Ferrell Ends 47 Month Service
Sgt. Paul C. Ferrell of Shafter California was honorably discharged from the Army Air Forces at the separation base in Santa Ana. A 47 month veteran he served as a B 24 engineer gunner in New Guinea the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines with the 13th Air Force earning the Air Medal four oak leaf clusters the Pacific theatre ribbon and six battle stars. Brig Gen Arthur E Easterbrook praised his service noting future leaders may emerge from the Army Air Forces. Before the war he worked as a grocery clerk at Honest John's Grocery Store in Oklahoma City.
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Santa Ana
Paul C. Ferrell
Shafter
Calif
Army Air Forces
Ferrell
New Guinea
Netherlands East Indies
Philippines
13Th Air Force
AAF
Arthur E. Easterbrook
SAAAB
Honest John’s Grocery Store
Oklahoma
War veterans join California poultry drive for better chickens
Lt. David H. Menashe of Burbank, serving on Ie Shima with the 17th Reconnaissance Squadron, accepts A and P’s invitation to develop a meat-type chicken within three years. He asks for servicemen to have extra time to return home and resume farming, and officials grant an additional year's grace to begin the three year contest.
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California
Army Air Corps
David H. Menashe
Burbank
Calif
Pacific
Ie Shima
Menashe
A & P Food Stores
Army
Lassiters Host Weekend Visitors From Two Cities
Mr and Mrs L H Droecker from Los Angeles and Mr and Mrs P L Albany of Belridge visited Mr and Mrs J W Lassiter and stayed over the weekend at their home in town.
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L.H. Droécker
Los Angeles
P. L. Albany
Belridge
J. W. Lassiter
Poultry Contest Opens With 8000 Dollar Prize
The event officially opens January 1 1946 and offers cash awards totaling 8000 dollars. The top meat-type chicken prize carries 5000 dollars. War Department records show Lt. Menashe's mother resides at 2804 Verdugo Avenue Burbank California.
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War Department
Menashe
Verdugo Avenue
Burbank
Calif
The Pedestrian in White at Night
A reflective musing on why a pedestrian dressed in white may always avoid nighttime visibility exceptions. The statement suggests a cautionary stance about clothing choices and safety expectations after dark.
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Man
Shafter Maintenance Co
Motel
Delano
Minter Field
Don Wroten
P. O. Box
ACME
Inos Angeles
Acme Brewing CO
26Th St
Bakersfield, Calif
Pan American World Airways
Republic Aviation Corp
U. S
Pan American World Airway
Shafter Avenue
WPB
Ann
Zenith
Shafter Radio CO
Pacific Avenue
Chuck Clements
Army Flyers Farm
Shafter Motel
Zimmerman Bros
Jack, Hugo
Otto
B.F. Goodrich
B.f.goodine
Shafter Recap and Tire Shop
B.f.goodrich
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