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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
7
Citizens on farms nationwide save early for peacetime prosperity by investing in War Bonds. The program offers a safe way to fund future plans. $4 returned for every $3 invested at maturity. Denominations available through banks post offices or Production raps Association. It’s your duty to back the boys and preserve American farming.
A fragment lists monetary figures such as 18.75 37.30 75.00 375.00 750.00 100.00 500.00 1000.00 and ends with You War Bonds from Sac ie suggesting a wartime bond display or appeal with incomplete context.
Montclair New Jersey announces Lt Dorothy M Berg daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard M Berg engagement to Lt Richard E Gribble son of Mr and Mrs R E Gribble of Shafter California The two are connected with Ft Monmouth New Jersey where Berg is head dietitian and Gribble is stationed Both are graduates of St Marys College Notre Dame Indiana and Chico State College No wedding date has been set
Mrs Elizabeth Ingram entertained the pinochle club at her home last Saturday evening with guests including Mr and Mrs Oscar Weidmann Mr and Mrs J P Hansen Mr and Mrs C G Lindquist Mr and Mrs Roy Wright of Avenal Mrs Jeannette Stoner and Harry Fowler of Wasco and Mr and Mrs Ralph Sanderson. Mrs Fred Vandenberg hosted a bridge club gathering last Thursday afternoon with attendees Mrs Oscar Wiedmann Mrs Elizabeth Ingram Mrs T V Little Mrs Christine Roscamp Mrs Ralph Sanderson Mrs C G Lindquist and Mrs P C Guenther. Ragcamp had high score and Weidmann second.
Highway from U S 199 to Oregon Caves National Monument is open in good condition. Limited guide service is provided this year with no meals or lodging. Minimum charge is $5 plus 20 percent federal tax, covering one to five persons.
The Rev. Z H Coberly arrived in Shafter to assume duties as pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist church, filling the vacancy left by Rev C L Lingenfelter who was transferred to Merch, Coberly recently returned from the Orient with his wife.
A montage quotes OPA official from Sonoma County nudist camp probe and public leaders. Warren Atherton and Walter Wanger advocate wartime efforts and national duty. Judge Kaufman rebukes reckless driving warning of many deaths. Jack Dempsey cautions that Allied victory will be brutal and long.
A Bay Area report notes that thirty percent of traffic accident victims are workers from a war plant. The statistic highlights safety risks faced by plant employees during the wartime period.
The Touring Department of the National Automobile Club reports all roads into Crater Lake National Park Oregon are open and in good condition. The rim road is usable except for a short stretch near Anderson Bluff. The camping ground is free but the park company provides no meals lodging gasoline or groceries. nearby towns Union Creek Fort Klamath Diamond Lake Chemult and Gilchrist offer those services.
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