Whittier College Music Program and School Elections
Eugene Morrison reports Whittier College professor Riddle will bring a 48 voice mixed choir to town for an 8 p.m. concert at Union Congregational Church with free admission. Soloists Tom Lewis and Barbara Ramos highlighted, plus comedy from Lee Ramirez and others. Notley wins Shafter High School student body presidency runoff. DeVincenzo elected vice president. Karen Clarkin named social chairman. new officers to be sworn in tomorrow. Notley is son of Mr and Mrs John W Notley.
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Eugene Morrison
Riddle
Whittier College
Union Congregational Church
Tom Lewis
Barbara Ramos
Lee Ramirez
Dick England
Bob O’brien
Warren Marsh
Ella Mae Starrh
John Notley
Shafter High
Glen Hamilton
Shafter Generals
Morton Brown
John DeVincenzo
Karen Clarkin
Notley
John W. Notley
Oak St
Evangelist Band Concert Slated at Shafter Assembly
Rev Ralph Lotridge announced a Friday evangelistic band concert at Shafter Assembly of God Church. The Libbey family band of El Monte with 10 members will perform old fashioned gospel plus marches and hymns with a Bible message. The event starts at 7 30 p m and runs one night only.
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Shafter “Assembly of God Church
Ralph Lotridge
Libbey: Family Band
el Monte
Mr and Mrs Bliesner Move to Porterville
Mr and Mrs Robert Bliesner and their family have moved to Porterville. This notice records a family relocation and assigns new local ties.
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Robert Bliesner
Porterville
Funeral Rites For A C Sawyer In Bakersfield
Funeral services were held Monday at the Armstrong Funeral Home in Bakersfield for Albert C. Sawyer age 60. He died recently after 33 years with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. He belonged to Woodmen of the World. Burial followed in Union Cemetery. Survivors include wife Annie Lee Sawyer two sons James and Tommie three daughters Margaret Bridges Maude Harrigan and Mijine Howell nine grandchildren and several siblings. Reverend Selby Swilt officiated.
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Buttonwillow
Armstrong Funeral Home
Bakersfield
Albert C. Sawyer
Sawyer
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Union Cemetery
Annie Lee Sawyer
James
Tommie
Margaret. Bridges
Maude. Harrigan
Mijinie Howell
Harbor City
Leonard
Monrovia
McClelland
Nashville
Tenn
Jack
Baptist Buy New Location for Shafter Church Edifice
The First Baptist Church trustees bought two acres in the Chanp son Tract for 2000 to locate a new church site in the northeast section of Shafter facing Blake and Maple streets. A third unnamed street will be named by the Sunday School class. No immediate building plans, says Rev. Melvin Krug. John Branner chaired the Lerdo highway church board.
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Chanpson
The
First. Baptist Church
Shafter
Blake and
Maple Streets
Melvin Krug
John Branner
Lerdo Highway
Karnes Family Returns From Arizona Copper Mine Work
Paul Karnes of 18286 Thomas Lane returns home Sunday after four months in Ajo Arizona with a copper mining company. Mrs Karnes and the couple's children Paula and Ricky joined him in Arizona and came home for the holidays.
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Paul Karnes
Thomas Lane
Sunhday
Ajo
Ariz
Kelly Seeks Highway Tax Shift and Cotton Trailer Reform
The proposal would move a Tulare county highway segment from state to county control and transfer Sunrise City to Kern county line back to state maintenance. A bill would redefine cotton trailers as implements of husbandry and exempt them from state licensing for farming use only. Kelly aims for a two percent station rebate and plans to introduce two more bills this session.
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Tulare County
Earlimart
Sunrise City
Kern County
Kelly
Missing Wheel Probe in Shafter Theft Case
Shafter police investigate the theft of a trailer wheel and tire reported by J. A. Smart of 226 Wall St. The incident occurred Saturday night at his residence.
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Shafter
J. A. Smart
Wall St
S W Concert Ballot Set On Monday
Robert Bann of Shafter is the sole candidate for president of the Shafter Wasco Community Concerts Association election set for Monday. Four Shafterites seek board seats. Wasco and McFarland races list multiple nominees for two and one seats respectively.
