Shafter Family Opens Central Ave Floor Covering Store
Willard and Elmetta Rose own Central Floor Covering at 537 Central Ave with daughter Linda and son in law Doug Gragg. They retired from farming in 1976 after years at Seventh Standard Road and now run a full service shop offering carpets, drapes, wallpaper, mini blinds and wood floors for Shafter and nearby communities. Granddaughter Toni Hamilton assists with bookkeeping. The Roses describe business as a welcome new venture and praise Shafter as a good place to raise a family.
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Central Ave
Willard
Elmetta Rose
Linda
Doug Gragg
Seventh Standard Road
America
Elimetia
Toni Hamilton
Shafter High School
Armstrong
Shafter
Chamber officers selected for upcoming year
Jerry Hawkins was chosen as chamber president and Shirley Hays as new president at Friday’s Shafter Chamber Commerce and Agriculture luncheon. Russell Se named to the 10 member board. Jan 12 installation tickets set at $8 and catered by the Wasco Mennonite Brethren Church women.
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Shafter Chamber Commerce and Agriculture
Jerry Hawkins
Chamber
Shirley Hays W
Russell Se
Wasco Mennonite Brethren Church
Kadel to head Shafter Historical Society
The Shafter Historical Society elected Art Kadel as president with Dwayne Armstrong as vice president and Stan Wilson as treasurer, Helen Gaede as secretary. A 1985 budget of 15000 was adopted, with projects including new freight room flooring, a back fence, and a new equipment and storage building. The board approved joining the American Association of State and Local History and discussed exhibits from state archives and Kern County Museum. Items donated include a manure spreader, a hay mower, and five Shafter cancellation stamps.
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Shafter Historical Society Board of Directors
Art Kadel
Dwayne Armstrong
Stan Wilson
Helen Gaede
American Association of State and Local History
California State Archives
Kern County Museum
the Historical Society
O’brien Stables
Bob Wall
Hooper named California delegate to National Cotton Council
Buttonwillow leader Carlton Hooper will head California’s delegation to the National Cotton Council, the largest state group among 299 delegates from 18 cotton producing states. The roster lists Bakersfield, Fresno, Tulare, Corcoran, Visalia, Chowchilla, Shafter, Brawley, Mecca, Wasco, and other towns, with numerous producers, ginners, warehousemen, merchants, and cooperatives. Alternate producer delegates include Robert El Nido, John Bennett, Firebaugh, John Diener, Five Points, and Guido Lombardi.
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California
National Cotton Council
Carlton Hooper
Buttonwillow Cooperative
Stan Anttongiovanni
Don Camp
Jerry L. Cappello
Bakersfield
Danny Newton
Quin
Fred L. Starrh
Shafter
Clarence Robinson
Blythe
Barton Smith
Tulare
Ginners
Bob Cozzi
Buttonwillow
Bob Faris
Visalia
Jack P. Hoover
Glen R. Stevens
Fresno
Thomas A. Miller
Chowchilla
Frank Cooley
Brawley
Bill Stone
Stratford
Wallace Shropshire
Ripley
John Barrentine
Dominic Servadio
Gene Austen
J.C. Hill, Jr
Thomas W. Smith
Hartford Smith
McFarland
Bill Smyers
Lemoore
R.L. Adams, Jr
Raisin City
Milt Barr
Bill Wiswall
Frank Rolin
Wasco
Robert el Nido
John Bennett
Firebaugh
John Diener
Five Points
Guido Lombardi
Area host families sought for teenage exchange students
Youth Exchange Service seeks area families to host international students aged 15 to 18 for three six or nine months with starts in December January and August. Students are screened insured and bring spending money. Details and contacts in Los Angeles and multiple California towns listed.
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Youth Exchange Service
World Trade Center Bldg
South
Figueroa Street
Los Angeles
California
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Shafter-Area
Willard Rose, Elimetia Rose, Doug Gragg
Fabrie Jewelers
Central Avenue
Chuttas Specia
Mens and Ladies Quartz
Kadel
Historical Society
Buttonwillow Cooperative Leader
Hooper
NCC
Porterville
Scott Salyer
Corcoran
David Serrano
le Grand
Tim Indart
Clovis
Richard Silveria
Mendoza
John le Compte
Dos Palos
Joel Galleano
Madera
Harold Weeth
Coalinga
Charles Fanucchi
Arvin
Graydon Nichols
Hanford
Clarence Ritchie
Mike Hawkins
Vernon
Shafter Radiator & Glass Shop
Marengo - Shafter
Sue Chuan
Ase
7Th Street
Shafer
Farmers Insurance
Martha & Jim
Rainbow
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