Zachary Promoted to Sergeant at Guam Air Base
Jonathan N. Zachary son of Mrs Lena Zachary of Shafter California has been promoted to sergeant at Harman Field Guam AAF base in the Marianas Islands announced by Col O F Carlson commanding officer Zachary entered active duty in October 1942 and since January 1945 has served with a truck company in the Pacific area He holds a bronze service star for participation in the Western Pacific campaign and a meritorious unit citation badge A brother Private Woodrow Zachary serves with the engineers
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Harmon Field
Guam
Jonathan N. Zachary
Lena Zachary
Shafter
Calif
Army Air Forces
Marianas Islands
O. F. Carlson
Zachary
Pacific
Western Pacific
Woodrow Zachary
Engineers
Lieutenant Senn Promoted to First Lieutenant in Germany
Mrs. Robert Senn reports her husband Lt. Robert L. Senn has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant while serving as a P-47 fighter pilot in Germany. He completed 45 missions before V E Day. Mrs. Senn and son Christopher Robert live with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Neufeld, overseas.
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Robert Senn
Robert L. Senn
Senn
Germany
Dinuba Visitors Call on Local Friends
Mr and Mrs C J Cates and daughter Claudia from Dinuba visited friends and relatives here over the weekend.
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C. J. Cates
Claudia
Dinuba
Marines First Invasion of Japan Describe Occupation
Wayne Heffley writes from Yokosuka after serving with the first Marine division to land in Japan. He recalls the Tokyo Bay landing, the peaceful seizure of Yokosuka, and impressions of Japanese civilians, bombing scars, and a wary postwar mood as U.S. forces prepare for Shanghai China.
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Wayne Heffley
Yokosuka
Japan
Wayne
Guam
Okinawa
Russia
U.S.S. Samar
APA
Mt. Fujiyama
Tokyo Bay
Yokosuka Naval Base
Yokohama
Tokyo
Naval Base
Gosh
U.S. A
Shasta Dam Surpasses Boulder in Central Valley Project Bulk
Shasta Dam, a core element of the Central Valley Project, has a bulk capacity reported at 37 percent larger than Boulder. The comparison highlights Shasta's prominence in regional water storage and management.
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Shasta Dam
Central Valley Project
Boulder
Noon Recreational Program Starts at Shafter High
A varied noon program at Shafter High under coach Lowell Todd begins this week. Activities include ping pong football volleyball softball and intramural tournaments. Noon dances with broadcasts by speech and dramatics group directed by Burton Filut movies and educational films are also planned to occupy students during noon hour and prevent boredom.
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Shafter High School
Lowell Todd
Todd
Burton Filut
Celia Rightmire Returns from Ohio and Kansas Visit
Mrs. Celia Rightmire has returned home after a two month visit with relatives in Ohio and Kansas.
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Celia Rightmire
Ohio
Kansas
Weekend Guests At Mr And Mrs Anderson Home
Mr and Mrs Al Anderson hosted over the weekend Mrs Katherine Heinz and her daughter Bernice from Mountain View.
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al Anderson
Katherine Heinz
Bernice
Mouritain View
Rio Bravo School Adds Kindergarten and Cafeteria Busy
Rio Bravo school welcomes a kindergarten with 14 enrolled and 119 students dining in the cafeteria. Girl Scouts led by Mrs Harolson plan a Halloween party with refreshments after the Monday meeting. Mrs W M Mayer, longtime resident, sold her Rio Bravo home for Oakland. Mrs Leonard Duck and son Linie visited Mrs Earl Calder. Old settlers attended the funeral of W M Mayer. Farmers are picking cotton in the Rio Bravo district.
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Mariann Delvin
Rio Bravo School
Leonard Duck and Son
Linie
Earl Calder
Rio Bravo
W. M. Mayer
Bailey's Cafe Seeks Alcohol License Transfer
Notice of intention to sell alcoholic beverages at Bailey's Cafe located at SE Corner Orange Ave and Shafter Highway Kern County California. Application filed with State Board of Equalization for transfer of an on sale beer license. Protest grounds must be filed in Sacramento. The premises currently hold a license for alcohol. Kay Bailey
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SE Cor
Orange Ave
Shafter Highway
Shafter
Kern Co
California
State Board of Equalization
Sacramento
Grass and brush fire east of Highway 99 and Kimberlina Road
Fire crews from Shafter and McFarland fought a grass and brush blaze about 50 acres two and a half miles east of Highway 99 and Kimberlina Road. A 7:37 p.m. Tuesday call led to containment around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday.
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Shafter’s County
McFarland
Highway 99
Kimberlina Road
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Central Ave
Lt. Senn
CLURE
Gas‘ Tire Shop
Shafter Avenue
Nippon
O. K
Shanghia
China
Rio Bravo News
Arthein’s
Firestone
Johnson-Neuman Co
Bostonians
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