Shafter Man Returns From Overseas Aid Work
Theodore R. Thompson formerly of Shafter has returned from Ankara Turkey where he served as an irrigation advisor with the Agency for International Development. He previously worked with the Bureau of Reclamation on the Central Valley project and plans to share experiences with local programs upon his return. Christine Thompson, a high school sophomore, studied in Ankara while Thompson and his wife lived abroad.
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Theodore R. Thompson
Shafter
United States
Turkey
J. T. Peters Jr
Shafer
Thompson
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley
Calif
Philippines
Iran
Agency For International Development
Christine
Ankara
The
Is High School
Malicious Mischief Reported Across Shafter Areas
Shafter schools and St Marks Episcopal Church report property damage from suspected vandalism. Glass doors phones and lights damaged at Shafter High and Richland Elementary while tires were slashed on a resident’s car. Meanwhile, AID DSL training in Ankara expands heavy equipment maintenance with new courses and a center opening. Thompson, a 1937 UC Berkeley civil engineering graduate, discusses the program.
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Shafter High School
Richland
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
State
Beech
Larry House
Wasco
Sycamore Street
Shafter
Wilompson
AID
DSL
Ankara
DSI
Soil Conservation and Forestry
Thompson
Saompson
Azusa
Calif
University of California, Berkeley
Scout Seminar Planned at Edwards AFB Jan 11 12
Kern County Council Scout seminar for district commissioners and hopefuls set at Edwards Air Force Base January 11 and 12. Col Williams and staff to sponsor training tours, film strips, dramatizations, and Q&A sessions with space and flight line briefings. Registration and minimal $4 cost cover meals and lodging. Friday night arrival available with extra meals.
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Jim Rennels
Kern County
Rennels
Fligh Lip
Krne Oe
Col. Williams
Lan
Ped St.eefie
T" Kelly
Marvin Neuman
William Siemens
Oer
Area Dinner for Men's Fellowship in Wasco
Tickets are available for a Wasco area Men's Fellowship dinner on Friday January 17 with Robert D. Foster of The Navigators as speaker. Attendees from Shafter Delano Wasco Bakersfield and Arvin include First Baptist Shafter members. Shafter church will provide a male quartet. Information from Rev Dale Klint or Menno Schellenberg.
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Wasco
Robert D. Foster
The
Navigators
First Baptist Church of
Shafter
Delano
Bakersfield
Arvin
Dale Klint
Menno Schellenberg
Shafter Man Fined For Petty Theft Dis turbance
Henry Villa of Shafter was fined 56 dollars or 30 days in jail for petty theft and disturbance. He must repay 36 dollars restitution on the theft charge, by Judge Blake Witcher of Shafter Justice Court.
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Henry Villa
Shafter
Blake Witcher
Shafter Justice Court
Forty Hour Devotions at Saint Therese’s Shafter
Saint Therese’s Catholic Church Shafter will observe Forty hours devotions starting Sunday January 12 1964 with a Missa Cantata at 10 AM continuing Monday evening at 730 PM and concluding Tuesday evening at 730 PM Rev Patrick Breslin pastor announced the schedule Local observance spans the diocese during the Exposition to honor the Most Blessed Sacrament.
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Shafter
County Council Dinner Meeting at Veterans Hall Shafter
The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary host Kern County Council dinner at Veterans Memorial Hall Shafter on Saturday January 11. A polluck dinner precedes the meeting at 7 30 p m.
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Veterans Hall
American Legion
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Kern County Council
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Shafter
Freedman Named As Director Head of Kern County Medical Society
Hans Einstein M D will head the Kern County Medical Society as president for 1964. The 251 member group will seat Dr Einstein at the regular meeting January 20 1964 per Thomas V Reese M D the present president Max Newman M D was Select President-Bect and will serve as President in 1965. Other officers are John Almkloy M D vice president Keith Spauling M D secretary treasurer. The new Board of Directors includes W Reese Carroll W Goss M D and Harold C Freedman M D.
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Hans Einstein
Kern County Medical Society
Dr. Einstein
Thomas V. Reese
M.D
Max Newman
Bect
John Almkloy
Keith Spauling
The
Kern Medical Society
W. Reese
Carrol W. Goss
Harold C. Freedman
Shafter Post Office Reports 13 Percent Rise
Postmaster Gene Guenther reports Shafter postal receipts totalled $103,609.24 for the year up from $92,022.00 in 1962, an $11,587.24 gain. He notes no clear trend beyond steady annual increases and that postage hikes explain only part of the rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Gene Guenther
Guyenther
Guenther
Truck Driver Loses Control In Wet Fog Crash
George Blankenship of 18475 S Shafter Ave was injured in a Saturday noon accident on Burbank west of Scaroni. Wet fog and slippery mud caused by farm machinery led to his flat bed truck overturning off the road. He was treated at North Kern Hospital and released. CHP issued no citation.
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George Blankenship
S. Shafter Ave
Burbank
Scaroni
California Highway Patrol
Plana
G. R. Haworth
Blankenship
North Kern Hospital
CHP
Noel B. Smith Dies Suddenly on New Year’s Eve
Noel Burlyn Smith 47 agronomist with the USDA Cotton Research station at Shafter died suddenly New Year’s Eve. He lived in Shafter three years, served in World War II earning a Purple Heart, and was active in the Congregational church. Survived by his parents in Greenville and four sisters in Texas. Funeral rites were held at Shafter Union Congregational church and burial at Memoryland Memorial Park, Greenville.
