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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1943
Page
4
Corral Mervin Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs T Olson, recently visited his Shafter parents. He is stationed at Stockton, Mire. Mrs J C Chapneson returns from Santa Monica after weeks away, earlier in Cuyama valley.
The Kern County Fair opened September 9 and closed September 12 drawing over 193000 people to the stock pens and exhibition building. Auction sales topped $9000 for 4-H exhibitors while top prices included $5 per pound for a grand ram owned by Glenn Maddux and $1.25 for the grand champion hog of James Morgan Bakersfield Future Farmer. John Dennis of Ducor won grand champion Hereford steer and the USO booth won first prize in its class.
A stove blaze at the Spud Café kitchen in the ness district disrupted operations yesterday morning at 5 30. Manager T J the Spud said damage is done but the cafe will reopen in a day or so.
Two men from Minter Field, Sergeant Maurice N. North and Private Lyle W. Ludwig of the 572nd Guard Squadron, were sent to the San Carlos California war dog recruiting center to pursue sentry dog training instructor courses. Upon completion they will return to the local Army post as instructors. Bob Rush, sub regional director for the Dogs for Defense campaign, has supplied dogs from this area to San Carlos for several months via his Oildale offices. Margie McCoy spent the weekend in Shafter with her sister in law Erma McCoy.
Scoring reached 283.7 points with Roland Jensen of Bakersfield taking third place and a $10 prize from Mr Brandt after a 266.7 score. Three classes judged included Guernsey bull cow and heifer and Holstein heifer.
The British baronet born in Sangerville Maine in 1874 built a vast Nassau empire after arriving in 1937. He owned the largest hotel and much property, ran a bus line, and promoted local agriculture showing Nassau residents that vegetables and dairy could be produced on the island. His fortune was estimated at 200 million dollars. He became a British citizen in 1918 and was created a baronet in 1938. title passes to his eldest son Sydney. His body was taken from Nassau to Miami by boat for burial after his death at an appointment delay.
R. F. McNair, leader of a Canadian squadron, flew a Spitfire without an engine after a sweep over northern France. He glided 30 miles through heavy anti aircraft fire, shot down a Messerschmitt 109, and landed safely at a southern England air field after circling Boulogne.
An army private, about to ship out under sealed orders, abandoned a baby at the Firestone Park substation. He did not leave his name but said the infant tiger was affectionate. Lieutenant Halla failed to soothe the 125 pound cub and, per his report, called the zoo. The baby lion now resides there.
In Chicago a judge fined two men, Storch aged 51 and Leo Petacki aged 33, $100 and costs each for recklessly operating a car. Storch admitted he drove but claimed Petacki pressed the accelerator and gears, sharing responsibility for the progress of the vehicle.
A Martinez California report states a woman called the sheriff after hearing seven shots and a scream. Deputies arrived to find a fatal shooting scene with a claim that someone has shot his head off. The investigation details were limited in the report.
In Emporium a rattlesnake hidden in a yard caused a scare when a rattling hiss was mistaken for a tire leak. Mrs. Danner investigated and a neighbor stopped the imagined leak with a hoe.
A Brooklyn five year old ingested an inch long metal lock and, in what doctors call a first on record, a magnet retrieved it from the stomach. Dr Samuel Silber guided a magnet through a stomach tube to attract and remove the hasp with help from specialists at Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn.
Gordon Tempahy a 54 year old sewer construction foreman was trapped 65 feet underground in a flooded sewer for more than 13 hours before rescue by city firemen. He told rescuers I had a good time as water filled the concrete enclosure and four teen other men escaped. Tempahy stayed in contact via telephone until the line failed and signaling continued through an air pipe taps.
In Dallas, police Sgt. Mike Higgins corralled a man attempting to pass the jail door and ordered him into the jail line. The embarrassed officer revealed the man was R. L. Pattan, a rookie on the same force.
In Los Angeles Betty Phillips, 17, testified before Superior Judge Ruben S. Schmidt that her husband Byron E. Phillips, 19, kept a lion cub in their home against her wishes. She said the animal crowded the living room and sleep arrangements, aiding her case for divorce from the baker who wanted to be a lion tamer.
Armen Johnson, a Shafter native and Westminster Choir School scholarship winner, will give a Sunday recital at the Woman's Club. The event, a reception for Mr and Mrs W J Johnson, showcases his contra-bass voice with nearly four octave range. he studied at La Sierra College before Westminster.
In Tennessee Army units maneuvering rely on homing pigeons to speed message delivery. Lieut Rudolph Lang of Saint Paul explains that a pigeon egg is blown of its yolk and a healthy beetle is inserted to trick the birds into carrying messages.
Minter Field Headquarters announced promotions of five Women’s Army Corps members. Corporal Dorothe M. Marx to sergeant and Alaska Crisp to corporal. Privates First Class Anna Majewski Helen G Rahan Josephine Palermo Oliver A Griffith and Edythe M Rice to technician fifth grade.
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