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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1957

Page

8

Textile exhibit plans announced at Bakersfield exhibit

Pupils from Kern Academy held a Sunday school picnic at Lowell Park Bakersfield with about 70 children and 20 adults. The Textile painting exhibit is set for Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery April 6-7 from 1 30 to 4 30 daily with Mrs Edward Jones chairing arrangements and many volunteers named for demos and publicity.

Kern Academ Lowell Park Bakersfield Sénciletti T. L. Westmaker J. E. Hughes Leslie Nusz Polly Goodloe Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery Edward Jones Mmes G. R. Turner J. W. Hazzard Frances Woody Mildred Thomas Gae Chenard Joe Weringer Chase H. Halstead A. F. Prendergast Ivas H. Calderwood J.R. Snyder J. E. Hayes James Martin W. E. Frutschy H. C. Cocroft J. R. Snyder

Mrs. Tracy Drives Camellia Boom at Tracy Ranch

Retired pioneer Mrs. Tracy raises ten thousand camellias using a 2500 egg incubator to hatch seeds in a novel method. Her Camellia Grove Gardens hosts classes under Pearl Melton and Mrs. Selvidge with a public invitation for tours and Tuesday flower arranging sessions.

Europe Tracy Camellia Society Kern County Tracy Ranch Tracys Pearl Melton Selvidge Camellia Grove Gardens Mrs. Tracy

Ten Commandments Shown At Fox Theater Bakersfield

The Ten Commandments opens at Bakersfield Fox Theatre on April 11 with Yul Brynner as Pharaoh Rameses I and Charlton Heston as Moses. Filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor, the three hour epic features a large cast and is touted as a religious documentary of its era. Advance ticket sales and mail order are available at the Fox box office and by phone.

Fox Theater Bakersfield DeMille Epic Fox Bakersfield Yul Brynner Cecil 5. DeMille Fox Brynner Egypt Rameses I Moses God Sinai Peninsula Mavies Charleton Heston Prophet Moses Anné Baxter Edward G. Robinson Yvonne de Carlo Debra Paget Vincent Price Judith Anderson Nina Foch Martha Scott John Carradine Cedric Hardwicke John Derek

Two Men Injured In Cave-in Here

Two Shafter men were digging ditches on Steve Lopez property when a trench collapsed. Chito Alcala escaped while M V Fabela was buried to his neck and sprained his back. Lopez and Alcala freed him and he was taken to Kern General hospital where Alcala was released after exam and Fabela remained.

Shafter Steve Lopez Chito Alcala M. V. Fabela Lopez Alcala Fabela Kern General Hospital

Sophomore Class Car Wash At Shafter High Saturday

The Shafter high school sophomore class schedules a car wash from 10 a m to 4 p m Saturday. The washing price is one dollar, set by project leaders Mike Panero and Carol Witcher. Proceeds benefit the class treasury. Mrs Yvonne Wipf and Mrs Irma McCoy attended a luncheon in Delano honoring past and present American Legion Auxiliary presidents.

Shafter High School Mike Panero Carol Witcher Yvonne Wipf Irma McCoy Delano American Legion Auxilary Cuckoo Inn

Exchange Club Talent Contest Winners Named

A vocal duet by Jane and Jeri Jones won first in the high school division at Shafter High School’s Junior Talent Show. A Dixie land band from Richland Elementary led the eleven division, with Penny Willis and others. Second and third places went to Gevieve Vaughn and Carolyn Townsend with Judy McClellan, plus a puppet act by Philip Wilson. Prizes ranged from five to fifteen dollars, with teachers and students handling organizing roles.

Jane Jeri Jones Shafter High School Richland Penny Willis Charles Suderman Gordon Wiens Ray Fortenberry Dwight Walhoad George King Gevieve Vaughn Carolyn Townsend Judy McClellan Dick Warneke Paula McClure

Cross planned for Richland park Easter service

Sidelines notes a 16 foot white cross to be erected at Richland county park for Easter Sunrise services on April 21 under Sam Becker. An all local fashion show on Friday features Job's Daughters teen fashions with nationally known numbers from local department stores. Chicque flumbers clothes are highlighted as a surprise.

Richland County Park Sam Becker

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