Red Cross Programs At Minter Field And Local Churches
The Red Cross offers daily rooms at Minter Field Eureka and Sonora. Officers wives are urged to report Mondays. Bring scissors and wear a uniform. Advanced First Aid classes at St Pauls Episcopal Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 to 11:30. Sewing and knitting at Padre hotel Wednesday 9 to 4. Home Nursing class Wednesday and Friday 1 to 3 at Congregational church 1719 19th street. Next week the first meeting led by Mrs. Carter C Speed.
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Ner
Eureka
Sonora
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
17Th
Eye Streets
Red Cross
Padre Hotel
Congregational Church
19Th Street
Carter C. Speed
Sister Sends Golf Coat and Season's Greetings
A young man away for Christmas receives a letter with a golf coat from his sister. She explains she cut off the brass buttons to save postage and asks him to look in the right-hand pocket for the buttons.
Strong Man and the Ham Measured by Strength
A boastful man claims to have felled an ox with a fist. A listener retorts he once saw a man knock down a factory with a hammer blow. The exchange ends with the remark that the remarkable man was not impressive in appearance but was a swell auctioneer.
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Samson
False Safety Claims Spark Strange Car Debate
A fragmented quotation exchange questions automobile safety and pedestrian risk, contrasting driving confidence with a pedestrian's danger. The odd dialogue hints at public skepticism about car design and driver behavior during a period of evolving vehicle use.
Lasier Bill Receives Night Pass Inside Barracks
A soldier named Lasier Bill tries to leave the barracks to see his girlfriend. A sentry offers a night password, naming Idiosynecrasy while noting he will be off duty when Bill returns. Bill declines and stays in barracks.
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Bill
Poem Snippet Notes Soldier's K P Exchange
A colored soldier peeling potatoes complains about being called K P. He and a fellow worker hypothesize the sergeant's use of the term, guessing he meant keep peeling as the task continues.
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K.P
Tear Em Up Advertisement Claims and Cash Return
A reader recalls sending a dollar for a gas saving method but received only a printed slip directing to paste it in a scrapbook. The exchange highlights the dubious offer and the disappointing response from the advertisement.
Doubled Plans Spark Quiet Wedding Joke
A man congratulates an elder, saying tomorrow will be the happiest day of his life. The elder corrects that the marriage is tomorrow, not today, and smiles at the playful exchange.
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Old Man
Payoff notes rise request amid wartime wage push
About 800 manufacturers visited San Francisco during the opening week of the permanent war production clinic. They sought guidance on pay raises as rents rose and farm prices fell.
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San Francisco
Epitome of The Week's News The World
A roundup of wartime events: Russia asks for more US arms and Germany mobilizes against Russia. British raid on a German radio post in France. Axis bases near America cited. Japanese reach Rangoon and attack Java. Litvinov predicts a summer knock out against Hitler if aid continues. Plans include Norway prep, Malta raids, and new AEF units in Ireland.
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Russia
United States
Germany
Aleutian Islands
France
America
Rangoon
Maxim Litvinof
Hitler
United Nations
Norway
Belmont
Java
New A. E. F
Ireland
Ae A. F
South Pacific
Philippine
Malta
Azil
Archibald Wavell
Southern Pacific Command
India
Lazaro Cardena
Mexico
Japan
California
Roosevelt Family Wedding and War Era Actions
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt to wed Jock Whitney as the nation faces wartime measures. Price Administrator Leon Henderson urges boycotts on rubber to curb profiteering while court martiales target top Hawaiian commanders. Losses rise from axis submarine warfare as 100 men are reported lost aboard the Jacob Jones off New Jersey.
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Betsey Cushing Roosevelt
James
Jock Whitney
Leon Henderson
Walter C. Short
Husband E. Kimmel
Hawaiian
Atlantic
Roosevelt
War Department
Pacific Northwest
Alaska
Carmine Picciotto
New York
Dies Committee
Army
Air Force
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Commodity Corporation
War Production Board
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry
Morgenthau, Jr
U. S
Jacob Jones
New Jersey
Japanese American Citizens League Prep Report
Mike M Masaoke of San Francisco national secretary of the Japanese American Citizens League declares the organization is preparing all Japanese for arrival or action as tensions rise and national policies affect minority communities.
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Mike M- Masaoke
San Francisco
Citizens League
Jis
The Farm That Wouldnt Sell a Bakersfield Tale
A Bakersfield fragment tells of the Gerrish farm near Woodbridge sold to Henry Gerrish and Margaret Andrews. Margaret influences the deal while Pangburn schemes to find a buyer. Henry decides to farm the property, and they marry, reshaping inheritance and love into a shared venture.
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Missy
Andrews
Gerrish
Lawoyer
John Pangburn
Margaret Andrews
Pangburn
Henry
Wall Street
Margaret
Woodbridge Hills
Henry Gerrish
Woodbridge
Pangborn
Panghburn
Tom
Harry
Miss Andrews
Relatives Arrive from Hawaii in Fresno Visit
Mrs. P. M. Janzen sister-in-law of Mrs. Henry R Janzen of Shafter arrived in Fresno from Hilo Hawaii with her three children. Earlier reports said the children would come first but Mrs. Janzen’s passage was secured too. She plans a visit in Shafter in the near future.
