Home Front Mobilization Responds After Second Test
Shafter civilians react to the second mock mobilization held July 8. Signals logged from yellow at 6 28 p m to mobilization alerts for fire, wardens, auxiliary police, first aid, ambulance, rescue and demolition squads, and public utility corps. A fire unit arrives 7 10 p m with equipment rescuing and treating injured on scene.
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Precinct
Aria
Public Utility Corps
Mac Sae
Resewal
C. A. Madd
Shafter
Wednesday Club Sends Four Boys to Y Camp
Shafter's Wednesday Club will send four boys to the Y camp. The session runs from July 14 to 21. Eldon Neufeld is involved in organizing the trip.
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Shafter
Eldon Neufeld
Kern County Tax Levy Breakdown Reveals Allocation
A California Taxpayers association analysis shows 44.2 percent of county property taxes go to county purposes, 46.6 percent to school districts, and 2 percent to special districts. Total levies include 3,969,236 for county, 4,188,702 for schools including bonds, and 184,109 for special districts. data for special city district taxes is unavailable.
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Kerney
Odes Eeke
California
California ‘Taxpayers’. Association
Sugar Board Expands Home Canning Permits
The local sugar rationing board continues to accept applications for home canning sugar. Last week it issued over 20 permits. The board opens on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays at its Gn Unrah office.
Injured Persons rushed to Hospital After Incident
One badly injured person was placed on a stretcher and taken by ambulance to the hospital. The other, overcome by fumes, was resuscitated at the scene and then taken to a nearby lane. All clear sounded afterward.
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Jumes
Shafter Digs Up Large Scrap Rubber Drive Total
Shafter collected 91 090 pounds of scrap rubber in a nationwide drive tied to the petroleum industry. Local pickups included 3140 pounds from General Petroleum and 310 pounds at a kids matinee, with miscellaneous contributions totaling 6000 pounds. Fillmore thanked volunteers for a successful campaign.
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Shafter
Safter
General Petroleum
Witcher and Ly Yt H. Golding Rca
Shafter Theater
Fillmone
Fat Salvage Drive Opens in Kern County Markets
Housewives of the Shafter district join a national war fats salvage push to collect rendered fat for nitroglycerin. Kern markets will buy fat at 5 cents per pound with a one pound minimum, as Paul Newell oversees the program and Walt Fillmore chairs local efforts for ongoing metal and rubber salvage.
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Shafter
America
Orient
Kern County
Paul Newell
Kern County Salvage Committee
Walt Fillmore
Shefter
Shafter Fire Department Buys $100 War Bond
The Shafter fire department has purchased a $100 war bond from funds raised at a dance in May. President Bill Brown reported yesterday.
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Shafter Fire Department
Bill Brown
Fight Russian Thistle In Sugar Beet Fields
Beet sugar companies deploy crews into Kern county this week to combat Russian thistles. The weed damages property and is a primary host for the sugar beet leaf hopper, threatening a vital sugar industry as production rises amid rationing.
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Kern County
Campaign Aims to Control Russian Fields
Fragmentary text describes a campaign to gain control of all fields in Russia amid broader national efforts. It references leadership aims and strategic moves, suggesting a concerted effort to influence resources and territory.
Militia to Parade in Uniform Next Tuesday Night
The local militia plans a uniformed parade next Tuesday night as the defense unit completes its dress rehearsal. Commanding Officer Arthur Johnson led the company through formations during the drill.
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Arthur Johnson
T B Group Checks Defense Workers For T B Symptoms
The Kern County Tuberculosis association screened 882 Civilian Defense workers and others in Bakersfield Delano and Porterville in three weeks of evening clinics. Of those tested 176 had calcifications 8 had apparent lesions 17 had other abnormalities and 2 were sent for follow up chest films. Eight additional persons from the general population showed suspicious signs and were referred for further observation.
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Kern County Tuberculosis Association
American Legion Hall of
Bakersfield
Porote
Delano
Kern County
Small Farmers Benefit From FSA Help in California
California farm families aided by the Farm Security Administration show a 52 percent rise in net earnings from $974 to $1481 and a 68 percent jump in home food production. The 1941 progress report notes food value at $217 per family as a minimum, with wartime food worth exceeding cash value.
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California
Farm Security Administration
FSA
C. B. Baldwin
Secretary of Agriculture
T. Kenneth McBride
Department of Agriculture Agency
McBride
America
Farm Security admin report boosts program progress
The report credits Farm Security administration for advancing progress and well being of families, noting 69 percent more poultry production and high program guidance. Administrator Baldwin’s findings place the agency's seven year history at peak, with farm management and aid directed to families.
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Susteet
Srcoon
Baldwin
McBride
Shafter Raises 315 for Boy Scout Drive
The Shafter community pledged 315 dollars for Kern County Boy Scout activities next year. The drive listed many local solicitors and contributors including Bender Brothers, Sill Ranch, Maurer, Little, and Schirmer, with totals from several groups reaching 315 overall.
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Shafter
Kern County
Peter Bender
Bender Brothers
Blake Witcher
John Reily
T. V. Little Eee
Sill Ranch
H. Mettler & Sons
Henry We
Ira Unruh
James Rosenstiel
Jake Siemen
W. C. Grose
Bill Brown
M. L. Thomas
E. P. Jones
Baumel
Bill Evans
Bob McClain
Ed Thiessen
Dr. Lighthill
Regular meeting of Rie-Bravo Farm Center at school house
The Rie- Bravo Farm Center held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday at the school house with 35 in attendance. Games were directed by Mrs. F. J. Schierlmann. Ice cream and cake were served to those present after the event.
