Chamber of Commerce Dinner Honors Italian Campaign Influence
Members of the chamber of commerce held their regular monthly meeting at Community hall with a baked ham dinner. The decor reflected Italy and D-Day themes as discussions covered the service board decoration and local water lines. Elsie Ghilarducci sang Ave Marie and Frank Alves showed a Yanks in the Marshalls film after the meeting. Attendees included Dr. Etta Vaughn, Joe and Elsie Ghilarducci, Frank Alves, Jack Thompson, and Rev. Father Marzio Giaoni among others.
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Chamber of Commerce
Local Service Board
Water Lines and Company
Elsie Ghilarducci
Ave Marie
Frank Alves
Marshalls
Etta Vaughn
Joe Tazioli
Jack Thompson
C. B. Crawford
Boettcher
Freeborn
R. A. Benson
Grace Brandt
Joe Ghilarducci
Harry
Guy Overman
Marzio Giaoni
Local youths enlist in Navy and Army
Wayne Grimes left Tuesday for the Navy paralleled by Stanley Walker who goes next week. Rudy Rey departs for the Army with the same group. Rey's father lives in town and he has a brother serving in North Africa.
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Wayne Grimes
Navy
George Grimes
Delfern Farms
Stanley Walker
Houchin Camp No. 7
Army
Rudy Rey
North Africa
Religious Services and Novena Schedule
Sunday Masses at 8 and 10 o'clock Daily Mass 8 o'clock Confessions 3 to 4 and 7 to 8 Saturdays Novena in Honor of Our Perpetual Mother for Peace every Friday at 3 Catechism Communion Mondays and Wednesdays 3 to 4 Confirmation Tuesdays and Fridays 4 to 5 Choir Mondays Wednesdays 5 to 6 Saturdays 4 to 5 Novena to Obtain Protection for the boys fighting for the cause of God nine successive days after D Day at 8 o'clock
Bakersfield Social News Highlights Visits by Local Residents
Mrs Kathie Wright and children and Mrs Thelma Covey of Bakersfield visited Mrs Minnie Howell Sunday. Seaman 2/c Gene Whitton, recently back five months from the South Pacific, visited friends here last Tuesday. His brother Jack is also in the South Pacific. Mr and Mrs W E Cowan visited last week with Mr and Mrs George Rusk. the Cowans reside in Bakersfield.
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Kathie Wright
Thelma Covey
Bakersfield
Minnie Howell
Seaman
Gene Whitton
Gene
Oildale
South Pacific
Jack
W. E. Cowan
George Rusk
Cowans
Richard Benson
R. A. Benson
Navy
Richard
Bakersfield Junior College
Livermore
Bina Giannini
Miss Giannini
San Francisco
Nazi Watchtower Replica Highlights POW Camp Ambience
A London replica of a German prisoner of war camp features a watchtower titled Nazi Watchtower to give Britons a sense of daily life for Allied prisoners. All signs in German evoke the camp atmosphere for visitors.
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London
San Francisco Pays Extensive Sum for Golden Gate Park
In 1858 San Francisco paid 701,593 dollars to acquire the 1917 acres later developed as Golden Gate Park, a major municipal park project with lasting urban impact.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Teachers Farewell Party At LoKern For Grammar School Staff
A farewell barbecue honored grammar school teachers with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Crawford as hosts at LoKern last Saturday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Neal and others, plus Violet Barnes the county public health nurse serving Buttonwillow Lost Hills Elk Hills McKittrick Rio Bravo and Rosedale with Wednesday clinics at Buttonwillow from 1 to 3.
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Bruce Crawford
LoKern
A. E. Neal
E. J. Selvidge
Tuck Threewit
Mesdames Magon Perkins
Helen Braun
Marion Lowell
Marie Tracy
Rebecca Unruh
Barbara McFarland
Rose Aubert
Mary Masleck
Feliz
Carl Sudderth
Charles
Violet Barnes
Navy Horse
Buttonwillow
Lost Hills
Elk Hills
McKittrick
Rio Bravo
Rosedale
R. H. Williams
West Side
Elk Hills P.T. A
Red Cross Activities and Local War News Highlight Buttonwillow
The Red Cross continues Tuesday 2 to 4:30 meetings at the school building with members making bedside bags for hospitals and kits for soldiers led by chairwoman Mrs. Hattie Hess. Local notices include service members arriving in Oran, North Africa, and various residents traveling for work, visits, or military duty amid other summer plans and community events. Sacramento became California’s capital on March 1, 1854.
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RED Cross
Hattie Hess
Vacation Bible School at Community Baptist June 12
Pastor F A Landers announces a vacation Bible school at Community Baptist from June 12 to June 23 for ages four to fourteen with efficient instructors. Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by Mamie Gray, morning worship at 11, and Youth Fellowship at 8 p.m. Activities include games and refreshments. attendance of outsiders encouraged.
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Mamie Gray
Honoring Michael Morris on His Sixth Birthday
A birthday party was given in honor of Michael Morris on his sixth anniversary, hosted by his mother. The celebration featured family members and friends marking the milestone with cake and gifts.
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Michael
Morris
Eureka as Westernmost City in the United States
Eureka, capital of the Redwood Empire, is noted as the most westernly city in the United States. The remark highlights its geographic position and regional designation.
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Eureka
Redwood Empire
United States
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