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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1947
Page
5
A reader suggests linking Shafter to Edison by a military road to relieve heavy Valley traffic, ease Bakersfield congestion, and help keep Kern County peaceful. The letter urges planners to consider this safeguard.
Tea Cakes we bake for parties. Joe's Topper Bakery markets their sweet treats for gatherings and special occasions with a focus on party catering and fresh baked flavors.
The Shafter City Fire Department provides a public address system for church and choir groups on December 22 and 23. Groups may use it from 6 30 to 8 30 p m by calling Vernon Pierce at Shafter 711 to arrange. The system will be set up at the fire station and broadcast across town to spread the holiday mood.
Harry Hofman son of Mr and Mrs E H Hofman Shafter has been initiated into the San Jose State College Eta Mu Pi chapter an honorary merchandising fraternity Only merchandising majors in the top 25 percent are eligible and Harry is a senior major in merchandising
Mr and Mrs Charles MacKenzie arrived home Sunday from a two month trip to Athens Tennessee and Decatur Tennessee They visited families in both towns traveled by auto via Chicago spent a week in Tennessee enjoyed a deep sea fishing trip to Sarasota Florida and stopped briefly in New Orleans on the return The MacKenzies farm west of town.
Four cases will be tried today before Judge E. K. Grant at the County Justice Court. Leading the docket is Jessie Mae Roberson, 37, charged with grand theft after an arrest by Constable Blake Witcher. The other three cases involve vagrancy charges against Paul Emuel Fillmore, 42. Charles FE Cook, 42. and Dewitt Abbott, 56.
Bill Brown lino type operator at Shafter Press is confined to bed with a bronchial condition. He fell ill Monday and has been under doctor care since Tuesday. He expects to be up and around by early next week.
Bakersfield College student Merle Bartel and three peers were photographed on the front page of the Renegade Rip to publicize the college annual Christmas dance. The feature highlights campus life and student involvement in campus events.
The BGG vaccine is thought to provide protection against tuberculosis. Medical authorities note ongoing research and debate over its effectiveness and adoption in public health efforts.
Former Merle Ardene Groat daughter of L. Groat of Wichita Kansas married Michael Dobrenen Jr son of Agnes Dobrenen of Shate near Bakersfield on Sunday afternoon November 23 at the First Congregational Church in Bakersfield. Dobrenen spent 20 months in the 32nd Infantry in the Philippines and Japan. The bride, a East High School graduate, has lived in Bakersfield a year and worked as a telephone operator. The couple reside on a farm nearby.
Edouard Hurlimann, conductor, says the Kern Philharmonic program for January 12 at East Bakersfield High School is in rehearsals. Soloists Wendell Hoss and Floyd Stancliff will perform pieces by Berlioz, Borodin, R Strauss, Tschaikowsky, Chaminade, and J Strauss. Season tickets priced $6 adults, $4 students. available via Kern County Recreation and Cultural Commission.
Visitors from Yankton South Dakota stayed with the Roland Mettler family for a week. Mrs Mettler is described as a niece of the Harnishes.
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