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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1945
Page
3
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Langston and family spent the weekend here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Schnaidt and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schnaidt.
Rolf Jacobsen Ed Brown and Jake Jacobsen from Tehachapi traveled to Oceanside on Wednesday to attend a potato seed conference.
Shafter family members serve across World War II battlefronts. Elizabeth Lauby with the WAC is in New Guinea while Joe Lauby fights in France and Tony Lauby engineers on a B 17 in England. C W Winslow serves on Admiral Kincaid s flagship. Louis and Yvonne LeDoux have Lt Ray LeDoux in England and Lt Joe LeDoux in the South Pacific. A brother in law Sgt George Hauptman serves with the Army tank corps in Italy.
The Shafter Kiwanis Club hosts a Good Fellowship card party February 14 at 8 p.m. in the Women’s Clubhouse. Tickets are 50 cents with few left. Proceeds fund boys and girls work. Prizes refreshments and a film will accompany scoring of games such as bridge pinnochie 500 and pitch.
Notary public Arnold J. Morss certifies that J. Thoch Weldin and Repair Shop conducts business at Route Box 127 Shafter Kern County California under the fictitious firm name with listed owner J. W. Route 1 Bes 127-0. This 22nd day of January 1945, witnesses W. Burch acknowledging the instrument. Official seal and expiration noted.
A reader thanks the Kern County Teachers Institute organizers for space and success. Veteran Sgt. Floyd M. Swan writes from Belgium describing experiences in D Day Paris and current snow coverage, noting late Shafter Press delivery and lack of dugout lights.
The Pinnochle Club met last Saturday evening at Mrs. Elizabeth Ingram's home with members including Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Weidmann, C. G. Lindquist, J. P. Hansen, Ralph Sanderson, Mrs. Jeanette Stoner, Mrs. Esther Miller, and Harry Fowler of Wasco. Mrs. J. C. Ohanneson attended a Fresno meeting for the San Joaquin Valley District of the California Federation of Women's Clubs as Kern County representative. The next district gathering, March 28, will be in Fresno instead of Hanford as previously announced.
Rev. and Mrs. Leonard Hanes guests of Rev. and Mrs. Chris Ummel in Shafter as they prepare to go as missionaries to South America. They spoke at Government Camp in Shafter on Thursday and at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Bakersfield on Sunday with a speaking stop planned in Hanford Tuesday.
Mrs H W Kelly hosted a social bridge gathering Tuesday afternoon at her home. Present were Mrs Rolf Jacobsen Mrs John Jacobsen Mrs Pete Bender Mrs Emily Bender Mrs Wm Bender Mrs P L Arnold Mrs Dick Arnold Mrs Phil Chatinesoh Mrs Glenn O Nay Mrs Ed Gamegan Mrs H C Neufeld and Mrs M L Thomas. Bridge prizes went to Mrs Emil Bender and Mrs Nay.
Dr Y G Chen and Ed Cahill address joint education ideas blending philosophy and tech. A 12 wife streetcar conductor is cited on rush hour workload. Officials comment on patriotism, draft, and women registration. Sunday visitors from Arvin visit Shafter.
Homer McDonald BM 2/c U S Navy is home in Shafter for the first time in two years. He has spent much of his time at sea in the Pacific theatre of war and is the son of L H McDonald. He stopped by the Press office this week to say he enjoys reading about his hometown in the Shafter Press.
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