Shafter Clean-Up Day Moved to Friday March 23
Shafter residents will join a city wide cleanup on Friday starting at 1 p m under the Shafter Fire Department. High school students and Boy Scouts will deploy trucks to collect debris while Rotary Kiwanis and 20 30 Clubs fund drinks and cookies for workers at the Fire House.
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Shafter
Rotary
Kiwanis
Girls Letter Club
Shafter High School
Betty Wells
Annette Albright
Children’s Home Society shaped by decades of care
The piece notes 54 years of work by California volunteers aiding homeless and orphaned children through the Children’s Home Society. It describes adoption and foster care processes, a modern facility at 9200 West Adams Blvd Los Angeles, and a program open to all races and creeds amid wartime discouragement.
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California
The
Children’s Home Society
Thiddern Nursery
West Adams Blvd
Los Angels
Meyers Tract to Join Shafter Utility District
At a Monday night meeting in City Hall the Shafter Public Utility District adopted an ordinance to bring in the Meyers tract. Directors set a $1.00 tax rate for the district with H. C. Neufeld presiding. Wm. Lachenmaier and J. W. Frizzell attended.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Meyers Tract
H. C. Neufeld
Wm. Lachenmaier
J. W. Frizzell
Clothing Drive Launched by Shafter Mennonite Church
The Shafter community is asked to donate substantial clothing for war-torn countries. Sponsored by the Mennonite Brethren Church, donations can be dropped at Sam Becker’s office or J C Penner on Central Avenue or arranged for pickup by calling Mrs. Otto Becker at 4366. A three day drive runs March 21 to 23 with reception in the church basement all day.
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Shafter
Mennonite Brethers Church of
Sam Becker
J.C. Penner
Central Avenue
Otto Becker
Mennonite Brethers Church
Guay
China
Puerto Rico
Far East
H. Cnet Rhee Bee
New Fe
New Five Acre Subdivision Approved in Shafter
Shafter City Council approved a new five acre subdivision called Mannell Le Soe part tent comprising 48 lots. The tract will include curbs gutters sidewalks and utilities. The council also granted Santa Fe Railway a franchise to install extra spur tracks within city limits. Mayor H C Neufeld presided with councilmen Wm Lachenmaier Glenn C Nay and J W Frizzell present.
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Mannell le Soe Parttent
Shafter City
Santa Fe Railway
H. C. Neufeld
Wm. Lachenmaier
Glenn C. Nay
J. W. Frizzell
Joy Crain Promoted to First Lieutenant in Army Nurse Corps
Lt. Joy B. Crain of the Army Nurse Corps, attached to an Air Corps evacuation hospital in Luxembourg, reports her promotion to first lieutenant. She is authorized to wear bronze battle stars on herETO plaque for participation in the Christmas break through. Previously she was a nurse at the migratory camp north of Shafter.
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Joy B. Crain
Army Nurse Corps
Air Corps
Luxembourg
Shafter
Crain
Brazil’s Portuguese as National Language Not Spanish
The regionwise note states Brazil alone among Central and South American nations does not have Spanish as the national language. It emphasizes that Brazilians speak Portuguese in daily life and official use.
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Brazil
Central
South America
Flower and Vegetable Show planned by Shafter Women
The Wednesday Afternoon Club announces the annual Flower and Vegetable Show for April 18 at the Clubhouse. Committee members are Mrs. J. C. Channeson Mrs. S. A. Camp and Mrs. A. W. Eckman. The event invites all Shafter residents to enter plants and arrangements including bulbs annuals perennials rare plants and vegetables.
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Shafter
J. C. Channeson
S. A. Camp
A. W. Eckman
Shafter Potato Growers Leader Praises Local Output
Sid Carnine, manager of Kern County Potato Growers Association, told Shafter Rotary Club that Shafter raises more potatoes than any other place and that none are better. Ed Brown introduced Carnine at the Shafter Motel gathering. Rotary officers for the coming year were elected by acclamation: Hinest Panero president, Ira Unruh vice president, John Chris Stopherson secretary treasurer, Clarence Neuman and Earl Johnson trustees. Guests included Dr. Sam L. Schrieber, Norman Polaski, Bakersfield, and Jack Hare. President Pat Kelly read a letter from E. B. Stringham noting he and Mrs. See are Victoria and his health is improving.
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Shafter
Sid Carnine
Kern County
Sam L. Schrieber
Norman Polaski
Bakersfield
Jack Hare
Pat Kelly
E. B. Stringham
See
Victoria
Shafter Citizens Rally For Citywide Brightening
Residents praise a paint and cleanup push across Shafter with residents Adams Masterson and Leone depicted in a small clash over yard work. W B Hawthorne commends the effort after years of practice, while local businesses C W Cafe and Shafter Motel announce renovations and floral plantings. Mrs F L Todd joins in by planting flowers around her home.
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Tha Ban Lang Batther Thane Leone
WV. B. Hawthorne
Shafter
Shafter Press
F. L. Todd
Major Jack Lighthill Overseas Since February
Mrs. Jack Lighthill reports her husband Major Jack Lighthill of the Army has been overseas since February 14. He practiced medicine in Shafter before enlisting.
