Community Chest Sets 1946 Drive Goals and Meeting Schedule
Directors adopt a 6595.40 budget for the Community Chest drive with allocations of 4795.40 to the War Chest 500 to YMCA 800 to Boy Scouts and 500 to Camp Fire Girls A September 25 meeting at city hall urged for all organizations and 100 workers expected from Maple Rio Bravo Greeley and Shafter districts Start of drive set for October 1 The drive supports member agencies through 1946 and USO programs for service members amid ongoing war fund efforts
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War Chest
YMCA
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Orvin Mettler
Maple
Rio Bravo
Greeley
Shafter
H. W. Kelly
Glen Crampton
Phil Channeson
Henry Neufeld
G. J. Siemens
Herb Schirmer
Rolf Jacobsen
National War Fund
Mettler
Mem‘ber
American Field Service
USO
The Atomic Bomb and Human Destiny
The piece weighs the atomic bomb as a catalyst for global fate and moral choice. It argues humanity must choose cooperation over destruction, recognizing self preservation as a jungle law that can foster nations, yet acknowledging the bomb’s unprecedented power and the duty to safeguard future generations.
Stoller Makes Los Angeles Business Visit
Emil Stoller was a business visitor in Los Angeles Sunday and Monday.
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Emil Stoller
Los Angeles
Dinner Guests Include Mr and Mrs Dutch Whitmire
Dinner guests Sunday night at Wasco home of Mr and Mrs Dutch Whitmire were Mr and Mrs Emil Bender.
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Dutch” Whitmire
Wasco
Emil Bender
King Cotton Looks to Big Season in Shafter Area
A Shafter man warned readers about gun ads in the Press classifieds sparking heavy calls as cotton ginning ramps up. Gins at Garrison, Shafter-Wasco, Camp West Lowe and Wasco plan starts around October 1 with yields expected above last year and better market prospects.
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Shafter
Shafter Press
Baling
Garrison
Smith Garrison
Shafter-Wasco
Glen Putman
Putman
Coberly-West
Camp-West-Lowe
Wasco
Jake” Jacobsen
Camp-West- Lowe
Jacobsen
Justice Court Handles 477 Cases in One Year
Figures by E. K. Grant show 477 cases filed in justice court from Sept 1, 1944 to Sept 1, 1945 with 4173.50 in fines. Traffic cases total 245, misdemeanors 106, small claims 103, civil 21 and felonies two. Juvenile cases were certified to Bakersfield juvenile court. Grant urged public caution about sending coins by mail after mail tampering incidents. He praised cooperation among the Justice Court Shafter City Court and police.
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Justice Court
E. K. Grant
Justice of the Peace
Bakersfield
Government Camp
Grant
AWOL Soldier Suspected in Ring of Forged Checks
An AWOL soldier identified as Jasper E Johnson is suspected of passing forged checks over $1000. Local merchants cashed Johnson’s bogus checks using the name E R Mettler as signatory. He is held in Kern county jail Bakersfield after a police stop while trying to pass another check. over 100 forged checks are believed circulated in Bakersfield Shafter Wasco and nearby rural areas.
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Jasper E. Johnson
Johnson
E. R. Mettler
Kern County
Bakersfield
Shafter
Wasco
Highway Meet Next Tuesday At Wasco
Plans to improve the Tulare county section of the Central Valley highway will be reported to the Central Valley Highway Association meeting next Tuesday night at Northrop's Inn in Wasco. Supervisor Woollames and Supervisor Brown will discuss coordination from Kern to Tulare counties as surveys begin on an eighty foot right of way. Channeson and Creagh of Shafter will report the association's incorporation.
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Tulare County
Central Valley Highway Association
Northrop’s
Wasco
Shafter
W. R. Woollames
Delano
Jay Brown
Tulare
Kern County
Angiola
Central Valley
Bakersfield
Selma
Neuman Camp Race To Settle Rival Trotting Feud
Two veteran owners Bob Neuman and Saul Camp will enter a Sunday match race at Kern County Fair to prove which has the faster trotter. Each has a recently purchased horse and seeks bragging rights in the usual mile run. Friends may wager on the outcome amid long standing rivalry.
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Kern County
Shafter
Bob. Neuman
Saul Camp
Kern County Fair Hosts 160 Entries Across Beef Sheep Swine Displays
Judging began with 160 entries at the Kern County Fair. Shafter Future Farmers enter beef cattle classes three to five while Shafter High School shows in ten sheep classes. Juniors and various families compete in Polands, Durocs, shorthorn beef, Aberdeen Angus, crossbreds and horse events with several named exhibitors and entries across multiple classes.
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Shafter
Kern County
Fred Starrh
Arnold Enns
Shafter High School
Fred Johnson
Poland
China
S. M. Fraley
Shafter High
Elmer Mettler
Robert Mettler
Allen Mettler
Leland Kroeker
Marvin Ki
Charles Hitchcock
Steven Rodriguez
Robert Posnoff
Donald Zachary
George Cooper
Bay Chimes
Kenneth Cooper
Shorty
Barrie Burns
Bell
Bay
Bertram Fuller
Fike Family Attends Dinner at Rose Zerkel Home
Mr and Mrs Irvin Fike and their family attended a dinner at the home of Mrs Rose Zerkel in Oildale. Guests included Mrs Fikes brother Taylor Zerkel his wife and son.
