Rosedale Rio Bravo Water District Formation Moves Ahead
Farmers west of Bakersfield push to form the Rosedale Rio Bravo Water Storage District seeking surplus Central Valley Project water. Petition drive must finish by December 15 to preserve priority. district would cover about 45 000 acres from Kern River to Buena Vista area. Local organizers include Enns Jermini and Russell as officers.
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Rosedale-Rio Bravo
Enns
John_Jermini
Alfred Russell
Bakersfield
Central Valley Project
Paul Enns
Jerry Slough
Kern River
Buena Vista
Meet Your Teacher at Shafter California 1957
Shafter High School art instructor Miss Marilynn Guillaume, a Harvey Illinois native who studied at Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan, earned a Bachelor of Science in 1957. She showcased paintings and crafts, won scholarships, and served in student government and honor societies during her high school years.
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Shafter
California
Che Shatfter Press
Thornton Township High School
George M. Pullman Educational Foundation
University of Michigan
Adelea Cheever House
Shafter High School
Marilynn Guillaume
Guillaume
Harvey
Illinois
Ann Arbor
Pvt Billy Nixon Arrives in Korea With 51st Signal Battalion
Army private Billy J. Nixon, 20, son of Mr and Mrs R B Nixon of 200 E Orange, arrived in Korea and is assigned to Company D of the 51st Signal Battalion. Nixon, a radio teletype operator, arrived overseas from Fort Gordon Ga after entering the Army last March and completing basic training at Fort Lewis. He is a 1955 graduate of Shafter High School and attended Bakersfield Junior College.
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Army
Billy J. Nixon
R. B. Nixon
E. Orange
Korea
51St
Sqnal
Nixon
Fort Gordon
Fort Lewis
Shafter High School
Bakersfield Junior College
Buttonwillow Man on Honor Guard in Munich visit
Army PFC Aveline Aguilar 19 son of Francisco Aguilar Buttonwillow joined an honor guard greeting German officers visiting American units in Munich. He has been in Europe since March and serves as a radio operator with Company C 11th Airborne Division 502d Infantry. He completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. Marine PFC Kenneth D Kirkpatrick son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Kirkpatrick 149 Poso Street joined a Marine Air Ground Landing Exercise with 1st Marine Division 5th Regiment during November 12 23.
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Army
PFC
Aveline Agular
Francisco Aguilar
Buttonwillow
Munich
Agular
Europe
11Th Airborne Division
502D
Fort Leonard Wood
Kenneth D. Kirkpatrick
Hubert Kirkpatrick
Poso Street
1St Marine Division
5Th Regiment
Beech Avenue resident injured trimming ties
R F Heinlein of Beech Avenue suffered a serious injury when a ladder slipped while trimming ties. He struck head and shoulder on concrete, cracking a shoulder blade, but is reportedly recovering. He and his wife and daughter Grace spent Thanksgiving with son Jack in Taft. Visitors to Robert Nagey included his sister Mrs L F Johnston and her daughter Linda, plus Bobby from Arlington. Gerald Cohen family of San Jose. Jerry McNeills from Mountain View with T J Bolster. Congress passed an act in April 1848 establishing a mounted mail route from San Diego to San Francisco.
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W. C. Handel
Lloyd
Lowell High School
San Francisco
Glen Jr
Chico State
Kenny
Maude
University of California Agricultural School
Davis
Woodland
Kim
Handel
R. F. Heinlein
Beech Avenue
Heinlein
Grace
Jack Heinlein
Taft
Robert Nagey
L. F. Johnston
Linda
Bobby
Arlington
Gerald Cohen
San Jose
Jerry McNeills
Mountain View
T. J. Bolster
Congress
San Diego
Dinner Guests At Myron Adams Home Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving dinner at the Myron Adams residence included W E Adams and spouse of Guymon Oklahoma along with Pat Heins and his daughter Theresa and son Joe plus Mr and Mrs Elwood McClung and their family.
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Myron Adams
W. E. Adams
Guymon
Oklahoma
Pat Heins
Theresa
Joe
Elwood McClung
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Handel Children Home
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Souther
Southern California Gas Company
General Motors
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Buick
Dynastar
Nbc-Tv
Patrice Munsel
Asc-Tv
Pvt
Billy Nixon
Nagey Guests
Union Oil Company
Future Farmers of America
Shafter Future Farmers
Beacon
B. M
Barconcini Brothers
Meg
Coberly-West Co
Shatter
Farmers Coop Gin., Inc
Button
Freeborn, L. F
Freeborn, L. F., Co
Kingsburg
Carolina Gin Co
Painter Mig. Co
Bakersfield Plate Packing Co
Bakersfield Safeway Stores, Inc
Safeway Stores, Inc
Shatter Concrete Pipe Co
Sha
Ker.Jr. Farmer
James Hampton
Larry Barwick
al Fontes
Ed Parks
Bill Araujo
James Ryan
Richard Ledbetter
Joe Romanini
Larry Perry
Darrell Barnes
Kenneth Paslay
Charles Wiggs
James Ebling
Richard Whittin
Andy Sharp
Gordon Kirsche
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