Celia Reunites With Parents After Vaudeville Homecoming
Celia Bartlett leaves New York to visit her busy vaudeville family and meets Rusty Randolph. She confronts homesickness for Martin and the old life as Buzz and Mary Sue, Celia’s parents, reconnect with their children Susan and Honey. Celia glimpses her whitehaired father and mother at night before another chapter unfolds.
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Celia Bartlett
Celia de
New York
Young
Redsty Randolph
Celia
Bartletts
Honey
Iton
Mary Sue Lambert
Lam
Hal. G. Meadater
Mary Sue
Buzz
Mar
Sue
Hal G. Meadows Minstrels
Mary Night
Pete
Ruby Pearle
Rusty Randolph
Rusty
Randy
Tim Honey
Mary Su
Susan
Susie
Tle House
Buzz Bartlett
Quicksilver Policy Affects Mining
San Francisco mining engineer Samuel Williston warned that government stockpiling of surplus quicksilver will shape the future of mercury mining and other metals in California. He cited California’s 1944 mercury output and rising demand from mercuric oxide batteries, urging national defense stockpiling and pressure on Washington.
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San Francisco
California
Samuel Williston
Washington
Williston
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Mining Committee
Winter Visit in Shafter Family Notes
Mrs W W Lamar arrived in Shafter last Sunday to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs J H Fuller. Reverend and Mrs Ummel and Gwendolyn enjoyed a duck dinner Saturday evening at Mr and Mrs C C Reimer's home.
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W. W. Lamar
Shafter
J. H. Fuller
Ummel
Gwendolyn
C. C. Reimer
Leach Resettles in Shafter After WWII Service
Lawrence W. Leach rests at home in Shafter after discharge from the Army. He was last stationed at Lowry Field Denver Colorado and separated there on 16 October 1945. S/Sgt Leach joined 6 January 1943 and served six months overseas in the European Theater of Operations with the 8th Air Force as an Engineer gunner on a B 24 ball turret. He completed 27 missions and earned the ETO ribbon with four stars and the Air Medal with three clusters. He returned to the United States 25 October 1944. He is the son of John T. Leach of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence W. Leach
Shafter
Leach
Lowry Field
Denver
Colorado
S/Sgt
Army
8Th Air Force
States
John T. Leach
Week End Visitors From Fresno State College
Gwendolyn Ummel and Betty Niesen from Fresno State College visited their parents in Shafter over the week end. Beulah Neuman, also of Fresno State, visited her sister in Santa Barbara.
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Gwendolyn Ummel
Betty Niesen
Fresno State College
Shafter
Beulah Neuman
Fresno State
Santa Barbara
First School In San Francisco Built In 1847
The first school in San Francisco was built in 1847 on Portsmouth Plaza. It marks an early educational milestone as the settlement expanded.
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San Francisco
Portsmouth Plaza
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Peggy Dean
Gray
Martin
Japan
Ofarium
Sprouse-Reitz CO
Shafter Press
Liberal
Quicksilver
Bob Hope
National War Fund
Hope
Paramount
A. J. Hay
War Fund
Sgt. Leach
Supa Myan Leh
Afeway
Safeway
Taurants
Chuck
Sunnybank
Sunnybeak
Borden’s
Edwards
Nob Hill Coffe
Kellogg
Suzanna
Brand
Ag Oe
Raleighs
Sierra
Young Carrots
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