Shafter School Library Adds Ninety-Eight Books This Year
Mrs Richards librarian announced eighty-nine new books added to the Shafter School library with more than two hundred to come. The 1953 edition of Emily Etiquette is of particular interest along with new fiction titles Drums Hat Work Wild Trek and Dog of Timberline. New non fiction includes Men Against Crime 5000 Things to Make Kit Carson plus four pamphlets under Careers for Tomorrow. The library remains in constant growth under Ben Evans supervisor of Library Services Kern County Union High School District.
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Shafter
Or Richards
Kit Carson
Toomrrow
Gallaher Arrives in Korea for Army Duty
Master Sergeant Gallaher arrives in Korea to serve with the Army I Corps Headquarters. He has served since 1942 and holds the Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon. He is married to Sara Gallaher of Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Verlin
Gallaher
Sara
San Pablo
Albuquerque
N.M
Korea
Army
I Corps
Haher Is
Robert Haher
Shafter
Sarah E. Gallaher
Avondale, Ariz
Holiday Burglaries Probed by Officers
Constable Blake Witcher suspects the same juveniles in three holiday house burglaries this week. Victims include Alfred Morgan on Shafter Avenue reporting missing radios and a gun, J. D. Gregory near Garrison City with a 20 gauge shotgun, and Dave Ebel on West Fresno Avenue reporting $12 in cash.
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Blake Witcher
Alfred Morgan
Shafter Avenue
J. D.regory
Garrison City
Dave Ebel
West Fresno Avenue
Auto Club Aides Set License Tabs Pickup Plan
Auto Club of Southern California members may collect 1954 license tabs in two Shafter Wasco area locations. Fike's Garage will serve from 9 30 a m to 12 30 p m and Whisler Motor Co Wasco from 1 until 4 30 p m.
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Auto Club of
Southern California
Shafter-Wasco
Fike
Whisler Motor Co
Wasco
New Year's Eve Dinner Honors Two Anniversaries
Two wedding anniversaries were celebrated at a New Year’s Eve dinner party hosted by Mr and Mrs David Anderson at 522 Sierra Street. Honored were Mr and Mrs Dave Ohanneson and Mr and Mrs Peter Channeson with many Ohanneson family members present.
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David Anderson
Sierra St
Dave Ohanneson
Peter Channeson
John Ohanneson
Charles Burns
Horace Gray
Phil Ohanneson
Anniversary Dinner Honors Senator Dorsey Couple
Assemblyman and Mrs. H. W. Pat Kelly joined guests at Memorial Hall Oildale for a golden wedding anniversary dinner honoring Senator and Mrs. Jess J. Dorsey. About 550 attendees included numerous state legislators and Lt. Gov. Harold Powers.
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H. W
Pat” Kelly
Mannel Avenue
Verve
Oildale Memorial Hall
Jess J. Dorsey
Honorie
Harld Powers
Party Held by Mrs Dirksen Notable Attendee List
Friends of Mrs Arthur Dirksen were invited to a lasties party at her home. The hostess served cookies and lunch to Mesdames C. E. Rod tan Taft Leroy Owen North aketa Ernest Adamsen Bob Olmes Walter Zimmerman George Wedel H B Duerksen vh Dirksen Victor Bonlic and E Fenderson.
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Arthur Dirksen
Opiar “Avenue
C. E
Rodtan
Taft
Leroy Owen
Northaketa
Ernest Adamsen
Bob Olmes
Walter Zimmerman
Eorge Wedel
H. B. Duerksen
Vh. Dirksen
Victor Bonlic
E. Fenderson
ACME FINANCE Ad Offers Personal Loans
Local finance office ACME FINANCE advertises loans with emphasis on quick service. Phone contact provided. The short notice highlights financing options and approachable terms for customers seeking personal loans.
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Acme Finance
SWID Plans Election on Water Service Contract
SWID directors adjourned to Tuesday to allow legal adviser J. Thomas Crowe to prepare resolutions for an election. The vote will not incur costs and will seek public sentiment on approving or rejecting the water service contract with the Bureau of Reclamation. Distribution system decisions will wait for a later election.
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Swip
J. Thomas Crowe
Visalia
Peters
Bureau of Reclamation
Friant-Kern Cannal
Bureau
R. S. Calland
Sacramento
McPhail
Kern County Superior Court
Thieves Steal Three Watches in Vallejo Home
Three watches and cash were taken from the Jake Ebel residence during a Christmas visit by the family to Vallejo relatives. Entry was gained by cutting a screen and unlocking a door, then exiting through another door left open. Officers investigated and found clues. Mr and Mrs Conrad Ebel of Lodi were guests last week at the brother's home and traveling to Pasadena for New Year's parade.
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Maple
Jake Ebel
John Butcher
Vallejo
Lodi
Conrad Ebel
Pasadena
Whooping Cough Tops Disease in Shafter
Whooping cough dominated illness in the Shafter area over the past two months with seven October cases reported by Kern County Public Works. Mumps followed with four cases across November and October, and encephalitis and venereal disease each appeared in October.
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Shafter
Kern County
20-30 Club Installs Officers for 1954
Jim Jacobs of Bank of America was installed as president of the Shafter 20-30 Club. Installation was at the El Adobe Motel in Bakersfield. Outgoing president Albert L. Suckut was replaced by Mike Sresovich as vice president with Jim Paul as sergeant at arms, Don Zachary as secretary, Ed Gaede as treasurer, and directors Merton Wiedmann and Marvin Lane.
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Jim Jacobs
Bank of America
Shafter
el Adobe
Bakersfield
Albert L. Suckut
Mike Sresovich
Jim Paul
Don Zachary
Ed Gaede
Merton Wiedmann
Marvin Lane
Five Points Lead Series In Mixed Foursome Bowling Standings
Five Points Lead Series in the Mixed Foursome League with 28 wins and 16 losses. Shafter Motel 4 fell to 17-27, Sportsman's Cafe sits 22-22, and Motel 21-23. Les Gillaspie had high series with 210, Evelyn Tiberghien led women with 531, Kathy Gillaspie topped women on Monday with 151 and 431, and Bartlett posted 547 in series.
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Five Point Market
Shafter Motel
Sportsman's Cafe
The
Motel
Les Gillaspie
Rema Wagner
Evelyn Tiberghien
Grady Bartlett
Kathy Gillaspie
Gillaspie
Bartlett
Aeries
Bogus Checks Jail Suspect Arrested After Theater Exit
A 21 year old man identified as Junior Cantrell is in jail awaiting action after admitting to writing bogus checks. He persuaded a friend to vouch for him and was fined and given a 180 day susp sentence for the check writing violation in Shafter. He wrote three checks there. the fourth was suspicious and led to his arrest as he left a Wasco theater.
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Reddigg
Junior Cantrell
Shafter
John Reily
Wasco
Woman fined for cashing bogus $25 check at Safeway Market
North Shafter resident Lillian Marsh, 33, was fined $25 and given a 15 day suspended jail sentence for two years after cashing a counterfeit $25 check at Safeway Market. Police Chief John Reily reported the case. Judge E. Kk. Grant presided.
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North Shafter
Safeway Market
John Reily
Lillian Marsh
E. Kk. Grant
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Lake Huron
Davies Machinery Company
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Paiis
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