Admiral Pride and Grant Jensen Honored for WWII Service
The article recalls Admiral A. M. Pride and Lt. (j.g.) Grant W. Jensen for exemplary duty as Communications Planning Officer during the Okinawa invasion and Pacific operations from April to June 1945. It notes Jensen’s roles with Amphibious Forces and air support units and the continued recognition by the U.S. Navy. It also reports California border quarantine entries totaling 3,835,242 vehicles in 1954, up from 3,758,321 in 1953.
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Seventh Fleet
Pacific
Grant W. Jensen
Pride
Jensen
J. G
Pacific Fleet
Admiral Pride
Okinawa
Kerama Rhetto
Third Fleet
Japan
United States Pacific Fleet
Amphibious Forces
United States Naval Reserve
Okinawa Gunto
Naval Service
J. L. Hall, Jr
U. S. Navy
California
National Automobile Club
Shafter School Board Advances Salary Plans and Repairs
The Shafter board heard teachers salary committee input referencing the California Teachers Association goals from 3600 dollars for certificated personnel and recruitment needs. The district approved bus use for Camp Fire to travel to a council meeting in Rosedale and reviewed 1953 54 expenditures totaling about 680000.
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Shafter
Pauline Roberts
Henry Hornege
Teachers Club
California Teachers Association
CTA
Rosedale
Don
Bruce Crawford
Edwin Lee
UCLA
Tom Pember’s Marine Career and Family Trip Notes
The narrative follows Tom Pember through training with troops to his final base at Camp Elliott. Before enlisting he studied in Shafter and graduated high school in Oklahoma City. After discharge he, his wife Joan, and daughter Linda vacationed two weeks in San Diego Old Mexico Long Beach and Sacramento visiting his parents the L T Pembers formerly of Shafter.
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Camp Elliott
Pember
Marine Corps
Shafter
Oklahoma City
Joan
Linda
San Diego
Old Mexico
Long Beach
Sacramento
L. T. Pembers
SHS Teachers Learn by Assisting at Land School
Shafter High School junior and senior students join Richland School District teachers as part of the Future Teachers club. Under adviser Gaye Pare, student teachers work three hours weekly for two weeks in K through eighth grade classes, supervised by regular staff for eight weeks to sample multiple age groups.
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Shafter High School
Richland
Future Teachers Club
Gaye Pare
Pare
Charles Easterbrook
Dennis Foreman
Nadine Bellows
Mary de Vincenzo
Sandra Steele
Norma Hooks
Jo Ann Mettler
Barbara Webb
Philip Johnson
Virginia Fields
Louise Burrows
June Thompson
Rosella Mettler
Sharon Nusz
Marlene Enns
Linda Hanson
George Larson
Carol Irvin
LaVelle Stoller
Jean Thomas
Ruby Sanders
LaVonne Stoller
Shafter High to Build New Unit with Classrooms and Labs
The board named Dale Acree inspector for the Shafter project funded by the January 28 1953 bond issue. The unit will contain five classrooms a kitchen a living and dining room labs and a general purpose room plus storage rest rooms and an outdoor play area for young children Dr Grant Jensen principal notes. Treasure Island spans 400 acres of land dredged from San Francisco Bay waters.
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Dale Acree
Shafter
Grant Jensen
Shafter High
Hibernation and aestivation define animal dormancy
The article explains hibernation as winter dormancy and aestivation as summer dormancy, noting that many animals retreat into sleep for part of the year to survive unfavorable conditions. It defines both terms and contrasts their seasonal triggers.
Swifty Fisher Fights Parking Ticket Outburst
Swifty Fisher loses temper over a one hour parking ticket after a brief absence. Hack Miller in traffic court inspects the ticket and declares Swifty not guilty except for making a fuss, noting the ticket likely came from a juvenile policeman play outfit. The writer cautions against hasty judgments on others choices.
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Swifty Fisher
Hack Miller
Swifty
Hack
Cioright 1958 U ined Sa Bi ra Fou hati
In 1958 local events highlight a political or cultural moment with unclear text. The readable fragments suggest a community discussion or commemoration tied to names or dates, but specifics are not clear enough to identify people or organizations.
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Cioright
U Ined Sa Bi Ra Fou Hati
Plans for flood lake pass to Kern County Road Official
The city accepts flood control plans and transfers them to the Kern County Road Commissioner. The text notes Eli Whitney’s first patent for a cotton gin on March 14, 1794.
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The
Kern County Road
Eli Whitney
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