Youths Charged In Kidnaping Robbery Theft Of Autos
Six Tem ple City youths aged 14 to 15 were arrested early Sunday after a stolen car struck a power line during a failed escape. Police say they were seeking a 13-year-old Bakersfield friend and had earlier stolen the vehicle Friday night. Three companions, a 13-year-old girl and two 16-year-olds, were turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Temple City
Shafter
Wade Hamilton
Hamilton
Blake Witcher
Bakersfield
Set. R. H. Barrett
Frey Wins honorary Buttonwillow mayor post for $4.13
Local resident Jack Frey bought the honorary mayoralty in Buttonwillow for 412.60 at a chamber banquet election. Oscar Baldwin retires as the office holder as Ford Williams becomes chamber president and a 1230 total bids collection funds the drive with 825 earmarked for the March of Dimes.
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Jack Frey
Buttonwillow
Oscar Baldwin
M. C. Becker
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ford Williams
Darrel D. Tray
George Parker
Becker
A. F. Barulich
Ken Ringsdorn
Curtis Graves
Jack Thompson
Charles Parsons
Don Hughett
Rowland Kemp
March of Dimes
Frey
Grange Hall
Floyd Ming
Vance Taft
Wasco
Delano
Bakers
Time to Take D T Shots Again at Richland Schools
Immunization letters were sent to every class urging small pox and diphtheria tetanus vaccines and boosters. Parents must take children to their physicians during the first two weeks in March or sooner, with doctors providing a free office visit for immunizations.
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Richland School
Health and Education Department
Health Department of
Richland
SHS Senior Wins Award Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow
SHS senior Mary De Vincenzo was named Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow by school chairwoman Mrs. Ethel Teves after achieving the top score on a homemaking exam. She will receive a golden pin and books and advance to California's candidate selection for the All American Homemaker of Tomorrow. The national winner will be announced April 21 in Philadelphia. Mary plans to study domestic science and music in college.
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SHS
Mary de Vincenzo
Shafter High School
Betty Crocker
Ethel Teves
Mary
California
Philadelphia
Betty ‘Crocker
Mary DeVincenzo
Shafter Youth Named Alternate For U S Naval Academy
Taft teen Lee Ross Talbert 17 and Dinuba teen James Samuel Kor 18 are named principal appointees to the U S Naval Academy with Philip Charles Johnson 18 of Shafter as an alternate. Screening tests chose the finalists and the entrance exam begins March 23. Disqualification of a principal would move the alternate up.
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Shafter
U.S. Naval Academy
Lee Ross Talbert
Taft
James Samuel Kor
Dinuba
Harlan Hagen
Talbert
Philip Charles Johnson
Box 335
Eight Shafterites Enter Contest for Mrs America
Eight Shafter homemakers have entered the 1955 Mrs. America contest as of this week. Entrants include Margaret Clem Fern Perkins Wava Jones Thelma Martin Evelyn Heinlein Lovetta Lewis Lucille Harris and Camella Winter. Entries must be in by March 5 for eligibility with more than $25 000 in regional state and national prizes.
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Shafter
Tony Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Brown
Margaret Clem
Fern Perkins
Wava Jones
Thelma Martin
Evelyn Heinlein
Vetta Lewis
Lucille Harris
Camella Winter
Shafter Press
Shafter Names Norma Hooks to California Girls State
Norma Hooks, SHS junior, selected by faculty as school delegate to the 12th California Girls State in Sacramento June 22–29. The program by the American Legion Auxiliary trains juniors in citizenship and government responsibilities. Friday night, Shafter Generals face Corcoran in the final game of the season, aiming for at least a tie for third. Seniors honored include Love, Nixon, Goossen, Hamilton, Wilson, and Criner.
