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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
1
A wartime bus ride scene shows a diverse crowd from many states including color. The writer calls California a melting pot and notes the state’s vast, underdeveloped natural resources and role as a bridge to new migration and economic expansion in the Pacific era.
The Shafter War Bond Committee met Tuesday at the American Legion hall to map strategy for the Fifth War Loan Drive. The city must raise 655000 dollars, 360000 from individuals and the rest from corporations, before July 8. War bond chairman Glenn O Nay urged immediate action, noting Shafter cannot falter in the Fourth War Loan. Committee members are listed in an adjoining column, with Earl Johnson to lead merchant organizing efforts. Big investors urged to consider C bonds.
Postmaster Lois Rosenstiel announces special forms for writing to prisoners of war in Germany are now available at the Shafter Post Office. The forms speed censorship and reply processing with printed instructions on each form. V mail letter freemans are also available again at Shafter.
The Kern County Conference of the Federation of Women will be held Friday the 22nd at the El Tejon hotel in Bakersfield. All members of the Women Sueefs Club are invited to attend. San Luis was the first Aeetecen warship to enter San Weancieco harbor in 1941.
Local fire department reports an average of one fire per day over the past week caused by carelessly tossed cigarettes. Two fires Monday burned grass and tumbleweeds near town, involving 1.5 acres on the Santa Fe right of way and 95 acres at Martin Avenue and Seventh Standard Road. Trucks from Shafter and Wasco, plus Frank Russell, fought the blazes. the John K. Wright property was affected. The fires were controlled by 9:10 p.m.
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Shafter held a pot luck supper at Mrs. Aldene Janzen's home. Officers finalized plans for a rummage sale to be held Saturday at the gas station beside the ration board.
Classified notice urges readers to read and use the Want-Ads section in the publication. It highlights the usefulness of ads for finding goods services and opportunities. No specific names or dates are provided.
Dents sent to the U S C School of Pharmacy from Shafter Drug Store are now part of the honorary society. Other Shafter members include Darrel Janzen Elmer Dahl and Ed Hein.
Eighteen girls attend the second Summer In Town session sponsored by Camp Fire Girls at the Women's Club. The group meets each Tuesday morning all summer, singing, games, crafts, and outdoor lunches guided by trained sponsors. Next week they plan an outdoor breakfast at 9 30 a.m.
H R Janzen was surprised with a family birthday party on June 8. Mr and Mrs Dan Low of Wasco joined for dinner and later his brothers and sisters with their families arrived bearing ice cream cake and presents.
The local War Bond drive committee is listed with members including J. J. Siemens, J. J. Peters, A. E. Buller, C. H. Burns Woods Stone, Ed J. Thiesen, Dave Nikkel, Emil Bender, H. P. Wilson, G. J. Siemens, William Bishop, A. B. Kruger, and others. The message notes three weeks of invasions on battlefronts will be matched by efforts to mobilize wallets and bank accounts.
Three Shafter juveniles Donald Hargroves 18 Orville Maynard 16 and William Ward 17 were arrested on forgery charges of checks totaling 138. They allegedly forged Ed Neuman and Ed Rueb signatures and cashed them at Crafton Grocery Smiths corner before traveling to San Francisco and Reno then returning to be taken into county juvenile authorities.
Ruthie Jane Handley aged two years five months died en route to hospital June 10 from a suspected accidental poisoning. Inquest and funeral held June 14 at Janzen Funeral home with Rev. Cecil Pool officiating. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Gene J Handley of Guayule Camp, a brother Romeo, four sisters Petrina Patricia Ann Cora Jean and Mary Lou, and grandmothers Mrs. Sarah Saylor of Los Angeles and Mrs. Pearl Brown of Ft. Snafth Ark.
The notice outlines safe investment paths across terms and instruments. It cites Series F and G Savings Bonds, Series E and F for deferred income, Treasury notes and certificates, and bank loan collateral options. It emphasizes safety and tax considerations for different holding periods and purposes.
The second Tidewater-associated test well on the Jacob Schwaidt property two miles west of Shafter reached 9000 feet, unconfirmed. The first well drilled last December neared 11,000 feet before tools were lost and operations paused.
Kern county shipments peaked at 808 potato cars last Friday in a historic single day. Shafter sent 277 cars, Wasco 151, Arvin 108, Jasmine 111, and Cawelo 58. Market effects followed a prices split with U S No 1 at 2 75 while bulk commercials sold for 1 80. A national transport bottleneck triggered an Interstate Commerce Commission car holiday on weekends.
A Saturday parade by Mannell tract children drew a sizable crowd as about 18 kids with pets and toys dressed in themed outfits including a dachshund in a war bonnet and a wagon with a giant stuffed elephant. Prizes were awarded. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Ed Brown hosted a story hour for the children.
Roy Reok Cornell represented by Theron McHuen presented the yearly Boy Scout troop charter to the Shafter Kiwanis Club at a Wednesday noon gathering. Chuck, the scoutmaster, accepted the charter as John Ware of Bakersfield and Howard Houston of Wasco attended with Harry Wilkinson of Wasco. Bill Johnston, president of Shafter Kiwanis, presided.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Dr L H McGrane received a person named Jack Lighthilil, with unclear context or title. The garbled text prevents full reconstruction of the event or roles involved.
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