Shafter Social Notes Highlight Local Club Meeting and Wedding
William White spoke at the Wednesday Afternoon club in Shafter about summer travels through England and southern Europe, showing motion pictures. Armand Jackson performed on accordion with Lorene Jackson. Mrs. C J Vignola led the day. hostesses included several local women. A Stringham stores dinner party in Wasco featured Mr. and Mrs. E B String and guests. Ruth Steagall and Otis Moseley married December 28 at Shafter hall with witnesses Marvin Steagall and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William White
Shafter High School
England
Europe
White
Armand Jackson
Lorene Jackson
C.J. Vignola
Edith Wittmayer
J. P. Hansen
Dan Loe‘wen
Walter Level
Karl Wells
G. L. Starrh
Ruth Steagall
Otis Moseley
Tis Moseley
J. H. Moseley
Hafter
Bertha Annis Honored by Shafter Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Bertha Annis a Eureka gold star mother was feted at a shower hosted by Mrs. Albert Annis in Shafter. Chinese checkers were played and several barberchiefs presented. Attending auxiliary members included Mesdames Clyde Bell Glenn O Nay Taylor Tabb H G Comfort William Unruh Mary Beitz Jack Janzen J B Henderson Frank Annis Eliza beth Ingram P C Guenther plus the hostess. Guests listed were Mrs. Ella Immel Bellingham Mrs. Bertha Annis Mrs. John Reily and Miss Betty .
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Bertha Annis
Eureka
Shafter American Legion Auxiliary
Albert Annis
Mesdames Clyde Bell
Glenn O. Nay
Taylor Tabb
H. G. Comfort
William Unruh
Mary Beitz
Jack Janzen
J. B. Henderson
Frank Annis
Elizabeth Ingram
P. C. Guenther
Ella Immel Bellingham
Washington
John Reily
Betty
Mennonite Sunday School Dinner At Pete Johnson Home
Mrs C C Reimer hosted a holiday dinner party for her Mennonite Brethren Sunday school class at the Pete Johnson home. After dinner gifts were exchanged and games played with Miss Amanda Johnson assisting the hostess. Attending were Alvina Bergthold Doris Funk Leonora Wittenberg Vera Klassen Esther Becker Nine Peters Martha Epp Maruth Gloeckles Clara Nikkel Viola Penner Luella Johnson and Ida Shay.
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C. C. Reimer
Mennonite Brethren
Pete Johnson
Amanda Johnson
Alvina Bergthold
Doris Funk
Leonora Wittenberg
Vera Klassen
Esther Becker
Nine Peters
Martha Epp
Maruth Gloeckles
Clara Nikkel
Viola Penner
Luella Johnson
Ida Shay
Maxine Moore Hosts M A S Meeting in Rosedale
Miss Maxine Moore hosted a regular M A S gathering at her Rosedale home on Tuesday afternoon. Business items covered plans for the coming year and a luncheon was arranged for Bakersfield. Attendees included Mesdames Bergen, Gaede, Siemens, Wilson, and several Misses including Baldwin and Wiebe.
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Maxine Moore
Rosedale
Bakersfield
Mesdames
Walter Bergen
Harvey Gaede
Johnny Siemens
Law- Jan Wilson
Leotard Gaede
Ernest Schnidt
Fay Whitney
Eudora Baldwin
Ruth Wiebe
Alvina Hildebrand
Frances Midgley
Frances Wilson
Biola Instrumental Quartet Treated to Dinner
Dan L Loewen hosted a 6 pm Sunday dinner at his home for the Biola Institute instrumental quartet from Los Angeles. Guests included Prof Paul Tibbetts Prof David H Heydenburk Dorothy McNabney Marjorie Reitz and Miss Tibbetts with Mrs Zoewen as hostess.
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Biola Instrumental Quartet
Bible Institute
Los Angeles
Mennonite Brethren Church
Dan L. Loewen
Porf
Paul Tibbetts
David H. Heydenburk
Dorothy McNabney
Marjorie Reitz
Tibbetts
Zoewen
Picnic on Kern River At Rio Bravo Draws Local Group
Shafter young people enjoyed a river picnic and wiener roast on Thursday afternoon and evening on Kern river south of Rio Bravo. Participants included June Lachenmaier Norma Neu feld Mary Crandall Eleanor Fox Eleanor Reimer Eloy Bergen and others.
