Speaker to address Wednesday Afternoon club January 17
Bakersfield junior college faculty member William Van Ewert will speak on international developments of recent months at the Wednesday Afternoon club meeting January 17. P. L. Arnold will direct music for the Shafter high school band. Mrs. A. W. Eckman chairs. Hostesses include Mesdames Art Johnson Jack Janzen W. E. Johnson R. Kirkham William Lachenmaier Mary Lamb and F. F. Latta.
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William van Ewert
Bakersfield Junior College
Shafter High School
P. L. Arnold
A. W. Eckman
Art Johnson
Jack Janzen
W. E. Johnson
R. Kirkham
William Lachenmaier
Mary Lamb
F. F. Latta
McCown and Taylor Married in Bakersfield Ceremony
Jim McCown of Shafter and Grace Amy Taylor of Bakersfield were wed Sunday afternoon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bakersfield. The groom’s brother Joe McCown served as best man. Dr. 8. D. Christen sen officiated. The couple will reside in Bakersfield after the ceremony.
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Jim McCown
Shafter
Grace Amy Taylor
Bakersfield
8. D. Christensen
Church of Latter Day Saints
Bakersfield Setiing
Joe McCown
New Year Eve Gathering At Huston Home
A group of youths met at the home of Rose Gladys and Zoncoren Huston Sunday evening to watch the old year end and the new year begin. Outdoor games and a weiner roast followed with guests including Thelma Warden Marjorie Calder Rosalyn Sears Joyce Haag Lois Lane Albert Hacker Lloyd and Ralph Warden Marvin Lane Phil Haag W Wayne Patterson and Mr and Mrs B P Huston.
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Khesma Klub
Edna Boese
Don Klingenberg
Vivian Bartel
Edna Nikkel
Louella Klassen
Ella Wiebe
Erma Wendland
Louise Berg‘theld
Dorothy Unruh
Durward Annis
Wingland Square
Oildale
Union Congregational Church
Louise Livers
Alfred T. Chandler
Rose
Gladys
Zoncoren Huston
Thelma Warden
Marjorie Calder
Rosalyn Sears
Joyce Haag
Lois Lane
Albert Hacker
Lloyd
Ralph Warden
Marvin Lane
Phil Haag
W. Wayne Patterson
Mrs. B. P. Huston
Funeral Service Held Today For Ella Griffith
Funeral services are held this afternoon at the Pentecostal Church of God for Mrs. Ella Griffith 63 of Rio Bravo who died Tuesday after a year long illness. Interment will be in Greenlawn cemetery Bakersfield. She was a Texas native survived by her husband Willie Griffith and two brothers Richard McKinney Orange Texas and Harry McKinney Stockdale Texas and a son Richard.
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Pentecostal Church of God
Ella Griffith
Rio Bravo
Greenlawn
Bakersfield
Griffith
Texas
Willie Griffith
Richard McKinney
Orange
Harry McKinney
Stockdale
Richard
Stagecraft class builds set for Shafter High production
Bakersfield high school stagecraft class will build the set for Shafter High School’s production The Hoosier School. The work will support the show and involve student carpentry and design.
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Bakersfield High School
Shafter High School
Hoosier School
The Bookmaker’s Son Chooses On Odds Named
A bookmaker ill at home sends his young son to find a doctor. The boy notes doors with brass plates offering consultations at different hours and picks the one with the best odds, illustrating a comic misunderstanding of value.
A Touchy Animal
A hardup sportsman bought a hunter and put off payments for a time. Later he met the seller and complained the animal would not hold its head up. The dealer replied that it is just its pride and urged patience until payment is complete.
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Pearson’s.Weekly
Remodeling the Self Made Man in Love
A lighthearted note recalls Bessie marrying a self-made man and jokes that she remodeled him at once, reflecting social expectations of marriage and character growth in a playful tone.
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Bessie
Honest Oliver and Prof Wotasnozzle Dime Dispute
A comic dialogue features Oliver promising repayment to Professor Wotasnozzle next week, only to be questioned for backing up his repeated promises. The exchange highlights a pattern of inconsistent notes and the speaker's stubborn insistence on keeping his word.
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Prof. Wotasnozzle
Oliver
Prof
Wotasnozzle
Dial Telephone System
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Teacher Helps Boy as Coat Hooks Defy Mom’s Stitch
In New York a teacher recalls aiding a boy whose coat would not fasten. When asked if his mother had sewn the coat, the student answers that she merely bought it, revealing a comic parental misunderstanding.
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New York
Hopeful Youth Clings to Fate After Rejection
A sentimental youth speaks with a friend about heartbreak and lingering hope. The friend teases with the idea of resignation, while the youth admits resignation but clings to a sliver of possibility that fate might still change.
Success at Last Budding
A light-hearted note on writing with editor approval and a playful sting about a yearly subscription check. The Royal Arcanum Bulletin captures a moment of creative effort and a humorously awkward compliment.
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Royal Arcanum Bulletin
Egg-Ha Ha Season Ad Brings Cold Storage Joke
An in-season playful ad features a poultry theme with a cold storage egg character boasting resilience against winter fears. The quirky copy uses humor to promote seasonal freshness and humor.
Hotel Bus Service Question Sparks Banter
A guest asks the manager if a hotel runs a shuttle to the station. The manager replies no, while the guest notes friends said you would provide transport. The exchange ends with a puzzled, humorous tone.
