Valentine Tea to Aid Shafter Girls Camp Travel
The Social Realm plans a Valentine tea Saturday from 2 to 5 PM at Mrs. Jack Battaglia’s home to raise funds for general philanthropic work and to assist sending girls to summer camp. Local club officers and hosts will oversee arrangements with music, and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Battaglia
Faber ‘Street
Mesdarmes
J. L. Hill
J. W. Frizzell
Jif Sauter
Fred Vandenberg
E. P Janes
the Peters
W. B. Camp
J. H. Puller
J. C. Channeson
R. A. Jacobsen
Shafter
Warren Thompson Speaks at Richland P T A Meeting
Richland P T A met February 9 in the school sewing room with Oda Peter's sixth graders presenting model gliders. A pupil sample exam for an air hostess was shown, and a Shafter High School faculty member spoke on Travel Education Through the Hostess. The group asked for the cafeteria to be transferred from P T A supervision to the school board. The next meeting is set for March 10 in the new cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland P.T. A
Richland School
Oda Peter
P San
Shafter High School
P.T. A
PT. A
Ter
Nder Wah
Women Urged to Attend Rio Bravo Home Dept Meeting
Mrs F J Schierlmann announced the Rio Bravo Home Department will hold its regular meeting on February 19 at 10 am in the John Peru home at the Standard Pump station. The topic is Low Cost of Meals with Vanishing System with Miss Wilkinson from the Extension service attending. all members and friends are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Schierlmann
Rio Bravo
John Peru
Standard
China Reviews Topic by Mrs. Cassey at Club Meeting
Extensive reviews of several books about China will be given by Mrs. Gertrude Cassey at a Book section meeting of the Wednesday Afternoon club. The event starts Monday at 2 o'clock at Mrs. P. L. Arnold's home, with Mesdames T. V. Little and C. J. Vignolo heading the section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Gertrude Cassey
Mesdames
T.V. Little
C. J. Vignolo
4 H Club Valentine Party At Rio Bravo
The Rio Bravo 4 H junior division held a monthly meeting as a Valentine party at the schoolhouse last Friday evening with games and Valentine exchanges. Jello and cookies were served to a long list of Misses and Leonard Brent and others, followed by a layette shower for Mrs. Darrell Janzen of Wasco with gifts and social time at the home of Mrs. E B Stringham in Shafter. Attendees included many club leaders and parents and the gift senders Irene Parker Ruby Hensen and Jack Janzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F E. B. Stringham
Emmett Wilson
Bakersfield
Joe Heekin
Delano
Lloyd Carelson
Taft
Shafter Club
Orvin _Mettier
E. P. Jones
M. L. Thomas
Stringham
al Chandler
Rose
Kyle Nelson
L. E. Plymale
Rio Bravo 4-H
Mrytle
Connie Spurlock
Dolores Bancvedes
Katherina Pera
Francis
Helen Rose
Loraine
Marty Rice
Marilyn Stewart
Wilma Perry
Marjorie Calder
Leonard Brent
Columbus Rice
Robert Devlin
Donald Zachary
Russell Calder
Ray Stewart
Bobby Calder
Mesdames
Clyde Zachary
Paul Enns
Helen Calder
Sohn Pera
F. J. Schierlmann
Agnes Spurlock
Darrell Janzen
Wasco
E. B. Stringham
Shafter
Mrs. Janzen
H. J. D. Janzen
Anna Enns
Frank Wiebe
Paul Wiebe
G. C. Fields
Homer Craig
Jim Patterson
Baren Mayfield
Fred Stoll
Dorothy Dalke
Jerry Bryant
Katte ‘Wi
Abraham Lincoln Birthday Film at Maple P T A
A sound picture titled Abraham the leading role will be shown Friday at 8 oclock in the Maple school auditorium during a Maple P T A meeting. Admission is free and all residents of Shafter and Maple districts are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham ‘Lincoln
Abraham
Maple School
Maple P.T. A
Abraham Lincoln
Shafter and Maple District
Italian Dinner Planned by Ladies Aid at Union Church
The Ladies Aid of the Union Congregational church will host an Italian dinner February 26 from 6 to 8 PM in the church parlor. Proceeds benefit Sunday school activities. Music will be provided by Paul Pry of Mintersfield as part of a planned community evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Union Congregational Church
Paul Pry
Minterfield
Dunkirk Soldier To Be Interviewed On Minter Program
Pvt Albert Witman, evacuated from the Dunkirk siege, will be interviewed on a Minter field radio program Monday evening between 7:45 and 8 over Bakersfield station KERN. He is now with the Army Air Corps at Millieux field. The Windsock team and airfield band will present segments, with Sgt Paul Slocumb as Windsock editor and Sgt Karl Houston as associate editor under Sgt Patsey Dwornick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
Albert Witman
Minter Field
Bakersfield
Kern
Witman
United States Army Air Corps
Milliex Fiend
Windsock
Paul Slocumb
Karl H. Houston
Patsey Dwornick
Steinhart Aquarium Boasts Colorful Live Fish Collection
The Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park houses a renowned and vibrant array of live fish, drawing visitors with its varied species and striking displays. The collection showcases aquatic life from diverse habitats, illustrating oceanic and freshwater ecosystems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steinhart Aquarium
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Lights of New York by L L Stevenson in Paramaribo
The narrator recalls Dutch Guiana’s capital Paramaribo as a scorchingly hot, quiet port with a Broadway like main street. Markets bustle with canoe and oxcart traffic while bush Negro traders stand out against the white colonial population. A pilot with a large family shows efficiency in tropical life as boats launch from the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Guiana
