P. G. and E. Guidance for Kern County Growth in 1958
Editor notes from Shafter Press discuss Pacific Gas and Electric Company launching a Sales Opportunities 1958 booklet. The article argues Northern and Central California, including Kern County, hold strong economic potential, aided by PG and E advertising and support for local merchants, aiming to prevent recession fears and boost appliance sales.
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Los Angeles
Kern County
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Central
California
Shafter
Free Polio Clinics Set for Shafter Area Next Monday
Kern County Health Officer Dr. William C. Buss announces polio vaccination clinics for all ages in Shafter Minter Village and Buttonwillow. Clinics run January 13 at Minter Village Chapel 5 to 6 pm, Shafter County Building 7 to 8 pm, and January 14 Buttonwillow County Building 6 to 7 pm. Adults and teens urged to vaccinate as county supply is low.
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Shafter
Minter Village
Buttonwillow
Button— Willow
William C. Buss
Kern County
Dr. Buss
Health Department
Two Shafter Girls Held After Sunday Arrests
Two sisters aged 11 and 15 from Shafter were taken to a juvenile hall after deputies arrested them for an alleged lease violation in Oildale on Sunday. They were found in a car with Walter Joshua Baker and Roy Edward Walker, both Bakersfield residents, who face charges of contributing to the delinquency of minors. The girls reportedly left home with the men despite their mother's objections.
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Shafter
Oildale
Walter Joshua Baker
Roy Edward Walker
Bakersfield
Shafter Motel Breaks Ground for Ten New Units
Ground was broken this week for ten additional units at the Shafter Motel with plans for a swimming pool and a new lobby. Owner Ralph Boel announced the improvements as part of the expansion.
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Shafter Motel
Ralph Boel
VA Service Officer Here Next Tuesday Visit Planned
The service officer of the Veterans Administration will visit Shafter next Tuesday. All former servicemen needing help with veteran problems are invited to see him at Memorial Hall.
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Veterans Administration
Shafter
Memorial Hall
Shafter Names Anderson Polio Drive Chairman
Kerneth Anderson, Shafter farmer, was named chairman of the 1958 March of Dimes campaign. He targets a $1500 goal for the community and plans events such as a porchlight match, crutch sale, bene fit basketball game, bowling night, and other fundraisers. Collection cans will be placed at local merchants and picked up by Boy Scouts at month end. Steering committee includes Bill Irvin and Art Stepp. Tentative event dates: January 30 for march of mothers and January 18 for the crutch drive conducted by Blue Birds.
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Kerneth Anderson
Shafter Farmer
Anderson
Shafter
Koy
Bill Irvin
Art Stepp
Blue Birds
All Out Search For Man Who Cut Four With Knife
Deputies seek Paul Jackson a 19 year old from Dewoody camp North Shafter for a series of knife attacks last week in the tavern of C D Myrick and at the Romine residence on Klassen drive He allegedly injured Clayton Hester William Charles Romine Jr and Romine's parents after throwing an empty bottle and drawing a knife Myrick reportedly chased him away with a shotgun then Jackson fled
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Paul Jackson
Dewoody Camp
North Shafter
C. D
Return Father to Head of House, Galyen Suggests
Sheriff Leroy Galyen told the Shafter Rotary club that returning the father to head of the house could curb juvenile delinquency. He said 1957 saw a doubling of juvenile cases held for trial, noting crimes may be more severe and prosecuted more stringently.
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Galyen
Leroy Galyen
Shafter Rotary Club
Kern County
Records in S7 Give Cause for Confidence in Future
Prospects for growth in the Shafter area improve with 1957 records in postal receipts and school attendance at Richland and Shafter high schools. Enrollment at Shafter High reached 849 on January 1, while Richland district enrollment stood at 1829. Postal receipts rose to 59241 31, and officials expect continued growth with forecasts of over 60000 next year. Building permits 1957 doubled 1956. Air force withdrawal from Minter Field planning did not halt future projects. new additions to Shafter Motel and planned improvements marked 1958 activity.
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Shafter
Richland School
Shafter High School
Richland
E. K. Grant
Gene Guenther
Arthur Johnson
Bruce Crawford
Air Force
Minter Field
Brown and
Bryant, Mantle and Fertilizer
Church Aids Theft Victim on Clovis Visit
Mrs. Ora Henley of Shafter planned two week visit in Clovis California but found her suitcase with clothes stolen from a car after a tribute to Rev Sam Wilcoxon. The First Southern Baptist church sent funds to mail money for clothing so she could finish her trip.
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Ora Henley
Shafter
Clovis
Calif
First Southern Baptist Church
Henley
Sam Wilcoxon
Martin Brannen
Shafter and Wasco Kiwanis Install Officers at Banquet
About 140 people are expected for a joint installation banquet of the Shafter and Wasco Kiwanis clubs at Richland School cafeteria on Shafter Avenue. Neal Barker, Division 18 lieutenant governor, will install officers. Joseph Frizzell of Shafter will receive a 23 year pin for perfect attendance. William Irvin becomes Shafter president, Don Klingenberg heads Wasco, with other officers including Dr. R. M. Jacobs Art Johnson Arras Wilson and Ralph Gribble.
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Shafter
Wasco Kiwanis
Richland
Robert T. Bann
Shafter Club
William Irvin
Don Klingenberg
Wasco Club
Robert Diltz
Wasco Kiwanians
Richland School
Shafter Avenue
Neal Barker
Division 18
Joseph Frizzell
Irvin
Robert Bann
Klingenberg
Erwin Toews
Gribble
Lee Thomas
Sylvia Baughman
Jensen Advocates Education Reform To Grow Scientists
Dr Grant W Jensen South High principal urged the Shafter Wasco Kern Kiwanis clubs to fix education standards and recruit top teachers. He warned prosperity hampers progress and that pay gaps push potential scientists away from teaching. He compared U S values to the iron curtain and urged focus on cultivating gifted youth.
