Funeral Services For Long-Time Resident Townsend
Funeral services were held for L. T. Townsend 69 at Agee Family Funeral Home. Townsend died Feb. 17 in a Grover City hospital. Rev. Carlton Ellis officiated. Burial followed at Shafter Memorial Park. Townsend, a carpenter for 50 years, leaves a large family including Margie Townsend and 32 grandchildren with 12 great grand children. Pallbearers named Sam Foster Fred Jones Jim Turner William Patrick John Donelson Bert Crawford.
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Agee
L. T. Townsend
Romona Ave
Grover City
Carlton Ellis
Central Southern Baptist Church of
Bano
Solist
Shafter Memorial Park
Townsend
Clarksville
Texas
Shafter
Carpenters ‘Union
Hollister
Priscilla Valley
Morro Bay
Ronald Songer
Air Force
Maine
Glenn Songer
Taft
Sharon
Janet
Brenda Woods
Bakersfield
James A. Parker, Jr
U.S. Navy
San Die
Patricia
aSan Parker
Boyce Walter Townsend, Jr
Kenneth Edward Townsead
Byron
Mike Page
Beaumont
Tex
Carolyn Barling
Wasco
Dennis Townsend
Wilbur
Ore
Nancy Townsend
Roberta Phillips
Anaheim
Mary Evarts
Marie Hall
Charlene Neal
Charles Evarts
Jerry Tillman
Shirley Collins
Gail Mitchel
Terry Tillman
Sam Foster
Fred Jones
Jim Turner
William Patrick
John Donelson
Elbert Crawford
Reverend Williams Reports Evangelistic Tour From Frankfurt
Evangelist Jack Williams from Wasco writes from Frankfurt on February 11 1965 detailing his Germany Austria and France outreach in German churches and Bible schools. He notes arrivals in London delays with mail and a first visit to Berlin Baptist congregations where widows strengthen churches and concerns over postwar prosperity and potential conflict. Williams describes travel through Linz Wels Steyr Vienna Basel and St Chrischona and ongoing work with German speaking audiences and missionary contacts.
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Jack Williams
Wasco
Germany
Frankfurt
Austria
France
Linz
Wels
Steyr
Vienna
Italy
Basel
St. Chrischona
Switzerland
Berlin
Two Arrested on Driving With Suspended Licenses
George H. Doles of 472 Gibson Lane and Lawrence A. McNear ney of 608 Central Avenue were arrested on a warrant charging them with driving on a suspended or revoked license. Both were taken into custody by local police.
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George H. Doles
Gibson
Lawrence A. McNearney
Central Avenue
Four organizations report at Wasco area stockholders dinner
About 250 members and guests attended the Fourth sectional meeting of the Stockholders Association and the Federal Land Bank Association in Wasco. A roast beef dinner at Wasco Union High School Cafeteria preceded reports on patronage refunds totaling 82523 and growing financing programs.
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Quess Ann Vuswiess
Soliales
Tesaxersfield Production Credit Association
Federal Land Bank Association
Stockwoiaers
ICA
FLBA
Wasco Union High School
A. H. Walker
Arvin
PCA
W. L. Smith
Buttonwillow
Bufford L. Fox
Carver Bowen
Ubeinville
Paul Enns
Rosedale
Berkeley Farm Credit District Bank
Ernest A. Neufeld
Wasco
Livio Palla
Dakersfield
Freeland R. Farnsworth
Glennville
James C. Beagle
Carl Ansberry
North Kern
Bert Smith
Farm Credit Banks of
Berkeley
Sterling Grant
Ansberry
Robert Bangs
Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Randall Crow at Local Home
Mrs. Randall Crow was honored at a baby shower hosted by Mrs. L. F. Cornelius and other hostesses at 247 Maple. Sharren Sammons won the door prize. The guest list included numerous local women, with additional gifts sent by many unable to attend from Shafter Bakersfield Wasco and surrounding areas.
