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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1944
Page
4
Miss Louise Manning of De lato was a weekend guest of Miss Frances Richéy and Miss Thella Call, sharing social visits and conversations at the hosts home.
The Shafter event featured sophomores and freshmen with organizers Sly and Erma Boese among performers. Ted Mause leads the freshman class as president and Hershel Rodgers leads the sophomore class. Advisors include Mrs. Thrasher and Mr. Todd for freshmen and Mrs. Leitch and Mrs. Cornell for sophomores.
Friesen twins Corporal Elmer and Sergeant Alfred of the Coast Artillery, sons of Mr and Mrs Ben Friesen, arrive back in the United States after two and a half years in Alaska. They expect to be stationed near Seattle as the family plans ranch moves in Billingham, Washington.
Last Sunday event at the USC club in Shafter featured entertainment organized by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Morss Mrs. Martin Bell and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Frizzell Refreshments were served from 4 until 10 45 p m
Don Kliewer reports a letter from his son Pfc. Laverne H. Kliewer of the U S Army who has been in England about five months. He drives a jeep for three officers, has covered over 4000 miles since last Thanksgiving, and says the boys there have the fixin's. He requests the Shafter Press be sent to him weekly.
Ed Howard a seaman first class in the U S Navy spent three days of his 15 day leave in Shafter visiting his sister Mrs Martin Anderson. He has just returned after more than a year in the European theater of war. Accompanying him were Mrs Howard and Mrs Ruble sisters of Burbank. The group left Friday for Burbank to stay until Howard reports back to duty at the end of the week.
Mr and Mrs Clark Camp marked their first anniversary with a bridge party at Cawelo Motel Tuesday night. Guests included Wasco and Shafter residents such as J D Camp J L Hill Clyde Bell J B Henderson Dr Taylor Tabb Dr P C Guenther and Mrs Bell won high score while Mrs Guenther was second and Mrs J D Camp was low. Elizabeth Ingram returned to Shafter from Inglewood for the holidays. Wasco Camera Club met at Scott McMichael home in Shafter with a discussion on character portraiture and refreshments. Attendees included Herman Unruh Paul Moore Bert Roney Murray Stark and Ed Darrow.
Mrs. Marion Crockett and Mrs. Darryl Janzen hosted a baby shower for Mrs. Max McKinley at Mrs. E. B. Stringham’s home last Sunday afternoon. The event featured a degree conferring theme for McKinley’s second child, including a game exam before the ceremony and dainty bassinettes as favors. Guests included Mrs. Ennis Hughes Bakersfield Mrs. Wallace Pannahill Miss Winifred Mrs. Jerry Bryant Mrs. Dan Weitz Mrs. Harlan Wilson Mrs. James Trew all of Wasco and Mrs. A. B. McKinley Mrs. Ira Unruh and Mrs. Glenn Nay of Shafter.
Torpedoman second class Lewis Harris U S Navy on a 15 day leave visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Tom Harris in Shafter He served on a PT boat sunk in battle and spent two and a half years in Navy service after hospital time in Australia He worked around Shafter on the Watson Portable Skating rink Harris heard his friend Pvt Francis Gordon Morris Army Air Corps now at Minter Field is in a concentration camp in Italy
Mrs. Albert Lane and Mr. Lane announce the marriage of their daughter Lois Lane to Robert W. Curtis Jr. The ceremony occurred Monday afternoon January 3 1944 with a brief northbound honeymoon. Lois Curtis attended Lufkin’s Business College and Stanford University, Redlands University. Robert Curtis studied at Stanford and Redlands.
The salary of members of the British House of Commons is about 600 pounds a year roughly $2,500, compared with American representatives earning around $10,000 annually.
The Naval Observatory in Washington DC establishes standard time for the United States, defining the official time across the nation. It serves as the master clock reference used by government and timekeeping entities nationwide.
Kern County Chamber of Commerce announces a full day conference at the El Tajon hotel on Saturday January 22. Walter Kane general chairman says representatives from national state and local chambers will join in the event starting at 10 AM and ending with a public relations reception in the evening as part of Army A Day activities.
James Livers, Pan American Airways co pilot, writes of guiding General Eisenhower from Cairo to Jerusalem. He describes visiting Calvary site, the wailing wall, Bethlehem, and the Y M C A building. The letter notes hilly terrain and olive trees amid ancient landmarks.
Bakersfield will host Army A Day on Saturday January 22 with farmers families and officials from federal state and county taking part in a program arranged by the Kern County USDA War Board and the Kern County Chamber of Commerce Kern is one of two counties to observe the day.
The notice lists validity dates for ration stamps A through V in books IV and II, including sugar stamps 29 and 30, green stamps, meat and fruit items, shoe and gas stamps, and tire inspection schedules with deadlines in early 1944. It notes specific end dates such as Dec 26 to Jan 29 for certain stamps and Jan 15 to Mar 31 for sugar stamp 30.
Mrs Marian Wells, ill for six months, returns to Shafter this week to resume duties as third grade teacher at Shafter School. Her daughter Betty accompanies her, having entered Shafter High School in the junior class.
Mr and Mrs Henry Neufeld traveled to Los Angeles on Thursday to see their daughter Norma who is en route home to Shafter from Brig ham Utah. Norma has been with her husband Sgt Elmer Anderson in the Air Corps stationed nearby near Fort Bragg in Mendocino county named for Gen Braxton Bragg.
Statements from CAPT JIMMY SWETT CORRINGTON GILL JOHN L TILDEN a Chamber of Commerce official and LT MAX MILLER present views on war effort production civilian morale and youth character. Swett credits ground crews while Gill urges restraint on the West Coast and Tilden promotes Scouting as a force against delinquency. Miller cites leadership and prayer as guidance for soldiers.
Mr and Mrs A F Boese remodel their Shafter Los Angeles avenue residence. Guests from Encinitas Mr and Mrs A J Fisher of M M Kay of Shafter visited over the weekend.
Paul Newell Kern county salvage director and Shafter Press editor spoke on scrap drives for the war effort at the Richland P T A meeting in the school cafeteria Tuesday January 11 Cecil Steele led the pledge of allegiance and Mrs Aduel Mettler read the Inspirational thought The program featured Mrs Haag's sixth grade class presenting an illustrated Time Line on major civilizations from 4600 B C to the Birth of Christ with students speaking Mrs O T Olson organized the program and refreshments were provided by Mrs Olson and Mrs Homer Craig
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