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A sweeping World War II era digest lists pending peace talks, battles, and political moves. It mentions Japanese plans for compromise with the U.S. and U.K. efforts in Britain, the Soviet front, and Roosevelt policies. Military, economic, and domestic items surface from Washington to Berlin with multiple dates and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
U.S
U. S
China
Berlin
Moscow
Red
Hitler
Reich
Italy
Britain
Soviets
London
Iceland
United States
U. S S
Teutons
Churchill
Japan
Africa
Leningrad
Roosevelt
Chamberlain
Liam
Fish
Far East
Solons
Sationa
Walt Roosevelt
Navy
San Diego
Senate
Carlisle
Indiana
Ohio
N. Y
F.D. R
Boston
Chasis for New City Fire Truck Delivered for Oakdale
The chassis for a new city fire truck was delivered to P E Van Pelt of Oakdale who plans immediate body construction. The GMC chassis was bought through Harvey Gaede, Oakdale dealer. Normally 40 days are needed to build a truck but delays may occur if materials cannot be secured and a priority number is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chasis
P.E. van Pelt
Oakdale
Harvey Gaede
Shafter Merchants Form New Committee for Golden Spuds
A Shafter Retail Merchants unit met at the new city fire house to form a committee for a merchant appreciation event titled Shafter's Golden Spuds. Members named were Laurendé Baughman Harvey Thomas W C Grose and Bill Stoller. They discussed Christmas decorations and a recreation room for soldiers from the nearby Airfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Retail Merchants
Shafter Business Men’s Association
New City Firehouse
Shafter’s
Laurendé Baughman
Harvey Thomas
W. C. Grose
Bill Stoller
United States Army
Grand National Livestock Show Opens November 15
California's Grand National Livestock Show opens November 15 at the Cow Palace and runs through November 22. President George N. Keyston describes it as the state's biggest event since Treasure Island's World's Fair, a $5 million triple division exposition. Ken Maynard headlines arena entertainment with Harold F. DePue as expo manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Cow Palace
Treasure Island
George N. Keyston
Agricultural Association
West
America
Keyston
Ken Maynard
Harold F. DePue
F F A Officers Initiate Eight Green Hands at Bakersfield
Seven officers from the Shafter chapter of the Future Farmers of America led an initiation for eight Green Hand candidates at East Bakersfield with advisor Art Johnson. Walter Shore showed livestock film reels from Kern County after the ceremony, followed by a bean feed as the evening’s close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
The
Future Farmers of America
East Bakdilonce
Tanel Hacen Mnt
Kenneth Burkhart
Dudley Steele
Walter Hei
Buck Kimbriel
Ernest Evans
Lorn Bryant
Eugene Mayer
Art Johnson
Walter Shore
East High
Kern County
Old Adobes of Forgotten Fort Tejon Book Noted
Clarence Cullimore writes about Fort Tejon and the upper San Joaquin valley in the early Fifties. The Kern County Historical Society publishes the book with about 30 drawings and photos. Alfred Harrell and figures like Peter Lebec and Kit Carson are cited in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort ‘Tejon
Clarence Cullimore
Bakersfield
San Joaquin Valley
Fort Tejon
Kern County
Ciety
Georgia F. Sanders
Peter Lebec
E. F Beale
Butterfield Stage
Kit. Carson
U. S Camel Corps
California
Alfred Harrell
United States
Four Shafter Men Placed in Medical Corps
Four selectees from Shafter have been assigned to Camp Grant Illinois for basic training in the Medical Corps. Inducted in October, they joined Company C of the 26th Medical Training Battalion. The men are Floyd Byrd Gideon E Mettler John E Robinson and Willis D Zumwalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Camp Grant
Illinois
John M. Wills
Army
26Th Medical Training Battalion
Floyd Byrd
Gideon E. Mettler
John E. Robinson
Willis D. Zumwalt
Shafter Boy Scout Troops Hold Court Of Honor
A court of honor was held in Shafter at the Warrent's clit house last Monday night November 10 for Boy Scout troops 44 and 53. Scout commissioner Ward Turney led the ceremony with presentations for tenderfoot, second class, first class and star rankings. Several parents and friends attended as Scouts from Troops 44 and 53 received awards and performed an evening program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clit House
Shafter
Boy Scouts
Ward Turney
Kenneth Pipkin
Chaplain Gramer
Boy Scouts of America
Arthur Craig
Shafter Rotary Club
Troop 44
Star Scout
James Son
John Stalcup
Joe Billy Allen
G. W. Allen
Lloyd Stalcup
Harvey Oblander
David Earl Bryant
Barney Brown
John Roberts
Andrew Searcy
William Searcy
Pat Steele
W. T. Pipkin
Franklin Glenn
Lowell Parker
Kenneth
Don Lowen
Lee Wade
Ralph Fleming
Buck Kimrell
John Hampton
Eschel Richards
Truman Robinson
Billy Jo Chism
Billy Blizzard
Kelly Pierce
Harvey Reimer
Dave McComas
Los Angeles Youths Seek Rabbits on County Hunt
Three Los Angeles youths Arthur Oliver 17 Harry Simpson 16 and Edward Zsiga 18 traveled to hunt rabbits. Deputy Constable Blake Witcher reports they went out early Sunday morning and hunted until about 10 o clock when Slemmons grew tired and lost his way. They returned later that afternoon to the county dump west of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Arthur Oliver
