Shafter Chamber of Commerce Plans and Christmas Decor
Discussion at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce luncheon covers Christmas decorations plans for Wasco prize, storage challenges, and possible help from the Kern County Airport for Minter Field. The article notes advertising aims for Shafter and mentions upcoming attendance at Kern County Agricultural Meeting and a postponed January 1950 meeting with the PTA.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter “Chamber~ of Commerce
Vets Memorial Hall
Wasco
Vernon Pierce
Pierce Jewelry Co
Kern County
Shafter
Minter Field
O. G. Ohlsson
Africa Safari Films Shown to Large Crowd
A capacity audience filled the High School auditorium last Monday to view John Lachenmaier’s safari films. The two hours of entertainment delighted viewers and all receipts were donated to the Boy Scout treasury. The show featured thrilling safari scenery and Buckingham Palace scenes, adding local interest to the English images.
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John Lachenmaier
Lachenmaier
Buckingham Palace
London
Neufeld Casaba Gives Local Teams a Tuesday Night Workout
Neufeld Casaba provides competition for the town as Auto Parts team members, mostly former local high school stars, play strong basketball. Manager Elmer Anderson hopes to organize more local teams to form a Shafter town league.
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Page
Generals
Auto Parts
Elmer Anderson
Shafter
Death notices from Shafter area announce several passings
Rube Arismendz of Kern County General Hospital died November 25. Survived by mother Stella Arismendz father Juan Arismendz brothers Melvin and Jose Francisco. Dennis Leon Pitts died at two days old November 28 with services December 2 conducted by Elder John Isaac. Denver Leroy Dixon infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Denver Dixon died December 6. graveside at Shafter Cemetery. Shafter Funeral Home handled arrangements. Also advertising for ceramic planters sold as Christmas gifts.
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Rube Arismendz
Kern County
Hospi
Tal
Stella Arismendz
Juan Arismendz
Melvin
Jose Francisco
Shafter
Dennis Leon Pitts
John Isaac
Janzen
June Pitts
Herman Leon Pitts
Shafter Cemetery
Denver
Leroy Dixon
Denver Dixon
Smith Corner
Roe . Stephens
Cecil Dixon
Arizona
Shafter Funeral Home
Ernie Hoffman Named Permanent Secretary for Shafter Chamber
Ernie Hoffman of Shafter will assume the post January 1 as permanent secretary. Born in Chicago 1918 he has lived in Shafter since 1919 and serves in Rotary and American Legion leadership roles while representing the California Farm Bureau Insurance in Shafter. The Chamber meeting set for January 20 1950 was postponed one week.
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Ernie Hoffman
Shafter
Farm Bureau
Rotary
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Shafter Press
Bob Neuman
M. C
Pacific
Atlantic
Shafters
Commodore
New York City
Bill Stoller
Sam Becker
Kersfield
C of
Herb Schirmer
Parent Teachers Association
C of C
Vets
Africa
Neufeld Casaba
Laguna Beach
Columbia Music Institute
Ernie Holfman Newc
Csec’y
Reveere Ware
Waffle
Sunbeam
Hamilton Beach
Shafter Warehouse Co
Gary
James Street
Mercury
Merco
VALVE
Hunt Motors
INC
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