Doc Stringham and Shafter’s Early Civic Spirit
Stringham built the present store at Central Avenue and James Street in 1936 and helped establish Shafter High School in 1928. He and his family ran a pharmacy with a soda fountain and supported local business, banking, and community events including the Rotary Club and the 1963 Golden Anniversary.
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Shafter
Doc
Shafter High School
Shefter High School
Stringham
Board of Trustees
Bakersfield
Helen Stringham McKinley
Doe
Rotary Club
Sunset
Central Valley Highway
Dock
City Civic Park
Walk r s Pass Described as Historic Desert Route for State Park
Assemblyman Casey notes Walkers Pass in the Sierra Nevada between Highway 6 and Lake Isabella as a historic pioneer route and scenic area rich with Joshua trees and cacti. He suggests converting the pass into a state park with minimal expense, citing growing desert population and proximity to Lake Isabella as factors for recreational value.
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R’s Pass
Sierra
Death Valley
Mother Lode
Assemblyman
Casey
Lake Isabella
Division’ of Beaches and Parks
Hake
Father Son Banquet Held at Mennonite Brethren Church
The annual Father Son Banquet took place Monday evening at 6 30 p m at the Mennonite Brethren Church. Rev Dan Friesen served as guest speaker to address the gathering of members and their sons.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Dan Friesen
Coming and Going in Shafter Community
Doc campaigns for placing a building in the park preserving space for family picnics and gatherings. The piece reflects on early pioneers shaping Shafter and a note on local social events including the Hoffmanns birthday dinner with guests at Freddies in Bakersfield and visits by the Freedmans and Jacobsen family.
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Shafter
Doc
California Street
Paul and
Ruth Hoffmann
Pat
Freddies
Bakersfield
Dick Hawkins
Richard Hoffmann
Pat Tucker
Mrs Lorene Hill Injures Back. Remains Hospitalized
Mrs Lorene Hill suffered a back injury last week and remains in care with painful injuries described as serious but improving. Medical staff report she will stay under observation this week.
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Lorene Hill
Lori Bryant Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Lori Bryant is back home after an extended hospital stay. Visitors are discouraged to limit congestion and allow recovery.
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Lori Bryant
Neufelds Golf Trip and Tram Ride to Victorville Springs
Mr and Mrs Henry Neufeld enjoyed a trip to Victorville where they played golf at the Fe cue ant course and visited See to Springs taking an Aerial Tram ride.
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Henry Neufeld
Victorville
Springs
California Cigarette Sales Dip Amid Health Warnings
Enjoying It More Lynch, vice-chairman and Sec ond District Member of the State was almost five percent less than last year. Monthly comparisons show January down 7 percent and February down 10 percent, with March up 3 percent. First-quarter distributions of 552,610,000 packs were 25,952,000 less than a year ago and 43,300,000 below the four-year trend. Apparent per capita consumption in California in the first quarter of 1964 was almost 3 packs less than 1963.
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California
Orchestra Presents Spring Concert at Auditorium
The Richland Elementary Orchestra directed by Richard Southwick performed two concertos written for the group. First violinist led Kern Philharmonic Orchestra in a violin concerto while eighth grader John Heller played the third movement from a piano concerto. Soloists Ruth Gleckier and Hitchcock shared top ratings at the Spring Music Festival.
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Richland
Richard Southwick
Kern Philharmonic Orchestra
John Heller
Ruth
Gleckier
Hitchcock
Tools Stolen From Homes On South Valley Avenue
Police report two separate thefts in the area. Tools valued at 100 dollars were taken from a property owned by Al, and tools valued at 300 dollars were taken from a residence associated with Harold Johnson at 123 South Valley Avenue.
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Harold Johnson
South Valley Avenue
Epp
Johnson
Year end picnic planned for Kern County educators
A committee has formed for the Kern County Union High School and Junior College Districts year end picnic on May 8 at the school farm laboratory. Events include games at 4 30, barbecue dinner at 6, and entertainment in the cow palace. Farm tours will be led by Holcroft and Farmers. Shafter teachers will host contests and awards.
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Cone Bee
Kern County Union
Holcroft
Ture
Fred Cronkhite
Shafter
Frankly Speaking on the Postal Service Policy
A columnist warns that both parties have used the post office as a political football. He urges treating the postal service as a business, raising rates to cover demanded services, noting recent increases in first, second, and third class rates and advocating raising parcel rates as well.
Weston Futrell endorses local bank supervisor choice
Weston Futrell notes all funds in the Shafter branch are loaned out and urges no one hold them up. Clifton Clemens from Wasco cites integrity in candidates and favors a west side appointee over an east side option, while acknowledging uncertainty about the east side. The speaker says they would stay up all night to ensure proper selection.
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Weston Futrell
Shafter
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Mary Lou Carrete
Varquez
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LeRoy Jackson
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UCLA
Pasadena City College
John Doublerunier
County of Kern
California Congress
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Kern County
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Indian Wells Valley United Fund
Indian Wells Valley Council For Retorted Children
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Southern San Joaquin Committee For Higher Education
Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance Clinic
Kern County Mental Health Society
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Ridgecrest Hospital Advisory Board
Leroy Jackson Supervisor
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