Harry Simpson
Edward Zsiga
Blake Witcher
Slemmons
Wenit
County
Los
Missing Boys Reunite After Citywide Search
Oliver and Zsiga, both deaf and mute, sought help after Slemmons vanished with keys. The trio, separated at a county dump, were moved by efforts from Los Angeles to Bakersfield where sheriffs offices coordinated. By nightfall Slemmons was located and the two youths were reunited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Bakersfield
Francelia Hanson Wins School Speaking Contest
Francelia Hanson won first place in the finals of an inter class oratory contest held yesterday afternoon at Shafter High School. Joel Wiebe placed second, Bob Devlin third, and Betty Long was noted in the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francelia
Hanson
Shafter High School
Joel Wiebe
Bob Devlin
Betty Long
Shafter High Photography Club Demonstration Held
New members of the Shafter High School Photography club attended a meeting this week at the school for a demonstration of printing and developing pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Shaster High Spanish Club Plans Skating Party
Members of the Shaster High School Spanish club plan an ice skating party tomorrow evening. The group also intends to present a school pie during the ten-year span of births reported in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaster High School
Captain R M Currier Leaves for Arlington Training School
Captain R M Currier, commanding officer of the 87th Air Base Group, departs for the Adjutant General's School at Arlington Cantonment Virginia. His prior posts include commander at Moffett Field Wasco Lerdo and head of the 325th School Squadron before taking command of the 87th Group on September 1 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Currier
87Th Air Base Group
Adjutant General’s School
Arlington Cantonment
Virginia
C. W. Pyle
Currier
Active
Air Corps
Moffett Field
Stockton
California
Bakersfield
Wasco
Lerdo
87Th
Cartier
Shafter Business Men's Meeting Highlights Dam Project Progress
Friday noon session of the Shafter Business Men's Association featured Emory Gay Hoffman of the Kern County Chamber of Commerce presenting on the Frijant dam north of Fresno. Attendees discussed improving the county building recreation room near the air field area and authorized the association secretary to procure a piano and repair the radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Business Men's Association
Roland Curran
Central Valley Project’ Association
Friant Dam
Fresno
Emory Gay Hoffman
Kern County
Guests At Gpedding Week-end In Shafter
Mr and Mrs Ralph Locke and daughter Geraldine from Los Angeles visited the Les Hobson home in Shafter for a weekend gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Les Hobson
Ralph Locke
Geraldine
Los Angeles
Taxes Again City and County Statements Out
Residents of Shafter receive annual tax notices from city and county. First installments due November 1 with delinquency December 5, penalties follow. Second installments due January 20, 1942 with delinquency April 20, 1942. City sidewalk charges due November 15 and delinquent January 2, 1942 with later May 15 and July 2 delinquencies. Taxes for the Shafter Public Utility and Shafter Wasco Cemetery districts are handled by County Tax Collector J. Perry Brite. The Shafter Wasco Irrigation district levy is not being made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter Publi Utility
Shafter-Wasco
J. Perry Brite
Shafter- Wasco
Seed Potatoes Shipped From Tehachapi District to Shafter
Seed potatoes from the Tehachapi district have been hauled to Shafter by truck for storage ahead of the planting season in early spring. The move signals continued preparations for upcoming cultivation as shipments arrive from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tehachapi
Shafter
U S Navy Officers Wear Civilian Clothes in Switzerland
Foreign uniforms are not allowed in Switzerland without permission so U S Navy officers typically wear civilian attire while on duty there to avoid policy conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
U. S. Navy
Equipment Use Topic at Shafter Volunteer Fire Meet
The Shafter Volunteer Fire Department will hold a meeting this evening at the city fire hall on the use of fire equipment. John Woollomes of the county department will speak, outlining instruction for volunteer departments under the California State Department of Education and the commission for vocational education bureau of trade and industrial education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
John Woollomes
County Department
Woollomes
California State Department of Education
Commission For Vocational Education Bureau of Trade and Industrial Education
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Petroleum Institute
San Francisco
Sacramento
Bridges
Olson
San Joaquin
Taft
Ray Nicoles
Kern
Red Cross
Delano
Joe Smith
Kern Hospital
J. M. Kirby
Kern General Hospital
C.lo
F.L
Bakersfield High School
F.F. A
Naval Academy
Old Fort Tejon
Shafter Boy Scout Troops
Francelia Hanson
Preas Advertising Pays
Arlington
Shafter Radio Electric
Pacific Ave
Herbert Peters
Schneider
Wikoff
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