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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1945
Page
3
Brief reader poetry and philosophy contributions welcomed for publication under pen names or anonymity. Names of contributors must accompany manuscripts. Publication responsibility delegated to Arsras, who believes talent exists in poetry on philosophy in our valley.
A devotional verse praises the sun and rain that awaken life for just and unjust alike. It asks for awareness of those who till the garden of hand and mind and seeks the Spirit’s instruction for all humanity. The prayer ends with a call for parents teachers and children to look up together to Thee.
San Francisco readies for the United Nations Conference opening April 25. The event could mark a turning point in history as nations establish peaceful dispute settlement machinery. The city hosts representatives amid climate beauty culture and strong cooperation with Asia and the Pacific.
Sgt and Mrs Virgil Farr and their two children were dinner guests of Rev and Mrs Chris Ummel last Monday evening. On Sunday Sgt Farr left Shafter to report for duty at Camp Barkeley Texas.
A Northern and Central California feature lists how communities got their names. Monterey honors Gaspar de Zuniga. Palo Alto notes a tall redwood. Martinez recalls Ignacio Martinez. Sonoma blends Indian terms or a chief nickname. Yreka derives from Wai ri ka. Calistoga mixes California and Saratoga. Visalia honors Nathaniel Vice and his wife Sally. Spend weekend in Fresno.
Judge E. K. Grant presided at an 8 30 p m Friday ceremony uniting Ralph Browder of Indiana with Delilah Mae Prescott of Idaho and Estill Lawrence Shartzer of Kentucky with Catherine Helen Nirdmann of New Jersey Both grooms serve as guards at the local German Prisoner of War Camp.
Mrs Adolph Mettler, seriously ill after major surgery last Wednesday at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, shows rapid improvement according to latest report.
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