Mennonite Brethren Circle Plans Mission Sale
Members of the M B Sewing Circle met in the church basement Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Dave Steuss as hostess. Fifteen members attended the pot luck dinner Tuesday evening by Leslie L. Robinson Post No 213 American Legion Auxiliary at the Legion hall. Final arrangements were made for a rummage sale held last Saturday in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Sewing
Glen Bergtheld
Wees
Leslie L. Robinson Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Ne 30
J. B. Henderson
Satwadey
Pan American Relations Theme Sets Year for Club
The Wednesday Afternoon club adopts Pan American Relations as its annual theme. A breakfast meeting at Mrs. Joe Frizzell's home outlined monthly book sessions led by Mrs. A B Mcfinley on art crafts music and living patterns in South America. Doris Painter named publicity chair for The Shafter Press and Mrs Coyne for the Bakersfield paper. Floyd Cooper chairs the park program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Frizzell
Coyne
Wasco
A.B. Mcfinley
Roy Painter
Shafter Press
Bakersfield
Floyd Cooper
Yearbook Printing Awarded to The Shafter Press
It may be advisable to drop the program for the duration. The contract for printing the year book for 1942 43 was awarded to The Shafter Press. The book will be ready for distribution in the near future. The 281 meeting of the new year will be held Wednesday afternoon October 7 at 2 o'clock at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse.
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Shafter Press
Business Women Meet Tonight at Avalon Apartments
Shafter professional and business women hold their first fall meeting at the Avalon apartment, 219 Lerdo. Mrs. George Gnede hosts a dinner event to plan the club's program and year ahead.
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Shafter Business
Avalon
Lerdo
George Gnede
Meeting on Stored Grain Pests in Bakersfield
A California extension official announces a Friday evening meeting at the Agricultural Building in Bakersfield. Dr A E Michelbacher will discuss stored grain pests using colored slides, noting grain storage challenges from bag and transport shortages and urging farmers to attend to aid food conservation during wartime.
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M Street
Bakersfield
H. T. Strong
University of California, Agricultural Extension Service
A. E. Michelbacher
Division of Entomology
Strong
California
Western Remount Area leads in horse registrations urges early registrations
Horse owners with eligible colts are urged to register early through breed associations or the Half Bred Stud Book. H T Strong notes Western Remount Area registrants posted the most epics and horses in the Half Bred Stud Book for a second year.
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H. T. Strong
F. W. Koester
Quartermaster Corps
Western Remount
California
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
United States
Strong
Shafter Beet Crop Yields High Despite Labor Struggles
Shafter sugar beet growers push to finish digging with about two thirds complete. The 5000 acre local crop is averaging 17 tons per acre, with some spots reaching 30 tons. Beet prices run around 10 dollars per ton at the car as Lerdo racks ship via the Southern Pacific. Principal local growers include Phil Channon, the C and C ranches, Handel and West, and Vignolo.
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Shafter
Lerdo
Southern Pacific
Phil Channeson
C. and C. Ranches
Handel and West
Vignolo
Livers Trained to Fly Multi-Engine Planes
James A. Livers of Shafter graduated last Friday from Pan American Air Ferries Flight Training school in Miami Florida for junior transport pilots learning to fly multi engine planes over great distances. He received his diploma from John A. Steele, operations manager of American Air Ferries, and his wings from Major General Harold Lt. George, Commander General of the Air Transport Command. He will undergo advanced training with Pan American Air Ferries to ferry military aircraft worldwide as part of the Air Transport Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Livers
Shafter
Pan American Air Ferries
Miami
Florida
Harold Lt. George
Air Transport . Command
John A. Steele
Amercan Air Ferries
Mr. Livers
Piets
Roosevelt
United Nations
Pan- American Air Ferries
Africa
Midle East
Air Transport Command
George
India
China
Anatealha
North Aentic
England
Ay Cu
Seek Students For Air Force Technical Schools
Civil Service Commission launches Keep Em Flying campaign seeking student instructors at Air Force Technical schools and Navy Aviation Service schools. No written test. qualifications judged from training or experience. Applicants must be 20 or older with no upper age limit. Apply at Chanute Field Illinois or Shafter post office. Applications open until needs are met. Milk output rises 50 percent, cheese 45 percent, evaporated milk 3 percent, dried skim milk 45 percent in early 1942. Vegetable oil crops expected at record levels this year.
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Civil Service Commission
Amy Air Forces Technical Schools
Navy Aviation Service
The
Civil Service Board
Chanute Field
John F. Ros
Board
Aa S ~Civil Service Examiners
Shafter Post Office
America
Farm income in California up in early 1942
Farm income from marketings in California for January through May 1942 totaled 337 million 953 thousand dollars. This represents a 50 percent rise over the same period in 1941 and a 70 percent increase over the 1940 period.
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California
Library growth at Mechanics Institute San Francisco
The Mechanics Institute Library in San Francisco, founded in 1885 with four books, has expanded to more than 195,009 volumes, illustrating rapid collection growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics’ Institute
San Francisco
Minter Field recruits mechanics and radiomen for Air Forces
Personnel at Minter Field resume interviews with skilled mechanics and radiomen for ground crew specialties. Enlistees may be sent to Fort McArthur for uniforms, with release from selective service boards required. After three weeks of basic training they return to Minter for on the job radio, weld, and metal work training.
