Local groups unite to fill fifty eight Christmas baskets
Fifty eight baskets full of beans potatoes a ham and canned goods were prepared last week for Shafter families in need. Each basket valued at about 5.00 funded by service clubs with toys donated by the American Legion and several organizations. Volunteers including Reg Hammond and Jack Janzen organized sorting labeling and distribution for use by needy families through schools churches and other sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Toys For Toys
Kathy’ Morgan
Mel Noenhof
Shafter Ministerial Association
Imer Unruh
Christian Business Men's Association
Nancy House
Shafter High
Russ Hemman
Shafter Exchange Club
Jack Thom
Marvin Neuman
Iter
Otary
Buster Long
Kiwanis
Jack Janzen
Eason
Roger “Thuman
Chamber Richt
Chale Res
Iammond
Lions Club
Reg Hammond
Jack Janzen Spear
Janzen
Storgae
American Legion
Aliens to file address reports in Southern California
George K. Rosberg district director of the INS says about 70 000 aliens in Southern California will report their address in January 1961 under the Alien Address Report Program. Non citizens must file each January and returning travelers within ten days after return. Address Report Cards will be available at Immigration in Los Angeles and area post offices starting January 3 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Rosberg
Unted States Immigration and Naturalization Service
California
Rosenberg
United States
South
Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles
Dorothy Cox Wins Complete Living Room Set at Budget Food Mart
Mrs Dorothy Cox of 409 West Euclid won the full living room set drawn from more than 9 000 tickets at Budget Food Mart Friday night at 6 pm The second prize went to Mrs Dorothy Madox of 488 Shafter Avenue The store owners Cecil Huh C and Junior Hight praised the event as a tremendous success and plan more prizes Arrow Furniture provided the items for purchase at Snatter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Cox
West Euclid
Budget Food Mart
Dorothy Maddox
Shafter Avenue
Budge, Food Mart
Cecil, Huh. C
Junior Hight
Diven
Arrow Furniture Company
Snatter
Gladden Trucking Dominates Fourth Week In Shafter Basketball
The Shafter Adult Recreation Basketball League enters week four with Gladden Trucking emerging as the class of the field. Nick's Drive Inn and T&B trail as Gladden shows strong rebounding and smooth handling while Gene Wallandingham leads scoring with 26 points against DeLuxe Barber Shop. Schedule notes list games for Tuesday through Thursday at the Shafter gym, with results showing varied scoring by Nick's, Mettler's, and Camp among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Adult Recreation
Nick's Drive Inn
Gladden Trucking
Gladden’s
Nick's
T&b
Gladden
Gene Wallandingham
DeLuxe Barber Shop
George Love
Jim Wood
Trucking
Hamilton
Woody Wilson
Adam's
Moore
Shafter 'Om
Adams
Jim Crabb
Mettler’s
S. A
Delux
Deluxe
Mettler
First Shafter 1961 Citizen Named in Baby Derby Contest
Merchants and local services welcome the newborn chosen as Shafter 1961 citizen. Donations include Gerber baby food cases, five dollar deposits and gift certificates from Bank of America Central Market and others. Birth details and doctor timing must be registered with the Shafter Press before January 9 with winner announced January 11 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerber
Bank of America
City Furniture
Johnson and Johnson
Jis Stringham
Shafter
Rodriguez Spanish Kitchen
Valley Food Center
Okie Bill's
Buttonwillow
Community National Bank
Howell
Irvin E. Fike
Cotton
Central Valley Highway
Herndon
Sterline’s
Richfield
Shafter Press
Crawford Named Co-Recipient Of Chief of Staff Trophy
1st Lt. Michael B. Crawford of Shafter California won a co-recipient honor for the Chief of Staff Trophy at the Squadron Officer School McConnell AFB Kansas. The award honors the top performing officer students in a class of 900 plus across 14 weeks. Crawford's 72 section outperformed others through scholastic and athletic effort and teamwork. The SOS trains lieutenants and captains from bas es nationwide for command and staff roles within three 14 week sessions yearly. Crawford began the course September 12 1960 and finished December 16 1960 and is the son of Bruce Crawford and Sally Ann Erickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael B. Crawford
McConnell Afb
Kansas
Shafter Calif
Ron
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
USAF
Crawford
SOS
Lt. Crawford
Air University
Force Professional Officer Education
Air Force
Bruce Crawford
Shafter
Calif
Richland School
Sally Ann Erickson
Oaklandark
Florida
Cra
Meade Named Executive Secretary for Kern Water Districts
William J. Mead of Bakersfield is named executive secretary for Semitropic Water Storage District and Wheeler Ridge Maricopa Water Storage District. He leaves the Water Association of Kern County, with costs shared between districts. Mead, former KERN radio editor, will serve both districts, which seek Feather River water and shared savings for taxpayers. Mead and family reside in Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Mead
Bakersfield
Kern
Semitropic
Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa
Mead
Water Association
Kern County
Kenneth M. Weggis
WAKC
Oniel Sanders
Wheeler ' Ridge
Sam Barling
Sanders
Barling
Shafter
Wasco
Wheeler Ridge
Maricopa
Agricultural Journalism
California State Polytechnic College
The
Greenwood Drive
Four Winners Named in Shafter Press Bicycle Contest
Jim Northrop won first with 38 801 points earning first choice of bicycles. Ronnie Haney placed second with 56 658 points followed by Mickey Wilson third with 28 561 and Robert Herndon fourth with 22 755. Final week saw shifting tops as Robert Evans announced winners at 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Northrop
Shafter
Jim Northrop
Jim
James KR. S. Northrop
Ronnie Haney
Ronnie
Bette Haney
Richland Drive
Mickey Wilson
Robert S. Wilson
Curtis Street
Robert Herndon
Robt. Herndon, Sr
Shafter Press
Robert
Donald Lundgren
Ronnie Martin
Butch
Wyman Beggs
Lundgren
Wyman
Hearndon
Northrop
Wilson
Ember
Son
R. Robert Evans
Jimmy Northrrop
Martin Kuhlman
Wasco
Kuhlman
Santa Claus
Christmas reflections and a new industry for Shafter
A Christmas message from Shafter reflects on joy of being alive and health in 1960 61. It notes Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce excitement over a four million dollar Carbon Company plant to be built on Stockdale Highway eleven miles west of Bakersfield and likely seven miles south of Shafter. The plant may employ 50 to 75 trained staff and produce carbon products for tires with by products in plastics and detergents. The writer urges Shafter to welcome the industry and its benefits as it nears operation pages later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Bakersfield
Armstrong Tire and Rubber
Hanford
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Be Iece Hall
Crabb
Nick
Camp
Mickey 'Ilson
Mickey
Caubeukonts
Gladden Trucking Mettler
Chevron Station
Meade
Exec. Sec
Kern Water Agencies
Haney
Conner “For
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