Beverly Swan Named Homemaker Contest Winner
Beverly Swan is named homemaker contest winner with state honors for schools across the state. Winners and advisors will tour Creedence Williamsburg Virginia. The national award purse rises to five thousand dollars for the top prize with runners up also receiving substantial honors. Betty Crocker Search enrollment hits a record with over 406 thousand participants from more than twelve thousand schools.
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Williamsburg
Betty Crocker
Local clubs and residents assist new community desk
In a note from a new paper, organizers seek help from publicity chairs of local groups. Names mentioned include Leon Pitts of Supreme Air and longtime resident R L Penner. The editor vows to feature townsfolk and mentions Clara Schnidt Ernie Hofman Noel Thompson Tom Petrie George Jones and Bob Ballard and Art Hemington of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Pta’s
Leon Pitts
Supreme Air
Leon
R L Penner
Clara Schnidt
Ernie Hofman
Sor Se Seeee Oe Hoffman
Noel Thompson
Tom Petrie
George Jones
Bob Ballard
Art Hemington
C of C
Four seats up for election in April city race
Incumbents seek re election or replacements as four positions city clerk treasurer and two council seats come open. Deadline for nominating papers is February 15 noon with no late filings accepted.
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Council
Film on Russia Here Saturday
Pastor M. S. Krietzky speaks at the Seventh-day Adventist Church Saturday at 11 am on his Russia trip and how religion fares there. He will show a color film at 7:30 pm titled Russia Today detailing daily life in Communist countries. He traveled 5,000 miles by Volkswagen without a guide, visiting USSR Poland Czechoslovakia and Germany. He was born in Russia and later became an American citizen. Boy Scout Sunday is observed Sunday February 11 with boys attending churches of their choice.
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Russia
M. S. Krietzky
Rev. Krietzky
Ussr
Poland
Kern
Poplar
Riverside
Volkswagen
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Pastor Hrietzky
United States
Richland Educator Ervin Nephew To Present Paper
Ervin Nephew director of education for the Richland School District is chosen by the Reading Tests committee to present a paper at the Reading Research Conference. The project compares reading ability with achievement and intelligence scores using seventh graders and follows an eighth grade expansion.
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Ervin Nephew
Richland
Partici
Nephew
Five Shafterites Installed by Shrine Club Banquet
Five Shafter members of El Charaf Shrine club were installed in their offices at a banquet under the Los Angeles jurisdiction. John Atchison and Albert Finkbeiner were named to the board of directors. Over 100 people attended the event. The Illustrious Potentate brought twenty guests from Angeles, and the club presented $1100 to Crippled Children. Master of Ceremonies was Marvin Neumen. Invocation by Dudley M. Steele Jr. Next meeting set for Barnett's in Wasco on February 18.
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Shrine Club
Shafter
el Charaf Shrine Club
Los Angeles
John Atchison
Albert Finkbeiner
Illustrious
Angeles
Marvin Neumen
Dudley M. Steele, Jr
Barnett's
Wasco
National Award To Be Given Former Resident
E. Ross Harrington former Richland School District education chief 1952 57 will leave Feb 16 for Atlantic City New Jersey to receive the S D Shankland Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Study in School Administration He will receive 1000 in the annual award shared by two men Harrington now Taft City School District superintendent will pursue doctoral work at the University of Kern California Ralph L Spencer of Ithaca New York also receives 1000 to write a History of Kern County Schools a project begun last summer Many Kern County old timers and school people are aiding data collection during weekends and vacations Harrington reads during weekends and vacations.
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E. Ross Harrington
Richland
Atlantic City
New Jersey
S. D. Shankland
Harrington
Taft City
Ralph L. Spencer
Ithaca
New York
Kern County
University of Kern California
Spell of the Yukon Theme at Buttonwillow Club Banquet
The Buttonwillow Community Club plans a banquet with Spell of the Yukon as its theme. Local housewives are urged to secure all loose items, while discussion hints at witty wardrobe elements for the show. General chairman urges attendance at the meeting at the gym.
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Yukon
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Legion Post Plans Dance and Dinner Event
The American Legion schedules several activities over the coming weeks led by a dance and dinner. Tickets for the dance cost $2, with attendees urged to wear 1920s era costumes, though optional for Legion Auxiliary women.
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Legion Post
American Legion
Women of the Legion Auxiliary
Christian Church First Revival Termed Success
The evangelistic meeting held recently by the Christian Church drew strong crowds with a peak Friday night attendance of 167. Evangelists Art and Lu Watson from North Salinas led the event, with guest singers including Jack Windisch and a duo by Mrs Ray Meredith and Mrs Kenneth Cordenier. Choirs from Rexland Acres and Norris Road Church of Christ offered a gospel program directed by Lois Edwards and Hal Williams. Regular services and Bible schools continue, with contact numbers Pioneer 6-6142 or 6-6551 for details.
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Christian Church
Art
Lu Watson
North Salinas
Rexland Acres
Cuest
Poplar
West Lerdo
Shafter Christian Church
Pioneer
Kick-off Breakfast Sets Tomorrow to Launch Banquet Tickets
A 7:15 a.m. kick-off breakfast at the Shafter Motel will launch sales for the Cham ber of Commerce and Agriculture installation banquet. The Richland Cafeteria dinner follows with guest speaker Joe Walker, famed X-15 pilot, and a roster of local officials and supporters. Walker, a veteran test pilot with long ties to the Space Agency, has highlighted aviation milestones and awards, and currently resides in Lancaster with Grace and four children.
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Joe W
Ir Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Richland
Walker
Edwards Air Force Base
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Bhe Joe Walker
Space Agency
Washington
Eas
Air Force
Mediterranean
France
Vienna
Munich
Robert M. White
U. S. Air Force
Scott Crossfield
Autetandine
Alan
Kiechelne
Lancaster
Calif
Grace McClary
Thomas
James
Joseph
Elizabeth
Friant Dam Releases Water to Reach District Tomorrow
Bob Diltz, manager of the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District, said water has been released from Friant Dam into the Friant Kern Canal and will be available at the district office for the 1962 water year. Preliminary reports show snow pack at about 80 percent of normal, improving but still below average. future water quality depends on precipitation through February and March.
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Bob Diltz
Shafter-Wasco
Friant
Friant- Kern
Diltz
Heart Month Emphasizes Fight Against Leading Killer
February marks Heart Month with Kern County health data showing heart disease as the top death cause. The piece cites 35.3 percent of local deaths last year and highlights five key facts from the American Heart Association about prevention early diagnosis and treatment plus advice to seek medical care if symptoms appear.
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Kern County
The
American Heart Association
Bank Employee Promotion at Bank of America
Bill Maytubby was named operations officer at Bank of America and will serve as assistant cashier. He replaces Rob G Ballard who was selected for officer development training. Maytubby started as a teller at Arvin branch in 1955 and rose to head of the note department in 1957 before becoming assistant operations officer in 1958.
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Bill Maytubby
Bank Off America
Paul Hoffmann
Maytubby
Rob G. Ballard
Maytabby
Bank of America
Arvin
Daily Temperature and Humidity Readings From Cotton Field Station
Readings show daily maximum and minimum temperatures and humidity levels provided by the U S Cotton Field Station.
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U. S
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Roy Weollemes
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