Death in Truck Crash Darkens Kroeker Family
Mrs. Kroeker and her California brothers learned of Ted Nickel’s death in a fatal truck collision. The Kroekers traveled to Bessie Oklahoma for the funeral as siblings from California gathered nearby.
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1943
Page
7
Weather winds and fishing proverbs debated
The piece notes no universal truth to the saying a south wind lures fish, acknowledging local variance. It suggests north or east winds may work better in many places, and casts doubt on a general rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Inventor Camras Develops Hair-Thin Wire Recorder
Marvin Camras of Chicago unveils a device that records on steel wires as thin as human hairs. An eight hour recording can be wound on a spool five inches in diameter and two inches wide and the unit is ready for mass production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Camras
Chicago
Beet price assurances for 1944 growers
Dave Davidson of the California War Board reports that USDA War Food Administration officials in Washington expect an upward beet price adjustment for the 1944 crop to be comparable with other crops. A final decision is due by November 15, with early planting dates prompting calls for an early announcement to aid California growers in planning for a larger 1944 share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Davidson
California
USDA
War Board
War Food Administration
Washington
Davidson
He. Wea
World War I Death Rate Statement
A World War I fact notes that about two in every hundred American soldiers and sailors who served were killed or died of disease during hostilities.
Factories in California Produce Cottage Cheese
82 factories in California operate cottage cheese production campuses across the state. The sector supports local supply chains and rural communities while highlighting regional dairy capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Schellenberger Buys Regier Property in Shafter
D L Schellenberger purchased the Regier property in Shafter. Crockett visits Shafter to see his brother Marion and family. Charles Crockett, with the Chemical Warfare Division in Alabama, has four months in the Army and received an expert marksmanship medal. William Lachenmaier and Ed Warrepelt Tucsipy undertake a Tule Lake potato seed inspection trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Schellenberger
Regier
D. L
Schellenberger
Shafter
Lachenmaier
Warren
Tule Lake
William Lachenmaier
Ed Warrepelt
Tucsipy
Charles L. Crockett
Marion ‘Crockett
Charles
Chemical Warfare Division
Army
Alabama
Model Plane Champ Ginsberg Wins New York Contest
14 year old Red Ginsberg, known as Titian haire ss freckled, poses with his Rickenbacker Spad D-13 model which won first prize in a New York contest. He receives a war bond as part of the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titian
Ginsberg
New York
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Long Beach
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James R. Rosenstiel
San Joaquin Valley
California Writers and Artists Guild
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George C. Aydelotte
Hanford
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Emanuel Neuman
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C. R. Codd
Wiebes
Los Angeles
H. D. Wiebe
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George Thomas
Cecil L. Steele
Australia
Pfc
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George Guenther
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D. D. Goossen
Albert Goossen
Von
Robert
Dinuha
Reimers
Orland
John Reimer
Calif
Rolland S. Mather
Louisville, Ky
Harper
Mather
Kiwanis Club
Shafter Kiwanis Club
John Reimers
Mr. Reimer
Mrs. Myrick
Santa Maria
Shafter Camp
Bernard L. Thompson
Shafter Migratory Camp
The
Agricultural Workers Health and Medical Association
John Harvey Furbay
Lorain Garde
Pacific Street
Winthroath Pumps
Central Avenue
Wasco
Bakersfield
EL Tejon
Truxtun
Hershel
Leido Road
John M. JonEs
Blefield
White Stars
Ke. Maskan Elas
Benny Benson
Gbrk Purcise of
Alaska
Sewards Folly
Ledger Spedate
Burma
India
John Davies
State Department
M T. Stanton
Board of Economic Warfare
Eric Sevareid
Columbia Broadcasting System
Wire
Johnson Neuman
Sa 'Aifailorine
Elza Hamilton
Prop
Crockett
Brother
Shafter Mercantile Co
Stringham’s Drug Store
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