Dalke Plan Subdivision Development in Shafter
A petition to extend Dalke Brothers land into Shafter borders was presented to SPUD and the City Council. Land off Elm and Oak will add homes, with developers funding six inch sewer and water line extensions and providing curbs gutters and sidewalks.
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Shafter
Shafter Public Utility District
Elm and
Oak Streets
Dalke Brothers
Phil Channeson
Dalke
SPUD
New CAP Squadron Joins Bakersfield Bear Mountain Group
Shafter's Squadron 111 hosted a program Tuesday night welcoming the new CAP unit at Inyokern home to squadron 109. Lat. Charles Amos commanded. group members, including Capt. Vernon Pierce and WOs Dowty Attle and Little, attended with reports from a Portland regional meeting.
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Shafter
Squadron 111
Bakersfield
Bear Mountain Group 17
Inyokern
Charles Amos
Portland
Ore
Vernon Pierce
John Dowty
Don 1Attle
Pierce
District Juries Eye Art Displays For Kern County Contest
District juries for Kern County art competition have begun selecting three adult elementary and high school exhibits from various classes. Kernville opened events and results will follow. Arvin Panoma Shafter Ridgecrest Mojave Taft Delano Bakersfield districts will hold juries next week with finals set for May 9 10 and 11 at the new fair grounds.
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Kern
Kernville
Arvin
Panama
Shafter
Ridgecrest
Mojave
Taft
Delano
Bakersfield
Students Compete In Little Seven Play Day at Rosedale
Rio Bravo students joined peers from Rosedale Norris Maple Lerdo Greeley Fruitvale for a non competitive athletic day at Rosedale School from 9 to 11 30 Saturday. Teams mixed across the Little Seven League played volleyball basketball baseball and relays with a free play area. Host principal Mr Mc Ginnis supervised as Rio Bravo teachers William Benton Frank O Neil Graham Lovelace and Dorothy Erikson attended. Mrs Lola Parker and Jim Fowler of San Francisco visited relatives on Riverside Drive.
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RIO Bravo
Rosedale
Norris
Maple
Lerdo
Greeley
Fruitvale
Little Seven League
Mr. McGinnis
Rosedale School
William Benton
Frank O'Neil
Graham Lovelace
Dorothy Erikson
Crowds Fill Tent for Epp Crusade in Shafter California
Evangelist Theo H. Epp of Lincoln Nebraska speaks to capacity crowds at the Back To The Bible Evangelistic Crusade in a large tent at California and Kern Streets Shafter. The event runs through April 26 with Norman Voth trumpet and tenor solos and a Crusade Choir. Delegations from up to 60 miles attend and extra seating is being added. J Darrel Handel assists in music and campaign details.
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Theo H. Epp
Lincoln
Neb
California and
Kern Streets
Shafter
Greater
Norman” Voth
Word of Life Hour
New York City
Evangelis
KWSO
J. Darrel Handel
Amateur Art Contest Winners Listed for 1953 District
The 1953 Shafter district art contest winners were announced by Sara Jung. In adult divisions, first place oil or opaque went to Mrs J D Norris, second to Mrs Joyce Williams, third to Julia F Jenkins. water colors to Mrs Mary Starrh, second to Mrs Norris, third to Mrs Williams. other media first to Joyce Bell. Elementary winners were Frankie Wheeler, Margaret Snow, Robbie Miller all Wasco. kindergarten Leslie Jones, John Ricketts Wasco. Christine Neuman Shafter. grades 4-6 Reba Phillips Shafter, Jeanette Marks Wasco, Charles Holt Wasco. high school winners included Harvey Friedley, Barbara Wroten, Deanna Bergen all Shafter.
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J.D. Norris
Shafter
Joyce Williams
Julia F. Jenkins
Wasco
Mary Starrh
Norris
Williams
Joyce. Bell
Frankie Wheeler
Margaret Snow
Robbie Miller
Monte Rose
Lost Hills
Charles Payne
Buttonwillow
Julia
Arteola
Galante Plans Boys' Athletic Club Summer Program
Shafter High School teacher Joe Galante reorganizes the Boys' Athletic Club for vacation season. The group, with 19 youths per session, meets every other day and focuses on sports fundamentals and field trips in the San Joaquin Valley. The program runs from June 1 through much of the summer, with parent notices circulating in the Shafter area.