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Shafter
Kern River
Rio Bravo
June Lachenmaier
Norma Neufeld
Mary Crandall
Eleanor Fox
Eleanor Reimer
Eloy Bergen
Verna Balzer Hosts Dinner Party With Friends
Miss Verna Balzer was hostess at her Balzer home Friday evening. After dinner guests enjoyed social time and played Chinese checkers. Presents were given to Johnny Penner Johnny Epp and the Misses Mary Ann Epp Elizabeth Epp Martha Epp Ruth Warkentin Grace Warkentin Rubena Shultz and Alma Penner.
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Verna Balzer
Balzer
Johnny Penner
Johnny Epp
Mary Ann Epp
Elizabeth Epp
Martha Epp
Ruth Warkentin
Grace Warkentin
Rubena Shultz
Alma Penner
P. T. A. Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday Afternoon
Richland P T A will hold its regular meeting Tuesday at 2 30 pm in the Richland grammar school auditorium. Mrs J L Hill president announced the session with a special program arranged by Mrs J B Henderson.
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Richland P.-T. A
Richland Grammar School
J. L. Hill
J. B. Henderson
Congregational Ladies Aid Sets January Meeting
Members of the Ladies Aid of Union Congregational church will meet January 12 at 2 PM at the home of Mrs. Neils Pedersen. Mrs. Pedersen urges all members to attend as the new year program will be considered at the gathering.
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Congregational Ladies Aid
Ladies Aid
Union Congregational Church
Neils Pedersen
Mrs Arnold to review Out of Africa at club meeting
Mrs P L Arnold will review the book Out of Africa by Isak Denison at the book section meeting of the Wednesday Afternoon club to be held Monday afternoon. Mrs J C Channeson will host at the Channeson home for the session.
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P. L. Arnold
Africa
Isak Denison
J.C. Channeson
Channeson
Local Couple to Wed in Shafter Church Ceremony
Miss Ruby Brown and Johnny Schultz plan to marry January 15 at the Mennonite Brethren church in Shafter. The Rev Bestwater will perform the ceremony. Miss Brown is the daughter of Mr and Mrs B B Brown. Mr Schultz is the son of Sue Schultz, both of Shafter.
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Ruby Brown
Johnny Schultz
Mennonite Brethren Church
Wm. J. Bestwater
Mr. Bestwater
Miss Brown
Shafter
Mr. Schultz
Sue Schultz
Auxiliary Plans Social Meeting at Glenn Nay Home
The American Legion Auxiliary held a regular meeting at the Legion hall Tuesday evening. Members discussed routine business and planned a social gathering at Mrs. Glenn O. Nay's home on January 17. Attendees included Mesdames Albert Annis, Floyd Penn, Elizabeth Ingram, Mary Beitz, Jack Janzen, Taylor Tabb, Grace Annis, and Glenn O. Nay with Mrs. Taylor Tabb presiding.
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Aeal
Glenn O. Nay
American Legion Auxiliary
the Legion Hall
Albert Annis
Floyd Penn
Elizabeth Ingram
Mary Beitz
Jack Janzen
Taylor Tabb
Grace Annis
Reform Church Services Set for Sunday
Robert Kloudt, minister, leads services at the Reform Church on Sunday January 8 with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and morning service at 10:30 a.m. Congregational meeting to follow. All are welcome.
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Robert Kloudt
Mennonite Brethren Church Schedule and Child Evangelism Meeting
The Mennonite Brethren Church in Los Angeles announces Sunday services with Sunday School at 9 15 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m led by Rev Wm J Bestwater and speaker Mr Albert Nickel. A meeting by Child Evangelism Fellowship representatives will be held Monday at 3 30 p m inviting all interested in child evangelism and Sunday school.
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Wm. J. Bestwater
H. A. Janzen
Abe Isaac
G. J. Siemens
Albert Nickel
Wey of
Los Angeles
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Mennonite Brethren Church
First Baptist Church plans revival and children’s program
At 289 East Lerdo Highway Edgar H. McAllister leads Bible school at 10 a.m. with P. A. Schmidt as superintendent. Morning service at 11 includes a sermon on an essential requirement for a real revival. Evening service at 7:30 features Ranney and state Child Evangelism Fellowship directors. Bible teaching uses visuals and charts. Quarterly business meeting is set for Wednesday January 11.
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First Baptist Church
East Lerdo Highway
Edgar H. McAllister
Bibles School
A. Schmidt
Prayer League
Mrs. Ranney
Southern California
The
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church Service in Shafter
The Orthodox Missionary Baptist in Northern St. Shafter Calif lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m with Don ald Graves as superintendent. Preaching at 11 a m P Y P U at 7 p m Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m.
