Queen Candidates Meet First Time At Press Confab
Seven contestants from Kern county gathered in Shafter for the Potato n Cotton Festival queen contest meeting to boost ticket sales and publicity. Jimmie Fay Witcher, 18, Shafter, prominent athlete and JC secretary, leads in visibility while Phyllis Bieger, 19, Bakersfield, sponsored by the Oildale Lions Club, works as a teller at East Bakersfield bank.
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Pert Jimmie Fay Witcher
Jim T. Witcher
Euclid Street
Shafter
Texas
Bakersfield
Jimmie
Shafter High School
Girls Athletic Association
Stringham's Drug Store
Oildale
Demure
Phyllis Bieger
L. R. Bieger
Charleston St
Oildale Lions Club
East Bakersfield Anglo
Dick) Karson
Richard A
Dick Smith
Benito Valente
Delano Lions Club
Marjorie Robertson
Shafter Fire Department
Dortha Rodgers
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Jo Ryan
East Bakersfield Lions Club
Jimmie Faye Witcher
Bonnie Williams
Shafter American Legion
Festival Will Honor War Heroes at Shafter Potato Festival
The fifth annual Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival will honor Korean war veterans from the district. A committee led by Jack Fleming will select parade grand marshals to represent GIs in the May 17 parade. Richard A. Keron announced the plan and noted growing festival size with 43 entries and eight bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Po
Richard A
Dick) Keron
Jack Fleming
Rotary
Ernie Hofman
Shafter
Richlad
Adoe
Richland
Lerdo
Rio
Maple
Thomas Wedge
Chamber Backer Urges Public Support For Shafter Chamber
Local businessman Bob Somers urges businessmen and agricultural leaders to participate in Shafter Chamber of Commerce activities. He emphasizes citizens should help the chamber for the community’s overall betterment and notes his active role in chamber affairs including leadership of the safety group.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bob Somers
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Postal Heads Air New Post Office Bid Decision
Postmaster George Guenther awaits word from Washington on bids for a new Shafter post office. Authorities study at least four offers with possible additional submissions to Los Angeles. Decision expected within a week as the facility would accommodate community growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Guenther
Washington, D. C
Shafter
Washington
Los Angeles
Lt. Ray Duerksen Homeward Bound
Lt. Ray Duerksen returning home after 13 months in Korea with an air observation unit and 200 missions will dock in Seattle. His Riverside Avenue parents report his return. wife Zola of Cedar City Utah and their two children will greet him. He left Japan on Mar 21 and will be greeted by family at the Seattle dock.
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Ray Duerksen
Korea
Seattle
Henry B. Duerksen
Riverside Avenue
Japan
Zola
Cedar City
Utah
Ichael Rae
Kenny Byron
Duerksen
Cpl
Bob Wall
Shafter
Corporal Wall
Portland Dock
Jean
City Churches Plan Joint Sunrise Rite
Shafter area churches plan a joint sunrise service on Easter Sunday with lay participants. Rev Bernard Nie kirk will deliver the principal sermon. if weather turns, service moves to Union Congregational Church at Sycamore and Tulare. The program starts at 5 30 a m in Manuel Park with representatives from most local churches.
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Shafter Area
Menno Schellenberg
Ministerial Association
Bernard Niekirk
Minter Vilage Chapel
Union Congregational Church
Sycamore
Tulare
Manuel Park
Shafter
Richland
Richland to Dedicate New Classrooms April 29
Richland Public Schools plans dedication of the $354000 new classrooms and administrative units during Public Schools Week. The first group of students will use the rooms by April 21 with a 10 am dedication set for April 29. The event will include an open house, a speech, and performances by the Richland band and glee club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School
Bruce Crawfard
Richland ‘Band
Glee Club
Richland
Crawford
Volunteers Will Register New Voters in Shafter Market Day
Volunteers from service clubs will staff all day Saturday voter registration in Shafter to raise the turnout beyond the typical 957. city hall is closed Saturdays, and market day draws residents who otherwise cannot vote. The program aims to capture eligible voters while they are in town.
