Scout excursion to Mt Abel ends in knee injury
Maple Scouts led by Ruben Siemens trek to Mt Abel with Elmer Engel suffering a knee injury on the first toboggan ride. Engel, a teacher, remains able to work, while other Scouts like Donald Neufeld and LeBalzer joined the trip. Arthur Parrott supervised safety lessons, involving police and fire department contacts for safety badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Abel
Maple Scouts
Elmer Engel
Donald W. Neufeld
Ley Balzer
Curtis Bergman
James Elwood Enns
Donald Is
Billy Siemens
Wayne Siem
Wayne Siemens
School Administrators Attend Visalia Meet
Crawford, superintendent of Richland School District, and six county school administrators attend a meeting in Visalia. Lawrence, Jacobsen, Beardsley, and Clark McGinnis, superintendents at Beardsley and Rosedale, are among attendees at the Elementary School Administrators Association gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Richland
Val
Visalia
Wford
Lawrence
Jacobsen
Tendent
Beardsley
Clark McGinnis
Rosedale
Rators Association
Kern Supervisors Honor Noon with Special Resolution
Kern County Board of Supervisors passed a special resolution honoring A W Noon longtime Fourth District supervisor who died Jan 30 1952 in Taft California. The board also named Charles P Salzer as supervisor chairman and has not yet named a Noon successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Kern County Board of Supervisors
A .W
Andy) Noon
Westside
Charles P. Salzer
Bakersfield
Noon
A. W. Noon
Taft
California
Board of Supervisors
County of
A. W
Frances Noon
US Population Growing by About Six Thousand Daily
An estimate indicates the population of the United States is increasing at roughly 6000 people per day. Factorial growth and migration patterns contribute to the rising total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Strelich Presents Ice Classics and Variety Review
Promoter Steve Strelich brings Ice Classics of 1952 and a Variety Review to Strelich Stadium Bakersfield starting Feb 14. The six night program features eight shows with Saturday and Sunday matinees. Stars include Bobby Schroff and Marion from the famed Bal Let Russe and Sonja Heine ice shows. Reservations via Strelich Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krorn County
Steve Strelich
Strelich Stadium
Bobby Schroff
Marion
Ballet Russe
Bakersfield
Pleads Guilty In Drunk Driving Case
Henry M. Reynolds aged 38 of Smith's Corner pleaded guilty to drunk driving on James Street at State. Police Judge Frank G. Shaw fined Reynolds $200, per Police Chief John Reilly's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Reynolds
Smith's Corner
Frank G. Shaw
James Street
State
John Reilly
Home Adviser Demonstrates Re-upholstering Methods
Miss Dorothy Wilkinson Kern county home adviser led a Shafter group through chair reupholstery demonstrations using two chairs. The session showed spring repair padding and new covers, reuse of old coverings as patterns, and sewing with a home machine. An upcoming dress pattern fitting class is planned for March 14 at the Congregational Church social hall, with April dress completion goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Dorothy Wilkinson
Kern County
Elmer Neufeld
Jack Eee
Toiaioge
Califina Farmer
Mesdames
Scott McMichael
Floyd Barton
W. F. Stocker
Pete Buller
Jack Thompson
Walter Nicol
Frank Roselle
Emil Bender
Shafter Area
Agatha Nickel
Wasco
I. S. Neufeld
Santa Cruz
Bakersfield
W. R. Caldwell
Louise Renfro
Ada Shellabarger
John Ratzilaff
Miss Wilkinson
PGE Completes Check On Shafter Lighting
Pacific Gas and Electric crews completed a maintenance check of 275 street lights across Wasco Shafter Buttonwillow and McFarland. Local manager Raymond Sirman said the periodic check aims to maximize illumination and requires about 160 man hours each time the review is done.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Wasco
Shafter
Buttonwillow
McFarland
Raymond Sirman
Sirman
Internal Revenue Collector to Visit Shafter for Tax Help
A representative of the collector of internal revenue will be in Shafter City Hall on Feb. 18 to assist local citizens with income tax returns. This will be the only visit to Shafter. Kern county’s main office remains open at 1424 17th St Bakersfield with hours 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. weekdays.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Shafter City Hall
Shafter
Kern County
17Th St
Bakersfield
Lease Arranges Bailey's Store Transfer in Shafter
William Hearn and S L Osborn of Shafter have leased Kay Bailey's grocery in South Shafter effective January 1. Hearn, a former trucker, lives at 30283 Richland Street. Osborn, his father in law, resides on Shafter Highway and long worked for Bailey's.
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Bailey
William Hearn
S. L. Osborn
Shafter
Kay Bailey
South Shafter
Hearn
Richland St
Osborn
Shafter Highway
Bailey's
Couple Found Guilty in Neglect Case in Shafter
Mr and Mrs James Cureton of Shafter found guilty by a Superior Court jury of contributing to the delinquency of their three minor children after five minutes of deliberation. Judge Warren Stockton set February 26 for possible sentencing or probation. The three children aged 6, 3, and 4 months were made wards of the county.
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James Cureton
Shafter
Warren
Stockton
Blake’ Witcher
Harold C. Freedman
Emma Laughman
Donna Hower
Clifford Nagel
Betty Jensen
Ernest G. Richardson
Kay Bailey
Curetons
South Shafter
New Pharmacist Named At Stringham's Store
Glen Long from Pittsburg Pa arrived last weekend in Shafter to work as pharmacist at Stringham's Drug Store. He and his wife moved from San Francisco to the Zimmerman Apartments. Long trained as a pharmacist in Boulder Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Long
Pittsburg
Shafter
Stringham's Drug
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Dick Smith
George Vannatta
Tulare
Cross Streets
Clarence Neuman
Redwood Drive
Acacia Avenue
Marvin Lane
Acacia
Eat
Bach
Violin Concerto
Mozart
Jupiter Symphony
Tschaikowsky
Israel Baker
Adolph Pick
Edouard Hurlimann
Harvey Auditorium
Strelich
Ice Classics
Ben Laverty
Lerdo
Central Valley Highways
Don Rodewald
Maple Leaf Ag
Ross Adkins
Uncle Bob
Emil
Henry
Cote Glee Club
PGE
Shafter Lighting
Internal Revenue Collector
Aiia
Howard Duff
Texas
John Carroll
Belle LE
William Holden
Mark Stevens
Reno
Glenn Ford
Barbara Hale
Lorna Doone
Stringham’s
State Theatre
Margaret O’brien
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