Local Friends Attend Rites of Ex Pastor Herman Janzen
Funeral services were held Saturday for Rev. Herman Janzen 77 in Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church. He died January 4 in Reedley after serving as pastor from 1924 to 1929 and retirement for two years. Survivors include wife Sarah and four daughters plus siblings and many grandchildren. Born in Russia, he moved to Kansas, lived in Oklahoma, and settled in California in 1911.
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Reedley
Kan
J. B. Klagsenn
Dinuba
Jangén
Russia
Kansas
Oklahoma
California
Eagles endorse Eagle rank advancement for five boys
The article lists endorsers for five Scouts to earn the Eagle rank including Dr Grant Jensen Shafter High School principal Rev Gordon Baker pastor of the Shafter Congregational Church Harvey Gaede Shafter businessman and J Ray Baker Wasco businessman Also present were Ruben Siemens advisor and Bill Siemens chairman of the Northern District Boy Scouts of America Council.
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Grant Jensen
Shafter High School
Gordon Baker
Shafter Congregational Church
Harvey Gaede
Shafter
J. Ray Baker
Wasco
Ruben Siemens
Bill Siemens
Boy Scoutse of America Council
Council Learns Of Campus Parking Plans
City Council hears good news as future high school campus plans include two off street parking areas. Councilman Robert L. Gates notes on campus parking to ease congestion on Tulare and Mannel avenues.
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Robert L. Gates
Meren
Tulare
Mannel Avenues
Bann Serves Role In Scouter Dinner Plan
Robert Bann president of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce is on the arrangement committee for the 32nd annual Boy Scout recognition dinner in Kern County. The event at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Kern County Fair exhibit building No. 1 honors all volunteer scouters with the theme Honor the Unit Leader and is expected to draw at least 1000 attendees.
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Robert Bann
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kern
Kern County
Richland educators discuss intelligence testing measures
Richland School Director of Education Ross E. Harrington explains that intelligence tests gauge a child's school work ability. He notes two main types, group and individual tests, with group tests offering speed and breadth but less reliability than one on one assessments.
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Ross E. Harrington
Richland School
Fred Hasty
Hasty
Richland
Definite Steps Seen In Campus Buildings
The Kern County Union High School District plans a major campus expansion for Shafter High School to reach a 1500 student capacity. Trustees will consider bids January 19 for a library and study hall, with conversions of the old study hall and library into classrooms.
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Shafter High School
R. Grant W. Jensen
Kern County Union High School
Theron L. McCuen
Ralph Cornell
UCLA
Kern
McCuen
Class Load at B A Averages for Shafter High
A Shafter High study shows an average class size of 23.4 with highs of 56 and lows of four in certain subjects. Harlan Hill leads in average class size at 32, while Lowell Todd teaches six classes and has the highest total students at 188.
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Shafter High School
Harlan Hill
Lowell Todd
Todd
Hill
Shafter Chamber of Commerce Directors Review Finances
The 1954 board of directors plans a complete study of the chamber finances for the coming year. Don Ruggenberg heads a committee to prepare an operating budget to be discussed at the February 3 meeting. Other members are L. J. Len Woodard and Jack Fleming. The regular directors met to discuss programming and boosting membership and attendance.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Don Ruggenberg
L. J. gLen Woodard
Jack Fleming
Chamber
Baylesses Start Week in Grants Pass Oregon
Mr and Mrs T D Bayless left last Sunday afternoon to spend a week at Grants Pass Oregon as part of a short vacation.
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T. D. Bayless
Grants Pass
Ore
Shafter High Opens Tennis Season With Local Contests
Shafter High School starts its tennis season with boys and a revived girls team touring Tulare for the first meet. Coach Bob Gates leads the boys in pursuit of the South League Championship, while the girls, previously inactive, begin to build for future years. A busy schedule includes 27 tournaments and league games through May, with potential matches against Strathmore and Porterville. Boys players include DeVianzo Friedley Warkentin Harvey Milwee Reeves Robbins. girls lineup features DeVingenzo Bradshaw Maupin Thompson Franco Arreola.
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Shafter High School
Tulare
Bob Gates
Shafter High
Strathmore
Porterville
iThree
Shafter
John DeVianzo
Harvey Friedley
Henry Warkentin
Dwight Harvey
Robert Milwee
Bobby Reeves
Ees Robbins
Mary DeVingenzo
Mary
Gates
Jerrene Bradshaw
Barbara Maupin
June Thompson
Maria Franco
Iréne Arreola
Maple Voters View Ballot for School Tax Renewal
Wasco Union High School District voters receive notices for a special election to decide renewal of the school tax rate. The current 1.20 rate will drop to 0.75 by law if not renewed. a Yes vote would simply maintain the present rate. Maple voters will cast ballots at Maple School, polls open 2 to 6 p.m. on Jan. 19.
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Maple
Wasco Union High School
Board of Trustees
Cotton Fire Causes $225 Fiber Damage
A cotton trailer fire at the Shafter-Wasco Gin on Sunday caused about $225 damage to an estimated three bales. Firefighters attributed the blaze to a smoker but saved a further three bales from destruction.
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Shafter-Wasco
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