Exchange Student Finds Germany Like Medieval Times
Erika Tronicke a German exchange student from Frankfurt told Shafter Rotary Club that after a year in America she felt like she lived in medieval times upon returning to Germany. She compared wages and prices, dining patterns, and long travel for necessities, praising the exchange program as a path for youths to understand American life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erika Tronicke
Frankfurt
America
Shafter Rotary Club
University of California
Germany
Miss Tronicke
Notice of Intent to Sell Alcoholic Beverages Buttonwillow
Notice dated December 5, 1951 states an intent to sell alcoholic beverages at 211 E Front St Buttonwillow Kern Co. The proponent Jimmy N Tenney seeks original licenses for on and sale beer and invites protests to the State Board of Equalization in Sacramento within fifteen days of posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front St
Buttonwillow, Kern Co
States Board of Equalization
Sacramento
California
Shafter Wy
Shafter, Kern Co
State Board of Ranalization
Sesta
Equalisa
Mideay
Notice to Contractors for Richland Elementary additions
Sealed proposals from contractors will be received by the Richland Elementary School District Board by 3 30 P M on December 11 1951 for labor materials transport and services to erect additions to the Cafeteria Building and related facilities at Richland School Shafter Kern County California. Bidders must follow plans specifications and wage rates listed with deposits for bid sets. Prevailing wage rates per craft shown. overtime and holiday rates apply. Leonard Gaede Clerk of the Board dated November 20 1951 Pub Nov 22 29 Dec 6 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Elementary
Shafter Avenue
Shafter
California
Richland School
Shafter Street
Poso
Munzer Streets
Kern County
Bakersfield Building Exchange
24Th Street
Bakersfield
Ernest J. Kump
Sacramento Street
San Francisco
Leonard Gaede
Richland
Bobcat Award Presented To Cubs At Maple School
Packmaster Waldo Unruh led an awards session where 20 Cub Scouts earned Bobcat honors for learning the promise motto and cubbing basics. Den 2, led by Mrs. Dillard Askew and Mrs. S H Snow, performed a skit and displayed scrapbooks chairs and plaques from den meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAPLE
Waldo Unruh
Maple School
Den 2
Dillard Askew
S. H. Snow
Den
Ronald Watson
Stanley Askew
Lonnie Moore
Jack Silvero
Allen Gaede
Charles Henderson
Bakersfield
Three Generations Gather on Holiday at Siemens Home
The Siemens family held a holiday gathering at Maple with three generations present excluding grandson Vernon Isaac who is at Fort Ord. Attendees included J. J. Siemens and spouse, Jake Siemens and spouse and son Ronald, John Siemens and Gary, Ruben Siemens and Phil, Abe Isaac and son Donald, Lowell Bergman, Vernon Isaac's wife, and hosts Menno Siemens and daughter Barbara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Isaac
Menno Siemens
Barbara
Adventists Schedule Fall Meetings in Shafter Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church at Lerdo and Poplar streets West of Shafter announces a fall schedule led by Pastor A V Bentz. Evangelistic events include Wednesday Bible study with outlines and a Sunday telecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Lerdo
Poplar Streets
Shafter
A. V. Bentz
Homeowner Extinguishes House Fire Before Firefighters Arrive
Burl Jones of 718 West Fresno Avenue put out a fire within his home using a garden hose before county firefighters arrived last week. Firemen were called yesterday and found the blaze controlled moments after arrival. Cause was attributed to electrical wiring with slight damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl Jones
West
Fresno Ave
Otte Ee
Generals Schedule Preview and League Matchups
The Shafter boys basketball team will open with an away trip to Arvin and their first home game against Garceson Saturday. The season features non league and league games against Wasco Corcoran Lemoore Exeter and Coalinga with key dates in December January and February.
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Shafter
Arvin
Garceson
Wasco
Coalinga
Lemoore
Taft
Exeter
Delano
McFarland
Corcoran
East Bakersfield
Generals Look Back on Season With Gifts and Farewells
Lynch sits with a gift as Coach Cecil Rhoads chairs a year in review for the Generals who finished fourth. Dan Bledsoe names Martin MVP after a season hampered by a burn injury. Martin gifts Bledsoe, Anderson gifts Rhoads for their work. Waldorf's talk airs on KWSO at 1 10 p m Saturday. Rev Gordon Baker leads invocation and closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil
Dusty
Rhoads
Generals
Dan Bledsoe
Martin
Bledsoe
Jack Anderson
Waldorf
KWSO
Gordon Baker
Union Congregational Church
Sisters Visit David Merkel Home on Thanksgiving Day
Guests at Mr and Mrs David Merkel in Central Avenue included his sister Mrs Leah Wolfe with Joyce and Iris of Bakersfield and her sister and family Mr and Mrs Laurence Zeilman with Jean Gary and Cynthia also of Bakersfield. The Merkels’ children Harvey and Barbara attended. Earlier Barbara attended the Porterville J C College of the Sequoia football game in Lindsay with Margie Liles of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Merkel
Central Avenue
Leah Wolfe
Joyce
Iris
Bakersfield
Laurence Zeilman
Jean
Gary
Cynthia
Merkels
Harvey
Barbara
Porterville J. C
Notice of Intention to Sell Alcoholic Beverages
Notice dated December 4, 1951 announces a proposed sale of alcoholic beverages at premises In Kern County near Shafter. The undersigned applies to obtain an original on sale beer license and invites protests from any interested party within the required period.
