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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1943
Page
5
Private Sanders reports to Marine Corps Base San Diego on October 7 for recruit training after a furlough from Shafter California. He was formerly employed by Miller Field as a firefighter.
Margaret public health nurse announces immunization for smallpox and diphtheria at Iceland school on October 6 from 9 AM to 12:30 PM and October 14. Vaccination targets ten ages and older who have previously received vaccines during the campaign.
Dr Lela Beebe of the Kern County Health Department will oversee immunization efforts offering smallpox vaccines to all active year groups and diphtheria shots to children under ten.
Teachers of Maple school will be introduced to the parents at the first regular meeting of Maple P T A scheduled for Friday night at 8 o'clock in the school building. Music by students under Mrs Clemens, a travelogue by Miss Kress, report on the hot ladies by Mrs Susie Isaacs, and Mrs Ben Giesbrecht as president.
Richland P T A held a Tuesday evening reception for teachers in the school cafeteria on Sept 28. Mrs Emil, serving again as president, welcomed teachers and parents. The flag salute was led by Mrs Steele and the group sang God Bless America under David Powell.
The Sewing Circle of the Mennonite Brethren church invites the public to the annual Mission sale on Tuesday evening October 5 at 7 30 in the church basement. Proceeds support missions with linens quilts comforters and other household articles for sale showing hours of work by the girls.
Kern County Tuberculosis Association opens the 1943 Christmas Seals campaign with a Bakersfield board meeting led by Otto Kamprath to boost county health. Officials note war stress increases civilian tuberculosis and plan publicity through newspapers radio and displays as the campaign officially begins on November 2.
Lt Donald Prieve, trained at Minter Field, flew in 47 bombing raids in the Mediterranean theater. He is serving as a flying instructor in North Africa and will be returned to the United States on furlough soon, as reported to his aunt Miss Edna Prieve of Shafter.
S/Sgt. Arlo J. Roskam earned an air medal with oak leaf cluster while stationed in England. He has flown missions over Germany, France, Norway, Belgium and Holland as a flight engineer. In a letter to his father, he notes he has flown over half his missions, with postings including Wichita Falls Texas and several training fields in New Jersey Florida Idaho and Nebraska.
The Carmichael camp in Wasco and Shafter sees a new assistant camp manager as Jack Mar Weiler, longtime Wasco manager, takes on duties at the migratory camp. Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael plan to reside in Shafter as the camp expands.
In the Superior Court of California Kern County the estate of Mary Sanches, deceased, announces Kendall Howell as attorneys and Gabina Jaime as administratrix. Creditors must file claims with vouchers at the law office in Bakersfield within six months after the first publication dated Sept 30, 1943.
Wilmer Hildebrand and Darby Day lease the Shell Oil service station at Central and James in Shafter. Hildebrand recently received a military medical discharge. Day is a longtime local operator. The station offers Shell products, Bel tion wash jobs and services. Rubin Schmidt, serving with U S Forces in the Mediterranean, sends word from Egypt about his unit.
Louis Dentoni Jr. applies for a fictitious name Growers Produce Contributors in California. The sole owner is Louis Dentoni Jr. of 914 N Wilson Way Stockton, the business address is P.O. Box 156 Shafter. Notarization by Reba Neate on March 1 1943.
Everett M. Gray, popular district manager for General Petroleum Corporation, has taken a military leave to accept a lieutenant’s commission in the Navy and has been sworn in. W. S. Powels succeeds Gray, taking over Mobilgas operations across a large district including San Fernando Valley Bakersfield Bishop Corcoran Hanford Mojave Shafter Taft Pixley Visalia.
Three families welcomed newborn daughters this week. Dorothy, weighing seven pounds four ounces, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cruz Saavedra. Velda Ne, their daughter, weighs ten pounds, born to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Austin. Doris Eda, seven pounds, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Haddock. The passage also notes a note about Southdown sheep origins in Sussex England and California injury statistics for 1942.
Santa Fe Agent E. G Gamegan reports more than 100 cars of baled hay have been shipped from Shafter in the past two months. Additional cars have been ordered for cotton seed with carload shipments moving forward. Seed potatoes are now moving in to be stored locally for the upcoming potato season.
The Con gregational church announces its annual meeting Friday night in the church hall. A pot leok supper at 6 30 precedes the meeting followed by a vocal solo by Miss Vesta D Adams a musical saw piece by Marion Crockett and a piano number by Doris Davis. The business meeting will follow the program.
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