Trustee and Tax Elections Set For Balloting April 20
County Superintendent Harry E. Blair sets April 20 consolidated election to fill most Kern County school board seats and tax measures. Voters will decide a operational tax increase from 1.25 to 1.75 and a 165000 bond in Rosedale Union. Numerous incumbents and candidates, including Rob ert L. Smith and Margaret O. Gannon, seek reelection across districts.
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Harry E. Blair
County Board of Education
Blair
Rosedale Union
Board of
Robert L. Smith
Shafter
North Central Valley
Delano
Wasco
McFarland
Buttonwillow
Margaret O. Gannon
Bakersfield
Trict
Civic Center
Belridge
Dallas M. Wilkerson
Buena Vista
Robert C. Carlos
James Etchecopar
Buttonwillow Union
Robert Tharp
Maple
Ruben Siemens
Paul D. Wiebe
McKittrick
Stanley Cooper
Arthur E. Armstrong
Evelyn M. Hendricks
L. O. Montgomery
Richland
J. C. Atkinson
Kenneth Handel
Robert H. Merz
Arthur J. Penner
Fred L. Starrh
Willie D. Henry
Harry J. Visser
Wasco Union
Keith H. Jones
Harry W. Planck
D.D.S
Jesse H. Winn
Kern County
Joint Union High
Albert S. Gould
Willard C. Myers
Mark Raney
Donald R. Barker
Wasco Union High
James Mack
A. Neufeld
Giles Z. T. Clemens
Loren Voth
Kern Joint Junior College
Henry L. Fuller
M.D
Chester C. Lucas
Shafter High Offers Four Week Special Subject Workshops
About 70 sophomore to senior English students join four week sessions in philosophy humanities mythology public speaking and creative writing. Courses include Introduction to Humanities led by William Decker Mythology taught by Jeannette Wheeler Public Speaking by Charles Van Blair and Creative Writing by Robert Maxwell to deepen cultural backgrounds and prep for liberal arts study.
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Shafter High School
Reguar English
Jeannette Wheeler
Miss Wheeler
Unoa
William Decker
Greece
Rome
Charles van Blair
van Blair
Robert Maxwell
Mrs. Andrea Anderson Visits West Hartford After Winter
Mrs. Andrea Anderson, mother of T. N. Anderson, left for West Hartford, Conn., after spending the winter at the Anderson home. They traveled to Phoenix to visit a friend before flying home, and stopped in La Mesa to see Mrs. Anderson's sister and husband en route.
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Andrea Anderson
T. N. Anderson
West Hartford
Conn
Anderson
Phoenix
Andersons
la Mesa
Mrs. Anderson
Enroute
Unusual New Mexico Town Names Highlight Loco Hills and More
The article notes several quirky town names in New Mexico including Loco Hills Pep Lingo Pie Town Rosebud and High Lone, illustrating the state's colorful place names.
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Loco Hills
Pep
Lingo
Pie Town
Rosebud
High Lonesome
New Mexico
Shafter’s 99th Birthday Marked By Oldest Local Resident
Mrs. Anna Enns of Shafter celebrated her 99th birthday, remaining active in gardening at her West Lerdo home. Born April 3, 1866 in Alexander Kron South Russia, she immigrated as a child, married Jacob A. Enns in 1887, moved to Shafter in 1920, and raised seven children with 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. She attends First Mennonite Church and enjoys family visits.
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Anna Enns
Shafter
Gove Nee Seeee
West Lerdo
Anna Sukau
Alexander Kron
South Russia
Aaron Sukau
America
Russia
Minnesota
Anna
Jacob A. Enns
Mountain Lake
Minn
Enns
Reedley
Jacob Enns
Anna Janzen
John Enns
Sarita Cruz
Katherine
Margaret Eymann
Fresno
Ennis
First Mennonite Church
Fresno State student seeks old issues on Henry J. Martens case
A Fresno State College history student requests all extant 1908 1909 Lerdo area land scandal papers. He asks if the Fresno newspaper archives go back that far and how to access them, offering to visit in person for research.
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Fresno State College
California
Henry J. Martens
Lerdo
Japanese Cooking Demonstration At Shafter High
Japanese cooking explained and demonstrated for Shafter High School advanced homemaking students on March 29 by the Japanese Methodist Church of Bakersfield. Demonstrators discussed techniques and traditions, including chopsticks use and bite sized pieces, with flower arranging lessons also shown.
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Sukiyaki
Shafter High School
Japanese Methodist Church of
Bakersfield
Yoshige Murotani
Taeko Iritani
Amy Lum
Frederick Cronkhite
Shafter High
Heaven
Earth
Laura Martens
Michelle Cooke
Shafter
France
Martens
Sweden
Hawaii
Kern District Clubs Meet Here Thursday
The ninth district convention for the Kern District California Federation of Women's Clubs is held at the Veteran's Memorial Hall in Shafter on Thursday. Registration and coffee begin at 8:45 am. The Shafter American Legion Post will present the colors and lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Dick Zenk will greet guests and Mrs Russell Paul, president of the Shafter club, will give the welcome.
