Kern County No 1 oil producer in state with 1963 value
Kern County produced 121 881 barrels valued at 248 541 000 in 1963 per the Board of Trade. The county led California in oil output and its crude production was the highest since 1956. Asphalto Field expansion boosted daily averages and new wells, with 1 479 completions and 19 403 producing wells reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KERN
Kern County
Board of Trade
Albert C. Fritsche
Conservation Committee of
California Oil
Produ
James Radoumis
California
Fritsche
Asphalto
Herbert Roberts
Jeffries to Attend Cal Poly Agriculture Program
Ryan Jeffries son of Mr and Mrs Phil Jeffries Shaffer will enroll at California State Polytechnic College in the fall quarter starting mid September. He will graduate from Shaffer High School next June and has played in the school orchestra and band and was a Key Club member. He will major in farm management income tax problems farm cost accounting farm marketing and livestock and crop management as outlined by Warren T Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan Jeffries
Phil Jeffries
Shaffer
Agriculture Fornia State Pebtoanalt Rocollege
Ryan
Shaffer High School
Key Club
Warren T. Smith
Jeffries
Missionary Lillian Dickerson to Speak at Bakersfield Church
Mrs. Lillian R. Dickerson a Formosa missionary will lead a meeting at 7 30 Monday evening in First Presbyterian Church Bakersfield 1705 17th Street The Mustard Seed Inc a non profit aids lepers orphans street boys and aborigines operates milk stations clinics and schools in Formosa and poverty areas The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian R. Dickerson
Formosa
First Presbyterian Church of
Bakersfield
17Th Street
Mustard Seed, Inc
California
Mustard Seed
Rev Spear to Join Clergy Retreat at Mount Calvary
The Rev. John D. Spear of St. Mark's Episcopal Church will spend a week at Mount Calvary in Santa Fe for a religious retreat. Mount Calvary is a West Coast branch of the Order of the Holy Cross, a male religious order within the Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Spear
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Mount Calvary
Santa Fe
Mt. Calvary
The
Order of the Holy Cross
Episcopal Church
Shafter 1934 Class Reunion Set
A class reunion for the graduating class of 1934 will be held April 25 at the Shafter Motel. Social hour from 6 to 7, dinner at 7, followed by a program. Organizers include Raymond Neu feld Porterville Frank Johnson Roland Dargata Alvina Hildebrand Bergman Evelyn Unruh Gaede and Lena Hein Panero. Od Class teachers invited, including Principal E. J. Peery. Prizes for the oldest momentos bringer, married, longest distance, and most grandchildren.
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Shafter Motel
Raymond Neufeld
Porterville
Frank Johnson
Roland Dargata
Alvina Hildebrand Bergman
Evelyn Unruh Gaede
Lena Hein Panero
E. J. Peery
Maple area notes on birth, school delays and Scout trip
Reports from Maple include birth of a granddaughter to Mr and Mrs William Goertzen now in Fresno. School delays occurred as drivers could not pick up students due to route issues, water pump motor replacement and well cleaning. Maple Scouts plan a Sequoia trip April 18 19 and Maple Public Schools Week Open House is set for April with Clyde Johnson inviting all parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Goertzen
Maple
Sn Cae
Tae
Fresno
Maple Scouts
Sequoia
Shafter
Maple School
Clyde Johnson
Shafter High Names and Leaves Reported by District Board
The Board of Trustees lists Miss Naficy JL Brokl as a probationary teacher at Shafter High. Richard G Hause from Foothill High gains sabbatical for 1964 65. Mrs Yvette Cloud of Shafter High receives leave. Joseph H Sparks resigns from Shafter School faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naficy JL. Brokl
Board of Trustees
Shafter High School
Richard G. Hause
Shafter
Foothill High School
Yvette Cloud
Shafter~High
Iac
Joseph H. Sparks
Peters Six Day Coast Trip Enjoyed by Maple Residents
Mr. and Mrs. John Peters of Maple and Mr. and Mrs. Ike Peters of Wasco spent six days sightseeing along California’s coast last week. They traveled as far north as Eureka to view the Mendocino coastline and enjoyed lunch in a rain forest setting. The trip included a ride on a small train from Fort Bragg through Nevada City Grass Valley and Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple
John Peters
California
Ike Peters
Wasco
Eureka
Mendocino
Nevada City
Grass Valley
Auburn
Maple Band to Perform Concert for Students and Parents
Maple School Band directed by Mrs. Sandra Nicol will present a short outdoor concert for students in fourth through eighth grade and interested parents at the school on Wednesday morning April 15 at 10 45. The program includes Holiday in France When You Wish Upon a Star Jubilee Over the Rainbow Pass in Review Irish Folk Song and When the Saints Marching In. Mrs Nicol will introduce each band section and demonstrate instruments to acquaint children with music.
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Maple
Sandra Nicol
France
Nicol
Veterans Questions About VA Education and Examinations
Veterans ask about the War Orphans Education Assistance program offering up to $110 monthly for 36 months of schooling or vocational training. They seek free physical exams, which are allowed only in connection with applying for benefits or hospitalization, not for private purposes.
Talent Show at Union Church Friday Evening
The Congregators of Union Congregational Church present The Sound of Music on Friday April 17 at 7 30 p m in Veterans Memorial Hall. Fred Starrh and Ben Goosen direct the program with a community orchestra conducted by Dick Southwick performing selections by Rogers and Hammerstein. The public is invited to attend.
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Union Congregational Chw
Veeran’s Memorial Hall
Fred Starrh
Ben Goosen
Dick Southwick
Rogers and Hammerstein
Earliest Brewing Evidence on Mesopotamian Tablet
A Mesopotamian female tablet shows two men stirring a brewery vat, marking the earliest written record of the brewing process.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Age of Shafter Press
Cal Poly
Rev Spear
Roger Neufeld
Shafter High
Chevrolet
Wielmirle Ela
Central Ave
Richland Chevrolet Co
Shafter, Calif
Maple Band
Central’ave
Shafter, California
Alvis Smith
Shafter Ave
Tom Beam
Meat Dept
U.S.D.A
del Haven
Kern Valley
Weiners
Pillsbury Flour
NuMar Cleo
Lux
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