Miss Latta Honored as Master Foilsman at Berkeley
Social notes profile Miss Monna Latta daughter of Mr and Mrs F F Latta of Shafter as one of three girls chosen for master foilsman rank at the University of California Berkeley. The honor reflects two semesters of fencing with tournament wins and expert form. She also earned medalist honors in the Women’s Athletic Association and served on the Berkeley YWCA junior commission. A March of Dimes benefit pot luck dinner is planned Saturday at 6 pm at the American Legion Auxiliary Hall with proceeds from Legion and Auxiliary members.
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Monna Latta
F. F. Latta
Shafter
University of California At Berkeley
Miss Latta
Women’s Athletic Association
Berkeley Y.W.C.A
University Military Organization
Stanford University
University of California
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Legion and Auxiliary
Ats W.eattens Hospital
Sawtelle
Enns
B. Henderson
J.P. Hansen
Ella Immel
P. C. Guenther
Floyd Raney
George Enns
H. G. Comfort
Glenn O. Nay
Frank Annis
Newly Married Couple Honored At Maple School Event
Mr and Mrs Paul Wiebe were honored at a surprise party in the Maple school cafeteria. Mrs Wiebe formerly Miss Sepha Larson taught at Maple. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Nikkel, Walter Bergen, Abe Isaac, Frank Wiebe and others, with gifts and refreshments served.
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Paul Wiebe
Maple School
Wiebe
Sepha Larson
Messers and
Tearsday Tea Honors Ella Immel In Shafter Visit
Mrs. J. Oscamp hosted an afternoon tea last Thursday in honor of Mrs. Ella Immel of Washington visiting in Shafter at daughter Mrs. P. C Guenther’s home. Guests included Mrs. Fred Vandenberg Mrs. Guenther Mrs. Martha Hampton Mrs. Bessie Thomas Mrs. Elizabeth Ingram and Miss Lydia Bender.
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J. Oscamp
Ella Immel
Washington
Shafter
P. C Guenther
Fred Vandenberg
P. C. Guenther
Martha Hampton
Bessie Thomas
Elizabeth Ingram
Lydia Bender
Business Women Meet Tonight At Home
Members of the Shafter Business and Professional Women's club will gather this evening at the home of Misses Carol Pulcifer and Ellamarie Crawford on Golden West Avenue. The Misses Pulcifer and Crawford will host and chair the program for the organization’s meeting.
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Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club
Carol Pulcifer
Ellamarie Crawford
Golden West Avenue
Sub Debs Plan Picnic At Mon Meet
Plans for a picnic to be held next Sunday were formed at a Sub Debs meeting Monday evening at Miss June Lachenmaier’s home. Officers presiding were Miss Norma Neufeld president Miss Eloy Bergen general vice president and Miss Dean Lockard with Lachenmaier Phyllis Preieve El Lockard and Tommie Lackherd.
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June Lachenmaier
Norma Neufeld
Eloy Bergen
Dean Lockard
Lachenmaier
Phyllis Preieve
el Lockard
Tommie Lackherd
Banquet Plans Discussed by B Sewing Circle at Bestwater Home
Plans for a mother and daughter banquet were discussed at a meeting of the B Sewing Circle held Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Bill Bestwater. Sewing period and refreshments were served by Mrs. Bestwater. Attending were Mesdames Abe Sperling Fay Whitney Abe Goertzen of Delano Abe Karber of Bakersfield Elmer Kilas gen S L Becker Olive Neufeld Harvey Gaede Ervin A Neufeld Frank Russell Leonard Gaede Powell McCoy and the Misses Edna Beese Rosie Unruh Martha Epp Juanita Neufeld Esther Becker Agnes Koeln Aldeen Boese.
