Catholic Altar Society Plans Spanish Dinner
The Shafter Catholic Altar Society held its January meeting at the Burley Dooley home. Plans were made for a Spanish Dinner on January 29 at the Woman's Clubhouse to benefit the church building fund. Tickets are $1.25 for adults and 75 cents for children and are available at Food Town Market or from members.
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Shafter Catholic Altar Society
Burley Dooley
Golden West Ave
Father Breslin
Woman’s Clubhouse
Food Town
John Revell
Wilbur Stocker
al Mortimore
Robert LeDoux
Clifford Weaver
Laughlin
Frank Sill
March of Dimes Drive In Shafter Opens January 15
Preparations are under way for the 1948 March of Dimes campaign in Kern County with district and community directors named and supplies distributed. Headquarters are in Bakersfield at Room 123 Hay Building. The Kern County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is led by Mrs. Mabel Ellery as executive director. Directors include Dr. John K. Coker president and A L Trowbridge secretary with Dr. Joe Smith Dr. John M. Kirby Mr. Glenn Stanfield and Mr. Raymond G. Taylor. RK: The drive aims to raise the county per capita average from about ten cents to twenty cents to rebuild foundation reserves depleted in 1946.
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Hay Building
Bakersfield
Kern County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Kern County Society For Crippled Children
Mabel Ellery
National Foundation For Antile Paralysis
John K. Coker
A. L. Trowbridge
Joe Smith
John M. Kirby
Glenn Stanfield
Raymond G. Taylor
National Foundation For
Woollomes Re-elected Chairman of County Board
W. Roy Woollomes of Delano District 1 was re elected chairman of the county board at last week’s regular meeting. This marks his second consecutive year in the chairmanship of the St. risors county governing body.
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W. Roy Woollomes
Delano
Shafter
St.risors
Woollomes
Here For Mrs Edward Baker
Services were held yesterday for Mrs Alta Neema Baker 47 who died last week in a Bakersfield hospital Burial took place at Shafter Cemetery Reverend Clyde Belin led last rites at Flickinger Janzen Mortuary Mrs Baker lived in Bakersfield at death and had county residence of 100 years Born February 13 1900 in Earlboro Oklahoma she is survived by husband Edward Baker two sons Houston Sapp and James D Sapp and two daughters Theresa Sanders and Delsa Stinson all of Taft.
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Alta
Neema Baker
Bakersfield
Shafter Cemetery
Clyde Belin
Flickinger-Janzen
Baker
California
Earlboro
Oklahoma
Edward Baker
Houston Sapp
James D. Sapp
Taft
Theresa Sanders
Delsa Stinson
High School Classes Elect New Officers
The sophomores name Phillip Bryant as vice president Betty Stringer as secretary Vida Aselton as social chairman and Glyn Scales as yell leader. Freshmen elect J C Warneke as vice president Vivian Handel as secretary Vernon Edwards as social chairman and Larry Barnett as yell leader.
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Bonnie Williams
Phillip Bryant
Betty Stringer
Vida Aselton
Glyn Scales
J. C.warneke
Vivian Handel
Vernon Edwards
Larry Barnett
Dana Baughman
Taft Narrowly Beats Generals In Tight Buzzer Thriller
Taft edged the Generals by one point as Haynes and Bennett led with six points each and Foote added seven before fouling out. Shafter used a zone defense and fast offense while Taft relied on man to man defense with limited speed. Both teams hit about half their free throws as lineups and box score follow.
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Taft
Haynes
Bennett
Foote
Shafter
Wildcats
Shafter musician Paul Garrett builds local six piece dance orchestra
Sounding Off profiles Paul Garrett, Shafter’s notable music figure, and his six piece band. It traces Garrett’s career from local schooldrums to leading groups in Oakland and the West Coast, noting fellow Shafter musicians Bill Earley Vernon Tucker Earl O Brien and Nita Ward. It also mentions Wayne Smiley, the Foods and Cooking classes, the 20 30 club question, and a theatre weekend showing Blaze of Noon Torrid Zone.
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Shafter
Paul Garrett
Kern County
Music Makers
Garrett
Paul
Robert Gates
Oakland
Bay Area
Bay Region
West Coast
San Francisco
KTRB
Modesto
Bill Earley
Earley
Wayne Smiley
Central Hardware
Smiley
Los Angeles
C Cagers Lose Heartbreaker by 1 Point in Overtime
Taft tops Shafter 22 to 21 in overtime after a 19 all tie. Taft players Poteete and Case scored six each, Hooker added four, while Shafter’s Palomo starred on the floor.
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Cagers
Heartbreaker
Shafter
Taft C
Taft
Truancy Highlighted by Kern County Probation Officer
Miss Doris Tribble Kern County assistant probation officer spoke to the Afternoon Club last Wednesday. She called truancy the most prevalent problem facing today s probation officers and outlined detention home processing for offending youths. She urged girls homes near Bakersfield and foster placements to support rehabilitation, noting the Sacred Heart Convent and Camp Owens as examples and criticizing the Bakersfield detention facility as inadequate.
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Doris Tribble
Kern County
Rouse
Tribble
Bakersfield
Miss Tribble
Sacred Heart Convent
Los Angeles
Camp Owens
Kernsville
Paul Newell
Harry Vannatta
Rolf Jacobsen
Glen Putman
Pete Bender
Novato couple as holiday guests at Dirksen home
Doctor and Mrs. Ralph Wees of Novato California visited Arthur Dirksen over the holiday period. They stayed the weekend after Christmas and planned to return home on Monday.
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Ralph Wees
Man and Daughter
Novato
California
Arthur Dirksen
Shafter Man Confined With Mumps This Week
Rolf Jacobsen Jr of Shafter is confined to his home this week due to mumps, with health officials advising rest and isolation to prevent spread.
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Rolf Jacobsen, Jr
Shafter
Plans To Remodel Central Hardware In Shafter
Neuman brothers announce complete remodeling of Central Hardware on Central Avenue with interior and exterior modernization and department store layout. Wayne Smiley says big clearance sale follows inventory as GE appliances see price cuts of about 5 percent effective January 1, 1948.
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Cetral Hardware Company
Neuman Brothers
The
Hardware Company
Central Avenue
Wayne Smiley
Shafter District
General Electric
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Savoary
Catholic Altar Society
March of Dimes
Board of Supervisors
Mrs. Edward Baker
Shafter Name
Scales Day Farr Packard Duke Nikkel Long Fletcher Taft Name
Haynes Bennett
Erlewine
Gleason Simmons
Leonard Barnes
Rhoten
Sine Hoover
Central Ave
Phil Horwith
Vernon Tucker
Earl O’brien
Nita Ward
Unit
Miss Waffle
Here
Shafter Theatre
Freddie Palomo
Poteete
Hooker
Case
Woman’s Club
Vuundeoneie
Westinghouse
Lush Rayo Sale
RuiSe
Home Appliance and Furniture Co
Wm. Stoller
Fuqua’s
Fuqua’s Drive-In Restaurant
Central
Munter
Lena McQuilliams
Prop
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