Local War News From Buttonwillow and Surrounding Areas
Cadet Jack G Thompson, from Buttonwillow, has finished the C A A training in Susanville and is assigned to the Navy Preflight School in Moraga California. Jack Schmidt and Clyde Sawyer plan Merchant Marine training in Los Angeles with possible Catalina Island posting. Mrs C T Kemp hospitalized for heart trouble. Edward Casey, latest inductee, left Buttonwillow for Fort MacArthur San Diego with the February intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Jack G. Thompson
Susanville
Calif
Navy
St. Mary’s College
Moraga
J. Thompson
Buttonwillow
Young Thompson
University of California
Jack Schmidt
Clyde Sawyer
Los Angeles
Merchant Marine
Catalina Island
Marines Corporal Johns On Leave Hopes For Sergeant Stripe
Corporal Edward Johns of the U S Marine Corps was home on furlough from Oceanside last week. He passed his examination for sergeant and awaits authorization to wear the new stripe. Parents are Mr and Mrs Rufus Johns of Buttonwillow. Also Sadie Davis returned to her home in Lubbock Texas last week after visiting Mr and Mrs Harry McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Johns
U.S. Marine Corps
Oceanside
Rufus Johns
Buttonwillow
Davis
Lubbock
Sadie Davis
Luibbock
Tex
Harry McDonald
Olsen Installed as Master of Buttonwillow Grange
Installation of officers for the ensuing term held in Buttonwillow Grange No. 568 hall on Feb. 12. Officiants included W. P. Knight and Mrs Knight of El Monte, with regalia bearer Jean Kofahl and other dignitaries. Ted B. Olsen named master. Ruth Olsen performed as pianist. program featured music, dances, skits, and a camelia plant gift to Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
W. P. Knight
el Monte
Calif
Jean Kofahl
Jean Smith
W. L. Smith
Mrs. Nalé
Bernice Olsen
Helen Olsen
Ruth Olsen
Ted B. Olsen
Joe C. Lewis
Robert Bowman
Fred J. Sousceff
Wayne Smith
Francis ‘Smith
Jack Thomson
Ruby Bowman
DeWitt Mattson
Jean Sousoeff
Ceres
Victoria Sexton
Pomona
Irene Hunter
Flora
Juanita Lewis
Raymond B
Quick Freezing Nears Completion in Local Area
Luther Fine of Butlerwillow now with the U S Army Air Forces at Key Field Meridian Miss is promoted to corporal and expects short home leave around early March. Judge C T Kemp reports the Agricultural War Board Bakersfield approved Kemp's subscriber list for a local quick freezing and storage project, aiming to meet 1944 production rules and finish before the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Fine
Buttonwillow
U. S. Army Air Forces
Key Field
Meridian
Miss
C. T. Kemp
U. S. Agricultural War Board
Bakersfield
Kemp
York Refrigeration Company
Weeth
Washington
Lions Charity Box Social Nets 55 Dollars for Local Cause
The Buttonwillow Lions Club raised 55.07 at a box social held last Thursday Feb 10 auctioned box lunches priced up to 8 dollars. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes infantile paralysis fund and the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow Lions Club
Sorial
Ken Calkins
Verna Boettcher
Bernie Calkins
Gladys MacDonald
March of Coins” Infantile Paralysis Fund
The
Red Cross
Naval nurse returns home from service in South Pacific
Mrs Violet Huntington Barnes, known as Miss Huntington, Kern county home service nurse who served aboard a hospital ship in the South Pacific after enlisting January 1942, is visiting Buttonwillow with family. Her husband Dale Barnes remains in the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Huntington
Johnny
Bobby
Bell
Calif
In. Hughes
Stanley and
Pulte
Dd Sacanon
Dred Huntington Gaines
San Diego
Violet Huntington Barnes
Viola Huntington
Buttonwillow
Violet Barnes
Miss Huntington
Kern County
Naval
Red Cross Appeals For Local Volunteer Knotters
Mrs. Hattie Hess, newly elected Red Cross social unit chair, announces members are sewing afghans pajamas and blouses for government hospital patients and invites all interested women to participate. Meetings are Tuesdays 2 to 4 p m in Buttonwillow school sewing room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Hattie Hess
The
Kids Knock Lions Club For Loop In Touch Football
Buttonwillow school boys toppled the previously undefeated Lions 26 13 in a late season touch football game. The Lions led 13 12 at halftime before the students surged in the final quarters to secure the win. Lions lineup included B Crawford H McDonald L Myers D Tracy N Sivils C Sudderth S Archuleta. school boys included T Andreotti Y Fontes E Morales J Preston M Lake J Ramirez R Johns R Ross K Burchett T Garcia M Hair R Carrette R Manning R Castro J Kimpton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow Lions
Buttonwillow
Lions
B. Crawford
H. McDonald
L. Myers
D. Tracy
N. Sivils
C. Sudderth
S. Archuletta
T. Andreotti
Y. Fontes
E. Morales
J. Preston
M. Lake
J. Ramirez
R. Johns
R. Ross
T. Garcia
M. Hair
R. Carrette
R. Manning
R. Castro
J. Kimpton
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A. C. Sawyer
Clyde
Olsen
Buttonwillow Grange
Post Office
E. O. Webb
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railway
Santa FE System
California
Southwest
America
United
Buwillow
Richard P. Ball
Loraine Crawford
Engineers Corps
Shreveport
Aitkins
Utah
Levi Atkins
Mr. Atkins
Peter Atkins
Mrs. Hart
Son
Sara Hart
Santa Barbara
Harold
Tommy” Hart
Miami
Fla
Merlin. Lake
Albert Howtchin
Francis Houchin
Merle Hagley
Guy Craig
Tanziolis
Baggiani
Joe Tazioli
Bruno Baggiani
Farm Bureau
Frank Alves
William Hubert
Beverly Hills
Lester Houchin
Erwin Baublitz
Frank Ghilarducci
James Tazioli
F. Alves
Rene Fallot
Betty Tazioli
Lions Club
ATES
Zor
Frei
New York
Guthrie Crubbeks
Hunt
Sn. J Ge
Shafter Motel
Butch” Heffley
Jack” Zimmerman
Martha Zimmerman
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