Farm Bureau Meeting Hear Reports From Buttonwillow Region
Buttonwillow Farm Bureau Hall hosted a session where Curtis Graves and Lloyd Stovall reported on the Regional Roundup. Officers elections are set for May 5 and the county barbecue is planned for May 9 at Hart Memorial Park.
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Buttonwillow
Farm Bureau
Curtis Graves
Lloyd ‘Stovall
A. Representa
California Marketing
Buttonwillow Bank
Orge Parker
Hart Memorial Park
Associated Women of
Buttonwillow Students Enter Beardsley Writing Contest
Buttonwillow students competed in a dramatic and creative writing contest at Beardsley School on April 2. Irvin Craig, speech consultant, led contestants Darlene Garrison Marcia Worden Linda Hood Ken Fawn Patricia Owen William Woolcot Darrelyn Tracy and Reba Martin to participate at the county meet.
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Buttonwillow
Beardsley School
Irvin Craig
Darlene Garrison
Marcia Worden
Linda Hood
Ken Fawn
Patricia Owen
William Woolcot
Darrelyn Tracy
Reba Martin
Mrs Strauss and Mrs Taylor Speak at Evening Program
Mrs Robert Strauss and Mrs Merle Taylor will speak. Marvin Poor led the program which closed the evening with the Kelloge Trio performing a set of numbers on accordion and guitar.
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Robert Strauss
Merle Taylor
Marvin Poor
Kelloge
Shafter High Senior Carnival Plans Move Ahead
Shafter High School clubs plan booths for the annual Senior Carnival on the football field Apr 18. Proceeds fund the senior banquet. Faculty advisers are Mrs. Amelia Cornell and Dusty Rhoads. Various booths include liquid dunking, marriages and divorces, egg tossing, vaudeville, snow cones, strength tester, steer weight guesses, Penny Arcade, Wheel of Fortune, and more.
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Shafter High School
Amelia Cornell
Rhoads
Girls Athletic Association
Hi-Y
Future Farmers of America
Generals Rout Exeter in League Tennis Face Wasco Tigers
Shafter High School Generals swept Exeter Monarchs 6-0 in all matches. Johnny DeVincenzo won 6 4 6 3, Jack Hughes 6 4 6 1, Kenny Handle 6 1 6 2, Perry Gaede 6 4 9 7 in doubles, with Siemens 11 9 6 3 and Friedley Harvey 6 0 6 1 also victorious. Apr 16 Wasco visit, Apr 18 Coalinga Horn Toads visit.
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Shafter High School Generals
Exeter Monarchs
Corcoran
Exeter
Generals
Johnny DeVincenzo
Shafter
Dobson
Secon
Jack Hughes
du Wayne Streeper
Lowell Glenn
Harvey Friedley
Dwight Harvey
Streeper
Dungan
Wasco
Tigers
Coalinga Horntoads
Drunk Drivers Pay $350 Fine in Shafter City Case
Two drunk driving suspects paid fines totaling 350 dollars last week within South Shafter. Lyndel Edward Tyler, 28, of Shafter, faced drunk driving reckless driving and hit and run charges after his vehicle knocked over a county road sign near Smith's Corner. The second suspect, Anasio M. Pacheco, 41, a Mexican Colony resident, paid 150 dollars in a city case with charges of drunk and reckless driving.
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South Shafter
E. K. Grant
Lyndel Edward Tyler
Shafter
Blake Witcher
Buick Roadmaster promises value with sturdy frame and thrifty engine
Advertises the Roadmaster lineup with a Fireball eight engine, high compression mileage, and sturdier construction. Highlights lower cost of ownership, optional white sidewalls, and standard wheel crests on Roadmaster with other series offering optional extras. Mentions model changes without notice.
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Buick
Corporal Sparks Receives Combat Infantry Badge in Korea
Corporal Charles Sparks Jr of Shafter earned the Combat Infantryman Badge with the 40th Infantry Division in Korea. The unit from Southern California trained 16 months in Japan before deployment in January, Sparks serving in Company C, 180th Infantry Regiment.
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Korea
Cpl
Charles Sparks, Jr
Shafter
40Th Infantry
California
National Guard
Japan
Sparks
180Th Infantry Regiment
Tractor fire damages Al Koehn’s field near Cherokee Strip
Firefighters reported a tractor owned by Al Koehn in Arnold Koehn Field damaged by fire. Loss was estimated around 500 dollars with initial notes from county firemen. The blaze occurred about 7:35 a.m. on the reported day.
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Arnold Koehn
al Koehn
Cherokee Strip
Cox
Shafter
Reg
California
Trol
By Stander
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J. J. Baerg
D.C
Central Ave
By Ray Albert
Standard Oil Company of California
Bay Albert
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Shafter Press
J. E. Wheeler
Wheeler Furniture Co
Anna Faye
Cooper
Caroline Spitzer
Jerry Mixon
Kay Roberts
Horizon Club
Lirary Ub.he Cali Rary Scholarship Federation
Aviation Science Club
Pyrenees
Sumner Street
Bakersfield
Wasco Tigers
Los Flojos
Granite Station
Harry West
Coberly
P.G
U. S
PGE
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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