Mrs Henry Fox Honored At Layette Shower In Shafter
Mrs Henry Fox of Shafter was the guest of honor at a layette shower hosted by Mrs R P Kirkham Saturday evening. Games and needlework provided entertainment and prizes were awarded to Mesdames Victor Ransford E B Suydam Claude Sains Carl Haag. Others attending included Mesdames Tom Devlin C B Warden J B Garrett Floyd Sears Pete Bergen Ruth Nicolas W Strong and Misses Doris Garrett Rosalyn Sears Joyce Haag and Muriel Kirkham.
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Henry Fox
Shafter
R. P. Kirkham
Mesdames
Victor Ransford
E. B. Suydam
Claude Sains
Carl Haag
Tom Devlin
C. B. Warden
J. B. Garrett
Floyd Sears
Pete Bergen
Ruth Nicolas
W. Strong
Misses Doris Garrett
Rosalyn Sears
Joyce Haag
Muriel Kirkham
Old Settlers Will Gather At Rio Bravo Supper
Old Settlers invite all residents and former residents to a 6:30 supper at Rio Bravo with chicken pie scalloped potatoes or baked beans, a salad and a pie. Committee members include Mr and Mrs R W Curtis Mr and Mrs C A Merrill Mr and Mrs Vercil Wilson Paul Wilson is secretary. Vercil Wilson in charge of the program.
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Rio Bravo
R. W. Curtis
C. A. Merrill
Vercil Wilson
Paul Wilson
P T A Reception Honors Maple School Teachers Tomorrow
Maple school hosts a reception for new teachers tomorrow at 8 pm in the school auditorium. A motion picture on the new projector will be shown followed by a short business session focusing on hot lunches for the coming school year. Mrs. George Nikkel leads the Maple P T A with refreshments after.
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Maple School
George Nikkel
Maple P.T. A. Association
Legion Auxiliary Sets October Meeting Date
The Shofter American Legion Auxiliary will hold its next meeting on the first Tuesday in October. Mrs. Taylor Tabb, president, announced the change after postponing Tuesday’s session to allow attendance at a Richland PTA teachers reception. Committee appointments for the year will be decided.
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Legion Auxiliary
Shofter American Legion Auxiliary
Richland P.T.A
Taylor Tabb
Father Marries Son In Dinuba Wedding
A Dinuba Pentecostal church ceremony featured Rev C C Gorkom marrying Harold Van Gorkom to Miss Dorothy Galloway. The groom, son of the officiant, plans to live in Fowler with his bride after the ceremony.
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Penticostal
Dinuba
Harold van Gorkom
C. C. Gorkom
Dorothy Galloway
Fowler
P T A Meeting Highlights Van Ewert Talk On Europe
William Van Ewert, political science instructor at Bakersfield Junior College, spoke at the Richland P T A meeting on Our Attitude Toward the European Situation. He discussed American neutrality laws and potential effects on Europe, and warned Americans to be prepared for a low mood after a long war.
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William van Ewert
Richland P.T. A
Richland Auditorium
van Ewert
Bakersfield Junior College
America
Marie Cakin
Stephen Foster
R.E. Gribble
J. W. Frizzcell
P.T. A
J. L. Hill
J. H. Fuller
F. F. Latta
E. V. Kattenhorn
J. P. Hanson
Eugene Mettler
Belridge Home Demonstration Hears Dorothy Wilkinson
Dorothy Wilkinson demonstrates kitchen storage improvements at a Carneros Belridge meeting hosted by Mrs. Hazel Noell with assistance from Mrs. J. L. Allbritton. Officers appointed include Mrs. William Taylor as chairwoman and plans announced for county meetings in Bakersfield with sessions on Games and Cakes.
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Carneros
Belridge
Dorothy Wilkinson
Hazel Noell
Southern California Edison
Noell
J. L. Allbritton
Wilkinson
Barton Campbell
William Taylor
Guy Gellispie
Hoyt Blair
Taylor
Bakersfield
Agriculture
Robert Fischer
Ira Thompson
Hurley Miller
William Talmadge
Chauncey Hamman
Glenn Kirsten
Church News Highlights Local Services and Events
Alfred T Chandled leads Union Congregational Church with Sunday School at 9 50 a m and worship at 11 a m Sermon What Reward for Righteousness Miss Marie Cakin to sing Prayer Perfect James Livers organ Christian Youth meet 6 30 p m Autumn evening service 7 30 p m Also psychology lecture 7 30 p m Wednesday Is This The War of Armageddon Mennonite Brethren Church lists services with sermons The Right Choice and Bible readings First Baptist Church 289 East Lerdo Highway features Bible school at 10 a m Morning service 11 a m Sermon The Love of God Evening service 8 p m introduces Letter to the Hebrews Rev Howard Bigelow to speak Friday African life pictures St Johns Catholic Church Wasco Masses 8 and 10 a m Confessions 7 p m Weekday mass 7 a m
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Union Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandled
Marie Cakin
Oleg
James Livers
Christian Youth of the
National Pilgrim Fellowship
Mennonite Brethern Church
H. B. Wiebe
Christian Fellowship
Jugendverein
First Baptist Church
East Lerdo Highway
Edgar H. McAllister
Bible
A. Schmidt
Prayer League
Howard Bigelow
Africa
Aletha Spitzer Becomes Bride of Fred Delzer
Miss Aletha Spitzer daughter of Mrs. Jacob Spitzer wed Fred Delzer in a Sunday ceremony at the Reformed church. The Rev. Kleudt officiated and a reception followed at the bride’s mother’s home.