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United States
Grant W. Jensen
South High School
Shafter-Wasco
Kern Kiwanis
Shafter
Jensen
United Sates
Postal Receipts Set New Shafter Record in 1957
Postmaster Gene Guenther announced the Shafter post office posted a new total of 59 241.31 in postal receipts for 1957, up 10 percent from 1956 and the largest year over year gain since 1952. The rise supports growth in the Shafter area and paves the way to a potential reclassification to a medium sized first class branch with expanded services.
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Gene Guenther
Shafter
Guenther
Warehouse Under Construction for Brown and Bryant
Construction of a 9600 square foot warehouse for Brown and Bryant at the corner of Commercial Way and Elm Street near Lerdo highway is under way. The 160 by 60 foot building by McCarthy Tank and Steel of Bakersfield will include offices and fertilizer and insecticide handling space. General Manager Vernon Wilson says completion is expected by March and the project will be worth about $20 000.
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Brown and Bryant
Shafter
Commercial Way
Elm Street
Lerdo Highway
Central Valley Highway
Vernon Wilson
McCarthy Tank and Steel Company
Bakersfield
Wilson
Last Rites Held For Mrs. Smith
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p m at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Shafter for Lillian E. Smith age 41 of 1982 I Enos Ave who died January 4 at her home Elder Harvey Retzer officiated and interment was in Shafter cemetery. She was born October 5 1916 in North Dakota and had lived in the area 20 years. Survived by husband Paul E. Smith mother Mrs Mary Gottfried of North Dakota three sons Darryl E. Smith James L. Smith and Darwin Neal Smith all of 19829 Enos Ave four brothers Gilbert Gottfried Waldamore Gottfried and Bill Gottfried all of North Dakota and Clifford Gottfried of Shafter one sister Arlene Olderback of Nebraska. Armstrong Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
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Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Shafter
Lillian E. Smith
I’ Enos Ave
Harvey Retzer
Smith
North Dakota
Paul E. Smith
Mary Gottfried
Former Shafter High Principal Jensen Recalled
Jensen, former principal at Shafter High School, defended actions taken under difficult circumstances. He was introduced by Artur Johnson, who now runs the same school.
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Jensen
Shafter High Ool
Artur Johnson
Man of the Year to Be Named at Shafter Chamber Banquet
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will install a new board and name its 1957 Man of the Year at a banquet January 27 in the Richland School cafeteria. Earl Coke of California Farm Bank of America will speak. new officers include Joseph M. Sales president Cass Garratz vice president Sam L. Becker secretary and the new board. Tickets cost 2.75 and are mailed to members with reservations due by January 23.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Shafter Avenue
Richland School
Sam Becker
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Becker
Joseph M. Sales
Cass Garratz
Sam L. Becker
Sylvia Baughman
Speaker Earl Coke to Address Shafter Chamber Meeting
Earl Coke of the California farm authority will address the Shafter Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on January 27. A Bank of America agriculture vice president, he previously led the University of California Agricultural Extension Service and served as assistant U S secretary of agriculture. He sits on California and San Francisco chamber agriculture committees and belongs to the American Society of Agronomy and the Western Farm Economics Association.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Earl Coke
California Farm Authority
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bank of America
Coke
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture
California State
San Francisco City
Lions to Induct Two New Members in Shafter Club
The Shafter Lions club will induct Harvey Bartel and Bert Hanks at its Wednesday meeting. Lions zone chairman Robert Hughett of Buttonwillow will serve as inducting officer. After the meeting, Lions board of directors, led by President Reg Hammond, will convene.
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LIONS
Harvey Bartel
Bert Hanks
Shafter Lions Club
Robert Hughett
Tucson Boys Choir To Present Next Concert Jan. 22
The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus will perform January 22 at 8 15 p m in Wasco High School auditorium as part of the Shafter Wasco Community Concert Association program. Director Eduardo Caso selects 8 to 16 year olds from Tucson public schools through three auditions yearly.
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Tucson
Ariz
Shafter- Wasco Community Concert Association
Theo G. Heinrichs
Wasco High School
Eduardo Caso
Funeral Services Set Thursday for Mrs. Boese 83
Katharina Boese 83 of 135 W Lordo Ave dies January 6 in Bakersfield hospital. Funeral at First Mennonite Brethren Church 2:00 p.m. January 9 with Rev Ramon Jantz. burial in Shafter cemetery. Survivors include H H Gaede Henry Boese Jake Boese Mary Warkentine Martha Copenhaver George Beese. 20 grandchildren 36 great grandchildren. Contributions to American Cancer Society via local post office. Pallbearers are grandchildren Harvey Leonard George Virgil Al Earl. Creations Mortuary in charge.
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First Mennonite Brethren Church
Katharina Boese
W. Lordo Ave
Bakersfield
America
McPherson County
Kansas
David Boese
Shafter
Ramon Jantz
H. H. Gaede
Henry D. Boese
Clinton
Okla
Jake Boese
Waco
Texas
Mary Warkentine
Modesto
Calif
Martha Copenhaver
Stafford
Shafter Press Offers Free Stationery With New Year Subscriptions
The Shafter Press begins a January kickoff promotion offering new and renewing subscribers a free package of personalized stationery 50 letterheads and 50 envelopes printed with their name and address. The aim is to grow the subscriber list as part of a year long campaign to boost community service and readership. A coupon appears on a page of this issue for interested residents.
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Shafter
Shafter Press
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Tehachapi Mountains
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Mrs. Boese
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