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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1944
Page
7
The piece argues the Pacific war remains costly and prolonged and urges Americans to buy War Bonds. It highlights higher costs in the Pacific, the need for more planes tanks ships and medical care, and warns against inflation while stressing personal stake in national sacrifice.
Tilly Lenard in service over weekend. Perry family hosts Mr. and Mrs Westbrook and daughter Johnnie. Mariann Devlin visits Highland Park. Rio Bravo School finished football season and will start baseball soon. J M Mathis learns his brother died November 8 in Galveston. J M Martin family attend pot luck at Magunden. Tom Devlin and family visit Oildale at Mrs Devlin's brother J D Wade.
The Shafter Cub Scout Pack will meet in the Richlands Cafeteria at 7 30 p m on November 24. Refreshments provided by den mothers. Cubs and parents urged to attend. boys ages 9 to 12 may join. At least one parent must accompany a prospective Cub.
Multiple Shafter businesses including King Lumber, Shafter Theater, Hitchcock's Auto Supply, Schirmer's Department Store, Maxine's Beauty Salon, and Bakerfield Implement Co advertise sales and services. Real estate and distribution firms such as Petroleam Distributing Co and Lachenmaier Brothers are listed among merchants.
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Shafter gathers at Mrs. Genevieve Cooper’s home for a social evening. Cooper serves as Red Cross chairman and plans to dedicate the night to making U.S.O. scrapbooks.
The Women s Auxiliary of Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 American Legion will stage a food sale this Saturday November 18 in the U S C Club hall with vegetables offered from 10 a m. The article notes 24 797 olive bearing acres in California in 1943.
The first election by Americans on the West Coast occurred in Sonora on August 1, 1849, marking an early civic event in the region.
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