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Irvin Fike
Mrs. Fike
Rose Zerkel
Oildale
Ummel Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Rev. Chris Ummel arrived back in town this week from a Bakersfield hospital. His condition is reported much improved and he plans to rest at home as he recovers.
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Ummel
Chris Ummel
Bakersfield Hospital
PTA Welcomes Teachers At Richland School Event
The Richland School District PTA hosts its annual reception to welcome faculty on Thursday September 27 at 8 pm in the Richland cafeteria. Capt. R C Miller of Minter Field will speak on Peace, tying to the year’s theme. Board of Education chair C J Vignolo will give the welcome. Refreshments are arranged by Mrs. Ed Gamegan.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Richland
R. C. Miller
Minter Field
C. J. Vignolo
Board of Education
Ed Gamegan
PTA
Urge Names of War Dead Clarified
Shafter American Legion Post seeks to update the local World War II casualty list on the Shafter Honor Roll. Eight stars now appear. commander J. B. Henderson says several more should be added. Families with knowledge of fallen service members are urged to contact post members or leave names at the High School, Herndon, Hitchcock at Shafter Warehouse, or the Shafter Press.
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Glen Nay
Herndon
Hitchcock
Shafter
Shafter Press
Henderson Car Stolen While In San Diego
J. B. Henderson and his wife reported a car theft while visiting his sister in San Diego last weekend. The vehicle, along with suitcases and clothing, remains missing as San Diego police have not traced them. The incident warns motorists not to leave keys in locked cars with valuables inside.
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Henderson
San Diego
J. B. Henderson
American Legion Post
Peters Family Vacationing at Belmont Shores
Mr and Mrs Ike Peters and their daughter Penny are vacationing at Belmont Shores enjoying seaside sights and relaxed days together during a family trip.
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South
Ike” Peters
Penny
Belmont Shores
Kiwanis Club Officers Elected in Shafter
Earl Weil was named president of the Shafter Kiwanis with A. J. Hemingson as vice president and Edward Gamegan as secretary. New directors include Bill Johnston Ted Kinman J W Frizzell Bert Ware Jack Hill and Hanley Witcher. Officers take office January 1.
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Earl Weil
Sprouse Reitz Company
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Motel
A. J. Hemingson
Edward Gamegan
Bill Johnston
Ted Kinman
J. W. Frizzell
Bert Ware
Jack Hill
Hanley Witcher
Earl Weill
Sangor
Shafter
Glen Putman
Kiwanis Club
Harry Sutterman
Art Hemmingson
Ted. Kinman
Ed Gamegan
E. A. Weil
Johnston
Hemingson
Weil
Kinman
Gamegan
Cub Scout Fall Round-Up at Richland School Cafeteria
Pack No. 13 Shafter Cub Scouts holds a Friday 8 p.m. fall round-up at Richland school cafeteria. Den 1 provides refreshments Den 2 presents achievements. Boys 9 to 11 and their parents are invited to sign up. ten places remain available.
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Shafter
Richland School
den No. 1
den No. 2
BPWC Honors Prospective Members at Fall Dinner
The Business and Professional Woman's Club hosts its first fall meeting with a 7 30 p m dinner at the Shafter Motel. Prospective members and guests are invited. Guest speaker is Juanita Booth, president of Bakersfield BPWC. Beulah Bartlett serves as program chairman.
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Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Shafter Motel
Juanita Booth
Bakersfield
Visiting Grants as Heekins Stay With E K Grants
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Heekin of Merced are visiting Mrs. Heekin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Grant for a week.
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J. M. Heekin
Merced
Mrs
E. K. Grant
Kern Fair Swings Into Exciting Weekend
Kern County Fair opens with record attendance as a three day lineup features horse races a gala horse show and the sale of champions. Purses exceed 4000 dollars as livestock exhibits set new marks with youth programs doubling entries and a palomino exhibition planned by Jim Fagan centered on the champion stallion Harvester. The event closes Sunday evening.
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Kern County Fair
Tri- County Horsemen’s Association
Fifteenth District Agricultural Association
Bakersfield Frontier Days Association
Fifteenth Agricultural District
Jim Fagan
Harvester
Two blazes Tuesday keep fire crew busy at Smiths Corner
Two fires struck Tuesday night, one destroying a dwelling owned by C R Howe at Smiths Corner and the other burning a three ton melon truck near Santa Fe Way. Fire officials cited faulty wiring as likely cause for the home blaze.
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Smith's Corner
C. R. Howe
Elizabeth Strauss
Shafter Highway
Smith’s Corner
Frank Russell
Santa Fe Way
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Stoller
L. A
King Cotton
Shafter City
Kiwanis
Cub Scout
BPWC
Kern Fair
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