Navy parcels rules issued for service members
Service men in September to November may receive mail parcels without a request slip. Packages must not exceed 5 pounds or 15 inches by 36 inches girth. Do not include food or clothing. prohibited items include intoxicants and poisons. Strong packaging and clear censor-friendly addresses required. Only one package per recipient per week. No correspondence inside parcels. a greeting card is allowed. All postage prepaid. no COD. Registered/insured options apply to valuable contents. overseas packages may be insured within size limits.
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Navy
Marines
A. P.O
Army
Marine
Coast Guard
Arctic
War Production Board
War Food Administration
U. S
Marvin’ Jones
Jones
Navy Chaplains’ Corps
Marine Corps
Robert D. Workman
Alaska
Sicily
South Pacific
Army Postal Service
U.S. Post Office Department
Christian Fellowship Group at Conference at Greenhorn
A large Menonite Brethren group attended a Greenhorn conference from Saturday evening to Monday noon. The program featured missionary talks devotional services and evangelistic messages led by special speakers Rev. J. H. Patkratz of Los Angeles and Rev. J. H. N. Wiebe. Of the total 225 attendees seventy were Shafter members.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Greenhorn
J. H. Patkratz
Los Angeles
J. H. N. Wiebe
Shafter Mem
Eugene Johnson Stationed at Kearns Army Center Utah
Eugene Johnson son of William J. Johnson is stationed at the Kearns Army Air Forces Basic Training Center under Col. Converse R. Lewis. Johnson has served in the Army Air Forces since July 15, 1943, and undergoes the Technical Training Command program to learn fighting, self protection, marching, small arms, machine guns, gas mask use, and related subjects before duty with ground crews.
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Kearns
Utah
Eugene Johnson
Shafter
Army Air Forces
Converse R. Lewis
William J. Johnson
Johnson
Air Force Technical Training Command
Visitor to Army Post Is Hurt by Stray Shot
J A Frakes 69 of Fort Thomas was seriously wounded when a guard at Fort Thomas opened fire on two escaper soldiers. Frakes entered the reservation with his son to visit his other son in service. The escaping soldiers William Evans 23 and Jack Tucker 23 suffered arm wounds and Evans was also hit in the chest.
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Fort Thomas
J. A. Frakes
Frakes
William Evans
Jack Tucker
Evans
War Time Ration Notes and Local News From Shafter
Eastern shortage area A-6 gasoline coupons valid. outside area A-7 through Sept 21. Sugar stamps 14 through Oct 31. shoes stamp 18. red meat stamps through Oct 2. Brown stamps begin Sept 12 with Book III. price controls on dairy and farm equipment. Overseas mail program and Christmas parcels. prunes and raisins rationed. Local notices include birth of sons, leaves of servicemen, and community updates from Shafter.
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OPA
Christmas Mail
Second Petition To Quit Water District Moves Ahead
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District faces possible dismemberment as petitions to withdraw properties proceed. A mandamus hearing is set for Sept 20 in Kern County to restrain directors from permitting withdrawals. Attorneys are James K. Abercrombie for plaintiffs and Donald G. Kendall for the district.
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Shafter- Wasco
Robert
Shafter Ntyayee
Neuman
Palm Ranch
George Crome
Jes Zachery
Shafter
Kern County
Charles Westenberg
John Nail
C. F. Crowder
Theo P. Clawson
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
James K. Abercrombie
Visalia
Donald G. Kendall
Bakersfield
Death of Mrs. Magdalena Kirschenmann in Menno
Mrs. Emma Spitzer reports the death of her mother Mrs. Magdalena Kirschenmann at Menno South Dakota last Saturday. Survived by children including Mrs. Spitzer L J Kirschenmann of Shafter Mrs Magdalena Schaeffer and Carl Kirschenmann of Bakersfield many reside in Kern County.
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Emma Spitzer
Magdalena Kirschenmann
Menno, S
Kirschmann
Kern County
Spitzer
L. J. Kirschenmann
Shafter
Magdalena Schaeffer
Carl Kirschenmann
Bakersfield
Santa Fe Carload Totals Compare Week Endings
Santa Fe system carloadings for the week ending September 4, 1943, reached 23 342 cars, up from 23 111 the prior year. Connections brought in 13 341 cars, above 12 778 in 1942, with total cars moved 36 683 versus 35 889. Week prior saw 35 865 cars. Social notes mention Miss Ruth Schwartz and Mrs. Fayra Strause hosting in North Hollywood, Friesen visits in Huntington Park, and Bain family trip to Los Angeles for son’s school enrollment.
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Santa Fe
Ruth Schwartz
Fayra Strause
North Hollywood
Aldine Janzeh
Frances Richey
Strause
Bains
Toos Angeles
Robert Bain
Los Angeles
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Dick Arnold
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Fikes
Irvin E. Fike
Fiske
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Dorothy Seeger
Arthur Craig
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California Hot Springs
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Roy Boggs
Don Bilbray
Roy
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San Diego
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Kahn
Preston Foster
Roddy McDowell
Flickr
William Boyd
Brian Aherne
Merle Oberon
Harriet Hilliard
Dick Bruce
Christian Fellowship Group
Kearns, Utah
Mobilgas
Central and
Walker Streets
Walt Fillmore
Prop
Army Post
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Office of War Information
Andrew H. ‘Sharp
Andrew Harding
Stork
Whortons
R. G. Whorton
Earl Glenn
Texas
Mrs
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Oris Sullivan
Sullivan
Washington
Billy McLaine
McLaine
Strathmore
Ma Shaver
Perior
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Abe
Friesen
Huntington Park
H. R. Janzen
Herschel’s
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Shafter Highway
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