Local Boy Wins $10,000 Settlement in Kern County
Five year old Roger Dale Steelman was awarded a $10,000 settlement in Superior Court for injuries from an January accident caused by his father Theodora Steelman. The award set a county minor-claim record and will fund a guardianship until age 21.
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Herbert H. Loewen
Warren Stockton
Kern County
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Loewen
Wasco
Dressler
Steelmans
Morris B. Chain
Another Car Lot Opens In Shafter
Opening of a used car lot at the corner of Central Valley Highway and State Street in Shafter took place last Saturday. Proprietor Lloyd Hankins of Bakersfield has 10 years in the used car game and plans to move to Shafter permanently. The lot already features a varied selection and invites the public to view offerings.
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Rotarians Hear Walker on Kern County History and Wagon Trail
Shafter Rotary heard Walker discuss Kern County origins and a 1849 Death Valley to Kern County wagon trek. He contrasted with the Donner Party and noted an upcoming Centennial in Eastern Kern to honor the 1842 trail. Rotary and festival delegates promoted the Shafter Potato Festival at the meeting.
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Cawelo Motel
Walker
Death Valley
Donner
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Shafter
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Rotaryens
Rotaryens, Representa Tie Shafter
Bill Stoller
Bakersfield College Players at Shafter High School Program
Bakersfield College will visit Shafter High School on April 19 to present an assembly aimed at stimulating interest in the local college curriculum. The program includes a greeting, a drama titled A Doctor in Spite of Himself, music by the A Cappella Choir, and a male quartet set. Performers include Winston Rust Valerie Bates Alice Rogers Phyllis Wishard Carolyn Russell Bill Anderson Charles Herndon George Priest Fred Pease Bill Rittenhouse Mack Wilcoxon with Wilcoxon a Shafter High alum and son of Rev. Sam Wilcoxon.
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Shafter High School
Winston Rust
Valerie Bates
Alice Rogers
Phyllis Wishard
Carolyn Russell
Bill Anderson
Charles Herndon
A Capella
Kentucky Mountain Plaint
Erie Canal
George Priest
Fred Pease
Bill Rittenhouse
Mack Wilcoxon
Sam Wilcoxon
Shafter
Republicans Convene First Kern County Dinner in Shafter
The Kern County Republican Central Committee inaugurates a policy of periodic countywide meetings with a dinner in Shafter. More than 30 attendees from various regions joined committee members and party supporters at the Shafter Motel.
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Bakersfield Speller Wins County Contest
Two girls from Emerson and Washington Junior High Schools won county wide spelling honors at a Kern County contest sponsored by KERN radio. Marjorie Trammel finished first and Madene Powell was runner-up, with the state finals set for Sacramento May 7. Other participants included Frances Avenell Richland Shafter Dolly Blanton Buttonwillow Priscilla Guezer Lerdo and Shirley Neu feld Maple.
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Marjorie Trammel
Madene Powell
Emerson
Washington
Kern County
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Sacramento
Frances Avenell
Richland School
Shafter
Dolly Blanton
Buttonwillow
Priscilla Guezer
Lerdo
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Betty Crocker
Pyequick
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Rex
Gerbers Baby Food
California
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter Mercantile Co
Central Ave
Airco Oxygen & Acetylene
Airco
Frank Russell Mfg. CO
Shafter, Calif
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