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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
6
Cpl. Dudley Pasley son of Mr and Mrs Harry Pasley has returned to the separation center at Fort MacArthur for discharge. He served in the D Day invasion and earned the Purple Heart the Presidential Citation and three battle stars.
Mr and Mrs Bert Ware visited Exeter last week staying with Mrs Mixter and the Mixter parents in the city.
A fragment notes San Francisco's Olympic Club as the oldest amateur athletic organization in the United States, formed in 1860, and mentions Giada visiting Mrs Thomas' sister, Mrs Lamb.
The public welcomes government action on strike reform hoping for a solution as workers fear limits on their rights and management wants stronger enforcement. Residents wary of coal mine disputes and elevator strikes press for a timely answer while lawmakers push for a fact finding period to curb disruptive walkouts.
A 1945 letter to the editor lauds the Shafter Press for outstanding cooperation in the War Chest Victory Campaign amid scarce newsprint. The writer credits newspaper assistance as essential to campaign progress and praises the profession's public spirit and partnership with leaders and workers.
A Christmas reunion was held at Mr. and Mrs. J A Bonds home. Family members from Shafter and Bakersfield gathered to celebrate the holiday and welcome three recently discharged boys Ralph Browner Jack Dial and Robert Millard. Guests included Estellene Millard and her sons Donald and Earl Jack Dial and son Jackie Bill Taylor and sons Robert Fred Jim and Billy W W McCaslin and Bill Delmar with John and Lloyd Stalcup rounding out the gathering.
Miss Letha Bartel from Pasadena spent the Christmas holidays in Shafter with her mother, Mrs. Ida Bartel.
Mr and Mrs Allen Bartel and family from Hillsboro Kansas visit Mr Bartels mother Mrs Ida Bartel in Shafter during the holidays.
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