Funeral Rites Held for Former Shafter Resident P. J. Smith
Funeral services were held yesterday in Greenlawn Chapel for P. J. Smith 69 of Oildale former Shafter resident who died Saturday evening. He lived in Shafter three years at Smith's Corner where he ran The Bargain 2. he leaves wife Lefa a son Alfred J. Smith of Shafter two Bakersfield sons a Tulare daughter and a Long Beach daughter eight grandchildren including Phyllis Smith of Shafter. Attending included brothers from Texas a brother from Bakersfield and a sister from Long Beach.
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Greenlawn Chapel
Oildale
Shafter
Smith
Smith's Corner
Bargain
Lefa
Alfred ‘J. Smith
Bakersfield
Tulare
Long Beach
Texas
Phyllis Smith
Lace Hobby Exhibit Shown
A collection of laces will be exhibited by Mrs. F. R. Schmeidher of Bakersfield at the Wednesday Afternoon Club meeting next week at 12 30 p m in the women's clubhouse. Mrs A P Channeson, program chair, asks members with handmade laces to bring them for display.
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F. R. Schmeidher
Pakersfield
A. P. Channeson
Youths Gain Experience in One Day Blue and Gold Day
About 68 Shafter High School students will visit local merchants on Saturday for the Kiwanis clubs second annual Blue and Gold Day. The event, in cooperation with Shafter businesses, provides students with real world exposure and hands on learning experiences through listed participants and sponsors.
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Shafter High School
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter
Shirley ‘Thomas
Deloris Potts
Glen Hamilton
Walter Simonson
Violet’ West
Mary Barks
J. W. Simonson
Billy Trampp
Jim Wilson
Charles Young
Gretchel Crawford
Income Tax Payers Get Two Extra Days
Shafter area income tax payers learn they have two extra days to file as Mar. 15 falls on a Saturday and returns are now due by midnight Mar. 17. Robert A. Riddell, Southern California internal revenue collector, announced the extension.
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Shafter Area
Robert A. Riddell
Internal Revenue
Southern California
Circus Theme Dominates Party For Fifth Birthday
A birthday party celebrated David Woodard age five with a circus theme. Guests included Michael Dalke Teddy Ruggenberg Jimmy Eckman Oscar Sepeda Leonard Vannatta Charlotte Freedman Thelma Kirschenman Katherine Collins Ruth Ingraham. Mrs E C Eckmann helped with arrangements at Mannel Avenue.
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David Woodard
L. J. Woodard
Mannel Avenue
Michael Dalke
Teddy Ruggenberg
Jimmy Eckman
Oscar Sepeda
Leonard Vannatta
Charlotte Freedman
Thelma Kirschenman
Two Couples Depart for South America Caribbean Trip
Mr and Mrs Charles Parsons and Mr and Mrs William Buerkle left Monday for a 30 day trip to the Caribbean and South America. Their itinerary includes Guatemala Panama Colombia Venezuela Trinidad the Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Haiti and Cuba with return via Miami Beach and New Orleans March 25.
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Buttonwillow
Charles Parsons
William Buerkle
Pkine
Caribbean
South America
Guatemala
Panama
Columbia
Venezuela
Trinidad
The
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Haiti
Cuba
Pan American Constellation
Miami Beach
New Orleans
Legion Groups Bid Farewell to Commander Camp
A farewell potluck for Commander Claude Camp and his wife in Memorial Hall was hosted by the American Legion and Auxiliary. The Camps, longtime Shafter residents, depart Saturday for Idaho to take up farming. Commander Camp received a jacket from Adjutant Earl Wipf, and a home blanket was given to the couple by Mrs. Earl Wipf in recognition from both groups.
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Claude Camp
Memorial Hall
American Legion and Auxiliary
Shafter
Idaho
Commander Camp
Earl Wipf
Legion
Earl. Wipf
C. Guenther
F. C. Raney
J. P. McCoy
William Davis
J. W. Lassiter
Blue and White Day at Sheaffer Pens and Gifts
Valley offers blue and white day deals with pens, lamps, games, and filler paper. Prices drop from $5.00 lamps to 11.50 and up, games 60c to 3 sale 49c to 2.40, paper packs 40c, catering to gift shoppers.
Altrock Receives Three Year Bank Scholarship
Ralph F. Nick Altrock assistant cashier of the Shafter branch wins a three year Bank of America Giannini Foundation scholarship. He will attend three annual summer sessions at the University of Wisconsin School of Banking with noted instructors from finance and economics. Altrock joined Bank of America in Lompoch in 1941. He served as a World War II captain in the signal corps from 1942 to 1946 and later worked at Sonoma and Dunkin before Shafter in 1949. He is married and resides at 196 South Wall St. The Giannini Foundation funds support bank employees seeking advanced training at leading schools such as Harvard Dartmouth Northwestern and Stanford.
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Bank of America- Giannini Foundation
Ralph F
Nick) Altrock
Shafter
L. M. Giannini
Altrock
School of Banking
University of Wisconsin
Bank of America
Lompoch
Ps Ob
Bar
Sonoma
Dunkr
South Wall St
A. P. Giannini
Harvard
Dartmouth
Northwestern
Kington
Pittsburgh
University of Southern California
Stanford
University of California
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Layton Lynch
Stanley Hamilton
Joe Hicks
Jack Brown
Jimmy Barbour
Lucille Wiebe
Charlene Kroeker
Ronnie Morris
Robert Millwee
Delores Higbee
Gene Wishon
George Tidwell
Barbara Steel
Bob Nixon
Lester Smith
Joan Parker
Elby Blair
David Russell
George Love
Billy Nixon
Albert Prender
Jerry Nixon
Charles Carter
Lawrence Becker
James Hester
Raymond Myers
Arlene Pearson
Wilma Caton
Delmer Larls
Mary Banks
Betty Jobe
Ruby Taylor
Dwight Howard
Alfred Schmidt
LaVelle Stoller
Joyce McDonald
Pat Hamilton
Barbara Aday
Virginia Taylor
Dorothy Crum
Bill Lamas
Jerry Holt
Bill Staudacher
Jan Gibson
Irene Kern
Russ Allen
Clifton Clemens
Minneapolis - Moline
Ferguson
Allen
Korea
Bob Baze
Frank Baze
Young Baze
Vivian Handel
Valley
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Buick
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Snow Bros
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