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Norma Hooks
Shafter High School
Amelia Cornel
American Legion Auxiliary
California Junior High School
Sacramento
Shafter Generals
Corcoran
Shafter
Generals
Ing
Wasco
Coalinga
Exeter
Lemoore
Shafter High
George Love
Bill Nixon
Bob Goossen
Bill Hamilton
Woody Wilson
Ellis Criner
Shafter Press
Escapee from County Farm Captured in Shafter
Vadon Tyler an Arvin man and former Shafter resident who escaped eight months ago from Kern county industrial farm while serving 180 day sentence for passing bad checks was arrested Monday in Shafter by Constable Blake Witcher. Deputies Bill Unruh and Glenn Holt assisted after a tip-off from Witcher about his location.
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Arvinman
Kern County
Shafter
Blake Witcher
Vadon Tyler
Witcher
Tyler
Bill Unruh
Glenn Holt
Nine SHS Students Win Bank of America Achievement Awards
Grant W. Jensen announces nine Shafter High School seniors named for Bank of America Achievement Award in citizenship leadership and scholarship. Winners receive trophy cups in two or four fields and certificates of achievement in specific subjects. Final winners may earn cash awards up to 1000 dollars at regional and final events.
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Shafter High School
Bank of America
Grant W. Jensen
Lionel Nightingale
Edna Crane
Robert Grossman
Eric Hanson
Virginia Bender
LaVonne ™ Stoller
Norma Craig
Patsy Cook
Don Bender
Amelia Cornell
Northern
California
Shafter Chamber Renames Itself in Agriculture Push
The Shafter chamber of commerce announces a name change as part of a broader focus on agriculture, signaling a rebranding effort to align with local industry and promote regional farming interests.
Stop Signs Planned at Poplar Merced and Scaroni Tulare
Kern County road department informs Shafter chamber that new stop signs will be installed at the Poplar and Merced intersection and at Scaroni and Tulare, to improve traffic safety in the area.
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Poplar Street
Merced Avenue
Scaroni Street
Tulare Avenue
Kern County Road Department
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Road Linking City and Highway 99 Near Finish
Engineer W I Perry announced a four lane freeway project between the city and Highway 99 will finish next April. A six mile Lerdo highway resurfacing costing about 400000 will be completed by Griffith Construction of Bakersfield within two months with federal funding 56 percent and county funds covering the rest. Contract dated June 9 1954. The road will have a cement stabilized base with asphalt concrete surfacing. Deep ruts in the county highway will also be repaired. Lerdo highway was four laned by the government during the project.
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Lerdo
Lions Hear Pro Football Player Frank Gifford Talk
Frank Gifford, half back for the New York Giants, spoke to the Lions Club on Wednesday in New York. He showed moving pictures of the 1954 Giants season and recalled his days at Bakersfield High School and USC. He compared college and pro football to high school and college curricula.
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Frank Gifford
New York Giants
Lions Club
New York
Giants
Bakersfield High School
University of Southern California
Tommy Er
Bergen Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding in Valley
Mr and Mrs J E Bergen observed their golden wedding Wednesday with 250 relatives and friends at the Mennonite Brethren church in Shafter California where 85 descendants participated. The couple moved to Shafter in 1918 and have lived there since. The event followed a plate supper and a four tier cake with family antiques on display including the wedding dress collar. Bergen spoke via tape recording recalling immigrating from Russia in 1892 and homesteading near Weatherford Oklahoma before marrying Helena Nickel in 1895. Continued on Page 3.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
San Joaquin Valley
J. E. Bergen
Central Avenue
California
Arnold
Shafter
Neufelds Plan $30 000 Residence on Two Lots
The Neufelds will construct a four bedroom home on two recently purchased lots from Art Plans. The house includes a living area of 1 830 square feet, with plans calling for a spacious layout.
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Neufelds
Shafter Chamber Backs School Name Change Near Greenfield
The board of directors for the Shafter chamber of commerce this week endorsed renaming the Greenfield area school. The aim is to have the Richland school district in Shafter adopt that name and reduce confusion.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Greenfield
Richland
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Marge Brown
L. T Yeates
Southern California Gas Co
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Highway 99
Finish
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Oregon
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Perserver
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Fred Mason
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