Club Year Plans Outlined by Wednesday Afternoon Club
The Wednesday Afternoon Club maps a full year of programs from October through May. Highlights include talks by Mrs. J C Channeson on Alaska and Mrs C P Morgen on an eastern trip, plus a Christmas party, book reviews, a garden program, and an arts and crafts talk.
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J. C. Channeson
Alaska
C. P. Morgen
Florence Porter
Bakersfield
State Board of Education
F. F. Latte
Latte
Landmarks
Sonora
Mexico
W. B. White
J. J. Peters
A. W. Eckmann
Bazaar Monday at Mennonite Girls Sewing Circle
The Girls Sewing Circle of the Mennonite church will hold their annual bazaar Monday evening at the church hall. Proceeds support church programs and community relief efforts.
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Mennonite Church
Shafter High Judging Teams Sweep Contests at Pomona Fair
Shafter high school judging team swept nearly all prizes at the Southern California Fair in Pomona. Wilmer Enns led in milk and butter scoring, Victor Voth topped in cheese, with Enns and Neuman placing high in overall individual scores. The team earned the sweepstakes trophy and four target cups, edging Tranquility and Santa Maria in the field.
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Wilmer Enns
Herbert Neuman
Victor Voth
Glenn O. Nay
Shafter High School
Southern California Milk Dealers Association
Rodger Jessup
Golden State Company, Ltd
Cheese and Butter Association
Tranquility High School
Fresno County
Santa Maria
San Bernardino
Newlyweds Ardina Zeeb and Roland Mettler Wed in Salem
Ardina Zeeb daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Zeeb married Roland Mettler son of Mr and Mrs Fred W Mettler at Salem Reformed Church on Thursday September 17. Rev Bodenman officiated with music by the Mettler sisters. The couple planned to reside in Shafter California after a brief wedding reception for about 60 guests.
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Hutchinson County Herald
Menno
South Dakota
Salem Reformed Church
Ardina Zeeb
Henry Zeeb
Roland Mettler
Fred W. Mettler
Bodenman
Mettler
Anna Zeeb
Herman Redman
Mitch
Shafter
California
Miss Martha Loewen Weds John Enns In Mennonite Brethren Home
On a spacious lawn decorated for the occasion about 250 friends and relatives witnessed Miss Martha Loewen marry John Enns Sunday evening. Rev. Wm Bestwater officiated. The ceremony was at the Loewen home, parents of the bride. The Ennses are well known locals and the couple enjoys a wide circle of friends who wish them a long happy life.
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Martha Loewen
John Enns
Wm. Bestwater
Mennonite Brethren Church
H. M. Loewen
P.D. Enns
Ladies Aid Meeting at Shafter Church With Rummage
The Ladies Aid of the Shafter Congregational Church will hold an all day meeting at the church starting 10 o clock on Thursday October 8th. A pot luck lunch will be served and all members and friends are invited. Bring scissors a thimble and any clothing for the rummage sale planned for the latter part of October.
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Ladies Aid
Shafter Congregational Church
Joint Installation of Officers at Legion Hall
The local post of the American Legion and the Auxiliary hold a joint installation next Monday evening at Legion hall. R. G. Poore of Dinuba 15th district commander will perform the Legion installation. A social hour follows the ceremonies for both groups.
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American Legion
Auxiliary
Legion Hall
R. G. Poore
Dinuba
Legion
Shafter Exchange Club hears German youth training talk
Coach Bill White discusses his European travels and Berlin Olympic games noting Germany's militarism and Hitler's influence. He contrasts with peaceful regions as Wasco and Bakersfield visitors attend. Committees named for six months and charter presentation planned next week with notable Exchange members expected. Nonnoon luncheon scheduled due to event.
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Germany
Bill White
Shafter High
Shafter Exchange Club
Legion Hall
White
Berlin
Hitler
Wasco
Bakersfield
Fair
Centro
E. P. Jones
C. T. Olson
Gene Mettler
Bob Neumann
Boy Recovers From Automobile Accident Injuries
According to last reports John nie Nikkel the son of Mr and Mrs George Nikkel is slowly recovering from injuries after being struck by an automobile Monday afternoon He suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and head injuries The accident is described as entirely unavoidable.
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E. P. Jones
J. J. Peters
Peters
Bakersfield Anderson Dance Studio
Frederick Swartz
Monrovia
Industrial School Arts and Crafts
State Federation
Kern County
Johnnie Nikkel
George Nikkel
Attendant Suspended in Sonoma Case
Harry Lutyens, director of state institutions, suspended Sonoma attendant George West for 30 days without pay on charges of kicking or striking 14 year old Joseph Sanchez and forcing the boy to clean his shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Harry Lutyens
George West
Sonoma State
Joseph Sanchez
Kern County to Hold Third Annual Cotton Picking Contest
The Kern County Farm Bureau sponsors the third annual cotton picking contest to be held Thursday October 15 in a field to be chosen in Bakersfield. Entrants must have picked at least 600 pounds in one day, with past records noted by Luis Cantanda and Ed Murdoch as organizers and judges allocating prizes and wages.
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Kern County
Bakersfield
Shafter
Kern County Farm Bureau
San Joaquin Valley
Luis Castaneda
Cataneda
Ed. Murdoch
Harry Fowler
Shafter- Wasco
P. A. Dunford
Buttenwillow
J. E. Regan
Delano-McFarland
Frank Stockton
Arvin- Weed Patch
Forrest Frick
Kern Lake
C. B. Dickey
Harry Thompson
Lloyd Frick
Sugar price cuts hit beet and cane sugar in California
Refiners in San Francisco announce 10 cent reductions per 100 pounds on quoted prices for both beet and cane sugar, reflecting market shifts.
