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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1942
Page
3
Local residents return from Orange County and Paso Robles visits. Military personnel Don Hart Tip Henderson and Richard Gribble travel for training and service. Community events include Congregational church meetings and visits to Taft Sonoma Ranch and Taft area. Local business figures and families update on moves and engagements.
The Troop 53 scouts begin the new year with a fall program including a jamboree Halloween party physical training and several overnight trips. The group reorganization assigns each boy to a patrol with Don Lowen and Tee Wade continuing as junior assistant scoutmaster and senior patrol leader.
Scoutmaster Kenneth Pipkein leads Troop 53 with Marion Crockett as assistant at the Richland primary building cabin area. Meetings start weekly Friday at 7 o clock, inviting local youths to join and participate in activities and advancement.
Mennonite Brethren Church lists Sunday school at 9:20 with two departments, German and American preaching at 11:10, music by the Media church choir, and revival services at 7 45. Pacific district conference week adds Friday and Saturday testimonies and talks by Rev. J J Gerbrandt and Rev. S W Goossen. Union Congregational sets Sunday school 9:45, service 11, choir, youth meetings, and midweek activities. First Baptist outlines Sunday school 10, junior church 10 50, worship 11, Young People 7, prayer league 7, evening service 8, with Thursday prayer meeting and Bible study at 8.
The article notes St John s Church services at Wasco with Rev Owen McMullen and summarizes a Christian Science lesson on atonement. It discusses growth in grace for Christians, urging development of virtue knowledge temperance patience and brotherly kindness as essential to a fruitful life in Christ.
The War Department issued a directive curtailing all PX books in the armed forces. Capt Russell Smith adjutant of the 64th Base Headquarters squadron says no more PX books will be issued at Minter Field after November 1.
A fragment notes a lesson for October 18 from the International Council of Saliene Education and mentions permission granted for use.
The California War Board urged tomato producers to harvest ripening crops despite high labor costs. Dave Davidson, its chairman, warned some growers may abandon fields but stressed food is a wartime necessity and growers must do all possible to prevent waste.
The California War Board directs county USDA War Boards to form county farm transportation committees. They will help farmers prepare applications for certificates of war necessity during October 22 to 24 nationwide registration. After November 15 only vehicles with approved certificates may operate. certificates determine gasoline rations and tire eligibility.
A transportation committee plans a three day registration led by a county AAA committee member as chairman if needed. The group will include two farmers a commercial trucker and a farm-supplies dealer. California needs one million cork oak trees to supply 15 000 tons of cork annually for the Pacific coast.
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