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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1940
Page
3
Pasadena guest visits Shafter as Bakersfield visitors dine with Jack Crawford. Fishermen report black bass in canals west of Shafter while residents travel to Hanford and Glendale on weekend trips. Shafter nurse faces appendicitis operation. several students attend football game in Los Angeles.
Long Beach resident Pauline Gatov paid a brief business visit to Shafter last Friday. Bakersfield's Albert S. Goode visited Shafter Friday afternoon. Hollister guests Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Thomas stayed with M. L. and Mrs. Bessie Thomas. Cal Poly student Marvin Neuman visited his parents in Shafter over Armistice week. Khesma Klub members met at Mrs. Frank Russell’s with several attendees. Gordon Smith attended the UC USC football game in Los Angeles, where the Bears won 20 to 7. Huston Webster visited Shafter Sunday with the Mayfields. Shafter Warden Art Craig attended a Festlers and Fire Wardens meeting in Lebec. H. B. Starr and family joined a Bakersfield birthday dinner for J. W. Starr. F. E. Manuel, formerly of Shafter, reports improvement at Sawtelle Veterans Hospital. Armistice day crowd from Shafter included the Gaeck, Wood, Osborn, Frizzell and Taylor clans. Nance family and friends spent Armistice weekend in Orange Cove and Chowchilla visiting relatives, later visiting Moccasin substation. The Mennonite Brethren group led by Rev H D Wiebe Jr and Ernest Siemens attended the Pacific District Conference in Dallas Oregon with plans to visit British Columbia afterward.
Shafter high school Colonels held Wasco Tiger Cubs to a 6-0 football victory at Shafter Field. Hank Crist scored on a second quarter line plunge after a pass setup. Murray Evans returned from a cracked collar bone to contribute solidly as Ralph Flaming Eldon Myrick Junior Pyle Russell Loy and others stood out.
Six inches of snow are reported this week in Sequoia National Park. Winter sports may begin soon and chains are required for park entrances.
The California aircraft industry shows a strong economic boost with payrolls exceeding seven million dollars per month across the state. Multiple firms contribute to the surge, reflecting broader manufacturing momentum and regional employment gains.
A motion picture machine with sound attachment has been purchased by Kern County Union high schools in Shafter and McFarland. Patronize press advertisers.
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