Preschool Nursery To Open in Sept At Old Med Center
The first state licensed preschool for pre school children in Shafter will open this fall. The Shafter Play Center, likely an incorporated group run by local mothers, plans a cooperative nursery with Mrs Frank Roselle as lead teacher after a Broadoaks training course.
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Plan Play Center
David Hewes
Ross Harrington
Shafter Play Center
Medical Building
Pacific Street
Old Med. Center
Shafter
Frank Roselle
Broadoaks
Whittier College
Roselle
College
Cooperative Nursery
Shafter Medical
Pacific Avenue
Dorothy Hewes
Bakersfield
Kern County Council
Youth 14 Drives Car In Crash. Arm Pinning Reported
Richard John Lytle, 14, of 300778 Burbank Avenue, suffered severe injuries to his left arm Thursday morning when the automobile he was driving near the city dump hit a soft shoulder and turned over. He was taken to a local physician and then to Kern General Hospital in an Armstrong ambulance.
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Richard John Lytle
Burbank Avenue
Armstrong
Kern General Hosiital
Shafter Telephone Service Triples in Last Ten Years
Telephone usage in Shafter has risen sharply with daily calls growing from 1 900 in 1945 to 7 500 today. The town now has 2 037 telephones, more than three times 1945 figures, and Pacific Telephone reports ongoing expansion funded by 358 000 spent since 1945.
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Shafter
Pacific Telephone
Telephone Company
Truman F. Blair
California
Merchants plan back-to-school promo at city dollar days
The merchants division of the Shafter chamber of commerce and agriculture will hold a 6 15 p m meeting Monday at Kirby s Shoe Store to discuss a back-to-school promotion and city wide dollar days. Chairman Herbert Howell expects strong attendance.
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Kirby's Shoe Store
Merchants Division
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Herbert Howell
Howell
Money Can't Catch Up With Beneficiary
Mrs. Vivian L. Creek unknown at Box 1441 Shafter may receive a large life insurance payout if found. The American National Insurance Co says it cannot locate Mrs. Cleek to pay benefits after her husband’s death in La Mesa, Arizona in 1953. Contact Don Knowles at 9600 if you have information.
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Vivian L. Creek
Shafter
Don Knowles
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
American National Insurance Company
Cleek
la Mesa
Arizona
Knowles
Kern County Fair Entry Deadlines Near for 1955
Kern County Fair deadlines near for 1955 entries manager Bill Straub announced key cutoffs. Immediate action needed for the photography division with Sept 8 time limit, and Sept 13 for most other divisions including Agriculture, bees, ceramics, livestock, horse shows, horticulture, and more.
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Bill Straub
Kern Fair
Team Camera Club
Bill Rowland
H St
Fairgrounds
S. P St
Kern County
P.O
Bakersfield
Social Security Benefit Rules for 1955 Earners
A Social Security guidance notes older and insured individuals should assess if they earn 2080 or less, wages under 80 per month and not actively running a business, or if they are 72 or older in any month this year. The 1955 amendment allows larger earnings while retaining some checks, with rules for those under 1200 annual earnings to receive all benefits.
Shafter Man Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Intersection Crash
Harold Taylor 23 of Shafter faces manslaughter charges after a Friday night crash at Merced and Wasco. Vehicle struck a truck driven by Joe Shaw 58 of Wasco, fatally injuring Shaw and his son-in-law Jerel Collins 28 of Mayflower. Also injured were Harry Williams 30 and Taylor. District attorney continues investigation.
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Merced
Wasco
Shafter-Wasco
Harold Taylor
Shafter
Joe Allen Shaw
Gerald Collins
Mayflower
Ark
Santa Fe
District Attorney's Office
Taylor
Dwight Bell
Shaw
Jerel Collins
Ayr
Harry Williams
Bell
Waukenhemie
Testo
Buttonwillow Judicial Court Seeks Candidates
Buttonwillow farmer Hardy Hare, 27, filed as the first candidate for judge of the Buttonwillow judicial district. Filing deadline is August 17 with exams on August 27 in Bakersfield. The seat opened after Judge C A Johns resigned to move to Morro Bay. Judge Murray Eiland of Taft is temporarily handling duties until a qualified successor is appointed.
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Buttonwillow
Hardy Hare
Buttonwillow Judicial District
Vera Gibson
Bakersfield
C. A. Johns
Morro Bay
Murray Eiland
Taft
Board of Supervisors
Judd John
Conferences for SHS Teachers End of Month
SHS teachers return to prepare for the year with an annual workshop starting Tuesday August 30. New teachers meet administrators and counselors in the morning while the faculty gather with Principal Dr. Grant W Jensen for a keynote and discussions on teaching learning. On Wednesday August 31 the faculty travels to Bakersfield to join Kern County Union High School members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Grant W. Jensen
Bids Sought for 959-Seat Shafter High Auditorium
Kern County districts call for sealed bids to construct a 959-seat auditorium at Shafter High School with a $600000 cost from a 17 million bond. Unit includes choir and instrument rooms and dressing areas as part of the current building program. Final plans by Metcalf and Parsons Setoveliend architects approved in May, with opening set for September 12 in Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Union
W T. Metcalf
Parsons
Setoveliend
Jensen
Local men in Wiancooker crash to be buried Saturday
Funeral services for two Shafter farm workers killed in a Lancaster automobile collision will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Armstrong Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Smith officiating. Burial follows in Shafter cemetery. Survivors include Emma Fern and three sons.
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Wiancooker
Lancaster
Armstrong Funeral Home
Ray Smith
Pentecostal Church of God
Shafter
R. L. Miller
Henry Gus Travis
Orange Avenue
Smith's Corner
George C. Foots
Travis
Robert Flanagan
Foot
Flanagan
Oklahoma
Emma Fern
Jimmie Lee
David
Floyd
Budget Passes Kern County Union High School District
The Kern County Union School District trustees adopted a 1955 56 budget of 8 698 557 78 following a public hearing Shafter High School is part of the district The current district tax rate total to meet the budget is 4 336 600 and proposed expenditures total 8 267 557 78 with 6 183 672 listed as cuts The county board of supervisors will set the tax rate later in the summer with 1 13 per 100 in 1954 55 and 1 11 per 100 the year before
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Kern County Union
Shafter High School
County Board of Supervisors
City Begins Midway Street Repair Project
City streets maintenance reaches halfway mark as 25,000 project funds cover resurfacing Walker Street and repairs on Central Avenue east of the Santa Fe tracks. Alleys across 36 blocks join major work on Golden West Wall Walker Lerdo and James streets with patching on Pine and Tulare.
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Shafter’s
Jack Harris
Harris
Walker Street
Central Avenue
Golden West Street
Wall Street
Walker Avenue
Lerdo Avenue
James Street
Pine Street
Tulare Avenue
Shafter Branch Library Announces Evening Closures
The Shafter Branch Library will close evenings from August 10 through September 7. Current hours are Tuesday through Friday.
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Shafter
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Shafter Recreation Commission
Roy Farrell
The
Shafter Man
District A
SHS
Shafter School
Grant
AV. Jensen
Shifter High School
Kern County Union High School
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