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The_Rie- Bravo Farm Center
F. J. Schierlmann
Merchants Seek City Closing Hour Regulations
The merchants ask the city to regulate closing hours for grocery and meat markets. A council meeting led by C. Grose and including W. E. Johnson, Leonard Gaede, and Bill Johnson discussed tentative proposals. No specific hours were requested. ideas included 9 pm daily except Saturday and Sunday or holiday closings.
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Thaf
C. Grose
W. £. Johnson
Leonard Gaede
Bill Johnson
Record gains surge in Pearl Food for Freedom region
A farmer notes records for the six months since Pearl Food for Freedom soared, with output up as much as 274 percent above 1942 levels. Eremers are working hard to keep up, focusing on home use.
War Bond Purchases Rise in First Half of July
More than $3,000 in war bonds were bought in the first two weeks of July at the Shafter post office. Postmaster Lois Rosens tiel notes the amount tops the June two weeks and defense stamp sales also rise. Mrs Hosenstie reports increased purchases of war stamps and bonds by local residents.
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Shafter Post Office
Lois Rosenstiel
Last Rites Held for Mrs Kathrine Janzen
Funeral services for Mrs. Kathrine Janzen 75 were held Monday at the Mennonite Brethren church with Rev H D Wiebe officiating. Interment followed at Shafter cemetery. Born in Russia January 13 1867 she came to the U S 51 years ago living in Kansas Oklahoma and Reedley before moving to Shafter in 1919. She married Henry F Janzen August 6 1885 and the couple would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary this year. She was active in the Mennonite Brethren church. Surviving are her husband eight daughters two sisters and a host of relatives.
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Katherine Janzen
Mennonite Brethren Church
Shafter Cemetery
H. D. Wiebe
Janzen
Russia
United States
Kansas
Oklahoma
Reedley
Michigan
Shafter
Henry F. Janzen
Asia
J. R. Jzen
Ega
Peter Johnson
Goorne Nikkel
Shaf
Eranaensi
Ben Nikkel
Jacob Koopf
Bakersfield
Aol Gt Re
Hears Reimer
David Reimer
Corn
Okla
John Reimer
Dallas
Ore
Miss Louise Livers Honored By Redlands University
Louise Livers daughter of Mr and Mrs William A Livers of Shafter earned special commendation at the University of Redlands for sustaining a high scholastic average among seven freshmen who secured extended career scholarships.
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Louise Livers
William A. Livers
Shafter
University of Redlands
Mss Livers
Shafter High School
Miss Livers
California Scholarship Federation
Forensics Club
Girls League
Yearbook
Girls Letter Club
University
of Y
Yellow Jacket
Aude Dee Ae
Tawasi Social Organization
Ittehanta Te Tide Es
Radium Owners Near Coasts Urged to Air Raid Precautions
The U S Bureau orders owners of radium within 500 miles of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to take immediate air raid precautions. The directive underscores wartime safety measures and radiation monitoring for coastal regions and nearby facilities.
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Atlantic
Pacific
U. S. Bureau of 3
Local Action Set on Park Improvements
Joe Frizzell serves as chief spokesman for park action. With many people cut off from vacations due to rubber shortages, there is rising concern about local improvements. The plan will be discussed at the next meeting.
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Joe Frizzell
Park Action
Tub Tak
Child Rights Emphasized by Health Department Policy
Health authorities call for united action to secure children's well being. Kern County Public Health and the State Department list ten essentials from healthy motherhood to safe home life, nutrition, supervision, schooling, leisure, child labor rules, and community protection.
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United Action
Kern County Department of Public Health
State Department of Public Health
Coast live oak touted as California’s largest
Woodbridge Metcalf of the University of California Extension notes a giant coast live oak on W. S. Hanna's property four miles east of a lay in Santa Clara County. The tree measures 33 feet tall with a crown spread of about 120 feet, underscoring the state’s forestry interest amid the era’s resource concerns.
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Woodbridge Metcalf
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
W. S. Hanna
Santa Clara County
Dehydrating Plant Sought For Shafter
Shafter Business Men's Association discusses creating a dehydration plant for vegetables in Shafter. A prospective group is invited to study feasibility amid surplus potatoes and vegetables. The meeting also backs allowing Mexican labor import to ease local farm labor shortages and names committees and leaders.
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Shafter
Asgor-Action
Business Men’s Association
Congress
California
Alfred Elliott
Rodney L. Turner
Businessmen's Association
Herb Schirmer
Igny
Tee Concerte
A. W. Gaede
Janzen Defends Shafter Burial Association Challenge
Henry R. Janzen, Shafter Funeral Director, answers Earl Warren's complaint against the Shafter Burial Association. He says the group is a nonprofit mutual aid society not an insurance company and disputes state claims it issues improper policies. The case, with John L. Nourse and A Peter Channeson as counsel, sets for Bakersfield Superior Court hearing next week.
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Janzen
Earl Warren
Shafter Burial Association
Shafter
Henry R. Janzen
A. Caminetti
Ieannean
Mambhear O Faa
JP. Superior Court
Bakersfield
John L. Nourse
Peter Channeson
Anneson
Insurance Commissioner
Nnnecjation
Ting Securities
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