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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1946
Page
2
Dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Unruh Sunday included Mr and Mrs Marvin Jost of Danube Mr and Mrs Leona Gaede and children Mr Peace Unruh Mr and Mrs Old Weins and Mr and Mrs Gus Weyand.
The Junior Womens Club schedules a 8:00 p.m. meeting on Tuesday January 22 at the Womens Clubhouse. Mrs Er nest Panero serves as program chairman with the topic Book of Books for the evening.
The spectrum indicates gold ore containing more than twenty percent silver, suggesting valuable alloy potential. This readout highlights the ore's rich silver content alongside gold, signaling significant refining value for assay evaluation.
Jack A. Muse of Shafter California is among 3750 high point Navy veterans being discharged aboard the U S S Saratoga as part of the Magic Carpet fleet. The Saratoga left Pearl Harbor December 29 and is set to arrive in San Francisco around January 4. The Saratoga has a long battle record and is noted for being sunk seven times in official reports.
The term malaria derives from Italian for bad air reflecting historic belief that the disease was caused by impure air. The notion linked the illness to environments thought unhealthy and windy.
Despite the official end of the sale to support tuberculosis control, some Kern County residents have not yet returned their Seals. Larry Frick, chairman of the Seal Sales committee, said a second reminder has been mailed to prompt prompt returns to fund the 1946 tuberculosis program aimed at case finding and prevention.
Private Earl D. Glenn son of Mrs Mary Glenn Box 805 Shafter California was honorably discharged at Camp Beale Separation Center after three years ten months of service. He served with the Army Service Forces and the 648th Transportation Detachment and earned the Bronze Star Medal three battle stars on the European theater ribbon the American theater ribbon the Good Conduct and Victory Medals and 66 discharge points.
Jim B Ball 1 C of Shafter received his discharge January 12 at Terminal Island San Pedro He enlisted May 19 1944 in San Diego and served on sea duty aboard U S S Leader from July 10 1944 to May 11 1945 He now resides at 570 Klassen Dr Shafter with his wife Sybil.
Sgt. Virgil Farr was discharged from the army on Monday January 14 at the separation center at Ft McArthur. He served 41 months, spent eight months in India, and returned to the States on January 3. He is the nephew of Mrs. Chris Ummel of Shafter.
A Kern General Hospital event on rheumatic fever hosted by the Kern Tuberculosis and Heart Institute features Dr. Helen Johnson from the state Public Health rheumatic fever program after three years of research in Sonoma and Contra Costa counties. Other participants include Miss Marjorie, director of the California Tuberculosis and Heart Association heart division, and Dr. C. I Mead, chair of the local heart committee.
Mr and Mrs Ben Lane and daughter Colleen of Bakersfield were in Shafter on Sunday visiting family. Also noted was Mr and Mrs J W Wray and their family.
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