Private Strauss Finishes Basic Training
Pvt. Eugene A. Strauss son of Mr and Mrs I Strauss Route 1 Shafter completed basic training at the Medical Replacement Training Center Here He completed eight weeks of basic infantry and eight weeks of medical training Infantry subjects mirrored general training while medical work covered anatomy physiology military sanitation evacuation emergency care medication ward management hypodermic injection and operating room technique.
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Eugene A. Strauss
I. Strauss
Route 1
Shafter
Medical
MRTC
Army
Mrs Combs Back From Arizona Holiday Visit
Mrs Jesse Combs and her grandson Jackie Silvera returned home after visiting Casa Grande Arizona over Christmas with A F Combs and family. Also with them were Mrs George Faustino and daughter Altarenc McKinnon of San Luis Obispo. A Nogales day trip to Old Mexico provided a novel experience for all. Mrs Emma Combs, mother in law, spent two weeks at the home during the holidays.
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Maple
Jesse Combs
Jackie Silvera
Casa Grande
Ariz
Combs
A. F. Combs
George Faustino
Altarenc McKinnon
San Luis Obispo
Nogales
Old Mexico
SWID Candidates File Petitions for District Seats
Saturday is the deadline for petitions to fill three seats on the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District board. Incumbents E. J. Peters and Clarence Annin may file for districts four and one, while Allen Johnston has filed for secretary-treasurer. Elections occur February 4 with polling at five district locations.
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Shafter-Wasco
Shafter
David M. Muir
Maynard Crowder
Wasco
E. J. Peters
Clarence Annin
Allen Johnston
Johnston
Board of Directors
Grange Hall
Wasco Fire Station
Ginning Co
Jackson St
Ninety Six Fail to Enroll at Shafter High School
Principal Grant W. Jensen released records showing 96 of 600 pre-registered students at Shafter High did not enroll for the regular year. Of these 63 moved away, 20 married, seven held work permits, five listed unknown, and one was unable to attend. Freshmen led dropout numbers with 37. 27 sophomores, 19 juniors, and 13 seniors also did not enroll. Among the 20 marrying, eight were sophomores, eight juniors, and four seniors.
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Shafter High School
Grant W. Jensen
Uble
Randey and Bertrand Couples Attend Rose Parade in Pasadena
Mr and Mrs F C Raney and Mr and Mrs P Bertrand drove to Pasadena last week to watch the Rose Parade, joining other local residents for the annual event.
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F. C. Raney
Shafter Joins Civil Defense Alarm System
Shafter will link to nearby communities through a bell and light warning network part of Civil Defense. Initial Kern county setup covers Bakersfield Delano Shafter Taft and Wasco. signals transmit warnings via the Kern County Radio Control Center coordinating alerts from Civil Defense headquarters in Region 6.
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Civil Defense
Bakersfield
Delano
Shafter
Taft
Wasco
Kern County
Shafter County
Funeral services for 13 month old Mary Inez Sowder
Funeral services were held Tuesday in Armstrong Mortuary for Mary Inez Sowder 13 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Le Roy Sowder of Shafter Rev Melvin Krug officiated Interment was in Shafter Cemetery She is survived by parents grandparents two brothers Lonnie and Billie and three sisters Joyce Ann and Gayle
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Armstrong Mortuary
Mary Inez Sowder
Leroy Sowder
Shafter
Melvin Krug
C. L. Matlock
Oklahoma City
Clara Sowder
Lonnie
Billie
Joyce
Ann
Gayle
Shafter Cemetery
Seed Potatoes Planted Early Amid Regional Increases
Seed potato planting in the Shafter area starts before Feb. 1 with harvest by early May and a projected county acreage of 52 000 acres, up from last year. Potatoes come from Idaho Oregon Washington the Dakotas Minnesota Utah and other regions and are disinfected on arrival.
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Smith
California
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Dakotas
Minnesota
Porterville
Cuyama Valley
Stockton
Grass Valley
Utah
Shafter Area
Tato
Shafter
Wasco
Delano
Family Dinner Hosted by H P Wilsons At Fresno Avenue
Mr and Mrs H P Wilson of Fresno Avenue entertained a family dinner with relatives including Mrs W B Wilson and Paul Wilson plus Michael John and Craig. Guests from Rio Bravo included Mr and Mrs Steve Furman with Nancy and Janice. South Pasadena hosts included Mr and Mrs H B Hall and Cal Wilson with Kathy Lou and E V Harmon.
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H. P. Wilson
Fresno Avenue
W. B. Wilson
Paul Wilson
Michael
John
Craig
Rio Bravo
Steve Furman
Nancy
Janice
H. B. Hall
South Pasadena
Cal Wilson
Kathy Lou
E. V. Harmon
Dora Zachary Dies at Home in Bakersfield
Mrs. Dora A. Zachary mother of Clyde Zachary died January 4 at 720 I St Bakersfield. Funeral services were held yesterday by Rev. John Whitneck and burial was in Green Lawn Memorial Park. She was born August 11 1875 in I on and had lived in Bakersfield 43 years. Survived by husband Charles two sons Clifford Bakersfield Clyde Shafter daughter Dorothy Nahmens Menlo Park two sisters May Wright Bakersfield and Grace Plummer Menlo Park three grandchildren and one gray grandchild. New Year guests at the Zachary home included Hershal Rodgers Harvey Neuman Bob Mettler and Cil Bridges.
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Dora A. Zachary
Clyde Zachary
Dorothy Nahmens
Menlo Park
May Wright
Bakersfield
Mig Grace Plummer
Menlo
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Arizona
Mary Keith
Ministry of Bible Deliverance
BY the Mighty
Power OF God
Shafter Assembly of God Church
Tulare Ave
Ralph Lotridge
Tom Fowler
Elsie Bagby
Dick Smith
Civil Defense Alarm System
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J. H. Hair
Mickey Hair
Albert Stevenson
Long Beach
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Harlin Wilsons
Neeps
Apex
Garten
Bilockstone
Hamilton
Kenmore
Speed Queen
Temco
Thor
Pat Deyer Goll
Southern California Gas Company
Dora Zachary
le Highway
Mr. and
Don Zachary
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