Subriar Family Reunion Honors Navy and Army Air Corps Members
Mr and Mrs Joseph Subriar hosted a Sunday visit in Bakersfield with their sons Frank W Subriar a 3rd class petty officer in the Navy Air Corps home on furlough in Jacksonville Fla and Robert Subriar bound for training as a pilot in the Army Air Corps A farewell and reunion also honored Lawrence Subriar stationed in the Pacific Attending were out of town guests Paul Subriar of Fresno and Steve Subriar with son Lloyd plus the Shafter family connections from Kern Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Subriar
Bakersfield
Inlaw
Frank Subriar
Frank W. Subriar
U. S. Navy Air Corps
Jacksonville
Fla
Robert Subriar
U. S. Army Air Corps
Subriar
Lawrence
Pacific
Shafter
Kern Academy
Paul Subriar
Fresno
Steve Subriar
Lloyd
Pfeifles Host Group of Friends Saturday Night
Mr and Mrs Arnold Pfeifle hosted a group of friends on Saturday night. Special guests were Sgt Elmer Mettler, Sgt Harold Cunningham and Sgt Leonard Casbenak, all from Camp Cook. Other guests included Mr and Mrs Mylo Mettler of Bakersfield and Mr and Mrs Henry Moore and Miss Patricia Mettler of Shufter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Arnold Pfeifle
Sgt
Elmer Mettler
Harold Cunningham
Leonard Casbenak
Camp Cook
Mylo Mettler
Bakersfield
Henry Moore
Patricia Mettler
Shufter
Harpers’ Family Visit Relatives This Weekend
Mr and Mrs Ed S Harper and daughter Bonnie Jean visited Rev and Mrs W S Harper this weekend. The Harpers reside in Los Angeles where Mr Harper works for Consolidated Steel Company at Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed S. Harper
Bonnie Jean
W. S. Harper
Mrs. Harper
Los Angeles
Mr. Harper
Consolidated Steel Company
Wilmington
Aid program planned by Wasco Congregational women
The Wasco Congregational church ladies host guests from Sh after ladies Thursday Oct 14 at 2 p m. Mrs Jack Battaglia leads a fine program with vocal solo by Marion Harrison piano by Doris Davis and Marion Crockett on his saw. C G Hayecek and Bakersfield guest speaker scheduled. Refreshments by Roscamp Arthur Phillips Sherman Bobst and Eckmann with Fred Rubiman pouring.
Spaniards Introduced Irrigation In California Long Ago
The article notes that Spaniards first brought irrigation to California about 150 years ago, marking a key development in regional farming practices and agricultural history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Surpasses Thirteen Peaks Over Fourteen Thousand Feet
California lists thirteen mountains exceeding 14 000 feet in height with Mount Whitney as the highest peak. Researchers note the range of elevations and the rugged terrain across multiple Sierra Nevada summits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Quick action saves cotton on Santa Fe Way
The County Fire Department saved half of a two bale cotton load on Santa Fe Way just south of Shafter as it burned. P. S. Coombs of Bakersfield was hauling the cotton to the Coberly West gin when the fire started, believed from a careless smoker. The trailer was partially damaged. A separate grass fire burned 60 acres near Enos Lane on the Buttonwillow road Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Way
Shafter
Coberly-West
P. S. Coombs
Rt. 4
Box 527
Bakersfield
Enos Lane
Buttonwillow Road
Scouters Plan Meet in Shafter October
A Shafter community scouters meeting is planned for Oct. 12, according to Herb Schirmer, chairman of the local Boy Scout committee. Chester Bartlett, Kern County Scout executive, will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Community Scouters
Herb Schirmer
Chester Bartlett
Kern County
New Way Auto Laundry Opens at Jackson and Lerdo Corner
Elza Hamilton opens New Way Auto Laundry at the Jackson Lerdo corner offering auto washing steam cleaning auto repair and greasing. Hamilton runs the shop and specializes in cleaning and repair services for vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New Way Auto Laundry
Elza Hamilton
Jackson and
Lerdo
Limited Duck Hunting Licenses Tighten Ground Availability
The Division of Fish and Game has issued 13 licenses for commercial waterfowl hunting clubs to date, with 35 operators last season. If more applications are not filed, hunters without clubs may find few shooting grounds this season as the waterfowl season opens at sunrise on October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Fish and Game
Navy Electrician Buress Returns From South Pacific Leave
Maurice F. Buress, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Buck, spent four days ashore with his grandparents. He is chief electrician on a submarine and has served nine years in the Navy. Corporal and Mrs. Ed Nikkel departed Saturday for Kearns Utah after visiting Mrs. Nikkel's parents in Shafter and Mr. Nikkel's parents in Corcoran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice F. Buress
E. M. Buck
South Pacific
Navy
Ed Nikkel
Kearns
Utah
Youth 20 Says God Told Him to Kill His Mother
A 20-year-old youth was arrested on a charge of beating his mother with a baseball bat, stabbing her, and burning the home to destroy the body. Firemen found Minnie Gunderson 46 dead in the Gunder son home. the son, Charles Jr., stood by as officials responded. He claimed insanity and drank polish then tried to kill himself with the same knife. He was hospitalized for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Charles F. Gunderson
Minnie Gunderson
Charles Jr
Self
General Hospital
Pigeons Excel As Messengers in War Effort
