Irwins Visit Shafter. Ed Krugers Host Day Family
Kelly’s parents Mr and Mrs 3 Irwin of Pacific Grove motored to National Park on a week visit to Shafter. Mrs Day and her husband Mr Bill Day of Twain Harte left Tuesday after staying with Ed Krugers and Lillie Dargatz who was ill. Dargatz accompanied the Days back to Twain Harte.
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Kelly
3. Irwin
Pacific Grove
Shafter
Sly the Irwins
National Park
Mari
ED Kruger
Bill Day
Twain Harte
Ed Krugers
Matthews Announces OPS Reform Reach for Eight Counties
Commissioner Matthews says merchants no longer must travel to San Francisco for rulings as eight California counties fall under his office. He notes 80 percent of local industry complies with OPS rules, with restaurants and auto dealers nearing full conformity. He predicts inflation pressures will spur stronger enforcement within six months.
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Matthews
San Francisco
Matthew
Los Angeles
Riverside
San Bernardino
Kern
Inyo
Ventura
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Kern County Tourney At Minter Field Crowns Winners
Bakersfield Wasco Mojave Tehachapi Taft North of the River Arvin Shafter Kernville Lamont Rosamond earned championships as 350 plus county youths competed in horseshoes croquet paddle tennis ping pong volleyball clock golf and tether ball at Minter Field on August 10. The event featured two age groups and a county lunch plus free swimming at Minter Pool.
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Bakersfield
Mojave
Wasco
Kern County
Minter Field
Tehachapi
Minter
Kern County Recreation and Cultural Commission
Lakeside
Minter Pool
Taft
North-of-the-River
Arvin
Shafter
Kernville
Lamont
Rosamond
Lerdo-Minter
Ost
County Recreation Department
Six Man Committee Named to Design Kern County Fair Float
P. C. Clarkin president of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce today named a six man committee to design a float for the Kern County Fair parade in Bakersfield late in September. Arthur Mueller was chosen chairman with members Dr. George Collins L. J. Woodard Irvin Fike Kyle Austin and James Hodges. The theme will be The American Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Clarkin
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bakersfield
Arthur Mueller
George Collins
L. J. Woodard
Irvin Fike
Kyle Austin
James Hodges
Strauss Couple Depart on Week in Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs Dave Strauss left Monday for Los Angeles for a week long stay. Their children remain with grandparents Mr and Mrs H D Peters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Strauss
Los Angeles
Strauss
H. D. Peters
Club to Seek New Members Plans for expansion of Shafter's 20-30 Club
At Cawelo last night the 20-30 Club in Shafter finalized expansion plans. Mert Wiedmann was named chairman of a committee to survey the field for new members.
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Shafter
Cawelo
Mert Wiedmann
Suzanne Johnson Celebrates Third Birthday Party
Suzanne Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson celebrated her third birthday on Monday with a group of friends. After lunch cake and ice cream were served and candy favors given. Guests included Kayleen Johnson Allen Northam Randy Northam Bobby McKee Ronnie McKee Kenneth Johnson and Nona Lee Johnson.
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Suzanne Johnson
Frank Johnson
Kayleen Johnson
Allen Northam
Randy Northam
Bobby McKee
Ronnie McKee
Kenneth Johnson
Nona Lee Johnson
The Lombard Street Curves as World’s Winding Block
San Francisco’s Lombard Street features eight tight twists on a single block between intersections earning a claim as the world’s most winding street. The famed zigzag spans one block and links several city blocks in the Nob Hill and Russian Hill areas.
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San Francisco
Lombard Street
Mechanized Cotton Harvesting Progress in San Joaquin Valley
The movement toward machine picker use grows among Valley growers with Ed Kruger in Shafter establishing a maintenance and supply shop for pickers. While some farmers buy outright or form cooperatives, experts note hand-picked cotton often remains superior in quality and that many issues, including crop spacing and development, hinder full mechanization. Research by the Department of Agriculture and UC officials since 1949 at Shafter shows mechanized harvesting can work under ideal conditions, though funding and farmer constraints slow adoption.
