Local Legion Post Grows Rapidly Outgrows Meeting Hall
Shafter area sees the American Legion post expand as membership soars with World War II vets, funding a new building from a 3000 dollar building fund boost raised by a June car raffle awarding a Chrysler. The year featured dances, smokers, Ladies night ice cream social, a barbecue jamboree with boxing, Turkey Shoots, and active auxiliary support.
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Shafter
American Legion Post
Legion Post
Legion
Board of Supervisors
Legion Auxiliary
Hare
Food output could feed 50 million more people 1935 39
War year feeds added enough surplus to support about 50 million extra people at some dietary levels during 1935 39. Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado sits in the heart of the range with peaks from 11 000 to 14 255 feet. Dust from the 1871 Chicago fire reached the Azores. Rest helps a failing heart in a midday office nap.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
American Legion Auxiliary gifts to Navy Hospital at Inyokern
The American Legion Auxiliary of Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 organized a Christmas gift program for patients at Navy Hospital Inyokern. Each patient received a gift and a five dollar check in a card, with donations from numerous local individuals and businesses. The report notes a San Francisco income rise of 121 percent over 1939 to 1944.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Leslie L. Robinson
Naval Hospital
Inyokern
Hobson
W. H Bryant
American Legion
Ridgecrest
Bryant
Shafter
Shafter Concrete and Pipe Co
Dorothy Eckman
Bert Hebel
Emil Bender
Irvin ‘Fike
J. C. Channeson
A. B. Kruger
Elgin Akins
John
Central Market
J. Siemens
Frank Adams
Harry Pasley
Ladies Aid of Congregational Church
Bryant and Hitchcock
Ee Gaede
W. Poznoff
A. P. Channeson
Chris Handel
B. E. Treanor
Emil Stoller
Legion Jamboree
McClure’s
San Francisco
Peninsula Boundaries Defined on San Francisco Map
The San Francisco peninsula is bounded by the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Bay and San Mateo County, outlining the geographic limits of the region.
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San Francisco Peninsula
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco Bay
San Mateo County
Walnut harvest nets big return for California ranchers
In 1946 about 62 000 tons of walnuts brought in 31 434 000 dollars to California ranchers, signaling strong fruit crop value. The report highlights the substantial income generated by the walnut market for farming families and regional growers.
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Casffornia
Teen-Agers New Year's Eve Dance Tonight at Shafter Club
A New Year’s Eve teen-agers dance will be held tonight at the Shafter Women’s Clubhouse. All teens in and around Shafter are invited. The Shafter high school Horizon club leads arrangements for the affair, sponsored by the Wednesday Afternoon club. Refreshments will be served. Open invitation extended to all young people.
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Shafter Women’s Clubhouse
Shafter
Shafter High School Horizon
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