Ernie Panero elected president in Shafter Chamber
Delano scribe notes Ernie Panero native of Delano moved to Shafter where he now leads the Chamber of Commerce. The piece recalls Delano pride and jokes about its status while highlighting Panero’s ascendancy and potential impact on local theater links to Delano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Freeman
Delano
Ernie Panero
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Ernie
Berg
Shafter
Panero Theatre
The
Paneros
Kern
Panero
Delaneans
Pentecostal Church Youth Group Dines in Bakersfield
A group of about 26 youths from the Pentecostal Church of God shared a meal at the Spanish Kitchen in Bakersfield Monday evening. After the dinner they represented their church as guests with play director Vern Driggers author Lois Askew and Reverend and Mrs Vent Bowlen in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal Church of God
Bakersfield
Spanish Kitchen
Vern Driggers
Lois Askew
Vent Bowlen
Shafter Cotton Output Tops 18000 Bales This Season
Kern county gins report robust 1946 cotton harvest with over 18000 bales ginned by mid season. Local mills expect totals to surpass last year as gins Smith Garrison Camp Cn and S Gin reach about 4000 to 4500 bales each. The national crop declines while Kern maintains record acreage and strong demand pushes price near 32.38 per hundredweight.
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Shafter
Kern County
Santa Fe Adds New Diesel Locomotives
The Santa Fe Railway announced six new F-3 diesel locomotives from General Motors Electro-motive Division. The units join the power pool for high speed trains including the Super Chief and Chief, bringing Santa Fe’s GM fleet to 388 locomotives. Each engine delivers 1500 horsepower, 150 more than earlier models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electro-motive Divisions
General Motors Corporation
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
General Motors
Put Out Christmas Trees With Garbage
A reminder urges residents who have not dismantled their Christmas trees to place them beside the garbage can for pickup. The trees will be used as decorations for the high school's Coronation Ball on January 10, with trees stored in Manuel Park until the event.
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Manuel Park
Health Shots Offered At Maple School Next Tuesday
Immunization for diphtheria and smallpox will be free at the Kern County Health Department Clinic in Maple School on Tuesday January 7 from 10 a m to noon. Dr Chaffin of the Health Department will oversee the clinic.
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Kern County Health Department
Maple School
Chaffin
Health Department
Luncheon Honors Jake Neufelds by Bartels at Christmas
Rev and Mrs John Bartel hosted a Christmas afternoon luncheon for Mr and Mrs Jake Neufeld. The event celebrated with family and friends in a warm, festive gathering.
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John Bartel
Jake Neufeld
Salvation Army Welfare Committee Aids Needy Families in 1946
The Salvation Army Welfare Committee report details monthly relief, clothing, and food distribution for 29 families totaling 109 people. It notes 450 dollars of uncredited Senate payments, extensive used clothing collection, and emergency aid including clothing for a burned home and tent provision for a desert family. The committee, funded by 20 percent of community drives and local donations, emphasizes swift, creedless aid with references to partners and leadership in Shafter.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Welfare Committee
Shafter
Qothers
Gotion Army Welfare Committee
Com
San Francisco
Sol A. Camp
Bert Ware
Wm. S. Harper
J. W. Frizzell
J. Battaglia
Adamsen Dinner Guests Include Thompson Family Members
Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson and two others attended a dinner hosted by the Adamsen family at their home.
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Jack Thompson
Eernor and
Johnnie
Tee ‘Wikkee Aamnae
Shafter Community Chest Donations Reach 4494.50
The Shafter Community Chest totals $4,494.50 as drive nears completion. Dave ends Jan 21 deadline for posters invites all local school students to enter the "Shafter Grown" contest with prizes of 15, 10, and 5 dollars per division funded by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Shafter Community Chest
Dave
Shafter
California’s
Chamber of Commerce
Kelly & Channeson
Chest
Joe Cosgrove
Community Chest
Shaffer
Oldtimers Bid Livers Family Goodbye in Shafter
About fifty longtime Congregational members gathered to honor the W. A. Livers family as they prepare to move to Escondido California. Pioneers of the Shafter church since 1915, they heard talks from early members and Mrs. Foster Jones who read a poem on To a Little Church. Mrs. O T Olsen presented a wool blanket on behalf of the church and Aid.
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W. A. Livers
California
Shafter
Livers
Foster Jones
O. T. Olsen
Escondido
Calif
Immunization Clinics Set in Local Schools Monday
The county health department will run immunization clinics for diphtheria and smallpox at Shafter Primary School Lerdo Road starting 9 a.m. on Monday January 13. Aimed at children up to age 12 not fully protected and preschoolers for early afternoon shots, with sites at Santa Fe School and Richland School.
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County Health Department
William C., Buss
Shafter
Lerdo Road
Buss
Santa Fe
Richland School
Health Department
Zale Chaffin
Elsie Kes. Kinen
Richland P.T.A
Smith Garrison Plans Second Cotton Gin West of Shafter
Smith Garrison announces construction of a second cotton gin ten miles west of Shafter on Merced Avenue. The sheet metal plant, 100 by 25 feet, will use modern ginning gear and be ready for next cotton season after equipment ordered in Dallas. Garrison cites rapid west Shafter farming growth and 10 000 acres opened in five years as justification.
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Smith Garrison
Shafter
Gig . Company
Merced Avenue
Garrison
Dallas
Texas
Shafter District
Christmas Eve Party at the Benders Hosted Guests
Mr and Mrs Ed Bender hosted a Christmas Eve party a week ago Tuesday with sandwiches coffee cookies candies and nuts served to guests including Mr and Mrs Russel Hamen and their son Laura and Esther Bender Leon Bender Richard Renter and Leona Martin.
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Ed Bender
Russel Hamen
Laura and
Esther Bender
Leon Bender
Richard Renter
Leona Martin
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Paul Newell
Larry. Freeman
Los Angeles
May Company
Main Street
Delano and
Iis
5.P
Young Pentecostal Church Group
Dines
G.I. Home Loans
Veterans Administration
L. C. Chapman
Washington
S. A. Camp C
Jake Neufelds
Adamsen
Kern County Council
Boy Scouts of America
Shafter Veterans Service Center
Maple District
Boy Scouts
Kern County Boy Scout
Campfire Girls
Shafter Children’s Organizations
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Maple District Scouts
Orvin Mettler
Herb Schirmer
Pat Kelly
Henry Neufeld
George J. Siemans
Phil Channi
Rolf, Jacobsen
Oldtimers
Livers Family
Neethie
Smith Garrison Gin
D. C. Moore
Garrison Gin
Benders
Santa
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