Senior Bowl Game Set At Memorial Stadium Bakersfield
Forty nine or fifty athletes prepare for the first annual Senior Bowl charity football game at Memorial Stadium in Bakersfield with proceeds to Kern County Foundation for Retarded Children. North and South All-Star squads finish 10 day schedule and plan a firemen welfare association banquet. Shafter grid stars C L Howell Jim Nixon Glen Putman and Herman Jones back the event. Tickets are 9 general and 2 for children two hour gates open. booth sales begin 4 p.m Thursday and 6 p.m admission at the stadium.
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Memorial Stadium
Bakersfield
Aks
Kern County Foundation
Kern County Firemen’s Welfare and Fit Association
Shafter Grid Stars
C. L. Howell
Jim Nixon
Glen Putman
Herman Jones
Cheesamey Tass
Dapurean i
County Fire
Shafter
Mt. Vernon Ave
Maple PTA Plans A Full Program For Upcoming Session
Maple PTA outlines a planning session led by Mrs Jonas Nickel and Mrs Ernest Siemens to review monthly activities. A October 14 money-raiser with entertainment for families is planned, plus a parent education panel chaired by Elmer Engel and a civil defense program.
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Jonas Nickel
Steniee Tay Seman Ae
Ernest Siemens
Folwas
Elmer Engel
Robert Wiebe
Herb Loewen
Boy Scouts
Evelyn Wheeler
Bob Franz
Homer Watee Eee
E. Nicol
Mortenson to Address Exchange Club at Cawelo Cafe
Art Mortenson, owner of radio station KERO and Channel 10, will address the Shafter Exchange Club Thursday at noon at Cawelo Cafe. Stan Cook, vice president and program chairman, called Mortenson a longtime veteran whose talk should be both interesting and informative.
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Art Mortenson
KERO
Channel 10
Shafter Exchange Club
Cawelo Cafe
Mortenson
Stan Cook
Shafter Grad Vies for Queen of Rodeo
Carol June Anderson a former Shafter resident and 1958 Shafter High School graduate competed for Queen of Rex Allen Days Rodeo in Willcox Arizona last Saturday August 23. Rex Allen Days run September 20 21 sponsored by Willcox Chamber of Commerce included Cochise county entrants. Anderson attends Rio Bravo school plans Eastern Arizona Junior College Thatcher this fall.
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Shafter
Carol June Anderson
Willcox
Arizona
Willcox Chamber of Comiaren
Cochise County
Carol
Rio Bravo School
Shafter High School
Rio Bravo District
E. H. Anderson
B. F. Mason
Orange Street
Fred Mason
Oak Street
Eastern Arizona Junior College
Thatcher
Rio Bravo Union School Opens Sept 2 1958
Rio Bravo Union School will open Tuesday September 2 1958 to welcome back pupils. District Superintendent Frank H O Neill Jr reports the staff remains the same as last year. Children four years old may enter with birth proof. first grade requires five years nine months by September 1 1958. Bus routes unchanged. Lunch served daily in the cafeteria. PTA president Mrs Frank H O Neill Jr coordinates new pupil registration in the library before class placement.
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Rio Bravo Union School
Frank H. O. Neill
P.T.A
Frank H. O'Neill, Jr
School Openings Set as Registration Slated
Registration at Shafter High School will occur Friday 29 from 8 30 a m to 2 30 p m for new students. Boys to report to gym for athletic classification weigh in. Buttonwillow buses run 8 00 a m to 12 30 p m. Enrollment expected around 875 at start, rising to about 925 by October end. Parents may call counselors 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m with questions.
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Shafter High School
Buttonwillow
Rev E Leslie Rolls Dies in Delano
Funeral services for Rev. E. Leslie Rolls were held in Delano at the Mission of the Redeemer. Rolls, 66, died Friday at Delano Hospital after years of service as priest in charge of St. Mark's Episcopal church and as vicar in Delano. He helped establish Episcopal Missions in Arvin and East Bakersfield. Joaquin church conducted the services.