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the Orthodox Missionary Baptist Northern
Ulm Cathedral Claims World’s Highest Steeple at 528 Feet
The Ulm cathedral houses the tallest steeple in the world at 528 feet above ground dating to the Middle Ages. It tops Todt Hill on Staten Island by over 100 feet, the Atlantic coast’s highest point in the United States.
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Ulm
Germany
Todt Hill
Staten Island
Atlantic
United States
County Cotton Allotment Set At 75839 Acres
A 1939 Kern county cotton production allotment of 75839 acres was announced by T. M. Martin of Rio Bravo after a Kern County Agricultural Conservation association meeting in Bakersfield. Current allocations total 72837 acres with 3000 held in reserve for eligible growers and past history. Officers were elected with Martin renamed chairman J R Bright named vice chairman T A Davis regular member H A Walker first alternate R R Martin second alternate M E Brame reappointed secretary treasurer J J Peters Jr attended as Shafter district delegate.
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Kern County
T. M. Martin
Rio Bravo
Kern County Agricultural Conservation Association
Bakersfield
Martin
Shafter
J. R. Bright
Buttonwillow
T. A. Davis
McFarland
H. A. Walker
Arvin
R.R. Martin
Glennville
M. E.brame
Association
J. J. Peters, Jr
Active Year Report From Shafter Police Headquarters
A Shafter police report shows 243 arrests since incorporation in 1938 under Laurence Baughman. Fingerprints on 75 prisoners reveal 39 with prior records, one escaped inmate from Little Rock Arkansas, one dope addict, and six ex convicts not registered on entering the state. Judge F E Manuel notes 1,187 cases in 2.5 years with 741 misdemeanors, 188 motor vehicle cases, 37 felonies, 87 civil and 134 small claims.
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Shafter
Laurence Baughman
Little Rock
Arkansas
F.E. Manuel
Office-Of-Justice of the Peace
Manuel
Two New Teachers Added To Staff At Richland
Richland grammar school announced two new teachers to handle an enrollment of 1,283 pupils the largest in its history after classes resumed post Christmas. Frances Whitmore from Stockton will teach first grade after graduating from San Jose State College in December. F. E. Shotwell will teach seventh grade and is trained at Teachers College in Greeley Colorado with work at UC Berkeley and UNLV plus several years of teaching experience.
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Richland Grammar School
Frances Whitmore
Stockton
San Jose State College
F. E. Shotwell
Teachers College
Greeley
Colorado
University of California
University of Nevada
How Oceans Became Salty From Earth’s Products
Dr. H J Wheeler explains in the Rural New-Yorker that rainwater dissolves earth minerals, carrying salts into oceans and lakes. Inland seas and lakes concentrate salts like potash, sodium, magnesium, and iodine. Large deposits formed from evaporation in arid basins, with extensive salt layers deep underground near Berlin illustrating the vastness of mineral wealth.
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Earth
H. J. Wheeler
New-Yorker
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Searless Lake
California
Dead Sea
Germany
France
Spain
Russia
United States
Berlin
How Dictaphone Takes Place of Stenographer
A dictaphone adapts the phonograph to business and literary work by recording dictation on waxen cylinders. The cylinder is transcribed at the desk, then shaved to reuse, allowing 1,000 to 1,200 average letters per cylinder. Electric motors provide all mechanical movement and control by switches.
Repairing Diagonal Breaks In Chair Legs
Fractured chair legs with diagonal breaks can be repaired by cleaning the surfaces, applying waterproof glue, and clamping until dry. Drill holes for medium-size screws, countersink, drive them in, fill screw heads with wood putty, sand flush, and finish with clear varnish for a neat look.
Protecting China and Glassware While Washing Up
A newspaper tip advises preventing breakage by padding bowls with folded tea cloths to cushion the base and sides. It warns hot water can crack glasses and suggests placing a damp cloth under a bowl or a spoon in a tumbler before pouring hot contents to reduce risk.
Prism Tube Exhibit With Colored Glass Fragments
A tube half a turn from horizontal contains a lens on one end and two closely spaced glass plates on the other. Between the plates small fragments of colored glass are arranged to form a simple optical exhibit.
Fatty foods baked in oven for a while
A short note mentions placing fat in the oven for a few minutes to heat through.
How Owl Was Named
The piece explains the owl’s name derives from a Cockney mispronunciation of howl, tracing linguistic roots and playful phonetic shifts. It notes how this anecdote links sound mimicry to nickname formation in language history.
