Shafter Social Roundup Highlights Regional Visits
Ed Merkel returns from a 7000 mile motor trip to Java North Dakota ranch Harvests 1000 bushels of wheat then travels to Bethridge Canada Before returning via Seattle Shafter residents host and visit kin from Wisconsin Santa Ana Berkeley and Bakersfield with many local stops Quail hunting near Weldon noted and visitors from Hanford and Visalia recorded
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Ed Merkel
Java
North Dakota
Bethridge
Canada
Shafter
Seattle
Washington
Shafter Shafterites Host and Travel News Collected
Dinner guests from Wasco Portola and Fresno areas visit Shafter families. Local merchants, a Berkeley trip for a Fathers Daughters banquet, and rail travel plans for Ohio and Kansas mark a busy stretch of holiday preparations and social visits in Shafter and surrounding towns.
Nays Attend Bears Victory at Stanford Stadium
Mr and Mrs Glenn O Nay and daughter Virginia of Shafter traveled to Palo Alto to see California beat Stanford 13 to 0. They visited Atascadero relatives before heading to Stanford Saturday. The Nays reported excursions followed by a weekend trip for R E Zenk and Shafter Furniture Co to Fresno Lodi and other valley points.
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Shafter Group
Bears
J. H. Maurer
Wardell
Shafterites
Stanford Stadium
California
Golden Bears
Stanford Indians
Glenn O. Nay
Virginia
Shafter
Palo, Alto
Stanford University
Nays
Valley Points
R. E. Zenk
Shafter Furniture Company
Fresno
Lodi
Beavers Brother Visit Noted in Merced
Lawrence Beavers son of Mr and Mrs S S Beavers spends this week visiting at the homes of his brothers in Merced Mr and Mrs Malcolm Beavers and Mrs James Beavers
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Lawrence * Beavers
Shafterite Ends Nebraska Visit
Mrs W Mitchell plans to return this week from a brief visit with friends and relatives in Omaha Nebraska traveling via the Santa Fe. Dr Grosbeck of Porterville and Miss Gordon formerly a Chicago teacher and minerology writer visited Shafter Friday to inspect T V Little’s rock collection. Miss Gordon stays with Dr Grosbeck and they drove to Shafter from Porterville. Miss Joy F McDaniel 21 and Willie Pate 24 Wasco have a Bakersfield county clerk marriage license. Mr and Mrs Walter Leavell welcome a baby boy Michael Charles born November 16 at a Bakersfield maternity home.
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Shafterite
Nebraska
Shafter
Dr. Grosbeck
Porterville
Miss Gordon
Chicago
T. V. Little
Grosbeck
Walter Leavell
Michael Charles
Bakersfield
Injury victim Ernie Reich in Bakersfield hospital
Ernie Reich is confined to a Bakersfield hospital after injuries from a crash at Lerdo Road and Beach Street. Initial assessments said injuries were not serious but a fractured rib punctured his left lung, prompting hospital treatment. Reich’s condition is described as not serious.
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Ernie Reich
Bakersfield
Reich
Lerdo Road
Beach Street
Unruhs Return From Los Angeles Amid Illness Alert
Mr and Mrs H E Unruh return home Sunday from Los Angeles where they were summoned by telegram due to the illness of their son in law John Suderman. His condition is critical and death may occur at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Unruh
San Jose
H. E. Unruh
Ernest
William Graham
Gladiola
N. M
J. E. Sumpter
Mrs. Graham
Shafter
Los Angeles
John Suderman
Unruhs
Southland
Seedling Planting Initiative In Lovelock Valley
About four thousand trees were planted in Lovelock valley using seedlings from the Forestry Laboratory in Logan Utah. The effort expands local reforestation with government support and community participation.
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Lovelock Valley
Logan
Utah
Historical Drama at Shafter Theatre Sunday and Monday
The Life of Emile Zola an historical drama by Warner Brothers plays at Shafter Theatre Sunday and Monday November 28 and 29. The program also features SOS Coast Guard. Paul Muni leads a strong cast including Gale Sondergaard Joseph Schildkraut Gloria Holden and Donald Crisp.
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Emile Zola
Shafter Theatre
SOS Coast Guard
Warner Brothers
Paul Muni
Gale Snedergaars
Joseph Schildkraut
Gloria Holden
Donald Crisp
William Duerle
Paris
Cezanne
Zola
Nana
Dreyfus
Devil’s Island
France
Muni
Warner Brothers Studio
Opal Specimens Gathered by Kern County Group at Red Rock
T. V. Little of Shafter led a Kern County Mineral Society field trip to Red Rock canyon district Sunday. About 20 members and guests found fine opal specimens. Other Shafter participants included Mrs. Little Don Li Ed Little Lee Wade Walter Nicol Gene Bosserdet and Harold Bodenheimer of Berkeley, a guest of the Little family.
