Shafter News Highlights Local Visits and Trips
Shafter residents and visitors accumulate a busy week with picnics at Kern River park and Reading park Fresno, trips to Fresno and Los Angeles, and family visits from Santa Monica Everett Washington and New Mexico. Notable events include Harvey Thomas with a trout limit, the Glanzers moving to Winton, and preparations for Camp Roberts maneuvers.
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County Park
R. E. Youell
Kern River Park
Shafter
Harvey Thomas
Kern
Local residents visit Shafter and area over weekend
Barstow hosts Mrs Ed Dressler andene He and Mrs Ed. Shafter graduates Chancy Lockard returns from Trinity University Waxahachie Texas. Fort Ord visitors Arthur Bokemper and Fred Ahart among those seen in Shafter over the weekend.
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Ene He
Ed. Dressler
Shafter
Barstow
University
Chancy Lockard
Trinity University
Waxahachie
Texas
Arthur ‘Bokemper
Fred Ahart
Fort ‘Ord
Shafter Men Named in 12th Selective Service Call
Nine Shafter men are listed in the twelfth selective service call by local board No. 137. Induction is planned for June 23. Conscientious objectors slated for national‑importance work at a camp near Glendora include Abraham Workentine Elmer Wiebe and Ernest Schellenberg. Others named are Alexander Posnoff Kenneth Helvey Elmer Frazier Oscar Bowen Pete Unruh and Varaman James Terry.
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Shafter
Glendora
California
Abraham K. Warkentine
Elmer B. Wiebe
Ernest David Schellenberg
Alexander Vasily Posnoff
Kenneth Helvey
Elmer Lee Frazier
Oscar
Fire near Riverside avenue causes minor injuries
A Sunday afternoon blaze at the H. B. Duerksen home on Riverside avenue started by cleaning with gasoline near an open flame water heater. Local forestry crew extinguished a stationary wash tub fire. Mary Ivey received first aid for slight arm burns from Fire Warden Art Craig.
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H. B. Duerksen
Riverside Avenue
Mary Ivey
Art Craig
Government seeks research men and pressmen for civil service
Mineral economists to do research in minerals coal and petroleum and pressmen able to operate a first bed cylinder are sought by the United States government under civil service. Full information from John Roskam at the Shafter post office. The mussel poisoning season is now in full swing warns the University of California Hooper Foundation.
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United States
Civil Service
John Roskam
Shafter
The
University of California Hooper Foundation
Old-fashioned Square Dance At County Camp Hall
A square dance is planned for tomorrow evening at 7 30 in the recreation hall of the county camp south of Shafter. Music will be provided by a Western band led by W.
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Shafter
A W
Bakersfield Orchestra To Play At Camp Recreation
The P. A. orchestra from Bakersfield will perform as part of the recreation program at the camp dance.
Jersey cows earn gold medals from national Jersey club
Two Jersey cows raised on the Davis campus of the University of California received gold medals from the American Jersey Cattle Club.
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Jersey
Davis
University of California Shave
American Jersey Cattle Club
San Francisco Posts Lowest Infant Mortality Among Cities
San Francisco records its lowest infant mortality rate in ten years, ranking ahead of other major cities in public health indicators.
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San Francisco
School Defense Training Discussed By Dr. Nelson
Dr Thomas L Nelson superintendent of the Kern County Union High School district told Shafter Kiwanis members that U S schools have produced over two million workers for defense industries since the program began. Bakersfield junior college offers sheet metal welding aviation mechanics and machine work with ground training for about 100 army air corps men and 100 officers studying Spanish. Additional INYA courses have been given at Kern county airport and short adult courses offered.
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Bakersfield Junior College
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Cording
Nelson
Army Air Corps
Shafter
Kern County
Middlewest
California
South Amer
Reward Offered for Icicleth or Callous Great Pher Salve
A $25 reward is offered by the manufacturer for information leading to the positive corn salve product. The notice mentions E. B. Stringham Drug Store and lists A. J. Zimmerman as notary public, insurance counselor, and public weighmaster.
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E. B. Stringham
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Los Angeles
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Greenhorn Mountain
Stockton
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Templeton
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Emil Stoller
Santa Monica
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Leonard Aikman
Les Hobson
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Everett
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J. P. Glanzer
Winton
Merced
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Arnold
Richard . Arnold
Charles Schmidt
Oakland
Ready
Catalina Island
Shafter Group
Kenneth Burkhart
Calvin Roberson
Future Farmers of America
Future Farmers
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Deee Savon
Sun
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J. D. Bateman
Effie Craig
Portalas
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June Lachenmaier
Merwin Schirmer
Ray Dallam
Kern Canyon
Jim Klassen
Gene Enns
Elmer Unruh
San Miguel
Pismo
Santa Maria
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Ventura
Stanley J. Segal
Bakersfield
Ona Lee Haley
Shafter Bey
Robert Warren
Ed. Warren
Burbank Military Academy
Vernon Witcher
J. B. Wi
United States Army
Fort Lewis
King City
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Constable
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Camp Roberts
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Richard Bender
Shafter Man
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