Free Modern Gas Cookery Classes In Shafter
Maurine Boradori of the Southern California Gas Company leads a three day free cooking school at the Ghafters Women's Club in Shafter on December 1 and 2 from 1 30 to 4 30 p m. The program features clock controlled gas ranges, complete oven meals, new frozen desserts and demonstrations of the Electrolux Gas Refrigerator. Miss Boradori notes thousands have attended and urges women to arrive promptly at 1 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurine Boradori
Southern California Gas Company
San Joaquin Valley
Miss Boradori
Shafter
Woman's Clubhouse
Dan Peters II Dies in Lost Hills Highway Crash
Dan Peters II, 41, an employee of Kettleman North Dome Association, was killed last Friday evening when his car collided with a truck on the Lost Hills highway a few miles west of Wasco. He was the son of Abram and Mrs Peters of Shafter and survived by three sisters, Mrs Harrington of Taft, Miss Katie Peters of Los Angeles, and Mrs D D Voth of Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Peters
Kettleman North Dome Association
Lost Hills
Wasco
Abram Peters
Shafter
D. Harrington
Taft
Katie Peters
Los Angeles
D. D. Voth
Oregon
Janes Presides Over Bakersfield Teachers Institute Opening
E. P. Janes, principal of Shafter high school, presided at the opening session of the county teachers institute in Bakersfield Monday morning. County teachers attended, hearing addresses by several prominent educators from the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janes
Teachers’ Institute
E. P. Janes
Shafter High School
County Teachers’ Institute
Bakersfield
T. V. Little Erects New Business Building
A new business building by T. V. Little nears completion on Shafter Avenue near Lerdo junction. The J and K Exchange and a furniture market will occupy the site, managed by W. H. Jane sen, formerly in Rarlimart and Wasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. V. Little
Shafter Avenue
Lerdo
J and K Exchange
W.H. Janesen
Rarlimart
Wasco
Rustling Remains a West Coast Livestock Problem
The article notes rustling continues to plague the livestock industry as a background theme for the old frontier era. California Wool Growers Association members discuss the ongoing issue and its impact on cattle and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Fcisco
West
California Wool Growers’ Association
Construction boom on the Wall tract in Shafter
The Wall tract in Shafter shows strong building activity. Walter Zimmerman has a new home under construction. George Enns begins a new project and two lots are sold to the First Mennonite church for a future edifice. Eight lots total have been sold and will soon be improved with buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
Shafter
Walter Zimmerman
George Enns
Dynamite for Toys Sparks Bruised Lesson in Berkeley
Two young boys in Berkeley escaped injury when they found dynamite sticks meant for blasting and removed them from a risky toy display just before attempting to place them in a trash pile to burn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Hhaying
Red Cross Hits High Mark in Shafter Campaign
Shafter's annual Red Cross drive totals 236.60 led by Mrs J C Channeson who ran the campaign. Seventy five dollars comes from donations and the rest from memberships an increase of over fifty percent from last year. Mrs J W Hester aided the drive with special credit to Maple and Richland elementary schools Shafter high school and local churches for cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Red Cross
J.C. Channeson
Channeson
J. W. Hester
Maple
Richland
California to Deliver Christmas Seals for Tuberculosis Fight
A. J. Cruickshank of Santa Ana announces that over ten million letters will deliver Christmas Seals to every California home to fund a state wide drive against tuberculosis. The 30th annual sale supports local and international TB programs with 120 million seals mailed nationwide for prevention, early detection, and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Cruickshank
Santa Ana
California Tuberculosis Association
Cruickshank
California
International Union Against
Penner Joins Press Staff at The Shafter Press
J. C. Penner, a Shafter resident and newspaper veteran, joins the editorial and business staff of The Shafter Press after previous work with Herman Publications at Wasco. He is welcomed by a wide circle of local friends and returns to a home enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penner
Pioneer Shafter
The
Shafter Press
Penner
Herman
Wasco
Shafter
Judge sentences two on drunkenness and vagrancy charges
Shafter reported that Judge F E Manne sentenced Joe Aguillar to 30 days after a guilty plea to habitual drunkenness and Lawson Willis to 10 days for vagrancy after the county hostise contributed two customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Hostise
F. E. Manne
Joe Aguillar
Lawson Willis
Megapode Noted for Sand Nesting and Egg Burials
A megapode is among the few birds that bury its eggs in sand or beneath decaying matter, a nesting behavior that sets it apart from most avian species.
Be Thankful for Home and Family Dear God Please
A devotional verse listing gratitude for the moon and stars, homeland, daily cares, enduring friendships, senses, seasons, books, music, sunlit days, native hills, children's hands, and the life that binds them all. It closes with a plea for thankfulness.