Boots Fit or Not for Tramp in Quiet Exchange
A tramp asks for boots from a woman in a brief interlude about fit. He admits he has never worn such footwear and cannot decide based on size, while she offers sizing guidance in a terse, dry exchange.
Silent Parent Warnings Echo Through Nursery Rhyme
A fragmented quote notes a mother warning about behavior shaping children with the reply Little Sally O exposes a revealing moment. The line appears in Path Finder as a cultural snippet reflecting on parenting and moral lesson transmission.
London Guide Note on Wellington Commission
A British guide text recalls that Lord Wellington first received his commission in a room noted by an American tourist who asks how much it cost. The exchange captures a moment of interest in historic details.
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Lord Wellington
Hat purchases clash in domestic shopping tale
A Portland Express item presents a husband and wife debate over choices of hats a $10 model preferred by him and a $5 one bought to please him. The exchange notes the husband's satisfaction and the wife's concession in a light domestic vignette.
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Portland Express
I Wonder About Arresting Email and Cage Cleaning
A fragmented note recalls an uneasy moment as a person questions an arrest via email. The text mentions Sian cleaning a cage with a vacuum, hinting at domestic scene detail and a disrupted evening.
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Betty
Mother
Sian
Ada Lush and Jack Durham Meet at South Moulton Show
Ada Lush, shy and reluctant about publicity, enters six geranium pots at the South Moulton horticultural show. Jack Durham, a brown-eyed stranger from the tropics, meets her again after years, recalls their past, and announces plans to settle in South Moulton if Ada will support them.
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South Moulton Forticultural’ Society
St. Thomas
South Moulton
Adam
Jane Austen
Jack Durham
Tropics
Toali
Dr. Lusi
Ada Lush
South America
Miss Lush
Jack
Early Submarine Crews Made Numerous Errors
In the early days of submarining pioneers like John Holland faced many mistakes as they learned to balance trim navigation and pressure inside air tight hulls. Tales recount subs diving with boats tethered, tanks blown, and crews sleeping while a lone commander watched over a failing Tarpon from Block Island.
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John Holland
Fred Hampson
Baltimore Sun
Block Island
Russian Wolves Tamed at Moscow Zoo After Seven Years
Two Siberian wolf pups captured in southeastern Siberia were raised at Moscow Zoo and treated with kindness and patience. Now grown, the wolves are tame and perform tricks like domestic dogs. Scientists exhibit them at lectures and they ride on car running boards.
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Zoological Gardens
Moscow
Barsuka
Aral Sea
Siberia
Zoo
Invent Safety Covers After Gas Explosion Hindered Manhole Flips
Springfield inventors design a safety manhole cover that vents gas but resists being flipped or moved by traffic. The two hinged lids connect to a central beam and lock in place to prevent dislodging, allowing a controlled vent while staying secure after an explosion.
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Springfield
Ohio
Whittling by Microscope World Champions Tiny Furniture
Mc Donald Taylor, a world champion microscopic whittler, carved invisible chairs from matchsticks and mounted them on pinheads. A rival created a table with four chairs and four plates, then Taylor matched and topped it with spoons and dessert pieces carved from colored celluloid. Taylor describes bowls one fifth of a period in a newspaper and aims for a chair with hair-like legs twenty six times smaller than a pin head.
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McDonald Taylor
Whittler
Taylor
New Radio Direction Finder Aimed at Errorless Telecommunication
A new special antenna with an accompanying device claims errorless radio direction finding. The innovation combines refined aerial design with signal processing to determine precise bearing in varied conditions. Researchers suggest potential applications in navigation, aviation, and search operations pending formal testing.
Potato Freight Rate Reductions Up To 14 Cents
Freight rates for potatoes were cut by up to 14 cents per hundred in several zones after a Colorado growers protest failed to stop the changes. The new rates took effect December 28 with Chicago shipments dropping from 97 to 92 cents and 89 to 86 cents for Minneapolis freight. Group H covering Texas and Oklahoma saw 89 to 75 cents, Group I including western Kansas Colorado and Nebraska from 84 to 75 cents, and Group G midwest points from 84 or 89 to 75 cents. No reductions east of the Mississippi. Kern County growers had pressed the Colorado protest. similar cuts were granted for Colorado and Utah areas.
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Colorado
Potato Growers’ Exchange
Interstate Commission
Chicago
Minneapolis
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Mississippi River
Kern County
Commerce Commission
Kern County Growers’ Association
Commission
Utah
Kiwanis Club Recaps Year of Service in Shafter
The Shafter Kiwanis club held its noon meeting and heard Noel Roberts report the group has about 450 on hand. Highlights include interclub work, sponsoring a Boy Scout troop at Maple school, a Halloween parade, charity show Frantic Follies, and aiding underprivileged children.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Noel Roberts
Maple School
Business Men's Association
Shafter Children
Bakersfield Club
Elks’ Club
Bakersfield
Joe Frizzell
RSS
Harvey Gaede Breaks Ankle Refereeing High School Game
Harvey Gaede broke a bone in his left ankle last evening while refereeing a high school basketball game. The injury happened as Gaede was demonstrating an illegal jump during a time out in the school gymnasium.
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Harvey Gaede
Gaede
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