Home Nursing and Red Cross First Aid Classes Progressing
Shafter community reports progress in home nursing and Red Cross first aid courses. Jack Hare, Red Cross chairman, notes 60 to 70 students near completion and plans for a second course if a qualified instructor is found. More classes will form as instructors become available with Hare, Mrs. R. A. Jacobsen and Mrs. L. Moss taking courses in Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Shafter
Jack Hare
Red Cross Defense
Bakersfield
Hare
R. A. Jacobsen
L. Moss
Alley Rubbish Removal Urged as City Work Starts
Businessmen and homeowners are urged to remove alley rubbish immediately so improvement work can proceed in the alleys in the coming days. Spring grading and other city street work will be carried out under the direction of George Gaede, street superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gaede
Local News Briefs From Rio Bravo Area
Little Robert Mi is confined to his home with pneumonia. Clyde Garrett is stationed with the Home Guards in Hawaii and is well and enjoys the climate. Mrs Ema Gunderson of Wao visited the J W M home. Miss Margaret Haag and Robert Haag drove south this weekend to visit friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mi
J. B. Garrett
Clyde
Hawaii
Ema Gunderson
Wao
Margaret Haag
Robert Haag
Desperate Encounters at the Zoo Entertains Club
A quiet club member recalls a childhood scare at the zoo with a lion leopard and elephant. He ran to his nurse after fleeing from his nurse during the visit, leaving the colonel astonished at the near miss.
Education speech at local school highlights arithmetic
Mr. Newrich distributed prizes and spoke on the benefits of education. He extolled arithmetic with examples such as two twos making four and four fours making sixteen, then noted the progression to nine nines and hinted at history.
That’s for Me The Monkey Weather Card
A compact exchange about weather slips into a cartoon caption style. A monkey and polar bear reflect on temperatures with playful banter and nods to home and mother. The dialogue captures whimsy and cozy sentiment in a single panel teaser.
Football Coach Tests Substitutes With Question
A coach explains a late game scenario to a bench of players. He asks Joe what he would do if the ball were on the four yard line with one minute left and three points at stake. Joe replies he would move along the bench to see better.
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Joe
Absent-minded comedian flees home after odd radio scene
An absent-minded comedian sits with his wife enjoying radio when footsteps trigger her alarm. Startled, he abruptly jumps out of the window as the moment ends.
Woman Learns Checkbook Lost Yet Secures Signatures
A woman requests a new check book at the bank after losing yesterday's. She explains she has signed all checks as soon as she received it, making the lost checks unusable to anyone else.
Woman Uses New Identity After Marriage
He notes she is living under an assumed name, while she protests. He reveals the woman adopted the name immediately following her husband’s marriage, prompting shock and questions about the reason for the disguise.
First Aid Lesson Sparks Hasty Rescue
A man nearly drowns yesterday and Tom, after taking a first aid course, reacts by throwing a glass of water in his face. The incident highlights mixed results from improvised first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Unaccustomed Lecturer Urges Exit Before Dictionary Lesson
Fragmentary dialogue shows a lecturer eager to leave as Lola prepares to begin a dictionary lesson. The scene hints at a conversational, possibly theatrical moment with the phrase stock and a casual departure.
Question on Clock Strike in Playwright Scene
The prompt asks which gene the clock struck in the final act of a knockout play. The text does not provide a gene name. It blends stage action with a riddle about a clock striking time. No explicit gene is mentioned in the readable lines.
Five-Year Marriage Quip About Wives and Husbands
A brief humorous exchange notes five years of marriage. The woman is not praised as a good wife, but her impact is described as making him “an awful ly good husband,” in a witty remark.
Shafter News roundup two families and service members
Shafter residents and relatives are mentioned with service in Iceland and Paris Island. Fred Janzen sails from New York while Marvin Neuman enlists in the Army Air Corps in Los Angeles. John Wastbinder visits from Taft as Frank Downey Sr returns from Oregon and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Janzen
Shafter Boy
New York
H. A. Janzen
Atlantic
Frank Downey, Sr
Shafter
Oregon
Washington
Defense Bond Sales In January Reported For Shafter
January defense bond sales in the Shafter district totaled 11418.75 with defense stamps at 702.25. Post office and Bank of America handle bond and stamp sales and merchants offer stamps. J J Wilt of Bakersfield coordinates bond sales supervision for the community. February sales are reported higher than January.
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Shafter
Buttonwillow
Kern County
Shafter District
Bank of America
Post Office
America
Shafter Coordinating
Uum
J. J. Wilt
Bakersfield
Trade at Western Stores Shows December Uptick
December trade at Western department stores averaged 15 percent higher than December 1940, indicating a solid month for retailers. The rise reflects stronger consumer spending and improved market conditions across the region.
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Western
Church Services and Activities in Wasco Area
Local churches list Sunday sermons and vesper music at Congregational Plymouth House events with Miss Doris Davis and Mr. Chandiler named. Mennonite Brethren and First Mennonite Church activities listed with service times Bible studies and choir rehearsals. Additional Catholic, Christian Science, and Baptist services noted with schedules and scripture focus.
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Union
James Street
Alfred T. Chandiler
al m
John Brinegar
Doris Davis
Mildred Turney
Doris. Davis
Christian Youth
Plymouth House
Harry Wright
Shafter
Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern Street
H. D. Wiebe
Christian Fellowship
Edgar Toeys
John Unruh
General Christian Endeavor
First Baptist Church
William Jackson
Holy Spirit
Young People’s Societies Prayer League
Surgeons Claim New Technique Cuts Gastric Complication Rates
The University of California Medical School reports a new operative method that could raise patient recovery by significantly reducing gastric complication rates from 75 percent to 25 percent, indicating substantial improvement in surgical outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California Medical School
Soldier Party Set For Friday Night At Shafter Recreation
A Friday the 13th party is planned for 75 air corps members from Minter Field to be hosted in the Shafter recreation building near the post office. Herb Schirmer leads the event with Lt. Lee Frankovich overseeing air corps guests. Music will be by Minter Field musicians, with dames Eugene Ford and Bill Rodgers helping invitations. The dance runs 8 to 11 p.m. and follows a series of civic and church events funded by the sponsoring group and the local army recreation committee.
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Shafter-Kiwanians
Minterfield
Air Corps
Shafters Post Office
Army Recreation Committee
Herb Schirmer
Mesdames
Eugene Ford
Bill Rodgers
Minter Field
Lee Frankovich
Tree Planting Goes Forward in Shafter Next Week
Shafter to start planting about 150 Arizona ash and sycamore trees in city parkways next week. City workers report steady progress from prior years with good survival and pruning after recent care. Sidewalk construction and defined street lines enable more tree planting in residential areas.
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Shafter
City
San Francisco Pay Areas Warned During Tight Periods
Boat owners are warned to avoid certain San Francisco pay areas during tightened periods as authorities caution against unsafe activity near water and launch zones amid high risk conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Avery
Shafter Plans Golden Basketball Game Marking 50th Anniversary
More than 300 air raid wardens and city officials attend Shafter High School to discuss the civilian defense program as Shafter and Maricopa prepare a Golden Basketball game February 27. Proceeds go to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield Mass. The event celebrates James Naismith and the origin of the game in 1897.
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Naismith
Shafter
Loustalot
Springfield
Mass
James Naismith
Springfield College
Smith
Sh.fter
Kcopa
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Jack” Zimmerman
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