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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1946
Page
5
Martinez On Way Home is among 1,192 high point Navy veterans being discharged aboard the carrier SAGINAW BAY from Okinawa. The ship left December 28 and is set to reach San Francisco around January 13. SAGINAW BAY helped neutralize defenses at Palau Lingayen Gulf Leyte and Okinawa ahead of amphibious assaults forming bases for air sea and land forces against Japan.
City of Shafter adopts NFPA building and fire protection codes as law with penalties up to 300 dollars or 90 days in jail. Ordinance requires compliance for structures and operations within city limits. Also runs notice of intention to sell alcohol at Smith’s Café, with protest rights to the State Board of Equalization.
The Business and Professional Women's Club hosted a Spanish dinner at Richland cafe on Thursday January 17 with about fifty guests. Decorations by Richland school 2nd and 3rd graders featured Mexican dolls and mats while Mrs. Sylvia Baughman prepared en chiladas. Camp-fire girls served the meal and Mrs. Annette Albright led the program. Two Mexican girls Irene Estavillo and Jenny Lopaz sang numbers including La Cucuacho Russian Soldier and Rancho Grande. Alex Smith from Bakersfield spoke on The Fourth R, as executive secretary of the Kern county recreation and cultural committee. The club plans a February first Thursday meeting at the Shafter Motel.
The Fresno region yields about 200000 tons of raisins each year, highlighting the area’s dominant role in raisin production. Local growers rely on established orchards and processing facilities to meet strong demand from industrial buyers and consumer markets nationwide.
Funeral services were held for month old Davie Henry Eckman son of Mr and Mrs Dan Eckman of Shafter. Rev Anderson officiated at Janzen Funeral Home chapel. Interment followed in Shafter cemetery. He is survived by three brothers Daniel Donald and Roland and his grandmother Mrs Mary Eckman and grandparents Mr and Mrs Everett Ledbetter of Shafter.
Pvt. Dewey Northam, who entered the army on August 6, 1945, near El Paso Texas, expects to receive his discharge in February His wife Audie Mouser and two sons aged seven and nine live in Shafter California
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