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Robert Bann
Shafter
Shafter-Wasco Community Concerts Association
Herb Nickel
Ray McCoy
Walter Nicol
Lee Apple
Shafterites
A. J. Hemingson
Herb Loewen
Harold Greene
Bruce Crawford
Wasco
Mary Murphy
James Trew
Champ Traylor
James Presley
Ernest Neufeld
McFarland
Beverly Bowman
Adventist Choir Sponsors Social Evening at Assembly Hall
The Seventh Day Adventist Church choir sponsored a social evening Saturday night at Assembly Hall with Miss Margaret Sackett as hostess and J E Heinrichs as host. About 40 people enjoyed games and refreshments including doughnuts by Mrs Tillie Dirksen peppermint sticks ice cream and postum.
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Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Assembly Hall
Margaret Sackett
J. E. Heinrichs
Tillie Dirksen
Bonds plan funds three categories for district growth
More About Bonds college district board of trustees stated that the 17 million bond money will be used in three categories for earthquake damaged structures replacement and rehabilitation for construction of additional facilities on existing campuses and for building of new schools to meet enrollment increases. Shafter High School will share in the bond program as it is a center of increasing population and rising high school enrollments McCuen declared.
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College District Board of Trustees
Shafter High School
McCuen
Husband Arrives Safely in East
Mrs. Otto Becker reports her husband reached Lawton Oklahoma after a stormy flight en route to attend funeral services for his uncle Rev A J Becker a retired missionary who worked among the Comanche under the Mennonite Brethren conference Funeral was held Saturday at the First Baptist Church Lawton with burial at Oak Post Mission Station Survivors include F A Ker and Mrs Bertha Neufeld both of Shafter Becker plans a short east visit with Ed J Becker and other relatives in Fairview before returning home by week’s end
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A. J. Becker
Mennonite Brethren Conference
First Baptist Church
Lawton
Oak Post
F. A. Ker
Bertha Neufeld
Shafter
Becker
Ed J. Becker
Fairview
Death Takes Resident of City 23 Years
Leonard Harrison McDonald 64 of Shafter died at home Monday night. Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at Latter Day Saints Church Wasco. Arm strong Mortuary in charge. Interment Shafter Cemetery. Survived by wife Zel la and seven sons Wayne Loyd Raymond Lavar Homer Wilbur George Dean and five daughters Nancy Joyce Eleanor Oliver Marge. Also six brothers Bill Alvin George Joe and Turley Jess and five sisters Ema May Goldie Lydia Josie.
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Latter Day Saints
Wasco
Leonard Harrison McDonald
Shafterite
Shafter
McDonald
West
Marengo Ave
Armstrong Mortuary
Shafter Cemetery
Zella
Wayne
Pleasanton
Loyd
Raymond
Lavar
Homer
Wilbur
van Nuys
George
Dean
North Carolina
Nancy
Joyce McDonald
Eleanor Anhis
Long Beach
Oliver Conkle
San Diego
Marge Cavestri
Turley
Jess
Bill
Alvin
Arizona
Tehama
Joe
California
Ema Campbella
May Sanders
Goldie Kennedy
Lydia Allair
Josie Jensen
Curtis Graves Wins Farm Bureau Trip to Washington
Curtis Graves, a Buttonwillow grower and Kern County farmer, is among nine California Farm Bureau leaders chosen for an all expense paid Washington trip. The honor stems from the 1952 AFBF membership program. the group will fly to D C in March for about a week visiting the AFBF headquarters the capitol and other points of interest.
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Buttonwillow
Curtis Graves
California Farm Bureau
Washington, D. C
American
AFBF
Washington
Capitol
Graves
Farm Bureau
Kern County
Turpin Guests In Los Angeles Area Visit Neighbors
Mr and Mrs Ray Turpin and family of Los Angeles were weekend guests in the home of Mr and Mrs H B Ayers at 301 Marengo Ave. Miss Helen Buller and Miss Jessie Buller were guests Sunday evening in the home of Mr and Mrs Elmer Ziemke at 18279 Beech Ave.
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Ray Turpin
Los Angeles
H. B. Ayers
Marengo Ave
Helen Buller
Jessie Buller
Elmer Ziemke
Beech Ave
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Eugene M. Riddle
Whittier Choir
Kelly & Somers
Shafter’ Insurance Agents
A. C. Sawyer
Choice
Central Ave
Adventist Choir
Husband
East
Otto Becker
Okla
Weath
Cannon
Leaksville
Shafter Mercantile CO
Hemingson
Central
Sante FE
Kern County Shrine Club
Wheaties
Cheerios
del Monte
Irmo
Pri
Campbell
Pyer Ee
S&f
Armour’s Weiners
Lean Baco
Acre
Nicoa
Tastewell
Erber
Aeans
Isugar
Central Avenue
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