Article notes the critical role of homing pigeons in World War II era operations. It highlights a sinking cargo ship that sent a paper message by pigeon, enabling quick rescue and area warning. Training centers like Camp Crowder, and efforts by U S authorities to regulate breeding and use, illustrate expanding military pigeon service. The piece cites RAF use, U S Army and Navy applications, and the Winkie pigeon rescue of nine men from a raft after a long flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. U
Atlantic
U. S. Army Signal Coms
Francis Biddle
Congress
United States
Camp Crowder
H'O
RAF
U. S. Army
U.S. Navy
Winkie
North Sea
Dundee
Scotland
Six Gallons Applejack Led to Probation for Employee
William Kramer, 56, took six gallons of homemade applejack from Mrs. Annette Godlewski’s house after feeling underpaid for odd jobs. He also uprooted half the strawberry patch to sell plants. Arrested by police, Judge Mason Sullivan imposed six months probation and ordered reimbursement for the plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Annette Godlewski
William Kramer
Kramer
King Crab War Boosts American Industry
The king crab fishery in the Bering Sea is being Americanized for wartime production. Previously Japanese-processed crabs were canned on floating canneries and shipped to the United States, with imports exceeding 4.5 million dollars in a single year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Plastic Resin Rebuilds Faces of War Injured
London reports far reaching discoveries in plastic resin enabling war injured and civilian casualties who lost ears and noses to regain natural appearances without multiple operations. Tests show facial features assembled from resin may trigger radical changes in reconstructive surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
All Her Sunday School Pupils in Armed Service
GALESBURG Ill Mrs Horace Nall a Sunday school teacher at North Henderson has run out of pupils All 18 boys in her class whom she had instructed since grade school days have gone into the armed services Her son Pvt Owen Nall 18 was one of the last to go Mrs Nall still keeps in touch with all her former pupils by correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg, Ill
Horace Nall
North Henderson
Armed Services
Pvt
Owen Nall
Nall
Alaska War Zone Healthier Than Others Says Army Doctor
An army doctor in the Aleutians reports the Alaska front as the healthiest in the world with a sickness rate under 1 percent. Officers cite no lice or malaria, minimal tetanus, no bedbugs, and strong protective wool clothing, though malaria-carrying mosquitoes exist and frostbite was rare due to gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Aleutians
China
Philippines
Alaskan
Dwight M. Young
Orlando
Fla
Edward K. Mills
Dallas
Texas
United States
Alaska
Europe
Asia
Solomons
Oscar P. Moffit Jr
High Point
N.C
Navy
Dutch Nazis Carry Arms To Curb Patriot Attacks
STOCKHOLM Reuters reports Netherlands Nazi leader Anton A. Mussert says Nazis will be armed in Amsterdam to deter Patriot attacks. He cites recent murders of prominent Nazis and mass arrests as a necessary purge and extremely necessary for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Nazi Party
Anton A. Mussert
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Mussert
Flying Fortresses Double As Ice Cream Freezers
United States airmen on British bases have found a method to freeze ice cream. They place mixture in a large can anchored to the rear gunner’s compartment of a Flying Fortress, shaking it during high altitude flights over enemy territory. Bombs must be dropped on targets, not ice cream, to avoid Nazi fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Flying Fortress
U S Unveils New Burma Dive Bombing Technique
Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell said the Tenth United States Air Force developed and tested a secret advance in dive bombing in Burma during the past month. He noted March missions from bases in India and China rose 80 percent with an 80 percent increase in bomb weight compared to February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Burma
Tenth United States Air Force
Clayton L. Bissell
China
Bissell
Tenth Air Force
New Rations in Spain to End Lavish Meals
Madrid reports that lavish restaurant meals will disappear in July as Spain shifts to a new system of individual ration cards. Both residents and foreigners will use punched cards for purchases with foreigners obtaining cards at the border on entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Lot of Fight Still Left in the Old Bird
In La Junta Colorado Lieut Norman J Winter watched a bomber piloted by Whitte swoop toward an old bald eagle. The bird made a high speed dive and attacked the plane striking a wing. Soldiers recovered the bird’s body after it hit the ground and had it stuffed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Junta
Colo
Norman J. Winte
Whitte
Old B
How Much Is a Ton in Ship Tonnage Disputes
A Truman committee Knox dispute explains ship tonnage types. Warships use displacement tonnage, while merchant ships use gross, deadweight, or registered tonnage. The article notes how a ship’s different tonnage figures reflect weight, cargo capacity, and space, with examples of discrepancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman Committee
Knox
Archimedes
United States
Defense Volunteers to Be Given Service Bars
