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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
4
Motivational wartime appeal emphasizes American soldiers in jungles and at sea, urging citizens to back the war effort by buying more war bonds. It states the Fifth War Loan must raise 16 billion dollars to back the invasion and overall Allied victory, calling on personal sacrifice and patriotism.
Roland F. Ballou, executive officer of the California Wage War Food Administrator, announces Area A wage limits effective July 1 under the 1942 anti inflation act. The rates apply to peach harvesting in Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Merced and Stanislaus counties west of the San Joaquin river, including freestone and clingstone picking for fresh market and canning, with specified hourly and per ton rates.
F. A. Ruhlman entertained his potato shed employees and a group of potato growers at a dinner party at a Shafter motel on Monday evening. Sam Scott Jr. of Rio Bravo is spending the summer in Modesto visiting friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gwin spent Sunday visiting friends in Porterville. Mrs. Aldene Janzen returned to Shafter after a vacation at Pismo Beach.
Mr and Mrs H R Janzen report their son Ralph Janzen Ph M2/c US Navy is aboard a hospital supply ship off New Guinea. He has not set ashore in 50 days and had to relearn walking. He toured a Dutch hospital ship and met white nurses for the first time since leaving the United States three months ago. The natives mainly eat fish and trade cigarettes and clothing with sailors.
Mr and Mrs J C Penner depart by train for Saskatchewan and Manitoba Canada for a reunion of Mrs Penner s ten siblings at Herbert Saskatchewan the first gathering in twenty years The Penners travel via Southern Pacific to Seattle then through Canada and return from Kansas City by Santa Fe Also notes mention Artemisia the first French ship in San Francisco Bay in 1827 and long running prayer at Angelus Temple plus Chinatown ruins in 1906 and Reimer family week away at Mt Herman with Ummel family staying on the farm
The notice lists indefinite validity for red and blue stamps in Book IV covering meats fats canned goods processed fruits vegetables jam and jelly with A8 through V8. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 for 5 lbs each and stamp 40 for home canning thru Feb 28 1945. Airplane stamps 1 and 2 in Book III are indefinite. Gasoline A book coupon 12 valid thru Sept 21 while B and C books may be renewed after 15 days from the date.
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