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Jack Lighthill
Major Jack Lighthill
Army
Major Lighthill
Shafter
Hobson Home From Navy
Les Hobson returned to Shafter this week after receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy. He got his final papers Tuesday at Long Beach, where he had been stationed for several months.
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Les Hobson
Shafter
Navy
Long Beach
Highway Meet Monday At Hanford
Civic leaders from Shafter Wasco Bakersfield Hanford Corcoran will discuss a proposed Bakersfield Hanford highway parallel to the Santa Fe line. The Hanford Chamber of Commerce calls the meeting at Peden's Cafe with presiding C C Driskell. The route would complete most of the Wasco Angiola segment in the state system.
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Bakersfield
Hanford
Shafter
Wasco
Corcoran
Peden’s Cafe
Hanford ‘Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Business Association
C. C. Driskell
Hanford Chamber
Angidla
Four Die in Car Crash Fire Near Min ter Field
Four persons died and two were seriously injured when a car driven by Mrs. Charles Loop of Long Beach tried to pass a truck on Highway 99 north of Min ter Field and crashed head on with a car driven by Alexander Black. The Loop car then struck a truck and burst into flames, with a gasoline container explosion blamed for the blaze. Kern County Fire Dept and Shafter volunteers responded at 1:30 a.m. The Loop couple Charles E Loop and Essie Loop of Long Beach were among the deceased.
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Charles
Loop
Long Beach
99 Highway
Minter Field
Alexander Black
C. C. Robinson
Kern County Fire Department
Shafter
Frank Russell
Charles E. Loop
Essie Loop
Long
Box placed for names on Legion Honor Roll in park
A box has been placed in Stringham's Drug Store for families to leave the names of boys who have entered the armed services since December 1, 1944. Names will be added to the American Legion Honor Roll in the American Legion Park.
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Stringham’s Drug Store
Armed Services
American Legion
Three Neuman Boys Fight In Europe War
Robert Neuman reports his son Sergeant Marvin Neuman a part of armored field artillery in Germany has earned the Bronze Star for meritorious service across campaigns in Africa Sicily England and European operations from November 1942 to September 1944. He recalls log huts replacing German cow barns and notes a coffee package arriving at a critical moment amid moves and cold.
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Robert Neuman
Marvin Neuman
Armored Field Artillery
Germany
Africa
Sicily
England
Marvin
Shafter Aims to Hit $5500 Red Cross Goal This Week
Shafter plans to begin its Red Cross drive to raise five thousand five hundred dollars by week’s end. Chairman H W Kelly said supplies were delayed but have arrived and volunteers will start canvassing. He stressed the war’s intensity requires a strong local effort to meet the quota quickly.
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Shafter
Red Cross
H. W. Kelly
Bakersfield
Eighth Grade Kids Earn $90 for Red Cross
Miss Edna Prieve's Richland School eighth grade class reported raising ninety dollars for the Red Cross this week. The students collected donations and presented the money, highlighting their communal effort and school spirit.
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RED Cross
Edna Prieve
Richland School
Annis Brings Leaf Discovery to Press Office
Fragmentary text reports Annis presenting a five leaf specimen found at John Lachenamier's place to the press office. Incomplete phrases accompany the note, with unclear subsequent actions or context.
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Annis
John Lachenamier
Palomo Ex Grid Star Wounded in France
Word reaches Mr and Mrs F V Palomo that their son Pvt Salvador Palomo was seriously wounded in action in Luxembourg. He had been overseas about a year when wounded and is now in care recovering rapidly. Salvador, a 1944 graduate of Shafter High School, played football basketball and other sports.
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F. V. Palomo
Pvt
Salvador Palomo
Luxembourg
F. B
Salvador
Shafter High School
Death calls pioneer of Rio Bravo
Herman Henry Brinkmeyer aged 78 and longtime Rio Bravo resident died March 9 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Germany and lived in Rio Bravo with his family for forty years. Survived by his widow and children.
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Rio Bravo
Herman Henry Brinkmeyer
Brinkmeyer
Poly nesians and native likeness debated in calm terms
A measured discussion weighs similarities between Polynesians and indigenous peoples, exploring ancestry features, cultural traits, and language connections without sensationalism. Scholars caution against broad generalizations while noting shared seafaring and navigational heritage.
James Witcher, 67, Dies After Illness
James Benjamin Witcher, 67, a retired farmer and Georgia native, died March 12 at a local hospital after a lengthy illness. He had resided in the community for nine years.
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James Benjamin Witcher
Mr. Witcher
Georgia
Peters Sings at Service with Gordon Haycock at Organ
Peters sang with Mrs Gordon Haycock at the organ during the service. Interment is planned at Belmont Memorial Park in Fresno.
Tehachapi Guests Share Weekend Visit in Shafter
Week-end guests from Tehachapi include Mr and Mrs Abe Guenther and Miss Thelma Naglé who stayed with Dr and Mrs P C Guenther in Shafter. The visit highlights local social ties and hospitality during the Tehachapi weekend.
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Lprom Tehachapi
Abe Guenther
Thelma Naglé
Tehachapi
Shafter
P. ‘C.guenther
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Asweet
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Utility
Flowers Woman's Club Plans
DR. Lighthill
Hobson
Europe
Palamo
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France
James Witcher
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