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Kern
California Federation of Women's Clubs
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Shafter
Shafter American Legion Post
Dick Zenk
Russell Paul
Shafter Club
Obituary for Arthur Allen Hicks 71 of Oildale
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday at the Agee Family Funeral Home chapel for Arthur Allen Hicks 71 of 201 E Warren Avenue Oildale who died April 2 in a Bakersfield Hospital The Rev Dale Klint officiated and burial was in Shafter Memorial Park Hicks born January 1894 in Tennessee lived in California 30 years He was FHA project manager in Shafter 1954 1960 and in Oildale 1960 1962 He was a member of the Senior Citizens Club of Oildale Survivors include a daughter Mrs Charles Beighle and grandchildren in Shafter and Bakersfield and several sons and daughters in California Oklahoma Texas and Los Angeles Ten great grandchildren and fifteen grandchildren Pallbearers were Norman Voth Tommy Garrison Jack Janzen J T Everett Leon Morgan and John Sloas.
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Agee
Arthur Allen Hicks
E. Warren Avenue
Oildale
Bakersfield
Dale Klint
First Baptist Church
Shafter Memorial Park
Mr. Hicks
Termmessee
California
Shafter
Federal Housing Authority
F.H.A
Senior Citizens Club of
Charles Beighle
Sandra Haworth
Agiiten Patrick
Rick
Murphy Patrick
U.S.A.F
Vandenburg Air Force Base
Herbert W. Hicks
Simi
Calif
Alvis Hicks
Altus
Okla
Beighle
Mary Frances Lillard
Los Angeles
Beatrice Stone
Jers
Eula Feaster
Susanville
Beulah Frost
Quanah
Tex
Norman Voth
Tommy Garrison
Jack Janzen
J. T. Everett
Leon Morgan
John Sloas
Carl Oliver Grant Obituary at Greenlawn Mortuary
Carl Oliver Monk Grant 51 died in Klamath Falls Oregon. Born February 25 1914 he was native of Oklahoma. Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 a.m. in Memorial Chapel Greenlawn Mortuary with Rev Clint Wilkins officiating. Interment Garden of Roses. Survivors include his mother Hettie LeCompte of Salinas two sons Tommy in Fresno Donnie in Needles four daughters Diana OConnell Sharon McNelley Reba Vaughn Mary Bryan seven brothers and nine grandchildren.
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Carl Oliver
Monk) Grant
Klamath Falls
Ore
Greenlawn Mortuary
Clint Wilkins
First Missionary Baptist Church
Oildale
Garden of Roses
Greenlawn
Grant
Oklahoma
Hettie LeCompte
Salinas
Tommy
Fresno
Donnie
Needles
Mrs Melvin Flud Recovering After Bakersfield Hospital Stay
Mrs Melvin Flud of 439 Mark has returned home from Memorial Hospital Bakersfield where she recently underwent surgery and is reported recovering nicely.
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Melvin Flud
Mark
Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield
Mrs Albert W Wilson Returns Home From Surgery
Mrs Albert W Wilson resumes residence at 482 West Euclid Avenue after undergoing surgery at Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield. She returned home on Tuesday.
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Albert W. Wilson
West Euclid Avenue
Bakersfield
Memorial Hospital
Mrs Raymond Schill Progressing After Surgery
Mrs Raymond Schill of 363 Pine is reported progressing nicely after a recent surgery at a Bakersfield hospital.
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Raymond Schill
Pine
Bakersfield
Brenda Spears Honored At Fr iday Bridal Shower
Brenda Spears was honored at a lingerie shower on Friday March 26 at the Church of God Annex. Sue Allen and Helen Schmidt hosted. Miss Spears will wed Wayne Allen on April 1. Door prize went to Eula Burton and game prizes to Glenda Wilson and Teresa Jackson.
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Brenda Spears
Sue Allen
Helen Schmidt
Church of God Annex
Spears
Wayne Allen
Eula Burton
Glenda Wilson
Teresa Jackson
Shafter Families Start Three Week European Vacation
Four Shafter families depart from Los Angeles International Airport for a three week European tour including Germany Austria Switzerland France Belgium Luxembourg and Holland. The Ohannesons with children Joe Janie and Jeffry join the Mert Wiedmanns and their kids except Lynn who is in college. Moquists and Walhoads travel together aboard Lufthansa.
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Germany
Austria
Switzerland
France
Belgium
Luxemberg
Holland
John Ohanneso
Joe
Janie
Jeffry
Mert Wiedmanns
Lynn
James N. Moquist
V. T Walhoad
Lufthans
Los Angeles
Bakersfield Chamber Opposes Higher School Tax Rate
Bakersfield directors of the Chamber of Commerce voted Friday against the proposed 50 cent increase in the Kern County Joint Union High School District tax rate. The decisive stance reflects local opposition to the higher levy and its impact on residents and businesses.
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Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Kern County Joint Union
Evelyn Agee Wins T B Executive Group Seat
Mrs. Evelyn Agee was elected to the Tuberculosis and Health Association of Kern County executive committee at the Bakersfield annual meeting. Dr. M Marlin Clark of Delano named president elect. Dr. John Hamilton of Bakersfield honored for service.
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Evelyn Agee
Shafter
Tuberculosis and Health Association of
Kern County
Maison Jaussaud
Bakersfield
E. J. Selvidge
Buttonwillow
M. Marlin Clark
Delano
Thomas Larwood
Northwest Area
Loren Voth
Wasco
Davis Salkin
San Fernando Veteran Hospital
John_Hamilton
Kern County group opposes high school tax override
The Kern County Property Owners Association executive committee voted unanimously to oppose a proposed 50 cent tax override by the Kern County Union High School District. The motion was approved at a luncheon today ahead of the April 20 voter vote.
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Kern County Property Owners Association
Kern Couny Union
Caravan Inn
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