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Aletha Spitzer
Fred Delzer
Jacob Spitzer
The
Reformed Church
Kleudt
Girls' League Reception Honors New Students
Shafter high school hosted a reception for freshmen and new girls in the home economics room last Thursday. Musical numbers were performed by Clara Nikkel Norma Neufeld and Coleen Lair. Hosts included Clara Nikkel Esther Becker Letha Becker and league officers Norma Neufeld Muriel Gage Louise Livers Rohna Mettler Vivian Barnes Iris Perry Nedra Latte and Rachel Mouter.
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Shafter High School
Girls’ League
Clara Nikkel
Norma Neufeld
Coleen Lair
Esther Becker
Letha Becker
League
Norma, Neufeld
Muriel Gage
Louise Livers
Rohna Mettler
Vivian Barnes
Iris Perry
Nedra Latte
Rachel Mouser
Fire Marshal Pinnell Announces Civic Talks on KPMC
Sam Pinnell, Bakersfield Fire Marshal since 1913 with a WWII service, is the announcer on the program Civic Talks airing every Friday at 9 15 p m on station KPMC. He is well known in Shafter and vicinity for active civic involvement.
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Sam Pinnell
Bakersfield
KPMC
Pinnell
Bakersfire
Shafter and
Pioneer Reunion at Tulare Kings Fair Next Wednesday
About 2000 pioneers from Tulare and Kings counties gather at the Tulare-Kings County fairgrounds for a Pioneer Day reunion. The fair runs September 26 to 30 with free admission for pioneers. a luncheon and program featuring Dan McFadzean and others are planned.
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Tulare
Kings Counties
Kings County
Dan McFadzean
Vi- Tipton
R. J. Young
W. H.robertson
Fred Ross
Hanford
S. T. Pennebaker
Exeter
Four Princeton Class of 1936 alums keep Christmas call tradition
When the Princeton class of 1936 graduated, four members vowed to telephone each other every Christmas as roommates. The call is placed from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and last December the reach extended to Pittsburgh, Meriden, and Honolulu with each man talking for three minutes.
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Princeton University
Wilkes-Barre
Pittsburgh
Meriden
Conn
Honolulu
Salt Water Falls in Death Valley Site Known as Gnomes Workshop
In Death Valley near Furnace Creek Ranch the Lowest Down falls are in a small canyon called the Gnomes Workshop. Salt walls line the canyon and the falls run salt water near the monument’s headquarters.
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Death Valley
Gnomes Workshop
Monument’s
Furnace Creek Ranch
Giant's Causeway Pillar Formation Explained
The Giant's Causeway near Bengore Head on Ireland's north coast is a Tertiary basalt upheaval left as a promontory. Thousands of polygonal pillars rise from a few inches to twenty feet, many six sided, formed as lava columns cooled and eroded over time.
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Ireland
Bengore Head
Portrush
Antrim
Londonderry
Tyrone
Scotland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nature’s Freaks on Bermuda Islands Trips
A Bermuda bulletin cites Ernest C. Riedel describing oddities in fruit and flora captured in a piece about Arcadia in the Mid Atlantic. It mentions a thornless yellow thistle edible for animals, hibiscus hedges regrowing overnight, the traveler’s tree with drinkable water, a thorny donkey puzzle tree, an air pine vine on boards, and other curiosities.
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Bermuda
Arcadia
Mid-Atlantic
Ernest C. Riedel
Hogs Prove Profitable On Peters Ranch Farming Plan
Peters in Shafter reports hogs at 200 pounds fetch eight cents per pound with weekly sales and year end gains. He plans not to expand, using hogs as part of a broad farm program while relying on cheap or waste feed to maintain profit. He suggests other farmers in the area should raise at least a few hogs to capitalize on available scraps and local feed, noting California demand for pork supports profitability.
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Peters
Shafter
California
Shafter District
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Astogril Broiler
Shafter Mercantile Co
Federated Stores
Belridge Home Department
Church News
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Wasco
Calif
Owen McMullan
Pioneer Reunion
Tulare Fair
Nature
Peters’ Ranch
Therm
Edison District
R. W. Partridge
Heinrichs
Riverside Avenue
Shafter Highway
Los Angeles Street
North Shafter
Herman C. Unruh
Myrick’s Corner
Fresno Street
B. D. Wiebe
Tulare Avenue
Central Ave
Lerdo
A. E. Buller
P. L. Arnold
Government Camp
Merced Avenue
John Chernabeeff
Curt Kroeker
Norris School
Shafter “Hatchery
Los Angeles St
Issac and Russell Blacksmith Shop
Frank Russell
Inch Farm
J._E. Klassen
Santa Fe Way
P. O
Communist Party
Endorses
Canada
Hamas
Northern California
Sutter Street
San
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