World War II Week in Review From The Front
Rushed to Moscow to halt German retreat and reports of American warships in battle with Dutch forces. MacArthur reportedly wounded in Philippines. Wavell named Allied supreme commander in the Southwest Pacific. Japan advances toward Singapore and Manila defenses. Dutch fleet at Batavia under strain. Rommel ill in Germany. Sevastopol and Black Sea fronts cited. Pearl Harbor hearings begin in Hawaii. defense coordination shifts in San Francisco. California impact includes layoffs and car sales ban. air production plans target 185000 aircraft. bridges protection and tires burning in Sacramento yard.
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Moscow
Netherlands
Dutch East
Indies
Douglas MacArthur
Annaatlogs
Philippines
Itish
Archibald P. ‘Wavell
Pacific
Batavia
Dutete
Fort of Corregidor
Manila Harbor
Malayan Peninsman
Singapore
Finland
Malayan
Philippine
Corregidor
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Erwin Rommel
Libya
Germany
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Charles Dullén
San Francisco
California
Los Angeles
California State Guard
State Legislawe
Sacramento
San Francisco- Oakland Bay
Harry Bridges
Pacts Signed in Washington Shape Global War Effort
Twenty six nations sign a Washington pact to combat Axis powers as President Roosevelt weighs war moves. Congress adjourns sine die with a new session to convene. war-time price controls and mass registration plans emerge. Roosevelt hints rationing, tax hikes, and a vast 56 billion dollar war program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Midwest
Seventy-seventh
Congress
Taft Era News Highlights In Kern County
USC completes a $49,000 soldier recreation hall at Taft. Quail season closed per game warden Les Arnold. Liquor sales to soldiers in uniform restricted 6 to 10 p m. Government freezing order prompts tire supply efforts in Kern. Snow on New Year’s Day covers the county. Bandits loot Safeway. Greenfield man chairs Taft U S O council. Marauding dogs kill sheep northeast of Bakersfield. Charles Wimmer re-elected Kern County Board chair. 3300 air raid wardens operate in the county. Twenty eight county men join the armed forces. Voters approve Arvin Edison Water Storage district. Bakersfield streetcar service to halt by February. Jake Vanderlei named Bakersfield city councilman to fill vacancy. Kern General Hospital unit planned for Taft.
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USC
Soldier Recreation
Taft
Les—Arnold
Kern County
Safeway
Greenfield
Beecher Rintoul
Taft U.S. O. Council
Bakersfield
Charles Wimmer
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Army
Navy
Arvin-Edison
Jake Vanderlei
H. J. ‘Sellers
Kern General Hospital
Income Tax Forms Mailed in Southern California
Nat Rogan announces 1941 personal income tax returns released to the public January 5 with 650000 copies of forms 1040 and 1040A mailed to Southern California taxpayers who filed for 1940. Single filers with income over 750 must file by March 15. those under 750 may file on 1040 or 1040A, with access through Internal Revenue Offices only.
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Nat. Rogan
Internal Revenue
Southern
California
IGAT
Rogan
The
Revenue Department
Revenue Office
United States Treasury
Vernon Johnson Speaks on War Demands at Shafter Rotary
Vernon Johnson secretary of the Bakersfield chamber outlined wartime duties for chambers of commerce and civic groups. He urged continued trade efforts and new industry while adopting scientific problem solving to support home defense, taxes, and increased donations.
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Chambers of Commerce
America
Vernon Johnson
Bakersfield
A. P. Ohanneson
Rotary Club
Boy Scouts
Joe Ohanneson
Kern County
Shafter Motel
Horace Gray
Woodland
Er.Duerkson
Miami
Florida
Paper Collection Seeks Truck Drivers For Citywide Effort
City calls for truck drivers with ordinary or commercial licenses to operate waste paper collection trucks as Scouts handle much of the work. Interested drivers should register at City Hall with City Clerk Frank Shaw or contact Scoutmaster Kenneth Pipkin. Trucks available evenings and Saturdays. aim to cover homes twice monthly and businesses more often for national defense.
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National Defense
Frank Shaw
Kenneth Pipkin
Shaw
Craemer Touted as Possible California Governor Candidate
The Long Beach Daily Press Telegram notes Craemer, head of the Orange Daily News and former National Editorial association president, may run in 1942. He differs from past figures by stressing economy and tax cut, aiming to cut bureaucracy and state expenses, with Friend Richardson cited as a political mentor.
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California
W. Richardson
Berkeley
San Bernardino
Orange Daily News
National Editorial Association
Newsmen From Orient To Speak At C N P A Meet
Two top World War II era correspondents headline the 54th annual California Newspaper Publishers Association convention in Coronato on January 16 17 and 18. Carson Taylor editor and pub of The Menlo Herald and Jarhes R Young ex Tokyo bureau chief discuss Manila Tokio and the Pacific war with inside stories and color films.
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World News Today
California
Carson Taylor
Jarhes R. Young
Tokyo
International News Sérvice
China
Cochaletther Cos. A
Los Angeles
Taylor
la Herald
Manila Bulletin
Young
William S. Kellogg
Glendale Press
Far East
Japan
Manila
Philippines
Netherlands East Indies
Burma Road
Java
American design to be seen in action at convention
The convention will feature American design with the rest of the program focused on newspaper problems in America. The Shafter Press is identified as a member of the C. N' P. A.
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America
Shafter Press
Immunization Checks in Kern County Schools
The Kern County Public Health Department reports 76.4 percent of 20 359 students in average daily attendance were immunized against diphtheria. Immunization programs run in every Kern school annually with about 5000 children immunized for diphtheria and over 5000 vaccinated for smallpox. The department advocates vaccination in the first year of life and again at school entry.
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Kern County
Department of Public Health
Alaskan Pictures Shown To Shafter High Students
Capt Art Hook spoke to Shafter high school students about Alaska Tuesday. He described Alaska's milder climate and robust agriculture with over 100 inches of rainfall, showing color pictures of his homeland. Hook, a navy veteran, noted he may be recalled for service and works diving to repair fishing nets when not lecturing.
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Alaska
Art Hook
Shafter High School
Washington
Oregon
Hookis
Navy
Hook
San Francisco Public Library and Park System Overview
The San Francisco public library and park network operates 22 branches serving about 130 000 residents, covering roughly one ninth of the city area. The system links libraries and parks under a citywide network of cultural and recreational resources.
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San Francisco
Public Library
Park
Wasco and Shafter Clash In Local High School Basketball
Wasco high meets Shafter high in a Tuesday gym showdown as the season's first casaba series kicks off. The Colonels open at 3 30 with the varsity at 4 30 in a game shaped by recent regulation pauses and uneven practice. The Tigers appear favored after early wins over East Bakersfield, while Wasco eyes a possible upset after a loss to Maricopa.
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Shee An Ee
Wasco High
Casaba
Colonels
Shafter Generals
East Bakersfield Blades
Tigers
Delano
East High Daggers
Wasco Cubs
Maricopa
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E. D. Rivers
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Elliott Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Tex
CIO
Charles B. Sears
Bridges
Australia
Pullman Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Justice “Department
Vultee
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Craemer
University of California Press
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Orient
Aladdin
O. K
PGE
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Shafter
H. A
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