Guenther Named Temporary Shafter Postmaster
Eugene P. Guenther, 29, of Wasco Avenue, was appointed acting postmaster of the Shafter post office with sworn service set for April 30. He led an eight-person field in the public poll after a written test. his father George Guenther remains in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene P. Guenther
Wasco Avenue
Shafter
Arthur Summerfield
Guenther
George Guenther
Postoffice
Pointment
California
William F. Knowland
Thomas Kuchel
Air Force
Wilma
Jeannie
Judy
Mass polio vaccination in Richland draws 550 of 600 children
Five hundred fifty five hundred and fifty first and land Maple and Kern academy were vaccinated here against polio Wednesday. Doctors O G Ohlsson H V Voth and Ryland Jacobus and nurses provided service while mothers led by Mrs Rolf Jacobsen aided in the mass inoculation amid minimal after effects reported nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Ogle
Richland School
Chuck Ogle
Cross Street
Shafter
O. G. Ohisson
Bob Bann
KWSO
Mike
Land, Maple and Kern Academy
O. G. Ohlsson
H. V. Voth
Ryland Jacobus
Nancy Starr
Mary Driscoll
Rachel Ladig
Rolf Jacobsen
Richland Pta
Shafter High Plans Homecoming Barbecue Tonight
Shafter High School will host homecoming ceremonies with the 1939 class nearly full, featuring a PTA barbecue from 6 to 8 pm and an art show in the library. Principal P L Arnold urged all 1939 graduates to attend to maximize class representation.
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Shafter High School
P. L. Arnold
Arnold
Shafter High Jamets
PTA
Cancer Drive Totals $1040 in Shafter
A total of $1040 has been collected so far in Shafter for the current cancer fund drive. Mrs. John Turner, campaign chairman, announced today that the goal is $1250. Contributions may be mailed to Mrs. Turner at the U S Cotton Field station Route 1 Box 17 Shafter. Much of the money is used in California. She noted that nationally the drive funds support cancer efforts.
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Shafter
John Turner
Shafter Cotton n Potato Festival Concession Booths Set
Fourteen concession booths will be awarded starting Friday April 29 for the Eighth Annual Shafter Cotton n Potato festival to be held May 28. Dooley says civic and service groups may reclaim last year’s sites, with new assignments after May 6. A 20 dollar fee or 25 percent of proceeds applies.
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Burley Dooley
Dooley
Chamber of Commerce
Don Knowles
Festival Committee
Kids, Matches Do It Again, House Leveled by Fire
Children playing with matches caused a fire that destroyed an unoccupied four room house at Central Valley Highway and Klasserr Drive. Elvin Klassen of Ridgecrest owned the structure. County engines from Shafter and Wasco saved an adjoining building. Eyewitnesses say they saw kids in the empty house before the blaze. Neighbor Ben Brown summoned help as flames spread in dry conditions.
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Central Valley Highway
Klasserr Drive
Elvin Klassen
Ridgecrest
Shafter
Wasco
Ben Brown
McDonald Named Chairman of TB X-Ray Campaign
Dennis McDonald a Shafter high school student is named chairman of the 1955 Tuberculosis X Ray drive by the Kern County Tuberculosis association. He will be assisted by two freshman social science classes under Hank Moroski and David Marsh with a committee of co chair Margaret Freedman posters Dave Northam and others. The drive aims to bring in a large turnout of people aged 15 and over when the X Ray machine comes to town on May 16.
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Dennis McDonald
Shafter
Kern County
The
Tuberculosis Association
McDonald
Hank Moroski
David Marsh
Margaret Freedman
Cochairman
Dave Northam
Joe Banks
Bobby Kraus
Officiate at Shafter Softball Games This Summer
Roy Farrell invites interested individuals to a meeting at Richland School on Monday at 7 30 p m to discuss officiating softball games in the Shafter Recreation league. Umpires receive 1 50 per hour and score keepers 1 07 per hour.
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Shafter Recreation League
Roy Farrell
Richland School
Explorers to Hold Saturday Cleanup Drive in Shafter
Explorer Troop 959 sponsored by the Kiwanis Club will conduct a morning cleanup in Shafter from 9 am to noon. Leader Harlin Wilson urged residents to keep streets and highways free of bottles and debris.
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Shafter
Explorer Troop 959
Kiwanis Club
Harlin Wilson
Wilson
Ordinance Controls Move of Used Buildings in City
The Shafter city council adopted an ordinance restricting moving used buildings through the city. It makes it illegal to transport any building over public streets without a permit from the city clerk. The clerk cannot issue permits to locate within the city without prior council permission.
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Shafter
Shafter Public Utilities Sets New Water Cooling Fee Schedule
The Shafter Public Utilities district adopts a new ordinance to encourage water conservation. Fees apply to cooling and air conditioning units without recirculating pumps, effective June 1, including Desert coolers at $1 monthly and air conditioners per ton at $1 or 50 cents. Units with recirculation are exempt if the owner signs a statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Public Utilities District
Nay
SHS Gets Award For Attendance
Shafter High School’s contingent earned a trophy for attendance at the California Scholarship Federation conference in Delano for the fourth consecutive year. C.8S. F. adviser Mrs. Amelia Cornell announced. David Seppi of the California Highway Patrol introduced a film “A Day in Court” on traffic violators followed by a discussion on intervention and topics including Far East affairs and the role of athletics in college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delano
Shafter High School
Amelia Cornell
David Seppi
California Highway Patrol
Richland PTA Opens Parent Education Series Next Wednesday
The Richland PTA sponsors a five week parent education program starting next Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Room 20 of the Richland Upper Grade building with an adult babysitter provided. Sessions cover ages from birth to adolescence, featuring Dr. Raymond Herrold, Miss Carrol Jorstadt, and Kern County counselors as consultants and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Pta
Harold Greene
Parent Education
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Gene Guenther
Norris Thompson
Bank of America
Thompson
Department of Public Health
Bakersfield
Lions
Rotary
Kiwanis
Shafter Fire Department
Christian Business Men's Committee
American Legion
Spud
Trillingham Lands
Richland
C. C. Trillingham
Los Angeles County
United States
Dr. Trillingham
Jesse Stockton
Trilling
Bruce Crawford
Clarence Neuman
Explorers
SHS
Cot Teene Clinic
Carrol Jorstadt
Skippy
PA Education
Ross Harrington
Richland ‘School
John Rodriguez
Harrington
Harold Miller
Marvin Lane
Spud Heinrichs
Hanley Witcher
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