Birth Announcements Highlight Local Families
The Wala Unruhs announce daughter Leona Jean born Dec 23, weight 7 pounds 10 ounces. Mose and Davis families report births of Robert Lee and arrangements note Christmas and holiday visits among locals including the Rosenstiels and Cobbeans. Multiple Christmas guestings and returns noted across Shafter and nearby towns with residents visiting kin in Wasco Bakersfield or San Diego.
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Unruhs
Gir
Abe D. Urruh
Leona Jean
Todd Urges More Sports for All at Shafter Kiwanis
Lowell Todd, Shafter High School coach, urged a fuller physical education program stressing health education, corrective physical education, and intramural sports. He cited European programs seen in 1938 during his tour as part of an American All-Star track squad and discussed national collegiate ties.
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Lowell Todd
Shafter High School
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Cafe Neuman
Todd
Europe
Vitamin C Powers Winter Health for California Homes
California homemakers are advised to maintain daily vitamin C intake through winter fruits and vegetables. Oranges and grapefruits are highlighted as economical sources, with sliced fruit delivering more vitamin C than juice. Tomato juice, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and rutabagas are noted as valuable contributors, with cabbage greens and canned tomatoes following in rank.
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California
Freda Bebee
Kern County
Religious School Attendance Gains
The religious instruction school at the Congregational church resumes after a holiday break under Mrs. Christ and Mrs. Um mel. Attendance requires a slip from Principal O. T. Olson signed by a parent for child release to attend.
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Congregational Church
Christ, Ummel
O. T. Olson
California property assessed value under local taxation
The assessed valuation of California property subject to local taxation is 7.886 billion dollars.
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California
Christmas Reflections From Shafter Letters to the Editor
In Shafter Christmas was observed with family reunions and church services. The readers reflect on sacrifices of service members and the war effort, noting how offerings buoy homes and communities against hardship, recalling pioneer days.
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Shafter
Prairie States
Sacrifices for Home and Nation Recaptured in Fire Scene
The text recalls a man loading water and firefighting gear to reach a distant blaze, saving a home and essential life support. It connects modern acts of service to traditional sacrifice and patriotic duty, urging reflection on the flag as a symbol of others' sacrifices and the price of liberty.
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Exami Sadia
Nemenare O
Erwin
MER . Hunt Notary
Klassen Drive
North Shafter
Neufeld’s Automotive Parts
California Avenue
Odessa
Jczecho
Slovakia
Budapest
Hungary
Rumania
Bucharest
Corfu
Istanbul
Greece
Crete
Dardaneskes
Turkey
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
United Nations
Wala
Burbank
Ethel Stewart
Jean
Joan
Carters
Albert Carter
Altus
Okla
Otha Carter
J. A. Cobean
Portland, Ore
J. R. Rosenstiel
Ernest Evans
Livermore
W. F. Evans
Fred G. Hampton
San Francisco
Rosenstiel
James R
Robert Childs
Henry J. Arel
England
Albert Carterersfield
W. A. Driggers
Ted Henry
Bakersfield
There
Bartels
Kansas
Ida Bartel
Sly
San Diego
Mrs
Oliver Sly
Bart
Mrs. Sly
Miss. Hesley
Carry Hall
J. O. Wiles
Mrs. J. O. Wiles
Mrs. J. O. Meachum
Wally Meagher
Sgt
Geo. Meagher
Wally
Navy
Webbs
Ventura
Virginia
Earl Webb
Joe Neuman
Ed Tylers
Troy Harwell
Lynn Tyler
Ed Tyler
Standard of California
Asco Telephone Wasco
Shafter Sheet Metal Works
Shafter, California
Shafter Warehouse
Frank Russell
Central Barber Shop
Perry
Bill Brown
Twin Peppers
Central Avenue
Newman’s Cafe
T. J. Crawford
Stork
Sapteme
Wasco
Gwin
Sco
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