Gordon Lindquist Returns to Los Angeles After Visit
Gordon Lindquist and his wife spent a week with his parents Mr and Mrs C G Lindquist in Shafter before returning to Los Angeles. He was a former Lt j g in the navy and was discharged November 9, 1945. His last duties included service aboard the U S S Hunter Liggett with trips to Pearl Harbor and Guam to repatriate troops.
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Gordon
A. Lindquist
C. G. Lindquist
Shafter
Los Angeles
J.g
Navy
U.S.S. Hunter-Liggett
Pearl Harbor
Guam
TO WINTER IN SHAFTER
Mr and Mrs Ted Cross arrived Sunday from Los Angeles and plan to spend the winter in Shafter.
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Shafter
Ted Cross
Los Angeles
Cpl Browner Returns Home After Pacific Service
Cpl Ralph Browner, son of Mrs J A Bonds of Shafter, arrived in the States after 29 months in the Pacific Theater. He fought at Tarawa Tinian and Siapan earning the Navy Cross. After three months in Japan he visited his mother on a weekend pass from Camp Pendleton en route to discharge.
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Ralph Browner
J. A. Bonds
Shafter
States
Pacific
Tarawa
Tinian
Siapan
Japan
San Diego
Browner
Camp Pendleton
Thanksgiving Guests at Senn Home
Mr. and Mrs. John Phipps and Mrs. Anna Kerns of Palos Verdes joined Mr. and Mrs. Fred Senn as Thanksgiving guests in the Senn residence.
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John Phipps
Anna Kerns
Palos Verdes
Fred Senn
Lucks Visit Battaglias for Thanksgiving in Shafter
Mr and Mrs Archie Luck of Stockton arrived in Shafter on Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with the Jack Battaglias. They will return home Sunday.
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Archie Luck of
Stockton
Shafter
Jack Battaglias
November Cub Pack Meeting at Richland School Cafeteria
The November meeting of Cub Pack 13 will be held at Richland School Cafeteria on November 30 at 7 30. Three boys will join Scout Troop 53 and three will join Cub Pack. All parents are asked to attend. Refreshments served by Den 3.
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Richland ‘School
Scout Troop No
den No
Miss Bartlett at Convention in Stockton
Miss Beulah Bartlett supervisor of curriculum for Richland School District attended the supervisors convention in Stockton.
Truman Attlee Meet In Washington On Atomic Control
Prime Minister Clement Attlee and President Truman appeared together at the White House entering for talks on the future international control of the atomic bomb.
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Clement Attlee
Washington
Truman
White House
Kliewer Bags Deer In Germany
Laverne Kliewer, recently promoted to Staff Sergeant, writes from southern Germany about deer hunts near Munich. He and two friends bagged six small deer with no antlers. dressed weight for a large deer runs about 75 pounds.
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Germany
Laverne Kliewer
Dan Kliewer
Munich
Laverne
Mexican Feast At Wasco Church Observes Our Lady of Guadalupe
The St. John’s Church in Wasco hosts a Mexican feast honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe from December 9 to 12 with daily devotions and Mexican sermons at 7 30 p m and a Solemn High Mass at 9 00 a m on December 12, marking the feast day. The narrative recalls the 1531 apparitions to Juan Diego and the miraculous tilma picture, celebrated as a lasting miracle.
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Mexico
St. John’s Church
Wasco
Juan Diego
Capt. Annis Returns Home to Vancouver
Mr and Mrs F C Annis celebrate the arrival in Vancouver of their son Captain Dewey Annis who served three years aboard the Packet and took part in major campaigns from Guadalcanal to Tokyo.
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F. C. Annis
Vancouver
Dewey Annis
Captai Annis
Guadalcanal
Tokio
Mrs Scale Visits Mother in Kerman Home
Mrs. E. H. Scale of Shafter visits her mother Mrs. Rosia M. Faulkner in Kerman.
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Mrs. Scale
E. H. Scale of
Shafter
Rosia M. Faulkner
Kerman
Wiens Visit Dan Loewens In Shafter Week
Rev and Mrs H E Wiens of Mountain Lake Minnesota visited Mr and Mrs Dan Loewen and other friends in Shafter last week. In New York naturalized citizens may not vote until 90 days after naturalization.
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H. E. Wiens
Mountain Lake
Minnesota
Dan Loewen
Shafter
New York
Lunch Stand Is Enlarged at Shafter High School
An addition is being built to the student lunch stand at Shafter High School with a canopy and three large picnic tables. The stand, opened a few months ago, is popular and complements the regular cafeteria to provide meals at the school. Mission San Juan Bautista was the largest and most prosperous of the 21 missions.
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Shafter High School
Mission
San Juan Bautista
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gordon Lindquist
Cpl. Browner
Senn
Gospel Meeting
E.R. Garretson
Church OF Christ
Santa Fe Way
Shatter, Calif
LUCKS
Battaglias
Shafter Jeweler
Jewelry
Central Ave
Mr. Pierce
Vernon Pierce
Truman-Attlee
Nace Oxenhandler
Chicago
Jack Finer
House of Peers
Kliewer
Wasco Church
Capt. Annis
H. J. Wilson
RAF
Herne Bay
England
WIENS
Dan Loewens
Chester Press
Food Town
J. W. Frizzell
Frank Johnson
Santa
Stringham’s
Stationery
Stringhawm
Shafter Drug Store
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