Morley Urges Strong Civil Defense Units
John Morley a U. S. war correspondent urged a robust Civil Defense in Sacramento stressing internal and external Communist threats. He warned saboteur acts could preface a Russian attack and urged constant vigilance against bombs in public places and defense facilities.
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Morley
United States
John Morley
U. S
Sacramento
Shafter Rotary Club
Middle West
Russia
Americas
Teacher 84 Is Honored On Sickbed Birthday
Mrs Abey G Dickey a teacher of the lower grades was surprised on her birthday at Bakersfield Hospital where she is recovering from illness. The teachers arranged a birthday shower and gifts. she will open one present each day in the hospital.
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Buttonwillow
Abey
Baersfield Hospital
Eighth Graders to Enter High School Training Plan
Plans outline articulation between eighth grade and high school after a meeting of staff from Richland Rio Bravo Lerdo and Maple elementary schools. High school counselors will meet eighth grade teachers April 8 at Richland School then consult students and conduct spring high school registrations to smooth curricula alignment. Ernest Graf coordinates music and testing director James Wilson oversees testing while campus day proposals replace departmental visits.
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Richland
Rio Bravo
Lerdo
Maple
Bruce Crawford
Gerald Miller
Frank O'Neil
Ralph Gribble
Dan Bledsoe
Amelia Cornell
James Wilson
Grant Jensen
Richland School
Ernest Graf
40 Youngsters Hunt for Eggs in Shafter Park
Forty youngsters searched Man nel Park in Shafter for Easter eggs under the supervision of Shafter High School homemaking students. The girls, members of the local Future Homemakers of America, integrated child-care theory with hands on activities. Advisors Miss Beverly Gist and Mrs. Ethel Teves directed the event with help from Edna Crane, Rosalie Sade, Janis Beaver, Wilma Fowler, and others.
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Mannel Park
Shafter
Shafter High School
the Future
Homemakers of America
Beverly Gist
Ethel Teves
Edna Crane
Rosalie Sade
Janis Beaver
Wilma Fowler
Raynetta Mann
Louise Burrows
Claudene Gallagher
Maria Franco
Lucy Franco
Carolyn Jenkins
Peggy Dominguez
Irene Arreola
Betty Jara
Anna Cato
Deloris “Patrick
Tracys Host Potluck Dinner for Local Teachers
A potluck dinner was hosted at Mr. and Mrs. William D. Tracy's home for teachers and their families. Guests included Clyde Mefford Louis Beal Tuck Threewitt Raul Martinez Richard Patrick Arch Neal Delmer Nelson Marty Becker G Steen M Cutland Walsh Lawrence McClure R Sherrill E Palmer G M Touchstone Mrs Werdna Fawn and several young guests.
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Buttonwillow
William D. Tracy
Messrs. and
Mesdames
Clyde Mefford
Louis Beal
Tuck Threewitt
Raul Martinez
Richard Patrick
Arch Neal
Delmer Nelson
Marty Becker
G. Steen
M. Cutland
Walsh
Lawrence McClure
R. Sherrill
E. Palmer
G. M. Touchstone
Werdna Fawn
Edith Steffins
Mary Louise Parsons
Lila Ault
Heidi Mefford
Darylin
Marylin Tracy
Harvey Hamman and Son
Butch
Williams Named Chief of Agricultural Conservation Program
Donald W. Williams, former assistant regional director for Soil Conservation Service in the Pacific Coast region, is appointed by Secretary Benson as Chief of the Agricultural Conservation Program. The ACP now sits within a research extension and land use group led by J. Earl Coke. Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River in Montana stands 250 feet high with capacity of 19 412 000 acre feet.
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Soil Conservation Service
Pacific Coast Region
Donald W. Williams
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
ACP
PMA
J. Earl Coke
Fort. Peck
Missouri River
Montana
Aspirants to Qualify For Fifth Annual Talent Show
Twenty aspirants qualified for Shafter High School’s Fifth Annual Talent Show auditions. Final on April 10 at Shafter gym judged by Bob Bann, James Presley, and Miss Freda Nickle. prizes over $100 for top elementary and high school divisions. Contestants from Lerdo Rio Bravo Richland and Shafter High include singers, pianists, violinists, duets, trios, pantomime, monolog and dancing.
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Shafter High School
Alan Walker
Shafter
Bob Bann
KWSO
James Presley
Maple
Lost Hills
Freda Nickle
Lerdo
Johnnie Mosley
Vonne Fanchus
Rio
Silva Re elected President of California Fish and Game Board
Commissioner William J. Silva was again elected president of the five man California Fish and Game Commission at the conclusion of its meeting. He will preside at the March 27 session in Los Angeles. The Modesto businessman and sportsman succeeds former Commissioner Paul Denny. It is Silva's second term as head of the group. Weldon L. Oxley, a Redding businessman, debuts as a commissioner at the March meeting after Governor Earl Warren named him to fill Denny's seat. Denny's six year term expired January 15.
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William J. Silva
California Fish and Game Commission
Los Angeles
Modesto
Paul Denny
Silva
Weldon L. Oxley
Redding
Earl Warren
Denny
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Walter Evans
Photographer Smith
Inquire Shafter
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Ervine
Central Valley Highway
Shafter, California
Bravo School
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Meredith
Barbara Groves
Deanna Skidmore
Bernice Glen
Carrie Rice
Ray Rice
Audrey Dunn
Mary McNew
Verna Peters
Joan Eckmann
LaRae Pilgrim
Leora Dillard
Arlene Pearson
Kenneth Graybill
Jack Robbins
Royce Eslick
Karen Burnquist
Fish-Game Board
East City Cleaners
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