Brey Family Returns Visit to Shafter
Mr and Mrs Carl Brey of Alhambra California return to Shafter for a visit with Mr and Mrs Bill Perryman and son Tim. They enjoy an extended vacation in their trailer home traveling through Arizona and California. Mrs Pedigo who is Mrs Perryman’s daughter will substitute teething in Shafter for the next three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Brey
Alhambra
Calif
Shafter
Bill Perryman
Tim
Arizona
California
Mrs. Brey
Mrs. Perryman
W. O. Parker
Thomas Pedigo
Tennessee
State Sales Top Twenty Billion Mark
California reported a slight rise in taxable transactions in Q4 1957, totaling 5.384 billion dollars. James H. Quinn of the State Board of Equalization cited a quarterly high, lifting 1957 taxable transactions to a record 20 billion dollars, surpassing Q4 1956 by about one half of one percent as year end growth slowed across most business classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
James H. Quinn
State Board of Equalization
Science Fair at Bakersfield College Showcases Sidewinder Missile
Bakersfield College hosts a science fair April 8 to 10 featuring a sidewinder guided missile from the Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake. Over 400 exhibits from Kern County high schools mark the event while a separate report notes a drop in 1957 final quarter retail sales versus 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield College
Naval Ordnance Test Station
China Lake
Kern County
George A. Tucker Discharged From Marine Corps
George A. Tucker son of Mr and Mrs James G Tucker 350 E Orange St was discharged from the U S Marine Corps He entered service in June 1956 and trained at San Diego Jacksonville Fla and Memphis Tenn where he spent six months in advance training He now aims to study engineering at Bakersfield College while working part time at the Shafter Press
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Tucker
James G. Tucker
E. Orange Street
U. S. Marine Corps
Tucker
San Diego
Jacksonville
Florida
Memphis
Tennessee
Bakersfield College
The
Shafter Press
Quantico, Va
Morton E. Brown
Ed A. Brown
Mannel Ave
Shafter, Calif
Lt. Brown
Stanford University
Farm Implement Company Adopts Massey Ferguson Name
Nikkel Iron Works announces shareholders approved by-law name change to Massey-Ferguson to align with two flagship products the self-propelled combine and Ferguson System tractor. New branding includes tri‑triangle MF logo, red and grey colors, and a global sales push from Massey-Ferguson, the world’s second largest farm equipment maker with 17 factories in seven countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikkel Iron Works
Massey- Harris-Ferguson
Shafter
Massey-Ferguson
al Nikkel
M.F
Easter home visits of Anderson and Lowen students
Alleen Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen C Anderson spent Easter at home then returned to the College of the Pacific Stockton where she studies homemaking. Helena Lowen daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Lowen spent Easter at home and returned to the College of the Pacific Stockton as a freshman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alleen Anderson
Allen C. Anderson
Andersons
Munzer
Miss Anderson
College of Pacific
Stockton
Helena Lowen
Herbert Loewen
College of the Pacific
Camp Fire notes on Aowakiya group project progress
The Aowakiya Camp Fire group in Richland is advancing on their Fire Maker's Bank with kitchen outdoor meals and a newsroom tape project at KWSO. Parents engage actively while each girl serves on committees, crafts ceremonial pillows, prepares dinners, and plans a public display at Richland School Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upp
Carpenteria
KWSO
Bob Bann
Richland School
Edith Kempthorne
Richland P.T.A
Kathy Bergman
Mary Caraway
Marcia Craig
Connie Hare
Roberta Channeson
Sharon Peters
Patsy Russell
Mary Thompson
Lynn Thompson
Gail Wipf
Arthur Craig
Jack Hare
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Harold C
Chester Ave
Classififn
Fairview
Walker ST
Pioneer
George Tucker
Scott
Folger's
Arden
Boy-Ar-Dee
Armour's
Boston
Cello
Morrell
Food Bank
K-Y
Artichokes
Calayo
APPLE
del Monte
Pillsbury White Orchangel Food
Borden
Starlac
Kellogg's
Booth
Se . Vaur
Craan Stiama Staras
Central Avenue
Vienna
Hormel
Kraft
Lux
Lou
Central Ave
Esther Williams
Ogle Bros
Farm Implement Company
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