Camp Curtiss Guarded Arcata Frontier 1862 65
Camp Curtiss served as the military post protecting Arcata and nearby country during the 1862 to 1865 period.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1946
Page
9
Camp Curtiss served as the military post protecting Arcata and nearby country during the 1862 to 1865 period.
An editorial urges tolerance amid teen fashion trends like woolly white coats. It warns against cruelty and prejudice, stresses family firmness with practicality, and urges parents to prevent conformity from shaping deeper life choices. It emphasizes respect for diverse backgrounds and beliefs in American society.
The record highlights Mission Dolores in San Francisco founded in 1776, its damaged church still used occasionally, and burials in its graveyard. It notes Swift Adobe near Orland built by Granville P. Swift, now ruined, Vasquez House in Monterey once home to Tiburcio Vasquez’s sister, Old Grist Mill near St Helena built 1846 by Dr Edward Turner Bale, and other details linking sites to early Californian history.
The 1946 Registered and Certified Acala Cotton seed price is $102 per ton. H L Pomeroy notes increased costs for the statewide seed program, with seed costing about $1.53 per acre based on 30 pounds per acre. California seed remains in high demand from Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas and two foreign countries, but no seed will be shipped out this season. Seed quality is verified by the State Department of Agriculture and Hornkohl Laboratory.
Mrs William Kendell a missionary to Africa on furlough spoke to a packed Sunday school at Gospel Chapel Smiths Corner January 20. Miss Roberta McCombs a Bible Institute of Los Angeles student delighted the crowd with whistling gospel songs.
Eleanor Dorris daughter of Mr and Mrs John Fox spent the week end in Shafter with her parents during a short family visit.
Wasco resident Virginia Kliest spent the weekend in Shafter visiting friend Joyce Bender.
Mr and Mrs Irvin Fike hosted a Chow Mein dinner at Bambo Chop Sticks in Bakersfield Saturday evening for employees and friends. Guests included Mr and Mrs Chester Bailey Mr and Mrs Franklin Hemingway Donna Lucile Mathis John Mayer and Louis Church of Bakersfield.
Mr James Elbert of Bakersfield, Mr Christ Handel, and Annette Albright were dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Emil Bender on Sunday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.