Shafter Officials Predict North Kern Growth Will Double
Truman Blair of Pacific Telephone told the Shafter chamber that North Kern communities including Shafter Wasco Delano and nearby areas will double in growth in the next decade. He cited past expansion from 93 to 1703 telephones and noted need for more schools churches and businesses as water supply stabilization proceeds.
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North Kern
Shafter
Truman Blair
Pacific Telephone Co
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter-Wasco- Delano
Telephone Company
Wasco
Delano
McFarland
Delano-McFarland
Shafter-Wasco
Shafter Names Pageant for Potato n Cotton Festival
The community selects Shafter Salutes as the pageant title for the upcoming Potato n Cotton Festival. Jeanette Wheeler, Shafter High School teacher, proposed the winning name in a town contest. The festival will honor local achievement including past Kern County Agricultural Man of the Year Lewis Burtch.
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Shafter
Kern County
Lewis Burtch
Central Valley Highway Traffic Re directs South toward Bakersfield
The extension of Central Valley Highway to Rosedale increases rush hour congestion between Rosedale and Bakersfield. Traffic spills onto Stockdale Highway, prompting fast tracked improvement plans. If a good road connected from Rosedale to Highway 99, more traffic would go south. The Central Valley Highway Association aims to improve this new route with Kern County officials showing interest.
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Central Valley Highway
Rosedale
Bakersfield
Stockdale Highway
County Road Department
Central Valley Highway Asociation
Kern County
San Francisco Transit Merges Rys On September 29 1944
San Francisco Municipal Railway and Market Street Railway merged on September 29 1944 marking a consolidation of the city transit system. In Alaska 365 million acres remain federally owned lands.
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San Francisco Municipal Railway
Market Street Railway
Alaska
Teacher Housing Becomes Urgent Local Issue in Shafter
The community faces a critical need for better teacher housing as the Richland School District and Shafter High School attract high quality staff. Chamber president Lew Woodard forms a committee led by Mert Wiedmann to recruit investors and builders for duplexes and apartments for teachers. El Salvador rises among top coffee producers and exporters.
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Shafter
Richland
Shafter High School
Lew Woodard
Chamber of Commerce
Mert Wiedmann
Baby Shop Reopens Under New Owner in Shafter
Anita B. Sherman announces the reopening of the ABC Baby Shoppe in downtown Shafter on Monday after purchasing from former owners Mrs. Frank Russell and Mrs. Jake Bergen. She plans to remodel and expand the baby supplies line while continuing the shop’s traditional merchandise.
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ABC Baby
Shafter
Anita B. Sherman
Sherman
Frank Russell
Jake Bergen
Fromer
Rodens Return From Pryor Okla After Family Illness
Mr and Mrs Minor Roden of Buttonwillow traveled to Pryor Oklahoma to be with his mother Betty Roden who was seriously ill but showed marked improvement before their return home.
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Minor Roden
Buttonwillow
Pryor
Okla
Betty Roden
Troop 53 Names Men for Council Work
Boy Scout Troop 53 lists council workers for the coming term. Named are Dr. Leonard Duck transportation chairman Rex Cunningham J. Johnson from Minister Village advancement committee Harvey Funk finance and correspondence and E F Bender publicity. Dr Duck Funk and Bender will serve on the social committee.
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Leonard Duck
Rex Cunningham
J. Johnson
Ter Village
Harvey Funk
E. F. Bender
Dr. Duck
Funk
Bender
Shafter City Council Proceedings Update
The council discusses zoning and city hall funding with state tentative approval, plans a sixth Potato n Cotton Festival parade entry, advertises bids for a new four door police car, and approves lease purchase of a heavy duty truck. They exempt ethical used car dealers from renewing a $10 000 bond after one year and schedule an alley vacating hearing for Minter Street. The city will spray trees for pests using municipal equipment.
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Tern
Jack Harris
Department of Fiance
Shafter City
Mortimore
Shafter
Chevrots
Harris
Minter Street
Spud Growers To Hold 1953 Business Meet
Kern County Potato Growers Association members will convene in Shafter on March 18 for their annual business meeting. Officers for the coming year will be elected before the Kern County Potato Growers meeting starting March 23 in Bakersfield. Executive Manager Don Maupin spoke to the Shafter Rotary Club, noting minimal frost impact on the 1953 crop in Shafter Arvin and Edison with Arvin Edison planting earlier but possibly settling into normal pace.
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Kern
Shafter
Don Maupin
Kern County
Bakersfield
Maupin
Shaker Rotary Club
Arvin
Edison
Two Girls Win Point Pins for Athletic Effort
Donna Weitz and Mau die Crabb received One-Thousand point pins at a Shafter High School Girls Athletic Association assembly announced by Miss Shirley Harrisdviser. Jan Gibson was installed as president with Donna Johnson as vice president and Donna Jenkins as secretary treasurer, while Joyce Rice earned the star award along with several others receiving special letters.
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Donna Weitz
Maudie Crabb
Joyce Rice
Julia Arreola
Karen Clarkin
Jan Gibson
Darlene Holland
Donna Johnson
Mary Lytle
Marilyn Smith
Marvan Steele
Gladys Warneke
Joyce Bartel
Deanna Bergen
Lawanda Edwards
Edna Giles
Joanne Hearn
Shirley Hendricks
Deloris Higbee
Barbara Howard
Martha Jeffcoat
Joyce McDonald
Betty Patterson
Dolores Potts
Gerri Reynolds
Rosalie Sade
Ruth Scott
Margarete Sherrill
Betty Smith
Elaine Stoller
LaVelle
Stoller
LaVonne Stoller
Winifred West
Dolores Stout
Donna Blizard
Household Guests Visit Bakersfield Couple and Local Resident
Last week at the home of Mr and Mrs O Teague 18461 Shafter Hwy guests included Mr and Mrs L C Barnett from Bakersfield and Mrs Jay Inklebarger from Shafter
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O. Teague
Shafter Hwy
L. C. Barnett
Bakersfield
Jay Inklebarger
Shafter
Pfc Taber Graduates From Non-Commissioned Officers Academy
Pfc Everyage H. Taber, husband of Barbara of Mangum Oklahoma, graduates from the Seventh Army non-commissioned officers academy in Munich Germany after a six week course on combat leadership infantry squad tactics and field deployment. Taber entered the Army on February 4 1951 and earlier in 1950 graduated from Shafter High School. His parents Mr and Mrs Lowell Taber reside in Shafter.
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Everyage H. Taber
Barbara
Mangum
Oklo
Seventh Army
Munich
Germany
Tabor
Taber
Army
Shafter High School
Low
Ell Taber
Shafter
357Th Ordnal Heavy Mortar Company
Hear
Mrs Helen Kemp Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Helen Kemp had been in the Cottage Hospital and returned home much improved, with health reportedly stabilizing after treatment.
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Helen Kemp
Cottage Hospital
Buick’s 50 Year Highlighted Offering Unveils 188 HP V8
The automobile presents a brilliant new V8 engine rated at 188 horsepower with full power available through unrestricted exhaust. Power brakes are offered as an optional extra.
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Buick
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