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Noel Burlyn Smith
Usda Cotton Research Station
Shafter
Memoryland Memorial Park
Greenville
Texas
Shafter Union Congregational Church
John C. Heal
Margaret Southwick
Dick Southwick
Fred .Starrh
Kerneth Anderson
Smith
Congregational
Ments
Ith
East Texas State College
South Pacific
Wesley Methodist Church
Brenda
James B. Smith
Geraldine Johnson
Mau- Teen Moody
Houston
Louise Moody
Wilmer
LaVerne McKay
Commerce
Father’s Night at Richland PTA Meeting Ads
Richland PTA invites fathers to attend a January 14 meeting chaired by Bruce Crawford in the Upper Gayle Cafeteria room. Don Camp will screen the film Perversion for Profit. child care provided. Shafter High PTA invited. eighth grade hostesses. attendance prize for the grade with most fathers.
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Richland Pta
Bruce Crawford
Gayle
Don Camp
Shafter High Pta
Fire Runs Reported From Shafter Fire Department
Last day of year at 3 05 p m the Shafter Fire Department made its final run. Raymond Hayworth reported a Davenport on fire at his home and firefighters removed it and extinguished the blaze in the backyard. A flash fire in an electric heater was reported by Edna Janzen on January 5 at 10 55 a m. On January 7 the county department responded to Mayer Street and Highway 78 where a tractor owned by Marvin Takeon Fire. The butane tank caught fire while being filled. Dam age was limited to 60 dollars in wiring.
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Shafter
Raymond Hayworth
E. Orange
Davenport
Edna Janzen
South Shafter Avenue
Mayer Street
Highway 78
Marvin
Burglary Report At Richland Elementary School
Richland Elementary School reported a window broken and entry made into the building. No further details or injuries were reported.
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Richland Elementary
Chamber installation highlights Shafter dinner
Frank Wisner named president at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce installation evening in the Richland Cafeteria. Lou Merrill spoke on Fairs Around the World as Bob Bann welcomed guests. Wisner urged business leaders to attract industry and cooperate to boost the town. Mayor Gaede received the Citizen of the Year Award.
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Shafter
Wisner
Harvey Gaede
Ebenezer Reformed Church Plans Annual Meeting
Ebenezer Reformed Church will hold its 45th annual congregational meeting Sunday at 2 p.m. Elections include an elder and a deacon for three year terms with floor nominations. Reports from treasurer Layton Weidenbach and various church officers will be heard. Benevolent giving rose significantly in seven years, supporting US Reformed Church programs and Westminster Theological Seminary. The meeting begins with a full reading of the constitution.
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Wisner
Shafter Motel
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Raymond J. Mettler
Delmar E. Mettler
Ernest O. Hauck
Victor R
Glenn H. Handel
Layton Weidenbach
Reformed Church
United States
Westminister Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
Shafter Man Goes to Thailand Peace Corps Volunteer
Donald W. Nicol of Shafter begins a two year assignment as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand. He is among 24 volunteers who left January 2 to work in rural community action joining 264 others already serving. Training covered Thai language history and customs prior to departure. Nearly 7,000 volunteers are at work in 46 nations. Applications for more volunteers are accepted daily with a nationwide placement test on January 11 for summer programs.
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Donald W. Nicol
Walter E. Nicol
Box 293
Shafter
Peace Corps
Thailand
Ican
Africa
Asia
Latin America
James Mejia First Baby of Year in Shafter
Mr and Mrs Eddie Mejia of 307 West Ash Street welcomed the first baby of the New Year in Shafter a boy born at Mercy Hospital at 4 15 PM New Year’s Day. He weighed 10 pounds 4 ounces and measured 21 inches, named James Andrew Mejia, seventh child for the couple. Wayne Woods announce birth of their first son Caryn Mathew born January 2 weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces welcomed at home by sisters Melissa and Stacy. Grandmothers are Mrs Mary Woods of Shafter and Mrs Ila Ray Pelham of Wasco.
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Eddie Mejia
West Ash Street
Shafter
Mercy Hospital
Henry Voth
James Andrew Mejia
Wayne Woods
Caryn
Matthew
Melissa
Stacy
Mary Woods
Ila Ray Pelham
Wasco
Sherrill Family Watches Sugar Bowl Victory
The James Sherrill family followed the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day as Jack Sherrill, a sophomore at the University of Alabama, played fullback for the Crimson Tide. They were especially pleased when Alabama secured the win.
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James Sherrill
Sherrill
Jack
Alabama
Crimson Tide
University of Alabama
Editor and Publisher highlights goofs from papers
The editor notes that newspapers run misprints and goofs and that trade magazines reproduce them. Two sample headlines are cited Youth Admits to Prowling After Caught and Not Feeling Well Pistol Shot Fatal. The Shafter Press may also publish such errors from time to time, with continuation on Page 3.
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Shafter Press
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Shafter Man
ADD
Turas Water
Deviet Su Islem
Ministry of Agriculture
U.S
Chearve
Ancient 40 Meur Services
Freedman
Burank Ave
Noel B. Smith
Noel Smith
Paul Hoffmann
al Finkbeiner
Irvin E.fike
Wes Futtrell
Alex Ogle
Jay Atkinson
Tony Brown
Wayne Wood
Pat Kelly
H. W. Pat Kelly
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Frank Wisner
James Mejia
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