Swim Party and Barbecue for Shafter Residents
A Shafter group held a swimming party at Richland Aquatic Center during family hour then moved to the fire house park for a barbecue dinner of steaks and baked beans. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Menno Siemens and daughter Barbara, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gaede and son Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. Billie Siemens and children Billie and Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russell and children Jimmy and Patsy, and Miss Frankie Trantham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Aquatic Center
Fire House Park
Menno Siemens
Barbara
Harvey Gaede
Kenneth
Billie Siemens
Billie
Wayne
Frank Russell
Jimmy
Patsy
Frankie Trantham
Newlywed Shower Honors Mrs Roy Webb on Orange Street
Mrs Clemie Westbrook hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Roy Webb the former Johnnie Westbrook at her Orange Street home. Guests included Mrs S N West and daughter Lois, Mr and Mrs Joe Westbrook, Mr and Mrs Jack Dodgen, Miss Donna Dalke, Mr Dean Lynch, and Mrs Anna Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Webb
Johnnie Westbrook
Clemie Westbrook
Orange Street
S.N. West
Lois
Joe Westbrook
Jack Dodgen
Donna Dalke
Dean Lynch
Bergen Family Vacation at Avila Beach
Mr and Mrs P L Bergen and cousin Bob Drake spent a recent weekend at Avila Beach enjoying a coastal getaway with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avila Beach
P. L. Bergen
Bob Drake
Local Notes Highlight Visitors and Returns
Miss Edna Prieve returns to Shafter from Santa Cruz. Mr and Mrs Earl Johnson visit Los Angeles for business and pleasure. Vernon Templeton and daughter Sharon Lee of Salem Oregon arrive in Shafter to visit Mr and Mrs Leon Templeton at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prieve
Edna Prieve
Shafter
Santa Cruz
Oregon
Vernon, Templeton
Sharon Lee
Salem
Templeton
Leon Templeton
Out-of-town guests visit N. F. Waymire home
Boise Idaho guests Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wallace and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cottrell are visiting the N. F. Waymire home. Mrs. Wallace is the sister of Mrs. Waymire.
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N. F. Waymire
Thomas Wallace
Steve Cottrell
Boise, Idaho
Rev Bradhurst Returns From Oregon Trip
Rev E L Bradhurst has returned from a Medford Oregon business trip promoting the new Pentecostal Church of God to be constructed soon in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradhurst
Oregon
E. L. Bradhurst
Medford
Church of God
Shafter Poised for Industry With Seasonal Labor and Rail Link
Shafter offers a large seasonal labor pool of about 10 000 workers within five miles, mainly from potato and cotton harvests, and seeks year round employment to boost living standards. The town expands its sewer system, has ample water, strong schools, and a notable aquatic center. A joint push by the Chamber of Commerce and City Council targets the Santa Fe Railway to attract factory investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter City
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Local crime yarn and town notes from Shafter press
The piece details a near scoop by Police Chief Reily and reporters as a supposed Arizona murder suspect wandered into a Bakersfield search area and was detained, only to be cleared as the wrong man. It also covers council Civil Service talks, Chamber of Commerce jabs, local housing critique, a corrected high-scoring youth baseball blunder, daylight savings quip, and inflation jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reily
Arizona
Bakersfield
Shafter
Wasco
Walt Nelson
Ned Jenner
Walt
Guttenberg
Linotype
Jenner
Chief Reily
Jim
Horwith
Boels Take Two Week Vacation to Huntington Lake
Mr and Mrs Ralph Boel and their children left Sunday for a two week vacation trip to Huntington Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boels
Ralph Boel
Huntington Lake
Midshipmen Train in Hawaii on Navy Cruisers
Greg Ohanneson, son of Shafter residents, reports RO T C midshipmen aboard Iowa and cruisers Astoria Pasadena Springfield arrived in Honolulu. A derelict Japanese mine was sighted en route from Portland and the Astoria sank it with gunfire. The task force tests weapons on Nevada before returning to the west coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.O.T.C
Honolulu
Iowa
Astoria
Pasadena
Springfield
Greg Ohanneson
Peter Ohanneson
Shafter
Portand
U. S. S. Nevada
Hawaiian
Pismo Beach Visit by Magee Family
Mrs. Goldie Magee and her two grandchildren James and Wyona Everett spent several days at Pismo Beach and Grover City visiting relatives. They visited the Magee brother Virgil Spohn and family in Grover City and also visited their father Otto Everett and family there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pismo Beach
Goldie Magee
James
Wyona Everett
Grover City
Firemen Hold Swim and Picnic at Shafter
The Shafter City Fire Department hosted a Thursday social at Richland Aquatic Center with swimming and a picnic in Shafter County Park. Firefighters and wives attended, with gifts given to newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Don Little of Bakersfield, and guests included Dr. Jim Hahn and county firemen L. F. Cornelius, Don Wegner, and T. L. Kincaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter City
Ed Bender
Lincoln Goddard
Vernon Pierce
P. V. McClure
al Finkbeiner
Phil Horwith
Paul Ingraham
Don Little
Art Kadel
Irvin
Pike
Jim Hahn
L. F. Cornelius
Don Wegner
T. L. Kincaid
Andersons to spend a week at Pismo Beach
Mr and Mrs Elmer Anderson and their sons Timmie and Philip will leave Thursday for a seven day visit to Pismo Beach, with plans to enjoy the coast and beaches during their vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pismo
Elmer Anderson
Timmie and
Philip
Pismo Beach
Vacation Plans For Frank Russell Family
Mrs Frank Russell and children Jimmy Patsy and Miss Frankie Trantham left Saturday morning for a three week vacation stay in Santa Monica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Russell
Ehndren
Jimmy
Patsy
Frankie Trantham
Santa Monica
Birthday Notices for Local Residents in August
Public birth dates announced include Lowell Parrett on August 1, Johnny R. Schaidt on August 2, Johnnie Deermore on August 4, twins Maxine Mettler and Claudine Rodgers on August 5, and Mrs J B Miller on August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Parrett
Johnny R. Schaidt
Johnnie Deermore
Maxine Mettler
Claudine Rodgers
J. B. Miller
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By Phil Horwith
Chamber
Henry Wallace
Marvin Lane
Cross Street
State
Cross and
Manuel Avenue
Central
State Avenue
Arvin County League
Snider's
Ac la
Yvay
Ivan of
Hollywood
RASCO
Variety Store
Navy
Hawaii
Wittenberg’s Poultry & Fish Market
Axminster
Wheeler
Furautere Company
Uwuil1iee
Central Ave
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