Business and Professional Women Plan Outdoor Picnic in Manuel Park
Final plans for the annual membership dinner feature Mrs. Edna Ross as president with board members Georgette Kadel Ann Stoller Irene Tilley. A Manuel Park picnic on August 21 at 7 p.m. invites prospective members as the group grows beyond 27 members. Mary Kelley chairs dinner. Ann Stoller leads the membership drive. Regular meetings resume the first week in September after summer recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aioy
Edna Ross
Georgette Kadel
Ann Stoller
Irene Tilley
Ross
Manuel Park
Mary Kelley
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Two Shafter Students Conclude 11000 Mile Educational Tour
Brenda Boel and a schoolmate return from an 11000 mile cross country trip with Kern County high school students. They left Bakersfield on June 21 and circled the United States counter clockwise. The girls will be juniors at Shafter High in the fall after a 45 day journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Jacobsen
Brenda Beel
U. S
Shafter High
Brenda Boel
Ralph Boel
R. A. Jacobsen
Manuel
United States
Bakersfield
Kern County
Bakersfield area seniors tour features and Kern County Bowl plans
A detailed report covers a Kern County senior tour itinerary from Shafter to New York and Washington including visits to Gettysburg, Niagara Falls, and Yosemite. It notes chaperones, bus travel, and hotel stays. The piece also outlines the first annual Senior Bowl football game at Bakersfield College with 50 players from Kern County high schools reporting to practice, coaching staff details, and a charity ticket drive supporting retarded children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield College
Kern County
Kern County Fire Department
Paul Briggs
Jordan
Turk
Eliades
Poole
San Diego Naval Training Center
Fire Control Technician School
Fire Department
Welfare and Benefit Association
Maple School Readies to Open with 160 Students
Principal Clyde Johnston and staff prepare Maple School for the September 8 opening. A former sewing club room becomes a kindergarten with low sinks, new furniture, and kindergarten supplies. About 160 pupils are expected, with teachers Opal Ratzlaff, Hazel Toews, Janet Peterson, Hazel Haag, and Elmer Engel leading grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Johnston
Jake Kliewer
Sam Youngblood
Maple School
Maple
Opal Ratzlaff
Hazel Ann Toews
Janet Peterson
Hazel Haag
Elmer Engel
Martin Olsen At Workshop
Martin Olsen of Shafter High joins more than 250 coaches at the eleventh annual California Workshop for physical education and athletic coaching at California State Polytechnic College. Notables include Pete Elliott and Howard Dallamar. seminars cover football and basketball topics led by coaches from Bakersfield high, Cerritos junior college, and Van Nuys high.
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California
California State Polytechnic College
Martin Olsen
Orange
Shafter
Shafter High School
California Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
The
Bureau of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
State Department of Education
Cal Poly
Pete Elliott
Pete Beiden
Fresno State
Howard Dallamar
Stanford
Elvin “Ducky
Drake
UCLA
Paul Briggs
Bakersfield High School
Walt Hackett
Cerritos Junior College
Jim Mercer
van Nuys High
Emergency Calls Reported by Shafter Ambulance
Shafter Ambulance answered two calls last Monday August 11 1958. One involved a ranch worker with a broken arm rushed to a doctor's care. The second transferred a man to Bakersfield hospital. Total calls since last March reached 76, excluding nonserious cases.
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Shafter Ambulance
Bakersfield
Former Shafter Student Visits From Mexico
Miss Arellano, a former Shafter student who lived with her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Santana Leon, returns for a visit in August. She moved to the United States with no English, credits Shafter teachers and friends for language progress, now works as a Spanish English interpreter in Nuevo Laredo pharmacy, and recently dined with Mr and Mrs Clayton Montgomery at 220 S Wall St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Arellano
Shafter
Nuevo Laredo
Clayton Montgomery
S. Wall St
Ambulance Subscription Drive Aims to Buy Shafter Vehicle
The Shafter Ambulance Service campaign reports strong early support but a long way to go to reach the $2200 goal for a community owned vehicle. Donors are urged to mail or deliver subscriptions with a $2.50 minimum per person and may receive certificates. pickup can be arranged by calling local numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Operation School Bell Reminder by Shafter High PTA
The Shafter High School Parent-Teachers Association reminds parents that September 2 marks the Operation School Bell event. It notes that 43,000 such associations with over 10 million members share the same aims to help all children grow into healthy educated citizens. The piece places the PTA within its long history since 1897 and emphasizes parental belonging to a vast nationwide effort for American children.