Paramaribo
United States
Bost America
New York
Broadway
Africa
New York City Observation Deck Profits From Celeb Watching
A report notes a quarter of a million dollars earned in a year from visitor fees and related income at an observation deck near LaGuardia. Celeb sighting draws tourists with photographers and street chatter as Broadway displays and passing ships add atmosphere amid city bustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Paramaribo
la Guardia Field
Private Higgins AWOL Missing Boston Soldier
Private Vincent Higgins 19 of Roxbury attached to Fort Devens is absent without leave again. The incident text notes his pattern of absences and signals possible disciplinary action or pursuit by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vincent Higgins
Roxbury
Fort Devens
Parking Row Over Shabby Car At Hindley House
A morning dispute unfolds over a shabby car parked daily near the Hindley residence. Mr. James Hindley, Doris, Ted, Tom, and chauffeur Benson debate legality and courtesy as they learn the owner is Mazie, a young art student who bought and painted the car herself and recently agreed to move it to a garage for safekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindley Place
James Hindley
Hindley
Doris Hindley
Ted
Tom
Benson
Mr. Hindley
Russia
Doris
Mazie
Laura Drake
Peach
Mr. James Huncher
Hidden taxes bite: family purchases summed by National Cop
A study by the National Cop notes that hidden taxes on a typical family's purchases amount to the annual equivalent of 578 loaves of bread 165 pounds of butter 144 dozen eggs and 156 pounds of bacon as disclosed by the Somers Tax commission.
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Cop
Somers Tax Commission
Council Favors Raising Listening Post Expense Fund
The Shafter coordinating council at a high school meeting urged immediate raising of funds to maintain two listening posts and an air raid siren. If local funds fail, money will come from organizations. Members also set soldier entertainment dates and noted defense stamp book distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter Coordinating Council
Kern
Memers
City Faces Roadblock in Release of Fire Truck
The city of Shafter owns a completed fire truck held by federal freezing orders. The local fire rationing committee has received no official notice on releasing the vehicle or any authority to act. The truck sits at the P. E. Van Pelt plant in Oakdale, awaiting clearance and possible local control hints from rationing changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Glenn
Howver
P. E. van Pelt
Oakdale
Alfred J. Elliott
Smith Service Held Today at Janzen Chapel
Funeral service for Mrs. Lillian Gwin Smith 83 was held today at Janzen Chapel with Rev. William Jackson of the First Baptist church presiding. Interment is in Shafter cemetery. Survivors include her son D R Gwin and daughter in law, plus granddaughters Naomi Ruth OToole and Jessie Marie Seeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janzen Chapel
Lillian Gwin Smith
William Jackson
First Baptist Church
Intermart
Shafter Cemetery
Shafter District
D.R. Gwin
Naomi Ruth O'Toole
Sacramento
Jessie Marie Seeley
Bakersfield
Evacuation Drill Tests A Vounteer Motor Corps in San Francisco
The American Women's Voluntary Services motor corps in San Francisco undergoes a sequence of actual evacuation problems to test readiness and response times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Women's Voluntary Services’ Motor Corps
San Francisco
Locked in a Bakersfield postoffice by anonymous man
An unnamed gentleman was locked inside the Shafter postoffice lobby at 10:30 pm after clerks left at 9. He spent about ninety minutes in darkness, called a Bakersfield operator, and was released by Postmaster Lots Ez Rosenstiel who brought keys and freed him. He joked about pillows and his wife may doubt the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Postoffice
Anonymous
Bakersfield
Cers
Rosenstiel
Salinas Sewer Bond Sale Sees Premium Paid
An investment banking group paid a $57 premium per bond on a $245,000 Salinas sewer bond, indicating strong demand and pricing for the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grsup
Salinas
New insights into living cell fasc ion from UC eyete tron study
Experimental results from the University of California reveal new observations on the fasc ion of the living cell using an eyete tron apparatus. Researchers report refined measurements and potential implications for cellular processes and imaging techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California
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Valentine
Rotary Club
Shafter Rotarians
Shafter Motel
Founders
Rio Bravo P.T. A
Schear
Roy Loudon
Rio
Helen Hicks
Earl Calder
R. P. Kirkham
Orie McClellan
Alfred Fregeau
Jewel Rose
A. Spurlock
George Brent
John Pera
F. J. Schierlman
Floyd Sears
Mable Knighy
Hennabal Rough
Anton Hulsebos
E. R. Neuman
Jack Gregory
Effie Frey
Leonard Duck
Lester Schear
Warren Thompson
P.T A
Aik
4-H Club
Layette
Minter
Lights of
L.L. Stevenson
Canada
Australia
Bel Syndicate
WNU
Jane Osborn
McClure Syndicate
WIN Service
Council
Smith
Lester Jennison
Shafter Studio
Pacific Ave
Walter Powell
Bill'’ Horner
Cocktail
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