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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1945
Page
6
Mrs. Cooper of Los Angeles spent last week in Shafter visiting her daughter Mrs. Floyd Cooper and family.
Mrs Virginia Rorick acts as substitute teacher for two weeks at Wasco High School where she is an alumna of the institution.
Ensign Phyllis Ens of the Waves spends Friday evening on leave in Shafter with her family in Bakersfield. Her visit highlights connections between service members and local communities.
President Roosevelt as Honorary President sends a message to 1,800,000 Scouts on the 35th anniversary of Scouting in the United States. The observance runs February 8 to 14 with the theme Scouts of the World Brothers Together. Roosevelt cites international goodwill and world brotherhood fostered by Scouting and urges leadership in peaceful cooperation.
At the mid year meeting January 31 in Tulare the California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors set a 99 per ton price for registered and certified cotton planting seed an increase of one dollar over last year. The organization emphasizes high quality seed bred under George J. Harrison with United States Field Station and Hornkohl lab tests ensuring germination and spinning performance. No surplus seed will be shipped south this season. forty directors and cooperators attended.
Technician Fourth Grade Rito A. Velarde of the Hospital Train Unit Service Command Unit 1960 Presidio of San Francisco has been promoted from Technician Fifth Grade. Announcement by Col. H Galliett notes Velarde son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Velarde of Shafter and that he was a farmer before entering the service.
Mrs. Horace Gray and her granddaughter Mrs. Cathleen Sutherland left Shafter on Monday to return to their Alameda home. Trev had been visiting Mrs. Gray's daughter Mrs. Phil channels for the past week.
The World Wide Guild of high school girls met January 29 at Mr and Mrs Chester Browns home. Opal Brown is president. organized last fall by counsellor Mrs John Ratzlaff. Missionary work is the group’s aim with a practice for a missionary play set for March 4 at First Baptist Church Sunday School.
The Sunday School Workers conference was led by Rev. Menno Schellenberg. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. Chris Ummel and Gwen dolyn, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Giesbrechtz and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Balzer, Willis Reimer, Betty Parks of the Shafter farm workers center, and Miss Susie Dueck and Miss Rosella Willems from Wasco farm labor camp Sunday School.
Pvt. Luella Z. Abbott daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry S Dahl of Shafter leaves Fort Des Moines IA for duty at Fitzsimmons General Hospital Denver Colo She joins the Women's Army Corps as the WAC program emphasizes enlistment of skilled clerks typists stenographers tabulating machine operators radio operators control tower parachute riggers and cryptographers with urgent need for medical and surgical technicians due to casualties and wounded returning home.
The Junior Women's Club of Shafter plans a dinner dance for husbands on February 14 at the Shafter Motel with decorating chair Mrs. Charles Christopher and helpers Mrs. Arthur Craig and Mrs. Dorothy Killpatrick. Spring flowers and valentines will grace the tables. Separately, layette shower hosts Mrs. P L Arnold and Mrs. Virginia Walt of Bakersfield hosted at Mrs Arnold’s home for Mrs Walter Emrick.
Sunday guests in Reedley at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Kroeker included Mr. and Mrs. Jake Kroeker, the Misses Irene and Mamie Kroeker, and Elbert Franz, all of Shafter.
Mr and Mrs H H Lepp and family and Dr and Mrs Alvin Gaede and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Dan Loewen.
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