Shafter High Students Aid 3060 Pounds For Christmas Baskets
Shafter High School students contributed 3060 pounds of food to the annual Christmas Basket program for needy families. Items from Richland school were donated as well though exact weight is unknown. The effort, coordinated with the Christmas Basket committee and Ministerial Association, last year produced over 60 baskets with additional from January to May. Potatoes from E. H. Mettler Company and bread from Golden Crust bakaries supported the drive. Local clubs and civic groups provided funds while Shafter High Key Club members distributed baskets.
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Shafter High School
Richland School
Thes E
Ahsone
Ministerial Association
E. H. Mettler Companyn
Golden Crust Bakeries
Shafter High Key Club
Frankly Speaking Fragment Publishes New Year Reflections
A newspaper note reflects on New Year resolutions and public wishes. It mentions Pat Brown withdrawing from a no new taxes pledge in 1963 and sends greetings to Shafter figures including Mayor Harvey Gaede and the city council. It also references President Kennedy and a project to collect dictionaries for foreign shipment.
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Pat Brown
Ben
Mert Wiedmann
al Fisa
Shafter
Harvey Gaede
Kennedy
The Motorists Prayer and Yearly Honors Note
A fragmented column blends a motorist prayer for safety with holiday community notices. It references a 1963 request for four bale cotton and six dollars in potatoes and announces a personal Woman of the Year selection, Audrey, in a brief holiday greeting.
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Audrey
Becker to Be Installed as Kiwanis Club President in Shafter
Sam Becker will be installed as president of the Shafter Kiwanis Club during the annual installation ceremonies Saturday evening December 29 at 7 30. Lt Governor elect Glenn Stockbridge will install and Lt Governor Cliff Loader Delano will attend to present awards including Legion of Honor to Joe Frizzell and Art Heming son for 25 years of service.
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Sam Becker
Shafter, Kiwanis Club
Glenn Stockbridge
Cliff Loader
Delano
Legion of Honor
Joe Frizzell
Art Hemingson
Gene Guenther
Dick Adams
Kerneth Anderson
Cass Garratz
Ryland Jacobus
Bill Johnston
Forrest Long
Frank
Shafter 1962 in Review Highlights Growth and Plans
A look back through the Shafter Press shows progress in key areas as the Chamber of Commerce outlines a bright program for 1962. Growth figures cite a 13.7 percent population rise over five years, with events and leadership changes noted by January reports including Kiwanis president Gene Guenther and merchant division chair Bob Godbey. References to local anniversaries and a Saigon death of Clyde Summers appear as part of the year’s context.
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Shafter
Shafter Press
Chamber of Commerce
Harvey Gaede
Chamber
Paul Preisin
Gene Guenther
Kiwanis
Bob Godbey
Merchant
Clyde Summers
Saigon
Bank of America
Sam.Becker
Decorating Winners Announced in Wasco Contest
President Art Hemingson announced the Wasco decorating winners after a judging tour by area residents. First place went to Rita and Rolf Jacobsen of 470 Manne Avenue for a jeep loaded with presents, second to Thelma and Chuck Christopher of 625 Manne Avenue with an angel organ scene, and third to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Grundy for next year’s display at local businesses.
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Art Hemingson
Wasco
Reta Frey
Larry Lynch
Rita
Rolf Jacobsen
Manne! Avenue
Thelma
Chuck Christopher
Ben Grundy
Shafter Fire Department Hosts First Annual Children's Christmas
The Shafter Fire Department and its Ladies Auxiliary hosted the first annual children's Christmas with gifts for all the boys and girls. Retired member Al Finkbeiner assisted, attendees included all members and their children, and Santa. Motion pictures and games followed after Santa left.
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Shafter Fire Department
al Finkbeiner
Santa
Kelly New Shrine Club President and Family Highlights
Kelly New Shrine Club President led key statewide committees and married in 1926. The Kellys have three children Patsy Fuller a Stanford graduate and former elementary teacher. John Kelly a Naval Academy and Stanford Law School graduate. Tom Kelly a Stanford graduate and former U S Army counter intelligence lieutenant now in Bakersfield insurance.
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Kellys
Patsy (Fuller
Stanford
John Kelly
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Stanford Law School
Tom Kelly
U. S. Army
Bakersfield
Reiker Voters Approve Annexation To Shafter 38-5
Voters in the Reiker tract cast 38 for annexation to the City of Shafter and 5 against last Tuesday. City Clerk William Johnston announced the tally as the council prepares to canvass ballots and draft an ordinance at tonight's meeting.
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Reiker
Shafter
William Johnston
Johnston
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Sgsurer
Kiwanis Committee
Nion
Bill Irwin
Clayton Bowser
Robert Longdon
Tom Petrie
Elbert Franz
Vernon Ross
Clyde Johnston
Ervin Nephew
Chuck Hammes
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