Honorary Life Membership for William Siemens by Maple PTA
William Siemens receives Honorary Life Membership from Maple PTA on Tuesday. A longtime volunteer with Boy Scouts since 1946 he has served on the executive council and chaired drives for Red Cross and Community Chest. He has taught at a Sunday School for ten years and aided Christian groups and Rotary, now pursuing college studies at Montana College in Santa Barbara.
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Scott Siemens
Boy Scouts
Irvine
California
Red Cross
Community Chest Drive
Christian Business Men's Committee
Rotary Club
Maple Pta
Siemens Spies
Ates
Logy
Ameter
Westmont College
Santa Barbara
PTA
Shafter Budget Highlights Promise Growth at Opening Issue
The article outlines a grand opening of the current issue focusing on the robust budget and confidence in Shafter’s future. Officials pledge steady growth prospects and financial prudence as the community reviews proposed expenditures.
Local Jazz Combo to Play Shafter Alumni Night
Larry Meredith, a former Shafter High School student, leads a combo with Harold Blake Jimmie Smith Willie Robertson and Marion Gibson of Bakersfield set to perform. The event features the male performers invited by the feminine sex in a nostalgic lineup.
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Larry Meredith
Shafter High School
Harold Blake
Jimmie Smith
Willie Robertson
Marion Gibson
Bakersfield
Heart Fund Drive Hampered by Weather in Shafter Area
Volunteers conducted a door to door canvas in the Shafter area last Sunday afternoon to collect for the 1959 Heart Fund. Unfavorable weather prevented contact with all captains and many residents. The effort involved numerous area captains and helpers with Ralph Stanley serving as treasurer.
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Shafter
E. K. Grant
Don Bellows
Grace Mann
Sonja Baehr
Mesdames
John Scaroni
Clarence Neuman
H. W. Wood
Ruth Vanderlei
Don Christensen
Doris Parrott
Russell Paul
Patsy Janzen
Helen Witcher
Larry Weiss
al Janzen
Shafter Area
Entries Sought for January Month Art Festival
Adults urged to enter the January month art festival. Mrs Tess Norris and Mrs Ruth Snively will judge at Maple School on January 20 selecting local winners in several classes. First and second place ribbons advance to Wasco for district judging. Media may include watercolor oils charcoal lithograph and more. Ten first ten second and ten third prizes will be awarded.
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Tess Norris
Ruth Snively
Maple School
Wasco
Maple Ct
Forth
Peterson
Water Orders Being Taken for 1960 Irrigation
Water orders are being taken at the SWID office until February 25 for water use from March 1, 1959 to February 29, 1960. Secretary-manager Bob Diltz notes normal precipitation. Users are urged to place orders promptly as little if any additional water may be available later this month.
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Bob Diltz
Shafter- Was Co
SWID
Sint Jacobs Joins Staff Of Local Bank In Kern River Valley
Jim Jacobs, formerly with Bank of here, joins the Kern River Valley branch staff this week. Roger Thate bank vice president fills Parker’s vacancy. Mee family resides at 248 Pine Street, Shafter. Jacobs served in the Air Force 1942 1945, studied at State Teachers College in Colorado, then farmed in the South and worked as an auditor in New York City before returning to California.
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Jim Jacobs
Bank of Here
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Roger Thate Bank
Parker
Kern River Valley
North
South Carolina
State Teachers College
Colo
South
New York City
The
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San Joaquin Valley
Hammes Reopen Local Dari-Delite Center in Bakersfield
The Hammes reconnect a Dari-Delite center in Bakersfield two weeks after an 8000 mile national tour ending in St. Petersburg Florida. Their travel lasted two months and followed by opening a new Dari-Delite location. The Hammes family resides at 188 Golden West.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Hammes
Bakersfield
West Coast
Golden West
Shafter
Richland Trustees Weigh School Housing Expansion Plans
Richland Board of Trustees considers building expansions at East side school site to house kindergarten through sixth grade pupils as enrollment is projected to reach 2350 in 1961 62 with 290 new first graders and 15 additional teachers. The district plans studied include two possible units on the same grounds and joint use of some facilities. The board seeks community input before a final decision.
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Theism Board of Troan
Richland
Addisponds
Morrisett
Kern County Planning Commission
Bruce Crawford
East Side
Crawford
Board of Fees
China Panel Compares Child Rearing Across Nations
A three country panel at Shafter Play Center explored how children are raised in France Norway and Hong Kong China with focus on parental authority mealtime norms and youth behavior. The discussion noted fathers as primary household figures quieter roles for boys and later adult expectations in the United States urged studying foreign practices to address rising juvenile problems.
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Henry Wong
China
Edward Key
Norway
Cooke
France
Shafter Play
Center
Key
Pedabice
Fansoabony
Shafter Play Center
Leland Bell
David Cooke
Hong Kong
America
Shafter Planning Commission Meeting February 19
The Shafter Advisory Planning Commission will meet at Shafter City Hall on Thursday February 19 at 7 30 p m. The agenda includes discussion of the Rosamond Plan Carry Through Subcommittees and Selection of Plan Design for Studies. You are invited to attend.
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Shafter
Kiwanis Project House For Sale On Main Street
A 1958 community project by Richland Elementary shop club members ages 10 to 14 built a life size playhouse from blueprints. Guided by Travis Garton and Joe Wall, the group used Kiwanis supplied materials and now offers the house for sale at cost. The price reflects only material costs and funds received.
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Shafter
Richland Shop Club
Kiwanis
Travis Garton
Richland Ele School
Russell St. Mars
Floyd Jones
Dwight Carrol
Richland
Orn
Kiwanis Club
Porterville
Joe Wall
Opening For Two New Businesses In Shafter
Aline Word opens Aline's Shop with a dining room and Opal's Beauty Salon offering complete beauty care. Opal's Salon promotes specials in its first week for ladies in Shafter and surrounding areas while Aline's Coffee Shop serves home brewed coffee and meals.
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Aline
Opal
Shafter
Opal’s
Beautician
Aline’s
Flying Saucer Campaign Sparks Reader Complaints
A late edition of the Shafter Press discusses a Merchants Division campaign offering prizes for finding numbers on flying saucers in participating stores. The piece notes reader curiosity, new staffer Doug Allen, and a forthcoming column titled Out of the Wabbits Hat.
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Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Converoan Ee
Shafter Press
Duane
Doug
Allen
The
Tet Press
Shafter
the Press
Wabbit
Jane
Shafter Chamber Plans Feb 23 Meeting on Tax Assessments
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture schedules its first meeting for Monday February 23 at 12 05 p.m. at the Shafter Motel. Kern County Assessor Josh Hanks and assistant Watts will discuss rising assessments from 25 to over 50 percent. President Roger Thuman urges attendees to reserve by February 20 at 5 p.m. and notes limited seating.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Shafter
Josh Hanks
Kern County
Watts
Roger Thuman
Chamber
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County Recreation Division
Hazel Frizzell
Gene Gunther
Bob Bann
William Siemens
Morning Mail
Community National Bank
Richland Board OF Trustees
Junior Horizon Club
Horizon Club
Los Angeles
M. Jones
Kern Academy
Stan Cook
Exchange Club
National Exchange Club
Hanley Witcher
Assembly of Students of
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R. Robert Evans
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