Judicial District to Absorb City Police Court in Shafter
Judge E K Grant of the Shafter Judicial District will assume criminal jurisdiction for the City of Shafter and the former police court starting Jan 6 1953. The transition follows a 1951 state reform merging municipal, justice courts, and city police courts, with salaries adjusted for the added workload and county funding aiding court expenses.
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E. K. Grant
Shafter Judicial District
Shafter
Frank Shaw
Grant
Hospital Board To Resume Study In Wasco Area
Shafter-Wasco Community Hospital committee will meet again January 6 to discuss steps in constructing an area hospital. In Wasco Monday night the group signed design contracts with Stone and Mulloy of San Francisco and with consultant August W. Koenig. Location questions remain under review.
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Shafter-Wasco
Elbert Franz
Wasco
of Stone and Mulloy
San Francisco
August W. Koenig
Pentecostal Church Plans Christmas Eve Program
The Pentecostal Church of God announces its annual Christmas Eve program for children. A 44 voice choir will perform the play The King Who Abolished Christmas with Joe Hicks in the lead role. Ellene Watson and Wanda Huie direct. Recitations and songs precede the program. An exchange of gifts and treats occurs this Sunday.
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Pentecostal Church
of God
Cecil Pool
Joe Hicks
Ellene Watson
Wanda Huie
Vandals Threaten Closure of Mannel Park Barbecue Areas
City Clerk Frank Shaw warned that continuing damage to silver leaf maples and a mulberry at Mannel Park could force closure of barbecue facilities. A caretaker, P. J. Gorsching, oversees the site and residents are urged to book reservations to avoid schedule conflicts.
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Mannel Park
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Shafter
P. J. Gorsching
Ag Students Witness Farm Equipment Demonstration
Agricultural students from Shafter and Wasco High Schools attended a farm equipment demonstration at the Milton Lohr Ranch hosted by Russ Allen and Cliff Clemens of Clemens Farm Service. Growers from both communities joined the event this week.
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Shafter
Wasco
Milton Lohr
Russ Allen
Cliff Clemens
Clemens Farm Service
Oakdale Elder to Speak at Kern Regional Adventist Meeting
Elder E. J. Falkenberg of Oakdale is slated to address the Kern Regional meeting of Seventh-Day Adventist Churches at 3:30 p.m. on December 20 in the local church. The evening program includes pictures at 7:30 p.m., with Elder Henry T. Berg of San Jose in charge of the program.
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E. J. Falkenberg
Oakdale
Kern
Seventh-Day Adventist Churches
Assembly Hall
Henry T. Berg
San Jose
Festival plans and queen contest details emerge for first annual pageant
The festival committee schedules late ticket sales and adds presents for attendees during the first pageant. A yet unnamed special committee will handle sales while a queen contest with prize money and commissions is planned. Outer Shafter may host queen contestants as part of outreach. The festival still seeks a mystery automobile prize and dealers await Jan 1 to bid. Directors recorded $18.75 on a $25 defense bond to support the frame inheriting contest.
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Jack Janzen
American Legion
Seventh Day Adventists Name New Officers for 1953
The Seventh Day Adventist Church announces new officers for 1953 led by Elder Stanley Huen tor. Key roles include First Elder Dave Ruth First Deacon Ezra Schneider Church Clerk Mrs William Suckett Treasurer Mrs Arthur Dirksen Home Missionary Leader Dr Jacob Baerg Home Missionary Secretary Walter Zimmerman Missionary Reporting Secretary Mrs J W Pitts Organist Norman Nelson Choir Director Mrs Rodney Wood First Usher Gideon Richert Press Secretary Mrs Kenneth Pitts Doreas Leader Mrs Henry Funk Religious Liberty and Temperature Secretary George Mayer Medical Secretary Dr Rodney Wood Sabbath School Superintendent Miss Ramona Ovas Sabbath School Secretary Mrs Morris Adamson Junior Division Leader Mrs Leola Fitterer Primary Division Leader Mrs Ezra Ortner Kindergarten Leader Miss Clarabelle Fenderson Cradle Roll Leader Mrs Victor Neuman Missionary Volunteer Leader Kenneth Pitts Volunteer Secretary Mrs Claremore Fenderson Jr Pathfinders Leader Mrs Ted Voth.
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Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Stanley Huen
Tor
Dave Ruth
Ezra Schneider
William Suckett
Arthur Dirksen
C. C. Keller
Home
Jacob Baerg
Walter Zimmerman
J. W. Pitts
Norman Nelson
Rodney
Ola Fitterer
Ezra Ortner
Clarabelle Fenderson
Victor Neuman
Kenneth Pitts
Claremore Fenderson, Jr
Ted Voth
Pageant Naming Contest Details Expected After Year’s Start
Wilson notes that details for the pageant naming contest are expected to be outlined after the first of the year. The statement signals forthcoming guidelines and timelines for participants and entries.
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Wilson
Costa Rica Sister Visits Mrs Richert
Mrs J F Richert of 465 Klas sen Dr is ill. Visiting here are Mr and Mrs Peter Nygaard of San Jose Costa Rica, sister to Mr Richert. The Nygaards had earlier visited a daughter in Modesto and other relatives in Lodi Livermore and Santa Cruz.
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J. F. Richert
Klassen
Peter Nygaard
San Jose
Costa Rica
Nygaard
Mr. Richert
Nygaards
Modesto
Lodi
Livermore
Santa Cruz
Sweaters Collected For Filipino Orphan Children
Shafter American Legion plans drive to collect size 4 to 6 sweaters for orphans in the Philippines. Commander Earl Wipf announced the effort and donors should call Katie Ziemke at 897 to arrange pickup.
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Philippines
Shafter American Legion
Earl Wipf
Legionnaires
Katie Ziemke
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Kern County
Board of Supervis
Arnold Scott of
Japan
Korea
Camp Stoneman
Musketeers
Dick Southwick
Richland School Musketeers
Richland School
Oakdale Elder
Adventist Meet
Shafter Mercantile CO
Ra Camnan
Ator
Hampson
Mitzi
Kate Greenaway
Santa
NEL
Lorraine
Powers
Rayon Jersey
Nylon
Hemingson
California
Sante FE
Seventh-Day Adventists
Ayer
Bayon Tricot Gown
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