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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1945
Page
2
Pvt Arnold Morss Jr son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Morss is home on a nine day furlough after completing basic training at Camp Roberts He will report to Fort Ord on February 13.
Pvt Wayne Guenther son of Mr and Mrs Wm Guenther spent the weekend in Shafter. He is stationed at Camp Roberts.
At a large county meeting, potato seed growers urged Western States Seed Certification authorities to raise seed quality to combat ring rot. Officials from Oregon Washington California discussed unifying certification and invited Kern County growers to inspect a seed plot at Oceanside on February 7.
Mrs Jack Battaglia and Mrs Christine Roscamp hosted a layette shower January 31 at Mrs Battaglia's home in honor of Mrs Laura Hare. Guests included many Shafter and Delano residents and Miss Lou Starrh who visited from Bakensfield.
Miss Margrate Bennett hosted a gathering for friends including Mrs. Bernice Walz Mrs. Edythe Van Bever Mrs. Laura Hare Mrs. Janet Churchill Miss Helen Locke Miss Betty Jones and Miss Jenny Freckleton with her father in attendance at the event.
Eugene Bosserdett of Fresno, formerly of Shafter, was in Shafter over the weekend to attend the funeral of Ernest Meuser. Bosserdett first came to Shafter in 1918 but has lived in Fresno for the last two years.
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