Baccalaureate Services Next Sunday Evening
The Rev. E. M. Anderson of First Baptist Shafter will preach the baccalaureate at 6 pm next Sunday at Mennonite Brethren Church for Shafter High School graduates. The program includes Choir selections, scripture readings, and a men's quartet with local church leaders.
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E. M. Anderson
First Baptist Church of
Shafter
Shafter High School
Mennonite Brethren Church
Barnby Mennonite Brethren Choir
Bergen
Alice Invendtioner
Wm. S. Har- Union
Bortniansky—Choir
Arthur D. Wenger
First Mennotte Church
R. Frantz
J. Wiebe
W. Balzer
A. Joesaet
Wiebe
Ome
Sesoaite Brethren Church
Mist First Baptistee
Ae Reformed Klaudt
Uisiies Church
Maple School Graduation Program Highlights Music and Awards
The Maple School graduation program will be held next Monday at 8 o clock. The program features the Maple School Band performing marches and songs such as The Cassons a Rolling Along and The Marine's Hymn. Soloists include Anna Frantz and Alfred Les with pieces like Für Elise and Columbia. Principal Reichert presents class projects and awards. Dr. Donald G. Davis of Wasco is listed for a graduation address.
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Maple School
Gradua
Jewell
Maple
Alfred Sea
Marine’s Hymn
Glee Club
Donald Nielsen
San Joaquin Valley
Angroup Senke
Donald G. Davis
Wasco
Fuer Elise
Beethoven
Anna Frantz
Columbia
Rollinson
Alfred Les
Paul H. Reichert
Harold Jenzen Receives Promotion at Hamilton Field
Pfc Harold G. Jenzen, son of Henry A. Jenzen of Shatter, is promoted to Technician Fifth Grade at Hamilton Field, California. He previously worked for Lockheed and is noted for his service with the Army Air Forces.
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Harold G. J
Henry A. Janzen
Shatter
Hamilton Fiel
California
Ae Ennaaeie
Lockheed
Dintah
Daemeetioe
Grass Fire Near New Arms Company Ignites Sparsely Attended Blaze
A grass fire near the new arms company complex was started around 1 20 in the morning when a cigarette smoker allegedly dropped a butt. The blaze was quickly extinguished with limited attendance from residents.
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New Arms Company
Potatoes Sell Near Ceiling Price After Market Visit
A Post report notes a new market in potatoes causing prices to near the 15 cent ceiling after a market tour. An investigator described contracting to 400 pounds of potatoes at 15 cents and reported enforcement trials underway by C P A officials.
aviation cadets begin at navy pre flight school in monterey
Calvin Eugene Rains of Shafter joins a group of aviation cadets reporting to the Navy Pre-Flight School at Monterey for three months of rigorous physical training. The program includes sports drills gunnery mathematics and recognition of allied and axis aircrafts before advancing to further naval aviation training.
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del Monte
Calif
Calvin Eugene Rains
Shafter
Navy
Military Department
Mecenie
Pindanbr
G W. Steele
USN
St. Maree
Lege
Universities of
Georgia
North
School program draws large crowd at Sch G event
More than 1100 persons filled Sch G School. The presentation was made by School Orvin Mettler and the greeting address delivered by Cox. The program of vocal, instrumental music and other features was carried out as advertised.
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Sch
Orvin Mettler
Cox
RQD Plan Outlined To Rotarians
A Shafter luncheon description of the RQD Plan details a new Washington system set to take effect June 1 1943. It centers on 173 Requirement Agencies subdivided into bureaus divisions and units with a first time use of People as a unit. The plan assigns Pentagon offices and describes formation of a Second Army by relocating the Army to tents near the Potomac River.
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Shafter Rotarians
Cafe Neumah
Neil Heffsmith
Washington
RQD
Pentagon
Army
Potomac River
Second Army
The
Potomac
Orn
Carl
Mrs. Roosevelt
Weir
Class of 1943 Shafter High School Graduation List
The 1943 Shafter High School class will graduate Thursday evening May 27. Names listed include James Alius Roswell Nathaniel Bernard William Eleanore Elizabeth Teemenil Pauline Ernest George Murray Evans Juanita Judy Lynn Gilstrap Joe Dan Glover Luther Greer Pearl Grumbles Constance Vercia Hall Carroll Myron Hansen Trene Hofman Edward Lee Johnson Florence Kimbriel Muriel Kirkham Miriam Klandt Maimie Kroeker Colleen Mary Lane Lais Marvin Lane Laurie Nicklas Richard Don Loewen Eugene Meyer Buel Mouser Evelyn McMillan Vera Neuman Patricia Plymale Alice Potts Wanad Proctor Estiline R Rogers Jewell Rose James Sterling Son Harold Schnaidt Joye West Joo Hiram Westbrook Virginia White Eugene Wilcoxon Jack Veach J.T. Golden.