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Frank Russell
Abe Klassen
Elmer Klassen
Mesdames
Ben Warkentin
Louie Becker
Joan Schultz
Dave Strauss
Albert ‘Janzen
Hoot Perry
Bill Siemens
Ennis Hughes
John Suderman
Leonard Gaede
Bill Bestwater
Don Klingenberg
Harold Unruh
Powell
The
B. Sewing Circle
Bestwater
Abe Sperling
Fay Whitney
Abe Goertzen
Delano
Abe Karber
Bakersfield
Elmer Kilasgen
S. L. Becker
Olive Neufeld
Harvey Gaede
Ervin A. Neufeld
Powell McCoy
Edna Beese
Rosie Unruh
Martha Epp
Juanita Neufeld
Esther Becker
Agnes Koeln
Aldeen Boese
Adolph Goertzen Escapes Injury in Crash Near Kimber Lina
Adolph Goertzen of Shafter escaped injury Friday when his Home Appliance Co. pickup collided with a car driven by Robert Grisso of Wasco on Wasco Pond road about a quarter mile north of the Kimber Lina intersection. Grisso was uninjured. The pickup was a total wreck.
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Adolph Goertzen
Shafter
Robert Grisso
Wasco
Wasco-Pond
Kimberlina
Grisso
Goertzen
Ice Cream Plant Installed at McClure Drug Store
A new Mills Master Ice Cream Freezer unit installed at McClure Drug Store by P. V. McClure enables soft ice cream and frosted malts. The system can produce two and a half gallons every six minutes with hardening cabinets, costing about $2500, and promises strict sanitary controls.
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McClure Drug Store
P. V. McClure
McClure
Funeral service held for Elbert B. Suydam in Rio Bravo
Elbert B. Suydam 59 of Rio Bravo died recently and a funeral was held yesterday at Janzen chapel with Rev. B. B. Baird of Bakersfield officiating. Interment followed at Shafter Cemetery. He was born in Albany New York and had lived in Rio Bravo about 17 years working as a school custodian and active in the community. Survived by widow Sophie Suydam three daughters Mrs Blanche Cress and Mrs Burdie Grose both of Los Angeles and a granddaughter with six other grandchildren remains.
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Janzen
Elbert B.suydais
Rio Bravo
B. B. Baird
First Christian Church of
Bakersfield
Shafter Cemetery
If Suydars
Albany
New York
California
Tthe
Rio Bravo School
Sophie Suydam
Blanche’ Cress
Los Angeles
Burdie Grose
Ber
Beth
Marks Oerg
Wheat marketing plan discussed by county AAA official
Glenn Harris, wheat grower and California AAA committee member, reports a national referent will guide the 1943 wheat marketing program. He spoke after a regional AAA conference and noted wheat's international aspects will be debated at the January 23 25 Asilomar conference in Pacific Grove. Local growers J R Bright R C Annis and A I Tucker will attend. County chairman Bright says European war has sharply reduced U S wheat and flour exports.
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Ideal County
Glenn Harris
California
Harris
AAA
Asilomar
Pacific Grove
J. R. Bright
R. C. Annis
A. I. Tucker
Bright
U. S
False Statement Leads to Fine in Hunting License Case
C. A. Karkling of Nevada City admitted guilt before Judge C. E. Morehouse after Fish and Game Warden Earl Hiscox investigated him for falsely claiming United States citizenship for five years to obtain a hunting license. He was fined 125 dollars, or 25 dollars per year of misrepresentation, matching the cost of an alien hunting license.
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C. A. Karkling
Nevada City
Latavia
United States
Fish and Game
Earl Hiscox
C. E. Morehouse
Karkling
Wade couple welcomes Bruce Leonard Wade son
Mr and Mrs Louis Wade announce the birth of a son Bruce Leonard at Strauss Maternity Home early Sunday morning the infant weighed ten and a quarter pounds and joins the family in this new arrival.
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Louis Wade
Bruce Leonard
Strauss Maternity
Earthquake Felt Here Monday Morning
Residents reported an earthquake Monday morning just before six, with an earlier tremor around three. The 6 o’clock shock rattled dishes and woke sleepers, followed by several seconds of aftershocks. No damage was reported.
