Razzle Dazzle one act plays staged by Shafter High Drama Club
The Shafter High School Drama Club presents three one act plays in the gym tonight. Metamorphosis features Wells Devlin Helm Mettler and Heffley in a sentimental dorm life piece. The Valiant follows prisoners before execution with Thom Mettler and Teeters. Why I Am a Bachelor closes the program with Helsley Devlin and Rodgers in a wedding spoof. Admission is 40 cents for adults, 30 cents for students, 30 cents for children, with tax. Tickets at the door.
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High School
Shafter High School
Eileen Staufer
Wells
Bob Devlin
Barbara Martha Helm
Pat Mettler
Carl Heffley
The
Holsworthy Hall
Robert Middlemass
Charles Thomas
Elmer Mettler
Robert Teeters
Conrad Seiler
Neva Helsley
Hershall Rodgers
Paul Smith Visiting Here On Leave
Paul Smith of the U S Navy on leave in Shafter visits his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Otto Zimmermann. He served many months in the South Pacific and was wounded at Tarawa.
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Paul Smith
U. S. Navy
Shafter
Otto Zimmerman
Smith
South Pacific
Tarawa
Local Teacher Returns After Ill Mother Illness
Wesley Linda a local high school teacher was called to Kingsburg on Sunday due to his mother's illness. He returned home in much improved condition.
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Wesley Linda
Kingsburg
Dition
Mary Ellen Hansen to Arrive on 15 Day Furlough
Mr and Mrs J P Hansen announce their daughter Mary Ellen Hansen a SPARS cook 3 c to arrive in Shafter early next week for a 15 day furlough. Mary Ellen is stationed at Jacksonville Florida.
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J. P. Hansen
Mary Ellen Hansen
Cook
Shafter
Mary Ellen
Jacksonville
Florida
Private Edward L. Lawson Awarded Croix de Guerre in Italy
Private Edward L. Lawson of Shafter California from the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion received the Croix de Guerre avec Etoile de Vermeil for aiding French troops on the Italian front. Lawson was later killed in action on July 17, 1944 as the unit helped save Siena from German forces.
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Edward L. Lawson
Shafter
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Lawson
Siena
Social Security Board urges broader coverage and reform
The ninth annual report backs extending Old Age and Survivors Insurance to all gainfully employed Americans and protecting rights of armed forces and wartime federal workers. It notes 14 million workers as currently uninsured and 5 million in nonprofits and government jobs lack protection. It calls for easier benefit computations, higher wage averages, larger monthly benefits, and replacing the strict $15 earnings halt with a more liberal work clause.
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Roosevelt
Dewey
Social Security Board
Rolf Jacobsen Travels to San Francisco on Business
Rolf Jacobsen spent several days in San Francisco last week on business engagements. He conducted meetings with local firms and discussed potential collaborations during his visit.
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San Francisco
Rolf Jacobsen
Kern County Teachers Institute Opens With Noted Educators
The Kern County Teachers sixth third annual institute opens Friday at 10 o'clock at Fox Theater with Dr. George D. Strayer of Columbia University speaking on Reconstruction and Reorganization of California's Educational Program. Breakfasts and luncheons with Stanford and Fresno State alumni, Dr. Quillen and Dr. Armstrong as speakers, plus a Hancock ensemble concert, mark the day.
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Californiation and Re-employment Commission
California
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Kern County
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California’ Reconstruction and Re-employment Commission
Elementary Principals’ Association
Bakersfield Inn
Armstrong
Washington Junior High School
East Bakersfield High School
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Bach
DeBussy
Korngold
Bishop
Hancock Ensemble
University of Southern California
Mrs Grant and Daughter Visit Porterville
Mrs E K Grant and her daughter Mrs Edith Wittmayer of Wasco traveled to Porterville on Wednesday to visit another daughter Mrs Mary Hull.
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E. K. Grant
Edith Wittmayer
Wasco
Porterville
Mary Hull
Shafter Forms Adult Basketball League Teames
A new adult recreation program in Shafter forms a basketball league with four teams Prisoner of War Guards 20 30 Club Central Market and Twin Pepper. Games occur Tuesdays at Shafter High School gym with 7 30 p m gates.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Lowell Todd
DeGroote
Coach Todd
Central Market
Leonard Gaede
Twin Pepper
Bill Brown
Examination for County Agricultural Inspector
Examinations for County Agricultural Inspector will be held at the Agricultural Commissioner's office, 2610 M Street in Bakersfield, on February 5. Anyone interested in the position can take the exam to create an eligible list for Inspector.
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Agricultural Commissioner's Office
Bakersfield
Adams Family Spends Weekend in Shafter
Mr and Mrs James Adams and family from Los Angeles visited Shafter over the weekend to spend time with Mrs Elizabeth Ingram and Mr and Mrs George Vanatta.
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James Adams
Los Angeles
Shafter
Elizabeth Ingram
George Vanatta
Pvt Bill Unsoeld Assigned to Fort MacArthur
Pvt Bill Unsoeld son of Mr and Mrs George Unsoeld is stationed at Fort MacArthur.
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Fort Macarthur
Bill Unsoeld
George Unsoeld
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