Shafter and East Bakersfield Faculty Teams Clash Monday Night
Shafter High hosts East Bakersfield High School faculty teams in a charity basketball doubleheader Monday night at Shafter High gym. Curtain-raiser at seven, main event at eight, proceeds go to the Shafter Boy Scout fund with local service groups backing the event. Principal Kenneth Rich of Bakersfield planned to attend.
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Shafter
East Bakersfield
Jack Hill
Dusty Rhoads
Dan Bledsoe
Burley Dooley
Lowell Todd
Tom Letizia
Ernest Graf
Burton Filut
Ray Kitts
Shafter High
East Bakersfield High School
Shafter Boy Scout
Shafter Service Groups
Sniders
Bakersfield
Kenneth Rich
Scout
World Peace Hope Through International Scholarships
Paul Newell cites the need to avert nuclear war and urges breaking down national misunderstandings. He recalls Rotary founder Paul Harris proposing wide student fellowships to foster cross cultural understanding and world security, noting Russia could benefit from exchanges away from Marx Lenin doctrine and distrust of America.
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Paul Harris
Rotary International
Rotary
Accidental Fall Kills 4 Year Old Boy
Four year old Tommy Ediger died after an accidental fall in Bakersfield. A heavy wooden splinter pierced his skull. he died at Bakersfield Hospital before an operation could be performed. He survived by parents A S Ediger Wasco and two sisters Jeanette Evelyn Ruth, with grandparents D W Gloeckler Shafter and D T Ediger Bulter Kansas. Funeral services were at the Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev J J Wiebe officiating. Janzen Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Tommy Ediger
Bakersfield
A. S. Ediger
Wasco
Jeanette
Evelyn Ruth
D. W. Gloeckler
Shafter
D. T. Ediger
Buler
Kansas
Mennonite Brethren Church
J. J. Wiebe
Janzen Funeral Home
Shafter Raises Funds for March of Dimes Drive
Mayor Frizzell oversaw the drive totaling 962.78 with contributions from the Business and Professional Women's Club 5.00 Kiwanis Club 13.15 American Legion Auxiliary 5.00 Maple School 17.50 Panero Theatres 573.22 Mrs J L Hill 25.00 Richland School main building 32.10 Wednesday Afternoon Club 5.00 Shafter High School 50.81 Shafter Primary School 28.82 Cub Scouts 143.61 Cup container collections 57.57. The effort received strong support from schools service clubs and residents.
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Frizzell
Business and Professional Women's Club
Kiwanis Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Maple School
Panero Theatres
J. L. Hill
Richland School
Shafter High School
Shafter
Safety Council
Ed Bender
Fire Department
F.J. Furlong
Harry van- Natta
Ladies Aid Union Congregational Church
Henry Moor
Richland P.T A
Marvin Lane
Paul Ingraham
Ray Kitts- Shafter High School
Joe Bruner
First Baptist Church
F. C. Raney
Santa Fe
Raney
E. J. Grant
David Jones
Richland P.T.A
Beulah Bartlett
P. V. McClure City Council
Earl
Shafter-Wasco Shooting Match This Sunday
The Shafter Rifle Club will host a shoot against the Wasco Trap and Skeet Club at their rifle range this Sunday. At least 20 shooters are needed for the first and second teams and the public is invited to watch and participate.
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Shafter Rifle Club
Wasco
Job's Daughters Food Sale Announcement
A food sale will be held Saturday at 1 0 p.m. in the office of Sam Lachenmaier by the Job's Daughters. Patsy Kelly leads with assistance from members of the organization.
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Sam Lachenmaier
Patsy Kelly
Safety Council Outlines Local Accident Reduction Plan
The Shafter Safety Council forms a 22 member group to pursue projects cutting local accident toll. Key ideas include a pedestrian walk from the city to the U S Government Supply Center and a possible bicycle safety program with lighting and reflectors. A planned blood type record for emergencies is discussed for future action.
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Safety Council
Shafter Safety Council
The
Shafter City Limits
U. S
Shafter
E. T. Scott
Ernie Panero
W. R. Woollames
Kern County
Santa Fe
Earl Weill
Weill
F.G. Shaw
Shaw
Rotary Pledges $500 for World Student Fellowships
Shafter Rotary Club voted at Tuesday’s meeting to contribute 500 to Rotary International’s fellowship plan financing international student exchanges. The program, a legacy of founder Paul Harris, aims to foster peace through future leaders. Debaters Daw and Simpson discussed government labor policy.
