Social events and gatherings noted in local circle
Miss Margaret marks twentieth birthday with friends visiting Mr and Mrs Vernon hosting Games and refreshments followed by a birthday cake cut Plans for an American Legion officers installation social hour and dance to follow A King's Daughters Needleworkers auction planned for October 6 and a Shafter federation meeting with luncheon and business session described Also reports of M A S society sewing and Richland Teachers club meetings and a Colorado family reunion with long-ago relatives connected to Hy gi ene and Brighton Call notes mention Queen Mary voyage and a large California reunion crowd
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Margaret
American Legion
Legion
King's Daughters
George Nikkel
Rubena Shultz
Abe Isaac
Louie Becker
John Balzer
William Newman
Shafter
Long Mont
Colorado
Brighton Call
Mike Barthel
Barthel
Hygiene
George Moore
California
New Orleans
Portugal
Queen Mary
Ernest Newmann
Brazil
S. A
Nebraska
Mock Wedding Fetes Bride-Elect of Justin Weishaar
Virginia Lee Heinze, fiancee of Justin Weishaar, received a series of pre nuptial events. The latest mock wedding was hosted at the Weishaar home with seventy five guests watching a colonial clad bridal party led by Evelyn Mae Barling as the bride and Esther Buller as the groom on a Thursday evening in October.
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Virginia Lee Heinze
Justin Weishaar
H. L. Weishaar
Evelyn Mae Barling
Esther Buller
Inter class sports schedule set up for Richland girls
A new intramural program is approved for Richland grammar school girls. Over a hundred pupils gain opportunity to participate, replacing prior practice of only one or two teams competing with other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Richland Grammar School
Epitome of the Week's News Highlights and Losses
A scattered digest notes false sightings of a lost ship near the Azores, Japanese air raids near Canton killing thousands, a large fishing bite near Albany Australia, and explorations by Sir Hubert Wilkins. It also reports the American Legion selecting Daniel J. Doherty as national commander and other varied regional incidents across the state.
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Azores
Tungshan
Canton
Albany
Western Australia
Eric W. Chadwick
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Lac du Bonnet
Manitoba
Hit Run Driver Sentenced To Kern Road Camp
George J. Kloepple of Wasco pleaded guilty to hit-and-run driving and received four months in the county road camp plus one year of probation. Judge R. B. Lambert handed down the sentence in superior court in Bakersfield after a summer pursuit on Shafter highway near Smith's Corner. Constable John C. Reily and Sheriff Roy Dodenhoff led the arrest and transport.
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George J. Kloepple
Wasco
R. B. Lambert
Superior Court
Bakersfield
Kloepple
John C. Reily
Cty
Roy Dodenhoff
Shafter Highway
Smith’s Corner
Jack Fi m Ho
Shafter
Fire Destroys Cotton Warehouse at Camp West Lone Gin
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the bin house and 30 bales of cotton at the Camp West Lone gin in Wasco on Monday afternoon. Loss estimated over 2000 dollars. Firefighters and the state forestry division saved 400 nearby bales. The blaze was spotted by Tom Boykin during unloading.
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Camp-West- Lone
Wasco
State Division of Forestry
Wasco Fire Department
Tom Boykin
Loss of Storage House Hampers Gunning Operations
A storage house burned or collapsed, hampering gunning operations. The company plans immediate reconstruction to resume activities and had the loss covered by insurance.
Work Progresses on Mennonite Brethren Church
Construction continues on the Mennonite Brethren Church with exterior work near completion and interior tasks advancing. The building is projected to cost 25000 dollars, with Rev. Wm. J. Bestwater conducting basement services while awaiting final fixtures and finishes.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Wm. J. Bestwater
Palm Indigenous to Two Worlds
The coconut palm remains the sole palm species found wild across both the Old World and the New World indicating its unique broad geographic range and adaptability as a global plant.
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Two Worlds
New World
Speed of Stars Varies as They Travel Across Space
Stars move through space at different speeds. Some travel at several hundred miles per second.
Dust in the Air Washington Dust Count
The article notes Washington DC’s typical dust level about 6 400 particles per cubic inch. It also states sapphires are among the toughest known stones and only a diamond can scratch them. The United States Army ordered its first airplane from the Wright brothers in 1908.
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Washington, D. C
Army
United States Army
Wright Brothers
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Kern Federation
Kern County Federation
Mrs. Siemens
M. A. S. Group
M. A. S. Society
Johhnie Siemens
Walter Bergen
Ernest Schnaidt
Harvey Gaede
Harlin Wilson
Eveleyn Unruh
Teachers’ Club
Eagleson
Richland Teachers’ Club
Lester Engleson
Maple Grammar School
Rose M. Willis
Engleson
Gladys Davis
Irmgard Breklebaum
Shaftertes
Avon Products
Water Tower
North Shafter
Myrtle Cornelius
THE
Daniel J. Doherty
Woburn
Massachusetts
New York
Frank B. Arnold
China
Miami
Florida
Buhl
Idaho
Charles R. Joseph
Wichita
Kansas
New York Yankees
San Francisco
Pomona College
San Diego
C. A. Larkin
Folsom Prison
Fredom
el Centro
Guy Harrison
Colfax
Prince
San Diego Zoo
Kearney Mesa
Armand Radoccia
Tehachapi
Kern County Health Department
Kern Road Camp
Kay Shafter
Young Jersey Cow
T. V.’s Corner
David Strauss
Bath
Lerdo Road
Ivan Stone
O. M. Withrow
Arroyo Grande
aLi Pha Ort Is
Giinioh
Nash
John C. Penner
Penny Toggery
M. B. Church
Shanghai
Whangpoo
Bund
Pootung
Augusta
Sleepy Hollow
VanCamp
Co Laundry
P&g Lowndes Boon
Lipton
Zwiebach
N. B. C. Ritz
Safeway
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