American Legion to Sponsor High School Oratorical Contest
Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 of the American Legion in Shafter with Shafter High School will hold a high school oratorical contest on January 16 at 7 p.m. in the Veterans Memorial Building. Contestants present a nine minute prepared speech and a four minute extemp talk on the Constitution. The winner advances to district and national rounds with scholarships up to $8,000 for the top prize.
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Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Shafter
Shafter High School
Grady Bartlett
U.S
Veteran’s Memorial Building
Mon
American Legion Post
Bakersfield
National Organization of the
United States
Women plan trip to Tut exhibit in Los Angeles
Shafter Woman's Club members prepaid tickets for an April 6 outing to the King Tutankhamon exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum. The group, limited to club members, will take a bus for forty people to view the show and spend the day shopping and dining.
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Los Angeles County Museum
Shafter Woman's Club
Gretchen Kirk
WADD to stage Simple Melody concert in Wasco
Thomas Jefferson School Auditorium Wasco will host a Wasco Association for the Developmentally Disabled benefit concert A Simple Melody by the Activity Center choir on January 29 with performances at 2 30 and 5 00 p m A reception hosted by Wasco Jr Women’s Club follows at 4 00 p m Proceeds benefit WADD remodeling project Tickets adults five dollars children two 50 available through Emblem Club service clubs churches and WADD office 1051 F Street Wasco phone 758 3606 The Wasco City Council recently approved a 30 year lease with WADD for city owned property at Sixth and E Streets WADD seeks Rehabilitation Department grant and local gifts to fund remodeling efforts All proceeds will fund the remodel in full
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Abled
WADD
Wasco Jr
Wasco Emblem Club
June Wilkinson
Emblem Club
F Street
Wasco
Shafter Press
Shafter
Sixth
E Streets
Shafter- Wasco
Department of Rehabilitation
Christmas Party At Shafter Convalescent Hospital
Shafter Convalescent Hospital held a December 20 Christmas party with about sixty patients attending and enjoying refreshments. Santa visited at 3:00 p.m. to meet each patient and give a fresh orange, while absent patients received fruit gifts in their rooms. Activities director Mrs. Odette King thanked the community and helpers for making the day special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Convalescent Hospital
Santa
Odette King
Postal Service Seven Day Delivery And 5.2 Cent Rates
The postal service offered seven day delivery including holidays with a domestic letter rate of 5.2 cents and reported a 1976 surplus of 32 million dollars.
Dixon to Speak at CBMC in Shafter January 12
Dixon of Shafter will be guest speaker for the Christian Business Men's Committee on January 12. He serves as Campus Life director for the Shafter-Wasco area and is a flight engineer with the Air Force Reserve. Meals by Hodel's cost 3.00 for regular attendees and 2.00 for first-time guests. The CBMC, begun in 1930 in Chicago, aims to bring businessmen together for meals and sharing the Christian message. The group meets at the Veterans Hall at 12 Noon.
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Hazel Frizzell
Jane Zachary
Miss Shafter
Opal Zachary
Jane
Santa Rosa
Washington, D.C
United States Senate
California
State Board of Education
State Association of
Rita Jacobsen
Clara Notley
Catherine Weyand
Ruth Stover
Minnie Channeson
Jean Paul
Greeta Paslay
Richard Dixon
Shafter
Christian Business Men’s Committee
Campus Life
Shafter-Wasco
Air Force Reserve
Hodel’s
Bill Siemens
CBMC
Chicago
Illinois
Seaman
Jesus Christ
Veterans Hall
Shafter Families and Friends Holiday Travels and Plans
Virginia Brownell spent Christmas with son Captain Art Brownell in Riverton New Jersey before a New Year visit to New York City and a Philadelphia concert. The AARP Rose Parade trip left at 4:00 a.m. with 75 people in two buses. Sylvia Baughmah organized the tour with grandstand seats and meals. A Catalina Island trip is planned in May. Four couples camped at Pismo Beach over the holidays and later visited Reverend Hastings in Campbell near San Jose.
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Virginia Brownell
Art Brownell
Riverton
New Jersey
Brownell
McGuire Air Force Base
New York City
Philadelphia
The
Academy of Fine Arts
Rocky
AARP
Pasadena
Theodora Richard
Sylvia
Baughmah
Ellis and
Orange Grove
Richard
Catalina Island
Pismo Beach
Shafter
Harvey Mizell
Ryan Nixon
Jess. Arney
Harvey Daniel
Mizells
Nixons
Lloyd Hastings
Campbell
San Jose
Hastings
Gamboa Kroeker engagement announced in Shafter area
Mary Lourdes Gamboa and Michael Kroeker announced their engagement on October 17, 1977. Daughter of Refusio and Mary Gamboa, she is a Shafter High graduate and former yell leader. Michael Kroeker, son of Leland and, the Kroeker family, attended Universal Technical Institute and plans farming in Shafter. The wedding is set for January 28 at St. Therese's Catholic.
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Mary Lourdes Gamboa
Michael Kroeker
Refusio Gamboa
Shafter Avenue
Michael
Leland Kroeker
Orange Avenue
Shafter High School
Universal Technical Institute
Phoenix
Arizona
St. Therese’s Catholic Church
Thompson Birthday Surprise For Mrs Thompson
Mrs Sarah Thompson celebrated her 80th birthday with a surprise party hosted by her daughter Ruby Smith. About 70 guests attended a buffet at Henry Smith home on West Ash Street with 60 additional family and friends. Attendees included seven daughters Jessie Eddings Bessie McMurtry Inez Strout Hazel Myatt Lois Myatt Lottie Goucher and Ruby Smith plus sister June Harris.
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Sarah Thompson
East Marengo Street
Ruby Smith
Clara Davis
Henry Smith
West Ash Street
Mrs. Thompson
Jessie Eddings
Bakersfield
Bessie McMurtry
Salinas
Inez Strout
Los Banos
Hazel Myatt
Lois Myatt
Fresno
Lottie Goucher
Porterville
Shafter
June Harris
Adjudicated Legal Notice From Shafter in 1935
Second Class matter at Shafter Post Office dated August 1 1935 under congressional act. Adjudicated legal notice by cone weer No. . Postage paid at Shafter as second class mailing material.
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Shafter
Congress
Cone Weer
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Riverside & Poplar
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N. Shafter
Jesus Verduzco
Conozca la Diferencia
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Mennonite Church Era
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Jim Wiens
Irvice
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E. Tulare Ave. Shafter
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First Assembly
Elm Street
John P. Davis
North Pine Street
Family Bible Hour
Roger Kaufmann
Bartlett
Yosemite National Park
Wadd Presents Musical
Thomas Jefferson School
Griffith Avenue
Activity Center Choir
Wasco Association
Larry Lucas
Betty Hicks
Helen Newfeld
Daniel Garcia
Wasco Association For the Developmentally Disabled
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Golden West
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W.lordo J. Paul, Alexander
Richland
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Sam Hensley
Convalescent Hospital
Dixon
the Sun Shine
Now Christian
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Gary Hurley
Jeanette Wheeler
Shafter Area
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Globe
Union Dental
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19Th Street
Woolworths
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