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Joe Galante
Shafter
San Joaquin Valley
Galante
Galente
Hat Hop Friday Planned by Shafter High Drama Clubs
Shafter High School drama clubs sponsor a Hat Hop Friday night in the school cafeteria. Prizes go to the funniest prettiest and most original hats for both boys and girls after judging by Emma Mansfield Rosalie Sade and John Notley.
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Shafter “High School
Beth McClean
Emma Mansfield
Rosalie Sade
John Notley
Special Concession Offered for Pototo n Cotton Festival
Service organizations women s clubs and veterans groups may run a fund making concession at Shafter county park during the sixth annual Pototo n Cotton Festival barbecue. Johnson asks each organization if interested to operate a concession to determine booth numbers to be built by J L Dandy Co. Booths will surround the county park to maximize space provide refreshments and amusements during the show.
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Shafter County Park
Nick Johnsi
J. L. Dandy Co
Organi
Zation
Johnson
Tthe County ‘Park
Second Graders Demonstrate Speech Program at Rio Bravo
Second graders from Rio Bravo School presented a classroom demonstration at Standard School last Saturday during a speech conference. Bob Benoit, the Rio Bravo speech therapist, and Wanda Dozier, a second grade teacher, led the session with students Roberta Townsend Patricia McNatt Jerry Anderson Tommy Jones Jerry Jones Loyd Turney Dennis Townsend Dennis Beeson Wanda Ledbetter David Skidmore Charles Dobbs and Jackie Harris.
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Rio. Bravo
Rio Bravo
Standard School
Bob Benoit
Wanda Dozier
Roberta Townsend
Patricia McNatt
Jerry Anderson
Tommy Jones
Jerry Jones
Loyd Turney
Dennis Townsend
Dennis Beeson
Wanda Ledbetter
David Skidmore
Charles Dobbs
Jackie Harris
CSF Convention Draws 50 Shafter High Members
More than fifty California Scholarship Federation students from Shafter High School attended the CSF convention hosted by Arvin High School today, sharing plans and achievements with fellow members.
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Shafter High School
California Scholarship Federation
CSF
Arvin High School
Cub Scouts Awarded at First Mardi Gras Event in Richland
Cub Scouts received awards during their first annual Mardi Gras Monday event in Richland cafeteria. Activities included game booths, refreshments, a costume parade with parents, and den skits. Den mothers listed include Mesdames Ernie Panero Harold Greene Reg Hammond Leroy Chase Mary Shultz and A G Whitson.
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Cub Scouts
Richland
Den
Mesdames Ernie
Panero
Harold Greene
Reg Hammond
Leroy Chase
Mary Shultz
A. G. Whitson
Sidney Graves
Wolf
Carl Dom+iney
Bear
Channing Howell
Lion
Michael Crafton
Corky . Parrett
George King
Ray Fortenberry
Jimmy Whitson
Arnold Smith
Pudge Greene
Art Brown
Girls from Shafter to attend East Bakersfield Playday
A busload of girls from Shafter High School will attend the special Girls Athletic Playday at East Bakersfield High School Saturday afternoon. Miss Shirley Harris, the physical education instructor, will accompany the group.
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Shafter High School
East Bakersfield High School
Shirley Harris
Kern Academy Youth To Conduct Canvass
Kern Academy youths will conduct a door to door canvass this Wednesday to support and extend Seventh Day Adventist Church mission work. Pastor Stanley Huen notes the event marks the 50th anniversary of the annual appeal and aims to reach its goal through church members and business firm contributions.
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Kern Academy
Seventh- Day Adventist Church
Stanley Huen
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San Francisco
Elmer Richards
Riverside Drive
Clara Schnaidt
Workman's
Clara J. Schnaidt
Central Ave
Dick Smith
Shafter Area
Epp
J. Darrell Handel
Sara Jung
Arden
Shafter Billiards
Trena
Bologna
Betty Crocker
del Monte Spring Garden
del Monte
del Monte Pineapple
Bugs
Berthy
Golden State
Central Avenue
Ming Time
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