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Shafter’High School
Nates
James Alius
Roswell
Nathaniel A Bernard William Eleanore
Elizabeth Teemenil
Pauline E
Ernest _oe
George Murray Evans
Juanita
Judy Lynn Gilstrap
Joe Dan
Glover Luther Franklin Greer Davied
Pearl Grumbles
Constance
Vercia Hall Carrol Myron Hansen
Carrol Myron Hensen Trene
Elizabeth Hofman
Edward Lee Johnson
Florence Barbara Kimbriel
Wheller
Muriel Elizebeth Kirkham
Miriam Alma Klandt
Maimie Marie Kroeker
Colleen
Mary Lane
Lais
Marvin
A.” Lane
Laurie Nicklas
Richard Leon
Don Victor Loewen
Eugene Harold Meyer
Buel
Henry Mouser
Evelyn Lucille McMillan
Vera Neuman
Patricia Mae Plymale
Alice Bernice Potts
Wanad Mee Proctor da Estiline
R Robert Walter Rogers, Jr
Jewell
Willard Rose James Sterling Son
Harold
Schnaidt
Joye B. Pg
Omen
Marjorie Peart
Strauss
Archie Hoerlton West Joo
Hiram
Local Civic Body Opposes Jap Return
The Shafter Business Men's Association went on record against the return of the Japs to the coastal area now or at any time. This action followed an inquiry from the California State Chamber of Commerce during a luncheon meeting last Friday. The Rev. Harper resigned but remained in the role temporarily as Wirringham agreed to assist.
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Washington
Pentagon
Middle West
Philadelphia
St. Bernards
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Seco
Shafter Business Men's Association
California
Ein Wag
Harper
Wirringham
Pioneering Bakersfield Journalist Dies After Career in Valley Papers
Obituary notes the death of a longtime valley journalist born in 1860s era who co founded the Lemoore Leader and later helped start the Sanger News and Wasco News. He served as manager at the Visalia Delta and contributed to the Fresno Bee while associated with Fresno Republic and Bakersfield Morning Echo. Last rites were held at First Baptist Church in Bakersfield.
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Bakonellelae
Lance Valley
Osthy
Lemoore Leader
Fresno
Sanger-News
Visalia Delta
Wasco
Wasco News
Fresno Republican
Old
Bakersfield Morning Echo
Kern County Laboree
Selma Enterpr
Bakersfield
Fresno Bee
Fist Baptist Church
Reich Promoted to Sergeant in England
Otto Reich advances from corporal to sergeant announced by Brigadier General Newton Longfellow acting commandant of the Eighth Air Force Bomber Command. Parents listed as Mr and Mrs A J Reich of Shafter California.
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Otto Reich
England
Newton Longfellow
Eigth Air Force Bomber Command
T Reich
A J. Reich
Shafter
Invert Divisor Plan and Civilizational Changes
The text questions inventory methods and a plan to simplify processes by inverting the divisor while noting a large staff and extensive corridors in a U S Army building. It also asks about personal ties to the deceased and the vice president during Coolidge's first administration and mentions a fable about Cock Robin.
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United States
Coolidge
Cock Robin
U. S. Army
Oae
Election day at Richland Grammar School music room
Tomorrow polls open 6 a m to 7 p m at the brick Richland Grammar School music room. One elementary trustee race features C J Ted Vignolo president of Shafter Rotary Club as the lone avowed candidate. High school trustees also vote at the same time and place.
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Richland Grammer School
C. J
Ted” Vignolo
Shafter Rotary Club
Bogg
Ay Oportuni
Igh School
Labor Bureau Shapes San Joaquin Valley Farm Help Plan
O L Frost of San Joaquin Cotton Oil Company announced a raised cotton chopping rate and a year-round help program modeled on Phoeni x Ariz where 1500 Mexican workers were recruited. Growers apply at the Fresno Labor Bureau to certify need and contract with Farm Security Administration as Kern officials form the new valley bureau board.
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O. L. Frost
San Joaquin Cotton Oil Company
Phoenix
Ariz
San Joaquin Valley Labor Bureau
Fresno
Farm ‘Security Administration
C. L. Frost
Cotton Oil Company
Frank Stockton
Arvin
Kern
I. S. Terrel
San Joaquin Valley
State Chamber of Commerce
Bureau
Frank Palomares
Terrell
War Manpower Commission
Trustee Diploma Ceremony Recall From Classmate’s Son
A school trustee, Orvin Mettler, presented a diploma to Robert Poznoff, son of his 1924 Richtard Grammar School classmate Walt Poznoff, during a Monday ceremony. Mettler joked the moment showed he is no longer in marble playing shape.
