Deanna Runs For Queen Title in County Pageant
Deanna, 19 and Shafter High School graduate, enters the September beauty pageant with four county rivals. The Day celebration runs September 15–16 at the Albert S. Goode Auditorium or the Plantation Ballroom, with tickets worth 100 votes. The winner is crowned September 2 at the Juarez Barn in Bakersfield and receives 25 percent of ticket proceeds for scholarships, plus a year of Mexican activity appearances.
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Beauty College
Deanna
Shafter High School
Albert S. Goode
Fairgrounds
Plantation Ballroom
Juarez Barn
Bakersfield
Deanna Rodriguez
Irene Ranuelos
Pvt. Henning Takes Course In Armor Training
Pvt. Mack A. Henning, 19, of Buttonwillow California, is undergoing eight weeks of advanced armor training at Fort Knox Kentucky. The program ends August 12 and covers driving the Army medium tank and proficient firing of the 30 and .50 caliber machineguns and the 90 millimeter.
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Army Pvt
Mack A. Henning
Roy S. Swearingen
Buttonwillow
Calif
Fort Knox
Henning
Army
Legion Auxiliary annual Loau dinner dance in Shafter
Tickets selling fast for Legion Auxiliary Loau No. 213 event at Veterans Memorial Hall on Saturday August 26. social hour at 7 p.m. dinner at 8 p.m. cost 2.50 per person. island decor by John Evertz committee. menu by Erma McCoy and Yvonne Wipf. costumes prizes for best outfits. entertainment and dancing. Leon Morgan promises island atmosphere. Tickets from Grady Bartlett and Bill Frizzell.
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Shafter
Veterans Memorial Hall
John T. Everetts
Erma McCoy
Yvonne Wipf
Leon Morgan
The
American Legion
Governor Mollath to visit Shafter Rotary Club
Governor August Mollath M D of Santa Maria will visit the Shafter Rotary Club next Monday evening August 21 for a club assembly to review past activities and discuss upcoming plans. He serves as Chief of Staff at Sisters Hospital Santa Maria and will be accompanied by his wife Nell. He will attend another club meeting at noon Tuesday August 22 at the ShafterHotel.
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August Mollath
Shafter Rotary Club
Mollath
Shafter Club
Santa Maria
Sister's Hospital
Camp Gaines Retreat Begins August 25
Members and friends of the First Mennonite Church plan their annual retreat at Camp Gaines Lake Sequoia. The group departs Shafter August 25 and stays through September 1, with 100 plus youths, cabins, and counselors. Cost is 22 dollars, preregistration avoids a one dollar late fee.
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First Mennonite Church
Camp Gaines
Lake Sequoia
Shafter
Pacific District
Four Maple Students Earn National 4-H Club Awards
Four Maple students receive national 4 H Club awards with medals at the achievement program. Winners are chosen on project size years in club work initiative and family activity, with donors including Sears Roebuck General Cracker of Gen eral and others. County level recognition often leads to state and national honors with scholarships and trips possible.
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Nual
Kathy
Janet
Suzanne
Agape Es Age Cae
Sors
Girls Home Economics Cracker
Hercules Powder Company
Sears Roebuck
Thee Genene
California Bakers
Union Pacific
Three Teams Tie for Lead For Playoffs
Preston Tires Shafco and Rio Bravo end third round tied for first after a drawn lot ended the race. Rio Bravo surged to three straight wins 7-2 over Garratz Motor Co. 5-0 against Shafco and 25-2 vs Kleen Seed Debating Co. Brown and Bryant fueled the rally and helped spark the tie.
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Preston Tires
Shafco
Rio Bravo
Preston’s
Richland Diamond
Irene
Dale Fahsbender
Garratz Motor Co
Kleen Seed Debating Co
Preston
Brown
Bryant
Jack Thompson
Wasco
Shasco
Wasco Concrete
Garlatz
Kleen
Local Minister Attends Confab at San Bernardino
The Mexican Baptist Church annual Convention convenes in San Bernardino this week. Delegates include Eva Rodriguez Arthur Cota Alex Prendez Herbert Chavez from Shafter and Reverend Pavlo Jimenez pastor of the Shafter Mexican Baptist Church. Benjamin Raygoza will attend for the full week.
