Social Realm Brings 60 Attend Come as You Are Breakfast
More than sixty members attended a Wednesday morning breakfast at the clubhouse hosted by the Wednesday Afternoon club. Mrs. Jack Battaglia led, with tables decorated in fruits and pomegranates and a community sing led by Mrs. J J Peters. Prizes in a fashion parade went to Mrs. Art Johnson Mrs. Bessie Thomas G L Starrh Mrs BE W Dodge Mrs J C Channeson Mrs James True and Mrs Ed Schnidt. An auction raised 14 50 led by Mrs Battaglia and a Hoxspital fundraiser to be held November 7 at Shafter High School gym. Proceeds fund a maple floor for the club building and a hospital drive by the Shafter Volunteer Fire Department.
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Chilc
Jack. Battaglia
J. J. Peters
Art. Johnson
Bessie Thomas
William Camp
E. P. Jones
Ed. Brown
O. E. Wiedmann
J. C. Channeson
P. L. Arnold
Rolf Jacobsen
Seventh Wedding Anniversaries Noted at Bestwater Home
Seventh wedding anniversaries of Mr and Mrs Bill Bestwater and Mr and Mrs G J Strauss were observed Sunday at the Shafter home of the Bestwaters. The Strausses from Compton California spent the weekend with the Bestwaters.
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Bill Bestwater
G. J. Strauss
Shafter
Mrs. Bestwater
Mrs. Strauss
Compton
California
Bestveter
Bridge Luncheon Hosted by Mrs J B Henderson
Mrs. J. B. Henderson entertained guests at a ranch home on West Los Angeles Street for a bridge luncheon. High scores were won by Mesdames Charlie Henderson and W. W. Tannahill with consolation to Mrs. Floyd Raney. others present included Mesdames Taylor Tabb Pete Bender Al Kruger J L Hill Clyde Bell Glenn O Nay P C Guenther H G Comfort and the hostess.
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J. B. . Henderson
West
Los Angeles Street
Charlie Henderson
W. W. Tannahill
Floyd Raney
Mesdames Taylor Tabb
Pete Bender
al Kruger
J. L. Hill
Clyde Bell
Glenn O. Nay
P. C. Guenther
H. G. Comfort
Home Department Holds Regular Rio Bravo Meeting
The Rio Bravo home department held its regular monthly meeting at the F. J. Schierlmann home. Members displayed numerous mending samples and voted to contribute $20 to a seed fund for Britain with a pot luck planned for December.
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Home Department
Mending
Rio Bravo Home Department
F. J. Schierlmann
Britain
Box Social Planned by Shafter Fire Department
The Shafter Volunteer Fire Department announces a box social for the evening of November at Shafter High School gymnasium to raise funds for furniture for the new city fire house on Santa Fe Way. Participants include Laurence Saughman Ed Bender Elmer Anderson and Chief Dan Lowen on the program with Herb Neuman Fred Stillman and Jack Hare on the entertainment committee.
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Shafter High School
Shafter
Laurence Saughman
Ed Bender
Elmer Anderson
Dan Loewen
Herb Neuman
Fred Stillman
Jack Hare
Million Red Cross Volunteers Aid Defense Program
Washington reports more than 1.2 million Red Cross volunteers are aiding national defense by producing surgical dressings knitting sweaters and comfort items. The drive aims for 40 million dressings for Army and Navy with Home Service Gray Ladies and canteen and motor corps programs expanding to mass feeding emergency driving and civilian defense readiness.
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Washington, D. C
U. S
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Dwight F. Davis
Surgeons General
Army and Navy
Campfire Girls Elect Officers At Recent Meeting
The Huhohi Campfire Girls elected Dana Baughman as president and Joan Loewen as vice president among others. Members discussed year activities, made notebook covers with Indian pattern prints, and sang campfire songs. The group welcomed guest Mrs. Laurence Baughman and planned a meeting at her home on Thursday October 9. Ruth Kennedy guardians Tuhohj group. assisted by Mrs. Bernice Peters and Miss Betty Thornburg. Mrs. Carl Allen will sponsor this year.
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Huhohi
Dana Baughman
Joan Loewen
Joyce Gree
Jeah Bartel
Winona Burkes
Wanda Bryant
Jean Bartel
Karlene Wells
Verna Scott
Mary Frances Channeson
Billy Francis Sneed
Carolyn Leedom
Donna Dalke
Ela
Mae Starrh
Dona Baughman
Ferrelene Parker
Wynona Burkes
Zella
Marie Baughman
Betty Joyce Fenton
Ardeen Sanders
Wanda Allen
Joyce Bender
Laurence Baughman
Ruth Kennedy
Tuhohj
Bernice Peters
Betty Thornburg
Carl Allen
Richland P T A Drive Heads To Close Next Saturday
The Richland Parent-Teachers Association conducts its annual membership drive started last Monday and runs through the week. The top room wins $3.00 while the leading boy and girl receive $1.00 each. The P T A is a national group of parents and teachers.