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Orvin Mettler
Richtard Grammar School
Walta Poznoff
Mettler
Robert Poznoff
Orvin
If the New Dealers Are Right Out There One Man Cap
The fragment questions the fate of the Republic if the New Dealers are correct, implying a single leader or approach could determine the nation's course. It reflects a wary, rhetorical stance on political policy and governance.
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Republic
Scrap Will Gain Show Aims To Rally Kern County Students
Kern county school children are urged to join a five day scrap drive May 24 to 29 led by Shafter Salvage with Walter Filmore as chair. A mass meeting at Shafter Theatre May 29 will promote collecting iron copper brass lead zinc aluminum nickel and rags while warning not to bring grease fat stockings or tin cans to depots.
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Shafter
Kern County
Walter Filmore
Shafter Salvage
Shafter Theatre
Kern
Tron
Girls Letter Club Buys Stamp Bond Totals at Shafter High
Shafter High School students in the Girls Letter Club surpassed their goal, purchasing 200 dollars worth of stamps and bonds. Edith reports buying bullets and a machine gun, while the Spanish class led by Helen Mouser split into teams. Nadeline December created a poster of seven Jap bombers, the winning team earning a party from the losers.
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Shafter Highchool
Edith Ppt
Edith
Helen Mouser
Nadeline Eemaber
City raid screens barber shop amid potato shortage rumors
Mayor LaGerdia and city officials raided a barber shop near Rockefeller Center after calls to city hall claimed three men were unloading. Police, fire, and building inspectors joined the operation as thousands in New York faced a multiweek potato shortage.
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New York
F. H LaGerdia
Rockefeller Center
City Hall
Eees
Toni
Rotary Club sponsors USO dance for Minter Field soldiers
Shafter Rotary Club sponsors a USO dance for Minter Field personnel tonight at the Wednesday Afternoon Clubhouse. The event aims to boost morale among service members stationed locally.
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Rotarians
Shafter Rotary Club
USO
Minter Field Soldiers
Prices Raise for Army Spud Hauling in Kern County
The Regional Office of Price Administration set new maximum rates for government agency shipments by truck of early potatoes from Kern County. Rates are 21 cents per hundred pounds to Los Angeles and 37 cents to San Francisco, with higher or lower amounts for other points based on distance. No change is allowed for shipments to civilian outlets. The OPA noted that some sellers have overcharged and emphasized offsetting costs from road and defense transportation agencies. The action aims to curb excessive charges amid rising trucker expenses.
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Kern County
Armed Services
Regional
Office of Price Administration
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kearns
California
OPA
Ieee
Oco
Srey
Southern 3 Road
Office of Defense Transportation
Scout Camp Plans Made for Kern County in 1943
Boy Scouts in Kern county totaling about 1000 will attend the 1943 summer camp planned west of Lebec from June 19 to July 17. The camp operates on a weekly basis with a $9 weekly fee plus $1 50 transportation for those lacking transport. Stevens of Ventura will direct the camp, bringing proven leadership and experience.
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Kern County
Harold K. Fox
Lebec
Stevens
Ventura
Neeiaans
OPA Moves To Limit Potato Sales Nationwide
Bakersfield attorney Don Kendall says the OPA warns potato sales are illegal under price controls this year during transport and contract actions. Growers and wholesalers risk prosecution if the final price is deemed unjust, risking unsold crops and potential test cases to challenge the ruling.
Pioneer Resident Anna Neufeld Dies After Illness
Anna Neufeld died last evening at 69 after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Adventist Church with Elders Isaac, Barr and Harder officiating. Burial was in Shafter Cemetery. She was born in Russia May 17, 1874 and came to the United States about a year after. Survived by her husband C Neufeld and two others.
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Anna Neufeld
Adventist Church
John Isaac
Barr
Harder
Heath
Justin Waar
Shafter Cemetery
Neufeld
Russia
States
United
Shafter
C. Neufeld
Ernest R Heel Dies Sunday
Ernest R Hall aged 38 died Sunday at Bakersfield Hospital. He was born in Arkansas and had lived in Shaft the past several months.
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Ernest R. Hall
Bakersfield Hospital
Arkansas
Shaft
Teacher to enter Navy training for four months
Navy bound teacher Mr Burford of High School will begin officer training for four months. He plans to join the Navy and serve after completing the program.
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NAVY
Burford
High School
Ain Day
Snes
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Harold Jenzen
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