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Mexican Baptist Church Annual Convention
San Bernardino
Eva Rodriguez
Arthur Cota
Alex Prendez
Herbert Chavez
Shafter
Pavlo Jimenez
Shafter Mexican
Newly Weds Settle in Shafter Home After Las Vegas Marriage
Shafter couple Clara Ainley and George Baerg announced their marriage in Las Vegas with a double ring ceremony on August 10. The pair will live at 242 Wall Street and planned a honeymoon trip from Lake Natoma to Northern California for fishing and sightseeing.
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Shafter
Las Vegas
Clara Ainley
George Baerg
Wall Street
Lake Nate
California
Bakersfield Stands For Status Quo In Sales Tax Split
Grundy and Johnston join the Joint Sales Tax Committee which fails to reach a decision after four meetings. The panel, chaired by Jack Veon, weighs Bakersfield’s 10 percent share versus five percent for other cities. Proposals for 10 12 and 15 percent were rejected. The committee will continue through July 1 1962 to seek a permanent solution to sales tax distribution under Bakersfield City Council and Kern County Supervisors.
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Shafter
Ben Grundy
Bill Johnston
County Board of Supervisors
Bakersfield
Kern County of of Supervisors
Kern County
Johnston
Shafter City
Board of Supervisors
Neighborly Banter and Strawberries Across the Fence
A playful casual note about neighbors in Texas and California. The writer recalls a young Mrs. Witcher leaving Texas for California, praise for friendly Texans, and quiet neighbors who tolerate intrusions like picking berries, late stereo, and bright lights through a low fence.
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Italy
Swimmers Excel At Madera Meet Girls Lead Eight‑Under Race
The eight‑and‑under girls won in 1 34.0, 0.7 seconds faster than the boys’ winning time. Coach Mrs. Jessie Willis led five swimmers in the 200‑yard freestyle as the boys placed second in medley at 2 24.9 and third in freestyle at 2 03.1. Witcher swam backstroke, David Snively breaststroke, John Snively butterfly, and Dight freestyle.
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Jessie Willis
Witcher
David Snively
John Snively
Dight
Seismological Laboratory To Be Built Near Bakersfield
Texas Instruments in cooperation with The Geotechnical Corporation and the Federal Government will build a seismological observatory in Kern County, about 19 miles northeast of Bakersfield at Granite Station. The project will be one of three nationwide. Local contractors will have bidding preference for central recording and utility buildings, with bids open now and contracts awarded soon.
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Texas Instruments Incorporated
The
Geotechnical Corporation
Kern County
Greater
Bakersfield
Black
Herbert Chavez Reaches San Diego After Japan Duty
Herbert Chavez son of Mrs. H Chavez of Shafter returns to California after eight months of service in Japan aboard the U S S Prairie. He enlisted for four years and will complete his second year in September. His mother and brother Lawrence John will travel to San Diego to meet the ship on August 16.
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Japan
Chavez
H. Chavez
Shafter
San Diego
U.S.S. Prairie
Mothe
Lawrence John Z
Gerald Isaac Visits Here on a Ten Day Stay
Gerald Isaac of Oceanside visited his relatives in the area for ten days at the home of Mr and Mrs Abe Isaac. He did field work and visited his cousin Edward Isaac of Shafter. His parents Mr and Mrs Pete Isaac later picked him up for a trip to Sequoia.
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Abe Isaac
Gerald Isaac
Oceanside
Edward Isaac
Henry Isaac
Shafter
Pete Isaac
Sequoia
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Legion - Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
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Bill Frizzell
Luau
Montgomery Ward
R. Walgreen
Shafter Home
Texas
Joe Turner
Tommy Cross
FFA
Turner
Grundy, Johnston
Jack Veon
Madera
H. C. Marsh
Herb Chavez
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