Shafter Chamber board updates and plans discussed
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce board heard reports on Legion Auxiliary Poppy Day plans traffic enforcement and road sign proposals. Violet Hemingson elected to replace Tony Brown on the board and Joins as Merchants Association chair. A promotion to boost Poppy Day proceeds includes movie stars a parade a beauty contest and a charity dance with profits staying in Shafter.
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Shafter
Chamber
Violet” Hemingson
Tony Brown
Hemingson
Merchants Association
Evelyn Agee
Cathy Morgan
Shafter Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Pat Kelly
Stockdale Highway
Alien Road
Bob Bann
Bann
Seaman McCright Serves Aboard USS Coral Sea Tonkin
Seaman Larry C. McCright of Shafter serves aboard the USS Coral Sea in the Gulf of Tonkin with the Seventh Fleet. The carrier participated in air strikes against North Vietnamese targets as part of Carrier Task Force 77 operations, including attacks on a radar and communications installation on Bach Long The.
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Coral Sea
Gulf of Tonkin
Larry C. McCright
USN
Alberta McCright
W. Marengo Avenue
Shafter
U.S
Seventh Fleet
Bach Long
Mrs Marie Cover Returns Home After Visit
Mrs Marie Cover mother of Mrs Frank Wisner who has been visiting her daughter Mrs Carol turned home Sunday after a stay away from her home city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Cover
Frank Wisner
Carol
Shafter High Receives Strong WASC Evaluation
A six member Western Association of Schools and Colleges visiting committee reported Shafter High School shows strengths in preparatory programs teaching guides qualified staff and campus upkeep. They noted needed improvements in science and industrial arts facilities and inter-department communication while commending student leadership and curriculum involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Shafter
Arthur H. Johnson
Wasc Accrediting Commission For
Shafter High
Association
Howard G. Snyder
Chowchilla High School
Donald Arakelian
Luton Joint Union High School
Ivan C. Crookshanks
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
Gary F. Jones
Hanford Joint Union High School
Thomas P. Kelly
Mojave High School
Stratton L. Talvin
Easter Holiday Visitors and College Students In Shafter
The Shafter Press seeks Easter holiday news on arrivals departures and visitors in the area. Include Easter guests local friends and any college students home for vacation. Call with information to share.
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Shafter Press
Shafter BPW Attends Central Conference
Shafter BPW members attended the Central Conference in Isware on April 10 and 11. Callers noted elections, installations, and reports from club presidents as District 1965 66 plans were adopted.
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Isware
Beatrice Hawes
Hanford
Central District
Anna Belle Brown
Tulare
Edith Hollister
Helen Starling
Ruth Church Gupta
California Federation of Bpw Clubs
Eva Lewis
Vi Salia
Audrey Waters
Oildale
Bessie Seism
Bakersfield
Ofamma Solomon
Reedley
Bernie Roberson
Visalia
Ruth Arnold
Fresno
Blanche Schonher
Gladys Ann Sheerin
Alice Bradley
Conin
Anna Mae Anderson
California Federation of Bpw
BPW
Washington
D. C
Delano
Virginia Sisco
Delano Club
Ojidale
Kaweah Club
Somers Appointed Police Commissioner in Shafter reshuffle
Shafter City Council session extends past nine as Bob Somers moves from council member to Police Commissioner amid resignations. Planning group duties, curb and sidewalk exchanges for right of way, and bids for city projects are discussed alongside building code adoption and park improvements.
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Somers
Hildebrand
City Council
Bob Somers
Tony Brown
C. H. Pope
Edwards Tract
Pope
James
Poso Street
al Finkbeiner
Ralph and
Betty Anderson
Anderson
Truman Blair
Rodriguez Parkette
Lerdo and Reiker Streets
Pg&e
Billi Sharp
20 30 Club
Zenk
Odessa Dorie Hight Birth Announcement
Odessa Dorie Hight was born Saturday April 10 weighing 8 pounds 15 ounces to Mr and Mrs Cecil Hight of 314 Rodriguez. She has four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessie Dorine Hight
Cecil Hight
Rodriguez
Birth of Michelle Evonne Daves in Bakersfield
Michelle Evonne Daves was born March 28 at Memorial Hospital Bakersfield to Mr and Mrs Johnny Daves of 406 Rodriguez. She is their first child.
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Loriann Mitchell
Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield
Charles Mitchell
Shaw
Mitchells
Debra Lea
Willie Mitchell
Shafter
Robert Tatum
Mitchell
Beverly Tatum
Michelle Evonne Daves
Johnny Daves
406 Rodriguez
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Chamber of Commerce
Dari- Delite
National Trailer Rentals
Fantas Company
Joe O’brien
Shafter Teen Sinedia
Vieter Hemingson
McCright
Tonkin
Ann Oglesby
Ricky Paul
American Legion
Leon Morgan
Ma Welton
Andrea Johnson
Finance & Thrift CO
Shafter City
Shafter Avenue
Gospel Assembly Church
North Wall & Golden West
B. G. Martin
Chevrolet
Richland Chevrolet Co
Central Ave
Shafter, Calif
Phone Pioneer
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