Progress in Shafter area after earthquake reshapes town
The Shafter region outlines continued recovery after the earthquake with new buildings replacing ruined ones in downtown and at the former Central Avenue site. Plans include hospital, water projects, and zone changes while growers adapt to market shifts toward other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Shafter Area
Congress
Shafter
Manuel Avenue
Dandy Homes
Dalke Brothers
Central Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Billiards
Shafter Warehouse
McMahan
Furniture Co. Water
Irrigation District Board of Directors
Bureau of Reclamation
George Collins
Harry D. West
Wasco
Shafter-Wasco
Elbert Franz
Shafter Experiment Farm
83 Families Receive Toys and Food in Christmas Drive
Firemen delivered 437 toy packages and 83 food baskets to needy families in Shafter as the Salvation Army and American Legion assisted. Chief Albert Finkbeiner thanked citizens and auxiliary members, with help from Assistant Chief Nick Johnson and volunteers including Dave Marsh’s classes and a long list of students who repaired and dressed dolls.
Frank Wiebe Hosts To Family During Christmas Day
Mr and Mrs Frank Wiebe hosted their family for dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs Paul Wiebe and children Mr and Mrs Robert Wiebe and baby son Mr and Mrs Robert Larimer and family Later Darrell Janzen and children visited Mrs Larimer and her children will stay several days as Larimer and Frank Wiebe visit their Morro Bay cabin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wiebe
Paul Wiebe
Robert Wiebe
Robert Larimer
Darrell Janzen
Wiener Roast Honors Youth
A wiener roast and a football game highlighted Glen Smiths eighth birthday at 260 Manuel Avenue. Prizes went to Bobby Moore and Peter Davis as sisters Carolyn and Patricia helped their mother with the party. Guests included Dickie Witcher Gary Witcher Dale Nickel and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Smith
Alvin Smith
Manuel Avenue
Bobby Moore
Peter Davis
Glen
Carolyn
Patricia
Dickie
Gary Witcher
Dale Nickel
Richard Inklebarger
Butch Pennington
Steven Hearn
Bobby. Moore
Pete
Birthday Dinner Honors Arthur Ehrhorn at Home
A Maple-A birthday dinner honoring Arthur Ehrhorn was hosted Sunday by his wife. Attending were the Ehrhorns children Roger Arlene and Beverly the honoree’s parents Mr and Mrs William Ehrhorn of Anaheim and his sister and family Mrs Kenneth Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ehrhorn
Roger
Arlene
Beverly
William Ehrhorn
Anaheim
Kenneth Miller
Use of Color Dynamics Promotes Safety at Shafter High
Walt Grainger and Ed Schacht explain color coding in the Shafter High School industrial arts shops. Bright sunburst yellow for moving parts, ivory for other moving parts, fire engine red for danger spots, and light vista green for remaining machinery. Floor areas will mark particle wake hazards. Repainting and new fluorescent lighting aim to reduce fatigue and increase efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Walt Grainger
Grainger
Ed Schacht
Shafter Generals open season with win over Tehachapi
The Shafter High School Generals defeated the Tehachapi Warriors 41 to 35 in the opener at Shafter High gym. George Love led with 14 of 41 points, Leroy Thompson added 13, while Tehachapi’s Byron Earley scored eight in the first quarter surge. In the B game the Colonels beat the Braves 37 to 31 as Goossen and Nixon each had 11. The Generals and Colonels meet again in Bakersfield Saturday.
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Shafter High School Generals
Tenachapi Warriors
Shafter High
Colonels
Tehachapi B
Braves
Shafter A's
Warriors
Tehachapi
Moroski
Zoro
Goach Pare
George Love
Shafter
Leroy
Slug” Thompson
Montana
Earley
Muro
Byron Earley
Bob Goossen
Billy Nixon
Dean Heaton
Generals
Bakersfield
Hafter High School
Kelly Family Christmas Gathering and Travel Plans
Friends and kin of Assemblyman and Mrs H W Kelly gathered at Mannes Avenue home for Christmas Day. Attendees included Rex Musser and Mary Fellows, J H Fuller Sr and Bert and Suzette, J H Fuller Jr, and John and Tom Kelly. John leaves soon for the Rose Bowl then Annapolis. Tom returns to Stanford to resume studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W
Pat” Kelly
Mannes’ Avenue
Rex Musser
Mary of Fellows
Bert
Suzette
Annapolis
Tom Kelly
Stanford
Mother Greets Kin on Crutches After Sanger Accident
Mrs Paul Wiebe and children visited in Sanger when they found the elderly woman on crutches after a car struck her while crossing a street days earlier. No bones were broken and recovery is expected in about a month. Eva Larson of Los Angeles joined the Wiebes for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wiebe
Sanger
Wiebe
Eva Larson
Los Angeles
Post Christmas Feed At Mary Voth Home
Mrs. Mary Voth hosted a post Christmas meal at her Orange Avenue home Sunday. Attendees included Harry Voth and Donny, Harry Neufeld and family from Oildale, Norman and Dean Voth with Patsy, Bennie Voth and family, Tom Fink and family all from Shafter, plus Mrs. Roy Lee and Mae Barnes of Bakersfield, and Mrs. Mable Voth with Darrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Voth
Orange Avenue
Messrs
Harry Voth
Donny
Ojai
Harry Neufeld
Oildale
Norman Voth
Dean Voth
Patsy
Bennie Voth
Tom Fink
Shafter
Roy Lee
Bakers
Kerman Family Holiday Visit Over Christmas
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stolshoff of Kerman join the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Chernabaeff for Christmas. Relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Alex Slivkoff and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Slivkoff and family, and Mrs. Stella Bolder and family attended. Chernabaeff, recently injured in an automobile accident, is home for the holidays but will return to the hospital next week for further treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stolshoff
Kerman
George Chernabaeff
Chernabaeff
Alex Slivkoff
Bill Slivkoff
Stella Bolder
Pickup Truck Mishap Fatal to Hughett Boy
Robert James Hughett a 16-year-old Buttonwillow rancher’s son died Monday afternoon when the pickup he rode in ran off Corn Camp Road overturning after a collision. He was pinned under a door post as the vehicle overturned. The driver 14-year-old Martin John Smith escaped with leg injuries and was taken to Kern General Hospital by Armstrong's Shafter ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Robert James Hughett
Bob Hughett
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George J. Harrison
John Turner
Planning Commission
W. L. Smith
Kern County
Smith
PMA
Secretary of “Agriculture
Ezra~fatr— Benson
New North High School
Jordan
Turk) Eliades
C. C
Dusty) Rhoads
Dick Heber
Ernest Graf
Don McCauley
Don Murfin
Gay Pare
Kenneth Fahsbender
Merlin Hanchett
Wasco Tigers
Shafter Horizon
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Navy
Shafter-Minter Field
Douglas
Los
Angeles Avenue
Meyer
Bates Dewey
Shafter Rotary Club
Bob Somers
Lions Club
Harlin
P. Wilson
Kiwanis Club
Scenter
L. J. Woodard
Chamber of Commerce
A. G. Whitson
Merchants Association
Frank Wiebes
J. C. Penner Real Estate, Notary Public
Ene
Central Ave
Shaf
18Th St
Bakerine
Free Park
Calif
Harry. C. Jorss
San Francisco
Will Spraggins
Sycamore Street
Kelly
Baltazar Lopez
Hughett Boy
Emi Pata Tae
State Theatre
Chester Avenue
Taft
Center Street
Ree
Bakersfield Savings
Elmer A. Goertz
President
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