Reunion Honors Two Soldiers at August Bender Home
A family gathering on November 1 at the August Bender home celebrated S/Sgt. Leon Bender and S/Sgt. Russell Hamman returning home after honorable discharges. Leon served 4 years 7 months with 8 months overseas, training recruits in Texas and Kansas. honor discharge dated November 6. Hamman served 5 years one month in the Air Corps, with duties at Minot and North Carolina. honorable discharge dated October 9. Attendees included the Benders, Mettler family, Edwin Bender family, Russell Hamman and son, and Leon Bender with other relatives.
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Ugust
Air Corps
Minterid
North Carolina
August Bender
Uel Mettler
Edwin Bender
Famly
Russell Haman
Leon Bender
Laurader
Esther Bender
Vicor Bender
Rother Visits Ohn Peters Family Nesting Over Weekend
The John Peters hosted a family gathering last weekend with Mr Peters' brother P J Peters and his family from Burbank visiting their nests.
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Rother
OHN Peters
John Peters
Mr. Peters
P. J. Peters
Burbank
Merchant Marine Seaman Plans Return Home
Kenneth Howell of the Merchant Marines currently in San Francisco expects to leave within a month and return to Shafter to join wife Mary Crandall and their two sons.
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Kenneth Howell
Merchant Marine
San Francisco
Merchant Marines
Shafter
Mary Crandall
B. and P. W. Initiates 20 New Members
The Business and Professional Women will initiate twenty new members in a candle light ceremony on November 15. Membership chairman Mrs. Florence Smith leads the program with committee members Lyle Comfort and Alvina Enns. Mrs. Martha Gloeckler oversees music and Mrs. Violet Hemmingsen will sing. Katy Contreras serves as usher.
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Florence Smith
Lyle Comfort
Alvina Enns
Martha Gloeckler
Violet Hemmingsen
Katy Contreras
Rare earth minerals and commercial value noted
Fifteen minerals are classified as rare earths with only cerium and its salts having commercial value. Cerium is used in glass, lamp carbons, and as a mildew preventive.
Classified notices from Shafter issue list rental and sales
Multiple short classified items from Shafter listing a two room unfurnished apartment for rent at Schirmer's Dept. Store and job ads for saleslady and bookkeeper, a plant sale message, a quick sale of a half acre with a house and livestock, and poultry for sale with locations around Shafter Fresno Avenue East of Maple School and Riverside Street.
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Shafter
Schirmers Dept
Foust
Fresno Ave
Maple School
Luther Elliott
Burbank Ave
Beach Street
Roscamp Visitors From Bakersfield and Sacramento
Mr and Mrs Jack Stroller of Bakersfield and Mr and Mrs Robert Reid and family of Sacramento were callers at the home of Mrs J A Roscamp Sunday.
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Jack Stroller
Bakersfield
Robert Reid
Sacramento
J. A. Roscamp
Guests from Los Banos visit Shafter couple
Mr and Mrs Everett Howe from Los Banos spent the weekend in Shafter visiting her parents Mr and Mrs E K Grant.
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Mrs. Everett Howe
Los Banos
Shafter
Mrs
E. K. Grant
Heekin Guest at Merced Home of the Grants
J. M. Heekin of Merced stayed with Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Grant over the weekend as his wife and daughter had been visiting the Grants for two weeks.
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J. M. Heekin
Merced
Mrs. E. K. Grant
Evangelistic Campaign Planned for Wasco With Rice and Shufelt
John R. Rice and J. Stratton Shufelt, nationally known evangelists, will hold a big tent campaign in Wasco on November 27 at 7 30 p m on Seventh Street near the High School. The event, sponsored by local church laymen, will seat 1200 and feature Shufelt’s radio talent from the valley and Los Angeles.
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John R. Rice
J. Stratton Shufelt
Wasco
7Th Street
Evangelist Rice
Cleveland
Buffalo
Spokane
Chicago
Minneapolis
Shufelt
Los Angeles
Kenneth Vogt
Milton Wedel
G. L. Klassen
John Duerksen
Paul T. Coulumbe
Ralph D. Henkel
Urge Mosquito Control to Fight Encephalitis
Encephalitis in the west coast is carried by mosquitoes that feed on infected birds. Vaccination for humans is not widely advised due to low incidence. control efforts focus on reducing mosquito populations in rural and suburban areas where poultry are kept.
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West Coast
W. H. Hammon
W. C. Reeves
Hooper Foundation For Medical Research
San Francisco
University of California
Hammon
Foundation
Man
First House North of San Francisco Bay
A one room adobe erected in 1776 under Spanish supervision by cai Ynitla last chief of the Olompali tribe marked the earliest house north of San Francisco Bay.
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Cai Ynitla
San Francisco Bay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ugust Bender
Bakersfield Beardsley Ballroom
Delano
Minter Field
Eddie Lawrence
Hollywood
Beardsley Pavilion
Lurline
Australia
England
France
Europe
Switzerland
Joe Henderson
Monroe
Riverside Street
Hulls
Roscamp
Globe
Aheonianetatons
Tee Geeenena Weet
Chantal
Heekin
Grant
Wen
Sam Neh
Shafter Press
U. S. Treasury Department
Allen
Myrick’s
Music Shop
Peep Bs
Ration Board
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