Maple Leaf Becomes Shell Oil Jobber for Wasco Area
Maple Leaf accepted the Shell Oil Co. appointment as jobber for Shafter Wasco Buttonwillow and west to the foothills effective August 10. Er nest Schultz leads Maple Leaf’s petroleum division with Dan Penner Irvin Nachtigal and Ray Harder among key staff. J. E. Goodall remains with Maple Leaf to handle distribution and Wayne Schulte stays as deliveryman. All trucks feature two way radios and operations stay at Poso and G streets Wasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Oil Company
Maple Leaf
Shafter
Wasco
Buttonwillow
Don Eilenberg
Ernest Schultz
Goodyear Rubber Company
Shell
J. E. Goodall
Wayne Schulte
Goodall
Ray Harder
Dan Penner
Irvin Nachtigal
Shell Oil
Thee Wee Oo
Poso
G Strets
Polio Guard GG Shows Early Protection in Studies
Dr William McD Hammon reported at the AMA in San Francisco that gamma globulin GG can protect against poliomyelitis, beginning within a week of injection and lasting up to eight weeks. Field studies during 1951 52 with 54772 children showed five weeks protection. later analyses include lab confirmed cases. NFIP funding supports GG widespread use for groups beyond families, with state health officers deciding placement and dosing as vaccine trials continue into 1955.
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William McD. Hammon
Hammon
National Foundation
NFIP
Exhibition work under way for California Safe Fan centennial
Crews already build displays for the California Safe Fan Exposition 100th anniversary set for Sept 2 to 12 in the Counties Building. Solamo leads the first exhibits as counties complete preparations. Raymond Theis of 216 Euclid St remains bedridden with a broken hip. his mother has left to her home, leaving him alone during the day and needing visits or calls at 5904.
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En Counties
Counties
Solamo
Raymond Theis
Euclid Street
Shafter residents enjoy visits and vacations
The Boss Harringtons and daughter Lianna return from Camp Sierra near Shaver and Huntington Lakes. Johnny Laughlin visits his wife and two children while stationed with the Navy at San Pedro as his ship is decommissioned. Reverend Waldo Wiebe spends days at Mount Herman. Other locals include the Siemens, Abe Isaacs, and Abe Ediger families.
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Boss Harrington
Lianna
Shafter
Mrs. Harrington
Camp Sierra
Shaver
Huntington Lakes
Johnny Laughlin
Bonnie Laughlin
Lyle Laughlins
Stone Street
Navy
San Pedro
Waldo Wiebe
Mennonite Brethren Church
Mount Herman
Ernest Siemens
Abe Isaacs
G. J. Siemens
Abe Ediger
Wasco
Mr and Mrs Thomas Return From Oregon Vacation
Mr and Mrs Pat Thomas are home after a week vacationing in Oregon. They visited the coast and several coastal towns, returning refreshed and ready for routine duties.
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Pat Thomas
Oregon
Joe Thompson Family Moves to Wasco
The Joe Thompson family relocates to Wasco, California, with a new address at 1528 Sycamore Street. Joe remains manager of Kirby's Shoe Store in Shafter.
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Joe Thompson
Wasco
Sycamore St
Joe
Kirby's Shoe
Shafter
Weavers Return From Coastal Vacation Adventure
Mr and Mrs Clifford Weever and Michael and Patsy returned home after a week at the coast. They spent time fishing and then went to the mountains to hunt rocks for their collection.
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Andre
Clifford Weet
Aleaver
Ae Michael
Patsy
Local Society Notes and Visits Roundup
Cabinets Fill Special Needs Mrs Doris Woods and son Ralph settle into 125 Tulare Street. Several visits cross town as the Wipfs host and travel between California Street San Fernando and South Dakota. Dan Toews family tours Soquel Santa Cruz sights and meets relatives. Mike Crawford earns Air Force Cadet qualification after testing at Parks Field.
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Doris Woods
Ralph
Tulare St
Woods
Richland School
Earl Wipf
California
Wipf
D. J. Wipf
Meniio So. Dak
Mike Crawford
Bruce Crawford
Air Force
Parks Field
Births Report From Bakersfield Area on August Ninth
The column records several births: a son named Stork Ray Loft to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Loft of John Son dale California born in Bakersfield weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces. mother Prahige Guenther. Grandparents listed as Mrs. George Guenther and Mr. and Mrs. S. Osborne of Shafter. A son named David Craig born at Priezes at 9% pounds. parents unknown. A daughter born to the Clouse Smiths in Frigses weighing 6 pounds 15.02 ounces. mother listed as the former Estelle Edwards of Shafter. Duane Neufeld and wife from Tacoma welcome Steven Wayne born August 2 weighing 8 pounds. Neufelds are C C Neufelds with station in the At Corps at Tacoma.
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Thomas Catrell
Lloyd
Johnsondale
Calif
Little Felow
Fuenes
Bakersfield
Prahige
Guenther
George’ BE
Guentne
S. Osborne
Bf Shafter
Frigses
Clouse ‘Smiths
Hag
Sis
Estelle. Edwards
Shafter
Duane We Neufeld
Tacoma
Washington
Steven Wayne
Neufelds
Neufeld
C. C
At Corps
Mr and Mrs Bann Return From Lake Arrowhead Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bann along with children Christina and Billy of Cross Street Haver returned home after a vacation at Lake Arrowhead.
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Bob ,Bann
Christina and
Billy
Cross St. Haver
Lake Arrowhead
War Rentin Family Visits Son in Navy Training Center
Mr and Mrs A F War Rentin and their family drove to San Diego Sunday to visit Harold their oldest son who is in training at the U S Navy Training Center. Harold has been in the Navy for seven weeks.
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A. F. Warrentin
San Diego
Harold
U. S. Navy Training Center
Navy
Norman Craig to Attend Pilgrim Pines Leadership Camp
Norman Craig, president of the Congregational Church's Pilgrim Fellowship, has returned from Pilgrim Pines Camp and will return on the 23rd to attend the Leadership Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Craig
Congregational Church
Pilgrim Fellowship
Pilgrim Pines
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Kern County Fair
J. J. McCarthy
Bob Buckley
W- M. Jacobsen
C. J. Vignolo
William Straub
Betty Wake
Shell Oil Co
American Medical Association
San Francisco
Office of Defense Mobilization
Joel Wiebe
Park Lane Church
Grace Bible Church
Hartland Camp
Sequoia National Forrest
Connie Ray. Cunningham
Santa Clara
Mrs
I. E. Weigand
Roland Tatum
Howard Tatums
Huntington Lake
Enneth Pipkin
Wascsco
Suttonwillow
Goodyear Rubber CO
Wasco, Calif
Dan Westa
Lake Tahoe
Walter C. Jones
Oceanside
Suzanne
Irene Jones
Freida Coleman
Los Angeles
Veterans Hospital
Holt
Dan ‘Toews and
Adventist Church
Soquel
Santa Cruz
Capiola
Purrey
Hemingson
Stork
Ray
Loft
David Craig
Prstor
Priezes
Phillip
Mecolore Daug
Sumner
Sirset
Kelly & Somers
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