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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1945
Page
4
A description highlights New Zealand as a land cut by a chain of partially active volcanoes filled with hot springs and geysers. The region’s geothermal activity shapes both scenery and tourism possibilities.
Shafter High School defeated McFarland High School 7 to 5 at Mintero Field. McFarland led 5 to 0 after 3 ½ innings before Shafter rallied with four runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to seal the victory. Key plays included Bob Devlin’s great catch and Columbus Rice scoring the winning run. A return game is planned at Minter Field next Tuesday.
Cpl. Spurgeon E. Aust of Shafter and Richmond Calif joins the 6th Army Group in France. The C 47 crew faced bomb and strafing assaults for two months in a sector nicknamed Buzzbomb Alley. Aust and peers call themselves Gypsies of the Airfields and are seen as infantrymen of the Air Forces by nearby units. Mrs Aldyth Jackson, Austs sister, resides in Shafter.
Mrs. J. J. Friesen and her daughter Susie of Hillsboro Kansas visited Mrs. J. E. Unruh and husband Monday for dinner. Also guests Mr. and Mrs. Henry Friesen and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Friesen of Reedley attended. Mrs. Friesen will return to Kansas this week after spending winter in California with her children.
Private Carroll M. Hansen, son of Mrs. J. P. Hansen of Shafter, has been discharged from a German hospital and reported back to his unit with the 7th Army. A family letter confirms his return and update from Europe.
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