Swedes’ Exchange Student Arrives in Shafter California
Marta, a 25-year-old student from Konneby, arrives in Shafter as part of the American Field Service exchange. The local chapter led by Mrs. William Irvin organized housing and transport support and raised $650 for Marta’s overseas travel, with local clubs and individuals contributing.
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University of Stockholm
California
Marta
San Francisco
Disneyland
Shafter
Ronneby-Posten
Arslang Visense i
Californien
Shaf‘er
William Irvin
New York
Shafter High
Claude Mitchell
John Reily
Harlan Hagan
Minter Field
Manne Park
J. W. Sanderson
Exchange Club
The
Dragon
Unruh
Richland
First Baptist Church
Menno H. Schellenberg
Arthur J Hemingson
Shafter Merchant
California-Nevada- Hawaii
Kiwanis Inter
Annual Cotton Meeting Set For Sept 14
Raymond E. Blair announces the California Farm Bureau Federation Cotton Department will hold its annual meeting at 9 30 a m. Blair urges cotton county chairmen to hold pre meetings to discuss allotments controls supports and the market outlook for near and distant futures.
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California Farm Bureau Federation
Cotton Department
Country Farm Bureau
Visalia
Raymond E. Blair
Blair
Cotton County” Cotton Department
U.S. Direct Investments Abroad Grow Since 1950
Fortune notes that a number of U.S. firms with capitals around 3000 now hold substantial overseas investments. The article records private direct U.S. investments abroad rising from about 12 billion dollars in 1950 to nearly 30 billion dollars.
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Fortune
U.S
Shafter Local News Highlights From Past Decades
A digest of Shafter history recounts yearly events and milestones from 1954 to 1958. It notes farm work, school openings, community celebrations, civic appointments, and notable local engagements and obituaries.
Agreement Reached on Water Contracts with MWD
Governor Edmund G. Brown met with the Metropolitan Water District directors in Los Angeles on Thursday and announced substantial agreement on the new State contract. Most provisions were accepted while remaining differences were left for negotiators with a promise of a determination by September.
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Edmund G. Brown
Metropolitan Water District
Los Angeles
MWD
Eighth Annual Golf Tourney in Shafter September 22
The eighth annual Shafter service clubs golf tournament will be held at Northern Golf Course on Thursday September 22 with a steak dinner at Veteran's Memorial Hall in Shafter at 7:00 p.m. Handicapped players will be placed by flights with prizes for winners and runners-up. non-handicapped players use the Calloway system. Tee-offs 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Entry $1 plus green fees. dinner tickets $4.50.
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Shafter Service Clubs
Northern Golf Course
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Shafter
Calloway
Lew Woodard
Rotary
Elmer Un~uh
Christian Business Men's Club
Wayne Woods
Bob Somers
Lions Club
Tommy Tucker
Exchange Club
Elmer Unruh
C.B.M.C
Dick Zenk
American Legion
Art Johnson
Kiwanis Club
Kern County Kennedy campaign names co chairs
State Senator Walter W. Stiern and Bakersfield attorney Edwin W. Wilson were named co chairmen of the Kennedy for President effort in Kern County. The San Francisco announcement came from Thomas C. Lynch and William H. Orrick Jr., leaders of Kennedy's Northern California committee.
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Walter W. Stiern
Edwin W. Wilson
Bakersfield
Kern County
San Francisco
Thomas C. Lynch
William H. Orrick Jr
John F. Kennedy
Northern California
Shafter Churches Welcome You This Sunday
Local houses of worship invite the community to attend services this Sunday. Shafter congregations across multiple denominations offer morning gatherings with varied programs and fellowship opportunities for residents and visitors.
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Shafter Churches
California Governor Urges Extreme Caution Over Fire Hazards
Governor Edmund G Brown notes the week’s deadly fires and tinder dry hills. He issues a statewide plea for all Californians to exercise extreme caution and every man woman and child to guard against fire hazards during this critical period.
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Edmund G. Brown
California
Shep With Shafter Merchants Money Spent in Shafter
A report notes Shep partners with Shafter merchants to boost the town by spending funds locally. The initiative aims to strengthen commerce and community projects through merchant collaboration and investment.
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Shafter
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