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Minter Field
B. M. Hall
Minter
Army Reception Center
Fort McArthur
Hall
Selective Service Boards
United States
Spectris Oe
Milk Products Boost Poultry Production Says UC Scientist
Dr H J Almquist of the University of California College of Agriculture urges poultry producers to feed dried skim milk and dried buttermilk when economical. Dried whey could help if shortages occur as it provides high food value. Fresh and dried greens are also recommended to boost vitamins and protein in feed during the war.
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H. J. Almquist
University of California College O Agriculture
Almquist
Gin Buys Land Of Kirschenmanns Ginning Firm Expands Acreage
The Shafter-Wasco Ginning company purchases an additional tract to enlarge the Kirschenmann property. The deal adds to the land holdings of the Kirschenmann estate and reflects ongoing local asset growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gin
Kirschenmanns
Kirschenmann Propery
Shafter-Wasco Ginning Company
New Scout for Kern County Council Appointed
Clayton Herbert named field scout executive to replace a retiring officer in the Kern County Council. A former Eagle Scout and longtime adult leader, he will assist unit leaders, supervise Bakersfield district, and provide field service countywide. The Herbert family relocated to Bakersfield last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Herbert
Kern County Council
Paxton
Riverside
Herbert
Golden Council
Sparks
Nevada
Bakersfield
Cork Oak Tree Distribution Opens in Kern County
Farmers in Kern County may apply by November 1 through the Agricultural Extension Service to receive young cork oak trees. Grown at the state forest nursery, the trees are distributed by the state division of forestry and Western Crown Cork and Seal. The project aims to build an emergency cork supply, with no tree charge except possible shipping costs. Each tree weighs about eight pounds and requires irrigation through dry seasons. About 300 trees were planted in 1941 by local cooperators, plus acorns from Poso Land and Products. These trees offer shade on farms and may yield bark revenue when mature.
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Kern County
Agricultural Extension Service Office
H. T. Strong
Strong
State Division of Forestry
Western Crown, Cork and Seal Corporation
Poso. Land and Products Company
Skilled Workmen Needed at Mare Island Navy Yard
Mare Island Navy Yard officials call for skilled trades workers for repair and construction of warships. Past experience in trades qualifies applicants, even if years old. Critical needs include helpers, laborers, welders, machinists, electricians, shipfitters, sheetmetal workers, coppersmiths, and pipe coverers and insulators. Information available from the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
Mare Island
Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Mechanics Examinations Offered at Sub-Depot
Sub-Depot shops at Minter hold weekly civil service aptitude tests for locals with garage and mechanical experience. Mrs Alta Sansted administers the exams, with passing candidates moving to interviews for general mechanic helper roles at 1500 dollars a year and possible advancement.
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Minter
Alta Sansted
Govt Hospital Jobs Open In Revised Civil Service Exams
Scarcity of qualified applicants prompts the Civil Service Commission to issue revised open exams for several hospital positions. Highlights include no written test for Physiotherapy Aide levels, no age or height limits, and women-only eligibility for Student and Apprentice Physiotherapy Aide. Applications go to the Washington office. forms and requirements available from John F. Koskam at the Shafter post office.
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Civil Service Commission
Washington
Appli
John F. Koskam
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Shafter Post Office
Parrott Building San Francisco Built by Chinese Labor
San Francisco's first stone structure, the Parrott building, was completed in 1852 using granite blocks quarried in China. The Chinese workers proved the only ones able to read the lock markings on the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Parrott
China Sohs
China
San Francisco Stock Exchange Telephone Exchange Details
A fragment notes the San Francisco Stock Exchange telephone exchange with a capacity and rate reference per minute. The readable text is partial and lacks complete factual context.
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San Francisco Stock Exchange
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M. B. Sewing Circle Plans
Mission Sale
Free City Delivery Telephone
Livers
Air Force Technical Schools
Kern
Navy
A. C
Wikoff
Gilfillan
Shafter Mercantiles
Oe Inquire
Marengo St. Wilbur
A. W. Eckmann
Fresno Ave
Mannel
Thornburg Ranch
H. H. Bell
Haberfelde Building
Calif
Sunnyside St
Eee Am Safeway
Separay Pinenaaes
Eee
U “Experiment Farm
Shafter, Calif
Parker
Joyce Kendall
S. P. Schultz
Oorn
Pentecostal
Gus Meyer
Wall Street
Shifter Union High School
Central Ave
Mars
A. J. Loewen
Marengo
Avalon Apartments
C Avenue
Orange St
Eee St
H. J. Loewen, Rt
C. B. Yates
Riverside Drive
GS. Mayer
California Ave
Sixteenth Judicial
H. A. Nigh Mire
L. H. McGrane Optometrist
Sunset Ave
Johnson Newman
Be Sicouuedllee
Kahn
Hayfever
Aratown
San Joaquin Pipe & Salvage Company
Chester Ave
P. O. Box
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