Society Notes Bride of Wasco Man in Las Vegas Ceremony
Miss Virginia Nay daughter of Councilman and Mrs Glenn Nay wed Judson Appley of Wasco in a Las Vegas Nevada Methodist church ceremony performed by Rev De Bostwick. The couple will reside at 743 Cypress Wasco. Bride attended Richland grammar and Shafter high School class of 1939. Appley attended Wasco schools.
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Virginia Nay
Glenn
Cypress Street
Wasco
Richland Grammar School
Shafter High School
Mr.Appley
Bestwaters Host Family Group Including Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bestwater entertained a family group at their home Sunday with guests from Los Angeles and Compton. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Bestwater arrived from Canada last Saturday and will stay a week before heading to Los Angeles.
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Bill Bestwater
A. W. Bestwater
Los Angeles
G. J. Strauss
Compton
A. F. Warkentin
William J. Bestwater
Engagement of Esther Sperling to Oliver Solbert Announced
The engagement was announced at a party in Esth er Sperling’s honor hosted by the Business and Professional Women’s Club at Mrs. Aldine E. Janzen’s home. The couple from Carrington North Dakota plan to marry this fall and live in North Dakota after the wedding. Guests included Arlene Bokemper Maybelle Corvelle Geraldine Mundt Donna Sutton Lois Berry Loraine Gaede Genevieve Cooper Martha Wedin.
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Esther Sperling
Oliver Solbert
Carrington
North Dakota
Aldine E. Janzen
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Miss Sporting
Solbert
Arlene Bokemper
Maybelle Corvelle
Geraldine Mundt
Donna Sutton
Lois Berry
Loraine Gaede
Genevieve Cooper
Martha Wedin
Cow asthma on the decline, says Montana livestock board
Dr C F Wilkins reports cow asthma is decreasing in livestock. He notes the disease has a high mortality rate and affects cattle exposed to an allergenic weed. The weed ingestion triggers the illness and management implications are discussed.
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C. F. Wilkins
Montana Livestock Board
Bermuda’s First Attack by Spanish Ships in 1620
The sole recorded Bermuda attack occurred circa 1620 when two Spanish ships attempted to land seeking buried treasure. British defenders fired two cannon shots, reportedly driven away by divine providence.
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Bermuda
First Death Sentence In U S History Imposed
The first federal death sentence in the United States was handed down in New Bern North Carolina in 1793. Four sailors were hanged for mutiny at Ocracoke Island North Carolina.
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United States
New Bern
N C
Ocracoke Island
N. C
Emerald Exhibited From Pope Julius I Mitre
The Paris museum hosts an exhibit featuring an emerald once set in the mitre of Pope Julius I, who died in 1531. The piece connects medieval papal regalia to Renaissance artifacts and draws scholars and visitors interested in church history and gemstone lore.
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Paris
Julius I
Desirable Dog Breeds From Samoyed to German Shepherd
A survey of lesser-known yet hardy dogs highlights the Samoyed with its shaggy coat and curved tail, the beagle suited for rabbit hunting, the Irish Wolfhound famed for size and loyalty, and the German Shepherd noted for intelligence and police work. Also covered are toy dogs like the Pekingese and Pomeranian, plus a brief note on cockroaches, their behavior, and habitats.
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Samoyed
Sam Oyed
British Isles
America
Germany
The
Society For
German Shepherd Dogs
Imperial
China
Washington
Boc
Return of Keys and Papers Sought After Purse Incident
Ellen Kerr asks the person who took a purse from Gare Newman to return the car keys licenses and papers. A sizable sum of money was also taken but any help restoring the items would be appreciated.
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Gare Newman
Ellen Kerr
First Permanent White Settlement at San Francisco 1776
The earliest permanent white settlement within the modern city limits of San Francisco was established in 1776, marking the founding era of the region by Spanish authorities.
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San Francisco
Wasco Man Visits Shafter With Campbell Family Ties
Wasco business man C A Campbell and his wife and family visited Shafter on Wednesday afternoon. The Campbells are former Shafter residents with many local friends.
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C.A. Campbell
Wasco
Shafter
Mrs. Campbell
Constable Receives Mountain Trout From Osborn
Constable John C. Reily yesterday received a mountain trout neatly packed in a box from J. W. Osborn who is vacationing at Huntington Lake. Buck will have a fish story to tell when he returns to Shafter.
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John C. Reily
J. W. Osborn
Huntington Lake
Buck
Shafter
Etiquette Rules for Displaying the American Flag
A summary of proper flag display and handling practices. It covers wall mounting with stars to the left, vertical orientation with stars upper left, rightward honor on parades, half mast procedures, Memorial Day half and full staff timings, and prohibitions on using the flag as a tablecloth or drapery. It also notes no lowering into graves and specifies exceptions for church pennants on naval or military chapel flags.
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United States Navy
Strong Cigar Request Reveals Hidden Trouble?
A woman enters a tobacconist and asks for the strongest cigars begging they be sturdy enough to survive a pocket. She claims the purchase is for her husband and presses for the very strongest available. The scene hints at unseen domestic tensions or deception.
Too Easy Bert and Bess Mock a Fool
Bert bitterly claims mocking a man is not easy while Bess cites a triumph as something hard. They argue over meaning of triumph and accomplishment in a witty exchange.
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Bert
Bess
A Doctor’s Doctor Question in a Child’s Riddle
A playful exchange asks if a doctor who treats a doctor must follow the same method or can choose his own approach. The small boy probes how medical care adapts when both healer and patient are physicians.