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Richland Parent-Teachers Association
Ira Unruh
P.T. A
United States
Junior Women Plan Dance at Club Saturday
The Shafter Junior Women’s Club announces a Hallowe’en dance Saturday evening at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse. Miss Lena Schultz, the president, says the public is invited. Music will be orchestral and dancing begins at 8 o’clock. Dress is informal. Committee in charge: Mrs Buck Osborn chairwoman, Elsie Dahl, Wanda McBride, and Mrs Elmer Anderson.
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Shafter Junior Women’s Club
Lena Shultz
Oreganization
Buck Osborn
Elsie Dahl
Wanda McBride
Elmer Anderson
Potluck Dinner Planned for Auxiliary Members
Tentative plans for a November 8 potluck dinner were announced by Jessie Le Robinson Post No. 213 American Legion Auxiliary. The meeting at Legion Hall was led by president Mrs. W. W. Tinnahill. The annual Sunshine party for the Auxiliary will be held at the November 4 meeting. A social hour followed business with Mesdames P. C. Weather and George Enns acting as hostesses.
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Legionnsites
Jessie le Robinson
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
W. W. ‘Tinnahill
the Auxiliary
Annon
Mesdames P. C
George Enns
Jitney Dinner Planned Thursday By Ladies Aid
A Jitney dinner is set for next Thursday evening in the Union Congregational church parlor. The Congregational Ladies Aid announce the event with public invitation. Mrs. J Roscamp serves as Aid president and Mrs. Niels Pederson directs dinner service starting at six. Proceeds fund aid programs.
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Union Congregational Church
Congregational Ladies Aid
J. &. Roscamp
Aid
Niels Pederson
Ladies Aid
San Francisco artist claims ownership of unique piscatorial pup
Hiog-Fish Ray Minehan, a San Francisco newspaper artist, says he owns the nation’s only fishing dog. He tied a fish line to his peg terrier Cupcake on a barge and the dog promptly hooked a cod so large it required his master to reel it in.
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Hiog
Fish Ray Minehan
San Francisco
America
Highest Postal Revenues Set Record in Last Fiscal Year
The United States postal service reported its highest revenues ever for the latest completed fiscal year. Officials credited strong mail volumes and efficiency gains as key factors behind the record figures.
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United States
William Bettis Services Held Here Wednesday
Funeral services for William Bettis, 80, were conducted at the Janzen Funeral Home with Rev officiating. Interment followed in Shafter cemetery. Bettis, a native of Ohio, died in a Bakersfield hospital and had lived in Shafter since 1925 with his daughter Vera Stevenson. Surviving are two daughters, Vera Stevenson Shafter and Etta Dorell Marshall Mo, three sons Morris and Phrl Bettis Marshall and John Bettis Santa Maria, ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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William Bettis
Janzen Funeral Home
d—Pullett
Shafter Cemetery
Morris and
Phrl Bettis
Marshall
John Bettis
Santa Maria
Cleveland man keeps 1500 racehorse shoes collection
Edward H. Clucker of Cleveland Ohio collects more than 1500 racehorse shoes and claims he can produce one from every well known American horse. His trove includes shoes from Twenty Grand Cavalcade Man of War Greyhound and Tony the movie horse.
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Edward H. Clucker
Cleveland
Ohio
Greyhound
Tony
Law Sets Vitamin Label Standards Across Products
County health officer Dr. Joe Smith announced a new section added to the State Health and Safety Code requiring vitamins sold for medical claims to disclose the common name of each vitamin and the proportion in standard units on labels and advertising. The rules aim to curb false claims and ensure truthful vitamin content statements under food and drug laws enforced by the Bureau of...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Smith
Bureau of
Curious Vignettes From A War Time Post
The piece notes PFC Anthony Abad and Sergeant E M Verdugo performing music in a post entertainment setting. It mentions state health bureau Food and Drug Inspection. It describes Charles Clark running an asylum for orphan lambs with swift homing pigeons and mothering goats to feed lambs. It adds J A Shell from Banner Elk carving pipes from redodendron wood for over 50 years.
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Charles Clark
California
Clark
J. A. Shell
Banner Elk, N. C
The
American Magazine
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E. M. Verdugo
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