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Shafter Press in Shafter, California

24 Feb 1948

Page 11

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Shafter Press

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Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1948

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11

California Medalists unveil gold centennial medallion design

Albert Ennis of San Francisco wins the design contract for a Gold Centennial medallion. The obverse features a miner at Sutter's Mill and James W. Marshall’s founding date, January 24, 1848, while the reverse shows a California bear atop Minerva with a Golden Note. Production proceeds from the Society's San Francisco office amid federal minting hurdles.

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Albert Ennis San Francisco Sutter’s Mill James W. ‘Marshall California Minerva Federal Congress California Medalists Society Ennis
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Bakersfield High School auditorium previews opera staging

Kern County Musical Association tours the nearly finished Bakersfield High School auditorium on February 15 to assess its suitability for La Boheme under San Francisco Opera at next fall's season. A second preview for patrons occurs February 22 with Mrs. Keith S. McKee leading the group. The contractor says completion is early summer but the venue already supports a full opera with chorus and a sixty piece orchestra. Four hundred seats are available for new patrons via Tracy's Music Store or Miss Martha Gloeckler in Shafter.

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San Francisco Opera Company Merola Kern County Musical Association Bakersfield High School Theron McCuen Music Association Keith. S. McKee San Francisco Tracy's Music Store Nineteenth Street Bakersfield Martha Gloeckler Shafter Musical Board of Directors
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