When to Speak and When to Lend a Hand
A quip contrasts anger and touch with advice to count before speaking and lending. It suggests restraint and measured responses in social exchanges.
Air Pa Horner Jasper Report Confusion Over Temperature
In a terse exchange a worker asks about a printed 60 on a report yard and another replies that it may represent temperature. The dialogue hints at misread figures and ongoing uncertainty.
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Pa Horner
Jasper
Eskimo Song Quips and Quinsy Chat
A quirky dialogue snippet features a joke about quinsy as a wife’s illness and a ribbing about debt and a costly car. It includes a whispered aside about an Eskimo song and a punchline referencing Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow.
Famous Last Weds and a Wandering Love Tale
A fragmentary piece shifts between comic musings on cows and fence climbing. It touches on Mariam Mabel’s bewitched adoration of a pew car and a dismissive view of mechanization displacing man, all in a quirky newspaper cadence.
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Mabel
Christy
This Was the End Hand Over My Money
A terse confrontation centers on a demand for payment with defiant replies. The exchange emphasizes a money dispute framed by tensions and a challenge to compliance. No additional context or outcomes are provided.
Shafter Residents Vacations and Travel Trips
Shafter residents report vacations and travels including Huntington Lake stays for Councilman Glenn Nay and wife Mrs Nay, Harlen Wilsons trip to Long Beach, Supervisor Woollomes in Shafter on business, A R Duehren to Los Angeles, Frank Downey Jr to Pendleton Oregon, Mrs Handel and Mrs Wilson on coast breezes, Mayor Phil Channeson tour through Oregon and Washington toward Vancouver BC, E A Weil return from Gaines Camp Inyo County, Ruben Schmidt to the Hawaiian Islands from San Francisco.
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Shafter
F. W. Handel
Harlien Wilson
Santa Maria
Phil Channeson
Oregon
Washington
Vancouver
B.C
Ruben Schmidt
San Francisco
Hawaiian
Aes
Saunders Family Returns to Los Angeles After Shafter Visit
Mrs. D. H. Saunders of Los Angeles returns home after two weeks in Shafter visiting Mrs. Jessie McClain and the Hildebrands. A party led by Mrs. Saunders, including Mr. Bergman and Miss Wiebe, leaves for an estimated month trip east to Kansas and Milwaukee.
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D. H. Saunders
Los Angeles
Shafter
Jessie McClain
Henry Hildebrand
Leland Bergman
Ella Wiebe
Kansas
Bergman
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Hildebrands
Church services and events across Lerdo and Kern areas
First Baptist Church Lerdo lists Bible school at 10 a.m and morning worship at 11 a.m with 7 p.m. service and 8 p.m. Young People. The pastor plans a large turnout before vacation. Mennonite Brethren at 400 Kern has German and American sermons at 11:10 a.m. plus 6:30 p.m. Prayer Circle and 7 p.m. Christian Fellowship. Jageridverein at 8 p.m. Midweek prayer Wednesdays 2 p.m. Thursday Bible class.
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First Baptist Church
Lerdo Road
Wm. Jackson
Mennonite Brethren
Kern
H. D. Wiebe
Gottesdienst
Christian Fellowship
First Mennonite Church Edgar Toews to Speak
Edgar Toews serves as minister at First Mennonite Church with morning worship by Rev Claus Wiebe of Wasco and Sunday School led by John Unruh. Evening program features General Christian Endeavor. midweek Ladies Aid and teachers meeting invite attendance.
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First Mennonite Church
Edgar Toews
John Unruh
Claus Wiebe
Wasco
General Christian Endeavor
Ladies Aid
Wasco Church Schedule Changes Disclosed
St. John s Catholic Church on Broadway and 9th Streets Wasco announces summer Masses at 7 am and 9 am with confessions on Saturday at 7 pm Rev Owen McMullan pastor The Christian Science Society corner Sixth and E streets will discontinue Sunday services through August and the first Sunday in September A Wednesday meeting is held the first Wednesday of each month
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Broadway and
9Th Streets
Wasco
California
Owen McMullan
Christian Science Church
Christian Science Society
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Sixth and
E Streets
Bible Lesson on Love in Christian Science Churches
Sunday’s Lesson-Sermon titled Love cites Golden Text from Micah praising God’s joy over his people. It references Luke and II Corinthians passages about God’s care and trust in divine provision and includes Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health quote.
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Churches of Christ
Jesus
Allen
Mary’ Baker Eddy
Survivors Among Ainu Compared to American Indians
The hairy Ainus are described as survivors of a people once in Japan and now hold a status in the country similar to American Indians in the United States.
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Japan
Largest Amateur Museum in the World Run by School Children
The Washington Bughouse in Washington DC is described as the largest amateur museum worldwide, operated by school children.
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Washington, D.C
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Judson Appley
Ed. Brown
Morton
Morty
Mrs. Brown
Bestwater
Constable Reily
U. S
Russell B. Oo
Chicago
Daughters of the American McS
Mobilgas
England
Walter Hancock
Saotomat
Courtesy
General Petroleum Corp
Hong
Pegenieg
Billie
Daddy
George
Quinsy
Glenn 0. Nay
Harlen
Woollomes
Roy Woollomes
A. R. Duehren
Frank Downey, Jr
Pendleton
High Sierras
Sprouse-Reitz
Gaines Camp
Inyo County
Paul Maving
A. Tiehthall
M.D
Sunset Phone
Hayfever
Shafter Radio Electric Radio Repair and Sales
Dalaianvatinn
Essee and
Larvine
John T. Suderman
Pacific Phone
Johnson
Schaaf
Kahn
Church News
Helen
Maxine
Dianne
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