Directors Urge Backers To Switch To Cowboy Attire
Festival directors push Western dress for the Shafter Potato Festival planning session. Chairman Bill Stoller questions lack of cowboy hats downtown as Kern County Chamber of Commerce meeting in Bakersfield gears up next Monday. Committee heads outline duties on acts publicity rodeo and concessions while queen contestants attend.
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Bill Stoller
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Bakersfield
Shafter Festival Committee
Stoller
Earl A. Weil
Clarence Neuman
Harlin Wilson
Jack Hare
Joe Frizzell
Mary Frances
Bebe) Channeson
Edna Rodgers
Donna Baughman
Donna Dalke
Sybil Nelmsee
Thieves Escape With 290 Using Victim Torch
Police seek one gang of thieves who used a welding torch to crack a safe at Richland plant after moving it to a restroom. they stole 950 dollars in cash and a 1300 cashier’s check from the office of ray duerken manager richland. the same burglars hit king lumber across the street but took nothing.
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Richiard Cheon
Hanley Witcher
Ray Duerksen
Richland
King Lumber Company
Witcher
Battle expands against Oriental fruit fly in Shafter area
California's fight against the Oriental fruit fly extends to Shafter with Ned Smith an nounced. Traps to catch the pest are placed in seven local orchards including Sills ranch Poppy Farm John DeVicenzo's orchard Mettler Farms Harlin Wilson Jerome Mettler's and J F Anderson's plum trees within the county.
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California
Shafter
Ned Smith
County Agricultural Commissioner
Sills Ranch
John DeVicenzo
Rchard
Mettler Farms
Harlin Wilson
Jerome Mettler
J. F. Anderson
Smith
Accused Driver Dave Filatoff Freed on Bail
Dave Filatoff aged 34 from Semi Tropic is freed on $300 bail to await a hearing before Police Judge Frank G. Shaw. The exact appearance date is pending police reports.
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Dave Filatoff
Frank G. Shaw
Local Man Scheduled for May 17 Hearing on Drunkenness
Henry F. Black a 47 year old Garrison City worker is set to appear before Justice of the Peace E. K. Grant on May 17 on charges of drunkenness and threatening with a hammer.
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Henry F. Black
Garrison City
Justice of the Peace
E. K. Grant
Spud Men to Vote on Agreement in California
California potato growers vote on a proposed federal marketing administration office in Bakersfield. Meetings precede the referendum with Shafter at 7:30 p.m. and similar sessions in Delano Wasco Arvin and absentees via the PMA office on 254 M St. Absentee ballots available five days before the referendum.
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California
Federal Marketing Administration
Bakersfield
Shafter
Ithe
Kern Hotel
Delano
Wasco Elementary
Comunity Hall
Arvin
Guthrie Hearing Set for Wednesday
Harold H. Guthrie a 27 year old service station operator faces a preliminary hearing at 10 am Wednesday before Justice of the Peace Stewart Magee in Bakersfield. He is charged with one count of robbery and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. The victims Mr and Mrs W E Murray survived injuries from the Bakersfield incident. Guthrie was captured by Bakersfield police after a month long search.
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Harold H. Guthrie
Harket
Shafter
Justice of the Peace
Stewart Magee
Bakersfield
Guthrie
W. E. Murray
Whiskerino Contest Blossoms at Potato Festival
The Whiskerino contest opens at 1 p m on May 20 at the city park bandstand with divisions for beard types and styles. E D Boots Perry, local barber, chairs the judging as prizes from Sprouse Reitz Co Shafter Drug Store Wallace Department Store Justesen s Safeway and McClures Drug store are awarded for best beard categories and novelty growth.
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E. D
Boots) Perry
Sprouse-Reitze Co
Shafter Drug Store
Wallace Department Store
Justesen’s
McClure’s Drug Store
Buttonwillow Superintendent To Replace O. T. Olson Here
Bruce T. Crawford 39 year old Buttonwillow School District superintendent for 13 years is named to head the Richland School District in a $24 million system. He succeeds O T Olson and will start July 1. Crawford a Kern County native studied at Wasco High Bakersfield Junior College and USC with further UC graduate work. Buttonwillow district serves 6 million assessed value and 662 students in a daily attendance. Richland district serves about 1700. Crawford will move to Shafter with wife Milys and son Michael.
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Bruce T. Crawford
Buttonwillow
Richland
O. T. Olson
Kern Cunty
Crawford
Wasco High School
Bakersfield Junior College
University of Southern California
University of California
Buttonwillow District
Milys
Michael
Sidewalks Bid Awarded After Previous Town Bid Controversy
The city granted a $45 881 bid to Adolph Hansen and C E Rawlings of Bakersfield for Tulare Manuel district sidewalks and gutters. The award, lower than the original $50 532 estimate, follows the Anderson Company bid of $37 667 being withdrawn amid payment confusion. Anderson forfeited a $4000 bond, now directed to the general fund.