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Shafter
Ed Kruger
Department of Agriculture
University of California
United States
Quota Set for Kern County Crusade Fund Drive
Miss Donahoe announces a statewide drive to raise 37 500 signatures and 5 500 in Kern County from Sept 3 through Sept 30 for Crusade campaign freedom stations modeled after Munich. Czech patriots inside behind the Iron Curtain will write and broadcast programs exposing Communist puppet regimes.
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Kern County
Donahoe
Munich
Miss Donahoe
Ceecs
Exchange Student Speaks at Rotary Lunch
Miss Erika Tronicke of Wiesbaden Germany spoke at the Rotary Club noon luncheon at Cawelo. She is spending the summer with Mrs Fannie Tracy in Buttonwillow after being chosen from 250 accepted from 10 000 applicants to study in America. She described weeks of anxiety awaiting news and the hope of a future in Germanys diplomatic service.
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Rotary Club
Cawelo
Erika Tronicke
Wiesbaden
Germany
Fannie Tracy
Buttonwillow
Miss Tronicke
America
United States
Europe
Mechanized cotton picking advances in Valley fields
The report notes machine pickers prove efficient as hand picking despite barriers from low ground cotton. To achieve precision farming, uniform rows and plant height are essential. Battle B. Ewing, the agricultural engineer at the experimental farm, leads uniformity efforts while Kenneth O. Smith serves in the Marines.
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Battle B. Ewing
Kenneth O. Smith
Korean Veterans Kiwanis Speaker in Shafter
Sgt. Dick Smith spoke before the Kiwanis club in Shafter describing a Marine’s life on duty in Korea. He recently returned from a year of service noting terrain comparable to Kern River country and explaining early hardships later addressed.
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Kiwani Club
Shafter
Dick Smith
U. S
Smith
Korea
Kern River
Georgia
Farewell Party Honors Rev Seago At Nazarene Church
About 100 church members and friends gathered at the park on Monday for a surprise farewell honoring Rev. and Mrs. Orval Seago former pastor. They shared a chicken dinner and homemade ice cream then enjoyed singing by Mr. and Mrs. King and their son George a love offering was presented as thanks. The Seagos move to Merced where Rev Seago will pastor a Nazarene church.
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Church of the Nazarene
Orval Seago
Barbecue Birthday Party Honors Yvettne Wilcoxon
A joint birthday party for Yvettne Wilcoxon and Mrs. Paul Woodard was held Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Fike, 201 Shafter Ave. Guests included Mrs. Rose Zerkel and families from Bakersfield and Oildale.
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Yvettne Wilcoxon
Paul Woodard
Bakersfield
Irvin Fike
Shafter Ave
Yvonne
Jack Wilcoxon
Wilcoxon
Woodard
Rose Zerkel
Oildale
Donald
Mrs
Fike
Roseva
Lee
Siemens Family Returns From Mennonite Conclave Trip
Mr and Mrs George Siemens and Ernest Siemens recently returned from Canada where they attended the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in Winkler Manitoba. On their way home they visited friends and family in Yellowstone and Zion National Parks before continuing to Shafter with Justina Miller staying for the summer and winter with her sister Mrs G J Siemens. Mrs Ernest Siemens and their children joined for the Oregon leg of the trip.
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Siemens
Canada
Winkler
Manitoba
George Siemens
Ernest Siemens
Friends
Rela F. Turn
Yellowst National Park
Zion National
Shafter
Justina Miller
G. J. Siemens
Oregon
Fifth Birthday Party for Twin Daughters Gloeckler
Beverly and Barbara Gloeckler, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gloeckler, were feted on their fifth birthday at home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. S C Long and Bill Long with Robert, the Truly Bouchers, C C Gloeckler, Dan Gloeckler, Gene Guenther and family, Jeanie and Linda Gloeckler, Leona, Esther, Donna Lee Gloeckler, and Bobby Gloeckler's brother who attended after a weiner roast and birthday cake followed by bingo.
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Beverly
Barbara Gloeckler
Jim Gloeckler
S.C. Long
Bill Long
Robert
Truly. Boucher
C. C. Gloeckle
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Colonial Credit Co
Dewey A. Horton
Chester
Shafter Paint Store
Mar
Harvey Neuman
Service Club
Silyl
Junior Petites
Shafter Mercantil
Central Ave
Rotary
Pyrenees
Sumner Street
Kiwanis
Rev
Seago
Stringham’s
Shafter Drug Store
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