B. P. W. Sell $25 In Defense Stamps
The Shafter B and P W club sold defense stamps totaling about 25 dollars during a charity event. Members Thela Call Rose Willis and Kay Rodgers volunteered at the drive. A candlelight initiation and rummage sale were noted, with donations from townspeople reaching 50 dollars and 70 cents for the listening post upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club
Motel Canelo
Bill Rodgers
Focal Listening Post
Thela Call
Rose Willis
Kay Rodgers
Shugart Doan Wedding Rites At First Baptist
Miss Melba Shugart of Market Texas wed Staff Sergeant Daniel Doan of Minter Field in a Thursday ceremony November 16 at the First Baptist church parsonage. Rev E M Anderson performed the rites with witnesses Sergeant W B Thomas and others present. The couple reside in Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melba Shugart
Market
Tex
Daniel Doan
Minter Field
First Baptist Church Parsonage
E. M. Anderson
W. B. Thomas
J Welk
W. J. Sheguil
C G Reynolds
Shafter
Shafter High Students Host Barn Dance by FFA Club
Shafter High School students in cotton frocks and jeans danced to Les Foster’s orchestra at a gym barn dance hosted by the Future Farmers of America. The event ran from 6 to 12 with intermission contests. Ernesto Evans, FFA president, and Holger Hansen, agriculture instructor, led arrangements. It was praised as a huge success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High
Les Foster
Future Farmers of America
Ernésto Evans
FFA Club
Holger Hansen
Junior Women's Club Meeting and USO Dance Plans
The Henry Neufeld home hosted the Junior Women's club meeting with the Girls' Glee club of Shafter High performing under Miss Eudora Billings. A semi final USO dance is set for December 9 at the Women’s clubhouse, with further Federation notice on December 7 at El Tejon hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Neufeld
Sierra Street
Elmer Anderson
Shafter High School
Gwendolyn Ummel
Eudora Billings
Ralph Jahgen
Ralph Janzen
Shafter Club
el Tejon Hotel
Charles Christopher
George Gaede
Amelia Cornell
Marjorie Benson
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The fragment mentions Joe Frizzell contacting the director of a recreation center to hold a dance after being denied entry to a clubhouse. The director reportedly moved furniture to clear the floor, disrupting the usual home-like tranquility, and a resolution notes an individual named Brgothce E. Stringham and a dismissed punishment related to a window decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Frizzell
Staffer Army Recreation Center
E. Stringham
Minor Fiever Dinner Honoree at Farewell Party
Minor Fiever of Camp West Lowe Ginning at McFarland was guest of honor at a farewell dinner hosted by L. A. Camp at the Motel Canelo last Thursday evening. Attendees were Camp West Lowe employees as Fiever leaves to start his own business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minor Fiever
Camp-West-Lowe Ginning Company
McFarland
L. A. Camp
Canelo
Fiever
Camp-W&j-Lowe Ginning Company
Kiwanis Host USO Dance at Shafter Field Clubhouse
The Kiwanis club assisted as hosts last Thursday evening for a USO dance at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse. Many young ladies from Shafter and nearby areas attended as sponsors and the dance drew a large turnout of men from Minter Field. Kiwanis members E A Weill and Joe Frizzell attended. Refreshments of coffee and doughnuts were served throughout the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Shafter
Minter Field
Kiwanis
E. A. Weill
Joe Frizzell
Campus Queen Davied Grumbles Crowned at Shafter High
Davied Grumbles, former Sweater Girl winner, was elected Campus Queen 1943 by Shafter High students Monday. Coronation is set for December 19 at the high school gym with attendants Eleanor Eckman Virginia White Miriam Kilau dt Connie Hall. The contest was directed by Mrs Andrews with vote counters Dona Neufeld Irene Hofman and Lisse Mettler. The 1942 queen was Patricia Stringham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davied Grumbles
Shafter High School
Wee Ann
High School
Miss Grumble
Eleanor Eckman
Virginia White
Miriam_ Kilaudt
Connie Hall
Mrs. Andrews
Dona Neufeld
Irene Hofman
Lisse Mettler
Patricia Stringham
Physics department tops UC Berkeley enrollment despite overall decline
The Berkeley campus shows a fall in overall enrollment with more than 3,000 fewer students year over year, yet the physics department reports a record 3064 students, exceeding its previous high of 3027 from three years ago, according to Dr. Raymond T. Birge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
University of California
Raymond T. Birge
U C Radio Programs Celebrate Chilean University Anniversary
The University of California staged two radio programs in San Francisco to mark the 100th anniversary of the University of Chile. The broadcasts featured messages from President Sproul and Latin American students, musical selections by UC faculty, and choral performances. Transcriptions were made locally and aired from Washington, with copies to be sent to Chile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California
University of Chile
Bacie House
San Francisco
Washington
Robert Gordon Sproul
Department of Music
Claude B. Hutchinson
College of Agriculture
Thousands Training for War Positions in UC Program
