Benefit Tea Aids Local Recreation Drive Planned
A Shafter Junior Women’s Club meeting set a benefit musical tea for Tuesday June 17 from 2 to 4 pm at the Wednesday Afternoon Clubhouse to raise funds for the local recreation drive. Tickets cost 50 cents plus tax. Mrs Anna Harris and Mrs Margaret Harris were honored at a Congregational Ladies Aid meeting at the Ralph Janzen home with Mrs H R Janzen presiding.
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Shafter
Anna Harris
Margaret
Harris
Pasadena
Congregational Ladies Aid
Ralph Janzen
H.R. Janzen
Wdstess
Mesdames C. H. Lewis
Elizabeth Ingram
O. E. ‘Wiedmann
Bessie Thomas
Dean H. Potter
Mary Lamb
G. L. Starrh
J. P. Hanson
Mary L. Reid
Shafter Kiwanis and Business Men's Association Donate to USO Drive
The Shafter Kiwanis club led the local drive with a $25 contribution on Thursday. The Shafter Business Men's Association added $25 the next day and other local groups and individuals are expected to donate.
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Shafter Recreation
Shafter Kiwanis ‘Club
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Petition Seeks Consolidation of City and Justice Courts
Petitions circulating in Shafter urge the consolidation of the City Police court with the Justice court to save costs and improve efficiency. Signers ask the city council to appoint the Sixteenth Judicial township justice as Police judge. Frank S Shaw recently appointed city judge earns $50 monthly. Justice of the peace H. A. Rightmire elected to the post.
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Shafter
Shafter - City
City Shafter
City Police Court
Justice of the Peace
Tehachapi
Corcoran
Visalia
Dinuba
Wag Frank S Shaw
H. A. Rightmire
Meeting at City Hall on Recreation Plans
Members of the Shefter City Recreation commission meet at City Hall at 7 30 this evening to finalize plans for a summer recreation program for all ages. A recreation nightball league is already under way and other spare time activities will be arranged at the meeting.
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Shefter City
Terra Bella News Marks Thirtieth Anniversary Edition
Terra Bella News observes its thirtieth anniversary with a special edition published June 6 by editor and owner Earle R. Clemens. The issue features historic and modern Terra Bella buildings, portraits of prominent residents, and congratulatory messages from Porterville and Tulare county business leaders.
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Terra Bella News
Earle R. Clemens
Clemens
Nevada
Terra Bella
News
Porterville
Tulare
South Joaquin Valley
California Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Cleanup Period Extended Week In City Area
City clips report extended cleanup in Shafter through next week. SRA crews remove trash and dry grass from streets and city property. Property owners who have not cleared debris will be notified and charged for the required cleanup.
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Shafter
Frank Shaw
SRA
Job vacancies exceed new graduates for first time in a decade
A recent survey shows more job openings than graduates this year marking a shift in the labor market. The data indicate higher demand for workers as schools report fewer new graduates, suggesting potential hiring pressure for employers.
War news dominates as Axis and Allies clash worldwide
Reported Allied and Axis actions span from Japanese demands for Indies exports to Nazi troop movements toward the Russian border and battles in Crete. UK battleships and American lend lease aid figure amid bombings in France and Ethiopia, with political shifts in France and Britain, and new U.S. defense measures and labor debates shaping wartime policy.
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Acropolis
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Jerusalem
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Paul Reynaud
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France
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Japan
Batavia
Netherlands-East Indies
Churchill
Crete
Itali- Laat
Ethiopia
Eurspeen
Japanese Arrests in California on Espionage Conspiracy Charge
In southern California two Japanese nationals were detained on charges of conspiracy in an alleged espionage plot. One was linked to the household of Charlie Chaplin, the other to a language student at USC. US troops seized the North American Aviation plant in Los Angeles and workers returned to their posts under armed guard.
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California Assembly
Culbert L. Olson
A. K. Galbraith
Office of Price Administration
California
CCC
Fresno County
Shell Oil Company
Kerman
Discovery Gasser
C. B. Horral
Charlie Chaplin
U.S.C
United States
Los Angeles
Small Grass Fires Reported in Shafter Area
Three small grass fires were recorded from Friday to the past weekend in the Shafter community. Responding crews battled blazes along Kimberlina and Magnolia avenues and Seventh Standard and Rudd street on Friday and near Orange and Scaroni on Sunday.
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Shafter
Kimberlina
Magnolia Avenues
Seventh Standard
Rudd Street
Orange
Scaroni
Best Seller Random Harvest at Shafter Library
Shafter Library announced the availability of the best selling novel Random Harvest by James Hilton. Librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge said Hilton also wrote Goodbye Mr Chips and Lost Horizon, and the book will stay on shelves while there is demand.
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Random Harvest
James Hilton
Thomas Wedge
Hilton
Mr. Chips
Wedge
Marysville Alicia Airport Construction Begins
Marysville Construction starts on the $238000 Marysville Alicia Airport project, with city officials and contractors convening to mark the groundbreaking and set milestones for completion.
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Marysville
Marysville- Alicia Airport
160 Acres For Sale In Poso Creek District
160 acres north of Wasco in Poso Creek district with buildings, good history, a well and piped water. Ideal for sugar beets. Owner asks 200 dollars per acre. Many other buys available at 631 F Street.
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Buttonwillow
Poso Creek
Wasco
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