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Rotary
Fund For World
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Motel
Rotary International
Paul Harris
Ace
Ture
Bakersfield Junior College
Charles Daw
George Simpson
Leonard McKaig
J. H. Revell
Henry Voth
Clarence Neuman
Richland Teachers Club Banquet Set For March 12
Civic Banquet by the Richland Teachers Club returns for year with Mrs. Sylvia Baughman arranging a March 12 menu. Doctor Theodore Palmquist Fresno religious and civic leader will speak on Youre Only Human Once. The Songsters Bakersfield High School will provide entertainment under Blanche Cotton. Tickets available this week.
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Richland Teacher’s Club
Sylvia Baughman
Theodore Palmquist
Fresno
Blanche Cotton
One Day Circus Okayd Play Program Funding Move
Shafter city officials address alley problems caused by misplanned subdivisions and overlapping buildings. A Grose-led committee reviews an L alley plan while approvals extend to permits for a 20 by 40 stucco restaurant building and a front on a residence. Funds for a summer recreational program gain support amid carnival debates, with Sello Bros. Circus tentatively set for March 4 after high school events.
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W. C. Grose
Robert A. Simons
Shafter Car & Home Supply
Emil Stoller
Lerdo
Ed Brown
Shafter
Sello Bros. Circus
Sells-Floto
Sello Bros
Gala Woman's Club Dance Tomorrow at Club Building
The Wednesday Afternoon Club dance committee works to sell tickets for a Saturday night event at the club building. Mrs. E C Eckman leads, aided by Mesdames Joe Cosgrove William Bender and Pete Bender. Henry Mathis' Bakersfield orchestra will play. Funds go to the Memorial Cancer Hospital fund.
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E. C. Eckman
Joe Cosgrove
William Bender
Pete Bender
Henry Mathis
Orchestra
Bakersfield
Memorial Cancer Hospital Fund
Job Listings Needed For Local Vets
The Shafter Veterans Service Center is swamped with job applications, administrator Jack Hare says. The center maintains an employment service but demand now outstrips calls for workers and anyone with a job is asked to contact Hare at the service center corner of Santa Fe and Central or by calling 812. The need is urgent and includes women's jobs as well.
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Shafter Veterans Service Center
Jack Hare
Vet Center
Hare
Santa Fe and
Central
J C Ohanneson Home Soon
Friends announce J. C. Ohanneson will return to his home in Shafter within days after a stay in San Francisco for medical treatment.
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J. C. Ohanneson
Shafter
Mrs. Ohanneson
San Francisco
Mr.Ohanneson
Dinner Guests Of Mr William Bestwater
Dinner guests of the William Bestvater family included his parents Mr and Mrs William J Bestvater of Bell as listed in the Bestwater social notes.
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William Bestvaters
William J.bestvater
Bell
Bakersfield Visitors Visit Lassiter Home
Weekend visitors at the J. W. Lassiter home were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Phillips of Bakersfield and Mr. Lassiter's brother and wife Mrs. L. H. Coker of Los Angeles.
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J. W. Lassiter
Albert Phillips
Bakersfield
Mr. Lassiter
Eve
L. H. Coker
Los
Big Turt-out At Richland Play Day
Richland held its second annual play day directed by Principal Fred Hasty with over 200 children. Highlights included a Kiwanis sponSored marble tournament won by Bob Vandever, and races won by Dick Kirkham Billy Hensley and Rolf Jacobsen. The Missouri team led a morning basketball tourney as Jack Hughes and Johnny Laughlin won paddle tennis.
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Richland
Fred Hasty
Kiwanis Club
Bob Vandever
Thomas Holt
Bobby Burns
Illes
Iation
Kiwanis
Dick Kirkham
Billy Hensley
Rolf Jacobsen
Gene Thompson
Leroy Bender
Missouri
Jack Hughes
Johnny Laughlin
Mrs Ed Brown Admitted To Mercy Hospital
Mrs Ed Brown remains at Mercy Hospital with improved condition. Her mother Mrs Kingston of Riverbank stays with the family and will remain until Mrs Brown can return home and resume duties.
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Ed Brown
Mercy Hospital
Brown
Kingston
Riverbank
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