Christmas Racing and Local Sales Spotlight
In a holiday week update the Shafter press notes shoppers racing to finish their gifts. Merchants push Christmas deals while Irvin E Fike Used Car Lot advertises trees for Legion Boys fund and a surplus of used cars. The bicycle subscription contest nears its end with James Northrop and Ronnie Haney leading as final scores remain hidden until Saturday.
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Irvin E. Fike
Irvin
Legion Boys
Fike
Tee
James Northrop
Ronnie Haney
Toys for Tots Drive Supported by Local Community
Mrs Leon Morgan has aided the Marine Corps Reserve toy drive for five years during Christmas. Last year the Shafter area raised over 285 dollars in money and distributed toys to underprivileged children. Reserve Captain Pat Haenelt notes ten years of local Christmas toy efforts and invites donations of good used toys. Needy children are selected by doctors churches and teachers. Toys are donated by merchants and individuals. donations may be dropped off with Mrs Leon Morgan.
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Leon Morgan
Marine Corps Reserve
Shafter
Kern County
Pat Haenelt
United States Marine Corps
Leon Mor
Minnie Ohanneson Wins Horizon Doll at Club Event
Mrs Minnie Ohanneson who said she never won anything before learned she won the Madame Alexander Doll and wardrobe. The drawing by Vernon Pierce took place after a bake sale at the Jewlery Store run by the A O Wa Ki Ya Horizon Club Group. Mrs John Walker and Mrs Ralph Stanley lead the club and advisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Charieson
Madame Alexander
John Walker
Ralph Stanley
Richland PTA Christmas Program Draws Standing Room Crowd
An overflowing audience filled the Richland School Cafetorium December 13 for the annual PTA Christmas program. Mrs. John J. Turner Jr. welcomed attendees and introduced Miss Nina Francis as chairman. The show featured a children’s choir, Spanish lessons, a Mexican Christmas customs segment, and nativity scenes ending with Silent Night.
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Richland School
PTA
John J. Turner
Nina Francis
Herald Angeles
Santa
Mexico
Mary
Joeph
Bethlehem
Joseph
Miss Francis
Shirley Hartwig
Sylvia Barker
Former Shafter Graduate Waldo Unruh Named as Geri Mgr
Waldo Unruh, a former Shafter High School graduate, is named general manager of Maple Leaf Enterprises and Maple Leaf Farms Inc. He will oversee Maple Leaf Potato and Cotton Salex Corporations, after managing Maple Leaf Farms since 1946. Unruh has held leadership roles in Wasco Farm Bureau and Kern County potato groups, and served in the U S Air Corps during 1942.
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Waldo Unruh
Geri
Mgr
Maple
J. Waldo’. Unruh
General
Ger
Maple Leaf Enterprises
E . Peters
Unruh
W Maple Leaf Farms
Ince
Wasco Farm Bureaurom
Kerh County Potato Grow Rs Association
North Kern Ois
Bay
Wasco Chamber of Co. and Agriculture
Wasco Rotary
Kansa
Missouri
John Unruhs
Waldo
Shafter High Ool
Coer
Cervice Tions
Shafter and Bakers
U. S. Air Corps
Shafter Firemen Train On Equipment And Safety
Richard W. Nevins trained Shafter Volunteer Fire Department members on fire equipment handling ladder safety and salvage cover use. The Bureau of Industrial Education instructor led a week of evening sessions at the Shafter station covering control and unfolding of salvage operations and related safety skills.
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Shafter
Richard W. Nevins
Nevins
Bureau of Industrial Education
State Department of Education
Wesley Sorting
Shatter
Are
Opei
Ralen Boe Aeh
Ed Bender
Bob Irwin
Mel Parrett
Gorsching
Buster Oxford
Sher
Specks
Vern Pierce
Harold Perry
Ero
Soleng
Phot
Salvage Cover Handling and Fireman Training Notes
Training on salvage cover use for protection of merchandise and floors, making catch-alls and basins, attaching covers for leak proof rolls, and improvised tools with roof and extension ladders. Practice with signaling rope pulls and safety procedures. names listed among Shafter volunteers who completed the week of training.
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Palo Alto
Budget Food Mart Christmas Bargains and Fire Department Training
Budget Food Mart hosts Christmas bargains with daily sales and special prizes. Shafter Volunteer Fire Department members join Corcoran training led by Richard W. Nevins. Furniture package valued at $349.95 to be given away at 6 30 p.m. Friday. Specials include two cent dog items and wide savings all week.
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Budet Food Mart
Arrow Furniture & Appliance Company
Budgetvite
Budget Food Mart
Arrow Furniture
20 30 Club Choses Officers for 1961
The Shafter 20 30 Club named officers for the coming year at a Wednesday night meeting in the Shafter Motel with Earl D. Lynch presiding. Jim Wagnner was chosen to head the service club. Harley Martin and Jim Youell named as vice-presidents. Joe Maniaci as secretary-treasurer. Installation set for early next year.
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LU Watson
Salinas
Kern County, International Reading Association
Bakersfield Country Club
Shafter 20-30
Shafter Motel
Earl D. Lynch
Jim Wagnner
Service Club
Harley Martin
Jim Youell
Joe Maniaci
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Ayua
Annar
T. R. Robert Evans
Nick
the Press
Haenélt
Minnie Ohanneson
Horizon
Richland -Pfa
Esther
Jerry
Pacific College
Wet On
Paul
Madera’ Avenue
Maple District
Shafter Men- Brethren Church
Babe
Richland Pta
Mel Vaux
Wesley—.Gorsching
Chuck——Firkins
Don Bellows
Don Little
Roy Bellows
James Holt
Earl Millard
Mark Absher
Ralph Baehr
Clifford Ratzlaff
Shafter Volunteer Fire Department
Tion
Wes Gorsching
Ralph Bashr
Semes Holt
Hal Chuck Firkins
Cone ©Uty $Peele
Dor Balows
Harald Pore
Hal Ret
Der
Vernon Pierce
I Nevins
Corcoran
Aron
Chuck Firkins
Dick Nevins
Cliff Ratzilaff
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