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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
2
Last week guests at the Bartlett and Monroe residence included Mrs Vila Monroe, Miss Monroe, and Miss Mary Coops of San Gabriel, plus family members and local friends.
Virgil Dean Lampshire of San Diego visits his aunt Mrs Northan Zimmerman in Shafter during his Easter vacation.
Chile declared independence from Spain in 1810 and achieved formal freedom in 1818 after a protracted struggle led by Patriots and allied factions. The period marked a decisive shift in South American governance and colonial legacy.
Leonard Johnson, former Tabor College student in Hillsboro Kansas, is visiting at his sister Mrs. A W Northams home in Shafter while awaiting induction into the service.
Ordinance No 48 declares the city of Shafter’s intention to annex west halves of lots 19 and 30 and east half of lot 29 in section 10, township 28S, range 25E Kern County. No election planned as territory is uninhabited. hearing set for 1945-04-—, with publication and posting requirements outlined.
Elder L B Halliwell and his wife, longtime Brazil missionaries, shared life in the Amazon region at a Seventh Day Adventist Young People meeting. They described river travel, the Luzier boat, malaria, medical aid to natives, rubber industry ties, and U S Army transport passage.
California voices share views on war tempo and medical strain, urging women to serve. Cecil B. DeMille complains of political assessments on radio contracts. A Pacific reporter from Iwo Jima recalls Red Cross aid amid hellish conditions. Veterans advocate against compulsory health insurance as unnecessary payroll deductions. Marine M. Longo describes a brutal Iwo Jima battle and notes Belgium languages.
Notice of intention to sell and transfer all stock in trade and fixtures at 425 James Street Shafter Kern County California to O C Kennedy. Sale to occur April 1945 at 10:00 AM at the Post Office Market Office Shafter. Notary J C Penner witnessed marble official seal.
Ralph Janzen PhM2/c U S Navy visited his parents over the weekend. He is attached to Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. He and another sailor escorted returning nurses from a Philippine prison camp on a shopping tour of San Francisco. The nurses outfitted a native girl with clothes like theirs and will receive back pay when the government settles accounts.
The City of Shafter Council announces a public hearing on April 26 1945 at 7 00 PM in City Hall to consider Ordinance No 48 annexing Lot 19 and parts of Lots 29 30 in block 28 South 28 East M D B and M Kern County lands The notice invites all interested parties to attend and show cause March 25 1945 dated by the Clerk The item ends with a stray line about Mount Athos Greece housing 20 monasteries and 5000 monks with no females permitted even among domestic animals
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