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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1945
Page
2
Mr and Mrs G L Starrh spent Sunday in Porterville visiting Starrhs sister Mrs A D Weaver and family Mrs Roscamp Returns Home Mrs Earl Roscamp and baby left Shafter to return to her home in Cuyama after visiting Mrs Christine Roscamp.
Cpl. Harry Neufeld spent a 13 day Christmas furlough in Shafter with his wife Del La Mae Voth. Neufeld is stationed at Fort Sumner New Mexico.
J. W. Gwin has been at home ill with the flu for the past two weeks in Gwinn.
Over three weeks The Shafter Press highlighted a conference between Shafter-Wasco ranchers and Kern County Land Company engineers. The paper urged impartial irrigation engineering help to address groundwater decline and called for action to resolve the district's water problem.
The High School hosts a boxing show led by Coach Lowell Todd with young pugilists. Bakersfield figures Steve Strelich and his brother Johnnie will add atmosphere, offering a lesson in discipline amid wartime grab-bag fun and rough play in the ring.
A community bands about obtaining a local hospital as the primary objective for the year ahead. It suggests a mid point between Shafter and Wasco or cooperation between Shafter and Wasco doctors to plan a facility and highlights the risks of reliance on Bakersfield 20 miles away.
Notice records a fictitious business name SER BROS for a farming marketing and shipping venture in Kern County California based in Shafter. It lists owners August Bender Emil Bender and William Bender with addresses in Shafter and box numbers. Notarization dated December 29 1944 and published January 4 11 18 25 1945.
Ralph Janzen PhM 2/c returns from eight months in the South Pacific and visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. H R Janzen during New Year’s week end. He is stationed at Oaknoll Hospital in Oakland.
New Years weekend guests at Mr and Mrs Jack Battaglia included Mrs Jerry Meyers of Stockton and Charles Bessey of Sacramento visiting at their home.
Pvt. Robert Howard is in transit and on a delayed stop in Shafter while moving from Camp Roberts to Fort Meade Maryland. He has been stationed at Camp Roberts.
Pvt. Dan Loewen left Shafter on Friday morning for Camp Barkley Texas after an eight day furlough visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dan Loewen.
Mr and Mrs Robert Shute and children of Los Angeles spent New Years weekend in Shafter with Mrs Shute's parents Mr and Mrs George Unsoeld.
Mrs Jenny Freckleton a local teacher returned from a holiday trip with her father. They traveled from Sam Exie Obispo and Ventura to Shafter during the Christmas break.
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