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Delano
Mission of the Redeemer
E. Leslie Rolls
Rolls
Shafter
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Arvin
East Bakersfield
Father Rolls
Joaquin
Eight New Teachers Join Richland School Faculty
Richland welcomes eight new teachers for the next school year including Barbara Hines Barbara Banner Evelyn Dimond Gladys Compton Ray Wiley Ethel Radach Tom Carmody and Nina Lockhart. They have begun orientation and will attend meetings with administrators August 28 and 29 followed by a staff reception and library gathering.
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Richland School
Richland
Barbara Hines
Barbara Banner
Evelyn Dimond
Gladys Compton
Ray Wiley
Ethel Radach
Tom Carmody
Nina Lockhart
Richland District Opens School for 1650 Students on Sept 2
The Richland School District schedules 1650 students’ first day on September 2 at 8:00 a.m. New enrollments require health history, doctor preference, and contact details. Names of returning students will be posted on doors and kindergarten starts with afternoon classes. Bus routes remain, cafeteria lunch prices set, and daily routines explained.
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Richland School
Richland
Rio Bravo P-TA Plans Welcome Back Luncheon
The Rio Bravo P-TA executive board opened a busy year on August 19 with Mrs. Frank O Neill Jr as unit president. Mrs. Gordon Parker resigned as publicity chair and Mrs. N R Boggs was appointed to fill the vacancy. Plans for the Welcome Back to School luncheon for teachers and staff were formed and accepted. Mrs. Tomi Devlin outlined the year’s activities to the board for approval.
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Frank O'Neill
Gordon Parker
N. R. Boggs
Tomi Devlin
Voters Urged to Register Before September 11 in Shafter
The notice urges Shafter residents to register to vote by the final deadline of September 11. Registration assistance is available at Shafter City Hall with BPW representatives Mrs Clara Schnaidt and Mrs Dorothy McCloskey or Fred Mason at his Oak Street address. Mason will be on duty at Safeway on August 30 and September 5.
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Safeway
Shafter
Student Leaders Attend Conclave at Camp Condor
Six Shafter High School student leaders and adviser Don M loaded for a two hour drive to Camp Condor at Mt. Pinos for the Kern County Association of Student Representatives three day conference. About 120 leaders from 14 Kern County schools attended sessions, drills, and study groups to strengthen leadership and improve school government.
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Camp Condor
Shafter High School
Don M
Mt. Pinos
WIT Alu Snuuea
Kern County Association of Student Representatives
Noel Wilson
Phil Anderson
Carol Witcher
Nadine Mouser
Barbara Robinson
Carol Froese
Kern County
Kern
Arnold Joyal
Fresno State College
Arthur Johnson
Shafter Press Marks Milestone With City Record Through Time
The editorial team in Shafter reflects on community identity as the newspaper marks its fourth week since renaming and vows to chronicle every pulse of city life from celebrations to graduations, weddings, and obituaries, portraying the town as a living ledger.
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Shafter
Journal
Shafter Press
Shafter Wins County Trophy at Kern County Night
Shafter wins the county trophy at Sam Lynn Baseball Park during Kern County Night. In Mayor Ben Grundy’s absence, the award was accepted by Shafter’s Pat Kelly on behalf of the city from Bakersfield Mayor Frank Sullivan.
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Kern County
Sam Lynn
Ben Grundy
Bakersfield
Frank Sullivan
Shafter
Pat Kelly
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Maple Pta
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Queen of Rodeo
Ee Ae
Don Murfin
Nadine Mowser
Press
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Tay
Mening
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Ulling Pin
Enias
Buster Long
Maurice Holman
James Street
Neeser Kaigh
Cnuarea
Re Ular
Vet Mary
Rio Bravo Board
Cannar
R. Robert Evans
County
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