Browner’s Saipan Stand Earns Military Honor
Private First Class Browner held a left flank machine gun during a heavy Saipan counterattack on July 8 and 9, fending off waves of Japanese forces despite fever and near exhaustion. He saved his unit from annihilation, earning the Legion of Honor as battles raged and the island neared Tokyo.
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Browner
Kaberra Pass
Saipan
Tokyo
America
Second Marine Division
Mary J
Legion of Honor
Remembering the Fallen on Memorial Day Across Conflicts
A veteran recallsmates the costs of war and honors fallen soldiers from Huey pilots to mortar victims. Memorial Day origins trace to Decoration Day after the Civil War, official observance began in 1868, and by 1882 the day was renamed Memorial Day honoring all who died in wars.
Holiday Driving Emphasis Urges Buckle Up For Safety
Alan McMillan of the NSC warns that holiday driving risks deadly crashes. The national seat belt mobilization aims to save lives with the goal of 468 projected deaths nationwide and 27,700 nonfatal injuries. Buckling up reduces injury severity across all trips. Buckle Up.
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Alan McMillan
NSC
Pastors plan two new churches and 65th birthday
The pastor’s column notes efforts to start two new churches, Pathway in Bakersfield’s Riverlakes area and a Hispanic mission in Shafter. It also celebrates the church’s 65th birthday and asks for God’s guidance to continue preaching for many years.
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Bakersfield
Pathway
Riverlakes
Shafter
SHS Auditorium Renamed Fred L Starrh Performing Arts Center
On May 29 the Shafter High School Auditorium will be renamed the Fred L Starrh Performing Arts Center during the band and choir spring concert. The public can view recent improvements as the district honors a longtime KHSD board member and supporter. renovations include paint lighting electrical work curtains and a remodeled stage door.
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Fred L. Starrh
SHS
Shafter High School
ELD
Fred Starrh
Kern High School
Fred
Shafter
Raden Fortenberry
Charles Rekosh
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Browner From
Pace
Belle
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Kern
Reed Print Inc
Wasco Tribune
Shafter Press
Freedom Homes
Lerdo-Schnidt
Pedro Padilla
Stringham’s Shafter Drug
Central Ave
Hitchcock’s Auto Parts
Munzer St . Shafter
Wasco Medical Plaza
7Th Street
Wasco
Rosetown Dentistry
Mike M. Sagharian
Columbus
7Th St
Big O Tire
E. Lerdo Hwy
Central Avenue
Union Bank of California
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