Enlarged Richland district plan approved by county
Memory Lane notes that the Richland grammar school district will be enlarged to a fixed tax district funded by a valuation based levy. At Bakersfield last Monday a large Shafter delegation backed the plan, promising to alleviate long standing funding shortages at Richland. The report also covers local social events and school sports results as well as upcoming teachers' institute week.
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Shafter Business Men's Association
County Board of
Richland Grammar School
Ray
Bakersfield
Shafter Business
Richland School
Shafter
McFarland
Shafter High School
Shafter’s - Rearm
Taft
Funeral Services for Minnie Whalen in Shafter
Funeral services for Minnie Whalen wife of Frank G Whalen will be held at the Shafter Adventist church and interment will follow in Shafter cemetery.
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Minnie Whalen
Frank G. Whalen
Shafter
Lettuce shipments from Shafter district begin December
F W Handel of Richland Fruit Co states lettuce shipments will start around December 1 with expectations of many carrots. He notes lettuce farming here is highly profitable and the crew is normal in size and quality for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
F W. Handel
Richland Fruit Company
Enns Home After Surgery and Birth in Shafter
P D Enns returns home to Shafter after weeks at San Joaquin hospital Bakersfield with a hurt leg still painful and not yet able to walk. A 7 pound boy named Ronald Edward Isaac is born to Mr and Mrs Edward G Isaac, son of George Isaac of Shafter. L B Scott of Shafter cotton station will spend Thanksgiving with Leslie’s friends, leaving Saturday.
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P. D. Enns
Shafter
San Joaquin Hospital
Bakersfield
Mr. Enns
Enns
Edward G. Isaac
Ed Isaac
George Isaac
Ronald Edward
John
L. B. Scott
Shafter Cotton Station
Les
Saturay
Frederick Mannel
San Francisco
Mannel
Mountain View Cemetery
Oakland
F. E. Mannel
Elsie Mannel
December club meeting planned by Shafter Woman's Club
Past presidents prepare a secret December program marking the club's birthday. The next issue notes the club’s secret plan and membership expectations, while also reporting community notices and local events including condolences for the Mannel family and mint oil business developments near Shafter.
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Woman’s Club of
Shafter
We Only Heard The Shafter Press Note Returns
Readers plead for the revival of the "We Only Heard" column in The Shafter Press. An exchange from Randall Kansas mentions marriages, a flood on the Bethany campus, and a reader’s fond memories, praising the column’s appeal.
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Shafter Press
Shafter
Calif
Bartel
Randall
Kansas
Bill
Violet Janzen
Hillsboro
Kans
G. S. Klassen
D. S
Black Pearl Found in Bristol Cafe Chowder
A diner at a Bristol Connecticut cafe found a black pearl worth $1000 in a bowl of clam chowder. After the initial excitement subsided, investigators resumed their search for the clam to uncover any further treasure.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Bristol
Conn
Shafter Generals Finish Season Soar Past Wasco Tigers
Shafter Generals end football season with a 61 point margin over Wasco Tigers in a 0 0 tie against East Bakersfield. results listed in local back glance.
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Finis
Shafter High School Generals
Wasco Tigers
East Bakersfield
Spirit Behind Shafter Wasco Football Sketch
The article notes Wasco 18 Shafter 0 and Shafter 7 East Bakersfield, with Bakersfield 40 points to compare. It argues that success hinges on community spirit and school support, urging downtown rallies bonfires student patrols to deter vandalism, and car caravans to away games, as part of building a winning Shafter team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Shafter
Wasco
Shafter-Wasco
Remarks on civic improvements and street corner action
A reader message urges the Coordinating Council to focus on practical city work. Suggestions include parking stalls on Central and James Street, tree planting, frequent cleaning of city lots, placing of street signs, and encouraging flower plantings along parkways. The note commends action.
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Coordinating Council
James
Ionders
Acting Commander Installed at Bakersfield Sub-Depot
Sub-Depot Commandr Captain Russell L. Flolo became acting commander on September 24, 1941. He assumed post on instruction from Headquarters Sacramento Air Base and McClellan Field in California.
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Russell L. Flolo
Bakersfield
Flolo
Sacramento Air Base
McClellan Field
Calif
OPM Says Bay Area Can Deliver All Ship Contracts
The Office of Procurement Management states the San Francisco Bay Area can fulfill all shipbuilding contracts it can deliver. It emphasizes capacity, readiness, and regional suppliers to meet demand.
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San Francisco Bay Area
OPM
Local and Area People News From Shafter Region
Sacramento activities note Mr and Mrs John Roskam at tending a German Baptist convention in Elk Grove. San Francisco resident Mrs Burr Hays returns home after visiting Shafter grandmother Martha Hampton. Tony Harold Davis and Walter Dorn visit Shafter for business and army matters. George Croskey, now stationed at Camp San Luis Obispo, visits relatives. Elmer Dahl Ismseer Dahl of Shafter earns honorary status at USC with Chi Phi. Elmer Lachenmaier furlough shows Texas army station. Gene Newsom and Charles Kemsley visit from Los Angeles. Bob Youell to Los Angeles for business. Harry Bergen heads to San Jose State for spring term. C C Meadows returns from Lemoore airfield construction work.
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Sacramento
John Roskam
The
German Baptist Church
Franklin
Elk Grove
San Francisco
Burr Hays
Shafter
Martha Hampton
George Croskey
Parksville
Missouri
Camp San Luis Obispo
United States Army Medical Corps
P J Karber Visits Reedley After Surgeries
P J Karber spent the week visiting relatives at the home of Mr and Mrs P A ing. Sunday for Reedley. Karber is recovering from the latest of four operations undergone during the past several months.
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J. Karber
Inece
P. A
Reedley
Karber
Shafter Visitors Return From Trips
Shafter residents F H Karber of Boyd Oklahoma visited Saturday then planned to travel to Reedley and Washington before returning soon. Johnny Siemens and Walt Bergen came back to Shafter Friday from a four day business and pleasure trip to Sacramento and Oregon with two geese from Tulelake.
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Ee Shafter
F H. Karber
Boyd, Okla
Reedley
State of Washington
Shafter
Johnny Siemens
Walt Bergen
Sacramento
Oregon
Tuleake
New U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Solace Commissioned
The 400 bed floating hospital Solace sails with 12 Navy doctors and 13 nurses aboard to augment medical support at sea.
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U.ss. S. Solace
Navy
Porterville Voter Registration Underscores Rights
A reflective note laments that American voters must be coaxed and persuaded to exercise suffrage. It contrasts this freedom with the many people worldwide who crave the right to vote, freely as air, while urging civic participation.
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Porterville
Too many people rush to reform world yet ignore backyards
An editorial notes that many seek sweeping changes abroad while neglecting local issues at home, urging consistency between public ideals and private actions. It argues that free speech carries responsibility and consequences for those who overreach or remain silent.
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The
Fresno Bee
Bee Times
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H. W. Lohrenz
Martha Gloeckler
D. O. Moore
F. E. Manuel
Julia Potter
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E. P. Girant
John N. Davies
Bill Rodgers
Shafter Progress
H. G. Comfort
Central Avenue
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National Editorial
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Walter Dorn
Elmer Dahl
Ismseer Dahl
University of Southern California
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Chi Phi Fraternity
Elmer Lachenmaier
Texas
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Gene G. Newsom
Charles Kemsley
Claude Newsom
Te Lee
Bob Youell
San Jose
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San’ Jose
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