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Shafter
Wheeler Buys Home Appliance Co in Shafter
J E Wheeler of Wheeler Furniture Co purchases the Home Appliance Co at 161 Central Ave in Shafter. The sale takes effect Monday as Wheeler takes over from William Stoller and Emil Kirschmann who have run the business for years. A liquidation sale will begin to clear the stock.
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Shafter
J. E. Wheeler
Wheeler Furniture Co
Home Appliance Co
Central Ave
Wheeler
William Stoller
Emil Kirschenmann
Six Candidates Seek Three Seats on Shafter City Council
Six contenders vie for three city council seats in Shafter with two incumbents seeking re election. The ballot lists Dan Loewen Frank Russell Adolf Kirschenmann Albert Finkbeiner Robert Gates Ernie Panero and Merrill Thomas. Voting runs 7 am to 7 pm at the county assembly hall 336 Pacific Ave. Incumbent Earl Johnson does not run.
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Ilccod
Dan Loewen
Frank Russell
Robert L. Gates
Rolf Jacobsen
Ernie Panero
Merrill Thomas
Shaw
A. J. Zimmerman
Gracie Riely
Muriel Youell
Pearl Bellows
Carter to Return From Japan Duty
Mr and Mrs Albert Carter Sr of Wasco Pond Road announce their son Albert Carter Jr is aboard the USS Shelton returning from Japan. The ship is due to dock April 11 in San Diego and the family waits to meet him.
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Albert Carter, Sr
Wasco Pond Road
Albert Carter, Jr
Shelton
Japan
San Diego
Carter
Silver Star Winner Cpl. Cox Volunteered for Korea Duty
Cpl. Ellis D. Cox 19, son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Ray Cox, a machine gunner and radio operator with the Seventh Division, volunteered for reassignment to Korea after a 10 month tour. He is on furlough and will report to Camp Stoneman on April 15 before possible redeployment to Korea. He previously returned to the U S in June and was stationed at Fort Ord, earning a Silver Star for valorous service in 1950.
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Cpl
Ellis D. Cox
Cecil Ray
Cox
South Shafter Camp
Far East
Saveth Division
Korea
Camp Stoneman
Fort Ordvis Ee
SWID Board Faces CVP Delay Over Water Project Costs
The Shafter Wasco Irrigation District directors wrestle with CVP distribution plans and a projected 11.68 million cost to landowners over 40 years while weighing delays in securing water delivery. Chairman John J. Peters Jr. cites 80 percent contingency charges as excessive and calls for a tighter, clearer contract with the Bureau of Reclamation to protect the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Valley Project
Shafter- Wasco Irrigation District
Bureau of Reclamation
Shafter- Wasco
John J. Peters, Jr
Bureau
Fresno
Sacramento
Denver
Bailey
Mrs Bradshaw Services Held
Mrs. Bradshaw 43 of 208 California Ave died Monday at Taft Community Hospital after illness. Rosary at 8 p.m. at Armstrong Mortuary. Mass at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Therese’s Church officiated by Rev. Fr. Patrick Breslin. Interment in Shafter Cemetery with Armstrong Mortuary in charge. Survived by husband P. T. Bradshaw, a son Wayne, three daughters Eleen Susan Ann Patsy Ann, four brothers Jack Jacob Frank Janzen Minnesota and Harold Janzen Yakima Wash.
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Armstrong Mortuary
P. T. Bradshaw
California Ave
Taft Community Hospital
Bradshaw
Mountain Lake
Minn
Shafter
St. Therese’s Catholic Church
Patrick Breslin
Building boom at $54,450 mark in Shafter
Construction activity in Shafter surged with March totals hitting 54 450 including wiring and plumbing. Seven permits were issued for residential development with four going to Dandy Homes Inc and other builders Ralph Thompson Clyde McIlwain.
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Shafter
E. K. Grant
Dandy Homes, Inc
Ralph Thompson
Clyde McIilwain
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MULE
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Newspape
Ares
Shafter Progress
Kern
California
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Kern County
Air New PO
J. E. Wheeler Buys Home Appliance Co
Frank Shaw
Earl Johnson
Mane
University of Southern California
Ruth
Mary
Robert
Ruth Elizabeth
St. Rolf A. Jacobsen
Jacobsen
San Francisco
Shafter-Wasco
Rita
Rolf
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Ellis Cox
Mrs. Bradshaw
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