenant per the public relations office at the basic pilot school. Recipients include Edward Kosciol y W MecNatt Albert R Brnn Doyle Hower John Hartz James B Dowd Vere R Timmons Alton A Arata Vern Nelson C E Cole Jack H Elle J F Quartly F A Lawless W J Calvert Samuel Konefsky D A Greene E A Barney H L McGoffin Bowman Vertrees. Most graduates of OCS commissioned before January 1 1943. Cpl Leonard Prather son of Mr and Mrs G D Prather home on furlough from the Marines.
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