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San Francisco
Report on Municipal Incorporation to Be Presented
The incorporation committee of the Shafter Business Men's Association will present its formal report at tonight's regular meeting. Chairman F. L. Kinyon will deliver the findings after members and other citizens toured Delano for investigation.
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Shafter Business Men’s Association
F. L. Kinyon
Delano
Frontier Days Draw Shafterites to Bakersfield Parade
Shafter expects strong Shafter representation at the third annual Frontier Days in Bakersfield, with a two day program including a parade and rodeo events at the fair grounds. Local men have grown facial hair and some in period dress for the festivities. A potential Shafter float was discussed but deemed impractical due to time.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Camp-West-Lowe Company
Storm Over the Andes at Shafter Airdome October 3
Jack Holt and Mona Barrie star in Storm Over the Andes a dramatic aviation tale set in Grau Chaco amid jungle perils and romance. Holt plays a flying soldier who finds love with a married woman and faces dangers during the greatest war since World War I.
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Jack Holt
Mona Barrie
Andes
Grau Chaco
Tropics
Grou Chaco
Jungles
Shafter Airdome Theatre
Crabtree Enters Not Guilty by Insanity Plea
Jesse W. Crabtree charged with murder of Constable Joe English of Wasco pleads not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. Trial set for November 4 with defense by At-
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Jesse W. Crabtree
Joe English
Wasco
McFarland Cougars Open Season At Home
McFarland hosts neighboring town Friday for the opening game against Red and White. The Cougars boast stronger lines this year thanks to solid freshman material and coach Flanagin. Veterans Myrick Janzen Kadel Koop Fry Dorris White Neufeld Lachenmaier Olsen Kirschenmann Neuman Rexius anchor the squad.
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McFarland
Cardinal and Gold
McFarland Cougars
Flanagin
Wasco
Cardinal Pigskifmers
Stanford
Harvey Myrick
Mike Janzen
Art Kadel
Bernie Koop
Walker Fry
Tommy Dorris
Jack White
Ernest Neufeld
Billy Lachenmaier
Merwin Olsen
Arnold Kirschenmann
Herbert Neuman
Clarence Rexius
Fatal grade crossing crash claims Wasco AC worker wife
Mrs. James Williams 25 wife of a Wasco Creamery employee was killed when the Grand Canyon Limited northbound train struck her stalled car at a grade crossing a mile east of Wasco. The car was wrecked, the locomotive damaged, and the train needed a second engine to proceed. An inquest was held at Janzen Funeral Home in Shafer.
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James Williams
Wasco Creamery
Emsployee
Wasco
Grand Canyon Limited
Santa Fe
Williams
Miss Venona Stone to Wed Walter L Bergen
Miss Venona Stone will marry Walter L Bergen in a Sunday ceremony at her parents home Sun day afternoon October 18. The Rev O M Temple will officiate. The couple plan to set up home in Shafter after the wedding.
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Bakersfield Junior College
Bakersfield Hirh School
Union Oil Company
Wasco
Shafter
Permits Not Required After School Hours
County child welfare director W. Byfield clarifies that no working permits are required for children or domestic labor. He asks The Press to publish this fact after reports that ranchers refused hires without permits. Children aged 8 to 18 working during school hours must have permits.
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W. Byfield
Byfield
Baer Ranked Sixth in Braddock Contender List
Max Baer once champion of California is rated sixth among contenders for James J. Braddock's heavyweight title by the National Boxing Association in Houston Texas.
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Houston
Texas
National Boxing Association
Max Baer
California
James J. Braddock
Ralph Janzen Marries Aldine Myrick in Simple Nuptials
Ralph Janzen and Aldine Myrick wed in an informal ceremony at the H. R. Janzen home with Rev. Wm. J. Bestwater officiating. Attendants included relatives from Reedley and Santa Monica. The couple, Shafter High School graduates, will reside in Avenal where the groom has worked for nearly a year.
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Wm. J. Bestwater
Mennonite Brethren Church
Aldine Myrick
Ralph Janzen
H. R. Janzen
Johnnie Pankmatz
G. B. Warkentin
Cotton Thefts Land Two In County Jail
Isaiah Davis is serving a 60 day sentence in the county jail for cotton thefts. His alleged partner Jack Freeman awaits trial on two counts of petit theft. They are accused of stealing wagon loads of loose cotton from Buelah Hart in Fairfax road and Leonard Keele in Greenfield and of obtaining two checks for 66 dollars and 78 dollars.
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Isaiah Davis
Jack Freeman
Fairfax Road
Leonard Keele
Greenfield
Nose Injury Severs Hours Lost Case in San Francisco
Sarwar Khan seeks compensation from the Industrial Accident Commission after Mohammed Gee allegedly sliced off his nose. surgeon reattached the organ, restoring appearance and function. The case centers on lost working hours and a demand for remedy.
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San Francisco
Sarwar Khan
Industrial Accident Commission
Mohammed Gee
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Chicago Grain Company
Los Angeles
Richland Parent-Teachers Association
E. B. Stringham
Rubean Peters
J. H. Porterfield
Rosie Unruh
Evelyn Unruh
Grace Weyand
Venona Stone
William B. White
Europe
Bill
Bigcotton
Crabtree
Mfarland
Miss Venona Stone
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