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T. V. Little
Shafter
Kern County Mineral Society
Red Rock Canyon
T. V
Mrs. Little
Don Li Ed. Little
Lee Wade
Walter Nicol
Gene Bosserdet
Harold Bodenheimer
Berkeley
T. V. Little and
Repeat offender pleads for delay in pocket-picking case
A familiar offender in the dock requests a one week adjournment claiming his lawyer is ill. Magistrate notes he was caught by two policemen with his hand in a gentleman's pocket and questions what defense could be offered.
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Mgazine
Under the Shell dialogue on gambling and movies
A humorous exchange contrasts student gambling with a claim that most youths spend time at the movies, highlighting social habits and entertainment choices. The quick quip uses parents and sons to satirize youth culture.
Not His Fault
Ireland's Own recounts a boy's humorous exchange with a teacher about a missed school day. The pupil claims he tried hard to think up a good excuse, prompting a stern reaction from the teacher and a wry response from the child.
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Ireland
Judge Splits Infant Tale Echoing Solomon in Court
A Southern judge faced two women claiming a baby. He offered to divide the child, echoing Solomon. The women cried out that he should keep the baby, and not cut it in half.
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Solomon
Farmer's Son Dismissed as Refined Insect Handler
A farmer named Mr. Corn tossel remarks his son Josh may not become a farmer, noting Josh prefers refined methods to harsh fieldwork and using Paris green to combat pests.
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Josh
Pathfinding Reflections Across Generations
A Pathfinder voice muses on generational knowledge, contrasting what we know now with the wisdom of ancestors. The speaker questions grandparental wisdom while acknowledging progress across generations.
Cottage in Cottage Cheese Joke Reveals Marble Cake Quip
A humorous back and forth unfolds as a diner complains no turkey is in turkey soup while a waiter quips that marble cake would not contain a quarry, reflecting playful restaurant banter.
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Young Joe
Mennonite Brethren Sunday School Plans Christmas Programs
Henry Zen an, Sunday school superintendent, announced that Mennonite Brethren Sunday school classes will present two Christmas programs. One program will be by the senior department and the other by the junior group.
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Henry Janzen
Sill Ranch Opens New Midway Store on Shafter-Wasco Road
The Sill ranch opens a new meat and grocery store near the Shafter-Wasco gin on Shafter-Wasco highway. Bill Brown, longtime Sill Ranch employee, leads the venture. Management reports good business. official name pending with Midway Store as a serious candidate.
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Shafter-Wasco Gin
Sill Ranch
Shafter-Wasco Highway
Bill Brown
Midway
Laws Protect Flowers Across States
A group of states safeguard rare wildflowers with legal penalties. New York makes it a misdemeanor to pick species such as trailing arbutus flowering dogwood mountain laurel lady's slipper and gentian on public lands woods and highways.
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New York
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Cornelius Martens
Mennonite Brethren Church
Mr. Martens
Rosedale
Allen Anderson
San Anselmo
Compton
Wm. J. Bestwater
George Strauss
Henry Ewart, Sr
Wisconsin
Frank Klenhans
Milwaukee
Lawrence Baughman
Sustncen’s
Klenhans
Santa Ana
I. F. Beese
A. F. Beese
I. FP. Beese
A. F
W. S. Walker
Burbank
H. Midgley
The
Shafter Mercantile Company
Henry Cassell
Glendale
Arnold Pfiefle
Weldon
Elvin Mankins
Justesen’s
Mankins
Hanford Man
R. Watson
Hanford
Marion Hitchcock
W. H. Hitchcock
Hitchcocks
Watson
Stollers
Emil Stoller
George Niel
Wasco
Niel
N & K Chevrolet Company
ES Ingallsanss
Harry Henierso
Portola
Natter
Saturia
Henson and Ingalls
Hendeson Electric Metor Company
Merle Bosserman
J. J. Peters, Jr
Mr. A. Bokemper
Sanger
Roy Metzler
Shatter Mercantile Company
Henry Metzler
Ohio
L. E. Plymale
Portsmouth
Edward H. Gamegan
Turlock
J. S. Tannahill
W. W. Tannahill
Santa Fe Railroad
Fred E. Houk
Riverbank
Tannahill
T. C. Payne
Geneva
University of California
Miss Payne
A. B. Williamson
J. L. Helm
Ther
Clovis
New Mexico
Marie Siemens
Hillsboro
Kansas
Brothers
Merced
H. E. Unruhs
Standard Oil Company OF California
Osa Bea
Tuck-A-Wey
Dion
Fraser Tuck-A
Kern County
S. S. Beavers
Santa Fe
North Shafter
Paul W. Dirksen
I. W. Koop
Los Angeles Avenue
Andrew J. Schultz
Riverside Road
Somnetenesiantenen
Loretta Young
Tryone
Bill. Boyd
Billy King
Texas
Cesar Romero
Phyllis Brooks Dangerously Yours
Mickey Mouse
Paramount News
Nill’s Drug Store
Potter and Moore
Se Nilberger
Nill’s
John C. Penner
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