Desert-Bridge Club Hosts At Mrs Rocamp Home
Mrs Christine Rocamp entertained the Desert Bridge club at her home last Tuesday night. Guests included Mrs T V Little Mrs T P Rootes Mrs Sylvia Baughman Mrs Elyce Gamegan Mrs Vida Rhulman Mrs Dottie Henson and Mrs Glenn Putman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Rocamp
Desert-Bridge Club
T. V. Little
T. P. Rootes
Sylvia. Baughman
Elyce Gamegan
Vida Rhulman
Dottie Henson
Glenn Putman
Mrs. Dahinden Newcomer to Shafter
Mrs. Gladys Dahinden has moved from Santa Maria to Shafter to live with her parents Mr and Mrs C A Sower. She works at Schirmer's department store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Dahinden
Shafter
Gladys Dahinden
Santa Maria
C. A. Sowder
Dahinden
Schirmer’s Department Store
Duke and Duchess of Wiever Visit Paris Ambition
The Duke and Duchess plan to seize Paris as they travel aboard the troopship Aeina for uge. The Duke will visit his mother the Doveser Ducen in Hog cod for the first time in eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tered
Aeina
Uge
Duke
Tyuckese of
Wiever
Service Folk NEWS Corrects ranks and lists local service members
A correction notes Jim Camp now holds major rank, not captain. The report lists Pfc John R. Lytle on 31 day furlough from the 269th Field Artillery and in the European theater, with plans to report to Camp Beale after furlough. It also updates service statuses of several others including L.F. Greer aboard USS Cascade in Okinawa and Sgt Opal Hunter a POW in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Lytle
F. W. Lytle
Shafter
269Th Field Artillery
Pfc
Lytle
Maple School
Camp Beale
Marysville
L. F. Greer
Cascade
Okinawa
Greer
States
Soldiers in the Pacific and Europe News roundup
Pfc Merwin Olsen now in the Philippines after serving in Europe and the South Pacific on the same ship. Hugh Henderson discharged and returning to Shafter. Pvt Leroy Jackson with Engineers in Germany. Pfc Wilford Gregory in Okinawa. his brother aboard a Pacific battle cruiser. Other notes include Roy Witcher’s three nephews in service and Sgt Homer Clary in Germany hoping to return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Merwin Olsen
Philippines
Merwin
South Pacific
Europe
Pacific
United States
Quartermasters
Hugh C
Tip) Henderson
Navy
Shafter
Terminal Island
Pvt
Leroy Jackson
Germany
Wilford Gregory
Okinawa
Seaman
H. C. Gregory
Roy Witcher
Sgt
Homer Clary
Wayne
Lloyd Clary
Two Janzen Brothers in Naval Service
Two sons of Mr and Mrs H C Janzen of East Lerdo Road are in the service Chief Radioman Fred serves aboard a naval ship and is joined by his brother in duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Janzen
East Lerdo Road
Fred
Naval and street facts from the period
E Janzen stationed at Naval Air Base San Bruno California has five years of his six year enlistment. Flift Officer Harold Janzen is a navigator at Yuma Arizona with three years served. There are 906 miles of streets in San Francisco 752 miles paved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
John Holland
Air Force
Florida
Raymond
New Caledonia
E. Janzen
San Bruno
Calif
Naval Air Base
Flift
Harold Janzen
Yuma
Arizona
San Francisco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shafter Press
Shaften’s Complete Food Center
J. W.frizzell
Mrs
Martha Zimmerman
Shafter Drug Store
Jim Camp
India
Roland Ellebracht
Dutch East Indies
Archie Ellebracht
Infantry
Camp Roberts
Roswell (Rosy) Daniels
Army
Opal Hunter
Jesse Hunter
James Ferrell
Jackson
Miss
Paul Ferrell
Pacific Theater
Santa Ana
Wroten
P. O
Herman S. Osborn
Lloyd Osborn
USS
New York
Richard Becker
Calcutta
Richard
China
Japan
Wallace Reimer
Panay
Geo. H. Gaede
West Lerde
Johnson
Sweetheart OF
G. I. Joe
New York Harbor
America
Facmne
Pond
Delano
Nelsons
11Th Ave
Delano, Calif
Herb Peters
Ranch
West Seventh
Wasco High School
Kern County
Nikkel
Iron Works
Albert Nikkel
Oliver
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
Goodrich
Shafter Recap and Tire Shop
Ralph Lachenmaier
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