Expert Told Rotary Expert Told Rotary
Fred Dewey brother of Bates Dewey of Shafter spoke to the Shafter Rotary Club about twenty years in Venezuelan oil fields. He works for Shell Oil Company in road work and earth moving machinery and returns to South America this month after a California visit. He described Shell and Standard Oil’s Lake Maracaibo operations and life on piling houses above marshy shores. He recalled going to Venezuela from the Taft oil fields with two peers and starting with twenty dollars.
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Fred Dewey
Bates Dewey
Shafter
Shafter Rotary Club
Dewey
South America
California
Shell Oil Company
Venezuela
Taft Oil Fields
Shell and Standard Oil Company
Lake Maracaibo
San Joaquin Valley
Bank of America Christmas Club mails $12 million in 125000 checks
Bank of America mailed about 125000 checks totaling more than 12 million dollars to Christmas Club members in California. In Shafter a branch sent checks totaling 5100 dollars. Manager Jos V Cosgrove urged enrollments for the 1947 Christmas Club as the funds help meet year end expenses and holiday purchases.
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Bank of America’s
Christmas Club
California
Shafter
Jos, V. Cosgrove
Bank of America
Cosgrove
U. S
Andes Crossing Route Featured In Report
The article notes a ridge route crossing the Andes at 14 000 feet. It mentions the navigator was introduced by his brother and that Clarence Neuman presided over the proceedings.
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Clarence Neuman
Mrs Anderson in San Francisco visits end
Mrs Al Anderson has been visiting in San Francisco for the past week and returns home today. Harriett Fotheringham of Klamath Falls Oregon, sister of Mrs F H Kattenhorn, is visiting her family in Shafter for three weeks.
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F. H. Kattenhorn
Harriett Fotheringham
Klamath Falls
Oregon
Shafter
San‘ Francisco
al Anderson
San Francisco
Honor Roll Lists 59 Hi Students at Shafter High
Shafter High School announces the honor roll for the second grading period of the fall semester ending last Friday. Fifty nine students made the list, four fewer than at the close of the first six weeks. The names include Darlene Amos and Inez Wright among others.
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Shafter High School
Darlene Amos
Darlene Bain
Bob Cartel
Dana Baughman
Geraldine Becker
Loretta Becker
Clarence Bender
Joyce Bender
Lowell Bergman
Betty Boyd
Elsie Brown
Loran Bryan
LaQuita Dillingham
Opal Evans
Norman Fortenberry
Barbara Fox
Virginia Frizzell
Jeanette Gilbert
Lloyd Handel
Ray Heaton
James Hubble
Jimmie Janzen
Jerry Johns
Faye Jordan
John Kelly
Patsy Kelly
Tom Kelly
Marvin Kirschenmann
Elaine Klaudt
Roy Koenig
Dorothy Kroeker
Leland Kroeker
Doris Loewen
Myra Malory
Dixie Mathis
Robert Merz
Jesse Mouser
Mary Lee Mouser
Jean McDonald
Louise Nance
Bobbie Nichols
Johnny Nickel
Peggy Nikkel
Gregory Channeson
Arthur Paloma
Ferrelene Parker
Barbara Peterson
Mamie Rains
Steven Rodriguez
Minor Rootes
Betty Sellers
Vernon Slover
Lela Terry
Bessie Thomas
Vida Aselton
Lois West
Betty Wilcoxon
Bonnie Williams
Inez Wright
Thanksgiving Guests at Lassiter Home
Thanksgiving guests at the J. W. Lassiters home included Mr and Mrs P L Albany of Belridge. Weekend visitors were Mrs Lassiters brother L H Coker and wife and Mr and Mrs Ott Peters and Mr and Mrs Earl Snyder, all of Los Angeles.
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J. W
Lassiters
P. L. Albany
Belridge
Veterans training programs enroll 1.265 million veterans
Veterans Administration statisticians report that 1,265,155 World War II veterans participated in classroom and on the job training programs as shown by a pictograph where each figure represents 50,000 former servicemen.
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Veterans Administration Statisticians
Garrett Infant Son Dies in Bakersfield
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Paul B Garrett died December 3 1946 at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield Funeral arrangements by Janzen Funeral Home for graveside services December 4 at 2 p.m Rev J W Bruner Baptist Church officiated The Garretts reside at Rio Bravo and Mr Garrett works for Bill Brown of Shafter
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Paul B. Garrett
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Janzen Funeral Home
J. W. Bruner
The
Baptist Church
Mr. Garrett
Bill Brown
Shafter
Garretts
Rio Bravo
Good Valley Citrus Crop Moves Out
San Joaquin Valley Navel oranges began moving on Nov 12 but frost rain and poor weather slowed ripening and harvest. Fruit sizes look good with a 196 peak expected, down from 204 last season. Valley crop near 6,699,000 boxes. lemons moving from Southern California and San Joaquin with 13,900,000 expected, down from 14,500,000 last year. Desert grapefruit harvest started in October with peak shipments not until January.
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San Joaquin
California
San Joaquin Valley
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Mrs. Kattenhorn
Filmland
Robert Cummings
Rankin Avi Industries
Cummings
Hollywood
Can Rankin
Rankin Company
Tulare
Headquarte’s
Safeway
U.S
BIG Magazine
VALUE
Chuck
Ha Bree Ul Produce
Ean OP
Gardenside
Duff
Fleetwoods
Herbert Tareytons
Pall Malls
Regents
Cialis
Ae Instaros
Valley
Yee A
LAMB
Lassiter
Vernon Pierce
James
California Weekly
Iti
Garrett Infant
Good Valley
Schneider & Wikoff
Cory Coffee Makers
Electric and Gas
Plumbine & Electrical Contractors
James & State Streets
Black & Decker
George F. Haddican Plumbing & Electric Supply
Delano
Mahi
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