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Randall Crow
L. F. Cornelius
David Hellbusch
Vernie Parrott
LeRoy Rohrvack
Sharren Sammons
Tilmann Lehr
Irvin Rohrbach
Cecil Loveless
Kenneth Mc
Pearl McBride
Misses Sands
Grundy
Diana Elmore
Frances Elbing
Connie Morgan
Nancy Barling
Danny
Tom Morris
Curt Carter
Jim Brown
Norval Winter
Don Lewis
Paul Wiebe
Bill Putman
G. L. Sammons
Frank Wiebe
Rohrbach
Lottie Cummings
Jay Atkinson
Paul Harder
Menno Schellenberg
Anita Grisham
Mavis Mixon
Cinty Witcher
Shafter
Jack Powell
Mervyn Brown
Kenneth McMinn
Bakersfield
Charles Osborn
Wasco
Singing Convention at Church of the Nazarene This Sunday
A Singing Convention will be held at the Church of the Nazarene this Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. O C Baker president of the convention invites all to attend and participate in the singing.
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Church of the Nazarene
O. C. Baker
Mystery and Adventure In Local Books
Mrs Harriet Mason of Kern Ty Free Library in Shafter curates a monthly list of thrillers. Helen MacInnes writes fast moving plots such as The Venetian Affair with a raincoat swap and a chase to Venice. Alistair MacLean delivers tense sea and offshore oil rig suspense in Golden Rendezvous and Fear is the Key. Mary Stewart offers exotic settings as in Madam Will You Talk set in France.
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Harriet Mason
Kern Ty Free Library
Shafter
Helen MacInnes
Paris
Bill Fenner
Venice
Alistair MacLean
Gulf of Mexico
Mary Stewart
France
Shafter Youth Is Committed to CYA
James Edward Lambert a 13 year old Shafter boy was certified to the California Youth Authority for causing a school fire and other blazes. He admitted setting the Richland School fire causing about 40000 in damage and a residential fire on South Shafter Avenue causing 2500 in damage. His hearing before Judge John D Jelletich in Superior Court last Friday led to commitment to the Norwalk reception center.
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James Edward Lambert
Shafter
California Youth Authority
Lambert
Richland
South Shafter Avenue
John D. Jelletich
Superior Court
Norwalk
Utility District Changes Meeting Notice
The Shafter Public Utility District moved its regular Monday afternoon meeting to Tuesday due to the Washington Birthday holiday. A brief notice mentions scheduling changes and references related local governance details.
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Shafter Public § Utility District
Washington
Fresno Alumni Meeting to Feature Governor Brown
California Governor Edmund G. Brown will be the featured speaker at the Fresno State College Alumni Association Charter Day Inauguration Banquet. The event, set for Friday April 30 at 11 a.m. on the college campus, honors FSC alumni with Edward Kerber as a past president and chair of the committee.
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California
Edmund G. Brown
Fresno State College Alumni Association
Edward Kerber
FSC Alumni Association
Char
Inaugural Banquet Marks FSC Charter Day, New President
The Day Inauguration Committee announces a special banquet to celebrate FSC's 53rd Charter Day and the official inauguration of Dr. Frederic W. Ness as the college's fourth president. The event is part of about a week of activities led by Vice President Dallas A. Tueller.
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FSC
Frederic W. Ness
Dallas A. Tueller
Beau Rusk Completes Medical Training and Serves at Fort Detrick
Beau Rusk son of Mr and Mrs Galen Rusk has completed basic and medical training at Fort Sam Houston Texas and Walter Reed Hospital Washington DC He is stationed at Fort Detrick Maryland where he serves as a white coat.
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Beau Rusk
Galen Rusk
Burbank Ave
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Walter Reed Hospital
Forest Glen Section
Washington, D. C
Ft. Detrich
Mexican Baptist Church Car Wash Saturday
The Young People of the Mexican Baptist Church hold a car wash on Saturday March 6 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Tops Market parking lot facing California Street.
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The
Mexican Baptist Church
Tops Market
California Street
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