23 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1943
Page
1
The piece urges a merry Christmas with hearty laughter as tonic for the American spirit. It cites Solomon and King Cole as symbols of wisdom and merriment and argues laughter helps counter gloom and uplift the nation in the year ahead.
The migrant camp staff held a venison dinner after a deer was shot nearby. Residents and the office force joined in singing Christmas carols as part of the holiday event.
Shafter and nearby towns will pack into the Nesman and Sons shed next Thursday night December 30 for the Firemen’s Ball. Proceeds fund a motor for rescue work. officials include Frank Russell and vin Parrett with W Bender handling prizes. The event doubles as postwar planning to improve transportation and recreation in Shafter, a key potato center seeking better facilities and quicker distribution to avoid spoilage.
Farmers urged to join the Farm Bureau to save time and resources and support the organization's war effort. Members George Sterrh and A W Eck in Scubers ask dues of 5 dollars to be mailed to Farm Bureau headquarters.
The AE Women’s Club hosted a holiday party decorated with a large tree and cards for gifts. Stillman won a prize as the group sang carols and served pumpkin pie and ice cream. Holiday guests include Tehachapi and Edison families visiting local hosts in Shafter and San Diego Los Angeles guests Patricia Rodriguez invited guests.
The notice lists validity dates for Brown Green Sugar and Shoes stamps, airplane and gasoline coupons, and tire inspection schedules. It specifies Jan 1 1944 for various food stamps and Dec 20 for certain fruit and vegetable stamps, with tire checks every 3 to 6 months through March 30 1944.
Local rent control measures are to be discussed next Monday night by Kern county city council. The proposal envisions a three member board to set normal rental values amid rising costs, with exemptions for federal mandate effects.
Grammar Schools and Monday Henry Friesen and family Abe Kroeker and family and Arnold Buller and family all of Reedley are spending Christmas with Jake Kroeker and family of Shafter.
The Cub Scout Christmas party is held tonight at eight o clock. W. Gwin is in charge of the event.
The misread lines describe a holiday gathering with eight gifts for low scorers. Mrs Olive Thomas won the low score prize and chose gifts. Rose Willis, president of Fetchlone, oversaw decorations and party plans for a future event and yearlong preparation.
A large turnout for the Congregational Sunday School Christmas program featured a sermon to the children by Rev. W. S. Harper. Mrs. R. A. Jacobsen decorated the tree and helpers served cookies, coffee and cakes to attendees after the program.
California's original European root stock vineyards were mostly replanted with American root stock to resist the disease phylloxera. This shift affected widespread viticulture as growers replaced vines to protect production and terroir.
Mrs. Frank Muttart from Los Angeles visits relatives in this city during the holidays. She is staying with her mother Mrs. J. A. Roscamp and her brother Robert, and plans to return from England after the holidays.
The fragmentary text notes Warren Youell and the Bears had a successful period tied to a duck event, but the details are garbled and incomplete. The passage lacks clear dates places or outcomes to establish a full report.
A Shafter crew reported a large shed loss at Tehachapi with estimated damages around 60 000 to 70 000 and about 70 000 potato sacks affected. A separate note records the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Leno Bean on December 15 weighing 10 pounds 4 ounces.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to support the war effort by purchasing bonds and stamps. The notice emphasizes national unity and financial backing for military operations with calligraphic slogans and patriotic imagery.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Subriar learn their eldest grandson Corporal Laurence Subriar is well and safe in New Zealand in the Marines. They note two other grandsons in service Wellmer Subriar in the Navy in the South Pacific and Robert Subbar a cadet in the Army Air Corps both graduates of Kern Academy.
J. W. Frizzell public health commissioner of Shafter urges parents to vaccinate school and preschool children against diphtheria. He warns an epidemic is easily avoidable with coop eration and immunization for all children.
Joel Wiebe discusses postwar challenges for the community including reintegrating veterans, sustaining employment as factories close, and preserving access to higher education. He argues leaders must name problems and seek solutions now rather than wait until after victory.
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