Life of Harry West details pioneer farmer and horseman
Harry West shaped Shafter Kern County farming from 1918 onward. As president of Coberly West Co he expanded landholdings in the San Joaquin Valley and ran nine cotton gins. A devoted horseman he led Los Flojos Camp and preserved Granite Station. West contributed to Frontiers Days and advocated local development. He is survived by wife Ethel M Hare, siblings, and many nieces and nephews.
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Gineering Society
Cal
Kern County
Coberly- West Co
West
Sol Camp
Lawson Lowe
Camp - West - Lowe Ginning and Farming Co
Cawelo
Lerdo
S. A. Camp
Inpames
San Joaquin Valley
Los Flojos
Los Rancheros
Harry
Rancheros
Associated Farmers
Kern
County Farm Bureau
Native Sons of the Golden West
International Footprinters Association
Los Adobes
Santa Barbara
Kern County Union High School
Frontiers Days Association
Bakersfield
Shafter- Wasco
Wheeler Ridge
Poppy Farm
Shafter
Concord
Pancho Villa
Board of Supervisors
Shafter West
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bis
Ethel M. Hare
Charles
Albert E
Frank S
Harry D. West
Los Flojos Camp
Ernie Hofman
Center
Stanley Newman
Granite Station
Prater First Name in Education Pioneer and Civic Leader
Doctor Prater, noted education author and educator, chaired the University of Colorado executive council and helped redesign admissions. authored Making Their Marks in College and published in journals in 1948 and 1949. He is active in Boulder Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, United Fund, Naval Reserve, and civic groups.
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Colorado
The
Colorado Educational Association
University of Colorado
Doctor Prater
Boulder
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Docetor
Prator
Boss
Prators
Bruce
Lewis
Roxanna
Bakersfield Rotary Club
Doctor Prator
United Fund
Naval Reserve
Central Junior College Association
David Oxford Honored On Sixth Birthday
The sixth birthday of David Oxford, son of Mr and Mrs L W Oxford, 141 West Lerdo Ave, was celebrated with a party Monday afternoon. Children played games and received jelly beans in plastic cars and balloons as favors. Refreshments were ice cream and cake with Santa Claus apples as place cards. Present were Junior Epp Jim Kelly Mike Ogle Ronny Nikkel and Butch Hanks.
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David Oxford
Christmas Dinner Guests Named for Pearce Family
Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Pearce will include Mr. and Mrs. Max Pearce with Sally, Cy Pearce, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stone with Linda of Bakersfield.
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L. Pearce
Max Pearce
Sally
Cy Pearce
Charles Stone
Linda
Bakersfield
Parents Get Surprise Call from Sailor Son
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Martin of Pacific Street received a surprise telephone call Tuesday night from their son Seaman Robert E. Martin who had just arrived in Bakersfield from Japan. He is on a 30 day leave and will spend Christmas with his parents and younger brother Dick, a Shafter High School student.
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Dick Martin
Pacific Street
Seaman Robert E. Martin
Bakersfield
Japan
Shafter High School
Neal Couple Residing At Andersons Trailer Court
Mr and Mrs Neal board at Andersons Trailer Court through spring. He is a horse trainer for Bob Neuman.
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Neal Boardman
Anderson’s Trailer Court
Bob Neuman
Shafter Horizon Club Hosts Christmas Party at Mary DeVincenzo Home
Shafter Horizon Club held its Christmas Party last Monday night at Mary DeVincenzo's home. Members played games and enjoyed refreshments before caroling and exchanging gifts among secret pals.
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Shafter Horizon Club
Mary DeVincenzo
Fike Employees Gather for Dinner and Study Session
Employees of Irvin E. Fike’s Garage met at his Shafter Avenue home for a Monday night dinner and their regular monthly meeting. They studied a mechanical correspondence course, with attendees including Johnny Penner Albert Janzen Gene Wilcoxon Lovie Church Wilbur Stocker Alvie West Roy Davis Jack Dunn Ben Martinez Doyle Steerman Luke LaConte Hoyt Blackwelder Joe Neir and Jim Snare.
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Irvin E. Fike
Shafter Avenue
Johnny Penner
Albert Janzen
Gene Wilcoxon
Lovie Church
Wilbur Stocker
Alvie West
Roy Davis
Jack Dunn
Ben Martinez
Doyle Steerman
Luke LaConte
Hoyt Blackwelder
Joe Neir
Jim Snare
Lions Club Christmas Dinner Dance Planned
Lions Club members their wives and guests gathered for a Christmas dinner dance at Veterans Memorial Hall. Mrs Jack Stepp wife of the president oversaw decorations and Harry Blumkin served as master of ceremonies. Gifts were handed out by Santa Claus as guests danced to West's Motel orchestra.
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Lions Club
Veterans Memorial Hall
Jack Stepp
Harry Blumkin
Santa Claus
West’s Motel
Tobacco Pouch Presented to Ay Department Chief at Shafter High
A tobacco pouch was presented to Glenn Nay Friday afternoon by members of his agricultural class at Shafter High School. The party, chaired by Jim Wilson and assisted by Woodrow Wilson, featured cake ice cream and soft drinks.
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Glenn Nay
Shafter High School
Jim Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Dalke Brothers Begin Work on Bakersfield School Project
Dalke Brothers of Shafter start Monday on the Emerson Junior High School in Bakersfield. The $739 715 project aims for completion in 300 working days with eight buildings. Four will house classrooms and four will cover home economics shop administration and multipurpose music areas.
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Dalke Brothers of
Shafter
Emerson Junior High School
Bakersfield
Bill
Jenkins couple arrive for holidays to visit families
Mr and Mrs Ray Jenkins of San Diego arrived yesterday to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs M H Jenkins and her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Mixon.
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Ray Jenkins
San Diego
M. H. Jenkins
Robert Mixon
Eckmanns Welcome Pair Home after Trip East
Mr and Mrs E C Eckmann hosted a homecoming in Manuel avenue for Assemblyman and Mrs H W Pat Kelly who had visited their son at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis Md Guests included Mr and Mrs J H Fuller of Shafter and Mr and Mrs Joe Cosgrove of Bakersfield.
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Manuel Avenue
E. C. Eckmann
H. W
Pat” Kelly
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Eckmanns
Kellys
J. H. Fuller
Shafter
Joe Cosgrove
Bakersfield
Couples View Hunting Trip Films Shown at Home
Mr and Mrs Chuck Hitchcock hosted two evenings of hunting film screenings for friends. Attending were Bob Kelley George Smith Arnold Kirschenmann and Jack Fleming along with other couples in the group.
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Chuck Hitchcock
Manuel
Jack Avenues
Messrs
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Harry West
Whittier
Andrew L
Oregon
James H. Parker
Robert Witherspoon
Berkeley
Martha Tredway
Modesto
John Bidart
Blake Hale
John Patterson
Cal Conron
Ted Vale
Clive Gibson
Leroy Galven
Harold Fox
Frank Estribou
Virgil Wright
Dewey Burden
Wallace McCownick
Tom Parks
Harvey McDonald
Joe Paxton
Martin Merz
Herman Orrison
So] Camp
C. J. Vignolo
W. B. Coberly
William West
Robert Ingold
Howell Studio
Bessie
California
Our Merry Christmas
Sailor Son
Fike
Department
Mls
Merry Merry Christmas
Ed's Equipment Co
E. Lerdo Road
Dalke Brothers
Dick’‘S
Poultry & Fish Market
Central Valley
Central Hardware Co
Central Avenue
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