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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1943

Page

3

Italian Pin Up Boy and Camp Labor Pay

An Htallagwar prisoner is documented hanging out food and receiving payment for work. In American camps prisoners are paid three dollars a month, regardless of work status, with pay scales tied to rank.

Annexation Vote For Shafter City Territory

The City Council of Shafter California proposes to annex the South Half of Lot 1 Section 16 T28S R25E M D B and M to the city. A public hearing is set for November 22, 1943 at 7 PM to consider the annexation and ask residents if the land should join Shafter. Public notices dated October 28 and November 4, 1943 appear in the record.

Ion Dee Shafter Kern Cali Kern County

Local Citizens and Service Members News Roundup

Loren Walther, Berkeley native and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Friesen, is with the Navy Seabees awaiting overseas deployment. Families share weekend visits in Camarillo, San Francisco, and Los Angeles while others travel for hospital, business, and church activities. births, recoveries, and local trips are noted alongside several servicemen reports.

Loren Walther Ben Friesen Navy Seabees Berkeley Mrs. Walther Darlene Dan Koop Los Angeles A. P. Koop M. B. Church Bakersfield

Americans Enjoy Campfire Gathering During Training Session

A training party supervised by Ceach Lowell Todd gathered around a campfire and sang. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Dick Eckman, Mr. and Mrs. Arn Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Date, Miss Carole Clark, and Miss Ida Rosenman. Holgar Hansen hosted a duck dinner on Sunday October 31 at his Santa Fe Avenue home with assistance from Ida Rosenman and Carole Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mettler and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mettler departed December 26 for South Dakota to work on Fred’s farm, planning to stay a month or more.

Dick Eckman Arn Johnson Sidney Date Carole Clark Ida Rosenman Holgar Hansen Santa Fe Avenue Fred Mettler Sam Mettler Det South Dakota Fred

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