California Speaks on War and Home Front Voices
Lieutenant Max Miller recalls San Diego pilots returning from Mataus and Wake Island raids and notes how young and old veterans alike pray before missions. An unidentified Tule Lake guard testifies quitting for sleep without fear. Captain William E. Smith praises Seabees for rapid field repairs. Mrs. Cait Away On Business: Mrs. Charles R. Cott travels to eras Beach for business.
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Max Miller
San Diego
Matreus
Wake Island
Tule Lake
Willard W. Keith
War Council
Sacramento
WM. E. Smith
Eagle Rock
South Pacific
Cait
Charles R. Cott
Eras Beach
Pheasant Hunters Urged to Buy Tags Before Opening Day
Pheasant hunters must obtain licenses and tags immediately or risk missing the November 28 opening. H R Dunbar warns sales are slow and agents cannot handle a last minute rush. Opening limit is four male birds, two per day thereafter to ten total. birds must be tagged for legal possession.
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H. R. Dunbar
The
N of Fish and Game
Dunbar
Hit
Mettlers Host Week End Guests
Week end guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Helmuth Mettler were Elmer Mettler Lester Mettler and Harold Peacock. Elmer works at Lockheed as a gaviter, Lester serves in the Coast Guard stationed in San Francisco, Harold works at the Los Angeles shipyards. A party was given in their honor that evening with many family members attending from the Mettler and Moore families.
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Helmuth Mettler
Elmer Mettler
Lester Mettler
Harold Peacock
Elmer
Lockheed
Lester
Coast Guard
San Francisco
Harold
Los Ans
Roland Mettler
Arnold Peiffle
Milo Mettler
Henry Moore
Patricia Mettler
High School Faculty Women Meet at Mrs Todd’s Home
A regular monthly meeting of High School Faculty women and wives was held at the home of Mrs. Lowell Todd Monday evening November 15. An assisted-hostess was Mrs. Wesley Linda. Frasquita Sullivan announced as a bride to be received a personal shower. Games were played and the evening enjoyed. Members present included Mrs. H. W. Kelly, Mrs. P. L. Arnold, Mrs. G. O. Nay, Mrs. Laurence O'Brien, Mrs. Sidney Dawe, Miss Carole Clark, Miss Ida Rosenmen, Mrs. A. M. Cornell, Mrs. J. W. Wilson, Miss Frasquita Sullivan, Mrs. Wesley Linda, and Mrs. Lowell Todd. Special guest was Mrs. Todd's sister Mrs. Thompson of San Francisco. The Professional Women's Club will meet this evening at the fire house to roll bandages for the Red Cross with Mrs. Janzen presiding.
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Lowell Todd
Wesley Linda
Frasquita Sullivan
H. W. Kelly
P.L. Arnold
G. O. Nay
Laurence O
Sky Wonders Series at Nazarene Church Explores Celestial Shows
Ernest Linwood Hawkes, renowned astronomer evangelist from Los Angeles, presents illustrated lectures on Wonders of the Earth Sky and Air at the Church of the Nazarene in Shafter starting Wednesday November 24 through Sunday December 5. The show features Carnegie Institute images on a 12 foot screen plus ultraviolet rock displays and demonstrations with high voltage equipment, described as streaming gospel in new attire with no admission charged.
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Ernest Linwood Hawkes
Los Angeles
Church of the Naza
Rene
West Lerdo
Shafter
Carnegie Institute of Washington
D. C
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
WAR BONDS PROMISE SUSTAINED SUPPORT FOR ALLIED ATTACK
A wartime notice urges readers to invest in WAR BONDS, promoting continued funding of the war effort. The message emphasizes conserving CHRISTMAS savings to back the military campaign and sustain the home front.
Cabbage Prices Rise Across Western States
The Office of Price Administration announced a 3/10 cent per pound increase in cabbage prices for California Idaho Oak Ona Utah New Mexico Nevada Wyoming North Dakota and Nebraska to improve supply in shortage areas. Retail prices will exceed a cent per pound. Zone III had capped prices at 2.9 cents in October and November.
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California
Idaho
Oakona
Utah
New Mexico
Nevada
Wyoming
North Dakota
Dakota
Nebraska
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Arizona
South Dakota
Sale Rules Mention Zone Pricing Limits
A fragment notes that this sale in certain states now falls under the maximum price listed for Zone 11, at 3.2 cents per pound.
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Zone
Seed Potato Price Ceilings Announced for Coming Year
A notice outlines seed potato price ceilings through June based on last year sales and the seller’s February or March maximums this year. Mr Burtch notes ceilings apply to seed potatoes bought before tonight’s midnight deadline and detail monthly rates from October to June.
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Burtch
Ker
OPA Approves Adjustable Pricing for Machine Parts
The Office of Price Administration limits and defines how sellers, lessors, or suppliers may use adjustable pricing on machine parts and services. Prices may rise to the maximum when a price change is pending, authorizations are needed for distribution or production, and the move does not undermine the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942.
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OPA
Highway Dependence Reaches Over Fifty Thousand U S Communities
A report notes that more than 54 000 communities in the United States without rail access rely entirely on highway transportation for goods and travel.
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United States
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Kill Rodgers
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