Prof M P O'Brien heads a California university war training program linking engineering science management and sciences to meet wartime industry needs. In 16 months 35 290 enrollees have joined courses in engineering mathematics industrial management chemistry physics radio and meteorology financed by the U S Office of Education to prepare men and women for war production plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P O'Brien
University of California
United States Office of Education
Victory Garden Plans Rise in San Francisco Parks
The San Francisco Victory Garden Advisory council forms to guide amateur gardeners in San Francisco's Union Square Civic Center and parks. It aims to grow lettuce and artichokes amid uncertain duration and to prevent waste as grass fails to thrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Union Square
Civic Center
PX May Escape Coffee Rationing at Minter Field
Minter Field's post exchange restaurant likely won’t face coffee rationing. Civilian manager Mrs. W. E. Wade says suppliers promised large shipments and no definite allotment has been announced. The restaurant uses 100 to 115 pounds of coffee daily, with a pound yielding about four gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minter Field
Post Exchange
W. E. Wade
Synthetic rubber not just around the corner
Dr. Gq Ross Robertson of the University of California Los Angeles cautions that widespread tire availability in 1943 or 1944 is unlikely. He notes the need for skilled technicians, scarce materials like aluminum chloride, and that production should favor strategic needs over consumer goods due to wartime demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gq. Ross Robertson
Los Angeles
University of California
Africa
University drafting courses aid war industries expansion
Acute shortages in engineering drafting rooms prompt a new tuition free drafting series by the University of California war training office. Both men and women are urged to contact Berkeley or Los Angeles offices for start dates and course details. More than 600 graduates already fill well paid drafting roles in shipyards and aircraft firms, with ongoing cooperation from engineering and management war training programs. Courses include fulltime engineering drawing starting November 30 in Berkeley and a December 7 start in San Francisco, with additional offerings planned in northern California to support oil and shipbuilding sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California War Training Office
University
Berkeley
Los Angeles
United States Office of Education
Engineering
War Training Office
California
San Francisco
Christmas Seal Sale Opens In Kern County
The 36th annual Christmas Seal Sale opens Monday and runs through Christmas. Otto F Kam-president notes the sale supports the National Tuberculosis Association with 95 percent of revenue staying in the state, 5 percent to the national group. Local associations aim to surpass last year’s goal due to California’s increased work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Tuberculosis Association
Otto F. Kam
Associa
National Tuberculosis Association
United States
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
National Association
California
Kamprath
Civil Service Seeks Skilled Civilians for Federal Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announces openings for operators and office repairmen in Washington D C and for senior chemists and chemical aides in federal laboratories nationwide. Demand in synthetic rubber research may rise, prompting recruitment of junior chemists and chemists assistants, especially women, with appropriate qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Ashington
D. C
U. S. Civil Service Commission
United States
Civil Service Exams Close for Fingerprint Classifiers
The Commission urges qualified applicants to file credentials for the assistant fingerprint classifier role. The civil service examination is closing soon and war workers are advised not to apply unless their higher skills match a different position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
U. S
Civil Service
Large Enrollment in Japanese Classes
Large enrollment in first year Japanese at University Extension tops the current courses. The class, taught by Youn Choy, serves diplomats and government personnel and followed by Sparge in San Francisco and Oakland. After Pearl Harbor Choy joined the Los Angeles FBI and leads classes for war training needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Russia
China
Brazil
Sparge
San Francisco
Oakland
Youn Choy
University Extension
Department of Oriental Languages
Pearl Harbor
Choy
Los Angeles
FBI
California Forest Fires In 1942 Fall Short Of Normal
During the 1942 fire season in California national forests only about two hundred fires were set by lightning, far below the typical annual average of six hundred. Fire suppression and weather patterns contributed to the reduced activity, with the season noted as below normal for lightning-caused fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Major Daniel Webster Transferred from Minter Field
Major Daniel O Webster, senior officer and former school secretary at Minter Field, was ordered to Marfa Texas this week. A World War I veteran who served overseas, Webster has been wearing a long career in military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Field
Webster
Veteran served across cavalry infantry artillery and air forces
An army officer dedicated 25 years of service in the cavalry infantry field artillery and air forces with a continuous career except for a 18 month gap. The text notes a long military tenure across multiple branches.
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