Wednesday Club Plans Program and Luncheon Schedule
The Wednesday club's board led by Mrs T V Little aims to complete committee setup and finalize plans for the first meeting a luncheon on Oct 6. This year will feature one afternoon and one evening meeting each month instead of two afternoons. Sergeant Virgil Warkentin and Mrs Warkentin visited Shafter with Mr Warkentin's father Herman Warkentin. he is stationed at Tacoma.
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Cemesny At
Tache of
T. V. Little
Sergeant Warkentin
Shafter
Virgil Warkentin
Mrs. Warkentin
Mr. Warkentin
Herman Warkentin
Sergeant Warkentine
Tacoma
Public sale of furniture at Mrs Doerksen home
A public sale of furniture and household goods belonging to Mrs. Jacob Doerksen is scheduled for Saturday September 11 at her home 217 Marengo. Mrs Doerksen plans to close her home and live with her children.
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Jacob Doerksen
Marengo
Miss Neuman Plans Nurses Training At Santa Barbara College
Miss Vera Neuman, Shafter High School graduate, will enroll at Santa Barbara State College on Sept. 9 for nurses training. She will be accompanied by her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Neuman.
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Vera Neuman
Shafter High School
Santa Barbara State College
Santa Barbara
Joe Neuman
Dads Ain't Talkin and Fishing Trip Report
Peter A. Chanteson and son Greg along with Floyd Cooper and his two sons returned Sunday from a fishing trip near Bishop. The boys brought home the catch while the dads kept quiet about details. Reverend Robert Klaudt preached in Lodi last Sunday at the German Reformed Church in Shaftér. Mrs. Jack Crawford of North Hollywood visited the Crawford family in town with her husband.
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Peter A. Chanteson
Greg
Floyd Cooper
Bishop
Lodia
Robert Klaudt
Shaftér
Lodi
Miss Thiessen Speaks to M B S at Home and Rosedale
Miss Thiessen spoke at the M B S home in Winnipeg and then at the M B church in Rosedale on Sunday night. She delivered a fine report and continued the same purpose in the morning service.
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Miss Thiessen
Winnepeg
M. B
Rosedale
Post Office Ends Night Service At Shafter Branch
Postmaster Lois Rosenstiel announces there will be no night service at the Shafter post office starting after September 1. The final mail dispatch will close at 6 p m and depart at 6 30 p m.
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Shafter
Lois Rosenstiel
Warkentins Visit While Enroute to TaBor College
Mr and Mrs Elmo Warkentin of Chico California stopped in town on their way to Hillsboro Kansas to see the Rev and Mrs Wiebe. They plan to attend Ta bor College this coming year.
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Warkentins
Elmo Warkentin
Chico, Calif
Hillsboro
Kansas
Wiebe
Tabor College
Scout Troop No 53 Plans Fall Meeting at New Site
Scout Troop No. 53 will hold its first fall meeting next Wednesday at a new location in the old Richland School building. Marion Crocker is scoutmaster. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Battaglia are expected home this week from a Chicago trip, visiting relatives in Oklahoma en route. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Regier have returned from an extended trip.
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Shafter Rotary Club
Boy Scout
Richland
Marion Crocker
J. F. Battaglia
Chicago
Neufeld Family In Los Angeles for Visit
Henry Neufeld and his daughter Donna Jane traveled to Los Angeles this week for a business trip. Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Neufeld are noted as part of the group. Henry Dillingham of Littlefield Texas visits his brother J S Dillingham in Shafter. John F Roskam of the Shafter post office is on vacation.
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Neufelds
Los Angeles
Henry Neufeld
Donna Jane
Mr. Neufeld
Dillingham
Shafter
Henry Dillingham
Littlefield, Tex
J. S. Dillingham
Cal Speaks: Californians Make Notable Remarks
A collection of quotes from Jimmy Phelan, Nila Magidoff, Harry L. Kingman, Mrs. W. B. Hobart, and Superior Judge Wm. F. James highlighting football manpower, wartime employment attitudes, women's work roles, and a divorce ruling in San Jose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. F. James
San Jose
Third War Loan Launch Proclaimed by Franklin D Roosevelt
President Franklin D Roosevelt proclaims the launch date for the Third War Loan as Thursday September ninth, 1943. The announcement frames the drive as a national financing effort during World War II.
Back the incident by upping your payroll
A financial advice note suggests increasing payroll contributions and measuring future savings against a higher income. It frames the next payday as the moment to boost savings and reassess progress with a larger take home.
Child Health Confab Held at County Building
A Kern County public health conference led by Dr. Alvin Gaede provided baby examinations and dietary advice. Immunizations administered included smallpox two, whooping cough two, and diphtheria four. Nurse Margaret Bowman assisted with the event along with lay helpers Glenn Nay and J. B. Henderson. Date changes were announced by Mrs. Bowman.
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Shafterface
Alvin Gaede
Gaede
Margaret Bowman
Kern County Health Department
Glenn
J. B. Henderson
Bowman
Transfer notices and visit mentions of military personnel
Pfc Leland Bell transfers from Camp Haan to State College in Washington and connects with the engineers division. James Benton Roberts, with the army evacuation crew at Needles, visits his brother and family in Shafter.
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Leland Bell
Pullman
Pfc
Camp Haan
State College &Ihegange Washington
James Benton Roberts
Needles
Shafter
S. H
Urgent Call for Bottled Drink Supplies
The notice warns that current bottles in use are returned promptly but the supply will not be sufficient to deliver each person’s share of soft drinks. It urges immediate help to prevent shortages and ensure distribution.
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Jack Crawford
North Hollywood
Mr. Crawford
Mrs
T.J. Crawford
Phoebe Wiebe
Oliver Avants
Oliver Auggts
U. S. Navy
San Diego
John Avants
Regiers
Mrs. H. W. Regier
Cottage Hospital
California
Jimmy Phelan
St. Mary's
St. Mary’s
Nila Magidoff
Russia
Harry L. Kingman
Reg
Committee On Fair Employment Practices
W. B. Hobart
War Office
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
United States of
Amietica
Washington
Americé
Pleite
Cordell Hull
Child Health
Roberts
Brother
Kern County
Pittsburgh Paints
Duehren
H. R. Janzen
E. Lerde
Safifernia
S.D
Schenley Distillers Corporation
New York City
Schenley
Cbs
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