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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1954
Page
4
Hanley Witcher, secretary at Richland School, helped alert staff to a teen burglary ring at Richland and Shafter Teen Schools. She notified police, who caught a 14-year-old juvenile with stolen keys. two other suspects, ages 13 and 10 from Oildale, were turned over to juvenile authorities.
Buford L Fox a ButtonWillow rancher will head the Kern County Shrine Club as president for the coming year. He succeeds Ernest C Hunter. Other officers include Frank Willison vice president H M Wasting treasurer Emil T Reed secretary and directors Myron McFarland Tom Jones Fred Panetta Ben Carrington Lawrence Mueller Emil Penner Arnold Kirschenmann Jack Herrod and Hunter.
Stephen Sponar, crew chief, leads a four man team testing a wildcat oil well. Core samples and high speed analysis determine if petroleum is present while Tide Water Associated delays release of progress. Burnham notes a 1500 horsepower motor drives the drilling shafts as 90 day probing window begins.
Shafter moved up to sixth place in the October reading list and now sits two spots above Wasco according to Kern County Free Library circulation figures. Shafter totals 6493 borrowers with 4359 juveniles and 2134 adults, down from 6926 in 1952. Other counts include Wasco 4157 Buttonwillow 1858 Minter Village 1495 Rio Bravo 1220 Maple 960 Shafter Migratory 600 Wasco Farm Labor Camp 207. The 1953 total compares with 405 810 last year. Mr and Mrs Bert Ware and family of Atlantic Avenue spent New Year’s weekend with Mr and Mrs C F Mixter of Fresno.
Mr and Mrs Dick Zenk of 148 Stone Street spent five days visiting in Lodi. During their stay they toured local sites and attended community events, returning home with memories of the visit.
Capt Sid Ottman announces formation of a 39 member rifle platoon in Shafter to serve locally. Enlistments open January with age range 17 to 40 and exemption for 17 to 18 year olds. private pay set at 2.77 per drill. Formation saves monthly trips to Bakersfield for candidates and is led by Ottman of Co I 185th Infantry Bakersfield. James V Wilson and family visited relatives in Los Angeles over the holidays.
Bakersfield hospital workers kick off the Victory Campaign to complete the Greater Bakersfield Memorial and Mercy Hospital building fund. led by Ralph L. Smith Jr. and a 100-plus person gifts division, the drive targets 1,068,091 by March 1, 1954 to unlock federal grants and finish a 3,979,541 project with 106 beds at the merged facilities.
Mrs. Altha Whitney sister of Judge E K Grant died after a heart attack at her Wasco home. She and husband Ralph moved to Wasco from the Dakotas in 1936. Survived by two sons Faye Reedley Earl Tehachapi and a daughter Bernice Laurel Neb.
Shafter Kiwanis Club lines up 1954 committees under President Leslie R Williams. Appointments cover Achievement Gaylord Fox J Frizzell Wilbur L Spraggins Agriculture Conservation Milton R Johnson Ned Smith Ervin Toews Public and Business Affairs Arthur C Burnett J Hemingson Hanley Witcher Attendance and Membership Jack Manweiler Ralph Gribble Boys and Girls E Ross Harrington Jack Harris Herbert Howell Robert Tatum Church Sam Beck Arras W Wilson Finance Bill Lowe Bert Ware House and Reception Joe Radmacher Melvin Parrett Fred Hasty Education Walter Grossmann Dan Loewen Inter-club As land Jacobus Inkleiner Program Grant Weiser Merlin Hanchett Public relations and publicity Robert Bann Wesley Staudacher Elected officials with Williams include Grant W Jensen vice president Ralph Gribble secretary-treasurer and board members Robert Bann Joe Frizzell Ross Harrington Fred Hasty Arthur Hemingson Jack Manweiler Ervin Toews Harlin Wilson
Major Eddie Markel of Shafter was awarded the Korean presidential unit citation in Seoul for his service as air liaison officer and for the Fifth Air Force's role in nine months of combat. His wife Elaine Merkel resides at 4803 Hackett Ave., Beach.
Private Thurman W Mahan 21 son of Mr and Mrs Euell Mahan of Shafter spent Christmas north of the 38th parallel in Korea on security duty with the 45th Infantry Division. He attended special religious services and shared holiday feasts after entering the Army January 1 and arriving overseas in August as a rifleman in the 180th Regiment Company B.
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