Peters Back From Meeting
Mr and Mrs E J Peters returned home Saturday after a trip to Washington DC for the National Potato Council meeting. Mrs Peters toured the National Art Gallery Congressional Library and other sites and joined a luncheon with Mrs C D Walker in Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple
E. J. Peters
Washington, D. C
National Potato Council
Clifford MacIntrye
Maine
The
Potato Council
Peters
Chicago
Tom Palella
McMichaels Host Dinner Parties With Photo Slides
Mr and Mrs Scott McMichael and daughters Sandra and Nancy hosted two dinners showing color slides. Guests at the first included Mr and Mrs Leroy Zimmerman and Kay. The second hosted Mr and Mrs Ben Homfeld of Wasco and Willie Choy a college student from Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott McMichael
Sandra
Nancy
Leroy Zimmerman
Kay
Ben Homfeld
Wasco
Willie ‘Choy
Korea
Homfeld
Walter Nicol
Norma
James Cloakey
San Francisco
Mt. Lassen
Segoia
Mayor Praises Firefighter Plan for Mutual Aid
Shafter mayor Adolf Kirschenmann lauded a mutual assistance plan between city and county fire departments in a letter to County Fire Chief Elmo Freear. The letter defends banning local volunteers from fighting blazes outside city limits as a measure to keep responders in their proper areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Kirschenmann
Shafter
Elmo Freear
Two Families Gather For Duck Dinner Here
A duck dinner celebrated the birthdays of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hebel and Mrs. B F Riley at the Riley home on West Euclid. Earlier the Rileys visited their daughters and families in San Pedro and Redondo Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Hebel
B. F. Riley
Riley
West Euclid
Rileys
P. A. Vail
San Pedro
A. W. Jett
Redondid Beach
Youngsters Learn Safety Measures at Elementary Assembly
The Safety Council sponsored a program for intermediate and upper grade students at the elementary school. Joan Ghilarducci introduced the event with the school orchestra playing. Constable Carl Weber spoke on pedestrian and bicycle safety, and a skit by students illustrated safe practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Alvidrez
Howard Laughlin
Bill Bunch
Joan Ghilarducci
Darrel Tracy
War Victim Bozarth Visits Kin While on Furlough
Pfc. Robert N. Bozarth, 23, Korea War veteran wounded Oct. 7, on 30 day leave from Camp Cooke, travels with his parents and brother to visit relatives in Hereford Texas and Oklahoma City. They plan to return to Shafter this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. Bozarth
Camp Cooke
Oklahoma
Texas
Korea
Camp Cooke Hospital
Bozarth
Carl Bozarth
Hereford
Tex
Amanda Bozarth
Oklahoma City
K.K. Robinson
Louise Payne
Robinson
Shafter
Altar Society Meets at St. Therese's Church
The Altar Society of St Therese's Catholic Church will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the home of Mrs Laurence Baughman 217 Kern Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Therese’s Catholic Church
Laurence Baughman
Kern St
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Shafter Press
Lor-Beer Laboratories
Granville Street
Vancouver
B.C
TFC
Shelly Station
Central
Lawrence Uhrich
E. M. Mettler
John Ballard
Mill
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Ollie Nunz
Financial
Elmer F. Karpe
Pep
Chester Ave
E St
Kress
Dorothy Spradlin
Evelyn Scott
James, Shafter
Robert Bergman
Tollowed Diate
Appliance & Furniture CO
Central Ave
Fe Beet Bea House
Rivenahae Shafter
Zimmerman
Bath
W. Orange
Tipton
Garrison City
John F. W. Vrba
Sycamore Drive
Devore Realty CO. Allen
Dick Zenk
Pacific Phone
Clara J. Schnaidt Real Estate - Insurance - Notary
Grant St
International KR
L. N. Coleman
E. Marengo
ATECO
Esther Taylor Jenkins
Nineteenth Street
Fuller Brush
Shafter Tfc
Woodrow St
Oildale
Haviland
Rosedale Hwy
California Ave
Jaynes Piano Accordion Co
Kentucky St. Bakersfield
Oliver
Willard Janzen
Searoni
Fresno
Madera
Kern Wrecking Co
Circle
P.O. Box
Columbia
Gaffens and Sattler
Scaroni
Central Valley Hwy
Stewar Real Estate & Co
F St. Wasco
Acme Finance CO
Chester Avenue
21St & E Sts
J. C. Penner Real Estate, Notary Ines A
Ernie Hofman
General Insurance
James Street
Sequoia Insurance Co
Buttonwillow
University of West Virginia
Fannie Tracy
Becme
Jimmy N. Tenney Dee
Cubs
Adventists
Tehachapi
Carmel
Monterey
Bakersfield High School
Dale Scales
Teakwood Farms
Roberts Lane
Trgal Notie
Raymond
McMichaels
Arnold
Chester
A. R. Duehren
J. J. Baerg
Servisoft Soft Water Service
Servisoft
East Nineteenth Street
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