Youth for Christ Rally Draws Hundreds in Shafter
About three hundred uny people attended the Youth for Christ rally last Saturday evening at the Woman's Club in Shafter. Rev Menno Schellen A Hawkins of Fresno were slated attendees for upcoming events including May 19 in Wasco and June 2 in Shafter. Bob Hubbard of the Youth for Christ radio program gave an inspirational talk. Music featured the Pasadena College quartet and Emanuel Male Quartet.
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Uny
Saturn
Woman’s Club
Shafter
Menno Schellen
Wasco Grammar
D Hawkins
Fresno
Bob Hubbard
Youth For Christ
Turday
Pasadena College Quartet
Emanuel Male Quartet
California Voices and Notices Include Estate Talks and Bids
A collage of statements from Hubert B. Scudder Muriel Almassy Frank Cyr and Chester Rowell on estate activity rural stability and women’s rights plus a note from Johnny Koehn in Germany and Dominican exports. A California farming firm METTLER and FAIRCHILD FARM ACCOUNT lists Orvin Mettler and Stephen J. Fairchild with a 1945 notary acknowledgment in Kern County California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert. B. Scudder
Calif
Ar Estate Commission
Muriel W. Almassy
Glentale
Communist Daily World
Frank Cyr
Columbia Juiv
S. F
Chester -Rowell
Sa F
Jesse
Kellems, West
Hills
P.O. Sox
Walker Avenue
City of
Shafter
County of Kern
State of California
Mettler and
Fairchild Farm
Orvin Mettler
Tulare
Poplar Avenues
California
Stephen J. Fairchild
Genevieve K. Craig
Grub
Auxiliary committees named at first summer meeting
At the first summer meeting of the local American Legion Auxiliary held May 1 at the Legion Hall, newly elected president Mrs. J W Lassiter presided and announced chairmen for the year. Membership chairman Mrs F Nordenberg, Rehabilitation chairman Mrs P C Guenther, Child Welfare and Community Service chairman Mrs Frank Annis.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
J. W. Lassiter
F. Ndenberg
P.C. Guenther
Frank Annis
Shafter High School V-E Day Program Highlights
Shafter High School honored V-E Day with a student body led program. Bob Mettler presided as session head. A band concert directed by P. L. Arnold followed by Principal H. W. Kelly’s remarks on victory significance and Rev. Wm. S. Harper’s talk on worthiness. The event closed with a minute of silence and the pledge.
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Shafter High School
Europe
Bob Mettler
H. W. Kelly
Wm. S.harper
Kern Woman Is Honored in Tuberculosis Officials Group
Miss Mary Ellen Hagen executive secretary Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association was elected vice president of the California Conference of Tuberculosis Secretaries at the annual Pasadena meeting last week.
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Mary Ellen Hagen
Kern, County Tuberculosis and Health Association
California Conference of Tuberculosis Secretaries
Pasadena
Orly Finds Five Mountainous Greek Areas Tillable
A report notes that about a fifth of mountainous Greece is suitable for cultivation. Agricultural officials identify terrain types and climate, outlining potential crop opportunities and regional impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orly
Greece
War Bond Drive Tribute To Marine Hero John Basilone
A eulogizing note honors Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone as a hero of the Pacific war. It recalls his sacrifices on leave in America, his exhortations to buy War Bonds, and his refusal of a commission, urging citizens to meet the Seventh War Loan Drive quota.
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Pacific
John Basilone
America
Joe
Bill
Shafter Enterprises and Shops Listed in Local Directory
A long list of businesses and individuals appears in a Shafter area directory style feature. The entries include varied sectors such as automotive supply hardware farms restaurants and services with several family names and company titles repeated across the town. The compilation names firms like Neuman and Sons Coberly West and Neufelds Automotive Parts along with lenders real estate firms and service shops.
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Germany
Pfe
Johnny Koehn
Neral Patton
3Rd Army
E. K. Grant
County Bldg
California Ave
Kern
Bank of America
G.I
G. I. Loans
Twee Association
Citain On Deposit Insurance Corporation
Member
Federal Reserve System
NTASA
Matu
Rity
Tara
Uncle Sam
THE
Mighty
Wey
Frank Russell
Robert Neuman & Sons
Coberly-West Company
Neufeld’s Automotive Parts
R. N. Graham
Duckjens Hardware
Post Office
Shafter Theatre
Home Appliance Company
Shafter Mercantile Company
Cami-West
Lowe Farms
King Lumber Company
Hitchcock’s Auto Supply
D. C. Moore Ginning Company
Duehren
Nikkel Iron Works
Peter A. Channeson, Attorney
Shafter Warehouse Company
Shafter Pump & Machine Shop
Jamze ™ Tuneral Home
R. & W. Cafe and Shafter Billiards
Fuqua’s Cafe
Justesen’s Food Store
Johnson-Neuman
Shafter Dral Company
E. B. StringKam
Anderson Amusement Company
Lachenmaier
Schirmer’s Department Store
Maxine
Bill Brown
Cooper’s Flower Shop & Nursery
Sam Lachenmaier
Bakersfield Implement CO
Shafter Recaptire Shop
Shafter Farms
Merwin W. Hunt
Mann and Brown
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