Scandinavian Model Cited for Low Crime and Welfare
Hugh Weston told Shafter Rotary that Denmark Norway and Sweden maintain a high moral standard with minimal crime especially crimes of passion. He cited affordable hospital care 30 cents per day and widespread social security and socialized medicine. Weston noted small farms and less poverty overall while praising public service motivation. meeting presided by Ingraham with Paul Newell as program chairman.
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Norway
Sweden
Hugh Weston
Rews
Shafter Rotary Club
Cawelo Motel
Weston
Europe
America
Ingraham
Paul Newell
Ray Sirman
Wasco Rotary Club
Walter Nelson
Phil Horwith
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Hart Challenges Bare-Knuckle View Of Old Time Fights
Hart argues modern boxing surpasses bare knuckle era noting tougher blows with bare fists caused hand injuries and body focus. He cites diets and rules, recalls Sullivan Kilrain bout, James Fink 1719, James Hir e 1816, and highlights Hart’s career including Golden Gloves 1932 and Master’s degree.
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Tommy Hart
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Canelo Motel
Hart
James Fink
England
James Hire
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Jack Kilrain
Miss
Pacific Coast
Luey Welch
Prong
Glennam
Jack Hill
Shafter Seeks Stable County League Team Again
Local horsehide enthusiasts consider forming a Shafter squad to join the Kern County league after past efforts failed. Wasco holds two straight league titles, amid broadcaster mood and community publicity as Bakersfield area teams join in. Bill Clements starts FM radio outfitting for standard broadcast radios, taking phone calls for business.
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Shafter
Shafter Business Houses
Wasco
Bakersfield
Oildale
Delano
Taft
Bill Clements
Temporary IRS Offices Planned in Kern County
Arch ie N Vance announced temporary offices to aid 1947 federal tax returns. In Kern County locations include Bakersfield permanent office at 1424 Seventeenth St and pop up sites in Buttonwillow Delano Shafter Taft and Wasco on scheduled dates February 26 February 26 28 March 4 5 February 2 to March 15 and March 2 3.
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Clifornia
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Shafter
Seventeenth St
Bakersfield
Internal Revenue Bureau
Kern County
Buttonwillow
Community
Delano
City Hall
Taft
Fort
Wasco
Auxiliary in Business Meeting at American Legion
The American Legion Auxiliary met last Tuesday February 3rd in Bakersfield with plans for a Kern County Council meeting in Mojave on Saturday February 7th. A bus will depart Bakersfield Legion Hall at 6 p.m. A dinner and dance accompanies the meeting. Ann Raney hosted the gathering and reports from the January 25th District Meeting in Bakersfield were shared. An April District Meeting is set for Porterville. An initiation of Shafter members is planned for April 20th at the local Legion Hall with Neil Smith leading the Lindsay Ritualistic Team. The Auxiliary presents a White Bible to Lyle Comfort in memory of her deceased son. A $10 Child Welfare donation plus a food box will be given to a needy family, with donations collected at 214 California Avenue or by calling Shafter 676. An Emergency Grocery Shelf was approved to aid needy causes. A sewing meeting is set for February 9th to prepare items for the Apron Bazaar. Burial arrangements note a baby, two years old, died after nine months of illness at home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mouser, 165 Pl Street Shafter, with Flickinger-Janzen Mortuary in charge. Surviving the infant are grandparents Mr. and Mrs. O. Smith of Shafter and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mouser of Shafter.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Miele
Kern County Council
Mojave
Bakersfield Legion Hall
Ann Raney
Hotel el Tejon
Bakersfield
Porterville
Shafter
Legion, Hall
Lindsay
Neil Smith
Lyle Comfort
Auxiliary
California Avenue
I Monroe Ottictataare
Albert Mouser
Pl Street
Tory
Flickinger-Janzen Mortu
O. Smith
W. H. Mouser
Last Rites Held For Sharon Mouser
Last rites for Sharon Elaine Mouser were held Saturday afternoon at the Flickinger-Janzen funeral home and served by the local church clergy. Friends and family attended the service in gratitude for her life and memory.
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Sharon Mouser
Sharon Elaine Mouser
Flickinger-Janzen
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West Coast Relays Selects J. Flint Hanner as Director
J. Flint Hanner, longtime Fresno State track coach, is named Director of the West Coast Relays succeeding Earl Wight. Wight retired after directing the carnival most years since 1927, except for 1933, while Hanner has promoted the event from its start.
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J. Flint Hanner
Fresno State College
Earl Wight
Wight
Hanner
Polygyny in Modern Society Widens Men’s Marriage Scope
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes most men now practice fewer monogamous marriages due to the spread of multiple marriage. The piece cites cultural and economic factors expanding acceptable polygyny among populations.
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Encyclopaedia Britanni
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