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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1951
Page
2
County Assessor J. H. Hanks reports Kern County total assessed valuation at 466,481,980, up 20,496,172 from last year. Land, mineral rights, improvements and personal property all show gains, with public utilities yet to be included by the state board.
Birthday wishes listed for H H Neufeld Vickie Neufeld Max Tudor Teddy Smith and numerous others including P V McClure Chinto Rodriguez Robert Vignolo Jessie Rae Adamsen Pete Her Marie Unruh Rosalie Sade Mrs John Siemens Mrs C S Ratelaff Adolph Goertzen E A Fenderson LaVelle Kirschenmann Linda Gloeckler Rolf Jacobsen Mrs H C Henderson Lavonne Stoller Lavelle Stoller Katherine Warkentin Aug Aug Augs The Yaqui Indians of Arizona are not native or wards of the United States but were given refuge from a campaign of extermination in Mexico.
The 1951 Kern County Fair entry deadline is Sept 12 by which mailed entries must postmark. Photography entries close Sept 6 and are judged early, with displays and awards. County residents mainly enter livestock and junior classes, while mining exhibits welcome Tulare San Bernardino Inyo and Kern counties. Attendance may exceed 100000.
Rosedale clinched the top spot in the second half of the men s softball season with Frank Russell s win securing the lead. Playoffs are canceled. the final regular season game will close the year. Remaining games pit Wasco, Rio Bravo, Buttonwillow, and Reubens in key showdowns as standings firm up.
Barbara Joan Witcher born Aug 1 at 7 lb 7 oz to Mr and Mrs Le Roy Witcher of 479 Beth Eden St. Elmer Eckert’s baby boy born Aug 9 at Mercy Hospital weighs 8 lb 9 oz. Kenneth Donald Perkins born Aug 8 at Cot tage Hospital Bakersfield 8 lb 2 oz. Darrellen Hill born Aug 11 in Davis weighs 6 lb 12 oz. grandparents named.
A stork shower for Mrs L F Cornelius was hosted at Mrs Hollis Ragsdale’s home with co host Mrs Wesley Barry. Thelima Alexander won the game prize and many gifts were opened while refreshments included sandwiches and punch.
Rev S A Merrill from Los Angeles will address the Assembly of God Church at 154 Tulare Ave on Sunday evening August 19 at 8 p m. Merrill is a Presbyterian minister with extensive travel including Hawaii. Local pastor is Ralph Lothridge. Cambria in San Luis Obispo county founded 1866.
The Public Utilities Commission of California schedules a hearing on Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company’s request to raise intrastate rates for local and other services within the state. The matter lists revisions including base rate changes, local message and coin box charges, with a possible 3 percent surcharge for up to eight months, and the initial hearing set for September 6 in San Francisco.
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