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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
1
The article highlights Bowman’s bid for local Future Farmers of America leadership aiming for a lasting impact on his community. It notes his youth and ambition, suggesting he could rise with steady leadership, while referencing ongoing commentary from George W. of the Delano Record.
The first passenger elevator on the Pacific coast, installed in the U. S. Appraisers building in San Francisco in 1878, remains in operation. The text notes a sweet potato as a quirky or mistaken detail amid the clipped fragments.
Community members listed include Dewey Merle Thomas E B Stringham F A Ruhlman F W Handel Joe Frizzell O T Olson J D Hardt Rev H D Wiebe David Grumbles Rev Sam Wilcoxon and Bob Gates. everyone must do their part to reach the goal by the deadline.
The report notes casualties among British troops during bitter fighting near Castelforte as forces push toward Rome. The brutal frontline leaves a road stained with stones from German, British, French, and American clashes across the Italian theater.
Shafter high school hosts Wasco high in a two game series with the main event Friday night at the gym. Coach Lowell Todd says the Generals seek a perfect record against Wasco as Captain Bill Unsoeld plays his last game. The Wasco B team beat Wasco Tigers in the first match.
A. W. Noon told Shafter Kiwanis Club that federal plans to convert western lands into national monuments threaten local tax rolls. He said California is 43 percent federally owned, with higher shares in some western states, and urged Kern County to block land transfers by lease or contract. The meeting covered defense council accident data and USO dance plans.
A progressive auction at the Shafter Kiwanis Club raised 14 dollars and 10 cents for the Cub Scout organization. A box of shotgun shells and 500 printed business cards were sold, with Ted Kinman as the winning bidder.
The Shafter Business Men's Association outlines plans for upgrading Shafter County Park. The initiative aims to modernize facilities and improve community use and safety.
Shafter marks National Camp Fire Girl Week with a pro baking contest awarding first and second place ribbons. WAC members from Minter Field who are Camp Fire Girls will attend and share Camp Fire experiences. Local churches hold Camp Fire Week services on March 19 with girls in uniform attending.
Mr and Mrs Wilbert Mann and Mrs Jack Wilson daughter Karen spent the week end in Santa Maria. The deepest working on the Comstock Lode in Nevada reached 3300 feet.
Hattie Lewis of Shafter died in action December 13 1943 while fighting Japanese forces on Bougainville Island. Serving near Empress Augusta Bay his unit faced Allied bombing limits and a fragment struck his left arm and chest. He was buried in Island Cemetery No 3 in the Empress Bay area. Lewis was educated in local schools.
The Shafter Press led a Drive to plant trees with support from the Wednesday Afternoon Club of Shafter and their pledge to participate in March activities. Buttonwillow Commerce also launched a program offering Cork Oak trees free to residents via the University of California. The movement spread beyond Shafter and Buttonwillow to several states.
A brief from the Extension Service at UC highlights coordination between Shafter Press Office Buena Vista Water Storage Office and Buttonwillow for regional water storage planning. Officials discuss planned improvements, funding avenues, and timelines affecting local agriculture and residents.
Funds from today’s war bond purchase are highlighted as saving many lives by supporting military resources and national security efforts. The notice urges civic participation and stresses the immediate impact of bond sales.
Pvt Elmer Schmidt son of Mr and Mrs H H Schmidt departed late Wednesday for Rome Georgia after a 21 day furlough. He serves in the Parachute Troops and has been granted leave from duty.
Lt Ed Merkel of Shafter Air Corps bomber pilot is reported missing in England by his sister Mrs Al Wolfe. He attended Shafter High School and trained at Minter Field. His brother Dave Merkel serves with the Air Corps ground crew in England. A cousin Marvin Neuman of Shafter coincidentally met Merkel on a street corner in London less than a month ago.
Word comes that Corporal Bertram Davis son of Mr and Mrs W C Davis of Shafter has arrived in England. Davis serves in the Coast Artillery and is a former Shafter High School graduate.
Kern County Health Department offers diphtheria shots to children up to 10 years and smallpox vaccine to all ages. Diphtheria cases rise in the county. smallpox seen in Fresno. Wasco Health Center clinic on Tuesday March 14 5 30 to 7 30. Shafter Government Camp clinic on Tuesday March 21 5 to 7.
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