Home Apiary Urged To Boost Food Output
Dr. J. E Eckert of the University of California Davis campus says more bees are needed to pollinate fruit, vegetable and seed crops as acreage expands. He has written a pamphlet The Home Apiary with guidance on bee keeping available through county farm advisers or UC Berkeley. Gerald Starrh and family from Los Angeles are visiting Shafter for the weekend.
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J. E Eckert
Davis
University of California
Dr. Eckert
College of Agriculture At
Berkeley
Intramural Baseball Standings With Four Teams
Four teams Cubs Eagles Bears Giants compete at noon under supervision of R. E. Gribble and David Powell. Eagles lead, Giants second, Cubs and Bears tied for third in current standings with good weather boosting games.
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Cubs
Eagles
Bears
Giants
R. E. Gribble
David Powell
Mrs. Gorsching departs Wasco for Georgia Army post
Mrs. Lucy Gorsching daughter of Mrs J L Green Wasco left Monday February 28 for Waycross Georgia to join her husband stationed there with the Army Air Corps She is a former Wasco high school graduate and well known in Shafter and formerly worked at Stringham's drug store.
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Lucy Gorsching
J. L. Green
Wasco
Waycross
Army Air Corps
Gorsching
Wasco High School
Shafter
Stringham’s Drug Store
Promotion for James Jr. to First Lieutenant at Keesler Field
John Lewis James Jr son of Mr and Mrs John L James Sr of Shafter is promoted to first lieutenant. He serves as post motor maintenance officer at Keesler Field Miss where the Army Air Forces Training Command trains thousands of future ground crews for Liberator bombers. Miss Patricia Stringham visits home after completing second pharmacy semester at U of?
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John Lewis James, Jr
John L. James
Shafter
John
Keesler Field
Miss
Army Air Forces Training Command
James
Miss Stringham
Patricia Stringham
E. B. Stringham
Pat
U. E
Women’s Club Art Exhibit Shaped by Miss Dooley at Kern
Miss Helen Dooley Kern Art supervisor presented an art exhibit to the Women’s Club at the clubhouse on March 1. It featured her paintings and selected works by Kern County school children. An adults versus children art discussion followed, with Mrs. T. V. Little presiding and Mrs. Oscar Wiedmann chairing. Hostesses included Mrs. Channen, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Ed Schnidt, Mr. J. W. Frizzell, Mrs. Glenn Crin, and Mrs. J. A. Roscamp.
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Helen Dooley
Kern
Women’s Club
Kern County
Miss Dooley
T. V. Little
Mirs
Oscar Wiedmann
Phil Channeson
Harrison
Ed Schnidt
J. W. Frizzell
Glenn Crin
J. .A. Roscamp
Miss Bender Leaves for Springfield to Marry S/Sgt Hamman
Miss Bender daughter of Mrs August Bender of Shafter departed late Monday for Springfield Massachusetts where she will unite in marriage with S/Sgt Russell Hamman of the Army Air Corps. Hamman formerly stationed at Minter Field met Miss Bender there. She attended Shafter schools and worked at McClure's drug store for about a year and a half.
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Alice Bender
August Bender
Shafter
Springfield
Mass
Russell Hamman
Army Air Corps
Hamman
Minter Field
Miss Bender
MecClure’s
McClu
Receives Layette Shower for Mrs Alvis Smith
A surprise layette shower was given Friday evening February 25 at the home of Mrs Verlan Mou for Mrs Alvis Smith. Attending were Boots Perry, Mrs Antonia, Mrs Robert David, Mrs Laura Hunter, Mrs Earl Duncan, Mrs Abe Warkenin, Mrs Bob Tatum, Mrs Doyce Holland, Mrs Mary Stroh, Mrs Tom McDonald, Mrs John Koop, Mrs E B Perry, Mrs W C Smith, Mrs Lyle Buckley and Mrs Alvis Smith. Refreshments were served and Mrs Smith received many gifts.
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Alvis Smith
Verlan Mou
Boots Perry
Aar@nntina
Robert David
Laura Hunter
Earl Duncan
Abe Warkentin
Bob Tatum
Doyce Holland
Mary Stroh
Tom McDonald
John Koop
E. B. Perry
W. C. Smith
Lyle Buckley
Smith
Eisenhower Urges Safe Living for Victory Time
The public service department of the National Automobile Club reminds citizens of their full duty to walk, drive, work, and live safely to prevent accidents and help speed victory this year.
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Eisenhower
Service Department
The
National Automobile Club
Fragments of Pelton’s Tide Power Echo on San Francisco Shore
Fragments of Alexander Pelton’s $250000 experiment to harness tidal energy linger along the shores of San Francisco's Golden Gate. The surviving pieces hint at a bold early attempt to convert tidal forces into usable power.
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Alexander. Pelton
San Francisco
Golden Gate
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Schirme
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