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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
3
Charles Wesley Burke is reported to be in a field hospital recovering from a minor operation. Details on the procedure and location are not provided.
A high school group gathered in Kern River Park Sunday to honor Miss Betty Wells who leaves for San Francisco. They held a farewell barbecue supper after swimming and outdoor games.
Benjamin F. Nikkel, 68, of 1020 Gage Street Bakersfield, died July 2 after a long illness. A Kansas native, he lived in Bakersfield 25 years and is survived by wife Anna, seven children and 21 grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev. John Kliewer and burial at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs F A Ruhlman depart Friday for Portsmouth Ohio to visit their daughter and enjoy a two month vacation there with travel and leisure plans.
City residents Mr. and Mrs. Stringham accompany Mr. and Mrs. Marion Crockett Miss Laura Bender and Mrs. Ananda Fenderson to a United Ores Company meeting on a night in June and dinner afterward at Veale.
Annie Lee Heffley and coowners intend to transfer business and stock in trade of the Shafter Motel Shafter California and two alcohol licenses On Sale Beer and Wine A 4550 H and On Sale Distilled Spirits P 3258 H to Annie Lee Heffley A O Heffley A J Zimmerman Hugo Zimmerman Otto Zimmerman and Geneva Zimmerman at Shafter Motel Lerdo Highway Shafter California P O Box 1143 Shafter California no consideration will be paid The notice is dated July 3 1945 and signed by M W Creagh
Mrs Ida Mathis and her two children Jerry and Dixie Lee travel to San Jose for the summer. They plan to return around early September to resume teaching duties.
Mrs. Floyd Cooper drove to Bakersfield Monday to meet her mother Mrs. H. R. Ficken of Los Angeles, who is spending a week with her.
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco becomes the first major harbor entrance crossing of its kind, linking Marin and San Francisco counties. The new span, a landmark of engineering, draws attention from around the nation.
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