Civilian defense volunteers can win service awards similar to armed services. Director James M. Landis announced six distinct bars for 600 to 5,000 hours of service including training and practice. The basic award for 500 hours is a woven ribbon bar with red stripes beside the OCD emblem on white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Armed Services
James M. Landis
Pigeon Force Expansion Reported by British in Africa
Cairo announces expansion of the South African Pigeon Expeditionary force after successful Mediterranean operations. Planned totals reach 15,000 pigeons and 400 experts to bolster air arm capabilities. First operations from South Africa were conducted in the Libyan theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Mediterranean
Egypt
South Africa
City Hires Pied Piper to Rid Irapuato of Rats
Irapuato Mexico a key Guanajuato center for industry agriculture and railways asks for aid as rats plague the area. Crops damaged stores invaded and poison and brigades failed. The Irapuato Wheat Producers Association wired Gen. A L Rodrigues coordinator of natural production for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF
Mexico
Irapuato
Guanajuato
Kellys Fete Faculty at Dinner Party
Shafter High School principal H. W. Kelly and Mrs. Kelly hosted a Sunday dinner for faculty members and their spouses at their home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. P. L Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Thrasher, Miss Frasquita Sullivan, Miss Carol Clark, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas LL Nelson, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
H. W. Kelly
Kelly
P. L.arnold
J. K. Thrasher
Frasquita Sullivan
A. M. Cornell
Sidney Dawe
Carol Clark
Laurence O’brien
Ida Roseman
Glen Nay
Arthur Johnson
Holgar Hansen
Robert Gates
James Wilson
Lowell
Todd
Venalee Liepmen
Wesley Linda
BR. A. Lustig
Phil @Kenneson
Thomas LL. Nelson
Khesma Club Plans October Meeting At Aldine Reese Home
The Khesma Club will hold a regular business meeting on October 12 at Aldine Reese's residence to decide the year’s program. The session starts at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khesma
Aldine Reese
Battaglia Family Plans Stockton San Francisco Trip
Mr and Mrs John F Battaglia plan a visit to relatives with Stockton stopovers to see his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Bargiachi and then to San Francisco to visit Mrs Battaglias brother Aden Stonecypher a seaman second class at Treasure Island. Mrs Ralph G Sanderson leaves this week to visit daughter Mrs Harry Davis in Fresno then Stockton to stay with her son Glen Sanderson. Rev A P Koop from Aurora Missouri preached at M B Church last Sunday en route to Fresno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Battaglia
Stockton
Frank Bargiachi
San Francisco
Ralph G. Sanderson
Harry Davis
Fresno
Glen Sanderson
M. B
A. P. Koop
Aurora
Barbecue at Kimberlim ranch hosts locals
Barbecue hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. C Oharneson and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Oharneson on the Kimberlim ranch Saturday night. First Lt. and Mrs. Paul Enns and their baby daughter visit Shafter. he is on fur lough from Nebraska visiting his and her parents. Mrs. Dick Young underwent an operation Friday at Merry hospital. condition reported as fair. Henry Neufeld spent the past weekend in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C.oharneson
Phil Oharneson
Kimber-lim
Paul Enns
Shafter
Nebraska
P. D. Enns
F. J. Schierlmann
Dick Young
Merry Hospital
Neufeld
Los Angeles
Henry Neufeld
Purdues In Southland and Visitors Noted
Miss Elizabeth Reimer of Corn Oklahoma visits Mr and Mrs Pete Johnson and Mr and Mrs H R Janzen this week. Minnie Boucher spends a week with daughter Wilna and mother Mina Dixon. Lois Steele weekend in Sacramento. Mr and Mrs Lee Purdue and daughter Donna visit southland to see a father injured in an oil well accident. WACS and WAVES gain free fishing privileges in California under new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Reimer
Corn, Okla
Pete Johnson
H. R. Janzen
Mrs. Boucher
Minnie Boucher
Wilna
Mina Dixon
Shafter
Richman
Donna
Southland
California
California Academy of Sciences Founded in 1853
The oldest scientific institution on the Pacific coast is the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, established in 1853.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
The
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco
Brother and Sister Visit Shafter Sister in California
Mrs. Magdalena Schaeffer and K. Kirschenmann of Bakersfield visited their sister Mrs. Emma Spitzer in Shafter on Wednesday afternoon while attending to business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalena Schaeffer
K. Kirschenmann
Bakersfield
Emma Spitzer
Shafter
Belgian Horse Reestablished Post World War I
The Belgian horse breed was rebuilt after World War I by importing blue ribbon bloodlines from the United States.
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Harpers
Hitler
Miss Maple
Kin
Bank of America
National Traiws. Association
Federal Insurance Corporation
T. Aba
E. M. Bucks
Nikkels
U. S
Africa
Kellys
Khesma Club
Battaglias
Mrs. Sanderson
Mrs. Enns
Judy Canova
Dennis Day
Sleepy Lagoon
Bill Elliott
Thunder River
Edw. G. Robinson
Marguerite Chapman
Destroyer
Guy Kibbee
Reimer
Sacramento
Lois Steele
Purdues
Mr. and
Mrs. Lee
Purdue
Shafter Sister
L. H. McGrane
O. D. Optometrist
Sunset Avenue
Calif
Shalter Drag Store
20Th Street
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