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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
3
Arras admires Angna Enters for stage presence and artistry likening her to Pavlova Duse and Millay. The note recalls her Bakersfield appearance and highlights her painting writing and acting as evidence of universal art.
Sgt William A. Messer 24 son of Mr and Mrs Luther Messer Shafter receives the Good Conduct medal at the Infantry Conversion Training Center in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. Messer also earned the Purple Heart for battlefield wounds after more than 30 months in service with 23 months overseas.
Marjorie C. Springer, FSA Supervisor for Kern County, urges farmers to apply early for loans to finance feed seed livestock tools and equipment. Loans run up to five years at 5 percent interest and cover rebuilding or developing water facilities. Applications are at the Bakersfield FSA office 18636 19th St or via County Committee members.
Miss Phyllis Ann McCullough and S Sgt Morgan A Totten were married on Thursday night March 22 by Judge E K Grant at the Grant residence. Totten is stationed at the local German Prisoner of War Camp.
Rev Roy Parks known as the network evangelist will begin a series of evening meetings on April 4 at 7 45 at the Church of the Nazarene in Shafter. Rev Orville Seago announced today. Parks is a soloist and songwriter and is said to have especial appeal for young people.
Shafter housewives may apply for home canning sugar starting May 15, announced J W Frizzell chairman of the Shafter Wet Price and Rationing Board. Applications may be mailed to save time and forms are available at 229 Central Ave. Attach Spare Stamp 13 from War Ration Book Four for each family member. Only two applications per family and no submissions after October 31.
Seaman 1/c Vernon Wicker is on leave in Shafter after two years in the Pacific theater. He saw service in the campaigns at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.
Dr A L Becker who spent four decades in missionary work in India and Korea spoke from the pulpit on Sunday morning on The Religions That Dominate the Life of India. He baptised his two grandchildren Dianne and Joyce Crockett assisted by Rev. Wm Harper. Mrs Becker presided at the organ. The couple are visiting at the home of their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Marion Crockett. Mrs Crockett was born in Korea.
Mrs. Merle Thomas hosted a dessert bridge Tuesday evening at her home, 505 Acacia Street. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Rolf Jacobsen, Mrs. P. L. Arnold, and Mrs. Dick Arnold, with several other guests in attendance.
The text notes that concrete roads in Missouri endure about 30 years while asphalt or macadam roads average around 10 years. It contrasts long lasting concrete with shorter lived oil or macadam surfaces.
Mr and Mrs Les Hobson depart by train for Buffalo New York City and Washington DC They will visit Mrs Hobsons brother Charles Ziemis in Buffalo and in Washington visit her daughter and family Machinist 1/c Ralph Locke US Navy Mrs Locke and Jerry expect to be away about a month.
Cpl. Raymond A. Doyle son of Mr and Mrs Matthew Doyle of Taft California is assigned to the 2nd AAF flying field at Ardmore Oklahoma where he is completing final phase training as gunner of a heavy bombardment unit. Doyle entered the service on March 8 1943 and had prior gunnery training at Las Vegas Nevada before he joined the military.
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