Local Basketball Season Opens After Football Season Ends
After football, the Cardinals hung up their grid tags and the boys began cage practice under Coach Wilson. The lightweight squad starts Nov 30 with plans to face Maricopa on Dec 11, as talent from last year and new recruits vie for five starting spots. League slate includes Wasco Shafter McFarland Tehachapi and Maricopa with December 11 first game at Shafter and December 23 a Wasco at Shafter matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinals
Dranagers
White
Wilson
Maricopa
Lewis Edwards
Victor Voth
Elmer Unruh
Powell McCoy
Merwin Olson
la Verne Kliewer
Johnny Rodriguez
Art Hein
Onewees
Shafter
Building in New Hands in Shafter Real Estate
Fred Christenson, already owner of property on Cetra avenue, has acquired the Shafter Grocery and Market and the Shafter Variety Store from James Beggs of Bakersfield. An addition to the Variety Store rear is under construction, extending the store to 150 feet in depth with space for warehouse use and expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Fred Christenson
Cetra? Avenue
Shafter Grocery and Market
Shafter Variety
James Beggs
Bakersfield
Take the Home Paper Moral Tale from Tunkhannock
A stingy man borrows his neighbor's paper and a chain of chaotic events ensues including a beelike sting, barbed wire injury, a cow’s death, a cream spill that destroys a kitten herd, a leg break, a dented denture set, a carpeted baby and an elopement of the daughter with the hired man. The piece ends with the moral that everyone should subscribe to their home paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunkhannock
Return Home Curses are Like Chickens and Roost
A concise maxim notes that curses or misdeeds return to affect the doer, echoing the proverb that consequences pursue wrongdoing despite distance or delay. The line uses a rural image to stress moral accountability.
Fireman On Duty Here Day Night At Local Station
S J Segal of the state forestry firefighting brigade is on 24 hour duty at the local fire house. A big fighting truck, temporarily housed there, will be replaced by a new unit from the Bakersfield area, with permanent quarters planned on Business Men's Association lots. Segal plans to organize a local volunteer fire company to boost protection for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Segal
State Forestry Fire Fighting Brigade
Business Men’s Association
Segal
Bakersfield
Thanksgiving sermon on neighbor love at Reform Church
Reflected sermon by Pastor A. Funék on Luke 10 25 37 the Good Samaritan. Questions of neighbor and nation al Thanksgiving focus on alleviating unemployment and poverty through true gratitude and stewardship. Sunday services listed 9 30 a m 10 30 a m sermon Romans 15 13 and 7 00 p m English service.
Swartz to Officiate at Chandler Ordination in Shafter
The ordination of the Rev. Al. Fred Chandler at Shafter Union Congregational church on Monday November 30 will feature Dr. Herman Frank School of Religion Berkeley as guest preacher. President Swartz, a noted Pacific coast leader, will preside and bring extensive experience in YMCA work and theological education. The open service runs from 2 to 4 PM with public invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Chandler
Shafter Union Congregational Church
Herman Frank
Berkeley
Swartz
Pacific Coast
Y.M.C.A
Pennsylvania
Pacific School of Religion
California
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
East
Pacific School ‘of Religion
Palestine Institute
William Fredric Babe
Holy Land
Earle
E. F. Tittle
Evanston
Charles Clayton Morrison
Roger Babson
William Hocking
Chester Rowell
Asilomar
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
John R. Mott
Kern County duo named to California delegation
Ralph Kern president and Ro land Curran secretary of the Kern County Water Commission were chosen as Kern County representatives on the California delegation to the National Reclamation Association meeting in Spokane Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kern
Roland Curran
Kern County Water Commission
Kern County
California
National Reclamation Association
Spokane
Washington
Statue of Hippocrates in Athens Court of New Labs
A statue of Hippocrates stands in the court of the new laboratories at the University of Athens, associated with the Meterteshget clan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hippocrates
Meterteshget Clan
University of Athens
Four new appointees named to Agricultural Probate Commissioner
Governor Merriam announced four appointments to the Agricultural Probate Commissioner post. George P. Clements of Los Angeles will replace Howard Miller, term ending January 1, 1939. R. C. Kennedy of Walnut Grove will replace Joseph Brooks, term ending January 1, 1939. Roy M. Pike of Walnut Grove is also named to fill vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Merriam
George P. Clements
Los Angeles
Howard Miller
R. C. Kennedy
Walnut Grove
Joseph Brooks
Roy M. Pike
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Ghafters Women’s Club
Ing
Dan Peters II
Auled Crash
New Wall
Dede
Detroit
Shaf
McFarland
Tehachapi
Reformed Church
A. Funék
DR. Swartz
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