Salvage Work Topic at Shafter Fire Department Meeting
Shafter Volunteer Fire Department held a meeting at the Shafter Ranger station to discuss salvage operations. John Wollames of Kern County Fire Wardens demonstrated salvage covers as Paul Martin presented two short motion pictures on salvage in city departments and home accident risks.
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Shafter
John Woollames
Kern County
Paul Martin
Oyster raising grows into California industry
California oyster culture expands under State Division of Fish and Game since 1931 led by Paul Bonnet. Drakes and Morro bays now yield millions of pounds with market value around $30,000. 150 growers plant Pacific oyster seed as efforts focus on natural spawning and local spat production. Humboldt Bay work includes dikes and vigilant monitoring to maximize spat collection, aided by Eureka laboratory and state lands aiding private firms.
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California
State Division of Fish and Game
Paul Bonnet
Gyratch
Drakes and
Morro Bays
Drakes-bays
Bofinot
Humboldt Bay
Humboldt County
Division ‘of
Fish and Game
Eureka
Olympia Hoyster
Drunk Driving Charge After Central Intersection Crash
L. S. Doherty, 30, of North Shafter faces a drunk driving charge after a 5:30 p.m. collision at Central avenue and Santa Fe way. Doherty, driving west with a wood trailer, ran a stop sign and hit Lex Chaffin’s car, which had just left Central avenue. Douglas H. Harris, 60, of Shafter owned the second car.
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L. S. Dohrty
North Shafter
Central Avenue
Santa Fe Way
Douglas H. Harris
Shafter
Doherty
Lex Chaffin
John Reily
Central _avenue
Snow Observation Doubts Flicker Across Town
Reports of snow in the area were mixed with most residents doubting it while a few claim to have seen flakes in the air. It did rain instead, and Shafter Experiment Farm records show .12 inches Sunday and .21 inches Tuesday, pushing the season total to 3.44 inches versus 2.16 inches at the same time last year.
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Shafter
California seeks federal funds for national defense highways
The California chamber's San Joaquin Valley Highway committee chair George J. Tschumy of Visalia announced a request to the National Defense Commission for immediate federal funding to build and expand defense highways in California. He urged senators and congressmen to aid allocations, arguing defense needs justify federal responsibility and that state gas tax receipts exceed federal aid for highways.
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National Defense
California
National Defense Commission
George J. Tschymy
Visalia
San Joaquin Valley
California State Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Supervisors
Chambers of Commerce
Highway Committee
Techamy
Defense Commission
Army
Navy
Tschumy
State Chamber Board of Directors
State Chamber proposes defense funds for highway program
The state chamber urges federal authorities to provide funds for defense highways from national defense appropriations and to offer services to support the development program.
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State Chamber
National Defense Appropriations
Guenther Couple Travel to Long Beach
Dr and Mrs P C Guenther drove to Long Beach Sunday returning with Mrs Ellan Immel of Bellingham Washington who had been visiting southern California.
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P. C. Guenther
Long Beach
Ellan Immel
Bellingham
Washington
California
States levy direct taxes on amusements finds study
A National Consumers Tax commission report notes that 20 states impose direct taxes on amusements. The finding highlights how entertainment purchases contribute to state revenues amid varying tax structures nationwide.
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National Consumers Tax Commission
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Laura Wade
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Shirley Thomas
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Emi Channeson
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J. H. Fuller
Glee Club
Shafter High School
Maple P.T.A
R. L. Gates
Helen McBride
Rosalie Hitchcock
Nedra Latta
Vera~ Barnes
Jean Henderson
Laurion
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Khesma Klub
Khesma Kilub
Edna Nikkel
Tel and
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Keim
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Lawrence Annis
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Dan Weitz
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McCoy
Washinator
M. B. Seana Circle
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Union Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandler
Christian Youth Meeting
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20Th Street
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Central Ave
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