James Osborn Returns Home With Army Honor
Sgt James Osborn of 218 Orange St Shafter California is among 118 Army veterans returning to the States for discharge aboard the USS General Grant. The transport left Pearl Harbor January 23 and is due in Los Angeles around January 29. The General Grant served with the Navy in the Pacific war carrying assault troops on the stepping stone island invasions en route to Japan. The world's deepest producing oil well is in Wasco.
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Pearl Harbor
T.H
James Osborn
Orange St. Shafter
Calif
General Grant
Los Angeles
U.S.S
Navy
Japan
Verna Ebel Betrothed and John Bucher Tie Bind
Verna Ebel daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob J Ebel of Shafter and John Bucher wed at the Wedding Bell Chapel in San Diego on January 20 at 1230 PM. The bride wore a powder blue dress and hat and carried white carnations and gardenias. Attendants included Mr and Mrs Ed Schulbert of Diego. The bride previously attended Shafter schools and worked at Dental Arts Laboratory in San Jose. The couple will reside in Vallejo where Bucher works at Mare Island Navy Yard.
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Verna Ebel
Jacob
J. Ebel
Shafter
John Bucher
San Diego
Ed. Schulbert
Diego
Ladies Aid Meeting at Union Congregational
The Union Congregational Ladies Aid meets February 14 at Mrs. Montgomery's home with co hosts Mrs. Bert Hebel and Mrs. Montgomery. An election of officers will be held.
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Union Congregational Ladies
Aid
Montgomery
Bert Hebel
Battaglia Heads to Chicago on Week-Long Business Trip
Jack Battaglia left Tuesday for Chicago on a business trip likely to last a week to ten days.
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Jack Battaglia
Chicago
Landmarks of California Historic Notes and Highlights
Editor’s note introduces California landmarks listed by the State Department of Natural Resources. Descriptions cover Mission San Jose and others such as Stevenson House Monterey, Castro Home El Cerrito, and Bell Monument Vallicita, with registration numbers and brief historic details.
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California State Department of Natural Resources
Local Visitors Dine with Mrs Roscamp Couple
Local guests Mr and Mrs Julius Schortz man of Rupert Idaho and Mr and Mrs Ludwig Kirschenmann joined Mrs J A Roscamp for dinner Friday February 1. Mr Schortzman is her cousin.
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Julius Schortzman
Rupert, Idaho
Ludwig Kirschenmann
J. A. Roscamp
Mr. Schortzman
Roscamp
Birthday Party for Helen Adams at Motel Dining Room
A birthday party for Helen Adams was held at the Motel Dining Room on her 8th birthday a Monday January 28. Games and refreshments were served. Guests included Sue Cole Elva Ann Moore Mona Vee Moore Betty June Cunningham Donna Blizzard Geraldine Dirkson Michael Ann Dirkson Donald McClain Michael Paul Adams Mrs Johnny Dirkson Mrs Geraldine Mundt and Celeste Crawford assisted in entertaining the young folks.
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Helen June ‘Adams
Sue Cole
Elva Ann Moore
Mona Vee Moore
Betty June Cunningham
Donna Blizzard
Geraldine Dirkson
Michael Ann Dirkson
Donald ,McClain
Michael Paul Adams
Johnny Dirkson
Geraldine, Mundt
Celeste Crawford
Louis McCaslin Receives Discharge from Army
Cpl. Louis McCaslin son of Mr and Mrs Wes McCaslin of Shafter received his discharge from the Army at Fort McArthur separation center on February 4 Monday. He entered in May 1944 and went overseas in January 1945 returning from Okinawa. His wife Viola Laker and their small son Ronnie have been in Shafter during his absence.
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Cpl
Louis ‘McCaslin
Wes McCaslin
Shafter
Army
Searation Center
Fort ‘McArthur
Cpl. McCaslin
Okinawa
States
Viola Laker
Ronnie
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Shafter Press
Wasco
8Th Street
Bakersfield
P.O
Ladies Aid
Lattaglia
Union Oil Products
Arthein’s
Firestone
Five Points
O. K
Shafter Drug Store
McClure Drug Store
Jimmie Shepardson
Historical. Landmarks OF California
San Jose
Ala
Meda County
Vallicita
N.Y
Calaveras County
Soris-of-the-Golden West
Mits
Pipe & Salvage CO
S. Union
Mail-Well Envelope Co
Helen Adams
Louis McCaslin
Helene Curtis
Charlotte E. Fay
Bakersfield Beauty College
Chester Ave
TWO
Seventeenth
K — Truxtun
Willie Wood
Central Avenue
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