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Tulare-Manuel
Adolph Hansen
C. E. Rawlings
Bakersfield
Anderson Company
Visalia
Hansen-Rawlings
Anderso Company
Shafter to honor Olson with May 11 community banquet
Richland School District plans a 7 p.m. May 11 banquet in the Richland Cafeteria to honor O. T. Olson retiring in June after long service. Miss Helen Holmes heads arrangements for the event with tickets at Stringham's and McClure's Drug Stores. the Rotary Club will run the program.
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Richland
Shafter
O. T. Olson
Olson
Helen Holmes
Richland Teacher's Club
Stringham’s
McClure’s
Rotary Club
Field Day and Seed Potato Group Annual Meeting Held
Field Day at Shafter with the Seed Potato Group featured explanations by Drs. O A Lorenz Glenn Davis and Jack Oswald of the University of California extension service. A luncheon at Canelo Motel was planned by Bill Camp president. John Picket spoke on potato problems and the annual meeting with officer elections was to follow at 2 p m.
Kiwanis Leaders Visit Shafter and Kern Club Events
Dr. John R. Loyd lieutenant governor of Kiwanis district 18 visited the Shafter club yesterday at noon. Tomorrow night Kern Kiwanis Club in Bakersfield will host Rex Turner governor of the California Nevada district as guest speaker. Mr and Mrs Bert Ware and Mr and Mrs Ralph Gribble will attend.
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John R. Loyd
Kiwanis International
Shafter Club
Bert Ware
Ralph Gribble
Kern Kiwanis Club
Bakersfield
Rex Turner
California-Nevada
Oildale 20-30 Dines With Shafter Club Guests
The Oildale 20-30 group was special guest at a joint dinner meeting with Shafter 20-30 fans. About 40 attended at Lee's Drive In where combat films were shown. Donna Baughman, local queen contest entrant, helped promote ticket sales.
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Oildale
Shafter
Lee’s Drive In
Donna Baughman
VFW to Install Years Officers in Shafter Ceremony
Formal installation of officers for the Shafter Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held at 8 p m Tuesday at the Veterans Memorial. Bristow will be seated as commander in a ceremony led by Lloyd Allen ninth district commander from Hanford. Other officers to be installed include R D Milam senior vice commander N F Waymire junior vice commander Frank Johnson chaplain Calvin Fowler quartermaster Wade Hamilton quartermaster sergeant Harry A Merfeld officer of the day Dale V Sophn adjutant Mert Wiedmann post surgeon and Lawrence Brigante judge advocate.
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Shafter Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans Memorial Rem Bristow
Atommander
Lloyd Allen
Hanford
R. D. Milam
N .F. Waymire
Frank Johnson
Calvin Fowler
Wade Hamilton
Harry A. Merfeld
Dale V. Sophn
Mert Wiedmann
Lawrence Brigante
Shafter Press Announces Gigantic Potato Festival Souvenir Edition
The Shafter Press prepares a forty page Potato Festival Souvenir edition featuring extensive pictures and news about Shafter. The paper promotes its new fair themed layout and urges advertisers to reserve space, with frontpiece artwork in planned colorful western style.
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Shafter
Shafter Tops Kern County in Cancer Drive Push
Shafter led Kern County in the 1950 Cancer Drive raising over $900. Chairman Jim Hodges presented a $1005 check to Sheriff John E. Loustalot, county fund campaign chief. A $500 donation earmarked for cancer plus a local match carried the drive over the top.
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Shafter
Kern County
Jim Hodges
John E. Loustalot
County Fund
Cancer Fund
Public Schools Richland Sets Democracy Week Events
The Richland public schools announce a Democracy in action week starting Monday with varied activities across schools. Schedule includes social studies for sixth graders, kindergarten sessions, speech improvement, band and glee club practice, open house, cafeteria supper, language arts classes, speech class, parade, and swimming instruction at the aqua center with PTA involvement.
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Democracy In Action
Richland Public ‘Schools
Richland
Richland School
Parent
Hird
Santa Fe
Aquate Center
Major Improvements May Prompt Richland Voters April 28
Richland voters will decide April 28 whether to keep the current 1.50 per 100 tax rate. District Superintendent O. T. Olson says continuing the rate supports a three year capital program including classrooms, an auditorium, a storage building, a maintenance room and two bus stalls. Assessed valuation in 1949 reached 24 million dollars aided partly by an oilfield discovery. The district has no bonded indebtedness and may face future bonding needs.
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Richland
O. T. Olson
Olson
Iu- Richland
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