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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
7
S/Sgt. Wm Lachenmaier and others listed as leaving for induction or deployment. Birth announcements include Sharon Juanette and a baby boy born at Shafter Maternity home. Community notes cover hospital recoveries, weddings, bridal shower, and visits by locals to relatives in nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Welton Walker announce the birth of Judy Ann a baby girl born April 26 at Shafter Maternity home weighing 7 pounds Pvt and Mrs J R Blanken ship announce the birth of Donna Jean a baby girl born April 25 at Shafter Maternity home weighing 6 pounds 2 ounces Blanken ship stationed at Camp Hood Tex Sam Williams transferred to Taft store as meat department manager Ted French of Bakersfield is new department head in Shafter store Mrs Elizabeth Ewert returns home Elbert Frantz returns to Bank Kern County nurses in England Lt Gladys Grant Mandarville and two other Kern nurses in same division Lt Mandarville Kelly Grant graduates Navy gunners school transfers to Miami Fike family bids Bakersfield farewell for Los Angeles Runyan leaves for Navy Sunday visitors from Bakersfield Boyce Nichols stationed in England Paul Richert visiting in Sacramento In Bakersfield visits noted Lt Marion Littlefield WAC returns to March Field Here From Arvin Tuolumne trip Blums visit in Tuolumne Private Banks home for weekend Bailin visits Fresno Elton Ebel inducted into Army Rosie Sexton sees ocean for first time with outing to Los Angeles
Mrs. Luther Elliott and Miss Nella Black hosted a gathering honoring Miss Gis Pollard. Ice cream and cake served to about 35 guests. Roger Powell of Shafter, newly inducted into the Navy, is stationed in Washington state with wife Ruth and daughter Norma Jean visiting him there.
Donald Christenson a motor machinist second class in the U S Navy visited his parents Mr and Mrs F J Christenson in Shafter on Sunday. He is stationed at Oceanside. Ummel Family Sunday Guests of Nielsens the Rev and Mrs ae mél and daughter Ge were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs John B Nielsen and family. Buy bonds and stamps.
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