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.
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1943
Page
3
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.
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.
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.
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.
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