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P. M. Janzen
Henry R Janzen
Shafter
Fresno
The Heiress and the Count in a Cash Focused Dialog
A dramatic exchange unfolds between The Heiress and The Count. The Count asks if loyalty to love exists beyond money, while The Heiress insists love may assess wealth as separate. They spar over affection tied to wealth and the prospect of life apart from money.
Rush Season and a Man with Five Daughters
A winter orders line prompts a conversation about a man named Todd. It notes he is not a manufacturer but a husband with five grown daughters, highlighting a domestic scene in a rush season context.
Timid Husband Sleeplessly Encounters Sleepwalker Burglar
A fearful husband wakes to a prowler downstairs and investigates with a candle. The intruder threatens him with a revolver before the burglar reveals he is asleep. The wife hides under the bed clothes as the scene unfolds.
Man Demands Paper Apologize for Libelous Label
A man rushed into a newspaper office to confront the editor claiming the paper libeled him as a lightweight champion. The editor confirms the label while noting the man is actually a coal merchant, not the boxer. In a separate exchange, two laborers hoist a worker to a tall height and joke about hearing nothing.
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Fightwell
Plumber and maid clash over missing tools in odd address
A humorous dialogue unfolds with a plumber boasting they have all tools and won't return, while a maid counters that they have arrived at the wrong address, creating a comic mix up.
Untitled Dialogue Clip On Facial Hair Tussle
A fragment shows a jokey exchange about a sister and a mustache. The dialogue hints at tension and humor without broader context or events.
Double Trouble Remember to Write on One Side
The instruction from a journalism correspondence school urged writing on only one side of the paper. A new pupil asked by return mail which side to use, reflecting the humorous impatience of beginners.
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Correspondence School of Journalism
Clock Watcher Williams and the Crossing Loss
A terse report notes Harper lost control at a railroad crossing as Williams kept time. The remark suggests Harper drops everything when the whistle blows and danger arises.
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Williams
Harper
Hunt
Night Ride Promises Rumble Seat Adventure
A playful exchange about locking keys in the car and choosing to ride home in the rumble seat on a pleasant night. The conversation hints at a cheerful, old fashioned outing and domestic humor.
Fragmented verse from an OCR page about love and travel
A garbled passage questions affection and finances in a lyrical tone. References to long holidays, months on sands, and months on rocks imply a poetic reflection on romantic travel and wealth. No clear individuals or events emerge.
Prudence in Advice on Right and Good
A reflective line contrasts prudence with virtue, noting that good sense favors having both sides on one's side. The quotation explores balance between practical caution and moral stance in decision making.
One Half Thought Jim Was Hard-Boiled
A playful quip contrasts perceptions of Jim as hard boiled versus half baked. The line hints at a joke about his character or nickname within a casual, snappy local-note voice.
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Jim
Remember When MOBILGAS Report Nostalgic Auto Era
A nostalgic note recalls the MOBILGAS report and Bobbie North praising a terrific hit as old songs recall Johnny's car troubles during a ride with his sweetheart. The article evokes 27 years ago and fashion of balloon sleeves high boots swallow-tail riding habits as a period reflection.
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Bobbie North
Johnny
Church and religious notices in Wasco area including multiple congregations
Local church listings describe services at Union Congregational Church Alfred Chandler minister with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m, plus midweek choir practice and prayer meetings at the high school gym and various youth meetings. Also details for First Mennonite Church St John Catholic Church and The Christian Science Society with service times and lesson topics.
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Union Congregational Church
James Street
Alfred T. Chandler
Mo. Turney
John Brinegay
Doris Davis
Rnist
Mildrea Turney
Ply- House
Edgar Toews
John Unruh
The
Christian Science Society
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Wasco
Malachi
Churches of Christ
Scientist
God
Paul
Acts
Heaven
Earth
Man Reflects Divine Image in Christian Science Text
Excerpts from Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health assert that Scripture teaches man is made in God's image and likeness. It states that man is spiritual and perfect, and thus must be understood as such in Christian Science.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Tures
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Fresno County
Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
West Coast
Women's Liberty Bond Committee
Olson
Los Angeles
Gary Cooper
Joan Fontaine
Hollywood
WPA
Sacramento
Fletcher Bowron
Santa Cruz
State -Board of Equalization
Victorville
John L. DeWitt
Navy
Sheridan Downey
Sub
Kern County Livestock Show
Bakersfield
Harry Lang
Grace Mildred Nichols
Pearl Harbour
Taft
Kerr County
Alma ‘Holzschuh
California Institution For Women
Tehachapi
Anna M. Lyons
Wheeler Ridge
Arvin
Famosa
McFarland
Delano
Kern County
Mount Breckenridge
H. Louis .Raybold
McClure Syndicate
WNU Service
Hawaii
RUSH
Jake
Derry
Mobilgas
Koda King
C. H. Wartman
Southern California
Oral Petroleum Corp
Church News
St. John’s Catholic Church
Ninth and Broadway
Owen McMullan
Dick Tracy
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Twentieth Street Telephone
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