Local Social Evening Features Card Games and Supper
Robert Curtis hosted a social event last Saturday evening with card games and a later meal. Attendees included Ellen Hansen, Jean Henderson, Lou Starrh, Louise Liv, Joyce Haag, Leland Bell, Hofman, Rueben Mettler, Haag, and Calvin Gaede.
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Robert Curtis
Ellen. Hansen
Jean Henrson
Lou Starrh
Louise
Liv
Joyce Haag
Leland Bell
Hofman
Rueben Mettler
Haag
Calvin. Gaede
Teachers' Meeting Postponed Over Migrant Issue
A Shafter high school teachers meeting scheduled for Monday evening to discuss migrant problems was delayed due to illness among several teachers. The session now awaits rescheduling as attendance was affected by illness.
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Shafter High School
Church Services and Programs Listed Across Local Faith Groups
The notice lists multiple churches with service times sermons and activities. First Mennonite Church features German services Sunday 9:30 with a sermon at 11 and Bible study in the evening. First Baptist Church outlines Bible school at 10 morning service at 11 with a sermon on It Is a Commandment.
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First Mennonite Church
J. P. Glanzer
First Baptist Church
East Lerdo Highway
Edgar H. McAllister
Bible School
P. A. Schmidt
Young People’s Societies
Prayer League
St. John's Catholic Church and Christian Science Society in Wasco
St John s Catholic Church on 9th and Broadway Wasco Rev Owen McMullan pastor mass schedule 8 am 10 am confessions Saturday 7 pm weekday mass 7 am. Christian Science Society corner Sixth and E Wasco services 11 am Sunday school 9 am.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
9Th and Broadway Streets
Wasco
Calif
Owen McMullan
Christian Science — Christian Science Society
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Sixth and
E Streets
Snuff Sales Rise Sharply in South Since 1870
A survey shows US snuff consumption in 1938 was 32 times that of 1870 and more than half of snuff sales occurred in the South, indicating regional concentration of the tobacco product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
United States
Unity Hope Of Balkans Still Hinted In Forum Talk
William Van Ewert Bakersfield junior college faculty member notes in Shafter high school forum that unity among Balkan nations is essential for peace and prosperity. He traces Turkish youth movement, postwar treaties, Balkan ententes, and Romania's minority issues as factors shaping regional stability.
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Balkans
William van Ewert
Bakersfield Junior College
Shafter
Ewert
United States of America
Balkan
Evert
Turkey
Dardanelles
Kemel Pasha
Greece
League of Na
Ftto
Yugoslavia
Ana Ae
Bulgaria
Romania
Rumania
Carol
E. P. Jones
Shafter High School
California Driver Would Circulate World Three Times Without Leaving State
A California motorist could travel 74,285 miles, three times around the world, without leaving the state, using its 13,642 miles of roads. The claim comes from W C Fillmore of General Petroleum via the American Petroleum Industries committee, noting California has extensive road mileage compared with the earth's circumference.
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California
General Petroleum Corporation
American Petroleum Industries Committee
Mobilegas
Californie
Pan American Planes Carry Gasoline Enough for Long Flight
In aviation news Pan American Airways planes hold ample fuel for transoceanic journeys. The treasured cargo of gasoline could propel an automobile around the world two and a half times, signaling extraordinary endurance for early long distance air travel.
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Pan American Airways
Kern County Community Needs Conference Heads to Bakersfield
Shafter residents join Bakersfield for the Third Annual Kern County Conference on Community Needs at El Tejon hotel. W. H. Hitchcock Jake Siemens William B. Camp and Frank Latta are among attendees. Delegates discuss projects from Red Rock Canyon to Kern River highway and freight rates. Paul Newell presides Emory Hoffman organizes, Alfred Harrell toastmaster James Mussatti speaker, Dr Frederick Woellner to discuss The Wider View and John Steinbeck. Conference opens at 9 am with sections, luncheon, and a broadcast of Mussatti's speech.
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Bakersfield
Kern County
el Tejon
Shafter
W. H. Hitchcock
Jake C. Siemens
Kern County Junior Chamber of Commerce
William B. Camp
Frank Latta
Kern County Historical Society
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Kern
Red Rock Canyon
Kern River
Paul Newell
Emory Gay Hoffman
Newell
Alfred Harrell
James Mussatl
California State Chamber of Commerce
America
Frederick P. Woellner
University of California At
Los Angeles
John Steinbeck
Mussatti
Shipping Boy Eyes Detroit Port as Freight Leader
Shipping Boy notes the Detroit River as the world’s greatest maritime highway with annual freight tonnage several times that of New York Harbor. The statement highlights Detroit’s dominance in shipping volumes.
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Detroit River
New York
Bor
Definition of M-Day in U S Army wartime term
M Day is a term used by the United States War Department to denote the first day of World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States War Department
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
He Had It Little Jones Describes A Charmer
An audience at the club hears Jones claim a person can captivate crowds with a single word. He says this unnamed figure rules attention and influence, even drawing kisses in the street. The mystery ends with a twist: the remarkable figure is their baby.
