Overseas Civilian Jobs For Vets Now Available
Veterans Service Center head Jack Hare announces overseas postings in the South Pacific for veterans only. Available trades include painters auto mechanics electricians welders riggers and related fields with comparatively high pay. Details at Shafter Veterans Service Center in Jack Hare Inc. office at Central and Santa Fe corner.
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Jack Hare
Veterans Service Center
Hare
South Pacific Islands
Shafter ‘Veterans Service Center
New Play Chosen For Drama Class At Shafter High
Shafter High School selects the comedy Brother Goose for the spring drama, to be staged Friday May 16. William Davidson wrote the play directed by Burton D. Filut with Eugene Neufeld as assistant director.
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Shafter High School
William Davidson
Burton D. Filut
Eugene Neufeld
High School Receives Surplus Shop Building
Taft area Shafter High School adds a surplus building moved from Gard ner Field to the farm department. Principal Jack M. Hill said the 20 by 120 foot structure will be converted into a farm mechanics shop as part of Kern County Union High School District efforts to ease crowded shop classes until permanent facilities are built.
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Gardner Field
Taft
Shafter High School
Jack M. Hill
Kern County Union
Services Held For 9 Year Old Johnny Foster
Funeral services for Johnny Logan Foster age nine will be at 10 00 a m at Janzen Chapel He was born August 13 1936 in Cordell Oklahoma and raised in Shafter He leaves parents three brothers Billy Wayne Clarence and William two sisters Mrs R A Evans and Mrs C E Coalson and three uncles Reverend Orval Seago of the Nazarene Church Burial will be at Shafter Cemetery
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Janzen Chapel
Johnny Logan Foster
Cordell
Oklahoma
Shafter
Jonah Br
Richland School
Billy Wayne
High School Officials Talk With Eighth Grade Graduates
Shafter High School officials led talks at Maple Richland and Rio Bravo elementary schools to inform eighth graders of high school programs and registration for next fall. Principal Jack M Hill and Counselor Ray Kitts distributed circulars and gathered course interest data for planning.
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Shafter High School
Richland
Maple
Rio Bravo
Jack M. Hill
Ray Kitts
Maple School
Bruner Steps Down as Pastor of Local Baptist Church
Reverend J. W. Bruner, pastor of the First Baptist Church, announces resignation effective June 15 to pursue further study in education. He plans to teach in a Christian college or seminary and has been regarded for progressiveness and community impact during his year of service.
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J. W. Bruner
First Baptist Church
Bruner
Woman's Club hears Kern County history talk
Jess Stockton county superintendent of schools spoke at the Shafter Wednesday Afternoon Club on Kern County history from early days through agriculture and oil wealth. He urged building now but planning for a future with diminishing oil, and members approved officers and delegates for district and state meetings.
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Shafter
Jess Stockton
Rolf Jacobsen
Stockton
Kern County
Woody
United States
Jacobsen
Brown
Harry Vannatta
J. W. Lassiter
Vannatta
O. G. Ohlsson
T. V. Little
Ohlsson
Ed Brown
Kern
Mrs. Brown
Doris Davis
Ella Mae Starrh
al Gays
Frizzell
Greene
J. H. Fuller
New 20 30 Club Formed In Arvin
A new 20 30 International club has been formed in Arvin as Kern county groups expand. Regular meetings are held while the charter application proceeds. Other Kern clubs include Shafter Wasco Delano Bakersfield and Taft.
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Kern County
Arvin
Kern
Shafter
Wasco
Delano
Bakersfield
Taft
City Increases Building Permit Fees and Police Car Purchase
City Council heard Building Inspector E. K. Grant compare local permit fees with state county and Wasco rates. They adopted state and county rates by resolution. Irvin E. Fike won the bid for a 1947 Plymouth Tudor Sedan for Shafter Police. Sewage facilities discussion was postponed to the Public Utilities meeting.
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E. K. Grant
Wasco
Grant
Irvin E. Fike
Card of Thanks for kindness and sympathy
We express thanks for kindness and sympathy during our bereavement and for the floral offerings from friends. Mr and Mrs Sam Scott Jr and Bion Alwort Cantal Mr and Mrs Albert Cartes
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Sam Scott, Jr
Bion
Alwort Cantal
Albert Cartes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shafter Press
Priday
J. C. Penner
Central Ave
Kelly & Channeson
Phone Shafter Vist
Church of God
Carl Shepard
Wasco. Woodrow
Rake
Spy Scouts of America
Carlson
Boy Scouts of America
Norman Levin
Thrifty Drug Stores Co., Inc
Thrifty
HOR Bes Scouts of America
California
McCall
Ishafter Mercantile CO
Friendly Dept. Store
Wes
Duane Neufeld
Jeff
Bob Teeters
Donald Nikkel
Driver
Mack Wilcoxon
Virgil Grisso
Hyacinth
Jean Wright
Bonnie Bender
Carol
Joy Rutland
Virginia Bartel
Eve
Beverly Duke
Joyce Bender
Peg
Betty Taylor
Virginia Frizzell
Lenore
Jean Gaede
Wanda Smith
Sarah
Johnny Foster
Baptist Church
Woman’s Club
the Music Shop
C.F.M
G.E. Motors
Neuman & Johnson
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