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Shafter High School
Parent-Teachers Association
P.T.A
Congress
High School
National Congress of Mothers
Washington
California
America
Rainfall No Threat to Cotton Crop in Shafter Area
Rain fell Tuesday in the Shafter area but Cotton Field station director John Turner says there is no danger to the cotton crop. He notes the one day bloom is not crucial now and reports the crop looks good this year.
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Shafter
John Turner
The
Assessments Ready for Inspection by Shafter-Wasco District
Robert Diltz, secretary of the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District, announced completion of assessments and that records are available in his office for inspection. On September 2 at 4 p.m. the Board of Directors will meet as Equalization Board at Central Valley Highway and Kimberlina to hear objections on valuations, acreage, or other matters from district residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Diltz
Shafter-Wasco
Central Valley Highway
Kimberlina
City Building Inspector Post Open in City Hall
City Clerk Wm H Johnston states the inspector position remains unfilled. Interested applicants may contact Mr Johnson at city hall to learn qualifications and requirements for the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Johnston
Johnson
Two Civic Minded Local Brothers Plan Grand Opening
Dave and Elmer Anderson announce the September 8 opening of Anderson Motor Parts in Shafter. The brothers lease 200 Central Avenue, offer 24 hour service, and stock brands like A C plugs and Champion. The business aims to aid community growth while serving wholesale and retail customers.
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Shafter
Anderson Motor Parts
Dave
Elmer Anderson
Central Avenue
John Maurer
Peerteam Fine Names
Federal Mogul Bearings
Champion
Dietz
Dorman
Marquette
Trojan
Nason
Neufeld Automotive Parts
Green Motor Parts
Tulare
Safeway
Bakersfield College A D Gil Bishop to Speak at Exchange
Gil Bishop athletic director of Bakersfield College will address the Shafter Exchange Club at the noon luncheon on Thursday August 14 at Cawelo Cafe. Stanley M Cook vice president and program chairman described him as a former basketball coach now in college athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Bishop
Bakersfield College
Shafter Exchange Club
Cawelo Cafe
Bishop
Stanley M. Cook
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Grid Stars Report
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Robert Evans
Roger Thuman
Community National Bank of
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Hoover Dam
Grananyon
Bad Caverns
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New Orleans
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Miami
Florida
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United Nations
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Buttonwillow
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Lake Champlain
Montreal
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Detroit
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Mount Rushmore National Monument
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Old Faithful
Grand Coulee Dam
Oregon
Columbia Gorge
Grants Pass
Brenda
Bonner
Crescent City
San Francisco
Fisherman’s Wharf
Chinatown
Yosemite National Park
Marger
Migs) Apsit
East Bakersfield High School
Mary Lynn
East High
A. G
Pop) Harrison
Glendale
Harrison
Tehachapi
Garces High School
North Players
Padre Hotel
South Gridders
el Jefon Hotel
Ee Eliadés
Delano
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Kern Valley
Wasco
Randsburg
Burroughs
North High School
Briggs
Arvin
Mojave
Arvin High
Emery Marvey
Bakerfield
Lloyd McCoy
Putman
J. R. Williams
Glen Putman
McCoy
Paul Mayonsave
Taft Herman Jones
Jerry Endicott
Vance Fisher
Clark Rhoades
Rodger Bolles
Joe Hernandez
Garces
Ruben Hill
John Oney
Jim Rice
Gary Koehler
Jim Maples
Vince Rojas
South Aerials
Bill White
Jim Nixon
Gary Francis
Bill Wilson
Adolph Sosa
Chuck Newcomb
John Ulrich
Emery Harvey
Ken Torrey
Taft
C L. Howell
U.S
Mexico
Mrs
Santana Leon
Dave Anderson
Army
Ordinance Corps
Germany
2Nd Armored Division
Mary Johanneson
Kathy
Michael
Julie
Sierra Avenue
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Chamber of Commerce
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American Legion
Norma Neufeld
Philip
Tim
Andy
Golden West, Shafter
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