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Little Jones
Jones
Salt fish becomes sought after in playful romance
A romantic young man muses on chasing fame wealth and love but learns his beloved desires something unlikely salt fish. The light exchange turns the mood with a witty, surprising punchline about appetite and affection.
No Powdered Words in Baby Talk Debate
A short dialogue fragment shows Mrs Multikids asking about baby speech and Mrs Simon Pure replying they use pure English. The exchange highlights language purity norms in familial conversation.
The Professor’s Nobel Quest For Spectacles
A reporter presses the professor’s wife for his main research. She bluntly replies that his principal endeavor is hunting for his spectacles, a witty aside on a distracted scholar and his absent-minded focus.
New Boarder Delves Into Occult Lore
A new boarder expresses fascination with occult sciences while hosting friends in a new house. A light moment follows when a guest misinterprets noises as mice, but the householder explains it is the neighbors eating celery.
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Proof
Chelsea
Oh Gee-ology and the Glacial Riddle
A playful dialogue frames a confused tourist and an aging guide discussing how rocks arrived, with the guide hinting glaciers moved them before disappearing to fetch more. The exchange uses quirky slang and imagines a glacial origin.
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Oni
Quip on a Fight Prompt Sparks Street Ambulance Image
A tense exchange ends with a sharp joke about an ambulance taking someone home. The humor implies predictable public attention and a mother’s awareness, highlighting streetwise bravado in a confrontational moment.
A Welcome Guest Dinner Table Quip
A short humorous exchange centers on dinner with a host and guest. Witty remarks touch on superstition about thirteen at the table and a comical line about grandma’s ashes versus an ash tray.
Dizzy Dialogues of a Fight Challenge
A terse exchange features Tuff-Listen taunting Bozo about a local fight and Tuffer-Awright challenging him. The dialogue hints at regional rivalries and a looming confrontation.
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Dizzy
Tuff
Bozo
Tuffer
Caught Up Dialogue Reveals Elopement Fallout
A terse exchange shows a young man admitting an elopement while the girl's father remains living with them, highlighting ongoing tensions and private family conflict.
Local Socials Note Bakerstown Visitors and Gatherings
Mrs Earl Calder and Mrs Tom Devlin attended a project leaders meeting on home furnishings and refinishing furniture in Bakersfield last Friday. Mr and Mrs Pete Bergen and Mr and Mrs Frank Munsey visited friends in Los Angeles. On Sunday Mrs F J Schierlmann and Elinor spent the weekend at their home here. J B E Haag Myrtle and Edward visited relatives in Whittier during the weekend. Mr and Mrs W W Martin and daughter Fay visited relatives here on Saturday. Mrs Whiting Martin was in Los Angeles Monday visiting her husband recovering from an operation.
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Earl Calder
Tom Devlin
Bakersfield
Pete Bergen
Frank Munsey
Los Angeles
Mrs. W. W. Martin
Fay
Whiting
Martin
Nine Track Meets Listed In New Schedule At Shafter
Shafter high school releases a track schedule under Coach Bill White for a season starting March 29 with the interclass meet. The team competes at Bakersfield relays April 6 and travels to East Bakersfield April 13, Maricopa April 20, hosts Sierra League schools April 27, then Taft Kern County meet May 4, Fresno relays May 11, Lemoore small school valley meet May 18, and possible state high school meet at Visalia May 25 if eligible.
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Shafter High School
Bill White
Shafter
Bakersfield Relays
East Bakersfield
Maricopa
Shafter Boys
Taft
Kern County
Fresno
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Riverside Avenue
J. H. Peterson
Rosedale Highway
Yates Turkey Ranch
North Santa Fe Way
Guy H. Mayfield
Sprouse-Reitz
Christensen's
H. K. Ewing
Tulare
B.D. Wiebe
Tip
Central Avenue
Shafter and
Wasco Highway
Government Camp
Riverside
P. J. Buller
Bill Brown
Shafter Business Men's Association
H. J. Harder
Business Credit Service Bureau
MAW
Otis Fay Bandy
Neumann
Richfield
Santa Fe Way and
Shafter Hiway
Eddie” Merkel, Mgr
Rome
L. E. Plymale
Waltham
Harvey Gaede
Jack
W. A. Minner Lumber Company
Norris Road
Mr. van de Veer
Southern Hotel
Pas
L -Ston
H. J. Er
Central Ave
Church News
Straits of
Bosphorus
Mediterranean
Black Sea
League of Nations
England
France
Turkey Coul
Russia
Germany
Bob Crosby
Sone
Qtlanta
Met Museum of Art
Francesco Cristofori
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
F. J. Schierlmann
Elinor
J. BE. Haag
Myrtle
Edward
Whittier
Helen
James St
Postoffice
Buttonwillow Area
Pioneer Realty Company
Haberfelde Building
Baw
Sks
de Luxe
Home Appliance Co
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