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Owl
Howl
It's a good thing I stopped praying when I did
A humorous remark from a boy named Willie after seeing twin brothers born overnight. He had doubted God would send more boys, but the newborns prompted his candid, wry reflection about his prayers. The Indiana Farmer's Guide notes the moment as a lighthearted family anecdote.
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Willie
Indiana Farmer’s Guide
Muffler Needed at Home Urgency Triggers Call
A clerk reports his wife called to say he must return immediately due to a gas leak. The employer replies to tell her to halt talking until he arrives.
Fiery Wife Hidden Temper In Dressing Table Steals
A humorous quote from Stray Stories Magazine recalls Mrs Fiery’s volatile temper born of gunpowder heat. Her husband wonders how he missed the flaw during courtship as she reveals she vented by biting the oak dressing table top upstairs.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Backwoods talk on politics and a cookery joke
Two old bachelors sit on a log exchanging quips about politics and cooking. One recalls buying a cookery book but could not use it, remarking that too much fancy work spoiled the recipes. The line ends with a joke about starting every recipe with Take a clean dish.
Fragmentary dialogue from a family scene
A brief passage captures a confused exchange between a mother and son named Jimmy and Jim. The dialogue shows a interrupted answer about bread, with stuttering diction and unclear surrounding action.
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Jimmy
Jim
Imagined Her Surprise Hen Hatches Ducklings
A humorous quip describes a hen sitting on eggs till ducks hatch. The joke plays on shell shock as a pun about the bird’s unusual offspring.
Milkman Confusion at West Point Pointer
A brief humorous note shows a lady asking for her milk bill and a milkman replying with his name Joe, identifying himself as a West Point Pointer.
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George
New Milkman
Milkman
Joe
West Point Pointer
No Saw Used In Near Death Throat Extraction
Fragmentary exchange questions the reconstruction of a prior injury. The speaker notes a doctor extracted a bone from the throat and quips about further bone extractions from a pocketbook. Details of context or individuals are unclear.
Boy asks shopkeeper how dogs lost their tails
A boy at a pet shop chat learns the owner doubts his experience yet the boy expresses a curious claim not seeking work. He asks how the dogs lost their tails, prompting a cautious, humorous exchange between youth and proprietor.
Is Your Boy Josh Learning to Be an Aviator
Farmer Corntessel voices concern as Josh takes flying lessons and prepares to fly solo next week to demonstrate his progress. The stake centers on whether he has truly learned and can handle the ride alone.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Thrifty First Caddy Question Echoes Golf Banter
A thrift minded caddy asks about a man named Skeeter and the second caddie replies he is left handed and keeps his change in his right pocket.
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Skeeter
Anded
Appropriate Aviator Entering Meeting Flight Wardrobe Scene
A St Louis Globe Democrat snippet notes a clerk offering aviation attire to a newcomer. The exchange mentions starting with a wing collar as part of the flying wardrobe. The brief dialogue frames a crate of fashion for pilots rising in air travel culture.
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Meting
O. K
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Forgetfulness Host and Absent-minded Professor Dialogue
A playful exchange from Boy's Life presents a forgetful host and a distracted professor. The dialogue hinges on misheard phrases and comic confusion. The scene captures a lighthearted moment of memory lapses.
Rev Robert Kloudt Named Minister of Reformed Church
The Rev. Robert Kloudt formerly of Manitowoc Wisconsin arrived Monday in Shafter to take up duties as minister of the Reformed church. He and his wife and two children Miriam and Elaine came from Manitowoc where he served 11 years. He will conduct his first service Sunday. A son remains in Wisconsin attending Mission House college. The family will reside in the Reformed church parsonage at Munzer street and California avenue.
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Robert Kloudt
Manitowoc
Wisconsin
Shafter
The
Reformed Church
Mr. Kloudt
Miriam
Elaine
Kloudt
Mission House College
Plymouth
Munzer Street
California Avenue
Test for Wool Reveals Fibers Durability in Soda Boil
A test for wool uses a caustic soda boil to dissolve wool into a jelly. Cotton mixed with the wool remains intact, showing a clear difference in fiber behavior under the chemical treatment.
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E. B.stringhams
Wasco
E. B. Strin
Stringham
West's
John Dalke
George Norin
Ennis Hughes
Darrel Janzen
Elmer Dahl
Sue Wilson
Margaret ‘Wi
Penary
Mac
Dan L. Loewens
Glenn Nay Home
Church News
Richland
Robert Kloudt Amed
White Goods Sale
Shakter Mercantile Co
Federated Stores
Herbert L. Comfort
Western Auto Supply Co
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