Shafter News Highlights Local Visits And Travel
Local residents embark on visits across California Nevada and the Midwest. Notable movements include Mrs E P Jones in Portland and Dan house improvements on California Avenue. Several families travel to Los Angeles Long Beach and Texarkana with detectives and community figures making regional rounds.
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Shafter
W. J. Burns
Los Angeles
William J. Burns Detective Agency
Shafter Group
South
J.A. Roscamp
Jacob E. Woll
Rhoda Kirschenmann
Earl Wipf
Roy Roscamp
Phil Faulkner
Community Notes From Shafter and Nearby Towns
Mrs. T. C. Payne returns from Spokane with two nieces. Tarzana couple visit Shafter as guests of John P. Shultz family. Strom family completes a coast vacation in Morro Bay and Santa Barbara before returning home. B. H. Rutledge leaves for Chula Vista. A. E. Satterburg to run office. Texas visitors J. V. Newton and family tour Shafter with local relatives. Donna Lee Wedge stays two weeks with Thomas Wedge grandparents in Shafter.
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Shafter
Texas
Tarzana
Henderson Martin
John P. Shultz
Glen Bergthold
Martin
Mrs. Shultz
Strom
O. H. Strom
Morro Bay
Santa Barbara
B. H. Rutledge
Chula Vista
A. E. Satterburg
J. V. Newton
Petersburg
R. L. Newton
J.W
Golden State
Thomas Wedge
Donald Wedge
Long Beach
Donna Lee
Ignition Short Sparks Weekend Car Fire on Central
G. C. Brown of Shafter noticed smoke under his car hood on Central avenue Sunday afternoon and pulled to the curb. A crowd gathered as the engine caught fire. Darby Day arrived with a extinguisher and quickly put out the flames. Officials suspect an ignition system short started the blaze.
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Central Avenue
G. C. Brown
Shafter
Darby Day
Iron in the Human Body
A health note states that a full grown person in normal health contains less than a tenth of an ounce of iron, with most of it concentrated in the blood.
Driver's License Office Sees 50 Applicants New
Last Friday the examination office issued licenses to 50 applicants with about 90 percent being first timers. Roberts urges motorists to check license expiration dates as licenses are valid for two years and must be renewed. The office will reopen one week from tomorrow with hours 9 am to 5 pm.
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Roberts
Seminoles Described as Least Europeanized Among Native Americans
A description notes that the Seminoles are said to be the least Europeanized of any American Indians, highlighting cultural differences and resistance to assimilation.
States weigh interstate potato program and grower vote
The plan would limit powers to rebuke potato size and quality shipped between states. After adoption a petition with 51 percent of all growers could trigger repeal. Approved by Wallace, the program goes to 1,230,000 growers for a two thirds vote, likely around August first, affecting California through Wyoming.
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Wallace
Caliornia
Idaho
Maine
Colorado
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Nebraska
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Utah
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
West Coast M B Conference Sessions Noted
The M B Conference held three daily sessions except Wednesday when an outing along the Columbia River highway occurred. Rev. F. F. Wall of Oregon led as chairman with Rev. Wm. J. Bestwater of Shafter and other ministers from Dinuba Buhler Orland and British Columbia delivering lectures.
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Columbia River Highway
Oregon
Columbia River
F. F. Wall
Oregon Church
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E. P. Jones
Pregon
Dan
Caifornia Avenue
James and
Santa Fe Way
Herman Fast
Wall
Ben White
Los
Ben B. White
el Centro
Siemens
G. G. Neufeld
Menno Siemens
Jack Ranch
Tommy Friezen
Elmer Richards
Roy Scaggs
Pauline Ogden
Frank Grant
Wedge
Ralph Stewart
Violet Fadenrechtt
Violet Fadenrecht
H. Midgley
Arkansas
Margaret Jones
Delores Poston
Texarkana
Menno ,S. D
Arthur Schettler
John Bezug
Leon Reich
Menno, S. D
Taylor Tabb
Taylor’ Tabb
Donald Fulton
Burbank
F. O. Johnsons
F. O. Johnson
Davis
W. E. Johnson
California
Taylors
North
James Taylor
Betty
Stockton
San Francisco
Mr. Taylor
Frank Taylors
Max McKinley
Baby
Mr. McKinley
McKinley
McFarland High School
Ed Weidenbach
D. Nix
Mr. Nix
James Greene
Santa Cruz Islands
Fred Cowart
del Crow
Raymond McPherson
Safeway
G. O. Fackrell
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railroad
Zenk
John Koenig
John Koenig, Sr
Lodi
R. E. Zenk
Needles
Sylvia Payne
Clay Hubbard
Bonnie Jean and
Clay
Siyvia Payne
Bakersfield
Don Klingenberg
Bertha Heinrichs
Luella Heinrichs
Milton Richards
Democrat Hot Springs
Louis Wade
McFarland
Louis, Wade and
Lee Wade
Finley Osborn
Osborn
Mr. Osborn
Neufeld
B. G. Reimer
Jacob Neufeld
Mr. Reimer
Neufelds
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Kliewer
John Kliewer
J. P
T. C. Payne
Spokane
Wash
George O’brien
Lloyd Nolan
Loretta Young
Joel McCrea
Peter Lorre
MR. Moto
Mel Ead Ead
Car Eee
Genuine Knee Acticos
Arya
W. Bestwarter
M. B
Bestwaters
Faba
Corea Pane
Goriegh
Helen
James St
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